Letter # 76: "A Healing By Telephone"

Technology is wonderfully useful. The first use of the telephone is said to have been a medical one, when Bell called for medical aid. Now the use of “communication technology” in providing in medical care from a distance, called telehealthcare (Pubmed PMID: 18181818), is burgeoning.
But here’s a different type of “health care” by telephone: My friend was at the hospital three weeks ago for shortness of breath and fatigue due to severe bronchitis. He was on powerful antibiotics for several weeks with poor resolve of his illness. When I called him last week, I noticed that he was short of breath on the phone, and sounded tired. As I was worried about him, I called him again yesterday in order to ask about his progress. He said that he wasn’t doing very well, so he sent a text message to his Spiritual Master, Maharaj-ji Tarlochan Das, who happened to be in England at the time. Maharaj-ji returned my friend’s call. After their conversation, my friend went to sleep. On awaking the next day, he had recovered. He said that he had become sound and well overnight, and would be going back to work today. He will also be going abroad in a few weeks' time in order to pay obeisances to the Maharaj-ji.
Words can heal and words can hurt. A physician’s pleasing bedside manner makes for more effective healing. The effects seem to be mediated through a cascade of psycho-neuro-immunological mechanisms, probably set off by endorphins that are released by healing words and kindness. But the blessings of a Spiritual Master, the Spiritual Physician, have more profound effects on soul, mind and body, even when given by telephone, as my friend's experience shows.
Matthew 9:22 gives immense hope: "Jesus turned and saw her. 'Take heart, daughter,' he said, 'your faith has healed you.' And the woman was healed from that moment." The healing doesn't stop there; Matthew continues at 10.1, "He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness."
And Guru Nanak sings, “Prabh bhavai bin(u) sas rakhai; Prabh bhavai ta Har(i) gun bhakai,” which stanza means “If God pleases, he restores life to the otherwise lifeless; If God pleases, man utters His praises.” [SS Asht 11 p113]

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