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Itmustbeunderstoodthatbeingenlighteneddoesnotautomaticallyconferastateofphysicalhealth.
One’sstateofhealthisalsosubjecttothelawofAri, 69 soevensomeonewhoisenlightenedmayun-
dergoseriousillnesses.Yet,evenamidstthesephysicalconditions,theyareabletokeeptheirminds
calmandpeaceful,neverlosingsightofthehighernature.Thisisthestateofoptimalhealth.There
havebeenmanyenlightenedsageswhohavedevelopedcancer,diabetesandotherillnesses.
However,thisdoesnotmeanthatyoushouldnotendeavortoliveahealthylifestyle.Suppose,based
onari(karma)fromyourpreviousembodimentsaswellasthisembodiment,youdevelopsomeill-
ness.Youstillhavethechoicetopromoteahealthydietandlifestyle(goodAri,karma)oranun-
healthydietandlifestyleinthislifetime.Promotingahealthylifestylemayaddyearstoyourlife,
whereasignoringpropernutritionandexercisemayresultinyourdyingatanearlierage,nottomen-
tion the negative karmic repercussions you will still have to deal with in future lifetimes.
ItisinterestingthatonarecenttriptoEgypt,theauthordiscoveredthatagreatproportionofthemen
(over70%ormore)arechainsmokers.Whilethere,aconferenceofphysiciansonthecausesand
possiblesolutionstotheincreasingproblemofcancerwasbeingconducted.Notably,alistingof
causeswasmade,butcigarettesmokingwasfardownthelistandneverdiscussedatlength.
However,severalpresentersshowedtheirresearchanddisplayedintricatetermsandproceduresfor
surgery,transplantsandother“cuttingedge”techniquesfordealingwiththeproblem.Thisisinterest-
ingbecauseanaturalhealthresearcherandteachertraveledtheareaintheearlypartofthe 20 thcen-
turyandnoticedthesamesmokinghabits,butwithnolargeincreaseincanceranddisease,sincethe
dietwaspureenoughandleanenough(peopleateenoughtosurvive)tocompensatefortheimpurity
ofthetobacco,whichbytheway,didnotcontainthechemicalsandartificiallyboostednicotinecon-
tent of modern cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products.
Inanycase,inrecentyearstheEgyptians,whoarepeoplesofArabdecentandnotdescendantsofthe
originalinhabitantsoftheland,havenotfollowedthecustomsoftheoriginalinhabitantsoftheland.
InAncientEgypttherewasnosmoking,andovereatingwasdiscouragedbysocietyandnatureitself,
sincethetechnologyatthattimedidnotallowthephenomenaofoverfarmingthroughchemicalsor
machinestopromotethemassproductionofcropsorgrowthhormonestofattencattle,poultryand
swine.Theyearlyreplenishingoftheland,bytheNileRiver,insuredare-supplyofnutrientsthat
wouldgointothecrops,therebyprovidinghighqualityvegetablesandfruitsandgrains.Intoday’s
Egypt,meatisastapleofthedietandvegetablesarenotthemaincourse.Thisfactoralsoaccounts
forthemodernproblemstheEgyptiansarefacing.Also,thenewAswanDampreventstheyearlyre-
supplytotheNileValley.Consequentlythesoilisbecomingnutrientpoor,andtheproblemis
worsening every year.
In modern times, the causes of disease may be grouped under the following sub-headings.
Stress
Smoking
Drug abuse (includes alcohol)
Wrong diet and or wrong eating habits
In reality, stress is the root cause of the other three problems. Stressis defined in the dictionary as: