DIVINING MIND - UPDATES # 23 Jan.29, 2001 *************************************************** DO YOU WANT TO BE A HEALER? *************************************************** Thank you for all the responses to the "to charge or not to charge" topic, here are some highlights of what you wrote, edited for length: 1. Every person who provides any product or service to the society receives its exchange value in cash or kind or kindness i.e. name, recognition, gratitude, etc.  2. If exchange value is received in cash - no further exchange value in any other mode is received. 3. Action - Re-Action or the Karmic Law results in our re-birth to square out past transactions. If we didn't pay or receive the exchange value in one life time then we come again to give or receive the same.  4. One cannot therefore attain freedom from birth and death (pleasure and pain) cycles unless we continuously square off our transactions. 5. The other method of not encumbering us with Karmic Law is by helping others with awareness that it is the God helping through me and I am not really the doer. 6. Mere intellectual acceptance is not enough but this must be our real understanding which comes only after years of meditation. 7. In all other cases charging is a better option. 8. How much to charge can be discovered through Pendulum as an over or under charge will entail corresponding debit or credit i.e. continuing to remain in the transmigration cycles. With hearty Radhasoami, warm regards, and wishing you all the very best of everything in life.  Kirti Betai  President ****************  Modern Vastu (Energy) Science Daya Dhaar Self Care Center (Not for Profit Organization) SW 33 Soami Bagh Agra 282 005 India TeleFax: 91 562 570 240 - 570 683 Email: info@harmony000.org Web Address: www.harmony000.org Re-Search and Consultancy - Cosmo-Pathy Life Science World's First and Only Pre-Energized Power Packed Pyramid Energy Systems for Wholistic (Holistic) Drug-Free Self Care Systems, Spontaneous Healing of Genetic and Chronic Dis-Eases, Meditation, Harmonious Living, Business Turn Around, Extended Food Shelf life, Enhanced Food Nutrition, Increased Agricultural Produce, Reduced Wear/Tear and Improved Performance of all Elecro-Mechanical Systems (Motor Vehicles, Production Machinary) - Protection from Electromagnetic Radiation (Cell Phones, Computers, TV) World's First and Only Pre-Energized Zero Error Pendulum Energy Re-Search and Information Management System for medical Diagnostics, Vaastu/Feng Shui Analysis, Lost and Missing Persons/Things, Astrology, Assessment of Personality, Intelligence, Capacity and Compatibility, Marriage, Business, Career, and Root Cause Analysis I believe that there should be energy exchange when we do any form of healing or services. it may not be in monetary form (depending on the situation). In my culture, we do not ask our parents or immediate family members for fees when they request healing. They pay in different form such as love, cooking a meal, chores, etc. However, the same cannot be applied to those who could afford it. Some one got to pay for the electricity bills - the lightings, air-con, water, etc. when the therapy is in progress. Another important factor is, some people feel so obligated to you when you turn down their fees/donations that they are embarrassed to come back for follow-up treatment. Some will think anything free do not work as well. I am not suggesting an exorbitant fee, reasonable fees for all, irrespective of their financial standing and free for the ultimate poor. This policy has worked very well for us. <...>  Wei-Keong Ng This gets to be a hot topic in all fields of metaphysics! I have run into this issue repeatedly over the years. Here's the "bottom line" I have come to: Each of us must choose according to our own codes, callings and intentions. There is nothing wrong with making a living from your healing practice. There is also nothing wrong with doing it for donations or for free. The people will come to you who need whatever it is that you have to offer, and to pay or not to pay is a part of that choice. Before we developed a monetary system, all exchanges were barter, and that is all that money is. It is just another way of exchanging energy. INTENT is everything! If you do your work with clear and loving intent, it doesn't matter whether it is a hobby or a livelihood. As no one has the right to judge anothers path, whether someone else charges or not is a non-issue. Love & Light to all!  Joy ***************************************************  DO YOU WANT TO BE A HEALER? ***************************************************  Many of us dowsers and seekers think how great it would be to be able to help others to heal physically, mentally, spiritually. It is a natural thought if we feel empathy towards others. Recently this idea took a strange twist for me: a dowser friend went through a battle with cancer - surgery followed by chemo - he was cancer free! I dowsed and confirmed - no active cancer cells!  A few weeks ago he asked me to check again as his blood analysis showed some changes. I did - still no cancer! He went through more tests and results came last week - active cancer on his stomach, growing rapidly! Guess how I feel?! Evidently my diagnosis was wrong. I never tried to stop him from taking other tests (he probably wouldn't listen, anyway), but I still feel terrible.  Last Saturday a friend called me to send some healing to his mother - she's been sick for a long time and started feeling worse suddenly. I tried to tune in to direct some healing energy to her and got a strong response to leave it alone. I just sent some light and felt at peace. Sunday morning my friend called that his mom passed away quietly and peacefully while asleep. Lots of questions come to mind: if we become emotionally involved - does it influence our dowsing/healing? Can we / should we detach ourselves from the person we try to help? Do we take responsibility for our actions and if so - how far? Is our ego trying to take over? How to prevent it? How to find the limits of our confidence? I don't have the answers and would like to hear your opinion on that. ***************************************************  That's all for this time. As usually - please keep in touch! >> May your pendulum always swing the right way << Chris Gozdzik Divining Mind  http://diviningmind.com chris@diviningmind.com