March/April 1998Articles on the theme "Regeneration"The Cosmic Dance An Ayurvedic Perspective The Jewel Within The Path of the Heart The New You The Psychology of Regeneration A New Light Body? by Audrey Craft
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The Cosmic Danceby Bob Gonzalez"A hundred times a day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am receiving." - - Albert Einstein "No one can live without being a debtor; no one should live without being a creditor." -- Ivan N. Panin I'm fond of the theory that states that the total sum of energy in the entire universe cannot be lessened or increased, only transformed. I also enjoy contemplating the theory that matter and energy are the same substance operating at different vibrational frequencies. In the same way that ice is frozen water, matter is frozen energy. I see Life as pure energy and Nature as Life's expression in sensory form. I imagine that Life essentially seeks to frolic in the field of Nature by continuously fashioning itself into new forms. Life as we know it through our senses, then, can be defined as the will-to-form. The motive of Life is constant creation or generation of forms, in order to continue its frolic. We virtually define life as movement. The parts of nature that do not move, we term inanimate or unliving. It follows that the more a being moves, the more energy it contains, the more alive it is. Yet all of nature is alive. It simply moves at a slower pace: plants slower than animals and rocks slower than plants. The ever-moving universal transformation of nature is the cosmic dance, the only dance there is. Life moves each living being to recreate itself before being transformed. Life-forms come and go and come again. All forms pass. All forms return. They do not return in exactly the same form as the ones that passed but in enough of a recognizable variation to keep alive the adage, "The more things change, the more they stay the same." When energy is concentrated in a living being, it experiences birth and growth of form. When energy begins to dissipate, it experiences decay and dissolution of form. In every living being, cells are created, dissolved and created repeatedly. As long as the regeneration process that constantly creates and recreates new cells outdistances the degeneration process that dissolves cells, the being experiences the state of health. It is only when the degeneration process overtakes the regeneration process that illness and possibly the total dissolution of form known commonly as death occurs. In the human body, the regeneration of cells is facilitated by consuming a high percentage of alkaline-forming foods such as raw vegetables and fruits. Consuming an excess of acid-forming items such as animal meat and highly processed, chemically-enhanced foods contributes to the degeneration of cells. To maintain an optimally healthy physical state, research has found it is best to consume a ratio of 80% alkaline-forming foods to 20% acid-forming foods. The proof of this can be experienced in the greater level of energy and in the strengthened immune system that this diet affords. In the realm of emotions, I find that I experience greater energy when I keep my attitude optimistic. I realize that pessimism is self-defeating and only serves to drain my energy. An unbending belief that I am a match for whatever I encounter keeps my ingenuity primed for solving life's inevitable puzzles. If I can move my body in joyful dance to rhythmic music, if I can laugh at my own follies, if I can cry in sympathy with a fellow who is suffering, if I can stand in awe at the dawn, I can always renew myself. When I bring to mind all the blessings I have received in my lifetime, I experience intense feelings of thanksgiving, joy, love and peace. These alkaline-forming emotions not only help to regenerate my physical cells, they motivate me to give in return to the source of my benefaction, however overwhelming the task may be. Living as we do in this modern age filled with its wealth of knowledge and technology, every individual benefits from the contributions of millions of nameless ancestors whose efforts have served to regenerate the human race throughout countless generations. It would be impossible for any one individual to repay all beings to which he owes a debt of gratitude for the standard of living he now enjoys. The best I can do is to give my best in service of my contemporaries and descendants. Bob Gonzalez is a freelance writer who also, with his family, manages Ansley's Natural Marketplaces in Tampa, Florida. (813) 239-2700. Email: lopergon@gte.net Click here to return to home page or go to previous issues.
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