== AM'S VIEW ON MEDICAL PATHYS ==
Namaskar,
As sadhakas, one of our chief duties is to keep ourselves in tip-top
condition and disease-free. Otherwise in an unhealthy condition, we will
not be able to progress along the path of sadhana & spread His divine
teachings.
Here following is a brief look at the various pathys so we can begin to
consider their strengths and drawbacks.
BASIC NECESSITY: CURING DISEASE
As we all have a three-fold personality -- physical, psychic, and spiritual
-- so we have to keep all in proper condition...keep all maintained.
There is one proverb in Samskrta:
Sariram vya'dhi mandiram
'Where there is a body, disease comes'.
In other words, the residing place of disease is the body.
Disease may come so it is our duty to cure it.
WHICH APPROACH OF MEDICINE TO FOLLOW
Now the question is, which system of medicine is better. On this very
point, each and every individual may have their own opinion. But the
purpose of this letter is to highlight some critical things, what way Baba
has given His own opinion.
In one discourse Baba says, that in allopathy patients usually die because
of selection of improper medicines. And you can understand the tragedy,
since the medicines are crude and have poisonous side effects. Due to this,
if the selection of medicine is wrong then it can create grave danger--
even death.
So, two things are of importance here:
(1) No doctor of any pathy can confidently claim that: This is the proper
medicine', as their selection is only based on their "best guess", and on
that assumption they administer the medicine.
(2) If some medicines are crude-- virtually poison-- & have been given or
introduced, then the patient may die due to this.
BABA'S RHYME
That's why Baba has jokingly made one rhyme. Baba says:
Shat ma'ri bhavet vaedhyah. Sahasra ma'ri cikitsakah (HS-1)
The meaning is, if a doctor kills 100 patients by introduction of the wrong
medicine, then he becomes qualified as "Vaedyah". And if a doctor kills
1000 persons by the wrong medicines, then one becomes "Cikitsak".
Here we should understand that "vaedhyah" means a less qualified doctor and
"cikitsak" means a fully qualified doctor. In this way Baba makes mockery
of the situation.
So Baba is making a joke that one of the qualifications of being an expert
allopathic doctor depends on how many patients one has harmed through the
dispensing of their toxic allopathic medicines.
The reason is that the introduction of crude medicine to a helpless patient
invites catastrophe. And this is quite common and very obvious in
allopathic medicines. Because they are more dangerous, more crude.
DANGERS OF AYURVEDA
Many innocent persons on the other hand, believe that ayurvedic medicines
are not crude. But such persons are wrong. Indeed Baba explains that
ayurvedic and unani system of medicines, are all based on the crude
introduction of medicines. That is, the administration of such medicine
that can cause harm.
So according to Baba's teachings, we have to understand. That when the body
is there, then disease will come and it needs treatment. And to treat it,
it needs medicine. And medicine can be given, only by guessing. That is,
one can only guess -- one cannot know for certain-- before giving any
medicine that this is absolutely the correct medicine or whether this is
definitively the wrong medicine.
So in this delicate situation, if medicine is not crude, then that is more
safe.
BENEFITS OF HOMEOPATHY
For this reason, Baba appreciates homeopathic medicines. Because
homeopathic medicines are very subtle medicines. And even if the selection
is wrong, then in most cases it does not harm. Although the wrong
homeopathic medicine may not bring about cure; yet it will not be as
disastrous as wrong ayurvedic or allopathic medicines.
And the special quality of these homeopathic systems is, that they are
subtle and they work in a very deeper way. For, these medicines are
directly working on the symptoms of the patient. That is highly beneficial.
Baba says, "In homeopathy whose principle is "Samah samam shamayati" (like
cures like), the disease is not treated, but the symptom of the disease is
treated. No matter whether the disease is diarrhea or malaria, the symptom
is treated and not the disease. Moreover, the medicine is applied in a
subtle form. It is theorized that the subtle affects the crude, hence
subtle medicine is applied to cure the crude disease. The more subtle the
medicine, the more effective the result on the crude disease." (Disc
Mahabharata, p. 21-2)
In contrast, medicines of other systems do not work on the symptoms of the
patient. But rather, on the symptoms of the disease. And Baba warns us that
this can create problems.
WE SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE TYPE OF TREATMENT
Due to our AM lifestyle another critical point is needed to mention. That,
because of the practice of proper food, asana, sadhana, and ideation, the
mind becomes subtler and subtler. And that affects the body also. So the
body affects the mind, and the mind affects the body. By following AM
teachings, the entire existence becomes more subtle than common non-Margii
citizens. Due to this change, the body of Margis becomes more sensitive.
So Margiis have to be very cautious and alert while taking and selecting
any type of medicine or pathy for their treatment. The same medicines of
ayurvedic and allopathic system can be more disastrous for Margiis in
comparison to non-Margis. In some cases there may be no other option. But
for the overall treatment of the body, in our practical approach one chief
option main remains: Taking treatment via homeopathy.
Baba says, "The principles, application and philosophy of homeopathy are
completely different from [other] medical treatments. Homeopathy treats the
symptoms of the patient, not the disease or its symptoms. So there is very
little possibility of causing harm, even if the diagnosis is not quite
correct. A doctor with good powers of observation and a subtle sense of
discrimination can easily prescribe remedies according to the patient's
symptoms." (HS-1)
Namaskar,
Surya
NOTE 1: AYURVEDA AGAINST SURGERY
Some claim that the ayurvedic system is supported by Baba. But that is not
correct. Baba says, "In the pure ayurvedic system, there is no surgery."
(MHB, p.21)
So in support of surgery Baba says, "Homeopathy should embrace surgery, and
if this is done it will be good for the all-round welfare of the people."
('Guidelines for Commencing Microvita Research')
So, surgery is of great value and pure ayurveda does not include surgery.
NOTE 2: VAEDYAK SYSTEM APPROVES OF SURGERY
And the Ayurveda system should not be confused with the vaedyak system
given by Lord Shiva which does include surgery. Because Lord Shiva Himself
approved the vaedyak system of medicine.
But this vaedyak system got a serious blow after the arrival of Buddhism.
Since then various dogmas and superstitions were injected and that had a
horribly detrimental effect on the progress of medicine. Rather it sent
medicine back into the dark ages. Due to the dogma of Buddhism, the dead
body was prohibited for use in dissection.
Thus because of Buddha's dogmatic influence and that of the Puranic
religion, India went far behind in surgery. At the time of the Mahabharat
period, surgery was quite common. And that was not due to ayurveda; rather,
it was because of vaedyak shastra.
In the Discourses On the Mahabharat Baba has revealed the above fact.
History is there that King Jarasandh, at the time of his birth he was born
via cesarean, and the doctor was the lady doctor Jara' who stitched
Jarasandh's body parts together. This marked how the people of that period
were well acquainted with surgery. But later on this science of surgery
faced serious problem, due to the dogmatic beliefs of Buddhism, and
research on medical science could not be done. So India lagged behind, in
surgery. (Reference Disc MHB, p.24)
NOTE 3: ORIGIN OF HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT STARTED IN INDIA
Baba says, "Visa cikitsa (treatment thru poison)is native to India, and
its first reference is found in the Mahabharata period. Later on this visa cikitsa
(treatment thru poison) was encouraged not by Aryans, but rather by
non-Aryans, and South India, especially Malabar, saw it expand a lot. These
people attribute the origin of visa cikitsa (treatment thru poison) to Lord
Krsna, i.e., visa cikitsa (treatment thru poison) was originated by Krsna.
And vaedyaka shastra was originated by Lord Sadashiva..."
"But the originator of visa cikitsa (treatment thru poison)was Lord
Krsna. In the Mahabharata period, it was appreciated a lot, and people
discussed it and practised it by applying different venoms such as the
venom of the snake, the venom of the spider, the venom of the scorpion,
etc., to cure snake bite, spider bite, scorpion bite, etc. In course of
time, it was neglected. At last it had some place in the royal family of
Cochin. This system is neglected nowadays, but if it is encouraged, a new
system will be added to medical science." (MHB, p.22-23)
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Food Problems and Their Solution
Baba says, "Planet Earth is rich enough to feed a far greater number of
people than the present population. But due to lack of coordinated
co-operation, collective efforts, a proper ideology and proper planning,
the human society has been fragmented into many belligerent groups and
sub-groups, and into rich and poor nations. Because of this fissiparous
tendency, human beings are presently incapable of producing enough food to
meet the demand. The tragedy is that there are enough resources to supply
proper food to all human beings in the world, but the defect lies in the
present approach of the existing socioeconomic systems." (PNS-13, p.44)
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