Plato Quotes

Just as you ought not to attempt to cure eyes without head or head without body, so you should not treat body without soul.

No attempt of curing the body should be made without curing the soul

You ought not attempt to cure the eyes without the head, or the head without the body, so neither ought you attempt to cure the body without the soul.

Medicine heals the body, meditation heals the soul. Medicine is outwardly, meditation is inwardly. And man is whole only when medicine and meditation are together in deep harmony.

For many people, managing pain involves using prescription medicine in combination with complementary techniques like physical therapy, acupuncture, yoga and massage. I appreciate this because I truly believe medical care should address the person as a whole - their mind, body, and spirit.

Pythagoras said that medicine is the most godlike of arts. But if the most godlike, it should tend to the soul as well as the body, or else a living thing must be unhealthy, being diseased in its higher part.

I like to look good, but I like my body to function well more than anything. For me, it's as spiritual and intellectual as it is physical. And emotional. I enjoy pushing myself.

Health depends on being in harmony with our souls

To heal your body, you must first heal your spirit.

An unhealthy soul requires a healthy body.

I found that the body, mind and spirit are all connected. They are not separate pieces.

The mind must be cured as well as the body, as the mind so is the body.

There is huge merit in both Eastern and Western medicine, and I've taken a little bit from both.

Health is not a condition of matter, but of Mind.

With man, the life of the body depends on the life of the spirit.

Yoga, in its authentic form, is a system of health for the body, mind, and spirit. Neglecting an element transforms the practice into something that is not, in fact, yoga.

Your body is a temple, whether you're a Jew or not.

If thou wouldst preserve a sound body, use fasting and walking; if a healthful soul, fasting and praying. Walking exercises the body; praying exercises the soul; fasting cleanses both.

Love labor: for if thou dost not want it for food, thou mayest for physic. It is wholesome for thy body and good for thy mind.

The key to creating health is figuring out the cause of the problem and then providing the right conditions for the body and soul to thrive. It isn't taking another medication.

Imagine a world in which medicine was oriented toward healing rather than disease, where doctors believed in the natural healing capacity of human beings and emphasized prevention above treatment. In such a world, doctors and patients would be partners working toward the same ends.

Forty percent of the people who are being treated for mental illness are not addressing the physical body.

Allow your dog to take you for a walk every day. It's good for the body and it's good for the soul.

Moreover, such a body freed from nervous tension and over-fatigue is the ideal shelter provided by nature for housing a well-balanced mind that is always fully capable of successfully meeting all of the complex problems of modern living.