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Whole, Holistic,
by Sadhu Singh Khalsa, MSW, LISW |
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Most people believe that we are human beings seeking a spiritual experience. We are actually spiritual beings having a human experience. What a radical difference between these two statements. The first belief takes one outside of oneself and discounts self. The second belief says that we are already complete and perfect just the way we are. We need a radically different educational model that is built around the knowing that we are spiritual beings having a human experience.
We must approach each student with the understanding that they are a child of God. It then becomes our joy to assist them in a discovery process of their true identity and purpose in life -They should not have to wait to go to a university to become universal. The word ‘universe’ means one verse. i.e., one sound. We are all one. Quantum physics is teaching us that. Science and Spirituality are finding common ground. With that we will also have a whole new model of being in the world and a much better understanding of whom and what we are as light beings, referred to as Quantum Healing by Deepak Chopra: [1]
“Quantum healing is healing the body-mind from a quantum level. That means from a level which is not manifest at a sensory level. Our bodies ultimately are fields of information, intelligence and energy. Quantum healing involves a shift in the fields of energy information, so as to bring about a correction in an idea that has gone wrong. So quantum healing involves healing one mode of consciousness, mind, to bring about changes in another mode of consciousness, body.”
The major healing advances of the future will come from the ancient cultures and current practitioners of this ancient wisdom. These master practitioners have a spiritual base and have a systematized reservoir of healing technologies that are derivative from that foundation and are thousands of years old. These cultures and their teachers better understood the relationship between body, mind and soul and found ways to access higher states of consciousness and therefore higher states of health. The current Allopathic medical model is not well suited for personal growth, healing and soul development. Health and educational paradigms that are based upon understanding consciousness and its relationship to healing are much better suited for the healing and educational centers of today.
The concept that the mind is important in the treatment of illness is integral to the healing approaches of traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine, dating back more than 2,000 years. It was also noted by Hippocrates, who recognized the moral and spiritual aspects of healing, and believed that treatment could occur only with consideration of attitude, environmental influences, and natural remedies (ca. 400 B.C.). While this integrated approach was maintained in traditional healing systems in the East, developments in the Western world by the 16th and 17th centuries led to a separation of human spiritual or emotional dimensions from the physical body.
This separation began with the redirection of science, during the Renaissance and Enlightenment eras for the purpose of enhancing humankind’s control over nature. Technological advances (e.g., microscopy, the stethoscope, the blood pressure cuff, and refined surgical techniques) demonstrated a cellular world that seemed far apart from the world of belief and emotion. “The discovery of bacteria and, later, antibiotics further dispelled the notion of belief influencing health. Fixing or curing an illness became a matter of science (i.e., technology) and took precedence over, not beside, healing of the soul. As medicine separated the mind and the body, scientists of the mind (neurologists) formulated concepts, such as the unconscious, emotional impulses, and cognitive delusions, which solidified the perception that diseases of the mind were not ‘real,’ that is, not based in physiology and biochemistry.” [2]
Whole medical systems involve complete systems of theory and practice that have evolved independently from or parallel to Allopathic (conventional) medicine. Many are traditional systems of medicine that are practiced by individual cultures throughout the world. Major Eastern whole medical systems include traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), a whole medical system that originated in China. It is based on the concept that disease results from disruption in the flow of qi and imbalance in the forces of yin and yang. Practices such as herbs, meditation, massage, and acupuncture seek to aid healing by restoring the yin-yang balance and the flow of Qi. (TCM) and Ayurvedic medicine, a whole medical system that originated in India aims to integrate the body, mind, and spirit to prevent and treat disease. Therapies used include herbs, massage, and yoga, one of India's traditional systems of medicine.
Now there is an incredible acceleration of increasing awareness and consciousness. The impact of this will be felt in many fields particularly in the medical, psychology, communication, education and technology. For example, whole medical systems have been around for a long time. There was a separation between mind and body and now we are seeing the reemergence of this type of medicine once again due to the anomalies that the Allopathic model cannot answer at an academic level and human beings who want better health care. The current education and training program for doctors is woefully inadequate because it only deals with symptom relief not with healing of the whole being. Medical care is now the third leading cause of death in the United States. [3]
The perception that having control over nature produces a “better” culture has come at great expense to the planet and its inhabitants. We all are experiencing the results of this myopic focus. Imagine if our focus of all educational efforts and training was to be in alignment with nature rather than to exert control over nature, where would we be today? Being trained to be in atonement-at one ment with nature allows us to save ourselves from extinction. The choice is ours. When one cannot drink the water and breathe the air because of the toxins and pollutants in them we are in deep trouble.
Dr. Leland Kaiser, a recognized futurist and acknowledged authority on the changing healthcare system gives us a view of the future from an evolved state of awareness. [4] “The transformational leader is pulling in high energies because she is attuned to overall cosmic purposes, i.e., the healing and restoration of the planet earth. These energies manifest in her life space or work environment as synchronistic, synergetic, and serendipitous effects. A group of transformational leaders working together blend energies and create vortex effects that can bend space, alter time and change circumstances. In the future, they will form the nucleus of metanoic healthcare organizations that probe the limits of this creation. Through mind linking, transformational leaders planet-wide will create ‘virtual organizations’ that amplify and focus mind power on planetary restoration projects.”
Compare Dr. Kaiser thinking with traditional educational curricula with regard to administration, management, and marketing. He is ‘light’ years ahead. However, we need to apply his understanding to the training of health care professionals. In fact, some of the greatest advancements in health care come from the students of spiritual teachers. Dean Ornish’s heart treatment protocols came from his studying with Swami Muktananda. Deepak Chopra’s teacher was Maharishi Yogi. I believe that the students of spiritual teachers will usher in a new understanding of what it is to be human and to develop educational curricula that speaks to this new understanding. This new paradigm of understanding will influence every aspect of our lives. The insights and knowledge gained from holders of ancient wisdom will transform our society in terms of its technology, ideology, cosmology and social institutions. We will learn the benefit of increasing our awareness and consciousness as the purpose of our existence. In Sanskrit, there are 26 words for consciousness. We have four: conscious, unconscious, subconscious and superconscious. We are moving into the last one. This is our new frontier and this is where I believe the hope of our species lies.
References: 1. Excerpt from an interview conducted by Daniel Redwood with Deepak Chopra in an article titled, Quantum Healing. 2. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Whole Medical Systems: An Overview, February 14, 2008 3. Barbara Starfield, “Is U.S. Health Really the Best in the World?” JAMA, 284 (2000); 483-485 4. Dr. Leland Kaiser is a prolific author, prominent educator and nationally-known public speaker. Dr. Kaiser is president of Kaiser & Associates, a healthcare consulting firm located in Brighton, Colorado. He also holds an appointment as an associate professor, Graduate Program in Health Administration at the University of Colorado in Denver.
Sadhu Singh Khalsa, MSW, LISW is Founder of Total Health Recovery program and Healing the Warrior Program. He is also a certified Wellness Coach using the Wellness Inventory - a whole person assessment and awareness tool. Mr. Khalsa was the Mental Health Bureau Chief for the New Mexico Department of Corrections. Mr. Khalsa is psychospiritual holistic psychotherapist, administrator, grant writer and yoga teacher and International speaker. See www.TotalHealthRecoveryProgram.com and www.HealingtheWarrior.com |
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