Comments on: San Francisco Chronicle: Is this about health care or spiritual care?

By: Debbie Bridge

Debbie Bridge — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:54:58 +0000

President Obama tried.

By: Maryl

Maryl — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:19:36 +0000

Great article. The problem with health care is essentially the problem with politics: that disassociation of body (material) and spirit (non-material). Companies (insurance, etc) make money at the cost of our health, and people remain ignorant of the root causes of their diseases and therefore are bound to be back in that hospital room again and again. We don’t know how to eat for health, how to think for health, how to behave for health. And it seems our system worries about none of that. It is just charged with the external fixes, not the root causes. How many times have you gone to a doctor and been told how to eat – beyond “stay away from fats” (and even this is ignorant advice – good fats are necessary for brain function, among other processes) I bet the answer is never. Many docs themselves don’t know proper nutrition, beyond carbs/proteins/fats. But that is just the surface of nutrition, a focus on quantity versus quality, superficial, not in depth analysis. Politics is the same – it’s about money (material) and not about soul (non-material). It’s about external not internal. And I don’t expect this to change very soon. So, it’s really up to the individual to take control of his or her life, to research and dig deep, analyze, question, and get the right information to feed his or her body, mind and spirit. All three must be in balance for us to have health.
Thanks for sharing this article!

By: Chantal

Chantal — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:20:42 +0000

“WE THE PEOPLE” of Earth will bring changes for the better when each country finally realizes that “WE” have a choice to move toward a NEW PLANETARY CONSCIOUNESS and that eac human is a POWERFUL SPIRITUAL BEING! Stop giving your power away to only a few and act responsibibly ~ Namaste

By: kshatriya

kshatriya — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:43:16 +0000

The Senate’s offering on health care reform was always doomed with regard to the single-payer option. Sen. Max Baucus came right out and said so from the get-go (Hopefully the constituency he represents has an answer for his callousdisregard…). But I still have faith that there will be room for compromise on this issue as the Senate bill now enters the House to meld with 1 of 3 (or a combination thereof) other bills which await the Senate’s offering. So there is still room for compromise, and a rousing debate to be encountered when it does so. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mi.) will have much to say with regard to the bill he sponsored- HR 676. As I recall, he spoke at an “Impeach Bush” rally right next door to the White House last year. So, his voice will be heard before this is over (he’s unabashedly unafraid), and possibly even acted upon when this bill heads back over to the Senate for the final vote.

And if it is not…..we still have taken a major step toward fulfilling the promise of health care for every American. A second term for President Obama could put it over the top down the road. And, well, until then…..

we still have the Employee Free Choice Act to get through Congress! Another much-needed piece of legislation to recompense the disparity of wealth which has been made manifest by greed in this country.

Balance.

There is much work left to attend to….Rock on, Mr. President!!

By: Gyanama

Gyanama — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:58:48 +0000

The Real Change needed, is a genuine change of the heart….without which, there is little hope for any real change….

But the Good News is…progress is prevailing, and it is made evident thus far, as we continue to break historical records, first with the very election of our President, right on into all the astounding changes that have followed this past year…The stimulus package, that I personally witnessed help many people buy homes this year. The new credit card bill,taking away unjust and greedy practices,and increasing the incentive and responsibility back again to the card holders. The growth of the united we serve program, the great participating activity and public involvement with with OFA, the new open Government Directive, these progressive grassroot ideas just to name a few…and of course one of the biggest breakthroughs coming about namely, health reform…

The seeds of a better way have been planted, now it is up to each American to do what he can to nurture those seeds into a beautiful fruition. Each one of us must now be like the Gardner, caring really caring that these seeds grow.

And nothing is etched in stone, as we learn to participate with a genuine care and love for our country, support and corporate as One dedicated people towards progress, we then can more easily learn to make the necessary adjustments along the way on new policies, especially as we come to more clearly understand and begin to see politics in new and better way, and see the importance of, and the beauty and value of a government that is generally calling for transparency and active participation, opening the doors widely with these new ideas for all those who choose to enter in and support the government from the inside, out….

We Collectively reflect in our world, what we collectively hold in our hearts and minds….

We the People are One Government, starting with inner self government first-

How each of us governs are own life will make evident the changes we see collectively….

Everyman has been made capable to live from his core values-
Trust Faith, honorable intentions and basic morality are the very attributes of spirit within all of us….As we get in touch with our inner core of our being, we shall more clearly understand what being a free and beautiful America really means.

Love,
Gyanama

Thank You Deepak for this article and much gratitude and appreciation for you Mr. President, for standing so solidly on progressive life Principles that govern True Freedom…

By: Urmila_NL

Urmila_NL — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:22:44 +0000

It demands much courage and challenge to confront politicians that a spiritual era is certainly needed for improvement and reform of the healthcare.

Well done!

By: jim callahan ,painter

jim callahan ,painter — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:10:43 +0000

In reply to Michael Prues. how is it that drug import be so blacked by drug companies,are people in other countrys taking such unsafe perscription medications, from usa drug co.lobbys preaching so safe ,or the pills they may take making it to expensive to export drugs for profit to the world health?

By: Alice Sorrell-Thompson

Alice Sorrell-Thompson — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:44:18 +0000

The process of developing and passing the Health Care Reform Bill speaks to the long standing disability of the legislative process of function objectively for the good of the whole instead of the interest of the few. You have to see the problem before you can correct it. Working in the interest of the few has been a normal standard for quite some time-change will be uncomfortable but it is possible.

By: Michael Prues

Michael Prues — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:47:27 +0000

Until there is a defined boundary between public and private interests, corruption and self interest will unfortunately prevail. As mentioned, the unwittingly acceptance of how our government currently operates will change only when “we the people” recognize how misguided our values have become. There is nothing wrong with the pursuit of being monetarily comfortable, but not when that goal is achieved with disregard to our inherent survival and well-being.

By: Jerome Conlon

Jerome Conlon — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:30:45 +0000

There is a trend emerging … information as medicine. Something similar will happen to the medical industrial complex as has happened to the music industry … disintermediation. People are becoming more informed on what they need to do to avoid doctors and hospitals. The health of America depends upon this. We already spend twice per capita what Europeans do and we are less healthy. High medical costs are bankrupting the nation, accelerating the outsourcing and downsizing trend that has eliminated so many jobs.

The revolution in health care will not come from congress or the medical industry. It will come from within. One current study shows that the placebo effect accounts for 1/3 of all health recovery. Just acknowledging and working with this one fact … empowering more people to trust the healing power already within the body, could reduce the tremendous cost and waste within the system.

By: Cory,

Cory, — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:22:13 +0000

People will see what happens, interpret what they see, feel what they interpret, and do or do not react… You, Mr. Chopra, seem to have been lost in optimism. Obama will let you down and your followers will disappear like a fart in the wind. Heath care is not the problem… Monetary policy is (or more accurately money.) Deal with the challenge of the roots first.