BACH FLOWER REMEDIES: THE POSITIVE CHESTNUT BUD STATE
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In the positive Chestnut Bud state the person keenly observes all happenings about him, assimilates the various experience, around him – his personal experiences and the experiences of others to which he has access. The knowledge and wisdom thus gained serves him as a ready reckoner to find a solution pf similar problems in future. “He lives to learn”, and is mentally flexible. In the words of Dr. Bach “This remedy is to, help us to take full advantage of our daily experiences, and to see ourselves and our mistakes as others do”. To summarise the various traits of the negative Chestnut Bud Type which are common:1. The person is too slow to learn any new thing – cycle riding, a new language, a new art or craft etc. and he may even stop learning the same.2. He makes the same mistakes again and again. Never learns from past experience.3. He is inattentive and does not closely observe the things about him.4. He forgets his past experiences without learning any lesson from them, especially the unpleasant experiences5. He develops an escapist mentality, and seeks some excuse to postpone doing the work.6. Attempts to rush into new ventures without assessing the effect of the past ones.7. Physical illness appear regularly at periodic intervals without apparent reason.*80\308\8*
