Holistic Health
Evolution of Holistic Health
Holistic health in the present day has gained significance with the evolution of science and technology. Mankind, suddenly, has woken up to the fact that mere relief from symptoms is not an answer to their quest for a perpetual good health. He has discovered a vast wealth of answers for this in the ancient knowledge available in scriptures and scientific research data. He is now reviving these for the betterment of himself and has suddenly realised that there cannot be a wholesome healing with just one therapy, but there has to be a combination of therapies to suit his way of work, life, temperament, etc. The result is his readiness to take responsibility for his healing/well-being, and he is seeking different paths to achieve experiencing “Aham Brahmasmi”!
Healing and Curing – two different words (worlds?)
Curing has always played a vital role in our life. It is conceptualized as the elimination of the signs and symptoms of dis-ease, which has manifested on the denser body level. This can involve medication, surgery, psychotherapy and/or other modalities.
Healing, on the other hand, is an intimate and integrative process that encompasses every aspect of our being (the entire spectrum of our existence on the trion level, viz.SOUL-MIND-BODY). The word ‘heal’ originates from the Anglo-saxon word ‘hal/helan/helian’, meaning ‘whole or hale or hearty’, rather than freedom from dis-ease. Healing implies self-empowerment, alignment and integration making us become whole in all aspects, which is our birthright. From this foundation work, we would now be approaching the evolution of Holism in health and life. To understand Holistic Health or Healing, we need to look into the evolution of healing, from the beginning of life (evolution of man-kind from the cave-age to the modern sophisticated intelligent being). This can be divided into five distinct eras of healing techniques, based on different metaphysics.
History and evolution of man show that other ancient healing techniques existed since time immemorial and have been practised by people ever since. Though modern medicine is only over three centuries old, the first 150 years saw wide usage of plant extracts, simple inorganic salts and compounds. In view of this, to call anything other than allopathy as ‘Alternative’ needs re-thinking, as life includes every thing and does not differentiate on the basis of man’s intelligence.
Though the modern medicine tends to deny the effect of mind and soul on any illness, recently physicists have proved that even sub-atomic particles have mental properties. The mind is inherent in every electron, and hence matter is becoming indistinguishable from the mind. There is consciousness and meaning to the whole universe – a meaning behind everything. This is what makes the difference between dis-ease and illness. Illness is about what happens to a person on the Being as a whole, while dis-ease is what happens only on the organ level. Therefore, Era 5 is about working on the illness level, everything on the wholesome of the person (on the three levels), where the aim is to eradicate the cause completely and not on a superficial symptomatic level. This thesis of working on the Beingness of life is HOLISTIC HEALTH – which has come back to us on intellectual level after a full circle of other things back to Era 1 and 2 with the addition of medical science.
Healing, on the other hand, is an intimate and integrative process that encompasses every aspect of our being (the entire spectrum of our existence on the trion level, viz.SOUL-MIND-BODY). The word ‘heal’ originates from the Anglo-saxon word ‘hal/helan/helian’, meaning ‘whole or hale or hearty’, rather than freedom from dis-ease. Healing implies self-empowerment, alignment and integration making us become whole in all aspects, which is our birthright. From this foundation work, we would now be approaching the evolution of Holism in health and life. To understand Holistic Health or Healing, we need to look into the evolution of healing, from the beginning of life (evolution of man-kind from the cave-age to the modern sophisticated intelligent being). This can be divided into five distinct eras of healing techniques, based on different metaphysics.
Era-1:
The first form of healing technique known to the caveman (when no form of medical science existed) was healing with touch – at a time when he did not even have a language form to communicate.Era-2:
As the quest for faster healing therapies continued, and man started testing intelligence, the science of herbs and leaves came about, along with touch. This was mainly because of the environment in which mankind lived during that time. This is the era of the ancient siddha system, followed by unani, ayurveda, etc.Era-3:
This was the onset of the scientific age – about 400 years ago. It consists of modern medicine, surgery, drugs,etc., which is purely based on the physical body. In this era, the effects of the Mind and Soul (consciousness) are relegated to an unimportant/ insignificant place. Even now most of us believe that this is the only true medicinal science and the future also lies only in this.History and evolution of man show that other ancient healing techniques existed since time immemorial and have been practised by people ever since. Though modern medicine is only over three centuries old, the first 150 years saw wide usage of plant extracts, simple inorganic salts and compounds. In view of this, to call anything other than allopathy as ‘Alternative’ needs re-thinking, as life includes every thing and does not differentiate on the basis of man’s intelligence.
Era-4:
Beginning about seven decades ago, the concept of Mind-Body therapies began. Even though this concept has existed in India for ages, it got a scientific (intellectual) outlook only then. This era is based on the intimate connection between mind-brain-various organs of the body. It is believed that mind is a function of the brain i.e. the mind exists in the brain and works only on the present time of the person (confined to space and time). This also seems to be incomplete/ incorrect, because Eras III and IV cannot explain many healing phenomena.Era-5:
The ideas and work on this era began nearly 40 years ago, and is based on the non-localised approach called The Being Therapy. This Era 5 encompasses the above mentioned Eras 3 and 4, and works on the unlimited, unbounded consciousness of man – The Soul, coming from ‘I’ rather than ‘Me the body’, along with the knowledge of Eras 3 and 4 and also including the omnipresent self, i.e. The Being/Brahman/ Consciousness/Soul,working on the causal level of every illness, rather than the symptoms alone, as used to be in Eras 1 and 2.Though the modern medicine tends to deny the effect of mind and soul on any illness, recently physicists have proved that even sub-atomic particles have mental properties. The mind is inherent in every electron, and hence matter is becoming indistinguishable from the mind. There is consciousness and meaning to the whole universe – a meaning behind everything. This is what makes the difference between dis-ease and illness. Illness is about what happens to a person on the Being as a whole, while dis-ease is what happens only on the organ level. Therefore, Era 5 is about working on the illness level, everything on the wholesome of the person (on the three levels), where the aim is to eradicate the cause completely and not on a superficial symptomatic level. This thesis of working on the Beingness of life is HOLISTIC HEALTH – which has come back to us on intellectual level after a full circle of other things back to Era 1 and 2 with the addition of medical science.
The Choice ???
Manifestation of symptoms on the body is the final stage of malfunction of the being, which has already been sown, seeded, rooted and grown through the multi-auric levels of the mind and the soul. If Holistic Healing is achieved, many manifestations on the body can be rooted out from the causal stage and further manifestations stopped. For this, one needs to study and experience life beyond Anatomy. This involves incorporation of medications (of different kinds, if needed), surgery, life style alterations, work style alterations, relationship (with self and others), expectations, stress, financial stability, hobbies, relaxation, study, openness of accepting and adhering to situations in life, exercises, etc – in fact every little and big things that go to shape a life.
Holistic Science is about including every thing that is needed for the healee at that point of time in their life, to bring about a qualitative change. The theme line is “what works for them” and not proving which therapy is superior. This needs an integral approach by both the healer and the healee; because every creation in the universe is of use to life form at one stage or the other. No universal creation can be categorised as useful or not, good or better or best. What is important is that there has to be an open and truthful relationship between the healee and the healer(s), where the healee can trust, question, share and get clear with the healer (Doctor?) and then finally choose the path of progress and transformation.
Dr. Albert Schweitzer has aptly said, “Medicine is not only a science, but is also the art of letting our individuality interact with the individuality of the patient”. To create a relationship of trust, the healer (Doctor) and the healee (patient) must learn and understand each other’s beliefs. The belief systems of the doctor and the patient interact, but finally the patient’s body reacts directly to their own beliefs. The sophisticated technical equipments diagnose the effect (dis-ease), which plays a very vital and basic role in the whole process; but the personal relationship helps an illness to be rooted out and to transform the quality of life. It is time we drop the garb of superiority in thinking, ego and intelligence; and work together with different approaches to qualitatively change the course of recovery.
Healing is an Art, where creativity is needed on a case to case basis, depending on the multiple factors affecting the healee. Though logistics, past experience help in finalising the therapy; once it is chosen, every case has to be treated in a creative way, because life form is unique.
Holistic Health in its endeavour to consciously synchronise Body-Mind-Soul, involves therapies on all these three levels, It can easily be said as putting to good use the knowledge of all the eras in mankind’s evolution.
The different steps in Holistic approach can be categorised, generally, as follows (though would depend on the case):
Holistic Science is about including every thing that is needed for the healee at that point of time in their life, to bring about a qualitative change. The theme line is “what works for them” and not proving which therapy is superior. This needs an integral approach by both the healer and the healee; because every creation in the universe is of use to life form at one stage or the other. No universal creation can be categorised as useful or not, good or better or best. What is important is that there has to be an open and truthful relationship between the healee and the healer(s), where the healee can trust, question, share and get clear with the healer (Doctor?) and then finally choose the path of progress and transformation.
Dr. Albert Schweitzer has aptly said, “Medicine is not only a science, but is also the art of letting our individuality interact with the individuality of the patient”. To create a relationship of trust, the healer (Doctor) and the healee (patient) must learn and understand each other’s beliefs. The belief systems of the doctor and the patient interact, but finally the patient’s body reacts directly to their own beliefs. The sophisticated technical equipments diagnose the effect (dis-ease), which plays a very vital and basic role in the whole process; but the personal relationship helps an illness to be rooted out and to transform the quality of life. It is time we drop the garb of superiority in thinking, ego and intelligence; and work together with different approaches to qualitatively change the course of recovery.
Healing is an Art, where creativity is needed on a case to case basis, depending on the multiple factors affecting the healee. Though logistics, past experience help in finalising the therapy; once it is chosen, every case has to be treated in a creative way, because life form is unique.
Holistic Health in its endeavour to consciously synchronise Body-Mind-Soul, involves therapies on all these three levels, It can easily be said as putting to good use the knowledge of all the eras in mankind’s evolution.
The different steps in Holistic approach can be categorised, generally, as follows (though would depend on the case):
Step-1:
Clinical diagnosis, investigations and treatment by medical forms as needed like surgery, and other forms of medical assistance for the body repair.Step-2:
Other need based system(s) for holistic health like Acupressure, Acupuncture, Magnet therapy, Physiotherapy, Massage, Energising, Crystal healing, Reiki, Pranic healing, or any other system(s) available and known.Step-3:
Yogasanas, chants, prayers, music, exercises, hobbies, etc for a total relaxation of the Body-Mind, which in turn will accelerate the process of healing.Step-4:
Change in food habits, sound sleep, a conducive atmosphere for open and trustworthy communication (all that has been suppressed life long), inquiry into self-capacity enhancement, better relationships, and consciously realising – making the requisite changes in thought patterns for an empowering life.Step-5:
Pranayam and Meditation for a stronger Body-Mind-Soul synergisation. Above all, a proactive empowered self to continue leading this life.Principle of Healing
As can be seen, to achieve all this, we need to work in consortium rather than as an individual identity/personality. Authorities from different fields of life must come together to pool in their knowledge/experience and then support the person to heal. Every single individual is in search of techniques to heal themselves and not just cure symptoms. Hence, we find more and more people turning to spirituality, meditation, exercising, Vedanta, nature trails, etc., to lead a contented life. This only goes to show that techniques and means to give solace to ourselves beyond the body are extremely essential for a qualitative life. The time is ripe for us to have a revolution in the science of health and to redefine healing as Healing = Curing + something. This formula is achievable only when we look at a person as a complete being rather than only as anatomy.
A very apt and constructive definition of healing would be “Healing is a process where we empower a Being to live life fully and wholly till they die, rather than be a walking dead body waiting to be cremated”.
It is confirmed knowledge that the root cause of any dis-ease, (ranging from common cold, headaches to heart attacks, cancers) lies in factors beyond the body level, which we call metaphysical aspects of sickness. Therefore, the healing process should and must include processes that work beyond the body level.
When we talk about different techniques for a quality life, how does one choose? To understand this, let us look at the foundation of healing. Whether it is based on modern science or original writing of noble scriptures, everything talks about the principles of life ; i.e. life always manifests in the form of energy; all matters are vibrating at different frequencies. Different life forms vibrate in different bands of frequencies. For anything to exist in the universe – either animate or inanimate – it has to be in a frequency. The manifestation of energy in different forms gives rise to different life. Human beings are in a band of frequency, while plants are in a different band, soil is in another frequency; but energy exists in everything. And different activities of life are done using different energy forms, reacting with it and resulting in another different form of energy, which is needed by another form of life, e.g. The oxygen that we breathe gets into the body and reacts within, resulting in another form of energy which is used by the body; and the outgoing carbon dioxide, another form of energy released out, gets used by other form of life. Thus, everything that one does in life is using an energy form and no matter exists without energy. Characteristics of every matter depend on the mass of energy that is released from it. Every frequency has a property of reacting. Thus there are changes and evolution around. Everything one does in life is using one form of energy, reacting and releasing another form of energy which gets used by another form of life, keeping the principle that “energy is neither created nor destroyed – only changes forms”. The difference is what form of energy gets used, whether chemical energy in medicines, fuel energy in vehicles, earth energy in farming, using natural energy in different therapies like Reiki, crystals, magnet, acupressure, acupuncture, pranayama, meditation, colour, or the very powerful thought energy.
Remember, every frequency has to react and change forms – this is its inherent quality. Even if you release a thought from you, it has to react and change form in the universe. The only question is which frequency one is using and not which frequency is superior. No frequency is superior; it just is what frequency works for me at a given point of time and what am I open to work with and make a difference for myself.
A very apt and constructive definition of healing would be “Healing is a process where we empower a Being to live life fully and wholly till they die, rather than be a walking dead body waiting to be cremated”.
It is confirmed knowledge that the root cause of any dis-ease, (ranging from common cold, headaches to heart attacks, cancers) lies in factors beyond the body level, which we call metaphysical aspects of sickness. Therefore, the healing process should and must include processes that work beyond the body level.
When we talk about different techniques for a quality life, how does one choose? To understand this, let us look at the foundation of healing. Whether it is based on modern science or original writing of noble scriptures, everything talks about the principles of life ; i.e. life always manifests in the form of energy; all matters are vibrating at different frequencies. Different life forms vibrate in different bands of frequencies. For anything to exist in the universe – either animate or inanimate – it has to be in a frequency. The manifestation of energy in different forms gives rise to different life. Human beings are in a band of frequency, while plants are in a different band, soil is in another frequency; but energy exists in everything. And different activities of life are done using different energy forms, reacting with it and resulting in another different form of energy, which is needed by another form of life, e.g. The oxygen that we breathe gets into the body and reacts within, resulting in another form of energy which is used by the body; and the outgoing carbon dioxide, another form of energy released out, gets used by other form of life. Thus, everything that one does in life is using an energy form and no matter exists without energy. Characteristics of every matter depend on the mass of energy that is released from it. Every frequency has a property of reacting. Thus there are changes and evolution around. Everything one does in life is using one form of energy, reacting and releasing another form of energy which gets used by another form of life, keeping the principle that “energy is neither created nor destroyed – only changes forms”. The difference is what form of energy gets used, whether chemical energy in medicines, fuel energy in vehicles, earth energy in farming, using natural energy in different therapies like Reiki, crystals, magnet, acupressure, acupuncture, pranayama, meditation, colour, or the very powerful thought energy.
Remember, every frequency has to react and change forms – this is its inherent quality. Even if you release a thought from you, it has to react and change form in the universe. The only question is which frequency one is using and not which frequency is superior. No frequency is superior; it just is what frequency works for me at a given point of time and what am I open to work with and make a difference for myself.
Some Scientific Thought
Modern physics talks about the tremendous vitality that pervades all existence. Super gravitational theory describes existence of standardised, perfectly balanced field being related to itself only, a field of pure intelligence, which brings matter to a form as the basis of creation. This is the statement made by enlightened men centuries ago that there is a state of being in all creation, which brings about life.
It was not long ago, we believed stone as dead and today we know it consists of intricate and intelligent, inter-relating forces within it. Everything, whether the smallest atom or the vast universe, has this intricate intelligent force in it. There is nothing as animate or inanimate in absolute truth – it only is the way energy manifests.
A human being is also a huge mass of energy manifestation – consisting of billions of cells, which in turn contain within them no less than the total genetic construction plans for our body, mind and soul, in the form of long spiral formed DNA chains. The intelligence of this highest vibrational energy has done the architecture of giving shape and structure to different life forms in different ways. Human intelligence may call it coincidence – did our universe and life arise out of a chain of coincidences, can unconscious matter bring forth consciousness, can it give form of a soul or spirit? At this point, even scientists have faced problems in explaining the phenomenon – though they have reached a point in believing the existence of a superior vibratory intellectual force, which is an infinite self sourcing energy, creating life – maintaining and changing forms. "Every culture talks of this manifestation of energy as life, but in different words, like Prana for Hindus, Holy Spirit for Christians, Chi for Chinese, Ki for Japanese, Pneunum for Greeks, Bioplasmic energy for Russians, etc". The famous physicist and author of The Tao of Physics, Fritzof Capra has said ‘All particles are created from energy and vanish into energy. The whole universe appears as a dynamic web of inseparable energy patterns’.
Some of the recently understood and practised techniques like Crystal Therapy, Visualising, Reiki etc, used for holistic healing, are discussed elsewhere in this site. In the field of Holistic Health, in addition to the techniques, one can work with different other forms of vibrations to increase the width of spectrum of healing – like ability of different colours to harmonise working of the chakras, release embedded stress in the meridian path, proper diet depending on our work and lifestyle, prayers and chants, accepting and assimilating opportunities in life, etc. Detailed study and practice entail lifetime commitment. Because knowledge without devotion is of no use and devotion does not come without commitment from the soul and conscience.
With the advent of New Age Era of holistic health, we are opening up ourselves to an altered state of consciousness that were well understood by our ancestors in remote times but were suppressed during development of our civilisation, dismissed as demonic, superstitions, blind beliefs etc. This shift in the consciousness will be of great benefit to the humankind and is the only solution to turn the world away from the present course towards annihilation.
The famous scientist, Thomas Alva Edison, has rightly prophesied: “The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame of diet, life style, in the cause and prevention of illness”.
So rightly said, as today’s man is not looking for anatomical cures, but is indeed in search of real doctors i.e. a person who will support him to move in right path of life Holistically .
It was not long ago, we believed stone as dead and today we know it consists of intricate and intelligent, inter-relating forces within it. Everything, whether the smallest atom or the vast universe, has this intricate intelligent force in it. There is nothing as animate or inanimate in absolute truth – it only is the way energy manifests.
A human being is also a huge mass of energy manifestation – consisting of billions of cells, which in turn contain within them no less than the total genetic construction plans for our body, mind and soul, in the form of long spiral formed DNA chains. The intelligence of this highest vibrational energy has done the architecture of giving shape and structure to different life forms in different ways. Human intelligence may call it coincidence – did our universe and life arise out of a chain of coincidences, can unconscious matter bring forth consciousness, can it give form of a soul or spirit? At this point, even scientists have faced problems in explaining the phenomenon – though they have reached a point in believing the existence of a superior vibratory intellectual force, which is an infinite self sourcing energy, creating life – maintaining and changing forms. "Every culture talks of this manifestation of energy as life, but in different words, like Prana for Hindus, Holy Spirit for Christians, Chi for Chinese, Ki for Japanese, Pneunum for Greeks, Bioplasmic energy for Russians, etc". The famous physicist and author of The Tao of Physics, Fritzof Capra has said ‘All particles are created from energy and vanish into energy. The whole universe appears as a dynamic web of inseparable energy patterns’.
Some of the recently understood and practised techniques like Crystal Therapy, Visualising, Reiki etc, used for holistic healing, are discussed elsewhere in this site. In the field of Holistic Health, in addition to the techniques, one can work with different other forms of vibrations to increase the width of spectrum of healing – like ability of different colours to harmonise working of the chakras, release embedded stress in the meridian path, proper diet depending on our work and lifestyle, prayers and chants, accepting and assimilating opportunities in life, etc. Detailed study and practice entail lifetime commitment. Because knowledge without devotion is of no use and devotion does not come without commitment from the soul and conscience.
With the advent of New Age Era of holistic health, we are opening up ourselves to an altered state of consciousness that were well understood by our ancestors in remote times but were suppressed during development of our civilisation, dismissed as demonic, superstitions, blind beliefs etc. This shift in the consciousness will be of great benefit to the humankind and is the only solution to turn the world away from the present course towards annihilation.
The famous scientist, Thomas Alva Edison, has rightly prophesied: “The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame of diet, life style, in the cause and prevention of illness”.
So rightly said, as today’s man is not looking for anatomical cures, but is indeed in search of real doctors i.e. a person who will support him to move in right path of life Holistically .
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