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Healing:
- A person who is sick can be helped by looking at the tzitzit (7).
- A woman who loses a lot of blood and has no set period can be harmed
by wine. Nevertheless, the cure for her is wine which a true Tzaddik has
looked at (29).
- Understanding brings peace, and peace is the source of healing. Therefore
the remedy for sickness is devotion to Torah, which brings wisdom and the
knowledge of God (56:6).
- Immersing in the mikvah brings understanding and therefore healing
(Ibid. 7).
- It is best to rely only on God. Someone who does not, has no option
but to devise all kinds of complicated methods of trying to get what he needs.
If he is sick, for example, he may have to look for all kinds of special
drugs and medicines, and often the ones he needs are not available where
he lives, while those which are available are useless for his condition.
But the goodness of God reaches everywhere. God has the power to cure all
wounds and illnesses. He is always available. If you are ill, you should
rely only on prayers and supplications. They are always available, and they
will certainly help. If you depend on doctors and medicines you will have
to do a lot of searching because you will have to look for the right doctor
with the right medicines. And it is usually impossible to find them, because
doctors do more harm than good (14:11).
- When a person has no faith in the Sages there is no cure for his malady.
The remedy is to make a vow and fulfill it at once. This will restore his
faith in the Sages, and then he will be completely cured (57:2).
- Sweating is a cure for fever (263).
- The main cure for any illness depends on a redemption. The Torah only
permits the doctor to heal after the redemption has been made. The redemption
is necessary in order to sweeten the harsh judgements. Only then can the
doctor help to cure the patient, not beforehand (II, 2:3).
- Charity is a cure for all diseases (4:12).
- There are people who suffer from the most terrible illnesses, God
forbid. They are all caused by their inadequate faith. When faith is lacking,
it can bring on the most terrible afflictions which can be cured neither
by prayers nor through the merit of the Fathers. Even cries and groans of
distress will not help, though in other cases the cries of the sick awaken
God's pity. But when faith is lacking even this doesn't help. The only answer
is to cry out from the very depths of the heart. This will restore one's
faith and bring healing.
- Anyone who wants to take care of himself should keep well away from
physicians and doctors. They are notorious for the damage they cause (Rabbi
Nachman's Wisdom 50).
- Reciting psalms can help cure someone who is sick. But it needs strong
trust in God, and then He will send help and the patient will be healed and
rise from his sickbed (Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom 98).
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