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Aepervius · 24th April 2011, 01:08 AM

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/as...ex.html?hpt=T2

He is dead.

BillyJoe · 24th April 2011, 01:21 AM

GOOD NEWS!

SAI BABA IS DEAD!

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-n...424-1dstm.html

I am reminded of a Bob Dylan song:

And I hope that you die
And your death'll come soon
I will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And I'll watch while you're lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I'll stand over your grave
Til I'm sure that you're dead.

The world is now a better place.

23_Tauri · 24th April 2011, 02:12 AM

The only tragedy is that he was never put on trial for the allegations of fakery and sexual abuse before he died. He got off lightly.

Now we'll have the contemptible sight of hundreds of thousands of devotees weeping and beating their chests over an avaricious, deceitful conman. Makes me

Zep · 24th April 2011, 02:25 AM

Now watch the corporation carve-up...

ETA: Good riddance. Now he can make a positive contribution...as fertiliser.

Orphia Nay · 24th April 2011, 03:30 AM

You would have thought he could pull off a miracle at the last minute to silence all his detractors.

Porterboy · 24th April 2011, 04:17 AM

Originally Posted by Zep

Now watch the corporation carve-up...

ETA: Good riddance. Now he can make a positive contribution...as fertiliser.

I'm afraid in Indian funerals the body is always cremated.

Still, I've heard the ashes are good for de-icing roads so hopefully somebody will ship them up into the Himalayas.

blobru · 24th April 2011, 04:26 AM

George152 · 24th April 2011, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by Zep

Now watch the corporation carve-up...

ETA: Good riddance. Now he can make a positive contribution...as fertiliser.

Think of him as pollution..

Psi Baba · 25th April 2011, 07:11 AM

Wonderful news! It's a new era. And I think I need a new user name . . .

Paul C. Anagnostopoulos · 25th April 2011, 10:52 AM

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Psi Baba · 25th April 2011, 01:14 PM

That might be a good idea, but it would make logging in a bit cumbersome any time my browser settings are cleared. Maybe something like Dead Baba.

drewid · 25th April 2011, 01:16 PM

To quote a Carry On film.

"Oi, Fakir - off."

23_Tauri · 25th April 2011, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by Psi Baba

That might be a good idea, but it would make logging in a bit cumbersome any time my browser settings are cleared. Maybe something like Dead Baba.

or Bye, Baba.

Orphia Nay · 25th April 2011, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by Psi Baba

That might be a good idea, but it would make logging in a bit cumbersome any time my browser settings are cleared. Maybe something like Dead Baba.

No, I think now the myths are going to get bigger about him.

ETA: Someone at a woo forum I go to said how apt it was that his spirit "resurrected" on Easter Sunday.

George152 · 26th April 2011, 01:48 PM

And Easter didn't work ?
How unsurprising. Just like the last time

Questioninggeller · 24th May 2012, 07:43 PM

In the year since:

Quote:

A year without Sai Baba tells on hometown
Business dwindles and land prices drop sharply in puttaparthi
By G.S. RADHAKRISHNA
The Telegraph
April 25, 2012

...
When Sai Baba was alive, the land rates in this town hovered between Rs 800 and Rs 1,000 a square foot.

Exactly a year after his death, it’s now Rs 250-300 per sqft.

For die-hard devotees, economics and devotion belong to two different spheres, but as this dusty town prepared for the first death anniversary of its famous son, one uncertainty haunted every corner.

What does the future hold?

“When Baba was here, it was as if the whole year was season. Even the recession hardly affected us. But now, things are uncertain and we might soon have to think of shifting to other places like Bangalore,” said Aftab Ahmed, a Kashmiri who set up his curio and silk shop here 30 years ago.

Many visiting VIPs used to present silk shawls to Sai Baba. Although you can get shawls made of local silk from Dharmavaram, hardly 30km away, the late spiritual leader preferred Kashmiri shawls which he wore during his evening discourses.

Today, the rustle of silk has been replaced by the threadbare anxiety of survival at Prashanti Nilayam, the late godman’s ashram.
...
Nearly 7,500 of the town’s 32,000 houses have fallen vacant. Land prices which had risen till April 2011 to Rs 800-1,000 a sqft are now just Rs 250-300 per sqft.
...
The airport has been readied for the arrival of the governor and the chief minister, but the frequency of flights has dwindled. The private airport at Puttaparthi used to be kept open thrice a week. Flights are now available only on special request.

For traders, bankers and vehicle operators, Sai Baba was the centre of a Rs 1,000-crore thriving yearly business. Now, they are keeping their fingers crossed.
...
The Sathya Sai Central Trust’s 1,000-bed hospital in Puttaparthi and the 200-bed super-speciality facility in Whitefield, Bangalore, now face a staff crunch.

“I am not interested in Puttaparthi or Whitefield now,” said Dr M.C. Naidu, a cardiologist who gave up a month’s lucrative practice in Bangalore and Delhi just to stay in Puttaparthi with Sai Baba.
...

Full: The Telegraph

Gord_in_Toronto · 24th May 2012, 08:13 PM

Oh. Well that's disappointing. I thought you were going to tell us he had risen from the dead.

blobru · 24th May 2012, 09:26 PM

N-ahh, that's old news...

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Orphia Nay · 24th May 2012, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Questioninggeller

In the year since:

Full: The Telegraph

Thanks for that, QG.

Am I a bad person for being rather satisfied by this news?

23_Tauri · 25th May 2012, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by Orphia Nay

Thanks for that, QG.

Am I a bad person for being rather satisfied by this news?

Not at all, Orphia. I feel a similar way.

24th April 2011, 01:08 AM	#41
Aepervius Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bierland. I mean , germany. Posts: 7,891	http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/as...ex.html?hpt=T2 He is dead.
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24th April 2011, 01:21 AM	#42
BillyJoe Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MOOROOLBARK Posts: 12,539	GOOD NEWS! SAI BABA IS DEAD! http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-n...424-1dstm.html I am reminded of a Bob Dylan song: And I hope that you die And your death'll come soon I will follow your casket In the pale afternoon And I'll watch while you're lowered Down to your deathbed And I'll stand over your grave Til I'm sure that you're dead. The world is now a better place.
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24th April 2011, 02:25 AM	#44
Zep Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 26,985	Now watch the corporation carve-up... ETA: Good riddance. Now he can make a positive contribution...as fertiliser.
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24th April 2011, 03:30 AM	#45
Orphia Nay Penguilicious Spodmaster. Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ponylandistan Presidential Palace (above the Spods' stables). Posts: 28,821	You would have thought he could pull off a miracle at the last minute to silence all his detractors.
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24th April 2011, 04:17 AM	#46
Porterboy Critical Thinker Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 418	Originally Posted by Zep Now watch the corporation carve-up... ETA: Good riddance. Now he can make a positive contribution...as fertiliser. I'm afraid in Indian funerals the body is always cremated. Still, I've heard the ashes are good for de-icing roads so hopefully somebody will ship them up into the Himalayas.
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24th April 2011, 02:12 AM	#43
23_Tauri Illuminator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 4,947	The only tragedy is that he was never put on trial for the allegations of fakery and sexual abuse before he died. He got off lightly. Now we'll have the contemptible sight of hundreds of thousands of devotees weeping and beating their chests over an avaricious, deceitful conman. Makes me

24th April 2011, 04:26 AM	#47
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24th April 2011, 01:36 PM	#48
George152 Master Poster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hamilton New Zealand Posts: 2,054	Originally Posted by Zep Now watch the corporation carve-up... ETA: Good riddance. Now he can make a positive contribution...as fertiliser. Think of him as pollution..
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25th April 2011, 07:11 AM	#49
Psi Baba Homo Skepticalis Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Occupying my barstool Posts: 3,209	Wonderful news! It's a new era. And I think I need a new user name . . .

25th April 2011, 10:52 AM	#50
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25th April 2011, 01:14 PM	#51
Psi Baba Homo Skepticalis Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Occupying my barstool Posts: 3,209	That might be a good idea, but it would make logging in a bit cumbersome any time my browser settings are cleared. Maybe something like Dead Baba.

25th April 2011, 01:16 PM	#52
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25th April 2011, 01:38 PM	#53
23_Tauri Illuminator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 4,947	Originally Posted by Psi Baba That might be a good idea, but it would make logging in a bit cumbersome any time my browser settings are cleared. Maybe something like Dead Baba. or Bye, Baba.

25th April 2011, 11:50 PM	#54
Orphia Nay Penguilicious Spodmaster. Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ponylandistan Presidential Palace (above the Spods' stables). Posts: 28,821	Originally Posted by Psi Baba That might be a good idea, but it would make logging in a bit cumbersome any time my browser settings are cleared. Maybe something like Dead Baba. No, I think now the myths are going to get bigger about him. ETA: Someone at a woo forum I go to said how apt it was that his spirit "resurrected" on Easter Sunday.
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26th April 2011, 01:48 PM	#55
George152 Master Poster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hamilton New Zealand Posts: 2,054	And Easter didn't work ? How unsurprising. Just like the last time
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24th May 2012, 07:43 PM	#56
Questioninggeller Illuminator Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,037	In the year since: Quote: A year without Sai Baba tells on hometown Business dwindles and land prices drop sharply in puttaparthi By G.S. RADHAKRISHNA The Telegraph April 25, 2012 ... When Sai Baba was alive, the land rates in this town hovered between Rs 800 and Rs 1,000 a square foot. Exactly a year after his death, it’s now Rs 250-300 per sqft. For die-hard devotees, economics and devotion belong to two different spheres, but as this dusty town prepared for the first death anniversary of its famous son, one uncertainty haunted every corner. What does the future hold? “When Baba was here, it was as if the whole year was season. Even the recession hardly affected us. But now, things are uncertain and we might soon have to think of shifting to other places like Bangalore,” said Aftab Ahmed, a Kashmiri who set up his curio and silk shop here 30 years ago. Many visiting VIPs used to present silk shawls to Sai Baba. Although you can get shawls made of local silk from Dharmavaram, hardly 30km away, the late spiritual leader preferred Kashmiri shawls which he wore during his evening discourses. Today, the rustle of silk has been replaced by the threadbare anxiety of survival at Prashanti Nilayam, the late godman’s ashram. ... Nearly 7,500 of the town’s 32,000 houses have fallen vacant. Land prices which had risen till April 2011 to Rs 800-1,000 a sqft are now just Rs 250-300 per sqft. ... The airport has been readied for the arrival of the governor and the chief minister, but the frequency of flights has dwindled. The private airport at Puttaparthi used to be kept open thrice a week. Flights are now available only on special request. For traders, bankers and vehicle operators, Sai Baba was the centre of a Rs 1,000-crore thriving yearly business. Now, they are keeping their fingers crossed. ... The Sathya Sai Central Trust’s 1,000-bed hospital in Puttaparthi and the 200-bed super-speciality facility in Whitefield, Bangalore, now face a staff crunch. “I am not interested in Puttaparthi or Whitefield now,” said Dr M.C. Naidu, a cardiologist who gave up a month’s lucrative practice in Bangalore and Delhi just to stay in Puttaparthi with Sai Baba. ... Full: The Telegraph

24th May 2012, 08:13 PM	#57
Gord_in_Toronto Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 13,424	Oh. Well that's disappointing. I thought you were going to tell us he had risen from the dead.
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24th May 2012, 10:11 PM	#59
Orphia Nay Penguilicious Spodmaster. Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ponylandistan Presidential Palace (above the Spods' stables). Posts: 28,821	Originally Posted by Questioninggeller In the year since: Full: The Telegraph Thanks for that, QG. Am I a bad person for being rather satisfied by this news?
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25th May 2012, 12:30 PM	#60
23_Tauri Illuminator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 4,947	Originally Posted by Orphia Nay Thanks for that, QG. Am I a bad person for being rather satisfied by this news? Not at all, Orphia. I feel a similar way.
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