It is this understanding that we bring to Tibetan Pulsing. We tune in to our own pulse; the pulse that begins with the heart's beating and brings life and warmth to the whole of our body, and, staying connected to that aliveness and movement in our hands, we touch another being. If we remain in contact with that pulsebeat it is not possible to injure the other.  

The electrical current running through the system, alongside the bone, is utilized for healing. The function of the Pulser is that of conduit, a medium through which the blockages in this current can discharge from the recipient. The energy released carries a "story", an identification, but as it enters the practitioner through the hands (or even feet or pelvis) it is received as pure energy. There are several methods employed to generate more intense juice in order to burn away or pull out the dross within the system. But pulsation in some form is always utilized. It is the heartbeat of existence. Once that is tuned into, the illusion of division begins to dissolve. And that is the beginning of the end of suffering. And that is the true nature of healing.  

Tibetan Pulsing Healing is a modern adaptation of an ancient method of clearing away that which impedes the natural ebb and flow of energy, of melting away patterns that lock us into loops of behaviour, and of opening us to our true potential as limitless beings.  

Osho Tibetan Pulsing Healing ~ The Journey Home  
[Here begins the personal story of one healer's odyssey in discovering and experiencing Tibetan Pulsing, and then developing into a maturing practitioner of the art.]  

 hen I first heard of Tibetan Pulsing I was intrigued by reports of the intensity of its individual and group sessions. However, I was deeply involved with Rebalancing massage and Reichian emotional release work, and felt these to be my primary paths and vocation. My mate, Mahapatra, had a different idea, and convinced me to take part in the Tibetan Pulsing training. He had received some individual sessions and found them not only to be beneficial in alleviating the physical discomforts he was experiencing, but he also sensed this ancient work to be familiar and compelling. Unexpectedly, agreeing to take part in a two month basic training was to be a major turning point for me, not only in my career, but also in my life outlook.  

Tibetan Pulsing evolved through the understandings of Swami Shantam Dheeraj, a wild-at-heart Texan, who developed its various forms primarily through transmission and intuition. As understand it, Dheeraj's youthful discovery that he had an inherent ability to heal was the inspiration to expand his self-directed talent into assisting others to transform their dis-eases into self-empowerment. His background is vast and varied, and for the formulation of this work I believe he has drawn extensively on his life's observations and experiences. For more than twenty years he has been developing and refining this constantly expanding body of work, with the assistance of many gifted individuals.  

In I976 he received the title "Garuda", which means "The man who lives in heaven", from His Holiness Dujam Rinpoche. In I979 he was given the name "Sifu", "Holder of universal knowledge", by Master Ni Ha Ching, world patriarch of Taoism. He came to Osho in I983 and received the name, "Shantam Dheeraj", "Fragrance of trust".  

Dheeraj brought Pulsing to India, to the Osho Commune, in the mid 80's, where he began to pass on his understanding of the universal laws by means of the Osho Tibetan Pulsing Healing training. Many aspects of the work have been expanded into entire schools or faculties within the Tibetan house. These specialized areas include the Taras of the Blue Moon, which focuses on women's issues, traumas, and empowerment; the Hara, which works on fortifying this source of strength, and releasing life-force draining energies held there; and the Gap, which uses insights found in the Bardo in the Tibetan Book of the Dead. These and many other branches of the Tibetan Institute of the Osho Multiversity are in a perpetual state of growth and development.  

The work proceeds from the understanding that every time we've been physically or psychologically hurt a block is produced, and these blocks lodge themselves in the nervous system of the body, creating patterns of behaviour, suffering, and identification as a result. By apprehending these blockages through connection with the subtle pulse beats the individual is able to release and discharge these tensions. There is an electrical current running through the system, along the bones, much like commercial electricity runs along wires, and this current becomes disconnected or heavily charged when there is an assault, or perceived assault, to the being. Although we collect and layer these charges throughout our lives, they are created primarily in childhood, when our awareness and defences are limited. By erasing the old programs we restore a freshness and spontaneity to our responses. Memories remain but the burden of them is gone.  

We embarked upon our odyssey into this new world. I was overwhelmed, in the beginning, by the strange new language, peculiar body positioning, symbols, colours, mudras, tankas, music, and all the other elements that comprised each day's lesson. As the training progressed the mysteries dissolved into logical patterns that slowly revealed themselves to me. Each day one circuit or organ would be explored, according to the Tibetan calendar, and everything in the room was designed to deepen the experiential understanding of its issues, attitudes, and vibration. For each circuit there is a colour, a tone, a fragrance, a symbol, and so on, that resonates at the same frequency. We were immersed in that energy while we listened, watched, sang, or practised the body work. Thus, ninety-eight of us went through our "stuff", without "encountering" anyone but ourselves.  

There are twenty-four circuits in the system, each with its own characteristics and corresponding pulse points on the body. Rather than it being an intellectual or theoretical endeavour, each day we dove into one of the circuits and learned it from the inside out. As the entire atmosphere stimulated the "issues", or mood, of the day, we found ourselves with the opportunity to confront and release any charge we held there. During the actual bodywork the thought process was often very still. I felt like an onion, peeling myself layer by layer. More and more frequently, as the process deepened, I found myself entering what Dheeraj called the Fourth State, or a place of no-mind, or quite simply, meditation.  

The method of ascertaining where in the system there is suffering, trauma, or identification is eye-reading. The eye is divided into 96 spaces, each of which has a particular self-image, and the eye is like a blueprint or microchip for the being. This understanding truly gave new and expanded meaning to the phrase, "the eyes are the windows to the soul". In addition to the self-image or perception, each place indicates a point on the body. It is these points which are "pulsed" during a session. Opening up these obstructed points encourages a freer flow of energy, but also has the potential to bring heretofore suppressed memories, emotions, and wounds to the surface. When this happens the emphasis is on letting go. The nervous system has released the toxins, or charge, from their locked position; and at these moments, if the person is willing, they can dis-identify, and the charge is erased. We have come to identify even with those traits and attitudes that bring us pain, and that is where mind-oriented therapies can get stuck. If you believe that your pain is you, or your rage, then even if intellectually you want to dump it, clear it, get rid of it somehow, the terror of not knowing who or how you will BE, if in fact you do succeed, is too great to take that step. In imposing "shoulds" on oneself a tension is created, and struggle ensues. Here the emphasis is on apprehending the root of the discomfort, then relaxing. Not trying to change, or impose a raw mode of being, but just relaxing, and letting it move, so that what remains is the essential you. Simple, huh?  

During the second half of the training we were brought inside our "issues" by the marvellous device of theatre. In the left, or feminine, eye tarot cards are laid out in sequence, each representing a self image, or picture of how we behave in certain situations. The feminine mind thinks in pictures, and so we thought in pictures during that time in which we studied the left eye. Each day people and groups of people would take the cards pertaining to the circuit of the day and devise a skit or short performance to present the appropriate riood. Aside from delightful entertainment these pieces provided the group with a mirror to peer into, to see who we found there. But for those who performed it was also a profound encounter with themselves.  

I remember preparing for my little play, how I sweated and fretted. It wasn't just a matter of being on stage, because the choice of cards wasn't accidental: we were playing the marks in our eyes. Therefore it was exposure that was so frightening. We were playing with and poking fun at our own suffering, our very identity. My role was a very enthusiastic group leader ... playing the them-against-us game to create unity; "leadershio through enthusiasm", the latter phrase being an accurate description of me. I bounced out all bright and sunshiny, proclaiming how we were all such magnificent meditators, and that none of those others who claimed to be meditators knew what they hell they were doing. We had the key -- the number four; four types of electricity, four directions, four rings in the eye, etc., and we all knew that they didn't know, you know? And I got the whole group hyped up about how we could take the world by storm with our superior meditation, and all we needed to do was get into groups of four and dance. What was shocking to me was that everyone not only obliged, but gleefully got to their feet, chose three partners and began to dance to the music I had chosen. It was hilarious, exhilarating and a little scary.Everyone took a turn at allowing the others to view them so exposed. Even now, it is hard to look at a tarot card without remembering these precious pieces of theatre verite.  

Note taking was discouraged. It was stressed that we needn't worry, and that sooner or later we would know the work. Many devices were used to enhance this knowing, one of which was the daily eye readings. During our training each person was given an individual eye diagnosis, by Dheeraj or one of his assistants, while the group looked on. Slides of our eyes were projected on to a six-by-six-foot screen, and we each had an hour where we stood with the eye reader and confirmed or elaborated upon what was found there. In subsequent trainings the format has been altered to accommodate the increase in number of participants. Now, those eyes having the most significant markings in the circuit of the day are shown, so that many, instead of two or three individuals, receive an eye reading per day.  

The afternoon eye readings were incredible journeys into the personal worlds of all the participants. People were inspired to recount the most touching moments of their lives, sharing their deepest regrets, fears, their buried rage, their hurt child -- all of which was indicated by the subtle configurations in the eye. Although it has since been discontinued, what followed each reading was a powerful healing session involving the whole group. The intensity of I50 people directing their healing energy towards one person can never be accurately described. There were times that the "healing" felt like a good old fashioned exorcism.  

This may begin to sound quite serious, but the truth is that we laughed at least as much as we cried. Dheeraj himself was a source of levity, having enjoyed a rather colourful life, and being more than willing to share its shady and sometimes shocking details. This seemed intended to provoke memories in participants, but often degenerated into long tale-telling on his part.  

Having had my spleen removed, due to a blood disease, when I was I8, I was very interested to see how that would show in my eye, and what the characteristics of the spleen are, according to this view. Well, for me it was quite astounding to discover how accurately the issues of the spleen describe my personality. And how its toxic side was most prevelant in my life at the time of my illness. For instance, the spleen has the desire that everything be exciting -- excitement and enthusiasm are the key words; otherwise life is boring, flat, and disillusionment and disappointment set in. The spleen tries too hard, often injuring the being or getting sick in the process of trying to get what it wants. It's constantly disappointed with the fruits of its labour. There's a tendencv to sabotage its own efforts. And so on. And the marks were there to attest to the fact.  

However, what was most startling was that it wasn't the spleen day, or spleen sessions, that provoked the most intense response. It was the organ responsible for buried memories, out-of-body experiences, near-death, crisis, etc., that threw me into a powerful catharsis. I reëxperienced my surgery, and afterwards was shaken and exhausted. What affected me the most during the session was the disrespect I sensed from the doctors while unconscious. And I felt the incredible violence to the body, as well as the shock to the whole system on all levels: psychic, emotional, cellular, and physical. Afterwards I recalled how the young doctors had snickered when they told me how graphically I had sworn when I was emerging from anaesthesia, and how they refused to repeat what I had said. Now I just wonder what caused me to swear so ... ?  

It was also impressive to discover which of the possible 24 circuits was my primary vocal tone. Each of us vibrates a part of the body when we speak. This is usually an organ or place that needed protection during infancy or even gestation, and is often the source of our greatest weakness, and has the potential of being our greatest strength or gift, when it has been "cleared". I assumed that my primary vocal tone would be the spleen, as I had suffered heavily there, and could identify with the personality type. It was a great surprise, then, to learn from Dheeraj that it was my kidneys that vibrated when I spoke. It was explained that I derived tremendous vitality from proving myself, from feeling that I knew better than the other, but the balance was tipped. What struck me in this was the fact that my entire life I had suffered from infections in the kidneys, even having had kidney stones at one point. And all that was pertinent to kidneys was certainly true of me, yet this was the darker, more hidden side, less eager to be revealed.  

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