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It is very good if one can get rid of illness
entirely by faith and yoga-power or the influx
of the Divine Force. But very often this is not
altogether possible, because the whole nature
is not open or able to respond to the Force.
The mind may have faith and respond, but the
lower vital and the body may not follow. Or,
if the mind and vital are ready, the body may
not respond, or may respond only partially,
because it has the habit of replying to the
forces which produce a particular illness, and
habit is a very obstinate force in the material
part of the nature. In such cases the use of
the physical means can be resorted to, — not
as the main means, but as a help or material
support to the action of the Force. Not strong
and violent remedies, but those that are
beneficial without disturbing the body.

— Sri Aurobindo