β¨ Why Healing the Mind is Just as Crucial as Healing the Body
When faced with a life-altering diagnosis like cancer, our immediate focus naturally shifts to treating the physical body. Surgeries, treatments, and medications take center stage. But what about the invisible battle happening inside the patient’s heart and mind?
We are now living in an era with over 1 million cancer patients. As the leading cause of death and the most fatal disease for modern people, the medical community is beginning to look beyond just physical treatments. They are asking a profound question: What makes the people who successfully overcome cancer different?
At Santa Clara Meditation, we deeply believe in the healing power of an unburdened mind. Recently, this exact topic was featured on a special broadcast of KBS 2TVβs current affairs program, Yeo-yu-man-man. Letβs explore the profound insights shared by a top oncology expert on how to wisely overcome illness with the power of the mind.
πΊ The Broadcast: “The 1% Miracle Power Determined by the Mind”
The KBS special episode featured a panel of esteemed experts, including cancer specialist Dr. Lee Byung-wook, philosopher Tak Seok-san, and Professor Yoon Mi-ra from the Chung-Ang University College of Nursing.
Professor Yoon is a highly respected academic who worked as an oncology clinical nurse specialist for 10 years, caring for countless cancer patients. She drew significant attention after introducing the Ma-eum Su-ryun (Mind Subtraction) meditation program to heal patients’ minds and publishing her clinical research on its incredible effects.
Here is the life-changing wisdom Professor Yoon shared on the broadcast.
βοΈ Can Psychological States Fuel or Eliminate Cancer?
It is a known medical fact that our mental attitude affects all diseases. Professor Yoon observed a stark difference among patients who had finished the exact same cancer treatments.
Some patients arrived at the hospital with a peaceful, grateful heart. Conversely, others suffered immense psychological pain, consumed by the anxiety of a relapse. For them, daily life felt depressing and anxiety-inducing. The tragic reality is that the more a patient feels this mental distress, the more they suffer from unexplained physical ailments like joint pain, muscle pain, and severe headaches.
“Observing many people, I realized that the truly important thing is the mind. Even in the exact same situation, a person who gets stressed easily, constantly ruminates, and agonizes over things is continuously exposed to that stress, which inevitably results in illness.”
πΈ What is the Mind? (The Illusion of the Past)
There is a clear correlation between how we set our minds and how diseases manifest. But what exactly is the mind? Professor Yoon explains it through a simple exercise:
Recall a recent stressful event. Think about being scolded by your boss or having a bitter argument with your spouse. Just bringing it to mind makes your heart race and makes you feel angry all over again, right?
But where is that person right now? They are living perfectly fine somewhere else. The sights you saw, the sounds you heard, and the emotions you felt were stored entirely in your brain like a photograph. That is what the mind isβan illusion of the past.
You are holding onto a past photograph, a mere memory, and struggling in actual, present-day pain because of it.
ποΈ Throwing Away the Trauma
Because these painful memories and traumas are illusions that do not exist in the present reality, we can throw them away.
Among cancer patients, trauma can be incredibly severe. Professor Yoon noted cases where patients felt nauseous just by going near a hospital door or seeing a red car, simply because it reminded them of the red chemotherapy drugs. This happens because the memory of that painful experience is deeply imprinted in the mind like a photograph.
If you recognize that the mind tormenting you is an illusion and use the Mind Subtraction method to throw that picture away, the physical and emotional trauma resolves very easily.
“Knowing all too well that these problems ultimately originate from the mind, I recommend trying to throw the mind away. The fear of recurrence, and the pain caused by anxiety and worry are ultimately problems stemming from the pictures taken in the mind, so throwing them away is the most surefire alternative.” β Professor Yoon Mi-ra
The possibility of healing increases dramatically depending on how you make up your mind and act. We cheer for everyone currently fighting this battle to experience the miraculous power of a clear, unburdened mind. If you or a loved one are seeking emotional relief and mental peace during a difficult health journey, we invite you to learn the method of Mind Subtraction at Santa Clara Meditation. πΏ
