Vol.
IX, May 27, 1965
HOW TO ELIMINATE THE NEED
TO SMOKE, DRINK, AND OVEREAT
A man went to a
psychiatrist because of a severe smoking habit. "I smoke forty cigarettes
a day," the man complained to his counselor. "Don't be
concerned," comforted the doctor, "I smoke fifty a day!"
As amusing as all this
sounds, there is a terrible danger in this kind of advice. In spite of all the advanced medical training
of the psychiatrist, he was unable to use this knowledge for the good of
others, but only for the JUSTIFICATION OF HIS OWN ERROR. Because of this, the
patient is doomed to a potential death from cancer, due to losing the
safety-valve of conscience - through being relieved of his guilt feelings.
The counselor went on to
explain that the cigarette was the "fuel" for the body, advising the
patient to continue smoking for the essential "motivation" provided
by the tobacco. Again, the counselor
was justifying his OWN weakness. Worse
yet, he was unconsciously preventing the patient - and himself - from finding
the CURE. He was not willing to find a
cure for his own smoking; therefore he did not wish to face the embarrassment
of his client's possible success.
This insane process is
seen throughout the "healing-arts”. Subconsciously, nearly all of those engaged
in finding cures are reluctant to find the TRUTH, for that Truth will put them
out of business.
A man met his downhearted
friend on the street. "What's the matter,
Joe?" smiled the man. "I don't feel very well," said his friend.
"I feel terribly guilty about my drinking”. "Tell you what you should do," said
the well-meaning man, handing his friend a card. "Go see this psychiatrist”. Two weeks later the pair met again. "Well, how do you feel now, Joe? Did you see the psychiatrist?"- the good
adviser asked his friend.
"Yes," Joe answered, smiling happily. "I feel fine now. I'm still drinking
heavily, but I don't feel GUILTY anymore!"
The point of all this is
that once a man is "justified" in his bad habit, he then is LITERALLY
condemned to death. Relieved of the stigma of his fear and guilt, through some
kind of "social-acceptance," he continues in the pathway of folly
that will eventually lead to his death.
The self-righteous healing
groups may be seen working feverishly towards a cure that, in reality, they are
not willing to find. Can you imagine the widespread embarrassment if suddenly,
an uneducated carpenter were to discover a simple solution to all human
problems?
You see, many people
simply are NOT WILLING to find the Truth and the purpose of life. They desire instead, an existence of their OWN choosing. There are, however, only TWO CHOICES that a
man can make in the universe; one is toward the Highest Principle, and the
other is away from that Truth. When we
choose the highway to Truth, we give up our own will, our own way, our own
concepts of what is right - and we achieve a unity with THE ONE GOD.
