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Although for the most part, medicine has stuck to its doctrine of symptom management with drugs and surgery being the only tools used to heal. There has been a slow but steady movement towards a more holistic approach to healing the human body. A mind-Body approach to medicine has become more popular recently. This is because the power of the mind is undisputed and its ability to affect the rate of healing the sick is widely acknowledged. But what role does spirituality play? Is the place for spirituality in medicine? Most of us pray at one time or another. We usually do this when we either want something really badly, or a situation has become so desperate that there is nothing else to do but pray.
For the most part, modern medicine has ignored the spiritual components of healing, preferring instead to rely on drugs, surgery and high-technology. They do not consider that medicine and prayer do not necessarily have to work exclusively of each other. Let us think about this for a moment. What happens when we pray? Do we simply speak the words, ask God a favor and hope for the best? It surely cannot be as shallow as that. There must be something else happening inside the body when we pray that we are simply not aware of.
Is the act of praying purely a religious function, or is there something else happening that we are not aware of? What happens to our minds when we pray? If we pray for a person that is sick, will it make any difference? If the mind is so powerful, then surely it must play a part in pray. We don't pray for the sake of praying. We pray because something is needed. For Example, a college student who studied hard and is still unsure of whether the exam will be passed. In this case the student will pray that he is able to remember what he has learned and that he understands it sufficiently to apply it to the exam paper. The prayer in this case was to allow the mind to perform at its peak. What is still under debate, is whether it is prayer that helps the student to perform well in the exam, whether it is affected because he studied hard, or whether it is a combination of both.
How can this work in relation to health? Is the process of getting healthy simply a matter of science and medicine, or does prayer play a part? Is there a link between positive thought and prayer? Is there a difference between praying for yourself, or being prayed for by somebody else?
Whether we pray or meditate, we reach down to the deepest part of ourselves and we concentrate our thoughts to one central point. We do this to get some kind of clarification on an issue or a dilemma that besets us at that particular time. Whether you believe in a higher power or not makes no difference. The power of prayer is real, and an increasing amount of doctors are starting to integrate it into the healing process.
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One book that I found very interesting and highly recommend is the best selling book, "The 9 Steps to Keep the Doctor Away", which is written by Dr Rashid Buttar. Here you will learn about how the power of prayer can be used as a tool for healing. Dr Buttar also shows readers that one does not have to be religious in order to use prayer and meditation for healing.
For more information on the bestselling book by Dr Rashid Buttar, please visit: http://www.the9steps.com
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