By autosuggestive practices I am referring to: mediumship
training, Tenaga Dalam or similar Taoist practices for invulnerability: The
practice of gods (神功) and the strike of gods (神打).
These type of practices are definitely not suitable for those individuals
suffering mental depressions and other mental illnesses as it is almost certain
that these folks will run into troubles. I cannot be sure if those induced
movements are indeed due to autosuggestions or spirits to say it honestly. And
it is certainly true that not everyone can be successful in inducing those
auto-movements. Many people who are a little ‘blunt’ in perceiving energy flow
will certainly fail to feel anything compared to the more sensitive ones.
I do not like to talk theories alone, and here is another
story I have in my files:
Mr. Chew is a truck driver working for a local despatch
company. He said that he is always being attacked and possessed by spirits. And
these spirits want to take over his body by throwing his own soul out. All of
his sufferings are because of his previous Taoist invulnerability practice.
Chew was about 40 years old when he visited a Taoist altar
with his friend, Ah Hock. The altar was quite a secretive one as it has no name
which is contrary to the norm. Instead, a piece of yellow cloth was hanging in
front of the altar. Chew was curious so he asked Ah Hock of the reasons of its
secrecy. His friend replied: “Only those who have faith can know the identity
of the grand master.”
In order to find out the grand master’s identity, Chew
followed Ah Hock into the altar. On entering into the altar, there were already
a group of people; male and female. In the centre of the altar was an elderly
man who approached Chew and identified himself as Grandmaster Lu. The
grandmaster said to Chew:
“How amazing! You are destined to be with us today. We have
worked together for the past 6 lives! Come, come with me into the altar. I will
impart some of my power to you!”
Chew felt honoured as no one has greeted him to be so and
yet he was curious. So, he followed the grandmaster into the internal of the
altar. There he saw many Taoist statues on a wooden bench; he knows some yet
many he doesn’t.
After that, Chew was asked to kneel down in front of the
wooden bench while the grandmaster stood at his back and chanted some mantra.
According to Chew, he could only feel part of his face became numb and cold;
and then he felt dizzy. The next thing he knew was that there was a round of
applause and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the familiar face of Ah Hock.
Everyone in the altar bowed to Chew and when he looked
around, his hand already holding a sword with a piece of red cloth on his back.
Before Chew could put 1+1 together; the grandmaster took a sip of water and
blew at Chew’s face.
At his point, Chew felt very tired and his nape was
experiencing extreme pain. The grandmaster told him: “You are very lucky
indeed! The 3rd Prince of Nagaraja (龙王三太子)
has possessed you!”
“What? Was I possessed?”
Since then, every time Chew visited the altar; he would be
possessed by the 3rd Prince and did things he was not aware.
Everything was informed to him afterwards.
This condition persisted for 6 months or so then Chew
visited a monk in local Buddhist Association. The monk taught him to chant: ‘om
mani padme hum’ every time he feels dizzy.
After listening to the monk’s advice, Chew decided not to go
to the altar anymore.
Everything was okay for the first few days as Chew was quite
diligent in reciting the mantra. After a while, he slacked and gradually stop
the recitation.
A few days after Chew stopped the mantra recitation, he
started to feel dizzy and heavy pressure started to build on his back. At the
same time, Chew was also suffering severe headache and he couldn’t move and
fainted on the floor. Chew was later hospitalized and being diagnosed as
suffering ‘stroke’.
Just as when Chew was lying in his sickbed, Ah Hock came to
see him and warned Chew that after his absence from attending the altar
function; other ghosts have taken the opportunity to possess his body. And Chew
must return to the altar so that the grandmaster can exorcise spirits in Chew’s
body.
Having no choice, Chew returned and he did feel a sense of
relief after the exorcism ritual. So, he stayed on with the altar for another 6
months.
One day, Chew’s sister visited him and she thought something
was very wrong with Chew. After some persuasion, she dragged Chew to see the
Rinpoche.
The Rinpoche took a glance at Chew and said: “The minor
chakra at your nape is now wide opened. So any spirits are free to come and go
as they wished…”
Hearing Rinpoche’s words, Chew asked in horror: “What can I
do?”
“There are many methods. First, choose a proper religion. But
that would depend on your persistency!”
After Chew left the centre, the Rinpoche warned us of the
danger of those autosuggestive practices popular amongst local folks. Of
course, I dared not tell the Rinpoche that I was one of those culprits
tempering with Tenaga Dalam… So, I conveyed the Rinpoche’s warning to you too
if you still do Tenaga Dalam, Tangki (mediumship) and the like! Ha! Ha! Ha!
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