How to Be In Two Places at the

Same Time
By Dr. Amir Farid Isahak
The Star Online

DISCOVERY magazine recently posed this question: “If an

electron can be at two places at one time, why can’t we?” This is
an exciting proposition, and it reminds me of a story my Pakcik
told me about his experience in his younger days.

It happened when he was in Mecca for the Muslim pilgrimage,

over three decades ago. He was there with his late father, but had
left his wife and children back home in Kuala Lumpur.

One day he met an elderly Shaykh, who invited him home and
gave him daily lessons on religion, and on healing. When he met
the Shaykh, he was alone, and was always the only one with the
Shaykh at the latter’s home during the lessons. So, one day, he
decided to bring his father.

To his amazement, he could not even find the house that he had
been going to every day. The house had actually disappeared! On
the next day, he had no difficulty at all finding the house when he
went alone for his lessons.

On one occasion, when he was missing his wife so much, the

Shaykh asked him whether he would like to be home with them
for a while. He jumped at the offer. He was asked to close his
eyes and hold the Shaykh’s hands while the latter recited certain
verses in supplication. Then when he was asked to open his eyes, he found himself
standing in the middle of the main hall of his house in Taman Ibu Kota, a suburb of
Kuala Lumpur!

His wife was busy making cookies and their young children were playing around her.
But he could not speak to them, and they could not see him or sense his presence.
He was allowed to stay for as long as he desired, and when he was satisfied, he
found himself in front of the Shaykh again.

Many years later, back in Malaysia, he came across a book about Malay Muslim
saints and discovered from the descriptions and drawings that his teacher was
Shaykh Daud al-Fatani (from Pattani, which is now a province in Thailand), who had
died over 100 years ago.

My Sufi Shaykh also told me a similar story, except that this time he was physically
transposed and everyone could see him. This happened over two decades ago when
his own Shaykh was alive and they were in a city in Pakistan.

One day he asked the elder Shaykh whether it was possible to travel to another
place in an instant, as he had heard and read so much about it. The elder Shaykh
replied in the affirmative, and asked him if he would like to experience it. He of
course accepted the offer. He was asked to walk straight through the wall of the
room they were in. When he tried, he hurt his face when he banged it against the
wall.

Next, the elder Shaykh held his hand and asked him to close his eyes and they
smoothly walked through the wall together. When he opened his eyes, he was doing
the tawaf (circumbulating) around the Kaabah in Mecca. He was physically there,
jostling among the thousands of people doing the tawaf. Several weeks later, back in
Pakistan, a neighbour who said that he was behind my Shaykh during the tawaf,
returned his (my Shaykh’s) pen which he had dropped but could not retrieve while
doing the ritual circumbulation. Not only was my Shaykh physically transposed to
Mecca, there was proof because the neighbour brought back his pen via the usual
physical way.

What is metaphysics?

Metaphysics is the science and philosophy relating to the transcendent, or reality

beyond what is perceptible to the senses. It investigates and tries to explain the
supernatural and the abstract, just as conventional science (and physics is one
branch of it) investigates and tries to explain nature and natural phenomena.
However, metaphysics is more spiritual and philosophical than scientific.

Quantum physicists (scientists who study the nature and behaviour of atoms and
their components, and the forces that govern them) have long known that certain
fundamental particles (the smallest components of all physical matter) actually have
a dual existence. They can exist either as energy waves, or as particulate matter,
and that the expectation (mind) of the observer influences the behaviour of these
energy/particle entities.

For the people described above to be transposed, there must have been some
change in the energy/matter behaviour of their physical bodies. Depending on the
energy form that the transposition involves, the transposed form may or may not be
in the form that is detectable by our physical senses (or even scientific instruments).
The realm of spirits, energy, and transposition of matter are exciting subjects that
can only be fathomed if we accept that there is existence beyond what science
knows.

In other words, where physics ends, metaphysics begins.

Electrons and healing

Electrons are the fundamental particles which surround the nucleus of an atom. They
travel so fast that their position at any one time cannot be determined. The paths
they traverse are described as electron clouds, and the electron particles themselves
seem to be at many places at one time. The energy of the atom determines the level
or distance that the electrons orbit from the central nucleus. But unlike the orbits of
moons and planets, their orbital planes always change, and it is easier to visualise
their orbital shells rather than orbital planes.
Energy and electrons basically determine the behaviour of atoms, and are involved
intimately in how our cells survive and function. Health and disease ultimately can be
traced to the cellular and biochemical levels, and a good understanding of these
levels will help us tremendously in our quest to resist and recover from diseases.

We now know that electrons play very important roles in the workings of free
radicals and antioxidants, both of which are crucial in our understanding of health,
ageing, chronic diseases and cancers. Electron flow is essential in the production of
electricity, and in all things electronic. Low-current electricity is the basis for many
healing gadgets, some of which I have discussed in previous articles. Electronic
medicine is an area that is fast gaining popularity.

Qi = quantum energy

In trying to understand qi and its healing effects, scientific tests have been carried
out. But the complete understanding of qi has been elusive, because qi appears to be
scientific as well as unscientific. It behaves like some of the electromagnetic energy
forms (for example, infrared and infrasound); it behaves like the forces that hold
sub-nuclear fundamental particles together (for example, gluon); defies physical
laws (by being intelligent); and seems to have memory and emotions. Trying to
understand qi requires a quantum leap from conventional science.

Qi is not only energy, but a lot more. Just like the saying about Tao: if you know it, it
is not Tao. So it is at the moment with qi. If you can fully describe it, it is not qi!

And just as physicists discovered that the energy/particle nature of the smallest units
of matter is determined by the observer, the nature of qi is also determined by the
master. The Qigong master who understands most the variabilities and capabilities of
qi will most likely be able to utilise more of the potential of qi in healing, and in many
other areas.

Likewise, practitioners of other healing arts which involve energy or esoteric

elements would be more effective if they understand metaphysics. Aromatherapy,
aura healing, crystal healing, flower remedies, homoeopathy, phytobiophysics,
vibrational therapy, and the whole gamut of complementary therapies can all benefit
from a better understanding of metaphysics.

Automatic qigong

When automatic qigong is demonstrated, my students often asked if I had

summoned spirits to do the movements that ensue. To the uninitiated, it could easily
seem so, for when qi is summoned, it becomes a force of power, bravery,
fearlessness and determination. When qi is summoned for healing, it becomes a
force of compassion, empathy, gentleness and softness.

It can also be harnessed as a force of peace and wisdom. The Jedi Masters of the
Star Wars hexalogy are the best examples of masters who use the Force for self-
defence, peace and wisdom. May the Force, Peace and Wisdom be with you, too.
Dr Amir Farid Isahak is a medical specialist who practises holistic medicine and has
been teaching qi gong for more than 10 years. He is the former president of the
Guolin Qi Gong Association, Malaysia.

SOURCE: The Star