Religious
Thinkers
Sri Satya Sai Baba
Born
: 1926
Sri Satya Sai Baba the self proclaimed bhagavan (God) from India was born on
November 23rd, 1926 in a village Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh. His father is
Peda Venkama Raju and mother Iswaramba. Earlier called Sathyanarayana Raju he
later became Satya Sai Baba. The word 'Sathya' means truth, 'Sai' means mother
and 'Baba' means father.
Even from a young age he was different from his fellow mates. He used to lead
his school mates in devotional songs and be their 'guru'. In 1940, when Satya
was 13, a change came over him. He went into a deep state of Samadhi (trance)
and had to leave High School. He began to perform miracles like manifesting
things out of thin air and show powers of tracing lost property, reading others
thoughts and so on. So people began to have faith in him.
Soon afterwards, Satya Sai Baba announcing that he was reincarnation of the
late holy man Shirdi Sai Baba, abandoned his family and set himself for what
he believed in, the uplift of mankind - regardless of race, belief or background
- without interruption or any kind of leisure. His followers grew in number
and he established Prashanti Nilayam (abode of Eternal peace), an ashram where
people could seek his guidance.
Satya Sai Babha now has more than 6000 spiritual service centres around the
world dedicated to the study and practical application of the teachings of Sathya
Sai Baba which strongly emphasizes on service to community. His charitable work
include providing free education in the colleges he has established, providing
free medical care in the super specialty hospital near his ashram and also in
other hospitals and clinics. The members of the service centers are involved
in feeding the hungry, visiting hospitals, working with needy children and caring
for the aged. As an educator he has inspired the development of a humanistic
and spiritual educational programme (Education in Human Values) which has been
accepted as a curriculum in elementary schools in India.
OTHER RELIGIOUS THINKERS
» Gautama
Buddha
» Swami Vivekananda
» Mata Amritanandamayi
» Ramakrishna
Paramahansa
» Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
» Sri Satya Sai Baba
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