Time to pay our respects and homage instead of silly banter

A devotee in London had printed an image of Baba’s “farewell” namaskar, framed it and placed it in Swami’s chair. Recently, during a Birthday celebration the photo was blessed with vibhuti – confirming to them that Baba may have left his physical form but will ALWAYS be around and protect every one. Source http://www.saibabaofindia.com

Recently, there has been a lot of hue and cry by many Rationalists around in our own country started passing out comments on Sathya Sai Baba's glory. Since my childhood, I have been listening about Him but never did I get a chance to visit him personally. However, I have seen some miracles in my own family and in the families of my close friends and those whom my closed-ones knew of. So, thought of answering some of the so-called Rationalists and plead them to maintain silence for such a Person who is now no more anyways!

Before pointing out flaws in Sathya Sai Baba, let us all (seriously) go through some facts:

• His mission was amplified in a letter he wrote to his brother in 1947 at the age of 20. Dr. Gokak's essay, An Historic Letter of Baba (in Golden Age, Kingdom of Sathya Sai, Brindavan, India, 1979, pp. 1-9)
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  I have a task, he said, To foster all mankind and ensure for all of them lives full of bliss. I have a vow: To lead all who stray away from the straight path again into goodness and save them. I am attached to a work that I love: To remove the sufferings of the poor and grant them what they lack.
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  I will not give up my mission, nor my determination. I know I will carry them out. I treat the honor and dishonor, the fame and blame that may be the consequence, with equal equanimity. Internally, I am unconcerned. I act but in the outer world; I talk and move about for the sake of the outer world and for announcing my coming to the people; else, I have no concern even with these.
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  I do not belong to any place; I am not attached to any name. I have no "mine" or "thine". I answer whatever the name you use. I go wherever I am taken. This is my very first vow. I have not disclosed this to anyone so far. For me, the world is something afar, apart. I act and move only for the sake of mankind. No one can comprehend my glory, whoever he is, whatever his method of enquiry, however long his attempt.
  
  
• The famous Blitz interview September 1976 by Senior Editor, Sri R.K. Karanjia (finest investigative and fearless journalist of yesteryears; one must read this interview for a better understanding of Sai Baba)
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  Question: So these are not siddhic powers or magical tricks, as your critics suggest?
  
  Baba: They are neither magical tricks nor siddhic (occult) powers, which can come to everybody with the appropriate discipline and yoga exercises, but My powers to protect, heal and save people and materialize objects originate in God and can be used only by an Avathar. They are in no way designed, disciplined or developed, but flow from cosmic power.
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  R.K.Karanjia: Thank you, Swamiji. I am all the more grateful to you because I really did not expect you to answer the whole long list of my questions.
  
  
• Beyond these, there are countless number of devotees who sought His shelter and grace and experienced many miracles ranging from simple materialization of Vibhuti, trinkets etc to more complex and uncomprehensible healings and curings in India and abroad. Many more have personally and scientifically experienced His Aura spread through out the Prashanthi Nilayam and far. (The Internet is a better place for many such instances). What science can the so-called rationalists think of to explain such happenings except to fake them out?
  
  
• Most importantly of all, who would be generous enough to channelize enormous funds for education, water, food, health and peace purposes selflessly? One has to at least see His sincere efforts to the development of humanity. Who else would have such a magnitude to draw international funds from across above 150 - 170 countries throughout the world. One has to note carefully the qualifications of people in his Trust and those who had experiences. They are not normal people. In fact they are the former government servants - CJI, IAS and top cricketers and the like. This isn't a normal thing. 

Above all, such sort of baseless and silly badinage on a person who is no more is not fair and intolerable. Accept and praise if you can; else please maintain silence on His works.