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Our
mind and body collectively from us. We cannot separate one from
the other. Our body is that part of us we can see while the mind
is the part we cannot see [although we can perceive its effects,
as it provides sense to various organs of material body]. That
each affects the other is a fact that we cannot refute.
Each thought affects the body even before it comes into action.
Hence, it is advised to think healthy to be healthy. A healthy
mind reflects healthy thoughts, healthy thoughts create healthy
action. And healthy action is a sign of a healthy body. Such
healthy actions are responsible for us to be successful and
enjoy higher purposes of life.
Reactions
indicate nature
Our
mind has two sides – the conscious and the subconscious. The
conscious mind creates impressions on the subconscious mind of
what it sees and observes when we are awake. All this is then
processed under the thinking mechanism, which depends upon past
experiences of an individual. This decides how an individual
will react – either physically or mentally – to an external
stimulus. Since every individual has different reactions, we
have different behaviours, natures, likings and aversions,
diseases and predispositions. And disease is, after all, a
reaction to a noxious cause. If we throw a stone at a crowd,
each person in the crowd will react differently. Someone may get
startled and lean to protect himself. Another one may try to
catch the stone. The third one may pick up another stone and
throw it at us in reply. Fourth one may not even notice the
stone till it injures him. All these physical reactions indicate
the nature of that person.
The
first person may be timid, active and frightful; second one may
be brave, receptive; third one may be irritable, violent and
fourth may be dumb, unobservant, and slow in reacting. This
basic nature can be confirmed through various other experiments
with the same individuals. But what this experiment shows is
that physical reaction depends upon mental state and thinking of
that individual.
Mind
and disease
Every Physical disorder has a psychological background. So it
becomes necessary to study the mental state and investigate it
even in physical disease. We should observe the changes in our
emotions and behaviour during illness as well. Such experiences
are the only proof of this fact
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