Monthly Mind Power Questions & Answers

A Two points: First, I would suggest you separate the affirmations and seeding techniques. You say you "TRY" to associate feelings with the affirmations. Why try? If feelings come, that's fine, but equally it is okay for you just to say the affirmations. They will naturally and effortlessly imprint on the subconscious. Also, when you do the seeding technique you can then work just with the "feelings" and make it very powerful.

Secondly remembering new affirmations can take a few days or a week. Have them written down so you can refer to them often. A card that you carry with you is a good idea.

A The most common type of yoga which people are familiar with is Hatha Yoga, which relates to the maintenance and care of the body by breathing techniques, body posture etc. But there are many branches of yoga, and Raja Yoga relates to the study of the mind. All systems of Mind Power, of which Raja Yoga is one, have similarities and differences. I have studied Raja Yoga as part of my extensive research into the mind, and I certainly learned and borrowed some of its principles. How much or how little I can't remember, since it's been over twenty years since I put this system together. But yes, it was one of my sources of knowledge.

A We can help to heal others in a variety of ways. With a young child you can affirm to him, "You're healthy. You're strong," and "Every day in every way you're getting better and better."

While he will not understand your words on a conscious level, his subconscious mind, which has wisdom and understanding beyond words, will pick up on the message and act upon it. This has implications beyond healing as well. I cannot stress strongly enough the enormous power parents have to influence their young children with positive messages well before their children have learned the language. Your power to do good is enormous.

You can also heal with love and intention. While gazing at him, hold the image of this child being completely healed, and send this to him with love. All close relatives have a psychic connection with children. Parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents etc. can all do this. Anyone can do it, for that matter, but the connection between blood relatives is a very powerful emotional one.

Another method is working with your hands to direct the bioplasmic energy body. There is a very informative live seminar called the Health and Healing Seminar which has been recorded at one of my talks and is available in both tape and CD format. It contains an immense amount of information on healing. It would be very valuable.

I might also take this opportunity to address all my students to let you know that all my material previously available only on tape is now also available on CD format. Long overdue and I apologize, but better late than never.

A Mind Power and meditation go hand in hand. I am a strong believer in meditation and find it relaxes and clears the mind. So, from a mind power perspective, meditation is good.

Now from a meditation perspective, I cannot say. Certain Zen Buddhist practices encourage no thought, endeavouring to experience reality directly, without the filter of thought. So from that perspective mind power would have no value and would be counter productive. Most meditation practices, however, offer a midway path. Recognizing both the delusional aspect of thought and the ever presence of thought, they design a system that works with thoughts, mostly to control them.

Meditation and Mind Power are very different systems. Each person should determine for themselves the value of each.

A It could be a, b or c. You must guard against leaping to conclusions, or as the old saying goes, "Everything happens for a reason that I make up."