Law of One Religion?

[Diana]

So yes, some people get away with it.

It's strange isn't it. So the real question is why and how is that possible?

Many people who are focused on the spiritual path tend to forget we have physical bodies with a material, physiological basis, which should be taken into consideration. Some people have better physical genetic lines and stronger immune systems inherited in the DNA. They may have chosen this for whatever reasons. But if you were to do an autopsy on Uncle Charles who lived to be 99 while smoking 2 packs of cigarettes per day, I guarantee you would find evidence of the effects. It's just that some human bodies are better able to deal with toxins. There may be other reasons as well, but let's not forget that DNA and many other physical factors have some relevance.

I do think that we have the ability (not very much understood as yet) to consciously create our own reality regarding our bodies. We do it unconsciously, which may help to explain Uncle Charles as well. Illnesses can often be traced to emotional issues. 

On another note, there is the example of Yogananda, whose body showed no signs of deterioration after he died until he was buried (or whatever they did with his physical body). But few humans have reached the level of evolution he had (in my opinion). He was also a vegetarian and I doubt very much he disrespected his physical body.