Abstract
M.Phil.
This dissertation is a study of the importance of the awareness of a
balanced life in accordance with the six life dimensions in order to
preventing chronic fatigue. According to Hafen et al., specialists in
psycho-physiological medicine estimate that possibly as much as 90 per
cent of all the health problems can be traced, at least in part, to the
influence of emotions. The fact that chronic fatigue is related to "disease"
and is sometimes the forerunner of illnesses in the human body
enhances the importance of life-force energy. We know that the cells of
our bodies are fed by various nutrients derived from the food we eat as
well as oxygen from the air we breathe. But our cells are also fed by a
continuous stream of life-force energy. We possess a variety of
specialised energy-distributing systems that also support the cells and
organs of our bodies. These energy systems are affected by different
factors that can enhance or inhibit the flow of life-force energy to the
cells and organs of our bodies. Among those critical factors are our
emotions, our relationships to others, our ability to give and to receive
love, and even our relationship to God. While seemingly nebulous and
difficult to define in terms of specific physiological effects, these
emotional and spiritual factors are of great importance to the sustenance
and support of the tissues and organs of our bodies.