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Devi Tide Subject: Healing E-Class #9Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006
14:16:06 -0400To: Healing E-Class
Toward the One, the perfection of Love, Harmony andBeauty, the
only Being, United with all the illuminated souls,who form the
embodiment of the Master the Spirit of Guidance
A Dhikr of Sound
The wise considered the science of sound to be the most
important scienceto use in every condition of life: in healing, in
teaching, in evolving, inaccomplishing all things in life. It is on
this foundation that the science of dhikr
(zikar) was developed by the Sufis, and that the Yogis made
mantrashastra. Bydhikr is not meant one particular phrase: by dhikr
is meant a science of words.
Pir o Murshid Inayat Khan
Well use the head motions of the Sufi Dhikr, and also sound,
meaning,and feeling.
Start with the head turned to the left shoulder. Move your head
down andaround until it has made a circle passing the left knee,
the right knee, theright shoulder and stop as it is facing up. As
the head makes this motion
feel as if it is passing through a gentle breeze that extends
far aroundyou, and say the sound of that breeze. Use vowel
sounds.Remember/feel, as if this is a sound of the Divine
Nature/the Mother/theliving Universe.
Let the head drop down, with the attention pointing to the solar
plexus,making the sound Hu (whoo), letting that sound come from
above you,feeling as if that which creates all life is somehow
breathing the source oflife/light/love into you. Let this sound
touch the solar plexus and fill yourbody, your being.
Let your head rise a bit, and turn your attention to your heart.
Take amoment to be aware of the all-pervading light within you.Feel
the vibration of this practice converge in the heart,
rememberingyour purpose, your hearts yearning, the calling need in
life. Make thesound that helps you step fully in to your life, to
feel you have the toolsneeded and can somehow make a
difference.
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As with all spiritual practices, more is not necessarily better.
Do thisDhikr the correct number of times for you, not exceeding 11
cycles.
A Second Practice
Go back through the practices already given as part of the
e-class.Choose the one that seems to answer the need in you at this
time. If youneed a to review the classes, they are located on the
Healing Orderwebsite: www.sufihealingorder.org - click on North
America, and then onE-Classes.
Choose a practice that was especially useful to you. Repeat this
practiceagain, feeling the resonance of it filling your life and
catalyzing your
purpose.
A Thought:I once asked Pir Vilayat what is the largest thing
that keeps people fromprogressing on the path. Without even a pause
he said its low self-esteem. How does low self esteem show itself?
Through a personsinclination to judge themselves why do I always do
this, I should havedone it that way, how come I never Low
self-esteem also shows itselfin ones inclination to judge others.
To measure oneself against others, to
be wondering how one stands on the scale of good, better best or
onthe spiritual path, how one stands on the scale of holy, holier,
holiest.Perhaps among us we can relax, and decide we dont need to
do this witheach other. Perhaps our commitment to each other will
be to value andsupport each other, in friendship.
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