Savitri
A Legend and a Symbol

Chapter 14Illness and Health · Sleep and Illness

Book 9. Part Three: Sadhana on the Physical, Subconscient · Section Three: Illness, Doctors and Medicines

Yes. If you don’t sleep enough the physical system becomes more open to these attacks [of illness]. If it is kept in good condition, then usually it repels them automatically and one does not notice even that there has been an attack.

* I said that when the body is in good condition it automatically repels any attack of illness which is in the air without the mind even having to notice that there is an attack. If the attack is automatically repelled what is the need of dealing with it?