Showing posts with label heal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heal. Show all posts

Friday, December 19, 2008

Physician, heal thyself! (M1)

The present-day physicians will pounce on Jesus, if they were told this apparent naïve statement, because it is a known fact in medical circles that self-medication is dangerous, even if it is meant for the physicians themselves. But let us not blame Jesus for this naïve statement, because Jesus is merely quoting the Jewish sacred scriptures. You may blame me, for here I am going to propose a psycho-spiritual method of healing one’s past painful memories. There are no dearths for the different ways and means to get rid of one’s painful memories and start life anew; there are psychological procedures which help a person to heal the wounds gradually through a process of recognizing and embracing the shadows. We shall however start a process of psycho-spiritual healing of these wounds, which might be causing us dearly. But before we embark on that journey, let us realize that the resources for healing of our wounds are there in us all the time. We only need to know how to harness these resources for our inner healing.

There is so much of power and energy all around us that we seldom take note of this fact; there is energy in different forms and shapes, often without form and shape. But there is greater amount of energy that is flowing through our veins, through our mental rays, if I may coin a phrase to mean the invisible rays that flow from one mind to another, through a non-verbal communication; call it telepathy or bi-location, it is possible for human beings to transcend the physical body using the powers that lie dormant in our bodies and make use of them to enter deeper into the psyche of the universe. You may not have much to disagree with me regarding this point, because there are instances when we see for ourselves how the body organizes its cells, its resistance power to heal itself of ailments that normally attack us. There are virus attacks, and complications in the organization of our body parts, and slowly the body adjusts itself and brings into healing. Is it not a wonderful thing that we can be fully healed of stomach aches, headaches, and even some major kind of sicknesses without taking recourse to medicine?

Unfortunately there are no do-it-yourself guides or tutorials as to how we can make use of the powers and energy zones that are available in our bodies, in order to overcome our painful memories. There is no super computer on earth which is as flexible and supple as the worst of human bodies; for while the body is able to carry out mechanical jobs, it also adjusts its mechanism in order to make the best out of the body. Today is the time for me to recognize the energy zones in my body, so that at will I may be able to take recourse to it. But the bad news is no one can tell me for sure where my energy zone is; is it the brain or the heart? Or is it the hands or the feet? And another thing to remember is what is the energy zone for one may not be the same for another. It is for me to realize where it exists in me. The bestseller The Secret has shown us that our body is able to cure itself of cancer, and that too within a short period. It may sound miraculous, but it is a miracle that we too can experience.

The energy zones that reside in me is something very unique to me; I can neither qualify it nor quantify it, because it is beyond my grasp. According to Kundalini yoga, there are energy zones in each of us, and that particular part is supposed to be somewhere near the forehead. We would not enter into a debate as to whether it is scientifically true or not; nor can we deny the ancient wisdom altogether. It would be a futile effort to spend our time and energy on the common energy zone in all of us. We may start with the assumption that this zone may vary from person to person, according to one’s own psyche, formation and upbringing. If it corresponds to each of our nature and behavioral pattern is another area we will look into at the end of the exercise.

Today I would like to take a few minutes to spend in silence. I will find a quiet place anywhere within my reach, in order to enter into inner silence. Surely exterior silence will help me to enter into interior stillness too. After sitting comfortably with my back straight, I will become conscious of my breathing… cool air entering into my nostrils, filling my diaphragm, and warm air coming out. Let me breathe in till my lungs are full, and breathe out slowly and steadily. Let me experience the chest heaving and falling back in place as I breathe in and out. Let it go on for a few minutes. Then let me go to each part of my body, starting from the head down to the toes, relaxing each of the tensed up part. I may tighten up that part and loosen it and experience the part relaxed. When I have covered all the parts, I will realize that my whole body is relaxed. Let me feel life energy flowing through each part of my body; if it helps, I may think of the energy flowing as if it were lightning rays… as it flows it also revitalizes each of the part. Let me remain in that state for a few minutes. This experience is sure to open the floodgates of energy within me, and make it accessible to me, whenever I am in need of it.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Healing the World

I must acknowledge that my mind is still full of images of Mumbai violence that shook the business capital in the last three days... the stories that I heard with wrapt attention on a private television channel left my sensibilities numbed. Over 150 men and women killed brutally by the suicide squad is not a matter of joke or political parleys. All in the name of religion. For many fundamentalists and fanatics, any means can be justified to attain an end they have in mind. Probably the one question that comes back again and again to all of us is : what have we done to deserve this brutal killing of our dear ones? Has any one got an answer to this question?

My mind today goes to that little two year old Jewish child, who was saved by his nanny day before yesterday, and whose both the parents were killed yesterday by the terrorists; it is assumed that his grandparents are also dead in the shooting. The news channel that narrated the story of this family also mentioned that today is his birthday... I shudder to think of the fate of this little child, who will have to live a life, with scars of this bitter memories, of a world that did not allow him to live even a few years in the loving embrace of his parents. Have we become so insensible that we would dare do anything for whatever cause it be?

Sleepless nights, hearts torn apart thinking of the impending danger, darkness enveloping the whole world around... the hundreds of people who had gathered in front of the Gateway of India in Mumbai had only questions, whose answers they cannot think of. No one could give them an adequate answer to their question : why should this happen to their beloved ones?

The whole world is marred by violence; it is not the time to show an accusing finger at the people who had caused the mindless violence; nor is the time to discuss how it all happened. But surely it is the time to pause for a moment and think what can be done so that this does not repeat again in our country. Government leaders will take care of the preparedness that is so lacking, but what can I do about it? A lot. If each one of us pledge that we will NEVER take the life of another person, then the world will be a much safter place for our next generations.

The world has realised the futility of killing animals, felling trees, but we are yet to realise that if the mindless violence of a handful of men and women does not stop, soon humanity will be enlisted in the category of rare species. Every one has a role to play in making the world a better place for you and me... We all of us are required to extend our hands to one another, and that is how healing can descend on the universe. I am reminded of Michael Jackson's famous song, which still rings in my mind as I key-in this blog : Heal the world, make it a better place, for you and me...

Let the healing of the world and the universe begin with the healing of my neighbour, the people I deal with each day; if I can experience healing from within and extend it to others, I would also be prepared to receive healing... It is the responsibility that is vested on each one of us... Let us not subject ourselves to the future generations to accuse us of destroying the world before they could enjoy her blessings and bounty. Let the healing process begin today, here and now!