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COMPATIBILITY OF HOMEOPATHY
AND YOGA
Dr. G. B. Kar
At one time, the treatment of disease was in the hands of the priests, but later on, man was divided by theologians and thinkers into three entities, body, mind and spirit. To each part of man a different variety of specialist was allotted. The physician took charge of man's body, and the mind and spirit remained as before in the hands of the saints. Gradually, treatment was based on the physical level only, and the mental and spiritual aspects were neglected. The homeopathic system of treatment gives prime importance to the vital energy or prana, and the yogic method is reflected in its entire extent. Now I am going to narrate the yogic methods in the homeopathic principle as stated by our great master, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of the science. When Dr. Hahnemann started writing the principles of homeopathy he said that the duty of the physician is a mission. It is not the ordinary duty, the routine work. It is missionary work as was told by our great yogis, from a holistic point of view. It is a dedicated sacrificing work. Every doctor should bear that in mind.
Therefore, he has said that we have to deal with an art whose aim is the saving of human life; any neglect in making ourselves the master of it is a crime. Here Dr. Hahnemann warned all the homeopathic doctors not to be negligent in their practice. If one makes any mistake in dealing with the life of a person, it will become a crime and the doctor himself will be a criminal.
It is well understood that the homeopathic science starts with the yogic path, in relation to the duty of the physician. As saints, without considering caste, creed, sex, age nor position, actually worked with the missionary spirit for human beings, so doctors should follow the same path. It is a religious, yogic path that grew in Dr. Hahnemann's mind.
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