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of the metaphysical scope as Guénon asserts. increase his health condition. The energy does

However, in the conclusion of this study, the not come from me; it comes from my
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researcher gives a different point of view, be- teachersé . The statement of Tawin repre-
cause based on the pressures and changes sents the connection and ùcommunicationû of

caused by the modern world, the ùceremonyû the practitioner with the spiritual influences.
is a way to preserve the identity of the meta- Komson Dinakara na Ayudhaya, a re-
physical ùriteû. puted Thai traditional doctor as well as

The Wai Khru (‰À«â§√Ÿ) in uppercase let- teacher of Thai traditional medicine in
ters, stands for the ùriteû as Guénon asserts, Bangkok, on his Wai Khru, he explains, çbefore

which is metaphysical, because is natural, it I read, I pray first. Before I work, I pray. Be-
does not demand any formal organization or fore I treat a patient, I pray. We believe that
standardization. Every practitioner performs if we donût have teacher, we donût know any-

the rite in his own way. The Wai Khru repre- thing, we donût know knowledge, we donût
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sents the profound respect of practitioners to know about lifeé . The ùprayerû, mentioned
the attributes of teachers, which it is shown by Komson, stands for the mantra explained
in a format of a rite. In the case of Thai tradi- as an ùauditory symbolû, which represents a
tional medicine, it is generally performed ev- receptacle of spiritual influences. The Wai

ery day or working day, or before every treat- Khru depends from each individual, but it is
ment. It works as a kind of pyramid, by hon- a rite performed without any rationalization,
oring and respecting the teachers, sincerely, it is natural as a habit. It cannot be defined,

the practitioner is respecting the traditional because it is metaphysical. The individual
knowledge itself, connecting himself to the who Wai Khru, pays respect and thanks his
chain. teachers for the knowledge; he asks for bless-

Tawin Apainikom, although no longer ings and protections - for himself and for his
with us, was 90 years old when interviewed patients. When the Wai Khru is performed,

by the researcher. During the interview, Tawin the practitioner is connected to the chain,
explained that through his Wai Khru, he was where he is able to enter into ùcommunicationû
able to receive a kind of ùenergyû that was with supra human states, that is to say with

transferred to his patients, çwhen I think on spiritual influences. This ùcommunicationû is
my teachers, and on the highest one, the made by the ùpure intellectû explained by

Buddha, I receive a kind of energy that I am Guénon.
able to transfer to my patient, in order to However, due to the pressures of the