September/October 2001
Articles on the theme "Natural Beauty"
The Natural Beauty of Childhood
by Barbara Bedingfield
A teacher's view of what to do - and
what not to do - to protect and enhance the natural beauty of childhood.
If You Can See It...
by ZOLAR (Dr. R. Donald Papon)
A "fairy tale" from India
illustrating the power of our thoughts.
Become Beautiful
by Dr. Ruth E. Bradley
Simple actions that can allow our
inner beauty to shine and illuminate the natural beauty inside us all.
Hidden Beauty
by Andrew Sanderbeck
Exercises to develop awareness of the
beauty around us.
Holistically Beautiful
by Patrick Plaskett
A mid-body-spirit look at natural beauty.
What is Beauty?
by Charles Larsen
How there can be many facets of beauty
depending on viewpoint. Looking for beauty.
Food Addiction
by Marian Baylin
Why dieting does not always work. What
food addiction is... and the remedy.
From The Inside Out
by Laurie Wood
Holistic fitness. Taking care of our
bodies and learning from them.
Shades of Beauty
by Sister Shireen
The five primary qualities of inner
beauty from a Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga viewpoint.
Beautiful, Naturally?
by Jeanne Fortunato
To use cosmetics or not to use cosmetics?
What kind?
Other Feature Articles
Holistic Health Q & A
by Marie VanDenover
Of stiff necks and headaches; problems
working at the computer and posture-related pains.
A Health Special: ADHD
by Donna Jones
Questions that you should be asking
about Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. Answers that you should
know!
What is... Mad Cow Disease?
by Robert Roman
Mad Cow Disease in America? Where it
comes from, how it is transmitted and the risks not only to animals but
also humans.
UNCOMMON SENSE ! - Approaches to Conflict
David Findlay
Minerals from Mother Earth
by Judy Power
Featured stones for September and October:
Malachite and Blue Moon Moonstone.
If You Can See It...
by ZOLAR (Dr. R. Donald Papon)
A story is told that in ancient India, near the mysterious Himalayan Mountains, there once lived a beautiful Princess.
As was the custom in those days, her father the King decided that she should be married.
He looked high and low for the right partner, but none could be found except the son of a neighboring King. The only problem was that this son was a cripple, a horrible hunchback.
Not wanting his daughter to reject the match, the King arranged for her to first meet this Prince in such a manner that only his face could be seen through a high open window.
Both being young, and both being foolish, of course they fell in love.
But after courting in this way for many months, the disabled young Prince could stand it no longer and secretly sent a messenger to the Princess, instructing her to meet him in a secret place known only to the two lovers.
When she met him in person for the first time, at first she was taken aback but, because she did truly love him and he truly loved her, the fact that he was crippled did nothing to dissuade her desire to have him as her husband.
He remained greatly bothered by his deformity, however, and told her that he must take his leave of her for seven years, after which time he would return and they would be married.
But he made her promise that, if he didn't return at that time, she was released from her promise and free to marry someone else. She agreed. They both cried and with their eyes full of tears they parted.
The young Prince hastily scribbled a note to his father and with a single servant headed towards the Sacred City of Lhasa, Tibet.
After many days journey, he arrived there and sought a meeting with the High Lama to whom he told everything. Of course, it was apparent that he was a hunchback, but the Lama only listened and said nothing to encourage the young Prince.
Instead he instructed the young man to follow one of the lower lamas to what would be his quarters, which were adjacent to a beautiful meditation garden, which was to be his home for an unknown period of time.
For seven days and seven nights, the young Prince was held prisoner and not even allowed to venture outdoors.
But on the morning of the eighth day, he was escorted outdoors through the garden to a very quiet corner. There, much to his amazement, he found a life-size statue of himself which someone unknown to him had carved, in great detail.
But when he looked closely at this statute, he noted one extraordinary difference. The artist had carved the statue in such a way that the back of the young Prince was shown totally straight as if he had never been deformed at all.
Each day, at exactly the same hour, the young Prince was escorted to this very same spot and left to sit, alone, to stare at his image for many hours.
Day after day month after month year after year passed by. The seasons changed from summer to winter to spring to fall and back again.
And every evening the Prince fell asleep dreaming of his lover so very far away.
And she, not having received a single word from him, did the same.
One year passed by.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Five.
Six.
One day, at the end of the seventh year, the young Prince was told that the High Lama wished to speak with him once again.
Upon entering the Holy Lama's quarters, the young Prince was instructed he must remove his robes, upon which a very rare, large mirror was ordered brought into the room.
As mirrors were almost unknown in the kingdom, the young Prince had never seen such a mirror.
When his robes dropped to the ground, however, much to his amazement he noticed that his spine was now COMPLETELY STRAIGHT and that he now resembled a young man in his prime, exactly like the statute.
You see, by meditating on the statue of himself on a daily basis, he had instructed his unconscious mind to change and remodel his cells, bones and tissues, according to WHAT he saw, for every cell in the human body renews itself, continually.
Well, of course, he went back to his own land, where he found the Princess waiting for him.
And they married and lived happily ever after.
But think not that this is a Fairy Tale, my friends, for I have seen the statue upon which this story is based.
"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he." (Pr 23:7)
Dr. Papon, best known for his ZOLAR books, is "Minister for Education & Church Growth" at the Temple of the Living God, St. Petersburg FL. He can be reached at (727) 781-8878 or zolar.pub@verizon.net
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