While you are awake or sound asleep upon your bed, the
ceaseless, tireless action of your subconscious mind controls
all tie vital functions of your body without the help of your
conscious mind. For example, while you are asleep your heart
continues to beat rhythmically, your lungs do not rest, and
the process of inhalation and exhalation, whereby your blood
absorbs fresh air, goes on just the same as when you are awake.
Your subconscious controls your digestive processes
and glandular secretions, as well as all the other mysterious
operations of your body. The hair on your face continues to
grow whether you are asleep or awake. Scientists tell us that
the skin secretes much more perspiration during sleep than
during the waking hours.
Your eyes, ears, and other senses are active during sleep.
For instance, many of our great scientists have received
answers to perplexing problems while they were asleep. They
saw he answers in a dream. Oftentimes your conscious mind
interferes with the normal rhythm of the heart, lungs, and
functioning of the stomach and intestines by worry, anxiety,
fear, and depression. These patterns of thought interfere
with the harmonious functioning of your subconscious mind.
When mentally disturbed, the best procedure is to let go, relax, and still the wheels of your thought processes.
Speak to your subconscious mind, telling it to take over
in peace, harmony, and divine order. You will find that all
the functions of your body will become normal again. Be
sure to speak to your subconscious mind with authority and
conviction, and it will conform to your command. Your
subconscious seeks to preserve your life and restore you to
health at all costs. It causes you to love your children, which
also illustrates an instinctive desire to preserve all life. Let us
suppose you accidentally ate some bad food.
Your subconscious mind would cause you to regurgitate
it If you inadvertently took some poison, your subconscious
powers would proceed to neutralize it If you completely
entrusted yourself to its wonder-working power, you would be
entirely restored to health.