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The Jesus-Shiva medallion created
by Baba When questioned
by an interviewer, Dr. Samuel Sandweiss, the renowned psychiatrist
who acquired a new vision of reality and an insight into what
truly matters in the spiritual quest and destiny of man, said:
Q.What is Baba's relationship
with Christ?
A. This is a very interesting question. I have mentioned before
he has said that he is all names and all forms, that he and
Christ or any form or embodiment of God, are the same. But he
has drawn the connection between Christ and himself in a number
of very interesting ways.
And furthermore,
On April 20, 1972 while
seated among a small group of devotees - American devotees Sai
Baba reportedly performed a miracle which more than words could
points out the connection between Christ, Shiva and himself. The
devotees said that by a wave of his hand he materialized this
small medallion picturing Jesus on its surface. The tiny
medallion was passed from person to person through the group of
devotees for everyone to examine. Taking it back into his hand,
Baba blew on it twice transforming the image on the surface,
according to those present, to that of Lord Shiva.
Thus it is clear that Sri Sathya
Sai Baba, Christ and Lord Shiva represent the same divinity and
that there is absolutely no difference between them. In fact, many
devotees have had the experience of seeing their own favourite and
chosen God when they have cast their glance on the frail,
red-robed figure of Sri Sathya Sai Baba. This is not just a
maya or Illusion. But when one is in the presence of an
Avatar, he is face to face with God and our notion of reality
undergoes a sea-change. However, the perceptions of the individual
depend largely on his own personal and individual stage of
development in the realm of the spirit. Many Christians have been
drawn to the orbit of Baba's influence only after they have gone
through authentic and convincing proofs. So we come to the end of
this chapter with the positive and firm conclusion that there is
only one God and that he is omnipresent. The followers of
different religions see him in different names and forms though he
is essentially the same Divine force and energy, the same blazing
Light, the Ray Supreme. The sameness of different names and forms
has to be discerned only by the advanced and discerning aspirant.
Sri Sathya Sai Baba has rightly declared that he is
Sarva-devata-swarup, the quintessence of all names and forms
of God. He has further said:
I am not Sathya Sai Baba. It is
only a name by which you know me today. All names are mine. I am
the one God who answers the prayers that rise in human hearts in
all languages from all countries addressed to all forms of
deity.
Source:
http://www.indiangyan.com/books/otherbooks/sai_baba/sai_baba_and_jesus_of_nazareth.shtml
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