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variouswave-likeobjectsandpersonalities,internallyyoudonotdifferentiatebetweentheoceanand
the waves, understanding each wave to be none other than the ocean-like Divine Self.
Egoism(thesenseofindividuality)asdiscussedpreviously,givesrisetofearoflossoflife(fearof
death)deepwithintheunconsciousmind,becauseoneloosestheperspectiveofone’struenature,
whichisuniversal,eternalandimmortal.Thisfearseepsintoandtaintsallconsciousthoughts,and
consequentactions,thusgivingrisetoanger,hated,greed,envy,jealousy,lust,insecurity,depression,
anxiety,worry,nervousness,excitability,othergeneralfearandphobias,etc..Theseemotionscreate
disturbancesinthemindandwiththeflowofthevitalLifeForceenergies,leadingtoimbalancesin
thenervousandhormonal(endocrine)systemsofthebody.Sincethenervousandendocrinesystems
regulatealltheothersystemsofthebody,theirimbalancesleadtomalfunctionsthroughouttheor-
gansandtissuesofthephysicalbody,resultinginwhatwehavecometoknowasphysical“dis-ease.”
Also,harboringthenegativeemotionsdetailedaboveforlongperiodsoftime,orinanintenseman-
ner,orfrequently,leadtomentaldis-ease,commonlyreferredtoinoursocietyasmentalillness.En-
lightenedpersonsmaystillbeafflictedwithphysicalillnessesforseveralreasons.Somemaybedue
toconditionsintheirpresentcircumstancessuchaspoordiet,etc.,whileothersmaybeduepastari
(karma–ego-basedactions)frombeforetheybecameEnlightened.However,regardlessofwhichis
thecase,theirdetachmentfromtheirbodyanditsailmentsisapoignantfactor,whichdeeplyim-
pressesthethosearoundthem,asitallowsthemtotranscendthenegativeconsequencesofdisease.
Regardless,evenintheirstateofphysicalillness,theyarestillconsideredtobeofutmosthealth,be-
causethetruestateofhealthisthestateof“KnowingThyself”...Enlightenment.TheEnlightened
stateisassociatedwithperfectharmonyofBody,MindandSpirit,andTranscendental(Enlightened)
Consciousness,andthereforedoesnotgiverisetoegoismandthedownwardspiralingcascadeofre-
actions it triggers, leading to dis-ease.
ThusifoneisnotEnlightened,onehastoseektoacquirepeace(Hetep)thatcomesfromunionor
onenesswiththeDivine.HowisthisHetepattained?Aswehavediscussedabove,throughtheprac-
ticeoftheformalandinformalmeditation(Uaa)disciplinesofSemaTawi(IntegralKemeticorAn-
cientEgyptianyoga)andotherauthenticmysticaltraditions.Theintegralpracticeofthesedisciplines
allowsthepractitionertohaveasenseofDivinePresenceallthetime,bybeingabletobeengagedin
oneofthedisciplinesatalltimes.Especiallysignificantisthepracticeofmeditation,whichwillgrant
thewillpowernecessarytoeffectthenecessarypositivechangesinone’sdietandlifestyle.TheKe-
metic sages understood how difficult it is to change:
KemeticWisdomTeaching:
“It is very hard, to leave the things we have grown used to, which meet our gaze on every side.
Appearances delight us, whereas things that appear not make their believing hard.
Evils are the more apparent things,
whereas the good (the Divine) can never show itself unto the eyes,
for it hath neither form nor figure.”
SotheancientsagesunderstoodthattheDivinewillnotappearasyouareabouttogointoafastfood
restaurantortakesomemeatfromyourfreezertostopyou,andthatworldlytemptationsareevery-
where for the unenlightened personality. But the sages also knew that: