Hailed as the heir apparent to the psychic’s empire, he returned to accolades from Prokić’s adoring fans - fans who claimed they could already see Prokić’s love in Braco’s warm gaze. Though it’s unlikely we’ll ever know what really happened that day, Braco certainly stood to gain from his teacher’s death. It strikes some as especially convenient that Prokić had removed all his gold jewelry and his wallet before he died. Though Braco was never charged or formally implicated, his proximity to his mentor’s death has raised eyebrows. Wikimedia Commons A South African beach like the one where Prokić met his end. It was the last time anyone saw him alive. On a remote beach, the two were alone when a rogue wave suddenly swept Prokić off his feet. In April of 1995, the student and his teacher visited South Africa. What Prokić probably didn’t realize was just how soon he would be handing over the reins. Josip readily accepted, ditching his job to study with the guru, who gave him the name Braco, or “little brother.” In public and in his continual stream of publications, Prokić hailed Braco as a visionary healer and identified him as the successor to his healing empire. Prokić met Josip after one of his events in the early 1990s, and the pair immediately hit it off. Prokić claimed he sensed great potential in Josip and proposed to mentor the younger man. He had known from a young age that he was different: when he was just seven, he passed out on a riverbank and felt “a piece of the sun enter him.” What followed were prophetic visions, a near-death experience that increased his supernatural abilities, and testing at “a bio-energetic clinic” that proved he was all he said he was. Prokić, a Serbian economist and self-identified prophet and healer, had by his own account led a life as unusual as Josip’s was ordinary. YouTube Braco gazes into the crowd that has gathered to be healed.
His wife, Dinka, had just given birth to a son when Josip met Ivica Prokić. He got a masters in economics, took a job, and married. His first 26 years of life were unexceptional. It would be many years before he assumed the name Braco. Josip Grbavac was born in Zagreb, Croatia, in 1967.
BRACO THE GAZER YOUTUBE FULL
When he goes on tour, his devotees come out of the woodwork. His empire is massive, and his story is strange, full of unanswered questions - which is just how the silent and enigmatic Braco likes it. And for that, over 200,000 people pay money every year.Īnd those are just Braco’s fans in Croatia. There, she has a point - the faith healer Braco (pronounced “Braht-zo”) doesn’t speak, touch, or diagnose.
After all, if it weren’t, would thousands of people turn up at Braco’s events? She knows these are extraordinary claims, but she’s here to tell you that it’s all true. “When he stands in front of groups of people, they feel a sense of hope. “They feel something through Braco’s gaze,” says the Slovenian Ria Kosak, a member of Braco’s PR team. I may also purchase a more comfortable sitting cushion, to replace my chunks of mattress foam.YouTube Meet Braco, the man with a healing gaze. The money will go a long way, covering my bills and living expenses, which are quite low by most people's standards. I am giving myself leeway because I am moving, but if all goes well with the move, I will be able to finish well before the deadline. My deadline for completing the next 200 hours is August 31st, 2015. My goal for this campaign is to make $8 per hour of sitting and smiling for the next 200 hours. If viewers support this project, it would allow me to devote more time and energy to Sitting and Smiling, increasing the frequency and quality of the videos. It is my wish to turn Sitting and Smiling into my job, and this fundraiser could be the beginning of that. I will soon be moving to another city, leaving my part-time job, and so will need a new way to support myself. By the end of this Kickstarter campaign, I will have sat and smiled for 100 episodes, or 400 hours. I sit and smile for 4-hour durations, and stream it live on YouTube. It was unsuccessful but it didn't stop him from doing it anyway. (One commenter said it's the "best episode yet.")īennett launched a Kickstarter in 2015 to fund 200 hours of sitting and smiling. He live streams each one and saves them on his YouTube channel. Benjamin Bennett makes ad-free videos of himself silently sitting in a corner of a room and smiling at the camera.
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