How "fresh-recruit" Sai university alumni get drawn to Muddenahalli group
Last updated on 18th Sept. 2020
18th Sept. 2020 Update: I had an inner urge to name-snip the names of some person(s) in this post and so have done so. This post got missed out in the name-snipping I did some months ago.
Some Sai university alumni are deeply associated with Muddenahalli group as promoters/leaders of the so called subtle body of Swami in Muddenahalli belief which automatically promotes the so called chosen communicator (Madhusudhan Naidu) who claims to see and interact with Swami for hours together on regular basis. [I am convinced that it is a FALSE BELIEF and I have documented the reasons elsewhere in this blog.] Please note that I am referring to Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Sai university) alumni and NOT alumni of Muddenahalli and Alike schools run by Loka Seva Trust.
It seems that most of such Sai university alumni promoters/leaders of Muddenahalli group (besides Madhusudhan Naidu) believe that they have some spiritual powers and/or some contact with Swami themselves (not through Madhusudhan Naidu). These powers/contact with Swami seem to include healing powers, past life regression, hypno-therapy, getting visions of Swami, smelling fragrance of Swami, even Swami talking to them and of course, dreams of Swami. Now, I would not be surprised if some of these claims do have some substance to it. During my stint as a teacher/staff in the Sai university I did note that there were few strongly spiritual types among the students, some of whom would become 'form boys' or singers or drama boys, which would give them more "chances" to have physical level interaction with Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Surely, some of these persons, especially after Mahasamadhi, would have intensified their spiritual efforts which would have yielded some results including the powers/contact with Swami mentioned earlier.
However, as far as I know, even those Sai university alumni associated with Muddenahalli group, barring, of course, Madhusudhan Naidu (an MBA alumnus from Sai university), NEVER PUBLICLY CLAIM to be able to see (subtle body/flesh-and-blood body) Swami for hours together, getting down from the car, giving Darshan and even giving a discourse. NOR DO THEY PUBLICLY CLAIM to have regular daily (seems to be like an on-demand) contact with Swami where Swami uses them as an intermediary to respond to the problems of other devotees and to pass other messages to these devotees. In the Muddenahalli group ONLY Madhusudhan Naidu, the so called chosen communicator, makes these PUBLIC CLAIMS.
But these Sai university alumni are acting as promoters of Muddenalli group by suggesting to other "fresh-recruit" Sai university alumni that they should visit Muddenahalli! I know of a case where a Sai university alumnus in the 2014-15 period was approached three times by three different persons (at least two of them being Sai university alumni) with suggestions to visit Muddenahalli. Ultimately the person succumbed and visited Muddenahalli!
I am told that Sri Narasimhamurthy and other senior Sai university alumnus/alumni hold orientation sessions to help "fresh-recruit" Sai university alumni who are new to Muddenahalli group, learn about so called subtle Swami! That was quite a surprise to me. So it seems to be quite a well planned mission, in terms of attracting and retaining followers, even from amongst Sai university alumni!
Among the reports I have heard of Sai university alumni interacting with so called subtle Swami through Madhusudhan Naidu, I have not heard of any demonstration of extraordinary/paranormal power. It has been more of interactions about spiritual teachings, chastisement of bad practices of alumni (sometimes in public), advise about material matters (e.g. to take up a particular job) and giving of ring(s) from the pocket (not materialization).
However, even the above, in the cult-like atmosphere that Muddenahalli group seems to have very successfully created, makes an impact on Sai university alumni who go there. Their longing to have similar interactions with Swami that they had in the past with physical form, seems to get some level of fulfillment by the above mentioned interactions with Madhusudhan Naidu who says he is conveying words of Swami.
Further, in the heightened atmosphere of devotion that Muddenahalli group seems to have very successfully created (and which many official Sai orgn. centers too seem to have very successfully created in various parts of the world), such "fresh-recruit" Sai university alumni into Muddenahalli group, claim to even have got a glimpse of Swami (themselves) and/or felt the fragrance of Swami (themselves), for a few moments (but not continuously for hours). I do not doubt such experiences of the "fresh-recruit" Sai university alumni in Muddenahalli. My view is that wherever devotion to Swami peaks along with a deep desire for such interactions with Swami, Swami will appear as a vision or a voice or as fragrance etc. That will happen in Muddenahalli, in Puttapathi, and in homes of devotees & Sai centers anywhere in the world.
The danger lies in such "fresh-recruit" Sai university alumni being drawn to and made believers of Muddenahalli group (by other Sai university alumni), eventually developing deep faith in the FALSE BELIEF of so called subtle body Swami and so called communicator propagated by Madhusudhan Naidu and Sri Narasimhamurthy with the support of other senior Sai university alumni! These persons may later become promoters of this FALSE BELIEF among other Sai university alumni!
How should this be tackled by Sai university? I think a dedicated cell should be created under leadership of PROVEN Sai university staff who have OPPOSED Narasimhamurthy's HIJACK via dream-instructions & then so called subtle body, from day one. Note that some of the current leaders of Sai university are people who CO-OPERATED/COLLABORATED with Narasimhamurthy and --Name1-snipped-- (former VC) in their HIJACK of Sai university from sometime after Mahasamadhi till Nov. 2014 when --Name1-snipped-- stepped down as VC. So only those Sai university staff who have PUBLICLY OPPOSED Narasimhamurthy right from 2011 should be in this dedicated cell. If nobody among CURRENT Sai university staff fits this criteria (which seems to me to be the case) then former PROVEN LOYALTY Sai university staff (Prof. Anilkumar Kamaraju being the prime example and SPIRITUAL HERO of Sai university/SSSIHL for OPPOSING Narasimhamurthy from 2011 itself in the face of tremendous MARGINALIZATION by SSSIHL administrators then) and LOYAL Puttaparthi ashram staff should be in this cell. All Sai university alumni should then be told about the creation of this cell and be told that they can freely raise their questions and doubts about Muddenahalli group, as well as requests for help to resist attempts made by Muddenahalli promoters to attract them, with this cell (even anonymously via Internet messages). Of course, this cell should be provided full logistical and other support by the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust (SSSCT).
It pains me to say this but I think it has to be said. The same Sai university students who were being viewed as the big hope of the Sathya Sai mission after Swami's Mahasamadhi, today have to be viewed with some suspicion as it one of them, Madhusudhan Naidu, who is making this FALSE CLAIM about seeing and interacting for hours together with so called subtle body of Swami and acting as an intermediary between Swami and Sai devotees! And this person is being supported by other Sai university alumni and a former Warden of Sai university (Sri Narasimhamurthy)! So many Sai devotees the world over have got caught up in this FALSE BELIEF! What a tragic state of affairs!
To be very honest, in this Muddenahalli matter, I am now more comfortable with Sai devotees who ARE NOT SAI UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, because I don't know of a single Sai devotee friend (non Sai university alumnus) of mine who is a supporter of Muddenahalli, let alone being a promoter! When it comes to Sai university alumni, the first thing I have to check is are they CLOSET Muddenahalli supporters! And, what a tragedy it is for me, that this also applies to former students that I taught at the Sai university! [Some of these students are supporters of Muddenahalli group.]
I thank Kali Yuga Avatar, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, for having PERSONALLY created and NURTURED the Sathya Sai organization, Indian and International, which now seems to me to be the main force for the official and TRUE Sathya Sai mission, which is making all efforts to be faithful to the teachings & instructions of Swami (ZERO TOLERANCE for mediums & communicators using name of Swami, no solicitation of funds etc.), and powered largely by NON SAI UNIVERSITY ALUMNI.
It seems that most of such Sai university alumni promoters/leaders of Muddenahalli group (besides Madhusudhan Naidu) believe that they have some spiritual powers and/or some contact with Swami themselves (not through Madhusudhan Naidu). These powers/contact with Swami seem to include healing powers, past life regression, hypno-therapy, getting visions of Swami, smelling fragrance of Swami, even Swami talking to them and of course, dreams of Swami. Now, I would not be surprised if some of these claims do have some substance to it. During my stint as a teacher/staff in the Sai university I did note that there were few strongly spiritual types among the students, some of whom would become 'form boys' or singers or drama boys, which would give them more "chances" to have physical level interaction with Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Surely, some of these persons, especially after Mahasamadhi, would have intensified their spiritual efforts which would have yielded some results including the powers/contact with Swami mentioned earlier.
However, as far as I know, even those Sai university alumni associated with Muddenahalli group, barring, of course, Madhusudhan Naidu (an MBA alumnus from Sai university), NEVER PUBLICLY CLAIM to be able to see (subtle body/flesh-and-blood body) Swami for hours together, getting down from the car, giving Darshan and even giving a discourse. NOR DO THEY PUBLICLY CLAIM to have regular daily (seems to be like an on-demand) contact with Swami where Swami uses them as an intermediary to respond to the problems of other devotees and to pass other messages to these devotees. In the Muddenahalli group ONLY Madhusudhan Naidu, the so called chosen communicator, makes these PUBLIC CLAIMS.
But these Sai university alumni are acting as promoters of Muddenalli group by suggesting to other "fresh-recruit" Sai university alumni that they should visit Muddenahalli! I know of a case where a Sai university alumnus in the 2014-15 period was approached three times by three different persons (at least two of them being Sai university alumni) with suggestions to visit Muddenahalli. Ultimately the person succumbed and visited Muddenahalli!
I am told that Sri Narasimhamurthy and other senior Sai university alumnus/alumni hold orientation sessions to help "fresh-recruit" Sai university alumni who are new to Muddenahalli group, learn about so called subtle Swami! That was quite a surprise to me. So it seems to be quite a well planned mission, in terms of attracting and retaining followers, even from amongst Sai university alumni!
Among the reports I have heard of Sai university alumni interacting with so called subtle Swami through Madhusudhan Naidu, I have not heard of any demonstration of extraordinary/paranormal power. It has been more of interactions about spiritual teachings, chastisement of bad practices of alumni (sometimes in public), advise about material matters (e.g. to take up a particular job) and giving of ring(s) from the pocket (not materialization).
However, even the above, in the cult-like atmosphere that Muddenahalli group seems to have very successfully created, makes an impact on Sai university alumni who go there. Their longing to have similar interactions with Swami that they had in the past with physical form, seems to get some level of fulfillment by the above mentioned interactions with Madhusudhan Naidu who says he is conveying words of Swami.
Further, in the heightened atmosphere of devotion that Muddenahalli group seems to have very successfully created (and which many official Sai orgn. centers too seem to have very successfully created in various parts of the world), such "fresh-recruit" Sai university alumni into Muddenahalli group, claim to even have got a glimpse of Swami (themselves) and/or felt the fragrance of Swami (themselves), for a few moments (but not continuously for hours). I do not doubt such experiences of the "fresh-recruit" Sai university alumni in Muddenahalli. My view is that wherever devotion to Swami peaks along with a deep desire for such interactions with Swami, Swami will appear as a vision or a voice or as fragrance etc. That will happen in Muddenahalli, in Puttapathi, and in homes of devotees & Sai centers anywhere in the world.
The danger lies in such "fresh-recruit" Sai university alumni being drawn to and made believers of Muddenahalli group (by other Sai university alumni), eventually developing deep faith in the FALSE BELIEF of so called subtle body Swami and so called communicator propagated by Madhusudhan Naidu and Sri Narasimhamurthy with the support of other senior Sai university alumni! These persons may later become promoters of this FALSE BELIEF among other Sai university alumni!
How should this be tackled by Sai university? I think a dedicated cell should be created under leadership of PROVEN Sai university staff who have OPPOSED Narasimhamurthy's HIJACK via dream-instructions & then so called subtle body, from day one. Note that some of the current leaders of Sai university are people who CO-OPERATED/COLLABORATED with Narasimhamurthy and --Name1-snipped-- (former VC) in their HIJACK of Sai university from sometime after Mahasamadhi till Nov. 2014 when --Name1-snipped-- stepped down as VC. So only those Sai university staff who have PUBLICLY OPPOSED Narasimhamurthy right from 2011 should be in this dedicated cell. If nobody among CURRENT Sai university staff fits this criteria (which seems to me to be the case) then former PROVEN LOYALTY Sai university staff (Prof. Anilkumar Kamaraju being the prime example and SPIRITUAL HERO of Sai university/SSSIHL for OPPOSING Narasimhamurthy from 2011 itself in the face of tremendous MARGINALIZATION by SSSIHL administrators then) and LOYAL Puttaparthi ashram staff should be in this cell. All Sai university alumni should then be told about the creation of this cell and be told that they can freely raise their questions and doubts about Muddenahalli group, as well as requests for help to resist attempts made by Muddenahalli promoters to attract them, with this cell (even anonymously via Internet messages). Of course, this cell should be provided full logistical and other support by the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust (SSSCT).
It pains me to say this but I think it has to be said. The same Sai university students who were being viewed as the big hope of the Sathya Sai mission after Swami's Mahasamadhi, today have to be viewed with some suspicion as it one of them, Madhusudhan Naidu, who is making this FALSE CLAIM about seeing and interacting for hours together with so called subtle body of Swami and acting as an intermediary between Swami and Sai devotees! And this person is being supported by other Sai university alumni and a former Warden of Sai university (Sri Narasimhamurthy)! So many Sai devotees the world over have got caught up in this FALSE BELIEF! What a tragic state of affairs!
To be very honest, in this Muddenahalli matter, I am now more comfortable with Sai devotees who ARE NOT SAI UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, because I don't know of a single Sai devotee friend (non Sai university alumnus) of mine who is a supporter of Muddenahalli, let alone being a promoter! When it comes to Sai university alumni, the first thing I have to check is are they CLOSET Muddenahalli supporters! And, what a tragedy it is for me, that this also applies to former students that I taught at the Sai university! [Some of these students are supporters of Muddenahalli group.]
I thank Kali Yuga Avatar, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, for having PERSONALLY created and NURTURED the Sathya Sai organization, Indian and International, which now seems to me to be the main force for the official and TRUE Sathya Sai mission, which is making all efforts to be faithful to the teachings & instructions of Swami (ZERO TOLERANCE for mediums & communicators using name of Swami, no solicitation of funds etc.), and powered largely by NON SAI UNIVERSITY ALUMNI.
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