Suppose someone you know or family has an incurable disease. What should one do?
1. We have hopes that it can be cured. So people follow a variety of methods for a cure. This includes following reiki, internet worthless cures ( who are mostly charlatans seeking money), going to various religious methodology including going to so called saints and real saints. Even real saints like Babaji, Neem Karoli Baba, Shirdi Sai baba etc are there but they cannot and will not help
Do not waste time in hopes and desires like that. No matter how much your desire for a cure. They cannot help because they love you. Our demand for a cure and hopes for a cure are irrational given past karma of the self, family etc. There are many other reasons why it cant happen but it is a personal discussion between the disciple and a guru or a saint
I write this as a fair warning. If you believe in God or a great guru and there is the inevitable failure, you will lose faith and love for God. Please dont do that. When our wishes do not get fulfilled it leads to anger and loss of faith. God is not a vending machine that you can say, I will pray and put 1 dollar and now where is my can of Soda? Surrender to God is without any wishes or desire. That is the first step.
In that case, what about religious spiritual healing? Does it not work? It can work in some cases but it is rare. However, it works frequently only when there is a connection with God but WILL NOT work in incurable diseases or situations. Lahiri mahashaya passed away with a melanoma. Ramkrishna with throat cancer. Yogananda had paraplegia. Ramana maharshi had cancer. Neem Karoli Baba had heart failure. These great people were great in themselves and had great Gurus. Jesus Christ asked God to change his crucifixion but God said NO.
We must have the love for God and the patience to endure. That is the lesson. Along with this, you must have faith that you are his undeniable child and he will care for you. This by itself is spiritual healing because it means he will care for you in all ways.
Om Om Om
This is the same reason why a Guru does not respond to a disciple at all times.
Bhavin