Over the years, many people have reported that Sai Baba has appeared before them in various places around the globe in a living form - yet He has ‘physically’ left India only once.  One example is Connie Shaw, the American author and lecturer, who states in her book Wake Up Laughing that Baba has appeared in her home in Colorado over fifty times!  At one point He appeared in the middle of the night, waking her from sleep with a tap on the shoulder, to request that she take over the presidency of a local Sai Center.  Since the center was mainly comprised of Indians and she felt it would be inappropriate for a Westerner to lead them, she refused His request.  The next night He came again, and again she refused.  When He appeared for the third consecutive night she finally relented and agreed to lead the center.  When she reluctantly told the president of the Center about the apparitions, he confessed that on the same three nights Baba had appeared in his home as well, requesting that he resign so Connie could take his place!

Another example is James Sinclair, an American businessman who had never heard of Sai Baba, and who saw, on two occasions, an orange-robed man with an afro appearing and disappearing in his house in the USA.  Inquiring at a spiritual book store if any living Master fit the description, he was shown a photo of Sai Baba, whom he instantly recognized as the man in his home.  When Sinclair finally made it to Baba’s ashram, the first thing Baba said to him was, “I came to you twice!”

Source: http://www.saibaba-aclearview.com/contents2.html
Copyright 2001. Dated August 2001