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Nature’s Vitality and the Blind Spots of Medical Science

     The erroneous aspects of medical science are as I consistently teach, and of the mistakes of medical science, the most egregious is the complete disregard of the natural restorative power, that is, nature’s vitality, which human beings congenitally possess.
     Let us suppose individuals get sick. They immediately go and see a doctor and what they often hear is something to the effect that, “It’s good you have come soon. If you had been too late, your condition might have become serious.” Doctors say this because medical science holds that leaving a condition alone will only cause it to worsen. Here, attempts are made to forcibly halt the condition with the use of pharmaceuticals and various other sorts of treatments. What should be known is that in worrying that being “too late” is to be avoided, medical science commits a grave error. As I teach, disease is a function for elimination of toxin, and if left alone, the toxin will be steadily discharged and the patient is bound to recover. Symptoms such as fever, cough, phlegm, mucous, sweat, diarrhea, pain, and itchiness are for this purpose of elimination, and if endured, the impurities within the body will be discharged and the body will become purer. There is no such thing as “too late.”
     Medical science does not understand the principle of toxin elimination and interprets the patient’s purifying condition to the contrary, so doctors are very loathe to leave a condition as it is. Medical science seeks to stop the discharge of the impure elements that are seeking an outlet, and considers it satisfactory to solidify the insides of the body. It is only natural that disease cannot be completely healed by these methods. In this regard, another blind spot of medical science is in the treatment of conditions such as injuries and burns. These conditions invariably give rise to suppuration, and, greatly fearing the discharge of pus, medical treatment uses various methods to suppress its formation, but these therapies are also a big mistake. Due to the irritation from the wound, toxin accumulates in that region, and since every human being possess a sizable amount of toxin, the body will seek discharge of the toxin at every opportunity. The toxin immediately accumulates around the wound and starts discharge. The more the pus, the more toxin there is to come out. Medical science, however, interprets this phenomenon as germs invading and reproducing within the body, sees it as a negative process, and forcibly stops the pus, using that such as disinfectants, cooling, injections, and rest, various treatments, which from our perspective all seem to be simply ridiculous as they do the opposite of what should be done.
     Another problem are the disinfectants used in the medical treatment of various conditions. Disinfectants seep into the muscles and as time passes, a frightening toxic activity occurs. It is frightening because no matter how minute the germ, as it is a living organism, if there is a pharmaceutical strong enough to kill it, the impact of killing germs on the human body is enormous as well. As the disinfectant ages inside the body, it becomes virulent, and eventually purification will occur that manifests in symptoms such as fever, pain, or unpleasantness, problems quite acute. When presented to doctors, these symptoms are diagnosed as conditions of unknown cause, because, of course, medical science itself has produced these afflictions. Doctors cannot imagine that the disinfectants they use are the source of disease, so frequently are heard words to the effect that there is no way to treat such conditions.
     Thus, the function that cleanses and removes impurities within the human body is continuously activated, a function I refer to as the vitality of nature. In this way, the human being is born with the vitality to heal itself naturally. The very method that respects and manifests this vitality should be the true healing art. But medical science thinks rather that it is satisfactory to stop the activity of this vitality and promotes its stoppage, so the extent of the error of medical science is all so evident. This is not just reasoning or theory. Above all, the facts of actual cases clearly illustrate this mistake. Let us suppose someone catches a cold. If left alone from the very beginning, as described previously, the body will heal quickly itself and the cold will go away. What should ordinarily end in usually about a week can take from three to four weeks with medical treatment. Furthermore, as a natural treatment method, human vitality steadily heals without obstruction, while medical treatment prolongs recovery. Medical science can also worsen the condition with complications. There are even patients suffering from a cold who come down with tuberculosis. In some cases medical treatment heals the common cold, but these are people who innately possess a very vigorous regenerative power and recover in spite of the interference of medical science. The number of such people is indeed few, but in the majority, the dissolving toxin is temporarily solidified and the patient appears to have recovered.
     I believe the preceding has generally shown that although medical science appears to have greatly advanced, it is based on ignorance which people seem to believe to be worthy of gratitude.
     The human being has been given wonderful healing power by nature, a natural regenerative power against which medical science cannot compete. Just to learn this fact affords a great deal of happiness. But even more, the Johrei of World Messianity strengthens and promotes the natural regenerative power, so Johrei can be seen as the most advanced rational healing method. 

 Chijōtengoku, Issue 26, page 6, July 25, 1951
translated by cynndd

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“Igaku no Mōten to Shizen Ryōnōryoku” was published originally in Chijōtengoku, Issue 26, July 25, 1951. This essay was reprinted in the anthology Igaku Kankei Goronbun Shū (Collected Essays on Medical Science) that did enjoy a limited circulation. Igaku Kankei Goronbun Shū contains no publication data, but internal evidence suggests that its compilation stopped several months preceding Meishu-sama’s death. Furthermore, since the book lacks publication data, whether the volume had Meishu-sama’s imprimatur or not is unknown, so details concerning this volume are probably impossible to research. “Igaku no Mōten to Shizen Ryōnōryoku” has previously appeared in translation. Citation is given below for reference.

“Medicine’s Blind Points and the Beneficent Powers of Nature,” True Health, 1987, page 57.