Table of
Contents
Foreword
The Search Begins
From the Paranormal to the Supernatural
In Search of Saints and Masters
The First Steps Toward the Avatar
Another Religion or a Single Faith? Sai Baba and Jesus
The Work of Sai Baba
Man is God
The First and Final Reality
Religion: Devotion to the One God
Schools and Education
Doubt and Inquiry
Anguish and Ecstasy
Epilogue
Afterword
Bibliography
Foreword
Many of my friends were alarmed when they learned of my
intention to
write a book about Sai Baba. They were aware of my convictions
about
this being who is human only in body. With brotherly concern,
they
variously advised, begged or beseeched me to publish it under
pseudonym, imagining the unhappy consequences I might
encounter from
the ecclesiastical hierarchy.
I asked myself that I should have no fear in saying what my
own eyes
have seen. Why should I be afraid to make known what this poor
heart
of mine experiences before an extraordinary presence? Should I
feel
guilty for what I have discovered during these years, and be
afraid
to announce it? Certainly not! On the contrary, I feel quite
fortunate. Necessitas enim mihi incumbit: it is not possible
to
resist the impulse of Truth, and woe to me if I should remain
silent!
I write this book dedicating it above all to the Church
preciously
because I could not let pass, without pointing out to Her who
is my
Mother, a piece of news which can no longer remain unknown,
hidden
by indifference, fear, or by general confusion. This work is
an
undertaking which has made use of me, I would say, only as
hired
manual labour: I consider its contents the work of Another. It
has
been written above all for my bishop, Pope; and then for all
my
fellow bretheren, for my superiors, and for all those who
throughout
the centuries try to work in the services of, and in the
search for,
Truth.
Contrary to what those friends of mine fear, I hope - and my
heart
is certain of it - that these reflections will sound like a
call and
a warning for a greater spiritual re-awakening.
This era - the era of Sathya, the era of truth - is, in my
opinion,
a unique moment, which will change the historical and
religious
order of nations. Certainly the most extraordinary
characteristics
of this study, in an age in which there is so much talk about
sects
and religious factions, is that in all the things I have
discovered
these years, I have found nothing which would prompt an
aversion to
our religion, nothing which would obstruct our faith. On the
contrary! Everything I have meditated on has brought me that
much
closer to the mysteries I had been celebrating, often without
knowing them thoroughly. And it is precisely to Sathya Sai
Baba that
I owe the renewal of my life as a priest!
In short, my hope is this: that the same thing might happen
for many
of my fellow bretheren, whom I have found tired, strained and
disappointed.
I am grateful to all those who have offered me precious
suggestions,
in particular to Professor Pierantonio Di Coste, who
encouraged and
supported the drafting of this book.
I place this book at the feet of Him who inspired it - the
only
begotten son of yesterday, of today, and of always, the
immutable
Truth - in the hope that this fruit which He alone has the
right to
gather will be pleasing to Him and that He will accept it as
an
offering for His greater glory.
November 23, 1990
Don Mario Mazzoleni
http://beaskund.helloyou.ws/netnews/bookstore/mazzoleni.html
«Why on earth would a priest, who has been taught so many
well-
packaged and inviolable truths, need to be a seeker? Are there
any
existential questions which a priest has not answered? and -
you
might ask - what does a man of the church, who should already
have
perfected his education and knowledge, still need to
investigate?...
Well, then, yes!
In nature, everything undergoes change, and our reason is part
of
nature. The fundamental truth might not change, but the human
approach to these truths does, and this amounts to admitting
that it
is necessary to review and correct the way sacred truths have
been
formulated in the past. The level of consciousness of a people
gradually expands, and a formulation which seemed right
centuries
ago today appears honestly outdated. It is not the underlying
truth
which goes out of date, but the way in which it is expressed.
The
clothes change, but not the body dressed in them.»
- Don Mario Mazzoleni, page 2
«One of the quotations, which has made Sathya Sai Baba's
mission
famous throughout the world is the following:
There is only one religion: the religion of love.
There is only one language: the language of the heart.
There is only one caste: the caste of humanity.
There is only one God, and He is omnipresent.
Some detractors think that this slogan implies a desire to
unite all
religions into one, making just one religion... Sai Baba has
absolutely no intention of founding a new religion. He himself
has
said that there are plenty of religions already, indeed too
many.
The sacred task He has assumed is to lead all religions back
to the
one Truth which is God and Love. Any religion that fights or
dismisses other religions in order to defend itself is not a
true
religion, because it is against Love, which is to be against
God!»
- Don Mario Mazzoleni, pages 177, 178
This era - the era of Sathya, the era of Truth - is, in my
opinion,
a unique moment, which will change the historical and
religious
order of nations. Certainly the most extraordinary
characteristic of
this study, in an age in which there is so much talk about
sects and
religious factions, is that in all the things I have
discovered in
these years, I have found nothing which would prompt an
aversion to
our religion, nothing which would obstruct our faith. On the
contrary! Everything I have meditated on has brought me that
much
closer to the mysteries I had been celebrating, often without
knowing them thoroughly.»
- Don Mario Mazzoleni, Introduction
Don Mario Mazzoleni has a degree in Moral Theology from the
Higher
Institute of Theological Sciences of the Alphonsian Academy in
Rome.
In the 1970's he was associated with the Vatican Radio and the
newspaper L'Avvenire. He was particularly concerned with the
relationship of the mass media to spiritual instruction.
http://www.newvision-psychic.com/bookshelf/priestsai.html
Synopsis:
The publisher , 06/10/96:
What does a Catholic priest do when he encounters a man who
can
create anything at will, who heals the sick, and who raises
the
dead? What does a Catholic priest do when he discovers that
God is
alive in India? Don Mario uses his theological training to
examine
Sai Baba's miracles and teachings. His doubts dissolve as he
learns
how Sai Baba's teachings mirror those of his divine master,
Jesus
Christ. When the Church demands that Don Mario recant for
saying
that God is alive or be excommunicated, the author
said, "Institutions do not accompany anyone beyond the grave,
the
only reality that one can present to God is one's conscience.
The
Lord who examines our hearts is the Judge!" Don Mario
Mazzoleni was
excommunicated Sept. 24, 1992.
The book is
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