Disease and Health · Internal Version¶
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I. A Heart Full of Resentment Will Inevitably Bring Illness — The Fundamental Mechanism of Disease¶
Occasional resentment is not so serious, but if a person harbors resentment and bitterness for a long time, constantly complaining about this and that, it will inevitably lead to changes in the body system. When complaining, every cell in the body is in a state of suppression and distress, lacking energy. Over time, the cells undergo qualitative change, and the most vulnerable part of the body system — or a specific organ — will become diseased. The heart is particularly susceptible to the damage of resentful energy, resistance to cancer cells will decrease, vital energy will become stagnant, and the circulation of qi and blood will be impeded.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Health Cultivation · A Heart Full of Resentment Will Inevitably Bring Illness)
II. The Body's Toxins — The Physiological Mechanism of Anger¶
Inside the human body, physical and chemical changes are occurring every moment. For example, when you are angry, the volcano of toxins (primarily from the brain marrow) begins to erupt. If you do not stop yourself in time, the toxins will eventually put your entire body in a state of poisoning, and will destroy the functioning of the five organs and six viscera and disrupt the normal circulation of qi and blood.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Health Cultivation · Intermediate Health Cultivation)
III. The Body's Self-Healing Capacity and Self-Destruction Switch¶
The human body system is remarkable — it actually possesses self-healing capacity and regulatory capacity, and has a spontaneous toxin-release switch and a self-destruction switch.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Health Cultivation · A Heart Full of Resentment Will Inevitably Bring Illness)
IV. The Five Organs and the Organic Whole — A Holistic View of Health¶
The various parts of the human body operate with a division of responsibilities, yet are interdependent and mutually restraining — an organic whole. With proper health cultivation, balanced development of all parts will yield a healthy physique. With a healthy physique comes vitality; with abundant vitality, bone marrow is produced; with sufficient bone marrow, enough blood cells are generated; with enough blood cells, oxygen and nutrients are delivered to every part of the body, and pathogens are killed along with waste products expelled.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Health Cultivation · Intermediate Health Cultivation)
V. The Spirit Body Governs the Physical Body — The Fundamental Relationship Between Disease and the Spirit Body¶
The physical body is the vessel of the spirit body; the spirit body is the master of the physical body. The physical body merely serves as a carrier for the spirit body, while the spirit body exercises sovereign control over the life and death of the physical body. Physical disability will not greatly affect the perfection of the spirit body, but the ruin of the spirit body will reduce the physical body to one driven by instinct alone — a living shell, or even a vegetative state. The perfection of the spirit body will bring the physical body to its optimal state of activity, and can even restore damaged limbs, cure terminal illnesses, and bring the dying back to life.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Health Cultivation · Intermediate Health Cultivation)
VI. Thought Determines Health — Focus on the Spirit, Not the Physical Body¶
Fix your thoughts on the flesh, and you invite death; fix your thoughts on the spirit, and you receive life and peace.
(800 Values for New Era Humanity, Fourth Edition · Item 575)
VII. The Dual Nature of the Body: Treasures and Toxins¶
Although modern medicine, biology, and anatomy can describe the human body in great detail, many mysteries of the body science can never explain — for example: all the products of the earth can find their corresponding codes within the human body; that is to say, the human body contains all the treasures that the earth possesses. If you wish to have wealth, you should begin by excavating within yourself; when you find the corresponding code within your body, the corresponding things on earth will come to you. In addition to inexhaustible treasures, the human body also contains endless toxins. Inside the body, physical and chemical changes are occurring at every moment. When you are angry, the volcano of toxins (primarily from the brain marrow) begins to erupt; if not stopped in time, the toxins will ultimately put your entire body in a poisoned state, destroying the functions of the five organs and six viscera and disrupting the normal circulation of qi and blood.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Health Cultivation · Intermediate Health Cultivation)
VIII. The Dual Influence of the Positive and Negative Universes on Body and Spirit¶
A human being is composed of two parts: the physical body and the spirit body. Any change in the positive universe affects the physical body — not only the activity of sunspots, the waxing and waning of the sun and moon, the destruction of the ozone layer, radioactive dust, volcanic earthquakes, geomagnetic forces, ultraviolet rays, gamma rays, beta rays, wind, cloud, rain, snow, fog, frost, cold, and heat all act upon the physical body, but so do walking, sitting, sleeping, eating, drinking, sounds, colors, flavors, living environment, and the spatial structure of one's dwelling. Changes in the negative universe affect the spirit body — not only the will of the Greatest Creator, conflicts among divine beings, the operation of the Dao, the words and deeds of Jesus, Buddhist and Islamic doctrines, the deity one believes in, liberal thought, and the republican spirit all act upon the spirit body, but so do all living and dead persons, animals, and plants connected to you, your thoughts, consciousness, mental activity, dreams, and the information waves left by everything you do, think, and intend.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Health Cultivation · Intermediate Health Cultivation)
IX. The Eight Miracle Programs and Their Relation to Disease and Health¶
The human body has eight miracle programs. The body operates as a program, and within this program, eight miracle programs are set: self-combustion, rescue, toxin-release, administering elixir, supernatural powers, madness, possession, and bliss. When conditions are met, these eight programs will automatically activate and run.
Among them, toxin-release (negative emotions triggering the release of internal toxins) and administering elixir (the outward radiation of inner essence to nourish others) directly correspond to the two poles of disease and health.
(800 Values for New Era Humanity, Fourth Edition · Item 56)
Related Entries¶
Human Body — Miracle Program and Mystery · The Nonmaterial Structure of LIFE · Ling-Spirit · Subconscious · Purifying the Mind · Correcting Body and Mind · Happiness · Resonance · Letting Go · Forgiveness · Gratitude
Compiled by: Niuzhou Celestial | Date: 2026-05-29 | Search rounds: three | Source passages: 9