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with understanding and become free from the bondage of karma, is illness which is a blessing.
We have often heard that just as the clothes are separate from the body, the soul is also separate from the body. The concept of them being different is a theory. Illness is a practical of this theory. While analyzing the achievement of the great scientist Edison who invented the electric bulb after breaking approximately 36,000 bulbs, someone had said : "after 36,000 failures Edison achieved success”. Edison expressed his disagreement with this statement. He clarified : "Just as you cannot ignore the results, you cannot ignore the efforts as well. My every experiment led me sequentially towards final achievement and hence my every attempt was a success or a step forward towards success. I have gained from every experiment. It is a different thing that people gained only from my last experiment and hence they saw only the last experiment as a success, but to my mind my every attempt was extremely precious".
To gain the realization that the soul and the body are two different things is extremely difficult, but during an illness you can make an attempt to gain that realization. It is possible that after several failed attempts like Edison you may gain the enlightenment. But you should give the recognition to each attempt as leading you towards your success. Hence if you think in this direction, a beautiful opportunity to realise the difference between the body and soul is given by illness which is a blessing.
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