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My name is Agus. Back in the days, my physical body has always been healthy. However, all of a sudden I felt so much pain in my body. After Pak Merta’s explanation, it is due to stress and other conditions that may cause various illnesses. I was diagnosed with a kidney stone and gallstone disease. Aside from that, the doctor also said I had cyst on my left kidney. But I did not feel anything.

Then I went to an ultrasound specialist. The doctor confirmed that there is a cyst as big as 4cm. I went to Singapore to have a second opinion. The doctor in Singapore also said the same thing. At that moment I asked if the cyst can be taken out, the doctor said it may not be a good idea. If the cyst wants to be removed, the whole kidney has to be taken out. There are only 2 kidneys. If only one kidney left, the body may not be functioning properly. So I just let it be.

I learnt meditation under the guidance of Pak Merta Ada. I have been meditating diligently. In the beginning, I could sit up to 2 hours. As I consistently meditated, I didn’t know the result. Four months later, I did another general checkup. During the checkup, there is good and bad news.

The good news is the cyst that was before 4 cm in size, now has reduced to 2 cm. In fact, after checking with few doctors, a cyst tends to get bigger in size and usually multiply. I was so grateful. However, they found something else; a gallstone as big as 4,5mm and a kidney stone 7mm in size. The doctor even said I have a heart tumor. So, Pak Merta helped scan my body, He said the tumor was non-cancerous. After the cyst got smaller, I went for a consultation with Pak Merta about the kidney stone and gallstone. Pak Merta gave me directions to practice according to what I have learnt. To bring my awareness to the area of the disease.

I was diligently following the given instructions. Then what happened? Six months later I went to the doctor again for a checkup. The gallstone was destroyed into pieces. The doctor said there were a lot of gallstones but they have gone smaller. The doctor had also explained that the stones in the kidney were actually calcification of the bones. I feel blessed because of this incident. From this experience, I felt that meditation is such an amazing practice. Through breathing, the stones can be destroyed. There was another incident. I was experiencing pain on my lower back. I didn’t seek help because it was healed 3 months ago. I used balm ointment and took pain relieving medicine. I was still feeling pain even after being massaged. I had also been meditating. Could I have done it the wrong way? I remembered about bones, as we were taught in Usada Tapa Brata 2 to direct our concentration to the hard characteristic of the bones.

I direct my awareness from the teeth all the way down to the back spine. Towards the right thigh then back up again, and continue to the left thigh then up towards the back spine. So, while I was at the back spine, I noticed all the spinal columns. I was focusing on each vertebra at a time. After two days of meditation, the pain has subsided. I was contemplating this was the cause of continuous meditation.

This time I am extremely happy. After a few months of back and forth seeing the doctors, meditation had actually helped to expedite the process of healing, despite also taking the doctor’s prescribed medication. I am really happy with this meditation technique.