Main Idea – Concepts:
The body is what it is because of the Intelligence behind it. God has given each person a physical machine (body) – to adapt to his needs – to fix if broken
Keeping this Intelligence in mind – the representation of the body as “issued/governed” by divine law – the yogi philosophy is to keep this “machine” functioning to its ideal health and strength. Maintaining the idea that there is always that intelligence presiding over every function of the body, that intelligence “the soul” needs to inhabit a fleshy body to prosper.
- when man goes against this divine law (intelligence), disharmony results and disease presents itself
- That Intelligence, what we call the manifestation of “nature” is how the body invites and rids disease.
- Disease is the body stepping away from the body’s natural cycle – warning signs that pieces have become out of alignment with nature
- The pieces though, can be put back on track – diseases are fought against by resorting back to nature – disease is a beneficial action to rid the poisons we have put in our system
- The soul needs the following (fulfilled by the body): a mind (brain) – still in evolution as much of the brain % is not used currently, nerves to connect between the brain and different parts of the body, means to communicate with nature, muscles to move around the world, a framework of muscles to keep it firm – give it strength
New Concept:
This entire chapter’s concept is somewhat new to me. I think of my body as a temple – and what I ingest or put in it (food, drink, medicine etc) ultimately results in different effects, but never before have I though of the concept of divine law. The idea of my body being governed by a force more powerful then my own mind is something I need to debate in more depth with myself at this time.
Questions:
Why then if each body is governed by its own divine do diseases pass from mother/father to child in conception?
