Health means wholeness in every aspect of our being – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. The terms ‘health’, ‘to heal’ and ‘holy’ all come from ancient words meaning ‘whole’.Health is a spiritual condition. It has its origins in the invisible energy field from which atoms are formed. Good health is a by-product of good habits, physical and mental. When we give our bodies what they need, including plenty of loving attention, we increase the flow of life-giving energy. It is no accident that happy, positive, emotionally well-balanced people tend to be healthier and live longer.
Mind and body are one. Doctors used to believe that they were separate, but today’s enlightened practitioners admit this was wrong and are changing their entire approach to medicine. The body is energy in vibration, and energy is weakened by wrong thinking. Research shows conclusively that our thoughts can make us ill and make and keep us well.Health and wholeness is there for us if we want it. If it were somehow CI’s intention that we be sick, any attempt at healing would be against its will, which is inconceivable! Encourage the Life Force to work through you and aim for nothing less than the best possible state of health.
107 What Is Your Body Made Of?
At first glance the body appears to be made mainly of carbon, water and waste, but this is only its outward appearance. Through a microscope, we see that it is made up of cells. Cells are made up of molecules, which are made up of atoms. The atoms in our bodies are no different to any other atoms, being made up of subatomic particles spinning in formation, moving so fast that they appear solid. Thus we are made of the same stuff as everything else in the universe. We are, in a very literal sense, stardust.
The body is a marvellous machine, but it is the
life force which makes it function. It appears to be a solid collection of muscles, bones and tissue, but it is formed of energy. We’re a paradox – we live in physical bodies formed out of something non-physical, held together and animated by an invisible ‘life force’.
We are, in fact, 99.999% empty space!
108 Imagine You Are Disappearing
Sit or lie down comfortably, breathe deeply, close your eyes and relax. Imagine your body is becoming transparent. ‘See’ how the world looks when you are invisible. How does it feel when light, heat, wind and rain pass right through you?
Do this for a few moments, then reflect. What have you discovered about yourself? How does the world seem now?
109 Your Body Is Your Autobiography
The cells of the body are constantly renewed, and this process is directed by the mind. A healthy mind produces healthy new cells and an unhealthy mind, unhealthy cells. A lively, responsive mind draws spiritual energy into every cell in the body, and vice versa.
You’ll have noticed that some elderly people look vibrant and happy despite the lines on their faces, while others lack energy and look miserable. It is not their years or their experiences that make them this way, but their thinking. In time, our attitudes begin to show in our bodies and our features. This is why it is said that our faces and bodies are our autobiographies. ‘Perhaps,’ wrote endocrinologist and authority on Ayurvedic Medicine Dr Deepak Chopra, ‘our bodies are just the place our memories call home.’
110 Good Health Comes From Within
The body is self-regulating. Every cell possesses energy and intelligence to enable it to perform its function. Cells know what the body needs and what is good for it. They would rather destroy the organism than submit to adulteration.
Good habits create health. The body needs high-quality nutritional material (food, fluids, oxygen, etc.) for constructing cells, and effective elimination of waste materials. Give it the care it needs. Eat and drink well. Exercise, rest and cleanse yourself regularly. All these are essential for good health.
Most illness is due to disruption to the eliminative process, causing waste materials to accumulate and saturate the tissues. Efficient nutrient absorption and waste removal depend on the flow of vital energy in the
system. If this flow of energy is interrupted, the body becomes ill. Illness is in effect the body is protesting about mistreatment, asserting its needs, and then striving to free itself from its unhappy condition.
Love and respect your body and live in harmony with natural processes, then there is no reason why you not should be healthy to a great age. But good habits are not like medicine. They are not just for when you are ill. If you don’t observe them all the time, you won’t enjoy robust health and vitality all the time either.