The Four-fold Human

I believe, four elements embody us – the body, intellect, emotions, and life force.

The life force must lead, for others to function promptly. All our spiritual quest is in making the life force be in charge all the time.

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1/ You may not see intellect and emotions as different entities, and may not agree with the concept of the life force. Stick with me.

By going four-fold, I can precisely say what each element needs, to flourish. I describe the elements in the order of their importance.

2/ Life Force: It's the will to live, the desire to prosper and procreate. It's essentially why we fight hard to live, sustain insurmountable injuries to our elements, and love to make children.

We can strengthen our life force by honoring it and being grateful for what we have.

3/ Body: It is the temple that hosts our life force. Taking a physical form, it also lets our intellect and emotions manifest themselves.

We can nourish our life force's home with good nutrition, exercise, and sleep.

4/ Intellect & emotions: They are tools to serve our life force. Without keeping a tight rein on, they hinder the way of the life force.

We can use them well by silencing the mind when it is not needed, and observing the feelings without hastily acting on them.

5/ Your life force, body, intellect & emotions must dissociate from each other to realise their roles. One way is to give each an identify and have dialogues with them as if they are other people.

Each element has distinct needs and solutions. Uncoupling will help you see that.

6/ The toughest and the trickiest to handle are our intellect and emotions. They must identity themselves as just tools to serve the life force and the body.

They must refrain from assuming any more responsibilities, and that is the core of my theory.

7/ The well-being of all your four elements determines the vitality of your life. Nourish them sufficiently and be aware of ups and downs.

Any indication of imbalance must be attended to diligently. Remember, life is never meant to be a suffering!

8/ While the symptoms are in one element, the source could be in another. Learning about this interconnectivity takes time and experience.

The four elements do not work in isolation. Be on the lookout for the root cause, not just the symptoms.

9/ The life force rarely surrenders, and takes drastic measures to save itself and others. That is why it must be bestowed with full power and given charge.

The other elements will be ministers in the council of life force and must be willing to be at life force's beck and call.

10/ All good things take time. All undoing of bad things takes time and the longer the bad things lingered, the longer it takes to heal. The key is being tender with yourself.

Be patient. Give time the time.

To summarise, know your life force, body, intellect & emotions, identify their dynamics, be on the lookout for imbalances, and fix them. Do these with care and patience. It will take time but you will find peace.