‘Secret Swami’ Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues
Posted by Barry Pittard on June 23, 2008
Although there is a long history of Sathya Sai Baba’s utterances which forbid promoting of himself, his official worldwide Sathya Sai Organization promotes strongly, at his, of course, the secret Swami’s sub voce behest.
This zeal to recruit (to use the proper word) tends to take place in exceptionally prestigious venues. What does the cult need for its survival – given over a decade of unrelenting exposure? It needs to provide for the stupendously expensive upkeep and maintenance of its costly and sumptuous buildings and various programs that glorify Sathya Sai Baba as God of Gods.
But the wherewithal is not likely to proceed from his ever-circling ‘miraculous’ hand. Survival decrees that it is the left hand that needs to be in operation, and fast.
And despite his both old and recent (2007) promises – see Will World Accept Sathya Sai Baba? He Says Yes. Very Soon
and Has ‘World Saviour’ Missed His Plane?
– he almost certainly 
is going nowhere that would exceed the capacity of his wheelchair and the nervy hands of those continually needing to prop him up – see Sathya Sai Baba’s Tips To Keep Ageing Away
Here are a few of the recruitment centers, bound to be familiar haunts of the wealthy and powerful, whose own beneficent hands, the cult stewards will have to hope and possibly even pray, will, if not quite so miraculously, underwrite the ‘secret swami (pace BBC) – but now, in a way, slightly more public:
Cooper’s Union, New York; Town Hall, Melbourne; Copley International Conference Center, San Diego; Super Dome, Sydney; La Mirada Theatre, Hilton Ballroom (both Los Angeles); Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Chicago; etc. See article by Robert Priddy and Barry Pittard: Sai Organization’s Spending Spree In Super Dome, Sydney.
‘Honest Abe’ Lincoln spoke at Cooper Union in New York. Is it ‘The Secret Swami’s’ turn?
Historic Melbourne Town Hall, Australia (with more plans for other Australian cities) has been used as a Sathya Sai Baba cult recruitment center
Sydney Superdome (subsequently rebranded, by nifty corporate strategy, Acer Arena) – another recruitment venue. See article by Robert Priddy and Barry Pittard: Sai Organization’s Spending Spree In Super Dome, Sydney
Sheraton and Towers, Chicago. Secret Swami cult recruitment centre
The Hilton Ballroom. A Las Angeles ballroom embraces an ‘Avatar’. No less than Again, recruitment in swish places, claiming hearts and wallets, not a few movie stars among them. Such as?
Does convicted megastar Michael Jackson still love ‘the secret swami’?
Goldie Hawn. Still a golden heart for the gold spinning guru?
Dare Songstress Nora Jones Touch Sai Baba?
Note: Sathya Sai Baba interests who are touting for money for a Hollywood film to be made (a story move extolling him and tentatively titled “My Guy”) with famed singer Nora Jones, daughter of celebrated Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar, being named as a likely star of the movie. (BUT – supposing a more powerful movie can be made showing the dark side of Sathya Sai Baba? Of this, let us see a bit later)
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General
Excerpt From Public Petition
(Note: The above articles contextualizes. Or you may prefer to proceed straight to the Petition):
Public Petition For Official Investigations of Sathya Sai Baba and His Worldwide Organization
There is a Spanish version available:
Sathya Sai Baba Cult Exposure By Major TV Channel In Australia « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
[…] To see recruiting tricks aimed at bringing in wealthy and influential citizens without, however, informing them of Sai Baba’s pronouncements that he is the Father of Jesus Christ, the One Who Sent The Prophet of Islam and that he claims he will save the whole world by circa 2022, see: Secret Swami’ Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues […]
Australian Current Affair: ‘Infiltrating A Cult’ (Sathya Sai Baba) « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
[…] Secret Swami’ Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues Quote:”This zeal to recruit (to use the proper word) tends to take place in exceptionally prestigious venues. What does the Sathya Sai Baba cult need for its survival – given over a decade of unrelenting exposure? It needs to provide for the stupendously expensive upkeep and maintenance of its costly and sumptuous buildings and various programs that glorify Sathya Sai Baba as God of Gods”. […]
Tony McNulty Sathya Sai Baba Cult Supporter Tipped As UK Home Minister « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
[…] Secret Swami’ Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues […]
Sathya Sai Organization: Factors Far Beyond Known Critiques Undermine It « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
[…] ‘Secret Swami’ Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues […]
Sathya Sai Organization: World Communities Need To Treat This Sect Cautiously « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
[…] ‘Secret Swami’ Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues […]
BBC and Other Film Footage Shows India’s Top Guru Sathya Sai Baba’s Faking Miracles « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
[…] following videos. For the Sathya Sai Organizations recruiting drives in luxurious venues, See: ‘Secret Swami’ Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues. For the dangers posed in its infiltration of unsuspecting communities, while concealing its […]
Sathya Sai Baba Sect: A Crisis of Trust « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
[…] The Sathya Sai Organization has during the years of intense exposure, expecially by noted media investigations and on the Internet, had to reorient itself to survive. It has embarked on very costly recruiting ventures, often in lavish venues where it may expect to attact the wealthy. See: ‘Secret Swami’ Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues […]
Donors and Would-be Donors Beware (Sathya Sai Central Trust Example) « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
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Stephen Carthew, A Voice of Testimony From Australia, On The Dangers of Cults « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
[…] drives have had the quality of desperation. See: Subtle recruitment to Sai Baba’s cult and: ‘Secret Swami’ Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues (see photos of just a few of the enormously costly venues in which recruiting is […]
BBC Transcript ‘The Secret Swami’ (Sathya Sai Baba’s Frauds Exposed) « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
[…] For the convenience of the many new readers coming to blogsites and web sites such as those whose links are given on the left hand side bar of this page, here is the BBC transcript of the 2004 one-hour documentary ‘The Secret Swami’. The late Glen Meloy, Robert Priddy, and I were closely associated with the international co-ordination and research that went into the making of this documentary. It was seen in some two hundred countries around the world, and was one of a number of key factors in the monumental decline of the Sathya Sai religious empire. Well may his devotees ask why there has been such a marked decline of his following from many countries. The crisis of his international Sathya Sai Organization in having to make recruiting drives in costly and prestigious venues is exposed in this article: ‘Secret Swami’ Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues. […]
The Quiet Weeding Out Of Sathya Sai Baba’s Embarrassing Statements « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
[…] managers certainly do not call them this) in plush venues in various countries. In the article ‘Secret Swami’ Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues , I wrote: “What does the cult need for its survival – given over a decade of […]
Barry Pittard’s Guide To His Articles On The BBC’s ‘The Secret Swami’ (Exposing Sai Baba) « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
[…] For the convenience of the many new readers coming to blogsites and web sites such as those whose links are given on the left hand side bar of this page, here is the BBC transcript of the 2004 one-hour documentary ‘The Secret Swami’. The late Glen Meloy, Robert Priddy, and I were closely associated with the international co-ordination and research that went into the making of this documentary. It was seen in some two hundred countries around the world, and was one of a number of key factors in the monumental decline of the Sathya Sai religious empire. Well may his devotees ask why there has been such a marked marked erosion of his so-called ‘Sai Kingdom’ in many countries. The crisis of his international Sathya Sai Organization in having to make salvaging recruiting drives in costly and prestigious venues is exposed in this article: ‘Secret Swami’ Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues. […]
Relative Weightings of Allegation and Proof In Exposing Corrupt Institutions (Pt1) « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
[…] trails or simply by letting crises blow over and attending to damage control by other means. See: ‘Secret Swami’ Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues and The Quiet Weeding Out Of Sathya Sai Baba’s […]
Relative Weightings of Allegation and Proof In Exposing Corrupt Institutions (Pt2) « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
[…] trails or simply by letting crises blow over and attending to damage control by other means. See: ‘Secret Swami’ Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues and The Quiet Weeding Out Of Sathya Sai Baba’s […]
Calling All Who Wish To Attest, In Public Or In Private, Against Sathya Sai Baba Cult « Call For Media and Government Investigation said
[…] cult and its late, former head, Sathya Sai Baba, in a manner that did the cult great damage. Its recruiting (although it has long said that it does not recruit) has suffered badly. And, in consequence, […]