Book Review of the week - The Sathya Sai Baba Compendium

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Book Review of the weekWednesday, November 26, 2003

 

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The Sathya Sai Baba Compendium: A Guide to the First Seventy Yearsby Brian

SteelRed Wheel/Weiser; (February 1997)386 pagesISBN: 0877288844

 

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Back Cover

 

In recent years, particularly in the past decade, there has been an exponential

growth of interest in the life and work of India-based Avatar, Bhagavan Sri

Sathya Sai Baba. His simple message is that all religions are equally valid,

all people are essentially divine, and the main task on Earth is to Love All

and Serve All. The Sathya Sai Baba Compendium provides basic background

information for newcomers to Sathya Sai Baba, and also presents, for Sai

devotees, a source of further information and reference on topics and terms

frequently found in the literature on Sai Baba. Information on over 300 topics

is arranged alphabetically, including: Ashram - Life - Bhajans - Devotees -

Education in Human Values - Ganesh(a) - Gayatri Mantra - Guru Purnima -

Hinduism - Karma - Lingam - Mahasivaratri - Miracles - Om - Prasanthi Nilayam -

Prema - Seva - Study Circles - Surrender - Teachings - Vibhuti - Worship. In

addition to excerpts from the Avatar's own writing, Steel has

included excerpts from the principal books written on Sai Baba over the last 25

years. He also provides a Sanskrit-English glossary of common terms, a

comprehensive bibliography listing over 325 books about the Avatar, and a

concordance between the U.S. and Indian Editions of the series Sathya Sai Baba

Speaks. This is the first book of its kin to provide accessible information on

the writings of and about Sathya Sai Baba — an indispensable aid for study,

research, and inspiration!

 

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Table of Contents

 

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations and Symbols

 

Part I: The Life and Times of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai BabaOverview of the Life

and WorkSome Characteristics of Sathya Sai BabaBaba's HumorNon-Literal

InterpretationHand and Arm GesturesA Brief Chronology of the first 70 Years of

Sathya Sai Baba's Avatara

 

Part II: A Compendium of Information on the Mission, Teachings, and Influence of Sathya Sai Baba

 

Glossary of Sanskrit and Cultural TermsAlphabetical Bibliography of Sathya Sai

Baba SourcesVideocassettesChronological Bibliography of Sathya Sai Baba Sources

in English, 1961-1955IndexAbout the Author

 

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The book is available at:

 

Amazon.comhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0877288844/qid=1069864051/sr=1-37/ref=sr_1_37/002-7999292-4581628?v=glance&s=books

 

Sri Sathya Sai Book and Information Center, Toronto Canadahttp://www.saibooks.org

 

Insight Metaphysical Bookstore

http://www.insight-books.com/SAIB/0877288844.html

 

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