Actually, ExXB, my first encounter with the '
Y' word was in connection with teachings by G.I.Gurdjieff, a teacher, a quite fascinating man. I have a number of works which I have attempted to digest over the years. I wondered if I could find the reference, and remarkably I found it very quickly.
From the Book
GURDJIEFF Seeker of the Truth - Journeys to Remarkable Places.
There is an account in the book of his travels to somewhere in Central Asia where he learnt the teachings of the Sufis. He witnessed the healing techniques of the Sufis.
The following is just a section of the account and I apologise to the authors for taking it way out of context:
"After the patient was assigned a bed.....the chief practioner and his assistants visited each bed in turn. While the rest of the group maintained a chant of the syllables
Ya HOO, Ya HUKK! the chief passed his hands over the patient..." etc.
Do I get a prize for the most misplaced posting in this forum?
