Belief seems to go anywhere one wants

 

Date: 12-24-05

"The following e-mail was sent to me recently. It is an example of - difficult to really understand - behaviour of a Sai devotee trying to cope with facts. Belief seems to go anywhere one wants, or, belief seems necessarly to shape itself in such ways as to stay mentally balanced. Quite incredible." 

Alexandra Nagel


To: (alexandra nagel protected)@yahoo.com 

From: rachelprasad664@yahoo.com (see fuller Message Source below)

Subject: sai baba

i have browsed through all the web-sites and read what ex- sai devotees said about him, i cant believe this, i've actually seen photograpgs of the 6 dead people. but i will never believe this, my family are devotee of baba and so am i, we've felt his miracles i've never been to India, or to see baba, we leave far away from india, but our faith is strong...

thanks


To learn more about this subject see:  "True Believer Syndrome"


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