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Source Blog: https://ravisiyer.blogspot.com

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Total Posts: 1464

• May 2025
• 29: Info on workarounds for lack of dark mode support in Blogger
• 17: Based on my spiritual practice, my understanding but not yet experience, of two possible ways of going beyond body consciousness
• 12: Problem of frequent spam comments from same spam commenter(s)
• 11: ChatGPT and Gemini apps' responses on: Dissolve into God Meditation
• 10: Spiritual (Chanting & Meditation) Notes (Edited) from 26 Dec. 2024 to 10 May 2025
• April 2025
• 22: Short post on Pope Francis passing away
• 19: Only for my login, corrected ChatGPT on Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba having visited East Africa; Correction is not applied to other logins
• 12: Conversation with ChatGPT on: Who am I as per Vedanta; My related book
• 5: Salt doll and sea story blends with dissolving into divine meditation; 'स्वरूपशून्यम्' (Svarupashunyam) of Yogasutra 3.3 blends with dissolving into nothingness
• March 2025
• 30: Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi terms: Links with Sanskrit, Hindi and English translations of related 3 key verses from Patanjali Yogasutra; Related FB posts
• 7: Why did I not do any paid work for the last 22 years? Am I happy doing software development work (paid or voluntary) now?
• December 2024
• 31: Referral: Very satisfied with return to software industry work after 22 years for development of ReactJS frontend ...
• September 2024
• 10: Key aspects of my current sadhana (spiritual practice) over past quite a few months
• July 2024
• 28: Referral: Gita web app (Next.js, open source) v1.4.1: Improved User Interface including in Settings page; Notes for students & self-learners
• 26: Bhagavad Gita 3:17: The person who rejoices in, and is content with, the Atma/Self
• 1: I am a beingess, an am-ness, and this beingness is different from my body even though, in my experience, it is currently limited to my body
• June 2024
• 7: Referral: Blogger Blog Feed to HTML Book; Useful for Recent Posts HTML backup and Searching Posts
• April 2024
• 4: Simple in-progress Blogger blog feed to book program; Used it to see posts on Anil Kumar sir in Sathya Sai students blog as one webpage/book
• 3: Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba's close devotee, English translator and speaker & writer, Prof. Anil Kumar no more
• March 2024
• 24: Referral: Updated Roadmap and Extensive and Well Organized Notes for Learning Full Stack (MERN) Web Development ...
• 21: Spiritual challenge of understanding and handling the mystery and challenge of grave illness/injury coming to a person
• 18: Referral: Upskilling to MERN web developer: Finished 2nd round of Roadmap to Learning Full Stack Web Development
• December 2023
• 18: Nice video where a Swami talks of Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi based on Patanjali Maharshi's Ashtanga Yoga and his own experiences
• 18: Awareness-I is the only 'thing'/experience that is unchanging and ever-present and I believe it is eternal and part of God
• 9: Sathya Sai Baba to devotee (in Telugu): Kashtam aina nashtam aina naa bhaktuluni kaapaadu. English: Whether (you are) in difficulty or at a (monetary) loss, help/protect my devotees.
• 8: Ramana Maharshi: Jnani always looks forward to the time when he will be free from the bondage of the body
• November 2023
• 23: Referral: Open Source Blogger BlogBackupToBook VB.NET software v4 released on Github
• 2: Referral: Why do I provide link URLs as directly visible content in my blog posts?
• September 2023
• 24: Are stoicism and surrender to God, the only ways for most contemporary spiritual masters (and spiritual aspirants) to handle deterioration of body due to disease and old age?
• 7: Is God a power or personality? Does prayer get heard by power and personality?
• 4: Few Spiritual Blogbooklets I created recently using ExportFileFilterAndGenBook and ExportFileFilterByIndexList VBA projects
• June 2023
• 19: Blending of experience of 'Om Sai Ram' Namasmarana and Awareness-I japa-dhyaana
• 17: About my Thuravoor Narayana Sasthrigal (or Shastrigal) blog - tnarayanasasthri.blogspot.com
• 15: How do self-realized persons of our times handle bodily pain and weakening of body due to disease and old age?
• 13: Some similarities and differences between an atheist's view of consciousness/awareness and my view as a Hindu theist
• 12: Rationalist Sam Harris on consciousness or awareness being ever present; Similarities and differences between his atheist view of consciousness/awareness and my view as a Hindu theist
• 9: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in or around Apr. to May 2023
• 8: My recent Facebook posts on being thoughtless in meditation, focusing on Awareness-I and chanting helper-statements, and parts of body focus seems to be on then
• 7: Viewing Awareness-I as essence or part of God in my meditation and trying to dissolve or merge into God (experience oneness with God)
• 2: Some follow up questions to those who told me that there is a part of them which does not change
• 2: Very interesting detailed account of spiritual journey and experiences of Tamil Nadu based Shanmugam P
• May 2023
• 29: Sharing my limited self-realization experiences and associated sadhana (spiritual practices) with interested genuine seekers
• 29: My Limited Self-Realization Experiences – Points
• 23: Sharing my limited self-realization experiences - document links
• 2: Have dropped focus of trying to rise above body-consciousness that (focus) I had in my past around 9 months spiritual practice
• April 2023
• 19: Regular prayer to Sai is of great help to me in my current efforts of 'Divine Awareness' Japa-Dhyaana (chanting-meditation) sadhana
• 9: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in or around Jan. to Mar. 2023
• 8: Interesting video of Sadhguru Vasudev on "What Happens During Enlightenment?"
• 5: Meditation Notes (Edited) from mid Jan. 2023 to early April 2023
• March 2023
• 30: Finished reading Kamala Subramaniam's Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavat Purana) (1979)
• 30: List of posts on my meditation practice in reverse chronological order (currently from Jan. 2022)
• 17: My meditation note today about Atma
• 15: My understanding of Ramana Maharshi's Hridaya is the core of one's being; My meditation practice resonates with statement about merging prana and mind into Hridaya
• 7: Century old picture of Sanskrit scholar Thuravoor Narayana Sastrigal (my ancestor) with A. R. Rajaraja Varma and others, most probably taken in early 1900s
• 4: Information revolution enabled me to get decent amount of info. on Thuravoor Narayana Shastri, my great-grandfather
• 3: Why is Thuravoor Narayana Shastri not mentioned as eminent Sanskrit scholar and grammarian of 18th-19th century in current articles about past Kerala Sanskrit scholars?
• February 2023
• 26: Summary info. about Thuravoor Narayana Shastri, Sanskrit scholar and eminent grammarian of late 1800s and early 1900s from Kerala
• 19: A.R. Rajaraja Varma's high appreciation for Thuravoor Narayana Shastri in Mani Dipika / Manideepika (4th ed., 1934) Sanskrit study guide preface
• 16: Few significant occurrences of Thuravoor (തുറവൂർ) Narayana (നാരായണ) Shastri name in Part 5 of Ulloor Kerala Sahitya Charitram
• 15: List of my posts about my ancestor Thuravoor Narayana Shastri, noted Sanskrit Grammarian of late 1800s and early 1900s, based in Kerala
• 15: Great boost from Shri D.K.M. Kartha to increase current knowledge about my great-grandfather, Sanskrit scholar Thuravoor Narayana Shastri
• January 2023
• 17: Sathya Sai to Hislop on Self (and God) realization: Dissolve yourself into nothingness which is fullness of everything and (divine) power that appears to be everything; Interpreting this in my current meditation approach
• 5: Bodhisena - 8th century CE Buddhist monk-preacher from Tamil Nadu (South India) who made a significant impact on Japan
• 4: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in or around Dec. 2022
• December 2022
• 24: Comparison of History Timeline Bar Charts of Shirdi and Puttaparthi Dynasty/Kingdom rulers from 1000 AD to 2000 AD
• 23: History Timeline of Shirdi area rulers from 1000 to 2000 CE (AD)
• 21: Dynasty/kingdom level rulers of Shirdi area from 1317 to 2000 CE (AD)
• 20: Seuna Yadavas most probably ruled Shirdi area: as vassal of Rashtrakuta dynastry from c.860 CE, as vassal of Western Chalukyas from c.1000 CE & as independent rulers from c.1187 to 1317 CE
• 19: Cities whose history can tell us Shirdi area history of rulers from 1000 AD to 2000 AD, are: Nashik, Paithan, Devagiri (Daulatabad), Ahmednagar from 1490 and Aurangabad from 1610
• 18: 13th century AD history of kingdom that ruled Shirdi and nearby areas, related to name Hemadpant used by Shirdi Sai Baba to refer to Govind Raghunath Dabholkar
• 18: Shirdi area history of rulers in 2nd millennium (1000 to 2000) AD may be similar to Nashik, Ahmednagar and Aurangabad history
• November 2022
• 30: Saieen, Saien, Sayeen, Sayein or Sai means Lord/God/owner in Persian/Hindi/Urdu, and applies to Shirdi Sai Baba name
• 27: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in or around Oct. and Nov. 2022
• 5: Varaha (boar) Avatar of Vishnu battling with Hiranyaksha and killing him: Links for Srimad Bhagavatam verses in Skandha (Canto) 3, Adhyaya (chapters) 18 and 19
• October 2022
• 30: Discourse of Rishi Shuka to King Parikshit about what a man should do to attain beatitude (especially a man who is about to die): Links for Srimad Bhagavatam verses in Skandha (Canto) 2, Adhyaya (chapters) 1 to 3
• 28: Have some confusion about Ajna chakra/Third Eye location; Jangama dhyana involves meditating at point between eyebrows
• 27: Curse of death in a week to King Parikshit; his response of renunciation, fasting unto death and worship of Lord; his question to Rishi Shuka about what a man about to die should do to attain beatitude: Links for Srimad Bhagavatam verses
• 25: Dhritarashtra renouncing world at end stage of life based on Vidura's advice, and Narada's discourse to Yudhishthira about it: Links for Srimad Bhagavatam Canto/Book (Skandha) 1, Chapter (Adhyaya) 13
• 22: Previous birth of Narada Muni (Sage): Links for Srimad Bhagavatam Canto/Book (Skandha) 1, Chapters (Adhyaya) 5 & 6
• 21: Trying to go deeper and merge into Awareness-I and go deeper and merge into Sai namam (name); 'Outer Zone' and 'Inner Zone'
• 20: Links for Srimad Bhagavatam Canto/Book (Skandha) 1, Chapter (Adhyaya) 3: Description of twenty four incarnations of Lord Vishnu
• 17: G.D.Birla wrote the foreword for Kamala Subramaniam's Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavat Purana) (1979); Birla industrial family have been patrons and supporters of Hindu religion
• 4: Procured Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana) book (in English) by Kamala Subramaniam; Srimad Bhagavatam online links
• 2: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in or around Sept. 2022
• September 2022
• 25: Referral: Thankful to Romila Thapar for her History of Early India book even if my view of such history is different ...
• 20: 1500 to 2000 year old Buddhist monastery (monument) near SEEPZ, Andheri, Mumbai - Mahakali / Kondivita Caves
• 18: Over 400 years old church (ruins) in SEEPZ, Mumbai, built by Portuguese Jesuits; Planned post on chronological list of dynasty/empire rulers of Mumbai area over past 2000 years
• 17: Some info. about (kingdom/empire) rulers of Puttaparthi area from 250 BCE (Mauryan empire?) till 1121 CE (Western Chalukya empire) based on Wikipedia
• 13: 14th century Jain temples in Penukonda which is very close to Puttaparthi
• 12: History Timeline of (kingdom/empire) rulers of Penukonda area (and so Puttaparthi for most part) from 1121 CE (Western Chalukya dynasty days) based on Wikipedia
• 9: Small & simple modified Google map pic fragment showing Puttaparthi, Mamillakunta, Kothacheruvu, Bukkapatnam and Karnatakanagepalli being connected in somewhat circular route
• 6: When did Hindu mathas (monasteries) start?
• 4: When did Hindu temples start getting built? Which is the oldest functional Hindu temple?
• 1: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in or around August 2022
• August 2022
• 30: Gupta empire, 319 - 467 CE, viewed by historians as golden age of India; Many Hindu epics and Puranas claimed to have been 'canonized' or committed to written texts then
• 29: As per Sathya Sai Baba, Narayan or Vishnu avatars are: Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narahari, Vaman, Parashuram, Rama, Krishna and Sai
• 24: Enjoying 'I am I'/Awareness-I meditation anandam (peaceful joy) and prashaantam (deep peace) when bodily health is OK
• 16: An update on my meditation efforts: Had increased Kundalini rising type experiences along with some health issue but have failed to rise above body consciousness; Am now into less intense meditation
• 15: Is it right to say that Atman (Self) is that which one cannot be separated from?
• 4: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in or around June and July 2022
• July 2022
• 28: Cooking safely when alone and one has illness; Timed auto-shutdown safety cooking using induction cooktop
• 27: Both Shirdi Sai Baba and Sathya Sai Baba, at physical form level, were based in Deccan Plateau
• 26: 300 pixels/inch instead of default 100 pixels/inch is needed for GIMP (2.8) to import Pothi.com book cover PDF image files with good quality
• 26: Referral: Emperor Ashoka and ethical/spiritual values, and Buddha related recent posts of mine
• 18: Happy to know that Google Search lists my post related to Arthur Osborne and Shirdi Sai Baba within top ten results
• 11: Oldest inscriptions referring to Hindu deities, in this case, Samkarshana and Vāsudeva (Balarama and Krishna) in 2nd/1st century BCE
• June 2022
• 25: Bhagavad Gita translation from Sanskrit to English by Dr. Shakuntala Rao Sastri, a lady Sanskrit scholar, way back in 1950s
• 23: Bhagavad Gita verses about Paramatma (God/Supreme self) dwelling in body of beings but not acting nor being entangled/affected (by it)
• 20: Bhagavad Gita verses about God/Krishna being in heart of all beings, and being consciousness in beings
• 19: Bhagavad Gita verses about types of persons who worship Krishna/God, and about jnaanis (spiritually wise) being dear to Krishna/God
• 15: Bhagavad Gita verses on person with steady higher wisdom (stithaprajna) being content with Atma (self)
• 14: Successive shlokas from Chapter 2 of Bhagavad Gita about Atma moving from one body to another on death and about Atma being indestructible, eternal and all-pervading
• 1: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in or around April and May 2022
• May 2022
• 21: Sathya Sai devotees who are media reporters should not temporarily become non-devotees to do reporting work on Sathya Sai related matters
• 20: Referral: Very interesting book with lots of frank accounts and views - Jimmy Carter's memoir, 'A full life'; 'Reflections at ninety'
• April 2022
• 25: Kamala Subramaniam's Mahabharata in English a gripping read even if voluminous about great Hindu epic which is relevant even today
• 24: After tragic killing of each other by men of their Vrishni clan, Balarama and Vasudev give up their bodies through yoga
• 19: Nice video of Jamaican spiritual leader Mooji, who moved to London as a teenager, and his followers visiting Tiruvannamalai in early 2020
• 19: Kaurava warrior prince Bhurishravas attempted to give up his body through yoga, on battlefield in Mahabharata war after shameful act against fallen foe and then losing his arm
• 18: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in or around January, February and March 2022
• 17: 'Death; An Inside Story' by Sadhguru Vasudev: Interesting book covering various spiritual aspects of death in detail including preparing for (spiritually) 'good' death
• 15: While elders of Kaurava court feel greatly blessed by Krishna's Vishwaroopa darshan, Duryodhana views it as "conjuring trick"!
• 14: In a Pandavas' council prior to Kurukshetra war, Krishna corrects Arjuna by saying that (even) he cannot change Duryodhana's evil mind
• 12: Couple of YouTube videos covering rising above body consciousness during meditation
• 10: Duryodhana attempted Prayopavesa (dying by not taking food) after he was humiliated by Pandavas rescuing him & his retinue, before Mahabharata war
• 10: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev advice to 'most people' to not dig into past lives
• 8: Two famous verses from Patanjali (पतञ्जलि) Yoga Sutra
• 4: Sri Sathya Sai district inauguration function and additional info.
• 3: Very happy to see A.P. govt. gazette notification dated today about formation of SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT AT PUTTAPARTHY from tomorrow, 4th April 2022
• March 2022
• 27: Some Quotes of Sathya Sai Baba on Samadhi state
• 27: Have started reading Kamala Subramaniam's abridged English translation of Mahabharata, an easy and interesting read so far
• 22: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev about dying in full awareness leading to release from rebirth
• 14: Should I consolidate my blog posts' content about my "few" experiences of divine powers of Sathya Sai Baba in physical form into a single document?
• 9: Jan 2021 note on my meditation approach and experience - no visions, just worship of great divine power, and experience of unchanging awareness, joy, peace and love
• 8: Believing that one's reality is awareness and not one's body does not free person from body consciousness; Could intense japam & dhyanam (chanting & meditation) give that freedom?
• 8: My recent COVID hospitalization experience in Indian government free hospital, as a single simple-living sadhaka (spiritual aspirant); Vital role of Oxygen in treating some COVID gasping cases
• February 2022
• 14: Very grateful to Government General Hospital, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh for very good and free treatment for my COVID health emergency
• 13: Very grateful to Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba Super hospital and General hospital in Puttaparthi for wonderful and free medical care they provided me for cardiac related health emergency
• January 2022
• 7: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in or around November and December 2021
• 7: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in or around September and October 2021
• 5: Finished reading of Kamala Subramaniam's English version of Ramayana which seems to be based on Valmiki Ramayana
• 1: Referral: Short review of H96 Max Android TV box: rooted Android (and so less safe), RK3318 Quad-core Cortex-A53, 4 GB RAM, 32 GB Storage ...
• December 2021
• 18: Referral: Can Thinvent Micro 5 based Linux mini PC costing around Rs.10,000 be used for teaching Internet browsing ...
• 9: Referral: Exploring Motherboard repair possibilities through company service center without computer technician support, in rural India...
• November 2021
• 30: Course of Chitravathi river of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, in Anantapur district in particular, and from source to joining Penna river and through Penna river, joining sea
• September 2021
• 24: Chah mari, chinta mari, prabhu miley .. hum kahan - Desire died, worry died, found God .. I was gone - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on enlightenment
• 24: Time to close our change.org petition on spiritual fraud Madhusudan Rao Naidu?
• 21: Current history scholarship does not view ancient Indian/Bharatiya civilization (e.g. Ayodhya of Lord Rama) as historical; Raj Vedam talk in 2018 making case for ancient Indian civilization with cultural memory going back 24000 years
• 20: Resumed reading of Valmiki Ramayana after gap of nearly two years; Last sarga (chapter) of Bala Kanda
• 16: Shirdi Sai Baba and Khichdi/Khichadi
• 11: Ten years since I started regular blogging as free service in Sept. 2011; #HelpTen goal seems to have been achieved; Some blog stats and search ranking data
• 5: Good to see my Google Knowledge Panel drop description from my Google Scholar profile and show my Facebook profile
• 4: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in or around August 2021
• August 2021
• 5: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in June & July 2021
• July 2021
• 26: Stephen Covey's quote on promises broken or kept and trust destroyed or built; My thoughts on it
• 23: Can we say Satchidanand (or Satcitananda) refers to joy of being established in inner awareness which is our unchanging, eternal and divine existential truth/reality?
• 13: 'Iyer spiritual blog' has become key brand name for my spiritual writing on social media as Internet search engines give top result rank to my main blog for this term
• 9: Reject the thought "I am the doer" completely and remember only "I am" - Ramana Maharshi; My comments
• 1: Pew survey of religion in India in 2019-2020: Most Indians believe Indian society allows followers of many religions to practice their religions freely; 97% of Indians believe in God!
• June 2021
• 22: My Google Knowledge Panel now gives more importance to my limited Google Scholar profile and ignores my current main role of blogger/social media writer
• 11: How Jagadish Vasudev Became Sadhguru | TED Talk 2009; Meditation experiences described are very interesting
• 7: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in April & May 2021
• May 2021
• 31: Referral: Thanks to Oxford-AstraZeneca, SII, PM Modi, CM Jagan, Puttaparthi municipal health staff and police for me (and others) receiving free 1st dose COVID vaccine ...
• April 2021
• 9: No matter how grotesque your heart ... I will not reject you ... For I am your mother - Sathya Sai Baba; My personal experience showing it is very true
• 6: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in March 2021
• March 2021
• 29: Very nice handover ceremony of head position of Chinmaya mission from Swami Tejomayananda to Swami Swaroopananda in 2017
• 18: Ramana Maharshi to Frank Humphreys: One illimitable force is responsible for phenomena we see and act of seeing them; Meditate not on what you see but on That Which Sees
• 6: Glad to see pro-Sai or neutral links as top results for Internet search terms: sathya sai baba miracles scientific investigation; sathya sai baba miracles investigation
• 4: Sathya Sai Baba letter to John Hislop on Self-Inquiry and Self-Realisation; "You will find it deep within yourself."
• 3: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in February 2021
• February 2021
• 28: Changed my social media profiles to say that I am now a writer on general spirituality & religion (and worldly matters)
• 22: Google Knowledge Panel for my name - Ravi S. Iyer - got claimed (by me) in end. Jan. 2021; Updated Knowledge Panel
• 20: Somewhat short biography of B.V. Narasimha Swamiji (1874-1956), Great Apostle of Shirdi Sai Baba, based on other blog sources
• 16: Wise old lady of Kalyan's advice to starving and woeful 19 year old Upasni Maharaj around 1889 on devotion to God even in such situations, and on begging food at back door of houses rather than front door
• 13: Sathya Sai Baba on having firm faith in living presence of God and on worshipping God with any (divine) name and form - Sanathana Sarathi Sept. 2020
• 5: Good to see Sanathana Sarathi Jan. 2021 share Sathya Sai discourse excerpts on escaping from sorrow and Vedantic inquiry for Atma/true Self
• 4: Very happy to know about African-American ISKCON Guru Bhakti Tirtha Swami (1950 - 2005); Very interesting interview and discourse videos of his
• January 2021
• 31: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in December 2020 & January 2021
• December 2020
• 29: Sweet 2020 Tamil Christmas song Meetpar Piranthullar, full of faith in Jesus Christ (Yecu Meciya); English translation
• 25: Some Christmas carols/songs in Indian languages, most of which are published this year, and few English ones
• 25: Handel's Messiah - an English-language oratario about Jesus Christ
• 25: Pope Francis' 2020 Christmas Eve Mass: Due to God’s infinite love for us, Jesus was born, not in a palace, but in poverty - the manger of a stable
• 24: What do the words Jesus Christ mean? Some Indian languages use Yesu/Yeshu for Jesus and Masiha for Christ
• 23: Sathya Sai on Namasmarna (remembrance of God through His name) being suitable spiritual path for Kali Yuga - short video
• 13: I love the first two lines of Hey Anaatha Naath Sai Tumho Antaryaami - Hindi Sai bhajan; A lovely rendition
• 11: PM Modi's praise (in 2015) for Swami Chinmayananda's great contributions in joining 'elite' English speaking youngsters of India to the great culture and inheritance of Bharat
• 7: My core Hindu beliefs in one paragraph, about the question: Have I changed over the years?
• November 2020
• 30: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in November 2020
• 23: Two inspiring and joyous discourse video clips of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba - 20th Oct. 2002 and 4th Nov. 2002
• 19: Interesting Amitabh Bachchan 1984 interview where he talks about his Sabarimala, Swami Ayyappa pilgrimage
• October 2020
• 30: Improved Internet search ranking of 'Who am I? I am I ...' book for queries on: answer to existential question who am I?
• 30: Youtube video of John Hislop's lecture on Sathya Sai Baba's Advaita teachings and more, crosses 25,000 views
• 30: John Hislop's Google Knowledge Panel has incomplete and inaccurate info.; Seek information to provide feedback
• 29: Google Knowledge Panel for my name - Ravi S. Iyer - now has my profile pic (from 1990s)
• 29: Are Vedanta and science compatible?; are Vedanta, belief in divine power and science compatible? - Internet search results show my book/blog
• 19: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in October 2020
• 18: My humble 2013 review of Prof. Haraldsson's book on Sathya Sai miracles, now gets top ten ranking in Internet search engines for relevant search terms, and ***counters*** anti-Sai articles
• 10: Bing and DuckDuckGo search on: multi-faith belief in God that is compatible with science, has my posts in top results
• 4: Pic of my maternal grandfather Narayana Ramachandran, First Class Magistrate in Kerala
• 1: Finally got the Kerala Sahitya Charitram books (Volumes I & II) by Mahakavi Ulloor S. Parameswara Aiyar from University of Kerala, Dept. of Publications
• September 2020
• 29: Happy to see that I am divine awareness meditation affirmation (long version) pic is top result in Google Image search
• 17: Hindu Radhadesh, Belgium temple & center seems to be great example of religious tolerance in Christian majority Belgium
• 16: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in September 2020
• 14: Behaviour of a religious community should be the measure of their religious tolerance rather than nitpicking of intolerant parts of their scripture
• 13: Sad to see confusion created by Tamil Christian evangelist group about Hindu scripture as they try to distort it to suit Christian tenets
• 10: Over 1000 downloads from July 2019 of my 12 page compilation on Chandogya Upanishad chapter 6 (Tat Tvam Asi chapter) key verses and commentary of great masters/scholars
• 8: Better Google Knowledge Panel for my name - Ravi S. Iyer - with more and apt info. than earlier
• 6: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in August 2020
• 5: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in July 2020
• August 2020
• 24: March 2019 NZ mosque mass shooter-killer white supremacist shows no remorse for his mass murder acts
• July 2020
• 13: Happy to know that Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram will now be managed by Travancore (ex) royal family
• June 2020
• 28: What is the truth of existence, and the whole truth?; Belief in divine supernatural power
• 21: Pics related to my ancestor Turavur Narayana Sastri's Sanskrit-Devanagari transcription work of Vyangyavyakhya in 1915, from K.G. Paulose's related 2013 book
• 19: Referral: draftable.com has a great online tool for comparing text of 2 PDF files
• 14: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in June 2020
• 13: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in April & May 2020
• 11: Latest list of around 550 signatures on our change.org petition about Madhusudan Naidu spiritual fraud
• 8: Update on Google Knowledge Panel on my name; Google now identifies me as 'Ravi S. Iyer (Author)'
• May 2020
• 30: Results of Google Books search for തുറവൂർ നാരായണ ശാസ്ത്രി - Malayalam script name of my ancestor Thuravoor Narayana Sastri - and variations
• 28: Expression of gratitude to Dr. K.G. Paulose for mentioning in his 2013 Vyangyavyakhya book, my family ancestor Thuravoor (Turavur) Narayana Sastrigal as eminent traditional (Sanskrit) scholar and transcriber of Vyangyavyakhya in 1915
• 27: Sanskrit drama author Bhattasri Narayana Sastri (1860-1911/1918) IS NOT my ancestor Thuravoor Narayana Sastrigal (TNS)
• 26: Dr. Christophe Vielle of UCLouvain - Institut orientaliste, Belgium, provides key answers to my questions on my ancestor Turavur Narayana Sastrigal's Sanskrit/Devanagari transcription work on Vyangyavyakhya
• 23: My ancestor Turavur Narayana Sastri named in 21st century books & journal as 1915 Sanskrit transcriber of ancient Tapatisamvarana-dhvani & Subhadradhananjaya-dhvani (Vyangyavyakhya) Kerala drama commentaries related to Kutiyattam
• 18: Other names of my ancestor Thuravoor Narayana Sastrigal like R. Narayana Sastri and Turavur Narayana Sastri, and books mentioning them
• 13: I am looking for help from Malayalam script readers to see if my great-grandfather name is mentioned in a history of Kerala literature book
• 10: Burst of 133 signatures on 8th & 9th May 2020, taking total signatures of our (change.org) petition (against Madhusudan Naidu spiritual fraud) to around 550
• 10: Was surprised to see a small "knowledge panel" on Google against my name - Ravi S. Iyer
• April 2020
• 20: --Name-snipping-- of some controversial stuff will be done on this blog
• 12: Wonderful to know that Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust donated N95 masks and other PPE were given to Anantapur Govt. Gen. Hospital medical and other staff by District Collector's office
• March 2020
• 31: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in March 2020
• 22: Sharing my satisfaction on seeing my 2014 & 2015 posts on criticism of fictional Rama statement by top Hinduism academic scholars, being listed in top ten results of Internet search engines
• 9: Referrals to posts on my new book on Indian CS & IT Academic Reform blog book
• February 2020
• 21: Linga is simplest and most meaningful form of God, and the simplest sign of emergence and mergence - Sathya Sai Baba
• 18: My high search ranking posts on views of Sathya Sai Baba and Prof. Diana Eck on Shiva Linga worship
• 11: Upanishads have revelations; The term revelation is not used much in English language articles and texts on Hindu scripture like Upanishads; Search on: Chandogya Upanishad revelation
• 10: Chandogya Upanishad – Chapter 6 (Dialogue between Uddalaka and Svetaketu) – Some Shlokas pdf document has been downloaded 526 times in past 6 months
• 8: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in Feb. 2020
• 7: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in Jan. 2020
• January 2020
• 30: The LORD your God is with you wherever you go - Joshua 1:9 (Bible)
• 30: Vinny Chitluri's video about, as per her research, original pictures of Shirdi Sai Baba
• 24: Many pics (75) of my rural Puttaparthi walking route
• 23: Referral: What size of Times New Roman font - 12, 11 or 10 - should I use for main text for paperback book and ebook ...
• 22: Nice rural walking route in Puttaparthi; Pedometer data update
• 20: Rumi words: "As you start to walk on the way, the way appears", have been very true for my spiritual journey
• 19: I support Hon'ble Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's statement about Pathri in Parbhani district in Maharashtra being birthplace of Shirdi Sai Baba
• 19: Referral: High Noon: Utterly fascinating 1952 Hollywood movie about small town community's cowardly attitude towards law enforcement marshal ...
• 15: Interesting to note that Bing and DuckDuckGo search on: statements of belief in god that is compatible with science, has my Facebook note in top results
• 15: Good to see 3 visits in past 24 hours to this blog from Bing.com search on: sai baba and advaita vedanta
• 13: Referral: Sending paperback book from Puttaparthi to UK or USA by Post
• 12: Quite freaked out by Bing search engine giving my blog post as one of top results for SATHYA SAI BABA ON TRUTH
• 10: Interesting to see top ten Internet search ranking of 'Who am I? I am I ...' book for queries on answer to existential reality question: who am I?
• 8: Truth is far grander than what logical/scientific human minds can conceive; A note for scientist/technologist/rationalist readers about British filmmaker Jeff Grant's Sathya Sai experience related posts of mine
• 6: British filmmaker Jeff Grant's 2011 blog posts about profound impact of his mid 1970s experience of Sathya Sai Baba's spiritual aura and charisma
• 4: 2018 University of Birmingham, UK report says evidence from NGOs & others show 'abductions and forced conversions (to Islam) are one of the most serious problems facing Hindu and Christian women and girls' in Sindh, Pakistan
• December 2019
• 31: British filmmaker Jeff Grant corroborates Aug. 2019 Sanathana Sarathi article paragraph about his mid 1970s film capturing Sathya Sai Baba's materialization of a necklace, though film is lost now
• 31: Referral: Vox.com article analyzing why the 2010s did not bring about an ebook revolution ...
• 28: Shri Mohan Bhagwat, chief of RSS, visit to Prasanthi Nilayam on 27th Dec; I am thankful to RSS and him for their support to Prasanthi Nilayam and Puttaparthi town
• 25: Bigotry/intolerance of some people who may think they are great musicians/singers, towards folksy type of devotional music & songs, is worthy of contempt
• 22: Mrs. Tarabai Tarkhad's description of how Shirdi Sai Baba would effortlessly know what is in people's minds
• 20: How Arthur Osborne got directed by Ramana Maharshi in dream to write the book, The Incredible Sai Baba (on Shirdi Sai); Free pdf link for the book
• 19: As an Indian Hindu, my heart goes out to Pakistani Hindus who have sought refuge in India from religious persecution in Pakistan
• 16: Harry Truman quote about USA Bill of Rights - first ten amendments to constitution - which was ratified on 15th December 1791, being inspired by Bible
• 14: Few visitors, but from across the world, to my pure spiritual philosophy and God & Science blog; One visitor from China today
• 11: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in Dec. 2019
• 10: Very happy with superb printing quality of part autobio book colour cover page as well as b&w pics and text in inner contents by Pothi.com
• 9: Referral: American Dream ethos/ideals/vision is a great thought and welfare contribution of America to the world including to India
• 8: Referral: My first significant exposure to history of USA was the book, The Epic of America by James Truslow Adams
• 5: Signatures on our change.org petition about Madhusudan Naidu spiritual fraud crosses 400; Latest list of signatures
• 4: Referral: Example of Old West (USA) years-long armed conflict: Johnson County War in Wyoming (1889 to 1893) ...
• 2: Referral: Why I watch Wild West movies now even though they are quite wild exaggerations of reality of American frontier then...
• November 2019
• 24: Some elders in Puttaparthi do not really understand impact of my writings on Sathya Sai and general spirituality & religion; Young wannabe spiritual writers should not get put off by discouragement
• 23: Referral: Martha Gellhorn quote about why we must be interested in politics; Ravi: Why I got interested ...
• 23: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's talk in Kulwant Hall today, Nov. 23rd 2019, Sathya Sai birthday
• 23: Two questions to Google Search about Madhusudan Naidu (spiritual fraud) false claims about Sathya Sai, which give our change.org petition as "featured snippet" result
• 21: Referral: My recent Facebook (FB) posts related to 1970s Trinity movies starring Terrence Hill and Bud Spencer
• 19: Pleasantly surprised to receive 13 replacement paperback copies with decent printing of pics, of my part autobio book from Notion Press
• 19: Our Change.org petition has Top-Ten Google search ranks for Madhusudan Naidu spiritual fraud and subtle body
• 16: Peace of mind alone is NOT Moksha/liberation; Moksha on death; Moksha while being alive (Jeevanmukti)
• 14: Strong Presbyterian Christian faith of US President Woodrow Wilson and his efforts to create the League of Nations on Christian principles
• 13: Do the words Tulakan in Tamil/Malayalam and Turk in Hindi & Marathi in context of past centuries' Muslim invaders/rulers of many parts of India refer to people from Turkey or from Central Asia?
• 13: Southern and central parts of Kerala (Travancore & Cochin kingdoms) seem to have never been under Muslim rule - something rare, if not unique, in history of mainland India
• 12: 'Vedanta, god and science' search term gives my 'Who am I? I am I ..' book within top ten results in Google, bing and duckduckgo search engines
• 10: Hinduism sometimes is inaccurately described as polytheistic in comparison to Christianity which is described as monotheistic (somewhat inaccurately, some say)
• 9: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in Nov. 2019
• 8: Indian Christian: What matters is not the group, not the theology, but whether we live in Love and honesty; Final Judgement will be on whether we showed Love or not - Matthew 25 : 31-46
• 8: Referral: The sacking of Baghdad by Hulagu Khan (& allies) led Mongols in 1258 leading to virtual end of Abbasid caliphate
• 7: Christianity, Islam and Hinduism are the only three religions with over billion plus followers in the world
• 7: Christian doctrine of Trinity
• 7: Great physicists view of Vedas/Vedanta; Schrodinger: ATMAN = BRAHMAN considered in Indian thought to be not blasphemous but deepest insight; Oppenheimer: Access to Vedas greatest privilege of 20th century
• 7: History of the main statement of belief as per doctrine adopted by vast majority of Christian churches - The Nicene Creed formalized in 325 AD and revised in 381 AD
• 5: Referral: Human nature to abuse power when there is no accountability; Vice-chancellor and Registrar positions in Indian academia are particularly vulnerable
• 3: Notion Press' Chennai printer sent me 13 paperback copies of my part autobio book with some inner content pics badly printed, but later I was provided (free) replacement copies with good print
• October 2019
• 31: Great video exposing Madhusudan Naidu (spiritual fraud) 'miracles' by Russian Sathya Sai fraternity
• 23: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in Oct. 2019
• 22: Fascinating encounter between Lord Parashurama and Lord Rama in Valmiki Ramayana - Part 2 of 2
• 20: Pope John Paul II's 10 day visit to India in 1986
• 19: Fascinating encounter between Lord Parashurama and Lord Rama in Valmiki Ramayana - Part 1 of 2
• 19: What is shamanism? Initial part of a four part video series on shamans in Himachal Pradesh, North India
• 18: Mongol Empire (1206 - 1368) was largely tolerant of various religions
• 16: Utterly fascinating video of first ever Papal visit to India - Pope Paul VI visit to Bombay in 1964, and his wonderful message to President of India & Archbishop of Bombay
• 16: Some info. about Christianity in Asia including India till around 1500; Nestorian Christianity influence in Asia & India
• 15: My view: India (Bharat) is for Indians of all religions as well as no religion; India is NOT, and should NOT be, a Hindu rashtra (nation)
• 14: Pic album: Chitravathi river and check dam full of water in Puttaparthi
• 6: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in Sept. 2019
• 5: Referral: Industrial revolution from 1760 first led to better living standards in Europe & USA; Now billions in Asia benefit from it; ...
• 3: Wonderful legacy of Mahatma Gandhi and others enables Indian Hindus to enjoy devotional songs of other religions like Islam and Christianity; Bhar do jholi meri ya Muhammad sung by Hindu kids
• 2: Alcohol is a common poison; One can have fun (& frolic), joy and happiness in life without alcohol too!
• September 2019
• 30: Some old Hindi film Devi songs and Mahishasura Mardhini Sanskrit hymn
• 30: Referral: My thoughts on John Perkins' book: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man; Are politicians to blame ...
• 16: Valmiki Ramayan verses about Lord Rama lifting, stringing and in the process, breaking the bow of Lord Shiva kept with King Janaka
• 14: Ramayana account of Sage Viswamitra's warrior power (Kshatriya balam) being easily nullified by Sage Vasishta using his divine radiance power (Brahmateja balam)
• 13: Politico article on Jerry Falwell Jr. led Liberty University (USA) and Falwell's response to it
• 12: Ahalya being freed from curse by Lord Rama's presence/touch - Ramayana account
• 8: Dismayed to see bad printing of pics in some copies of part autobiography; How to handle such scenarios in future
• 6: Pics of Chitravathi Harathi point in Puttaparthi that I took on 5th Sept. 2019 afternoon when it was almost empty
• 2: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in August 2019
• August 2019
• 31: Very disappointed to see search results for Sathya Sai Baba in National Digital Library of India
• 31: My 1978 SSC (Xth standard) school class pic and related stuff
• 30: Searching World eBook Library for my - Ravi S. Iyer - books
• 29: Very happy that National Digital Library of India lists both of my books (ebook version) stored in World eBook Library
• 26: Transcript of wonderful short message from President Ram Nath Kovind on kindness and gratitude
• 26: Got my author page on amazon.com and amazon.in
• 25: Amazon and Flipkart Promotional discounts of 27% and 17% for my 2 books from today for 9 days
• 23: Celebrating advent of Lord Krishna with some song-videos
• 22: Created a Max. discount (33%) coupon on Notion Press online store for my "Who am I? I am I ..." book; Also created 17% discount Promo option for amazon and flipkart sales for 9 days
• 22: Created a Max. discount (38%) coupon on Notion Press online store for my part autobiography book; Promo discount of 27% on amazon and flipkart for 9 days
• 20: Superhit devotional songs from 1975 low-budget but unexpected superhit Hindi film - Jai Santoshi Maa
• 20: Tune mujhe bulaya sherawaliye - You called me, Oh she who has/rides the lion/tiger! - Popular 1980 Hindi film bhajan
• 16: How Religious Fundamentalism Hijacks the Brain: Very interesting and thought-provoking article, even though it reflects an atheist mindset
• 12: My "Who am I? I am I ..." paperback book now available at amazon.in at reduced price of Rs.135 (+ shipping)
• 11: How 16 year old Lord Rama kills giant demoness Tataka (Tadaka) in his first major battle - Part 5 of 5 (Valmiki Ramayan)
• 11: How 16 year old Lord Rama kills giant demoness Tataka (Tadaka) in his first major battle - Part 4 of 5 (Valmiki Ramayan)
• 10: How 16 year old Lord Rama kills giant demoness Tataka (Tadaka) in his first major battle - Part 3 of 5 (Valmiki Ramayan)
• 8: This month is the 6th anniversary of this Sathya Sai and other spiritual & religious matters blog
• 8: Rajiv Malhotra on how Hinduism is viewed by USA academic religion and related fields; Perhaps neglect by USA (and Indian) academics of Sathya Sai teachings and movement is for similar reasons
• 4: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in July 2019
• July 2019
• 31: First sale of part autobio paperback book on amazon.in; Not-For-Profit way to handle Notion Press author earnings
• 29: Very relieved to see NY state and USA federal lawmakers, and NY AG speak up in support of attacked Hindu priest in Queens, New York City, and in support of Hindu community there
• 21: Sanathana Sarathi May 2019: Elsie Cowan's article, "Life and joy for all" gives very interesting details of Walter Cowan's resurrection
• 21: Sanathana Sarathi May 2019: Swami Atmashraddhananda on individual emancipation and welfare of the world
• 18: Part autobio paperback book (6 in. x 9 in.) is now available on amazon.in
• 17: Part autobio paperback (A5 size) first edition allotted ISBN 978-93-5382-255-2 (9789353822552)
• 16: Sathya Sai as spiritual teacher in full flow in 1996 Gurupurnima video clip
• 10: Indian self-publishing platform companies like Pothi and Notion Press are doing great service to the nation through their very affordable book publication services
• 7: Awesome dance performance about Sathyam Shivam Sundaram by young girl for Sony Super Dancer 3 show
• 5: Part autobio ebook first edition, 2nd revision, allotted ISBN 978-93-5382-135-7 (9789353821357)
• June 2019
• 27: Paperback version of Autobiography of an Indian Software Techie and Spiritual Aspirant – Part 1 released on Pothi.com; Updated ebook versions too
• 20: Latest cover of part autobio (A5 size) test print; Have ordered book copy with this cover from Pothi.com
• 19: White streaks in some pics problem resolved in Pothi.com recent delivery of part autobio book; Cover page has readability issues and so changing it
• 16: Using a size template in GIMP for paperback cover creation
• 13: Microsoft Print to PDF on Word 2007 does not support 6 in. x 9 in. size and does not support Grayscale PDF printing; Foxit Reader PDF Printer solves the problems.
• 12: Pothi.com is a great self-publishing platform that encourages and helps newbie authors & self-publishers and is very fair to them
• 11: Referral: Nice message from Stuart Broad on Yuvaraj Singh's retirement; International cricket has brought friendship ...
• 11: Referral: Nazi Germany's conquest of large parts of continental Europe from Sept. 1939 to end 1941; Later reversals and eventual surrender ...
• 10: Cambridge International (schools) adds origin, practices and teachings of Sathya Sai Int. Org., as part of syllabus of Hinduism for 16 to 19 yr olds
• 6: Some oldie and modern Hindi film songs & few English songs which promote and celebrate sexual attraction between male and female, and which I am happy to promote
• 4: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in June 2019
• 4: My view on cyber bullying on Facebook and how to handle it
• 3: My stand as a social media writer of acceptance of same-sex marriage persons in countries where its legal, as normal people; Social media friends who are very offended may please unfriend/unfollow me
• 2: My view about some possible criticism of my 'spiritual aspirant' book writing even though I still have human flaws; "Attractive Female Pics Spiritualism"/"Cute Doll Spiritualism"
• May 2019
• 31: Have become regular in divine awareness meditation; Meditation affirmation-and-helper statements that I use now in March 2022 and that I used in the past (May 2019)
• 29: Got the part autobio paperback (with some scanned pics replacing camera pics) delivery today evening; The good, the slightly problematic and the somewhat unsatisfactory
• 29: There is only one law - the law of Karma; Quote of Sathya Sai Baba
• 27: Released updated part autobio free ebook with some camera pics being replaced by better quality scanned pics, as "First edition, revised"
• 25: Will be replacing some camera pics with scanned pics in part autobio ebook; Does edition change? Does ISBN change?
• 24: Sathya Sai Aug. 1998 interview with Mumbai mediapersons in Prasanthi Nilayam (Puttaparthi): Transcript, pics and corroboration from three participant mediapersons
• 21: Setting no compression of images on Word 2007; Comparison of test print of all inner content images on Laser Printer with Paperback book copy; Next step for Paperback book
• 21: Should I share the transcript of Sathya Sai interview with Mumbai media persons in 1998 on my blog?
• 20: Great 16th century martyr for holy Bible English version - William Tyndale
• 19: Letter pics taken by low-cost phone camera print OK directly on Laser Printer but get printed badly through Microsoft Word and generated PDF on Laser Printer; Scanned images in Word print well on Laser Printer
• 19: Newsweek magazine (USA) Nov 17th 1969 - Article on Sathya Sai Baba
• 18: Sri Indulal Shah sir passed away on 18th May 2019; My prayers to Sathya Sai to shower grace on Indulal Shah sir's soul
• 17: Issues involved in using grayscale pics in inner content of Print-On-Demand books; Some interesting tips
• 17: Added Kindle - azw3 and MOBI format files of Who am I? I am I ... ebook on free download page
• 17: Part autobio ebook now available for free download in epub, Kindle (azw3) and mobi formats
• 16: First look at first paperback copy of part autobio produced by Pothi.com
• 16: Why I am not making my free ebooks available on Amazon Kindle (and Google Books)
• 13: My mother's family side Kula Daivam temple in Thuravoor, Kerala and Manapullikaavu (sacred grove) temple near Palakkad, Kerala
• 12: Our family's (father's side) grateful plaque obeisance at our Kula Daivam Koodalmanikyam temple in Irinjalakuda, Kerala; Our family (father's side) hierarchy and history
• 10: Feedback on my part autobio book
• 8: Free ebook version released: Autobiography of an Indian Software Techie and Spiritual Aspirant – Part 1
• 8: ISBN allotted for ebook version of Autobiography of an Indian Software Techie and Spiritual Aspirant - Part 1
• 8: Saw a couple of videos of Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh and was quite impressed by it
• 7: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in May 2019
• 6: Ordered 1st copy of Paperback version of part autobio from Pothi.com - it is private as of now
• 3: Very good message for spiritual seekers from Sathya Sai about egoistic attitude, perverted-mentality and ostentatious behaviour of present-day educated people
• 2: Many thanks to Pothi.com for wonderful cover page creator (Cover Creator) free online facility; How I used it to create my ebook cover page
• 1: Final Autobio ebook cover page is ready; Incorporated it into ebook
• 1: Autobio cover pic: Progression of sizes and positions to illustrate passage of time. Is this better?
• April 2019
• 30: Improved version of part autobiography ebook cover page
• 29: My part autobiography book front page cover
• 26: Referral: NYT article on ideological background and dangerous actions of Sri Lankan radical preacher-mastermind of recent Sri Lanka terror attacks
• 25: Why am I not using professional editorial services for my part autobiography book?
• 23: Free download of current draft version (very close to release version) of my part autobiography ebook
• 21: Documenting my part auto bio with pics of my mother's chanting bead-necklace
• 21: Why Puttaparthi and not Pittsburgh? (Why did I choose to focus on spiritual quest and spiritual ashram stuff in India instead of doing some great software development work in USA?)
• 16: Free download of draft version of my next book - Autobiography of an Indian Software Techie and Spiritual Aspirant – Part 1
• 15: My skepticism about Golden Age predictions where the rulers are enlightened beings or awakened souls; I think people powered movements can bring in better times for today's Left Outs
• 10: Religious faith provided one of the sources of FDR's (US President) unflagging optimism
• 7: My comment on Facebook posts promoting Muddenahalli Group's Khargar, Navi Mumbai free children's hospital as "Sri Sathya Sai hospital" without mentioning Madhusudan Naidu involvement
• 7: Great to see Sadhguru Vasudev on Fox TV New York show, speak about reminding ourselves: I am not the body, I am not the mind
• 3: Documenting my part auto bio with pics of Devas (Divine beings/gods) that I would (and continue to) pray to
• 3: Pencil drawing of Sathya Sai Baba in 1966 by P. Gopal Naidu of Dombivli, Maharashtra
• 2: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in April 2019
• March 2019
• 30: Wonderful black & white pic of the mother chosen by Sathya Sai Avatar: Mother Easwaramma
• 29: Great to see how a white Jewish guy from near Chicago, USA, is now Radhanath Swami, an inspirational leader of the globally well known ISKCON Hindu sect
• 28: How 16 year old Lord Rama kills giant demoness Tataka (Tadaka) in his first major battle - Part 2 of 5 (Valmiki Ramayan)
• 24: Good renditions of 'Ek pyaar ka nagma hain' (Life is a song of love) - famous philosophical song from 1972 Hindi film, Shor
• 22: NZ PM Jacinda Ardern emerges as global hero(ine) for religious pluralism, multi-racial society and peace
• 20: Share in the grief of C.Srinivas and family due to very shocking passing away of their daughter, Dr. Sreemayee
• 16: Feeling very happy that The Divine Life Society (library) founded by Swami Sivananda has accepted my gratitude offering of my book, "Who am I? I am I ..."
• 15: Horrendous and barbaric attacks on two New Zealand mosques; Prayers and sympathies for victims and their families
• 14: How 16 year old Lord Rama kills giant demoness Tataka (Tadaka) in his first major battle - Part 1 of 5 (Valmiki Ramayan)
• 13: Former Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia, Cardinal George Pell, aged 77 years, sentenced by an Australian court of law to 6 years in prison for child sexual abuse
• 12: Added exception: 'provided that content does not criticize any person by name', to free reuse permission of my content of my blogs & books
• 8: Referral: NYT Editorial Board article on nuclear exchange being most likely between India and Pakistan
• 8: Bismillah Sai Ram Tiffin Centre - where Hinduism, Islam and Christianity are treated with equal respect and reverence
• 8: Fear of virtually inescapable bad consequences of sin is the crucial part of formula for making the world a better place
• 4: Very happy that family of administrators of my first school (later closed) - (Jayakar's) English High School, Dadar (E), Mumbai - has received paperback copy of my book, "Who am I? I am I ..."
• 1: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in March 2019
• February 2019
• 28: Referral: My Facebook posts on Indian Air Force pilot in custody of Pakistan
• 27: Terror camps in Pakistan launching terror attacks in India are the problem
• 26: Sathya Sai on Draupadi cursing silent witnesses of her horrific humiliation; Bhagavan teaches that people should not be silent witnesses to wrong acts but advise and correct concerned people
• 24: Muddenahalli group, spiritually led by Narasimhamurthy and Madhusudan Naidu, has been a huge and very painful test of Dharma for Prasanthi Nilayam ashram system and Sathya Sai movement at large
• 21: Disturbing history of Pope Alexander VI (1492 to 1503) including how he handled being challenged by reformist Dominican friar Savonarola
• 21: NYT article about Catholic priests who have children but hide their fatherhood; Suggested solution of making celibacy optional for priests
• 20: Good to see the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia being received warmly by President and Prime Minister of India
• 19: Public statement regretting lapse in discrimination by noted Sai devotees who briefly succumbed to Muddenahalli group spiritual fraud will help preserve fair legacy of theirs
• 17: Interesting old TV interview of former Indian PM (Late) P.V. Narasimha Rao about his book, The Insider; PVNR was reverential towards Sathya Sai
• 15: Combination of divine fearsome warrior power and other divine attributes like calm and lack of jealousy make up the character of Lord Rama
• 12: When a White Evangelical group in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA in 2nd half of 1980s tried to convert me & my Indian friends to their Christian sect
• 11: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in February 2019
• 10: Have started reading Ramayana (in English) by Kamala Subramaniam published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan; Sanskrit Valmiki Ramayana and English translation online
• 9: 2014 pics of Puttaparthi Rustic and Farmland beauty
• 9: Puttaparthi and Surrounding Areas in Apr-June 2014
• 9: 2014 pics of Evening Monsoon Clouds in and around Puttaparthi
• 9: 2014 pics of Bullock Carts near Puttaparthi town
• 9: 2014 pics of Weekly (Sat) market in Puttaparthi town
• January 2019
• 30: Positive and good documentary film on Kumbh Mela by India Inspires
• 30: Referrals: John Chambers named for Padma Bhushan award of India; John Chambers and his association with Wang Laboratories
• 27: Nobody should be pressurized to sign our petition against Madhusudan Rao Naidu spiritual fraud
• 26: Contents & comments of my FB post: Time to close our Madhusudan Rao Naidu spiritual fraud petition?
• 24: About why I put up my iami1.wordpress.com blog on spirituality and God & Science arguing for faith against atheism, and then self-published the paperback & ebook on it
• 22: Great to know that over 5,000 individuals have registered to take sanyas (monkhood) during ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela
• 19: My view on why SSSCT trustees should not go to Muddenahalli and demand explanation from them for setting up their cult organization
• 17: Good to see categorical condemnation of Madhusudan Naidu spiritual fraud by Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust and Indian and International Sathya Sai orgns.
• 17: Four Kerala nuns who publicly protested against rape-accused bishop get transfer orders which may isolate alleged-rape-survivor nun; My view: Financial dependence on spiritual institution may be the crux of the problem
• 15: Madhusudan Naidu spiritual fraud petition update: Latest signatures and comments files
• 10: I agree with Shashi Tharoor's religious belief related stand on Sabiramala deity, Ayyappa (Supportive of "Ready to Wait"); Some additional views of mine on it
• 8: Wonderful Sanskrit song expressing love for India and wonderful singing by Western lady
• 7: Petition Update: New signers rate has dropped; Last 24 hours saw only around 14 new signers
• 6: Petition Update: List of signatures, comments and country-wise statistics
• 6: About our petition: So far nobody has mailed me requesting that their name not be shown publicly; How I plan to share it
• 5: Petition Update: Will be sharing petition signature info. with Sathya Sai fraternity via social media from tomorrow
• 5: Have decided to inform petition signers that I will be sharing the petition signature data with Sathya Sai fraternity via social media, requesting those who don't want their signature data to be shared to let me know
• 5: Miscellaneous posts & comments on Facebook in January 2019
• 5: What is the next step after the petition signing activity draws to a close?
• 4: Crossed 200 signatures in OUR petition; How do we provide recognition to the courageous signers?
• 3: Crossed 100 signatures milestone: Update on OUR petition against spiritual fraud Madhusudan Rao Naidu
• 2: FAQ on Change.org petition: Declaration by Sathya Sai devotees and alumni & staff of Sai educational institutions, condemning spiritual fraud Madhusudan Rao Naidu
• 1: Change.org petition: Declaration by Sathya Sai devotees and alumni & staff of Sai educational institutions, condemning spiritual fraud Madhusudan Rao Naidu
• December 2018
• 30: SSSIHL/SSSU (Sathya Sai University) ID cards with face blurred (Ravi S. Iyer)
• 28: Documenting my part auto bio with pics - school and college education certificates and marksheets
• 27: Documenting my part auto bio with pics - computer software industry appreciation and experience letters
• 26: Documenting my part auto bio with pics - the Visa trail as documentation of my foreign trips
• 25: Some old pics of me (Ravi S. Iyer)
• 25: Holy and spiritually satisfying Christmas to all where we remember, marvel at, and adore Lord Jesus Christ
• 23: Bought a few books, some on impulse, from Parthi bookshop and later came to know of first impulse purchase of my "Who am I? I am I ..." book from another Parthi bookshop!
• 21: Offered my gratitude to Dr. Michael Goldstein, former International Chairman of Sathya Sai orgn., for the service he has done for Sathya Sai fraternity
• 16: My great-grandfather Thuravoor Narayana Sasthrigal, noted Sanskrit scholar in grammar, and principal of Govt. Sanskrit College, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) from 1909-1911
• 14: California, USA nuns allegedly confess to embezzling at least $500,000; Tragic that in our early 21st century times, people are still trapped in religious institutions with difficult vows of abstinence and poverty
• 8: Pic and some info. about my parents: Shri V.M. Suryanarayanan (Churi) and Smt. Lakshme Parvathi (Rashamma)
• 7: Miscellaneous posts & comments on Facebook in December 2018
• 4: My comment about Sathya Sai devotee who claims to be enlightened
• 2: Sathya Sai conveyed to Narasimhamurthy: Gates of Prashanti Nilayam are open for anybody who wants to come in and serve, and also open for anybody who wants to leave
• 1: Flying down drama by US Pastor to symbolize scripture prediction of Jesus' return
• November 2018
• 28: Should country level top leaders and/or Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis share stage with Madhusudan Rao Naidu who now claims that Sathya Sai spirit has assumed his body? Will that be following Raj Dharma?
• 28: Subhashitha - Yatha dhenu sahasreshu - chanted in Sanskrit and then explained in Malayalam by Dr K. Unnikrishnan, Govt. Sanskrit College, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala
• 28: Happy to note that Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis is not seen in Muddenahalli group Navi Mumbai hospital sort-of inauguration event
• 26: Trying to get more information about my great-grandfather, Sanskrit scholar Thuravoor Narayana Sasthrigal of Kerala
• 25: In light of Muddenahalli group planned inauguration of Navi Mumbai hospital, a detailed explanation of my stand on Muddenahalli group and their medical service activities
• 25: What is the Sathya-Dharma-Shanti-Prema way and only Sathya-Dharma way of reacting on social media when someone calls you a vulgar word?
• 24: Legal case should be filed in India against Guru Drohi Madhusudan Rao Naidu for claiming that he now is Sathya Sai
• 24: Transcript of inspiring speech by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at Prasanthi Nilayam on Sathya Sai birthday 2018
• 24: Hon'ble Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu visits Prasanthi Nilayam as Chief Guest for Birthday
• 23: My FB posts & shares on Sathya Sai birthday
• 22: Single 135 MB Zip file having all my writings data as of at least Sept. 2018 is publicly shared on my Google Drive
• 17: The scary and risky, warranty and indemnity clauses in publisher agreements for authors; Unknown and less known authors are typically forced to accept it
• 15: Malibu Hindu Temple seems to have got saved from Woolsey fire thanks to brave work of California firefighters and grace of God
• 14: US President Trump hosts Diwali event in White House; Am thankful to President Trump for words of support for religious pluralism
• 12: An introduction to Ramanuja's philosophy And the doctrine of Prapathi or Self-Surrender by Shri Nallappa Jeyappaiyengar
• 11: Sharing my satisfaction about my Chandogya Upanishad Chapter 6 posts being ranked high by Google Search, resulting in regular visits; Google search for Iyer and some spiritual terms
• 8: My "Who am I? I am I ..." paperback book gets listed on amazon.in and flipkart.com
• 5: Using top ten countries' GDP data to assess how the world changed (materially) from my personal perspective, since I began working in 1984
• 4: Miscellaneous posts & comments on Facebook in November 2018 and spillover to Dec
• 4: Total views of this blog cross 500,000 (half a million)
• 4: Ten posts recommended by blog author as of 4th Nov. 2018
• 4: Top 77 posts of this blog having 1000 views or more as of 3rd Nov 2018
• 1: Spanish artist's painting of Ganapathi in Puttaparthi
• October 2018
• 31: Have initiated process to put up my "Who am I? I am I ... " book on amazon.in & flipkart; That has bumped up price to Rs.199 + shipping
• 24: First Puttaparthi shop sale of paperback copy of my book "Who am I? I am I ..."; Three Puttaparthi shops where it can be bought on advance payment
• 20: Swami student and now faculty at SSSIHL (Sai university) melodiously and joyfully sings Bhagavan's Telugu poems declaring his Avatarhood and declaring his mission
• 19: Tragic to see Sabarimala become a place for women journalists and activists to indulge in celebratory activism rather than approach it as pious devotees of Lord Ayyappa
• 15: Great poster at junction of Puttaparthi and Muddenahalli roads guiding Sathya Sai devotees to right path of Puttaparthi
• 14: Where to buy paperback copy of "Who am I? I am I - Ultimate Existential Reality Answer; ..." book for delivery in India
• 13: Should I put up my "Who am I? I am I ... " book on Amazon and Flipkart for more visibility and impact, even if it means hike in list price from Rs.159 to Rs.199?
• 12: Miscellaneous posts & comments on Facebook in October 2018
• 10: Very happy that my school - Cardinal Gracias High School, Bandra (E), Mumbai - has received paperback copy of my book, "Who am I? I am I ..."
• 8: Glad to know that Mumbai University Vice-Chancellor's office has received paperback copy of my book, "Who am I? I am I ..."
• 6: Feeling satisfied and happy after sending paperback copies of my book, 'Who am I? I am I ...' to some top political leaders of India
• 1: Who did it? Perhaps too much beer did it. So stay away from too much beer.
• September 2018
• 29: Sathya Sai's teachings are crystal clear about serving one's parents first as spiritual sadhana instead of neglecting them and becoming a monk
• 23: Evil and violent white racism in tragic killing of African-American in New York City, USA in March 2017, which case is under trial now, must be called out and condemned unequivocally
• 22: Indian Catholic Bishop Franco Mulakkal was arrested by Kerala police on 21st Sept. 2018 on rape and other charges; Note that charges against Bishop Mulakkal have still to be proven in court of law
• 22: USA should have enough number of ashram systems/religious centres where people who are desperate can survive on very little money; That may reduce mad mass shootings in USA
• 21: Feeling very happy that my Alma Mater, Ruia college, Mumbai, has agreed to receive my book, "Who am I? I am I - Ultimate Existential Reality Answer; Vedanta; God and Science conversation"
• 20: Karma accelerators and Karma cancellers!
• 14: Pakistani Muslim person's comment that my explanation led to her understanding "what Hinduism actually is", has made my day
• 12: Google (Gmail, Blogger, Drive, YouTube), Facebook, WordPress and Twitter mechanisms for heirs or legacy contacts to get some access/control on deceased person's account
• 11: Inaccurate and confusing view of Hinduism being spread by Shashi Tharoor: "There are simply no binding requirements to being a Hindu, not even a belief in God."
• 9: Discussion on passion for perfection in profession in context of spiritual life; Should be balanced with Sathya (Truth), Dharma (Ethics), Shanti (Peace) and Prema (Love) values
• 8: My comment on Dr. Shashi Tharoor's 'Why I am a Hindu' short promotional video
• 7: Former Singapore legendary leader Lee Kuan Yew remarks in 1990 on religious tolerance and against aggressive proselytization
• 6: Video based on transcript of Sathya Sai interview to Western devotees in 1980s having practical Q&A focused on core Atma Vidya (Knowledge of Self) and Advaita (Non-dualism)
• 4: Miscellaneous posts & comments on Facebook in September 2018
• 4: My views on Meat Eaters vs. Vegan debate
• 4: Sri Krishnadas Eradi being shown Krishna form by Sathya Sai in early 1960s
• 3: Wonderful help from Kerala Muslim mosque congregation towards Kerala Christian church congregation at time of acute need in Kerala floods
• 2: Some youtube Krishna songs for viewers' devotional watching pleasure on Janmashtami - Krishna's birthday
• 2: World Hindu Congress in Lombard, Illinois, USA (near Chicago) from Sept. 7th to 9th, 2018; Reports of some opposition to it
• 1: Police interrogation of USA school shooter 19 yr old Nikolas Cruz shows very disturbed & dangerous mindset; Demon voice told him to burn, kill, destroy; Younger brother gives love & tells him to try to find God b'cos God is good
• August 2018
• 31: Conversation on software techie spiritual aspirants, Hinduism, Science, Christian faith etc. with an old techie colleague of mine
• 27: Open letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis about false claims made by Madhusudan Rao Naidu wrt Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
• 25: Michael Cohen tape threatening reporter Tim Mak of the Daily Beast to not publish article; I have faced something similar but on much lesser scale for my exposure of Muddenahalli group false belief and hijack on social media
• 25: Abuse of power followed by cover-up in spiritual missions & ashram systems may lead to revenge and sabotage by victims trapped financially or otherwise in the mission/system
• 24: Is the term 'Sathya Sai Fraternity' an appropriate one? Or is it inappropriate as fraternity may get understood as a male only group, a (male) brotherhood?
• 23: Some thoughts of mine about software techie spiritual aspirants, Hinduism, Science, Christian faith etc.
• 23: Feedback on my book 'Who am I? I am I - Ultimate Existential Reality Answer; Vedanta; God and Science conversation'
• 21: My view of how Prasanthi Nilayam system got severely and negatively impacted by Guru Drohi Narasimhamurthy
• 20: Good letter from Pope Francis on clergy sexual abuse; My view on related matter: Far better to be ethical bhogi (enjoyer) than supposedly celibate male spiritual aspirant who lands into inappropriate sexual contact or worse with females
• 19: An open letter to Mrs Rajashree Birla about false claims made by Madhusudan Rao Naidu wrt Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
• 18: Sunil Gavaskar shares stage with cheap imitator Madhusudan Naidu in Mumbai! Many innocent Mumbaikars and Maharashtrians may now get trapped by Muddenahalli group
• 18: Very touching to see Kerala floods relief and aid initiative tweets of Sheikh Mohammed, ruler of Dubai and PM of UAE
• 18: My response to query on an Upanishad Ganga episode video (in Hindi)
• 17: Former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away; He was a devotee of Sathya Sai
• 16: Great job by Pennsylvania Grand Jury in documenting serious accusations of child sex abuse by Catholic church priests in Pennsylvania, USA; Will help in preventing future such abuse worldwide
• 14: Miscellaneous posts & comments on Facebook in August 2018
• 14: Chief Justice Sri Dipak Mishra full speech (video) on Human Values and the Legal World, Jurist Conference - 11 Aug 2018 at Puttaparthi
• 13: Pics of Sathya Sai playing Table Tennis in 1954
• 12: Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra delivers inaugural address of Human Values and Legal World conference in Puttaparthi; Excerpts of his speech
• 6: Sent a message to PM Narendra Modi (and other govt. ministers) about my book, "Who am I? I am I - Ultimate Existential Reality Answer; Vedanta; God and Science conversation"
• 5: How should Mumbai Metropolitan Region Sathya Sai devotees handle upcoming November 2018 inauguration of Muddenahalli group Navi Mumbai hospital?
• 4: We should not show kindness to Muddenahalli group so long as they promote cheap imitator Madhusudan Naidu
• 4: My part of FB convo on cheap imitator Madhusudan Naidu visit to Kuala Lumpur and associated Live youtube video
• July 2018
• 31: Interesting recent speech by Rajiv Malhotra on challenges involved in achieving real interfaith harmony
• 30: Sathya Sai devotee Advaita lecturers who failed the Muddenahalli great spiritual test; Real experience of Advaita
• 28: Thanks to Lisa De Witt for service to Sathya Sai fraternity in 2000s through her blog refuting unproven allegations of anti-Sai crusaders
• 27: "Ready to wait" campaign ladies tell Supreme Court that Lord Ayyappa's right to privacy as 'eternal celibate' must be respected
• 24: Muddenahalli group supporters and promoters should NOT invoke the name of Lord Jesus Christ in a flippant way, related to dancing and laughter, in context of cheap imitator Madhusudan Rao Naidu
• 24: Muddenahalli group supporter advises us to lighten up and says we are "no fun at all"! My response
• 20: Have created EPUB version of iami1 blog book for download for smartphone and other ebook reading devices & apps
• 18: Received copy of hopefully stable version of paperback iami1 blogbook with Glossy lamination cover released on 6th July 2018
• 15: In India, I doubt that medico with faith in God would keep it aside when he/she enters the hospital; faith would be part of his/her being
• 15: Miscellaneous posts & comments on Facebook in July 2018
• 14: Released e-book with ISBN version of "Who am I? I am I ..." iami1 blog book; Changed metadata of some ebook website entries to mention ISBN
• 11: ISBN issue with submitting my "Who am I? I am I ..." Word/PDF ebook to free ebook websites like archive.org that automatically generate other ebook formats like EPUB and Kindle
• 7: Got ISBN 978-93-5311-652-1 for "Who am I? I am I - Ultimate Existential Reality Answer; ..." free ebook; Should ISBN number be put on the ebook front cover page?
• 6: Latest version of paperback iami1 blogbook with Matte lamination cover looks decent without colour dots splashing problem
• 5: Sarcastic poster about online university for wannabe Gurus - the most recession proof job available today
• 4: Music & cricket masters cannot assess Madhusudan Naidu & Narasimhamurthy (MDH) claims; Sai philosophy & teachings masters like Shri Kuppuswamy, ex Philosophy teacher of Sai university, assessed and rejected MDH claims
• 1: Happy to see that self-publishing my "Who am I? I am I - Ultimate Existential Reality Answer ..." free ebook and at cost paperback book, has led to easy access to my views for interested people via Google Search
• June 2018
• 30: Elevating hard science to a pedestal of worship as the only way or even a primary way to arrive at facts & truth (knowledge) about all or most of life, is not a balanced and good approach
• 29: My challenge to Madhusudan Naidu to come to Prasanthi Nilayam and prove his so called communicator claim by showing us miracles that Sathya Sai has demonstrated
• 29: Miscellaneous posts & comments on Facebook in June 2018
• 28: Most dangerous ideological corruption threat to spiritual movements after demise of founder is from narcissists backed by big money
• 28: "Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark." - Rabindranath Tagore
• 27: Quick summary and list of detailed posts on conversion of my free iami1 wordpress blog into regular book with at cost print (including paperback version with ISBN) and free electronic (ebook) versions
• 26: Update on attempts to resolve iami1 blogbook cover page picture colour dots splashing issue
• 25: Updated paperback copies of iami1 blogbook have problem of unwanted colour dots/patches in front and back cover pages (pictures)
• 25: 108% Zoomed pdf file of iami1 blog book printed at decent size by Delhi online printer
• 24: Catholic priest and ex Vatican diplomat found guilty of possessing child pornography; DW documentary on battle against about child pornography in 2017
• 23: List of my first and successful ISBN application related posts
• 22: Searching for ISBN 978-93-5311-521-0 allotted to my book 'Who am I? I am I - Ultimate Existential Reality Answer...' works on isbn.gov.in but not on well known ISBN search sites
• 21: Improved upon patchwork in back cover page for ISBN inclusion in iami1 blog book, and resubmitted it to Pothi.com
• 20: Updated Paperback book files of iami1 blog book with ISBN and submitted to Pothi.com
• 19: Who am I? I am I - Ultimate Existential Reality answer ... paperback book allotted ISBN; Have applied for e-book ISBN
• 18: Have released a new version of iami1 blog book (Who am I? I am I – Ultimate Existential Reality Answer ...) with more formal book cover page and Title-Verso pages but without ISBN
• 17: USA professor of philosophy praises religion as "a road-tested form of emotional management" that science cannot match
• 15: Zooming/Enlarging text content of PDF file without editing using Foxit PDF Reader
• 14: Good quality of printing and binding in latest delivery of 12 spiral bound copies of iami1 blogbook from Delhi online printer
• 11: How I tried and failed to arrive at a list price (printed price) for my Print-On-Demand iami1 blog book with low sales potential
• 7: James Comey on why people should fear that lying to the police/law enforcement may land them in jail; My views in context of spiritual ashram system and associated town
• 7: My view: Enough grounds to file impersonation and identity theft of HOLY IDENTITY of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, complaint against Madhusudan Rao Naidu in India
• 7: For self-published author like me who is not interested in earning royalty nor in promotion of book for large sales, is it worth the bother to get ISBN for POD book versions?
• 4: Relieved that Union HRD minister Javadekar did not share stage with cheap imitator Madhusudan Naidu; However, Muddenahalli group gets a big and worrying boost with inauguration of their university named after Sathya Sai
• 2: What is the Sanskrit equivalent word for the English word 'enlightenment'?
• 2: Muddenahalli group Sathya Sai university gets inaugurated tomorrow, most probably in cheap presence of cheap imitator Madhusudan Naidu
• 1: Sent isbn.gov.in mail on: Clarifications and questions about my ISBN application 5413|ISBN|2018|A made on 31st May 2018
• 1: Have applied for an ISBN for printed iami1 blog book
• May 2018
• 30: Famous singer from Muslim majority Indonesia sings song with line of Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram at banquet hosted by Indonesian President Jokowi for PM Modi
• 30: Telugu Christian devotional song I played on request of my apartment watchman's wife
• 29: Miscellaneous posts & comments on Facebook in May 2018
• 28: My view about PM Narendra Modi not having visited Prasanthi Nilayam/Puttaparthi as PM
• 27: Disappointing quality of latest delivery of 12 spiral bound copies of iami1 blogbook from Delhi online printer
• 24: Wild Wild Country - Great documentary capturing good and bad of Rajneesh movement; My view: Colossal blunder of Rajneeshpuram commune was sophisticated guns related aggression and threat to govt. agencies
• 15: Conveying why my Existential reality; Vedanta; God & Science conversation iami1 blog book may be of some interest to open-minded (hard science) scientists and social science researchers
• 15: How I was, and continue to be, obliged to make my iami1 wordpress blog book front pages content to be somewhat more in line with regular books
• 14: Received first somewhat-largish order delivery of 9 well printed & bound copies of iami1.wordpress.com blog book from Pothi.com
• 13: National Library of Australia has listed my free ebook: Who am I? I am I - Ultimate Existential Reality Answer; Vedanta; God and Science conversation iami1.wordpress.com blog book
• 12: Received Delhi online printer's 12 spiral bound copies and 1 Soft Cover bound copy of iami1 blogbook; Spiral bound copies don't have specified cover front and back pages!
• 6: The good quality printed book copy that I got yesterday (5th May 2018) evening seems to be my Pothi.com order!
• 6: Got two separate Soft Cover binding iami1 blog book copies from Mumbai based big printer and Delhi online printer
• 2: Pope Francis: Praying means being with God, experiencing God, loving God
• 2: Multiple attempts over past few days by somebody (some people) to reset my Facebook password; I suspect MMCAKS
• April 2018
• 30: Suggested re-order quantity and printer for Spiral binding and Soft Cover binding iami1 blogbook for bookshop(s); More info. about related courier charges
• 30: Got one staple bound and one spiral bound iami1 blogbook copy from local Puttaparthi shops
• 29: Added a Printed Blogbook menu link and related 'Printed Blogbook via Online Bookshop; Less Expensive Options' page to iami1 blog
• 29: Noted Free E-book Websites/Web pages having iami1 blog book (The Ultimate Existential Reality Answer; Vedanta; God and Science conversation)
• 27: iami1 blog book published with title 'The Ultimate Existential Reality Answer; Vedanta; God and Science' at Pothi.com; Printed copy (in India only) can be ordered online
• 24: Hopefully stable E-Book version and document for paper book version of iami1 blog book released today; Facing challenges in printing few (20) copies of book
• 22: iami1 printed blogbook when sold at some (above-zero) price: My analysis of copyright issues with usage of Wikipedia content in it
• 20: Modified Cover Front and Back pics for iami1 blogbook; Size calculations for these pics
• 18: Sample/trial print of iami1 blogbook shows issues related to stapled book, page margins, cover pic and font size
• 15: iami1 blog book colour back (cover) page pic, spine pic and full cover pic
• 14: iami1 blogbook colour front cover pic
• 13: Miscellaneous posts & comments on Facebook in April 2018
• 13: Latest version of my iami1 wordpress blogbook available for free download and reuse (of my content); Next step is 'laser printer' printed & bound A5 size book
• 9: Divine revelation gems from Chandogya Upanishad: Chapter 6 (Dialogue between Uddalaka and Svetaketu)
• 8: Do various groups of atheists and agnostics have statements of values that they follow?
• 7: My comments about Muddenahalli group founder B.N. Narasimhamurthy's change of dress from 'Dhoti' to (Ganti sir term) 'Bollywood Actor'
• 6: Planning to share significant amount of text extracts from wikipedia and wikiquotes in 2 articles of proposed printed book under (additional) CC-BY-SA license; Any suggestions welcome
• 5: Planning to print self-published not-for-profit-for-author book from iami1.wordpress.com blog; Any suggestions welcome on NOT-FOR-PROFIT and FREE REUSE sections and anything else
• 4: Matajuro (student) and Banzo (teacher) story about improving awareness/alertness to sense sword attack from behind; Shirdi Sai Baba handling wooden stick attack on him with miraculous powers
• 3: A sad and rude reflection of the reality of the times we live in, in India - Medical doctor wife made police complaint against medical doctor husband about forced sex
• 3: The king of cricket in my avid cricket fan days - Vivian Richards!
• March 2018
• 31: May God bless Australian ex vice-captain David Warner and help him recover; In public statement to cricket fans, Warner sincerely apologizes for betrayal of their trust and hopes to earn their respect again; He takes full responsibility for his part
• 30: Was Dire Straits' 1980s hit song - 'Money for nothing and your chicks for free' - an inappropriate lifestyle promotion statement/song? A conversation on it
• 30: Learning opportunity from Australian cricketer Cameron Bancroft's error in not questioning and rejecting unethical instruction of his senior to do ball tampering; Also applies especially to people in ashram systems with motto: Speak the truth; Follow ethics
• 29: May God bless Australian captain Steve Smith and help him recover; In public statement to all cricket fans, Steve Smith accepts responsibility as captain for ball-tampering decision mistake, says sorry and seeks forgiveness
• 29: One of my favourite English pop songs - Stevie Wonder singing: I just called to say I love you
• 29: Dedication of Jains in Mumbai and Dombivli to their religion and its teachings of peace, harmony and non-violence are impressive
• 27: Choosing to forego some (good) money in favour of more time to pursue one's non-commercial interests - conversation with old software techie friend; My Dombivli to Andheri, Mumbai challenging train commute in mid 1980s
• 26: Sathya Sai tattwa (teachings/philosophy) attracts relatively few; Bhajans attract many; Miracles attract huge numbers
• 26: N. Kasturi honestly talking about fear of being reprimanded publicly by Sathya Sai; Though I was never physically close to Sathya Sai I too had that fear
• 25: Australian cricketer caught doing ball tampering & then hiding item used to tamper, inside the front part of his pants! Melbourne, Australia based Muddenahalli Group Fake ID fellows should change their ways to avoid having a similar public shame fate
• 25: Canadian and/or American white Qawwali singer Tahir Faridi and his group sing Meera bhajan Tum Bin Mori Kaun Khabar Le & Lagi Lagan Man Ke Mohan qawwali
• 25: Gayiye Ganapati Jag Vandan & Tum Bin Mori Kaun Khabar Le songs by Ustad Ahmed Hussain and Ustad Mohammad Hussain
• 25: Telugu Hindu devotional songs of popular culture type that I got exposed to roughly between 2006 and 2010 in outside ashram Puttaparthi
• 25: Can our soul get polluted by selfishness? Does Seva remove pollution from our soul?
• 24: Two somewhat recent NYT articles about Trappist monastery/abbey in Belgium and in USA
• 24: My exposure to Telugu film songs and few Telugu films in outside ashram Puttaparthi from around 2006 to 2010
• 23: #ReformNotDeleteFacebook - That's my stand
• 22: Cambridge University's Aleksandr Kogan and Cambridge Analytica alleged roles in perhaps biggest abuse of user data (Facebook); USA elections interference; Zuckerberg CNN interview
• 22: My comment on Facebook boss, Mark Zuckerberg post on "update on the Cambridge Analytica situation"
• 21: As per devotee, Sathya Sai said: Spiritual heart is atomic in size, only point of positive energy, and to right of physical heart; Sathya Sai discourse quotes on heart and sahasrara chakras (spiritual centres in body)
• 20: Instruction of Sathya Sai to ashram young staffer in 1975: Do only your work. Do not get involved with other persons' work; Same instruction would be good advice today too in Prasanthinilayam ashram
• 20: Osho Rajneesh taught that miracles (paranormal/supernatural events/acts) have never happened and will never happen; Sathya Sai taught devotees to believe in the power of Avatars to do miracles
• 19: On being asked about Osho Rajneesh, Sathya Sai told a devotee, Rajneesh's path is dangerous, Sathya Sai path is safe - A related conversation
• 17: Madhusudan Naidu should stop imitator and fake communicator of Sathya Sai drama and follow example of USA Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen - A conversation related to this view
• 15: Sonipat, Haryana, India: Principal rapes class X girl as dummy student writes her exam; How to prevent or reduce such horrific incidents
• 15: Teachers' Day loving gift-message from students when I was in Sai university
• 14: Hate comments on my blog from an anonymous person who goes by name of Iyer
• 12: My response to Mr. Ganti's comment about Puttaparthi LOYALISTS being unable to do anything to STOP Muddenahalli GAME including Madhusudan Naidu signing books as Sathya Sai Baba
• 12: USA pastor Andy Savage sexual abuse case twenty years ago in Texas which was made public by victim Jules Woodson in end 2017/Jan 2018; How do spiritual healing and forgiveness happen in such situations?
• 11: Hong Kong Sathya Sai orgn should file lawsuit on 'Identity Theft' against Madhusudan Naidu in Hong Kong
• 10: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments of mine in March 2018
• 10: Some Telugu words I felt I should tell some Telugu elders of the Sai university who got caught up in Narasimhamurthy's Muddenahalli group FALSE BELIEF
• 9: Madhusudan Naidu can be termed as 'spiritual fraud' and 'spiritual cheater'; 'financial fraud' term needs evidence proving fraud in court of law
• 9: My part of a polite exchange with a Malaysian Muddenahalli group supporter (real person not fake Facebook Id)
• 8: Creator of Muddenahalli group - Narasimhamurthy - caught between two masters: Sathya Sai and Madiyal Narayan Bhat
• 7: Hong Kong Sai orgn. notice warning about Madhusudan Rao Naidu and Muddenahalli Group visit to Hong Kong
• 7: Widow of Indian techie immigrant on guilty plea of Kansas, USA killer of her husband: won't bring back husband but sends message that "hate is never acceptable"; "We must understand and love one another"
• 6: Sathya Sai in 1947 with cows in front of Chitravathi river
• 6: Eighth-generation Rolls Royce Phantom launched in North India with standard version priced at Rs. 9.5 crores (Rs. 95 million; USD 1.46 million)
• 3: 1926 Gandhi letter on Jesus, accepting that he was a great teacher of mankind but not accepting that Jesus was "highest manifestation of the unseen reality"
• 3: Inspiring speeches on religious pluralism and tolerance by King Abdullah II of Jordan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India at conference on 'Islamic Heritage: Promoting Understanding and Moderation' in New Delhi
• 1: USA President Trump says Rev. Billy Graham delivered same beautiful message, "God loves you"; Trump prays for more Billy Graham like persons to spread love and hope to every precious child of God
• February 2018
• 26: The attractive, lively and enchanting power of women captured in this Oldie Hindi film song: Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai
• 26: Billy Graham rule about Christian Protestant male preachers avoiding sexual scandal; My views in context of Hindu & Christian male spiritual aspirants/preachers
• 25: Powerful Rev. Billy Graham sermon video segments and transcript snippets
• 25: Do USA evangelists like the Late Rev. Billy Graham teach that non Christians will burn in Hell forever? If so, do most USA evangelicals believe in that teaching?
• 23: Billy Graham - One of the most influential Christian preachers of the 20th century
• 22: Sathya Sai's fury at Indian Sai organization top office bearers about devotees going to mediums; My conversation with a believer of Madhusudan Naidu communicator claim
• 21: How kids of Sathya Sai devotee families may be viewing Muddenahalli - Puttaparthi tussle! Some background about Sikander (Alexander the Great) and North India
• 20: The Three Top Traitors of the Sai University in 15 seconds video segment
• 19: King Marthanda Varma's army of Travancore (Kerala) defeated Dutch in 1741; its Dutch leader became Varma's commander-in-chief! Travancore Hindu kingdom provided protection to Hindu culture and religion till 1949
• 16: Sathya Sai: Socialism's ideal of equal distribution of wealth will not ensure equality in desires and aspirations, will create dissatisfaction among rich; Recognizing presence of God in all beings and respecting everyone as manifestation of Divine is achieving true equality
• 16: Calvin and the right to remain ignorant :-)
• 15: Tragic sight of --Name1-snipped-- former Sai university vice-chancellor bowing deeply to former Sai university student and Sathya Sai pale imitator Madhusudan Naidu and lingams supposedly produced by him
• 13: Some comments of mine about liberal views of sexual behaviour in the West
• 10: Navigating good and bad of Puttaparthi so as to maximize spiritual benefit of living in Puttaparthi
• 8: My comments regarding sexual abuse allegations against a supposed Catholic priest from Nigeria
• 7: No top Indian political leader or spiritual leader has publicly endorsed FALSE CLAIM of so called chosen communicator Madhusudan Rao Naidu
• 6: Some thoughts of mine regarding believers in/supporters of Madhusudan Rao Naidu and Muddenahalli group
• 5: My comment on Facebook post of Mark Zuckerberg about the 14th birthday of Facebook
• 4: Borneo Post, Malaysia press report on Malaysia Sai orgn. (SSIO) stating that 'subtle body' is NOT endorsed or supported by official Sai orgn.
• January 2018
• 29: How Tamil Nadu political leader Shri M.K. Stalin got his name
• 29: Telugu film star and Jana Sena political party founder Pawan Kalyan pays obeisance to Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi
• 18: Shaun Brown's Souljourns interview in 2005; eyewitness account of seeing bracelet coming out of middle of Sathya Sai Baba's palm; Swami teaching that conscience is the master to be followed
• 18: Saibliss Facebook post: Muddenahalli chameleons on prowl - watch out for new colours
• 16: Quantum mysticism may be interesting to some of us into spirituality including Vedanta philosophy but mainstream scientists do not accept it as science and call it pseudoscience
• 15: About top-notch scientist Dr. Francis Collins and his superb arguments about science being compatible with belief in (Christian) God; My adaptation to multi-faith God
• 11: Radhanath Swami and Father Francis Clooney : Encountering God- Hindu and Christian Perspectives - Columbia university, 2012; Father Clooney makes brief mention of keeping Sai Baba vibhuti in his office
• 9: Interesting videos about East (one Indian spiritual tradition - Radhanath Swami) meeting West (one USA Christian tradition - Cornell West) organized by Princeton University group in April 2011
• 8: Shri V.R. Ganti is now my Facebook friend! My great privilege to have worked with Mr. Ganti to expose Asathya-Adharma of Muddenahalli group
• 7: Radio Sai interview of Shri Umesh Rao and Smt. Gita Umesh Rao about having associated with Muddenahalli group and Madhusudan Naidu in post-Mahasamadhi 2011, and later losing faith in their FALSE CLAIMS
• 3: The New York Times publisher job moves from father Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. to son Arthur Gregg Sulzberger
• 2: Miscellaneous comment(s) of mine on Facebook in Dec. 2017
• December 2017
• 30: My comments about some people worshiping Swami student (Madhusudan Naidu) as Swami (Sathya Sai)
• 28: Great response from Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev to question which stated that Rama did not treat Sita well
• 28: Software great Prof. Andrew Tanenbaum hugging Mata Amritanandamayi
• 27: Some Oldie Hindi film songs on love being immortal and explicitly or implicitly referring to reincarnation belief
• 26: Sathya Sai in 1979: Betrayal by people who pretend to adore is happening since ages
• 25: Great message on selfless love from a Western Hindu appropriate IMHO for celebration of birth of apostle of selfless love, Lord Jesus Christ
• 24: Some Christian worship song videos in English and Indian languages (Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam)
• 24: Ode to Joy Beethoven Ninth Symphony devotional song performed by Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra in 2008
• 23: The Hindu's editorial and a former senior Indian UN diplomat's article on UN vote on Jerusalem
• 22: USA UN ambassador Haley's angry speech against those who voted to censure USA Jerusalem decision; My frank reaction
• 22: I support India's vote at UN on resolution against US 'recognition' of Jerusalem as capital of Israel
• 21: Sathya Sai as bhajan sadhana spiritual master taking whole congregation on religious and spiritual experience; ISKCON Lokanatha Swami
• 19: USA Congress Foreign Affairs Asia-Pacific Subcommittee Dec 2017 hearing's view of religious and other freedoms in Tibet today
• 18: What is Manas, Buddhi, Chitta, Ahamkara and Antahkarana? Sathya Sai explains it simply and succinctly
• 18: Very disappointing that youtube search for Sathya Sai Vedanta does not give any video clips of Bhagavan speaking on Vedanta; Text extract on Vedanta from Sathya Sai discourse
• 18: Quotes of Sathya Sai on subtle body & what happens after death show Madhusudan Naidu's subtle body claim is FALSE; Muddenahalli senior faculty should dispute it or stop supporting Madhusudan
• 17: Swami Chinmayananda's encounter as a youth with Ramana Maharshi; Swami Chinmayananda 1984 interview with Australian academics on Hinduism, Vedanta etc.
• 14: Indian Supreme Court ensures access to Parsi (Zoroastrian) temple(s) for Parsi lady married to a Hindu; Some early history of Parsis
• 14: Great Pakistani Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan singing multi-faith song - Koi Bole Ram Ram Koi Khudaye
• 13: I support the wife of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis attending a Christmas Charity event and tweeting about it
• 13: I have unblocked Mr. V.R. Ganti on Facebook and sent him a Facebook message; Mr Ganti responded and so we are in Facebook contact again
• 11: Pics of two former Sai university and school senior teachers being prayerful and reverential towards Madhu Baba during his "darshan"
• 10: Even though Sathya Sai spoke against mediums, medium practice among Sai devotees is 50 years old! My view on this
• 8: Who would have thought that Madhu Baba would be worshiped as Swami by his own former teachers of the Sai university! Thank God Satyajit Salian did not do any such Madhu Baba type impersonation
• 8: How can so-called chosen communicator, Madhusudan Rao Naidu be a Guru?
• 6: Internet freedom in India has allowed me to learn globally and to express myself as a social media writer globally since 2011; In China that could not have happened
• 5: Some thoughts & views about Sama Veda; Short Sama Veda chanting link
• 3: 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
• 3: Sathya Sai on having a balanced life with worldly activities done with Dharma and spiritual activities
• 3: Inspiring and heart-warming: Police officer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA adopts homeless mother's opioid addicted newborn
• 1: I wish Rahul Gandhi all the best on his spiritual and religious journey as a Hindu
• November 2017
• 29: Dr. K. Anil Kumar's March 2016 (Samarpan) talk about his experiences with Sathya Sai
• 26: Very disappointed to see Sachin Tendulkar share stage with impersonator Madhusudan Rao Naidu
• 26: Egypt and Pakistan Islamic Sufi shrine attacks in 2017 that killed hundreds show horrific level of religious violence from some Islamic extremist group(s)
• 26: Dalai Lama in Aug 2017: "It is only in India that all the major religious traditions exist side by side."
• 25: Archbishop of Gandhinagar, Gujarat must legally pursue his allegations of attacks on churches and Christians in Gujarat OR withdraw them
• 23: Vice-President of India Venkaiah Naidu's speech at Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi on 22-Nov-2017
• 23: Some Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba birthday Facebook post contents
• 20: How should we social media writers about Sathya Sai Baba deal with queries based on Western media promoted negative allegations of the past?
• 17: Alandi pilgrimage and Saint Dnyaneshwar
• 13: What does the economic and military rise of communist China mean for religious people and for freedom of religion, in Asia and in the world?
• 10: Can we say that India is today's, the early 21st century's, topmost multi-religious country?
• 5: USA Senator Elizabeth Warren says Yes to question whether USA Democratic party primary in 2016 USA presidential election was rigged
• 1: My prayers to God to give strength and courage to families and friends of victims of terror attack and to New York City and USA people
• October 2017
• 25: On his 75th birthday, Prof. Anilkumar Kamaraju's adherence to, and dissemination of, Sathya Sai teachings, shines bright
• 22: Saudi Arabian rulers & govt. initiative to vet use of Prophet Muhammad's sayings to counter extremism
• 21: Transcript of USA Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's remarks on USA-India relationship for next 100 years; My comments
• 18: USA President Trump's Facebook post on Diwali
• 13: My comments on Indian embassy in Argentina putting up pics of Madhusudan Rao Naidu on its twitter a/c
• 12: How to quieten the monkey mind? Sathya Sai, singing Bhaja Govindam verses, shows one way
• 11: Sathya Sai: Students, the educationists and the patrons of education, all struggle to fulfil their worldly desires
• 9: PM Narendra Modi worships at Shirdi Sai Baba temple in his hometown, Vadnagar
• 9: Toronto Mayor, John Tory, in July 2017 BAPS mandir speech mentions 'incredible' Hindu civilization contributions (to Western civilization)
• 8: Sathya Sai on vairagya (detachment)
• 8: Canada PM Justin Trudeau speech in Jul 2017 on 10th anniversary celebration of Toronto Hindu temple
• 5: An interesting and fun-filled short video about what is God by Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev
• 3: Very impassioned and desperate plea from Honeypreet Insaan to not believe the unproven and very nasty allegations against her
• 2: Will an almighty loving God allow for evil and terrible suffering to exist?
• 2: Pic of Prof. Krupanidhi formerly with Biosciences dept., Sai university, with Bhagawan Sathya Sai Baba
• 1: Copying 4.3 GB music files, including devotional music files, and smart playlists from iPod Nano 4th Gen to iPod Touch 2nd Gen
• September 2017
• 30: Revival of my old iPod Touch 2nd Gen device; Useful pocket scripture, including Hindu scripture, ebook reader
• 30: Follow Sathya (Truth) and Dharma (Righteousness), Entire Universe represents only one Eternal Truth (Divinity) which resides in all beings: Sathya Sai on Vijayadashmi, Dassera 2007
• 28: Beware of fake cancer cures promoted by some crooks for fame and/or money
• 26: About my usage of term 'Almighty God' and offense it may cause to some non-believers in some situations
• 13: Suggestion of an Indian ashram safety accreditation/grading body
• 13: Shirdi Sai Baba: Allah jaise rakhega vaise rehna - As Allah (God) keeps you, stay that way!
• 11: Apex (North Indian) Hindu spiritual body of ascetics puts out 14 fake Hindu spiritual leaders (Babas) boycott list
• 10: Thought provoking and well analyzed article on rape convict spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and his following by Indian MP Shashi Tharoor
• 5: Fascinating interview of John le Carré; Parallels of betrayal in his books and Muddenahalli group
• 4: Hindu article on Ram Rahim Singh followers continuing to believe in him, and more about how CBI cracked the case
• August 2017
• 31: Some thoughts on how India should try to prevent any future Dera Sacha Sauda type sexual and physical abuse horrors from happening
• 29: What the judge said while sentencing Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh; reaction from lady victim and her family; and more
• 28: Spiritual group leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh sentenced to 20 years jail and fined Rs. 30 Lakh (3 million); More on Dera Sacha Sauda
• 27: 27th Aug. 2017 update on Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh matter
• 27: Clear condemnation of violence indulged in by Ram Rahim Singh's followers by President Kovind and PM Modi
• 27: Some articles and my thoughts about Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh being judged guilty of sexual assault, and violence that followed
• 24: My posts against hatred, bigotry, intimidation and violence displayed by white supremacists and neo Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
• 17: Requested a correspondent to never refer to me as Prof. even jokingly
• 15: A quick intro of Puttaparthi to non Sai devotee ex software industry colleague who is now based in USA
• 15: USA President Trump UNEQUIVOCALLY CONDEMNS racism and white supremacists BY NAME in context of Charlottesville tragedy!
• 10: Outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari's warning to Centre: Insecurity among Muslims
• 7: Wonderful USA Embassy India video of young USA friends adopting Hindu Raksha Bandhan function
• 6: Venkaiah Naidu is elected as Vice-President of India
• 3: Open letter to Sachin Tendulkar to BEWARE of Madhusudan Rao Naidu's FALSE CLAIMS wrt Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
• 1: Sathya Sai Baba referred to Mohammad Rafi as "God’s own soul": Hindi film star-director veteran Manoj Kumar
• July 2017
• 31: Comment exchange on Shiva Lingam, European Christianity, Syro-Malabar Indian Christians and USA Evangelical Christians
• 28: Kejriwal denies asking lawyer Jethmalani to use offensive word against minister; Jethmalani disagrees and quits; Legally defensible public allegations in India today
• 25: Former All India President of Sathya Sai orgn. and former SSSCT trustee, V.Srinivasan, passes away
• 24: Very disturbed by brain-washing of small children to view Madhusudan Naidu as Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
• 20: Karanam Subbamma's donation of 33 cents land in 1945 for creation of first Sathya Sai ashram - Old Mandir in Puttaparthi
• 19: What if a young male Sai devotee wants to become a sannyasi/monk? How do other family members, especially mother, handle it?
• 17: Total views of this blog cross 250,000 (quarter million)
• 17: The dangers of XYZ country's president getting into Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)
• 15: During testing times, truth-lovers sometimes have to walk alone; Tagore's Ekla Chalo Re
• 14: Shirdi Sai Baba: People come to us due to Rinanubandh; Let us love and serve each other and be happy; Look on calmly at passing show of world
• 10: Congratulations and best wishes to Dr. Hanumantha Rao Naidu and his (would-be) wife on their marriage today
• 10: Daivam manusha rupena, Sathya Sai Mahadev! Divine in human form, Great Divine figure Sathya Sai!
• 9: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's Guru Purnima speech at Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi
• 8: Shirdi Sai Baba as Guru and his words on relation between Guru and disciples
• 7: Hemadpant's experience of Shirdi Sai Baba reading his mind, and responding suitably; My similar experiences of Sathya Sai
• 7: Shirdi Sai Baba on Brahma Jnana (Gyan) and more from Chapters 16 & 17 of Sai Satcharita
• 7: Did CNN do the right thing in tracking Reddit user who put up Trump beating up CNN logo GIF? Am reminded of Parthi Resident/Venkatesh Babu vicious Facebook attacks on me
• 3: Why was Sathya Sai against meat eating and smoking when Shirdi Sai ate meat and smoked chillum?
• 3: Ramana Maharishi quotes on: who I truly am, body within the self, and no fourth state but only one state (reality) of consciousness
• 2: Sathya Sai on meat-eating: "leads to demonic tendencies"
• June 2017
• 29: Michel Danino rebuts Tony Joseph article claiming that Aryan Invasion question has been settled by genetics
• 26: Upto --Name1-snipped--'s parents and other close kin to leave the matter SOLELY to Bhagavan's DIVINE WILL or to share their view with Sai fraternity
• 25: 'Muslim saint/fakir' Shirdi Sai Baba destroys 'holy pride' of Hindu Brahmin Moolay Shastri, and showers Grace on him
• 24: Ramana: Absence of thoughts does not mean a blank; Sathya Sai: Nothingness (in mind) is not the absence of something
• 23: Dehachi Tijori Bhaktichacha Theva - Famous Marathi Bhakti song
• 23: Bholi Surat Dil Ke Khote - 1950s Hit Hindi film song
• 23: 'Pathetic' comment exchange led me to block somebody on Facebook
• 22: Some comments of mine about dangers of thermonuclear war in the world
• 22: Why are SAI social media activists SILENT on GREAT BETRAYAL by Sai university alumni-staff in period Jul 2011 to Nov. 2014, and COVER-UP & SILENCE thereafter?
• 20: More on my nuanced stand on Muddenahalli group
• 19: Muddenahalli group DID mention name of Sathya Sai many times, in the Harvard event on 14th June 2017, and MISLED participants
• 17: Sathya Sai: Tolerance (Sahanamu) is the great treasure/noble quality of Bharatiyas (Indians)
• 17: Young lady in USA is judged guilty in case somewhat similar to abetment of suicide
• 16: My nuanced stand on Muddenahalli group
• 16: I came to know only a little while back that Muddenahalli group DID mention name of Sathya Sai many times, in the Harvard event on 14th June 2017
• 16: Seems that Madhusudan Rao Naidu DID NOT SPEAK at event on Harvard University campus
• 15: Did Madhusudan Rao Naidu speak at Harvard University yesterday? If so, were his words projected as words of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba?
• 13: As a resident of Puttaparthi I seek forgiveness from parents, relatives and friends of --Name1-snipped-- who gave up her life recently in Prasanthi Nilayam ashram, Puttaparthi
• 13: Human side of married man with family losing job in Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi ashram
• 12: Indian Supreme Court in 2010 in workplace harassment suicide case ruled that suicide note accusation alone is not enough for even FIR on abetment of suicide
• 12: Is suicide note accusing a person enough proof to convict person of abetment of suicide? Indian Supreme Court seems to say: NO.
• 10: Bipartisan USA Senate Intelligence committee upholds USA democracy by holding a fair public hearing of ex FBI Director James Comey who was fired by USA President Donald Trump
• 7: Sathya Sai Society of America legally challenges Muddenahalli group in USA over UNAUTHORISED USE of Sathya Sai name
• 4: Protest letter to California Arts center hosting Madhusudan Naidu impersonation event on June 24 2017
• May 2017
• 31: I challenge Prof. -Name1-snipped- to Internet based debate on Madhusudan Naidu's Sathya Sai Baba communicator claim; Muddenahalli group plans new university in Karnataka!
• 24: Pope Francis exhorts USA President Trump to work for world peace; Trump states on Facebook, he is "more determined than ever to pursue PEACE"
• 19: Sanathana Sarathi May 2017: SSSCT trustees condemn Muddenahalli subtle form group for heinous sacrilege of betraying Bhagavan Himself
• 14: Miscellaneous comments of (mainly) mine on Facebook in May 2017
• 13: Inauguration of Sri Sathya Sai Chowk at Mahakali Caves Rd and Takshila Complex Jn., Andheri (E), Mumbai
• 12: USA Bipartisan Congressional delegation under Nancy Pelosi meets Indian PM Narendra Modi and thanks India for hosting H.H. Dalai Lama and other Tibetan Buddhists
• 7: Ramana Maharshi on possibility of leaving his ashram: Where can I go? I shall always be a prisoner.
• 4: Short message from Indian embassy in Zagreb, Croatia about 27-Apr-2017 Ananda Trust event
• 3: How and why Ramana Maharishi made his Will, as related by Sadhu Arunachala (Major Chadwick)
• April 2017
• 30: Open Thank you letter for deleting Madhusudan Naidu posts, to Ambassador of Indian embassy in Croatia at Zagreb, Croatia
• 29: Note to BJP leaders about Madhusudan Naidu saying Kali Yuga is over and Sathya Yuga has started, which is against Sathya Sai Baba statement
• 28: Narasimhamurthy and Madhu Baba, and their promoters should be told of Matthew 7:15 verse - Beware of false prophets
• 19: Even Ramana Maharishi had to deal with a young and well educated but jobless upstart who wanted to take his place!
• 19: SSSIHL (Sai university) Muddenahalli campus is run by SSSCT, and is DIFFERENT from Loka Seva Trust school at Muddenahalli and Saraswathi Education trust college there
• 18: Miscellaneous comments of (mainly) mine on Facebook in April 2017
• 18: Facebook MUST SPEND MONEY & EFFORT to combat MONSTROUS EVIL on Facebook like random real-life murder prompted by attention seeking
• 16: Grateful to Indulal Shah sir for Sathya Sai orgn work but he made grave mistake by going against Bhagavan's teachings wrt mediums
• 13: Sathyameva Jayate! Offensive & disgusting comment of Facebook Fake Id bully & conspirator Venkatesh Babu has been deleted from Mr. Ganti's post
• 11: Can Shri Karatam Rambabu be helped by Parthi Sathya Sai devotees to complete Baba Sathya Sai (Telugu) movie?
• 10: Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull with Indian PM Narendra Modi at Akshardham Temple, Delhi
• 10: My C++ online test invigilator & evaluator experience of student blaming me incorrectly for his poor performance at vital entrance exam
• 9: Feedback on my adaptation of Crisp Statements of Belief in God that is Compatible with Science
• 9: Sathya Sai: Women of Bharat (India) earned great fame for sterling quality of chastity; Bharat is (unparalleled) holy land of magnanimity and sacrifice
• 7: Hotel California song adapted to FALSE BELIEF Madhu Baba and invisible so-called subtle body and group
• 5: About Christian schools in India and Christian or secular prayers/songs sung by school students
• 5: Brilliant responses from Sai university alumnus, Chiran Basnet to Sai university alumnus & Madhu Baba devotee's arguments and questions
• 3: Muddenahalli group elders and alumni leaders should study Sathya Sai Feb. 2009 discourses clearly stating that his form will disappear after giving up his body like Rama & Krishna; Subtle body claim is therefore FALSE!
• 3: Madhu Baba supporter implies human comforts progression from Shirdi Sai to Sathya Sai to Madhu Baba justifies Madhu Baba flying business class
• 3: Century old Charlie Chaplin movie, Easy Street, delightfully shows civilizing influence of Christian missions in the USA
• 1: How I could use an Indian self-publisher who offers NON-EXCLUSIVE Print-On-Demand
• 1: Prosecutor from World War II Nuremberg trials - I learned that war makes murderers, mass murderers out of otherwise decent people
• 1: How Shirdi Sai Baba got his food and how he showered his grace and love on those who fed him regularly!
• March 2017
• 31: Pic of Mohd. Rafi sahab and Manoj Kumar sahab with Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
• 29: Paperback book 'Print On Demand' services in India; Pros & Cons wrt Offset printing services
• 29: Indian Correspondent shares self-publishing experience first with Power Publishers and recently with Amazon Kindle
• 28: Need information/suggestions about printing 100 copies of 75 page paperback book
• 28: Ramana's realized state life was not some featureless blank nor escapism; Realized soul has nothing to escape from!
• 27: Guru can only guide, the seeker has to seek self-realization; no one could give self-realization to another - Ramana Maharishi
• 26: Ramana Maharishi had no special abhorrence of sex (viewed from lives of Ramana devotees' perspective) - Major Chadwick
• 26: Signed Change.org petition to PM Modi to stop Madhusudan Naidu SCAM using Sai Baba's name
• 25: Magnetically attractive and benign power of Sathya Sai displayed so well in pic
• 24: Recent Interview of Shri Anand Krishna, founder, Anand Ashram, Indonesia on false claim of subtle body by Muddenahalli group
• 22: Shirdi Sai says it is his special characteristic to always look to, and provide for, welfare of devotees who worship Him whole-heartedly
• 21: Sathya Sai Krishnashtami 1988 discourse on Bharatiyas' worship of Nature, three beliefs of Law of Karma, Avatars and rebirth, and purpose of Avatars
• 20: A conversation with USA based correspondent on handling trauma of losing 3 close friends to murder in a short period
• 20: Sathya Sai Gurupurnima 1979 discourse giving high level explanation of reality; Brahman, Sath-Chith-Aanandha, Maya, Ishwara, jeeva, prakriti etc.
• 19: George Harrison of Beatles reverentially accepting Vibhuti prasad from Sathya Sai in 1976 in Mumbai
• 18: An indication from Bhagavan in July/Aug. 2010 that celibate Tyagajeevi Narasimhamurthy was NOT his successor
• 17: Don't let few not-understood or misunderstood or misrepresented or misreported actions of Sathya Sai create doubt and loss of faith in divinity of Sathya Sai
• 15: Karnataka High Court order ensures that Sri Naganand as well as Sri Gangadhar Bhat and Sri Krishna Bhat remain as Loka Seva Trust trustees until further orders!
• 15: Kakasaheb Dixit's memories cum short biography about Shirdi Sai Baba
• 15: A frank and very interesting article about Hari Vinayak Sathe, devotee of Shirdi Sai Baba
• 15: Eve Gardener's article about how beneficial Sathya Sai samadhi worship can be to spiritual aspirants and people with worldly desires as well
• 14: Shirdi Sai Baba's words proclaiming his divine power as well as his assurance of protection to those who turn their attention to him
• 13: Sathya Sai fraternity should be on the alert about Sai school/university alumni hypocrites and NOT blindly trust all Sai alumni
• 12: British parapsychology researcher Dr. Roney-Dougal's academic journal review of Prof. Haraldsson's book on Sathya Sai miracles
• 11: Divinely inspiring song by Jewel sung live: Go Tell It On The Mountain, Jesus Christ is born
• 10: After supposed Lingodbhavam, Madhusudan Naidu now truly is Madhu Baba; His devotees may now be called Madhu Baba devotees
• 8: Tyagajeevi and Chairman of Loka Seva Trust, Gangadhar Bhat, regrets illegal 12/9/2012 trust deed amendment action, in court affidavit
• 7: My late elder brother - Vishwanath S. Iyer (Rajamani)
• February 2017
• 21: Alike, Karnataka, Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva trust school bank account 'unfrozen'
• 18: Competent persons can become threats to incompetent ones in ashram; Competent young men with kids, and well paid jobs should NOT rush to join
• 17: I condemn the racist slur against Nepali and Nepali origin Indians made by Muddenahalli group troll Fake Id Venkatesh Babu/Parthi Resident
• 17: Madhusudan Naidu is growing in holy man stature among his followers; Why can't he follow Premananda by becoming Madhu Baba!
• 16: Sathya Sai: I do not involve Myself in money matters. But people today consider money as God. How can such people be called devotees?
• 15: Madhusudan Rao Naidu now gives Vibhuti powder to Sai devotees taking his imitation of Swami to higher levels
• 15: Sri Narasimhamurthy is plain wrong in reported criticism of Prasanthi Nilayam devotees as doing pradakshina of samadhi thinking Swami is not in Muddenahalli
• 15: Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Trust board reconstitution resolutions removing S.S. Naganand as trustee, stayed for 15 days by Karnataka High Court
• 14: Post-Mahasamadhi Sathya Sai movement infighting reminds me regularly of Nobel Prize-winning author William Golding's 1954 novel, "Lord of the Flies"
• 12: Two oldie English 'easy listening' pop songs I loved listening to: Sittin' on the dock of the bay; Buffalo Soldier
• 12: Has childlessness peaked in Europe?, Jan. 2017 paper in Population & Societies, French publication
• 11: Updated my older Nigerian police and Muddenahalli group posts with key info from latest post and link to it
• 11: My congratulations to Muddenahalli group leaders for 10 Jan 2017 Nigerian police report clearing them of any criminal or other offence charges
• 9: Sai social media activists expose some "not-Sai" fundraising events in future Colorado, USA MDH event resulting in webpage removing them
• 9: How to respond to and reverse Facebook cyberstalking followed by non-violent bullying using false allegations (conspiracies)
• 7: Pope Francis' aide says safeguarding the poor is the church's mission; Stephen Bannon 2014 skype-remarks in conference held in Vatican
• 6: GB sir and other Tyagajeevis of Alike school publicly say they don't believe in "Subtle Swami" and request Muddenahalli group to not interfere in their affairs
• 5: An overview of my interactions with Mr. V.R. Ganti whom I have now blocked (sadly)
• 4: I have a message for Muddenahalli group trolls
• 4: I support Sri Gangadhar Bhat sir of Alike school in his effort to RESCUE Alike school from Madhusudan Naidu & Narasimhamurthy HIJACK
• January 2017
• 25: Shri Gangadhar Bhat of Alike school asked to leave premises; I appeal to Karnataka Sai orgn. and Central Trust to welcome and accommodate him (and any others)
• 24: Jan 2017 Misc Facebook comments
• 22: Shri Gangadhar Bhat joins SSSCT trustees for SAI CHARAN paduka ceremony at Dharwad Women's college
• 22: Silent witness approach to Asathya & Adharma actions of Madhusudan Naidu by Sai schools & university, & its alumni, is their failure
• 18: USA military whistle blower convicted of treason, Chelsea Manning, is given clemency by USA president Obama! Seems to be very controversial decision
• 17: I DO NOT QUIT a debate when it becomes inconvenient for me; I only avoid some gruesome topics and some sensitive topics
• 17: Why I cannot accept Madhusudan Rao Naidu's communicator claim
• 16: Brother VijaySai B.S. must ponder over Muddenahalli communicators' misguidance damage and associated negative karmic consequences
• 11: How knowledgeable about Sathya Sai, the 1st vice-chancellor of Sai university, Prof. V.K. Gokak, was!
• 9: When they betray God, will they spare ordinary people? Haunting oldie Hindi film song apt for sometimes tragic days in Sathya Sai movement
• 7: Can Sai university revoke gold medal given to MBA alumnus, Madhusudan Rao Naidu?
• 5: My comments on recent Facebook posts about sexual harassment and molestation of women in India
• 4: Being a FAKE God's pauper is being a hypocrite, one of the worst fates for a spiritual aspirant
• 3: Does Shri B.N. Narasimhamurthy's conscience bother him about this drama/delusion of so called communicator, Madhusudan Rao Naidu?
• 1: Ramesh Sawant speaks on his journey with Sathya Sai in Alibag, Maharashtra in April 2016; His Samarpan March 2014 talk in Brindavan
• 1: Sathya Sai knows everything about us and communicates directly to us; No need for any Sai university mediums in between
• December 2016
• 31: In some exceptional situations, anger may be good
• 29: Alike sports meet on 30 Dec. 2016 with Karnataka minister Ramesh Kumar as a chief guest, is NOT associated with Madhusudan Rao Naidu
• 27: Nisargadatta on Jnana path not being suitable for all; Sathya Sai on Jnana, Bhakti and Karma paths
• 26: Sathya Sai did not come mainly for saints; He came mainly for those who are in the material world but are also into spirituality & religion
• 25: Some Silent Night youtube videos
• 24: Nicholas Kristof-Tim Keller interview; Can one be rational, needing evidence for belief, and still be a Christian in the 21st century?
• 24: Wishing all who adore, love & worship Jesus Christ, a holy and spiritually uplifting Christmas Eve
• 22: How to interpret Sathya Sai statement that for good work (required) money will come on its own
• 20: Lists of my blog posts dealing with my experiences with Sathya Sai, and my spiritual journey in general
• 17: Phyllis Krystal's former Guru, Nyaya Sharma in Bombay, died around 1973, due to black magic attack on him!
• 16: If what Baba says is different from what our heart/conscience says, what should we do?
• 12: B.N.Narasimhamurthy, MAIN MAN behind Muddenahalli group needs to ponder seriously about STOPPING Madhusudan Naidu communicator DRAMA
• 11: Transcript of Phyllis Krystal's Nov. 2011 Ladies Day speech in Prasanthi Nilayam, Sai Kulwanth Hall
• 11: Young Anup Jalota singing famous Meera bhajan: Aisi Lagi Lagan
• 10: VijaySai B.S., Sai university alumnus and former faculty, cannot discriminate between Asathya (Untruth) and Sathya (Truth)
• 9: Haji Ali Dargah of Mumbai; Qawwali: Piya Haji Ali
• 8: What is the right Dharmic path now for brother VijaySai B.S.?
• 8: I will continue to share my views on important events like PM Modi's visits to Muddenahalli group functions
• 6: Nigerian Police Report on Muddenahalli group states that Madhusudan Rao Naidu said that he DOES NOT receive messages from Sathya Sai Baba
• 5: Shirdi Sai Baba's awesome non-identification with his body, and identification with pure Ananda Nirakara (formless joy/bliss)
• 5: Shirdi Sai Baba said in 1918 that some want wealth, some women, some sons but nobody wants what he has and so he was quite disgusted
• 4: Stepping back from Whistle-blower role; Plan to focus more on spirituality & religion
• 1: PM Narendra Modi using words 'sukshma roop' (subtle body) is fine so long as he does not say Madhusudan Rao Naidu in that context
• November 2016
• 27: PM Narendra Modi gave video-link talk at inauguration of Haryana hospital of Muddenahalli group but DID NOT SHARE stage with Madhusudan Rao Naidu
• 27: Request to Hon'ble PM Narendra Modi NOT to share stage with FAKE communicator Madhusudan Rao Naidu
• 25: Background to pic of Sai student (Vennel), peacock and Swami; Vennel is now vice-principal of a Telangana school
• 24: Three new trustees inducted into Sathya Sai Central Trust; one trustee retires
• 20: Need to inspire trust in Prasanthi Nilayam trustees' stand against Muddenahalli group; Two or three Sai students becoming trustees may worsen the problem!
• 18: GVP sir's very sad association with Muddenahalli group
• 17: Muddenahalli group splitting from Puttaparthi was due to a succession war, pure and simple
• 16: Firing guns at Hindu marriages can turn out to be deadly! Religious groups flaunting guns is terrifying
• 15: Dr. Voleti Chowdhary, former Director of Super Hospital, Puttaparthi, is now OPENLY worshiping Muddenahalli so called subtle body!
• 11: Theresa May prays at Hindu Temple in Bangalore in Indian attire (Sari); May's Diwali message praises Lord Rama
• 7: Russian president Putin in 2001 on Christian Muslim harmony in Russia
• 6: As of now, I am against any request/move to have govt. take over SSSCT
• October 2016
• 31: USA President Obama's Diwali wishes of peace and happiness
• 31: Sathya Sai Central Trust trustee S.S. Naganand talks about Loka Seva Trust issues
• 16: Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba typically did not approve of grown women dancing in front of him
• 14: Yad Bhaavam Tad Bhavathi; As are the feelings, so are the results
• 7: Sai devotees truthfully and lovingly sharing their experiences with Bhagavan is vital service to Sai mission
• 5: Let us always be reverential towards Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba's Samadhi, and towards flower decoration work on it
• September 2016
• 29: "Firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence" and USA Declaration of Independence, 1776
• 26: Divine Glory of Prasanthi Nilayam, Sathya Sai Avatar's abode, just as powerful as before
• 26: An elder told me that everybody in Muddenahalli DOES NOT do Sashtanga Namaskar to Narasimhamurthy sir
• 26: My response to Mr. Ganti's statements about Puttaparthi Vaasi (residents) living in fear
• 25: I hold Swami's family members including Smt. Chetana Raju, in high respect
• 23: Nature article: Religion and science can have a true dialogue
• 23: Abortion: Polarising issue in USA politics; Seems to be complex from spiritual view
• 22: Mail exchange about my current writing stand on Muddenahalli group belief
• 18: Shirdi Sai Baba's life and sayings on Sufi Maqaams (stations) of faqr (poverty), sabr (patience) and tawakkul (trust/surrender)
• 17: Indian PM Modi seeking his mother's blessings on his birthday
• 16: Shirdi Sai Baba on attitude towards Guru
• 14: Open Letter to PM Modi & HRD minister Javadekar on Madhusudan Rao Naidu false claim of communicator of Sathya Sai Baba
• 13: Some thoughts and responses about my current writing stand on Muddenahalli group belief
• 11: Swami ni maravaku ra - Don't forget Swami (Sai Baba) dear - Song advice to Sai devotees
• 8: Does Union Minister Shri Ananth Kumar believe in Madhusudan Rao Naidu's communicator claim?
• 6: My response to some criticism of Mother Teresa/Saint Teresa
• 5: Mother Teresa become Saint Teresa of Calcutta (Kolkata)! Great happiness and joy!
• 3: Q&A about why I am NOT completely stopping my writings on Muddenahalli group false belief
• August 2016
• 30: I have only TONED DOWN my criticism of Muddenahalli (MDH) false belief not stopped such criticism
• 27: Yet another request to continue my posts against Muddenahalli group FALSE BELIEF
• 24: Another request to continue the (verbal) fight against Muddenahalli group FALSE BELIEF but ...
• 23: Perhaps others will come forward to take my place wrt my writings about FALSE BELIEF of Muddenahalli group
• 22: Will be toning down my criticism of Muddenahalli group FALSE BELIEF
• 22: Top Sathya Sai International Org official, Mr. Leonardo Gutter's, revelations about Muddenahalli group
• 20: About me not being Ph.D. and yet teaching lab. courses and being tech. consultant in the Sai university in the past
• 20: Spread of religion(s) in the world from 3000 BCE to 2000 CE (5000 years)
• 18: I am NOT scared of Mervyn Hughes' threat of legal and police action; Used it to see who will support me
• 17: Thanks to Mr. Ganti for strong support on Mervyn Hughes' police & legal action threat; Mr. Ganti and I are Facebook friends now
• 17: Video crosses 10,000 views - Sathya Sai Baba's Advaita Teachings By John Hislop Ph.D.
• 17: Filing Cyber Crime complaints (including cyber stalking/harassment) in Andhra Pradesh may be done online it seems
• 17: Mervyn Hughes (USA citizen perhaps) plans police and legal action against me for my writings critical of Muddenahalli group
• 14: Indian President's daughter files cyber police complaint against Facebook user who harassed her!
• 12: Lagaa chunri me daag - Oldie Hindi film song of Manna Dey with a spiritual undercurrent
• 11: V.R. Ganti's latest post reproduces Jan 2016 post of his using my words in a twisted way
• 10: Sita Thomas (Canada) seems to be another Muddenahalli group fake Facebook Id (who is maligning me)
• 9: Sathya Sai advent is a worldly blessing to Puttaparthi low wage village workers too
• 8: AP CM Naidu presented Sathya Sai framed photo at Puttaparthi airport by AP minister Dr. Reddy
• 7: Pilgrimage walk from Puttaparthi to Sathya Sai classroom of Bukkapatnam school
• 6: Former AP minister Geeta Reddy expresses gratitude to Ramesh Hathiramani for exposure of Muddenahalli group in Nigeria
• 4: Shirdi Sai Baba Trust panel appointments challenged in Bombay High Court
• 1: SSIO Nigeria document on detention/arrest of Muddenahalli group leaders signed by Africa chair Ramesh Hathiramani
• 1: Deccan Chronicle publishes article on interrogation/arrest of Muddenahalli group leaders in Nigeria
• July 2016
• 31: Madhusudan Naidu MUST TELL Sai devotees what happened in his interrogation by Nigerian police
• 30: Nigerian police interrogate Madhusudan Naidu about his communicator of Sathya Sai subtle body claim
• 28: Karna pisachi and Vasheekaran paranormal powers - something to stay away from!
• 25: Claimed paranormal seeing while blindfolded by youngsters trained in that skill - videos
• 25: Educational institutions suspected to be associated with Gulen closed by Turkish govt
• 20: Sathya Sai: Contemplation of death is foundation of spiritual discipline; without it, man will identify with false sense-pleasure world
• 16: A Five Year Inner Journey (Puttaparthi, November 2007)
• 13: Union Minister Piyush Goyal gives inaugural address at Sathya Sai World Youth Festival at Puttaparthi
• 11: My family history and how we moved from traditional South Indian Brahmin occupations to others over generations
• 11: List of posts of this Spiritual blog with autobiographical content
• 8: About my writing; Intellectual and emotional rewards of public writing
• 6: Muslim preacher Zakir Naik clarifies that he does not promote terror
• 6: Fathers of Bangladeshi terrorist killers seek pardon from victims' families; Vital need for moderate & tolerant preachers of Islam
• 1: Fascinating Interactive map of religions worldwide based on 2010 data; Wikipedia world religion map
• June 2016
• 24: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Live: Allah Hoo (1993) - video link, Urdu lyrics & English translation
• 22: Amjad Sabri - Tragic loss; His Bhar Do Jholi Qawwali
• 20: An Indian Software Techie's (My) Material and Spiritual Journey So Far
• 19: Narendra Modi with Sathya Sai in 2003; Modi message about Prasanthi Nilayam (Puttaparthi ashram)
• 19: Nihar Babu: A Puttaparthi mandal (local) boy, Sai university student, who I was able to help by teaching software development
• 13: Holy scripture verses about harming (evil) opponents; Curses, black magic and tantriks in India today
• 11: Selected Facebook comments and posts of mine in June 2016
• 7: Most faculty of Prasanthi Nilayam and Muddenahalli campuses of Sai university DO NOT interact NOW with Madhusudan Rao Naidu
• 6: My personal experiences & views about Sathya Sai preparing devotees for post-Mahasamadhi phase
• 2: Appreciate and support FIRM STAND taken by SSSCT in regard to PN staff visiting Muddenahalli Group
• 1: Steven Spielberg on making correct moral choices in the defining moments of our lives
• May 2016
• 30: Obama & Abe make emotionally moving and wise speeches at Hiroshima peace memorial; Aim for nuclear weapon free world
• 29: Top 27 blog posts having 500 views or more as of 23rd Feb 2017
• 28: Prof. Anantharaman gives explanation of his Muddenahalli group Arathi; Will he continue to go to Muddenahalli group events in future?
• 28: April 2012: My appreciation for Prof. Anantharaman's wonderful Sai service as Media Co-ordinator
• 27: Sathya Sai: Brahman outside is not giving any punishment to you; fruits you get correspond to seeds you plant
• 24: Very inappropriate for Prasanthi Nilayam educational institution staff/teachers to visit Muddenahalli group in Kodaikanal
• 23: Nisargadatta Maharaj was a Guru of the Inchagiri Sampradaya related to Navnath Sampradaya and Lingayat Shaivism
• 7: Theologians may quarrel, but the mystics of the world speak the same language - Meister Eckhart
• 6: Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments of mine in May 2016
• 6: Wonderful pic of Sathya Sai with Muslim student showing Holy Book of Islam to him
• 4: Aravind Balasubramanya, Sai student & Radio Sai writer, publicly refutes being SILENT Muddenahalli supporter
• 2: Sathya Sai on duplicates, 25th May 1979 discourse
• 1: Mother Teresa: Prayer changes us and we change things
• April 2016
• 28: Recent Gold Sarva Dharma symbol and ornamental engravings on Sathya Sai samadhi
• 27: Should people who are fed up with Muddenahalli group confusion in Prasanthi Nilayam consider moving out of Puttaparthi?
• 26: Sathya Sai discourse to Indian Merchants Chamber, Bombay in 1984 about right (Dharmic) ways to do business
• 25: Union minister Venkaiah Naidu's tweets on Sathya Sai Aradhana function (Mahasamadhi day) 24-Apr-2016
• 24: Sathya Sai: Insatiable thirst for wealth and power is converting world into a madhouse
• 22: Shirdi Sai Baba too had imitators!
• 21: Fatal elevator mishap in Puttaparthi
• 21: Interesting Indian Supreme Court case about (menstruation age) women NOT being permitted access to Sabarimala (Ayyappa), Kerala deity
• 17: Saying everything is Sai's will is an easy way to escape from doing one's bit to resist Asathya and Adharma; Allegations with evidence
• 16: Mervyn Hughes writes that he has deleted all posts relating to me, and will not write posts about me
• 15: C. Srinivas quite a respected figure in Prasanthi Nilayam circles even today
• 14: Mervyn Hughes says he is attacking me to teach me how it hurts when I criticize others; Clarification on my Systems Manager role
• 13: I have great respect for Mr. Isaac Tigrett's great act of charity (like Karna's charity) to Sathya Sai trust
• 12: Refuting Mervyn Hughes' latest attacks on me
• 9: Admire the way Archbishop of Canterbury and his mother have handled shocking DNA revelation about his father
• 9: Believe in words of "a Greatest Devotee of Swami" VijaySai B.S., says Muddenahalli group promoter!!!
• 7: Sai university alumnus-faculty & 3rd gen Sai devotee on casino opening advice/instruction of Muddenahalli subtle body
• 5: VijaySai B.S. MUST either produce concrete evidence of his allegation against Satyajit Salian or APOLOGIZE PUBLICLY
• 4: Sai university alumnus and former teacher VijaySai MUST PUBLICLY STATE his opinion on Mr. Tigrett's PUBLIC statement that Bhagavan asked him to open a casino
• 4: Senior Sai university faculty says that Sathya Sai would NEVER ask anybody to open a casino
• 2: Pardha Saradhi Uppala's FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE of FALSE CLAIM of Muddenahalli Madhusudhan Rao Naidu
• March 2016
• 31: Sathya Sai in 1998 interview to Mumbai Media; My devotees will lead Sathya Sai movement after me; God will continue to guide them
• 31: Ted Cruz on voter reaction to politician who publicly says that he is running because God asked him to run
• 31: This is not about revenge; (they should) tell the truth; there has to be justice - Holocaust survivor about ongoing trial of accused Nazis in Germany
• 31: Considering oneself accountable to Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba at formless level, and to future physical form Prema Sai Baba
• 28: To be a Hindu, doesn't one have to be born a Hindu?
• 26: Why am I politically neutral in my public social media posts & comments?
• 25: What an inspiring Love in Action spiritual & religious leader Pope Francis is! Love in a time of fear & terror in Europe
• 25: Muddenahalli so called subtle form believers & promoters are in psychological denial state of mind
• 24: Andy Grove, big tech leader, passes away; Unease with his "Only the Paranoid Survive" mantra
• 23: VijaySai B.S. says (Muddenahalli) subtle form believers are not causing division!!! My rebuttal
• 21: Walter Andersen: Big threat to religion is from a kind of modern secularism that sees all religions as retrograde
• 21: Life is a tangled web of virtue and sin; No one in the world who has not done both good and bad (evil) - Mahabharata
• 18: Inspiring inter-religious harmony (pluralism) speech from PM Narendra Modi at World Sufi Forum
• 17: Disrespectful behaviour of Columbia University Sanskrit scholar Sheldon Pollock towards Goddess Saraswathi
• 16: Does Swami (Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba) speak through each and everyone of us or just some people?
• 15: Different types of truth wrt Muddenahalli belief: My part of comment exchange on it
• 14: Discussion on need for First Hand experience about Muddenahalli before stating it is false claim, and more
• 10: Responses of Senator Sanders and (former) Secretary Clinton to questions about God and prayer
• 8: C. Rajagopalachari's elegant and eloquent preface to his concise version of the Mahabharata
• 7: Mahabharata epic scripture download links; Plan to browse-read Mahabharata
• 4: Deep faith of USA shopkeeper lady makes her brave and leads her to fight off armed robber
• 1: Request Bro. VijaySai B.S. to kindly refrain from grandly declaring his beliefs about Madhusudhan Naidu as FACTs
• February 2016
• 28: Sathya Sai fulfils grandfather Kondama Raju's dying wish
• 26: Ramana Maharishi Looking At You!
• 25: Al Drucker's last days; How he benefited from hearing about N. Kasturi's last days
• 25: Did Prime Minister Narendra Modi seek guidance & blessings via so called communicator Madhusudhan Naidu?
• 24: Our subtle essence is God/Sathya Sai Avatar but Sai devotees are not Sathya Sai Avatar
• 23: Excerpts from PM Modi address at Gaudiya mission, Kolkata on 21st Feb. 2016
• 21: Al Drucker, long-time Sai devotee, has passed away; My gratitude to him for sharing his writings and videos
• 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Sathya Sai Baba statue in Naya Raipur hospital, and praises Sathya Sai
• 20: An Interview (in 1999 perhaps) with Al Drucker (of atmapress.com)
• 18: Sathya Sai: Love everyone but don't trust them; increase faith in your Self (Atma); Having big cars is not greatness; we should demonstrate sacrifice; sacrifice leads to liberation;
• 16: Facebook user's argument with atheist(s) leads to Facebook ban for 24 hours; My thoughts on it
• 15: sssbpt.info: Free and searchable Sathya Sai discourses and writings; Prof. David Gries' major contribution to it
• 13: An example of the AWESOME reverence for life that Ramana Maharishi had
• 12: The shock & trauma of watching a loved one battle the dreaded disease, Cancer
• 12: Shining the Light of Truth document (from Int'l Sai orgn.) on Muddenahalli group FALSE CLAIMS
• 11: Advaita experience bestowed on Narendra (Vivekananda) by one touch from Sri Ramakrishna
• 11: Photos of Prasanthi Nilayam ashram in early days
• 9: Avane kattindu azhattum - Let him get tied up and cry: Ramana advise to scholar about ashram manager position tussle
• 8: Similarity in Awareness teachings of Ramana and Sathya Sai; Muslim devotee Masthan Swami of Ramana Maharishi
• 6: My Feb. 2016 miscellaneous comments on Facebook posts
• 5: Google Search main guy, Amit Singhal's, farewell letter talks about giving back to others
• 5: A shaayari on enmity and friendship that I had shared with Mr. Ganti around two weeks ago
• 5: Not much impact of Mr. Ganti's recent posts attacking SSSCT and one trustee in particular (RJR)
• 4: Some Misc. Jan 2016 Facebook posts & comments of mine
• 3: My comments on ---'s Open Letter to Sai Devotees - Action Group, RJR supporters, Muddenahalli
• 1: Glad to note that former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh is to visit Puttaparthi on Feb 2nd; Update on Visit
• 1: The Hindu article on planned Sai hospital in Kasaragod, Kerala, India
• January 2016
• 31: Sathya Sai exhorting listeners to serve the poor with love as that will give protection and bliss
• 30: Sathya Sai Baba mystically became aware of the passing away of Mahatma Gandhi
• 27: Sathya Sai's exact response to prayers
• 21: My view about Dr. Voleti's letter about humiliation faced during Swami birthday celebrations
• 18: Major Chadwick's I AM experience which was CONFIRMED by Bhagavan Ramana
• 17: Prof. Jim Tucker of Univ. of Virginia, medical school, affirms reincarnation possibility
• 13: Sankranti Rangoli on Chitravathi Riverbank road from near Chitravathi riverbank temple onwards
• 12: Will Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba approve of a man of nearly mid 60s marrying a woman in her twenties?
• 11: 1965-85 pics of Prasanthi Nilayam Gopuram Entrance/Gopuram Road
• 10: Sai university alumni official declaration NOT official declaration! Murky state of affairs in PN system due to Muddenahalli false belief
• 4: Sri Indulal Shah and Sri S.V.Giri vacate office of trustee, SSSCT; Who will take up the vacant positions?
• 2: Madhusudhan Naidu mind-to-mind communication from Muddenahalli subtle body claim! Narasimhamurthy July 2011 dream false?
• 1: TED Talk: 75 years long Harvard study on happiness - The good life is built with good relationships
• December 2015
• 25: Jewel Live - 3 Christian/Christmas songs
• 24: I and My Father are One, banner in Prasanthi Nilayam ashram, Christmas 2015 celebrations
• 21: Prof. Miroslav Volf and his views on impressive overlaps between Christianity and Islam
• 20: Words of appreciation from a reader of my articles/posts
• 18: Christian Prof. of USA evangelical Christian college pulled up for saying Christians and Muslims worship the same God
• 14: The Five HUMAN Challenges to Overcome in Spiritual Missions: Jealousy, Inbreeding, Groupism, Personal Agenda & Politics (JIGPP) - Part 2
• 11: Lok Nayak (people's leader) Jayaprakash Narayan seeking blessings of Sathya Sai
• 11: 2 Lakh (hundred thousand) litres water sump in Puttaparthi by SSSCT
• 11: Ganesha festival Chitravathi Road folk dance pics
• 11: Water Filter for Puttaparthi Town Locals
• 9: The Five HUMAN Challenges to Overcome in Spiritual Missions: Jealousy, Inbreeding, Groupism, Personal Agenda & Politics (JIGPP) - Part 1
• 8: The first notable/remembered exposure I had to Shirdi Sai Baba via Amar Akbar Anthony film song
• 8: How many Sai university alumni serving in Prasanthi Nilayam managed institutions have put up official Alumni group declaration against Muddenahalli group, on their FB pages?
• 6: Official Alumni Group of Sathya Sai Educational Institutions managed by Prasanthi Nilayam/Puttaparthi condemns Muddenahalli FALSE CLAIMS
• 5: Comment exchange with Muddenahalli subtle body belief follower/promoter on Kali Yuga ending in Oct. 2015 matter
• November 2015
• 30: Mervyn Hughes is LYING about me; Request VijaySai B.S.​ and Sai Keshav​ to help establish the truth about me
• 29: Good exposure given to essence of Sathya Sai life & teachings on DD Bharati (Indian national TV channel) in Global Sai Symphony program
• 28: Has Muddenahalli group crossed RED LINE where tolerance is not right approach but active resistance is right approach?
• 28: My response to Mr. Ganti's post against SSSCT
• 27: Narasimhamurthy was referred to as my Vivekananda by Swami in 70s/80s; How sad that he has now strayed from Bhagavan's teachings
• 27: Pics of Risen moon over Enumulapalli (near Puttaparthi) pond
• 24: My comment on news articles in Zee News and CNN-IBN on Madhusudhan Naidu
• 22: An exchange on need for proof/evidence for belief in God/mystical powers
• 20: Washermen of Puttaparthi are part of its ecosystem/society; Automation threatens jobs & livelihood
• 20: Sathya Sai teaches lesson to Kasturi on not interfering with karma of others in Prasanthi Nilayam
• 19: Delhi based Islamic scholar argues for plans to rebut & root out terror ideologies
• 12: A. Kumar of Singapore calls for action to prevent break up of Sai orgn.
• 10: Nisargadatta: Imagine consciousness as having bodies; consciousness survives its vehicles (bodies)
• 9: Good spirituality & good religion may work wonders for existential despair problem
• 8: President of India being invited for Bhagavan 90th birthday; Expressed inability to attend
• 7: SSSCT should publicly state that any Sai orgn. staff can OPENLY CONDEMN so called communicator Madhusudhan Rao Naidu
• 6: David Wolff call to action to Sai students/alumni on MDH FRAUD; My comment: Sai university senior faculty should give video message on it
• 4: A query on three aspects of the Avatar's divinity: message, mission and mysticism; My response
• 4: Challenges involved in helping mentally ill elderly patient in Puttaparthi
• 4: What is Swami's (Sathya Sai Avatara) mission? Why do you say Swami's mission isn't over yet?
• 3: New Age spirituality; Golden Age predictions; My belief system being anchored in Hindu scripture endorsed by Sathya Sai, and Sai literature
• 2: In Hislop book, Sathya Sai says in 1968 that Kali Yuga has 5,320 years before ending
• 2: Very limited PUBLIC response from Sai university alumni to Bro Ranganatha Raju's OPEN LETTER to Bro Madhusudhan Naidu
• October 2015
• 31: My comments on the open letter to Shri Madhusudhan Naidu from his college mate, Shri Ranganatha Raju
• 29: Krita Yuga (Satya Yuga) according to Manusmruti; Sathya Sai discourse extracts on it; What about Muddenahalli group Sathya Yuga (Krita Yuga)?
• 29: Plea for altruism may not work; reinforcement of belief in God's reward/punishment for good/bad acts may work
• 28: About creation, or more specifically, the idea of being created (identification with ego) and (idea of) being separate from God
• 28: Volunteer (free) service builds character; Religion is three-fourths character
• 27: Wintley Phipps on Negro spirituals and his view of the history of Amazing Grace song
• 27: I am I; Moksha
• 27: Place for convenience, time for importance and stories for gratification - Muddenahalli.
• 27: Great Photo of Sathya Sai delight & wonder at his own miraculous creation of Krishna idol
• 26: How money can corrupt spiritual radiance in spiritual institutions
• 25: Foundation Laying Ceremony of Amaravati, The People's Capital, of Andhra Pradesh
• 22: Sathya Sai Baba: Chinna Katha on who is bigger, sannyasi (renunciant) or samsari (family person)
• 22: Sathya Sai Baba: Evil spirits have power to masquerade themselves as Gods (Do not get cheated by these spirits. Beware!)
• 22: Sathya Sai: Mind does not die on suicide but gets carried over to next birth; Never entertain low idea of suicide
• 21: Need for both head & heart to examine so called communicator of Swami claims
• 21: An executive editor of a spiritual magazine in Chennai, and his wife give up their lives
• 20: Lean on me, when you're not strong - Great Live rendition by Stephen Hill and others
• 18: My comments on miraculous events related to Sathya Sai Baba in devotee's home
• 18: Sathya Sai Baba discourse giving short account of life of Shirdi Sai Baba
• 15: Shirdi Sai Baba gave up the body by giving up food for around two weeks
• 15: Sathya Sai: no concessions on discipline; no reduction of rigour to suit your level
• 15: Simple living in Prasanthi Nilayam (Puttaparthi) Ashram Sheds/Halls; Seva Dal experience
• 14: Shri Narasimhamurthy of Muddenahalli supposedly said Kali Yuga will end (and Sathya Yuga will begin) on 23rd October 2015!
• 11: This blog on Sathya Sai and spirituality & religion crosses 50,000 views
• 10: My bookish views on Enlightenment/Self-realization/Moksha/liberation; Related Quotes of Sathya Sai Baba
• 10: The danger of hero worship leading to cult group(s) being formed in post-Mahasamadhi Sathya Sai movement
• 8: NOTHING WRONG in referencing PUBLIC WRITINGS using SAI name without informing the author(s)
• 6: My view about many-interviews, many-spoken-interactions "VIP" devotees and "form boys" in last eight years of Sathya Sai physical presence
• 6: My position on Sathya Sai movement spiritual leaders like Rita Bruce and Yaani Drucker who seem to have some association with Muddenahalli
• 5: Response from Narasimhamurthy supporter on Satyajit statement about Narasimhamurthy's Alike position offer in May 2011; Satyajit's TEST of FIRE
• 4: All the best to Muddenahalli group for birthday celebrations; Please don't accept Madhu's instructions as Sathya Sai Baba's instructions
• 4: Will PIL about so called communicator Madhusudhan Naidu be entertained by Karnataka High Court?
• 3: PIL to stop Madhusudhan from using Sathya Sai Baba name is ACT OF TRUE LOVE
• 3: Should Satyajit Salian have opened up on Narasimhamurthy and Madhusudhan Naidu, 5 months after the events instead of 50 months after the events?
• 2: Satyajit opens up on Narasimhamurthy and Madhusudhan Naidu; I (Ravi) recommend PIL against Madhusudhan Naidu
• 1: Sathya Sai Baba to students & devotees: Direct connection between you and me; No one can break that intimate relationship
• September 2015
• 30: Longtime conman Fred Brito was a fake Catholic priest for a few months in 2002 in USA
• 29: Pope Francis blesses (and prays with) gathering outside US Capitol; US Speaker Boehner gets very emotional
• 28: Mark Zuckerberg about India being "personally very important" to the history of Facebook; Spirituality of Steve Jobs
• 27: Tipu Sultan was NOT supportive of inter-religious traditions; He destroyed temples & churches, and ...
• 27: How "fresh-recruit" Sai university alumni get drawn to Muddenahalli group
• 26: Shouldn't Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust have one or two well recognized Sai literature experts/teachers on its board?
• 26: Fond memories of ISKCON, Juhu, Mumbai; Great Bhajan by Loknath Swami; ISKCON, Chowpatty, Mumbai; Radhanath Swami
• 25: Pope Francis address to US Congress on 24th Sept. 2015
• 24: A Solar System Model built to Scale; How tiny humanity is in the scheme of material things!
• 23: Legal challenge for UNAUTHORISED USE of Sri Sathya Sai name by Muddenahalli group can be mounted as name is LEGALLY PROTECTED by EMBLEMS & NAMES ACT
• 21: USA based (white) Sai devotee lady's Gayatri mantra spiritual journey; Taught to her by Prof. Kasturi in 1982
• 20: Mr. Ganti's Call for Resignation of Singapore and Zone 4 Sai orgn. authorities is too harsh
• 19: Sathya Sai orgn. trustees forcefully criticized DUAL LOYALTY among any office bearers in Singapore; Wonderful!
• 18: Ganesh Chaturthi the really big Hindu community festival in Maharashtra; Ganesh Chaturthi in outside-ashram Puttaparthi
• 18: Sai Devotee World is WATCHING Puttaparthi mission leaders' forthcoming public engagements with Sai devotee congregations in East Asia
• 16: A Doctor's response to sceptics about medical miracles involving faith in Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
• 16: Sathya Sai: Not possible to develop detachment by force; Developing more and more love for God increases detachment
• 16: Very interesting anti-terrorism article by young Indian Islamic scholar Ghulam Rasool Dehlavi
• 15: Aurangzeb the RUTHLESS tyrant and anti-Hindu Mughal emperor; My disagreement with Audrey Truschke, Stanford University scholar's, views on Aurangzeb
• 14: The champion of Unity of Being (Unity in Sufism & Vedanta): 17th century Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh
• 13: Satyameva Jayate; Sathya Sai Baba on Truth; White Lies in India
• 11: Hazrat Inayat Khan & Khwaja Hafez: Universal prayer; God being Love
• 9: How fortunate one is to find a spiritual teacher who teaches the eternal and changeless (permanent) truth
• 8: Sharing experiences of Sathya Sai Avatar may be of great benefit to future generations of Sai devotees
• 8: Physically close missionary staff of Sathya Sai and non-missionary sadhaka-devotees/sincere devotees of Sathya Sai
• 7: Sathya Sai letter: All of us will eventually know universe to be a dream. So wait and be calm
• 7: Pope Francis did say that Lord Jesus Christ has redeemed even the atheists but some Facebook posts exaggerate
• 6: Paul too seems to have claimed that Christ was speaking through him! Sathya Sai LITE teachings of LIGHT BODY group
• 5: The Ashram Becomes the Body of The Guru – After He Gives Up His Body
• 5: DUAL LOYALTY issue applies to Sai orgn. & institutions people, but not to individual spiritual aspirants seeking enlightenment
• 4: A question about DUAL LOYALTY related to Sai Baba(s) and my response
• 4: Can an uncanny and unmistakable sign in outer world confirming a thought in one's mind, be viewed as Swami's approval of the thought?
• 4: My comment responses to Ms. Yaani Drucker on so called Sukshma Baba (Muddenahalli subtle body)
• 2: Dr. Raman Singh, CM Chhattisgarh, speech at Heart hospital, Naya Raipur, DOES NOT INDICATE any belief in Muddenahalli subtle body
• 1: Phyllis Krystal, Sai thought leader, breaks off with "communicator"; decides "to seek Him in our heart instead of somewhere outside"
• August 2015
• 31: Fascinating 1953 Hajj photographs of Holy Mecca and Kaaba (Link) and more related links
• 29: Facebook: 1 billion users on single day! Thanks a ton for being a great Sai sharing platform
• 28: Two Sai university alumni who did NOT EXPERIENCE Swami in Muddenahalli "Darshan" & "Interview"
• 28: Some Facebook comments from "SUKSHMA BABA - DID NOT RESPOND - BECAUSE HE IS NOT REAL", VR Ganti's FB post
• 28: Why I don't have to go to Muddenahalli to conclude that the claim of so called subtle body & so called communicator is FALSE
• 26: My views on Ethics in Whistleblowing activities regarding any Muddenahalli belief dual loyalty office bearers in official Sai orgn./institutions
• 25: Utterly fascinating legal battle about Jain practice of Santhara/Sallekhana being viewed as suicide and so illegal (punishable by law)
• 25: Sathya Sai to students about a famous Indian tantrik
• 24: Appeal to all Sai devotees about taking a stand on Muddenahalli (MDH) claims from a young adult Sai devotee
• 21: About vital role of Math in Science but not in philosophy, morals and religious/spiritual experiences; philosophy != science
• 19: John Oliver roasts some (USA) Televangelists who exploit faith for monetary gain; Seed (money) faith
• 18: Hindu article tarring all spiritual gurus with Radhe Maa kind of brush; Differentiating between good giver-spiritual-guru and bad taker-spiritual-guru
• 17: Truth-sayers about Muddenahalli spiritual fraud are being referred to by Muddenahalli supporters as Puttaparthi Mafia (PPM)!
• 17: Young (boy) Sathya Sai on Craving of ascetics for disciples, and on the power of Faith in God
• 16: Sathya Sai Baba roamed from village to village in INDIA; Muddenahalli subtle body roams from rich country to rich country!
• 14: Losing my religion for equality: 2009 article by former USA President Jimmy Carter
• 13: Sathya Sai Baba: Salute Photo
• 12: Inhuman! Giving food to homeless illegal in some USA cities
• 12: First reaction to bad news truth is usually shock followed by anger at the messenger of bad news truth (whistle blower)
• 10: Dombivli (E) Hanuman Mandir: Fond memories of it as Sathya Sai samithi would have Thursday bhajans there
• 9: Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on PRETENDERS in 1973 discourse delivered in Brindavan
• 4: Debate on Prof. --Name1-snipped-- and Muddenahalli subtle body believers
• 2: Dr. Abdul Kalam's spiritual journey book: Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji, published June 2015
• 1: For great men, religion is a way of making friends; small people make religion a fighting tool - Dr. Abdul Kalam, Indian scientist & former Indian President
• July 2015
• 31: Divine Wisdom Message of Sri Sathya Sai Baba appropriate for Gurupoornima day
• 29: Some people felt more connected to Shirdi Sai than Sathya Sai; Impact on followers is a big legacy of a spiritual master
• 29: Now I am more into deep Faith rather than Vedanta/Sufism/Mysticism; Pastor Norman Vincent Peale was a strong influence on Mr. Donald Trump
• 27: Why I shy away from comparisons between Physics theories like Higgs field and deep spiritual philosophy like Vedanta?
• 24: Jerry Coyne's faulty criticism of Sarewitz statement about Higgs boson comparison with sea of milk of Hindu scripture (in Nature article)
• 23: Shashi Tharoor's article about his 2002 darshan and interview with Sathya Sai Baba
• 22: Comments related to Jerry Coyne's view that faith may be a gift in religion, but in science it’s poison
• 19: Sathya Sai 1990 Gurupoornima on sookshma sharira, and "How can one who is filled with delusions himself rid you of your delusions?"
• 17: Swami refusing a new car and talking about need to DEMONSTRATE SACRIFICE to achieve Moksha (liberation)
• 15: A discussion about plight of homeless & suffering in Los Angeles, Mumbai/Bangalore and Puttaparthi
• 13: Miscellaneous July 2015 Facebook posts of mine related to Muddenahalli so-called chosen communicator & subtle body
• 13: Noblest corporate icon of India, Ratan Tata, offering pranam (obeisance) to Sathya Sai Baba
• 12: Can Sathya Sai Baba really say "good is God" OR "Whether I was Rama or Krishna or Allah ..."?
• 12: My frank (and longish) view about Muddenahalli so-called subtle body belief
• 11: Pope Francis unhesitatingly apologizes for sins of church and crimes against natives of South America
• 11: Mata Amritanadamayi address at UN academic impact, technology for sustainable development conference
• 8: Nelson Mandela statement on receiving Truth & Reconciliation Commission report; Can Sathya Sai movement learn from it?
• 7: Why were some unpleasant/unethical people present around Sri Sathya Sai Avatar?
• 6: Should we follow spiritual path that Swami told somebody else to follow?
• 4: Swami's lesson to Ravi Kumar about 'Sai bin Rahan na jaye' song; Lead singers can be conduits for thousands to connect to Swami
• 2: Paramahamsa Yogananda quotes on understanding death
• June 2015
• 30: Deeply touching divine saga of elephant daughter Sai Geetha and Sathya Sai Baba
• 30: Muddenahalli subtle body claims - biggest spiritual test in post-Mahasamadhi phase of Sathya Sai mission
• 30: Fun & Frolic aspect of young Sathya Sai Baba
• 28: Isn't ethics by itself, religion?
• 27: Is religion when only a consolation, a hindrance to true faith? Issues with reading scripture with an atheist lens
• 27: How race relations were in USA South around the 1850s; Treatment of Hindu Dalits around same time; Sai Baba: There is only one caste; the caste of humanity
• 27: Forgiveness has nothing to do with the other person
• 27: USA President Obama in Charleston eulogy: God has visited Grace upon us
• 25: One is Lucky if one's mind is fed up of worldly objects; Sannyaasa Yogam (good fortune to be a renunciant)
• 23: Sathya Sai Baba: "Why Fear When I am Here" - My interpretation of it
• 22: Visionary & Inspiring words for the world from Indian PM Modi on 1st International Yoga Day, 21st June 2015
• 21: Sathya Sai Baba on Advaita Darshanam Jnaanam - experience of non-dualism/oneness is wisdom/knowledge; Sathya Sai lived in that experience of oneness
• 20: The awesome Christian act of forgiveness by the families of the Charleston, USA shooting victims
• 19: Twelve paragraphs from Pope Francis' encyclical on urgent need to address pollution and climate change
• 17: Parallels between Vedanta & Bhakti in Hinduism and Sufism in Islam
• 16: Afghan writer's article on Sikhism & Sufism showing the way for peace and harmony
• 14: Sathya Sai Baba's Advaita Teachings By John Hislop Ph.D. - youtube video crosses 5000 views over 105 countries in around 19 months
• 13: BIG BLUNDER for Sai devotees to think they are Sathya Sai Avatar!
• 13: Path of Prema (Love) even without any Advaita Self-inquiry takes one to Sai/God
• 9: Prema & Vairaagya (Love & Detachment): Two important signs of realized person
• 9: Sathya Sai: Only women recognize the divinity of the Avatar, first!
• 8: Science needs objective measurable evidence; Spirituality & religion involve subjective experience
• 7: Carl Jung on I am experience, belief in God, psyche continuing after death and more
• 5: The importance of feelings in spiritual endeavour
• 2: NEVER become a Guru Drohi (Traitor) to Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
• 2: Ramana Maharishi: Do not cling to the form of the Guru; True Bhagavan resides in your Heart
• 1: About ONE God/Spirit formless/with-form, and interventionist God, and Loving God unconditionally
• May 2015
• 31: Authoritative & comprehensive archive of MESSAGE of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
• 30: Safeguarding against unauthorized use of HOLY NAME of Sri Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi
• 26: A frank exchange on idol/image worship in Sai fraternity, and on arrogance, pomp & show in Sai fraternity
• 26: Need to move from physical form Sathya Sai to mental-form Sathya Sai or formless God Within
• 24: The Venerable Howard Murphet on Dangers of communication phenomena under guise of great spiritual name
• 24: Do some leaders of spiritual movements get into Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)?
• 19: Muddenahalli light body Sai Baba is NOT related to Puttaparthi Sathya Sai Baba - Conclusion drawn from 1st Jan 2009 Swami discourse
• 17: Is Muddenahalli chosen communicator belief similar to Kurnool Bala Sai Baba belief?
• 16: BONES IN PRASANTHI NILAYAM, SPIRIT IN MUDDENAHALLI? - A heart-to-heart & thought provoking article by Sai university alumnus
• 16: Col. Bose's article authoritatively debunking Muddenahalli chosen communicator claims
• 9: Should we simply ignore Sathya Sai Baba Subtle Body claims, and just focus on our spiritual journey?
• 8: Sathya Sai Baba in Trayee Brindavan in 90s: I never need anybody else to approach you
• 7: The 'come and experience' Muddenahalli line of argument; Need for unconvinced devotees to write about their experiences
• 6: Comment exchanges on Shri Indulal Shah sir's letter supportive of Muddenahalli organization
• 5: Sathya Sai Baba wanted people to be happy and not show/have 'castor oil' (sad/downcast) faces
• 5: How some talented people, including some spiritual leaders, can psyche themselves into false belief
• 4: Sathya Sai Baba: My Glory lies not in millions who flock to me but in stopping ...
• April 2015
• 25: My frank mail exchanges about Sathya Sai Baba Mahasamadhi (April 24th 2011) at that time
• 25: My response to Ms. Terry Reis Kennedy's Facebook post on Muddenahalli subtle body communicator
• 23: Expression of Thanks to Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
• 22: Are passionate activists, including spiritual org. activists, inherently undemocratic?
• 21: Michel Danino rebuts Prof. Irfan Habib's scathing article on search for Saraswati river
• 20: Two paragraphs about atheists in Early North India from historian Romila Thapar's book
• 18: Meet The (Indian) Muslim Girl Who Won The Bhagavad Gita Competition in Mumbai
• 17: Understanding Mark 6:5 - Jesus could do no miracle at Nazareth except few healings
• 16: Krishna/Sai Baba on silent witnesses to injustice, and on Yadavas claiming Krishna as theirs; My interpretation in after Sai Mahasamadhi context
• 14: BBC article on Jesus in Hinduism by Shaunaka Rishi Das
• 13: Fascinating Data about Religion populations world over, current and future, from Pew Research Center
• 10: 2010 Govt. of India documentary on Jesus in Kashmir!
• 10: Sathya Sai Baba on examining the Guru before accepting him (or her)
• 8: My comment on today's The Hindu article, "The Christian Ethic..."
• 5: I am just a beggar at your door, Swami (Sathya Sai Baba)
• 3: Anita Moorjani's overwhelming & unconditional love Near Death Experience: Oct. 2011 mail exchanges
• March 2015
• 30: PM Narendra Modi conveys thanks for book sent by differently-abled & spiritually-abled Puttaparthi Sai devotee author
• 30: My comment in favour of religious education in schools on Hindu article quite critical of it
• 27: Some Nature photos of Puttaparthi from Nov. 2014 to Jan. 2015
• 22: MIT Alumnus Jeff Lieberman TEDx 2011 talk on Science and Spirituality - somewhat similar to Hindu scriptural view of existential reality
• 18: For spiritual aspirants, which is the lesser evil in an ashram system: spiritual fraud or material fraud?
• 16: Subtle Swami (Sathya Sai Baba) controversy blog post search ranks and stats; Let us resolve this confusion NOW
• 13: Medium(s) who tell you about some private incident/interaction between you and Sathya Sai Baba - What will you do?
• 8: Some Shlokas from Chandogya Upanishad VI chapter including Tat tvam asi (You are That) Mahavakya, and comments on it
• 6: Comment exchanges related to medium(s) claiming to interact with subtle form of Sathya Sai Baba
• 5: How did the current divisive challenge to Sathya Sai fraternity come about? How to counter it?
• 3: Sathya Sai Baba on how to experience and attain oneness with God
• February 2015
• 17: At Christian event, Indian PM Narendra Modi expels all doubts about secular India and freedom of religion in India
• 15: Not YOLO man, YAALA man; And Karma man, Karma!
• 12: Swami (Sathya Sai Baba) made Jesus, Rama and Krishna real for me
• 12: Indian PM, Shri Narendra Modi, appalled at the news of temple being built in his name
• 8: Why Sathya Sai Baba insisted on service (seva) in Prashanti Nilayam, Puttaparthi?
• 7: An Indian's view of USA President Obama speech at (USA) National Prayer Breakfast meeting 2015
• January 2015
• 29: Conversation on 'secular parenting' & religion between USA scientist & Indian technologist
• 25: A question about showcasing religious pluralism to US President Obama and Indian PM Modi
• 16: Sathya Sai Baba on differences between Rama and Krishna Avatars
• 15: Where do we locate subjective truth: as fact or fiction?
• 15: Not a loving hug but an eyeful of pure love preferred by some spiritual recluses
• 10: Criticism of (non) Historicity of Rama content in Harvard Religion Prof. Diana Eck's 2012 book, India: A Sacred Geography
• 9: Sathya Sai Baba on historicity of Rama and Krishna
• December 2014
• 26: Sathya Sai on ways to overcome religious (and other) differences/conflicts
• 25: Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on Jesus Christ and His teachings
• 22: Comments on Prof S.N. Balagangadhara's paper, 'What do Indians Need, A History or the Past?'
• 21: Comment on The Hindu article "Bring back all converted Hindus, says RSS chief"
• 19: Very interesting trust-building broker role by Pope Francis in restoration of US-Cuba diplomatic ties
• 19: Simple but very insightful words from Sathya Sai about human instincts and techniques for sense control
• 19: SALT-II 1979, Brezhnev to Carter:'God will never forgive us if we don't succeed'; Russian cosmonauts in 2014 openly show faith in God
• 16: Harvard Prof. Diana Eck on land of Krishna and relationship of love (bhakti) between young Krishna and devotee-villagers
• 11: A few short quotes from Bhagavan Sathya Sai Baba on Himself
• 9: The power of Namasmarna (remembering name of the Lord) to keep the mind under control in today's busy world
• 7: Very compassionate, Christian brotherhood message of Pope Francis to brutally persecuted Iraqi Christians
• 5: Tributes pour in for Late Supreme Court Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer; Justice Iyer about Sathya Sai Baba
• 5: Sathya Sai Baba on ages-old conflict between atheists (& agnostics) and theists
• November 2014
• 30: One cannot hide anything from Swami; Sathya Sai Baba, the Dharmaadhikaari i.e. Great teacher/giver/authority of Dharma (Ethical living)
• 28: Sathya Sai Baba on Truth from 1958 discourse
• 27: Need for haves to do some direct service of the have-nots, for social harmony
• 19: Does Swami recommend using "harmless" lies for the common good, at appropriate times?
• 17: Before & After pics: Puttaparthi Clean India (Swachh Bharat) activity on Chitravathi riverbed
• 16: Songs of the Hindi film Satya Sai Baba with Anup Jalota playing role of Swami
• 11: Handling Dengue in Puttaparthi
• 9: Very sad and scary 'incident' involving 75 year old Australian lady in Puttaparthi
• 3: Response to Hindu article of Karan Thapar critical of PM Modi's beliefs about Ganesha and Mahabharata
• 1: The very different careers of Peter and Paul, the two great apostles of Jesus
• October 2014
• 30: Pope Francis on imagining God creating the world with a magic wand - it is not so
• 25: Human nature and different paths/ways for motivation and happiness/joy in life
• 14: A recent Deccan Herald article - (Sathya) Sai Baba on wrath of God
• 9: Notes of selected parts of 1995 Romila Thapar lecture: The Theory of Aryan Race and India: History and Politics
• 9: Comments on New York Times article: False Teachings for India's Students
• 5: Sathya Sai Baba Lingodhbhavam and his views on Shiva Linga worship
• 4: Harvard Prof. Diana Eck on Shiva Linga worship
• September 2014
• 29: Non-interference is key to harmonious co-existence between multiple unrelated Sathya Sai trusts/organizations
• 27: Somewhat short account of history of early Christianity based on Wikipedia
• 24: Bangalore to Puttaparthi road driving directions/route
• 23: Harvard Pluralism Project: What is (religious) pluralism?
• 10: Importance of Comparative Religion field; Aug. 2013 talks on Faith based community initiatives by USA Secretary of State, John Kerry & others
• 3: India Today July 2014 article praises Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust for smooth running of 'Eternal Empire of the Living God'
• August 2014
• 22: Worshiping/viewing music as God
• 14: Why Sathya Sai Baba following will be acceptable to people at large including atheists; Few additional thoughts on religious followings and society
• 7: Google search results for Sathya Sai Baba miracles
• 6: Sathya Sai Super (Tertiary Care) Free Hospitals - Lighthouses of hope and goodness
• 4: Media article praises Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust for flourishing Sai institutions
• 1: Fascinating phenomenon of impersonators of famous divine figures like Jesus Christ and Sathya Sai Baba
• July 2014
• 30: Awesome and Very Inspiring Christian Songs - Not by power, God is Able, and more by Ron Kenoly
• 27: A more nuanced view on medium messages related to Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
• 25: Transcript of short and wonderful Ramana Maharshi Youtube video about his saintly life and self-inquiry teaching
• 24: Claimed paranormal connections via mediums to Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba; Splinter devotee groups
• 19: Thankful to God & government for freedom of worship; Mosul's Christians face terrible persecution
• 18: Adaptation of Pope Francis Tweet; Sai organizations should enable interested persons to have personal encounter with Sai Baba
• 11: Radio Sai article on recent Swami (Sathya Sai Baba) subtle form appearance controversy
• 11: White collar deaths from overwork in China; Spiritual/Religious Basis for Life typically avoids such tragedies
• June 2014
• 30: Pope Francis: Poverty is at the center of the Gospel; Communists ‘stole’ the flag of Christianity
• 23: Sathya Sai Baba's Advaita Teachings By John Hislop Ph.D. - youtube video crosses 1000 views over 63 countries in around 8 months
• May 2014
• 25: Hindu, Muslim & Christian views on PM-to-be Modi; Teaching of common core human values of all/most religions in Indian schools & colleges
• 24: Swami referred to Shri Narendra Modi as future Prime Minister in 2004 itself!
• 24: Differences between Secularism in India and Secularism in the Western world
• 7: BKS Iyengar, Yoga Guru - NDTV Interview - May 2014
• 6: Some (idle) thoughts on a game of life computer program based on Sanathana Dharma!
• April 2014
• 30: Two great Christian church leaders are declared to be Saints! Congratulations to the Catholics & Christians
• 18: Views on some sections of the gospel of John
• 16: Video on the gospel of John - some thoughts
• March 2014
• 31: Sathya Sai Baba said atheists can also get self-realization; Sai Baba's words about Sai-Baba-speaking-through-somebody-else claims
• 2: The "Historical Jesus" and the Gospel of Mark
• 2: India: A sacred geography - by Harvard Prof. of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies, Diana L. Eck
• February 2014
• 19: Seemingly Balanced Article on Academic Scholarship in Hinduism by Univ. of San Francisco Prof. of Media Studies
• 18: Rajiv Malhotra on Gross Misrepresentation of Hindu Religion by Some US Academic Scholars of Hinduism
• 12: Book having Baseless Criticism of Hindu Divine Figures Blocked from being Distributed in India
• January 2014
• 25: Differing Views on Indian Culture and Modernity
• 19: A Cultured Lady Devotee's Experiences of Shirdi Sai and Its Similarity to Sathya Sai Devotee Experiences
• 16: Many Statements of Shirdi Sai Devotee in 1936 Appropriate for Sathya Sai Devotees Today
• 15: An Avatar has both Divine Consciousness and Individual Consciousness - Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
• 15: Lovely video about Islam in America from a (true) Christian perspective
• December 2013
• 14: Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation - The Joy of the Gospel
• 14: Tibetan Book of the Dead - Description of Death, Between Death & Re-birth, and Re-birth
• November 2013
• 27: Some Key Figures from Sathya Sai Trust Annual Report for 2012-13
• 25: Sama - Muslim Mystic Music of India Documentary
• 25: Commemorative Postage Stamp on Sathya Sai Baba released by Minister of State for C&IT, Dr. Kruparani
• 22: A lovely and insightful account of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Setup from The Hindu
• 15: Universal Consciousness - Advaita - Teachings Backed by Practical Experiences
• 13: Sathya Sai Baba's Advaita Teachings By John Hislop Ph.D. - Edited Transcript of Video
• October 2013
• 15: Religion is Like a Secret/Hidden Topic among Scientists in US elite universities! Are Indian universities too headed in same direction?
• September 2013
• 25: Science Fanaticism and Anti-Religion Fanaticism displayed in Post Theistic Society Article
• 21: Review of Modern Miracles: The Story of Sathya Sai Baba: A Modern Day Prophet by Erlendur Haraldsson Ph. D.
• 16: Science Fanaticism and Anti-Godmen/Anti-Religion Fanaticism of Some Indian Scientists
• August 2013
• 31: Can the Skeptical Scientist Experience Spiritual Miracles/Divine Grace?
• 26: Notes on Prof. Haraldsson's, Modern Miracles, July 2013, book on Sathya Sai Baba
• 24: Scientific Paper that Debunks Deccan Chronicle 1992 Claim of Materialization Miracle Exposure
• 19: Swami's love for Bharath
• 19: Prof. Haraldsson Politely Asserts Genuineness of Sai Baba miracles in UK Radio Talk Show in 2012
• 19: Prof. Haraldsson's book, "Modern Miracles: The Story of Sathya Sai Baba: A Modern Day Prophet", Released