QUESTION:
Shalom u’berachah (peace and blessings). I am a family doctor. I have had the great opportunity to listen to some of the Rav’s lectures on the topic of healing [the series דע את רפואתך], and I enjoyed it very much. From these lectures, I have understood the Torah Jew’s perspective on the nature of people. I have never seen material like this in any other place.
I very much want to know if the Rav can share with me any practical tools which can help me in healing others. What I want to know is: Is there any sefer, or any guidance the Rav can give, in the medical field, which I can use in healing others, so that I can see beyond Western healing, which does not use the Torah’s view in healing people?
I want to emphasize that I am NOT asking about “Alternative Medicine”, but about something else. Here is an example of what I mean. A person comes to me complaining of various symptoms. According to the Western approach to healing, there is no connection between the various symptoms he is having. But according to the Torah’s approach [as the Rav has explained in the lectures] there is always one root issue which is causing all of the seeming unrelated symptoms. If I can identify the root issue, I could accomplish two things. Firstly, by discovering the root issue, I can discover additional issues that the sick person wasn’t aware of. Secondly, I would be able to deal with the root of his symptoms and thereby heal all of the symptoms together.
I would be very happy to hear the Rav’s view on this.
I very much want to know if the Rav can share with me any practical tools which can help me in healing others. What I want to know is: Is there any sefer, or any guidance the Rav can give, in the medical field, which I can use in healing others, so that I can see beyond Western healing, which does not use the Torah’s view in healing people?
I want to emphasize that I am NOT asking about “Alternative Medicine”, but about something else. Here is an example of what I mean. A person comes to me complaining of various symptoms. According to the Western approach to healing, there is no connection between the various symptoms he is having. But according to the Torah’s approach [as the Rav has explained in the lectures] there is always one root issue which is causing all of the seeming unrelated symptoms. If I can identify the root issue, I could accomplish two things. Firstly, by discovering the root issue, I can discover additional issues that the sick person wasn’t aware of. Secondly, I would be able to deal with the root of his symptoms and thereby heal all of the symptoms together.
I would be very happy to hear the Rav’s view on this.
ANSWER:
In order to know this, you need to have a very clear understanding of the soul. This is explained in the series on the Four Elements. Besides for this, you also need to recognize the relationship between the body and the various abilities of the soul. This is explained about in Sefer Yetzirah chapters 3, 4, 5 [refer to the Rav’s shiurim on Sefer Yetzirah in those places]. A clear knowledge of the relationship between the body and soul will give you an approach on how to connect the body and soul together.
When it comes to any physical symptoms, you need to see where its root is in the soul. Then, accordingly, you can also see how it relates to other areas of the body and soul, and vice versa. From an understanding of issues in the soul, you can reflect on how an issue in the soul is affecting the body. In order to understand this, one needs an in-depth study of it, and to date, there is no sefer yet on this topic, and there are no lectures yet either about it. A few classes on this topic were given in the series called דע את גופך (Getting To Know Your Body), but due to all sorts of reasons, this series was discontinued. If the Creator wills it, the time for it [the completion of this series] will come.
When it comes to any physical symptoms, you need to see where its root is in the soul. Then, accordingly, you can also see how it relates to other areas of the body and soul, and vice versa. From an understanding of issues in the soul, you can reflect on how an issue in the soul is affecting the body. In order to understand this, one needs an in-depth study of it, and to date, there is no sefer yet on this topic, and there are no lectures yet either about it. A few classes on this topic were given in the series called דע את גופך (Getting To Know Your Body), but due to all sorts of reasons, this series was discontinued. If the Creator wills it, the time for it [the completion of this series] will come.
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