Commentary on the Aquarian Gospel–24–by Swami Nirmalananda Giri
Healing and Healers
When Jesus was in the holy city of Benares (Varanasi) he studied Ayurvedic medicine with Udraka, who was considered among the greatest of Ayurvedic physicians. Although Udraka used many remedies, “He said, The laws of nature are the laws of health, and he who lives according to these laws is never sick.…He who obeys the laws, maintains an equilibrium in all his parts, and thus insures true harmony; and harmony is health, while discord is disease. That which produces harmony in all the parts of man is medicine, insuring health. The body is a harpsichord, and when its strings are too relaxed, or are too tense, the instrument is out of tune, the man is sick.…Of course the will of man is remedy supreme; and by the vigorous exercise of will, man way make tense a chord that is relaxed, or may relax one that is too tense, and thus may heal himself. When man has reached the place where he has faith in God, in nature and himself, he knows the Word of power; his word is balm for every wound, is cure for all the ills of life.”
Harmony (Balance) and self-healing
“Harmony is health, while discord is disease. That which produces harmony in all the parts of man is medicine, insuring health.” It is natural for us to speak of being in or out of harmony with “nature,” but what is Nature? It is the Holy Breath (Holy Spirit) in manifestation. Transgressing the laws of that manifestation will impair health, but “nature” is really the thought and will of God. So being out of harmony with God and the Divine Will is the root of disease. The ultimate medicine, then, is that which puts us into harmony with God–including our own inner spirit. Divine Word Meditation is the supreme remedy because it affects the entire range of our being. Since the Word is Itself divine, it unfailingly aligns us with Divinity Itself.
“The body is a harpsichord, and when its strings are too relaxed, or are too tense, the instrument is out of tune, the man is sick.” The “strings” spoken of here are the nerves of the physical body and the subtle energy channels in the astral and causal bodies, all of which are called nadis–“tubes”–in Yoga and Ayurveda. Meditation sets all the inner mechanisms right and empowers them, therefore Udraka says that “the will of man is remedy supreme; and by the vigorous exercise of will, man way make tense a chord that is relaxed, or may relax one that is too tense, and thus may heal himself” through meditation.
Healer of others
Remember the old joke about the minister who was preaching in the chapel of a mental institution on the purpose of life. “Why are we all here?” he asked rhetorically, but to his chagrin one of the inmates called out: “Because we are not ‘all there’!” We are all here, in the body, because of the force known as karma, the reactions to our former action in this life and in previous lives. Until our consciousness can transcend the power of karma (for karma is too vast to ever be “worked out” completely) and ascend to Christ Consciousness we shall remain right here in the realm of illusion, in the limitation of consciousness that is often called “death” by the wise.
I have said that karma cannot be fully worked out, but it does have to be eliminated to the degree that will enable us to overreach it and manifest Christhood. As a consequence, we need to be consciously untangling the karmic snarls that are keeping us bound. Karma can be dissolved by the inflow of higher consciousness in meditation and by keeping our minds attuned to the highest levels even during our daily routines. Outside meditation, karma can be neutralized by engaging in thoughts, words, and acts that are opposite in character to the past negative thoughts, words, and acts that produced the karma. Since we have all done injury and harm to others in previous lives, healing can be an effective means of neutralizing karma so we shall not be injured or harmed–as we would if we did not eliminate the karma. Not everyone needs to be a healer, but for those who do, Udraka explains what knowledge and characteristics are necessary.
Knower of The Word
“When man has reached the place where he has faith in God, in nature and himself, he knows the Word of power; his word is balm for every wound, is cure for all the ills of life.” We have already seen that faith is actually spiritual knowledge gleaned from our own experience; so to have “faith in God, in nature and himself” a person must know God, nature, and himself. This is no small matter. Many people want to be healers and think that all they need is to learn healing methods, but Udraka is showing us that real gnosis of the spirit is the basis for healing.
The knowledge of various natures, including the divine, is necessary, but not sufficient of itself to impart healing to others. Knowledge of The Word is also needed, for It embodies the Consciousness and Power that lies behind all manifestations, including our bodies and the forces that produce harmony or disharmony in them.
Forgiveness of sin
The Word can also nullify karma when Its light enters into the aura and body. Disease comes from sin, and its removal is a form of the “forgiveness of sins.” That is why Levi Dowling wrote a book he subtitled: Opening of the Golden Gate Unto The Healing of All Diseases, The Forgiveness of Sins, and Divine Illumination. Those who have the inner development and the requisite knowledge can forgive sins by infusing themselves and others with the Light of The Word. Although this would be denied by exoteric Christians, Jesus gave another picture. When He was in Capernaum one time the people crowded into and around the house so that no one could enter. Four men brought a friend who had palsy, hoping Jesus would heal him. “And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.” And you never will if the Churchians have their way.
It is clearly stated in the New Testament that we are all sons of God, but knowing that in the future ignorant Christians would continually claim a unique status for Jesus–especially when they were challenged to do what Jesus did–He usually referred to Himself as “son of man” to emphasize that He was a human being, and what he did other human beings could do also. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do.”
The Aquarian Gospel gives an interesting insight in its recounting of this incident. When the “virtuous” objected to Jesus’ asserting that the man’s sins were forgiven, He countered that He would heal the man “just to prove that men may here forgive the sins of men.” Just as one man can build a house and another can tear it down, so the actions of someone can be undone by another. This is a law. The only area in which this usually does not operate is in the development of inner consciousness, of personal evolution. Yet there have been times when a son of God has lifted another into a state of awareness not before accessible to them. However, that state could not be maintained, and the favored one then had to get busy and produce that state in himself by spiritual practice. Since ignorance is illusion, on some rare instances a son of God has imparted permanent enlightenment to another. But if that person’s background is studied it will be seen that he was eminently ripe for the experience, that he only needed a little push to break through into Infinity.
The essential message of Jesus’ words about healing with The Word is that through immersion in The Word, both in and out of meditation, all the words of a person become endowed with creative and healing power. That healing is often accomplished simply by his merciful and healing speech. In The Word “is balm for every wound, is cure for all the ills of life,” and it resides in those who make The Word their own through practice.
Soul to soul
“The healer is the man who can inspire faith. The tongue may speak to human ears, but souls are reached by souls that speak to souls. He is the forceful man whose soul is large, and who can enter into souls, inspiring hope in those who have no hope, and faith in those who have no faith in God, in nature, nor in man.” These are wonderful words. Those who have expanded their consciousness (made their souls “large”) to such a degree that they can attune themselves to others so perfectly as to heal them from within their own being are the greatest of healers, for they heal the soul at the same time that they heal the body. In truth, they work the inner healing before the outer occurs, though one is unseen and the other seen. The healers of mind and heart are they who “work the works of God.” Even though they speak with outer words, they are speaking inwardly to the souls of their hearers. This is why reproof or advice are of no effect except from the spiritually awakened. That is because they speak from love alone. As Udraka said: “There is no universal balm for those who tread the common walks of life.…but love is queen. Thought, reinforced by love, is God’s great sovereign balm.” One with God Who is Love, the sons of God walk in love and heal in love.
Evil spirits
Beyond the natural causes of illness “many of the broken chords in life, and discords that so vex the soul, are caused by evil spirits of the air that men see not; that lead men on through ignorance to break the laws of nature and of God. These powers act like demons, and they speak; they rend the man; they drive him to despair. But he who is a healer, true, is master of the soul, and can, by force of will, control these evil ones.”
The expression “spirits of the air” means those invisible intelligences that do not have physical bodies but whose astral bodies are of a coarse enough vibration to enable them to remain in the atmosphere of the earth and on occasion to appear to human beings and even to tangibly affect them and physical objects. They are usually called “earthbound spirits.” For various karmic reasons after death they did not pass on into other (astral) planes, but remained tied to earth–usually through intense attachments to earthly people, things, or situations. Some of them are evil and some are insane; both kinds can do great harm to the living in many ways, but in this instance Udraka is speaking of those who cause illness through their negative influence. Oftentimes illness results from the attempts of these spirits to possess someone. Since the body and nervous system are formed and configured only for a particular individual, the invasion of an alien consciousness causes great disruption in the body’s functions. Blindness, deafness, loss of muscular control, paralysis, intense pain, deformity, and seizures can occur in these cases. If an entity cannot fully possess someone, they often are able to control them to some degree, and that is what is meant by the term “obsession.” Obsession by spirits can result in personality change, impediments in thinking, speaking, or movement. Many addictions come from the presence of negative addicted spirits that are trying to get the addictive experience through those they obsess. They urge and even force their victims to indulge in drugs, alcohol, and sexual behavior. Hallucinations also may come from these obsessing entities. Many supposed insane or psychotic people are suffering from obsession or possession. Depression is frequently a symptom of obsession. As Udraka says, the evil spirits “lead men on through ignorance to break the laws of nature and of God.”
Not “demons”
In exoteric religion there is a lot of talk about demons or devils, but nothing is understood of their nature. In Christianity they are usually considered to be fallen angels. In some cases this is true, but mostly they are earthbound human beings. No being is a demon by nature, and that is why Udraka says “these powers act like demons.” It is a matter of behavior, not nature, as I say.
There is another kind of “demon” that are fields of negative energy floating in the atmosphere and affecting whoever comes into contact with them. Usually they are just “muck clouds” that produce depression or illness through their toxic vibration, but occasionally a kind of half-consciousness activates them and they seem to be real beings. This kind of entity is a thoughtform produced by negative people, negative thought-and-emotion energies that have detached themselves from their auras, especially through anger or hatred. Some evil human beings know how to create these energy robots and send them to do specific harm. Being “made in the image” of their creators they work their will–or attempt to. “These powers act like demons, and they speak; they rend the man; they drive him to despair.”
The healer’s power
“But he who is a healer, true, is master of the soul, and can, by force of will, control these evil ones.” Evil spirits, however harmful and malicious, should not be despised or hated, for they, too, are sons of God. Yet, being wayward and “out of their minds” spiritual speaking, they must be prevented from doing evil to others–and thus to themselves through the creation of bad karma. Two things have to be done: they must be retrained and they must be assisted in passing on to other worlds where they can start evolving again. This is not the place to enumerate the various options open to the healer for exorcism, but the basis of everything is the invocation of the Divine Word. In the spiritual light produced by invoking The Word no evil can be done by the spirits and Its healing effect will pacify and heal them and enable them to effortlessly make the transition to higher realms for further growth.
It should be understood that on occasion earthbound spirits seek out those who are developing spiritually in hope that they will be helped by them. Often, though, the disturbance they cause to get the person’s attention is frightening rather than communicative. Also, being conditioned to negativity, the spirits may even attack the very ones they hope will help them. At such times we should remain calm and invoke The Word and pray for the blessing and release of the spirits. They will be helped; or they will leave, unable to bear the Divine Light. That is their choice. We have made ours.
Udraka does not mean that a healer controls evil spirits and gets them to do things for him or tell him things as do the foolish ceremonial magicians. No; he heals, he does not dominate or exploit them for, as already said, they are sons of God and “as ye have done unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me” says the Christ.
Spiritual helpers
“Some spirits of the air are master spirits and are strong, too strong for human power alone; but man has helpers in the higher realms that may be importuned, and they will help to drive the demons out.” There are powerful evil spirits that have been in their negativity for long ages, growing more and more powerful and more and more bound in their evil. They are not incurable, but dealing with them is usually beyond the scope of the healer. In that case he calls upon the “helpers in the higher realms that may be importuned.” This is the Communion of Saints. For us as Christians, the first we call upon is our Lord Jesus, for He said: “Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.” We may also call upon His–and our–Mother, Mary, Whom evil spirits greatly fear though She is their Mother, too. The great Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael may also be called upon for help with evil spirits, as well as any saints we may know and feel kinship with. (It is a good and practical thing to become acquainted with the saints through reading and imitating their lives.)
These Holy Helpers may also be called upon in healing work of any kind; after all, Jesus is the Great Healer, and long before the advent of Jesus Saint Raphael the Archangel was mighty in healing power for those that knew to invoke him. Many saints have healing as their special gift from God, and they, too, will assist us when we ask them.
More Commentary on the Aquarian Gospel: |
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• The Seven Pillars of Aquarian Christianity
• The Silence and the Word
1. Introducing the Aquarian Gospel
2. Revelations in the Temple
3. Revelations in Egypt
4. The Two Selfs
5. Deliverance From Gods and Demons
6. About God the Tao
7. The Wisdom of Buddha
8. God and Prayer
9. The Mission of Jesus and John the Baptist
10. Sin and the Forgiveness of Sin
11. The Universal Law of Man’s Free Will and the Divine Will For Man
12. Understanding Death
13. The True Teacher
14. Vision of the Child Jesus
15. The Law Behind All Laws
16. Opening To The Truth
17. The Twelve-Step Ladder To Perfection
18. What is Truth?
19. What Is Man?
20. What is Power?
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21. Understanding
22. Wisdom
23. Faith
24. Healing and Healers
25. The Destiny of All Men
26. God and Man
27. The Voice in the Heart
28. Seeing the Unseeable
29. To God Through Man
30. Who Is Jesus?
31. The Real Versus The Apparent
32. The Brotherhood of Life
33. God…and Man
34. Relating To God
35. The Worthy Host
36. Come to the Light
37. The Kingdom Revealed
38. The King Revealed
39. Perspective On Death
40. Fire and Sword
41. Evolution: The Path of Glory
42. The Real Heaven
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Text of The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ
by Levi H. Dowling
• Sections I and II –Birth and Early Life of Mary, Mother of Jesus, and Birth and Infancy of the Harbinger, and of Jesus
• Section III–Education of Mary and Elizabeth
• Sections IV and V–Childhood and Early Education of John the Harbinger, and Childhood and Early Education of Jesus
• Section VI–Life and Works of Jesus in India
• Sections VII through X–Life and Works of Jesus in Western India, Tibet, Persia, Assyria, and Greece
• Section XI–Life and Works of Jesus in Egypt
• Sections XII and XIII–The Council of the Seven Sages; The Ministry of John the Harbinger
• Sections XIV and XV–The Christine Ministry of Jesus–The First Annual Epoch
• Section XVI–The Christine Ministry of Jesus–The Second Annual Epoch
• Section XVII–The Christine Ministry of Jesus–The Third Annual Epoch
• Sections XVIII and XIX–The Betrayal, Arrest, Trial, and Execution of Jesus
• Sections XX through XXII–The Resurrection and Appearances of Jesus–Establishment of the Christine Church
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1) Ayurvedic medicine is based on Indian scriptures which cover the science of health and the treatment of disease. It is considered to be of divine origin, having first been taught by the sage Dhanvantari, and is both philosophical and practical.
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2) Aquarian Gospel 23:5,7-9,12,13 [Go back]
3) Aquarian Gospel 23:13 [Go back]
4) See Sin and the Forgiveness of Sin. [Go back]
5) “Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee” (John 5:14). “As Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?” (John 9:1,2). [Go back]
6) Mark 2:4-12 [Go back]
7) John 14:12 [Go back]
8) Aquarian Gospel 90:23 [Go back]
9) Aquarian Gospel 23:14,15 [Go back]
10) John 6:28 [Go back]
11) Aquarian Gospel 23:16,21 [Go back]
12) Aquarian Gospel 23:22-24 [Go back]
13) “In time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience” (Ephesians 2:2). “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Ephesians 6:12 ). [Go back]
14) Matthew 25:40 [Go back]
15) Aquarian Gospel 23:25 [Go back]
16) Matthew 28:20 [Go back]
