saidevo Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Why is the principle of vibration important to our life? One of the answers is provided by the chemicals we use in our daily life, for maintaining the exterior of our physical body... Gone are the days when as a boy I used a toothpowder that my grandfather gave me. Made from a mixture of burnt paddy husk, salt, lemon juice and clove oil, it was heavenly, and kept my teeth sparkling white. Today, I won't settle for anything less than a fluoride-based toothpaste. Companies making gel-based toothpaste compete withthose making fluoride-based toothpaste. Each company claims its own product to be superior to the other's. And the same company makes both kinds of toothpastes, to be on the safe side!Truth decays in the spate of advertisements, and my teeth arefar from sparkling white, but they at least remain. My grandfather today is ninety-eight, has only a few teeth though.He has never used a toothpaste or toothbrush all along. My feartoday is that the toothpaste companies would have claimed all my teeth by the time I reach three scores of age! Of course,I can have the dentures, and forget all about taste. In those days we used brick-sized, rock-hard Lifebuoy toilet soapscut into four, and sesame (gingili) oil, washed away with shikaikai powder for a head-bath. We used sandal powder and paste for perfume. Our bodies were clean with the skin shining. Today, my cosmetic habits force me to choose deluxe soaps, shampoos, shaving creams to keep by body clean and tidy. And body talc, face-powder and face-creams to perfume my face and body. My body, of course, remains clean and fragrant, but the skin has lost its natural shine. I wouldn't venture to say much on the cosmetic habits of women,except only this: they have long back turned their faces and backs on turmeric, sandal paste, kunkumam and shikaikai. Today they makethemselves up with clever cosmetic contrivances that make the old look younger and the younger look older! Okay, okay, I hold up awhite flag. For, we can't survive without women, and women can'tsurvive without cosmetics. We used coconut-oil-based Khadi bar-soaps for washing clothes.Washed by beating against a rough stone, and dried in the hotsun, our clothes were immaculate and sparkling. Today, I use detergent powder and cakes, and wash clothes in adryer-attached washing machine. My clothes dry in the dark and my body, already adorned with cosmetics, happily accepts them. The chemicals we use unwittingly in our daily life, keep only the exterior of the physical body clean and fragrant. The interiorsuffers a heavy damage, as it gets built up with grosser matterthat cannot receive higher spiritual vibrations. Even more damage is done to the astral body, as it contains duplicated astral matter for the physical matter. Turning muddierand muddier, the astral body becomes more bound to the physicalbody and physical world. It loses its sensitivity to higher ratesof vibration, which delays the spiritual progress. Karma and rebirth are increasingly being accepted in the New Age,by every religion. If this is the case, is it not time for meto think about a cleaner life today for a better rebirth tomorrow? Regards,saidevo Note For those who aren't familiar:-----------------------------------Human constitution, like the seven planes of nature, is septenary. In other words, we have seven bodies or vehicles of consciousness. The three higher vehicles are permanent in nature. They are the Atma, Buddhi and Manas. The four lower vehicles that are transitory in nature are the physical body, etheric-double, astral body and the animal soul (kama-rupa). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleAl Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Why is the principle of vibration important to our life?Uncle Al stands by his original valuation of this poster - all buns, no meat, richly garnished with bunko. Hind gut fermenter, "GOD!"Uncle Al, "Dentistry." Be your own cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Uncle Al stands by his original valuation of this poster - all buns, no meat, richly garnished with bunko. Hind gut fermenter, "GOD!"Uncle Al, "Dentistry." Be your own cause.___By this we see your affinity for buns & garnish.___Whether or not saidevo's post has meat, it does have protein. It is never wrong to reflect on one's condition in search of ways to improve it. :shrug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infamous Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 __ It is never wrong to reflect on one's condition in search of ways to improve it.:shrug:Beautifully said Turtle, is this your own personal quote? If it is, you should get very high marks for it, High marks indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Beautifully said Turtle, is this your own personal quote? If it is, you should get very high marks for it, High marks indeed.___How kind of you to say Infamous. I did construct it, yes. I faced some trepidation on using "never", but now on your authority I see it is approved. :shrug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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