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 I have always wanted to help people and be kind to them in their
distress. So, being a doctor was the best option I had. In my
endeavor to study Medicine, God would have it that I study
Homeopathy. And, I’ve been fascinated with it, ever since. It gives
me a sense of fulfillment that would never have been possible
practicing conventional medicine. The Aphorisms 1 and 2 of Hahnemann’s Organon of Medicine formed the cornerstone of this
mission in my life:
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The physician’s
high and only mission is to restore the sick to health, to cure,
as it is termed.
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The highest ideal
of cure is rapid, gentle and permanent restoration of the
health, or the removal and annihilation of the disease in its
whole extent, in the shortest, most reliable and most harmless
way, on easily comprehensible principles.”
I believe that
homoeopathy is the answer to treating suffering not only at the
level of the body, but also at the level of the mind. It brings a
sense of balance into one’s life-not just a temporary relief of
symptoms. In homoeopathy, one has to learn to be close to God as
well as understand oneself deeply. That is the principle by which
our remedies work…healing from within outwards.
I find that the
homoeopathic way of life means sensitivity to the suffering of
people in their daily lives at home, at work or within themselves.
It looks at a person as a human being created by God that needs love
and help in a time of distress – not just a clinical case with a
diagnosis.
The practice of
homoeopathy has captured my heart and my mind. Helping people with
homoeopathy enables them live happier and more balanced lives. Doing
so, with a purpose, as in Aphorism 9, Hahnemann himself affirms:
“….. so that our indwelling, reason gifted mind can freely employ
this living, healthy instrument for the higher purposes of our
existence”.
Today, I feel blessed
to be able to use this wonderful gift of healing. Humbled by its
enormous potential and greatness, I continually hope to be inspired
to learn from the wholeness Homeopathy has to offer, as also to
contribute my little bit to make this science well respected and
more accessible to the world today.
(Dr. Leela is seen here with her husband Neil and children David and
Alysha.)
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