Nexus - 0705 - New Times Magazine-pages

Page Content (OCR)

I had separated or not. I said: "Not yet." He turned away and shouted, so all people could hear: "Bad, bad boy!" He was so aggressive and seemed to radiate such an aura of evil that I was really shocked. We immediately left and went to northern India for some pilgrimage. This was a turning point, but after a time I decided to go once more to Sai Baba to clarify the matter. At the end of 1996, I returned to India and got an interview on 4 December... [I]n the private room, the greedy old man kissed me again directly and continuously on my lips for about twenty seconds and gently stroked my back. By now I was certain that something was very ae oy [= giving you a thorough account of my traumatic experi- shouted, so all people could hear: "Bad, bad boy!" He wa: ences with Sathya Sai Baba and hope that this will help people —_ aggressive and seemed to radiate such an aura of evil that I was understand what he is all about. All the details are the truth —_ really shocked. We immediately left and went to northern India and can be seen as testimony. I could and would testify to the fol- for some pilgrimage. lowing in an open court. This was a turning point, but after a time I decided to go once I am thirty-five years old and have been interested in spiritual more to Sai Baba to clarify the matter. At the end of 1996, I matters since my childhood. For a long time I worshipped Jesus returned to India and got an interview on 4 December... [I]n the and Padre Pio; then after reading Yogananda's Autobiography of a private room, the greedy old man kissed me again directly and Yogi, I turned towards the yogic path. continuously on my lips for about twenty seconds and gently In October 1988, I became an ardent follower of Sathya Sai stroked my back. By now I was certain that something was very Baba, and came to Puttaparthi for the first time in September wrong. 1989. Since then, I visited Puttaparthi regularly every year and On 28 December, I was again called for an interview and he was totally absorbed in the "aura" of Sai Baba. I was fully con- produced a golden ring which didn't fit well on my finger in spite vinced of his avatarhood and became so devoted that I was think- of his blowing on it. In the private chamber he said "Come!", and ing and contemplating all the time about him alone. again kissed me on the lips for some time as before. This time I In 1989, I read Lord of the Air [Lion Publishing, Herts., UK, resisted, and he gurgled: "Have no fear." I said: "I have no fear." 1976] by Tal Brooks, a young male USA ex-devotee who wrote Then he said: "This is a good opportunity; so many waiting for of Sai Baba's sexual abuse of him, but I months and will not get." This baffled did not believe, thinking "Tal only wants me. I'm sure people don't wait for mouth to decry Baba". " kisses in Puttaparthi. Over the years, I had hundreds of dar- He commanded me to Then his mood totally changed and I shans but never an interview. In 1993, I remove my trousers; did have some fear. He commanded me became a little suspicious about Sai . to remove my trousers; he unzipped my Baba's lifestyle and the activities in the he unzipped my fly and fly and went with his right hand into my ashram. Every year I could see costly went with his right hand underpants. Sathya Sai Baba, the new buildings and felt an increasing . " divine", touched and massaged my geni- commercialisation was going on. In into my underpants. tals unasked. He expected some erection, 1996, I saw Sai Baba leaving the ashram but this didn't happen for I didn't feel any in an expensive Jaguar and other costly sexual excitement, no lust in the presence cars like Mercedes and BMW of the big of a seventy-years-old man. I was really class. But I still believed him to be the Kali avatar of the age. disgusted. Then he had the impudence to say: "It is very weak; On 17 January 1996, I got my first interview and he was very don't waste energy." When I looked at him, I realised the truth kind, telling me nice things like "I will give you everything" ashe —_ about him and was shocked indeed. Soon afterwards, without touched and stroked my head. He said: "I know you're not sure another word, he sent me out of the room. about your life and future and so on. Also, unhappiness from Back in Germany I did intense research on the Internet and women. I know, don't worry. Also, you have some bad thoughts, came across an article from Jed Geyerhahn and was very relieved not good." Then he said: "I give you everything according to to have found somebody with similar experiences. health, spirituality and life. Everything. I give you infinite love. As I still had some luggage in Puttaparthi, I returned in [late You and me will become one." I touched his robe and he put his October] 1999 to collect it, taking with me two Internet pages to hand on the top of my head, saying "I give you separate inter- discuss with some friends there. Unfortunately, a lady came into view". possession of the material and took it to the Puttaparthi police On 20 January 1996, I got the second interview. Already, days station. Then I went through several interrogations with the before, he had established a strange eye-contact with me, indicat- police there... [who] took my passport away... I had another ing the coming interview. My wife and I went to the interview appointment on 1 November with the police, which was the day I and he acted very disappointed at seeing me together with my intended to go to Delhi, but without my passport it would not be wife. He took me alone into the interview room and said: "She is possible. sed and much older than you. Please separate from her." I On 30 October, late in the evening, two people whom I know was really shocked, and replied: "She is attached to me." and an unknown person came to our unit and one of them warned I asked him to give her some spiritual instruction, which he me that my life was in danger and I should leave immediately... readily agreed to do, but he had something else on his mind. So we escaped and reached Delhi, and went immediately to the Without asking permission, he started kissing me on my lips for | German Embassy. I got a travel document after telling them of some time, and later asked me to open my trousers and he "mate- my experience, and the embassy official said a protest note would rialised" some oil which he rubbed on the skin above my genitals. be sent to the Indian Government. He told me such an act is ille- I felt very bad about all of this, but accepted, as I fully trusted Sai gal and they knew of similar cases... Baba. T hope that this nightmare comes to an end; and I hope that by Then he took my wife into the private interview room alone, the grace of the Almighty, all people round the globe may know and told her: "Either you separate from the boy or I throw you out about the misdeeds of Sai Baba... He is a master—of deception. of Puttaparthi!" He appeared wild and furious (my wife told me Jens and Gurprit Sethi afterwards) and she shivered all over. When she reappeared in a Munich, Germany very short time, looking red-faced and very scared, nobody dared ask her what had happened in there. (Source: Jens & Gurprit Sethi's letter to Faye and David Bailey, He saw me again some days later in darshan and asked whether — The Quarterly, UK, www.myfreeoffice.com/saibabaexposed/) remove my trousers; he unzipped my fly and went with his right hand into my underpants." (Source: Jens & Gurprit Sethi's letter to Faye and David Bailey, The Quarterly, UK, www.myfreeoffice.com/saibabaexposed/) NEXUS 65 JENS & GURPRIT SETHI'S TESTIMONY "He commanded me to AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2000