Contents
Author's Note
Introduction
1 The Search
2 Satya Sai Baba
3 Abode of Peace and Many Wonders
4 0 World Invisible
5 Birth and Childhood
6 The Two Sais
7 Echoes from the Early Years
8 With Baba in the Hills
9 Return to Brindavanam
10 A Place Apart
11 Drift of Pinions
12 More Wonder Cures
13 The Question of Saving from Death
14 Eternal Here and Now
15 The Same, but Different
16 A Word from the West
17 Devotees
18 Reality and Significance of the Miraculous
19 Some Sai Teachings
20 Avatar
Author's Note
This book is intended for three classes of readers; one, the
many
for whom the mysterious, marvellous and miraculous of life
hold
interest and appeal; two, the searchers after spiritual light
who
have not yet found what they seek. Many in both of these
classes,
especially the former, will not even have heard of Satya Sai
Baba of
India, let alone seen his miracles and felt his great
influence.
They will be more than inclined to doubt. Therefore I have
tried to
present the facts as objectively as possible, keeping the
devotional
content to a minimum. Other books, from time to time, have
dealt in
such a way with the subject of miraculous phenomena. But I
know of
none describing so many and varied events connected with a
miracle-
saint, still living, and attested to by such an array of
witnesses
whose real names are given. These witnesses are, in the main,
well-
known in their professions and/or communities and can be
contacted
by any doubters who would like confirmation of the fantastic
incredible experiences described.
Because the devotional element is minimal the third class of
readers
for whom the book is intended, the Sai devotees, will perhaps
feel
that the presentation is too cold for them. But I beg them to
remember that pure devotional literature is of interest only
to
devotees, and here I am primarily concerned with a much wider
field.
But I sincerely hope that even the most ardent and experienced
Sai
devotee, to whom the extraordinary has become the commonplace,
will
find in these pages something to interest him - perhaps some
new
evidence, aspect or interpretation of the great Sai power. For
it is
a fathomless ocean and no man can know more than a fraction of
it.
In this volume, the fruit of long but highly-rewarding
research,
investigation and experience, I would like to share with you
the
inspiring fraction that I came to know.
And now I want to express some appreciation and gratitude.
First and
foremost to Sri Satya Sai Baba himself for all that he has so
graciously shown and revealed to me personally. Words
completely
fail, me here. So I will pass on swiftly to express my
gratitude to
those people who so courteously supplied me with the facts
about
their precious and marvellous experiences, and who also
permitted me
to use their names in testimony to a truth that is stranger
than
fiction.
Finally, further sincere thanks are due to my good friend, Mr,
Alf
Tidemand-Johannessen, who provided some very timely
secretarial
assistance in connection with the book, and to my wife who
helped so
much in typing and checking the manuscript.
H.M.
Back Cover
India has always nurtured true yogins – those who have
transcended
the lower self, those in whom wonder-working powers or siddhis
have
flourished. These powers, or some of them, have been brought
into
the research laboratories of the parapsychologists who call
them
extra-sensory perception and psycho-kinesis. Others call them
miracles. Whatever the terminology, such powers and their
practitioners demand sensible attention.
This account relates some of the achievements of one of the
most
impressive men of miracles to appear for centuries. Satya Sai
Baba –
his followers believe him to be a reincarnation of Sai Baba of
Shirdi who died in 1918 – appears to have been born with
phenomenal
powers, which he used in childhood and has employed constantly
and
openly ever since. They include all the varieties of E.S.P.
and P.K.
known to psychic science and more besides. The author, a
Westerner
devoted to science and logic, spent many months with Satya Sai
Baba;
he claims to have found that his "unscientific," "illogical"
miracles were, in fact, genuine yogic siddhis. He found, too,
that
along with Christ-like miraculous powers went a Christ-like
love,
compassion and the God-knowledge that opens the door to a new
vision
of life.
http://www.sathyasai.org/inform/desexp.htm
This is the book that first introduced Sai Baba to thousands
of
westerners in the 1970's. And it continues to be one of the
most
popular Swami books for newcomers around the world. Man of
Miracles
is the exhilarating and fact-filled chronicle of an
Australian's
remarkable encounters with Sathya Sai Baba in the late 1960's.
Throughout the book, dramatic eyewitness accounts detail
extraordinary Sai phenomena and numerous personal healings and
transformations, as well as stories of lives that have been
changed
forever. Because it is written in the logical, objective tone
of a
reporter, this book has had great impact on people who have
little
acquaintance with the spiritual.
The book is available
at:
Sathya Sai Book Center Of America
http://www.sathyasai.org/inform/tustin.htm
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Sathya Sai Book Centre, London UK
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