Chapter VII
Physiology
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall
eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.
Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? – JESUS.
He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their
destructions. – PSALMS.
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PHYSIOLOGY is one of the apples from "the tree
PHYSIOLOGY is one of the apples from "the tree
of knowledge." Evil declared that eating this fruit
would open man's eyes and make him as a god. Instead
of so doing, it closed the eyes of mortals to man's God‑
given dominion over the earth.
Man not structural
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To measure intellectual capacity by the size of the
To measure intellectual capacity by the size of the
brain and strength by the exercise of muscle, is to
subjugate intelligence, to make mind mor-
tal, and to place this so-called mind at the
mercy of material organization and non-intelligent
matter.
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Obedience to the so-called physical laws of health has
Obedience to the so-called physical laws of health has
not checked sickness. Diseases have multiplied, since
man-made material theories took the place of spiritual
truth.
Causes of sickness
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You say that indigestion, fatigue, sleeplessness, cause
You say that indigestion, fatigue, sleeplessness, cause
distressed stomachs and aching heads. Then
you consult your brain in order to remember
what has hurt you, when your remedy lies in forgetting
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the whole thing; for matter has no sensation of its own,
the whole thing; for matter has no sensation of its own,
and the human mind is all that can produce pain.
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As a man thinketh, so is he. Mind is all that feels,
As a man thinketh, so is he. Mind is all that feels,
acts, or impedes action. Ignorant of this, or shrinking
from its implied responsibility, the healing effort is made
on the wrong side, and thus the conscious control over the
body is lost.
Delusions pagan and medical
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The Mohammedan believes in a pilgrimage to Mecca
The Mohammedan believes in a pilgrimage to Mecca
for the salvation of his soul. The popular doctor believes
in his prescription, and the pharmacist believes
in the power of his drugs to save a man's
life. The Mohammedan's belief is a religious
delusion; the doctor's and pharmacist's is a medical
mistake.
Health from reliance on spirituality
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The erring human mind is inharmonious in itself.
The erring human mind is inharmonious in itself.
From it arises the inharmonious body. To ignore
God as of little use in sickness is a mistake.
Instead of thrusting Him aside in times of
bodily trouble, and waiting for the hour of
strength in which to acknowledge Him, we should learn
that He can do all things for us in sickness as in
health.
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Failing to recover health through adherence to physi-
Failing to recover health through adherence to physi-
ology and hygiene, the despairing invalid often drops
them, and in his extremity and only as a last resort, turns
to God. The invalid's faith in the divine Mind is less
than in drugs, air, and exercise, or he would have resorted
to Mind first. The balance of power is conceded to be
with matter by most of the medical systems; but when
Mind at last asserts its mastery over sin, disease, and
death, then is man found to be harmonious and
immortal.