The Body - Its Many Organs - The Destructive Cancer

By: Dr. Malladi Srinivasa Sastry

A body is one whole — yet within it exist many organs, each with its own natural function, its own local dharma. Each organ must perform its own duty. Every organ has its corresponding presiding deity — that is, the divine principle responsible for ensuring that the organ functions properly and keeps the whole body healthy.

Within each organ, countless cells joyfully carry out their local duties with a spirit of dedication and offering. The blood vessels flow like rivers, the lymphatic channels run like canals, the nerves transmit energy and information — all working together in perfect harmony.

The topography of the spleen is not the same as that of the brain; the dense structure within the bones may be compared to a rocky hill, whereas the texture of the skin may resemble a desert plain. All are made of cells, yet depending on their local environment and purpose, they perform their distinct responsibilities for the well-being of the entire body. Thus, every organ works collectively and harmoniously — sustaining the life and order of the world within.

The Rebellion of Cancer — The Illusion of Uniformity

But one day, a rebel arose — a cancerous cell that denied its local deity and refused its dharma.It proclaimed, “There is only one God — the Body itself! All must become one!”In its blind zeal for sameness, it began to multiply uncontrollably, violating the laws of harmony.

It stole nourishment from its neighbours, diverted the body’s lifeblood, and deprived healthy organs of sustenance.It grew by robbing others, capturing new territories, and spreading destruction wherever it went.

Its creed was simple but fatal:“The bones have no separate deity or dharma.The brain has no distinct nature.The skin, the heart, the liver — all must be one!One clothing, one language, one form, one God!”

And so, in the name of unity, it invaded all.It erased names and forms, destroyed diversity, and brought ruin to every organ.Not content with one conquest, it travelled through the bloodstream to others, repeating its invasion and devastation.

Finally, it declared:“I alone am the chosen master of this divine body.All cells must resemble me.Those that differ shall survive only by my mercy — or perish.” Deluded by this arrogance, it continued its conquest — until the entire body collapsed.And when the body died, the cancer too perished.

The Moment of Realization

Only then did the cancer awaken to truth.It realized that the “Body,” the divinity it claimed to serve, was not confined within itself.That divine essence pervaded the entire organism — and extended beyond it.Every cell was divine; every organ a manifestation of the same sacred principle.

Then dawned a painful revelation:In destroying other cells, it had destroyed the very deity it sought to honour.By mocking the local deities of the organs, it had blasphemed against the supreme deity — the total living body itself.

And a voice of truth resounded within:“You were right that all function for Me, the Body Divine.But it was I who appointed each of them to their distinct stations and duties.Blinded by your ignorance, you violated the dharma of diversity and destroyed the whole.Now that all is gone, what use is your repentance?”

The World as a Living Body

The same truth applies to the greater body — this world. Humanity too forms one vast organism. Each region, each community, each culture, like an organ, has its svadharma — its unique way of sustaining the harmony of the whole. In some places there are rivers and forests, elsewhere deserts, mountains, and snowfields. From each environment arises its own nature, its own local deity, its own rhythm of life.

To deny that diversity, to enforce uniformity upon all, is to commit the same fatal error as the cancer — destroying the balance of life in the name of a false unity.

True unity is not the bland homogeneity. It is the harmony — the oneness that embraces difference.It is the body in which each organ, each cell, and each soul performs its sacred duty, honouring its own deity, while serving the wholeness of life.

The Eternal Principle

Diversity is not disorder; it is design.Difference is not division; it is divine order. When each part fulfils its dharma in reverence to the whole, the body — and the world — thrive in health, peace, and bliss. But when arrogance seeks to erase distinction, the result is decay — the death of both the part and the whole.

Thus speaks the silent wisdom of the living body:

“Let each be true to its own dharma,for in serving its part, it serves the whole.”