Television news around the world has certainly not concentrated on Sai Baba's (failed) moon miracle, as Sai Keet Ong falsely claims. A search on the Internet shows no programmes anywhere in the world covering this. On the contrary, news in India concentrated on the non-appearance of the moon due to clouds when the announced appearance was to take place. Further, there was no Vishwa Viraat Roopa Darshan whatever - anyone who knows the Bhagavad Gita will understand that such an alleged 'vision' has nothing whatever to do with appearing on the face of the moon. The whole thing is truly laughable and has served to awaken thousands to the fraudulence and massive deceits practised by Sathya Sai Baba.

For the record, no scientist has ever been allowed to test Sai Baba's alleged miracles in any scientific way whatever. Those who have approached him have not even been looking for sleight of hand, which is easy to detect on many film clips and also on an Indian TV channel these days! Sathya Sai Baba is guilty of fraud and deceit on a large scale, whatever good social projects his devotees may have paid for and carried out on his behalf. These facts are easily found from many sources on the internet, eg. also my home page.

On the 4th of October, Sai Baba told His translator, Prof. Anil Kumar, that He was going to give Vishwa Viraat Roopa Darshan, which means Cosmic Darshan. This has already been carried out, cause television news all around the world concentrated on Sai Baba. That is Vishwa Viraat Roopa Darshan.

About Cosmic vision to be shown by Sri Satya Sai Baba in moon

Sri Baba showed thousands of miracles to the world and even scientists have accepted the truth in the miracles. If this particular miracle is not done, does it mean that all the previous miracles are invalid? Even if this miracle is done, our atheist-friends will say that some laser technology was adopted. Our friends have disposed all the earlier miracles also as magic. When Lord Krishna gave the cosmic vision to Kauravas, they did not believe it and concluded that it was some magic show. The laser technology was then not known; otherwise they might have told that Krishna passed some laser beam from a small box hidden in His dress! Krishna showed cosmic vision to Arjuna in whose case there was a temporary change. Same vision shown to sage Udanka resulted in permanent change of the sage. The same vision had no use in Kauravas and to prove that the visions are useless for such people only, Krishna showed this vision to Kauravas. The aim of miracles is only to establish the existence of unimaginable nature, so that the unimaginable God can be established. Every time, every devotee needs the exhibition of a miracle to establish the existence of unimaginable nature.

God has arranged one unimaginable event in the creation, which can be seen by every body at any time. Such miracle is the infinity of space. The limits of this universe are unimaginable in this infinite space due to existence of infinite number of galaxies of stars in space. Every one including scientist accepts the infinity of space. Even scientist could not see the limits of Universe even through most powerful telescope. The stars seen by you with your naked eye are a very small number in the infinite number of galaxies of stars. In the time of Krishna, telescope was not there to realize this fact. Hence, by God’s grace, Arjuna could visualize the infinite number of galaxies. Krishna said that He is giving divine sight to Arjuna to see the infinity of Universe. Krishna also stated, while showing this vision, that there is no end to His creation (Nantosti….Gita). Hence, the only purpose of cosmic vision is to establish the unimaginable limits of this creation. This establishes the unimaginable nature of God. Krishna stated that God is unimaginable, when He said that none can know Him (Mamtuvedana…..Gita). Arjuna gets a doubt about the very existence of unimaginable nature at all. For that, a practical example of unimaginable nature is needed.

All authorities (Pramanas) are based on perception (Pratyakasha) only. Experience is the final basis for the other three authorities viz., shruti, smruti and yukti. Krishna could have exhibited some miracle to establish unimaginable nature. But such miracle will be limited to Arjuna only. If the unimaginable limits of Universe are established through the cosmic vision, it will be a permanent miracle for any body to easily experience in the future. Any body can stand on the roof of the house and look into sky so that he can easily imagine the unimaginable limits of space or Universe. Today, the telescope supports such imagination. One can actually see the infinite number of stars through the telescope and the same can be imagined by mind also. Telescope gives perception of the concept; where as imagination by mind gives inference of the same concept. The grace of Krishna was the present telescope by which Arjuna could perceive the infinite number of galaxies similar to the scientists perceiving the same through the telescope. In fact, neither the telescope nor the special power is needed to see the infinite number of galaxies in the sky because the same can be inferred easily by even a common man on seeing the sky, since the limits of sky (space) are not seen by the naked eye. Hence, the vision of cosmos or cosmic vision is the best and easiest miracle to understand the existence of unimaginable nature through which unimaginable God can be inferred. This is the importance of cosmic vision, which is easily available to anybody at any time, and hence it occupied unique place in Gita. A common man need not search for the vision of any miracle to get proof for unimaginable nature.

Even if you see the infinite galaxies through telescope or through the divine sight granted by God, the same conclusion drawn by a common man through normal sight of sky is achieved and that sole conclusion is that the space or Universe is infinite due to unimaginable boundary. At any level of space the same conclusion is drawn and this conclusion is only the inference of mind based on the above said perceptions. By this conclusion, the existence of unimaginable nature is established and there by the existence of unimaginable God can be understood. This conclusion is based on the cosmic vision and inference of mind. Mind is born from moon as per Veda. Hence, the cosmic vision in moon means getting the inference of this knowledge thorough the mind with help of cosmic vision. The word cosmic vision indicates the perception of infinite number of galaxies. The word mind indicates the inference concluded based on such perception of cosmic vision.

Even Arjuna uttered this conclusion only after seeing the cosmic vision through the telescope divine sight. He said that he finds no limits of cosmos (Sarvatonantarupam….Visvarupa—Gita). The aim of cosmic vision as said by Krishna and the final conclusion as said by Arjuna are one and the same, which is that unimaginable God exists due to existence of unimaginable limits of cosmos. This is the exact link of cosmic vision with moon. Moon stands for mind here. The language of God is always symbolic. In Christian scripture God is indicated by the word lamb due to innocent nature of lamb resembling the purity of God. Otherwise, everybody knows that on the day of Astami, moon is not seen between 6 and 7 pm. The inner meaning is to be understood and such topics are several in Veda communicated through symbolic language.

The vision of cosmos can’t relate God in anyway. God pervades the human body of Krishna and vision of such human body is vision of God. Shri Baba is sitting in the crowd and the vision of Baba itself is the vision of God, since Shri Baba is the human form of God. The airport indicates the aeroplane that travels in the infinite space indicating the unimaginable limits of cosmos establishing the unimaginable nature of God. All these put together indicate the vision of unimaginable God established by the unimaginable limits of infinite space (indicated by the airport) inferred by mind (indicated by moon) in the medium of human body (indicated by Shri Baba sitting there). Since, the moon was not visible which infers the unimaginable limits of space, the airport infers the unimaginable limits of space. It is for this reason of invisibility of moon (mind is invisible), the airport was selected as the place. The whole scene is to be understood carefully to conclude the concept.

Hope now it is clear to all those guys who failed to recognize the God walking among us. So unfortunate. I just pity all those guys. Now see what happend.

Despite his better know simplistic sayings which sound moderate and good, Sathya Sai Baba represents a form of religious fundamentalism based largely on miracles and superstitions. This latest episode is further evidence of that. It is religious extremism of this kind which threaten the democratic and secular Indian State, and not the moderate Muslims and Hindus who respect human rights and the rule of law.
This failed Sai Baba miracle is yet another illustration of the falsity of megalomaniacal claims of Sathya Sai Baba. Evidently one of the most misguided so far. How could this self-proclaimed Omnipotent God Avatar pull off such a feat as appearing on the face of the moon? Or give the hundreds of thousands of undisciplined, rampant local villagers who rushed to the spot the most supreme vision of Godhead, (as was openly claimed would occur with a vishwarupa darshan of the kind Krishna supposedly once gave Arjuna)? It is truly laughable, really. It is not new that his proclaimed miracles fail, or are exposed as fraud. One only has to view the clips from the BBC film where he was caught red-handed trying to fake the production of a golden lingam from his stomach, but collapsing and had to be carried off stage before the cameras! (see http://home.hetnet.nl/~comments_on/_the_secret_swami/sai%20baba%20lingod...) Then, afterwards, he is seen actually claiming that his discomfort was caused by the weight of the lingam he (pretended) to materialise from his mouth was all of three tons!! (see http://home.hetnet.nl/~comments_on/_the_secret_swami/Collapse.htm)

These pre-announced miracle manifestations of his - botched and failed are they are, seem to be attempts to rally followers again after failing popularity (and consequent cash flow problems in his mini-imperium and his ashram "mini-emporia"). Because he has been shown to be a fraud and teller of many untruths, has been accused so widely and credibly of many sexual abuses of boys and young men (see http://home.no.net/anir/Sai/enigma/SaiSex.htm), and has been complicit in a murder episode and its cover-up (see http://home.chello.no/~reirob/Saibedroom.htm) Many of the more intelligent devotees - mostly Westerners - who contributed vast annual sums to his wasteful and largely self-glorifying projects have ceased to have anything to do with him.
Robert Priddy

I have discussed this issue and provided important hotlinks at my blogsite: http://barrypittard.wordpress.com.

Specific page Url for the article ' Sai Baba Fails To Grant Great Vision But Endangers Crowds' is: http://barrypittard.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/in-india-guest-is-god-my-15...

My article 'Sai Baba Fails To Appear In Moon, IANS Reports' is at: http://barrypittard.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/sai-baba-fails-to-appear-in...

I taught for close on two years as a lecturer at the Sathya Sai College, Whitefield, and have since been active in supporting the efforts both of former devotees and other critics in India (who especially feel vulnerable to family and other social pressures against speaking out about Sai Baba and his cult) and from many other countries.

As you may see if you watch this comment box over the next few days, the more we bring forth evidence and allegations - such as serial large-scale sexual abuse of young males against Sai Baba, massive misappropriation of funds, which often go to exceedingly lavish buildings, and ashram and local, state and central government cover-up of circumstances surrounding the police killings in Sai Baba's bedroom - and the more we attempt to hold transparent and accountable the Sathya Sai Organization core leaders who cover up for their preceptor, the more do we note that some Sathya Sai Baba devotees intensify their libels, slanders, misinterpretation of testimony, and other forms of belittling those in various countries who, at cost of great personal sacrifice, have called for proper, third party investigation - whether by government, judiciary, police, media, etc.

Therefore, it is gratifying that, at last, a small number of Indian media are covering reports inimical to Sathya Sai Baba. There can be little doubt that scandals such as those for which it is alleged he and his chief servitors are responsible will only harm India's international good name, as she strives to be a great superpower.

Indeed, for long, virtually the sole major Indian publication which has published reports questioning of Sathya Sai Baba was India Today, December 4, 2000, which devoted a whole cover story. Its staff, like Vijay Thapa, were particularly courageous and risked life and limb, as I understand, having been involved. More recently, Indo-Asian News Service has has done good work in running news feeds on Sai Baba, whether complimentary or not, and thus helping to rupture the appalling press censorship on critical Sai Baba-related matters.

There have been indicting articles e.g., in The Times of London, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Age, and some leading newspapers in various countries in Europe, Canada, Australia etc. and television exposures such as the BBC's 'The Secret Swami' (2004), DR's 'Seduced' and Azul TV's 'Divine Sin'. NRI's have been especially privvy to these sources, but now increased revelations of grand scale religious fraudulence (whatever may be the good social works of Sathya Sai Baba's devotees), are starting to penetrate India. The Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) has played an important role in this.

See also, http://robertpriddy.wordpress.com. Robert Priddy, now a former Sai devotee, was for many years the head of the Sathya Sai Organization in Norway, and a close friend of the great Indian journalist and newspaper Editor V.K.Narasimhan (VKN), who held him in high regard.

Barry Pittard, Australia. http://barrypittard.wordpress.com
Email contact: bpittard (at) optusnet.com.au