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There is a great directing head of people and things - a Supreme Being who looks after the destinies of the world. I am convinced that the body is made up of entities that are intelligent and are directed by this Higher Power. When one cuts his finger, I believe it is the intelligence of these entities which heals the wound. When one is sick, it is the intelligence of these entities which brings convalescence. You know that there are living cells in the body so tiny that the microscope cannot find them at all. The entities that give life and soul to the human body are finer still and lie infinitely beyond the reach of our finest scientific instruments. When these entities leave the body, the body is like a ship without a rudder - deserted, motionless and dead.

Thomas Alva Edison#14

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About this quote

What does it mean?
Edison describes a Supreme Being directing intelligent entities within the body that heal and sustain life.
In plain terms
He believes a higher power uses tiny living parts to heal us.
What can you take from it?
See life as guided by intelligent forces beyond sight.

Where it applies

  • explaining healing
  • discussing soul
  • biological mystery

Putting it to work

  • holistic health
  • spiritual biology
  • comfort in illness

Questions to consider

  • What guides your healing?
  • Is there more to the body than cells?

Another view

It mixes scientific observation with metaphysical claims.

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