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18 years of agony

end in 18 days

MY Wife had been suffering for nearly 18 years. In 1982, she
developed lymph nodes in her body, which later were found
to be carrying a tubercular infection. A weak constitution and strong
medicines paved the way for all forms of ailments—peptic/gastric
ulcers, gall bladder stones, hiatus hernia, tumours on the ear drum,
a fibroid uterus and ovaries.

We tried every form of medication—allopathic, homeopathic,
ayurvedic, unani—and even reiki. Nothing worked; diseases kept
attacking her. My wife had to undergo five major surgeries between
1987 and 1999. She lost her appetite and was rarely able to eat a
proper meal. She lost half her hearing. As per dismal astrological
predictions, her life was almost over. The family felt shattered; there
was no hope.

It was precisely then that divine benevolence came our way in
the form of Guruji, who gave us his refuge. We learnt about Guruji
through a family friend and on 20 February 2000, we got to have his
first darshan. The very first day at the sangat was in itself soothing
and assuring.

Medically, my wife was prohibited from taking more than a pinch
of any form of edible oil, anything spicy and had been advised not
to eat after 8 pm. At the sangat, Guruji gave us a handful of oil-
rich kadah prasad at around 9 pm and we ate spicy langar an hour
later. Back home, we wondered how she would cope with it, for my
wife would feel uneasy lying down even if she had food at 7 pm and

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