 other people, including
you, can start to experience this wonderful feeling of control, of knowing
how to have a trim body, and then doing what is necessary to make that
body appear. It's within your grasp—yours for the asking. By the way, the people of the United States spend some thirty billion
dollars on drugs every year. They swallow twenty-five million pills every
hour! Do you know what the number-one-selling prescription drug in the
United States is? It used to be Valium. According to the Wall Street
Journal, it is now Tagamet. And what is Tagamet for? Stomach disorders'. Could that possibly have anything to do with what people's stomachs are
forced to deal with every day? As you start to experiment with the proper combinations of food, you
will come to realize firsthand what a truly marvelous tool proper food
combining is in the quest to lose weight. This brings us now to the third tool designed to remove toxic waste
from your body. It is the one I enjoy discussing more than any other,
since it revolves around... THE PRINCIPLE OF PROPER FOOD COMBINING • 47 CHAPTER
The Principle of
Correct Fruit Consumption
An the broad subject of health there
is surely no area that has been more misunderstood, more unjustly ma
ligned, or more abused than the consumption of fruit. People do not
know how to eat fruit in this country. I don't mean that they don't know
how to pick it up and eat it; they have that down pat. I mean that they
don't know when or how to eat it. The correct consumption of fruit is
very closely associated with proper food combining. How many people do you know who truly detest fruit? Who really
can't stand it? Probably none. Most of the people you will ever talk to will
readily express their fondness of fruit. About the most negative comment
you will ever hear about fruit is "I love it, but it doesn't love me." Or "I
love it, but I can't eat it." Why they can't eat it and why they have to be
careful with it is more often than not based on some misunderstanding
about the nature of correct fruit consumption. At every seminar I have ever given, I ask for a show of hands from
those who dislike fruit, and rarely, even in groups of seven hundred peo
ple or more, does even one hand go up. The reason almost everyone
expresses a liking for fruit is that our bodies crave it instinctively. With its
sweet blends of rare flavors, delightful aromas, and eye-pleasing colors,
• 48 • fruit is always an invitation to pleasure in eating. Fruit is, without doubt,
the most beneficial, energy-giving, life-enhancing food you can eat. IF! If
it is correctly consumed. What you are about to learn may be met with a
certain amount of skepticism, as it attacks your belief system about fruit,
and that's all right. It involves a new way of thinking about your body and
how you nourish it. Young and old alike think of fruit as a treat. A cold piece of melon on
a hot day—delicious! You eat a spicy meal and eat a piece of fruit, and it
cools and soothes the palate. This may surprise you: The reason we instinctively crave fruit is that
fruit, without any question, is the most important food we can put into
the human body. It is the one food that the human species is biologically
adapted to. On May 15, 1979, The New York Times ran a story on the work of Dr.
Alan Walker, an eminent anthropologist at Johns Hopkins University. The story was a bombshell for those doctors, dietitians, and nutritionists
not aware of the immense importance of fruit in the human diet. Dr.
Walker's findings indicate that our "early human ancestors were not pre
dominantly meat eaters or even eaters of seeds, shoots, leaves or grasses. Nor were they omnivorous. Instead, they appear to have subsisted chiefly
on a diet of fruit." Dr. Walker developed a fascinating way of determin
ing dietary trends by studying striations, or markings, on teeth. All foods
leave distinctly different markings on teeth. In his studies of fossilized
teeth Dr. Walker noted that, to date, "No exceptions have been found. Every tooth examined from the hominids of the twelve-million-year
period leading up to Homo erectus appeared to be that of a fruit eater." wow! You can practically hear the gnashing of teeth over at the Cat
tlemen's Association. Since fruit is what we are biologically adapted to eat, it is far more
important for you to think in terms of how much fruit you're going to eat
than how much protein you're going to get during the day. In fifteen
years I've never met a person with a protein deficiency, notwithstanding
the fact that it does exist in devastating circumstances such as
kwashiorkor. Yet I have met hundreds with protein poisoning, and most
of them were not eating a sufficient amount of fruit. Overconsumption of
protein has been linked to breast, liver, and bladder cancer and to an
increase in the incidence of leukemia.1 According to William J. Mayo,
founder of the Mayo Clinic, in an address before the American College
of Surgeons, "Meat-eating has increased 400 percent in the last 100
years. Cancer of the stomach forms nearly one third of all cancers of the
'Viktoras Kulvinskas. Survival into the 2lst Century. Wcthersfield, Connecticut: Omangod Press,
1975. THE PRINCIPLE OF CORRECT FRUIT CONSUMPTION • 49 human body. If flesh foods are not fully broken up, decompositions re
sult, and active poisons are thrown into an organ not intended for their
reception. "2 Protein poisoning is hyperacidity in the body, which is dis
cussed in Chapter 9. It was stated earlier that it is imperative for the system to be constantly
cleansed of the toxic waste that builds in the body. The most effective
way for this cleansing to be accomplished is with the consumption of
high-water-content food. You can probably surmise the next sentence. FRUIT HAS THE HIGHEST WATER CONTENT OF ANY FOOD. All fruit is
80 percent to 90 percent cleansing, life-giving water. In addition, all the
vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, amino acids, and fatty acids that the
human body requires for its existence are to be found in fruit. The life
force inherent in fruit is unsurpassed by any other food. When fruit is
correctly consumed, nothing can match its benefits. By its nature fruit
affords the body the opportunity to cleanse built-up residue from the sys
tem. In this cleansed state every aspect of your life is enhanced. Your
body is capable of functioning at its optimum efficiency. As a tool in weight loss the proper consumption of fruit is unparalleled
in its effectiveness and efficiency. In October 1983 a Yale University
professor, Judith Rodin, presented some interesting data to the Interna
tional Congress on Obesity in New York. Her studies of the benefits of
fruit sugar indicate that "What you eat in one meal really affects what
you will eat in the next meal." The Bergen Record reported that Ms.
Rodin gave plain water sweetened with different kinds of sugar to a study
group. "The people who drank the liquid sweetened with the fruit sugar
fructose ate significantly less than people who drank either water or liquid
sweetened with the common sugar sucrose." She and her fellow research
ers noted that "the subjects who consumed fructose ate an average of 479
calories less [at their next meal] than the people who had sucrose." Dr. William Castelli, medical director of the famed Framingham
(Massachusetts) Study on Heart Disease and a faculty member at Harvard
Medical School, indicates that "An amazing substance found in many
types of fruit can cut your risk of heart disease or heart attack. The sub
stance protects the heart by preventing the blood from becoming too thick
and plugging up the arteries." Fruit is cleansing, not clogging. The ingredient essential for a vigorous life is energy. We already know
that digestion uses more energy than any other physical activity. Here is
where fruit performs a most vital and significant role, FRUIT REQUIRES
LESS ENERGY TO BE DIGESTED THAN ANY OTHER FOOD. In fact, it
demands practically none! 2Blanchc Leonardo, Ph.D. Cancer and Other Diseases from Meat Consumption. Santa Monica,
California: Leaves of Healing, 1979. 50'FIT FOR LIFE Here's why: Everything consumed by the human body must eventually
be broken down and transformed into glucose, fructose, glycerine, amino
acids, and fatty acids. The brain cannot function on anything but glucose
(sugar). Fruit is glucose in the body. Its digestion, absorption, and assim
ilation require only a minute fraction of the energy necessary to break
down other foods. Other foods spend anywhere from one and a half to
four hours in the stomach. (And that is only if what is eaten is properly
combined.) The less concentrated and the better combined the foods, the
less time spent in the stomach. The more concentrated and ill-combined,
the longer they spend in the stomach. The stomach is where the initial
expenditure of energy takes place,


 by his clarity, authenticity, sense of purpose, and ease. He is
authoritative and consistent. David has devoted his life to proving and
teaching the principles of A Course in Miracles. I have been with the
Course about as long as David has. Still, I encounter fear, resistance, and
ego. David has been a huge inspiration and accelerator to my
advancement in the Course, through his impeccable understanding and,
most important, his model. If you sincerely intend to master A Course in
Miracles or any related spiritual path, David is a guide of the highest
caliber.
A Course in Miracles  is a delight to the spirit, but a huge
confrontation to the ego. It pulls the rug out from under the ego’s tricks
and exposes it for the nothingness it is. For that reason, all students of
the Course experience resistance to the program. Many students quit
doing the lessons, and others complain, “I don’t understand the text.”
Yet, the very same students admit, “I know the Course contains truths
that can change my life. I just wish it were easier to apply.”
The book you are holding can help you do exactly that. Here is a
brilliant map of the journey from fear to love. David takes the essential
principles of the Course and breaks them down into easy-to-grasp ideas,
exercises, and steps to help you make the truths work in your life. David
can take you where you want to go because he has walked the path you
and I now walk. He knows where the open road is and where lurk the
pitfalls that may waylay us. Read, learn, open, awaken, and transform.
In one of David’ s teachings, he mentions that Mahatma Gandhi
retained his peace of mind even while he was in prison. The reveredleader did some  of his best writing there. The lesson David extracts is
that it is not what our body is doing that makes us happy or miserable,
but where our mind is. Hearing that, I remembered a prisoner I used to
visit. While Ray was in college, he flew into a fit of rage and beat his
girlfriend. A few days later, she died. Ray was conv icted of
manslaughter and sentenced to many years in jail. I met Ray during his
ninth year of incarceration, when he came up for parole for the third
time. “My girlfriend’ s parents are wealthy and politically influential
people,” he told me. “Every year when I come up for parole, they wage
an intensive campaign to ‘keep this vicious killer off the streets.’ So far,
they have been successful, and I have been denied parole.”
I didn’t see a vicious killer before me. To the contrary, the Ray I
knew was a gentle, kind man, penitent for his tragic mistake. He was a
model prisoner, given the highest privileges and appointed manager of
the prison laundry. He was a devoted student of A Course in Miracles.
He was peaceful, his heart was open, and he displayed an exemplary
disposition.
Ray’ s attitude and that of his girlfriend’ s parents were a great
teaching for me. His body was in prison, but his spirit was soaring. That
couple had all the material amen ities and physical freedom anyone could
desire, but their hearts were consumed with hatred and revenge. Who
was really in prison?
After walking the spiritual path for many years, I have observed
two kinds of seminars: One kind teaches us how to get stuff. The other
kind teaches us how to get free. David’ s teachings are among the best of
the latter.
When I met David, I told him that I watch his YouTube videos and
read his books before I go to sleep each night. Immersing myself in his
ideas and consci ousness is a soothing, healing way to undo the tangles of
the day and segue into a peace ful night’ s sleep. David’ s teachings can
achieve the same for you, day or night. I count this man as one of the
great blessings in my life.
When climbing  a mountain in India, Sherpas (guides) help you
ascend. One Sherpa takes you to a certain altitude, and then anotherSherpa guides you to the next level. So it is with life. We are graced to
have guides show us the way when we feel lost or confuse d. David
Hoffmeister is a Sherpa of immaculate purpose. Trust him. He can show
you the way to the mountaintop.
—Alan CohenIntroduction
The Ever-Present Miracle of Now
All we need to do is go within to find the answer of love.
There is an answer that is so deep that it can bring truth and healing
to everyone and to this whole world. We have been searching for it
everywhere, except in the only place we could truly find it: within.
This moment extends all the way to eternity. It is the now that
extends peacefully and is forever and ever. It is infinite happiness,
without end, without limit. It is untouched by fear, guilt, or suffering of
any kind. It is untouched by anything but love. There is so much
appreciation when experiencing something for the first time. There is no
comparison. For in the ever-unfolding now, we are always brand new.
We can just bask in it, fully mer ge with it. There are no past references to
it, for it doesn’ t fit on the timeline. It’s just a happy sense of soaring way
beyond time and space, like an ongoing meditation.
This ever-present miracle of now is our doorway within. It is our
doorway Home.  It is an experience of something ever-new. It’s a happy
feeling, one that makes you want to sing to the world. It’s very beautiful
and very simple too. It’s having the allowance to merge when you are
watching a flower, a butterfly, or a bird singing in the tree; it’s a
contentment like, “Ah yes, thank you; let me be whole.” This is what
Saint Francis was talking about: just communing. The allowance that
everything is perfect. W e can really allow ourselves to smell the roses.
It is through the doorway of the present moment that we are truly
able to hear the deep messages of love coming from within. They are
boundless and eternal, for the voice of the inner guide is always speaking
to us of our true identity and of our oneness with everyone and
everything. But in order to hear it, we need to walk through the doorway
and invite this deeply loving guide into our minds and lives.I first knew about this present moment, where boundless joy
resides, early on. The true drive of my heart, even as a young boy, was to
feel joy and extend love. I remember playing all summer. I loved the
neighborhood creek, which was full of frogs and crawdads. I would just
play, play, play—play my heart out all day. I was truly in the moment,
naturally!
Then, as I got older and the world’ s rules and expectations set in, I
bought the bait. I started thinking that I had to learn my way through this
world. However, the more intricate the education and learning, the more
confused and lost I became. I didn’t like the idea of “improving” and the
sound of “makin g a living.” It sounded like pressure, like living to just
survive. That was not inspiring. It felt like the world was set up with an
ever-increasing number of complications. There came a time when I
began to question all this; I questioned how it was all set up.
I started seeking the answer when I got into graduate schoo l. I
began to question everything that I believed and everything I had learned
in my ten years of university. Even though I got a couple of degrees, I
soon realized that there was no point in learning more stuff and
developing more special skills. I wanted the answer to something deeper.
This was definitely not popular with people in my life. They said, “No,
no, not good, you have no direction; you are going to amount to
nothing.” They would say things like, “Y ou are crazy, get a life.”
So, I would say, “Okay, let’s talk about that. Get a life: Can you be
a little more specific? I actually believe I am going for life. So, would
you tell me what you mean by get a life?”
They said, “Well, get a life: a girlfriend, a partner...something. Then
get a house, get a mortgage, get in debt like the rest of us.”
“That is what you mean by get a life? And then what?”
And they said, “And then you grow old, and your hair goes gray.”
“And then what?”
“And then you get sick.”
“And then what?”“And then you die.”
And I said, “Absolutely unacceptable. All I can say is, if that is your
definition of a life, I am not going to get a life. There has to be
something more  than just strugg le and work and suffer and get sick and
die and get educ ated along the way. There has to be a little bit more than
that, a deeper and more fulfillin g experience. And I am going to get the
bottom of it; I am going to get to the bottom of this fishy world, and I am
going to find out what


DMSO may be the initial treatment of choice in
all acute destructive bodily processes.
 These would include any serious injury to
any body part or organ, septicemia, stroke, myocardial infarction, near drowning,
heat stroke, etc.
As an example of the fantastically protective effect of DMSO against trauma,
consider the work of Dr. Ramon Linn, an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery. As
I mentioned in the text, Dr. Linn prepared cultures of
glial cells and DMSO, which
he subjected to sonic vibrations. The cells were remarkably protected from injury
and beta-glucoronidase release.
The other many modes of action of DMSO, such as sensory nerve inhibition,diuretic action, membrane penetrability, free radical neutralization, intracellular
water substitution, macrophage stimulation, antigen neutralization, and interferon
production, are all discussed in the text.
THE INTRAVENOUS THERAPY TECHNIQUE USED BY MOST
DOCTORS
For intravenous therapy, other than acute stroke, the dose is 1 g DMSO per kg
body weight given daily for five to ten days with a rest on the weekend after the
first five treatments. A half dose is given the first day to observe the patient’s
response. An indefinite number of two-week blocks of treatment can be given as
long as there is a week’s rest in between.
In one type of clinic setup there are two large rooms with rows of reclining
chairs for the intravenous (IV) patients. No television is provided, as the patients
are encouraged to read nutritional literature and to converse with each other. Also,
television sounds disturb those who prefer to sleep during the easy intravenous
infusion.
On the first day, blood is drawn for chemistries, CBC, and arthritis profile.
Hair analysis, computerized diet analysis, and basal temperature tests are done on
all patients no matter what their disease or complaint. The legal consent form must
be signed prior to treatment.
The DMSO is mixed in 500 ml of any appropriate isotonic fluid. Physicians
usually use D5W. Some clinics use Ringer’s Lactate or 0.45 saline in 2.5 percent
glucose. For reasons explained later in this section, some doctors add 15 g of
ascorbic acid, 100 mg of pyridoxine, 1,000 mg magnesium chloride, 2,000 mcg
cobalamin, and 200 mg vitamin B complex. This is infused over a three- to four-
hour period.
Occasionally nausea will develop. Phenergan suppositories, 50 mg, usually
will take care of it. A good breakfast must be eaten before the treatment to help
alleviate the nausea. Infusion nurses also make snacks available to the patients
during treatment.
Patients may be advised to apply DMSO to affected areas at home. A 50-
percent solution is suggested for the neck and face. Before it was banned by the
FDA, the product 75 percent DEMSO was applied to any other affected parts of
the body; now Domoso is recommended. Application is two to four times a day
depending on skin sensitivity. Oral treatment is
continued by the patient at home(one teaspoonful in juice twice a day) along with topical application after the IV
program is terminated.
CLINICAL STUDIES SHOWING RESPONSE TO DMSO IN
AMYLOIDOSIS
Amyloidosis is the accumulation in the tissues of the fibrillar glycoprotein amyloid
in amounts sufficient to impair normal function. As stated a few times in the body
of this text, amyloid is a glycoprotein, resembling starch, that is deposited in the
internal organs. The cause of amyloid production and its deposition is unknown. A
defect in cellular immunity to a specific antigen is suspected. Amyloid is a
homogeneous, highly refractile substance with an affinity for Congo red dye, both
in prepared tissues and
in vivo.
 It is made up primarily of a well-defined fibril,
distinct from other extracellular structural proteins, which occurs in two forms.
Chemical analyses of the various forms of amyloid causes classification of the
substance as
primary
 when there is no associated disease, and
secondary
 when
it’s associated with chronic diseases, either the infectious form such as
tuberculosis, osteomyelitis, leprosy, and bronchiectasis, or the inflammatory form
such as rheumatoid arthritis and granulomatous ileitis. Amyloid is also found in
association with multiple myeloma, Hodgkin’s disease, and other tumors. It may
accompany aging and may appear in familial forms unassociated with other
disease. Increasing numbers of familial amyloid syndromes with distinctive types
of neuropathy, nephropathy, and cardiopathy have been described in the medical
literature. DMSO has found successful use by clinicians for the treatment of
familial amyloidosis.
A report delivered by a half-dozen Japanese medical scientists to the New
York Academy of Sciences in 1983 indicated that DMSO was therapeutically
administered to patients with familial amyloidosis of the adult onset type. In about
half of the treated people there was some clinical improvement. Urinary proteins
were analyzed biochemically and immunochemically before and after
administration of the dimethyl sulfoxide in seven patients. Increased excretion of
various proteins of different molecular weights in the patients’ urine was observed
by the Japanese investigators, depending on cases and examined organs. The
in
vitro
 effects of DMSO on amyloid proteins were examined. DMSO-degraded
amyloid proteins showed void-volume materials and lower molecular weight
components on a special urine test (the Sephadex G column elution profiles andthe guanidine-degraded amyloid protein
profile). While DMSO is the least potent
in dissolving amyloid fibrils among the various denaturating or reducing agents,
prealbumin-related proteins (proteins that are the source of albumin) were found
from the testing. This proved that scleroderma improves somewhat from oral
ingestion of diluted dimethyl sulfoxide.
1
In another case of familial amyloidosis—only of the polyneuropathic type
(related to a disease of multiple nerves)—two case histories were presented in this
1984 paper from Italy. DMSO produced a positive response for those patients
having peripheral nerve disease.
2
Other patients with the primary type of amyloidosis and the kind associated
with multiple myeloma usually have the immunoglobulin light-chain form of
amyloid fibrils. Patients with secondary amyloidosis have demonstrated the
presence of the unique AA protein that consists of non-immunoglobulin.
In primary amyloidosis, the heart, lung, skin, tongue, thyroid gland, and
intestinal tract may be involved. Peculiar localized amyloid “tumors” may be
found in the involved patient’s respiratory tract or other sites. Parenchymal organs
of the liver, spleen, and kidney and the vascular system are frequently involved, as
well.
Secondary amyloidosis tends to show up in the spleen, liver, kidney, adrenal
glands, and lymph nodes. However, no organ system is spared, and vascular
involvement may be widespread. The liver and spleen are often enlarged, firm, and
rubbery. The kidneys are usually enlarged. Sections of the spleen show large
translucent, waxy areas, where the normal malpighian bodies (normally present
inclusion cells) are replaced by pale amyloid, producing the “sago” spleen.
Amyloid associated with certain tumors such as multiple myeloma and skin
diseases such as lichen planus may be widespread and may show unique sites of
involvement. Amyloid may have a strictly local occurrence in association with
some malignancies such as medullary carcinoma of the thyroid gland.
In a 1985 clinical paper, the result of topical treatment by dimethyl sulfoxide in
a patient with lichen amyloidosis was reported. DMSO improved the patient’s
itching within five days of therapy. Remarkable flattening of the papules usually
present in this condition was obtained within two weeks. The clinical result was
confirmed by histological examination, which revealed partial disappearance of
amyloid deposits.
3
Characteristic standard symptoms or signs of amyloidosis are lacking.
Manifestations are nonspecific and usually originate in the organ or systemaffected. Often they are obscured by the underlying disease,
which may be fatal
before secondary amyloidosis is suspected. The kidney’s nephrotic syndrome
(series of signs and symptoms present in a diseased kidney) is the most striking
manifestation. In the early stages only slight proteinuria may be noted; later the
distinctive symptom complex develops with massive swelling of the legs, trunk,
and genitalia due to retention of fluid, hypoproteinuria, and massive proteinuria.
The urine sediment often contains red blood cells. All kinds of strange changes in
the body take place with amyloidosis. For instance, it caused a sudden whitening
and loss of hair, as described in an August 1987 Japanese case report. Yet, as
shown below, for this amyloidosis patient, treatment with dimethyl sulfoxide
solved his difficulty.
Here, a sixty-seven-year-old Japanese man presented himself with rapid
progression of whitening and loss of his head hair within two months. It was
suspicioned by the attending medical specialists that he suffered with
hypothyroid


 of truth. There are numerous integrous teachers and
teachings; thus, it is not necessary to seek for novel byways. The great
traditional pathways have sufficed for thousands of years, and their essential
truths have been confirmed by experience. They are now even more
adequately understood and confirmable.
Frequently, serious spiritual students become waylaid by attractive,
deviant pathways, schools, and teachings and thereby devote time and
energy in fruitless pursuit of spiritual illusions. This may take up years,
decades, or even whole lifetimes that sometimes end up in regret or even
bitter disappointment. With the current availability of the techniques of
calibrating levels of truth, such errors can be circumvented. There are even
professional ‘deprogrammers’ to assist in recovery from cult indoctrination
and brainwashing that can result in severe loss of reality testing and
rationality, even to the degree of cult group suicide or bombing the
innocent, allegedly ‘for God’.
Alignment with a Pathway
Chapter 11 gives the necessary information and guidelines to ascertain
purity, authenticity, and validity of teachers, traditions, religions, spiritual
schools, and organizations. Dedication is a more important sign of integrity
than enthusiasm. It is necessary to have faith in a pathway and clear away
doubts to ascertain if they are realistic or merely forms of resistance. A
seeker should have the security and support of inner certainty and firm
conviction that are consequent to study, personal research, and
investigation. Thus, a pathway should be intrinsically reconfirming by
discovery and inner experience. A true pathway unfolds, is self-revelatory,
and is subject to reconfirmation experientially.
As spiritual awareness advances, the flow of spiritual energy increases
and enables transcending prior, seemingly insurmountable, obstacles. As the
attractions of the world and emotions decrease, there is a progressive
attraction to qualities, such as beauty, lovability, and peace, rather than
things or seeming gains. Forgiveness becomes a habitual attitude, and the
innate innocence of all Creation shines forth. The teachings of great saints
and teachers become one’s own from within.
Q: Please discuss materialism.A: Formally, the term denotes belief in the theory that the material/physical
world is the only reality and that all phenomena are the consequence of
and can be explained in terms of physicality. It is expressed as physical
reductionism in the traditional scientific Newtonian paradigm and in
intellectual discourses pertaining to the arguments of ‘bottom up’ versus
‘top down’ theories of causality. The subject recurs in conferences
pertaining specifically to ‘science and consciousness’, or science and
religion or theology.
   Although the subject may sound abstract and primarily philosophical,
in practice it has profound practical consequences. Dialectical
materialism emerged as Marxism, which fomented worldwide
revolution and the deaths of many millions of people. Materialism
denies the reality of Divinity as the Source of Creation and life, and
consequently, it calibrates (as does Marx) at 130. Mechanistic
materialism sources skepticism (cal. 160), which is limited to the linear
domain. It denies the reality of the nonlinear, which calibrates at level
500 or above. Paradoxically, although skepticism ridicules faith, it has
great faith in its own very limited paradigm and philosophical
presumptions of which it is naïvely unaware.
   When applied to consciousness research, the bottom-up theorists
attempt to demonstrate that consciousness is solely the product of
neuronal activity. All such projects calibrate very low and fail to
demonstrate the materialistic premise. The last research project of Crick
(of DNA fame) before he died was so designed (it calibrated at 150-
160). Thus, the design of all similar projects calibrates very low and
reflects not only a fallacious basis and defect of vision but also a
philosophical, antispiritual, or atheistic bias. Therefore, such research is
also not truly scientific to begin with and violates the principles of
objective, unbiased, pristine investigation.
   In the field of spiritual endeavor, materialism denotes an ego
attachment to linear limitation and an imbalance of projected worth to
that which is transitory at the expense of spiritual values that are long
term. It is the consequence of ‘left-brain only’ processing of information
that precludes awareness of abstract meaning and inference. Thus, it
reflects impairment of potentiality, which is consequent to brain
physiology itself (see Brain Function chart in Chapter 6). The alternate
error is to give a negative connotation to all interest in that which is‘worldly’, such as money or possessions that can be respected as assets,
which requires stewardship and responsibility.
   Because human existence includes the physicality of the body and its
requirements, the material world is appropriately important and
represents Creation in linear form. Thus, a balanced view is to accept
and integrate materiality from an overall spiritual viewpoint and
appreciate but not become attached to that which is transitory. ‘Wearing
the world like a light garment’ expresses an attitude of appropriate
balance.
   Asceticism may have a value in the attempt to overcome sensory
attachment, but extremes may also signify fear or aversion. The ‘lure’ of
the world is not innate to the world but instead is a projection of desire
by the ego that ascribes inflated value to that which is linear and
transitory.
Q: Can the world thus be designated as ‘secular’?
A: That can be a limiting positionality reflective of contextualization. True
secularism is the belief that denies the reality of the presence of the
nonlinear within the linear. Secularism (cal. 165) ignores or denies the
Reality of Divinity as the source of existence and Creation.
Q: How best to choose a pathway?
A: The selection is a consequence of what a person has become and where
they are in the evolution of consciousness. Personal choice is the result
of myriad factors, such as family of origin, culture, education, age,
karmic patterns, personal relationships, and life experiences. In addition,
it is now possible to ascertain the level of truth of various teachings and
organizations so that the spiritual student of today has additional
advantages. A higher calibration does not mean ‘better than’ but instead
delineates the level of an expression of Reality and spiritual truth.
   The most important principles are those that are most basic, such as
good will, forgiveness, respect, integrity, lovingness, and compassion.
The blocks to these are relatively easy to discern and resolve with
recontextualization, which reduces or removes positionalities. An
adequate pathway is one that offers the means of resolving conflicts
rather than compounding them with categorization as ‘right’ or ‘wrong’.
Hate, greed, etc., are ‘wrong’, of course, but that is not of any help inresolving them. An effective pathway should offer other ways of seeing
things so that obstacles dissolve by a mere comprehensive
understanding. This means the identification of the obstructive
positionality and clarifying the duality that is the basis of the conflict.
Q: Can you give an example?
A: Each positionality is the result of a construct, like building blocks. It is
unraveled by inner investigation. A seeming problem requires honest
research. Let us use ‘hate’ as an example. What is its basis in a given
situation? Envy? Jealousy? Fear? Pride? It is usually due to a
combination of factors. Is it rivalry for status? Competition? Hurt
feelings? An insult to the pridefulness of the ego? Being right?
Winning? Threat? Programmed by propaganda/media?
   Completely resolving even one issue tends to decrease all of them, for
at the bottom is usually the narcissistic ego’s problem of humility, which
is the keystone to surrender. The central conflicts to each level were
examined in some detail in Transcending the Levels of Consciousness,
but essentially, they are similar. Each positionality is held in place by a
dualistic set of attractions and their corresponding aversions. With
humility arises the acceptance that everyone is somewhere along the
evolution of consciousness, and spiritual development for that is the
core purpose of human life in this world.
Q: Why does life in the world seem to be so difficult at times?
A: Multiple evolutionary species coexist on a planet that itself goes through
constant change. Hominids are of recent origin, and Homo sapiens are a
mixture of great variation in levels of consciousness, not only of
individuals but also whole cultures and countries. Still present are
illiterate stone-age and nomadic tribal cultures along with sophisticated,
highly-educated, computerized countries with very advanced
technology and economies.
   In addition, there are different, often conflicting religions and
antireligious belief systems as well as their political ideologies. On top
of the difficulties of all these potentially conflicting diversities is the
primordial, inherent basic obstacle that the human mind is, by its very
design, unable to discern truth from falsehood. In all recorded human
history, peace has prevailed only seven percent of the time and warninety-three percent of the time. The linear dimension entails suffering;
thus, the best Teachers of history taught the ways to Salvation or
Enlightenment as the only answer to escape from that suffering.
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Transcending Identification with


.  When
these  magnificent  elephant  people  slip,  they  often  dive
deeply  into  the  vortex  of  the  waiting  crocodile.  True
to  their  implacable  nature,  Kapha  can  break  free  from
the  clutches  of  these  behaviors,  though  it  may  require
years  of  tedious  effort.
Kapha's  primal  nature  is  dominated  by  the svadhisthana  chakra.  The  element  of  this  chakra  is
water,  and  its  symbol  is  the  crocodile,  known  as
Makara.  When  Kapha  tampers  with  the  clarity  of  her
waters,  she  begins  to  slip  to  the  bottom  of  the  dark
whirlpool  where  the  crocodile  of  every  Kapha  per-
sonality lurks.  It  is  here  that  Kapha  types  attempt  to
trick  and  deceive  others  by  inaccurate  representations
of  themselves.  Whereas  Vata  will  commit  a  non-
dharmic,  or  adharmic,  action  from  fear,  Kapha  will
do  likewise  from  delusion.  Depression  and  melan-
cholia are  the  vibrations  that  fill  these  dark  waters.
When  Kapha  types  descend  to  these  depths,  they
switch  from  the  role  of  a  universal  builder  to  that  of
an  active  destroyer.  This  is  the  space  from  which  many
malignant  cancers  are  created.
The  water  type  needs  to  maintain  a  strict  schedule
of  things  to  do  throughout  the  day.  It  is  necessary  that
Kapha  people  remain  current  with  their  emotional  self
by  keeping  abreast  of  inner  conflicts.  Water  people
cannot  afford  to  store  antagonism  and  unrest  within
their  absorbent  boundaries.  Like  the  streams  and  riv-
ers, Kapha  must  remain  constantly  awash  and  moving.
Sexuality
Kapha  is  ruled  by  both  Mars  and  Mercury  and  is
gifted  by  a  profound  equilibrium.  Mars,  which  is  so
lar  and  masculine  in  nature,  gives  robust  strength  and
endurance  to  the  hard  working  Kapha  types.  Mercury
graces  those  types  with  profuse  femininity  and  sexual
prowess.  The  vital  synchrony  of  endurance  and  sen
suality  make  Kapha  people  the  most  formidable  cat
riers  of  life,  procreation,  and  sexuality  on  earth.
All  the  Kapha  female  has  to  do  is  think  of  sex  and
she  generally  becomes  pregnant.  Both  sexes  are  blessed
with  abundant  fertility  and  great   stamina  in  love
making.  It  is  one  of  the  tew  exerting  activities  that
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these  adept  ceiling-viewers  take  great  pleasure  in.
Kapha's  juices  of  life  are  always  streaming  forth  with
great  rapidity.  The  great  classical  portraits  of  Vedic
times  depict  the  gods  and  goddesses  with  voluptuous
bodies  that  connote  the  essence  of  Kapha's  sensuality.
The  presiding  deity  of  the  svadhisthana  chakra  is
Vishnu,  the  Lord  of  preservation.  With  skin  the  color
of  pure  crystal,  he  is  adorned  in  orange  cloth,  sym-
bolizing immortality.  While  carrying  the  breath  along
the  region  of  water,  which  extends  from  the  knees  to
the  anus,  and  holding  the  syllable  "Va"  in  the  mind,
Kapha  types  should  meditate  upon  Vishnu  in  his  form
as  Narayana,  the  preserver  of  the  universe.  He  is  al-
ways ready  to  grant  wishes  for  fertility,  procreation,
and  wealth.
The  Shakti  power  of  the  svadhisthana  chakra  is
Rakini.  Her  skin  is  pale  pink  in  color  and  she  is
adorned  in  a  brilliant  red  sari  and  exquisite  precious
stones.  Her  four  hands  hold  the  following  objects:  an
arrow,  shot  from  the  bow  of  Kama,  the  Lord  of  love,
which  symbolizes  the  sensual  prowess  as  well  as  the
piercing  pain  of  love-related  emotions;  a  skull,  which
symbolizes  being  emotionally  indiscriminate — a  con-
dition that  accompanies  the  lovelorn  and  emotionally
attached;  a  drum,  which  represents  the  birth  of  uni-
versal music,  art,  and  rhythm;  and  an  axe,  which
represents  both  a  labor-intensive  existence  and  the
implaccable  stamina  that  cuts  through  all  obstacles.
The  Kapha  female  has  the  rare  gift  of  being  both
lover  and  mother  to  her  spouse.  The  Kapha  male
shares  an  equally  exceptional  position  as  great  lover
and  nurturing  father.  Meditation  upon  Rakini  Shakti
allows  Kapha  to  access  its  maternal  and  yet  erotic
nature,  as  well  as  its  instinct  for  work  (symbolized  by
the  axe),  perseverance,  and  the  protection  of  the  hu-
man family.
Brahma,  the  presiding  deity  of  the  muladhara
chakra,  is  exquisitely  golden  in  color  and  boasts  four
heads,  which  represent  the  four  directions  of  the
universe.  In  the  Vedic  trilogy,  Brahma  is  considered
the  creator.  Kapha  may  meditate  upon  Brahma  and
visualize  His  firm  golden  body  and  four  heads.  He  is
the  one  who  inspires  the  stoic  and  dharmic  nature  of
action.  Dakini,  the  Shakti  potential  of  Brahma,  has
pink  skin  and  is  adorned  in  either  yellow-peach  or vermillion.  Her  eyes  are  bright  red.  While  she  is  often
depicted  as  fearsome,  she  should  be  visualized  in  her
beneficent  aspect.  In  one  of  her  two  left  hands  she
holds  a  trident,  symbolizing  her  triune  nature  as  cre-
ator, preserver,  and  destroyer.  In  her  other  left  hand
she  holds  a  skull  indicating  detachment  from  fear  of
death.  In  her  upper  right  hand  she  holds  a  sword,
symbolizing  the  overcoming  of  difficulties  and  the
destruction  of  ignorance.  Her  other  right  hand  holds
a  shield  as  protection  against  problems.
Kapha  people  are  the  sole  heirs  of  sensuality.
Whereas  sensuality  is  a  mental  exercise  for  Vata  and  a
desired  condition  for  Pitta,  it  is  the  natural  state  of
Kapha's  existence.  These  types  will  innocently  flirt
with  everyone  and  everything.  They  are  inherently
fresh  and  unobstructed  in  their  primal  flow  of  sexual
energy.  They  are  the  procreators  of  karma  and  the
beneficiaries  of


 and  cardamom  combine  to  form
the  sweet,  bitter,  and  pungent  tastes.  Coriander  and
fennel  have  a  cooling  tendency,  while  cardamom  is
heating.  This  combination  makes  a  good  year-round
brew.  In  the  summer,  P  types  may  substitute  'A  tea-
spoon chamomile  leaves  for  the  cardamom  to  provide
a  totally  cooling  trinity.  The  actions  of  all  three  herbs
are  carminative  (relieve  intestinal  gas  and  distension)
and  diuretic  (promote  urine  flow).  Fennel  also  relieves
muscular  spasms.  This  tea  is  excellent  for  balancing
Pitta,  and  is  a  great  thirst  quencher  to  take  after
physical  exertion.
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ALL  TYPES
Serves  2
'A  tsp  cardamom  seeds
'A  tsp  coriander  seeds
lA  tsp  fennel  seeds
2  c  boiling  water
1   tsp  maple  syrup  or  unrefined  brown  sugar
(optional)
Warm  a  teapot  by  rinsing  with  hot  tap  water.  Place  all
seeds  into  the  warmed  pot  and  cover  with  boiling
water.  Steep  for  5  minutes  and  allow  brew  to  cool.
Strain  and  add  maple  syrup  or  brown  sugar,  if  desired. Ginger,  Cinnamon,  Clove  Tea
The  main  ingredients  in  this  recipe  share  the  pungent
taste.  Cinnamon  and  ginger  also  share  the  sweet  taste,
with  cinnamon  having  a  secondary  taste  of  astringency.
The  heating  tendencies  of  each  combine  synergistically
to  form  a  potent  brew.  This  tea  is  tailor-made  for  K
types.  Although  best  taken  in  the  late  winter  and  early
spring,  it  may  be  used  throughout  the  year.  The
combined  actions  relieve  phlegm  and  mucus  from  the
lungs,  tone  the  intestines,  relieve  gas,  and  stimulate  the
digestive  system,  all  of  which  set  K  types  in  motion.  The
cloves  also  add  a  delicate  aphrodisiac  energy  to  this
heating  trio.
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LATE  £&  EARLY    K  :  K,  KV,  KP
Serves  2
'A  tsp  ginger  powder
4"  piece  cinnamon
'A  tsp  cloves
2  c  boiling  water
'A  tsp  honey  (optional)
Warm  a  teapot  by  rinsing  with  hot  tap  water.  Place
ginger,  cinnamon,  and  cloves  into  the  warmed  pot,
and  cover  with  boiling  water.  Steep  for  5  minutes.
Strain  and  allow  to  cool.  Add  honey  and  serve.
Soy  and  Orange  Peel  Brew
P,  V,  PV,  VP,  PK
Serves  2
'A  c  soy  milk
1  c  water
1  tsp  grated  orange  peel
Pinch  saffron
Bring  milk  and  water  to  boil;  add  peel  and  saffron.
Simmer  for  10  minutes  over  low  heat.  Serve  warm  or
cool.
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Pear  Lassi
V,  VP,  P,  PV
PK  OCCASIONALLY,  IN  SUMMER
Serves  4
xl*  c  cottage  cheese
'A»  c  yogurt
1  c  pear  juice
Pinch  of  saffron
1  tsp  unrefined  brown  sugar
V2  c  milk
3  c  water
V  types:  use  orange  juice  instead  of  pear  juice.
Place  all  ingredients  in  blender  and  blend  for  a  few
minutes  until  smooth.
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ALL  TYPES
Serves  2
Vs  c  raisins
2  tbs  dates  or  figs,  chopped
'/«  c  prunes
1  c  water
1  c  milk
K  types:  use  1  cup  soy  milk  instead  of  cow's  milk.
Place  all  ingredients  in  blender  and  blend  for  a  few
minutes  until  semi-smooth.  Use  for  energy. Morning  Booster
9 ALL  TYPES
Serves  2
1  c  soy  milk
1  c  water
1  tbs  grain  beverage  (such  as  Pero,  Roma)
'/2  tsp  cardamom  powder
Pinch  turmeric
Pinch  black  pepper
Heat  milk  and  water  for  3  minutes.  Add  grain  bever-
age and  spices.  Allow  to  come  to  a  frothy  boil.  Serve
hot.
Warm  Soy  Chai  w
»« V,  VK,  PK,  K,  KV
Serves  1
'/2  c  soy  milk [h  c  water
1  tsp  black  tea
Pinch  cardamom  powder
Pinch  ginger  powder
PK:  omit  ginger  in  summer.
Combine  soy  milk  and  water  and  bring  to  a  boil.  Add
tea  and  steep  for  20  minutes.  Strain;  m\A  cardamom
and  ginger.
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UNIVERSAL    RECIPES    FOR    EACH    BODY   TYPE
Warm  Goat's  Milk with  Cardamom
P,  PK,  K,  KV,  KP
Serves  2
xli  c  goat's  milk 2  c  water
'/2  tsp  cardamom  powder
Few  strands  saffron
Combine  milk  and  water  and  bring  to  boil.  Add  car-
damom and  saffron;  simmer  over  medium  heat  for  a
few  minutes.
Warm  Almond  and  Nutmeg  Brew
v,  VP,  VK
Serves  1
lh  c  almond  milk  (see  page  195)
lh  c  water
Pinch  of  nutmeg
Drops  of  rose  water
Warm  milk  and  water  over  low  heat  for  a  few  min-
utes. Sprinkle  in  nutmeg  and  add  rose  water.  Drink
warm. Warm  Almond  and  Peach  Nectar
V,  VP,  VK,  KV,  KP
Serves  1
'A  c  almond  milk  (see  page  195)
V2  c  water
V4  c  peach  nectar  (or  concentrate)
Drops  of  almond  essence
Warm  milk,  water,  and  nectar  over  low  heat  for  a  few
minutes.  Add  essence.  Drink  warm.
Warm  Saffron  Milk
V,  VP,  VK,  P,  PV,  PK
Serves  1
72  c  certified  raw  milk
'/2  c  water
9  strands  saffron
Pinch  turmeric
Warm  milk  and  water.  Add  saffron  and  turmeric.
Drink  warm.
Warm  Sandalwood  Milk  Brew
wmm V,  VP,  VK,P,  PV,  PK
Serves  1
'/2  c  almond  milk  (see  page  195)
xli  c  water
Tiny  pinch  of  sandalwood  powder
Warm  milk  and  water  over  low  heat  for  a  few  min-
utes. Sprinkle  in  sandalwood  powder  and  add  sweet-
ener, if  desired.  Drink


 Einstein put it.
Dysfunctional independence is very lonely. It puts you outside of the
Oneness in a place you could call hell. The problem with being a D.I.P. is
that it separates you from everything, including yourself. As you lose
conscious conta ct with others, you lose contact with yourself as well. Your
sense of self breaks apart. When  it gets really bad, you can’t feel your heart,
you are physical ly disembodied,  your mind is at odds with itself, and you’re
not sure anymore if you have a soul. Your ego tries to be everyth ing that the
Unconditioned Self is, but without the support of that Self, it ends up
feeling lonely, tired, and unloved.
Dysfunctional independence is very frightening. It’s a choice we make
out of fear, and it also causes a lot of fear. Most commonly, dysfunctional
independence is a reaction to a wound. Once upon a time, you got hurt. You
withdrew inside yourself and you felt safe. You decided to build a castle
wall around yourself. The wall was designed to protect you from  being hurt
again. The wall did its job. It kept the world out. Unfortunately, this left you
alone with your original wound. Nothing could get through to you: not help,
not the people who love you, not even the angels.
Dysfunctional independence is a block to love. The more of a D.I.P. you
become, the more closed off you are from everything. This should make
you safe, accord ing to your ego, but it doesn’ t. The more closed  off you are,
the more  fearful  you are of everything, including love. That’ s why it’s so
hard for anyone to love you. You fear that love will hurt you, and you don’t
want to get hurt again. The truth  is, however, that love has never hurt you.
It’s only what is not love that hurts. Love can only ever love you, and it’s
only love that can save you.
Dysfunctional independence is the end of the road. You can go only so
far by yourself. Being a D.I.P. blocks your growth. You are trying to do life
by yourself, without feedback,  without help, without love, and it’s not
working. “Individuality is only possible if it unfolds from wholeness,” said
physicist David Bohm. In other words, it’s only when we go back to the
Oneness—and when we let life love us—that we can fulfill our true destiny
and be who we truly are.Louise once told me, “All the doors of the universe are always  open for
you. The door to wisdom is open. The door to healing is open. The door to
love is open. The door to forgiveness is open. The door to prosperity is
open. This is true whether you are having a great day or not!” The Oneness
is open at all hours. On the other side of dysfunctional indepe ndence is a
universe of inspiration and love. Life is waiting for you. All you have to do
is knock a hole in your wall, install a door, and start to let the love in.
Your Unconditioned Self, which rests in a state of basic openness, is
always open to love. In the “Life Loves You” module, I share with my
students one of Louise’ s favorit e exercises on love. The idea is to stand in
front of a mirror with arms open wide and say, “I am willing to let the love
in. It is safe to let the love in. I say yes to letting love in.” Louise
recommends you do this three times a day. It’s a very simple exercise that
helps to open doors and, eventually, to bring down walls.
I end my “Life Loves Y ou” module with a wonderful prayer by Louise on
basic openness:
In the infinity of life where I am,
all is perfect, whole, and complete.
I believe in a power far greater than I am
that flows through me every moment of every day.
I open myself to the wisdom within,
knowing that there is only One Intelligence in this Universe.
Out of this One Intelligence comes all the answers,
all the solutions, all the healings, all the new creations.
I trust this Power and Intelligence,
knowing that whatever I need to know is revealed to me,
and that whatever I need comes to me
in the right time, space, and sequence.
All is well in my world.
Letting Go of StruggleEven
After
All this time
The sun never says to the earth,
“You owe
Me.”
Look
What happens
With a love like that,
It lights the
Whole
Sky.
This poem, The Sun Never Says, is another beautiful collaboration
between Hafiz and Daniel Ladinsky. It gives us a glimpse of the
unconditional nature of love. It reminds us that true love is freely given, at
no cost, and that it is equally available to us all. This love is greater than
anyone can conceive because it has no limits. No one can get his or her
head around this love, so to speak. It’s not just an idea. It comes from the
Oneness. It is the original energy of the Unified Field. It is the basic
consciousness of life. It is the heart of the universe expressing its boundless
generosity.
Love is unconditional. This is easy to remember when we are aligned
with our Uncond itioned Self. Then we live with a natural awareness of the
basic truth I am loveable  and with the basic trust that I am loved.  However,
when we fall from grace for whatever reason, we lose sight of who we are
and what love is. Love becomes a myth or, even worse, a religion. The
basic fear that I am not loveab le and the basic mistrust that I am not loved
distorts our perception, and the ego turns love into its own image. Now love
is separate from us. And we fear we must deserve love if we are ever to be
loved again.
Love is never earned; it is freely given. To let love be love and to let life
love you, you have to accept that love has nothing to do with deserving.
Love is not a bargain. It is not a coin to be spent. Love will never say to
you, “You owe me.” Love is not a judgment. No matter how terrible yourpast may be, love waits for you. Love exempts no one. Not even you. Not
even your worst enemy. The unconditional nature of love is what makes
love so powerful. It dissolves every barrier. It undoes every block. It brings
everyone home.
As long as you believe that love has to be deserved, you will place a limit
on how much life can love you. Your self-image will set the conditions, not
love. Your ego will write the contract, not love. This contract is an internal
affair, full of personal rules and standards that love knows nothing about.
The conditions of the contract vary from person to person. There are all
sorts of clauses, such as I can let life love me if … and I can let life love me
when … Three of the most common classifications of these clauses are the
work ethic, the suf fering ethic, and the martyr ethic.
“Life loves us, and life will help us to write this book,” affirme d Louise
in an e-mail on the day we agreed to do Life Loves You. In the same e-mail
she wrote, “This book is already  written. All we have to do is let it happen.”
Her words reminded me of a Buddhist monk I met in Bodh Gaya, India. We
met by the Bodh i Tree, also known as the Bo Tree, which grows next to the
Mahabodhi Temple. It was at this spot—called the Immoveable Spot—that
Siddhartha Gautama experienced enlightenment and became known as the
Buddha—one who is awake.
The monk was working on an elaborate thangka,  a painting on cotton and
silk of the Vajradhara Buddha, who represents the essence of universal love
and wisdom. When I commented on his beautiful artwork, the monk smiled
and said, “I am God’ s photocopy machine. God gives me the images. All I
do is faithfully copy the images onto the page.” He told me that a true artist
works with focus but not effort. “The effort comes not from ego but from
the Great Determination in the sky,” he said.
One reason I love to write is because every piece of writing  is a co-
creation and collaboration. Even  though writing is a solitary act, an author
never writes alone. On good days, the writing flows easily and without
much effort. On difficult days, of which I’ve had a few, the writing doesn’ t
flow. I can feel that the words are here, but they aren’ t lining  up on the
page. Usually the block is that I’m trying too hard. I’m trying to push the
flow. I’m trying to make it happen, rather than letting it happen.
While writing this book I received many love notes from Louise
encouraging me to work without effort, to be open to inspiration, to let
myself be guided, and to trust the process. Just as she had done withBlessing Buddha, she wanted this work to come through  us. Early on we
created a list


As sweeteners use only xylitol or stevia.
•  Restrict cooked food to legumes, vegetables and bone-jelly broth (e.g. ﬁsh heads or chicken bones).
•  Initially avoid and after improvement minimize grain or cereal products, sweetened food, pasteurized cows milk products,
   cooked meat, and generally processed food.
Cleansing
It is essential to have healthy gut bacteria, and improve the efﬁciency of all systems of elimination. This includes liver and gallbladder
functions, and bowel and kidney activities. The Basic cleanse is the most effective way to improve all of these vital functions in one
procedure. If you are too weak or underweight, use the milder method of Underweight Cleansing. If you did not have chemo or
radiotherapy, you may also use a Long Cleanse to auto-digest any tumor. In any case, the organs of elimination need to work well
otherwise a disintegrating tumor can kill you.
Nutritional Supplements
The most important supplements are digestive enzymes, alkalizing minerals (best potassium citrate), green protein powders
(spirulina, chlorella, barley or wheat grass powder) and bee pollen; ﬁsh oils: shark liver oil in addition to deep sea ﬁsh oil, cod liver oil
and halibut liver oil; vitamins A and D are very important and will normally be supplied by ﬁsh oils and sunshine.
Continue using the supplements mentioned in the Starter Program: garlic, L-lysine, selenium, zinc and also magnesium. Helpful are
cultures of acidophilus, biﬁdo and other lactobacilli, maca powder, MSM, vitamin C, vitamin B2, folic acid and niacinamide. Also
recommended are turmeric, ginger, green tea, and kelp powder. To destroy tumors use 3 to 6g of cesium chloride in addition to
alkalizing minerals and proteolytic enzymes.
A hydrochloric acid supplement is important with indications of gastric acid deﬁciency. With lack of energy or inability to gain weight
vitamin B12 and L-glutamine are beneﬁcial.
Remedies
Use Lugol’ s solution, wormwood (Artemisia annua), in addition to taheebo (pau d’arco) and olive leaf; also use high amounts of fresh
garlic and possibly neem products. Try a counter-irritant over the tumor site, and use small amounts of urine to stimulate the immune
system. Experiment with tea tree oil and hydrogen peroxide. If available try pawpaw leaves as boiled extract and fresh juice. Use
speciﬁc herbs as indicated for speciﬁ c cancers (e.g. feverfew for leukemi a, saw palmetto for prostate cancer). If you are low in weight
and energy (cachexia) try hydrazine sulfate.
Physical therapies
Sanitize your teeth and your environment; especially minimize electro-pollution in your bedroom. Do some suitable exercises, use
light therapy and sunshine, and experiment with energy therapies. Use packs on the tumor site, such as honey, fresh pulp of
vegetables or berries and cabbage leaf. Try blue light and a south-pointing magnet over the tumor, use an electronic blood cleanser
and preferably also a magnetic pulse r. Deﬁnitely use reﬂexology, although you may need a helper. Press on any tender reﬂexes and
especially on the reﬂexes for the tumor site and the organs of elimination.
Mind improvement
Your expectations and emotions are the key to overcoming cancer. Do whatever is needed to feel good about yourself and the world.
Use the New Medicine of Dr Hamer to discover and heal any emotional conﬂict shock. Recommended mind tools are EFT, relaxation,
meditation and guided imagery.
DIFFERENT CANCERS
The basic natural therapies are the same for all cancers, but in addition, some remedies or treatments are beneﬁcial for speciﬁc
conditions. Most of these remedies are mentioned in Cancer Remedies, such as licorice for estrogen-related cancers, vitamin A for
lung cancer and leukemia, saw palmetto and zinc for prostate cancer, molybdenum for cancer of the throat and esophagus,
niacinamide for lung cancer, folic acid for uterine and ovarian cancers, and ginkgo biloba for cancer of the ovaries.
Urea helps with liver cancer, and is good to prevent metastases with all cancers. The omega-3 fatty acids of ﬁsh oils (DHA  and EPA)
inhibit the growth of liver tumor cells in a dose-dependent way, the more ﬁsh oil the more tumor cells die. DHA and EPA also are
effective with other cancers.
In addition bowel cancer beneﬁts from intensive intestinal sanitation, including retention enemas of fresh grass juice, cabbage juice,
hydrogen peroxide and other anti-microbials. Cancers of the kidneys and bladder beneﬁt from urine therapy, and drinking lots of10/30/24, 4:48 PM Health-Science-Spirit - Cancer Strategies
https://health-science-spirit.com/Diseases/Cancer/Cancer-Strategies.html 4/7strongly reduced ionized water, or water with added Mega-Hydrin; pancreatic cancer from adopting a diet of fresh organic juices
(mainly grasses and vegetables), lung cancer from inhaling negatively ionized air, and breast cancer from avoiding milk products, and
stimulating lymph circulation in the area. With leukemia and lymph cancers a raw food diet with plenty of grass and beet juice is most
helpful, in addition to high levels of zinc, vitamins A and C, feverfew and ﬁsh oil.
Brain tumors require strong anti-inﬂammatory and diuretic measures to reduce swellings. A large dose of urea can be successful as
show in Urine & Urea Therapy. Also vitamin C at more than 10g and preferably close to bowel tolerance levels is strongly diuretic
while also destroying the tumor direc tly, especially if combined with prote olytic enzyme therapy. Even more effective would be twice-
weekly vitamin C infusions. Other success stories were with pau d’arco  extract, and with aloe vera juice combined with grape seed
extract. Best use all of these.
Asbestosis and mesothelioma are feared as the consequences of inhaling asbestos ﬁbers. However, the rate of mesothelioma even
after heavy exposure is quite low. In combination with the long lead-time of 20 to 50 years this shows that it can easily be prevented
by using high amounts of vitamin D to encapsulate any asbestos ﬁbers, using protective anti-inﬂammatory and antioxidant nutrients,
and generally keeping the lungs healthy. Treatment uses the same principles.
Hormone-sensitive cancers, such as breast and prostate cancer, are strongly affected by monomers leaching out of plastics,
especially bisphenol A and phthalates from plastic bags, plastic wrappings, linings of cans or tins, and polycarbonate bottles.
Leaching is strongest with fatty or oily foods but not much of a problem with dry ingredients.
With cancer of the cervix or abnormal Pap smears use L. acidophilus intra-vaginally, high-dose B-6, magnesium and folic acid orally,
and B-12 under the tongue (also get of f the Pill).
For skin cancers use escharotics (see Remedies) or just high amounts of antioxidants and ﬁsh oils, and dab halibut liver oil on the
skin cancer until it disappears. To be successful and prevent further skin cancers you may also need to eliminate sources of chronic
inﬂammation, such as from highly heated or browned food, allergies, overacidity and dead teeth. This is, of course, the same as for
other cancers.
TUMORS AND CACHEXIA
Tumors often shrink on their own as a result of proper cleansing, diet, anti-microbial and mind therapy. In addition, some measures
speciﬁcally target tumors. These include preventing formation of new blood vessels in tumors (anti-angiogenesis), high-dose protein-
digesting enzymes to digest the tumor, cesium chloride in combination with potassium to make the tumor too alkaline, escharotics or
cancer salves, and a long cleanse to auto-digest the tumor. Use guided imagery as support. For details see the corresponding entries
in the following chapters.
Cachexia is an unintended progressive weight-loss with weakness and muscle-wasting that is common in the ﬁnal stages of cancer
and AIDS. Commonly hydrazine sulfate is used to improve this situation. Also helpful are digestive enzymes with meals, high-quality
proteins (spirulina, chlorella, bee-pollen, barley or wheat grass juice or powder), the amino acid glutamine, L-carnitine and plenty of
ﬁsh oils mixed with lecithin. Because of fat malabsorption ﬁsh oils (possibly odorless varieties) and other fat-soluble nutrients (e.g.
Coenzyme Q10) should be mixed and also rubbed into sensitive areas  of the skin. In addition retention enemas or implants with
wheat or barley grass juice or extracts of protein powders may be used.
At this point it does not matter if there are tumors present or not because the cause of cachexia is due to microbial overgrowth. The
immune system is devastated by the fungal forms of the cancer microbe that are now polluting the whole body. This can only be
reversed with a concentrated anti-microbial program such as


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b r o c h u r e? ”  H e  s a i d,  “ O  y e  o f  l i t t l e  f a i t h. ”
F a i t h  m e a n s  w e ’ r e  o p e n  t o  t h e  p o s s i b i l i t y  o f  m i r a c l e s,
k n o w i n g  t h a t  w h e n  w e  s t a n d  o n  t h e  g r o u n d  o f  l o v e,  w i t h i n
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a u t o m a t i c a l l y  p r o g r a m m e d  t o  w o r k  o n  o u r  b e h a l f.  W e  d o n ’ t
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n o t i c e d  t h a t  s o m e t h i n g  a b o u t  m y s e l f  h a d  c h a n g e d.  I  h a v e
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m u s e u m s  t h r o u g h o u t  t h e  w o r l d.  I  h a v e  a l w a y s  d e l i g h t e d  i n
p o r t r a i t s,  l a n d s c a p e s,  s c u l p t u r e,  O r i e n t a l  s c r e e n s,  d e c o r a t i v e
a r t s,  j e w e l r y  d e s i g n,  a n d  a l l  t h e  o t h e r  v i s u a l  t r e a t s  t h a t  a r e
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m y  t h i n g.
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t o  s e e  p i c t u r e s  o f  b o a t s.  A n d  t h i s  t i m e,  f o r  w h a t e v e r  r e a s o n,
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s h i p,  t h e  r e a s o n s  t h e y  w e r e  t h e r e,  t h e  t e r r o r  t h e y  w e r e
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t h e i r  l o v e d  o n e s  o n  l a n d  a n d  w h a t  t h e y  f e l t  w h e n  t h e y  h e a r d
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 be traced thr ough r esear ch. A
external environment. But from the
familiar law of the observable universe is
is the real enemy of peace. When
sudden illness always has discernible
viewpoint of consciousness level 500 and
that force results in equal and opposite
solutions are sought on the level of
antecedents; even accident-proneness above, it appears that death itself is
only counter -force. All attacks, therefore, coercion, no peaceful
resolutions are involves numerous small preparatory
an illusion and life goes on unimpeded
whether mental or physical, result in
possible.
steps before "accidents" occur.by the limitation of perception which
counter -attack. Malice literally makes us
The health-care field itself demonstrates
A disease process is evidence that
results from being localized in a physical
sick; we are always the victims of our
how attempts to control only compound
something is amiss in the workings of the
body: consciousness is the vital ener gy
own spite. Even secret hostile thoughts
themselves into a bur geoning bureau- (185)
mind, and that is where the power to
which both gives life to the body and
result in a physiological attack on one's
cratic morass. Complexity is costly, and
ef fect a change resides. T reating an
survives beyond the body in a dif ferent
own body.
systems are as weak and inef ficient as the
illness as a physical process only, within
realm of existence.
8990
(My comment on this paragraph. If you
race. l W e may think of it as a vast,
projected on the sky by the eye of the
consciousness-he "sees" a connection and
consider the spirit as the vital ener gy, then
hidden database of human awareness
beholder. Y et the zodiac is still "real"
describes a "pair" of event, hypothesizing
this ener gy is immortal as we understand the
characterized by powerful universal
because we conceive it, in the first sense
a relationship. This relationship is a
wor d and passes fr om one body to another, so
or ganizing patterns. Such a database,
of the word. Astrology still "exists," and
concept in the mind of the observer; it is
called r eincarnation and walk-ins. W alk-ins
comprising all the information ever
for many people is a quite useful
not necessary that any corollary external
ar e most pr ominent when one has a neardeath experience and the spirit wants to be
available to human consciousness,
heuristic tool in explaining themselves
event exist in the universe. Unless there
r eleased fr om its contract or one that has
implies stunning inherent capabilities; it
and their relationships. Why not? The
is an underlying attractor pattern, nothing
been sent her e fr om another world. However,
is far more than just a giant storehouse of
database of consciousness is an infinite
can be experienced. Thus, the entire
if you consider mass, then the body on this
information awaiting a retrieval process.
resource.
manifest universe is its own simultaneous
plane is as r eal as it appears and it will
T apping into all that has ever been
The database behaves like an expression and experience of itself.
function accor ding to the vibration set for this
experienced anywhere in time, the great
electrostatic condenser with a field ofmass in r esonance to its envir onment namely
promise of the database is its capacity to
potentiality, rather than a battery with a
that of earth. It is true your spirit or spirits
Omniscience is omnipotent and
"know" virtually anything the moment it
will contr ol your cells to perform the way they
stored char ge. A question cannot be
omnipresent. There is no distance
is "asked."
want them to but this can only be done with
asked unless there is already the between the unknown and the known.
your cooperation especially in connection in
This is the origin of all information
potentiality of the answer. The reason for
The known is manifested from the
working with positive spirits whom most call
obtained sub- or supra-rationally, by
this is that the question and answer are
unknown merely by the asking. The
spiritual spirits, guides, angles, or the good
intuition or premonition, by divination orboth created out of the same paradigm
Empire State Building was born in the
guys standing by to help when asked, a most
dream, or "lucky" guess. It is the
and, therefore, are exactly concordant.
mind of its architect. Human
important stipulation.
fountainhead of genius, the well of
There is no "up" without an already
consciousness is the agent whereby an
Consider a cell that can be kept alive simply
inspiration, and the source of "uncanny"
existent "down." Causality occurs as
unseen concept is transformed into its
by keeping its envir onment clean and the cell
psychic
(190)
knowledge, including
simultaneity rather than as sequence.
manifest experience, "that building," and
well fed. If the cell is taken fr om a body and
"foreknowledge." It is, of course, theSynchronicity is the term used by Jung to
the body dies afterwar ds, the cell will
thus frozen in time. What "happened" on
inventory drawn upon by kinesiological
explain this phenomenon in human
continue to live. This was pr oven in the
Thirty-second Street in New Y ork City in
chicken experiment wher e the cell was kept
testing. Thinkers who are troubled by the
experience.2 As we understand from our
1933 is there for all to see. What
alive long after the chicken had died. If you
notion of "paranormal" or non-rational
examination of advanced physics, an
"happened" in the consciousness of its
want to live on another world that has a
knowledge usually balk at logical-or
event "here" in the universe does not
creator also stands recorded in the
differ ent vibratory rate, then you must first
illogical-inconsistencies with Newtonian
"cause" an event to occur "there" in thedatabase for all to see to this day. Both
change your vibration (mass) to r esonate with
concepts of simultaneity, causality, or
universe. Instead, both appear exist complete, but in dif ferent sensory the
world you wish to live on. Each planet has
time and space.
simultaneously.
domains. By transferring concept into
its own vibratory rate and only that which
It's a bigger universe than that. These
(191) What is the connection between these
concrete and steel, the architect simply
r esonates with its set vibration can exist
without external support. Change the same thinkers will scan the
evening sky events, then, if it is not a Newtonian
enabled the rest of us to experience his
vibration of the cells and you change the total
and find pleasure in identifying a favorite
linear sequence of cause and ef fect?
vision.
mass which is being done all the time within
constellation. But there are no
Obviously, the two events are related orW e "normal" humans are completely
set perimeters. T racy)
constellations. That familiar pattern of
connected to each other in some invisible
preoccupied with our function as
"stars" is made up of points of light
manner, but not by gravity or magnetismP A R T  T H R E E :  M E A N I N G
t r a n s f o r m e r s  o f  c o n c e p t s  f r o m  t h e
originating in totally unrelated sources,
or a cosmic wind or an ether; they are
invisible level, ABC, to the sensorially
some millions of light-years closer or
encompassed by an attractor field of such
19. THE DA T ABASE OF
perceptible A>B>C. Extraordinary
farther away, some in dif ferent galaxies,
magnitude that it includes both events.
CONSCIOUSNESS
individuals live primarily in the world of
some actually separate galaxies
W e may know this is so because
ABC (those who (192) live beyond that, in
THE GREA T SWISS
themselves; many have, millennia since,
otherwise the. events would not be
the completely formless domain of purePSYCHOLOGIST, Carl Jung, noting the
burnt out and ceased to "exist." Those
observable as events at all, much less
consciousness itself, we call mystics). T o
ubiquity of archetypal patterns and lights have no spatial or temporal
simultaneously, or as related to each
such individuals, the origin of everything
symbols, deduced a "collective relationship. It is not only the shape of a
other in time.
is obvious; they are uninterested in the
unconscious," a bottomless subconscious
dipper or bear or man, but the very
The "connection" between two events
process of making things visible and
pool of all the shared experience of the
pattern, the "constellation" itself, that is
occurs only in the observer's manifest. In everyday life


 of the Ele
mental Maid (Su Nu Fang), is incon1plete; very brief� it consists
mostly of presciptions for sexually exhausted n1ales. The Secret
Art of the Jade Chamber ( Yu Fan.(! Pi Clweh ), although as long as The
Classic <.?{the Elemental Maid, is apparently only an eighth of the
original, according to notes in the bibliography of the history of
the Sui dynasty. Essefltials l?ftlzcjade Chamber ( Yu Fan.. � Chill Yao) is
a mere fraction of its original length, while The Mystif Master t�f
the Grotto ( Timg H.suan Tzu) seen1s virtually con1plete. The latter
is believed to have been written during the Tang dynasty by the
Taoist Chang Ting or by Li Tsung-hsuan, the director of the lnl
perial School of Medi cine. The book features graphic descrip
tions of passionate foreplay and coitus, and its literary style is sin1ilar to that of The Pot•fi(cll Essc1y,, the Suprnllt'}oy,�f rlrc Ph·c�
sumblc U11i<m <�f Hccli'Cil mrd Ec�rtlr, m1tl ) ·;, cmd \ ;,,\?, n1cntioncd
carlil'r.
Most of the classics on l'rotic techniques were abund antly
illustrated. undoub tl·dly sh()\Ving thl· various coital positions de
scribed in the texts. Although son1c illustrations have been recon-...
structed. thl' originals arc lost forever.
Chinese sexology classics t:11I into Sl'Vl'ral rnajor categories.
The basic and oldl·st ones arc on the art of coitus. They arc essen
tially n1anuals and descr ibe erotic techniques in dialogues or quoted
passagt'S. The originals of rnost of these classics arc lost. Aside
frorn the five reconstr ucted classics and four discovered in the Han
tornb. fragn1ents of others arc scattered an1ong rnany old books.
Another group con sists of collections of recipes and prescrip
tions of food and herbs, airncd specifically at invigorating sexual
vitality and broadly at retarding aging and in1proving health. These
recipes were con1pilcd by Chinese physicians and immortality
seeking Taoists over two millennia. Unlike the classics on coital
art, most of then1 were never lost.
One curious group of sexology treatises, written by Taoists
mostly during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, con
cerns mystical sexual alchemy. Many of these have disappear ed,
but some were preserved in both China and Japan. They will be
discussed in chapter 9.
The peripheral categories include such topics as physiognomy,
acupunctu re, moxibustion (the warming of acupoints with burn
ing herbs), acupressure massage (shiatsu), and mind-body exer
cises. While all of these practices are sexually oriented, they also
aim broadly at general well-being. These classics, though mostly
Taoist-inspired, are about health and are by no means religious.
The ancient Chinese sexology classics differ markedly from
those of India, the Kama Sutra for instance. The Chinese classics,
first of all, are health-oriented; the Indian classics are not. The
former limit themselv es to foreplay, coitus, and sexual health,
while the latter examine courtship, and even somewhat mildly
violent sexual activity-beating and biting. The sexual positions
recommended by the Chinese arc all practicable, while tnany in
Kama Sutra require the participants to be yogis or contortionists.
Most of the classics of the Art of the Bedchan1ber were writ
ten anonyn1ously or pseudonyrnously. Their literary style and con-THE ART OF
86 THE BEOCHAM BEH
tent suggest that these works were written by highly educated
and sophisticated literary individuals. Indeed, the most respected
physicians, essayists, poets, alchen1ists, and philosophers wrote,
edited, con1n1ented on, and quoted from these classics. There was
no notion of copyright, and some so-called authors were actually
editors who collected earlier writings and reworked them into
new tnanuscripts.
Some ancient sexology classics, written in the crypt ic, con
densed style of n1ost ancient Chinese classical works, leave much
to the interpretation of the reader. Others, principally the man
uals, arc quite explicit. They appear to ignore deliberately any
r01nantic or sentimental feeling between partners. In a few in
stances, and then only briefly, they describe the passionate effects
on partners during foreplay and coitus, but the descriptions arc
clinical-aln1ost like a n1odcrn sexologist's report on sexual ac
tivities observed in the laboratory. Still other texts depict erotic
passion with poetic fervor.
A feature of the classics that is relevant today is their applica
bility to both sexes, although much of the writing appears to ad
dress specifically the male reader. One section in The Secret Art <1.
the Jade Chamber, however, addresses women, telling them that
the secret of the legendary Queen Mother of the West's youthful
ness lies in her practice of sexual "pluck-and-nurture" with nu
merous n1en. Sin1ilarly, the Elcn1ental Maid says that "women
prevail over n1en.'' These cotnments indicate the Taoist belief that
won1cn arc sexually stronger than n1cn.
PicTunESQUE NoMENCLA TURE
The writings of the Art of the Bedcha tnber tend to usc different
tenninology tor different purposes. What ancient Chinese poets
delicately alluded to as the "peony" or "red lotus" was rendered
less florally by Taoist sexologists, who referred to the t�nulc gen
itals by such nan1cs as "cinnabar grotto," "n1oon grotto," "Yin
gate," and "jade gate." The phallus was usually the "jade stalk,"
"jade roo t," "Yang pt ·ak," "Yang itnpletnent," "hot peak," "jade
" " 1 " "J I il " " I :1 " "h spoon, uragon, uustcr unc t\ tasse ec spear, or eav-
cnly roo t."
Sex nunuals described the vagina-n1ore philosophically than anatotnically-as "that crucial square inch." The n1ons veneris
was the "sand n1ound," and the clitoris the "jewel terrace" or the
"anirnal in the boa t"; this boa t was son1etin1es the "front vesti
bule." The prepuce of the clitoris vns a "dark garden" or "divine
field." The upper vulva, where the labia 1ninora n1ect, was the
"golden gulch"; the lower vulva, the "jade vein." The labia Jni-
� �.
nora then1sdves wert' "scarlet pearls" or" coxco1nbs." The fc1nalc
urethral orifice \Vas, understandably, a "vast t{nmtain." "Hidden
valley" and "heavenly court" denoted the vaginal vestibule.
The varying depths of coital penetration also were considered
in detail in the sex n1anuals. Poetic tenns represented the various
n1easuren1ents: "lute strings" (one inch inside the vagina), "wheat
bud" (two inches), "scented tnouse" (three inches), "mixed rock"
(four inches), "grain seed" (five inches). The "inch" here, a tradi
tional n1casurcn1cnt also used in acupuncture, was defined as the
length of the second scgn1ent of the middle finger of the left hand
for a tnan, and of the right hand for a won1an. Beyond "grain
seed" can1e the "flower heart" or "flower pistil," the cervix. The
uterus itself was the "scarlet chan1bcr."
SEXUAL ANATOMY
The ancient boudoir artists devoted n1uch research to the size,
shape, structure, and "personality" of the genitalia. This research
was supplen1ented by an imn1ense array of literature on sexual
physiog non1y. The size of genitals is of concern to son1e people in
every culture. The ancient Chinese concocted various recipes for
enlarging the penis or shrinking the vagina. As they achieved
more erotic sophistication, however, the size of the organ becan1c
less significant. Taoist sexologists consider ed penis size, which is
grossly exaggerated in Japanese erotic art and in contcrnporary
Western pornographic books and n1


ave	noticed.	You	might	not	have	known	what	thoughts	you	were
thinking.	You	might	not	have	known	the	effect	from	these	thoughts.

After	a	few	minutes,	proceed	to	the	next	stage.
Relax.	Imagine	tension	dissolving	from	your	chest	and	tummy	while	you
reduce	your	breathing.	As	you	relax,	your	breathing	will	reduce
automatically.
When	you	can	follow	your	breathing,	place	your	finger	under	your	nose
in	a	horizontal	position.	Your	finger	should	lie	just	above	your	top	lip,
close	enough	to	your	nostrils	so	that	you	can	feel	the	air	flowing	but	not
so	close	that	you	block	the	air	flow.
Monitor	the	amount	of	air	flowing	through	your	nostrils.
Now,	breathe	air	slightly	into	the	tip	of	your	nostrils.	For	example,	just
take	in	enough	air	to	fill	your	nostrils	and	no	more.	Breathe	in	a	flicker
of	air	(maybe	1	cm)	with	each	breath.
As	you	exhale,	pretend	that	your	finger	is	a	feather.	Breathe	out	gently
onto	your	finger	so	that	the	feather	does	not	move.
When	you	breathe	out,	the	more	warm	air	you	feel,	the	bigger	you	are
breathing.	Concentrate	on	calming	your	breath	to	reduce	the	amount	of
warm	air	you	feel	on	your	finger.
As	you	reduce	the	amount	of	warm	air	onto	your	finger,	you	begin	to
feel	a	need	or	want	for	air.
Maintain	the	need	for	air	for	about	four	minutes.	It	should	be	distinct
without	being	stressful.
You	are	taking	in	a	small	breath	in	(1	cm)	and	allowing	out	a	relaxed
breath.	The	overall	movements	of	your	breathing	should	have	reduced	by
about	30%	to	40%.	Minimize	the	movement	of	your	chest	and	tummy.
The	need	for	air	during	this	exercise	should	be	no
greater	than	at	the	end	of	the	Control	Pause.A
nother	way	to	describe	the	feeling	you	want	is	that	it	is	like	the	same	level
of	breathlessness	that	you	feel	during	a	mild	walk.	The	only	difference	now	is
that	you	are	sitting	still.	Knowing	this	will	help	reduce	any	panicky	feelings
that	you	may	experience.	Your	need	for	air	should	be	distinct	but	not	stressful.
If	your	need	for	air	is	not	distinct,	then	further	reduce	your	breathing.	If	your
need	for	air	is	too	stressful,	then	breathe	a	little	more	and	allow	your	body	to
relax.

If	you	feel	that	you	cannot	grasp	this	exercise	or	if	you	feel	too	much
discomfort,	then	concentrate	on	practicing
Many	Small	Breath	Holds
or
simply	walk	with	your	mouth	closed	and	generate	the	feeling	of	needing	or
wanting	air.

As	you	practice	this	exercise,	you	should	start	to	feel	warmer	as	the
carbon	dioxide	increases	in	your	blood.	This	is	good	feedback	and
indicates	improved	blood	flow	and	oxygenation.
If	you	don’t	feel	warmer,
ensure	that	you	have	air	shortage	and	that	you	are	able	to	sustain	it	for	four
minutes	at	a	time.	Many	people	also	feel	their	anxiety	decrease	after
commencing	this	exercise.	Their	minds	become	sharper	and	their	tension
eases.

Every	now	and	again,	your	mind	may	wander.	As	soon	as	you	notice	this,
gently	bring	your	attention	back	to	your	breathing	and	reduce	it.	Since	this
can	happen	every	five	or	ten	seconds,	don’t	give	out	to	yourself	if	it	is
frequent.	Your	ability	to	keep	your	attention	on	your	breathing	will	greatly
improve	with	practice.

Feel	a	tolerable	but	distinct	need	for	air	throughout	the	four	minutes.
In
addition	to	improved	oxygenation,	each	time	you	bring	your	attention
back	to	your	breath	you	are	helping	to	tame	your	mind.	You	are
dissolving	your	thought	patterns	and	the	more	you	watch	your	breath
throughout	the	day,	the	more	frequently	your	thought	activity	subsides
and	stillness	takes	over.Correcting	breathing	volume	(a	more	detailed	approach)

T
he	following	exercise	is	the	essence	of	the	Buteyko	Method.	The	merging
of	diaphragmatic	breathing	is	my	own	work	based	on	feedback	from	people
attending	my	clinic.	This	is	back	to-	basics	learning	to	correct	the	volume	and
use	our	diaphragm.	This	is	how	we	should	be	breathing	every	minute,	every
hour,	every	day.

This	exercise	is	the	Left	Hand	Rule	of	Buteyko	and	is	defined	as	“reduction
of	breathing	volume	by	relaxation	of	the	muscles	involved	in	respiration	to
create	a	need	for	air.”	(The	Right	Hand	Rule	is	correct	posture	with	the	mouth
closed.)	In	other	words,	our	breathing	volume	decreases	when	our	breathing
muscles	are	relaxed.

There	are	three	parts	to	this	exercise,	and	they	all	fit	together.	Learn	the	first
part	then	move	to	the	second,	and	finally	the	third.	If	you	feel	that	you	cannot
master	this	exercise,	practice	the	easier	version	instead.	In	time,	as	your	CP
increases,	you	can	return	to	this	exercise.

Part	1.	Relaxation	of	respiratory	muscles.
Part	2.	Learning	to	tummy	breathes.
Part	3.	Bringing	reduced	and	diaphragmatic	breathing	together.
Since	food	affects	your	breathing,	it	is	best	to	practice	this	exercise	on	an
empty	stomach	or	at	least	not	straight	after	eating.

This	is	by	far	the	most	important	exercise,	as	it	trains	you	to	be	aware	of	your
breathing	volume,	to	permanently	change	your	CO
2
	levels	and	to	relax	the
muscles	involved	with	respiration.

Adopt	a	correct	but	comfortable	posture.	Correct	posture	involves	sitting	up
straight	with	both	feet	under	your	chair.	Sit	in	the	horse	rider	position	at	the
edge	of	the	chair	with	your	back	straight	and	your	knees	lower	than	your	hips.

Correct	posture	is	very	important	in	helping	to	reduce	your	breathing.	If	you
are	slouched,	you	will	compress	your	diaphragm,	increase	the	tension	that	you
experience	and	increase	your	breathing	volume.
	For	example,	the	following	exercise	illustrates	just	how	posture	affects	our
breathing:

Bend	forward;
Feel	how	you	are	breathing	for	a	couple	of	minutes;
Sit	up;
Now	feel	how	you	are	breathing.
You	will	find	that	it	is	a	lot	easier	to	breathe	while	sitting	up.
	The	diaphragm
T
he	diaphragm	is	our	main	breathing	muscle.	It	is	a	dome	shaped	sheet	of
muscle	that	separates	our	thorax,	which	houses	the	heart	and	lungs	from	our
abdomen,	which	holds	the	intestines,	stomach,	liver	and	kidneys.

Diaphragmatic	breathing	is	more	efficient	because	the	amount	of	blood	flow
in	the	lower	lobes	of	the	lungs	is	greater	than	in	the	upper.	The	fast,	shallow
breaths	of	people	who	chronically	hyperventilate	results	in	less	oxygen


about	every	morsel	of	food	we	put	in	our	mouths.
It	is	a	worry-free	way	to	eat.	Give	your	body	the	right	food	and	it	will	do	the
right	thing.
In	some	studies,	those	who	follow	a	whole	foods,	low-fat,	plant-based	diet
consume	fewer	calories.	It’s	not	because	they’re	starving	themselves.	In	fact,
they	will	likely	spend	more	time	eating	and	eat	a	larger	volume	of	food	than
their	meat-eating	counterparts.
22
	That’s	because	fruits,	vegetables	and	grains
—as	whole	foods—are	much	less	energy-dense	than	animal	foods	and	added
fats.	There	are	fewer	calories	in	each	spoonful	or	cupful	of	these	foods.
Remember	that	fat	has	nine	calories	per	gram	while	carbohydrates	and	protein
have	only	four	calories	per	gram.	In	addition,	whole	fruits,	vegetables	and
grains	have	a	lot	of	fiber,	which	makes	you	feel	full
22,	23
	and	yet	contributes
almost	no	calories	to	your	meal.	So	by	eating	a	healthy	meal,	you	may	reduce
the	calories	that	you	consume,	digest	and	absorb,	even	if	you	eat	significantly
more	food.
This	idea	on	its	own,	however,	is	not	yet	a	sufficient	explanation	for	the
benefits	of	a	whole	foods,	plant-based	diet.	The	same	criticisms	I	made
against	the	Atkins	diet	and	the	other	popular	“low-carb”	diets	(chapter	four)
can	also	be	applied	to	short-term	studies	in	which	subjects	consume	fewer
calories	while	eating	a	plant-based	diet.	Over	the	long	term,	these	subjects
will	find	it	very	difficult	to	continue	consuming	an	abnormally	low	level	of
calories;	weight	loss	due	to	calorie	restriction	rarely	leads	to	long-term	weight
loss.	This	is	why	other	studies	play	such	a	crucial	part	in	explaining	the	health
benefits	of	a	whole	foods,	plant-based	diet,	studies	that	show	that	the	weight-
loss	effect	is	due	to	more	than	simple	calorie	restriction.
These	studies	document	the	fact	that
vegetarians	consume	the	same
amount	or	even	significantly	more	calories	than	their	meat-eating
counterparts,	and	yet	are	still	slimmer
.
11,	24,	25
	The	China	Study	demonstratedthat	rural	Chinese	consuming	a	plant-based	diet	actually	consume
significantly	more	calories	per	pound	of	body	weight	than	Americans.	Most
people	would	automatically	assume	that	these	rural	Chinese	would	therefore
be	heavier	than	their	meat-eating	counterparts.	But	here’s	the	kicker:	the	rural
Chinese	are	still	slimmer	while	consuming	a	greater	volume	of	food	and	more
calories.
	Much	of	this	effect	is	undoubtedly	due	to	greater	physical	activity	…
but	this	comparison	is	between	average
Americans	and	the	least	active
Chinese,	those	who	do	office	work.	Furthermore,	studies	done	in	Israel
24
	and
the	United	Kingdom,
11
	neither	of	which	represent	primarily	agrarian	cultures,
also	show	that	vegetarians	may	consume	the	same	or	significantly	more
calories	and	still	weigh	less.
What’s	the	secret?	One	factor	that	I’ve	mentioned	previously	is	the	process
of	thermogenesis,	which	refers	to	our	production	of	body	heat	during
metabolism.	Vegetarians	have	been	observed	to	have	a	slightly	higher	rate	of
metabolism	during	rest,
26
	meaning	they	burn	up	slightly	more	of	their
ingested	calories	as	body	heat	rather	than	depositing	them	as	body	fat.
27
	A
relatively	small	increase	in	metabolic	rate	translates	to	a	large	number	of
calories	burned	over	the	course	of	twenty-four	hours.	Most	of	the	scientific
basis	for	the	importance	of	this	phenomenon	was	presented	in	chapter	four.EXERCISE
The	slimming	effect	of	physical	activity	is	obvious.	Scientific	evidence
concurs.	A	recent	review	of	all	the	credible	studies	compared	the	relationship
between	body	weight	and	exercise
28
	and	showed	that	people	who	were	more
physically	active	had	less	body	weight.	Another	set	of	studies	showed	that
exercising	on	a	regular	basis	helped	to	keep	off	weight	originally	lost	through
exercise	programs.	No	surprise	here,	either.	Starting	and	stopping	an	exercise
program	is	not	a	good	idea.	It	is	better	to	build	it	into	your	lifestyle	so	that
you	will	become	and	continue	to	be	more	fit	over	all,	not	just	burn	off
calories.
How	much	exercise	is	needed	to	keep	the	pounds	off?	A	rough	estimate
derived	from	a	good	review
28
	suggested	that	exercising	a	mere	fifteen	to
forty-five	minutes	per	day,	every	day,	will	maintain	a	body	weight	that	is
eleven	to	eighteen	pounds	lighter	than	it	would	otherwise	be.	Interestingly,	we
should	not	forget	our	“spontaneous”	physical	activity,	the	kind	that	is
associated	with	chores	of	daily	life.	This	can	account	for	100–800	calories	per
day	(kcal/day).
29,	30
	People	who	are	regularly	“up	and	about”	doing	physical
things	are	going	to	be	well	ahead	of	those	who	get	trapped	in	a	sedentary
lifestyle.
The	advantages	of	combining	diet	and	exercise	to	control	body	weight
were	brought	home	to	me	by	a	very	simple	study	involving	our	experimental
animals.	Recall	that	our	experimental	animals	were	fed	diets	containing	either
the	traditional	20%	casein	(cow’s	milk	protein)	or	the	much	lower	5%	casein.
The	rats	consuming	the	5%	casein	diets
had	strikingly	less	cancer,	lower
blood	cholesterol	levels	and	longer	lives.	They	also	consumed	slightly	more
calories	but	burned	them	off	as	body	heat.
Some	of	us	had	noticed	over	the	course	of	these	experiments	that	the	5%
casein	animals	seemed	to	be	more	active	than	the	20%	casein	animals.	To	test
this	idea,	we	housed	rats	fed	either	5%	or	20%	casein	diets	in	cages	equipped
with	exercise	wheels	outfitted	with	meters	to	record	the	number	of	turns	of
the	wheel.
Within	the	very	first	day,	the	5%	casein-fed	animals	voluntarily
“exercised”	in	the	wheel	about	twice	as	much	as	the	20%	casein-fed
animals
.
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	Exercise	remained	considerably	higher	for	the	5%	casein	animals
throughout	the	two	weeks	of	the	study.
Now	we	can	combine	some	really	interesting	observations	on	body
weight.	A	plant-based	diet	operates	on	calorie	balance	to	keep	body	weight
under	control	in	two	ways.	First,	it	discharges	calories	as	body	heat	instead	of
storing	them	as	body	fat,	and	it	doesn’t	take	many	calories	to	make	a	bigdifference	over	the	course	of	a	year.	Second,	a	plant-based	diet	encourages
more	physical	activity.	And,	as	body	weight	goes	down,	it	becomes	easier	to
be	physically	active.	Diet	and	exercise	work	together	to	decrease	body	weight
and	improve	overall	health.GOING	IN	THE	RIGHT	DIRECTION
Obesity	is	the	most	ominous	harbinger	of	poor	health	that	Western	nations
currently	face.	Tens	of	millions	of	people	will