God Arises
The Life We Seek
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cannot claim to have a cure. These fall under the
broad heading of nervous ailments. What are these,
and what is their origin? They, too, are essentially
products of contradictions in modern societies,
While all man’s efforts have been concentrated on
the care and healing of the part of the human body
which is made up of salts, gases and minerals, scant
attention has been paid to the part which consists of
consciousness, will-power and desire. This science
has failed to cultivate. So we have a situation in
which the material part of man has outwardly
flourished while, inwardly, the real human part of
him has been allowed to fall into neglect.
Authorities in the U.S.A. estimate that in big cities,
80% of medical patients are those whose illnesses
can be put down to psychic causation. Psychologists
who have investigated the nature of these causes
have found crime, depression, paranoia, jealousy,
indecision, stress, greed, tension and boredom to be
predominant among them. When one thinks about
it, all these afflictions come from man’s forsaking of
God. When a person believes in God, he puts his
trust in God; it is to God he turns in times of
difficulty. He is able to overlook minor problems in
