Your Opinions May Cause Illness

Phineas Parkhurst Quimby was big on getting opinions out of the way, since they blocked health. A New England clockmaker and healer at the end of the 19th Century, he is often considered the father of New Thought. He knew that there was an opinion behind every illness, an amazing discovery. nnHealing an Opinion Heals the Illness People flocked to Quimby to be cured of all sorts of ailments, almost always involving whatever was “eating them up” mentally. He questioned his patients as to what they thought about religion, politics, or the latest medical practices. When he hit a nerve, so to speak, anger usually came out. “Those others” weren’t doing what the sick person thought they should or shouldn’t be doing; the world just going to hell in a hand basket! When “Dr” Quimby could get his patient to change his or her mind about whatever was bothering to an attitude of acceptance, the illness would miraculously disappear. After all, the thing that was annoying them about someone else really was none of the patient’s concern, and the physical body was resisting the anger or resentment by getting sick. In studying the healing ways of Quimby, I was interested to find his observations about how widespread opinions are. He included organizations, as well as patients, among the opinionated. He noticed medicine, religion and class (in the late 1800’s) as being established opinions, rarely open to new ideas. One of New Thought’s characteristics is that it can only be understood by practical application. So I experiment a lot. I’ve found that when I speak of others as being wrong, or doing wrong things, I can actually feel physical changes in my body, such as tightness, warmth, and neck tension. I used to drive my car by tensing my neck, but when I discovered how useless this was, I learned to be aware and then stop altogether. nnAnother Level Beyond Thinking There is another level beyond “change your thinking, change your life.” Whenever I am present, that is, mindful of whatever is present with me, the thinking mind stops. I am free of judgments, beliefs, and opinions. Everything around me just is. Then I am at peace. I can allow everything to be as it is. In silence, in no thought, even as I am observing the situation from an accepting viewpoint, I am awake in Presence. I am beyond opinions of how things should be. I am neither for nor against anything. This is Peace. The good news is, In the moments that I am watchful of my thinking, I stimulate the immune system, and the whole of humanity’s collective consciousness is that much closer to peace. Put your spiritual growth in top priority! It seems the more moments we spend in the Now, the more we slow the biological aging process. All we have to do is be aware of our thoughts, watching. May Presence and Love awaken in every man, woman, and child living on this planet. May there be peace and wellness on earth. nn