PHYSICAL PERFECTION
By Ernest Holmes
Constipation
"Never think a sick person is one who merely has a sick body. If you do, you will find yourself treating the body. Why should we not treat the body? For the simple reason that the cause of the disease is not in the body. The body is an effect and not a cause. You must know that bodies and conditions never move, they are always moved upon. A sick person is one who has a sick thought as well as a sick body.
Constipation is often due to a belief in limitation or burden, and is mentally helped by knowing that there is no restriction, no inaction, no limited action, no bondage, no fear, no congestion. Realize that all action is normal, harmonious and perfect.
Any thought which produces a mental tension - fear of lack, of trouble, of disease of all kinds, fear of loss of friends, or loss of position - is likely to manifest itself as constipation. Any kind of fear thought retards the free action of the life forces, thus greatly interfering with the functions of the body.
In such cases a treatment for complete relaxation should be given. It is well to know: "Infinite Intelligence within me rules me, and controls and directs all of the organs of my body, so that they function perfectly according to their nature. I am an open channel for good to flow in and through me, freely, generously, cheerfully."
Every thought of cruelty is disturbing to the entire body. Solomon tells us that "he that is cruel, troubleth his own flesh," and every adverse thought is cruel. Thoughts of peace and good will, a recognition of the unity of all men, will produce harmony, and bring about perfect elimination in the body.
It is necessary that we release all thoughts - as well as things - that clutter up our lives. We are reminded that there is something resembling the Divine in the intelligence and fearlessness of the organs of our body, in the way they take that which is necessary to their sustenance and well-being, and release that which is not needed. If the organs of the body followed the average tactics of man in his acquisitive habits, if the lungs hoarded the air they take in, if the heart kept the fresh blood stored within its walls, refusing to allow it to circulate, if the stomach retained the food taken in for nourishment, what a static condition we would have! But the very reverse is true. Such perfect assimilation, elimination and circulation has never been equaled by man in anything he has invented.
"Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." The is a promise we have all proven, in a degree. Could we but comprehend the full significance of spiritual substance, we should be forever freed from all congestive thoughts - selfishness, greed, undue acquisitiveness - all of which have been called the waste products of the mind. Understanding this, it naturally follows we should be freed from their effects.
Very often the word of healing is spoken and does not appear to operate because hindered by some obstruction. Some people are obstinate, resistant, stubborn, and they must be healed of these beliefs. The practitioner must know that there is no resistance to Truth, and no thought anywhere which can prevent the consciousness from perceiving the Truth. Whatever the false condition is, array mental argument against it. Turn the thought over and over, until either by reason or by chance, you hit upon the thing that is wrong. Anyone can help the sick who can get away from the effect long enough to perceive a different cause...a perfect cause, back of what appears to be an imperfect effect.
A thought of Love is always healing, and particularly so in the case of constipation. If the practitioner has a full realization that Love fulfills all the laws of life - his life and the patient's life - that there are no restrictions, no burdens, no inhibitions in Love, which is the very life within, healing will follow.
If one would take time, once a day at least, to let go of all that is not true and lay hold of Reality; let go of doubt, distrust, worry, condemnation and fear, and lay hold of Life in Its expressions of beauty, truth and wholeness, his mental congestion would be healed. Keep the mind and body open to the reception of Truth. It is the static, fixed, inflexible outlook, which produces a tendency on the part of the body and its muscles and functions to become tense and underactive. Hold steadfastly to the thought that all of life is in a state of eternal flow. Relax your thought and allow the free flow of the Life Essence, in and through you, and your body will respond to Its healing activity. Inaction will quickly disappear into its native nothingness, in the rhythm and harmony of all your bodily functions."
By Ernest Holmes
Constipation
"Never think a sick person is one who merely has a sick body. If you do, you will find yourself treating the body. Why should we not treat the body? For the simple reason that the cause of the disease is not in the body. The body is an effect and not a cause. You must know that bodies and conditions never move, they are always moved upon. A sick person is one who has a sick thought as well as a sick body.
Constipation is often due to a belief in limitation or burden, and is mentally helped by knowing that there is no restriction, no inaction, no limited action, no bondage, no fear, no congestion. Realize that all action is normal, harmonious and perfect.
Any thought which produces a mental tension - fear of lack, of trouble, of disease of all kinds, fear of loss of friends, or loss of position - is likely to manifest itself as constipation. Any kind of fear thought retards the free action of the life forces, thus greatly interfering with the functions of the body.
In such cases a treatment for complete relaxation should be given. It is well to know: "Infinite Intelligence within me rules me, and controls and directs all of the organs of my body, so that they function perfectly according to their nature. I am an open channel for good to flow in and through me, freely, generously, cheerfully."
Every thought of cruelty is disturbing to the entire body. Solomon tells us that "he that is cruel, troubleth his own flesh," and every adverse thought is cruel. Thoughts of peace and good will, a recognition of the unity of all men, will produce harmony, and bring about perfect elimination in the body.
It is necessary that we release all thoughts - as well as things - that clutter up our lives. We are reminded that there is something resembling the Divine in the intelligence and fearlessness of the organs of our body, in the way they take that which is necessary to their sustenance and well-being, and release that which is not needed. If the organs of the body followed the average tactics of man in his acquisitive habits, if the lungs hoarded the air they take in, if the heart kept the fresh blood stored within its walls, refusing to allow it to circulate, if the stomach retained the food taken in for nourishment, what a static condition we would have! But the very reverse is true. Such perfect assimilation, elimination and circulation has never been equaled by man in anything he has invented.
"Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." The is a promise we have all proven, in a degree. Could we but comprehend the full significance of spiritual substance, we should be forever freed from all congestive thoughts - selfishness, greed, undue acquisitiveness - all of which have been called the waste products of the mind. Understanding this, it naturally follows we should be freed from their effects.
Very often the word of healing is spoken and does not appear to operate because hindered by some obstruction. Some people are obstinate, resistant, stubborn, and they must be healed of these beliefs. The practitioner must know that there is no resistance to Truth, and no thought anywhere which can prevent the consciousness from perceiving the Truth. Whatever the false condition is, array mental argument against it. Turn the thought over and over, until either by reason or by chance, you hit upon the thing that is wrong. Anyone can help the sick who can get away from the effect long enough to perceive a different cause...a perfect cause, back of what appears to be an imperfect effect.
A thought of Love is always healing, and particularly so in the case of constipation. If the practitioner has a full realization that Love fulfills all the laws of life - his life and the patient's life - that there are no restrictions, no burdens, no inhibitions in Love, which is the very life within, healing will follow.
If one would take time, once a day at least, to let go of all that is not true and lay hold of Reality; let go of doubt, distrust, worry, condemnation and fear, and lay hold of Life in Its expressions of beauty, truth and wholeness, his mental congestion would be healed. Keep the mind and body open to the reception of Truth. It is the static, fixed, inflexible outlook, which produces a tendency on the part of the body and its muscles and functions to become tense and underactive. Hold steadfastly to the thought that all of life is in a state of eternal flow. Relax your thought and allow the free flow of the Life Essence, in and through you, and your body will respond to Its healing activity. Inaction will quickly disappear into its native nothingness, in the rhythm and harmony of all your bodily functions."
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