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Sathya Sai Baba The World-Avatar Teaching and Revelations

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Now, here we have finally reached a crucial point: it is the ever-recurring<br />

question as to whether God really exists <strong>and</strong> if He should exist -<br />

how it is possible to find or recognize him. What "methods" can we follow<br />

to find the truth of the matter?<br />

If we should want to go into these questions <strong>and</strong> others associated<br />

with them in a more general way, there would be no end to our investigation.<br />

<strong>The</strong> opinions prevalent among men about this subject of supreme<br />

importance are of a too individual <strong>and</strong> controversial character.<br />

For this reason, this document only throws light onto the life of Shri <strong>Sathya</strong><br />

<strong>Sai</strong> <strong>Baba</strong>, the holy man from the South of India. Even today, he<br />

is already considered to be the greatest religious <strong>and</strong> social reformer<br />

of India <strong>and</strong> he is revered by millions of people from all over the world<br />

as an "<strong>Avatar</strong>", a Divine incarnation. <strong>The</strong> following quotation of his<br />

characterizes his teachings briefly <strong>and</strong> concisely:<br />

<strong>The</strong>re is only one Religion - <strong>The</strong> Religion of Love.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re is only one Language - <strong>The</strong> Language of the Heart.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re is only one Caste - <strong>The</strong> Caste of Mankind.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re is only one God - He is omnipresent.<br />

Today, innumerable people are in the same situation as our ancestors<br />

were when the great founders of religion, such as Buddha, Mohammed<br />

or Christ, were still alive. <strong>The</strong>y too were suddenly confronted with<br />

a Being who entirely exceeded all their attempts at comprehension.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y too had to make use of all means available to them to become<br />

clear about this issue, <strong>and</strong> they too had the right <strong>and</strong> the possibility to<br />

believe or reject their findings - in fact, those Beings of Light even invited<br />

them to take such an attitude.<br />

When searching after our own true origin, on this difficult search for<br />

Truth <strong>and</strong> Knowledge, it seems legitimate to us as well to examine different<br />

sources. Driven by an undying yearning for eternal values, our<br />

common sense, our powers of discernment <strong>and</strong> our intuition will lead<br />

us to the most diverse teachings involving no risk. We can examine<br />

these teachings on an impartial basis <strong>and</strong> then reconcile our findings<br />

with what we already know.<br />

Such a source is to be found in the teaching of <strong>Sathya</strong> <strong>Sai</strong> <strong>Baba</strong> whose<br />

essence is of breathtaking clarity <strong>and</strong> beauty. His teaching, which is<br />

based on the Holy Scriptures of India, i.e., texts belonging to the oldest<br />

spiritual treasures of the world, reveal an immense richness of concrete<br />

information about God's intentions <strong>and</strong> the destiny of mankind in<br />

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