Simply healing…!
-Shekhar TV
Vibronics Healer
The life is all
about simple living…is it so? If yes, the following words shall be worth
considering. But how many of us want to be simple? And if we do not want to be
simple, the question arises why we do not want to be simple. Simplest of answer
could be “it is because the moment the word simple is uttered it is misunderstood
to be something other than its inherent quality”.
Keeping the misunderstandings
apart, being simple doesn’t mean…
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We have to lead a life without
luxury
·
Life without enjoying the
riches
·
Life without being rich
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Living in accordance only with
ancient prescriptions for living
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Not adopting even the positive
aspects of modernization
·
Life without the comforts
offered…
And after all it
is only about how we program our mind to look at things, accept the facts or
reject them, our likings, disliking, relationships, and just about everything
that we do, how we are, the way we live is all and is only because of continuous
programming of our mind since the day we entered the mother’s womb). It can be
noted that
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Luxury will not rob you of your
health but the unquenchable drive to lead a luxurious life will
Ø
Enjoying the riches will not
kill your health but expecting the riches to come to you beyond your
capabilities to earn will
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Utilizing the comforts will not
take away the health but becoming lethargic definitely will
Healthier growth
happens when desire has arisen out of need and not greed. The true art
of detachment (again not to be misunderstood to stay away from everyone,
everything, which is of course not mentioned even in the most sacred Vedas)
in spite of being attached to everything in life about which we are supposed to
be working with, interacting with or associated with naturally blossoms
simplicity in us. And that simplicity will bring us the most inherent
happiness, health and wealth that we truly deserve. Such a detachment is
possible only when we give due importance to ourselves. We normally fail in
this regard, as undue importance is always given to the self.
As we sow and
plough…so shall we reap…expect nothing more nothing less.
Extending our
limits to achieve anything in life should have its root in dedicated
perseverance and devotion to the subject at hand and not in greedy future
prospects. We have to be workaholic and every time we should test our new
limits in achieving any positive goal either set by our own self or forced on
us by the society we live in and learn and train our mind constantly to accept
gracefully, the results of the dedicated efforts put forth. In general the
results of our efforts are directly proportional to our intelligence level, our
approach to the goal, our focus on the goal, practicality of approach, our
clarity of thought, passion, perseverance and many more influencing external
factors.
Leading life to
the fullest is a responsibility we cannot afford to evade. In the name of
simple living we should not lead an uninteresting or a meaningless life. Every
moment in our life should be bubbling with energy and enthusiasm to work for
the betterment of the self, good of others, to work for a noble cause, to work
towards betterment of the society, idea, personal health and to work towards a
healthier society.
That is what is
given by Lord Shrikrishna in Bhagavadgita, the most sacred philosophical
treatise given to mankind for the first time, as “Karmanye vadhikarasthe maa
phaleshu kadachana…!”
The thinking
that I have a serious problem is a strong root of the problem. Everyone
considers naturally that he is important. Everyone thinks his problem is very
strange, very important and very big. Nobody ever looks at a problem from a
neutral point of view or with a practical approach. Almost everyone glorifies
the problems especially related to one’s health and wealth. Almost at some
point of time or the other, everyone wants to be either sympathized or feels
very great of himself to claim supremacy and emotional independence (which usually
doesn’t exist). Anything emotionally exaggerated other than blissful state of
being naturally happy leads to some state of illness which can take shape based
on the immunological buildup, environmental make up and circumstantial
influence on the individual concerned.
The simple
outlook towards healing lies in the following:
1.
Live in the present
2.
Learning to be happy at simple
things in life
3.
Learn to be just analytical and
inquisitive about a problem or a solution
4.
Stop being desperate about the
results
5.
Never have illogical
assumptions
6.
Never expect fantasized
miracles (miracles are already happening every moment in our life learn to
notice them)
7.
Learn to listen to your body
(most important)
8.
Learn to satisfy your ego but
never feed it
9.
Finally as everyone knows but
hardly follows, keep your body fit and flexible through regular practice of
properly learnt, inexpensive but truly effective effortless and enjoyable yogic
methods
If the above
simplest of rules are followed confidently, the stress level, the disgust, the animosity
and the excessive anxiety will naturally evanesce.
Live in the
present
How many of us
are living in the present is a very funny but a million dollar question! We are
either over concerned about the future, making plans to secure our tomorrow
(which currently does not exist) or disparate about what is not done in the
past (which has already died and ceased exist). Learning from the past mistakes
should prove to be a welcome experience and not a burden on our psyche. Setting
a goal for the future should also be scientifically, practically based on the
present scenario as well as proper understanding of the available resources. Avoiding
excessive concern about the goal for tomorrow is a key to stress free living.
We are bestowed
with psychic faculties to handle situations in life properly and the improper
use of them has become the menace of present generation. In pursuit of our
goals we have to make use of the necessary faculties like passion, excitement,
dedication, perseverance etc. while not exercising hindering emotions like disgust,
desperation, undue urgency. We have to make it a habit to live today healthily
and happily to lay an optimal foundation for better tomorrow.
There is not
more potent Elixir to keep us happy and healthy than this attitude of living in
the present.
Learning to
be happy at simple things in life
If we remember
our childhood or if we look at children having a necessary freedom of
expression, we can see how happy they are at the most simple things in life. Children
are naturally happy. They do not have exaggerated expectations and they enjoy
at least when they get what they want without being unnecessarily logical,
skeptical or self-restrained. They just let the happiness flow. How can we ever
forget such a wonderful faculty of being simply happy? We do not have to learn
to be joyful because such a capacity was always there in us since our birth. We
only have to come out of our ignorance, we have to get rid of our false
prestige created by our faulty grown up image within. In the name of maturity
we have stopped appreciating simple favors, in the name of growth we have
forgotten to show simple gestures, with a logical mind we failed to experience
subtle realities of life and with an insatiable greed we have failed to
acknowledge the beauty of true life and relationships. Such uncalled for
impositions on ourselves will prevent us from being naturally happy. A simple
saying “happiness is the reason for glowing health” can never be ignored.
Learn to be just analytical and inquisitive about a
problem or a solution
Let us take an
example of having an irritable bowel syndrome which repeatedly bothers the
current generation. A person affected with IBS will have lot of stress, he
thinks he needs to consult a doctor and in most of the cases doctor fails to
give him any relief (IBS has become one of the most challenging problems for
the modern medicine). As it progresses more than the threshold of tolerance of
the person affected, the patient begins to panic, becomes more irritable, and
becomes more desperate for cure and in his desperation moves from one doctor to
other but in vain.
Irritable bowel
syndrome or spastic colon is a symptom-based diagnosis. It is characterized by
chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits.
Diarrhea or constipation may predominate, or they may alternate (as per the definition).
It has been understood that this condition has no organic cause and is more
likely to occur due to altered thinking (though the patient is unaware of it)
or altered interaction between brain and gastrointestinal tract.
When we say IBS
has its root in the brain it becomes obvious that somewhere something has gone
wrong as far as our thought process is concerned and the corrective action
should more obviously begin from where it originated. So panic and desperation
won’t help. All that is required is a cool headed approach to the impending
cause.
Once the
cause is found, the mystery is half solved.
Stop being
desperate about the results
Once you learn
to be analytical and practical there will not be any room for desperation.
Desperation is a result of our inability to foresee a solution or expectations
beyond our capabilities or above the resources available at our disposal or greed
for much more than what we deserve. As scientific as it is, action begets
action, grossly in line with our efforts, our knowledge and other influencing
factors (most of which can be predicted). Having said so, it becomes obvious
that the results largely depend on our own capabilities and not on luck or
overblown expectations. When the results expected are realistic, it becomes a
natural outcome.
Never have
illogical assumptions
We live with
assumptions. The most part of the day is wasted sometimes in assuming about
somebody or something. As the very word - assume means you have taken it for
granted or you believed, the truth never showing up. Further, if the
assumptions are illogical they create a very big load on our psyche. Illogical
assumptions vary from thinking about how others think about us to becoming a
Super Human. Fancying for fun is fine but never otherwise.
Never expect
fantasized miracles (miracles are already happening every moment in our life. Learn
to notice them)
We have a
childhood phrasing to expect miracles. We haven’t been taught to experience or
see the miracles that are happening around us every moment. We have been
brought up to believe Cinderella stories, or some other glorified miraculous
stories or unrealistic faiths in the name of instilling confidence, which have
venomously spoiled the practical thinking faculty during our childhood. Since
then we have started to believe in miracles of the sort we have heard and never
experienced. We have grown up to be impractical at the core of our psyche. At
least now the time has come to really believe in ourselves. Understand our
capabilities and rely only on them. If you have to think of miracles, they are
happening every moment around us like the flower blossoming at the touch of sun
rays, cells multiplying at an unparalleled speed, earth constantly rotating
without you noticing it…and what not! If we learn to be one with nature, what
we explore and experience every second goes beyond our imagination and miracles
become day to day experiential realities in life!
Listening to the body
Absolute health will
be an effortless phenomenon if we open ourselves to the natural techniques
offered to us since the bygone era of wise living. The secret of health lies in
our capability to listen to our body intently, in listening to what it needs, in
understanding its messages, warnings and whispers. When trained properly health
becomes a natural phenomenon. For example, let us take a simple day to day
activity like drinking water. We have to drink water as per the needs of the
body. When we feel thirsty only we drink water and not because we have to drink
as per the rules laid down by water therapists or as per the researches made in
regard to body’s necessity of a certain quantity of water. We have to stop
water intake exactly when the body says it has had enough. You have to be so
much aware while sipping water that you know exactly when to stop. Body knows,
until and unless the very faculty of internal monitoring has lost its balance. We
also should note that even if that faculty has lost its balance we can restore
it back by listening to body’s warnings…!
Learn to
satisfy your ego but never feed it
Finally it is
all about satisfying your ego. If we look at our life we are striving to
satisfy ourselves every moment. At this very moment we are at the helm of
affairs within ourselves. But we should understand be realistic about how much is
enough to be happy and healthy. Your effort to keep yourself fit, your efforts
to keep yourself competent (and not competing), successful, loving, attractive
etc. shall be to satisfy your ego and not to feed it, as in being over
concerned about success, envying success of others, anger, irritability,
desperation etc., as such unhealthy and overburdening emotions surely spur out
of inefficiency and the moment such emotions are felt we should understand
something has gone wrong and something needs to be done to rectify the same. If
not, sooner we get to a situation where we have only regrets. Even the so
called negative emotions have their place in our life. Anger can make things
work where smile fails. But you should learn to use anger for better cause
before anger uses you for an uglier effect. If we learn the art of placing the
emotions where they belong and using them when they become positively useful we
have started an easier journey towards health.
Keep your
body fit and flexible through regular practice of properly learnt, inexpensive
but truly effective, effortless and enjoyable yogic methods
It is about choosing
which yogic method is the right one! As the popularity has increased about the
yogic methods to resolve serious health issues, the spurious practices have
also exponentially increased because of the yoga instructors who have no
understanding of the intrinsic disciplines, dogmas and the details involved in
the practice of therapeutic yoga. It is not just about knowing how to do
asanas, pranayamas, mudras or anything that come under the purview of yoga, but
it is more about how to use them, for what and when. The person in need should
be prescribed
·
The right yogic prescription
which involves
o
Asanas,
o
Pranayamas,
o
Mudras,
o
Kriyas,
o
Bandhas,
o
Dietary regulations,
o
Attitudinal corrections to be incorporated
in day to day living etc.
·
The right combination
·
The right sequence
·
The right technique to be adopted
·
The right time to adopt the
required method
This involves a serious
and a careful study of the science of yoga. Just like nothing is absolute in
this universe even yogic method of living too has its share of limitations. It
needs a lot of understanding, theoretical as well as practical, on the part of
the yoga instructor and perseverance and dedication on the part of the yoga
practitioner to make it yield the magical results. Then, a bit of practical
outlook (considering healers’ point of view) towards application of yogic
methods for a particular problem at hand is all it takes to heal a person.
With all said
and done…, the attitude only matters most…!
Very important
thing to learn in life is to
“Suffer
the wound to the extent of the wound and not a bit more than that”.
The moment the
above state is reached, at least half of the problem is solved instantly. The
rest half needs an inquisitive mind without confusions of complex logic or
self-centered greed or undue importance of the self.
By
healing ourselves we shall initiate a principled movement
“Healthier
Happier and contented society”
