 mL) of the artichoke
brine over top. Bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes. 2. M eanwhile, in a bowl, toss to gether potatoes, carrots and olive oil. Add
to bakin g sheet, spreading vegetables around chicken pieces in single layer. Bake for  20 minutes. Stir in 1 cup (250 mL) of the garlic greens and thyme
and bak e for 10 minutes or unt il juices run clear when chicken is pierced
and pota toes are  tender and brow ned. Chicken and vegetables may be a bit
charred. 3. T ransfer chicken and vegetables to a heated platter, cover with foil and
set a side. Add artichokes to the same baking sheet, toss with pa n juices and
bake for 5 minutes or until heated through. T ransfer to platter with chicken
and other vegetables. Garnish with remaining garlic greens.4. If desired, in  a clean jar with tight-fitting lid, combine oliv e oil with 3
tbsp (45  mL) of the reserved vi negar brine. Cover with lid and shake well. Drizzle over chicken and vegetables. p a n - s e a r e d  a r t i c h o k e s  w i t h  r a s p b e r r y
v i n e g a r
This would be time-consuming  if you had to trim fr esh artichokes, but
having them in t he pantry r eady to use makes this an easy appetizer or light
lunch if served over a bed of spring gr eens. Homemade or s tor e-boughtraspberry vinegar is what makes the dish special; however, you can use
vinegar brine if you want to make it without the raspberry flavour. MAKES 4 SER VINGS
3 tbsp (45 mL) olive oil, divided 1 r ed onion, halved and thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, sliver ed
1 quart (1 L) artichoke quarters, drained, brine r eserved if desir ed (see
above) sea salt and fr eshly gr ound pepper
1/4 cup (50 mL) Sweet Raspberry V inegar ( sweet raspberry vinegar )

1. In a s killet, heat 2 tbsp (25 m L) of the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté for 5 to 6 minutes or until soft and
translucent. 2. Add remainin g olive oil and  artichokes. Season to taste w ith salt and
pepper. Drizzle raspberry vinegar over top. Heat through and toss to mix
well. Fr eezing Artichokes
1. Select Equipment:  Se lect suitable-size freezer c ontainers, bags or
Mason jars ( Freezing ). 2. D ry-Pack:  Fill  pint (2-cup /500 mL) or quart (1 L) freezer containers
with trimmed, blanched halved or quartered artichokes to 1 inch (2.5 cm) of
the top. Squeeze  out air; leave 1-inch (2.5 cm) headspace. Sea l, label and
freeze.A s p a r a g u s
ASP ARAGUS (ASP ARAGUS OFFICINALIS)  is a tall, feathery-leaf
perennial plant that grows well in northern climates. In the spring, when
temperatures ris e above 55°F (1 3°C), it sends up stalks from the thick roots. When th e stalks emer ge and m eet with sunlight, their colour turns from
white to purple-green as the chlorophyll is activated. Asparagus stalks grow 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 cm) per day in cool weather, 7
or 8 inches (18 to 20 cm) in warm weather, and are cut once they reach 10
inches (2 5 cm). Once a stalk is c ut, the plant begins to send up another stalk
and will  keep doing so until its ener gy reserves in the root are  exhausted. T op right, an all -male hybrid, ‘OAC Millennium,’ emer ges from  the ground
at Barrie’ s Farm Market in Hanover, Ontario. Good Pr eserving V arieties
Asparagus plants are male or f emale, with both producing edible stalks. Stalks are graded by size: coloss al, jumbo, lar ge, standard and s mall. It is a
myth that the thinner stalks are more tender. Actually, the opposite is true
because as the stalks mature, the strong, tough cells needed to keep the
shoot up right ar e not as much in abundance, making the fat stalks more
tender. The thinner, tougher spears are the best choice for p ickling and
canning, though, because they stand up to the processing better.When gardeners discovered that emer ging asparagus stalks would remain
white or  pale green if covered and shielded from sunlight, a d elicacy was
born. St ill popular in Europe—France in particular (the photo below was
taken at  the market in La Forêt, Brittany)—white asparagus  is usually
milder in taste and recommended for fresh eating, not preserving. Jersey Giant:  Thi cker in diameter than othe r varieties, their size makes
them a good cho ice for grilling on the barbecue; they hold their shape and
firmness and are ideal for canning, as well as for stewing and roasting. Jersey Knight:  A ve rage length is 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 cm); size and
texture make them ideal for stir -fry dishes and for freezing or pickling. Purple Passion:  A plum p spear (not as thick as Jersey Giant) that is purple
in colou r. The colour is lost in cooking, but if added raw to a vegetable
crudité platter, the purple colour is spectacular. Nutty flavour; good for
canning or freezing. Pur chasing/Storing
• 1 lb (500 g) asparagus yields 15 to 20 medium-size stalks or about 3 cups
(750 mL) 1- to 2-inch (2.5 to 5 cm) pieces.• Y ou will need about 1 lb (500 g) for each quart (1 L) jar. Y oung, t hin aspa ragus produces an abundance of crude fibre tha t is tough, a
quality that makes them best for canning. Older, fatter, mature stalks
contain more soft soluble fibre, which is sweet and tender, making them
best for eating fresh. For pick ling and  canning whole, select Fancy or Grade A (in C anada, No. 1) asparagus because it will be straight, bright green (possibly tinged with
purple) and have tightly closed tips. At my local asparagus farm, I choose
Utility or Grade B (in Canada, N o. 2) asparagus for making soups or for my
Asparagus Sauce  because the misshapen stems and tips are not an issue. T ransfer asparagus from market  to home in a cooler. Keep the ends of the
spears moist by wrapping in a d amp towel or stand them upright in 2 inches
(5 cm ) o f water. Refrigerate and use immediately or within 3 d ays because
the quality deteriorates quickly after harvesting. Good W ith
• Lemon herbs such as lemon balm, lemongrass, lemon verbena. • Savoury seasonings such as coriander, parsley, raspberry or rice vinegar. • All cheeses, especially Parmesan, Gruyère, pecorino and goat cheese. • Sauces such as aïoli, hollandaise, Béarnaise, tartar, and Sweet Raspberry
V inegar ( sweet raspberry vinegar ). • Other vegetables, such as eggplant, artichokes, tomatoes, onions, zucchini. • Egg dishes and custards. • V eal, beef, chicken; tuna, scallops, shrimp and most fish. • T oasted pine nuts, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, almonds. • Often served as appetizers or starters. Pr eparation
W ash by swishing in a sink full of clean, cool water. If particu larly sandy,
wash two or three times. Rinse well and pat dry.Canning Asparagus
There is  no doubt that cannin g asparagus can produce some less than
optimum results. Be sure to start with fresh-harvested, early and thin, first-
quality s talks. T ry a small batch  to see if you are happy with the product; if
not, freeze the remaining stalks. See detailed canning information,
Preparing and Canning V egetables. Photo, bottom  right: This jar of
asparagus and hot pepper pickles was commercially produced using
asparagus from the farm of Andrew Barrie, for farm gate sales. 1. Cut spears  1-1 /2 inches (3. 5 cm) shorter th an the height of the jar, or cut
into 1- or 2-inch  (2.5 or 5 cm) pieces, reserving the tips for a  fresh dish,
such as Spring Salad. 2. Pr epar e Equipment:  W ash and heat pint (2-cup/500 mL) or quart (1 L)
j


 “I love you, too, Noah,” then he would see that as
having nothing to do with his own self-worth, since that was intact
before he ever started. Whether or not he was loved in return would
be his wife’s problem, or whomever Noah was loving at the moment. He might want the other person’s love, but it would not be essential
to his self-worth. You can challenge all of your self-feelings in terms of your ability
to love yourself. Remember, at no time, under no circumstance is
self-hate healthier than self-love. Even if you have behaved in a way
that you dislike, loathing yourself will only lead to immobilization
and damage. Instead of hating yourself, develop positive feelings. Learn from the error, and resolve not to repeat it but don’t associate
it with your self-worth. Here is the guts of both self-and other-directed love. Never confuse
your self-worth (which is a given) with your behavior, or the beha-
vior of others toward you. Once again, it isn’t easy. The messages
of society are overpowering. “You’re a bad boy,” rather than “You’ve
behaved badly.” “Mommy doesn’t like you when you behave that
way” as opposed to “Mommy doesn’t like the way you behave.”
The conclusions that you may have adopted from these messages
are, “She doesn’t like me, I must be a nerd” instead of, “She doesn’t
like me. That’s her decision, and while I don’t like it, I’m still import-
ant.” R. D. Laing’s Knots  sums up the process of internalizing others’
thoughts and equating them with one’s self-worth. My mother loves me. I feel good. I feel good because she loves me.FIRST LOVE  / 31My mother does not love me. I feel bad. I feel bad because she does not love me. I am bad because I feel bad. I feel bad because I am bad. I am bad because she does not love me. She does not love me because I am bad. *
The habits of thought of childhood are not easily outgrown. Your
own self-image may still be based upon others’ perceptions of you. While it is true that your original self-profiles were learned from the
opinions of adults, it is not true that you must carry them around
with you forever. Yes, it is tough to shed those old shackles and
wipe clean those unhealed scars, but hanging onto them is even
tougher when you consider the consequences. With mental practice
you can make some self-loving choices that will amaze you. Who are the folks who are good at loving? Are they self-demolish-
ing in their behavior? Never. Do they put themselves down and hide
in the corner? Not so. Getting good at giving and receiving love
starts at home, with you, with a vow to end any low self-esteem
behaviors that have become a way of life. Tuning into Self-Acceptance
First you must destroy the myth that you have one single self-
concept, and that it is either positive or negative all of the time. You
have many self-images, and they vary from moment to moment. If
you were asked, “Do you like yourself?” you might be inclined to
lump all of your negative self-thoughts together into a collective
“No.” Breaking down the areas of dislike into specifics will give you
definite goals to work on. *R. D. Laing, Knots  (New York: Vintage Books, 1970), p. 9.32 / Your Erroneous ZonesYou have feelings about yourself physically, intellectually, socially
and emotionally. You have an opinion about your abilities in music,
athletics, art, mechanical undertakings, writing and on and on. Your
self-portraits are as numerous as your activities, and through all of
these behaviors there is always YOU, the person that you either ac-
cept or reject. Your self-worth, that friendly ever-present shadow,
your consultant for personal happiness and personal mastery, must
be unrelated to your self-assessments. You exist. You are human. That is all you need. Your worth is determined by you, and with no
need for an explanation to anyone. And your worthiness, a given,
has nothing to do with your behavior and feelings. You may not like
your behavior in a given instance, but that has nothing to do with
your self-worth. You can choose to be worthy to yourself forever,
and then get on with the task of working on your self-images. Loving Your Body
It all begins with the physical you. Do you like your body? If you
answered no, try breaking it down into its component parts. Make
a list of the items that you find objectionable. Starting at the top:
your hair, your forehead, eyes, eyelids, cheeks. Do you like your
mouth, nose, teeth and neck? How about your arms, fingers, breasts
and stomach? Make a long list. Include the innards as well. Your
kidneys, spleen, arteries and femurs. Now go to the obscure ingredi-
ents that make up you. How about your Rolandic fissure, cochlea,
pinna, adrenal glands and uvula? You’ve got to make a very long
list to check yourself out thoroughly. You don’t have a nice body;
you are your body; and disliking it means not accepting yourself as
a human being. Perhaps you do have some physical attributes you dislike. If they
are parts of your body which can be changed, make changing them
one of your goals. If your stomach is too big or yourFIRST LOVE  / 33hair the wrong color for you, you can see them as choices you made
in an earlier present moment, and make new present-moment de-
cisions about them. Those parts which you disapprove and which
cannot be changed (legs too long, eyes too narrow, breasts too small
or too large) can be viewed in a new light. Nothing is too anything,
and long legs are no better or worse than hair or non-hair. What you
have done is bought contemporary society’s definition of beauty. Don’t let others dictate what will be attractive to you. Decide to like
the physical you and declare it as worthy and attractive to you,
thereby rejecting the comparisons and opinions of others. You can
decide what is pleasing and make nonacceptance of yourself a thing
of the past. You are a human being. Human beings have certain odors, make
certain sounds and have certain growths of hair. But society and
industry send out certain messages about the human physical con-
dition. Be ashamed of these human characteristics, they say. Learn
masking behavior—especially if you mask the real you with our
product. Don’t accept yourself; hide the real you. You can’t get through an hour of television without getting the
message. The advertisements that bombard you daily tell you to be
contemptuous of the way your mouth, underarms, feet, skin and
even genitals smell. “Change to our product and feel real and natural
again.” As if the way you are is unnatural and you should go around
sending out cosmetic odors in order to like yourself better. So you
deodorize each orifice with the right smelling stuff, because you
don’t accept a part of yourself that exists in all human beings. I know of a thirty-two-year-old man, Frank, who has learned to
reject all of his bodily functions labeling them as disgusting and
unmentionable. Frank is compulsively clean about his body to the
point of being uncomfortable whenever he sweats, and he expects
the same kind of starchy-clean behavior from his wife and children. He rushes for the shower to rid himself of any of-34 / Your Erroneous Zonesfensive odors after mowing the lawn or playing a set of tennis. Moreover, he cannot have sex unless both he and his wife shower
before and after. He cannot tolerate his own normal body odors, nor
can he live with anyone who is more accepting of himself. Frank
sprays his bathroom, uses a multitude of cosmetic products to keep
himself smelling good, and he is concerned about anyone else dis-
liking him when he becomes human and begins smelling like one. Frank has learned to reject his natural body functions and odors. He
has adopted attitudes that reflect personal self-rejection, by either
being embarrassed or apologetic whenever he allows his body to be
natural. But being human means having many natural odors, and
the person who is working at self-love and self-acceptance is in no
way offended by his natural self. In fact, if Frank were to be totally
honest about himself, and wiped out the learned messages of self-
rejection, he might even be able to admit to enjoying his own body
and all of the glorious odors it is capable of producing. While he
might not wish to share those odors with others, he would at least
be able to accept them in himself, tell himself that he, in fact, likes
them, and experience no shame around others. Self-acceptance means liking the entire physical you, and elimin-
ating those cultural impositions to be proper or to merely tolerate
your body when it behaves other than in a cosmetic fashion. This
doesn’t mean you have to go around flaunting yourself, but it does
mean that you can learn to take private pleasure in being you. Many women have accepted the cultural dispatches and behave


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Nutrition Protocols that Remineralize and Repair
Cavities
Hippocrates believed in
vis medicatrix naturae
 – Nature’s innate ability to heal. Weston Price also
acknowledged this same principle, concluding that “Life in all its fullness is this mother nature
obeyed.”
1
 All you need to do to heal cavities is understand Nature’s rules for health, and then follow
them. When you follow these rules, the built-in ability for your teeth to heal will take over. Dr.
Price’s tooth decay prevention protocol has shown a success rate of over 90%. 2
 To heal your teeth,
align yourself with this subtle natural force, and change how you eat.Nature’s Rules for Healing Teeth
Let us review some key points of the book thus far to help you align with and understand the
principles that govern the functions of your body and teeth:

Tooth decay is caused by environmental forces such as food; you have complete control over
your diet. “Dangerous” bacteria are not the cause of cavities and do not randomly attack innocent victims. Our modern diet is deficient in fat-soluble vitamins and minerals needed for healthy teeth and
bones. Tooth decay occurs when your body chemistry falls out of balance and your body sends
hormonal signals that tell your teeth to stop remineralizing. The imbalance is caused by blood
sugar spikes and a disruption in your calcium and phosphorous metabolism. Eating plenty of
vegetables, limiting your sugar intake, eating enough proteins and a diet that includes plenty of
fat-soluble vitamins usually resolves this imbalance. Dentists are surgeons who treat the symptoms of dental disease with surgery. Dental treatments
usually provide only short term results. Dentistry has never promised to remineralize cavities or
to prevent future cavities.Remineralize Your Teeth with Diet
In the previous chapter I presented detailed dietary instructions on what to eat and why in order to
remineralize your carious teeth. We learned about Nature’s health principles by examining the diets
of indigenous peoples across the globe. I will now compile several highly effective dietary programs
based upon decades of research performed by some of the world’s best dentists including Weston
Price and Melvin Page. I will also draw upon the lifetime of dental experience of dentist George
Heard, and the decades of controlled feeding experiments by doctors Edward and May Mellanby. In
addition these programs are brought together using volumes of research from dental and nutritional
publications as well as from my personal experience of five years in helping people remineralize
their teeth with diet. Each program presented here may have new tips, tricks and ideas for you to learn. You will also find
meal ideas and recipes in the next chapter. Nothing in this chapter is meant to replace your innate
knowledge. If something does not feel right, or does not work for you, then please change these
guidelines to fit what feels the best for you. I will offer a basic program that is easiest to follow, a
balanced program designed for most readers, and an advanced as well as a vegetarian program. Each program involves several important aspects to heal tooth decay. I want you to understand the
structure so you can cr
eat
e the type of diet you want. 1
. Add fat-soluble vitamins A, D and Activator X to the diet. 2
. Consume portions of protein throughout the day to balance blood sugar. 3
. Avoid or reduce modern denatured foods. 4
. Eat foods to increase mineral intake, particularly broth, dairy products and vegetables. For simplicity’s sake I will consistently recommend Green Pasture’s™ products in these programs. You can use the guidelines in chapter two to find substitute sources of fat-soluble vitamins to your
liking. Green Pasture’s™ products can be purchased at:
codliveroilshop.comBalanced Tooth Decay Remineralizing Program
Food Intake Suggestions

½ teaspoon two or three times per day of Green Pasture’s™ Blue Ice™ Royal Blend
2-4 cups of raw, whole-fat dairy per day in the form of milk, kefir, whey, yogurt, clabber, or
buttermilk. You can substitute about two ounces of cheese for every cup of fluid dairy. Also
consider an eggnog smoothie as described in the next chapter. 2-4 ounces of raw cheese
1-2 cups of homemade gelatin-rich bone broth per day from any animal including beef, chicken,
and fish. 6-18 ounces of high quality animal protein throughout the day and prepared for maximum
digestion including stews, or raw, seared or marinated variations. Beef, chicken, pork, fish,
lamb, eggs and so on. Have some protein with every meal. Divide your ideal weight by 15 for
your minimum daily protein requirement in ounces. Plenty of cooked vegetables including but not limited to beet greens, kale, chard, zucchini,
broccoli, celery, and string beans. These can be consumed as soups. I provide a mineral-rich
recipe for an Ayurvedic Green Drink in the next chapter. At least once per day have something fermented such as kefir, yogurt or sauerkraut. 1 teaspoon or more of healthy fat with every meal. The fat can be raw or cooked. Grass-fed
butter or ghee is preferred. Other animal fats like lard or tallow are also good choices. Twice per week eat a comfortable amount of liver from any animal. Twice per week choose one shellfish or other organ of land animals. Here are some suggestions:
Oysters, clams, crab or lobster (consumed with innards), whole crayfish
Fish eggs
1 – 3 tablespoons of bone marrow
Animal tongue or kidneys from any animal
You might want more carbohydrates in this type of diet. If you need more see if sweet potatoes or
yams work for you. You may also use phytate-free grains like sourdough bread made from unbleached
flour (bran and germ removed). If your diet includes grains that are soured to remove phytates, please
review the grains section in the previous chapter to make sure you are using grains mindfully. Foods to Avoid in All Protocols
Even with a healthy diet, some foods on this list will cause a tooth disaster. Other foods may not be
that bad for your teeth if consumed on occasion. The details on these foods were discussed in the
previous chapter. The more you avoid these foods, the more completely your teeth can remineralize. I have received some complaints that the food protocols presented in the previous edition of this book
are too strict or complicated to follow. My job is to share with you my best understanding of Nature’s
principles for health so that you can activate your body’s natural tooth and gum healing abilities. Please do not interpret this as me dictating to you what you can and cannot eat. You are always free to
do whatever you want with your life including eating foods that can be toxic to your body. If youcannot follow the recommendations on this list, or believe that I have made mistakes, or feel that you
deserve to eat foods on the “avoid” list, then know that such a decision may affect your ability to heal
your teeth. The more disciplined you are in avoiding foods that cause or aggravate deficiency states in
your body the more successful you will be in healing cavities quickly. How you translate that teaching
into action is totally your choice. I suggest giving these guidelines your best attempt, and then judge
how you feel. Avoid sweets and foods sweetened with these items
 – white sugar, cane sugar, evaporated cane
juice, xylitol, agave nectar, jams, dried fruit, candy bars, health food bars, yacon syrup, erythritol, lo
han, palm sugar, coconut sugar, stevia extract, glycerin, fructose, high fructose corn syrup, inulin,
fructooligosaccharides (FOS), brown rice syrup, malted barley and grain sweeteners, maltodextrin,
sucrose, dextrose, sucralose, aspartame, and saccharine. If you do not know what the sweetener is
then avoid it. Acceptable sweets
 – Unheated honey, organic maple syrup (grade


plish	these	tasks
well,	we	can	significantly	extend	the	length	and	the	quality	of	our	lives. In	the
real	world,	these	two	tasks	are	never	accomplished	perfectly. As	a	result,	cells
suffer,	we	age,	the	quality	of	life	is	diminished	and	we	die. The	variable	in	this
sequence	is	how	fast	we	allow	this	to	happen. What	about	other	causes	of	disease,	such	as	genetic	inheritance	and	infections
by	microorganisms? Yes,	genes	and	germs	trigger	cellular	malfunction,	but	they
do	so	by	causing	deficiencies	or	toxicities,	which	are	always	the	common
denominators	of	disease. Eliminate	these	factors	and	you	eliminate	disease. For
example,	consider	diseases	with	a	genetic	basis,	such	as	ALD
(adrenoleukodystrophy),	the	genetic	disease	featured	in	the	movie
Lorenzo’s	Oil. People	with	ALD	develop	abnormally	high	levels	of	very	long-chain	fatty	acids,
which	are	molecules	that	are	natural	to	the	body. These	fatty	acids	can	build	up
to	levels	that	are	toxic	to	cells. This
toxicity
is	the	result	of	a	genetically	caused
deficiency
of	special	protein	molecules	that	keep	these	fatty	acid	levels	within
normal	limits. Lorenzo’s	parents	compensated	for	the	genetic	deficiency	by
supplementing	their	son’s	diet	with	a	combination	of	oils	that	helped	to	lower
the	level	of	the	offending	fatty	acids,	thereby	reducing	the	toxic	effect	on	his
body. What	caused	Lorenzo’s	disease? Was	it	genetics? Yes,	but	for	his	disease
to	manifest,	his	cells	had	to	be	deficient	and	toxic. Deficiency	and	toxicity	are
always	the	common	denominators	of	all	disease. The	same	is	true	of	infections
from	microorganisms. Anthrax,	for	example,	makes	us	sick	and	kills	by
producing	toxins. Without	deficiency	and	toxicity	causing	cells	to	malfunction,
there	is	no	disease.What	about	stress? Hasn’t	that	been	proven	to	cause	disease? True,	stress	is	a
major	factor	that	contributes	to	disease. Chronic	stress	results	in	an	excessive
buildup	of	natural	chemicals	in	the	body,	which	at	higher	levels	become	toxic. In
addition,	stress	depletes	the	body	of	certain	nutrients,	resulting	in	deficiency. Stress	is	a	contributor	to	disease,	but	only	by	expressing	itself	through	the
common	denominators	of	all	disease:	deficiency	and	toxicity. Deficiency	and	toxicity,	regardless	of	their	cause,	increasingly	compromise
the	functioning	of	cells,	making	a	person	steadily	more	vulnerable	to	developing
a	diagnosable	disease. By	the	time	you	contract	a	diagnosable	disease	(whether
we’re	talking	about	the	common	cold,	allergies,	cancer	or	heart	disease),	you
have	probably	been	“sick”	for	a	long	time. You	have	suffered	enough	cellular
damage	from	deficiency	and	toxicity	that	cells	throughout	your	body	are
malfunctioning. You
are
sick	long	before	you
get
sick. By	the	time	symptoms
are	produced,	cellular	malfunction	has	become	widespread,	cell-to-cell
communications	have	been	disrupted	and	the	systemic	manifestations	are	the
symptoms. Remember	that	disease	does	not	just	randomly	happen,	like	a
meteorite	falling	out	of	the	sky. Health,	not	disease,	is	the	natural	state	of	human
existence,	but	forgetting	this	point	is	easy	when	we	see	all	the	disease	around	us. Symptoms	Versus	the	One	Disease
Our	society’s	current	understanding	of	disease	is	based	on	the	concept	of
symptomology. Symptomology
is	about	focusing	on,	identifying	and	categorizing
symptoms—in	other	words,	the	effects	produced	by	disease. In	this	manner,
doctors	supposedly	can	differentiate	one	disease	from	another. Because	the
entirety	of	modern	medicine	and	everything	we	have	ever	learned	about	disease
is	based	on	symptomology,	the	concept	of	only	one	disease	may	seem
unacceptably	simplistic. Actually	the	symptomology	concept	is	the	flawed	one. Symptomology	is	based	on	a	fundamental	misconception,	one	held	by
virtually	all	medical	establishments	in	Western	society. The	misconception	is
that	thousands	of	different	diseases	exist,	each	with	different	symptoms,	causes
and	treatments. This	misconception	stems	from	the	many	different	ways	that
cells	can	malfunction,	and	therefore	the	thousands	of	different	symptoms	that
can	be	produced. The	modern	medical	treatment	of	almost	all	disease	focuses	on
the	management	of	these	symptoms	(the	effects	of	disease),	rather	than
eliminating	the	causes,	which	are	deficiency	and	toxicity. People	are	told	to	take
insulin	to	manage	their	blood	sugar	rather	than	eliminating	their	diabetes,	or	to
take	diuretics	to	treat	their	hypertension	rather	than	normalizing	their	blood
pressure. They	are	told	to	have	a	bypass	operation	rather	than	reversing	theirheart	disease	or	to	undergo	chemotherapy	rather	than	healing	their	cancer. Diagnosis	by	symptoms	is	the	process	by	which	modern	medicine	gives	each
collection	of	symptoms	a	particular	name. Medicine	views	symptoms	as
enemies,	and	physicians	are	trained	to	eliminate	them,	even	if	that	means
aggressively	assaulting	the	body	with	dangerous	toxins,	radiation	or	invasive
surgery. Symptomology	leads	the	medical	profession	to	look	at	symptoms
individually,	organize	them	into	thousands	of	categories,	label	them	as	different
diseases	and	then	prescribe	a	currently	accepted	protocol	to	suppress	those
symptoms. This	approach	adds	needless	complexity,	creates	massive	confusion
and	results	in	an	inability	to	deal	with	disease	in	a	meaningful	way. In	truth,	each	collection	of	symptoms—each	specific	“disease”—is	just	a
different	expression	of	malfunctioning	cells. However,	with	all	of	our	different
types	of	cells,	and	all	of	the	different	ways	in	which	each	cell	can	malfunction,
the	number	of	possible	combinations	of	symptoms	becomes	vast. In	other	words,
when	cells	malfunction,	we	may	feel	sick	in	many	different	ways. Cells	that	are	malfunctioning	because	of	a	vitamin	C	deficiency	exhibit
different	symptoms	than	those	malfunctioning	because	of	a	zinc	deficiency. Cells	malfunctioning	because	of	lead	toxicity	exhibit	different	symptoms	from
those	malfunctioning	because	of	mercury	toxicity. Various	combinations	of
deficiencies	and	toxicities	produce	a	myriad	of	complex	symptoms	(thousands	of
“diseases”),	but	the	symptoms	are	not	relevant. To	solve	any	problem,	you	have
to	address	the	causes,	not	the	symptoms. Modern	medicine,	by	placing	the	focus	on	symptoms,	has	yet	to	develop	any
theory	regarding	the	relationship	between	health	and	disease. Medicine	looks	at
these	as	if	they	are	two	different	states,	while	health	and	disease	are	really
different	sides	of	the	same	coin	in	a	constantly	shifting	continuum. Lacking	a
practical	theory,	physicians	have	no	framework	in	which	to	understand	health	or
how	to	help	patients	achieve	it,	like	being	lost	in	a	vast	jungle	without	a	map	or
compass. Narrowly	trained,	our	physicians	are	ta


brands	of	soap. Generally,
soaps	made	from	glycerin	are	among	the	mildest. Soaps	can	also	contain	a
variety	of	toxins	including	artificial	colors	and	fragrances	as	well	as	antibacterialchemicals. I	look	for	soaps	that	minimize	both	skin	irritation	and	toxicity	while
still	doing	the	job. My	favorites	are	soaps	made	by	Weleda	and	Aubrey
Organics. I	also	like	Kirk’s	Castile	bar	soap	and	Dr.	Bronner’s	liquid	soaps;	both
are	effective,	safe	and	relatively	inexpensive. Sunscreen
This	is	a	perspective	issue	more	than	a	recommendation. Sunlight	is	a	health
promoting,	required	nutrient. Sunburn,	however,	damages	health. The	answer	is
to	get	sun	in	frequent	moderate	doses	and	build	a	tan. Unless	you	do	something
foolish,	the	sun	will	not	cause	disease	in	healthy	people	who	have	adequate
amounts	of	nutrients	like	carotenes,	lycopene,	essential	fatty	acids,	and	vitamins
A,	C,	E,	and	zinc	and	selenium. Our	need	for	the	sun	is	exemplified	by	the	fact
that	nature	intended	us	to	get	most	of	our	vitamin	D	from	the	sun. Vitamin	D	is
almost	totally	absent	in	vegetable	foods. If	you	must	have	a	sunscreen	skin
product,	I	recommend	looking	for	those	that	do	not	contain	any	toxic,	synthetic
chemicals. My	personal	choices	are	any	of	the	several	sunscreen	products	by
Aubrey	Organics,	or	merely	sticking	to	the	ancient	Mediterranean	custom	of
rubbing	high	quality	olive	oil	(such	as	Bariani)	on	the	skin. Synthetic	chemical	sunscreens	may	indeed	help	prevent	a	sunburn,	but	they	do
not	prevent	skin	cancer—in	fact,	they	may	even	promote	it. Researchers	at	the
M.D. Anderson	Cancer	Center	in	Houston	cite:	“There	is	no	substantial	evidence
that	sunscreen	protects	against	any	of	the	three	forms	of	skin	cancer.”	Robin
Marks,	M.B.,	M.P.H.,	a	dermatologist	and	a	professor	at	the	University	of
Melbourne	said:	“Relying	on	synthetic	chemicals	to	prevent	cancer	is
laughable.”	Arthur	Rhodes,	a	University	of	Pittsburgh	dermatologist,	told	a	1994
meeting	of	the	American	Cancer	Society	that	sunscreens	“appear	weakly
effective	or	ineffective.”
Toothpaste
Because	almost	all	toothpaste	is	toxic,	I	looked	for	a	toothpaste	that	would
clean	teeth	without	adding	to	toxic	overload. The	mucus	membranes	in	the
mouth	are	highly	permeable	and	chemicals	in	toothpaste	pass	right	through	the
membranes	into	the	blood	stream	where	they	can	bioaccumulate	in	the	body	to
toxic	levels. Toxins	such	as	sodium	lauryl	sulfate,	fluoride,	artificial	sweeteners,
artificial	colors,	and	artificial	flavors	are	common	contaminants	in	toothpaste. The	brand	I	selected	after	eighteen	months	of	research	is	Weleda. While	theremay	be	other	acceptable	brands,	I	did	not	find	any	in	my	search	that	were
superior	to	Weleda. If	you	decide	to	look	for	one	on	your	own,	the	objective	is	to
find	a	brand	that	is	made	from	only	natural	and	exceptionally	pure	raw	materials. For	additional	information	about	these	products,	go	to
www.beyondhealth.com
or	call	800-250-3063.A
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ancer	may	be	the	most	feared	of	all	diseases,	but	like	all	so-called	diseases,	it
is	nothing	more	than	malfunctioning	cells. Restore	those	cells	to	normal	function
and	the	cancer	will	disappear. Modern	medicine’s	dangerous	treatments	have
failed	to	put	a	dent	in	our	cancer	epidemic. Meanwhile,	alternative	methods	have
been	clinically	proven	to	reverse	cancer. Good	resources	include	the
Definitive	Guide	to	Cancer
by	Diamond,	Cowden,
and	Goldberg,	published	by	Future	Medicine	Publishing. Another	resource	is
Beating	Cancer	with	Nutrition
by	Patrick	Quillin. For	specific	suggestions
regarding	alternative	treatment	options,	consult	with	People	Against	Cancer. By
becoming	a	paid	member,	they	will	provide	information	about	treatment	options
through	an	International	Physicians	Network	that	reviews	your	medical	records
and	provides	specific	recommendations. In	addition,	People	Against	Cancer
provides	a	wide	range	of	educational	materials	of	interest	to	people	with	cancer. For	more	information	go	to
www.beyondhealth.com
	and	click	on	the	links
page	or	call	800-250-3063.A
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yesight	can	be	improved	using	natural	vision	improvement	exercises. By
regularly	performing	a	series	of	simple	exercises,	most	people	can	throw	their
eyeglasses	away. Meir	Schneider’s
Yoga	for	Your	Eyes
offers	a	complete
program	including	a	62-page	booklet,	eye	exercise	chart,	and	an	82-minute
videotape	teaching	you	how	to	improve	your	vision	naturally. Meir	Schneider
was	born	without	sight. He	developed	his	own	total	approach	to	self-healing	and
used	it	to	reverse	his	own	blindness. Yoga	for	Your	Eyes
is	available	through
Beyond	Health	at
www.beyondhealth.com
	or	800-250-3063.A
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OUNDATION
D
ramatic	increases	in	disease-care	costs	and	rates	of	disease	are	threatening
to	overwhelm	the	economic	and	social	structures	of	the	United	States. An	aging
population	and	an	unprecedented	epidemic	of	chronic	and	degenerative	disease
are	making	costs	spin	out	of	control. With	the	percentage	of	young	taxpayers
shrinking,	providing	health	benefits	to	the	elderly	will	overwhelm	the	national
budget	within	thirty	years. The	United	States	spends	more	on	health	care	than
any	other	nation. Yet	the	incidence	of	almost	every	chronic	disease	continues	to
increase,	the	health	of	our	people	continues	to	deteriorate,	and	costs	are	soaring
to	unsustainable	levels. According	to	the	Medicare	Board	of	Trustees,	Medicare
spending	will	double	over	the	next	ten	years. Medicare	costs	will	exceed	those	of
Social	Security,	and	by	2030,	75	percent	of	the	federal	budget	will	be	allocated
to	Medicare,	Medicaid,	and	social	security. The	promised	benefits	under
Medicare	and	social	security	are	projected	to	exceed	scheduled	income	by	$465
trillion	over	the	next	75	years. The	combined	economic	and	social	disruption
from	supporting	such	a	large,	diseased	population	could	be	catastrophic. A
program	to	prevent	this	crisis	must	become	a	national	priority. The	solution	to	this	crisis	is	to	arrest	and	reverse	the	epidemic,	thereby
lowering	health	costs	to	a	fraction	of	today’s	expenditures. Aging	is	inevitable,
but	health	is	a	choice. The	variable	over	which	we	have	control	is	whether
people	remain	healthy	as	they	age. We	must	teach	them	how	to	do	this. Since
this	epidemic	is	man-made,	we	can	choose


 of our existence, from the subconscious to the super-
conscious and beyond. The profundity of the Vedic under-
standing of both rhe mind and universe should become
clear and help us move into the deeper levels of our own
awareness. The reader should recognize that this material may not
be understood quickly or easily, and some time may be
necessary to assimilate it. Understanding our conscious-
ness is not just a matter of reading, but of deep thought
and meditation. 75
6. Conditioned Consciousness:
The Greater Mental Field
Summary
In this chapter we will refer to the inner mind as "con-
sciousness" because it is a deeper level of awareness than
our ordinary thoughts. However, as previously indicated,
it is a "conditioned consciousness," bound within the Held
of space and time, not pure or unconditioned consciousness
that is timeless and infinite. Unconditioned consciousness
is our true Self, beyond all the movements of the mind. Conditioned consciousness consists of thought on all levels
— conscious, unconscious or superconscious. Uncondi-
tioned consciousness consists of thought-free awareness
beyond all ideas, emotions and sensations, however subtle
or vast. The entire movement of spiritual growth consists of
shifting from conditioned to unconditioned consciousness. Conditioned consciousness is the storehouse of all memo-
ries and attachments, from which psychological problems
must ever arise. This conditioning of the mind distorts our
perception and disturbs our emotions. Ayurvedic psychol-
ogy works to calm the conditioned mind, removing its
negative patterns that lead to disease and sorrow. Howev-
er, the conditioned mind is not merely personal, but con-
nects to all conditioned consciousness, all thought that
exists within the universe, and the minds of all beings. We Ayurveda and the Mind
cannot examine our own mind without looking at the
whole of life. Consciousness — the World Within
What is consciousness? Through what do we think, feel
and perceive? How is it that we can be aware of anything? While these are easy questions to pose, they are very diffi-
cult to answer. The way to examine them is to begin to
look into our consciousness and how it functions. Con-
sciousness is the most wonderful thing in the universe. There is no limit to its depth or to its grasp. It is like a vast
ocean but, unless we know how to navigate properly
through it, we can get lost. If we dive into it without the
right preparation, we can drown. Many mentally disturbed
people are so immersed in their internal consciousness that
they can no longer function in the external world. To us
they appear caught in delusion; in fact, they may be access-
ing deeper realities, although not in a wholesome manner. Consciousness is our inner world. When the yogi looks
within he sees his consciousness pulsating with cosmic
forces; when we look within, however, we see only dark-
ness or vague memories. Our external vision blinds us. We
are so conditioned to the vivid light of the senses that we
cannot perceive the subtle light of consciousness. Learning
to observe the contents of our consciousness is the most
important part of mental and spiritual development. Ayurveda provides specific disciplines and meditation
techniques for this purpose. When consciousness is illu-
mined, we transcend all external limitations. We no longer
need to experience the external world, because we have
learned its lesson — that all is within. In Sanskrit, the greater mental field, or field of
thought, is called Chitta, from the root "chit," meaning Conditioned Consciousness 77
"to be aware." Chitta refers to the greater mind: uncon-
scious, subconscious, self-conscious, and superconscious." Chitta is the mind or consciousness in general, the field
created by our thoughts. It specifically refers to the inter-
nal core of the mind, our center of pure feeling and direct
knowing. Chitta is the inner mind of which our outer or
personal mentality is a limited development. Out of con-
venience, I have translated Chitta as "consciousness," but
we should not forget that this is only an approximation. Most of Chitta is unconscious to the ordinary mind. Only
in a spiritually developed person is the field of conscious-
ness fully conscious or aware. Such a person can look at the
entire mental field because he or she has reached the pure
consciousness or Self beyond the limitations of thought. What modem psychology calls the unconscious is but a
comer of this greater consciousness or Chitta. Modem psy-
chology has penetrated into the personal unconscious and,
to some extent, the collective unconscious. Our potential
field of consciousness extends to all consciousness in the
universe, both individual and collective, personal and
impersonal, including God. It goes beyond all conditioned
consciousness to pure consciousness, which is the Absolute
or supreme tmth. This is the field of yogic psychology
which is the psychology of the higher Self. Chitta, the Body of Consciousness
Chitta is our core consciousness — the internal ground
of the mind. Consciousness, or the field of thought, is a
quickly vibrating subtle energy field, which is the basis of
all material manifestation. Chitta, as the core of the mind,
is the basic stuff or substance of consciousness. It consti-
tutes the body or bulk of consciousness, just as the tissues
form the main substance of the physical body. The mind A78 Ayurveda and the Mind
and senses are like its anns and legs, its limbs and organs. The physical body consists mainly of the heavy ele-
ments of water and earth and is a creation of gravity, which
moves downward. Consciousness, on the other hand, is
composed of the lighter elements of ether and air, and is a
creation of our thoughts, which like a vapor move upward. While the heavy matters of our nature descend to the form
of the physical body, the essence of our experience ascends
to form our consciousness. We have a gross or gravity body
(the physical) and a refined or essence body (conscious-
ness). We are not usually aware of our internal organs and tis-
sues of the physical body, which are beyond the field of the
senses. Similarly, we are seldom aware of our greater inter-
nal consciousness, which is not revealed by the outer func-
tions of the mind. Our internal bodily processes function
automatically, apart from our ordinary awareness. In the
same way, our deeper consciousness maintains its process
on a level deeper than the outer mind. However, we can
become aware of this deeper consciousness. Meditation
awakens us to its higher potentials. Nature of Chitta
The nature of our core consciousness (Chitta) is sensi-
tivity of all types, the capacity to feel in any manner. The
ability to feel underlies all mental functions and develops
into specific operations of thought, emotion and sensation. All that our minds do is a kind of feeling. Even reason is a
kind of feeling, sensing or comparing. Such feeling is every
response of our consciousness to stimuli, external or inter-
nal. Consciousness is the capacity to relate, without which
no feeling is possible. It allows us to feel things in our- Conditioned Consciousness ™ A
selves and to feel ourselves in things. Our consciousness is
a product of our deepest relationships, which determine
how we feel about life. Association is a key factor deter-
mining the nature of our consciousness. Consciousness registers everything that comes into the
mental field on a level deeper than the outer mind. With-
out first being able to note things, other mental operations
are not possible. Hypnosis can bring our awareness to the
level of this deeper consciousness in which we can remem-
ber everything that has ever happened to us. Our deeper
consciousness holds the memories of all that we experi-
ence, not only from birth but from previous lives. It car-
ries the seeds that keep us involved in the cycle of rebirth,
which are nothing but our deepest thoughts and impres-
sions.15
Consciousness in the Natural World
The world comes into being through consciousness. Pure Consciousness is the unborn or Absolute beyond cre-
ation. Conditioned consciousness or thought (Chitta) is
the ground of Nature, the primal substance that creates
the universe. Consciousness is the substratum of every-
thing, the first thing created that creates everything else. It is the essence of all possible experience. Thought creates
everything, but this is a deeper and more primal level of
thought than our ordinary personal reactions. Consciousness is responsible for the existence and
movement of the cosmos. It functions behind all forms of
matter and energy. Some type of consciousness exists
everywhere in Nature, even in inanimate objects. It sus-
tains the cosmic process on all levels, starting with the
atom itself. Whatever exists must contain some degree of
consciousness or it could not be perceived. We are sur- Ayurveda and the Mind
rounded by the ocean of consciousness in which all things
exist. Only part of it is individualized in the fonn of liv-
ing creatures. The greater field of Cosmic Consciousness
underlies the universe, animate and inanimate. Individual
consciousness occurs within it as particularized centers,
like waves on the sea. Consciousness exists on a species level and holds the
accumulated knowledge and experience of each type of
creature. There are different types of consciousness


 you need
not wait for that critical mass. In fact you very likely don’ t have enough
time to do so. Instead you can become an ingredient of that new critical
mass by living from your field of divine ener gy each day. The poets express this so perfectly with an economy of words. Here is one
of my favorites, speaking to the way to negotiate this higher ener gy into
your life. I ask for a moment’ s indulgence to sit by Thy side. The works that I have in hand
I will finish afterwards. Away from the sight of Thy face
My heart knows no rest or respite,And my work becomes an endless toil
In a shoreless sea of toil. Today the summer has come at my window
With its sighs and murmurs;
And the bees are plying their minstrelsy
At the court of the flowering grove. Now it is time to sit quiet
Face to face with Thee,
And to sing dedication of life
In this silent and overflowing leisure. —Rabindranath T agore
Those “works that I have in hand,” T agore suggests you can put aside. These are the material concerns that bring your problems to the surface. He
describes the presence of problems as “A way from the sight of Thy face,
my heart knows no rest or respite.”
When you concentrate on these five simplified ways of being in your life,
you begin the process of changing from one ener gy form to another. And
you discontinue giving ener gy to the things you don’ t want or believe in
your own heart. Examine this thought carefully as you go toward a faster,
higher awareness. A spiritual solution truly awaits everything you will ever
think of as a problem. OceanofPDF.com4
STOP GIVING ENERGY
TO THE THINGS YOU
DON’T BELIEVE IN
I began to understand that the promises of the world are for the most part vain phantoms, and that
to have faith in oneself and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course. —MICHELANGELO
In this chapter I would like you to imagine your thoughts and inner feelings
as flowing ener gy that you can control because you are the source of those
thoughts and feelings. That source can be used to get both what you want in
life as well as what you don’ t want. Let’ s begin with the ener gy system for
getting what you want  which I’ll summarize here briefly before moving to
the central focus of this chapter which is the removal of ener gy that you
expend on getting what you don’ t want. GETTING WHA T YOU W ANT
Keep in mind the central principle that guides your lifetime in this material
universe— as you think so shall you be —seven little words that form the
basis for transforming your life. Everything begins with a thought. Thoughts are invisible, so the source of your material world is in theinvisible realm of ener gy, which as you now know can be a very fast
vibration or quite the opposite. Once you understand fully that what you
think about is what expands, you start to get very careful about what you
think about. Look around you. Notice that everything you observe has its origins in the
invisible world of ener gy. I have heard it said that “a rock pile ceases to be a
rock pile the moment a person contemplates it, bearing within them the
image of a cathedral.” Similarly, a block of marble ceases to be a block of
marble the moment one visionary looks upon it as David. How you look
upon the world and the images you have within you determine what you
will get in your life. And make no mistake about it, all your thoughts form a
bastion of ener gy that you radiate outward to create the circumstances of
your life. People who we deem to be successful or happy or fully functioning are
those who are able to attract into their lives what they would like to have. And the reverse is true as well. People who are unsuccessful, unhappy, or
laden with problems are essentially unable to attract into their lives what
they would like to have. Let’ s deal with those two groups here in order. To me it is all a question of where you place your ener gy, and at what
frequency you are ener gizing your inner world. The successful people in the
first group (this is very general here, I will be more specific in later
chapters) have a tendency to do the following four things. 1. They expr ess their desir es. Successful, problem-free people have no
hesitancy to say out loud what it is they would like to manifest into their
lives. They are, first of all, able to wish for a solution as the beginning state
of eradicating so-called problems. “I wish I could quit drinking. I would
love to get the raise. I would really like to lose this excess weight. I really
want to get along better with my children.” This is the beginning phase. I
call it the wish phase, and it is in the expression of a desire that highly
successful people are led to the second phase. 2. They ar e willing to ask. This involves an awareness that they are not
alone, that a divine source is something they are at all times connected to,and that this source will provide them with sustenance and answers if they
will only ask. “Ask and you shall receive,” is not an empty phrase, it is an
admonition from the Scriptures to elicit divine support in removing
obstacles to your highest good. Personally, whenever I find myself stuck in a problem area I go to a quiet
place, away from all distractions, and I ask God to guide me in the direction
of a solution. I do not ask God to do it for me, since I know that I am never
separate from this divine source. The act of asking  is a form of letting go of
the ego and accessing that highest spiritual guidance. I have found that
asking out loud is even more powerful. I came across this little poem while
speaking in South Africa. I include it here as a wonderful reminder that you
will get whatever you ask for, including a meager life. I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;
For Life is a just employer,
And gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task. I worked for a menial’ s hire,
Only to learn, dismayed
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have willingly paid.—Jessie B. Rittenhouse
I speak to you here from my experience. Every time I move into a place of
asking, some synchronistic event occurs to put me on the path to problem
resolution. If I am stuck in my writing, after asking, the phone will ring and
someone will give me the missing piece of the puzzle, or I will be “guided”
to a book, open it, and there will be the answer to precisely what I was so
befuddled by only a few moments earlier. It seems as though the process of
asking is one in which we surrender our own sense of self-importance, and
it is this very surrendering process itself that I described earlier that leads us
to the next way that successful people act. 3. They state an intention. In this phase they begin the process of taking full
responsibility for creating their world the way they really want it to be. They have expressed their desire, asked for guidance, and now all of their
energy is speeded up because they will not entertain any doubts about their
ability to solve any problem. “I will absolutely lose the weight. I will not
have arthritis move into my body. I intend to manifest prosperity into my
life. I will not be pushed around by him any longer.” Highly successful
people are those who have a knowing about resolving problems, and they
are not focused on proving their point to anyone. In fact, they are most
often silent on the subject. An intention is almost a bonding with the divine in which there is an
absence of arrogance or demand, and a powerful sense that “I cannot allow
any doubt to reside in me or I will then act upon that doubt and
consequently manifest precisely what I am doubting.” This word intention
is synonymous with the supreme confidence that they can put the right
energy into the resolution of a problem, and it will materialize. I do not wish to further embellish this point, since I wrote an entire book on
the subject titled Manifest Y our Destiny, and I want to get on with the
subject matter of this chapter, which is how to stop giving ener gy to things
you don’ t want and don’ t believe in. Hence, the final quality of the inner
energy system of those whom we perceive as problem solvers or successful
is:4. They have a har dening of the will. I often refer to this as having passion
for what you would like to attract into your life to resolve your problems. I
recall a famous teacher in India telling his devotees that any attempt to
manifest what you want in life without passion is akin to dressing up a
corpse. The body might look the part and have a sensational appearance but
it will ultimately fail because it is dead inside. T o be dead inside is to be
without passion. When successful people harden their will they become immune to outside
forces which might attempt to dissuade them from their inner passion. In
fact, they actually use the negative external pressures to remind


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tional advice you suggested for Walker. In fact, I've found many of these books suggest
ing foods that I know would actually cause Walker great harm. The older research that
specifically talks about a strict gf/cf diet is just the tip of the iceberg. there is much
more to this story. I get very frustrated when I see many families following this advice
and buying "processed" gf/cf products that contain many other harmful ingredients. These are often the same parents who are elated to discover that Diet Coke and potato
crisps are gf/cf and go out and buy them in bulk. Ugh. Holly Branch, mother of Walker
Surrey, UK 2. THE APPROPRIATE
DIET FOR GAP SYNDROME
We have concentrated on some diet aspects in the previous chapter. Now,
let us discuss, what is the right diet for GAPS people. GAP Syndrome essentially is a digestive disorder and should be treated
as such. There is no need to re-invent the wheel when it comes to designing
a diet for digestive disorders. There is a diet already invented, a very effec
tive diet with a more than 6o-year excellent record of helping people with
all sorts of digestive disorders, including such devastating ones as Crohn's
disease and ulcerative colitis. This diet is called Specific Carbohydrate Diet
or SCD for short. SCD was invented by a renowned American paediatrician Dr Sidney
Valentine Haas in the first half of the 20th century. Those were the good old
days, when doctors used to treat their patients with diet and natural
methods. Carrying on with the work of his colleagues Drs L. Emmett Holt,
Cristian Herter and John Howland, Dr Haas has spent many years
researching the effects of diet on celiac disease and other digestive disor
ders. He and his colleagues found that patients with digestive disorders
could tolerate dietary proteins and fats fairly well But complex carbohy
drates from grains and starchy vegetables made the problem worse. Sugar,
lactose and other double sugars also had to be excluded from the diet. However, certain fruit and vegetables were not only well tolerated by his
patients, but improved their physical status. Dr Haas treated over 600
patients with excellent results - after following his dietary regimen for at
least a year there was "complete recovery with no relapses, no deaths, no
crisis, no pulmonary involvement and no stunting of growth". The results
of this research were published in a comprehensive medical textbook The
Management of Celiac Disease, written by Dr Sidney V Haas and Merrill P. Haas in 1951. The diet, described in the book, was accepted by the medical
community all over the world as a cure for celiac disease and Dr Sidney V
Haas was honoured for his pioneer work in the field of paediatrics. Unfortunately, "happy end" does not happen in human history too
often. In those days celiac disease was not very clearly defined. A great
number of various inflammatory conditions of the gut were included in the diagnosis of celiac disease and all those conditions were treatable by the
SCD very effectively. In the decades that followed something terrible hap
pened. Celiac disease was eventually defined as a gluten intolerance or
gluten enteropathy which excluded a great number of various other gut
problems from this diagnosis. As the "gluten-free diet" was pronounced to
be effective for celiac disease, the SCD diet got forgotten as outdated infor
mation. And all those other inflammatory gut conditions, which fell out of
the sphere of true celiac disease, got forgotten as well. The true celiac dis
ease is very rare, so the "forgotten" gut conditions would constitute a very
large group of patients, which used to be diagnosed as celiac and which do
not respond to treatment with the gluten-free diet. Incidentally, a lot of
"true" celiac patients do not get better on the gluten-free diet either. All
these conditions respond very well to the SCD diet, developed by Dr Haas. GAP Syndrome would fall into this group. Following the whole controversy about celiac disease, the Specific
Carbohydrate Diet would have been completely forgotten if it wasn't for,
you guessed it, a parent. Elaine Gottschall, desperate to help her little daughter, who suffered
from severe ulcerative colitis and neurological problems, went to see
Dr Haas in 1958. After two years on SCD her daughter was completely free
of symptoms, an energetic and thriving little girl. Following the success of
the SCD with her daughter Elaine Gottschall over the years has helped
thousands of people, suffering from Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis,
celiac disease, diverticulitis and various types of chronic diarrhoea. But the
most dramatic and fast recoveries she has reported in young children who,
apart from digestive problems, had serious behavioural abnormalities,
such as autism, hyperactivity and night terrors. She has devoted years of
research into the biochemical and biological basis of the diet and has pub
lished a book, called Breaking the Vicious Cycle, Intestinal Health Through
Diet This book has become a true saviour for thousands of children and
adults across the world and has been reprinted many times. A number of
web-sites and web-groups have been set up to share SCD recipes and
experiences. Dr Gottschall is in her eighties now, still very active and help
ing many people around the world with the implementation of the Specific
Carbohydrate Diet. For the full details on how to implement this diet I
would highly recommend Elaine Gottschall's book. The diet appropriate for GAPS patients is largely based on the Specific
Carbohydrate Diet. However, there is one issue that has to be taken into
account - the use of dairy products. What about dairy. The Specific Carbohydrate Diet permits lactose-free dairy products. Lactose
is a milk sugar with a double molecule. It is present in fresh milk and many
commercially available dairy products. According to various sources from
25% to 90% of the planet's population cannot digest lactose due to the lack
of the lactose digesting enzyme, called lactase. Children and adults with
GAPS and people with gut problems most certainly cannot digest it and
have to avoid it. Well-fermented milk products, such as yoghurt, soured
cream and natural cheeses are largely free of lactose because in the process
of fermentation the fermenting bacteria consume lactose as their food. However, apart from lactose milk contains other substances which GAPS
people have to avoid. The most researched substance is the milk protein
casein. In the previous chapters we have discussed casomorphins - pep
tides with an opiate structure, which are found in the urine of autistic,
schizophrenic, depressed and other patients. Casomorphins come from
misdigestion of milk protein casein. They absorb through the damaged gut
lining into the bloodstream of the GAPS person, cross the blood-brain bar
rier and affect the functions of the brain. And indeed when dairy products
get completely removed from the diet of an autistic child or a
schizophrenic patient we observe an improvement in the clinical picture,
sometimes quite dramatic. There is a debate about what particular form of
casein is the problem. The group of proteins called beta-caseins have
received most attention. For example, Cade and other researchers have
shown that in an unhealthy digestive system they convert into beta-
casomorphin-7 which gets taken up by 32 various areas of the brain, many
of which are responsible for vision, hearing and communication. Another problem with dairy is its great ability at creating allergies and
intolerances. Real allergy to milk is one of the most common allergies in
existence, because dairy products have a wide range of antigens (various
immunoglobulins). According to various research papers it is the main
reason for infantile colic. Even in breast-fed babies if the mother consumes
dairy products the child may develop colic due to sensitivity to dairy anti
gens being passed through the mother's milk. In many cases when the
breast-feeding mother stops consuming dairy foods the colic in her baby
goes away. Whether it is lactose or casein or allergies or a combination of factors,
the clinical experience shows that GAPS children and adults should not
consume dairy products until their digestive system is well enough to handle them. The only exception is for the milk fat, which contains virtu
ally no milk proteins or lactose and is generally well tolerated. Pure milk fat
is called ghee or clarified butter. It is easy to make at home from butter
(look in the recipe section). Unfortunately commercially available ghee
often contains preservatives and other additives. To make sure that your
ghee is pure it is best to make it at home. Ghee contains a lot of valuable
nutrients and is excellent for cooking and baking. Some people with severe
dairy allergy can not tolerate even ghee and have to avoid it. However, in
my experience the majority of GAPS children and adults have no reaction
to ghee and can use it in their diet right from the beginning. The good news about dairy products is that for many patients they do
not have to be out of the diet forever. As the gut lining starts to heal many
GAPS patients are able to re-introduce other dairy


 for the
reasons stated) such effects cannot be used as a basis for setting exposure limits. Let us consider each point in turn. As an example of the complexity of athermal ( i.e. non-thermal) effects, the
following statement appears in the paragraph preceding the one from which the above quotation is taken:  …..‘Interpretation of several observed biological effects (of this kind of radiation) is complicated by
the apparent existence of ‘windows’ of response in both power and frequency domains. There are no accepted models that adequately explain this phenomenon, which challenges the traditional concept of a monotonic relationship between the field intensity and the severity of the resulting biological effects.’    An absence of such a monotonic (‘dose-response’) relationship is, however, actually to be expected,
since one is dealing with living  organisms whose very aliveness means that they are far from thermal
equilibrium, and hence well beyond the regime where such a m onotonic relationship can be expected
to hold. Being held far from thermal equilibrium, their res ponse to an external electromagnetic field,
for example, necessarily depends on the state of the organism at the time when it is exposed - i.e. one
is dealing with what are known as non-linear  systems, for which exposure to a weak microwave
field does not necessarily entail a correspondingly weak response, or vice versa,  and for which the
‘window’ phenomena referred to are actually to be expected
9, 10! (In this connection, it should be
remembered that the concept of a dose-response relationship is one inherited from toxicology, and as such, is in general, inappropriate  in the present context. For electromagnetic fields are not alien  to
the alive organism, but play a fundamental and integral role in its organisation and control, as already noted.) 22
 This dependence of non-thermal influences on the state of the alive organism must, in general, be
expected to undermine the reproducibility of their detection, thus accounting for the reported effects being (in some cases) ‘ poorly established ’. Accordingly, such difficulties should, more positively,
be considered as a biological fact of life – indeed as a ‘hallmark’ of aliveness! It should be noted that the ‘poorly established’ claim is not universally accepted, as evidenced both by the Vienna Resolution
3 of 1998, signed by 16 researchers of international standing, and by a recent analysis91 of
the ICNIRP  document, which claims that it contains….‘ a consistent pattern of bias, major mistakes
and deliberate misrepresentations’. The least contentious part of the quotation is, of course, the question of the relevance of non-thermal effects (assuming their existence is accepted) to human health - it being, of course, essential to appreciate that the occurrence  per se  of non-thermal effects does not  mean that they necessarily
entail adverse health consequences, as already stressed. In order that the radiation can exert  non-thermal influences, it is essential that the organism be alive,
for only then are the various oscillatory endogenous electrical activities excited, via which the
radiation can access the system: the Dead have no ECG  or EEG  with which an external
electromagnetic field can interfere! Thus, just as a radio or another piece of electronic instrumentation has to be switched on (or energised) before it can respond to or be interfered with by an extraneous incoming signal, so the organism has itself to be energised ( i.e. be alive) if it is to be
non-thermally sensitive to radiation. Existing Safety Guidelines thus neglect the most discriminating
feature of all, namely, the aliveness  of the irradiated organism ; they address only ‘one side of the
coin’ - the thermal side - leaving the exposed person vulnerable to the possibility of adverse health effects provoked by the neglected non-thermal  side. The same indictment, of course, applies to any
protection device that acts simply to reduce - either by screening or by an employing an ear-piece, for example - the intensity of the microwave radiation emitted by a mobile phone into the head of the user; for the user is still left vulnerable to any adverse health effects that might be provoked by the neglected frequency dimension. Clearly, non-thermal influences are connected more with the transfer of information  from the
irradiating field to the alive organism, through the latter’s ability to ‘recognise’ certain frequency
characteristics of the radiation
92, than with its ability to absorb energy from the field. In order,
however, for the organism to be able to discern such weak radiation against the level of its own thermal emission  at physiological temperatures, the radiation must have a certain minimum intensity. In the case of microwave radiation, this minimum intensity is, however, far below  (of the order of
10
-15 Watts/cm2) even that at which non-thermal effects manifest themselves, in consequence of the
radiation’s rather well-defined carrier frequency (or relatively high degree of coherence). It should be noted that the magnitude of this minimum power density is close to those that characterise the human thresholds of  EEG  response
93, and also of sight and hearing. Given that the typical power
densities in the main beam near ground level some hundreds of metres from a typical base-station, and also in the often neglected ‘side-lobes’, are many orders of magnitude higher  than these
threshold values, it is clear that the ability of the alive human organism to discern base-station radiation is  not at all contingent on a sensitivity that is in any way superior to those that it already
possesses (quite undisputedly) in the case of other exogenous fields of physiological relevance. 23

B-9. Some recommendations to enhance electromagnetic bio-compatibility

9.1. Policy options for the European Parliament
• That the non-emergency use of mobile phones by children – and particularly per-adolescents – be
strongly discouraged, on account of their increased vulnerability to any potential adverse health effects. • That the Mobile Phone Industry be required to refrain from promoting the use of mobile phones
amongst children by the use of advertising tactics exploiting peer pressure and other strategies to which the young are particularly susceptible, such as the (now discontinued) use of DISNEY characters fascias on the phones. • That the Mobile Phone Industry be required to make it clear to the consumer that the value of the
specific absorption rate ( SAR) - which in some countries is shortly to be declared on the handset -
refers only to the degree to which the microwave emissions from the antenna can heat biological
tissue, and is in no way  relevant to non-thermal  effects that the emissions from a mobile phone
may have on the user. • Concerning commercially available personal protection devices claiming to protect the user of a
mobile phone against the microwave emissions from the antenna, it be required that:

a) The efficacy of devices such as shields and ear-pieces be proven on the basis of biological
tests, and not marketed solely on the reduction in SAR value (as determined by the use of a
‘phantom’ head) that their use might achieve. b) It be made clear to the consumer that such devices afford no protection against the low
frequency pulsed magnetic field from the battery of the phone. • Concerning commercially available personal protection devices claiming work by boosting the
immunity of the user against any adverse impacts of exposure (including those from the battery magnetic field), it be required that:

a) The efficacy of such devices be established by biological testing. b) Such devices not be rejected (as has occurred in certain consumer surveys that have been
published) solely on the grounds that their use does not achieve any reduction in SAR, as
measured using a ‘phantom’ head; for this is not what they are designed to do. Accordingly, the SAR is here a fundamentally inappropriate  metric against which to assess their efficacy. [It should, however, be appreciated that in the case of real human exposure  – as opposed to that involving
a ‘phantom’ head – such devices could conceivably achieve a reduction in SAR if they somehow increase
the efficiency of the body’s thermoregulatory mechanism; in this way, anecdotal reports of a diminution in heating sensation when a phone is equipped with one particular such device might be rationalised.] 9.2 Policy options for the European Commission
• Future  research sponsored by the EC, should incorporate the following recommendations:

a) That the living systems under investigation be exposed to the emissions of an actual mobile

24
 phone, as opposed to those of a ‘surrogate’, since the emissions from the former can be expected
to have a quite different biological impact, in consequence of certain pulse frequency differences. b) That in assessing the significance to humans of results obtained using animals, particular
attention be given to differences in exposure conditions, such as whether exposure is size-resonant or non-resonant, whether it is to the near or far field of the antenna, and whether whole-body or of more localised exposure occurs. c) That systematic investigation be made of the influence of different kinds of pulsing (of real
phones) on the human EEG, and ideally on the MEG, and of whether any observed changes in
power spectra are correlated with changes in the level of deterministic chaos. d) That use be made of novel, non-invasive technologies, such as biophoton emission, to
investigate the influence of mobile phone radiation on living systems. e) That in assessing the noxiousness of mobile phone radiation more attention be paid to lessons
that have been learnt from exposure to other kinds of related radio frequency fields, such as those from the Skrunda, military and police radars. f) That, in the light of reports


 experience separate existence,
and this wishful thought had manifested itself as the individual person with
an individual identity and a physical body to go with it. The inner connectedness of all things was starkly obvious. It was the
holographic universe as described by the Buddha and by modern advanced
theoretical physics, both of whom agree as to the intrinsic nature of theuniverse. Because everything was perfect, there was nothing to wish for,
nothing to desire, nothing to create, and nothing to become. There was only
That, the very essence of Beingness out of which existence arises. That
Beingness is the Source of existence, yet curiously not its Cause. There was a profound familiarity to the awareness. It was as though
one had always known it, as if one were home at last. There were no
emotions or feelings. There was an unawareness of sensations. Even though
they seemed to go on, they were no longer personal or of concern. By way of experimentation, a thought was held for a split-second to see
what would happen. Almost instantly there was an ef fect in the physical
world. The thought of butter or cof fee, for instance, resulted in the waiter ’ s
coming over immediately with the items, and yet no word had been spoken. No words seemed necessary. Communication occurred with anyone on a
level of silence. The body drove the car to a meeting that evening where no one noticed
anything dif ferent. Everyone seemed to be intensely alive. Their aliveness
shown forth from their Beingness, and the Self, which was the same for all,
shone forth through their eyes. The body spoke to others, spontaneously
carrying on normal conversations and behaving in its usual way. At the
time, the body seemed like a karmic wind-up toy run by all of its
accustomed patterns and programs, not needing any attention in the
slightest. It seemed to know what to do and did it very ef fectively and
ef fortlessly. All conversations and interactions were merely witnessed as
phenomena, not directed. It seemed like a strange vanity to have once
believed that there had been a small self as the author of the body’ s actions. In reality, the body was at the ef fect of the universe, and there had never
been a doer of its actions. Phenomena were as vibrations of the mind that
had no separate existence or reality. There was Allness only. Only that
Oneness actually existed. The next afternoon a thought arose. Now that the way to Reality had
been revealed, there could be a return to the consciousness of being that
individual person, which had formerly been accepted as real. Just as the air
in the room does not experience the contents of the room, there was no
longer an “I” that experienced “my own existence. ” In that space, there was
no “I” to experience the “I am. ” T o return to individual consciousness
meant that a choice would have to be made. In truth, the choice made itself
for there was no “I” to make a decision. The desire to experience theindividual self became re-ener gized on its own. The option of letting it go
was present, but there was the return of memory of things yet to be finished
in the world. As the sense of “I”-ness returned, the choices were witnessed,
not actively decided. The process of returning was taking place. It could be
allowed or it could be let go. It was allowed, and so the process of return
continued. When the next morning dawned, the return was complete, but
now with a dif ferent sense of personal identity. The truth of the Self had
been revealed. The responsibility for having chosen to experience life once
again as an individual was accepted, yet without being at the ef fect of a
belief in individual existence. In fact, by conscious choosing, there was
complete responsibility for it. Experientially, all of this happened
autonomously. At one time, such states of consciousness as the above were considered
to be solely the province of the mystic. At the present time, however,
investigation of these states, and the information obtainable from them, is
considered to be the leading edge of science, especially that branch of
physics concerned with quantum mechanics and high-ener gy subatomic
particles. Investigations of these particles indicate that they are not things in
the usual sense but are actually events that occur as a result of ener gy
frequencies. Science now postulates a transcendent frequency beyond space
and time. An impressive body of research in many laboratories has
demonstrated that the brain perceives by sophisticated mathematical
analysis of frequency patterns. These findings have resulted in the so-called
holographic paradigm, which states that everything in the universe is
connected with everything else, including the human mind. In the
hologram, each part contains the whole. Consequently, each individual
mind is capable of reflecting the entire universe. This relationship between
consciousness and science constitutes a whole field in which there is rapidly
growing interest, as is indicated by the publishing of such books as The
Holographic Paradigm, Wholeness and the Implicate Or der, The T ao of
Physics, The Dancing W u-Li Masters, Mindful Universe, Psychoener getic
Science  and the publication of articles with titles such as “Field
Consciousness and the New Perspective on Reality,” “The Enfolding-
Unfolding Universe,” “The Holographic Model,” “Physics and Mysticism,”
and “The Medium, the Mystic, and the Physicist. ”
Leading among these researchers are neuroscientist Carl Pribram of
Stanford University and the late physicist David Bohm of the University ofLondon, whose theories can be summarized: Our brains mathematically
construct concrete reality by interpreting frequencies from another
dimension, a realm of meaningful, patterned, primary reality that transcends
time and space. The brain is, therefore, a hologram interpreting a
holographic universe. It is interesting that the theories of advanced theoretical physics, which
are the product of so-called left-brain activities, now require a new context
in order to be comprehended. The context that is evolving from these left-
brain scientific researchers matches Reality as witnessed by the mystic, who
represents right-brain function. Thus, whichever side of the mountain we
choose to climb, we end up at the same point: the peak. A third way up the mountain is through the mechanism of surrender,
and each of us, therefore, has the opportunity to verify for ourselves the
ultimate nature of Reality itself, which is the same as that revealed to the
mystic or the physicist. W e can envision that with each and every surrender,
we take another step up the side of the mountain. Some of us will ascend
until the view gets better and choose to stop there. Others will go still
higher. And, then, there will be those of us who will not be satisfied until
we have reached the very Peak and verified It for ourselves, although, at
that point, there is no longer an individual person to verify anything, for it
has been surrendered completely. CHAPTER
14
R E D U C I N G  S T R E S S  A N D  P H Y S I C A L
I L L N E S S
Psychological Aspects and Str ess Pr oneness
Though available to all of us, the state of peace is reached by very few
people. The inner experience of most people is marked by constant stress. Most of the stress that results in emotional and physical disorders in our
society is psychological in origin. Our response to stress depends on our
“stress proneness” and, as we pointed out earlier, this is directly the result of
the amount of suppressed and repressed feelings we have accumulated. The
more emotional pressure that is surrendered and let go, the less vulnerable
we are to the stress response and stress-related diseases. The main stress to the majority of us most of the time is not due to
external stimuli, but to the pressure of our own suppressed emotions. These
suppressed emotions become the primary stressor so that, even in a calm
external environment, we are still subject to chronic, internal stress. W e can observe that the external stress factors are merely the straws
that eventually break the camel’ s back. The main stress load is what we
carry around with us all the time. The psychological programming in our
society is so extensive that, for most people, even relaxing and enjoying a
vacation is a problem. (Guilt says we “should” be doing something else. ) There is disappointment when immediate relaxation does not occur. There
is restlessness and the endless pursuit of “fun” activities to avoid the pain of
facing our own inner self. Most busy executives begin to secretly lookforward to getting back to work while they are on vacation. They may
outwardly grumble about their heavy workload, but when they return to the
accustomed routine, they feel normal again. The ef fects of suppressed and repressed feelings plus stress-
precipitating factors are responsible for most emotional and physical
illnesses. There is an emotional-psychological component in all diseases
and, because of this, it is possible to reverse the disease process by
removing the internal stress factors. This accounts for the many recoveries,
reported daily, from serious and potentially fatal illnesses by the use of
emotional-spiritual techniques. Many cures take place after all medical
methods have failed. One reason is that, at this stage of “


happy and fulfilled and whose lives are full of great thin gs, and something
tells you that you deserve all that too. And you're right; you do deserve a
life overflowing with good things. Most pe ople wh o have a great life don't realize exactly what it was that they
did to get it. Bu t they did do something. They used the power that is the
cause of everything good in life...
W ithout exception, every person who has a great life used love to achieve it. The power to have all the positive and good things in life is love! Love ha s been talked about and written about since the beginning of time,
in every religion, and by every g reat thinker, philosopher, prophet, and
leader. B ut man y of us have not truly understood their wise words. Even
though their teachings were specifically for people in their time, their one
truth and message to the world is still the same today: love, because when
you love you are using the greatest power in the universe.The For ce of Love
"Love is an ele ment which though physically unseen is as r ea l as air or
water. It is an acting. living. movingfor ce... it moves in waves and curr ents
like those of the ocean. " ( 1891)
The kind of lov e that the greatest thinkers and saviors of the w orld talked
about is very dif ferent from what most people understand love to be. It is
much m ore than  loving your fa mily, friends, and favorite things, because
love is not just a feeling: love is a positiv e force. Love is not weak, feeble,
or soft. Love is the positive force of life! Love is t he cause of everything
positive and good. There are not a hundred dif ferent positive forces in life;
there is only one. Nature's great powers, like grav ity and electromagnetism, are invisible to
our sens es, but their power is i ndisputable. Likewise, the forc e of love is
invisible to us, but its power is in fact far greater than any of nature's
powers. The evidence of its power can be seen everywhere in the world:
without love, there is no life. T ake a moment to think about it: What would the world be without love? First of all, you wouldn't even exist; without love you couldn't have been
born. None of y our family and f riends would have been born either. In fact,
there wouldn't be a single human being on the planet. If the force of love
ceased today, the entire human race would decrease and eventually die out. Every single invention, discovery, and human creation came from the love
in a human heart. If it were no t for the love of the W right B rothers, we
could not fly in an airplane. If it were not for the love of scientists,
inventors, and discoverers, we would not have electricity, heating, or light;
nor would we be  able to drive a car or use a phone, appliance, o r any of the
technology that makes life easier and more comfortable. W ithout the love of
architects and builders, there would be no homes, building s, or cities. W ithout love, there would b e no medicines, doctors, or emer gency
facilities. No teachers, schools, or education. There would be no books, no
paintings, and no music, becau se all of these things are created from the
positive force of love. T ake a lo ok around you right now. Whatever you see
that is a human creation would not be there without love.
" ake away love and our earth is a tomb. " (1812-1889)

POET

Love Is the Force That Moves Y ou
Everything you want to be, do, o r have comes from love. W i thout lo ve, you
wouldn't move. There would be  no positive force to propel you to ge t up  in
the morning, to work, play, dance, talk, learn, listen to music, or do
anything at alL Y ou'd be like a stone statue. It is the positive force of love
that inspires you to move and gives you the desire to be, do, or have
anything. The positive force of love can create anything good, increase the
good thi ngs, and  change anything negative in your life. Y ou have the power
over you r health, your wealth, your career, your relationships, and every
area of your life. And that power - love - is inside you! But if you have the  power over your life, and that  power is inside you, wh y
isn't your life am azing? Why isn't every area of your Ijfe magnificent? Why
don't you have everythjng you want? Why haven't you been able to do
everything you want to do? Why aren't you filled with joy every day? The ans wer is: because you have a choice. Y ou have a choice whether to
love and harness the positive force - or not. And whether you realize it or
not, every day of your lifeThe Law of Love

The univ erse is governed by natural laws. W e can fly in an airplane because
aviation works in harmony with natural laws. The laws of physics didn't
change for us to  be able to fly, - but we fou nd a way to work in accordance
with the natural laws, and by doing so we can fly. Just as laws of physics
govern a viation, electricity, and gravity, there is a law that governs love. T o
harness the positive force of love and change your life, you must understand
its law, the most powerful law in the universe - the law of attraction. From th e greatest to the smalles t - the law of attraction is what holds every
star in the univ erse and forms every atom and molecule. The force of
attraction of the sun holds the planets in our solar system, keeping them
from hu rtling in to space. The f orce of attraction in gravity ho lds you and
every pe rson, animal, plant, and mineral on earth. The force of attraction
can be seen in all of nature from a flower attracting bees or a seed attracting
nutrients from the soil, to every living creature being attracted to its own
species. The force of attraction operates through all the animals on the
earth, fish in th e sea, and birds in the sky, leading them to multiply and
form he rds, schools, and flocks. The force of attraction holds together the
cells of your body, the materials of your house, and the furniture you sit on,
and it holds your car to the road and the water in your gla ss. Ever y object
you use is held together by the force of attraction. Attraction is th e fo rce that draws people to other people. It draws people to
form ci ties and nations, groups, clubs, and societies where they share
common interests. It is the force that pulls one person to science and
another to cooking; it pulls peop le to various sports or to dif ferent styles of
music, t o certain  animals and pe ts. Attraction is the force that draws you to
your favorite things a nd places, and it's the force that draws you to your
friends and the people you love. The Attractive For ce of Love
So what  is the force of attracti on? The force of attraction is the force of
love! At traction is love. When y ou feel an a ttraction to your favorite fo od,
you're feeling love for that food; wi thout attraction, you wouldn't feel
anything. All food would be the  same to you. Y ou wouldn't know what you
love or what you don't love, bec ause you wouldn't be attracted to anything. Y ou wouldn't be attracted to another person, a particular city, house, car,
sport, jo b, music, clothes, or anything, because it's through t he force of
attraction that you feel love! "The law  of attraction or the law of love... they ar e one and the same. " Charles Haanel
The law  of attraction is the law  of love, and it is the all-power ful law that
keeps everything in harmony, from countless galaxies to ato ms. It is
operating in everything and through everythi ng in the universe. And it is the
law that is operating in your life. In universal terms, the law of attraction says: like attracts like. What that
means in  simple terms for your life is: w hat you give out, you receive back. Whatever you give out in life is what you receive back in life. Whatever
you give, by th e law of attrac tion, is exactly what you attract back to
yourself. "T o every action ther e is an equal and opposite r eaction." Issac Newton
 Every action of  giving creates a n opposite action of receiving an d what you
receive is always e qual to what you've given. Whatever you give out in life,
must return to you. It is the physics and the mathematics of the universe. Give po sitivity, you receive back positivity; give negativity, you receive
back neg ativity. Give positivity and you receive back a l ife full of positive
things. Give negativity and you receive back a life filled w ith negative
things. And how do you giv e