“Good health” a lay person's perspective!

I was very fortunate to come across a wonderful blog by a person of great eminence in the medical world. His blog about good health is almost like a presentation, 'cutting across party-lines'... and therefore, it is only reasonable that readers here will not try to deliberately point any accusing arguement at that benevolent person whose compassion is spiritually-oriented towards his fellow beings, and it is this inclination that would have persuaded him to share the technicalities, in a lucid and 'easy to understand' manner!

It is obvious, that as a humble seeker, I too felt encouraged to respond with my own perspective of 'good health' to that blogger, as a token of gratitude... I felt overwhelmed when he generously showered his encouragement towards my point of view! So now, I felt that, perhaps.... a few of us would find it easy to take a look at a lay-person's view point first, and then if the opinion manages to nudge the inquisitiveness of our mind, the more technically relevant one, the more 'how-to-do-it' one might find a way into our mind's grasp.... the other person's blog is what I meant here!

My response was thus:

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It is very rare to find a 'doctor' describing, explaining and substantiating the subtle meaning of 'health'! Medical students seldom get a chance to focus on 'health' in as much detail as they look at dis-ease, and disease too, only in the reverse direction, looking out for symptom, attempting symptomatic relief first, and going to the root only if needed! The medicines usually wipe out the symptoms, and act as dis-ease relievers, rather than curbing the root cause of ailment... The human physiology does the job as a 'self-repair' and so this gap goes un-noticed, till it is some chronic ailment which also becomes acute ( the BP seldom gets cured, and over a period of time, ensures that several organs joins its list of 'affected' areas! Sugar problem includes sweets of all kinds, when it is a diabetes-case! Even fruits are prohibited, except pappaya and its likes! I am no expert on anatomy, but the restrictions baffle me, always! I did try to make an exception where I have ample leg-room, for instance, a very close person, a chronic and acute asthmatic since 9 years of age, cheerfully eats half a dozen bananas each day, if needed... that person used to be like 'any-other-chronic asthmatic who does not 'touch' a banana! Now, even the symptom is not so unbearable, though the puff-inhaler, salbutamol, etc is a must).
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My own experience of health is when I find my body improving its responses/receptivity to the outside world, when it finds its own freedom to look after itself well, when it is able to 'decide' what to accept, and what to expel, effortlessly and efficiently, and then offer the body to the spirit to manifest itself in an enhanced form!... Now the spirit is able to find its stability within, is able to vibrate through deep emotions, listen to every vibration as a response from its other-forms outside, and thoroughly rejoice its oneness even through that 'virtual-duality'! On certain days, I simply enjoy going without food, and or without sleep/rest etc even! The respective responses of hunger, tiredness, fatigue etc do happen, but only in its respective pockets, not disturbing the spirit in anyway (thanks to certain spiritual practices which afford an experience where even a full bladder, urgently waiting to empty itself, is being looked-at as a mere psychological barrier rather than an experiential physiological reality!!!... Something, I know, so difficult to look at, leave alone accepting! For example, certain meditative practices, while learning are to be rigidly encased in pre-conditions, like empty stomach, somewhat tired, eyes closed, etc... But when the body is taught and trained to become more amenable, we almost request the stomach, "Hey, dear stomach, I forgot to meditate, so please press your 'pause-button' for a while, and 'resume' after I finish the meditation... hey eyes, please do not look, for a while, go blank... while I mediate clandestinely!... It seems Buddha used to sleep eyes open, sitting, and staring blank!)....

A spiritual forum... and that must have led to make me turn 'topsy-turvy' in my comment, when people are expected to share their ailment-reliefs due to spiritual practices!
A wonderful blog... a rare treat!
psn

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The link to that blog:

http://www.speakingtree.in/public/spiritual-blogs/seekers/wellness/spiritualitythe-secret-of-well-being-and-good-health

Healthily yours,

psn (19^th June, 2013)