162 The Dharma Path – Trying to Find God While Sick, The Unspoken Dilemma

Discussing physical illness that can make having a spiritual life very hard. Based on my experience of often being stuck in bed unable to do anything. I'm discussing this as I feel nobody else is. Live 6/28/2025.

0:00 – Intro to being physically ill & unable to do anything | nobody discusses physical illness as a spiritual pitfall | not talking about physical illness & disabilities in spiritual circles, bad health might be stigmatized
6:06 – Mental & emotional health issues | learning & visiting psychologists
9:33 – Show updates: new light | website update | closed captioning, foreign language sub-titles
15:57 – Experiencing horrible migraines from eye strain | lazy eye focus issues
22:47 – Caffeine addiction leading to horrible migraines, sensitivity to sound & light
27:26 – Dehydration leading to migraines, vomiting due to movement, in bed all day
34:56 – Losing day to illness | different types of physical problems with same output | trying to meditate when sick
39:36 – Illness is never mentioned in spiritual teachings aside from Christian Science & fake Christian faith healings
42:00 – Physical illness leading to mental issues | story of death of Valentina Umanets (of Western Washington University) who thought she was being punished by god with cancer
47:41 – Overview of avoiding talking about physical & mental issues in spirituality | supporting this channel

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