Doctors - A Silver Lining
Posted on Jul 01, 2023 by Harsha Vardhan (Founder Director & Trainer)
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Doctor’s day
Hippocrates once said, “The greatest medicine of all is teaching people how not to need it."
Doctors Day in India is celebrated on July 1st each year to commemorate the birth and death anniversary of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, one of India's most renowned physicians and statesmen. Dr. Roy's outstanding contributions to healthcare, as a physician and as the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, earned him the Bharat Ratna in 1991. The government of India declared July 1st as Doctors Day to honour his legacy and recognize the selfless service of doctors across the nation.
Let us acknowledge today the medical professionals’ tireless dedication, expertise, and compassion who work in long shifts to safeguard the nation's health. This day serves as a reminder of the invaluable contributions doctors make to society and highlights the evolving landscape of medicine. Trying times like Covid pandemic proved their mettle and even martyrdom.
The moment we feel helpless due to an ailment we simply surrender to them as if they wield a magic wand. Our trust in them is half the cure. Be it allopathy, ayurvedic or homeopathy, wherever our faith goes, their medicines work. Doctors play a crucial role in society, combining scientific knowledge, clinical skills, and empathy to provide medical care and improve the well-being of individuals. Their dedication and expertise contribute to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, saving countless lives and alleviating suffering.
Future of medicine:
Albert Einstein once said...
”Future medicines will be the medicine of frequencies”
The field of medicine is rapidly evolving, driven by advancements in technology, research, and global collaboration. Emerging fields such as genomics, telemedicine, artificial intelligence, and precision medicine are reshaping the way healthcare is delivered. A day will come when doctors will treat with light and sound frequencies.
These advancements hold the promise of earlier disease detection, personalized treatments, improved patient outcomes, and increased accessibility to quality healthcare, particularly in remote areas. With continued innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration, the future of medicine in India looks promising, ensuring better health outcomes for all.
Pitfalls of Modern Medicine:
While modern medicine has made remarkable progress, it also faces certain challenges. Rising healthcare costs, the side effects of modern medicine, limited access to care in rural areas, and disparities in healthcare delivery are persistent issues that need to be addressed.
We are yet to ascertain the origin of Covid 19. Preventing misuse of high-end technologies such CRISPR gene editing technology, genome mapping, synthetic biology, nanotechnology, A.I. etc. pose a great risk to humanity when done on humans in uncontrolled competitive manner. Doctors’ reliance on plain values and salts without the human touch can make them robot like. It is only a matter of time when Artificial Intelligence may replace doctors, given their mechanistic approach.
The karmic equation:
This noble profession is precious for its potential to earn karma. The ability to save lives, bringing relief to an ailing body and mind is a huge plus point for any soul. The doctors can attain great karma if they carry out their job in a serviceful manner rather than a business-like manner. The commercial nature of medical science dilutes the spiritual gains over the material gains.
All doctors must always try to prevent the use of medicine or at best, minimise it. The medical science must use tools like nutrition and life styles that prevent diseases rather than wait till people get sick so that they may treat them. They have control of patient’s placebo effect to their advantage and they can easily guide others with advice and human touch.
Doctors should work more humanely and not like a robot. Alleviating the symptoms alone should not be the goal. Medical science must work holistically and take into account a patient’s mind, body and soul. Medical industry be turned into service model and not a factory model.
I am sure with such noble things incorporated into our medical culture, it will become a sewa and accrue huge karmic earnings in the after-life.