The Way Toward Health健康之道
  身體是心理的一面鏡子。改變信念，就能改善身體狀況！醫師常常問看診的病人：「你有沒有高血壓、糖尿病？」病人通常會回答：「我現在沒有高血壓、糖尿病，但是我的爸爸、媽媽有，我以後也會有。」可見，我們已經被催眠和暗示了。在「賽斯哲學思想」裡，不承認遺傳類疾病，特別是中、老年之後才顯現出來的，與生活、飲食有關的慢性病，尤其是高血壓和糖尿病。我們常常被自我的慣性牽著走，對我們的心理不瞭解，才飽受疾病之苦。我們的腦袋，深深地種下很多的恐懼。從小到大，我們被灌輸很多負面的思維，以為自己年紀越大，身體就越容易生病。我們被慣性、習性帶著走，被負面的信念所催眠。現在，讓我們反思一下：心理是能夠改變負面信念的。「賽斯哲學思想」很注重心理，只要心理開心，腸胃一定健康，然後，我們可以選擇少量多餐，均衡飲食，身體會吸收它想要的食物的。
      其實，導致疾病的最主要因素是心理。我們平常過得快不快樂？情緒有沒有保持得很好？思想有沒有打結？我們要能夠對自己的身體負責，學會瞭解自己的情緒，觀照自己的意念，經常問自己有沒有很多負向思考？有沒有憤世嫉俗？有沒有很多負面的情緒？有沒有「憤怒、嫉妒、恨」？有沒有活在不平衡中？經由疾病，我們才能自我覺察，透過疾病，我們才知道自己內在的負能量。在觀照我們身體的生命時，《健康之道：最後的一堂賽斯課》書中的章節，包括：「為什麼醫藥和治療往往使疾病永續」、「給疾病命名的作法如何可能對我們不利」、「宗教對創造疾病的影響」、「兒童的健康如何被父母的信念影響」、「幽默作為療癒的一個有效因素」等等，都在告訴我們，心理和身體是交織的。我們的身體，就是我們的思維。身體病痛乃是「果」，真正的因，是其背後痛苦扭曲的心理，如果我們不改變自己的思考模式，就無法真正解決身體的病痛。一個好的醫生，一定要醫人、醫心，醫治病人的心理，使其在思想、情緒及生活上，都能平衡，這樣，病人的身體，自然會回歸健康。
     Jane Roberts (May 8, 1929–September 5, 1984) grew up in Saratoga Springs, New York where she attended Skidmore College. She was a prolific writer in a variety of genres including poetry, short stories, children’s literature and fiction when in 1963, she began to receive messages from a non-physical energy personality who called himself “Seth.” Her husband, Robert F. Butts, an artist and writer, recorded the messages, and together they dedicated their lives to the publication of Seth’s teachings. The “Seth Books” have become classics in the fields of psychology and personal growth. Today, Yale University Library maintains a collection of Jane’s writings, journals, poetry, audio and video recordings, correspondence, and other materials (the “Jane Roberts Papers”) donated by her husband and other individuals. In September 1984, Seth had spoken exclusively through Jane Roberts from her hospital bed until her death. Now, in The Way Toward Health, Jane’s husband, Robert Butts, shares with us the intimate story of Jane’s final days, and the exquisite teachings that Seth gave during that time. The Way Toward Health is an in-depth examination of the miracle of life in a human body. The material in the book was evoked by the questions and considerations Jane and her husband Robert faced during her long illness. Seth speaks about:
“Why medicine and therapy often perpetuate illness”
“How the practice of naming diseases can work against us”
“The influence of religion in creating disease”
“How children’s health is influenced by parents’ beliefs”
“Humor as an effective factor in healing”
“The mechanics of self-healing: how our thoughts and beliefs affect our health”
“The creative aspects of illness: how we sometimes contract an illness to give ourselves time to understand and integrate our life experiences”
The will to live can be compromised by doubts, fears, and rationalizations. Some people, for example, definitely want to live, but they hide these fearful feelings from themselves. They concentrate upon the dangers in society and worry about their safety. What is actually involved is a kind of paranoia. These self-deceptive feelings are hidden deeply in the subconscious mind. Normally, one of the attitudes to good health is that of self-condemnation, or dislike of the self. Such attitudes are unfortunately fostered by parents, schools, and religions in society. However, it’s not healthy. Feelings of self-worth, self-esteem, and pleasure with our abilities, in fact, indeed, promote our well-being, health, and exuberance. No animal considers itself a failure, obviously. But in our modern world, people often identify with their mistakes, and feel frightened, overburdened, and a failure in their own eyes, or others’. According to Seth, one of the very first steps toward mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health is precisely that kind of acceptance and affirmation. If people become ill, it is quite fashionable to say that the immunity system has temporarily failed, but yet the body itself knows that certain “dis-eases” are the reactions to health. The body does not recognize diseases as diseases. The body’s consciousness is highly conscious. All of the automobile’s parts of the body are responsible for their operations so well. Therefore, if the heart is out of its function, the doctor should repair it through medical technology, along with the patient’s beliefs, attitudes and feelings changed for the better.