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True Health and Pseudo-Health

     I can say that at present almost all of humanity—or at least all its civilized races—is sick. The only difference is that a) there are those who have already been attacked by some illness and b) those who have not yet been attacked by any; in other words, those who are sick at present belong to the “a” group and those who are healthy now below to the “b” group.
     There is no need for explaining the “a” group, so I will limit my explanation to the “b” group. As explained before, the “b” group individuals are those who hold “retained toxins” which are in solidified condition, and purification of these has not come as yet. People with true health are completely free from toxins which cause purification, while the “b” group people are those who have “retained toxins” but at present are maintaining a healthy condition, are daily doing their work and are able to endure a certain amount of labor, so appear healthy to everyone. If examined by doctors they are diagnosed as healthy because with the present knowledge of medical science it is difficult to discover “retained toxins.” I call such people individuals with pseudo-health. Human beings have often been called receptacles of disease. This applies to those who have pseudo-health, who carry “bombs” of retained toxins in their bodies. When I think of the numbers of people today who are dancing around with these “bombs” inside them, I cannot help being struck with a kind of terror.

Gospel of Heaven, page 112, February 5, 1947
translated by KH

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“Shinkenkō to Gikenkō,” the sixteenth chapter of Tengoku no Fukuin (Gospel of Heaven), February 5, 1947, has appeared previously in translation. Citation is given below for reference.

“True Health and False Health,” True Health, page 25, 1987.