Sages do seem to get hit worse than other classes by this ability due to our light armor. However, it is survivable if you are in full 72s with a sage bubble (one or two 69s is doable, much more and you are risking death as a sage) With that you will survive, though be at low health.
A couple things:
1) If you are a dps sage and have sage healer, make sure they bubble you since their bubble is typically better. Of course you need to be at 100% following the hit.
2) You can use Force Barrier if it is up. Depending on your group composition, there are some ways to minimize the need to use this earlier in the fight.
3) As a dps sage, jedi resistance can help a little bit as well.
4) make sure you really are min-maxed. Some people are still using an old (level 50) relic, but claim they are fully 72, and that is a large loss of endurance. Double check that you really are at the proper health level.