So the Mind, So the Body

Just take a look at any of today’s news-stand magazines or any newspaper daily, chances are that one of the leading articles will be on the management of stress and fitness. Stress is one of the leading causes of illness in the present competitive world, and more and more we have been reading the vital links between body, mind and spirit discovered by doctors and scientists. Emotional stress can weaken the immune system, making the body more susceptible to diseases.

Disease-prone people often exhibit emotional dependence, and dissatisfaction with their key relationships. Lousie Hay, author of “Heal your body” says, “I find that resentment, criticism, guilt, and fear cause the most problems in ourselves and ourlives. Whatever is happening, ‘out there’ is only a mirror of our inner thinking.”

It is a religious duty to maintain health. Eating, drinking, sleeping and waking and exercise are very much part of it as prayer and worship and daily work. They vitally affect one’s thinking, temper and temperaments and the way one looks at the world. A healthy body makes a healthy soul.