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refrain from this. After all, we are open channels, the transmitter and the receiver. I have to be completely healthy or I will transmit fever or sickness.”
Gurudev explored with him the whole subject of healing oneself and others. He learned that there was not only one way or one approach, but that of supreme importance was the purity of the healer's body and mind as well as the use of mantra in helping converge the thoughts, remove impurities, and draw the healthiest energy from the universe.
“A person who sustains his body on food which has been procured through bloodshed or violence, do you think he can heal? He may transmit some energy, but along with that he transmits the polluted vibrations of the trembling fear-ridden animal at its time of death. The point is to give from life to life directly. If there is mud adhering to the vessel, how can you make the sweet milk inside clean and drinkable? So the healer's body must be empty of negative vibrations. He must take only the purest of food, vegetables and fruits. And his mind must be empty of ego."
Gurudev asked, “What is the proper attitude of the person transmitting healing energy?"
The Master told him, “First of all, you have to see that both the person in need of healing as well as you are open; otherwise healing cannot take place. If the sick person does not want you to help him and still you try and heal, it is a kind of trespassing. You empty yourself of every shred of ego in order to become a vehicle of living love, compassion, and good feeling. You cannot say, 'I am going to heal.' No, it is the pure vibrations of universal energy working in nature which heal. As soon as you say, 'I have healed,' you take the sickness in along with the credit. Naturally, the other person may express gratitude to you, but something in you that is waiting for his appreciation must go."
Gurudev commented, "So it is a very delicate thing. You tell yourself, 'It is not me. The healing flow is coming through me. I am nothing but a bamboo reed.' Someone else creates the breath and makes the music. The bamboo flute merely transmits it. The flute has to be hollow, so do you."
The Master answered, "Yes, whether you heal through
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