Letters to the Editor
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 1998 May / Jun VOL VII NO 3.
Dear Madam,
Please accept my hearty congratulations for bringing out the best issue of the year on "Behavioural Disorders" The issue is a great way to begin 1998. Other themes are also very good. I pray that all the issues come in time.
I am extremely delighted over the Editorial "Homoeopathic Behaviour" In times of turmoil, change and strife; a few things remain unchanged and stable. Homoeopathy is one such that has over the last 200 years of its existence, remained constant in its ability to help humanity in distress. The same can't be said for the Homoeopaths, who are constantly torn apart by problems of petty egos and personalities, who in their non-professional attitude of furthering one's own narrow aims, forget their professional status and the growth of Homoeopathy.
I started my practice just a year back, yet I can see that only in this system of medicine, there is no unity and established Homoeopaths want to "Monopolies"
Dr N M Chandrasekhar, Bangalore.
EDITOR: I agree entirely. I call it CRAB ATTITUDE- putting others down. But if we understand that we grow when we allow juniors to grow, then we would change. NJH does contribute to this thought by getting seniors to share their experience. I am sure change will gradually come.
I visited Bangalore in May '98, and had the pleasure of meeting Dr B D Patel. He has promised me that he will take on the onus of getting 50 senior Homoeopaths to write their cases. By the time I left he had already drafted his letter on his computer, which is always on, and he records his case and follow-up directly on it, which is more than I do too. I was very impressed. I wish his actions of approaching senior Homoeopaths bear fruit. Sharing is the only way of learning and growing.
Dear Editor,
I do not wish to miss receiving any of your superior magazines, which I enjoy completely each time that I receive one. The articles and subjects are so revealing and instructive. They [the magazine] are worth waiting for and I greedily read each article with pleasure.
Thank you for producing an international periodical of such great stature for the Homoeopathic world. the great master Dr Hahnemann would bless you in your endeavor to educate and spread our superior healing therapy.
William H Nace
22, Clover Lane
Lincoln Park
NJ 07035
Dear Editor,
The rejoinder to Dr Patel's article "Modern Trends..." in Repertory Issue -6/97 appears to be solely a defense of Dr Sankaran, his methods and teachings.
I feel it is essential to go into the depth of Dr Patel's article and understand it. Is it an attack on different eminent Homoeopaths and their styles of prescribing OR is it a comment on the modern trends and thief relevance to Homoeopathy as per the views of Hahnemann?
I definitely think it is the latter and there is no need for justification by anyone. The article lists the modern trends that have emerged in the name of classical Homoeopathic prescribing, each trend depending upon the personality of the originator and his way of thinking. The question posed here is - in the process, have we deviated from the basic precepts of Homoeopathy.
I feel that what Dr Patel wants to convey via the article is:
a] Rather than developing new trends by THEORIZING, let us develop new trends on a more PRACTICAL basis, which would definitely help all practitioners and students.
b] Let us be more SIMPLISTIC in our ways of prescribing and teaching.
c] Let us adhere to the basic tenets of Homoeopathy and not give it new interpretations to suit our convenience.
To me, as a practitioner, each word of the article rings true.
