NAMASTE ASHTANGA YOGA GIOSIE COLAGROSSI “If matter is mighty, thought is Almighty” – Swami Vivekananda The body reacts to the slightest impulse from the mind, the opposite is also true, for if the body is sick, the mind falls ill as well. If the mind is disturbed, the body will also be troubled. The influence of mind over body is, however, much greater than that of body over mind especially in the field of emotions. Our evolution depends on whether we direct our thoughts positively or negatively, for each of us acts according to her/his own thoughts and reaps the harvest of her/his actions. Strong emotions like fear, anger, hate, jealousy, despair affect the whole of the nervous system , repeated assaults could be harmful to the endocrine glands and may lead to illness, i.e. the expression of the unequal distribution of vital forces throughout the body. Behind every worry there is FEAR. There are also emotions such as hope and confidence, LOVE, joy and happiness that bring peace to the mind and make the nervous system calm and the body healthy. Thus the mind is strong enough to influence the body in every possible way. Physical exercise not supported by mental discipline will not produce the expected results (how can we dream of peaceful and vigorous mind when we allow it to wander in any direction?).
THE BADGER January 2016
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