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SUMMARY Paramahamsa Niranjanananda
It is true that in order to influence the capacity of the various organs of the body and to generate more energy, the pranic force is responsible because it influences the chemical balance in the body. The changes that take place within the atom, the chemical changes that take place within the cells of the body, play a very important role in keeping the body, brain and mind healthy. It has also been experienced that, to a certain extent, we can attain good health with any method, we can cure a problem or disease, but for absolute health it is often necessary to apply different methods.
The conventional methods deal with the symptoms of diseases but are not able to cure the diseases themselves. If there is a headache, a tablet helps us to get rid of the ache. If we are affected by asthma, then with inhalers, medicines and bronchial dilators, we can expand the respiratory mechanism to make it easier to breathe. However, these are only symptomatic remedies. Whether it be for headache, asthma or any other problem, the cause lies in our personality, in the subconscious.
Whether we say that stress is the cause of a disease or give any other reason for it, if the remedial process is to be broadened, if the methods are to be expanded, then all curative methods need to be given a unified format. Within this format, in order to affect a cure, it becomes necessary to find methods to bring about an increase in the life-force of the organs and to control the chemical changes and the symptoms of the disease that affect the body externally.
So, as Dr. Kar said just now, we must make a curriculum where different methods are included. In this regard, the most powerful method of treatment may be holistic therapy or polypathy. Keeping this in mind, we could frame a course so that every form of treatment can follow the methods of holistic therapy
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