Perfect Digestion by Deepak Chopra M.D

Author:Deepak Chopra, M.D. [Chopra, Deepak]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-55898-5
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Published: 1995-10-06T04:00:00+00:00

How is all this related to finding a practical mind/body approach for resolving physical problems such as IBS? The answer resides in a deep understanding of the principle of balance. In order to create balance, we must simultaneously focus both on the many localized elements of the body as well as on the organism as a whole. To clarify this point, just look at your hand. The palm is like the root of the physiology, which binds the organism together into a whole. The fingers represent the localized parts, but all of the parts join together at the root to constitute one holistic organism. Our bodies are exactly like this, comprised of an infinite variety of aspects, all bound together by the source of intelligence. Because the fingers of your hand are all joined to the palm, a sensation experienced by any one of them will influence the hand as a whole, but a more fundamental sensation would occur at the level of the palm itself, which is the “root” of the whole hand. The dual principles are actually very simple. We balance the whole body by balancing the parts—and we balance the parts by stabilizing the body at the most fundamental level.

Since balance is the key, here are some practical steps you can take to create this balance from the most basic levels of your existence.

Begin with a process known in Ayurveda as “self-referral.” This simply means that you look inward, inside yourself, in order to influence your next behavior or action. In our society, self-referral is very uncommon. One generally encounters “object-referral” instead, in which an individual relies on external cues to determine behavior. To free ourselves from object referral and to structure self-referral activity, we must begin by placing our attention on our internal cues. These are literally messages and signals provided by your physiology to move you in the direction of creating perfect health.

Nature has really provided us only two types of signals—a sense of comfort and a sense of discomfort—and either of these can be physical, emotional, or psychological. When you are feeling perfect in every respect, your behavior is that of self-referral. It is directed toward honoring the internal cues provided by the physiology. This behavior will produce not only success on the material level but balance from the deepest level of being.

When you experience emotions such as fear, anxiety, unhappiness, or anger, try to understand that these cues are indications that you’ve come “out of yourself” and are behaving according to object referral. This should not be confused with the sudden adrenaline surge that has come to be known as the “fight-or-flight” response. Fight-or-flight, at least under certain dire circumstances, can serve a genuine survival imperative. Object-referral behavior, however, derives from frustration and misplaced emotional discomfort. Behavior of this sort will not only fail to be successful on the material level, it can also create damage anywhere and everywhere in the physiology.

Obviously, everyone experiences negative emotions on a regular basis, but much can be done to free you from the grip of these sensations and to return you to your true self.

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