Theos-Talk Archives (July 2000 Message tt00035)

Tony wrote:

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> It appears that there have to be "diseases" for Karmic reasons.  
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Disease itself may be thought of as the working out of Karma.
 
According to Judge: 
"diseases are gross manifestations showing themselves on their way out
of the nature so that one may be purified..."

And some interesting contributions from de Purucker:
 "Diseases are the karmic result, the consequences, of past errors of
living, of previous wrong thoughts and wrong deeds, of working
inharmoniously with Nature."

"All diseases actually are poisons injected into the system, and the
symptoms occur when the system is striving to throw them outwards, to
rid itself of the poison."

"A disease should be understood as a purifying process and therefore
should be welcomed because at the end will be a cleansing."

>From 'Esoteric Teachings', Volume VIII, 'Gods, Monads, Life Atoms'

This would explain why, as Tony has mentioned, "When a  remedy is found,
the "disease" is then replaced by something else"  If a symptom is
treated or repressed (kept within), the organism (soul) must continue to
strive to throw off the underlying defect - hatred, anger, lust - that
is shaking the inner or lower constitution.

Michele L.



>When a
> remedy is found, the "disease" is then replaced by something else.

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