Faith restored: A story of miraculous reaffirmation

I receive emails frequently from Sai devotees asking where they could purchase a copy of STKC. Among those was Ben, a devotee who lives in London. When he wrote to me for the first time, the book was not in print yet; only the e-book was available. Later when the printed book was finally published, I wrote to Ben informing of the same. We exchanged pleasantries over the email and moved on. Little did I know until months later when he again wrote to me, about the dramatic circumstances that had transpired behind the scenes, leading to his enquiry about the book.

On 16th June 2012, Ben was invited to attend a bhajan at a home in London. There, Ben explains how he came to know about  "Sai, Thy Kingdom Come" and another's miraculous encounter with the book.

In Ben's own words:

There was a lady speaker (who has held a high position in the Sai Organization) on that occasion and talk was about the length of time she had known Baba, the numerous interviews with Baba and visions and dreams of Baba as well as her love for Baba. However, when Baba left us before His 95th birthday, her sorrow was intense and she cried and cried. Her faith in Baba was also badly shaken as Baba left before completing all that He said He would do. Baba had always said that whatever He had said He would do, would be done. She could not reconcile the contradiction caused by His premature departure. She began praying to Baba for an answer. Baba came to her in a dream and revealed to her accounts which Baba forbade her to disclose except that the Golden Age was yet to be started.  She was very surprised at this as she thought the Golden Age has already started. Further, Baba in her dream also told her to HAVE FAITH. A few days later, she received through the post the book, Sai Thy Kingdom Come. There was no sender's name or address nor was there a postmark on the envelope. When she read it she was overjoyed as it confirmed what Baba had told her in the dream!!!! 

After the program, as soon as I reached home, I went straight to the website (saikingdom.com) to read the book . I wanted to buy a copy and on the 18th June, 2012, I sent an e-mail to Sreejith for information where I could get one. On 19th June, Sreejith advised that the book will be available in print soon. Finally on 21st July, 2012, Sreejith e-mailed me saying that the book was now available for sale.  So the big question is who sent the book to the lady speaker before it was even printed???

[Edited for clarity and to maintain anonymity]

Ben further confirmed in another email that the lady speaker held the book up in her hand and showed it to the audience. What thrilled me is the fact that Swami reaffirmed her faith  via the dream and by using the book as an instrument.

[Upon my request Ben has contacted the lady speaker. I plan to provide an update if she responds]

Ben has written the below article on why He believes Swami will Return in the same form:

Why is Baba's return important and inevitable?  In India alone there are still quite a lot of people who have hardly heard of Baba let alone the entire world.  Even quite a number of His devotees and followers' faith were badly shaken by His premature departure from this earth.  How can the critics, skeptics  non believers, scientists, intellectuals, world and religious leaders be convinced that Baba is God in human form?

There are two very important factors one has to remember. The unity of all faiths for one, and the other, He proclaimed that His miracle to come would  by far be greater than Krishna lifting the hill to protect the gopikas from the storm.  And whatever Baba had said would not fail to take place.  Baba did ask His devotees and followers to be patient and have FAITH.

Unless a miracle comes to pass, that is His return, together with a miracle so profound, mind boggling, incomprehensible, inconceivable and beyond all logic and reasons even the scientists, intellectuals, world and religious leaders, etc are totally at a loss to provide an answer, that they have no choice other than to acknowledge and succumb to the fact that GOD alone could bring about such an event, nothing else can shake the world's consciousness to the core.

When such an eventuality takes place, everyone will believe and accept Baba is GOD and this will lead to the beginning of a new world order.  The media of the world would focus on Bhagawan's Organisation, His education system, free medical help, the fantastic Seva of selfless services in different parts of the world and above all His teachings Love, Truth, Peace and Non Violence.

Unless a miracle is to happen in such a grand scale, how is the entire world going to know of the Avatar, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, our Lord God???