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"It is my ten-year old son. He is suffering from a tumor on the thyroid gland. The doctors have diagnosed it as incurable.”
Gurudev remained buoyant and light as he listened to him. He blessed him again and told him with confidence, “There is no need to worry. All will be well. Here, you take this and apply it to your son's tumor.”
Gurudev gave him some vasaxep, a powder made of sandalwood, saffron, and camphor. This was sacred powder, passed down through the ages from Bhagwan Mahāvir to his closest disciple Gauttam, and from him to his main disciple, and so on until the present day. Each time a new powder was made, a minute portion of the previous powder was added to it. In this way, the new vasaxep remained potent and blessed, carrying the vibrations and atoms of the original molecules sanctified by Bhagwan Mahāvir himself.
Within two days, the boy's tumor completely disappeared. There was no recurrence. As a result, the people created a legend around the 'Miraculous Muni'
Again Gurudev denied possessing any power other than that which all living beings held: “The real healer is a person's faith in his Higher Self,” he explained. “Each of us is ārogya - pure health. Believe in your healthy loving nature and you will bring out your healing energy."
Gurudev was becoming nothing but a monument of living love. His presence turned the abstraction of love into a concrete experience. He felt no animosity towards any living being. By moving in this natural flow with the universe, he was able to act as a catalyst, helping a sick person get in touch with that universal energy of love and light which could heal. Gurudev inspired such trust and confidence in people that whoever tapped this reservoir of love became convinced of the reality of his or her own health. The person had to get better and better. At the same time, the vasaxep powder served as a tangible healing agent carrying the blessings of the Muni and giving the person an opportunity to do something visibly active to heal himself or herself.
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