Ananda Healing Prayer Ministry Newsletter

Visualize the planet floating in space between your divinely charged hands...Invoke the blessings of Babaji and Christ to fill the planet with Healing...See Divine Mother blessing all in Her Love. February 312 Dwapara Dear Ones, Last week I was asked to answer a question submitted to the Ask Anandas Experts column on ananda.org. Later, I received this lovely reply, below, from the woman who submitted the question. I am sharing it with all of you, for these questions often come up in class or correspondence. Many, many thanks for this most comforting reply. Love and Light to you all. Preety Mauritius Thank you for your prayers. God bless you now and always. Joy! Mary Kretzmann Ananda Healing Prayer Ministry PS - We began praying for Ben Hecht in November after he had a very serious bike accident resulting in a brain injury. He is back living with his parents in Maine, and attending community college classes in order to regain his short term recall skills. He is doing well, and there is hope that he can start back at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute this fall. Thank you for your prayers! From Kristy his Mom: Ben is doing phenomenally well! Indeed, it is a miracle. Were all enjoying the close family time and of course the sheer joy and gratitude of his healing.

Question: Is it all right to attempt to heal somebody or a situation or are we interfering with the laws of Karma. Can one contract the disease of another person by attempting to heal that person?

Answer
Thank you for your question regarding healing. Yes it is all right to attempt to heal someone; in fact, it is very good to have the compassion and empathy to want to do so. Paramhansa Yogananda gave many Healing Prayer techniques for that purpose. As devotees it is paramount that we seek God not only for ourselves, but to share His blessings with all, for He is in all. Karma has many levels. The person you are offering to help has not only the "bad" karma causing the illness, but also the very good karma of being offered spiritual healing in the here and now. God is the healer, but those who serve in this way (through prayer and other spiritual means) are His willing instruments. Pray first to God and guru; ask to be guided and blessed in your healing prayers. If you pray in this way, and use the techniques given by Paramhansa Yogananda, you will neither "interfere with the laws of karma," nor will you take the karma upon yourself. God and the Masters see all, and know all, including the karma of your healing patient and you. Ask God, Christ (or Krishna), and Guru to flow through your prayers, and to bless and guide you. This becomes even more important as your healing power increases as a fruit of prayer practice and devotion. As our healing power grows, it has the potential to change things and, through Gods grace, to mitigate karma. This is a beautiful thing, if we always offer it to the Guru first. God and Guru see how to best answer the prayer. In the Ananda Healing Prayer Council we strive to steadily increase our healing power through prayer and meditation, and most of all, through attunement to God, Christ, and Guru. We pray for people to be blessed with healing in body, mind and soul. Sometimes healing is instantaneous, and sometimes it is gradual. The blessings come in many ways it may bring full healing, or it may bring peace in the midst of a difficult karmic struggle. Or there may be renewed hope, vigor, and guidance on how to start again once the struggle is over. We do what we can to improve ourselves as healing instruments, and to help the healing patient open ever more fully to Gods guidance and grace, for Paramhansa Yogananda said, Healing depends on the power of the healer, and the receptivity of the patient. We offer many healing resources to help with both sides of that equation. May Gods blessings flow through you, now and always. Mary Kretzmann