Preventive and emergency medicine keep the spiritual vehicle, the human body-mind, on the path. The assumption that when we die we automatically get another human body-mind is a big one, and even if we do, perhaps our circumstances will not be quite so fortunate as they are now. Simultaneously living aligned with spiritual purpose and engaging in the relative world is the knife-edge ridgeline we walk. Refining this skillful balancing to ever-higher levels requires a mind with a vast range of awareness, and infinite sensitivity to context and vibration. The mind becomes like a laser beam, clearly illuminating whatever one directs it toward, clearly seeing all the complex patterns woven together into the present moment, moment by moment.
Clear awareness is the best medicine for all situations in life, and in death.
Many years ago, I read books by Shakti Gawain and Louise Hay, introducing me to the concept of affirmation, a self-empowerment tool for attaining optimum health and harmony. Later, I learned of the Tibetan practice of transforming one's immediate surroundings into a sacred mandala, bringing wisdom and compassion into each and every moment. In Native American spirituality, each footstep is a prayer to Mother Earth and all her children. The form is not all-important, but just another lens through which the light shines, if we allow. Healing need not be complicated.