Comments on: What Hinduism Can Offer To Help With Your Pain: Part 4 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/92/what-hinduism-can-offer-to-help-with-your-pain-part-4/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: HtCwP http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/92/what-hinduism-can-offer-to-help-with-your-pain-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3349 HtCwP Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:46:19 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/92/what-hinduism-can-offer-to-help-with-your-pain-part-4/#comment-3349 Good book suggestion. Any other books people have found helpful? Good book suggestion. Any other books people have found helpful?

]]> By: jeisea http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/92/what-hinduism-can-offer-to-help-with-your-pain-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3347 jeisea Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:41:04 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/92/what-hinduism-can-offer-to-help-with-your-pain-part-4/#comment-3347 <p>My pain psychiatrist Dr William W author of books such as "the Home Psychiatrist" very much believes in spiritual healing. I don't think it matters much where your spirituality comes from or whether you follow a particular faith, worship God/Gods, or if, like our Australian Aborigines, your spirit is one with nature which if you think about it makes a lot of sense. People who have faith and are suffering can take comfort in their spirituality, knowledge from tradition and guidance form doctrine, the Bible, Koran spiritual elders, sages . At present I'm reading a book my GP suggested, "Perfect Health" by Deepak Chopra MD. It outlines the Ayurvedic approach to medicine in which the mind and body, the psyche and physiology are both important and have an interconnectedness. Sages are said to have gained enlightenment through meditation which is an integral part of Ayurveda. There is an understated spiritual element throughout the book. Deepak Chopra has written several books about aspects of spirituality. Towards the end there is a very large section on 'The Myth of 'No pain, No Gain'" with emphasis throughout the book on balance and listening to your body and being guided by you own unique natural intelligence. I am enjoying the reading so far and appreciate the strong sense of doing the right thing by yourself, your body, your spirit, others and nature.<br /> jeisea</p> My pain psychiatrist Dr William W author of books such as “the Home Psychiatrist” very much believes in spiritual healing. I don’t think it matters much where your spirituality comes from or whether you follow a particular faith, worship God/Gods, or if, like our Australian Aborigines, your spirit is one with nature which if you think about it makes a lot of sense. People who have faith and are suffering can take comfort in their spirituality, knowledge from tradition and guidance form doctrine, the Bible, Koran spiritual elders, sages . At present I’m reading a book my GP suggested, “Perfect Health” by Deepak Chopra MD. It outlines the Ayurvedic approach to medicine in which the mind and body, the psyche and physiology are both important and have an interconnectedness. Sages are said to have gained enlightenment through meditation which is an integral part of Ayurveda. There is an understated spiritual element throughout the book. Deepak Chopra has written several books about aspects of spirituality. Towards the end there is a very large section on ‘The Myth of ‘No pain, No Gain’” with emphasis throughout the book on balance and listening to your body and being guided by you own unique natural intelligence. I am enjoying the reading so far and appreciate the strong sense of doing the right thing by yourself, your body, your spirit, others and nature.
jeisea

]]> By: HtCwP http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/92/what-hinduism-can-offer-to-help-with-your-pain-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3202 HtCwP Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:58:07 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/92/what-hinduism-can-offer-to-help-with-your-pain-part-4/#comment-3202 Good question, Missy. I read a good book about how different religious traditions view pain and suffering, but it was for the Hindu paper I wrote and was pretty academic. When I was suffering, I looked to my own tradition, Quakerism. How about others... any book suggestions? Good question, Missy. I read a good book about how different religious traditions view pain and suffering, but it was for the Hindu paper I wrote and was pretty academic.

When I was suffering, I looked to my own tradition, Quakerism.

How about others… any book suggestions?

]]> By: missy http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/92/what-hinduism-can-offer-to-help-with-your-pain-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3045 missy Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:21:45 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/92/what-hinduism-can-offer-to-help-with-your-pain-part-4/#comment-3045 were there any particular spiritual related books you found most helpful when you were suffering from pain or others you would recommend? were there any particular spiritual related books you found most helpful when you were suffering from pain or others you would recommend?

]]> By: HtCwP http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/92/what-hinduism-can-offer-to-help-with-your-pain-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3025 HtCwP Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:43:34 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/92/what-hinduism-can-offer-to-help-with-your-pain-part-4/#comment-3025 <p>Thanks, Lynn. In what way has spirituality helped you with pain?</p> Thanks, Lynn. In what way has spirituality helped you with pain?

]]> By: Lynn http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/92/what-hinduism-can-offer-to-help-with-your-pain-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3014 Lynn Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:45:37 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/92/what-hinduism-can-offer-to-help-with-your-pain-part-4/#comment-3014 Spirituality has been a key element throughout my life especially during times of great struggle, allowing me to overcome and grow--I appreciate your articles regarding spirituality and insights into other religions unfamiliar to me--they've been quite helpful, as dealing with chronic pain has been the greatest struggle of my life. It has seemed as though I've had to start my life over from what I had ever known it to be. I get tripped up on thinking I can overcome the chronic pain and erase it completely from life. Spirituality has been a key element throughout my life especially during times of great struggle, allowing me to overcome and grow–I appreciate your articles regarding spirituality and insights into other religions unfamiliar to me–they’ve been quite helpful, as dealing with chronic pain has been the greatest struggle of my life. It has seemed as though I’ve had to start my life over from what I had ever known it to be. I get tripped up on thinking I can overcome the chronic pain and erase it completely from life.

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