New Book Released - Review by Dr Hiramalini Seshadri

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Article published in Malayala Manorama - IndiaJuly 13, 2005URL:

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13th JUL 19:08 hrs IST

Balanced account- Dr Hiramalini Seshadri

 

The book Sri Sathya Sai Baba—a life by travel writer Bill Aitken is an account

of his journey within. Just as his guru, Krishnaprem, discovered that all lofty

doctrines of the head melted into nothing in the divine love of Radha-Krishna,

Aitken, though not a Sai devotee, confesses that he wrote the book because his

"heart was too full to be silent". He candidly says, "What Sathya Sai Baba

arouses in me is a feeling so maddeningly beautiful that I am convinced

everyone in the world would wish to experience it."

The book is a balanced account of the Sai phenomenon. Thanks to his

down-to-earth Scottish instincts, Aitken represents the ascent of man rather

than the descent of Godhead. He treats his divine subject as humanly as

possible. The book delights the historian and the seeker alike because it

seamlessly weaves the history, political overtones and spiritual awakening of

the Deccan over the last millennium, culminating in the Sai parampara.

The years spent at Mirtola have perhaps enabled Aitken to take Baba’s miracles

in his stride. Refreshingly, the book plays down the materialism associated

with Baba. Instead, it focuses on his love and grace that transform one "from a

state of mindless animal behaviour to an awareness of one’s divine inheritance".

The book informs and inspires, and is a must for both the non-devotee and the

devotee. Sri Sathya Sai Baba—a lifeBy Bill AitkenPublished by Penguin Viking.

Price Rs 450

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sai ram.

 

May I request you to find out how to get this book, I mean the address of

bookseller; to complete the good news you sent as moderater of this wonderful

site.

 

sai ram. chandra

 

 

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Moderator's Reply

 

Dear Chandra,

you can find the book "Sri Sathya Sai Baba—A Life" by Bill Aitken in many indian

bookstores on the web, for example:

- http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/ (the editor)

- http://www.indiaclub.com/

- http://shopping.rediff.com/

- http://www.books-n-all.com/, etc.

 

A search engine will show you complete information - for example:

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Sri+Sathya+Sai+Baba%22+aitken&hl=it&lr=&start=\

30&sa=N

 

Sai Ram

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