Key of Knowledge

SR No.: 006702
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Publication Year: 1919
Total Pages: 1204
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 25 MB

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may recall what the Bible says about Jesus-that he could perform no 'miracle' in his own country, and marvelled at the unbelief of men.
RE-INCARNATION.
In order that life and health be maintained in the body, two things are necessary to be done, namely, firstly, the removal of the existing trouble, if any, and, secondly, the eradication of all further liability to disease. Since disease arises only in consequence of the negative condition of the individual, both these ends can be secured by becoming positive, in other words, by the recognition of Will, and by faith in its omnipotence. It follows from this, that so long as one depends on the strength and virtue of another, there is little hope for him; for the necessary condition involved in a belief of this kind is that of emptiness within and of expectation of help from without, in other words, that of pure receptivity, hence weakness. Will is the maker of the organism, and always possesses the power to repair and renovate the old, the worn out, and the useless. And, since the body is the objectification of the individual will, that is to say of the desires, emotions, passions and beliefs of the individual, clearly, physical beauty also depends on the nature of our thoughts, so that, if we cease thinking evil and fill the mind with noble thoughts of 'virtue' and power, the body must necessarily become an expression of beauty, holiness and love, instead of sin and ugliness and fear, as it usually is. He who loves is never in a receptive or negative state. But it would be highly mischievous to confine the sphere of truc love to such emotions as one feels for the opposite sex, or even to those less