Daily A Noble Thought - January 04 - Maintaining the body is Prayer

It would get digested well if you eat enough food. Knowing that the body would remain healthy, we would eat in a limit and in due method. But if we eat more that it is good in taste, where the acid for digesting it, would come from? Due to shortage (of acid), the food may not digest, accumulate & sour. It causes wound in stomach, gives pain. Only the errors committed by man in illusion, results as troubles. Everything goes right on the divine power.

But we eat excessive food on desire when we forget the order of almighty. We interrupt the act of God. The physical organs spoil. We experience hardship resultantly. Divine order is merged in each activity, gives timely result correctly. When we prevent that, we suffer to the extent of prevention. When we know this, isn’t it wrong as our forefather said to lead the life fearing God. When we do erroneously, it would end up in suffering. When do it correct, the pleasure would prevail. We get the divine feeling once we realise this fact.

Accordingly let us ensure for the body to have Food, Rest, Sex, Thoughts & Work, neither over-indulging, nor ignoring and not contrary too. Body would be healthy. Mind would also be peaceful. Isn’t it the prayer if we maintain the body with this clear mind.
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