YoumayconsultthebooksInitiationIntoEgyptianYogaandEgyptianProverbs:TemTTchaasby
MuataAshbyforotherprayersandinvocatoryproverbs,whichcanbereadaspartofyourprayer
time.TheseservethepurposeofinvokingthepresenceoftheDivineSelftoassistindirectingyouon
yourspiritualpath.Theybringauspiciousnesstoyourlifeandupliftyourmindforhigherspiritual
attainment.
AllspirituallyupliftingquotationsfromtheAncientEgyptiantextsaretobecon-
sideredaswordsofpower.Therefore,youmaychoosefromavarietyoftextsac-
cordingtoyourinner-personalfeeling.Trytoletyourmindflowfreelyasitgravit-
atestowardparticularteachingsandletitflowtonewonesasitmaturesandin-
creasesinintuitionalunderstanding.Also,asyoureadtheteachingsandstudythe
explanations,trytoallowyourhearttomeltintothegloryandmajestyofwhich
theyspeak.Duringyourtimeofpractice,inwardlyletyourfeelingsflowtowardthe
Divine.Thisisveryimportant.Youmustbegintounderstandthattheteachingsare
talkingabouttheDivineSelfwhoisclosertoyouthananythingonearth.Allow
yourselftoletyourentirebeingflowinloveanddevotiontowardtheDivine.As
yougrowinknowledgeandpractice,youwilldiscoverthesweetnessofdivinelove
and cosmic union with the divine, which is beyond all human experiences.
InancientKamittheSwnus(doctors)prescribedhealingtreatments,herbsandcleansingmodalitiesto
healtheindividual,buttheyalsodidsomethingelsethatdoctorsinmoderntimeshaveshiedaway
fromoutoffearofappearingless“scientific.”TheSwnusalsoprescribedaprayerthatwastobe
utteredbythepersonbeinghealed.Thisformofhealingtechniquehasreceivedattentioninrecent
yearswiththewritingsofLarryDosseyM.D.throughhisbooksHealingWords:ThePowerofPray-
erandthePracticeofMedicineandPrayerisgoodMedicine.Hepresentedsurveysshowingthat
“75percentofpatientsbelievetheirphysiciansshouldaddressspiritualissuesaspartofmedicalcare,
and 50 percentwanttheirdoctortopraynotjustforthem,butwiththem.”Thismeansthatthereisa
needthatisnotbeingfilledbythemedicalestablishment,aspiritualneedofthesoulofitspatients.
Dr.Dosseyalsopresentedevidencethatstatisticallyprovesthatprayerhasaneffectonthehealing
process.
“Statistically,Godisgoodforyou,”saysDavidB.Larson,M.D.,oftheNational
InstituteforHealthcareResearchinRockville,Maryland,whichstudiestherela-
tionshipbetweenspiritualityandhealth.Larson,aformerseniorresearcheratthe
NationalInstituteofMentalHealth,says,“Iwastoldbymy[medicalschool]pro-
fessorsthatreligionisharmful.ThenIlookedattheresearch,andreligionisactu-
allyhighlybeneficial.Ifyougotochurchorprayregularly,it’sverybeneficialin
termsofpreventingillness,mentalandphysical,andyoucopewithillnessmuch
moreeffectively.Ifyoulookattheresearch,inareaafterarea,it’s 80 percentbene-
ficial. I was shocked.”