, W ater and Earth,
are the building  blocks of Creation. They are categorized from  the subtle,
light an d intang ible to the hea vy, dense and gross, with Ethe r being the
subtlest and Earth being the den sest element. Everything in Creation can be
understood in relation to these five elements, in a way that is similar to how
light can be separated into the seven colors of the rainbow. C reation is a
cyclical and dynamic process, continuously changing and flowing.
Something is being created and something is being destroyed al l the time to
maintain balance.
These elements are fluid forces that work with one another to create cycles
of the seasons, of day and nig ht, of our life and our internal cycles. W e
know th ese elements in their raw  form as space, breeze, sun, water and the
earth beneath our feet. The way to understand these elem ents is to
understand their  qualities and th eir function, and to learn how they operate
in everything living. These elements work interdependently, each af fecting
the other; so, more than just science, we need deep wisdom and  intuition to
keep the m all balanced. Each el ement has its desirable and not-so-desirable
qualities. When we talk about bringing balance into our life and our health,
we wan t to harness the most desirable qualities of these elements and
minimize their undesirable qualities.
The vari ety of foods, of body and personality types, of animals, and all the
variety in plants and trees, can be understood in terms of which  element is
most predomina nt. Each element combines with another element for its
most desirable expression, for example, Earth and W ater join  together to
make mud—the stuf f that holds our homes and our bodies together (Kapha).
Fire combines with a little bit o f W ater (so it does not burn and  dry things
up) to heat things like our digestive fire (Pitta). Air and Space together can
move things, such as pollen in the spring or food in our body (V ata).V ata, Pitta and Kapha, can also be viewed as forces that are continuously
destroying (V ata), or ganizing (Pitta) and Generating (Kapha) to maintain
balance. The combination of these elements is what gives rise to our
constitution and  our imbalances. Imbalances are called Dosha in Sanskrit.
Literally transla ted, Dosha means “that which is spoiled,” as any of the
three forces can be out of balance. T o heal is to balance these forces in our
life. Each one of us has a unique body and personality type, and we need
and desire dif ferent things, an d for that reason we each need a unique
approach to food and our diet. W e need all five elements in our food, in our
life and in our body to live a balanced life. Let’ s look at ea ch element
separately to understand them better.
E T H E R  O R  S P A C E
The natu re of this element is e xpansive, open, subtle and soft. The Ether
element is considered to be the first expression of Consciousness into
Creation. This element is formless and it is the subtlest of all the elements.
It provides space for all the oth er elements to function so it takes on the
qualities of the other elements that are operating within it. This element is
all around us; w ithout Space, we can’ t exist. W e clearly experience this
element at the beach or the park where there is a lot of open space.
Ether is also represented by the  channels or spaces in our body where all
our bodily functions take place. Our spirit is of the Ether element and many
cultures have practices of fasting  to connect with that element via prayer or
meditation. Whe n we are fastin g, we are not taking in other e lements via
our food, and therefore we are creating more Space. Having too much of
this elem ent can make us feel spacy and depleted, and having too little can
make us  feel rigid or stuck. As mentioned earlier, each element  works with
another element s for its expressi on. Space combines with Air to  give rise to
V ata, wh ich is a destroying force. It moves or separates and d estroys the
previous cycles in our body, in Nature and in life.
A I R
The natu re of this element is irregular, mobile, expansive, dry, light, rough,
cold and  subtle.  This is the next level in the expression of Con sciousness,and this is the point where Consciousness takes a particular direction. This
element is formless but it’ s less subtle than the Ether element. The most
important functi on of this eleme nt is movement. It combines with Space for
its b est expression. Spreading of pollen and a soft breeze are desirable
functions of this element but in excess they give rise to tornadoes that create
destruction. When in excess, this element can be fierce and destructive.
Air elem ent is responsible for all the movements in our body. The
movement of our breath, our blood circulation, the movement o f food, and
all c ommunicati ons are a functio n of this element. Air is responsible for the
electric ener gy in our nervous system, the movement of all tissues, the
functioning of our hearing, and speaking and our sense of touch. Having too
much A ir can make us feel bloat ed and gassy and having too little can make
us feel stuf fy and stuck. But we need just the right amount to feel balanced.
Popcorn, crackers and leafy greens are of predominantly Air element.
Having too much of these foods, for a person who is predominantly made
up o f th is eleme nt (V ata dosha) and especially in the winter mo nths (which
is V ata season, as discussed below) can cause depletion, as Air is
destructive when present in excess.
F I R E
This ele ment is hot, sharp, light, dry and dynamic. The most important
function of this element is to tra nsform and it is needed for Consciousness
to e xpress itself into form. Th is element provides dynamism, heat and
power. I t combin es with the nex t element, W ater, for its best expression and
is th e or ganizing power of Crea tion. T oo little sun can dampen everything
and too much can burn. W ithout the sun, most plants can’ t grow and
produce. Again,  we need just the right amount for its balanced f unction. For
example, we need just the right amount of heat to cook our food.
This ele ment is responsible for t he digestive fire in the body. It is needed to
transform and metabolize our food into the ener gy we need. W eakened
digestion leads to many illnesse s, so balancing this element in our body can
be t he single m ost important and health-promoting action w e can take.
A yurveda alway s looks at the whole picture; just as enough Fire is neededto tr ansform our food; it is al so needed to transform our em otions into
intelligence, and to transform our experiences into wisdom. It is responsible
for maintaining optimal body temperature, and the absorption and
assimilation of food, as well as for the transformative power of the liver.
W e need  some Fire in the foods  we eat to transform them into ener gy and
we add that by spices, not just hot, pungent spices, but also many other
spices and herbs that can add a little heat to the food to make it easier to
digest. Hot, spicy food has a predominance of Fire element in it, and so
does a fiery tem perament. The same heat that can keep us warm  during the
winter m onths c an, in excess, in flame our body. Our body is always trying
to achiev e home ostasis, a point of balance. When we eat, we w ant to eat in
a balanced way. Someone with a fiery personality (Pitta dosha) will become
more fiery by eating hot and spicy foods (Pitta foods), especially in the
summer months (Pitta season), so eating cooling foods is neede d to balance
the emotions.
Chili pe ppers, ginger, cinnamon, cumin, black pepper are some examples of
foods with Fire predominance.
W A T E R
The nat ure of this element is fluid, cold, dull, soft, slimy or oily, and
mobile. Fire transforms Consciousness into this next level of its expression,
the first express ion with form. The most important function of this element
is nurtu rance an d cohesion, to hold things together and in that sense its
function can be compared to a m other that nurtures the family and holds it
together. No processes in the body can take place without W ater. Its most
important function is transportation. It is the carrier or the medium through
which a ll proce sses take place. W ater takes on the qualities of the other
elements that it combines with. As it combines with Fire, it works to
balance the Fire so it does not get too hot. When combined w ith Earth, it
becomes mud that holds thing s together. T oo much of this element can
cause floods and too


Thanksgiving gathering where the same tired, vexing family issues
are hau led out year after yea r, you know how stubbornly “I” can
cling to  petty, irksome things. For creatures trapped by physical
evolution, there’s no escape.  Cheetahs are the fastest runners on
Earth, but their amazing speed has made them smaller and
weaker than other predators. The most vulnerable stage  in their
life cyc le is at birth, when t he cheetah mother is limited in her
ability to protect her young. It is estimated that 90 percent of
newborn cheetahs do not survive. Added to this is the speed of the
gazelles that the cheetah cha ses as its prey. The gazelle and the
cheetah are so closely matched that adult cheetahs often fail in
pursuit of food and therefore live on the brink of sta rvation.
Trapped by their specific evolutionary adaptation, cheetahs can’t
turn to the other foods that a re all around them—termites or grass
or mice—to fend off starvation.
Homo sapiens  f aces the opposite predicame nt. Our minds open
up the field o f infinite possibilities. Having the ability to bend
Nature to our will, we make deliberate choices that seem
beneficial to our survival, but decisions have unforeseen
consequences. Defending themselves with weapons advanced the
rise of early humans, and a weapon as sophisticated as the bow
and arr ow appeared as early as 45,000 BCE. Then w eaponry
couldn’t be stopped, making the catastrophe of the nucle ar arms
race inevitable. Or was it? Freedom of thought is our natural state;
being trapped  by the past isn’t. We are still in that state of
liberation, should we choose  to take advantage of it. The pivotalissue is the me tastasis of “I,” which has taken free will too far in
the service of anger, fear, greed, blind selfishness, and all the rest.
Once we see this, we can understand how personal
relationships g et sabotaged.  Two people fall in love and get
married. After the honeymoo n, they must relate to each other in
all kin ds of ways—doing household chores, making money,
scheduling tim e for things to do together or apart—and “I” does its
job of managin g one situation after another. But if you are having
a fig ht o ver fam ily finances, your ego brings up anger, the need to
win, and the stubborn desire to be right. If the argument gets
heated enough, grievances over older wrangles come bubbling up
to the surface. Unless you are careful, a trivial disagreement gets
bitterly personal. What has been lost in the heat of the moment is
the underlying love that sparked the relationship in the first place.
That’s the larger reality, which “I” single-mindedly excludes so
that it can win a small and usually pointless argument.
Two pe ople occupy a small dot on the map. Now expand the
territory on a global scale. Th e human race is ravaging th e planet
because seven billion people, acting on the advice of “I,” prefer
local experience over solving a global problem. Wars break out
and population s incur death and destruction on a massive scale
because the larger territor y—maintaining amicable peace—is
sabotaged by the anger generated by every “I” choosing to follow
its irrational, angry, hostile agenda.
The bot tom lin e is that “I” firmly believes it can manage re ality,
and yet human history is litte red with its abject failures. Even the
basic assumption that “I” is in contact with reality is false. At this
moment you have no actual e xperience of the quantum field, from
which e verything in creation springs. You have no experience of
the atoms and molecules th at constitute your body, nor of the
operation of your cells, nor of the brain itself. It seems strange that
the human brain has no idea of its very existence. Viewing a brain
under the surgeon’s knife or  while dissecting a body in medical
school is merely the second hand observation of a mushy gray
thing with grooves running across its outer surface. Nothing
observable hints that this mushy stuff processes consciousness.
At bottom, “I” polices our experience to make sure that life
remains local and not infinite. Infinity is the ego’s enemy, becauseinfinity is the whole map, not just dots and pins stuck in it here
and the re. To let go of “I” is  to embrace infinity. Only by being
comfortable wi th our infinite potential can we discover tha t reality
doesn’t need editing. Whole ness is where we belong. Once we
begin to chop wholeness into bits and pieces, the ego takes over to
manage each one, bit by bit,  and, whether we realize it or not, it
depletes us physically and mentally. So we need to inv estigate
whether infinit y is a livable environment. If it is, then letting go of
the ego can be justified. And no matter what “I” has done to
improve life, we may begin to realize that living in wholeness is
better.H3

H U M A N  P O T E N T I A L
I S  I N F I N I T E
uman potential is infinite because consciousness has no
boundaries. Being human means that anything can happen. For
the mom ent let’s explore the inner world of possibilities. There are
ways in which outer reality  is much more malleable through
consciousness than anyone s upposes. Since consciousness is the
foundation of reality, we sho uldn’t set down any absolute limits.
In order to fly, human beings didn’t sprout wings, but we did find
a path to achieve what we e nvisioned. Keep in mind that a path
will always be open, no matter how far-fetched our aspirations.
In t he inner domain of consc iousness, the possibilities for new
thoughts, insights, and discoveries is already unlimited. This alone
makes it important to see Homo sapiens  as a consciousness-based
species. Infinite possibilities are part of our makeup. But
something inside us resists  believing in infinity as a human
quality. Edited reality fee ls more comfortable. Th ere are
extraordinary events, however, that prove, quite litera lly, the
reality of the notion “Anything can happen.” Sudden leaps in
consciousness are occurring all around us if we only take the time
to l ook. But “Anything can happen” could describe a totally
random universe filled with quantum noise. In quantum theory,everything bubbles up in “quantum foam” before form and
structure begin  to appear, rather like formless cake batter until the
cake is baked and acquires a solid shape. Because quantum
particles wink in and out of  existence, according to the laws of
probability, there is an infinitesimal chance that a physical object
—a leaf, a chai r, or a sperm whale—could suddenly appea r out of
the blue. Physics exists to te ll us exactly how nearly im possible
such an event actually is.
You mi ght think that these matters are so abstract that they
have nothing to do with you personally. When quantum physics
asserts that the chance of you r driveway being blocked by a giant
squid is very, very tiny, you aren’t learning anything new. We
participate in the world “out there” the way society taught us to.
But th is is a radically short-sighted view of reality. Our
participation i n the world actually begins at the quantum level.
For all practical purposes, th is is where mind and matte r meet.
Both ex ist as possibilities, rea dy to emerge into manifestation but
still invisible.
Therefore, min d and matter are more malleable there, ju st as
soft clay is more malleable than a china plate or figurine after it
has be en sha ped, fired, and glazed. Being human, we can
consciously return to the quantum level, which expands our
participation infinitely compared with what we can do once
creation has hardened into p lace. Not only is creation softer, so to
speak, b ut mind and matter h aven’t separated yet. When they do,
a ro ck won’t instantly become a rock while a thought goes another
way and instantly becomes a thought. Mind and mat ter first
emerge exactly alike, as invisible ripples in the quantum field.
These ripples will form patterns as they run into ripples from the
gravity field, the quark field,  the electron field, and a few others.
Interference patterns, which are like the rippled imprint o f waves
left on a sandy beach, get se t up, and only then do recognizable
objects such as quarks and electrons begin to appear.
Physics has done a brilliant jo b tracing creation back this f ar. It
has done very little, however, to trace the mind back to its source—
we’ll have a lot more to say a bout that. But the upshot is that the
average person assumes that mind and matter are naturally
separate. That’s how the illusion confuses us. Thinking about anapple is  very different from holding a physical apple. Y et at a
deeper level the thought and  the apple were once the same. They
begin as possibilities in the  domain that physics calls virtual


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Organic	ingredients	are,	by	definition,	pesticide-	and	GMO-free.	But	keep	in
mind	that	products	may	contain	some	organic	ingredients	but	may	not	be
100
percent
	organic	if	other	ingredients	are	processed	in	some	way	to	make	them
usable	or	if	they	are	actually	lab	created.	Natural	minerals	such	as	mica	are	not
considered	organic	because	they	are	not	plant	based.	Also,	water	and	salts	are
excluded	when	determining	a	product’s	percentage	of	organic	ingredients.	This
means	that	some
great	products	may	be	an	effective	blend	of	nontoxic
ingredients	derived	from	nature	and	science,	but	may	not	be	necessarily	labeled
100	percent	organic.
There	are	literally	tens	of	thousands	of	beauty	products	on	the	market,	all
virtually	screaming	at	you	from	store	aisles	with	their	bold,	brightly	coloredpackages.	If	you	glance	at	magazines,	you’ll	see	the	latest,	hottest	new	skin-care
ingredients	pop	up	every	month.	It	can	be	very	confusing	to	determine	the
best
(and	worse)	choices	for	your	skin.
HOW	TO	READ	SKIN-CARE	PRODUCT	LABELS	(IT’S	NOT	WHAT	YOU’VE	HEARD)
The	FDA	requires	that	ingredients	be	listed	in
INCI	(International	Nomenclature	of
Cosmetic	Ingredients)	language.	These	labels	often	are	not	easily	read	and	usually
contain	long	words	and	names.	An	overly	simplified	and	false	statement	you	hear	a
lot	is	that	if	you	can’t	pronounce	it,	you	should	not	eat	it	or	use	it	on	your	skin.	But	if
you	look	at	the	INCI	language	required	for	a	natural	ingredient	like	shea	butter,	you
would	see
Butyrospermum	parkii
,	and	for	avocado	you	would	see
Persea
gratissima
.	These	hard-to-pronounce	words	(which	are	the	binomial	plant	names)
would	scare	anyone	who	tried	to	follow	this	rule!	If	you	are	unsure	of	an	ingredient
or	INCI	language	name,	you	can	search	the	INCI	directory.
Best	Radical	Beauty	Skin-Care	Ingredients
Despite	the	“breakthrough”	ingredients	that	are	constantly	being	introduced	by
skin-care	companies,	there	are	some	important	staples	that	should	be	included
in	your	external	beauty	skin-care	routine.	Over	time,	these	have	held	up	as
being	the	most	effective,	from	both	a	clinical	research	and	an	anecdotal	point
of	view.	They	are	among	the	most	important	beauty	ingredients	to	include	in
your	personal	external	skin-care	beauty	arsenal.
Antioxidants
Unless	you	haven’t	opened	a	beauty	or	health	magazine	in	the	last	two	decades,
you	have	surely	heard	of	antioxidants.	Antioxidants,	naturally	present	in	most
plant	foods	in	varying	degrees,	can	help	counter	skin-aging	free	radicals	and
prevent	damaged	skin	cells.	This	means	slowing	down	those	pesky	skin	issues
we	all	want	to	avoid,	such	as	wrinkles,	dry	or	dull	skin,	dark	under-eye	circles,
and	crow’s	feet.
You’ll	find	a	very	wide	range	of	antioxidants	and	corresponding	plant
ingredients	touted	in	various	skin-care	products.	These	can	range	from	coffee
berry	to	acai	and	a	range	of	other	berries	and	fruits.	Some	of	the	most	powerful
antioxidant	ingredients	are	listed	below.
Vitamin	C
Vitamin	C	is	so	powerful	and	produces	such	great	results	that	no	skin-care
routine	should	be	without	it.	It’s	present	in	many	fruits	and	vegetables	and	is
added	into	skin-care	products	in	a	concentrated	form.	Vitamin	C	has	long	beenconsidered	a	workhorse	ingredient,	and	its	effectiveness	has	been	backed	up	by
clinical	research.
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	It	increases	collagen	production,	which	creates	firm,
beautiful,	and	thicker	skin	over	time,	helps	to	keep	skin
hydrated,	and
diminishes	fine	lines	and	wrinkles.	As	an	antioxidant	vitamin,	it	helps	squash
skin	damage	caused	by	unstable	free	radicals	and	sun	exposure
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	and	also	boosts
the	efficacy	of
vitamin	E.	On	a	label,	concentrated	forms	of	vitamin	C	often
read	as	L-ascorbic	acid.
Vitamin	E
Vitamin	E,	made	up	of	tocopherols	and	tocotrienols,	is	another	great
antioxidant	vitamin	that	is	highly	protective	of	your	cells	and	helps	your	skin
retain	moisture	to	stay	supple	and	beautiful.	Vitamin	E	also	helps	reverse
existing	damage	to	your	skin,	including	scarring	from
acne	and	blemishes	and
age	spots.	Used	in	a	skin-care	product	formulation,	vitamin	E	also	helps
stabilize	other	ingredients	as	well	as	oils,	preventing	them	from	going	rancid.
Tocopherol	acetate	is	an	artificial	form	of	vitamin	E	that	is	often	seen	on
product	labels.	It’s	made	from	a	combination	of	naturally	derived	vitamin	E
and	other	chemical	compounds,	such	as	acetic	acid.	The	natural	vitamin	E	is
generally	considered	preferable.
Vitamin	A	and	Its	Derivatives
There	has	been	a	lot	of	research	on	this	ingredient	dating	back	to	the	1980s,
proving	it	to	be	a	highly	effective	anti-aging	treatment.	It	helps	improve	cell
communication,	in	effect	“telling”	your	skin	cells	to	correct	themselves.	This
improves	the	look	of	wrinkles	and	promotes	firmness	so	your	skin	appears
more	healthy	and	youthful.	Vitamin	A	is	the	precursor	to	retinoids,	which	can
be	applied	topically	or	ingested;	they	cannot	be	made	in	the	human	body.	These
retinoids,	or	retinoic	acids,	come	in	various	forms,	including	retinol,
retinyl
palmitate,	tretinoin,	and	tazarotene.	Some	of	these	require	a	prescription,	while
retinol	and	retinyl	palmitate	can	be	found	in	various	over-the-counter	products.
This	category	of	ingredients	has	been	shown	to	help	promote	smoother	skin
and	overall	brighter	skin	tone,	while	reversing	discoloration	and	repairing
cellular	structure	damage,	such	as	scars,	lines	and	wrinkles,	and	even
acne.
This	is	all	great,	but—and	there’s	a	big	“but”	here—retinoids	are	considered	by
some	to	be	toxic.	This	is	largely	due	to	their	ability	to	make	you	more	sensitive
to	sunlight	and	because	of	pregnancy	concerns.	The
Environmental	Working
Group	states,	“Data	from	an	FDA	study	indicate	that	retinyl	palmitate,	when
applied	to	the	skin	in	the	presence	of	sunlight,	may	speed	the	development	of
skin	tumors	and	lesions.	The	FDA	and	Norwegian	and	German	health	agencieshave	raised	a	concern	that	daily	skin	application	of	vitamin	A	creams	may
contribute	to	excessive	vitamin	A	intake	for	pregnant	women	and	other
populations.”
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Retinoids	can	also	be	irritating	and	intolerable,	so	be	sure	to	check	with	your
dermatologist	and	evaluate	whether	or	not	retinoids	in	any	form	are	right	for
you.	They	are	considered	a	highly	effective	ingredient,	but	from	a	toxicity
standpoint	they	are	not	completely	in	the	clear.	Again,	evaluate	for	yourself	and
see	what	is	right	for	you	and	your	skin.	If	you	do	choose	to	go	this	route	and
use	some	vitamin	A


 in that uniform, and brought a kind of love to a job
that many others find routine and unpleasant. She practiced
loving the passe ngers and going out of her way to serve them. It
was her dissatisfaction with not feeling personally authentic that
eventually won out. But for the years that she was flying she
preferred loving  what she chose to hating it. Thus she could “cho p
wood and carry water” in a radiant manner while on the job.It really boils down to a very simple choice that does not
require a genius  to figure out. You can either change and take all
of the attendant “risks” that go with doing what gives you the
greatest satisfac tion, or you can develop a new attitude towa rd
what you continue to do. This new attitude can convert a stiflin g
job situation to one of joy. It is entirely your doing. It may be
done by providing more servi ce to others, which will almost
always contrib ute to personal satisfaction. You can make
chopping and carrying a joyful enterprise or a spiteful one. It is
truly up to you. No matter how much you convince yourself that
your job or life situation is boring, routine, or hateful, the fact is
that those are thoughts that reside in you. Somewhere there is an
individual who will do what you are doing and bring joy and
fulfillment to it.
The truth of this maxim is evident to me every week when a
beautiful woman who is originally from China comes to our home
to help with the cleaning. She laughs and smiles her way through
chores that others consider onerous. She stops to play with the
children, brings  them small gifts from her native country, and
genuinely contributes her own sense of joy to what she is doing in
our home. She is a treasure to have with us. She reminds me
every time I see her that cleaning house for someone else can be
loaded with either misery or joy. The job does not conta in
anything demoralizing within it, only people do.
3. Whatever you are currently against can be restated and
rethought so as to promote abundance in your life. Everything
that you are against blocks you from abundance. Everything!
Decide to get your life work ing in a positive rather than a
negative style. If you are agains t terrorism and war, you become
part of the problem. You are one more soldier fighting for what
you believe in. And fighting always weakens you and brings more
scarcity into your life. Instead of being against terrorism and war,
try being for peace. Once you are for peace, you will start
directing your thoughts and consequently your actions in that
direction. You will become a peacemaker simply by not beingagainst anything. This may sound like semantic juggling, but it is
much more than that. Once you are focused on something that
you favor, you will expand that in your life. Whatever you tend to
be again st puts you right into a fighting mold, and consequent ly
expands dissension in your consciousness.
This same principle applies to the work you are doing. If you
are against  your boss rather than for improvements,  you will
focus your energy on the things  about your boss that you dislike,
and those things will expand. If you focus on what you dislik e
about your work, that will become your center of thought and
those things will grow. This is a very powerful philosophy that I
am asking you to embrace. Everything that you are against works
against you. Everything that you are against can be restated in a
way that puts you in support of something. When you are able to
state what you are for rather than what you are against, you are
focusing on the potential for positive change. Once that is in
place, you will find whatever you are focusing on expanding.
Instead of hating illiteracy, be for literacy and you will be
working to help improve literacy. Instead of being against drugs
by joining another war on drugs, be for helping children to
discover life-en hancing ways of having positive highs. With
enough of us working to help children make positive choic es
there will ultimately be fewer customers for the purveyors of
artificial highs. Instead of being  against your company policy, be
for an improved  policy. Instead of being against your spouse ’s
outbursts or alcoholism, be for your spouse’ s gentleness and
sobriety. You will help to expand  all that you are for or against, so
it is simple to know where you want to be aligned. Doing what
you love involves restating how you choose to align yourself each
day. On the side of personal order or disorder. On the side of
worldwide order or disorder. Tell me what you are for and I will
show you what is going to expand in a positive way. Tell me what
you are against and I can show you what is going to expand in a
destructive way.
When you find yourself loving what you do, you will begin to
notice how effortlessly you do your work. Once you are at a place
where you use love as your guiding principle for your dailyactivities, you will see that abundance is really there just for the
tuning in to.

WHY  YOU MA Y BE RESISTING THE PRINCIPLE OF
ABUNDANCE

We are raised in a culture which emphasizes scarcity rather than
abundance, and it is difficult to overcome this background. We have
heard statements such as “I’m getting mine while the getting’ s good,”
or “If I don’t take it someone else will,” or “There’ s only so much out
there and you have to fight to get your share of the pickings.” We have
learned to believe in limits and scarcity. The haves and the have-nots
seem to be a reality in our culture. There are indeed a large group of
have-nots and fewer haves. We are not taught that abundance is truly
available for everyone, that there is plenty of everything to go around.
Through our conditioning, we believe quite the opposite. We will
never activate this principle of abundance as long as we believe that
what is missing  is of primary importance, and focus our life energy
there. A mentality of “I never have enough” is a reason for living for
many people. They spend their lives striving, fearful of ever arriving.
Focus on what you have, no matter how insignificant it seems.
People do not want to take responsibility for the scarcity in their lives.
It is much easier to blame circumstances, others, events, or even God
for the things that they have failed to acquire or achieve. They justify
their place in life and reject responsibility for those limit ed life
circumstances by believing that they have been assigned a life of
scarcity. Continu ing to believe this guarantees they will remain in this
experience. Releasing the binding restrictions of scarcity as a belief
system can create an opening to a new level of abundance
consciousness.
Resistance may just be easier  for some. On one level, it is less
challenging to stay in a scarcity mode than to experience a lifetime ofabundance. This is because those who actually live the abundan t life I
have been describing know that they already have enough and that
they themselves  are all there is already. They no longer strive and
accumulate to feel positive about themselves and their life mission.
Without such striving, many feel lost and directionless.
People may prefer to elicit compassion and sympathy from others.
Many people constantly elaborate on how they were cheated, or how
hard they worked without getting ahead of the game. Since there are
many other people out there willing to tell the same story, they can
milk this melodrama for all that it is worth. They will not have even a
smidgen of a chance to transcend the scarcity mentality as long as they
seek sympathy from others who feel victimized and short-changed.
Still, it gives them a powerful reason to avoid abundance.
The “I don’t deserve it” pattern keeps many people stuck in their
scarcity life-styl e. This is generally a strong indication of low self-
regard. They convince themse lves that they are unworthy of the
abundance that the universe provides. A “poor me” belief system gives
them a convenient rationalizatio n for focusing their life energy on what
is missing. They convince themselves they deserve no more.
Some have grown so comforta ble with scarcity and fear that they
really would not know what to do with a life of bountiful abun dance.
Those who are comfortable in a real or metaphorical prison cell find it
very difficult to go beyond their four walls. With bare necessities
provided, they do not have to worry. They withdraw from the
complications that they imagine would accompany abundance in their
lives. The longer one maintains a scarcity consciousness, the more one
finds reasons to avoid changing.

SOME IDEAS FOR BRINGING ABUNDANCE INT O YOUR
LIFE
 Remember that I do not believe that abundance is about accumulating a lot
of stuff. I believe it is about looking at life and knowing that we have
everything that we need for complete happiness, and then being able to
celebrate each and every moment of life. It is about knowing that we do not
need anything else and that whatever we need will be there when we focus
on what we want to increase in our lives. It is about knowing that scarcity is
a set of beliefs and actions that emphasize what is missing rathe


 emphasis on rubbing of urine. One may
keep as many fasts on water and urine as he likes but without
rubbing one cannot have the desired result. Rubbing together any
two things generate heat. The heat produced by rubbing of urine
opens the pores of the body. If rubbing with water also generates
heat and opens the pores, what is the use of rubbing with urine?
The answer is clear. In a fast on urine, the heart and kindney have
to work abnormally; naturally the palpitations of heart increases.
Armstrong felt that the palpitation in his first fast, undertaken
without rubbing, was almost doubled. The heart has to do more
work in order to assimilate urine. Massaging with ruine increases the
rate of blood circulation and eases the palpitation of the heart.
While thinking on this subject, Armstrong struck upon the
Command in the Bible, "Wash the face and head, when thou
observest fast." (New Testament, Vl-11) He interpreted this
exhortation to mean rubbing the head, face and neck with urine!
Though his interpretation is far-fetched, yet it proved to be true
inactual practice. After rubbing urine on the head, face, neck and
the entire body, the criculation of blood increased and the
palpitation of the heart went down. Not only this but he felt himself
strong enough to continue the daily routine of rubbing urine even
during the later days of his long fast. lri. addition, his skin got
sufficent nourishment and became healthy, soft and birght. 34 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
(2) ~he Method of Drinking: We generally abhor urine. People
have go~ a strong prejudice against its taste and odour. It is
worth~htle to quote here a couplet of poet Pritam, "The courageous _
who d1ve d~ep.into the sea may get pearls and others standing
ashore a_nd ID?ktng on get nothing." Only a person who takes
~ourage m.to h1s hands, gets rid of the disgust of urine and can drink
1t, can d~nve benefit, th~re is no. simpler, cheaper and surer remedy
fa~ a~l d1se_ases then unne. It IS advisable to get accustomed to
dnn.kln~ u~tne during the days of rubbing as shown above. In the
begmntng 1t should be rubbed on teeth and used for gargling. It will
accrue other benefits too; loose teeth will be strong agian. After a
few days of cleaning mouth, one should close his eyes and drink
ab.out four ounces of urine. There will be no difficulty in the seconds
dr~nk. It should be borne in mind that one should drink one's own
unne only, how~ver bad ·in colour, taste and smell it may be. One
should ~o~ hes1tate at the very sight of its appearance and strange
colour; 1t IS useful in its natural form. This fact would become more
clear as he reads further the subsequent chapters of this book.
In some ~xce~tional cases, a patient has to be given extra urine
also. If a pat1ent IS unconcious or is suffering from a snake bite or is
n~t in a position to take auto-urine, he has to be given to drink the
un~e of any healthy person. For instance, Armstrong met with a
pat1ent who could not pass urine. l.n that case he gave the patient
his own urine to drink. Thus the latter was enabled to pass urine.
(3~ The Method of Fasting: A fast on urine is essential in the case
of senous and chronic diseases. Armstrong used to give his treatment
by?eginning ':ith a long fast. The duration of the fast may be
deoded accor~mg to the condition of the patient. During the fast,
one ~hou ld?nnk eve_ry drop of urine. If a person takes only the
day-t1me unne, he will have to increase the duration of the fast to
·make up the_ deficiency_. In such a case, urine passed duri~g night
can b~ used for rubbig. Water also can be taken during the fast
ac_co~d1ng ~o requirement. It should be pure and hygienic. While
dnnkmg unne, one may fell nausea. In that case, drinking should be THE METHOD OF URINE THERAPY: 35
stopped for a while and on restoration of normal condition, the
remaining urine should be taken at once. Rubbing with urine should
not be missed during the fast because there would be no desired
result without rubbing.
During the fast on urine, the palpitation of heart and beating of
the pulse go up. One need not lose one's heart because of this. In
the course of time, the movements of heart and pulse, would be
automatically normal. If rubbing is continued regularly and
vigorously, the palpitation will not increase too much and the
patient will not feel any weakness. As the alkalies contained in food
exist in their pure form in urine and provide sufficient nourishment
to the patient, he cannot feel any weakness due to hunger. He gets
nourishment in proportion to the urine taken in.
The urine washes out accumulated waste matter, layers of
harmful toxins, the injurious substance sticking in the intestines,
mucus deposited in the chest, lungs and stomach and other foreign
deposits. They come out by way of vomiting, or by loose motions.
There is nothing to be alarmed at these reactions. One should think
that the poisons deposited in the body are thus coming out and the
body is becoming more and more clean. All such _actions and
reactions should be viewed with a cool mind. Nature should be
allowed to do her work. One should not lose heart and resort to
medicines, internal or external. No medicine should be taken to
suppress or remove the reaction. In case, confidence is lost in this
method, other treatment should not be taken l:mless this treatment is
already discontinued. During the urine treatment, particular caution
is necessary for at least a week after breaking the fast than even
during the fast. Control on diet and habits is necessary for a number
of days even after the fast. Ordinarily, the fast should be broken with
a sip of boiled mung water or juice of orange or sweet lemon. Sour
lemon should not be taken. In its place boiled water of mung is
better. juice may be prepared from dates and black grapes biJt not
for diabetic patients. In the evening about five-seven dates or about
two ounces of grapes (seedless) may be soaked in half a pint of 36 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
water. On the following morning they may be crushed and squeezed
properly. This juice should be filtered. through a clean cloth before
giving to the patient. At noon, the patient may be given fruit juice
and in the evening juicy fruits like papaw, chiku, etc. The next day,
the same men'u may be followed at noon and in the evening in
increased quaAtity. On the third day, he may be given the juice of
orange or sweet lemon in the morning, lentil soup mixed with a
pinch of salt at noon and cow's milk in the evening. Thus the diet
can be increased according to the appetite and the digestion of the
patient. The mouth may have a mild swelling when salt is taken after
a gap of ten days or ~o. There is nothing to be anxious about it as it
would subside by itself.
(4) The Method of Urine Pads : In the case of big boils, the
wound caused by a weapon, any inflammation, burn, swelling by
cancer or other eruptions, or the inflammation of the eyes, a pad of
fourfolq doth soaked in urine should be placed on the affected part.
The pad should be kept wet by pouring urine on it at some intervals
and this may be contir.ued for hours according to necessity. This can
be applied during fast also. In this process the antibodies of urine
would enter into the body and would destroy the disease from
within and witOOut. lf auto-urine is insufficient, urine of a healthy
man can be u~d for external application. But in no case urine oftlie
opposite sex qe used, i.e. a male patient should be given the urir,c of
a healthy male only while femal patient that of a health)' female
only. ·
The Use of ~iltutcd Substances with Urine :
Experience has taught me that elements of t::drth, water, etc., also
can· be used with benefit along with urine. I would like to describe
the method of using other substances abng with urine.
1. The loamy clay free from stor.cs and rubbish may be soaked in
urine and be placed on t!"l2 stomach, navel, head, etc.
2. Urine may be mixed ·.;~ith water and be used in enema.
3. Urine may be w?.med before use.
~----~-------------------- ------ ---THE METHOD OF URINE THERAPY : 37
A. Fomentation with hot urine.


paradox,	and	unless
we	solve	it	we	have	no	control	over	the	afterlife;	we	are	just	caught	in	the
meshes	of	a	machine	that	can	produce	any	outcome	according	to	its	own
whims.
From	This	Lifetime	to	the	Next
We	aren’t	in	control	of	the	afterlife	for	the	same	reason	that	we	aren’t	in
control	of	this	life.	We	don’t	yet	have	enough	consciousness.	The	gaps	of
ignorance	of	our	full	potential	are	too	large,	and	whatever	the	gap	claims	turns
into	the	unconscious.	In	Tibetan	Buddhism	one	lifetime	is	firmly	connected	to
another.	When	a	lama	dies,	it’s	expected	that	his	reincarnation	will	be	found.
Signs	are	left	behind	that	link	the	two	incarnations.	On	his	return,	the	baby
will	recognize	his	old	toys,	for	example,	and	the	adults	around	him	can
determine	beyond	doubt	that	the	chain	of	identity	hasn’t	been	broken.
This	is	the	same	as	saying	that	Tibetans	don’t	fall	into	the	gap	when	they
die.	Continuity	is	preserved.	The	famous	Tibetan	Book	of	the	Dead	elaborates
every	detail	of	conscious	dying,	in	the	belief	that	a	dying	person	should
remain	as	connected	as	possible	to	the	uninterrupted	flow	of	awareness.	To	a
Western	reader	the	book	is	baffling;	it	describes	so	many	gradations	of
awareness,	so	many	possible	destinations	in	the	Bardo	that	it	would	take	a
lifetime	of	Buddhist	practice	to	absorb	all	the	possibilities.	This	is	precisely
the	point,	for	Tibetans	don’t	want	to	wander	outside	their	belief	system;	it
upholds	who	they	are	and	where	they	are	going	on	the	path	to	liberation.
That’s	one	example	of	tightly	patterned	choice,	compared	to	which	a
Westerner	is	a	reckless	gambler.	We	do	not	typically	try	to	hold	on	to
unbroken	consciousness,	and	although	we	may	harbor	a	wish	to	come	back	to
a	lifetime	closely	resembling	the	one	we	left,	it’s	just	as	likely	that	we	may
yearn	for	something	completely	new.	In	any	event,	we	don’t	usually	assume
that	our	wishes	matter.	The	business	of	heaven	and	hell	will	take	care	of	itself,
which	means,	ironically,	that	Westerners	are	more	resigned	about	Karma	than
most	people	in	the	East,	who	always	keep	in	the	back	of	their	minds	some
notion	that	Karma	follows	a	person	from	lifetime	to	lifetime.	For	them,	everyaction	in	this	life	reverberates	into	the	next,	and	apparently	random	events	in
the	present	have	their	roots	in	decisions	made	in	the	past.
What	this	implies	is	that	there	are	many	ways	to	relate	to	Karma.	You	can
choose	to	be	as	aware	as	you	like,	or	as	unaware.	Karma	glues	events
together,	but	that	isn’t	the	same	as	being	fatalistic.	In	the	East	this	point	is
often	missed,	and	people	commonly	assume	that	bad	actions	are	like	crimes
with	set	punishments	while	good	actions	earn	fixed	rewards.	Logical	as	that
sounds,	it	denies	freedom	of	choice.
“I	used	to	think	that	karma	turned	me	into	a	kind	of	puppet,”	a	friend	of
mine	once	remarked.	“Having	made	millions	of	choices	in
the
	past,	each	one
with	its	own	consequence,	how	could	I	be	free	of	them?	Each	bad	choice	jerks
me	one	way,	each	good	choice	another.	Fate	holds	the	strings.”
“How	did	you	break	free	from	that	way	of	thinking?”	I	asked.
“I	couldn’t,”	he	said.	“But	then	one	day	it	hit	me.	What	does	it	matter	if
I’m	a	puppet?	I	can’t	feel	the	strings.	I	can’t	see	anybody	manipulating	them.
For	all	I	know,	every	decision	I	make	is	mine	and	mine	alone.	I	may	still	be
fate’s	puppet,	but	what	does	it	matter	if	I	can’t	tell	the	difference?”
It’s	hard	to	argue	with	such	pragmatism.	Only	afterward	did	I	think	about
its	flaws.	If	Karma	is	akin	to	the	invisible	working	of	the	brain,	we	can’t
ignore	it	just	because	it’s	unseen.	Our	brains	produce	all	kinds	of	disturbing
and	distorted	thoughts.	They	can	become	imbalanced	and	throw	us	into
depression	or	outright	madness.	They	are	subject	to	false	perceptions	and
hallucinations,	not	to	mention	crippling	disease,	which	may	be	treatable.
More	basically,	what	we	say	and	do	changes	the	brain.	The	hard	wiring	of
neurons	is	altered	by	experience,	so	that	the	brain	of	someone	who	has
suffered	a	terrible	calamity,	for	example,	becomes	different	from	someone
who	hasn’t.	Positive	and	negative	experiences	condition	the	mind	to	see	the
world	in	a	particular	way,	and	the	brain	then	adapts.
Let’s	apply	this	to	reincarnation.	At	death	the	visible	and	invisible	aspects
of	karma	mesh.	The	standard	version	recounted	in	India	goes	like	this:	When
you	die	you	leave	your	body	but	remain	aware	of	who	you	are.	You	may
continue	to	see	the	room	you	died	in;	you	retain	the	sensations	of	possessing	a
physical	body	for	a	time	(traditionally,	bodies	remain	untouched	immediately
after	death	in	the	belief	that	the	deceased	would	continue	to	feel	anything
done	to	them).
Next,	like	a	drowning	man	seeing	his	life	pass	before	his	eyes,	one’s
karma	unravels	like	thread	coming	off	a	spool,	and	the	events	of	this	lifetime
march	in	review	across	the	screen	of	the	mind.	You
re-experience
	all	your
significant	moments	since	birth,	only	this	time	with	a	vividness	and	clarity
that	shows	you	exactly	what	each	one	meant.	Right	and	wrong	are	also	clearly
revealed,	with	no	excuses	or	rationalizations.	You	become	responsible	for
everything	you	did.As	these	judgments	are	made—they	are	all	self-judgments,	not	divine
edicts—you	find	yourself	in	various	Lokas,	worlds	that	reflect	the	kind	of
reward	or	punishment	that	your	actions	deserve.	A	single	soul	is	not	assigned
to	one	Loka	forever	but	stays	only	as	long	as	Karma	dictates.	During	this
passage,	which	encompasses	worlds	of	pleasure	and	pain,	you	will	learn	about
yourself	and	come	to	your	own	conclusions.	No	external	force	tells	you	what
your	life	meant	or	how	to	proceed	to	the	next	step.	You	may	suffer	in	a	hellish
Loka	for	what	seems	like	eternity,	or	you	could	leave	immediately.	Time	is
purely	subjective,	and	what	you’re	actually	experiencing	is	your	own
awareness	working	out	its	dilemmas	and	conflicts.
Why	am	I	here?	What
makes	me	suffer?	Do	I	deserve	to	suffer?	Is	there	a	way	out?
People	who	are	disconnected	from	themselves	will	be	as	baffled	by	the
afterlife	as	they	are	by	the	present.	For	them,	cause	and	effect	aren’t	clear.
Feelings	of	being	alienated,	alone,	victimized,	tossed	around	by	fate,	out	of
control,	or


 inammatory spice.
Honey acts as a vehicle, besides bringing about anti bacterial and anti
inammatory actions.
How long to take?
It can be taken for 3–4 weeks, based on doctor’s advice.
Side Eﬀects
In a very few people it may cause slight burning sensation.
It is safe in children and lactating mothers. Better to avoid in pregnancy or
seek doctor’s advice.27. Home Remedy for
Goitre Using Kanchanar
Y
Let us learn about a general home remedy for goitre, cysts, nodules and other
types of growths that are seen at neck. It is a traditional Ayurvedic home
remedy using an herb called as Kanchanara.
What you need?
Kanchanara (Bauhinia variegata) bark powder – 10 g rams
Water – 160 ml
Ginger powder 1–2 grams
How to prepare?
10 Grams of coarse bark powder of Kanchanar is added with 160 ml of water,
boiled and reduced to 40 ml.
While boiling, mild ame is maintained, the contents are continuously
stirred.
Boiling should be done in a wide mouthed vessel.
After reducing the content to around 40 m l, the contents are ltered.
is is known as Kachnar Kashayam/decoction.
is water decoction in a dose of 10–20 ml, once or two times a day, 30
minutes before food along with 1–2 grams of ginger is administered.Indication: Goitre, cysts, growth, lymphadenitis, etc in throat.
How it works?
Kanchanara is a known herb to reduce the tumours, cysts, nodules etc. It is the
main ingredient of a famous Ayurvedic tablet called Kanchanar Guggulu,
which is again used in the said conditions.
How long to take?
It can be taken for a period of 2–3 months, based on doctor’s advice.
Side Eﬀects
It is not recommended during pregnancy and lactation period.
It is best to take up this home remedy only under strict medical supervision.
Once you prepare the Kashayam, better to use it when it is hot/lukewarm.
Or, if you prepare in the morning, at the best you can use the same
Kashayam in the evening.
It should not be used beyond one day.
It should not be re-heated.•28. Home Remedy for Gout
Using Giloy
Y
Gout is a type of joint disorder. It usually aﬀects greater toe. As per Ayurveda,
it is caused due to Vata imbalance along with blood vitiation. Hence it is called
as Vatarakta in Ayurveda. ere is a section in Ayurveda, where single herbs are
specically mentioned for specic disease. Giloy (Guduchi) is mentioned as
specic remedy for gout.
What You Require
Guduchi/Giloy/Indian Tinospora – 25 grams – coarse powder is better, if not,
ne powder will also do.
Water – 400 ml of water.
How to do?
Mix Guduchi powder into water and keep it on re. We gonna make Guduchi
Kashayam. Heat it in mild re. Stir continuously. e vessel should be wide
mouthed. Boil it slowly and reduce the water proportion to 100 ml. Filter it
and use it for drinking.
Dose: 30–40 ml once or twice a day before food.
Hitch: Slightly bitter.
Rules
All rules for making Kashayam apply in this procedure.•Each day, the Kashayam needs to be prepared fresh. Once prepared
Kashayam can be stored only for 10 h ours.
Benet: It is told in Ayurveda that this Guduchi Kashayam should be
administered to the Gout patient for a long time, for 2–3 m onths.
How it works?
Guduchi is a potent immuno – modulator and anti inammatory herb. It
relieves pain and inammation.
Side Eﬀects
It is useful in diabetes as well, as it helps control blood sugar level. Hence
people undergoing diabetes treatment should consult their doctor before
following this home remedy.29. Ayurvedic Home
Remedy for Urine Infection
and Painful Urination
Y
Urinary conditions are one of the areas in which Ayurveda oﬀers many options
of treatment. Here is an easy to prepare home remedy for urine infection and
painful urination.
Ingredients
Giloy – Indian tinospora – Tinospora cordifolia – 5 grams
Ginger – 5 grams
Amla – Indian gooseberry – 5 grams
Ashwagandha – Withania somnifera – 5 grams
Gokshura – Tribulus terrestris – 5 grams
Water – 200 ml
Procedure
All the ve ingredients are taken in coarse/ne powder form. Added with 200
ml water, boiled in a wide mouthed vessel under mild re.
e mixture is stirred continuously throughout the procedure.
After the liquid gets reduced to 50 ml, heating is stopped and mixture is
ltered.Dose
10–20 ml of this Kashayam two times a day half to one hour before food.
Kashayam can be preserved for 12 hours. But re heating is not
recommended. If you prepare it in morning, you can use the same kashayam in
the evening.
Benets
Useful in UTI and recurrent infection.
It relieves painful urination.
It helps to calm Vata and Pitta.
It relieves bladder pain and diﬃculty with urination
Useful to urinary stones
Useful to relieve burning urination.
How does it work?
Tinospora – Powerful anti inammatory herb, has immuno modulating
action. Relieves urine infection.
Ginger – Power anti inammatory, improves metabolism
Amla – natural coolant, powerful anti oxidant.
Ashwagandha – Regularly used in Ayurvedic medicines for urinary tract
infection, powerful anti oxidant.
Gokshura – Widely used in most of the Ayurvedic medicines used in urinary
diseases and calculi.30. Ksheerapaka – Herbs
Processed in Cow Milk
Y
Milk has its own medicinal properties. It is a coolant. Some herbs are processed
with milk and water together = Ksheerapaka.
Very hot substances can be processed with milk to reduce intensity. Milk
makes the product tastier, protects stomach and intestinal mucosa, reduces Pitta
and promotes Kapha dosha.
Ksheera = Milk
Paka = Cooking, processing
Ksirapaka is the one of the unique preparations of Ayurvedic pharmaceutics.
Here milk is used as a media for the formulation.
Because milk is a emulsion form, having capability to dissolve mainly water
soluble, protein soluble and fat soluble ingredients from the herbs.
Milk is also having antacid activity.
Because of nutritional value of milk it is used in dietic regimen, and as well as
medicine.
Some children will have severe lactose intolerance. Still parents wish to
administer milk.
Process milk with ginger, turmeric and black pepper/cumin S Ksheerapaka
S administer.Because of its palatability, it ca n be used easily for treatment purposes. Because
of alkalinity of milk and its antidote activity Ksirapaka can be used in wide
range.
Usually astringent and spicy herbs are used for the preparation of Ksirapaka
Eg: Arjuna Ksira Paka. Reason is that because of the irritability of the
astringent taste, acceptance of these drugs in direct form is comparatively less.
Hence ancient Ayurvedic scholars have made a step to make the palatable
form of Kasayarasa Dravyas by the name of Ksirapaka.
Synergetic action of both milk and medicinal drugs also achieved by means of
this formulation.
Cow Milk Benets
Jeevaneeya – promotes long life,
Rasayana – anti aging, rejuvenating
Kshataksheena hita – good for those emaciated after chest injury
Medhya – increases intelligence,
Balya – strengthening
Stanyakara – promotes breast milk production
Sara – helps easy movement of the bowels
Relieves
Shramahara – exhaustion,
Bhramahara – dizziness
Mada – toxicity,
Alakshmi – in – auspiciousness
Shwasa – dyspnoea,Kasa – cough,
Atitrut Kshudha – severe thirst and hunger,
Jeernajvara – chronic fevers/at the end of the fever, usually there is high Pitta and
recovered digestion strength
Mutrakrichra – dysurea
Raktapitta – bleeding diseases – nasal bleeding, hemorrhage, menorhagia etc 21
1/2
Arjuna, garlic etc are made Paka in milk by following Kwatha Vidhi like
preparation.
As these drugs are sharp and piercing, strong, their strong pungency is reduced
by Ksirapaka and also by doing so, active principles will get


 min • Yield: 2 servings
Ingr edients
2 cups packed spinach
2 kale or Swiss chard leaves
1/2 English cucumber
1/2 lime
2 broccoli spears
1 piece (1-inch) peeled fresh ginger
2 apples
1/4 cup cottage or ricotta cheese
Dir ections
1 Wash the spinach and kale under gently streaming water; pat
dry.
2 Peel the lime, leaving the white pith on.
3 Cut the broccoli and apples, if necessary, to ﬁt the juicer feed
tube.
4 Turn on the juicer and place a jug under the spout.
5 Working on a slow speed, process the spinach, kale, cucumber,
and lime.
6 Increase the speed to medium and process the broccoli, ginger,
and apples.
7 Using a fork, stir the cheese into the drink. Pour into 2 glasses
and enjoy!
Per serving: Calories 144 (From Fat 13); Fat 1g (Saturated 1g); Cholesterol 2mg; Sodium 249mg;
Carbohydrate 30g (Dietary Fiber 3g); Protein 7g.Tip: English cucumbers are mild, seedless, and, best of all, skinny,
so they easily ﬁt most juicer feed tubes. You can use regular
garden cucumbers, but you’ll need to remove most of the bitter
peel and cut them to ﬁt the juicer feed tube.
Tip: If you ﬁnd that the cottage or ricotta cheese is too lumpy, pour
the juice and the cheese into a blender and process to combine
into a smooth and drinkable beverage.
Lunch and Dinner Juices
On the go? Too busy/hot/lazy to cook? Don’t want to grab a
high-carb, high-calorie sandwich or burger? Need a shot of
energy? Why not try drinking your lunch or dinner instead?
I include a small amount of protein in these drinks because it
takes longer to digest and, therefore, stays with you until your
next snack or meal.
Slip grasses and herbs between celery or
apple
If you’ve ever tried to juice cabbage or lettuce leaves, green grasses, or
herbs, you likely found that they jammed in the basket and just made a
mess. Usually, cabbage is cut into wedges  and it passes through the
juicing basket easily, but if you don’t want to add too much strong
cabbage taste to a juice and you have a few large outer leaves that you
want to combine with other ingredients in a juice, the best way to get the
most out of the leaves is to roll them into a tight, long,  cylindrical shape
and guide them through the feed tube using celery stalks, carrots, or
apple wedges.
Herb sprigs and cereal grasses are more delicate, so they’re more
difﬁcult to juice without the beneﬁt of a speci al attachm ent. I’ve found
that if I wedge a handful of green grasses or herbs in the natural grooveof a celery stalk, the celery keeps the grass in place long enough for  the
juice to be extracted.
There is another way to “juice” wheatgrass and herbs using a blender.
This method is more efﬁcient in extracting the essential and active
elements in wheatgrass. Here’s how to do it:
1. In the blender container, combine 11/2 cups water with 2 to 3 cups
fresh wheatgrass.
2. Process the mixture on high for 30 to 40 seconds  or until the grass is
liqueﬁed.
3. Line a sieve with a layer of chees ecloth and set it over a large bowl.
4. Pour the wheatgrass and water through the sieve into the bowl.
5. Squeeze the cheesecloth to remove all the moisture from the
wheatgrass.
6. Blend 1/4 to 1/2 of the wheatgrass juice into fresh fruit or veget able
juice or use as part of the liquid in smoothies.
W a l d o r f  S a l a d
Prep time: About 2 min • Juicing time: 2 min • Yield: 2 servings
Ingr edients
1/2 head green cabbage
3 carrots
2 apples
1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1/4 teaspoon ground fennel seeds
2 tablespoons ﬁnely ground walnutsDir ections
1 Cut the cabbage and apples if necessary to ﬁt the juicer feed
tube.
2 Turn on the juicer and place a jug under the spout.
3 Working on medium speed, process the cabbage, carrots, and
apples.
4 Stir yogurt and fennel seeds into the drink and pour into 2
glasses. Garnish each glass with 1 tablespoon of chopped
walnuts and enjoy!
Per serving: Calories 250 (From Fat 50); Fat 6g (Saturated 1g); Cholesterol 4mg; Sodium 116mg;
Carbohydrate 48g (Dietary Fiber 6g); Protein 9g.
S e s a m e  S a y s  M e
Prep time: About 2 min • Juicing time: 2 min • Yield: 2 servings
Ingr edients
1 handful fresh green beans
1 cup Brussels sprouts
6 carrots
1 apple
1 tablespoon Tahini
1 tablespoon plain or toasted sesame seeds
Dir ections
1 Cut the apple, if necessary to ﬁt the juicer feed tube.
2 Turn on the juicer and place a jug under the spout.3 Working on a medium speed, process the beans and Brussels
sprouts, using the carrots and apple to push them through the
feed tube.
4 Whisk the Tahini into the drink and pour into 2 glasses. Garnish
each glass with sesame seeds and enjoy!
Per serving: Calories 226 (From Fat 63); Fat 7g (Saturated 1g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 82mg;
Carbohydrate 40g (Dietary Fiber 5g); Protein 7g.
W i n t e r  R o o t s
Prep time: About 3 min • Juicing time: 2 min • Yield: 2 servings
Ingr edients
1/4 fennel bulb, stems and leaves intact
3 carrots
2 apples
2 parsnips
1 cup rutabaga or turnip cubes
1/4 cup cottage or ricotta cheese
Dir ections
1 Leave the stems and fernlike leaves on the fennel bulb for
juicing. Cut the bulb in half and cut one-half in half again. Wrap
one-half and one-quarter and set aside in the refrigerator.
2 Cut the remaining quarter fennel and apples if necessary, to ﬁt
the juicer feed tube.
3 Turn on the juicer and place a jug under the spout.
4 Working on a medium speed, process the fennel, carrots,
apples, and parsnips.5 Increase the speed to high and process the rutabaga.
6 Using a fork, stir the cheese into the drink. Pour into 2 glasses
and enjoy!
Per serving: Calories 304 (From Fat 17); Fat 2g (Saturated 1g); Cholesterol 2mg; Sodium 182mg;
Carbohydrate 69g (Dietary Fiber 7g); Protein 8g.
Tip: If you ﬁnd that the cottage or ricotta cheese is too lumpy, pour
the juice and the cheese into a blender and process to combine
into a smooth and drinkable beverage.
S m o k i n ’  P e p p e r s
Prep time: About 3 min • Juicing time: 2 min • Yield: 2 servings
Ingr edients
1 tomato
3 red bell peppers, jalapeño peppers, or habanero chile peppers
2 zucchini
1 small to medium cucumber
1/2 musk melon
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
Dir ections
1 Cut the tomato, peppers, zucchini, and cucumber if necessary
to ﬁt the juicer feed tube.
2 Scoop out the seeds and trim away the rind from the melon.
Discard the seeds and rind. Cut the melon ﬂesh into wedges to
ﬁt the juicer feed tube.3 Turn on the juicer and place a jug under the spout.
4 Working on a slow speed, process the tomato, peppers,
zucchini, and cucumber.
5 Increase the speed to medium and process the melon and
garlic.
6 Using a fork, stir the cheese into the drink. Pour into 2 glasses,
garnish each with cilantro, and enjoy!
Per serving: Calories 201 (From Fat 48); Fat 5g (Saturated 3g); Cholesterol 17mg; Sodium 240mg;
Carbohydrate 35g (Dietary Fiber 3g); Protein 9g.
Tip: If you ﬁnd that the feta cheese is too lumpy, pour the juice
and the cheese into a blender and process to combine into a
smooth and drinkable beverage.
Vary It! You can make this drink smokin’ hot or sweetly tame
simply by varying the type of pepper you use. Red bell peppers
are sweet, jalapeño peppers add a bit of heat, and habanero chile
peppers are three


 maps 32, 33, 272, 341
 musculoskeletal system 272, 273
leverage 73, 74, 172
liver reflex areas constipation 229
 digestive system 264, 265
 environmental sensitivity 256
 foot-roller technique 164
 foot self-help sequences 121
 foot sequences 90, 91
 golf-ball technique 171, 173, 177, 256
 hand self-help sequences 161
 hand sequences 132, 133
 high cholesterol 255
 maps 26, 27, 31, 264, 337
 low arches 312
low blood pressure 260, 263
low blood sugar 251, 271
lower back reflex areas children 212
 fibromyalgia 257
 fluid retention 239
 foot maps 26, 27, 28, 29, 272, 340
 foot-roller technique 165
 foot self-help sequences 114, 115, 116,
  117, 120
 foot sequences 95, 98, 99, 105, 106
 golf-ball technique 167, 173, 177
 hand maps 30, 31, 32, 33, 272, 340
 hand self-help sequences 156, 157, 160
 hand sequences 136, 137, 140
 lower backache 240
 musculoskeletal system 272, 274, 275
 swollen feet 301
lower backache, pregnant women 240
lung-press children 209 foot relaxer workouts 300
 foot sequences 85, 87, 89, 91, 99, 101,
  102, 103, 105, 106, 107
 mini-sessions 195, 199
 stress 224
 technique 81
lung reflex areas angina pectoris 263
 asthma 250, 280, 283
 babies 203, 206
 bronchitis 250, 280, 283
 children 211
 foot maps 26, 27, 28, 29, 280, 335
 foot-roller technique 163
 foot self-help sequences 111, 116, 117, 120
 foot sequences 88, 89, 98, 99, 104, 107
 golf-ball technique 172, 177, 283
 hand maps 30, 31, 32, 33, 280, 335
 hand self-help sequences 150, 151, 156,
  157, 159, 160
 hand sequences 130, 131, 136, 137, 139,
  140, 141
 respiratory system 250, 280, 281, 282
lymph glands reflex areas arthritis 223
 children 213
 fluid retention 239
 foot self-help sequences 116, 117, 120
 foot sequences 98, 99, 106
 hand self-help sequences 157, 161
 hand sequences 136, 137, 140
 maps 28, 29, 32, 33, 343
 swollen feet 301
lymphatic drainage 232, 239, 301, 308
lymphatic system 193
Maps & charts 18, 20
 body system charts see specific body
  systems (eg cardiovascular system)
 feet 23, 26-9, 35
 hands 24, 30-3
 zones & referral areas 22-4
men 55, 242-7, 284
menopause 55, 184, 237menstrual problems & PMS 51, 55, 221,
 236, 285
mid-back reflex areas 28, 105, 114, 115,   121, 164, 167, 212
mid-foot-mover 82, 93, 95, 97, 105, 107
migraine 54, 252, 253
mini-sessions 183-5
 see also  specific mini-sessions (eg
 comforting mini-sessions)
multiple finger grip 281, 308
multiple sclerosis 54, 279
musculoskeletal system 272-5
Nail-buffing
 golf-ball self-help sequence 177
 hand relaxer workouts 325
 self-help sequences 146, 155, 159, 161
 stimulating hair growth 247 technique 144
nails 69, 175, 177
 see also  nail-buffing
neck
 base of neck lateral marker 22, 23, 24
 neck pain 189
 neck strain 64
neck reflex areas Bell’s palsy 278
 bunions 46
 depression 219
 foot maps 26, 27, 28, 29, 272, 334
 foot self-help sequences 108, 109, 114,
  115, 116, 117, 121
 foot sequences 84, 85, 95, 96, 97, 102,
  103, 106, 107
 golf-ball technique 166, 170, 174, 176, 177
 hand maps 30, 31, 32, 33, 272, 334
 hand self-help sequences 146, 147, 154,
  155, 159, 161
 hand sequences 126, 127, 134, 135, 138,
  139, 140
 headaches & head pain 189, 252, 253
 musculoskeletal system 272, 274, 275
 skeletal reflex areas 35
 sore throat 259
texting thumb 220
nervous system 193, 276-9
Ovary/testicle reflex areas
 children 213
 endocrine system 268, 269, 270
 foot maps 29, 268, 284, 340
 foot-roller technique 165
 foot self-help sequences 118, 119, 121
 foot sequences 100, 101, 107
 hand maps 32, 33, 268, 284, 340
 hand self-help sequences 156, 157, 161
 hand sequences 136, 137, 140
 impotence 246
 infertility 234, 235
 menopause 237
 pregnant women 241
 puberty 217
 reproductive system 284, 285
 Pain 34, 64, 65, 188-9
 see also  specific pains (eg headaches)
palm-counter-mover
 golf-ball self-help sequence 176
 hand relaxer workouts 324
 hand self-help sequences 146, 151, 158,
  160, 161
 relaxation mini-sessions 197
 techniques 125, 145
palm-mover
 golf-ball self-help sequence 176
 hand relaxer workouts 319, 324
 hand self-help sequences 146, 151, 158,
  160, 161
 hand sequences 129, 131, 133, 135, 137,
  139, 141350 INDex relaxation mini-sessions 197
 techniques 124, 145
palm-rocker 125, 131, 135, 140, 141, 318
palms, golf-ball technique 172-3, 176, 177
palsy see Bell’s palsy; cerebral palsy
pancreas reflex areas
 anxiety & depression 191, 219, 254
 babies 204, 206
 children 211, 215
 diabetes & hypoglycemia 251, 271
 digestive system 264
 endocrine system 268, 269, 270
 environmental sensitivity 256
 foot maps 26, 27, 264, 268, 338
 foot self-help sequences 112, 113, 120
 foot sequences 90, 91, 105
 golf-ball technique 171, 176, 256
 hand maps 30, 31, 264, 268, 338
 hand self-help sequences 148, 149, 159
 hand sequences 128, 129, 139
 high cholesterol 255
 pregnant women 241
paraffin baths 69, 233, 308, 326
parathyroid see thyroid/parathyroid glands
reflex areas
parent-child relationships 38, 40-1
Parkinson’s disease 279
pelvis base of pelvis lateral marker 22, 23, 24
 skeletal reflex areas 35
percussion foot problems 311, 312, 313
 foot rejuvenation 291, 293, 307
 foot relaxer workouts 296, 300
 hand rejuvenation 315, 321
 hand relaxer workout 317
 men’s foot flexibility 243
physical awareness 44-5
pinching webbing 227, 254, 262
pituitary gland reflex areas
 babies 203, 205, 207
 children 210, 214
 depression 219
 dizziness 255
 endocrine system 268, 269, 270
 fainting 191
 fever 207
 foot maps 26, 27, 268, 276, 333
 foot self-help sequences 108, 109, 120
 foot sequences 84, 85, 102
 hand maps 30, 31, 268, 276, 333
 hand self-help sequences 146, 147, 159
 hand sequences


Symbiotic genome 37
Tagesspiegel 183
Tageszeitung 136
Tahi, Djamel 96, 121
Tailed particles 86 et seq.
Taiwan 176
Tamiflu 27, 181, 208, 212 et seqq.
Tamiflu sales 214
Tanzania 147, 149
Taubenberger, Jeffery 220, 222
Temin, Howard 87 et seq.
319 Index
Thailand 134, 203
The Advocate 109
There is no magic in AZT, and no AZT in Magic 144
Therepeutic dilemma of our time 186
Thiamine (vitamin B1) 55
Thielke, Thilo 148
Thimerosal 236 et seqq.
Thin-sections 86
Think Equity Partners 218
Thomas, Charles 125
Thryoid disfunction 131
Thymine 169
Time 136
Tolstoy, Leo 29
Tolzin, Hans 204
Toronto Telegram 79
Toussaint, Jean-Joseph 51
Toxicology 75, 172
Tracey, Michael 17, 21, 59, 117
Transparency International 19, 253
Treatment interruption 141
Treichler, Paula 121
Trittin, Jiirgen 206
Trizivir 94
Tsunami 177
Tuberculosis 17, 24 et seqq., 53, 58, 60, 92, 97, 120,
123, 139, 150, 221, 228, 232
Tuberk ulin 53 et seq.
Tumor viruses 84
Tunsky, Gary 34
Turner, Val 84, 94 et seq.
Typhoid fever 73, 175, 230
Udder, super-sized 198
Uganda 147, 148
UNAIDS 134, 136
UN Environmental Program (UNEP) 207
Urbani, Carlo 178 et seqq.
USA Today 192
Vaccination 42 et seq., 51, 60, 80, 98, 228, 230 et
seqq., 236 et seqq., 241 et seqq., 255 et seq., 260
-Orgy of vaccination 231
-world-wide vaccination in 1918 231
Vacuoles 163
Valium 104
Van, Nguyen Tuong 214
Vaughan, Victor 233
Veenstra, Ken 246
Verstraeten, Tom 237
Victoria, lake 147
Vietnam 178, 203, 214
Vietnam War 25
Viral load 88 et seq., 130, 139, 141, 155
Viramune (nevirapine) 20, 138, 140
Virchow, Rudolf 36, 53
Virions 95
320 Vitamin pills 265 et seq.
Vomiting 142, 184, 215
Voodoo medicine 231, 235, 261
Voodoo science 89, 100
Vulpian, Alfred 61
Wales 59
Wall Street Journal 110
Warble flies 170, 172
War on Cancer 21, 88
War on Toxins 263
Watzlawick, Paul 175
Weil, Bill 238
Weissbecker, Ludwig 187
Weldon, David 245
Wellcome 109, 135
Wellcome Trust 94
Weller, Thomas 66
Weltwoche 136
West, Jim 61, 72 et seq., 75, 80
West Nile virus 191
Wetlands International 191, 207
Whatley, Stephen 170
White, Patti 240
Whooping cough 25, 60
Wild birds, Chinese 199
Wild geese 206
Wildlif e Conser vation Society 207
Williams, Raben 55
Wilson, Pete 218
Windscreens, story of damaged 177
Winn, Washington 180
Wisdom of the Body 57 et seq.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig 31
Wong-Staal, Flossie 127
Woodward, Bob 215
World Bank 193
World Health Organization (WHO) 22, 43, 62, 93,
98 et seq., 147, 176, 183, 193, 196, 214, 237 et
seq., 246, 250
Wyeth Pharma 237
Yazbak, Edward 247
Young, Frank 135
Zaire 149
Zajicek, Gershom 58
Zeidler, Othmar 67
Zepp, Fred 250
Zerhouni, Elias 217
Zick, Gunter 172
Zinc deficiencies 264
Zovirax 181
Zuck, Thomas 98
Zurich 131
Zworykin, Vladimir 41 -
Praise for Virus Mania
,.This book has been written with the care of a master-craftsman, courageously evaluating
the medical establishment, the corporate elites and the powerful government funding
Institutions. It Is the result of expert knowledge and great attention to details. I edit
standard medical textbooks, so I esteem the decades of efforts required to research and
write a book like this."
-Wolfgang Weuffen, MD, Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Epidemiology
,.1 have been so riveted reading this book that once, while standing on a platform of a major
train station, I didn't even notice the Intercity train stop right In front of me and then go on
without me. The authors are absolutely right In saying that the virus hunters and the media
tend to push unfounded medical theories and sensationalized news based on the seesaw
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billions of dollars, while the pharmaceutical Industry generates giant profits, among them
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The Authors
Torsten Engelbrecht works as a freelance journalist in Hamburg. He has written articles for
publications such as Medical Hypotheses, British Medical Journal (online), Suddeutsche
Zeitunq, Neue Zurcher Zeitung, and The Ecologist. From 2000 to 2004, he worked as business
editor of the Financial Times Deutschland.
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Oncology Department at the University of Kiel. Since 1993, he has worked in his own medical
practice, treating Hepatitis C and AIDS patients who are skeptical of antiviral medications.
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9 781425 114671 <|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>HYDROTHERAPY, PACKS & COLONICS
by W alter Last
Hydrotherapy, packs and colonics as well as other methods of intestinal sanitation are time-honored naturopathic methods for
cleansing and improving the body.
HYDROTHERAPY
Hydrotherapy is the use of water to treat disease, such as drinking large quantities of water to ﬂush out toxins, taking hot and cold
baths, sauna, packs and colonics (high enemas).
BATHS
Hot Baths
Hot baths are useful for relieving aches, pains and stiffness, for releasing toxins stored under the skin, and for cleansing the skin of
fungus infections. Gradually increase  the temperature of the water, as far as you can reasonably endure. Remain submerged except
for the face - for 10-20 minutes. For conditions associated with magnesium deﬁciency, add from 1 or 2 kg of Epsom salts - the greater
the pain, nervous tension or stif fness, the larger the recommended amount. For general relaxation just add a handful of Epsom salts.
Become accustomed to hot baths gradually by increasing duration and maximum temperature of the bath on successive occasions.
Have someone on call, especially if you have a heart problem. Do not use a hot bath in the case of low blood pressure, fatigue,
distended veins or a weak heart, and be cautious if the blood pressure is very high.
To improve dermatitis, you may place a closed muslin bag ﬁlled with up to 2 pounds of bran in a hot bath. To relieve itching skin, add
a spoonful of baking soda. If a full hot bath is too severe, you may have a hot foot or hand bath with Epsom salts to relieve arthritis.
After the bath, cover the body with a large bath towel and -without drying - cover up in bed to induce sweating. Rest for 30 minutes or
overnight. Afterwards a massage or a quick rub with olive oil and peanut oil is recommended.
Overheating Baths
The following method may be used for general health improvement and to overcome chronic infections. However, I do not
recommend it any more as a speciﬁc cancer treatment. The reason for this is that in this condition it appears to work only when the
blood sugar level during the overheating is low and the temperature high enough; otherwise tumor


inine  tablet in the
morning (500 mg).
Blood pressure is mainly controlled by the adrenal glands
which sit like little caps on top of the kidneys. Whatever is af-
fecting the kidneys is probably affecting the adrenals, too, since
they're so close to each other. You must find out what it is.
You could do your search in the kidneys since kidney tissue
is available in grocery stores. Adrenal tissue is available on mi-
croscope slides. What will you find? Probably cadmium.
Search for the cadmium  source in your drinking water!
Cadmium comes from the metal pipes. In fact, you could scrape a
galvanized pipe  to get a cadmium test substance. Conducting or
storing drinking water in containers of metal is as foolish a
practice as eating food off the floor. Water picks up everything it
touches simply because it is wet! You may not see what it picked
up any more than you can see if it has picked up sugar or salt.
The cadmium and other metal is dissolved  in the water. The
older the pipes the softer, more corroded they are, and theNON-PAINFUL DISEASES
211more metal is picked up as the water rushes by. If you find
cadmium in your hot or cold water, you will never  be able to
filter it out. Nor should you switch to bottled water. The amount
of cadmium in your clothing from doing laundry with this water
is already too much for your adrenals and kidneys.
Change your galvanized pipe s to PVC  plastic. If you believe
you already have plastic pipes or all copper  (which leads to leu-
kemia, schizophrenia  and fertility problems) you will need to
search every inch of plumbing for a very short piece of galva-
nized pipe left in the system! A piece as short as a 2 inch T or Y
can be causing all the trouble.
The toxicity of cadmium, in fact, the high blood pressure
connection, has been known a long time. After finding the cad-
mium start on the kidney cleanse. You might miss the cadmium
problem if you don't attend to it first. Also remove all metal from
your mouth.
All (100%) cases of high blood pressure  I have seen could
be easily cured by eliminating cadmium  and other pollutants,
followed by cleansing the kidneys.
To test whether you still need your blood pressure  medicine,
wait until your pressure is down to 140/90 or better. Then cut the
dose in half. Check it again next day. If it has climbed back up
you are not ready; go back to ¾ or a full dose of medicine. Try
again a few days later. If your blood pressure stays down, cut
your medicine in half again (you are now down to ¼ the regular
dose) and see if your blood pressure stays improved.
When you are down to 130/80 go off completely. But stay on
the kidney herb recipe. At 120/80 try yourself on a few shakes of
sea salt. The amount of salt eaten, once the pressure is down, has
little influence. In fact increasing salt intake  improves  energy
without raising blood pressure. Take no more than one teaspoon
a day (2,000 mg sodium), total, including cooking. Better yet,
make a salt that is a mixture of sodium and potassium  chlorides
(see Sources ). Mix it for yourself in a 1 to 1THE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
212ratio or whatever your taste can accept. The sodium  portion
could be sterilized sea salt (test and make sure it has no alumi-
num silicate  in it first).
Mold toxins have specific kidney effects! Especially T-2
toxin, found mostly in dried peas, beans and lentils. Rinse these
thoroughly first, throw away shriveled ones, and add vitamin C
to the cooking water. All cases of serious kidney disease show a
build up of T-2 toxin. Be extra careful to avoid moldy food (read
Moldy Food, page 381).
Bala Cuzmin, age 72, had high blood pressure  for ten years but the
upper (systolic) pressure remained high in spite of various medi-
cines that were tried. She had three kinds of kidney stones  and
only one functional kidney. She stopped using caffeine, switching
to arginine  tablets to get over the let-down. Her diet was changed
to reduce phosphate  and add calcium, and she took magnesium
and Vitamin B 6 to assist the kidneys. She was very anemic and
her mean cell volume (MCV)  was high due to Ascaris  infestation.
She killed parasites, cleansed kidneys but saw no drop in blood
pressure which stayed at 150 to 170 systolic. Her adrenal glands
were choked with copper  and platinum. She had all the metal in
her mouth replaced and promptly saw a blood pressure drop to
145-1 50. Three months later it was at 128 to 133 on half her
medicine. She had not been tested for T-2 toxin yet, nor changed
her copper water pipes.
Sabrina Patton, 66, had a long list of health problems, including high
blood pressure  for six years. She was on CorgardTM and diazide
drugs which kept it down to 140-160/74-80. She had phosphate
crystals  in her kidneys and was started on kidney herbs and a diet
change to include milk and exclude soda pop. She had high levels
of mercury and copper  in her immune system. She was feeling so
much better after the kidney cleanse that she decided to remove
her last fillings and replace her bridge, too, since it was shedding
ruthenium. On her way home from the dentist, her ears stopped
ringing and soon her blood pressure was down to 126/68. She was
still on half a dose of drugs because she was too afraid to go off
entirely. But when her pressure stayed down she found the
courage to go off completely. This gave her the energy she wanted
to play basketball with the grandchildren again.NON-PAINFUL DISEASES
213Rolf Ehrhart, 61, had 80% blockage of heart  arteries and high blood
pressure  for which he was on a HydropresTM patch, TenorminTM,
and LogolTM (diuretic ). He had phosphate  and uric acid  crystals in
his kidneys. He was started on kidney herbs followed by the para-
site herbs. His Ascaris  and flukes were zapped. He stopped using
store-bought beverages. Then he could cut back on his medi cines,
measuring his blood pressure daily to guide him. After seven
weeks it was down to 140/85, so he decided to do without
medicine, a bit early. He was also getting chelation  therapy and
was now able to walk 2-4 miles a day. His next chore, which he
approached gladly, was removal of all metal from his mouth.
Len Gerald, 45, was on VasotecTM for high blood pressure. He was
constantly sleepy; his blood test  showed a low thyroid  level in spite
of being on Euthyroid.TM He was started on kidney herbs followed
by parasite herbs. In two weeks, barely into his program, his blood
pressure dropped. He had to go off his blood pressure medicine. It
stayed at 126/80. He still had some Ascaris  and other health
problems but was highly motivated to clean them up, too.
Glaucoma
In glaucoma  the pressure in the eyeball gets too high,  putting
pressure on fragile retina  cells that do your seeing. The first
question to ask is: “Is my blood pressure  too high?,” because
there is a link between high blood pressure  and elevated eyeball
pressure.
Your blood pressure  should be 120/80. Your doctor may say
140/85 is “not high.” He or she is kindly refraining from giving
you drugs until this level of pressure is reached. It is your tip -off,
though, that something is not right and you should correct it now,
when it is easy, and before other damage is done. Read the
section on high blood pressure  (page 210) to learn how to re duce
it by going off caffeine, checking for cadmium  poisoning from
your water pipes, and cleansing the kidneys (page 549). Even
though your doctor has explained how the tiny tube draining your
eyeball is too narrow, you should ask: was it notTHE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
214too narrow before  high blood pressure struck? Simply getting
your blood pressure to normal is sufficient help for beginning
glaucoma.
Antonia Guerrero, age 51, had glaucoma  for five years and was dete-
riorating rapidly. She cleansed her kidneys, killed parasites and
changed her diet to the anti-arthritic one since she also suffered
from arthritis  in her hands for ten years with painful enlarged
knuckles. She didn't get relief from taking aspirin. She got rid of
her asbestos  toxins by bringing her own hair blower with her  to the
hairdresser. After seven months she had pain relief for her arthritis
(without aspirin) and her glaucoma was pronounced sta ble by her
ophthalmologist.
Tooth Decay
The strongest part of our body


 gy toward the Ajna chakra, lif t your head
so the third eye is facing direct ly down to ward th e earth. Stay in the pose
for four to six breaths, then low er your knees to the floor and take a child’ s
pose as a counterpose: lower y our hips to the floor, and then extend your
torso fo rward an d rest it betwe en your thighs, with your fore head on the
floor.
 Healing the Emotional and Energetic Body
Then God said, “Let ther e be light,” and ther e was light.
And God saw that the light was good.
Then he separated light fr om the darkness.
— G ENESIS  1:3–4
A great obstacle in healing the emotional body, especially at the sixth
chakra l evel of consciousness, is the struggle of light versus dark. Earnest
spiritual seekers can be so inte rested in attainment of enlightenment that
they for get some crucial steps along the path.
In the beginning of the chapter I discussed the duality dynamic of this
world. The push-pull of the world of opposites doesn’ t only live in your
environment; it also lives in you. There are aspects within you that seem to
work ag ainst eve rything you stand for on your spiritual path. Y et there they
are, either ever present or looming around the corner. The novice on the
spiritual path will try to push them away, hoping that they will n ever return.
But these shadows must be con fronted and accepted in order to experience
the light fully. A  perfect example is if you never saw darkness, you could
never ex perience the night sky filled with stars, planets, and other astral
bodies.
Often it is throu gh your own dar kness that you discover the light. In the
Bible, God created light out of the darkness since the darkness came first.
My expe rience with cancer enabled me to help countless people  through my
writing about healing. When I talk to people in recovery from alcohol and
drug addiction, they all say that they would never have arrived at the
spiritual lives they now live if it weren’ t for the dark days of addiction.W e have all see n instances in the media demonstrating that pushing
away the darkness only makes things worse. Look at the sex scandals of
politicians, stories of embezzlement, and improper use of campaign funds.
One of the grea test teachers I ever had, Dr. David Simon, used to say,
“Y ou can do al l the meditation in the world, but if you don’ t work on
emotional healing, you can’ t reach enlightenment.” Emotional healing
doesn’ t mean you have to spend twenty years in therapy. It sim ply means
facing your demons, the shadow  aspects of you that aren’ t fun to look at.
Invite th em in and have a conv ersation with them. T ell them they aren’ t
going to rule your life anymore.
I use d to have quite an issue w ith anxiety. At dif ferent periods in my
life, it ruined my daily experiences. I became paralyzed by stories in my
head tha t, for the most part, simply weren’ t true. But I let my mind entertain
those stories. I used to say in jest that the great thing about being a writer is
that I have a wi ld imagination, and the worst thing about being a writer is
that I have a wild imagination. Learning and practicing meditation saved
me because I learned that I can control my thoughts and their direction.
The best  way to face your shado ws is to transmute them. T ransf orm the
shadow ener gy into something great that can help humanity. Sen d light into
the d arkness. For example, if your shadow is that you succumb to obsessive
cleaning and or ganizing in your home, you co uld start a business where you
help others or ganize closets and  living spaces. If you’re a shopaholic, you
can contact your local women’ s  shelter and ask them what they need in a
care box. Y ou c an then use you r shopping skills to find the best prices to
make ca re boxes for women and children in a safe home. The greatest thing
about being human is that you a re human. There is no reason to be ashamed
of your weaknesses or your shadows as long as you are not harming
anyone, includin g yourself. In f act, it’ s often when we bring our shadows
into the light that their power dissipates. Professional help can assist you in
this process, but sometimes a simple decision to act is all you need.
 Healing the Spiritual Body
Meditation is the primary practi ce that will help you attain the s ixth chakra
level of awarene ss. T alk about m editation is bubbling under the surface ofAmerican culture these days, and ef forts to include meditation in daily
activities are popping up in hosp itals, corporations, and even schools. More
than the  word meditation, you may hear the word mindfulness, which refers
to a type of med itation. As a me ditation teacher, I find the word mindfulness
to be  a bit of a misnomer when it comes to the ultimate goal of meditation.
A wareness is certainly the key to everything we have discussed up until
now. Y ou must be aware of your thoughts, words, and actions, as well as
your bo dy and mind. However, when I think of mindfulness, I think of
concentration or  fullness of the mind. T o meditate, you need focus instead
of concentration, and release of the mind rather than fullness of it.
Most people come to meditation saying, “I’m too much in my mind!
Get me out of it!” Y ou are liter ally going out of your mind in meditation.
(That pun was completely intended.) Everyone has experienced the ef fects
of monk ey mind. Y our mind fl its from thought to thought lik e a monkey
swinging from branch to branch. W ithout awareness that you are  the thinker
of your though ts, you become subject to the mind’ s unwiel dy habit of
flitting a bout wi th no sense of control. It comes as no surprise that millions
of peop le suf fer from anxiety and depression. If you are under the
impression that you have no c ontrol over your thoughts and the strong
impulses of the mind, of course you have reason to feel anxiou s. However,
the g ood news is that you do have control. Y ou simply need to le arn tools to
exercise the control muscle.
By realizing that there are separate roles at play inside you, you can
harness the forces of your mind and get it to do what you want. Y ou achieve
this by cajoling your mind rathe r than forcing it to go in the direction you
desire. How do most of us try to control the mind? Let’ s sup pose you’re
trying to break a bad habit, such as eating a chocolate bar every night. Y ou
may try to break this habit by se tting a goal such as not eating chocolate at
all or eating chocolate only once per week. Then you might tr y to abstain
from ch ocolate by not purchasing it, distracting yourself in oth er ways, or
replacing it with something else. All these ways can and do wo rk. But they
all invol ve forci ng the mind int o distraction. If you have ever  tried doing
something like this, you know that it’ s dif ficult and tiring. Y ou really have
to f ight the mi nd frequently. Y our mind will tell you things such as
“Chocolate isn’ t  that bad. Studie s have shown it has antioxidant s that make
you healthy” or “Y ou’ve had a rough day today; don’ t you des erve a littlechocolate?” And  on and on goes the mind with great ar guments to separate
you from your goal. The thing about fighting or using strong resolve to get
to w here you w ant to go is that it’ s fatiguing rather than e mpowering.
Eventually you will get tired of the battle and give up.
Now let ’ s compare the above method with cajoling the mind by going
out of your mind. When you meditate, you are not in your mind. Y ou are
accessing your spirit or the par t of you that was never born and therefore
can never die. Y our spirit is the part of you that is eternal. My guru Dr.
W ayne W. Dyer used to say  th at when you talk to yourself, there are two
people: you and your Self. The  Self with a capital S  is  the h igher self I’m
speaking of. The other self, kno wn as the ego, is the one who tries to push
through toward your goals and leaves you tired. The higher self is the part
of you who only wants good an d can harness the power of intuition. When
you get out of your mind through meditation, you gain greater access to
your higher self.
One com mon misconception about meditation is that you’re stopping all
the a ctivities of the mind. The j ob of the mind is to think thou ghts. It will
always do that, no matter wha t. Through meditation you can lower the
number of thoughts and evolve your thoughts to get you closer to what you
desire, but you will not


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by W alter Last
Become clean on the inside by removing accumulated wastes and toxins
Fasting is a period of restricted food intake, and cleansing is the removal of waste products from the body as a result of fasting. This
combination of fasting and cleansing is a most effective healing method. It is essential for overcoming chronic diseases, and for
rejuvenating an aging body. It is also excellent for ensuring continued health, and minimizes the risk of a disabling disease later in
life. However, it can be rather unpleasant, especially for beginners.
Just by fasting alone, many chronic  diseases can be healed. For someone on a cooked diet, a period on raw foods is a fast or
cleansing period. The cleansing effect is made even stronger by restricting the diet to one food item, such as fruit, or juice, or just
water.
Start with several one-day fasts, possibly once a week, before trying a three-day fast. Then have a three-day fast once a month; if on
normal working hours, have the ﬁrst fast day on a Friday. The second day often feels the worst. Once or twice a year you may fast for
seven days or longer. Instead of a series of strict fasts, you may have longer periods on a raw-food diet, and a strict fast only
occasionally. With chronic diseases, the need for cleansing obviously is much greater than just for general health improvement. After
a year or two, or on return to good health, the number of cleansing periods may safely be reduced to twice a year except if much
processed food is used. Also with the onset of a cold, ﬂu or other infectious disease, start a fast immediately.
The more often you have a fast, the less you will normally be affected by it in a negative way; a sense of peace and well-being may
develop instead. As long as you are still congested, the tongue will be strongly coated, and the breath has a strong odor when you
get up in the morning during a fast. Conversely, if breath and tongue are clear in the morning, the body is reasonably clean, and no
more fasting is needed. Scrape or brush the tongue clean whenever it is coated. You may use a sharp-edged spoon for scraping.
For several days before a longer fast, start already reducing the amoun t of food, and preferably do not eat ﬂesh food or processed
food on the last day before a fast. Best have only raw fruit and vegetabl es on that last day. In the same way, increase the amount of
food only gradually after a fast, and have only raw food on the ﬁrst day after a fast. The longer the fast, the less you may eat at the
ﬁrst meal, and the longer it should take to return to the usual diet. An apple is good for breaking a juice or water fast.
When going on a juice or water fast of three days or longer, it is advisable to take a laxative on the ﬁrst morning of the fast, and every
two or three days during a longer fast. Those with a disintegrating tumor may require a daily laxative, in addition to daily colonies. You
may take one tablespoonful of Epsom salts in water, or herbal laxative. Quite mild and very effective is an isotonic salt ﬂush. This is
not suitable for those with advanced cancer, kidney disease or hypertension, as part of the salt may be absorbed.
The effectiveness of the fast can be further increased by using a hot castor-oil pack for three days before and during the fast. Coat
the liver area (the bottom of the right ribcage) and upper abdomen with castor oil, cover with a woolen cloth folded in four layers, and
keep warm for an hour or two with a hot-water bottle. At bedtime take 2 tablespoons of olive oil; shake it in a jar with lecithin and fresh
orange or lemon juice. The next morning take sufﬁcient laxative to produce a good cleanout within a few hours.
Castor oil stimulates the liver's capa city to detoxify, olive oil induces the gall bladder to empty, and expel fat-soluble toxins from the
liver, while the laxative removes the poisons quickly from the bowels. This method of cleansing causes a minimum of discomfort that
might otherwise result in headaches, nausea and weakness. An excellent cleanse, which also may remove gallstones, is a three-day
apple fast with half a cup of olive oil on the last evening.
Take it easy during fasts, rest whenever you feel weak or just stay in bed if necessary. Skin brushing, deep-breathing exercises, mild
sun exposure and frequent showers are helpful.
Different Cleansing Methods
Some natural therapists regard a fast on only water, especially distilled water, as the only real and worthwhile fast. Fasting on puriﬁed
water is especially good for strict allergy testing. However, cleansing results appear to be quite as good on properly selected juice
fasts, but with better maintenance of strength, and quicker recovery afterwards.
Except for very sensitive individuals, I recommend apples for the ﬁrst three-day fast. Preferably obtain unsprayed apples, otherwise
either peel or scrub in warm soapy water and rinse well. Do not ingest waxed skins. Eat as many apples as you like, generally the
more the better to keep the bowels moving. Apple fasts are usually well tolerated and are also good for children.
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juice made from grass, leaves, parle y and celery, ﬂavored with sweet vegetables such as carrot, beetroot or pumpkin, and possibly
also an apple. This may be diluted with water for a total ﬂuid intake of 2-3 liters daily, depending on your weight. If rather sensitive,
minimize the amount of sweet juices.
For very sensitive, weak and underw eight individuals, a rice diet of 10 or more days may be better. Eat only cooked brown rice, lightly
ﬂavored with salt and olive oil, and preferably 1-3 tablespoons per meal of unheated ground linseed. Use sufﬁcient linseed to have
three easy, bulky bowel movements daily. You do not need to eat proper meals, just have a few spoonfuls whenever you feel hungry,
and chew very slowly. Preferably follow the rice diet with a period of eating raw food only. Possibly alternate periods on cooked rice
and on raw foods several times. However, if brown