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CHAPTER VIII
Using the Energy Centers for Health and Healing
We are like the shining sun, and our sicknesses, like passing clouds which appear to extinguish the sun's rays. The wise person who gazes at the dull, gray sky knows that, in reality, the sun still shines brightly behind the veil of clouds. All that is needed to uncover its radiance is a strong wind.
As we begin to experience our true essence, we will realize that we are not our sicknesses. Our original nature is wholeness--health. We are perfect, infinite energy. We are Ātmā.
Then where do our illnesses come from? All illness of mind, body, or emotions is an effect of our ignorance of this perfect Self. When we are unaware of our intrinsic wholeness, we unwittingly invite our diseases by treating our body carelessly and by burdening our mind and nervous system with negative thoughts and emotions. Through ignorance, we allow ourselves to live in the realm of the limiting ego with its fluctuating anger, greed, and deceit.
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