As A Man Thinketh - Chapter 3
Effects Of Thoughts On Health And Body
The body is the servant of the mind.
It obeys the operations of the mind, whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed.
At the bidding of unlawful thoughts the body sinks rapidly into disease and decay; at the command of glad and beautiful thoughts it becomes clothed with youthfulness and beauty.
Disease and health, like circumstances, are rooted in thought. Sickly thoughts will express themselves through a sickly body.
Thoughts of fear have been known to kill a man as speedily as a bullet and they are continually killing thousands of people just as surely though less rapidly.
The people who live in fear of disease are the people who get it.
Anxiety quickly demoralizes the whole body, and lays it open to the entrance of disease; while impure thoughts, even if not physically indulged, will sooner shatter the nervous system.
Strong pure, and happy thoughts build up the body in vigor and grace.
The body is a delicate and plastic instrument, which responds readily to the thoughts by which it is impressed, and habits of thought will produce their own effects, good or bad, upon it.
Men will continue to have impure and poisoned blood, so long as they propagate unclean thoughts.
Out of a clean heart comes a clean life and a clean body.
Out of a defiled mind proceeds a defiled life and a corrupt body.
Thought is the fount of action, life and manifestation; make the fountain pure, and all will be pure.
Change of diet will not help a man who will not change his thoughts.
When a man makes his thoughts pure, he no longer desires impure food.
Clean thoughts make clean habits. The so-called saint who does not wash his body is not a saint. He who has strengthened and purified his thoughts does not need to consider the malevolent.
If you would perfect your body, guard your mind. If you would renew your body, beautify your mind.
Thoughts of malice, envy, and disappointment, despondency, rob the body of its health and grace.
A sour face does not come by chance; it is made by sour thoughts.
Wrinkles that mar are drawn by folly, passion, pride.
I know a woman of ninety-six who has the bright, innocent face of a girl.
I know a man well under middle age whose face is drawn into in harmonious contours.
The one is the result of a sweet and sunny disposition; the other is the outcome of passion and discontent.
As you cannot have a sweet and wholesome abode unless you admit the air and sunshine freely into your rooms, so a strong body and a bright, happy, or serene countenance can only result from the free admittance into the mind of thoughts of joy and goodwill and serenity.
On the faces of the aged there are wrinkles made by sympathy others by strong and pure thought, and others are carved by passion; who cannot distinguish them?
With those who have lived righteously, age is calm, peaceful, and softly mellowed, like the setting sun. I have recently seen a philosopher on his death-bed. He was not old except in years. He died as sweetly and peacefully as he had lived.
There is no physician like cheerful thought for dissipating the ills of the body; there is no comforter to compare with goodwill for dispersing the shadows of grief and sorrow.
To live continually in thoughts of ill-will, cynicism, suspicion, and envy, is to be confined in a self-made prison hole.
But to think well of all, to be cheerful with all, to patiently learn to find the good in all--such unselfish thoughts are the very portals of heaven; and to dwell day by day in thoughts of peace toward every creature will bring abounding peace to their possessor.
Blessing Ukpong. There is no physician like cheerful thoughts for dissipating the ills of the body. There's no comforter to compare with the goodwill for dispersing the shadows of grief and sorrow.
ReplyDeleteTo live continually in thoughts of iIl-will, suspicion and envy is to be confined in a self-made prison hole.
To think well of all, to have unselfish thoughts is the way that opens one path.
1.Strong pure,and happy thoughts build up the body in vigor and grace.
ReplyDelete2.Thought is the fount of action,life and manifestation;make the fountain pure, and all will be pure.
3.Guarding our mind is what brings perfection to our body.
The body is the servant of the mind as it obeys the operations of the mind.
ReplyDeleteOut of a clean heart comes a clean life & body, the converse is also true.
A happy mind is like good medicine. But when you are sad & lonely, you become ill.
My thoughts by dr uzoma
ReplyDeleteThe body is the servant of the mind as it obeys the operations of the mind.
Out of a clean heart comes a clean life and body,the converse is also true
Thought is the fount of action, life and manifestation. Make the fountain pure and all will be pure
1. Good and cheerful thoughts conceives healthy mind snd body, so is bad and unhealthy thoughts a result of unfruitful and sickly body.
ReplyDelete2. Thoughts are fount of life, action and manifestations, if you would perfect your body guard your mind and if you want a renewed body, beautify your mind.
3. A dwelling day by day in thoughts of peace towards every creature will bring abounding peace to their possessor.
DR.DENNIS EKWEDIKE: Effects of thoughts on Health & Body ; The late Civil rights activist and Revd. ,Martin Luther King Jnr. once said that the mind is the standard of the man. The body is the servant of the mind as it obeys its operations whether they be diligently chosen or automatically expressed. Disease and heath like circumstances are rooted in thought and sickly thoughts will express themselves through a sickly body and Clean thoughts make clean habits
ReplyDeleteOur bodies are a reflection of what goes on in our minds. One can so dwell on ill depressive thoughts that it depresses our health as well.
ReplyDeleteChange of diet will not help a man who will not change his thoughts.
Calm yet full of life!
Chapter 3
ReplyDeleteThoughts of fear have been known to kill a man as speedily as a bullet
The body is the servant of the mind. It obeys the operations of the mind, whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed.
Strong pure, and happy thoughts build up the body in vigor and grace
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DOMINIC ASOMBA
ReplyDelete1.The body is the servant of the mind. What ever we conceive in our mind (thought) be it positive or negative, the body carries it out.
2. The people who live in fear of disease are the people who get it. Courage to overcome all challenges, fear is the beginning of failure. Fear NO fear and be victorious!
3. Strong pure, and happy thoughts build up the body in vigor and grace. Our thoughts mold and influence our actions either ways.
Thoughts are the foundation of the external expressions of man.
ReplyDeleteA good thought yields good physical experience and vice versa.
To think well of others (without hate, anger etc) is a pure way to attain a peaceful external experience and a happy life.
It is a call to clean our thought and make every effort to be at peace with one another. Desist from the evil thought and it shall be well with you.
ReplyDeleteWith those who have lived righteously, age is calm, peaceful, and softly mellowed, like the setting sun.
To live continually in thoughts of ill-will, cynicism, suspicion, and envy, is to be confined in a self-made prison hole.
Strong pure, and happy thoughts build up the body in vigor and grace.
ReplyDeleteMen will continue to have impure and poisoned blood, so long as they propagate unclean thoughts.
Out of a clean heart comes a clean life and a clean body.
Change of diet will not help a man who will not change his thoughts.
Chukwuebuka Asadu
Prof Comfort Akujobi
ReplyDeleteThe body is the servant of the mind, unlawful thoughts sink the body into disease and decay while glad and beautiful thoughts cloth the body with youthfulness and beauty
Strong pure, and happy thoughts build up the body in vigor and grace.
If you would perfect your body guard your mind if you would renew your body, beautify your mind
"no comforter to compare with goodwill for dispersing the shadows of grief and sorrow."
ReplyDeleteYeah Goodwill scares away misfortune when done in good faith.... Some calls it saraka but it should not be a once in a while thing as if it is a sacrifice to the gods.
--Dozzy.
The body is a servant to the mind.
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