The Body is a Tool of the Spirit
Mar 16th, 2010 by admin
Dear friends,
“And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.” John 20:26-29.
Incredulity of St Thomas - Caravaggio
Max Heindel tells us clearly that the body is a tool of spirit. In fact he calls it “an irresponsible tool” in his discussion of the Lord’s Prayer at this link: http://www.rosicrucian.com/zineen/magen213.htm
This is Mr. Heindel’s way of telling us that the body is not responsible for being sick. Spirit cannot be sick either, nor can it be a cause of sickness being perfect. Spirit is the source of healing, and that is why healing prayer works. So where is the source of sickness?
What is the role of mind? Christ Jesus demonstrated to Thomas that His body could materialize at any time at the direction of His mind. Shut doors are no barrier for such a body. A few days before He spoke with Thomas and other disciples, Jesus had been crucified. He showed little concern for his impending death knowing that the body was not real and He could not die. His true reality could not be harmed in any way by the crucifixion. He was crucified because He spoke the truth and people in his time were not willing to hear it. He said such things as “the Son of Man has the power to forgive sins.” That means that we have the power to forgive sins. His statements like these provoked an angry response because people felt their beliefs were being threatened.
The Rosicrucian Teachings tell us that we too can use a body similar to the one Jesus appeared in, called the Soul body or etheric body, to serve as invisible helpers to join in healing work while asleep.
Healing is not of the body. It works on what is really sick, and that is the mind. We know that the body as most people think of it does not exist. Mr. Heindel says it changes constantly. He learned clairvoyantly what was learned decades later through physics research. The body is held together by an archetype in the mind. When something goes wrong with the archetype, it results in sickness. Healing also begins with the archetype. However, we do not work directly with that archetype. That is why we appeal to Christ, and in that appeal He corrects the archetype, and when it is appropriate healing will result.
We have been asked why sometimes healing does not appear to work. Isn’t Christ all powerful and able to work miracles at any time? Yes, He is, and yes, He can. However, He also has a total picture of what is best for everyone. That means that sometimes a person will have to live out “ripe destiny” and experience the illness fully. It may be that one person experiences an illness so that another person can learn a necessary lesson in life. We may never know the reason, but Christ knows it perfectly.
Sickness is experienced when the mind tries to use the body in inappropriate ways. Healing is received when the mind accepts and expresses its true purpose in the service of Christ. Healing prayer then begins with appealing to Christ and accepting the role of our minds as channels for Christ and the Invisible Helpers in the healing work.
Thank you for opening your mind to Christ to join in the healing work.
Peace,
John