The Importance of considering the soul
Obviously, the crucial matter here is the spiritual identity of the soul. That is where the natural scientists state “You cannot prove it! You cannot prove that we exist eternally! You cannot prove that somebody has created us. You cannot prove that there is a meaning to life. You cannot prove it and therefore we are in charge, and you are just speculating hypothetically about some spiritual identity.” That is basically their approach. What is OIDA therapy’s answer to that? It is very important and interesting. OIDA therapy applies the science of impartial observation of the well being and of the social interactions of everyone; of the patient after coming in contact with a bright view of life based on faith, and on the mystical practice of different recommendations which have been handed down in our human society since time immemorial.
I am talking about traditions which have been practiced by ancient cultures, such as the Incas, the Mayas, the Aztecs or the tribal practitioners in their relationship with nature; the original mystical teachings of famous world religions; the religious festivals, with the recommended prayers, or the rules and regulations they have taught for the appropriate interaction with each other; the special rituals, such as fire sacrifices, sanctifying food, coming together in association with others for certain spiritual uplifting, the counseling with advanced members of their faith and the degrees of responsibility the individuals have to accept in order to harmonize with the mystical teachings, such as the prayers and meditations which have been handed down by their discipular traditions. Another example of these mystical traditions are Holy books, received in many different ways written, oral, knitted or in oracle form, and astrological information regarding what can be expected of life in this cycle as time passes. In other words, so many sophisticated mystical hints have been given in all spiritual traditions with the intention of healing and keeping people on the right track. This means that people are not only supposed to stay where they are, but that they should develop a spiritual and mystical process of perfecting themselves. Many ceremonies existed among the ancient cultures specifically to help those who manifested some kind of disorder.
When people follow a mystical tradition seriously, we presume that they have fewer problems. For example India’s divorce rate is still one of the lowest in the world, so there must be some remainder of the tradition which teaches them not to abandon their family.
We can understand from modern psychology that any dysfunctional system must inherently have some psychological problems. Therefore, when we look for a mystical tradition to place our faith in, we are looking for functional units, which attract our attention. If it does not work for others, why should it work for me?
We perceive our modern society as extremely and increasingly dysfunctional. Mystical traditions have not been given the chance to expose their capacity for producing healthy and functional people and units. And why is that? Why are major religions apparently allowing what is happening to Mother Earth? Precisely because with the so-called marriage of state and some religious organizations misunderstanding and hypocrisy, which are the characteristics of this our present age, were introduced creating the exact opposite of a trustworthy mystical environment.
Once when I traveled to Paraguay as a Hindu monk I was put in jail as soon as I arrived just because the dictator government had made a deal with a prominent local religious institution saying that it would stop other religious groups from spreading, if this institution would keep on supporting the dictatorship.