Contents
AUTHOR'S PREFACE
HAPPENINGS
Our First Meeting with Sri Sathya Sai Baba
From Age 16
The Crucifix
The Weeping Saris
A Mirror of the Moon
The Resurrection of Walter Cowan
Touring with Baba
Baba in Havana, Cuba
The Double Halo
Baba Protects His/Our Home
Baba Knows Our Mexican Gardener
Sugar Candy
Master of Time and Space
Choosing a Cow in Bangalore
Baba's Miracle of Life
Gita, Her Destiny Is to Be a Human Person
Three Rings and Prema Sai
Sai Krishna
For This, One Cannot Look to Baba
The Heart May Be Open and Free
BABA'S TEACHINGS
Become as a Little Child
The Inner Voice
God, Himself, Is the Only Reliable Guru
Self-Inquiry
Karma
Reincarnation
If All Is God, Who Does Evil?
Sadhana
The Divine Name
Meditation
Our Pure Mind
Surrender to the Lord
Awaken, My Dear, Awaken
He Who Knows
Silence
Our Discontent
Creation
Carefree and Happy
The Will, Free or Not?
His Life Is His Message
Our Experience with Happiness
Ceiling on Desires
Pandora's Box
The Priceless Secret
Our Body
Seva
Divine Vision
Holding to Truth
Three Sai Messages
Baba Talks to the Indian Air Force
CONCERSATIONS WITH BABA
LETTERS
EPILOGUE
On Directly Experiencing the Presence of God (A Talk to a
Gathering
of Sai Devotees)
To Sum It Up
GLOSSARY
Back Cover
Who is Sathya Sai Baba of India? Who is this holy man whom
millions
of Indians believe to be an Avathar, an embodiment of God? The
miracles witnessed by his devotees transcend the known laws of
science and parallel the miracles of Jesus. And he comes with
a
similar message – to bring unity and love to a despairing
world.
Dr. John Hislop, professor and author, recounts his
experiences with
Sathya Sai Baba during the past 17 years and tries to acquaint
the
reader with the depth and grandeur of Sai Baba's spiritual
philosophy. Sai Baba has said that Dr. Hislop has had more
face-to-
face confrontations with him than any other Western person. In
"My
Baba and I", Dr. Hislop gives the reader a rare look into the
life,
miracles, teachings, and writings of the most unique and
powerful
religious personage of the 20th Century – Sathya Sai Baba of
India.
"Realize the Heaven within you and all at once all desires
are
fulfilled, all misery and suffering is put an end to. Feel
yourselves above the body and its environments, above the mind
and
its motives, above the thoughts of success of fear. The great
cause
of suffering in the world is that people do not look within,
they
rely on outside forces."
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
http://www.saibooks.org/newsletters/1997/oct97.htm
One of the most insightful books on Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai
Baba,
and essential reading for anyone wishing to go beyond the
initial
thrill of discovering Sai Baba, is My Baba and I by Dr. John
S.
Hislop. Dr Hislop recently passed away, and has left us all
with a
valuable legacy. The book is in four sections - each a gem in
its
own right. The first he calls `Happenings' - the phenomenal
experiences he and his wife had over more than 28 years. Some
of
these stories have become legendary, Swami's materialization
of the
crucifix on a piece of the actual cross on which Jesus was
crucified; the resurrention of Walter Cowan; the prevention of
their
home in Mexico falling into the ocean; the car crash prevented
by
Swami in his role as Master of Time and Space; and finally the
famous Prema Sai ring. The second part called Baba's Teachings,
is
equally valuable for he tackles questions that we would all
like to
ask Swami; Where does evil come from? What does surrender
really
mean? How can there be free will when everything is God's Will?
Hislop has the advantage of having been able to ask Swami to
get the
definitive answer on these knotty points. The third and fourth
parts
Conversations with Baba and Letters, both give us Swami's
direct
words on the numerous points which arise in daily life. Hislop
himself had a varied background of spiritual seeking which
took him
from his Episcopal church to involvement with Dr. Annie Besant
and
Theosophy. He and his wife explored Yoga, then embraced the
Transcendental Meditation of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Leaving
that for
Buddhist meditation they finally found Swami in 1968 and their
search was at an end. His book was published in 1984, and
although
13 years has passed it is still vitally relevant today.
http://beaskund.helloyou.ws/sathya/bookstore/FILES/mybaba.html
In this remarkable book, the former president of the American
Sathya
Sai Organization asks Swami many of the questions, that we
always
wanted to ask, including: what prevents us from seeing the
truth?;
the limit of one's responsibility; how can one develop love?;
what
does "surrender to the Lord" mean?; how does one get devotion
to
God; what is the short-cut to self realization; how does one
dtermine the dharma (right action) appropriate to oneself;
what does
Swami see when he looks at us; and hundreds of additional
questions.
The dialogues, taken from 10 years of interviews, are
presented in
an easy-to-read question-and-answer format. The book provides
valuable insight into our own lives, and Swami's answers are
sometimes unexpecteda but always sweet, profound, and deeply
illuminating.
http://www.sathyasai.org/inform/desexp.htm
Sathya Sai Baba has said that "Dr.
Hislop has had more face-to-face confrontations with him
than any other western person." (SSB) In a straightforward
and graceful style, Dr. Hislop narrates endearing "Happenings"
(Part I), discusses "Baba's Teachings" (Part II), reports
his "Conversations with Baba" (Part III), and shares actual
copies of "Baba's Letters" (Part IV). The book is a treasure
of Swami experiences and information as well as a very
thorough and illuminating introduction to Swami's grace and
profundity. It contains numerous color photos.
The book is available
at:
Sri Sathya Sai Book and Information Center, Toronto Cananda
http://www.saibooks.org
Netnews Bookstore
http://beaskund.helloyou.ws/netnews/bookstore/index.html
Sathya Sai Book Center Of America
http://www.sathyasai.org/inform/tustin.htm
Sathya Sai Book Centre, London UK
http://www.srisathyasaibooks.org.uk/
