Illnesses point towards some weaknesses, weak spot within our constitution that creates enough of an inner disequilibrium to manifest outwardly as symptoms. The weak spot could be something transmitted by the seed of heredity. Or it could be a psychological tendency that one carries within oneself, for example the tendency towards depression which easily develops in people who are prone to look at the dark or negative side of things. Or, for example vanity, pride, ambition that builds a false shell of the ego that makes one feel excessively superior as well extremely sensitive to remarks. There are many other psychological movements that we often take as natural such as greed, fear, suspicion, anger, ambition that can put our nature on an overdrive or attract harmful cosmic forces to drive our engines of life towards disaster.
An illness can serve as a pointer to introspect and reflect upon these shadows and remove them taking help of the Grace. If we can do it sincerely then we can remove the illness from its roots and thereby release the energy locked in petty movements of jealousy, fear etc for higher purposes.
Affectionately,
Alok da
