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Congestion of the Heart
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Congestion of the Heart
(March 22, 1926)
One might ask, "What do I mean by congestion of mind?" There are a thousand things in the day which bring about congestion of mind, as every nervous shock brings about congestion of the nerves. Psychologists find that many diseases come from congestion. It is the life of sensation in the absence of the life of repose which causes many illnesses.
And so often discomfort is caused by not relieving the congestion of the heart, a congestion which is caused by little things: something we dislike, we cannot endure, we cannot tolerate, which bears upon our nervous system; fear, and doubt, and anxiety, and horror, and prejudice, and suspicion, and confusion, and puzzling thought, all these things bring about congestion of the heart.
Every little shock in feeling, in affection, in sympathy, love, and devotion brings about congestion of the heart, producing a poison which comes out in the thought, word, in the action, the influence of which is not only in the inner bodies, but also in the outer expression of man.
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