10. Be Open And Be Healed

There is a misunderstanding among people that I heal physical ailments. Let me be very clear: I do not heal. My presence heals.

My presence is like the sun. When the sun rises, the lotus blooms naturally. The sun does not have to pry open each lotus petal. Similarly, in the presence of a realized master, healing happens. Healing is not 'done' like a task or a job. It simply happens. My presence heals as a natural process.

We need to open our mind to help it heal. That is why, in our THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM Spurana Programs we start by opening our minds first. People write about their pains, desires, guilt, and pleasures. Of course, they are not going to show it to anyone else. When they open up their minds and write, they are cured amazingly.

People ask me, 'Swamiji, why should we write all this down? We are not going to show it to anyone. We already know all this. Why should we write all this over again? It seems such a waste of time.' But when they start writing, they surprise thmselves at how much emotional baggage they are unloading through writing.

We can experience God only if we open ourselves up. Writing about your emotions and experiences in the master's presence serves two purposes. First, when people write for themselves, their minds open up and an open mind can be healed. Second, when a mind is open, healing is spontaneous. Even as they are writing these experiences, healing is happening. In my presence, healing simply happens. Without our awareness, when we open our mind in the presence of the master, healing takes place. Energy heals all wounds.

When we meditate, we open up our energy layers one by one. All our pain, pleasure, guilt and desires are laid open and we can experience Oneness when everything in all these layers is open and exposed. We experience God when everything in all the layers has been completely opened, exposed, and examined.

God is an experience. We need not search for God. God is within us. God is pure mind. God is not a separate state but simply the experience of the collective consciousness. The whole universe is a reflection of this collective consciousness. Experience this God, this bliss, with a pure mind. This experience will make you whole and when you become whole, you are holy.

Open up the heart and mind to become ready to receive and experience the collective consciousness or God. It hurts, it heals, and it takes us beyond the plane of mundane existence.