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came into his presence was healed. Originally, he was unaware of his power, but as more and more people were healed, he realized that he had some power. He realized that those whom he healed came into his consciousness and tempted his ego to take credit and feel pride. So he went into meditation and asked himself, “How am I able to heal others if I cannot even heal my own ego?”
Then he made a request to the healing power within him. He asked, “O healing power, I beg you, please, from now on, let anyone who comes to be healed in my presence be healed by my shadow. Then I will not even see who is being healed and that person will not come into my consciousness."
He reached that state of egolessness in which he had no need to make any effort to heal; from then on, the shadow became the healing influence. Once he had removed ego, his energy was so dynamic that anyone who came into his shadow would be healed. It was non-verbal healing.
In this way, Gurudev resolved to free himself from ego and the potential attachment to siddhis or powers which arise naturally from a cleansed and clear consciousness. From then on, he consistently observed silence concerning his special gifts. He paid hundreds of visits to the sick, the aged, and the dying in homes and hospitals, but he never gave the impression that he was healing anyone. He spread peace-giving vibrations wherever he went.
Whenever he had a chance, he demystified the whole subject of healing. He taught people how to help themselves. He told them how to find out what had separated them from, health. He gave them the right mantra to chant and suggestions as to herbs or medications or special foods. He went to the root of the matter.
"Realize that illness is nothing but the echo of your own vibrations. Tell yourself, 'Once I gave pain, now that kind of pain is coming back to me. I accept my part in this. I have to experience what I caused another to experience, so I will not repeat this again.
"When you stop blaming outside things for illness, fifty per cent of the illness is gone. Then you take the next step. Bathe yourself in samatha, in forgiveness. Ask whomever you
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