Healing Powers of Saints

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VI. HEALING POWERS OF SAINTS

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Several of our great saints are known lo have exercised great healing powers;

and the "medicines" they used were often surprising.

Similar was the case with Sri Sai Baba and Mrs Manager mentions a few swch casos

in the following statement of her reminiscences.

"When he had difficulties to get over, we never had to speak. We had merely to

go and sit or stand in his presence. He at once knew what the matter was and

gave directions exactly meeting our requirements. We had our servant with us al

Shirdi. He had acute pain in his lumbar region and was sorely distressed. My

husband went to Sai Baba and was standing. Some others were also present. Baba

suddenly said, "Hallo, my leg is paining. Great is the pain". Someone suggested

that something should be done to relieve the pain.

Green Leaves :

"Yes." said Baba. "If green leaves are heated and applied over it, it

will go away",

"What leaves, Baba?" was the query of some one.

"Those green leaves near the Lendi".

One suggested one leaf and another a different leaf. One finally asked if it

was korphad. (

"Yes," Baba said. "That is it. The leaf has to be split into, slightly healed

over the fire and applied. That is all".

The Real Cure :

"Sai Baba's cure for our servant was not a medicine for all. Korphadvi tried

for others and failed. It was Baba's special blessing that operated to cure and

not the Korphad, On other occasions he had picked up a bit of earth and given it

as a remedy and it was successfully used. Similarly Madhav Rao Deshpande's

inflammation of the eyes was cured by application of pepper. And Dada Kelkar's

growth of a film over the eyes was removed by application of a bit of coke crust

under a baking pan mixed with water — at prescribed by Baba.

Drawing Diseases :

"Still more wondrous was his curing deepseated organic diseases abruptly and

suddenly — -without any visible application of remedy or treatment. Scientists

and medical men may disbelieve this. But having actually experienced it in my

own case and noticed that of others who came before Sri Sai Baba. I cannot

disbelieve such cases and what is most peculiar— the drawing of diseases on to

himself by pure will-power.

My eyes have been giving me trouble constantly. On one occasion while I was as

Shirdi, they were greatly paining me and water was freely flowing from them. In

such a condition I w«nt and sat up before Baba. He looked at me. My eyes ceased

to pain and water. But his eyes were dropping tears."

 

(This is from the book"The Wonderous Saint Sai Baba" written by

Pujyasri B.V.Narasimaswami,founder President of All India Sai Samaj,

Chennai..This book can be read at www.saileelas.org)