Section 9—Interrelationship of Body and Mind Chapter 43—Mind and Spiritual Health (Part 1) The Fruitage of Spiritual Life—Spiritual life yields to its possessor that which all the world is seeking but which can never be obtained without an entire surrender to God.—Letter 121, 1904. Body, Mind, and Soul Benefit From Communion With God—In a knowledgeContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2”
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Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2
Section 9—Interrelationship of Body and Mind Chapter 42—Mind and Health (Part 3) Inability to Reason Rationally—A student may devote all his powers to acquire knowledge; but unless he has a knowledge of God, unless he obeys the laws that govern his own being, he will destroy himself. By wrong habits he loses the power ofContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2”
Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2
Section 9—Interrelationship of Body and Mind Chapter 42—Mind and Health (Part 2) Fruit of a Listless, Dreamy Mind (counsel to a young woman)—You have a diseased imagination. You have thought yourself diseased, but this has been more imaginary than real. You have been untrue to yourself…. You appeared like a person without a backbone. YouContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2”
Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2
Section 9—Interrelationship of Body and Mind Chapter 42—Mind and Health (Part 1) Mind Controls the Whole Man—The mind controls the whole man. All our actions, good or bad, have their source in the mind. It is the mind that worships God and allies us to heavenly beings…. All the physical organs are the servants ofContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2”
Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2
Section 9—Interrelationship of Body and Mind Chapter 41—Diet and Mind (Part 4) High Appreciation of Atonement Blunted—When we pursue a course to lessen mental and physical vigor—in eating, drinking, or in any of our habits—we dishonor God, for we rob Him of the service He claims of us. When we indulge appetite at the expenseContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2”
Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2
Section 9—Interrelationship of Body and Mind Chapter 41—Diet and Mind (Part 3) Restrict the Varieties of Food—We must care for the digestive organs and not force upon them a great variety of food. He who gorges himself with many kinds of food at a meal is doing himself injury. It is more important that weContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2”
Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2
Section 9—Interrelationship of Body and Mind Chapter 41—Diet and Mind (Part 2) The Digestive Organs Affect Life’s Happiness—The digestive organs have an important part to act in our life happiness. God has given us intelligence that we may learn what we should use as food. Shall we not, as sensible men and women, study whetherContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2”