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Wisdom Prevails

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     According to Sylvia Boorstein: “When the heart is noncombative, when it is peaceful- which happens when it is loving – the mind is clear. Wisdom prevails. We understand painful things happen because that’s the way life is. Complete God love, clear mind allows us to forgive life.”
     “The possibility of steadfast loving allows life – whatever its particulars- to always remain a gift.”
     But even Sylvia does not believe in passive acceptance of fate. So I read elsewhere in one of her books. Lately after I “surrender” after I stop struggling with the situation my mind relaxes and I get better insights. I no longer believe that God is punishing me when ordered food is delivered late. Instead I take time to think: “how can I get better service?”
     M. Tamura suggested: “When crises arise in your life, They aren’t due to something inherently wrong with you. Although you may take them personally, situations in your life don’t happen to you. They just happen and you are involved in them according to the way you respond to  [them].”
     I have new insights as to why I had my fall last March 16 after all I announced I would no longer be using my cane. I now think of specifics to improve my balance, to improve my diet etc.
 I think of how much vegetables to eat to improve my blood circulation to make sure my organs don’t suffer from oxygen depletion as learned from Dr Sarno.
     I even spend time planning more WAKI pen time – more than 300 counts. I also think of how much to increase my application of Dr Netario Cruz’ magnesium spray.
     I think of how to manage my emotions – not to repress them otherwise I will suffer from oxygen depletion. I think of how to get in touch with my finer self, deepen my understanding of the situation and reach out for solution already blowing in the wind as taught by Rabbi Balfour Brickner.

Mainstream Medicine

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My favorite Dr Sarno quoted Benjamin Franklin: “Nor is it of much importance to us to know the manner in which nature executes her laws; tis enough to know the laws themselves.”

I don’t agree with Benjamin Franklin. I have an inquisitive and investigative mind. Family, culture and environment saved me from being a heretic. I have to admit I am a repressed iconoclast. I have had a difficult time accepting things in faith although for many, many years I was too compliant to authority. Too many years of conformity led to my severe , clinical depression in the 90s. I suspect my many ailment sprang from suppressed emotions. This I learned recently from reviewing a book of Dr John Sarno.

Much of what I have written in my website is “only circumstantial evidence, but it is highly suggestive” (Paraphrased from Dr Sarno)

I wish somebody more qualified han I am would pick up the data and conduct formal research.

According to Dr Sarno: “Modern medicine has been primarily mechanical and tructural in orientation. The body is viewed as an exceedingly complex machine and illness is a malfunction in the machine brought about by infection,trauma, inherited defects, degeneration, and of course, cancer. At the same time medical science has had a love affair with the laboratory, believing that nothing is valid unless it can be demonstrated in that arena.”

I know too well from experience my doctors require laboratory tests before each visit. It makes me feel that going to the doctors without laboratory result would be useless!

“Unfortunately, some things are difficult to study in the laboratory. One of these is the mind and its organ the brain.”

“But since most physicians see their role only as treating the body, the psychological part of the problem  is neglected even though its the basic cause.”

I have the Power

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I wish I knew this when I was younger!

Ms Boorstein wrote: “It’s incredibly easy to become confused. The mind become overwhelmed – by a challenge or its impulsive response to a challenge and becomes confused, misreads what’s happening, and frightens itself.

“Mindfulness doesn’t erase confusion as much as it notices it and dissolves, or at least  reduces the fear about it. As fear lessens, misperceptions begin to correct themselves. And opportunities for correction… are always available.”

Antidote to Angst

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The Buddhism of Sylvia Boorstein inspires me to trust life. She wrote:
“Terrible things do happen. I do believe that fully mindful prayer, undistracted presence establishes the capacity of the mind to see clearly, and when necessary to surrender gracefully.”

“…that it is possible for the mind to be at ease whatever the circumstance.”

“…the capacity of the mind to manage even very challenging situations gracefully.”

“…inclined the mind to the insight that everything is manageable, absolutely everything.”

Thus my prayer has been as inspired by Rabbi Balfour Brickner. I pray to access my finer self, deal with my emotions, access a deeper understanding of the situation and reach out for a solution.
M. Tamura wrote that the answers are already in me.

Sylvia Boorstein Yet Again.

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I like the radical and rational Rabbi Balfour Brickner. I also like the congenial, Buddhist practised-minded Sylvia Boorstein.
She wrote: I think what most excited me (and many other westerners) about Buddhism was that it offers a succinct explanation for suffering. It recognizes that pain is a given in lfe, but still offers the possibility of the end of suffering (by ending the extra pain of struggling with situations beyond our control.

In my life my living model for the non-struggle pathway are my own husband, Dr Jean Netario Cruz and Tato Malay.

“The end of suffering, I learned was something I could bring about through my own practice. IT DEPENDED ON ME. And, I didn’t have to believe it was true, or say I believed it was true, or make any declaration of faith at all.”

“The Buddha’s elegant and succinct teaching about the possibility of the end of suffering – not the end of pain, but the end of suffering- I was captivated, and I was thrilled and I was reassured. The idea that it was possible, in the middle of this very life, fully engaged in life, to live contentedly and compassionately was completely compelling.”

Between what I learned from the Rabbi  about prayer and the above statements of Sylvia Boorstein I can now enjoy LIFE without being fearful I am not doing enough to appease an ANGRY God (of the Old Testament!)!!!!!