One of my friends, an entrepreneur, had already been practicing mantras, meditation and yoga. During that period I met several friends who had already been to the Sai ashram. He believed that all the questions that people came to him with were important.įor the first time I was told about Sathya Sai Baba in the early 90s. Sathya Sai Baba was the greatest spiritual master, he helped and is still helping his devotees achieve enlightenment. There were numerous cases of healing from diseases and predictions of future events that were fulfilled exactly as he said. He gave advice on the practices of meditation and mantra, instructed on the spiritual path, and answered the questions that people asked him. I witnessed how Sathya Sai communicated with devotees and visitors. I translated for Russian-speaking devotees from different countries, such as Russia and Belarus, Ukraine and Lithuania, Latvia and Kazakhstan. I often translated when he i nvited groups for interviews (personal meetings). It was a great honor for me to be Sathya Sai's translator in the period of 1993-1999. Among the admirers of Sathya Sai Baba were politicians from around the world. Many world spiritual and religious leaders treated him with great respect, believing that he was a great teacher. The life and teachings of Sathya Sai generated a lot of discussions during his lifetime, disputes continue even today. He possessed divine powers and healed from ailments. His blessings transformed the spiritual state of people. In his ashram, meditation and mantras were practiced. Baba is a spiritual father, a spiritual mentor.
The first word Sri carries several meanings: dear, well-wishes of prosperity, also is the name of the goddess Lakshmi, who is responsible for family, material and financial well-being, self-development. Sai Baba preached the interconnectedness and the unity of world spiritual traditions and religions. An avatar is a divine incarnation, an embodiment that is embodied in this world in order to help all people. Sri Sathya Sai Baba was sometimes called Guru or Avatar.
Sri Sathya Sai was a philosopher, humanist, spiritual Guru, a great healer, clairvoyant and a miracle worker.
He left this world in the spring of 2011 at the age of 84. Sri Sathya Sai Baba was born in the very South of India.