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Muniji was at a town called Dasada. The ten year old son of the town Chief was suffering from a tumour on the thyroid gland. Muniji blessed him and gave him some Vasaxep, or blessed powder. The boy recovered in two days.
On another occasion in the same town he "cured” a butcher who was supposed to be possessed by evil spirits.
Less "miraculous” but equally interesting is the case of Jiwo Reval who was a highwayman. (There were many of these colourful characters in India till just a few years ago, and there are still a few scattered here and there). Jiwo was the terror to this particular neighbourhood. One early morning, while on his usual walk, Chitrabhanu met the notorious highwayman. The two sat under a tree and in a few simple words the saint convinced the outlaw of the ultimate futility of his way of life. That day one more sheep came back to the flock.
More recent was this incident which took place about a month ago. One of Muniji's devotees, an elderly businessman, was to fly to the United States that evening. In the morning he came to receive Muniji's blessings. In the course of the conversation, quite casually, Muniji asked him if he had had himself medically examined. The man said he had not and that now there was no time for it. The same afternoon, a few hours before the scheduled time of the flight, the businessman's son came breathless to Muniji with the news that his father had had himself checked by his doctor and the latter had definitely advised him against flying, saying that his heart might not be able to bear the strain. The next day the doctor visited Muniji wanting to know how he had found out. And what Muniji had to
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