: Holistic healing as an aid to spiritual life: A few comments!.

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My dear Jagan,

When we talk about instincts, they are millions of

years old. Each species has its peculiar instincts. As

I explained about the dog stretching in a particular

fashion before it takes to its feet or runs, that

keeps the dogs spine in excellent shape preventing and

even curing back strains and many other health

parameters.

The Holy Mother has explained the sniffing out and

eating the correct blade of grass out of so many. That

keeps the cows healthy and prevents them from falling

sick as correct food is the best medicine or tonic for

good alround health and well being.

The moment we change, nay tinker with the instincts,

the health and well-being goes to dogs. When the way

of living is changed to normal with instinctive

behaviour including food, water and what not, the

person, whether man or animal, his health restores

itself without even asking.

Another example about instincts is from unforeseen

floods that devastated and destroyed most of the man

made things in Andmans & Nicobar islands. But the

tribals, due to their instinctive sensing of danger

and about what to do instinctively, got saved (or

saved themselves) while their modern counterparts, the

socalled well-educated and well-heeled people got

caught in the floods and got ruined.

Now coming to disease, let me explain what I do when

patients come to me with various aches and pains.

First, I lecture them on eating natural food giving an

example of Satyanarayan Pooja where God demands five

types of seasoal fruits. God does not come to eat

them. But once they are put in 'prasad' as an offering

to God, that should not be discarded and has to be

eaten. That is how God insured, through the Pooja that

His devotees eat the right kind of food so that they

don't fall sick. The seasonal fruits and seasonal

vegetables contain all the vitamins, minerals and

micro-nutrients that have preventive and curative

properties against all diseases of those particular

seasons. The plants also grow in that season and face

the seasonal weather and health conditions. They

develop anti-bodies to deal with those problems. When

man eats the seasonal fruits, he is benefited all the

more, in additions to nutrients.

But man started deceiving God. He brings small size

and any quality of fruits, offers to God just by way

of finishing the ritual and makes special prasad of

'Halwa, Puri' and what not and gorges on that inviting

sickness and disease.

See when man was not modern, when there were no houses

or agriculture, he used to look around and see if

there were any fruits or roots that he could consume.

During that season, he would get only seasonal

products. In winter, we get Nagpuri Oranges. They are

loaded with Vit. C that helps in preventing coughs and

colds. In summer you get grapes. Grape juice is

excellent to treat heat-strokes. It acts within

minutes. Oranges and Mangoes, Papaya and other yellow

fruits are good for the eyes to ward off the ill

effects of strong UV sun's rays.

Besides, eating fruits and vegetables gives enough

fibre also that keeps away constipation which is the

mother of all aches and pains and many diseases.

Next thing I tell them about drinking plenty of water,

enough to produce about two litres of urine in 24

hours irrestive of the seasons. That keeps the kidneys

flushed, avoids constipation and keeps the blood pure

and free of so many toxins that get eliminated by more

urination.

AND the third thing, I tell them to do the exercises

of hands, feet and the legs instinctively like the dog

stretching or twitching of the hind portion by the

sparrows, etc. If it is done instinctively, it starts

giving instant pleasure, nay the back pain converts

into instant pleasure within minutes in the presence

of all those present.

This small prescription with a few do's and don'ts not

only relieves pain but also starts rejuvenating the

entire person physically, mentally and spiritually.

How and why it helps cure many other ailments is

explained in another article, disease by disease.

Instincts are much older than Vedas, Puranas, Yoga and

what not. When man starts behaving as per his original

instincts (that he has now lost due to modernisation

and lifestyle changes), he starts healing himself.

Hence, please do not confuse instincts with medical

science. Baba Ramdev with all possible confidence,

declares that pranayam can cure all known and unknown

diseases. I am now combining the two. Five minutes of

instinctive exercises as and when one wants to refresh

oneself and ten minutes each of Kapaalbhati and

Anulon-vilome with proper food and enough water to

drink. Then there is no reason to fall sick at all and

if sick, one can fully restore one's health without

speding a single penny, nay saving lots of money in

the process as pure food is cheaper than caviar or any

other highly processed items. Hari Om!

 

S. M. Acharya