Book of the week - Living Divinity

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Book of the weekWednesday, January 14, 2004

 

Living Divinity

By Shakuntala Balu

Sawbridge Enterprises; (1981)338 pagesISBN: 0-907555-00-4

 

Table of Contents

AcknowledgementsPoem: Guru DivineContents

Introduction

Part I In the World of Sai

1. First Meeting2. The Interview

3. His Story and His Glory

4. Sathya Sai and Shirdi Sai

5. Baba is my Brother

6. Horoscope of Sri Sathya Sai Baba

7. The Testimony of an Aura Expert

8. The Prophecy of the Shuka Naadi

9. Mystic Manifestations

10. Sri Sathya Sai Baba and the Satellite

11. A cosmic Portrait

12. On Avataras

13. Christ and Sai

14. Divine Painting

15. Two Pandits

16. At Brindavan

a. The Bhajan Bridge

b. A Hostel is Opened

17. Our Divine Visitor

18. At Raj Bhavan, Bangalore

19. To Puttaparthi

20. Festivals at Puttaparthi

21. Infusing Soul Power into Education

22. The Sacred Thread Ceremony and the Sai Gayatri

 

Part II Some Sai Experiences

1. Some Faithful Old Sai Devotees

2. He Called her after the River

3. The Shirdi Link

4. The Picture in the Attic

5. Roytal Devotees

6. From Puttaparthi to Tanzania

7. The Stiry of a Worldly Man

8. 19mm Bolts into 16mm Bores

9. Who was the Lovely Lady?

10. Jayamma at the Lotus Feet

11. Fragrance for Tulasamma

12. Have Faith in God. That is Enough

13. To the Vina via Nuclear Physics14. Jazz and the Blue Light

15. Saved by a Photograph

16. The Divine Psychiatrist

17. Divine Therapy

18. Doctor of Dreams

19. Experiences of Four Devotees

20. The Soul has no Death

21. Sai Baba is God

 

Part III Conclusion

Answers from the Divine Guru

Some Excerpts from Discourses

Epilogue: The Essential Sai

Glossary (of Indian words and names)

Bhajans

 

 

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Shakuntala Balu is a journalist by profession and her writing offers conclusive

evidence that she is very skilled in her profession. In Living Divinity she

lucidly writes about Swami's life and teachings. Her sense of style and

structure are remarkable and her professionalism is evident. There is an

element of drama in the book right from the beginning where she writes about

her first meeting with Swami. The book is like a journey through a maze of ink

and paper and the reader feels he is a part of it as long as the book is in his

hands. Fascinating details about Swami's life are lucidly elucidated as are his

teachings explained. Interesting items mentioned in the book include references

to the Shuka Naadi, a book written by the sage Shuka 5000 years ago, in which

the arrival of Swami is predicted. Also mentioned is the significance of the

Kalpataru – the wish-fulfilling tree. The book dwells upon the simplicity of

Swami's teachings, one of which remains etched in the memory: If you want the

world to be green, don't try to paint it. Wear green-tinted glasses instead.

 

 

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Sri Sathya Sai Baba is a born guru, this is so even when he is not performing

miracles or manifesting superhuman powers. Every action of his proclaims his

dictum: “My Life is My Message.” He shows, completely successfully, how

spirituality can be a reality in everyday life and the need for all of us to

have our “heads in the forest” (quest for Truth) and our “hands in society”

(goodness towards man). Everyone may not be able to experience Sri Sathya Sai

Baba’s divinity. Nevertheless, I feel that they should at least study him as an

example of perfection in humanity. Through such an attempt, they may come to

understand the essential Sai who demonstrates in himself that the fully human

man is fully divine.

 

 

The book is available at:

 

Sri Sathya Sai Book and Information Centre, Toronto, Canada

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