This Book is a
wonderful little espouse on how the mind is not disassociated with the
happenings of the body and vice versa. As one knows, the mind is a portal
to the place of the soul and illness in either the body or mind can have effects
on this inner quest to reach that pure space.
Edward Bach
suggests that all diseases have any one or both of the following causes-
1. When the person has a disconnect with his
soul or the soul’s actual purpose in the present birth, thus going against its
dictates.
2. When a person harms others thus disobeying
the law of universal compassion and unity- which is also an essential nature of
the soul.
Obviously all of us on the spiritual path, may
develop illnesses which we can’t fathom why and instead of letting it be
un-understood, finding recourse in Karma, it’s a good idea to go through Bach’s checklist (below)
of how certain character traits and its absence can cause some of the
illnesses, instead of being blind and indulging in wishful thinking.
Bach suggests
that the real cause of illness is because the mind acquires qualities like
Pride, Cruelty, Hatred, Self-Love, Ignorance, Instability and Greed- all these
qualities are the exact opposite of what the soul has come down again for and
developing or sustaining these, causes a sort of suicide mission inside the
body, which then seems to go against itself, as the soul’s urge is in the opposite direction.
Examples of
which negative traits cause what illness is as follows-
Pride- can
cause stiffness related illness.
Cruelty-
physical or mental pain.
Hate-
Loneliness, Temper, Hysteria or other mind- related illnesses.
Mental Instability-
Instability of the body.
Greed- Man becomes
a slave to his body-perhaps it constantly seeks attention in the form of
discomfort, accidents, illnesses.
Absence of
love- Heart gets affected.
Lack of control-
Brain related illness.
In order to
solve these bodily issues, the person must first through honest introspection
identify which of the above negative traits he has and start working towards
rectifying it, by developing the Opposite positive trait, in a conscious and
controlled manner. A few examples of these are-
Self- love- help
others, relieve pain for others.
Instability-
Become more focused, more determined.
Greed- Do not
interfere in another’s development, let every person make his own choices,
unless he solicits help.
There also
other life situations which is discussed in this book for example the care of
old people who themselves are suffering maladies on account of any of the above
mentioned character defect, almost take away all energy for their care-givers,
and the care giver, in the mistaken notion, that taking care is his divine
duty- sacrifices a useful life, by giving into the needs of the sick elderly. Gentle
guidance and correction might help, on the other hand.
Another life
situation discussed is Parenthood- the approach to that. It advices parents must
understand that though they do have a role in nourishing the child physically
and emotionally, until the child reaches a stage where he can make his or her
own choices, after that- controlling the child –makes the parent a greedy
person and all effects of that negative trait will manifest in the parent (pain).
What is important is to realize that the parent can’t know for sure the
maturity or purpose of the soul, of his offspring, who may be far more evolved
that the parent- which is why the saying came ‘Child is the Father of Man’.
Hence giving absolute freedom is necessary.
The book also
talks about developing your Individuality- listening to yourself and making
yourself into the kind of person, you would respect, not dictated by pressures
form others.
In conclusion it would be safe to say that this is a valuable book and can be found in the following link for free.http://www.bachcentre.com/centre/download/index.htm
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