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The Life and Teachings of Sai Baba of Shirdi (Suny Series in Philosophy and Biology)

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Good scholarly work on the great saint and god incarnate Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi. This books dealt with the life and teachings of Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi from different angles - Hindu Mysticism, Dualism, Sufism, Chisti Brotherhoods etc. and provide great insights into the beliefs around the holy man. Considered as an incarnation in the Avadhuta tradition of Masters - Lord Dattatreya, Sri Sripada Srivallaba, Sri Narasimha Sarswathi, Sri Manik Prabhu Maharaj and Swami Samardha of Akkalkot, Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi is a living god for millions of Indians now who take care of their problems and show the path of deliverance from his holy tomb in Shirdi. Most of the literature available about the great Guru deals with devotional insights more and not many scholarly works had been taken up to describe him from different angles of religious and philosophical insights.

This is a fascinating biography of a great saint of India who died around the time of World War I. Sai Baba of Shirdi is a different person than the similar-named contemporary Sai Baba who has generated controversy and whom reviewer Carolyn Wise objects to. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an academic or devotional interest in the earlier Sai Baba.

i still have to read this book... but this carolyn lady is wrong, this is the sai baba that lived 19th century not the one thats still alive...