In our day-to-day life, we often come across people who have to endure illness in their old age. Some illnesses leave people paralyzed, bedridden and even unconscious. Quite often for the aged there is a fear of undergoing such destiny. The kind of thoughts that could plague their minds are, “How will I function in old age?”, “Will I be a burden to others?”, “My life will become totally useless if I fall severely ill and become bedridden”, etc. This is the story of Mrs. Nirmala Honap who performed spiritual healing on others at the age of 60, despite severe illness.

We know that God is Omniscient. Saints are the manifest form of God. They have qualities related to spiritual practice, but most Saints do not have knowledge about worldly matters that is useful in spiritual practice. To my knowledge, H. H. Pande Maharaj is the only Saint who is an exception to this rule. Without thinking, He can instantaneously provide new perspectives on any subject like art, sculpting, spreading Spirituality, classes on raising children in a sattvik (spiritually pure) way, satseva related to collecting offerings through advertisements.

Today yet another seeker, Satyawan Kadam (fondly known as Satyawan dada), doing spiritual practice under the guidance of His Holiness Dr. Athavale attained Sainthood, i.e. reached the spiritual level of 70%. He is the fifth SSRF seeker to attain Sainthood, the others being Her Holiness Phadke (known as Phadkeaji), His Holiness Deshpande (known as Deshpande [...]