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.
CONTENTS
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
1. Discourses by Sathya Sai Baba
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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2. Privately Revealed Messages and Teachings
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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3. Reference Works on Sathya Sai Baba's Teachings
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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4. Introductions and Guides
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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5. Study Circles and Discussion Groups
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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6. Bhajans
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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7. The Sathya Sai Organisation and Service/Seva
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.
Group 1. The Classic Accounts
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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Group 2. Other Basic Accounts
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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Group 3. Further Books for General Readers (Indian and non-Indian)
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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Group 4. Introductions aimed principally at Indian readers
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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Group 5. Collected Articles
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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Group 6. Poetry, etc.
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
1. Education
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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2. Comparative Religion
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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3. Dharma in Everyday Life
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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4. Healing and Therapy
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
1. Miracles
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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2. Hindu Interpretations
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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3. Information on other Activities Associated with Sathya Sai Baba
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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4. Shirdi Sai Baba
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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5. Research
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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6. The Spiritual Path
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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7. Prophecies
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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Part 5 Complete Bibliography of Titles Cited
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.].
Discourses by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Vols 1-4. See Sathya
Sai Baba, Discourses by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
Drucker, Al, Discourses on the Bhagavad-Gita, Compiled and edited
by Al Drucker, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications,
1988.] [Later edition, Puttaparthi, Sai Towers, 1995]
Elliott, J., SSSB and Wonders of His Love, Prasanthi Nilayam Sai
Towers, 1997
Essential Sai [The]. 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.
Fanibunda, Eruch B., Vision of the Divine, Bombay, Sri Sathya Sai
Books and Publications, 1976.
Friedrich, Richard, Where to Find What in the Sai Literature, Vienna,
Sathya Sai Philosophische Vereinigung, 1991.
Gale-Kumar, Kristina, The Scriptures are Fulfilled, Cardinal Enterprises,
1991.
Ganapati, Ra.:
1985: Baba: Satya Sai, Part I, 2nd ed., Madras, Sai Raj.
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1996a: Spirituality and Health, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai
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1973 (ed): *A Value Orientation to Our System of Education, New Delhi,
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1975 or 1979: In Defence of Jesus Christ and Other Avatars,
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Hislop, John:
1978: Conversations with Sathya Sai Baba, San Diego, Birth
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1978: Journey to God. The Malaysian Experience, Kuala
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1981: Sai Baba and the World. (Journey to God, Part
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1984: Unity of Faiths, Kuala Lumpur, Sri Sathya Sai
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1989: The Journey Within. (Journey to God, Part 3),
Kuala Lumpur, n.p.
1993: Aum, Aum, Aum. The Search for the Real You, Kuala
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Karanjia, R.K:
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1982: Loving God. Eighty Five Years under the Watchful Eye
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Krishna Murty, Tumuluru, Digest. A Collection of Sri Sathya Sai
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Krystal, Phyllis:
1985: Sai Baba - The Ultimate Experience, Los Angeles, Aura
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1993: Cutting the Ties that Bind, York Beach, Samuel Weiser.
1993: Cutting More Ties that Bind, York Beach, Samuel Weiser.
1994: Taming Our Monkey Mind. Insight, Detachment, Identity,
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1995: Reconnecting the Love Energy, York Beach, Samuel Weiser.
Kulkarni, S.D.:
1990: Sri Sathya Sai: The Yugavatara (Scientific Analysis
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1992: Shri Sathya Sai. The Fount of Vedic Culture, Bombay,
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Lowenberg, R.:
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1983: The Heart of Sai, Bombay, India Book House.
1985: The Grace of Sai, Bombay, India Book House.
Marwaha, AnneMarie, ... and the Greatest is LOVE. My Experiences
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1993: Sathya Sai Baba + Universal Revelations, Sathya Sai Publications
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Menon, Jaishree D.:
1990a: Our Sai Beyond Miracles, Prasanthi Nilayam [private].
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Mira, Sai, Mohana Baba Sai, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers.
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1971: Sai Baba: Man of Miracles, London. [Reprinted by Samuel
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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.
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Samuel Weiser.
1993a: Where the Road Ends, [N.S.W. Australia], Butterfly Books.
[Later editions: Faber, VA, Leela Press.]
1993b: Walking the Path with Sai Baba, York Beach, Samuel Weiser.
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1996: Sai Inner Views and Insights, Faber, VA, Leela
Press.
Murthy, M.V.N., The Greatest Adventure. Essays on the Sai Avathaar
and His Message, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications,
1983.
Murthy, T.S. Anantha:
1974a: Divine Life and Mission of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba,
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Narasimha, V.K., Bapu to Baba, Prasanthi Nilayam Sai Towers, 1996.
Nazuna, Sai Diary of a Travelling Zen Lady, San Diego, Birth Day,
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*Ogunkolati, Dare, Africa for Sai Baba, Prasanthi Nilayam, Sri Sathya
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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.
Padmanaban, R., Prasanthi Guide, PUttaparthi, Sai Towers, 1995.
Palanivelu, Sarojini, Sri Sathya Sai's Miracles and Spirituality,
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Parthasarathy, Rangaswami, God Who Walked on Earth. The Life and
Times of Shirdi Sai Baba, New Delhi, Sterling, 1996.
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 Trust.
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 Sai Baba,
York Beach, Maine, Samuel Weiser, 1998.
*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.
Purnaiya, Nagamani, The Divine Leelas of Sri Satya Sai Baba,
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Quek, Ramon, Language of the Heart, Singapore, 1994.
*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.
Rai, R. Mohan, Satya Sai Avatar. Glimpses of Divinity, New Delhi,
Sterling, 1987. [2nd rev. ed., 1995]
Ralli, Lucas:
1985: Sai Messages for You and Me, London, Vrindavanum Books.
1987: Sai Messages for You and Me, Vol II, London, Vrindavanum
Books.
1990: Sai Messages for You and Me, Vol III, London, [n.p.].
1993: Sai Messages for You and Me, Vol IV, Madras (Chennai),
[n.p.].
Ramdath, L.A., Sri Sathya Sai Baba Young Adults Programme, Prasanthi
Nilayam, Sai Towers.
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.
1998b: Shirdi Sai Baba Speaks to Yogi Spencer in His Vision, New
Delhi, Vikas. See also under Ruhela, S.P.(1994a).
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, Sushila Devi, Worship of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, New Delhi,
Diamond Pocket Books, 1998.
Sahukar, Mani, Sai Baba. The Saint of Shirdi, 3rd ed., Bombay, Somaiya
Publications, 1983. [1971]
Sai Bhajana Mala, International Edition, Prasanthi 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 Eternal Educator,
New Delhi, n.p., 1993.
Sarin, V.I.K., Face to Face with God, 3rd rev ed., Prasanthi Nilayam,
Saindra, 1995. [1st ed 1993]
Sathya Sai. The Avatar of Love, Hyderabad, Sri 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.
Spiritual Message of Sathya Sai]
Upanishad Vahini. [Essence of Vedic Knowledge. Teachings on Spiritual
Discipline]
Vidya Vahini. [Flow of Spiritual Education]
Sathya Sai Songbook, Adelaide, Sri Sathya Sai Baba Centre of South
Australia, 1988.
Satvik, G. E., Know Thyself. The Gateway to Physical , Mental and
Spiritual Health, 2nd ed., Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Towers, 1996 [1st
ed. 1995]
Schulman, Arnold, Baba, New York, Viking Press, 1971.
Service and Spirituality. The Sathya Sai Movement in Malaysia, Kuala
Lumpur, Sri Sathya Sai Central Council of 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 Puttaparthi, 2nd ed.,
Delhi, Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan, 1989.
Singh, Chundraban, Love and Light of the World. Poems, 2 vols, Bangalore,
1985.
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.
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.
Swallow, D.A., 'Ashes and Powers: Myth, Rite, and 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 Research Centre, 1993.
Swami Maheshwaranand, Sai Baba and Nara Narayan Gufa Ashram, 3 Parts,
translated by B.P. Mishra, Madras, Prasanthi Printers, 1990-1992.
Takyi, H.K. and Khubchandani, K.J., Words of Jesus and Sathya
Sai Baba, 4th ed., Madras, Shri Shriram, 1995. [1st ed. 1989]
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.
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.
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: 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.
Wintergate, John See Lightstorm.
Worthington, V., Journey to Sathya Sai Baba (A Visitor's Guide),
Faber, VA, Leela, 1995.
Youngs, Homer S., Translations by Baba, Tustin, California, Sathya
Sai Book Center of America, 1975.
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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