by brandon | Dec 3, 2020 | Eagle Brook, Stories from the Field
Shakuntala’s Story When Shakuntala started acting bizarrely, her family members called in local witch doctors to do an exorcism. The witch doctors arrived and performed several rituals involving strings, flowers, and reciting prayers ordering the evil spirits to...
by brandon | Dec 3, 2020 | Eagle Brook, Stories from the Field
Krishna’s Story Krishna, a 60-year-old widow, lived most of her life following Hindu ideology. She offered animal sacrifices to the gods at their altars; she visited temples and performing the required rituals. Then Krishna developed a strange headache...
by brandon | Dec 3, 2020 | Eagle Brook, Stories from the Field
Dan’s Story Dan, a faithful devotee of Hinduism, neverfailed to practice the rituals recommended by the tradition, but his life remained the same – poverty, struggles, sickness, and more. At times he experienced severe stomach pain and couldn’t find relief by...
by brandon | Dec 3, 2020 | Eagle Brook, Stories from the Field
Bahadur’s Story Bahadur has had a long life filled withstruggle. Despite his best efforts, he and his family found no relief from the hardships theyencountered. A family member developed an ongoing illness that stretched them to the brink financially, and he...
by brandon | Dec 3, 2020 | Eagle Brook, Stories from the Field
Prem’s Story As a 70-year-old, Prem enjoyed nothing more than interacting with evil spirits through occultism. One morning he was woken up with a sudden violent convulsion, and by the time it stopped, he was unconscious. This happened three to four times every...
by brandon | Dec 3, 2020 | Eagle Brook, Stories from the Field
Hamsa’s Story Hamsa memorized all the Buddhist chants and chanted them very religiously every morning and night. Apart from those chants, she also followed the Buddhist guidelines and teachings very meticulously. She donated to the temples and the monks. In...