The Eckankar Journal: Personal Experiences in the Light and Sound of God
The following story is from the 2007 Eckankar Journal, an annual collection of real-life accounts of spiritual experiences, written by members of Eckankar. Recent issues of the Eckankar Journal can be requested online via this Web site at Eckankar Books.
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The Healing Power of HU
Singing HU with Divine Love Brings a Miracle
By JH
Driving home one Sunday afternoon, my world was shattered.
As I exited the highway, a speeding car suddenly struck my vehicle from behind.
The force of the impact knocked my car sideways and completely snapped my driver's seat off its foundation. The sound of screeching metal and breaking glass rang in my ears as the car rolled over, knocking me around like a toy.
Then everything went silent.
I opened my eyes and discovered I was lying facedown in the back seat. Not bad, I thought. I'm not even hurt.
But when I tried to move, I was shocked to find I was paralyzed. Well, at least I'll die without pain, I mused.
Then I heard a tapping sound and a woman's voice asking me if I was all right.
"I can't move," I said. "Please get help!"
Help soon arrived. The paramedics had to cut off the roof of the car to reach me, but in a short time I was free. They gently placed me on a stretcher and started me on an intravenous drip to reduce the swelling in my spine.
I was relieved to find I could move my toes, meaning my spine was not severed. Soon I was airlifted to one of the best medical trauma centers in Atlanta.
By the time we reached the trauma center, my condition had stabilized. Suddenly, a critically injured woman was rushed in. Since she was obviously near death, the doctors left me alone to tend to her.
That's when the pain hit.
Up until now, I had been pain free. But the intravenous solution the paramedics gave me was starting to work. As the swelling in my spine was reduced, all of the nerve endings in my body became alive again. In a very short time, I was in unbearable pain.
Then my body began to go into spasms.
Now the doctors rushed back to my side and quickly administered a drug to ease the pain and relax my body. Slowly the spasms stopped, and the pain subsided. I later learned that, gone untreated, these spasms could have been fatal.
The drug I needed was very strong, but only gave short term relief. I could have just one injection each hour.
As the afternoon passed and evening wore on, it became increasingly hard to wait for my next injection. The pain and spasms now began fifteen to twenty minutes before the drug could be administered.
That's when I decided to place myself in the hands of Divine Spirit by singing HU, an ancient love song to God.
As soon as the pain started, I sang HU out loud. In two or three minutes, my body would relax, and I'd feel myself lift outside my physical form, above the spasms and the pain.
The nurse assigned to watch over me was amazed. He could see how the spasms lessened as I sang HU. "How can you do that? No one can do what you're doing!" he said in disbelief.
I told him about the teachings of Eckankar, and every hour he got a firsthand demonstration of how powerful HU can be.
But there was still more for me to learn.
The next morning, I was moved to the intensive-care unit. As the time approached for my injection, I called for the nurse.
A young woman answered the call, and I explained to her that I needed the injection soon.
But she knew nothing about any injection. When I told her the name of the drug, she refused to give it to me.
"Oh, that's very strong stuff. I can't give you something like that without a doctor's orders!" she said and left the room.
I was furious. The pain was growing stronger, and I felt trapped and helpless. Singing HU is a spiritual exercise that is practiced from a loving heart. The anger and frustration I felt prevented me from opening my heart to love.
The time for the injection came and went, and the pain was now excruciating. I had to make a choice. I could either hold on to the anger and frustration and be trapped in unbearable pain, or let go and surrender to God's love.
It took me a while, but I finally released the anger, and my heart opened again to divine love. As I sang HU, I felt myself lift above my body once more. Although still in discomfort, I was miraculously free from excruciating pain and spasms.
I barely noticed when the next injection was given, over an hour and a half later.
Tests later revealed that I had very serious injuries, and my chance of recovery was so small I could even die. Yet after four months of intensive therapy, I have now regained all the movement and feeling in my arms, hands, fingers, and legs, and I can walk normally again.
By consciously choosing to surrender to divine love and the power of HU, a miracle had occurred. Not only was I freed from the worst of the pain, but it was likely it saved my life.
It's a lesson I will never forget.
Excerpted from the 2007 Eckankar Journal, copyright © 2006 ECKANKAR. All rights reserved.
