Promotingahealthylifestyleiskeytothepracticeofmysticalspirituality,becauseonceyourealize
thatyourbodyandmindaretoolstotakeyoutothedestinationofabsolutepeaceandbliss,youwill
wanttotakecareofthemasyouwouldacarorsomeotherimportantpossessionyouhavewhichwill
beusefulinhelpingyoutoachieveanimportantgoal.Inaddition,unlessoneisveryspirituallyad-
vanced,beyondidentifyingwiththebodyandmind,illnessescandetractfromspiritualprogressbe-
causetheykeepthethoughtsboundtothephysicalbodyandconsequentlyalsothephysicalworld.
Themindneedspeaceandtranquilityinordertosoartotheheightsofphilosophyandspiritualglory.
Tounderstandthis,justreflectonwhenyouhaveaheadacheorastomachache.Whereareyour
thoughtsdrawn?Usuallytheyaremorefocusedonthepartofthebodywhichailsyou.Inorderto
practiceadvancephilosophyandmysticism,onemustbeabletoessentially“forget”thebody.This
canonlyhappenwhenthereisareasonablygoodmeasureofhealth.Therefore,promotingahealthy
lifestylethroughpropernutritionandexercisearealsoveryimportantdisciplinesinthequesttoattain
union with your Higher Self.
“Spirit pervading the body, by means of veins, arteries and blood,
gives the living creature motion, and as it were does bear it in a way.”
“The soul belongs to heaven, the body belongs to the earth.”
—Ancient Egyptian Proverbian Proverb” s
Thebodyandmindarecomposedofgrossandsubtleelements.Thesoulusestheseinordertohave
experiencesintherealmoftimeandspace.Whenthereisunhealthyliving(lowqualitydietoffood
andlowqualityofmentalexperience),thesoul’sexperiencesbecomedegradedsincetheimpurities
inthebodyandmindactascloudsorveilsovertheintellect.Inthismanner,allthenegativeaspects
oftheminddevelopincludingthemostsevereformsofinsanitysuchaspsychoticandsociopathic
behavior.Therefore,thedietofmindandbodycontributesheavilytowardswhetherornotonemoves
closer to becoming demoniac or saintly in one’s actions and thoughts.
STRESS + MEAT EATING + CAFFEINE + NICOTINE + ALCOHOL = A
FORMULA FOR DEATH
Asthedictionarydefinitionofstressabovestated,inadditiontoaffectingapersonemotionally,it
alsoaffectsphysicalhealth,causinganincreaseinheartrate,bloodpressureandmuscletension.
ThesephysicaleffectsarephysiologicalmanifestationsofTheStressResponse.Theincreaseinheart
ratecanpredisposeapersontorapidandirregularheartbeatsleadingtoheartattack,andtheincrease
inbloodpressurecanpredisposetoaneurysmsandstroke(brainattack).Thus,over40-50%ofthose
whodieofheartattacksdonothavepredisposingfactorssuchasvascularorheartdisease.They
merelydiefromtheeffectsofstress.Letustakealookathowstresscreatestheseeffectswhichleads
todeath,andhowthissituationisfurtherexacerbatedbyeatingmeat,smokingandtakingcaffeine
products and alcohol.
TheStressResponseisnotatotallyunnaturalresponseforanimalsorhumanbeingstohavewhen
facedwithachallengingsituation.Itisananimalisticsurvivalinstinctthatissupposedtokickinto