Book Review- Shirdi Sai Baba: An Inspiring Life by Dr Chandra Bhanu Satpathy
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Shevlin Sebastian reviews Shirdi Sai Baba: An Inspiring Life by Dr Chandra Bhanu Satpathy (Harper Collins, 2024) observing how it provides an intimate glimpse of one of India’s great spiritual teachers.
Village woman Baijabai Kote Patil was walking among the bushes in Shirdi. She saw a 16-year-old boy sitting under a tree, cross-legged, with his eyes closed, in a deep meditation. Something about the youngster struck her. He had a divine radiance on his face.
Baijabai rushed home, made some food, and placed it in front of the boy. But the youngster did not open his eyes. Finally, she asked the boy to have a little food. The boy obliged. He was none other than Shirdi Sai Baba. Later, he became one of the greatest spiritual teachers India has produced.
