by Sara Schwartz
When I first
heard Sri Dharma Mittra say, “Psychic attack” I wasn’t sure I heard him right.
How can an attack be psychic? Does it hurt? Then I pictured an exorcist type of
event with convulsions. I was skeptical.
As Michael
Talbot explains in his book The Holligraphic Universe, “Psychic and spiritual
phenomenon have played a significant role in aspects of our culture, but
because they are not easy to rope in and scrutinize in a laboratory setting,
science has tended to ignore them.”
Luckily, Sri
Dharma is not bound by conventional scientific thought processes, and openly
invites one to explore psychic phenomenon. Through the Dharma Yoga Life of a Yogi 500-hour teacher
training, I began to learn what a psychic attack was. Slowly, the skeptic
inside me turned from a judge into an observer.
I learned that
a psychic attack might be a thought that is not yours. A psychic attack might
feel like you have a dark thought or craving that isn’t yours. For example, I
might be walking down the street and suddenly crave a hot dog. I know I don’t
like hot dogs, not even vegan ones. Perhaps it’s the person next to me who sees
the cart and is tempted by its fare. Because we are all a part of the giant
mind, her thought became my thought.
A more obvious
example might be when someone gets mad at you. His or her anger jumps into the
pit of your stomach and you can feel it! That’s a psychic transference. Nothing
physical actually happened between you, but you can feel the anger physically
and emotionally.
Subliminal
advertising is a tangible example of a psychic attack. In 1957, James Vicary
flashed, faster than most people can register, an image of popcorn and soda on
a public movie screen. He found that the concessions sold more with this
subliminal imagery. While this study was later debunked, it set off subliminal
advertising fever. Later studies found that we are stimulated by these
subliminal (often sexual) images in advertisements.
A psychic
attack might be a mood. These moods can pass between lovers, friends, or even
strangers. Riding the subway without your psychic defenses up can be a really
harrowing experience. People are already in a bad mood when they have to be
trapped in a small metal container and hurled through space at more than human
speeds. Airplanes have the same general anxiety about them.
(Sometimes you
can see a smile or hear good music, so these journeys aren’t always all
bad!)
©Sandra Pintaric
How do you
combat a psychic attack? By strengthening your aura.
Yogi Gupta, Sri
Dharma Mittra’s guru, in his book Yoga and Yogic Powers, instructs,
“Rhythmic breathings, Nadi Purifier Breathing, Nadi stimulator breathing and
Nadi Vibrator breathing are some of the techniques which will enable you to
create a strong psychic aura of thought...”
The psychic
aura of thought happens on the subtle plane, which exists within the stage of
the gross plane. The gross plane is your physical body, people on the subway,
the subway car. The subtle plane is the amount of energy you feel you have in
your body, all the thoughts and emotions of you and the people around you, and
the hum of the engines.
Because the
gross and subtle planes are interwoven, he says, “...a strong psychic aura of
thought, mingled with the forces of life, mind and prana, will serve as
protection against a psychic attack.”
Practicing the
pranayama techniques will build your subtle psychic defenses and keeping your
body healthy will help you on the gross level. Try an asana practice,
cardiovascular exercise, drinking plenty of fresh water, eating raw/unprocessed
foods, and reducing your consumption of animal products (where the fear of the
animal might psychically make its way into your body). These are all ways you
can help the prana energy flow clearly through your physical body.
For your mind
you need positive thinking so that the prana can flow freely. Yoga Gupta
describes, “If the Great Lakes are full of sand, the ships can’t move through
them.” So you have to clear your mind of heavy thoughts so the prana energy can
sail free on the still waters of your mind.
For your
spirit, to purify your 72,000 psychic channels- the Nadi’s- that conduct prana
through you, you can attend Sri Dharma Mittra’s Psychic Development classes
twice a week. The psychic development techniques help clear out and
strengthen this weblike psychic shield of your astral body.
Sri Dharma and any
of his teachers can help you learn Rhythmic Breathings, Nadi Purifier, Nadi
stimulator, and Nadi Vibrator breathings. Additionally, Sri Dharma recommends
regular chanting of the Mantra for Purification, to purify your body and
surroundings.
Awareness of
psychic attacks is key. Please, do not be afraid of psychic attacks or
resentful towards anyone you feel is psychically attacking you. The goal is to
strengthen your resolve to live a strong, positive, and healthy life. Keep your
mind tuned into this positive direction and, as Sri Dharma says “may you
acquire enough energy for the practice.”
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Sara Schwartz lives in Queens, New
York with her husband Yancy. She currently teaches at Yoga to the People, where
she received her 200-hour certification in 2010. She recently graduated from
the Dharma Yoga Center Life of a Yogi 500-Hour Teacher Training. "Offer up
the fruits of your practice" is her favorite advice from Sri Dharma Mittra.
She is so grateful for the guidance of Sri Dharma and all of his
teachers.
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