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Which Sai Baba Books Do You Need?
A Selected and Annotated Bibliographical Guide to Sathya
Sai Baba
Brian Steel
Om Sri Ganeshaya Namah
© 1998 Brian Steel e-mail: brianst@zx.net
Note: While copyright remains with the compiler, those
interested in this bibliographical guide are invited to download
copies for personal study and teaching purposes.
Introduction
By mid-1997, the phenomenal increase in numbers of
publications dealing with Sathya Sai Baba has brought the total
number of books and articles on Sai Baba (in English alone) to
close to 400 items (most of them books). Given the different
countries in which they are published (mainly India, USA,
England, Australia and New Zealand, they are not usually
available for browsing in bookstores or even in specialised Sai
Bookstores. The choice for old and new devotees thirsting for
further (especially updated) knowledge and enlightenment on Sai
Baba's teachings is becoming bewildering. Many devotees will
have had the experience of hearing of a new promising title and
ordering it sight unseen only later to discover that it is not
quite what they were expecting. To try to avoid this happening
and to attempt to diffuse book knowledge about Sai Baba more
efficiently, the present Bibliographical guide sets out to
classify approximately 260 selected works by or about Sathya Sai
Baba. A brief indication of the contents of a few of them is
also offered in order to help prospective readers to choose new
books or articles which are most likely to respond to their
particular interests and needs.
The guide is divided into five parts. The first four parts
are categories of selected items and the fifth is a full
bibliographical listing of all the items chosen.
Acknowledgement
With love, to Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, for leading
me along a devious path which has resulted in the honour of
serving Him in the preparation of this short reference work. I
humbly submit it in His Service.
Part 1 The Sources of Sathya Sai Baba's Teachings
Part 2 Baba as Seen and Interpreted by His Devotees and
Others
Part 3 Applied Teachings
Part 4 Delving Deeper into Baba
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Part 1 The Sources of Sathya Sai Baba's Teachings
These are very many in number and form the public basis
of His teachings. They are frequently quoted and discussed. (The
private teachings are those that He gives to individual and
groups of devotees in the privacy of the interview room. In many
of the books and articles published by devotees they share these
with us.)
(i) Sathya Sai Speaks Series
The first series was compiled from the speeches of Sathya
Sai Baba from 1953 to 1982, mainly by N. Kasturi. The recently
published Volumes XII, XIII, and XIV complete this series (up to
1982). A New Series of Discourses since 1982 is now being
published (Vols XVI-XXIV so far).
There are several different editions in India and U.S.A. See
under Gries for Index to Vols. I-XI of the American Editions.
See B.Steel, 1997, under SATHYA SAI SPEAKS (pp. 228-239) for a
Concordance by volume and chapter between the Revised Enlarged
Indian edition and the American edition of Volumes I to XI.
Below are listed the volumes of the Revised Enlarged Indian
Editions. Note that the similarly numbered American editions (U.S.)
are often very different in content.
Sathya Sai Speaks, I [Discourses, 1953-1960]
U.S. 1953-1960
Sathya Sai Speaks, II [Discourses, 1961-1962]
U.S. 1960-1962
Sathya Sai Speaks, III [Discourses, 1963] U.S.
1960-1964
Sathya Sai Speaks, IV [Discourses, 1964] U.S.
1964-1965
Sathya Sai Speaks, V [Discourses, 1965] U.S.
1965-1967
Sathya Sai Speaks, VI [Discourses, 1966] U.S.1967-1968
Sathya Sai Speaks, VII [Discourses, 1967] U.S.
1968-1971
Sathya Sai Speaks, VIII [Discourses, 1968] U.S.
1972-1973
Sathya Sai Speaks, IX [Discourses, 1969] U.S.
1974-1975
Sathya Sai Speaks, X [Discourses, 1970] U.S.
1975-1979
Sathya Sai Speaks, XI [Discourses, 1972] U.S.
1980-1982
Sathya Sai Speaks, XII [Discourses, 1973-1974]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XIII [Discourses, 1975-1977]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XIV [Discourses, 1978-1980]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XV [Discourses, 1981-1982]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XVI (New Series) 1983
Sathya Sai Speaks, XVII [Discourses 1984]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XVIII [Discourses, 1985]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XIX [Discourses, 1986]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XX [Discourses, 1987]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XXI [Discourses, 1988]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XXII [Discourses, 1989]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XXIII [Discourses, 1990]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XXIV [Discourses, 1991]
In addition, the Discourses of the Years 1985 - 1992 have
been compiled by devotees in the West Indies (Trinidad) in the
following four volumes.
Discourses by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Vols 1-4,
Compiled by Tajmool Hosein, Trinidad, Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Organisation of the West Indies, 1988-1993.
Subsequent Discourses may be found in the monthly journal
Sanathana Sarathi, issued by the Sri Sathya Sai Books and
Publications Trust of Prasanthi Nilayam.
A separate volume, containing the Kodaikanal Discourses of
April 1996 has been prepared by Canadian devotees:
Discourses in Kodaikanal, April 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam Sai
Towers 1997 [Canadian Devotees].
There also exist many video recordings of Baba's
Discourses. Most, including those listed below, are produced
by James Redmond and marketed by the Video Education
Company of Dallas, Texas.
November 19, 1990: Service
November 20, 1990: Gaining God's Love
November 22, 1990: Education
November 23, 1990: The Motherland
November 24, 1990: The Biggest Miracle
April, 1991: Talk to Westerners (Kodaikanal)
November 22, 1991: Ideal Lives
November 23, 1991: Winning the Lord's Grace
1992 Discourse: Importance of a Name
March 3, 1992: Discourse on Bhajans
November 22, 1992: Discourse
November 23, 1992: Discourse
February 19, 1993: Shivaratri
February 20, 1993: Shivaratri (English sub-titles)
November 20, 1993: Discourse
November 23, 1993: Discourse
December 25, 1993: Christmas Discourse
November 22, 1994: Discourse
November 23, 1994: Discourse
July 8, 1995: Discourse
July 11, 1995: Discourse
July 12, 1995: Discourse
November 18, 1995: Water Project Discourse
November 19, 1995: Women's Day
November 20, 1995: Discourse on E.H.V.
November 21, 1995: Discourse
November 22, 1995: Discourse
November 23, 1995: 70th Birthday Discourse
February 17, 1996: Discourse
February 18, 1996: Discourse
July 29, 1996: Discourse
July 30, 1996: Discourse
November 19, 1996: Ladies Day Discourse
November 21, 1996: Discourse
November 22, 1996: Discourse
November 23, 1996: Birthday Discourse
December 25, 1996: Christmas Discourse
March 7, 1997: Discourse
March 8, 1997: Discourse
July 16, 1997: Discourse
July 17, 1997: Discourse
July 19, 1997: Discourse
July 20, 1997: Discourse
(ii) Summer Showers Series
Compiled from discourses given by Sri Sathya Sai Baba during
the summer courses on Indian Culture and Spirituality at
Brindavan (Whitefield), 1972-1979.
The 1977 volume is titled Summer Roses on the Blue
Mountain because it refers to the 1976 course held in the
hill station of Ootacamund.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1972, Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1973, Bombay, Sri Sathya
Sai Education Foundation.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1974, New Delhi,
Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samithi.
Summer Roses on the Blue Mountain, 1976, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1977, Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1978, Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1979, Brindavan,
Kadugodi, Sri Sathya Sai Hostel.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1990, Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1993, Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust
(iii) Vahini Series
Teachings of Sai Baba on specific topics. Translated from
Telugu. Published by Sri Sathya Sai Baba Books and Publications
Trust of Prasanthi Nilayam and (by arrangement) by the Sathya
Sai Baba Book Center of America:
Bhagavatha Vahini [Sai Baba's version of the
Bhagavata - The Story of the Glory of the Lord]
Dharma Vahini, 4th ed., 1975. [The Path of Virtue.
Teachings on Righteousness]
Dhyana Vahini, [Teachings on Meditation]
Gita Vahini, 4th ed., 1978. [Teachings on the
Bhagavad Gita, The Divine Gospel]
Jnana Vahini, [Teachings on Eternal Wisdom]
Leela Kaivalya Vahini, [The Cosmic Play of God]
Prasanthi Vahini, [The Bliss of Supreme Peace]
Prasnothara Vahini, [Answers to Spiritual Questions]
Prema Vahini, [The Stream of Divine Love]
Ramakatha Rasa Vahini, Parts I and II [The Sweet
Story of Rama's Glory]
Sandeha Nivarini, Dialogues with Bhagawan Sri Sathya
Sai Baba, New Delhi, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Seva Samiti. [Clearance
of Spiritual Doubts]
Sathya Sai Vahini, [Spiritual Messages of Sathya Sai
Baba]
Sutra Vahini, [Analytical Aphorisms on Supreme
Reality. Spiritual Message of Sathya Sai]
Upanishad Vahini, [Essence of Vedic Knowledge.
Teachings on Spiritual Discipline]
Vidya Vahini, [Flow of Spiritual Education]
Prema Dhaara, (A Collection of Letters from Sri
Sathya Sai Baba to His Students), Queanbeyan, Australia, Sri
Sathya Sai Organization of Australia and Papua New Guinea, 1994.
Sadhana, The Inward Path, ed. N Kasturi, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trustks , 1976. [Quotations]
Teachings of Sri Satya Sai Baba, Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sri Sathya Sai Books, [n.d.]
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The following books deal with selected Discourses of Swami:
An Eastern View of Jesus Christ, Divine Discourses of
Sathya Sai Baba, translated by Lee Hewlett and K. Nataraj,
London, Sai Publications, [n.d.]
Discourses on the Bhagavad-Gita, Compiled and edited
by Al Drucker, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and
Publications Trust, 1988.
Voice of the Avatar, Parts I and II, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, 1980. [ed. D.
Hejmadi] [Reprinted by arrangement by Sathya Sai Book Center of
America, 1987]
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Quotations
As well as the more structured reference volumes listed
further on, there are several smaller handy selections of
inspirational quotations like the following:
Immortal Quotations of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba,
A Spiritual Ready Reckoner, Ruhela, S.P. (ed.), Delhi, B.R.
Publishing Corporation, 1996.
Tablets of Truth, Sayings of Sai Baba in Calligraphical
Script, Shaw, A, New Delhi, Sterling, 1994.
The Essential Sai, An Introduction to the Sacred Mission
of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Vancouver, Sainet Editorial
Committee, 1995. Also: London, Sathya Sai Book Centre of UK,
1996.
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For Children
Sathya Sai Baba, Chinna Katha, 2 vols. (Stories and
Parables for Children). Quoted from the Divine Discourses,
Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, 1988.
Sathya Sai Baba, Stories for Children, 2 vols,
Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust,
n.d.
Satvic Stories, Kurzweil, B., Puttaparthi, Sai Towers,
1995.
Children's Baba, 5th ed., Mangalore, Vishwamitra, R.M.,
Vivek Sahitya Male, 1994. [1977].
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Magazines containing Discourses and Other News
The two below are published in Prasanthi Nilayam, one
officially by the Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust
and the other by the Sai Towers Company. In addition, most
national Sathya Sai Organisations print some of Baba's major
Discourses in their magazines.
Sanathana Sarathi, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai
Books and Publications Trust [A monthly magazine for devotees.
Details from any Sai Baba Center.]
Spiritual Impressions, 1996-, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai
Towers, Bimonthly Sai Magazine, US $21 p.a.
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Many devotees are blessed with the privilege of receiving
communications directly from Sai Baba, especially in the form of
revelations during meditation and dreams. A supremely privileged
few claim to have received whole Discourses in this way or to
have had visionary Dialogues with Baba, which they then write
down and share with the rest of us. Below are listed the
principal of these collections of other messages from Swami.
Sathya Sai's Amrita Varshini, 2nd ed., Aditya, S.,
Prasanthi Nilayam Sai Towers, 1996 [1st ed., 1992]. Direct
messages from Baba. 10 detailed visionary conversations and
discussions with Him.
Sathya Sai's Anugraha Varshini, Aditya, S., Prasanthi
Nilayam Sai Towers, 1997. [More of the same.]
Messages from my Dear Friend Sai Baba, Bailey, Elvie,
Adelaide, Sathya Sai Baba Organisation of South Australia, 1989.
[1997: Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers.]
Baba is Here. Conversations with God on His Omnipresence,
Busto, Graciela, Faber, VA, Leela, 1998. [Translated from
Spanish: Babá está aquí, Buenos Aires Errepar, 1992.]
Little Heart, Unique Graciousness, rev. ed.,
Prasanthi Nilayam, Saindra, 1994 [1st ed. 1993]. [Mystical
visions and conversations of an elderly English lady who claims
to have been Radha's brother in a previous incarnation.]
My Beloved. The Love and Teaching of Bhagavan Sri Sathya
Sai Baba, Penn, C., Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Books and Publications Trust, [1981].[The lengthy messages
include the very well-known one beginning `Your Mission has
begun' from 1979.]
1985: Sai Messages for You and Me, Ralli, Lucas:
London, Vrindavanum Books.
1987: Sai Messages for You and Me, Vol II, Ralli,
Lucas:London, Vrindavanum Books.
1990: Sai Messages for You and Me, Vol III, Ralli,
Lucas:London, [n.p.].
1993: Sai Messages for You and Me, Vol IV, Ralli,
Lucas:Madras (Chennai), [n.p.].
[Mr. Ralli assures us that the messages have been confirmed
by Swami, who also gave him permission to publish them.]
Sai Sandesh. Messages from the Inner Sai, Usha, S.,
Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers, 1995.
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Where to Find What in the Sai Literature, Friedrich,
Richard, Vienna, Sathya Sai Philosophische Vereinigung, 1991.
An Index of Sathya Sai Speaks, Vols. I-XI, Gries,
David and Elaine, Tustin, Sathya Sai Book Center of America,
1993.
[Indispensable for searching for quotations on specific
topics in the American Edition of Sathya Sai Speaks, Vols. I-XI
and XV. For those who possess the Revised Indian Editions, there
is a Concordance in B. Steel (1997), pp. 228-239. See below.]
Digest. A Collection of Sri Sathya Sai Baba's Sayings,
Krishna Murty, Tumuluru, Roveredo, Fondazione Sathya Sai Seva,
1985. There is also a recently published second volume.
A Compendium of the Teachings of Sathya Sai Baba,
Leslie-Chaden, Charlene, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers, 1997.
[A huge 740-page computerised alphabeticised selection of
quotations from Sai Baba and commentators on more than a
thousand topics. The end Bibliography is disappointing in such
an ambitious project.]
A Basic Dictionary for Sai Baba Devotees and Others,
Steel, Brian:1992: London, Vrindavanum Books, 1992.
The Sathya Sai Baba Compendium. A Guide to the First
Seventy Years, Steel, Brian: 1997: (ed.) York Beach, Samuel
Weiser, 1997.
[An alphabetical reference work on 300 topics relating to
the Life and Teachings of Sathya Sai Baba as presented by Baba
and His major commentators in English.]
Translations by Baba, Youngs, Homer S., Tustin,
California, Sathya Sai Book Center of America, 1975.
[A welcome early reference book, still very useful but in
need of expansion and updating. The translation definitions are
taken from Baba's Discourses or from the written English
translations of these.]
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Bhajanamaala, 2nd ed., ed. D.Witerajne, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust, 1995.
[In addition to bhajans (grouped according to type, e.g.
Ganesha, Rama, Sai Ma, etc. but with no translation into English),
the book contains useful explanation of Hindu concepts and on
worship.]
Sai Baba and You: Practical Spirituality. A Visitor's
Guide. Gardner, Mark and Barbara, Santa Barbara, Wisdom
Works Press, 1988. [Sathya Sai Book Center of America]
[A very useful guide to the visitor to Baba's ashrams. It
includes advice on how to prepare for this spiritual experience.]
Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The Mission and the Message.
(Some Often Asked Questions), Jagadeesan, J., Kuala Lumpur,
n.p., 1980.
The First Pilgrimage to Sathya Sai Baba, rev. ed.,
Irani, Dara, Tustin, California, Sathya Sai Book Center of
America, 1994. [1982]
Prasanthi Guide, Padmanaban, R., Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sai Towers, 1995.
[Contains excellent, comprehensive, and up-to-date practical
details for the devotee or visitor to Baba's ashrams and
Bangalore.]
i, we and HE, Shah, Indulal,Prasanthi Nilayam, [n.p.].
1997.
[A useful primer on following Sai Baba's precepts, plus some
selected Discourses.]
Sai Baba in Brief, 4th ed., Shaw, C., CO, Om
Productions, 1996.
[In question and answer form.]
Travelling to India for the First Time, Video
Education Company, Dallas, Texas.
Journey to Sai Baba. A Visitor's Guide, Worthington,
V., Faber, VA, Leela, 1995.
Questions and Answers on Practical Spirituality and
Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Vidyakar, O.P., Puttaparthi,
Sai Towers, 1995.
[A selective guide to the spiritual path with Swami,
containing practical information and advice.]
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Sai Study Circles. Some Suggested Topics, Jagadeesan,
J., Kuala Lumpur, Sri Sathya Sai Central Council, [n.d]
Pathways to God. A Study Guide to the Teachings of Sathya
Sai Baba, Roof, Jonathan, Faber, Virginia, Leela Press,
1991.
[A very painstakingly assembled selection of 27 subject
areas, with comments, questions and many references to Baba's
Discourses for further study.]
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Bhajanamaala, 2nd ed., ed. D.Witerajne, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust, 1995.
Bhajanamavali, Santa Barbara, Sathya Sai Baba Center.
[A collection of bhajans for overseas devotees, with English
translations]
Worship of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Ruhela, Sushila Devi,
New Delhi, Diamond Pocket Books, 1998.
Sai Bhajana Mala, International Edition, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust, 1993.
Sathya Sai Speaks on Community Devotional Singing (Bhajan),
Sangster, Lesley (ed.), Adelaide, South Australia, 1989.
Sathya Sai Songbook, Adelaide, Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Centre of South Australia, 1988.
The Technical Side of Having Good Bhajans, Video
Education Company, Dallas, Texas.
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Decisions and Recommendations. 6th World Conference of
Sathya Sai Organisations (November 1995), Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications.
Sai Service and You. A Guidebook for the Performance of
Sai Service Activities, Kuala Lumpur, Sri Sathya Sai Central
Council, 1991.
Service and Spirituality. The Sathya Sai Movement in
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Sri Sathya Sai Central Council of
Malaysia, 1985.
[To commemmorate Baba's 60th Birthday.]
Love in Action, Proceedings of the Meeting of Sai
Organisations of Europe, Hamburg, 12-15 May, 1989.
[This includes a summary by Al Drucker of a Workshop on
Spirituality, pp. 99-155.]
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Part 2 Baba as seen and interpreted by His Devotees and
Others
The books most useful for new devotees or persons with an
interest or curiosity about Sai Baba are those which, as well as
giving personal experiences, offer historical details,
interviews with other devotees (especially concerning miracles)
and some analysis and guidance from the authors from the vantage
point of their closer contact or understanding of Baba and His
Message. The ones most recommended are those in Groups 1 and 2
below. Those in Group 1 are mainly, but not entirely, by
devotees of long standing.
In this first section are presented those fascinating
classic (but still very relevant) accounts of discovering and
following Baba by early devotees and a few others, who were
privileged to have very close personal contact with (and
attention from) Sathya Sai Baba. Most of these accounts cover
the period of the 1960s, 1970s and the early 1980s. Since then,
for all but a very few privileged devotees, close contact with
Baba, apart from the tiny minority who may be granted a personal
interview with Him, has now become a physical impossibility.
Balu, Shakuntala, Living Divinity, London, Sawbridge,
1984.
[A devotee from 1976 until her death, the late Mrs. Balu
shares her close observations on Baba and interviews with other
devotees, particularly concerning miracles. She also offers
descriptions and explanations of Hindu ceremonies in Prasanthi
Nilayam and Brindavan. The book contains a very useful
Sanskrit-English glossary.]
Balu, V. and Balu, Shakuntala, Divine Glory,
Bangalore, S.B.Publications, 1985.
[This interesting book consisting of separate parts by Mr
Balu and the late Mrs Balu is full of very special detail and
observations, particularly concerning miracles and worship. In
their many interviews of Indian devotees, they offer extra
detail on Baba's early miracles, updating the accounts of
Purnaiya and Kasturi. The book is recommended for both Indian
and non-Indian readers.]
Baskin, Diana, Divine Memories of Sathya Sai Baba,
San Diego, Birth Day, 1990.
[The writer and her mother were especially close to Baba in
the 1970s and 1980s and Diana offers a very special and
valuable account of her spiritual path and her relationship with
Baba during this time.]
Fanibunda, Eruch B., Vision of the Divine, Bombay,
Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, 1976.
[With experiences going back to 1970, Fanibunda presents a
fascinating early account. Although this erudite classic was
aimed principally at an educated Indian readership, with the
expansion of devotee numbers throughout the world, it has been
widely read in other countries also. It is particularly helpful
on matters of worship (like Gayatri Mantra and Linghams). The
author is now working on a further volume.]
Ganapati, Ra.:
1985: Baba: Satya Sai, Part I, 2nd ed., Madras, Sai
Raj.
[Adapted from an earlier version in Tamil, this first volume
recounts (from many sources) the details of Baba's early leelas
and miracles.]
1984: Baba: Satya Sai, Part II, Madras, Satya Jyoti.
[adapted from Tamil original, Svami, 1981, or earlier.]
[2nd rev. ed., Madras, Divya Vidya Trust, 1990]
[Particularly recommended reading is this Part II by
Ganapati, which is crammed with interesting observations,
research and opinions, especially about ashram life, miracles
and the spiritual processes through which devotees of Baba are
made to pass. The 2nd revised edition (of 500 pages) also
includes, as Chapter 46 (pages 111-203), the contents of the
separately published Avatar, Verily!, in which Ganapati
courageously raises the matter of Baba's critics and detractors.]
1990: Avatar, Verily!, Madras, Divya Vidya Trust,
1990.
[See under Part II above.]
Gokak, V.K., Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The Man and
the Avatar. An Interpretation, New Delhi, Abhinav, 1983 [1st
ed., 1975].
[An early basic account by a very close devotee (from 1971)
and a distinguished Indian educationist.]
Haraldsson, Erlendur:
(1987) 'Miracles Are My Visiting Cards'. An
Investigative Report on the
Psychic Phenomena Associated with Sathya Sai Baba, London,
Century Paperbacks.
[Also marketed for sale in India only by Prasanthi of New
Delhi.]
(1996) Modern Miracles, [revised edition], Norwalk,
Connecticut, Hastings House.
[The result of research and close contact with Baba carried
out over a period of ten years by an Icelandic Professor of
Psychology, who had intended to make a scientific examination of
Baba's miracles. Although Baba steadfastly refused to submit to
measurement, Haraldsson kept doggedly returning to Puttaparthi
to observe Baba at close quarters and to interview as many
devotees as he could, particularly in connection with the
alleged miracles. Amongst his interviewees were a few who had
been associated with Baba since the mid-1940's. Haraldsson
finally produced a dispassionate yet favourable account of Sai
Baba's activities which, while not conceding divine powers to
Baba, found no evidence of fraud or trickery. The following
telling comment on the revised edition by Professor Hans Eysenck
is quoted on the Internet: "I got the strong impression the
author longs to be a devotee, but has not yet conquered his
sense of ego sufficiently to allow that'' (http://people.delphi.com/bongiovanni/tov.htm).
Recent editions are enhanced by an unbiased analysis of the
controversial 1992 Television videotape. See also S.P.Ruhela,
Sri Sathya Sai Baba and the Press (1972-1996), 1997.]
Hislop, John:
1978: Conversations with Sathya Sai Baba, San
Diego, Birth Day.
[Hislop and Murphet were the first westerners to write about
Baba's life and work. These 52 unique Question and Answer
conversations between Sai Baba and Dr. Hislop were recorded (the
first two on a taperecoder, the rest in note form following the
conversation) between 1968 and 1978. Since the conversations
range over a wide variety ands depth of spiritual topics, they
are not recommended as a first book on Baba. For that purpose,
many others in this first section would be more suitable,
including Hislop's second book, reviewed below. For other
readers there is a great deal of food for thought and material
for close study in these pages.
Note: There is a revised and enlarged edition published
c1996 by the Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust of
Prasanthi Nilayam: Conversations with Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai
Baba. This later edition contains, in addition to the 150 pages
of the American edition, the 22 conversations included in
Hislop's 1985 book, listed below, as well as 3 additional
conversations and a posthumous 8-page insert containing 6
letters by Hislop.]
1985: My Baba and I, San Diego, Birth Day.
[For hundreds of thousands of readers, this has been one of
the principal introductory books on Sai Baba. It has been
translated into many languages. The title was chosen by Baba
Himself and the book deals with Hislop's prolonged and intimate
experiences of Baba's teachings, some miracles (notably that of
the famous Crucifix materialised for Hislop by Baba on
Mahasivatratri, 1973), followed by 22 more conversations (January
1978-October 1984), and a treasure trove of letters from Baba to
Hislop (and a few from Hislop) written between 1969 and 1983,
during the important formative years of the American Sathya Sai
Organization, of which Hislop was a prominent figure.]
1997: Seeking Divinity, Tustin, CA, Sathya Sai
Society of America.
[A posthumous collection of some of Dr. Hislop's
non-scripted talks and lectures, mainly at San Diego in 1986 and
1994 and in New Zealand in 1993 and 1994.]
Jagadeesan J. [also J.Jegathesan]:
1978: Journey to God. The Malaysian Experience,
Kuala Lumpur, n.p.
1981: Sai Baba and the World. (Journey to God, Part
2), Kuala Lumpur, n.p.
1989: The Journey Within. (Journey to God, Part 3),
Kuala Lumpur, n.p.
[The protean activities of this close Malaysian devotee (since
1976) and prominent member of the Sathya Sai Organisation have
resulted in the publication of many books. The principal ones
are the three listed above which deal with his experiences and
close observation of Baba, healings of Malaysian devotees (with
addresses), and Jagadeesan's public talks and lectures. He was
an early advocate of vernacular worship of Baba in the language
of the devotee. Volume 2 contains photographs of vibhuti
materialised in puja rooms.]
Kanu, Victor:
1981: Sai Baba, God Incarnate, London, Sawbridge,
[1981].
[The first part of the experiences of Baba's closest African
devotee.]
Karanjia, R.K:
1976: 'Interview given by Sri Sathya Sai Baba to
R.K.Karanjia', Blitz, Bombay,
September 1976. [Reprinted in Samuel H. Sandweiss, Spirit
and the Mind, pp.235-258.]
1994: God Lives in India, Puttaparthi, Saindra.
[The 1976 Blitz article and other shorter ones from the
same year]
[The well-known investigative Indian journalist and magazine
editor who went to interview Baba to unmask Him and came away
charmed and a devotee. Especially useful as Baba has not been in
the habit of giving interviews of this length and depth to
non-devotees.]
Kasturi, N[arayan].:
1961-1980: Sathyam Sivam Sundaram. The Life of Bhagavan
Sri Sathya Sai Baba,
4 vols., Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and
Publications,
[1960-1980]. 2nd American Printing, 1988. The first
volume was originally
published as The Life of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
[The very first important account of Baba's early life and
until the 1970s by His closest and most devoted and trusted
Indian devotee and assistant for many many years. Apparently,
the biography was begun when Kasturi met Baba in 1948 but Swami
delayed its publication.]
1982: Loving God. Eighty Five Years under the Watchful
Eye of THE LORD,
Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications,
1982.
Reprinted by arrangement by Sathya Sai Book Center of
America.
[The late Professor Kasturi's autobiography.]
1984: Easwaramma. The Chosen Mother, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications.
[The biography of Sai Baba's earthly mother by one who knew
her.]
Krystal, Phyllis:
1985: Sai Baba - The Ultimate Experience, Los
Angeles, Aura Books.
[One person's experiences with Baba in the 1970s and 1980s.
The analysis of the path trodden and of the feelings experienced
are written so well that the book is an excellent introduction
for any new devotee, especially those preparing to go to India
to see Baba for the first time.]
Leela, M.L., Lokanatha Sai, Chennai, Sri Sathya Sai
Mandali Trust, [1995].
[An important but belated account of the early years of
Baba's Mission, in the 1940s and 1950s, by an academic Botanist
who was then a young girl and whose family enjoyed close contact
with Baba on His visits to Madras. Fresh descriptions of daily
life during these visits and of miracles witnessed.]
Levin, H., Good Chances, 2nd ed., Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sai Towers [republished] 1996 1st ed. Tustin, 1985.
[Deals with the Arcadian days of the early 1970s in Baba's
ashrams and an enviably close contact with Baba. A very
interesting and tantalising account of the author's months of
very close daily contact with Swami in the summer of 1970 and in
1971, along with a small group of other Americans and westerners.]
Levin, H., Heart to Heart, Prasanthi Nilayam Sai
Towers, 1996.
[The author's continuing experiences and observations up to
1986.]
Lowenberg, R.:
1983: At the Feet of Sai, Bombay, India Book House.
1983: The Heart of Sai, Bombay, India Book House.
1985: The Grace of Sai, Bombay, India Book House.
[Three very useful and readable accounts by a South African
devotee. Particularly interesting for his interviews with people
who had experienced Baba's miracles.]
Mason, Peggy and Ron Laing, Sathya Sai Baba. Embodiment
of Love, London, Sawbridge, 1982. [3rd ed., Bath, Gateway
Books]
[The experiences of a well-known elderly British couple,
with accounts of searching conversations with Baba. They were
instrumental in the setting up of the British Sai baba
Organisation.]
Murphet, Howard:
1971: Sai Baba: Man of Miracles, London.
[Reprinted by Samuel Weiser, York Beach, 1973 and
subsequently]
[Most other devotees' accounts (including those of many
Indian writers) of discovering Baba mention coming across or
being given a copy of Howard Murphet's seminal 1971 book, Sai
Baba. Man of Miracles. The book has been reprinted many times
and translated into many other languages. In the 30 years of his
devotion to Swami, Murphet, the doyen of non-Indian writers on
Sai Baba, has produced 5 important books on Baba. His writing is
distinguished by his thoroughness, his deep conviction and love
for Baba and his wonderful capacity to write about what he sees,
feels and thinks. Murphet's three principal Baba books are
listed here as ``classics''; the other two later works appear
later in this bibliography.
Man of Miracles was the first important original account of
Baba's life and teachings to reach the West. It was the result
of four years of visits to the ashram (1966-1970) with his wife
Iris. At that time the ashram had a mere 700 Indian residents
and the few western visitors and devotees (like the Murphets and
the Hislops) were housed in a furnished guest house. From the
ensuing very close daily contact with Sai Baba, Murphet crafts a
fascinating account of Baba's life, charisma, miracles, and
teachings. Murphet's version of the miracles makes sensible use
of the work of Kasturi, Purnaiya and others but he also breaks
new ground by presenting a great deal of new and more
contemporary material gleaned from patient investigating and
interviewing by the author.]
1977: Sai Baba Avatar. A New Journey into Power and
Glory, San Diego,
Birth Day, 1977.
[Based particularly on an extended stay in Baba's ashrams in
1974, this is a more rounded and deeper analysis of Baba's life,
work and significance. There are still many (new) miracles but
also a lot of analysis and synthesis.]
1982: Sai Baba. Invitation to Glory, Delhi,
MacMillan, 1983.
Republished in USA in 1993 as Walking the Path with Sai
Baba, York Beach, Samuel Weiser.
[A more extensive and scholarly but eminently readable
introduction to Baba and the spiritual path, with less emphasis
on the miracles. Murphet attempts to define Baba's place in the
history of the world and offers links between His teachings and
those of other religions.]
Penn, Charles, Finding God. My Journey to Bhagavan Sri
Sathya Sai Baba, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and
Publications Trust, 1985.
Penn, Faith and Charles, Sai Ram. Experiencing the Love
and Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, 1985.
[The experiences of a devotee privileged with private
revelations of extensive messages from Baba.]
Purnaiya, Nagamani, The Divine Leelas of Sri Satya Sai
Baba, Bangalore, House of Seva, 1976. [4th ed., Puttaparthi,
Sai Towers, 1995]
[A very early Indian devotee, with important accounts of
life with Baba in the first phase of His Mission, i.e. from the
1940s on. Mainly a list of His early miracles, many of which she
witnessed. Unfortunately, no dates are given.]
Reddy, A. Adivi, Uniqueness of Swami and His Teachings,
Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, 1995.
[A welcome recent publication by a long-standing close
devotee of Baba. The book offers a wealth of important material
concerning the Avatar and His Teachings.]
Rodriguez, Birgitte, Glimpses of the Divine. Working with
the Teachings of Sai Baba, York Beach, Samuel Weiser, 1993.
[After a long spiritual search, the writer found Baba in
1981 and became a resident at Prasanthi Nilayam. She gives us
the benefit of her deep spiritual experience, her years of
residence and her very keen and original observations. Extremely
readable and helpful.]
Ruhela, Sathya Pal and Duane Robinson (eds.), Sai Baba
and His Message. A Challenge to Behavioural Science, 7th
ed., New Delhi, Arnold Heinemann, 1985. [1st ed. Vikas, 1976]
Ruhela, S.P., Sai Baba and His Message, rev. ed., New
Delhi, Vikas, 1995.
[Two versions of the early academic research efforts of a
devotee (of Shirdi and Sathya) and Professor of Sociology who
was to become the most prolific of all writers about Sai Baba.
This edited volume contains contributions by several other
writers, including the late Dr. Gokak, B.S. Goel and Sandweiss.
The revised 1995 edition does not include the original chapters
by C.J.S.White, B.S.Goel (one of two articles), Elsie Cowan and
M. Balse.]
Sandweiss, Samuel H.:
1975: SAI BABA. The Holy Man ... and the Psychiatrist,
San Diego, Birth Day.
[An early and close Western devotee (1972-), one of the
half-dozen best known writers and lecturers on Sai Baba. Dr.
Sandweiss, a psychiatrist, gives us details of his first close
experiences with Baba (including many conversations) and of the
impact on his personal and professional life (partly in the form
of letters to his wife). Eminently readable.]
1985: Spirit and the Mind, San Diego, Birth Day.
[Aimed at a much more restricted readership of health
professionals, this very serious work is also widely appreciated
by educated devotees everywhere. In it, Sandweiss presents his
view of spiritual reality, particularly in healing and harnesses
this to propounding the need for healing professionals, notably
psychiatrists, psychologists and other therapists, to take into
account the spiritual dimension of their patients. He also
stresses the importance of the teachings of Sathya Sai Baba.]
Sarin, V.I.K., Face to Face with God, 3rd rev ed.,
Prasanthi Nilayam, Saindra, 1995. [1st ed 1993]
[In spite of the recent publication of this lengthy account
by a distinguished Indian journalist, the author's association
with Baba goes back to 1971. The careful investigation of a
large number of miracles, both early and recent, takes up the
major part of the book (pages 61-278).
Schulman, Arnold, Baba, New York, Viking Press, 1971.
[An interesting and favourable early account of 2 visits in
the late 1960s by a successful American screenwriter, who
apparently did not feel able to become a devotee. The book does
not seem to have been reprinted and is therefore difficult to
obtain.]
Shah, Indulal:
1980: Sixteen Spiritual Summers, Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust
[Essays on the spiritual path in the 1960s and 1970s with
Sai Baba by an early and very close devotee (1965-) who has
served in the Sathya Sai Organisation for many years and is the
Chairman of the World Council.]
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The classic accounts refer to a very close relationship with
Baba mainly in the days when devotee numbers were not very high.
This is obviously no longer possible for most devotees. However,
in the flood of books and booklets of the past ten years or so,
some writers offer evidence of a similar close contact or of a
profound study of Baba's teachings and, like the classic
accounts above, give us the most important contemporary insights
and information about Baba and His Work.
Bailey, D., Journey to Love, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai
Towers, 1996.
[The thrilling and amusing story of a gifted and corpulent
British concert pianist's meteoric rise to close contact and
favour with Baba between 1994 and 1995. Within 18 months of
discovering Baba and totally surrendering to Him, Bailey is
rewarded by Baba's love and favours, in return for organising
and directing musical concerts at Puttaparthi and speaking to an
audience of 200,000. Baba also found Bailey a devotee wife, Faye.]
Bhatia, Dr. Naresh, The Dreams and Realities Face to Face
with God, Prasanthi Nilayam, (Private), 1994.
[An amazing story of close devotion and attachment to Baba
by the Doctor now in charge of the Blood Bank at Baba's Super
Speciality Hospital. In recounting his experiences, including
miracles witnessed and many mystical visions of Baba, Dr Bhatia's
purpose is for readers to "get a glimpse of the majesty and
glory of the Divine.'']
Bose, S.K. My Experiences of the Divine Will,
Madras, Prasanthi Printers, ?1994.
[This booklet of 64 pages by Baba's chief Engineer for 20
years contains many interesting details of how work on Swami's
buildings inside Prasanthi Nilayam and elsewhere usually
progresses so efficiently.]
Brooke, T., Sai Baba. Lord of the Air, Delhi, Vikas,
c. 1979.
[This intimate account by an early devotee is out of print
and difficult to obtain. It describes the privileged ashram life
during the early 1970s of a small nucleus of (mainly American)
Western devotees. See also the two books by H. Levin, another
member of that select band, in Group 1 above.]
Kanu, Victor, Sai Baba, God Incarnate, Vol 2,
Testimonies from Africa, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books
and Publications, 1990.
[A collection of African experiences of Baba gathered by a
long-standing and prominent devotee.]
Mason, Peggy et al (eds.), Sai Humour, London, U.K.
Sai Organisation, 1995.
[A timely compilation of some of the best examples of Baba's
celebrated sense of humour.]
Murphet, H.:
1993: Where the Road Ends, [N.S.W. Australia],
Butterfly Books.
[Later editions, Faber, VA, Leela Press.]
1996: Sai Inner Views and Insights, Faber, VA,
Leela Press.
[More of Murphet's 30 years of Baba experiences, including
miracles, and other autobiographical episodes, along with
analyses and reflections on many related spiritual topics, like
karma and reincarnation.]
Nazuna, Sai Diary of a Travelling Zen Lady, San
Diego, Birth Day, 1978.
[A short account which nevertheless contains some useful
insights.]
Rao, M.N. 1995 God and His Gospel, Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sai Towers.
[A major broadly-based account of Indian spirituality,
saints and Sai Baba, which supersedes the author's 1985 book. It
will be found informative by all devotees.]
Ruhela, S.P., The Sai Trinity. Shirdi Sai, Sathya Sai,
Prema Sai Incarnations, New Delhi, Vikas, 1994.
[This pocket information book, dealing with information on
the three incarnations of Sai Baba, contains a Bibliography on
Sri Shirdi Sai Baba (pages 105-110) and a Bibliography of 193
books and articles on Sri Sathya Sai Baba, pages 111-128. I have
used both of these to supplement my own information.]
St. John, Gloria, Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down.
Becoming a Devotee of Sathya Sai Baba, Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sai Towers, 1997.
[Includes descriptions of her visions of Sai Baba.]
Shah, I., Spiritual Blueprints of My Journey, Bombay,
Sarla Charity Trust, 1993.
[The continuation of the account of the author's experiences
with Baba.]
Thomas, Joy:
1989: Life is a Game. Play It, (Tustin, Sathya Sai
Book Center of America).
1991: Life is a Challenge. Meet It, (Tustin, Sathya
Sai Book Center of America).
1992: Life is a Dream. Realize It, Beaumont,
California, Ontic Press.
1994: Life is Love. Enjoy It, Beaumont, California,
Ontic Press.
1995: Life is Awareness, Beaumont, California, Ontic
Press
[A very engaging and popular writer on Sai experiences and
spiritual themes.]
Other accounts of devotees' experiences and comments (usually
more personal and less analytical than the ones listed so far)
may be divided into 2 categories according to the relevance they
may have for some devotees (Groups 3 and 4).
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Aditya Sudha, The Sai Incarnation, Madras, 1990.
Bruce, Rita, Vision of Sai, 2 vols, Prasanthi Nilayam,
1991 and 1994.
Lightstorm, Ten Steps to Keshava Sai Baba (God),
Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers, 1994.
[The spiritual experiences of a young musical group with
Baba from 1971 on.]
Marwaha, AnneMarie, ... and the Greatest is LOVE. My
Experiences with Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, New Delhi,
N.p., 1985.
Mata Betty: 1993: Sathya Sai Baba + Universal
Revelations, Sathya Sai Publications of New Zealand,
Auckland, 1993.
Ogunkolati, Dare, Africa for Sai Baba, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, [n.d.].
Orefjaerd, Curth, Bhagavan Sathya Sai Baba. My Divine
Teacher, Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass Private, 1994. [Translated
from the Swedish, 1990, by Sisko Orefjaerd]
[A devotee and meditator who became close to Baba in the
1980's and claims to have been initiated by Baba into healing
others.]
Priddy, Robert, Source of the Dream. My Way to Sathya Sai
Baba, York Beach, Maine, Samuel Weiser, 1998.
Quek, Ramon, Language of the Heart, Singapore, 1994.
Ramnath, V., Waiting for Baba, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai
Towers, 1996.
[A devotee since 1972 who claims to have frequent dream
interviews with Baba.]
Verity, Passport to Puttaparthi, Auckland, N.Z.,
Heralds of the New Age, 1986.
[Experiences of Baba and ashram life between 1972 and 1986.]
Warner, Judy (ed.) Transformation of the Heart.
Stories by Devotees of Sathya Sai Baba, York Beach, Samuel
Weiser, 1990.
[The 12 very varied stories tell how the writers came into
contact with Swami and of their subsequent experiences.]
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Balu, V., The Glory of Puttaparthi ..., Rev ed.,
Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1990.
[This introduction to Sai Baba is widely read in India. Of
more general interest are the interviews with some of Baba's
students and a chapter on Baba's humour.]
Bose, S.K., Letters from a Grandfather, 1992.
Chaturvedi, B.K., The Miracle Man. Sri Satya Sai Baba,
New Delhi, Diamond, [n.d.].
Kakade, R.T., Shirdi to Puttaparthi, 6th ed.,
Hyderabad, Ira Publications, 1993 [1st ed. 1985] [Widely
translated into 11 Indian languages.]
Kulkarni, S.D.:
1990: Sri Sathya Sai: The Yugavatara (Scientific
Analysis of Baba Phenomena), Bombay, BHISHMA, 1990.
1996: Do I Know Baba?, Thane, BHISHMA, 1996. [A
short booklet.]
Kumari, J., Sai Baba: My Beloved Mother, Hyderabad,
Tumuluru, 1996.
[The author claims to have had conversations with Sai Baba
through meditation in the period 1974-1978.]
Mira, Sai , Mohana Baba Sai, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai
Towers, 1996.
[A pictorial biography of Baba's Childhood]
Murthy, T.S. Anantha, Divine Life and Mission of Bhagavan
Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Bangalore, [n.p.], 1974..
Narasimha, V.K., Bapu to Baba, Prasanthi Nilayam Sai
Towers, 1996.
Palanivelu, Sarojini, Sri Sathya Sai's Miracles and
Spirituality, 4 Parts, Madras, Saroj SaiMoor, 1990.
Pillay, V.K., Quest for Divinity. Musings of a Surgeon on
the Sublime in Man, 3rd ed., Singapore, Sri Sathya Sai
Society, 1995. [A 76-page booklet.]
Rai, R. Mohan, Satya Sai Avatar. Glimpses of Divinity,
New Delhi, Sterling, 1987. [2nd rev. ed., 1995]
Rao, M.N. 1985: Sri Sathya Sai Baba. A Story of God as
Man, Prasanthi Nilayam, [n.p.]
[Superseded by his 1995 book, listed in Group 2 above.]
Ravindran, V., Sathya Sai Baba. Incarnations, Philosophy
and Teachings, New Delhi, Vikas, 1996.
Ruhela, S.P. Sri Sathya Sai Baba. His Life and Divine
Role, New Delhi, Vikas, 1993.
Shah,I., We Devotees, Bombay, World Council of Sri
Sathya Sai Organisations, 1983.
[A primer for devotees, especially in India.]
Sholapurkar, G.R., Footprints at Shirdi and Puttaparthi,
2nd ed., Delhi, Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan, 1989.
Singh, T.B., Sathya Sai Baba. The Godman of India Today,
Delhi, Hind Pocket Books, 1976.
Sinha, K. N.:
1996a: Absolute Sole Lord of Life and Death, New
Delhi, Sterling.
1996b: Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The Rose Fire from Heaven,
New Delhi, Sterling.
1997: Sai Baba. A Ray from the Supreme, Delhi,
Abhinav.
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Several collections of articles by devotees have been issued
to commemorate Special Birthdays or other events. They contain
many short chapters, usually of 2-3 pages, some with very
interesting nuggets of information or insights.
Garland of Golden Roses, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri
Sathya Sai Books, 1975.
[To Commemorate Baba's 50th Birthday.]
Golden Age, 1979, Brindavan, Kadugodi, Kingdom of
Sathya Sai, 1979.
[54 papers and essays for Sai Baba's 54th Birthday]
Golden Age, 1980, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai
Books and Publications Trust, 1980.
[55 papers and essays for Sai Baba's 55th Birthday]
Sai Vandana, ed. K.Hanumanthappa, Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, 1995.
[A collection of 70 articles in honour of Baba's 70th
Birthday. A few of the offerings give interesting information
about the working of the Super Speciality Hospital.]
Sanathana Sarathi. Bhagavan's 70th Birthday
Commemoration Volume, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books
and Publications Trust. [1995]
Sathya Sai. The Avatar of Love, Hyderabad, Sri
Prashanti Society, 1992.
[A Collection of contributions from devotees for Baba's 67th
Birthday.]
Sathya Sai. The Eternal Charioteer, Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust, 1990.
[A collection of 89 short contributions from devotees on the
occasion of Baba's 65th. Birthday. Many contributors mention
miracles they have witnessed.]
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Burford, Grace:
1987a: The Path, Universal Quest, [Australia].
1987b: The Sai Saga. An Offering of Love, Lilydale,
Australia, Universal Quest.
Caruth, J., Song of My Life. A Journey to the Feet of
Sathya Sai Baba.
[Poems and songs]
Elliott, J., Sri Sathya Sai Baba and Wonders of His Love,
Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers, 1997.
Singh, Chundraban, Love and Light of the World. Poems,
2 vols, Bangalore, 1985.
Swami, K.L.N., Divine Sparks. Bhagwan's Poems
Rendered into English, Brindavan, Bangalore, Sri Sathya Sai
Research Centre, 1993.
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Part 3 Applied Teachings
Bal Vikas, Bombay, Sri Sathya Sai Bal Vikas. [A
monthly magazine]
Burrows, Loraine (ed.), Sathya Sai Education in Human
Values, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and
Publications Trust, [n.d.].
Gokak, V.K.:
1973 (ed): A Value Orientation to Our System of
Education, New Delhi, M.Gulab Singh & Sons.
Gokak, V.K. and S.R. Rohidekar (eds), Teachers' Handbook
for the Courses in Human Values, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri
Sathya Sai Books and Publications, [n.d.].
Proceedings of Sri Sathya Sai African Conference on
Education in Human Values and Community Services Held at Accra,
August, 1986, Prasanthi Nilayam, World Council of Sri Sathya Sai
Organizations.
Ramdath, L.A., Sri Sathya Sai Baba Young Adults Programme,
Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers.
Ruhela, Satya Pal:
1985b (ed): Sai Baba on Human Values and Education,
New Delhi, Arnold Heinemann.
1986 (ed): Human Values and Education, New Delhi,
Sterling.
1991: Sri Sathya Sai Baba and the Future of Mankind,
New Delhi, Sai Age Publications.
[Contains a prophecy of the new Golden Age.]
1994b (ed.): The Educational Theory of Sri Sathya Sai
Baba, Faridabad, Sai Age Publications.
[Half of the chapters are analyses and essays by Ruhela and
other educationists; the other half are Discourses by Baba.]
1996b: (ed.), Sai System of Education and World Crisis,
New Delhi, MD Publications.
[9 essays on Baba's educational theory and 9 chapters of
Baba's Discourses dealing with educational topics.]
Sampath, S., Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning.
An Experiment in Integral Education. Placing Human Values at the
Forefront, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of
Higher Learning, 1991.
Saraf, S.N. Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The Eternal
Educator, New Delhi, n.p., 1993.
Sathya Sai Baba, Education in Human Values, Compiled
by Loraine Burrows, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and
Publications, [n.d].
Sathya Sai Baba, Benedictory Addresses, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust, [n.d.].
[A compilation of Sai Baba's annual Convocation Addresses as
Chancellor of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Deemed
University), from the Inauguration in 1981 until 1996.]
Sathya Sai Education in Human Values, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, 1988.
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Bashiruddin, Zeba:
1988: Sai Baba. Mercy to the Worlds. (A Muslim View),
Anantapur, Sri SathyaSai Institute of Higher Learning.
1993: Sai Baba and the Muslim Mind, Anantapur, [n.p.].
Das, M.N., Zoroaster to Sathya Sai. Miracles of Mankind's
Great Saviours, Delhi, Konark, 1994.
[The second half of the book is about Sai Baba and contains
a useful (though thirdhand) survey of Baba's youthful miracles.]
Gokak, V.K., In Defence of Jesus Christ and Other Avatars,
New Delhi, Abhinav Publications. [First edition, 1975 or 1979]
[A 64-page booklet in defence of religions in general and
Indian mysticism in particular against attacks by foreign
missionaries and travellers.]
Jagadeesan, J. Unity of Faiths, Kuala Lumpur, Sri
Sathya Sai Central Council of Malaysia, 1984.
Kersten, Holger, Jesus Lived in India, Element Books,
1986. [Translated from German]
Mazzoleni, Don Mario, A Catholic Priest Meets Sai Baba,
Faber, Virginia, Leela, 1994.
[Translated from the Italian: Un sacerdote incontra Sai
Baba, Milano, Armeni Editore, 1991]
[Based on difficult experiences during the 1980s, and
something of a late "classic'' account, it was written primarily
to educate fellow Catholics and priests about the divinity of
Sai Baba and the parallels with Jesus Christ. However, it is
also the story of one person's continuing spiritual progress
propelled by Sai Baba's influence. It has become something of a
bestseller.]
Phipps, Peter:
1994: Sathya Sai Baba and Jesus Christ. A Gospel for
the Golden Age, Sathya Sai Publications of New Zealand,
Auckland.
1997: Greater than You Know. Sathya Sai Baba, Jesus
Christ and Christianity, Auckland, Sathya Sai Publications
of New Zealand, 1997.
[Both of these books present evidence, comparisons and
arguments to prove to Christians, particularly Anglicans, the
need to begin to accept Sai Baba as the long-awaited Messiah.]
Samarasinghe, Nandini, The Transcendental Truth. A
Buddhist Perspective of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba,
Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust,
1997.
[1st, 1995] [A useful comparative description of the
teachings of Buddha and Sathya Sai Baba.]
Takyi, H.K. and Khubchandani, K.J., Words of Jesus and
Sathya Sai Baba, 4th ed.,
Madras, Shri Shriram, 1995. [1st ed. 1989]
Tully, Mark, Lives of Jesus, London, BBC, 1996. [See
pp. 38-45].
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Chibber, M.L., Sai Baba's Mahavakya on Leadership,
Faber, VA, Leela, 1996.
Dhall, Pal, Dynamic Dharma for Integrated Living. For
Youth and the Youthful, Sri Sathya Sai Organisation of
Australia and Prasanthi Nilayam, [n.d.]
Drucker, Al: (ed.) Sai Baba Gita. The Way to
Self-Realisation and Liberation in this Age, Crestone,
Colorado, Atma Press.
[The American Edition of Sathya Sai Baba, Discourses on the
Bhagavad-Gita, Compiled and edited by Al Drucker, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, 1988.]
[There is a later edition: Puttaparthi, Sai Towers, 1995]
Haksar, Ajit, Sai Baba. Manager Divine, N.p, N.p., [n.d.]
[A short introductory book on Business Management in India.]
Hawley, John, Reawakening the Spirit in Work. The Power
of Dharmic Management, San Francisco, Berrett-Koehler, 1993.
[An important applied study.]
Warner, Judy (ed.), The Dharmic Challenge, Faber, VA,
Leela Press, 1995.
[An interesting collection of answers by 14 devotees from
different backgrounds to the question ``How can we be dharmic in
the workplace and in our personal lives?'']
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Dhairyam, D., [Dr.] 'Baba - The Divine Healer',
Sanathana Sarathi, November 1994, 292-298.
Krystal, P.
1993: Cutting the Ties that Bind, York Beach,
Samuel Weiser.
1993: Cutting More Ties that Bind, York Beach,
Samuel Weiser.
[Books of self-therapy which present visualisation exercises
for the achievement of our individuality.]
1994: Taming Our Monkey Mind. Insight, Detachment,
Identity, York Beach,
Samuel Weiser.
[More techniques for spiritual development]
1995: Reconnecting the Love Energy, York Beach,
Samuel Weiser.
[Self-therapy: how to open up the heart chakra.]
Orefjaerd, Curth, Bhagavan Sathya Sai Baba. My Divine
Teacher, Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass - Private, 1994. [Translated
from the Swedish, 1990, by Sisko Orefjaerd]
[A devotee and meditator who became close to Baba in the
1980's.]
Sakunthala, Sai Ma, My Loving Son Sathya Sai, Madras,
Ganesh and Co., 1994.
[A 62-page booklet by a popular Madras healer who claims
visionary advice from Baba. The book contains colour photos of
vibhuti which has materialised on photos and statues in her puja
room..]
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Part 4 Delving Deeper into Baba
Since they are such an important part of the public
perception of Sai Baba, and since most books about Baba
inevitably deal with some or many miracles, it may be of
interest to some devotees and other readers to have a separate
list of prime (though not always primary) sources, although they
have already been listed above in different sections. The
authors of the following books are more conscientious than
others in listing and describing miracles performed by Sai Baba.
In addition, they also interview those who who benefitted from
the miracles, or, particularly in the case of the early miracles,
others who witnessed them.
Balu, V., The Glory of Puttaparthi ..., Rev ed.,
Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1990.
Balu, V. and Balu, Shakuntala, Divine Glory,
Bangalore, S.B.Publications, 1985.
Baskin, Diana, Divine Memories of Sathya Sai Baba,
San Diego, Birth Day, 1990.
Bhagavantham, S., 'Lord of Miracles', in Ruhela, S.P.,
Sai Baba and His Message, 1995, pp. 189-196.
Ganapati, Ra.:
1985: Baba: Satya Sai, Part I, 2nd ed., Madras, Sai
Raj.
[Adapted from an earlier version in Tamil, this first volume
recounts (from many sources) the details of Baba's early leelas
and miracles.]
1984: Baba: Satya Sai, Part II, Madras, Satya Jyoti.
[adapted from Tamil original, Svami, 1981, or earlier.]
[2nd rev. ed., Madras, Divya Vidya Trust, 1990]
Haraldsson, Erlendur: (1987) 'Miracles Are My Visiting
Cards'. An Investigative Report on thePsychic Phenomena
Associated with Sathya Sai Baba, London, Century Paperbacks.
[pp. 65-198 for the detailed results of the author's
conscientious interviews and questionnaires. See the end
Bibliography for important later editions.]
Kasturi, N[arayan].:
1961-1980: Sathyam Sivam Sundaram. The Life of Bhagavan
Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 4 vols., Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya
Sai Books and Publications,
[1960-1980]. 2nd American Printing, 1988
1984: Easwaramma. The Chosen Mother, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications.
[Together with Purnaiya, the main written source in English
of the youthful and early miracles.]
Leela, M.L., Lokanatha Sai, Chennai, Sri Sathya Sai
Mandali Trust, [1995].
[An important but belated account of the early years of
Baba's Mission, in the 1940s and 1950s, by an academic Botanist
who was then a young girl and whose family enjoyed close contact
with Baba on His visits to Madras. Fresh descriptions of daily
life during these visits and of miracles witnessed.]
Lowenberg, R.:
1983: At the Feet of Sai, Bombay, India Book House.
1983: The Heart of Sai, Bombay, India Book House.
1985: The Grace of Sai, Bombay, India Book House.
Mason, Peggy and Ron Laing, Sathya Sai Baba. Embodiment
of Love, London, Sawbridge,
1982. [3rd ed., Bath, Gateway Books]
Murphet, Howard:
1971: Sai Baba: Man of Miracles, London.
[Reprinted by Samuel Weiser, York Beach, 1973 and
subsequently]
1977: Sai Baba Avatar. A New Journey into Power and
Glory, San Diego, Birth Day, 1977.
1982: Sai Baba. Invitation to Glory, Delhi,
MacMillan, 1983.
Republished in USA in 1993 as Walking the Path with Sai
Baba, York Beach, Samuel Weiser.
1993b: Walking the Path with Sai Baba, York Beach,
Samuel Weiser.
[See under 1982 above]
Purnaiya, Nagamani, The Divine Leelas of Sri Satya Sai
Baba, Bangalore, House of Seva, 1976. [4th ed., Puttaparthi,
Sai Towers, 1995]
[For miracles from the 1940s on.]
Shah, Indulal, Sixteen Spiritual Summers, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, 1980.
Sarin, V.I.K., Face to Face with God, 3rd rev ed.,
Prasanthi Nilayam, Saindra, 1995. [1st ed 1993] [See
especially pp. 61-278.]
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Balasingham, C., Sai Baba and the Hindu Theory of
Evolution, Delhi, MacMillan India, 1974.
Fanibunda, Eruch B., Vision of the Divine, Bombay,
Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, 1976.
[With experiences going back to 1970, Fanibunda presents a
fascinating early account.]
Ganapati, Ra.:
1984 Baba: Satya Sai, Part II, Madras, Satya Jyoti.
[Adapted from the Tamil original, Svami, 1981, or earlier.]
[2nd rev. ed., Madras, Divya Vidya Trust, 1990]
[The 2nd revised edition (of 500 pages) also includes, as
Chapter 46 (pages 111-203), the contents of the separately
published Avatar, Verily!, in which Ganapati courageously raises
the matter of Baba's critics and detractors.]
1990 Avatar, Verily!, Madras, Divya Vidya Trust,
1990.
Ghooi, Charanjit:
1996a: Spirituality and Health, Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications.
1996b: Bhakthi and Health under the Divine Inspiration
of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, New Delhi, B.R. Publishing
Corp., 1996.
Goel, B.S., Third Eye and Kundalini, Kurukshetra,
Third Eye Foundation of India, 1985.
Jagadeesan, Aum, Aum, Aum. The Search for the Real You,
Kuala Lumpur, Sathya Sai Central Council of Malysia, [n.d.]
[1993] [A 10-page Pamphlet]
Kulkarni, S.D., Shri Sathya Sai. The Fount of Vedic
Culture, Bombay, Sri Bhagawana Vedavyasa Itihasa Samsodhana
Mandir, 1992.
Menon, Jaishree D.:
1990a: Our Sai Beyond Miracles, Prasanthi Nilayam
[private].
1990b: Self Realization, Mangalore, N.p. [= Part2]
1991: Sai Consciousness (Freedom), Prasanthi
Nilayam [private]. [=Part 3]
[An ex-student of Baba's College, Mrs. Menon presents
complex essays about Baba from a Hindu viewpoint.]
Murthy, M.V.N., The Greatest Adventure. Essays on the Sai
Avathaar and His Message, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai
Books and Publications, 1983.
Raghavan, Kaushalya Rani, Guide to Indian Culture &
Spirituality. (Based on the Divine Teachings of Sri Sathya
Sai Baba), 5th ed. Prasanthi Nilayam, n.p., 1989.
Ruhela, S.P., Sri Sathya Sai as Kalki Avatar, Delhi,
BR Pubg Corp., 1996
Shemesh, Jack, When God Walks the Earth, Bangalore,
N.p., 1992.
Subbulakshmi, S., Pearls of Devotion, Madras, Sri
Sathya Sai Trust (Tamil Nadu), 1994.
[She selects a little story about Baba, plus a page drawing,
with simple appeal, to accompany or illustrate each of the 108
Names of the Ashthotara.]
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Karnavar, G.K., Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba and Patal
Bhuvaneswar, 2nd ed., 1995.
[A unique complex of caves in North India where visitors
undergo mystical experiences.]
Secret Cave of India - Patal Bhuvaneshwar, Video
Education Company, Dallas, Texas.
Swami Maheshwaranand, Sai Baba and Nara Narayana Gufa
Ashram, 3 Parts, translated by B.P. Mishra, Madras,
Prasanthi Printers, 1990-1992.
[The very special mission of sadhana undertaken by 11 yogis
at Baba's request and with His protection. The trilogy describes
their odyssey in reaching the remote area and their communal
devotional experiences.]
Sanathana Sai Sanjeevini. Healing Fragrances Book,
Sai Sanjeevini Foundation.
[A new method of healing approved by Sai Baba according to
Lightstorm, Ten Steps to Keshava, pp. 189-192.]
Warren, Jenifer, A Story of India and Patal Bhuvaneshwar,
Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers, 1997.
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Bharadwaja, A.E., Sai Baba, the Master, Ongole, Sri
Guru Paduka Publications, 1996.
Bharvani, A.D. and Malhotra, V., Shirdi Sai and Satya Sai
are One and the Same, Bombay, Sai Sahitya Samiti, 1983.
Devi, Sharada, 'My Reminiscences of Shirdi Sai',
Sathya Sai. The Avatar of Love,
Hyderabad, Sri Prashanti Society, 1992, pp. 13-17.
Gunaji, Nagesh Vasudev, Sri Sai Satcharita. The Wonderful
Life and Teachings of Shri Sai Baba, Shirdi, Shri Sai
Sansthan, 1982. [15th ed. 1991] [Adapted from the Marathi
original by Hemadpant]
Hemadpant [= Anna Saheb Dabholkar], Shri Sai Sacharita
Shirdi, Shirdi Sai Sansthan, [n.d.].
Kakade, R.T., Shirdi to Puttaparthi, 6th ed.,
Hyderabad, Ira Publications, 1993 [1st ed. 1985] [Widely
translated into 11 Indian languages.]
Kamath, M.V., and V.B.Kher, Sai Baba of Shirdi. A Unique
Saint, 2nd. ed., Bombay, Jaico, 1991.
Murthy, T.S.A., Life and Teachings of Sri Sai Baba of
Shirdi, Bangalore, [n.p.]. 1974.
Osborne, Arthur, The Incredible Sai Baba. The Life and
Miracles of a Modern-day Saint, Bombay, Orient Longman,
1957.
Parthasarathy, Rangaswami, God Who Walked on Earth. The
Life and Times of Shirdi Sai Baba, New Delhi, Sterling,
1996.
Ravindran, V., Sathya Sai Baba. Incarnations, Philosophy
and Teachings, New Delhi, Vikas, 1996.
Rigopoulos, S.A., The Life and Teachings of Sai Baba of
Shirdi, 1993.
Ruhela, S.P.:
1994a: The Sai Trinity. Shirdi Sai, Sathya Sai, Prema
Sai Incarnations, New Delhi, Vikas.
1994b: What Researchers Say on Sri Shirdi Sai Baba,
Faridabad, Sai Age Publications.
1994c: Sri Shirdi Sai Baba. The Universal Master,
New Delhi, Stirling.
1998a: Divine Grace of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba, New
Delhi, Diamond Pocket Books.
1998b: Shirdi Sai Baba Speaks to Yogi Spencer in His
Vision, New Delhi, Vikas.
Sahukar, Mani, Sai Baba. The Saint of Shirdi, 3rd
ed., Bombay, Somaiya Publications, 1983. [1971]
Sholapurkar, G.R., Footprints at Shirdi and Puttaparthi,
2nd ed., Delhi, Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan, 1989.
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Arora, Kamla, A Philosophical Study of Sri Sathya Sai
Baba in the Context of Religico-Philosophical Milieu, Ph. D
Thesis, University of Delhi, 1990.
Babb, Lawrence A.:
1983: 'Sathya Sai Baba's Magic', Anthropological
Quarterly, 56, 116-124.
1986a: Redemptive Encounters. Three Modern Styles in
the Hindu Tradition, Berkeley, University of California.
[See especially pp.157-201, 'Sathya Sai Baba and the
Lesson of Trust', and the Conclusion.]
1986b: 'The Puzzle of Religious Modernity', in India:
2000. The Next Fifteen Years, ed. James R.Roach, Riverdale,
Maryland, [n.p.] and New Delhi, Allied Publishers, pp. 55-79.
1987: 'Sathya Sai Baba's Saintly Play', in Hawley,
John S. (ed.) Saints and Virtues, Berkeley, University of
California Press, 1987, 168-186.
1994: 'Sathya Sai Baba's Miracles', in Religion In
India, (ed.) T.N. Madan, New Delhi, Oxford University Press, pp.
277-292.
Chari, C.T.K., Correspondence: 'On the Phenomena of Sai
Baba, Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research,
72 (1978), 66-70.
Haraldsson, Erlendur:
1987: 'Miracles Are My Visiting Cards'. An Investigative
Report on the Psychic Phenomena Associated with Sathya Sai Baba,
London, Century Paperbacks. 1995: Modern Miracles, Norwalk,
Connecticut, Hastings House.
Haraldsson, E., and Osis, K., 'The Appearance and
Disappearance of Objects in the Presence of Sri Sathya Sai
Baba', Journal of the American Society for Psychical
Research, 71 (1977), 33-43.
Haraldsson, E., and Wiseman, R., 'Reactions to and an
Assessment of a Videotape on Sathya Sai Baba', Journal of
the Society for Psychical Research, 60, April 1995, pp. 203 -
213.
[A meticulous second-by-second academic examination of the
brief controversial Doordarshan videotape shows that recent
Indian media accusations of fraud are NOT substantiated by the
evidence.]
Harper, Marvin Henry, "The Divine Magician. The
Miraculous Life of Sathya Sai Baba'', in Gurus, Swamis, and
Avataras. Spiritual Masters and Their American Disciples
Philadelphia, Westminster Press, 1972.
Lee, Raymond L.M., "Sai Baba, Salvation and Syncretism.
Religious Change in a Hindu Movement in Urban Malaysia'',
Contributions to Indian Sociology, 16, No. 1 (Jan-June 1982),
pp. 125-140.
Menon, A., The New Mystics and the True Indian Tradition,
London, Thames and Hudson, 1974, pp. 192-194.
Osis, K. and Haraldsson, E., Parapsychological Phenomena
Associated with Sathya Sai Baba, The Christian
Parapsychologist, 3 (1979), 159-163.
Osis. K., and Haraldsson, E., 'OBE's in Indian Swamis:
Sathya Sai Baba and Dadaji', in J.D.Morris et al (eds.),
Research in Parapsychology 1975, Metuchen, NJ, Scarecrow Press,
1976.
Ruhela, S.P. In Search of Sai Divine. A Comprehensive
Research Review of Writings and Researches on Sri Sathya Sai
Baba Avatar, New Delhi, MD Publications, 1996.
[The first serious attempt to review all the Sai literature
which might be considered as research, or of special interest to
researchers. Ruhela examines the writings of groups of
professional writers, like sociologists, philosophers,
psychologists, educationists, etc. His conclusions are that
while academic interest in Baba so far has been rather sparse,
the weight of serious writing and evidence is sufficient to
establish Baba's divinity to any intellectual with an open
mind.]
Ruhela, S.P., Sri Sathya Sai Baba and the Press
(1972-1996), New Delhi, MD Publications, 1997.
[Nearly three quarters of this interesting and necessary
book deals with media attention during the 1990s, thus
reflecting the enormous increase in interest in Sai Baba in the
last ten years or so. Several of the articles from the Indian
Press reproduced and critically commented on are of a negative
or denigratory nature, particularly those emanating from an
influential group called The Indian Rationalists. The 40
pages devoted to the extensive Press coverage of the so-called
murder attempt in 1993 contain such a bewildering variety of
theories and 'facts', that the reader will probably conclude
that what happened was not a botched murder attempt but the
escalation of petty jealousies between local devotees,
tragically magnified by the panic-stricken reaction of the local
police. The book serves to remind non-Indians in particular that
in His own country, Baba, although immensely popular, is not
held in universal esteem, especially by the media.]
Steel, Brian:
1997 (ed.): The Sathya Sai Baba Compendium. A Guide to
the First Seventy Years, York Beach, Samuel Weiser, 1997.
[An alphabetical reference work about 300 topics relating to
the Life and Teachings of Sathya Sai Baba as presented by Baba
and His major commentators in English.]
1998a: The Powers of Sathya Sai Baba, Mornington.
[A recent attempt to describe the full extent of Sathya Sai
Baba's special powers, people's reactions to them and their
cumulative effect during the decades of His Mission.]
Swallow, D.A., 'Ashes and Powers: Myth, Rite, and Miracle
in an Indian Godman's Cult', Modern Asian Studies, 16
(1982), 123-158.
Taylor, Donald, "Charismatic Authority in the Sathya Sai
Baba Movement'', in Richard Burghart (ed.), Hinduism in
Great Britain. The Perpetuation of Religion in an Alien Cultural
Milieu, London, Tavistock, 1987, pp. 119-133.
White, Charles S.J., "The Sai Baba Movement: Approaches
to the Study of Indian Saints'', The Journal of Asian
Studies, XXXI, No. 4 (August 1972), 863-878.
Reprinted in Ruhela, Sai Baba and His Message, 1976, pp.
40-66.
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Devi, Indra, Sai Baba and Sai Yoga, Wellingborough,
Sri Sathya Sai Baba Centre.
[Also New Delhi, MacMillan India, 1975 and 1983]
Guillemin, M., In His Image, Auckland, Sathya Sai
Publications of New Zealand, 1997.
[An examination of contemporary spirituality, with links to
Baba's teachings.]
Ilon [Lawson], The Supremacy of God, San Diego,
Birth Day, 1980.
Jagadeesan, J. 1995: The Fourth Dimension. (Journey to
God, Part 4), Kuala Lumpur, Sathya Sai Baba Centre of
Bangsar.
Lightstorm [Wintergate, John], Ten Steps to Kesava Sai
Baba (God), Puttaparthi, Sai Towers, 1994.
St John, Gloria, Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down. Becoming
a Devotee of Sathya Sai Baba, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers,
1997.
[The enlightening personal story of a difficult 7-year
spiritual odyssey leading to personal transformation.]
Satvik, Gerard T., Know Thyself. The Gateway to Physical,
Mental and Spiritual Health,
2nd ed., Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers, 1996. [1st ed.
1995]
[Two excellent books in one: 366 pages. The first, using Sai
Baba's own words, presents and explains diverse aspects of the
spiritual path; the second book, in the form of an Appendix of
130 pages, is a very thorough and invaluable practical guide to
a Satvic diet.]
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Gale-Kumar, Kristina, The Scriptures are Fulfilled,
Cardinal Enterprises, 1991.
[The second half of this book on prophecies relates those
concerning the advent of Sathya Sai Baba.]
Kant, Sanjay, God Descends on Earth, 2nd ed.
Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers, 1995.
[1st ed. Panjim, Goa, New Flash, 1990.] [A book of
prophecies.]
Shaw, C., Mary's Miracles and Prophecies. Intimate
Revelations of a Visionary, Colorado, Om Productions, 1995.
[Personal revelations to a prominent Sai Baba devotee by
Mother Mary.]
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NOTES
1. Items marked with an asterisk are listed in S.P.Ruhela,
1994, The Sai Trinity.
2. Multiple entries for a single author are listed by date
of publication. Collections of the words and teachings of Sathya
Sai Baba and Shirdi Sai Baba are listed as entries under the
names of each, not under the names of their editors or
translators.
3. In view of their related interest and importance, the
titles of a number of relevant Videocassettes have been added at
the end of the Bibliography.
Aditya Sudha:
1990: The Sai Incarnation, Madras.
1996: Sathya Sai's Amrita Varshini, 2nd ed., Prasanthi
Nilayam Sai Towers.
[1st ed. 1992]
1997: Sathya Sai's Anugraha Varshini, Prasanthi Nilayam Sai
Towers.
*Arora, Kamla, A Philosophical Study of Sri Sathya
Sai Baba in the Context of Religico-Philosophical Milieu, Ph. D
Thesis, University of Delhi, 1990.
Babb, Lawrence A.:
1983: 'Sathya Sai Baba's Magic', Anthropological
Quarterly, 56, 116-124.
1986a: Redemptive Encounters. Three Modern Styles in the
Hindu Tradition, Berkeley, University of California, pp.
157-201.
*1986b: 'The Puzzle of Religious Modernity', in India:
2000. The Next FifteenYears, ed. James R.Roach, New Delhi,
Allied Publishers, pp. 71-76.
*1994: 'Sathya Sai Baba's Miracles', in Religion In India,
(ed.) T.N. Madan, New Delhi, Oxford University Press, pp.
277-292.
Bailey, D., Journey to Love, Prasanthi Nilayam Sai T
1996.
Bailey, Elvie, Messages from my Dear Friend Sai Baba,
Adelaide, Sathya Sai Sai Baba Organisation of South Australia,
1989. [1997: Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers]
Bal Vikas, Bombay, Sri Sathya Sai Bal Vikas. [A
monthly magazine]
Balasingham, C., Sai Baba and the Hindu Theory of
Evolution, Delhi, MacMillan India, 1974.
Balu, Shakuntala, Living Divinity, London, Sawbridge,
1984.
[The original was published by SB Publications, Bangalore
in 1983]
Balu, V., The Glory of Puttaparthi ..., Rev ed.,
Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1990. [1980]
Balu, V. and Balu, Shakuntala, Divine Glory,
Bangalore, S.B.Publications, 1985.
Bashiruddin, Zeba:
1988: Sai Baba. Mercy to the Worlds. (A Muslim View),
Anantapur, Sri Sathya
Sai Institute of Higher Learning, 1988.
*1993: 'Sai Baba and the Muslim Mind, Anantapur, [N.p.].
Baskin, Diana, Divine Memories of Sathya Sai Baba,
San Diego, Birth Day, 1990.
Bhajanamaala, 2nd ed., ed. D.Witerajne, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust, 1995.
Bhajanamavali, Santa Barbara, Sathya Sai Baba Center.
Bharadwaja, A.E., Sai Baba, the Master, Ongole, Sri
Guru Paduka Publications, 1996.
*Bharvani, A.D. and Malhotra, V., Shirdi Sai and
Satya Sai are One and the Same, Bombay, Sai Sahitya Samiti,
1983.
Bhatia, Dr. Naresh, The Dreams and Realities Face to
Face with God, Prasanthi Nilayam, (Private), 1994.
Bose, S.K.:
1992: Letters from a Grandfather.
1994: My Experiences of the Divine Will, Madras,
Prasanthi Printers, ?1994.
Brooke, T., Sai Baba, Lord of the Air, Delhi, Vikas,
c1979.
Bruce, Rita, Vision of Sai, 2 vols, Prasanthi
Nilayam, 1991 and 1994.
Burford, Grace:
1987a: The Path, Universal Quest, [Australia].
1987b: The Sai Saga. An Offering of Love, Lilydale,
Australia, Universal Quest.
Burghart, R. (ed.), Hinduism in Great Britain. The
Perpetuation of Religion in an Alien Cultural Milieu, London,
Tavistock, 1987. [especially pp.119-133]
Burrows, Loraine (ed.), Sathya Sai Education in Human
Values, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications
Trust, [n.d.].
Busto, Graciela, Baba is Here. Conversations with God
on His Omnipresence, Faber, VA, Leela, 1998. [Translated from
Spanish: Babá está aquí, Buenos Aires, Errepar, 1992.]
Caruth, J., Song of My Life. A Journey to the Feet of
Sathya Sai Baba.
Chari, C.T.K., Correspondence: 'On the Phenomena of
Sai Baba', Journal of the American Society for Psychical
Research, 72 (1978), 66-70.
Chaturvedi, B.K., The Miracle Man. Sri Satya Sai
Baba, New Delhi, Diamond, [n.d].
Chibber, M.L., Sai Baba's Mahavakya on Leadership,
Faber, VA, Leela, 1996
Das, M.N., Zoroaster to Sathya Sai. Miracles of
Mankind's Great Saviours, Delhi, Konark, 1994.
Decisions and Recommendations. 6th World Conference
of Sathya Sai Organisations (November 1995), Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications.
Devi, Indra, Sai Baba and Sai Yoga, Wellingborough,
Sri Sathya Sai Baba Centre.
[Also New Delhi, MacMillan India, 1975 and 1983]
Devi, Sharada, 'My Reminiscences of Shirdi Sai',
Sathya Sai. The Avatar of Love, Hyderabad, Sri Prashanti
Society, 1992, pp. 13-17.
Dhairyam, D., 'Baba - The Divine Healer', Sanathana
Sarathi, November 1994, 292-298
Dhall, Pal, Dynamic Dharma for Integrated Living. For
Youth and the Youthful, SriSathya Sai Organisation of Australia
and PNG, [n.d.].
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1996a: Spirituality and Health, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri
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1973 (ed): *A Value Orientation to Our System of Education,
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1981: Sai Baba and the World. (Journey to God, Part 2),
Kuala Lumpur, n.p.
1984: Unity of Faiths, Kuala Lumpur, Sri Sathya Sai
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1989: The Journey Within. (Journey to God, Part 3),
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1982: Loving God. Eighty Five Years under the Watchful Eye
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Kersten, Holger, Jesus Lived in India, Element Books,
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Krishna Murty, Tumuluru, Digest. A Collection of Sri
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1985.
Krystal, Phyllis:
1985: Sai Baba - The Ultimate Experience, Los Angeles,
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1993: Cutting the Ties that Bind, York Beach, Samuel
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1993: Cutting More Ties that Bind, York Beach, Samuel
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1994: Taming Our Monkey Mind. Insight, Detachment,
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1995: Reconnecting the Love Energy, York Beach, Samuel
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Kulkarni, S.D.:
1990: Sri Sathya Sai: The Yugavatara (Scientific Analysis
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1992: Shri Sathya Sai. The Fount of Vedic Culture,
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1993: Sathya Sai Baba + Universal Revelations, Sathya Sai
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1996: Sai Inner Views and Insights, Faber, VA, Leela
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1974a: Divine Life and Mission of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai
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Palanivelu, Sarojini, Sri Sathya Sai's Miracles and
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Penn, Charles:
1981: My Beloved. The Love and Teaching of Bhagavan Sri
Sathya Sai Baba, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Baba Books
and Publications Trust.
1985: *Finding God. My Journey to Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai
Baba, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications
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Penn, Faith and Charles, Sai Ram. Experiencing the
Love and Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, 1985.
Phipps, Peter:
1994: Sathya Sai Baba and Jesus Christ. A Gospel for the
Golden Age, Sathya Sai Publications of New Zealand, Auckland.
1997: Greater then You Know. Sathya Sai Baba, Jesus Christ
and Christianity, Auckland, Sathya Sai Publications of New
Zealand.
Pillay, V.K., Quest for Divinity. Musings of a
Surgeon on the Sublime in Man, 3rd ed., Singapore, Sri Sathya
Sai Society, 1995.
Priddy, Robert, Source of the Dream. My Way to Sathya
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*Proceedings of Sri Sathya Sai African Conference on
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*Raghavan, Kaushalya Rani, Guide to Indian Culture &
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Ralli, Lucas:
1985: Sai Messages for You and Me, London, Vrindavanum
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1987: Sai Messages for You and Me, Vol II, London,
Vrindavanum Books.
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1993: Sai Messages for You and Me, Vol IV, Madras
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Ramdath, L.A., Sri Sathya Sai Baba Young Adults
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Ramnath, V., Waiting for Baba, Prasanthi Nilayam ,
Sai Towers, 1996.
Rao, M.N.:
1985: Sri Sathya Sai Baba. A Story of God as Man,
Prasanthi Nilayam, N.p.
1995 God and His Gospel, Puttaparthi, Sai Towers.
Ravindran, V., Sathya Sai Baba. Incarnations,
Philosophy and Teachings, New Delhi, Vikas, 1996.
Rigopoulos, S.A., The Life and Teachings of Sai Baba
of Shirdi, State University of New York, 1993.
Rodriguez, Birgitte, Glimpses of the Divine. Working
with the Teachings of Sai Baba, York Beach, Samuel Weiser, 1993.
Roof, Jonathan, Pathways to God. A Study Guide to the
Teachings of Sathya Sai Baba, Faber, Virginia, Leela Press,
1991.
Ruhela, Satya Pal:
1985b (ed): Sai Baba on Human Values and Education, New
Delhi, Arnold Heinemann.
1986 (ed): Human Values and Education, New Delhi,
Sterling.
1991: Sri Sathya Sai Baba and the Future of Mankind, New
Delhi, Sai Age Publications.
1993: Sri Sathya Sai Baba. His Life and Divine Role, New
Delhi, Vikas.
1994a: The Sai Trinity. Shirdi Sai, Sathya Sai, Prema Sai
Incarnations, New Delhi, Vikas.
1994b: The Educational Theory of Sri Sathya Sai Baba,
Faridabad, Sai Age Publications.
1995: Sai Baba and His Message, rev. ed., New Delhi,
Vikas, 1995.
1996a: In Search of Sai Divine. A Comprehensive Research
Review of Writings and Researches on Sri Sathya Sai Baba Avatar,
New Delhi, MD Publications, 1996.
1996b: (ed.) Sai System of Education and World Crisis, New
Delhi, MD Publications, 1996.
1996c: Sri Sathya Sai as Kalki Avatar, Delhi, B.R.
Publishing Corp.
1996d: (ed.) Immortal Quotations of Bhagavan Sri Sathya
Sai Baba. A Spiritual Ready Reckoner, Delhi, B.R. Publishing
Corporation.
1997: Sri Sathya Sai Baba and the Press (1972-1996), New
Delhi, MD Publications,
ON Shirdi Sai Baba:
1994a: What Researchers Say on Sri Shirdi Sai Baba,
Faridabad, Sai Age Publications.
1994b: Sri Shirdi Sai Baba. The Universal Master, New
Delhi, Stirling.
1998a: Divine Grace of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba, New Delhi,
Diamond Pocket Books.
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Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust, 1993.
*Sai Service and You. A Guidebook for the Performance
of Sai Service Activities, Kuala Lumpur, Sri Sathya Sai Central
Council, 1991.
St. John, Gloria, Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down.
Becoming a Devotee of Sathya Sai Baba, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai
Towers, 1997.
Sakunthala, Sai Ma, My Loving Son Sathya Sai, Madras,
Ganesh and Co., 1994.
*Sampath, S., Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher
Learning. An Experiment in Integral Education. Placing Human
Values at the Forefront, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai
Institute of Higher Learning, 1991.
Sanathana Sarathi, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai
Baba Books and Publications Trust. [A monthly magazine for
devotees]
Sanathana Sarathi. Bhagavan's 70th Birthday
Commemoration Volume, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books
and Publications Trust Bks and Publications, [1995]
Sandweiss, Samuel H.:
1975: SAI BABA. The Holy Man ... and the Psychiatrist, San
Diego, Birth Day.
1985: Spirit and the Mind, San Diego, Birth Day.
Sangster, Lesley (ed.), Sathya Sai Speaks on
Community Devotional Singing (Bhajan), Adelaide, South
Australia, 1989.
*Saraf, S.N. Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The
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Prashanti Society, 1992.
Sathya Sai. The Eternal Charioteer, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, 1990.
SATHYA SAI BABA:
Chinna Katha (Stories and Parables for Children). Quoted
from the Divine
Discourses, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and
Publications, 1988.
Discourses by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Vols 1-4,
Compiled by Tajmool Hosein, Trinidad, Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Organisation of the West Indies, 1988-1993.
Discourses in Kodaikanal, April 1996, ed. Pooja Kapahi,
Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers 1997.
Discourses on the Bhagavad-Gita, Compiled and edited by Al
Drucker, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and
Publications Trust, 1988.
An Eastern View of Jesus Christ. Divine Discourses of
Sathya Sai Baba, translated by Lee Hewlett and K. Nataraj,
London, Sai Publications, [n.d.].
Garland of Golden Roses, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai
Central Trust, 1975.
Prema Dhaara. (A Collection of Letters from Sri Sathya Sai
Baba to His Students, Queanbeyan, Australia, Sri Sathya Sai
Organization of Australia and Papua New Guinea, 1994.
Sadhana. The Inward Path, ed. N Kasturi, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, 1976.
Sathya Sai Baba, Stories for Children, 2 vols, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, [n.d.]
Voice of the Avatar, Parts I and II, Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, 1980. [ed. D. Hejmadi]
[Reprinted by arrangement by Sathya Sai Book Center of America,
1987]
Sathya Sai Speaks Series.
Below are listed the volumes of the Revised Enlarged
Indian Editions. Note that the similarly numbered American
editions are often very different in content.
Sathya Sai Speaks, I [Discourses, 1953-1960] U.S.
1953-1960
Sathya Sai Speaks, II [Discourses, 1961-1962] U.S.
1960-1962
Sathya Sai Speaks, III [Discourses, 1963] U.S.
1960-1964
Sathya Sai Speaks, IV [Discourses, 1964] U.S. 1964-1965
Sathya Sai Speaks, V [Discourses, 1965] U.S. 1965-1967
Sathya Sai Speaks, VI [Discourses, 1966] U.S.1967-1968
Sathya Sai Speaks, VII [Discourses, 1967] U.S.
1968-1971
Sathya Sai Speaks, VIII [Discourses, 1968] U.S.
1972-1973
Sathya Sai Speaks, IX [Discourses, 1969] U.S. 1974-1975
Sathya Sai Speaks, X [Discourses, 1970] U.S. 1975-1979
Sathya Sai Speaks, XI [Discourses, 1972] U.S.
1980-1982
Sathya Sai Speaks, XII [Discourses, 1973-1974]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XIII [Discourses, 1975-1977]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XIV [Discourses, 1978-1980]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XV [Discourses, 1981-1982]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XVI (New Series) 1983
Sathya Sai Speaks, XVII [Discourses 1984]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XVIII [Discourses, 1985]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XIX [Discourses, 1986]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XX [Discourses, 1987]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XXI [Discourses, 1988]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XXII [Discourses, 1989]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XXIII [Discourses, 1990]
Sathya Sai Speaks, XXIV [Discourses, 1991]
Summer Showers Series
Compiled from discourses given by Sri Sathya Sai Baba during
the summer courses on Indian Culture and Spirituality at
Brindavan (Whitefield), 1972-1979. The 1977 volume is titled
Summer Roses on the Blue Mountain because it refers to the 1976
course held in the hill station of Ootacamund.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1972, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri
Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1973, Bombay, Sri Sathya Sai
Education Foundation.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1974, New Delhi, Bhagavan Sri
Sathya Sai Seva Samithi.
Summer Roses on the Blue Mountain, 1976, Prasanthi Nilayam,
Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1977, Prasanthi Nilayam. Sri
Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1978, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri
Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1979, Brindavan, Kadugodi, Sri
Sathya Sai Hostel.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1990, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri
Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust.
Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1993, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri
Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust
Vahini Series, or Teachings of Sai Baba on specific
topics. Translated from Telugu. Published by Sri Sathya Sai
Baba Books and Publications Trust of Prasanthi Nilayam and (by
arrangement) by the Sathya Sai Baba Book Center of America:
Bhagavatha Vahini. [Sai Baba's version of the Bhagavata]
[The Story of the Glory of the Lord]
Dharma Vahini, 4th ed., 1975. [The Path of Virtue.
Teachings on Righteousness]
Dhyana Vahini. [Teachings on Meditation]
Gita Vahini, 4th ed., 1978. [Teachings on the Bhagavad
Gita, The Divine Gospel]
Jnana Vahini [Teachings on Eternal Wisdom]
Leela Kaivalya Vahini [The Cosmic Play of God]
Prasanthi Vahini [The Bliss of Supreme Peace]
Prasnothara Vahini [Answers to Spiritual Questions]
Prema Vahini. [The Stream of Divine Love]
Ramakatha Rasa Vahini, Parts I and II [The Sweet Story of
Rama's Glory]
Sandeha Nivarini. Dialogues with Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai
Baba, New Delhi, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Seva Samiti. [Clearance of
Spiritual Doubts]
Sathya Sai Vahini [Spiritual Messages of Sathya Sai Baba]
Sutra Vahini [Analytical Aphorisms on Supreme Reality.
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Upanishad Vahini. [Essence of Vedic Knowledge. Teachings on
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Vidya Vahini. [Flow of Spiritual Education]
Sathya Sai Songbook, Adelaide, Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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Satvik, G. E., Know Thyself. The Gateway to Physical
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Service and Spirituality. The Sathya Sai Movement in
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Malaysia, 1985.
Shah, Indulal:
1980: Sixteen Spiritual Summers, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri
Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust.
1983: We Devotees, Bombay, World Council of Sri Sathya Sai
Organisations.
1993: Spiritual Blueprints of My Journey, Bombay, Sarla
Charity Trust.
1997: i, we and HE, Prasanthi Nilayam, [n.p.].
Shaw, A., Tablets of Truth. Sayings of Sai Baba in
Calligraphical Script, New Delhi, Sterling, 1994.
Shaw, C.:
1995: Mary's Miracles and Prophecies. Intimate Revelations
of a Visionary, Colorado, Om Productions,.
1996: Sai Baba in Brief, 4th ed., Colorado, Om Productions.
Shemesh, Jack, When God Walks the Earth, Bangalore,
n.p., 1992.
Sholapurkar, G.R., Footprints at Shirdi and
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Singh, Chundraban, Love and Light of the World.
Poems, 2 vols, Bangalore, 1985.
Singh, T.B., Sathya Sai Baba. The Godman of India
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Sinha, K. N.:
1996a: Absolute Sole Lord of Life and Death, New Delhi,
Sterling.
1996b: Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The Rose Fire from Heaven, New
Delhi, Sterling.
1997: Sai Baba. A Ray from the Supreme, Delhi, Abhinav.
Spiritual Impressions, 1996-, Prasanthi Nilayam Sai
Towers, Bimonthly Sai Magazine, US $21 p.a.
Steel, Brian:
1992: A Basic Dictionary for Sai Baba Devotees and Others,
London, Vrindavanum Books.
1997 (ed.): The Sathya Sai Baba Compendium, York Beach,
Samuel Weiser.
1998a: The Powers of Sathya Sai Baba, Mornington.
1998b: Which Sai Baba Books Do You Need?, Internet.
Subbulakshmi, S., Pearls of Devotion, Madras, Sri
Sathya Sai Trust (Tamil Nadu), 1994.
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Miracle in an Indian Godman's Cult', Modern Asian Studies, 16
(1982), pp. 123-158.
Swami, K.L.N., Divine Sparks. Bhagwan's Poems
Rendered into English, Brindavan, Bangalore, Sri Sathya Sai
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Swami Maheshwaranand, Sai Baba and Nara Narayan Gufa
Ashram, 3 Parts, translated by B.P. Mishra, Madras, Prasanthi
Printers, 1990-1992.
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Thomas, Joy:
1989: Life is a Game. Play It, (Tustin, Sathya Sai Book
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1991: Life is a Challenge. Meet It, (Tustin, Sathya Sai
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1992: Life is a Dream. Realize It, Beaumont, California,
Ontic Press.
1994: Life is Love. Enjoy It, Beaumont, California, Ontic
Press.
1995: Life is Awareness, Beaumont, California, Ontic
Press.
Tully, Mark, Lives of Jesus, London, BBC, 1996. [See
pp. 38-45].
Usha, Sai:
1995a: Sai My Divine Beloved, Puttaparthi, Sai Towers.
1995b: Sai Sandesh. Messages from the Inner Sai, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sai Towers.
Verity, Passport to Puttaparthi, Auckland, N.Z.,
Heralds of the New Age, 1986.
Vidyakar, O.P., Questions and Answers on Practical
Spirituality and Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Puttaparthi, Sai
Towers, 1995.
Warner, Judy;
1990 (ed.); Transformation of the Heart. Stories by
Devotees of Sathya Sai Baba, York Beach, Samuel Weiser, 1990.
1995 (ed) The Dharmic Challenge, Faber, VA, Leela Press.
Warren, Jennifer, A Story of India and Patal
Bhuvaneshwar, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers, 1997.
White, Charles S.J., "The Sai Baba Movement:
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Wintergate, John See Lightstorm.
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Visitor's Guide), Faber, VA, Leela, 1995.
Youngs, Homer S., Translations by Baba, Tustin,
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Videocassettes
1. General
Anil Kumar: Follow the Master, Dallas, The Video Education
Co.
Aura of Divinity, Hollywood, Aura Productions, 1990.
David Bailey, Toronto, December 1996, Dallas, The Video
Education Co.
Christmas Days at Prasanthi Nilayam, Peter Rae, 1992.
Dr. Fanibunda: Blueprint, Practical Spirituality, Dallas,
The Video Education Co.
God Lives in India, Holland.
Golden Chariot and Paduka Festival, Dallas, The Video
Education Co.
Dr Jack Hislop at the 17th North and South Central Region
Sai Conference, Missouri, May 1994, Dallas, The Video Education
Co.
The Hospital Video. The Beginning of the Sri Sathya Sai
Institute of Higher Medical Sciences. Produced by James Redmond.
Dallas, The Video Education Co., 1993.
Interview with Dr. B.S.Goel, Dallas, The Video Education Co.
Phyllis Krystal, at the San Diego Retreat, Dallas, The Video
Education Co.
The Miracle of Puttaparthi (On the building of the Super
Speciality Hospital in Puttaparthi. Includes an interview with
the architect, Professor Keith Critchlow.)
My Sweet Lord (A music and darshan video), Dallas, The Video
Education Co., 1997.
On Personal Experiences with Swami, Dallas, The Video
Education Co., 1994. Charles and Faith Penn, at the N.
California Retreat, 1991.
Personal Interviews, Vol I (Experiences of Baba by Isaac
Tigrett, Connie Shaw and Seral Rahm) Produced by James Redmond,
Dallas, The Video Education Co., 1993.
Personal Experiences. Vol. 2. Ralli, Mason, Critchlow, Video
Education Company, Dallas, Texas.
Prasanthi Nilayam, Christmas 1992, Torrensville, South
Australia, P.G.Video, 1993.
Pure Love (Peter Rae, 1994)
Rahm, Seral, at the Texas Retreat, 1994.
Rahm, Seral, at the N.Carolina Retreat, November 1996.
Jonathan Roof, at the Texas Retreat.
The Rowdies, Dallas, The Video Education Co.
Sai Baba and His Children, U.K.
Sai Gayatri
Samuel and Sharon Sandweiss at the Western Canada Sai
Conference, Calgary, July 1994, Dallas, The Video Education Co.
Sathya Sai Baba - The Inner Voice, Denmark.
Secret Cave of India - Patal Bhuvaneshwar, Video Education
Company, Dallas, Texas.
Sixtieth Birthday
G.V.Subba Rao, Avatar and Sri Gayatri. Dallas, The Video
Education Co.
Swami's Mission, Prof. N. Kasturi, Christmas 1984.
The Technical Side of Having Good Bhajans, Video Education
Company, Dallas, Texas.
Tigrett, Isaac, at the 1993 USA Sai Conference..
Travelling to India for the First Time, James Redmond, The
Video Education Company, Dallas, Texas, 1994.
Two in One: Aura of Divinity and The Lost Years of Jesus
Two in One: Glimpses of Divine Mission and Shirdi Darshan
(Hindi Commentary)
The Way to Baba Hartley Film Institute, U.S.A.
Who's Sai Baba? (Victor Tognola, Switzerland)
2. Discourses by Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(The Video Education Company, PO Box 870334, Dallas,
Texas. Fax: (1) 214 233 9405. Producer: James Redmond)
November 19, 1990: Service
November 20, 1990: Gaining God's Love
November 22, 1990: Education
November 23, 1990: The Motherland
November 24, 1990: The Biggest Miracle
April, 1991: Talk to Westerners (Kodaikanal)
November 22, 1991: Ideal Lives
November 23, 1991: Winning the Lord's Grace
1992 Discourse: Importance of a Name
March 3, 1992: Discourse on Bhajans
November 22, 1992: Discourse
November 23, 1992: Discourse
February 19, 1993: Shivaratri
February 20, 1993: Shivaratri (with English sub-titles)
November 20, 1993: Discourse
November 23, 1993: Discourse
December 25, 1993: Christmas Discourse
November 22, 1994: Discourse
November 23, 1994: Discourse
July 8, 1995: Discourse
July 11, 1995: Discourse
July 12, 1995: Discourse
November 18, 1995: Water Project Discourse
November 19, 1995: Women's Day
November 20, 1995: Discourse on E.H.V.
November 21, 1995: Discourse
November 22, 1995: Discourse
November 23, 1995: 70th Birthday Discourse
February 17, 1996: Discourse
February 18, 1996: Discourse
July 29, 1996: Discourse
July 30, 1996: Discourse
November 19, 1996: Ladies Day Discourse
November 21, 1996: Discourse
November 22, 1996: Discourse
November 23, 1996: Birthday Discourse
December 25, 1996: Christmas Discourse
March 7, 1997: Discourse
March 8, 1997: Discourse
July 16, 1997: Discourse
July 17, 1997: Discourse
July 19, 1997: Discourse
July 20, 1997: Discourse
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