The Throne of the Inner Temple

The Throne of the Inner Temple  (1985) , compiled by Elias Zohoori
Selections from the Bahá’í Writings on the Human Body, its Health and Nutrition, purity and holiness, Science of Medicine, illnesses, and physical and spiritual healing.

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  1. The Human Body
    The Throne of the Inner Temple
    Praise be to God, the Best: of Creators
    Members of the Human Body
    Five Physical and Five Spiritual Powers
    Mental Faculties
    Sympathetic Nerve
    That Part Must be Removed
    Surgical Operation
    Vaccination
    Organ Transplant
    Circumcision
    Sterilization
    Birth Control
    Not Specifically Answered in Writings
    Population Explosion and Birth Control
    God will protect His Own
    Abortion
    Abortion and Surgical Operation
    Tubal Ligation
    Intrauterine Devices
    The Time Has not yet Arrived
    Husband and Wife to Decide
    Euthanasia (Mercy Killing)
    Surrogate Mothers and Artificial Insemination
    Donation of Semen to Hospital
    Vivisection
    Suicide
    Self-Defense
    Death
    Burial
    Cremation
    Donation of the Body for Medical Research
    Physical Death Process
    Reincarnation
    Reincarnation does not exist
  2. Health
    Health — Greatest of All Gifts
    Forget Yourself but not Your Health
    The Purpose of Health
    Wish Thou Health for Serving the Kingdom
    Spiritual Health
    Spiritual Medicine
    Spiritual Health Conducive to Physical Health
    Means of Serving His Cause
    Mere Knowledge Is not Health
    Be Submissive to God
    Rest and Relaxation
    Sleep
    Be Happy
    Proof of Nobility
    Grief, Sorrow, Jealousy, Anger
    The Soul Is Affected
    Exercise
    Health Society
    Electrical Power
    Bright Weather
    High Buildings — Immense Population
    Fine Voice and Music
  3. Nutrition
    Eat of the Good Things
    Contentment
    Economy
    When to Eat or Drink
    Digestion — Mastication
    Liquid First
    Breakfast
    Opposite Foods
    Walk a Little
    Fruit and Grain
    Meat
    Hunting
    Eating of Pork
    Take Some Honey — Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá
    Fasting
  4. Purity and Holiness
    External Cleanliness
    Bathing
    Pure Water
    Sea of Pureness
    Clothing
    Rose Water — Attar
    Appearance
    Facial Make-Up
    Other Ordinances
    Opium 2
    Hallucinogens
    LSD and other Psychedelic Products
    Peyote
    Hashish
    Smoking Tobacco
    Smoking by Degrees Injurious
    Cigarettes, Cigars and Tobacco Snuff
    Should not be Made an Issue
    Smoking during Meetings
    Alcohol
    Cake Flavours and Extract
    Food Flavoured with Alcoholic Liquors
    Alcohol for Home Remedies
    Alcohol Should not be Served
    Not Even in Plum Pudding
    Working in Bars or Taverns
    Habits
    A Holy Life
    Kissing Indiscriminately
    A Chaste of and Holy Life
    Sex Impulse
    Sexual Problems — Homosexuality
    Masturbation
  5. Science of Medicine
    Sciences as will Benefit You
    Medicine — The Most Important of All Sciences
    In His Hallowed Name
    Love of God and Science
    Strive to Become Highly Qualified in This Science
    Men of Culture and Knowledge
    Psychiatry
    Psychology
    Hypnotism
    Auto-Suggestion — Hypnotism
  6. To Physicians
    Become Unique in Thy Profession
    This Is Worship
    Whenever You Attendeth a Patient
    To Prescribe a Fitting Medicine
    He Is the Healer
    Physician with Two Powers
    Not Blameworthy
    Heal the Sickness of the Ignorant Ones
    Combine the Two Services
    The Skillful Physicians
    The All-Knowing Physician
    Corrupt Practices
    Doctors Should not Work on the Nine Bahá’í Holy Days
  7. Illnesses
    World of Matter — Source of Sorrow
    Prophets of God not Immune from Suffering
    Peculiarities of this Physical World
    Soul Independent of Bodily Ailments
    Result of our own Deeds
    Disease — Imbalance of Constituent Elements
    Prayer and Continued Effort
    Cancer
    Not Stated it is a Spiritual Disease
    Madness Can be Cured through Prayer
    Speech Difficulty
    Mental Diseases
    Electric Shock Treatment
  8. Healing
    Two Ways of Healing
    Prayer Alone Is not Sufficient
    Spiritual and Material Healing Essential and Complementary
    True Healing
    Material Healing Treatment through Diet and Herb
    Healing with Food, Fruit
    Leave It Off
    Consult Skillful Physicians
    Even If Patient Is Eminent Physician
    However Critical and Hopeless
    Should not Passively Submit to Disease
    Spiritual Healing Four Kinds of Curing and Healing Without Medicine
    Art of Spiritual Healing
    The Power of the Greatest Name
    Filled With the Love of Bahá
    Healing Power of Christ
    Christian Science Treatments
    Healing Power of Prayer
    Difficulties Should Be Overcome through Prayer
    No Bahai Healer of Bahá’í Type of Healing
    Greater Effect
  9. Some Bahá’í Prayers for Healing
    “Thy Name is my healing....”
    "O God, my God! I beg of Thee....”
    “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God!....”
    “Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee....”
    “Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beg of Thee....”
    “Thou art He, O my God,....”
  10. Long Healing Prayer
    The Long Healing Prayer
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