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chanting mantra or by meditating face to face with someone, at the same time, no matter how many miles apart, or whether you use a healing touch, in all methods, you must be pious, pure, and clean. If your flute is stuffed with ego, you cannot create healing vibrations. You say, 'I am empty. Let the universal breath be created and pass through me.'
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Gurudev came to appreciate deeply the Sanskrit language for its compact expressiveness, its clarity, its multiplicity of meaning, its perfectly arranged tones and rhythms.
Here is a language which has not changed in thousands of years of existence. Why? Because it is so perfect. The meaning and rhythm of each syllable are so exactly in tune with the universal energy that to change it would he to dilute its power. He asked his Master, "How can words trigger the healing process?"
He explained, "Words are atoms, and atoms are connected with conscious energy. When conscious energy meets atoms, the atoms become animated."
"And the atoms of mantra are animated because they are carrying the authentic living experience of the saints and prophets who originally uttered them. Their breaths have impregnated these words with love."
"Yes, and healing mantra create new vibrations of animated atoms which act like a magnet attracting the positive atoms of health prevailing in the universe. These healthy atoms cancel or deflect the negative atoms which create ill health."
Then Gurudev inquired, "How does this work on a physical level?"
The Master answered, "Even the slightest atom has four characteristics - rūpa (form), rasa (taste), gandha (smell), and sparsa (touch). All of these act to create a subtle taste or smell, a sense of touch, or rainbow vibrations. According to the specific nature of the ailment, they will work towards dissolving the vibrations of disease. What is unhealthy is purged out and what is lacking is added. It works both ways.
"While the person is being healed, he is taught to understand the cause of his illness. You tell him, 'Your sickness was because of your previous karmas. Now it is your duty to live a
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