| Addictions are a worldwide phenomenon adversely | | | | The 3-step Spiritual treatment program for overcoming |
| affecting the lives of millions across all geographical | | | | addictions, recommended by SSRF |
| boundaries and cultures. At a personal level, | | | | 1. Repeating the protective chant of ‘Om Namo |
| people’s lives are destroyed by their addictions and | | | | Bhagavate Vaasudevaaya’ for a minimum of 2.5 |
| their loved ones also suffer the trauma from the | | | | hours or 972 repetitions daily. |
| negative ripple effect. | | | | 2. Repeating the protective chant of ‘Sree |
| Causes of addictive behaviors according to modern | | | | Gurudev Datta’ for a minimum of 1.5 hours or 972 |
| science | | | | repetitions daily. |
| There is no consensus as to the etiology, prevention | | | | 3. Salt Water treatment for 15 minutes daily (by placing |
| and treatment of addictive disorders. Many people | | | | the feet in a bucket filled with water, add 2 spoons of |
| consider addictions as ‘diseases,’ but others | | | | rock salt to the water) |
| consider addictions to be behaviors learned in | | | | This can be followed up with reducing the intake of the |
| response to the complex interplay between heredity | | | | addictive substance or thing in a phased manner along |
| and environmental factors. Still others argue in favour | | | | with any medical treatment that has been prescribed |
| of a genetic cause. This lack of agreement among | | | | by one’s doctor or psychiatrist. |
| experts causes problems with prevention and | | | | The highlights and benefits of spiritual healing treatment |
| treatment of much addictive behaviour. | | | | of addiction: |
| Root cause for addiction according to spiritual | | | | • Minimal cost – cost is mainly in terms of time |
| research | | | | invested and regularity of effort and for rock salt |
| Spiritual research has documented that 96% of the | | | | • Very low incidence of withdrawal symptoms |
| causes of addiction are spiritual in origin and only 4% | | | | • The spiritual practice increases the tolerance due |
| of addictions are initiated due to non-spiritual causes in | | | | to increase in sattvikta in the person |
| the person itself such as a person’s intense liking | | | | • Increases our spiritual energy and defense |
| for a certain substance or psychological reasons such | | | | systems against the ghost/departed ancestor thus the |
| as tension, anxiety, depression etc. | | | | person is able to give up the addictive habit |
| The spiritual causes of addiction include: | | | | immediately |
| 1. Possession by ghosts (30%) | | | | • It works both as a treatment to cure addictions |
| 2. Possession by subtle bodies of departed ancestors | | | | and as a preventive mechanism and it takes care of |
| (70%) | | | | addiction formation as well as relapse too. |
| The reasons behind possession: | | | | • The parents can take these 3 steps as a |
| 1. The possession by ghosts or ancestors is mainly to | | | | preventive measure while planning to have a baby. |
| satisfy their own craving for the addictive substance | | | | Bringing up the child in as sattvik an environment as |
| and/or to trouble the person by making him an addict. | | | | possible and introducing the child to spiritual practice |
| 2. Ghosts possess anyone with a mental weakness or | | | | since early childhood will also help as a preventive |
| vulnerability. The person does not necessarily have to | | | | measure. |
| be their descendent | | | | • As a preventive measure for people who are not |
| 3. The ancestors possess because of the | | | | currently addicted |
| give-and-take account and the karmic bond between | | | | The factors critical for success are |
| them and their descendent which is a subtle (intangible) | | | | 1. Regularity in spiritual practice of the 3 step spiritual |
| doorway that they exploit to possess their | | | | treatment |
| descendents and satisfy their cravings through them | | | | 2. An intense desire to quit addiction |
| Suggested principles in the treatment of addiction | | | | 3. Strong willpower to do so |
| obtained through spiritual research | | | | 4. Faith in a Higher Power and spiritual practice helps to |
| The principle behind any spiritual treatment is to | | | | accelerate the healing process. |
| instigate an increase in the basic subtle sattva | | | | Bottom line |
| component in the person along with a concomitant | | | | Spiritual research on addiction shows that the spiritual |
| decrease in the subtle basic tama component by doing | | | | dimension has a monopoly on the root causes of |
| spiritual practice that conforms to the five basic | | | | addiction and without taking the spiritual dimension into |
| principles of spiritual practice, done regularly and | | | | account, people trying to assist in rehabilitation of |
| increased from time to time at a quantitative and | | | | addicts can only have limited success. |
| qualitative level. | | | | |