amorc - physical laws of bodily health (lecture 40)

8/12/2019 AMORC - Physical Laws of Bodily Health (Lecture 40)

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PHYSI CAL LAWS OF BODI LY HEALTH

The physi cal body i s "t he hol y t empl e of God. " The more per f ect i t scondi t i on t he bet t er i s the soul ' s chance to f ul f i l l i t s dut i es and

obl i gat i ons, and to enj oy i t s r ewar ds. No i ndi vi dual Ego can so wel lexpr ess i t sel f t hr u a def ect i ve as t hr u a nor mal l y heal t hy i nst r u-ment . I f t her e are physi cal or psychi cal means wher eby we may i n-duce and sust ai n condi t i ons of heal t h and mai nt ai n the physi cal bodyat i t s hi ghest poi nt of per f ect i on, i t i s our dut y t o i nf or m our sel vesand appl y t hem. J udged by r esul t s, i t i s nat ur e' s i nt ent i on f or usto observe al l l aws t hat gover n t he heal t h of t he body. They ar econsi st ent wi t h t he Di vi ne Pl an wi t h whi ch we must cooper at e.

A doct or I know, t el l s hi s pat i ent s t hat t hey di g t hei r gr aves wi t ht hei r t eet h. Ot herwi se moral per sons ar e i mmoral pat er s; t hey eatt oo of t en and t oo much at a si t t i ng. Many coul d cut i n hal ves thequant i t y consumed and be bet t er ci t i zens. Too much f ood makes a man

spi r i t ual l y heavy, i nat t ent i ve, and i nt er f er es wi t h hi s ef f i ci encyi n wor k. Peopl e dr i nk st i mul ant s when t hei r ner ves are al r eady over st i mul at ed and eat sweet s when t hey are t oo f at and i n no condi t i ont o ass i mi l at e an addi t i onal amount . They eat t o enj oy t he pl easuresof t he pal at e af t er t he body has r eached t he l i mi t of i t s need andt hey l i ve t o r eap t he har vest of excess. I t t akes mor e cour age andst r engt h of charact er f or most per sons t o deny t hemsel ves savory f oodand st i mul at i ng dr i nk t han t o t el l t he t rut h. Sel f i ndul gence i seasy but damagi ng; sel f cont r ol di f f i cul t but upbui l di ng.

Anyone who moves hi s muscl es sel dom, or si t s al l day at hi s j ob, can-not expect t o r emai n l i mber unl ess wi t h dai l y r egul ar i t y he wal ks,or t akes f i ve or mor e mi nut es f or st r enuous exer ci se. Those occupi edi n sedent ary l abor shoul d make the most of ever y change of posi t i on,st oop f r om t he wai st t o pi ck up a paper , wal k acr oss the f l oor wi t hel ast i ci t y and upl i f t ed muscl es, t hr ow out t he chest and hol d up thehead. I know a woman who st ands on one f oot whi l e she put s her shoeon t he ot her ; t he pr ocess of dr essi ng and undr essi ng pr ovi des var i edopport uni t y f or l i mber i ng up t he body.

Ther e came to us as gi r l s at home a dr essmaker who sat bol t upr i ghtat her wor k; her chest and back wer e per f ect l y car r i ed. I n t he ear l ydays of her busi ness, she was once shocked t o see hersel f i n a mi r -r or bent over i nt o a unsi ght l y huddl e. Sewi ng was to be her l i f ework and she det ermi ned t o l ear n t o sew si t t i ng erect . She di d. Her

f i ne appear ance was ent i r el y due to her own ef f or t and st r engt h ofchar act er . She ceased maki ng her sel f a host f or t ubercul osi s ger ms.Habi t i s a val uabl e f r i end when used f or and not agai nst us.

Fr esh ai r i n t he l ungs i s an i mpor t ant f act or i n heal t h, and yetmany r ef use i t when t hey coul d have i t ; al l who wi l l may get suf f i -ci ent oxygen i nt o t he syst em to suppl y i t s i mper at i ve need. Womenwho st ay at home al l day shoul d open t he door or wi ndow of t en andl et i n t he f r esh ai r . Or sever al t i mes a day shoul d put on a wr apand st ep out of doors wher e t hey can t ake t en breat hs of f r esh ai r ,sl owl y i nhal i ng and exhal i ng. Even t hose i n cr owded workshops can


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r ef r esh the physi cal body wi t h t he out of door s oxygenat ed ai r bybreat hi ng deepl y when t hey do get out si de. At l east ei ght out oft he t went y f our hour s t he hour s of sl eep*can be spent except i nt he most ext r eme weat her as near l y as possi bl e i n t he out si de ai r ,I have a si st er who sl eeps out of door s t he year r ound* i n wi nt er shewears a cot t on f l annel gar ment , l i es bet ween cot t on f l annel sheet s,and put s a f l annel bl anket under t he mat t r ess t o keep out t he col d.

The comf or t abl e i s spr ead under an out si de cover t o r et ai n t he heat .I n a col d cl i mat e wi t hi n the r oom one may have wi ndows al l open tof ul l capaci t y i f t he bed i s ar r anged as descr i bed. The physi calsyst em needs oxygen, must have oxygen. Thi s i s a si mpl e and ef f ec-t i ve way t o get i t i n adequat e quant i t i es.

An excessi ve amount of sl eep over ni ne f or an adul t i n good heal t hi s si mpl y a habi t , and t ends to make hi m f at and sl ot hf ul . Andyet , t her e i s a wi de l at i t ude i n t he way vi t al i t y hol ds out . I t i sa pi t y t hat ever y one who has l ost hi s f i r st f r eshness by noon cannot

l i e f l at on hi s back f or t en mi nut es i n per f ect ment al and physi calr el axat i on. I t i s especi al l y I mpor t ant f or peopl e of ner vous t em-per ament ' or f or qui ck, al er t worker s to t ake a hal t f or r epose al lnatur e has her per i ods of r est f or r enewal of f or ces. She expendsher s mor e evenl y than man who shoul d vol unt ar i l y and i nt el l i gent l ygi ve t i me f or her recuper at i ve mi ni st r at i ons. I t pays anyone t hemor e wor k to be done t he bet t er i t pays ~t o st op, r el ax, and r est .

POWER OF' THOUGHT OVER THE PHYSI CAL BODY

I s t he physi cal body af f ect ed by ot her t han physi cal causes?

I f so, t o what extent ?

What act i on ot her t han physi cal may be t aken t o I mprove one' s heal t h,t o check or r emove weakness, to pr event i l l ness or di sease?

For year s, Dr . Duboi s of Ber ne, Swi t zer l and, was sought by pat i ent sand by other doct ors f r om al l over t he cont i nent of Eur ope. One daya woman came to hi m af t er a l ong j our ney f or r el i ef f r om an i ncr eas-i ngl y t r oubl esome mal ady. The odor of f l owers i nvar i abl y made herf ai nt . Everywher e she went , i f she wer e near f l ower s she swoonedshe was f orced to become a r ecl use. At t he second cal l , as she st ep-ped f or war d to meet Dr. Duboi s, she saw behi nd hi m an i mmense bouqueton t he t abl e beyond. She coul d scar el y bel i eve her eyes! But yes.

I t was t r ue! She gave hi m a r epr oachf ul gl ance and cr umpl ed up i na swoon. When she had r ecover ed, t he physi ci an sai d t o her, "Madam,you must come her e and smel l t hese f l owers. " I ncr edi bl e! She coul d-n' t ; she woul dn' t . She demur r ed; I t woul d make her f ai nt agai n.He i nsi st ed t hat he coul d cure her onl y af t er hi s own met hod. Shebr aced her sel f f or t he or deal , l eaned over and smel l ed t he f l owerst hey wer e ar t i f i ci al !

Al ways her t hought had been power f ul enough t o i nt err upt moment ar i l yt he normal f l ow of bl ood t hr u her hear t ; t hen she had f ai nt ed. Hecoul d never have convi nced her by t el l i ng her t hat she needed psychi c-al r eeducat i on.


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The f ol l owi ng i s i n a physi ol ogy I once st udi ed:

"A But cher was br ought i nt o a dr uggi st ' s f r om t he mar ket pl ace op-

posi t e, l abor i ng under a t er r i bl e acci dent . The man, on t r yi ng tohook up a heavy pi ece of meat above hi s head, sl i pped, and t he sharphook penet r at ed hi s ar m so t hat he hi msel f was suspended. On bei ngexami ned, he was pal e, al most pul sel ess, and expressed hi msel f assuf f er i ng acut e agony. The arm coul d not be moved wi t hout causi ngexcessi ve ps. i n; and i n cut t i ng of f t he sl eeve he of t en cr i ed out ;yet when t he ar m was exposed, i t was f ound qui t e uni nj ur ed, t he hookonl y havi ng t r aver sed t he sl eeve of t he coat . "

And t he f ol l owi ng i s the doct or ' s obser vat i on:

"The sensat i on her e was per f ect l y real , but or i gi nat ed i n t he changei n t he br ai n and ner ves, i nst ead of t he exter nal senses. "

The sensat i on, t he pai n, was act ual not i magi nary, we not e. I t was,however , a t hought of gr eat vi t al i t y not l acer at ed f l esh t hatcaused t he excessi ve exci t at i on of t he ner ves and brai n. So cal l ed" i magi nar y i nval i ds" do not i magi ne t hat t hey ar e i l l . They ar e i l l .

Thei r t houghts are f or cef ul enough t o gi ve t hem r eal i ndi gest i on, r ealhead aches. The cause of t hei r I l l ness i s i n t he r eal m of t houghtand emot i on. not i n t he physi cal r eal m. I t i s a physi cal di sabi l i t ycaused by t hei r cont i nuous t hought habi t . To change t hei r st at e ofheal t h i n cooper at i on wi t h t he Gr eat Pl an t hey must al t er t hei rhabi t of t hought .

CELLS

The human body, we r ecal l , i s composed of cel l s t i ny f orms, A cel li s a cavi t y wi t h cel l ul ar wal l s whi ch separ at e i t f r om ot her cel l s.

These cel l uni t s t oget her compose t he bodi l y or gans as t he hear t ,l ungs, ner ves, and gl ands. We have bone cel l s, car t i l ege cel l s, rnuscl e cel l s, and f at cel l s. I n f act, even t he ski n i s an or gan madeup of cel l s. Cel l subst ance di f f er s i n each ki nd of cel l ; each hasi t s dut y t o di schar ge, i t s speci al f unct i on to per f or m. Because i ti s endowed wi t h t he f unct i ons of sensat i on, nut r i t i on, and r epr oduc-t i on, i t can r un i t s own af f ai rs. I t i s a l i t t l e or gan by i t sel fand yet i t uni t es wi t h ot her s to compose t he st r uct ur e of al l t hebodi l y or gans, as, f or exampl e, t he or gan of si ght . I n al l t hese

cel l s many modern aut hor i t i es hol d that t her e i s a l ow t ype of con-sci ousness cei l consci ousness.

As an i ndi vi dual , you are endowed wi t h t he sense of t ouch, and whenyou t ouch anyt hi ng, you have a sensat i on; when a cel l comes i n con-t act wi t h an obj ect out si de i t sel f , t he cel l i s sai d t o exper i ence asensat i on, per haps, as t he shadow of a super b f l ower i s r el at ed t ot he bl ossom i t sel f . I t i s supposed to be t he suggest i on of a sensa-t i on.


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Sensat i on i s of t he ut most i mpor t ance, f or cel l s ar e shor t l i ved; i ft he cel l s of whi ch an organ i s composed di e, t he or gan ceases t of unct i on. They "f eel " and r espond to t he pr esence of nut r i t i ve ma-t er i al brought t o t hem i n t he pl asma of t he bl ood. . Among t he mi l l i onsof cel l s t hat go to make up t he physi cal body, each endowed, wi t h t hef unct i on of nut r i t i on each one, t akes i t s f ood f r om t he bl ood sup-pl i ed to I t as t he bl ood ci r cul at es t hr u t he syst em. I t does not t akeup t hat whi ch i t does not need, but t akes t he speci al sor t of nut r i -t i ve mat er i al t hat i t r equi r es to r ebui l d and r enew i t s par t i cul arcel l ul ar t i ssue.

Two subst ances uni t e to make a new subst ance unl i ke ei t her of t hem,as bef ore sai d, and a chemi cal change t akes pl ace. I f oxygen andhydrogen gases ar e pl aced, t ogether I n t he r i ght propor t i on and undert he pr oper condi t i ons, t hey uni t e to f or m wat er whol l y unl i ke oxygen

or hydr ogen. I n t he cel l t he mat er i al t aken f r om bl ood i s changed,chemi cal l y i nt o t hose subst ances i t needs f or nut r i t i on and r epr oduc-t i on. By vi r t ue of t hi s f unct i on of r epr oduct i on, t hen, t he cel l r e-pr oduces i t sel f and t hi s pr ocess i s goi ng on cont i nual l y.

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