Saturday, February 6, 2010

Healing

I have written in many places, at many times that healing of mind, body, and spirit is dependent upon a spiritual relationship with the Holy One Blessed is He. This connection is based upon the Jewish practices of Torah, mitzvot and prayer. I know to many this sounds like an archaic way of life, but this is Jewish spiritual practice. It's been like this for centuries.
Jewish spirituality has a lot to do with fixing things that went wrong. The Kabbalah, for example, presents us with the theory of Tikkun Olam (the rectification of the universe) to deal with the mechanics of repair. Through Jewish tradition, we can fix what went wrong with our bodies, our emotions, and our minds. This may sound a bit fantastic or oversimplified, but it has proven its efficacy. All we need to do is get into our spiritual space. Healers know that spirituality and healing are interchangeable terms. If you wanted to heal some aspect of your life, you would have to encounter your spiritual self, where we encounter God.
Unfortunately many of us drift to other traditions like Yoga or Buddhism to seek spirituality and healing, but Judaism is just as effective as any other seemingly exotic tradition. You'll be hearing more about this.

For further information click on the title of this post to go to the Jewish healing website