Karma and Dharma - my sinus cure

As I began Diamond Cutter Sutra study, I heard that it possibly leads to temporary pains and difficulties - such as headaches, etc - in order to prevent us from spending time in hell. This seems a preferable option - a minor league suffering to learn from now that eradicates the karmic potential to suffer major league in the future. But when I first began these studies, I felt a glowing warmth, clear, clean, and much healthier… Midway through the course I had a mild dose of flu, but that might have been due to the weather changes - we suddenly had a few days of 30 degrees daytime with under 10 at nights - and two major gales.

I assumed that I must have already been dealing with 'instant karma' throughout my life so far, and that this is almost certainly where my sinus problems have stemmed from. I usually get sinus problems from one of two things - heavy air pressure or spiritual poisons. I am beginning to realize that both can be dealt with dharmically.

To stay sinus problem free from air pressure, I need to contemplate the analogy of clouds being obstructions. If I can visualize remaining on the sunny side of the clouds within my head regions, then I am above the clouds and they do not obscure the Dharma. Relating this to the physical clouds and weather changes frees me from them mentally and physically.

To stay sinus problem free from spiritual attack, I need to visualize the poisons of Mara and karmic residue rolling off my brain, like raindrops roll off a pigeons' feathers in a shower. This, I hope, will keep the poison outside of me and I will not experience and react to it, causing the sinus problems to arise.