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exercise, passing them down the body from the head to th* 

 affected part. In using the hands in healing yourself or 

 others always hold the mental ima,ge that the prana is flow- 

 ing down the arm and through the finger tips into the 

 body, thus reaching the affected part and healing it. Of 

 course we can give only general directions in this book 

 without taking up the several forms of disease in detail, but 

 a little practice of the above exercise, varying it slightly to 

 fit the conditions of the case, will produce wonderful re- 

 sults. Some Yogis follow the plan of placing both hands 

 on the affected part, and then breathing rhythmically, hold- 

 ing the mental image that they are fairly pumping prana 

 into the diseased organ and part, stimulating it and driv- 

 ing out diseased conditions, as pumping into a pail of 

 dirty water will drive out the latter and fill the bucket with 

 fresh water. This last plan is very effective if the mental 

 image of the pump is clearly held, the inhalation represent- 

 ing the lifting of the pump handle and the exhalation the 

 actual pumping. 



(6) HEALING OTHERS. 



We cannot take up the question of the psychic treat- 

 ment of disease by pi m ana in detail in this book, as such 

 would be foreign to its purpose. But we can and will give 

 you simple, plain instructions whereby you may be enabled 

 to do much good in relieving others. The main principle 

 to remember is that by rhythmic breathing and controlled 

 thought you are enabled to absorb a considerable amount 

 of prana, and are also able to pass it into the body of 

 another person, stimulating weakened parts and organs 

 and imparting health and driving out diseased conditions. 

 You must first learn to form such a clear mental image of 

 the desired condition that you will be able to actually feel 

 the influx of prana, and the force running down your arms 

 and out of your finger tips into the body of the patient. 

 Breathe rhythmically a few times until the rhythm is fairly 

 established, then place your hands upon the atttctecl part 

 of the body of the patient, letting them rest lightlj ovei 

 the part.^ Then follow the "pumping" process described 

 IB the preceding exercise (Self-Healing) and fill thf pationt 



