Digest Number 681

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Brian wrote:

I empathize with your friend in very many ways. I know from

experiencethat this pain is temporary and if respected as the healing

mechanism thatit is will bring about a wonderful healing within his

being.Please tell him that it is my advice to accept the pain and

live with it,to be who he is, exemplify his qualities of God despite

the pain.

Dear Brian ~ you had a lot of good and true things to say about pain,

things I have tried to tell myself over and over through the past 10

years as I have undergone a journey into Neuroendocrine Immune

Disorder. What is my body telling me? That I was so traumatized as a

child that now that I'm an adult, this illness has come like a thief

in the night to steal my ability to work, to take my time away

because I am too sick to do anything, and to test my faith.

I am lucky because I believe that everything has a purpose, even

beyond the obvious physical one of pain that you mentioned. So what

do I do? I work at thinking positively about healing. I go to the

doctor. I pray and say mantras. I work to stay connected to my

source. I pray for others who are in pain from physical or emotional

ailments.

And to Sana I would say, in addition to the other recommendations that

Brian made, you might want to get a copy of the book, "The Power of

Intention," by Wayne Dyer. Read it first yourself, then give it to

your friend. Put your friend's name on the Devi Mandir Prayer List so

we can pray for him (we won't know which name is his, so you don't

have to worry about that).

Be there for your friend and let him know he can talk to you about his

feelings. Sometimes just being able to talk to someone can be the

greatest medicine. And finally, if you can get some vibhuti powder (I

don't know if Shree Maa and Swami carry this at their store), give it

to him and ask him to, now and then, put a little on his tongue. It

has great healing properties. Once place you can get it is

www.ammachi.org and click on the picture of the rudraksha beads to go

to the site's store. I think vibhuti would probably be under puja

items. My heartfelt best wishes to you and your friend ~ Linda