HEALING

I had some discussion on healing with Ram’s long lost nephew when he came for lunch in our house recently. He explained that his healing process is self induced, generated by garnering all the persons inner power to overcome sickness and ailments. To be able to activate this one must go through inner self and mental discipline, observe certain practices and also exercises. There is no need for chemically constituted medicine. One’s inner power if properly garnered should be able to overcome any ailment. He is involved with certain parties including a spiritual leader in Bali on this healing thing. They have certain rituals to go through, one of which is to be at the beach at 5.30 in the morning daily, do exercises for physical and mind control and so on. He seems to be hooked on this and talked highly of this spiritual leader and what he can do.

What he explained is to me faith healing, using faith to heal. I have heard many of such practices and even read about some of them. I agree that there is such a thing. Mind over matter. The Holy Book has some verses on this. There is an antidote for each and every ailment in this world. One will have to search and have faith that the antidotes work. Everything in this world is created for a purpose. Every single item, even the smallest speck, has its purpose. They are created by the Almighty. There is a verse in the Holy Book that states that the Jins and Humans are created for the purpose of supplicating to the Almighty. For all intents and purposes the Almighty is the ultimate power and only to Him one should supplicate and seek endowment. However, it is clear in my mind that although one supplicates, seek guidance and request endowment from Him and His bounty, one must never give up. One must continue to put effort, to seek ways and means to obtain His blessings and rewards. One should not and cannot just sit and wait for it to come. It will not come just like that. It will only come after one has put in enough effort, and when it comes, or how it comes is His prerogative.

So also with healing. In life there are ups and downs, wellness and sickness, and so on. All are creation of the Almighty. It is also promised that one who supplicates and put in sincere efforts for His bounty will be given his due. Every sickness has its root cause, and all have antidotes created to overcome or heal. These antidotes comes in various forms, as example, medicinal of either chemical or herbal form, physical of the replacement therapy form, like by-passes, transplants, etc. and also spiritual. In combination, these various forms would only complement and assist in healing. So, to depend on spiritual form alone is I think stretching your option too thin. In the Holy Book one is asked to seek the world’s bounty in all aspect of life. If all the seas are converted into writing ink, it will be dry before all the possible bounty that He has created can be written. What is important therefore is to have faith, apply the various possible variants of healing as according to the needs and yet seek His guidance to achieve the healing. I would not discount modern medicine, neither would I leave aside traditional healing nor faith healing. All are equally effective depending on the sickness and the healing required.

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