But what is meant by health? This we must try to understand.
Ordinarily, if we ask a physician what the definition of health is, he will
only say that health is the absence of sickness. But this is a negative
definition. It is unfortunate that we must define health in terms of illness.
Health is a positive thing, a positive state; illness is negative. Health is
our nature; illness is an attack on nature. So it is very strange that we must
define health in terms of illness. To define the host in terms of the guest is
very strange.
Health coexists with us; illness comes occasionally.
Health accompanies us at birth; illness is a superficial
phenomenon. But if we ask a physician to define health, he can only say that
health is present when illness is absent.
Paracelsus used to say that this interpretation is wrong -- the
concept of health needs to be positively defined. But how can we reach a
positive definition, an interpretation of the concept of health that will be
creative?
Paracelsus used to say: "Until the state of your inner
harmony is known, you can at best only be released from your illness -- because
your inner harmony is the source of your health. But when you are released from
one illness you will immediately get another, because nothing has been done
about your inner harmony. Your inner harmony has to be supported."
Who was Paracelsus?
Paracelsus, born Theophrastus von Hohenheim, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, and astrologer of the German Renaissance. He was a pioneer in several aspects of the "medical revolution" of the Renaissance, emphasizing the value of observation in combination with received wisdom. Wikipedia
Who was Paracelsus?
Paracelsus, born Theophrastus von Hohenheim, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, and astrologer of the German Renaissance. He was a pioneer in several aspects of the "medical revolution" of the Renaissance, emphasizing the value of observation in combination with received wisdom. Wikipedia
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