do this by directly breathing into the lower abdomen.
The typical feeling sensation of the sexual energy may be described as melting orgasmic streamings  in the lower abdomen. After you
have activated the sacral centre with the accumulating breath energy, you may be able to generate these orgasmic streamings  by
gently and rhythmically squeezing your buttocks or better, contracting the perineum. Try also to walk slowly with a relaxed,
contemplative mind. With all of these methods, focus your attention on any arising sensations in the sacral area and intensify
whatever you feel. Lead any sensa tions in the sexual organs into the lower abdomen. The energy colour related to this area is
orange.
If you have a sexual partner you may be able to generate these feelings by being sexually connected for a long time but with only
minimal activity, mainly of a caress ing nature. It is ﬁne to remain connected with a soft penis. If the orgasmic feelings become
stronger, try to lead them upwards, spreading through the upper abdomen into the heart area where you may feel them as love,
which you may then beam back onto your partner. For further information on sexual problems and sexual therapy see Sexuality  as
well as Spiritual Sex.
The Base Centre
The centre at the base of the spine reﬂects our will to live, to be incarnated in the present body. It also relates us to the earth
energies, makes us feel grounded. Work on this centre is required if we are losing the will to live. In addition to improving the mental,
emotional or biological conditions that led to this situation, we can bring this centre back to health with activities that bring us in closer
contact with the earth energies. Gardening is well suited for this, walking barefoot, lying naked on the moist grass or dancing barefoot
on the grass or the beach, witnessing and admiring great natural events, such as thunderstorms, waterfalls or sunsets.
Spiritual growth10/30/24, 4:55 PM Health-Science-Spirit - The Love Cure
https://health-science-spirit.com/Diseases/Cancer/The-Love-Cure.html 3/4In addition to healing a speciﬁc problem, activating and balancing our chakra system is highly beneﬁcial as part of our spiritual
growth. If we do not have a major problem in an area related to a particular chakra, then we can assume that the lower chakras will
work normally and do not need much attention. If we have a strong will to live and normal sexual and digestive functions, then the
three related chakras will also be adequate. The same applies to the throat chakra. If we usually speak our mind in a reasonably kind
and helpful way, then this centre will be fairly developed as well.
Therefore, most of our attention should go to the three remaining higher centres, the heart, forehead and crown chakra. Of these it is
advisable to start working ﬁrst on the heart chakra. Once we can feel the love in our heart and frequently activate this feeling and
radiate it out or to other parts of our body, we have made the most impo rtant step in healing ourselves and are well advanced on the
spiritual path.
Conclusion
If you have a disease or health problem in a speciﬁc organ or area of the body, you can now supply it with all the energy and
emotional support that it needs for healing, in addition to the nutritional and other support that you may provide. On a regular basis ﬁll
yourself with love and then mentally send it with an inner smile to the organ in need of healing. In addition breathe more energy into it
or lead it there from the storage area behind the navel. Feel it getting warm or tingling or just feeling good. At the same time see it
ﬁlled with a brilliant white healing light. Intensify the vision and the feeling and hold it for a long time. Know that you are being healed.
In addition to feeling joy, love and all the other good feelings again and energise yourself with healing life-force, at some stage on
your road to health and wellness it will become necessary to clean out and release old negative feelings. These may still linger as
resentments, fear or guilt in your memory or cause muscle contraction s and energy blockages as well as crystallisations in body
tissues related to speciﬁc feeling memories.
If you do not want to pay a professional to help and guide you with this, it will be best to join or form a small healing group where you
can learn and practise various emoti onal release techniques. Becoming loving and positive again before jumping into a pool of freshly
released negativity helps to protect you from wallowing for a long time in misery. It also makes the important task of forgiving yourself
and everyone else for perceived past trespasses so much easier and more ef fective.
Disclaimer: The aim of this web site is to provide information on using natural healing methods to aid in the treatment of illness and health improvement.
The author cannot accept any legal responsibility for any problem arising from experimenting with these methods. For any serious disease,
or if you are unsure about a particular course of action, seek the help of a competent health professional.
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The Wisdom
of
lnsecurity

by ALAN  W. WATTS

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CONTENTS

 Preface  9
1 The  Agc  of Anxiety  13
11 Pain  and  Time  29
m The  Grcat  Stream  39
1v The  Wisdom  of the Body  55
v On Being  Aware  75
v1 The  Marvelous  Moment  89
v1
1 The  Transformation  of Lifc
vm Creativc  Morality
1x Religion  Reviewed

TO D O R O T H Y
PREFACE

l have always been fascinated by the law of
reversed  effort. Sometimes l calls  it the
"backwards law." When  you try to stay on the
surface of the water, you sink; but when you try to
sink you float.  When you hold your  breath you lose
it-which immediately calls to mind an  ancient and
m11ch neglected saying, "Whosoever would  save
his soul  shall  lose  it."
This book is a,1 exploratio11 of this law in
relation to  man's quest for psychological security,
a11d to his efforts  to find spiritual and intellectual
certainty in religion  and philosophy. It is written
in the conviction that no  theme could be more
appropriate  in a time when human  life seems to be
so peculiar/y insecure and uncertain. lt  maintains
that this insecurity is the result of trying to be
secure, and that, contrariwise, salvation and sanity
con- sist in the most radical recognition that we
have no way  of saving  ourselves.
This b e g i n s  to  sound  like  something  from
Alice
Through the Looking Glass, o/ which this  book is a
sort  of philosophical  equivalent.  For the reader
will  fre- quently find himself in a topsy -turuy world
in which tite  normal order of things seems to be
complete/y reversed,  and common sense turned
i11side out and uj1side down.  Those who have read
sorne of my former books,.such as Behold the Spirit
and The Supreme Identity, will find  things that
seem to be total contradictions of much that  J have
said  be/ore.  This,  however,  is true  only  in sorne
9  TIIE  WISDOM  OF JNSECURITY
minor respects. For 1 have  discovered  that the
esse11ce  and crnx  of wl,at  1 was trying  to say in those
books  w a s seldom understood ; the framework a11d
the context of my thought  o/ ten  hid thc mea11ing.   My
i11tentio11   here  is to approacl, tl,e


is
thesodiumion,Na+
;andincalciumascorbate itishalfofacalciumion,
1/2Ca++
.AllofthesesubstancescontainvitaminC,theascorbateion,and
eachofthemalsocontainssomethingelse.Theeffectsofthe"something
else,"thehydrogenion,sodiumion,orcalciumion,shouldnotbeconfused
withtheeffectsoftheascorbateion,aswasdonebytheeditorsofthe
MedicalLetterandcontinuestobedonebywriterswhoseunderstanding is
incomplete.
,
THESIDEEFFECTSOFVITAMINS 261
Itiswellknownthattherearetwoclassesofkidneystones,andthata
tendencytoformthemshouldbecontrolledintwoquitedifferentways.
Thestonesofoneclass,comprisingnearlyonehalfofallurinarycalculi,
arecomposedofcalciumphosphate,magnesiumammoniumphosphate,
calciumcarbonate,ormixturesofthesesubstances.Theytendtoformin
alkalineurine,andpersonswithatendencytoformthemareadvisedto
keeptheirurineacidic.Agoodway,probablythebestway,toacidifythe
urineistotake1gormoreofascorbicacideachday.Ascorbicacidisused
bymanyphysiciansforthispurposeandforpreventinginfectionsofthe
urinarytract,especiallyinfectionbyorganismsthathydrolyzeureatoform
ammoniaandinthiswayalkalizetheurineandpromotetheformationof
kidneystonesofthisclass.
Thekidneystonesoftheotherclass,whichtendtoforminacidicurine,
arecomposedofcalciumoxalate,uricacid,orcystine.Personswithatend-
encytoformthesestonesareadvisedtokeeptheirurinealkaline.Thiscan
beachievedbytheirtakingvitaminCassodiumascorbateorbytaking
ascorbicacidwithjustenoughsodiumhydrogencarbonate(ordinarybak-
ingsoda)orotheralkalizertoneutralize it.
Notasinglecasehasbeenreportedinthemedicalliteratureofaperson
whoformedkidneystonesbecauseofalargeintakeofvitaminC.Thereis
thepossibility,however,thatsomepeoplemighthaveanincreasedtend-
encytoformcalciumoxalatekidneystoneswhiletakingalargeamountof
vitaminC.Itisknownthatascorbicacidcanbeoxidizedtooxalicacidin
thebody.LamdenandChrystowski(1954)studiedfifty-onehealthymale
subjectswithanordinaryintakeofvitaminC(onlythatintheirfood)and
foundtheaverageamountofoxalicacidexcretedintheurinetobe38
milligrams(inarangeof16to64mg).Theaverageincreasedbyonly3mg
for2gperdayadditionalascorbicacidandbyonly12mgperdayfor4g.
Additionalintakeof8gperdayincreasedtheexcretionofoxalicacidby45
mg,andof9gby68mg(average—asmuchas150mgwasexcretedbyone
subject).Itseemslikelythatmostpeoplewouldnothavetroublewith
oxalicacidwhiletakinglargedosesofvitaminC,butafewmighthaveto
becareful,justastheyhavetorefrainfromeatingspinachandrhubarb,
whichhaveahighoxalatecontent.Afewpeoplehaveararegeneticdisease
thatleadstotheincreasedproductionofoxalicacidintheirowncells
(largelyfromtheaminoacidglycine),andoneyoungmanisknownwho
convertsabout15percentofingestedascorbicacidintooxalicacid,fifty
timesmorethanisconvertedbyotherpeople(Briggs,Garcia-Webb,and
Davies,1973).Thisman,andotherswhohavethesamegeneticdefect,
mustlimittheirintakeofvitaminG.
DuringrecentyearsIhavereceivedmanylettersfrompeoplewhowere
troubledbyareportthatlargedosesofvitaminCtakenwithfooddestroyed
thevitaminB12inthefood,leadingtoadeficiencyresemblingpernicious
262 CHAPTER28
anemia.Irepliedthatthereportwasnotreliable,becausetheconditions
underwhichthefoodhadbeeninvestigatedinthelaboratorywerenot
closelysimilartothoseforfoodthatisswallowedandkeptinthestomach.
Ithasnowbeenshownthattheoriginalreport,byHerbertandJacob
(1974),waswrong,becauseoftheiruseofanunreliablemethodofanaly-
sis,andthatinfactvitaminCdoesnotdestroythevitaminBinfoodtoany
significantextent.
HerbertandJacobstudiedamealwithmodestvitaminB12contentanda
mealwithhighB12content,thelattercontaining90gofgrilledbeefliver,
whichisknowntoberichinB12.Someofthemealshad100mg,250mg,
or500mgofascorbicacidadded.Themealswerehomogenized ina
blender,heldforthirtyminutesatbodytemperature(37°C),andthen
analyzedforvitaminB12byaradioactive-isotope method.Theinvestigators
reportedthat500mgofascorbicacidaddedtothemealdestroyed95
percentofthevitaminB12inthemodest-B12mealandnearly50percentin
thehigh-B12meal.Theyconcludedthat"HighdosesofvitaminC,
popularlyusedasahomeremedyagainstthecommoncold,destroysub-
stantialamountsofvitaminB12wheningestedwithfoods....Dailyinges-
tionof500mgormoreofascorbicacidwithoutregularevaluationof
vitaminB12statusisprobablyunwise."Thisstatementhasbeenrepeatedin
manyarticlesonnutritionandhealthinnewspapersandmagazinesduring
recentyears.
Itisknownthatpurehydroxycobalamin andpurecyanocobalamin
(formsofvitaminB12)areattackedanddestroyed(cyanocobalamin less
rapidly)byascorbicacidinthepresenceofoxygenandcopperions,butthe
amountofdestructionreportedbyHerbertandJacobwassurprisingly
high.Moreover,therewasevidenceintheaccountoftheirresultsgivenby
HerbertandJacobthatsomethingwaswrongintheirwork.Theamount
ofvitaminB12reportedbythemfromtheiranalysisofthemeals(without
addedascorbicacid)wasonlyaboutone-eighthofthatknowntobepresent
inthefoodscomprisingthemeals.ItisknownthatsomeofthevitaminB12
infoodsistightlyboundtoproteinsandotherconstituentsofthefoods.
Biochemistsdevelopedsomespecialprocedurestoreleasetheboundvita-
min.Iftheseproceduresarenotused,onlytheamountoflooselyboundB12
isdeterminedintheanalysis.Investigatorsintwodifferentlaboratories
thenrepeatedthework,usingreliableanalyticalmethods(Newmark,
Scheiner,Marcus,andPrabhudesai,1976).TheyfoundamountsofB12in
thetwomealsequal,towithin5percent,totheamountscalculatedfrom
thefoodtables.Theiramountsweresixtoeighttimesthosereportedby
HerbertandJacob,and,moreover,theyfoundthatadditionof100mg,250
mg,or500mgofascorbicacidledtonochangeintheamountofB12in
themeal.
THESIDEEFFECTSOFVITAMINS 263
TheallegationthatvitaminB12isdestroyedinmealsconsumedwith
vitaminChasalsobeencontradictedbytwootherstudies(Marcus,
Prabhudesai,andWassef,1980;EkvallandBozian,1979).Wemaycon-
cludethatthehazardascribedtotheintakewithmealsofmoderatelylarge
amountsofvitaminC,500mgormore,byHerbertandJacobdoesnot
exist.Theywereledtodrawanincorrectconclusionbyhavingusedapoor
methodofchemicalanalysisforvitaminB,2.Writerswhowritearticleson
vitaminsandphysicianswhogiveadviceabouthealthshouldnowstop
quotingdestructionofvitaminB12asareasonfornottakingtheoptimum
amountsofvitaminC.
OneofthereasonsproposedbytheMedicalLetterfornottakingan
increasedamountofvitaminCisthatthepresenceofthatvitamininthe
urinemightcausetheordinarytestsforglucoseintheurine,asignof
diabetes,togiveafalsepositiveresult.Thisfactishardlyanargument
againsttakingthevaluablesubstancevitaminC.Itisinsteadanargument
fordevelopingreliabletestsforglucoseintheurine.
Brandt,Guyer,andBanks(1974)haveshownhowthetestforglucosein
theurinecanbemodifiedtopreventinterferencebyascorbicacid.Aneven
simplerwayistorefrain


, within our modern con text, we can supply ourselves with natural foods.

Are We Herbivores?
Herbivores, or vegetarians, are natural consumers of greenery such  as grass, weeds, leaves, stalks, and stems. A broader definition
of “vegetarian” includes anyone who eats only plant-derived foods. Typ ical vegetarian foods may include a preponderance of fruits
and greens but, in practice the designation vegetarian means that on e eats anything and everything besides animal flesh.
Does foraging in nature for grass, weeds, and leaves appeal to you? Do these  items attract your eye, tantalize your sense of
smell, and excite your palate? Of course not, for the simple reason that t hey cannot satisfy your needs. You do not secrete cellulase
or other enzymes that break down these plants as herbivores do. There fore you cannot derive your foremost need from them—
namely, simple sugars—which are your body’s primary fuel. Rath er, the processing and problems caused by their ingestion occas ion
a net loss of energy.
Humans do consume green leafy plants such as lettuce, celery, spinac h and the like, as well as the tougher cruciferous
vegetables (beets, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, collards, kale, and others). Eaten plain, as they occur in nature, these tough
vegetables are high in insoluble fiber and therefore difficult for us  to digest. Although we can cultivate a taste for them, they really
hold only a moderate appeal to us.
All vegetables yield (to the extent digested) proteins, some essentia l fatty acids, mineral matter, vitamins, and some simple
sugars. But if we get enough of these nutrients from our natural foods, t hen these are not needed from plants that we do not eat raw
with keen relish.
So, the answer is yes—humans are biologically equipped to supplement  their diets with a wide variety of plant-based
“vegetarian” substances. Though we include vegetables in our die ts, we’re not primarily vegetable eaters by nature. And the
divergent array of foods we commonly classify as such are not by any stre tch of the imagination our primary ideal, natural source of
fuel or other nutrients. Obviously, we’re not herbivores.

Are We Starch Eaters?
Starches can be divided into three general categories: grains (gra ss seeds), roots and tubers, and legumes.

Grains. Creatures that naturally eat grains, which are the seeds of gras ses, are called “granivores.” A similar term,
“graminivore,” refers to species whose primary diet consists of gr asses. Many birds in nature live on the seeds of grasses and
weeds. Included among the thousands of grass seeds that exist throughout  nature are wheat, rice, oats, rye, and barley—all of
which humans developed as a result of their mastery of nature only wit hin the last 10,000 years. Of course, in nature we would all reject grass seeds as foods. First, they  grow in a form we can neither chew nor digest.
Grain-eating birds possess a “crop,” a pouch in their throats or  gullets, where the grains they swallow whole are allowed to
germinate, thereby becoming digestible. Grains are indigestible raw, but even cooked, the complex carbohydrates in them
require great digestive effort to break down.
Heavy on starches, grass seeds such as wheat berries would gag us if w e attempted to eat the equivalent of a spoonful
or two (assuming we could gather them, and remembering that they would h ave their husks intact, as we would have to eat
them in nature) Further, eating a tablespoon of raw flour made from the s eeds of any cereal grain would also produce a gag
response because it is so dry.
Thus, even though most of the human race presently consumes grains a nd starches, we can reject them as natural human
fare. The fact that grass seeds neither attract, tantalize, nor ar ouse us in their raw natural state should amply indicate to you
that we were not granivores in nature before we mastered fire. Inste ad of being a palate-tingling delight, these complex-
carbohydrate foods in their natural state are a torturesome affair.

Starchy roots and tubers. Animals that grub for roots and tubers are anatomically designed for the  task: they have snouts;
humans do not. Without tools, humans are very poor diggers. Further, they hav e no motivation to dig, for there are no foods
below ground that, in their natural state, please the palate, and very fe w exist that our digestive systems can even handle.
Some roots, notably turnips, rutabagas, sweet potatoes, yams, beets, carrots, par snips, and salsify can be eaten raw, though
in practice today, next to none are eaten this way.
Humans generally abhor dirt, are quite fastidious, and refuse to eat any thing covered in or even tinged with dirt. Hogs
and other grubbers pass lots of dirt through their bodies.
In nature, with only handmade tools and without cooking apparatus, we would hav e to eat roots raw or not at all. In our
natural habitat, abundant in our preferred foods, we can be sure that the root s that man could handle without tools received
precious little attention as food. In view of these considerations, you can  write off humans as natural root grubbers.

Legumes. Very few creatures other than birds and pigs readily consume legumes, as legumes in their mature state are
indigestible and/or toxic to most mammals. For humans, raw mature legum es are not just unpalatable, they are quite toxic. We
simply have no capacity for consuming them in their natural state. M any creatures eat young legumes quite greedily. Pigeons
and other birds actually eat the entire legume plant, long before it has  a chance to flower. While young legumes are edible and
nontoxic, one must question their nutritional makeup.
Legumes are touted as excellent sources of protein, and their protein con tent is generally quite high. High protein levels
are not necessarily a good thing, however, especially for humans, who see m to thrive best on a diet composed of less than
10% of calories from protein. As it is in flesh, dairy, and eggs, the protein in  legumes is rich in the amino acid methionine,
which contains high amounts of the acidic mineral sulfur.
The carbohydrate levels of legumes are also high enough to make them dif ficult to digest due to the high protein levels.
Invariably when eating legumes, humans get gassy, an indication t hat their digestive processes have been compromised. The
lack of vitamin C, an essential nutrient for humans, also makes legum es a very poor food choice.

From standpoints of taste, nutrition, digestion, and toxicity, legumes sim ply do not make a viable food option for humans.
To fully digest starchy foods—grains, roots and tubers, and legumes—an a nimal must produce large quantities of starch-
digesting enzymes (amylases). Granivores, root grubbers, and legume e aters all secrete sufficient amylase to digest large quantitie s of
starch. If you view a cow chewing on hay, salivary amylase is dripping i nto the field. In contrast, the human body produces salivary
amylase (also called ptyalin) of extremely limited strength and in  relatively low amounts, sufficient only to break down small amounts
of starch, such as would be found in fruit that is not fully ripened. The body al so produces small quantities of pancreatic amylase for
somewhat limited starch digestion in the intestines.
When humans can freely eat starchy grains, roots, tubers, and legume s such as wheat, potatoes, and lentils in their raw state to
satiation and proclaim the experience a gourmet treat, then both you and I  might accede that we are starch eaters.

Are We Consumers of Fermented Foods?
Substantially all Americans eat fermented and otherwise decompose d substances that are called foods. Most are derived from milk.
Some are made from grains (especially the alcohols), fruits (wines a nd certain vinegars), legumes (especially the soy bean and its
suite of putrefactive products), and decomposed meats.
 Carbohydrates ferment when fungi and bacteria decompose them. Ferment ed carbohydrates produce alcohol, acetic acid
(vinegar), and lactic acid, as well as methane and carbon dioxide.
Proteins putrefy (rot) when they decompose. Decomposed primarily by anaerobi c bacteria but also by fungi (yeast) and
aerobic bacteria, proteins produce as end products ptomaines (cadaverine, mus carine, neurine, ptomatropine, putrescine, and
others), indoles, leukomaines, skatoles, mercaptans, ammonia, methane, hydr ogen sulfide, and yet other toxic compounds.
Fats become rancid and repulsive when they oxidize and decompose.

Oddly, we discard fermented grapes, yet we drink their fermentation end produ ct (wine). Odder still, most Americans
consume with abandon something that never occurred in nature—a pa thogenic putrefactive product called cheese. W e make cheese
by taking the casein portion of


angs, swans,
ducks, pigeons, doves, and anyt hing else that moved. Now they were downto the squirrels. The sheer grotesqueness of what a high-powe red rifle or
shotgun could do to an itty-bit ty squirrel is incomprehensible. Dove and
squirrel hunting calibrates at 65.
What is the cost  to the person who kills life willfully for monetary gain
or mom entary t hrill? What is the cost to the person who caters to the
negative in others? In the long-term cases that have been researched, the
cost to the perso n is enormous. S uch people have no real personal power or
magnetism. The y do not have the power to transform the situation just by
being who they are.
People w ho are coming from inner power have the capacity to transform
the situa tion merely by their presence. Their presence alone m akes all the
dif ference. Whe n you have owned your inner power, it is not wh at you have
or w hat you do that counts. It is who you ar e. It is what you have become.
Power i s greatness. Greatness is stature. Stature is presence. Presence
comes fr om the ABC that you o wn within yourself. It cannot be  purchased.
It cannot even be earned. It is inspirational to others, who come to
experience the best in themselves just by virtue of this p resence of
greatness, which validates thei r inner nobility and nurtures their hidden
potential. The world acknowled ges the presence of this inner  power just
because it “is.”
Nelson M andela is a great exam ple. Coming from the ABC of caring for
all South Africans and not just his own racial group brought forth a unifying
spirit strong enough to disass emble, against all odds, a lo ng-standing
inhumane apartheid system.
STEP 8: QUALITY
Decide on the q uality that you intend to serve in others, and be awar e
that what you serve in others is exactly what you will bring out in yourself.
Y ou pul l to yourself that which  you serve. It is impossible to s erve two
masters. Y ou cannot become strong by catering to human weakness. Y ou
become strong by supporting strength. Y ou become dynamic when you
support the aliveness of others. Y ou become great when you support the
greatness of others. Y ou become beautiful when you support th e beauty of
life. If you are truly coming from the heart, you do not have to worry aboutsuccess. The world will love yo u, be loyal to you, support you, and for give
you all kinds of mistakes.
T o demo nstrate, we can look at an exemplar of greatness. Mother T eresa
(cal. 710) is one of the great success stories of our time. She was a little 90-
pound woman who spent no money on advertisement, market strategies, or
promotion and had no sales crew, no Madison A venue image makers, and
no speec hwriters. Y et all she had to do was wiggle her little finger and she
raised multimillions. Throngs followed her. People would travel thousands
of miles, stand in the sun and the rain on tired and aching feet for hours, to
catch a glimpse of her.
What wa s her magic? W as it tha t she was a celebrity? W as it that she was
famous? No. That is just the A
 B
 C of it all. Rather, people hoped for a
glimpse of her, or a few moments in her presence, in order to experience her
ABC. What they wanted to expe rience was her “presence.” No advertising,
marketing, image making—yet many books have been written  about her.
She had a following of fans worldwide. She was a winner o f the Nobel
Prize and internationally acclaimed as one of the greats of our time.
Mother T eresa’ s greatness and power arose because she addressed the
most noble qualities within human nature—unconditional  love and
nonjudgmental compassion. She exhibited the heart of all h earts, even
though she was small, wizened, hunched over, and with no money or
possessions of her own. There was a long waiting list to joi n her. As a
matter of fact, people had to go through an eight-year period o f trial, tests,
and hard work in service to see if they even qualified to join her
or ganization.
Obviously, she was on the l evel of a master. She had outclassed
everyone. How did that happen? By charity? A lot of people in the world
are char itable. By do-gooderism? No. There are plenty of professional do-
gooders. They do not win Nobel Prizes. By her kindness? No. There are
many kind people in the world. Why did she stand head an d shoulders
above th em all? It was because her alignment, commitment, ded ication, and
personal sacrifices reached a level that can only be described as devotion.
When someone dedicates their life to carrying out the principle of universal
truth, that person becomes magnetic. They develop the power of attraction.
What th ey have and what they d o are secondary to what they are. It is that
quality, which the world ackn owledges and brings them, that we term
success.What wa s it that Mother T eresa acknowledged in others and, by so doing,
magnificently brought forth for all of us to see in her? When she ministered
to the poor and the sick and the dying in the streets of Kolkata, was she
trying to save th em from death? W as she trying to raise funds for the poor?
No. What she m inistered to and acknowledged was the intrin sic truth of
human dignity, worth, value, nobility, lovability, and greatness. Those
qualities are intrinsic in every human being no matter how abysmal their
external life situation may seem to be.
She own ed for them and acknowledged for them that which they had not
owned in themselves. Consequently, she acted like a mirror to them. By
looking at her, they saw the reflection back of what they had denied—the
grandeur of the existence of their own beingness. Even the lowliest of the
low des erve the  respect of the recognition of the intrinsic dig nity of just
being a human being. Sharing the human experience is transformative.
Having seen this within themselves, having witnessed it, and having known
the truth of it by seeing its reflection in her eyes, they died with a smile on
their faces in a state of beatitude. That is true power.
STEP 9: SHARING
Recognize that the way to be a success is by sharing it with others.
By not sharing your success with others, you deprive them of their
motive t o support your success. If by acknowledgment you give recognition
to th e im portant part othe rs have played in your  success, they will all join
you in supportin g it and in celebrating it. The way to make a lifelong enemy
is to have someo ne contribute to your life and refuse to acknowledge it. So
many pe ople do  this with their  spouses and fail to acknowled ge the part
their inspiration and ef forts played in achieving success.
Many b usinesses are problematic, because the owners refuse  to share
their success with the employees, much less with the customers in any way.
The em ployees are on an hourly wage, hired by an impersonal distant
corporation. It sure feels like that’ s the case when we go there. They
couldn’ t care less about us. Th ey are going to make the same amount of
money whether they knock our socks of f or not, and they kn ow it. The
motivation has been zeroed out. The basis for human endeav or has been
removed. They have been denied  dignity and worth as individuals. They aremechanical, joyless, going-through-the-motions employees. There are
mechanical foods served by mechanical people in mechanical surroundings
in a lackluster manner for a pr ice. Although it is supposedly cheap, it is
really very expensive when we compare our dollars with what we get for
them. T he ef ficiency experts and computers have really had th eir day and
have successfully dehumanized the whole experience.
By cont rast, wh en I go into a certain local supermarket, I see the same
smiling employ ees, year after year. Customers in line are s miling and
laughing with the cashiers. Older customers are sitting in the front of the
market at little tables, chatting away, having their afternoon club meeting
there, in  the company of friends.  Up over the manager ’ s counter  is an award
plaque. Surprisi ngly, what does the award plaque say? It is the annual
award to the “Friendliness Family.” It is not just recognizing an individual
but a family. I t acknowledges  that there is more than just one person
involved in their performance. T he award does not go to the em ployee with
the biggest sales but to the friendliest. Isn’ t that amazing?
How lon g does it take to becom e a success? The answer is: exactly one
second. Th e second yo u decide to “be ” a certain way, you already got it.
Success is yours the instant you get that


. Pasteur, notably on the Theory of
Alcoholic Fermentation,
1 Béchamp commenced with a restrained and
dignified protest:
“Under the title New Facts to Forward the Knowledge of the
Theory of Fermentations, Properly So-called, M. Pasteur has
published a note, the perusal of which has interested me allthe more in that I have found many ideas in it that havebeen familiar to me for a long time. My deep respect for theAcademy and consideration for my own dignity impose uponme the obligation of presenting some observations on thiscommunication, otherwise people who are not in touch withthe question might believe that I had imposed on the publicby attributing to myself facts and ideas that are not mine.”
He went on to show by dates and by quotations from numerous
works that he had been the first to establish two essential points:
First, that organised and living ferments could be generated in media
deprived of albuminoid matter; and
Second, that the phenomena of fermentation by organised or ‘figured’
ferments are essentially acts of nutrition.
One single fact surely deals the death stroke to the claim that Pasteur
initiated a true understanding of fermentation; that in his earlierexperiments – those of 1857, for instance, and again in 1860 – he
employed proteid matters and thus showed that he had missed the
whole point of Béchamp’s great discovery that organised living ferments
1. Comptes Rendus  75, p.1519.could arise in media totally devoid of anything albuminoid. The life at
large in the atmosphere could only be demonstrated by its invasion of
a purely chemical medium entirely free from the suspicion of anyorganised living elements. This fact alone demonstrates that Pasteur
did not understand the real significance of Béchamp’s demonstration.
The latter now went on to describe the physiological theory of
fermentation as proved by his past experiments:
“For me, alcoholic and other fermentations by organised
ferments are not fermentations in the proper sense of theterm; they are acts of nutrition, that is to say, of digestion, ofassimilation and of excretion.
Yeast transforms first of all, outside of itself, cane sugar
into glucose by means of a substance that it contains fullyformed in its organism and which I have named zymase : it
then absorbs this glucose and nourishes itself on it: itassimilates, multiplies, increases and excretes. It assimilates– that is to say, a portion of the modified fermentable matterbecomes momentarily or definitely a part of its being andserves towards its growth and its life. It excretes, that is tosay, it expels the parts used by its tissues under the form ofcompounds that are the products of fermentation.
M. Pasteur objected that acetic acid, the constant formation
of which I had demonstrated in alcoholic fermentation, hadits source not in the sugar, but in the yeast. To this questionon the origin of the products of fermentation, which so greatlyoccupied M. Pasteur and his disciples, I made answer: Theyought, according to the theory, to come from the yeast in thesame way that urea comes from us, that is to say, from thematerials that at first composed our organism. In the sameway that the sugar which M. Claude Bernard saw beingformed in the liver comes from the liver and not directlyfrom food, so alcohol comes from yeast. This is what I callthe physiological theory of fermentation. Since 1864, all myefforts have been directed to the development of this theory.I developed it at a conference held at Montpellier and atanother held at Lyons. The more I insisted on it, the more itwas attacked. Attacked by whom? We shall see.”
Béchamp then went on to show that it had been Pasteur and his
pupil Duclaux who had been the chief opponents of this teaching. He
quoted Duclaux as having said:
A Plagiarism Frustrated   231232   Béchamp or Pasteur?“M. Béchamp has not observed that there might be two quite
distinct sources from which they (the volatile acids offermentation) might proceed, namely, the sugar and the yeast.”
He also again quoted Duclaux’s extraordinary misconception of
digestion as exposed by his statement:
“When one sees in an alcoholic fermentation a given weight of
sugar transformed into alcohol by a weight of yeast a hundredor a thousand times smaller, it is very difficult to believe thatthis sugar ever made part of the material of the yeast and thatthe alcohol is something like a product of excretion.”
This misconception Béchamp showed to be now echoed by Pasteur
in the memoir under discussion, in which the latter stated:
“That which separates the chemical phenomena of
fermentation from a crowd of others, and particularly fromthe acts of ordinary life, is the fact of the decomposition of aweight of fermentative matter greater than the weight of theferment in action.”
The Professor repeated the explanation he had given in 1867 in
answer to such crude objections. He had then shown that they couldonly have been put forward by those ignorant of physiological processes
and had used the simile of a centenarian, weighing 60 kilograms, who,
in addition to other food, could have consumed something like theequivalent of 20,000 kilograms of urea. Béchamp concluded:
“Thus, it is impossible to admit that M. Pasteur has founded
the physiological theory of fermentation regarded as aphenomenon of nutrition. That savant and his disciples havetaken the opposite view. I ask the Academy to permit me torecord this conversion of M. Pasteur.”
So far, Professor Béchamp had ignored Pasteur’s final attempt at
plagiarism; but now, at the same session of the Academy, on the 2nd
December, together with Professor Estor, he presented a joint note
entitled Observations upon the Communication made by M. Pasteur on
the 7th October, 1872.”1 They said:
“M. Pasteur, at the Academy on the 7th October last,
announced new experiments on the role of cells in general,considered as agents of fermentation in certain circumstances.The principal conclusions of his communication are:
1. Comptes Rendus  75, p.1523.1. All beings are ferments in certain conditions of their life,
for there are none in which the action of free oxygen maynot be momentarily suspended.
2. The cell does not die at the same time as the being or
organ of which it forms a part.
3. M. Pasteur foresees, from results already obtained, that a
new path is opened to medical physiology and pathology.”
Béchamp and Estor showed that, for a long time past, it was they
who had taught that every being – or rather every organ in such a
being and every collection of cells in such an organ – could play thepart of ferments, and it was they who had shown the minute cellular
particles that are the agents of fermentative activity.
It was Béchamp who had demonstrated that the egg:
“…contains nothing organised except microzymas. Everything
in the egg, from the chemical point of view, will be necessaryfor the work of the microzymas; if in this egg its orderedstate should be disturbed by a violent shaking, what happens?
The albuminoid substances and the bodies of fat remain
unchanged, the sugar and the glucogen disappear, and intheir place are found alcohol, acetic acid and butyric acid; aperfectly characterised fermentation has taken place there.
That is the work of the microzymas, the minute
ferments, which are the agents and the cause of all theobserved phenomena.
And when the bird’s egg has accomplished its function,
which is to produce a bird, have the microzymas disappeared?No; they may be traced in all the histological elements; theypre-exist – one finds them again during the functioning andthe life of the elements; one will find them yet again afterdeath; it is by them that the tissues are made alive. The partof organised beings essentially active and living, accordingto the physiologists, is the granular protoplasm.
We went a step further, and said it is the granulations of
the protoplasm, and though for their perception a sort ofspiritual insight is required, we have based our conclusionsupon experimental proofs of the most varied andpositive nature.
Bichat looked upon the tissues as the elements of the bodies
of the higher animals. With the help of the microscope, verydefinite particles, cells, were discovered, and were regardedin their turn as elementary parts, as the last term of theanalysis, as a sort of living molecule.
A Plagiarism Frustrated   233234   Béchamp or Pasteur?We have said in our turn:
‘The cell is an aggregate of a number of minute beings
having an independent life, a separate natural history. Of
this natural history we have made a complete description.
We have seen the microzymas of animal cells associate
two by two, or in larger numbers, and lengthen
into bacteria…
We have studied the function of these microphytic
ferments in physiology, in pathology and after death. We
have first determined their importance in the function of
secretions and shown that this functioning is, after all,
only a special mode of nutrition. We have considered them
as builders of cells…’
We have also announced the importance of microzymas in
pathology. We said in


roduodenitis enterocolitis during
remission, and easing the acute inflammatory process (for
expansion of the diet).
Therefore, taking the bran is shown at dysbacteriosis, constipation, for
prevention of cancers of the colon, with obesity,
diabetes mellitus, and is recommended for ingestion of all
people interested in nutrition.
Modern scientific evidence suggests that the lack of
dietary fiber in our food related diseases such as
diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, chronic colitis.
In addition, the bran contains 15% protein, and more potassium,
magnesium and other trace elements.
Potassium plays an important role in ensuring the normal operation
cardiovascular system, in removing fluid from the body.
Magnesium has vasodilator properties, which is why
Products containing it include in the diet at
hypertension.
Contraindications: bran is not recommended for use in acute
period of gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis and enteritis
infectious etiology. As the attenuation of the inflammatory
process can resume taking bran, beginning with small doses.
Typically, the bran used finely shredded in the form of flour. For
15-20 minutes before each meal, ie, usually 3 times a day, taking on 2
Art. tablespoons (10 grams) of milled bran and eat with water.
Bran should always drink water (1-2 cups), otherwise the whole
sense of their consumption is reduced to nothing.
Daily dose of bran - not more than 1930 Demonstrating excess
used, it would seem useful bran, we risk amass
exacerbation of bowel disease, abdominal bloating, flatulence,
violation of bowel function and a minimum of hypovitaminosis -
nutrients and vitamins are so rapidly
leave our gut, that little will have time to assimilate the body.
Once again I draw your attention - the bran without water do not work!
Those fibrous food substances, for which we eat
bran, have meaning only when they absorb water
and swell.
But fiber is not only in the bran, but also in many other
vegetable products. and there are endless
opportunities not only for intestinal cleansing, restoration
microflora, but also for the treatment of various diseases. To
separate fiber from plant foods, you can use
a universal instrument, as a juicer. Vegetables, fruits
or other plant is put in a juicer, juice pressed
and consumed or discarded, but the plant remains pressed -
cakes - we'll use to clean the intestines and associated
266
266treatment of certain diseases.
For the first time at this unique property cakes drew attention
Academician, Doctor of Technical Sciences BV Bolotov. According to his
Research, cakes have a negative potential, which
persists for several weeks until the fibrous substance cakes
not drawn ionized elements of air.
Fresh cakes by electropotential at about
10-30 eV are capable of pulling out of the stomach wall and bulbs
duodenum metals (including radionuclides
and heavy metals). They can also remove the carcinogens
and free radicals. In addition, the cakes themselves absorb not only
remnants of the salt of gastric fluids, but also are important
filling the intestine, are also capable of restoring
epithelium of the intestinal tract. Besides cakes bind
and deduce from the intestine, bile acids formed
in the liver and reduce the putrefactive processes in the intestine. Pomace
bind and display up to 25-30% saturated fat, falling
in the diet, reduce the overall level of blood cholesterol
and carcinogens.
Cakes are encouraged to eat before meals 2-3 times a day, but no more than 3
tablespoons at a time. Wash down cake is not recommended.
Consider the action of cakes of various plants.
For weight loss are very effective from the beet cake. The fact is
beetroot cake that reduce appetite. If we eat
some cakes before each meal, then, firstly,
the body does not receive any of these cakes calories as
Fiber is not digested at the time, as the stomach is full,
Second, after taking the cakes from the beet appetite vanishes. So
can a person lose weight in the total absence of desire that any
there. Procedure with beetroot cake named BV Bolotov
methodology fed starvation.
If we want to not just lose weight, but at the same time to recover
from some diseases, the cake takes on special significance.
The same cake from beets are useful in hypertension - they
reduce blood pressure. Pressure drops and cakes from the leaves
lime and raspberry, flowers and leaves of coltsfoot, elderberry flowers.
In the case of low blood pressure and a great weakness, including
and low body temperature (especially limbs)
appropriate to apply the cake of cabbage, sorrel, plantain,
trifoli, cow-parsnip. Procedure swallowing these cakes continue to
until the body is not warmed up, arms and legs do not stop freeze
in the cold and the pressure will be a reference - 120/80.
If a person suffers from diabetes, it is necessary
make cakes from the leaves of water-pepper (bitterling), dandelion
chicory (Petrova with a whip), mustard (available from the leaves bittercress)
yastrebinki grass, leaves of aspen (can be from the leaves of poplar trees), leaves
blueberry leaves erect cinquefoil, magnolia leaves. In
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267all cases, the number of meal should be small and the dose
selected on the sensations, but it should be no more than three
tablespoons.
If a person has heartburn, it is removed from the carrot cake or
apples.
When pulmonary diseases is better to eat cakes made of black
radish. These cakes are also very useful in deriving the stones from
gallbladder and its ducts. Roughly the same properties
have cakes of parsley, leaves, coltsfoot, turnips,
turnip.
EYES generalization INTESTINAL SC
Probably the pre-cleaning the intestines, think
you come up with all these boring theorists who do not understand that
hungry people want to work somewhere, and because people busy.
and you start fasting, completely unprepared.
in the colon, which is pumped anal in pockets
guts hiding greenish clay, with a very unpleasant
smell of the mass, which is called fecal stones. It is very
difficult washed with water and common over the years, growing
so that it can completely block the passage in the intestine, and then
man lay on the operating table and make it painful
operation, cleaning the stones. In some special running
cases of bowel above the operated pull up
25 kilograms of stones. Just say, from such a deficiency, without
intestinal cleansing, prosecutors enough. In - the first, you're in the process of starvation
always feel a wild hunger. And all because the stool,
fecal stones, the juice from them, draws the body from the intestine
during the famine, poisons you finally. besides, when you
Finally, in good faith and stoic doterpev whole process to end,
at the appointed day, starting out from starvation, you are once again
perfect the technique of fasting and eats right and to satiety.
And naturally, when a person stops eating, the nth
day of the abstinence he begins cleansing crisis
accompanied by unpleasant sensations, and fast
believes that he is dying from what is not eating, and panics,
again from there.
Exit toxins, which are always accompanied by
starvation, is fraught with discomfort, weakness and pain
in some parts of the body. Therefore, the unenlightened in matters
fasting gives the impression that his body during starvation
irreparably destroyed.
Doctors proctology joke: that the human body is not that
otherwise, as an improved intestinal tube. and I must say
that they are not so much to exaggerate the importance of this organ.
After all the vital processes of digestion are taking place
in the intestine.
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268Through its walls absorbed from the food most of the necessary
body substances. It turns out that human health depends
the state of his bowels. But irregular, unbalanced
nutrition leads to the fact that accumulate on the walls of the intestine
slag. These dense deposits impede absorption of nutrients
substances that produce poisonous toxins in violation of peristalsis
intestine. as a result - weakness, irritability, constipation,
skin rashes, weight problems. Hard Work
internal organs that cause serious illnesses.
From all parts of the intestine is particularly vulnerable zashlakovke
colon.
Since the gastrointestinal tract is rich in its own
endocrine "cranes" that change their activity under the
the influence of changes related to metabolism in the intestine, this
system in our body primarily provides normal
regulation of metabolic processes, and their corresponding exchange
and adaptation (adaptive) changes. And, of course
same on all of these systems was dominated by nervous redundant system, which
the overall coordination of all systems.
It is therefore quite natural that the diseases of the organs and systems,
seemingly unrelated to the intestine, with its
development is accompanied by a violation of the intestine
and, in particular, the decrease of its barrier function. At the same time sharply
increasing flow of intestinal toxins in the blood and lymph patient
body, which significantly increases the accumulation in the body
endotoxin and leads to the development of endotoxemia - accumulation
in tissue and intracellular accurate liquid toxic substances,
able to influence the


0),483-84]criticizedtheCarnegieFoundationformeddlingin
theinternalaffairsofuniversitiesandcollegesandattackedtheFlexnerreport's
"wholesaleandintemperatecriticisms"ofAmericanmedicalschools.The
homeopathicmedicalsect,ofcourse,joinedthechorusofcriticism"from
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that"thisreportwillcalltheattentionofmenofwealthtotheneedofendow-
mentsformedicaleducation."
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decadeearlier,thatherejectedoutofhandarequestbyBevanthatthe
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6. Ibid., 252.
7. Ibid., 208.
8. Patricia Evans, The V erbally Abusive Relationship  (Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2010), 198-99.
9. Ibid., 210.
Chapter 8: When the Chur ch Is Abusive
1. Paul Hegs trom, Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them: Breaking the Cycle of Physical and
Emotional Abuse  (Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 2004), cited in Mary Yerkes, “Emotional
Abuse in the Local Church,” Focus on the Family,
http://www.focusonthefamily.com/lifechallenges/abuse-and-addiction/understanding-emotional-
abuse/emotional-abuse-in-the-local-church.
2. Rachel Held Evans, “Patriarchy and Abusive Churches,” Rachel Held Evans, March 14, 2014,
https://rachelheldevans.com/blog/patriarchy-abuse.
3. Hegstrom, Angry Men and the W omen Who Love Them.
4. Will van der Hart, “Words Matter—Emotional Abuse and the Church,” Mind and Soul,
September 29, 2014,
http://www.mindandsoul.info/Articles/416673/Mind_and_Soul/Resources/W ords_Matter_Emotio
nal.aspx.
Chapter 9: Gr owing Smaller and Smaller
1. Martha Brockenbrough, “Is Your Partner Emotionally Abusive?” Women’ s Health Magazine,
January 26, 2010, http://www.womenshealthmag.com/sex-and-love/emotional-abuse.
2. Andrea Schneider, “Unreality Check: Cognitive Dissonance in Narcissistic Abuse,” Good
Therapy, October 7, 2014, http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/unreality-check-cognitive-
dissonance-in-narcissistic-abuse-1007144.
3. Ibid.
4. Kellie Jo Holly, “CrazyMaking: Domest ic Abuse Intended to Cause Self-Doubt,” Verbal Abuse
Journals, http://verbalabusejournals.com/about-abuse/crazymaking/.
5. Cited in Sarah Klein, “9 Things Your Brain Fog is Trying To Tell You,” Prevention, July 31,
2015, http://www.prevention.com/health/brain-fog-and-your -health.6. Dr. Steven Stosny, “Emotional Abuse  (Overcoming Victim Identity),” Psychology Today,
November 18, 2008, https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/anger -in-the-age-
entitlement/20081 1/emotional-abuse-overcoming-victim-identity.
Chapter 10: Change Begins with Y ou
1. Marc Perry, “Five Stages of Change Mod el: Which Stage Are You In?” Built Lean, October 14,
2016, http://www.builtlean.com/2010/06/01/5-stages-of-change-model-which-stage-are-you-in/.
Chapter 1 1: The T ruth W ill Set Y ou Fr ee
1. Aubrey Sampson, “The Most Dangero us Lies Women Believe,” Today’ s Christian Woman,
November 11, 2015, http://www.todayschristianwoman.com/articles/2015/november -11/shame-
you-are-not-enough.html.
2. Ibid.
3. Winn Collier, “Do You Want to Be Whole?” In Touch Ministries, January 15, 2015,
https://www.intouch.or g/read/magazine/features/do-you-want-to-be-whole.
4. Brian Grazer, A Curious Mind  (New Y ork: Simon & Schuster, 2015), 7.
5. Julia Cameron, The Artist’ s Way (New Y ork: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1992), 53-54.
6. Scott Peck, The Road Less T raveled  (New Y ork: Simon & Schuster, 1978), 15.
Chapter 12: Maintaining Dignity with Boundaries
1. Fred Hoyle, The Intelligent Universe  (New Y ork: Michael Joseph, 1983), 19.
2. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Contr ol
of Your Life  (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1992), 33.
3. Donald Miller, Scary Close  (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2014), 206-7.
4. Kellie Jo Holly, “Personal Boundaries Are Important for Abuse Victims,” Verbal Abuse Journals,
http://verbalabusejournals.com/how-stop-abuse/setting-personal-boundaries/.
5. Joyce Meyer, Appr oval Addiction  (New Y ork: W arner Faith, 2005), 207.
6. William Bridges, The W ay of T ransition  (Cambridge, MA: Perseus, 2001), 53.
7. Ibid., 58.
8. Robin Norwood, Women Who Love T oo Much  (New Y ork: Pocket Books, 1985), 261.
9. Lundy Bancroft, Should I Stay or Should I Go?  (New Y ork: Berkeley Books, 201 1), 257.
10. Ibid., 266-68.
11. Jordan and Margaret Paul, Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved by You? (New York: MJF
Books, 1983), 1 15.
Chapter 13: Rediscovering Y our Godly Self1. Brian Morton, “Falser Words Were Never Spoken,” New York Times, August 29, 2011,
http://www.nytimes.com/201 1/08/30/opinion/falser -words-were-never -spoken.html.
2. Henrik Edber g, “Gandhi’ s 10 Rules for Changing the World,” Daily Good, June 28, 2013,
http://www.dailygood.or g/story/466/gandhi-s-10-rules-for -changing-the-world-henrik-edber g/.
3. Mysia Anderson, “Self-Care Is Resistance,” The Stanfor d Daily, May 21, 2015,
http://www.stanforddaily.com/2015/05/21/self-care-is-resistance/.
4. Viktor Frankl, Man’ s Sear ch for Meaning  (New Y ork: Beacon Press, 1959).
5. Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit  (New Y ork: Free Press, 2004), 5, 40.
6. Henry Cloud and John T ownsend, Safe People  (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1995), 29.
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 self-importance above those whom you’ve
decided are less deserving. Thin king this way will cause you to lose the all-
encompassing power of the Tao. Organizations—including religious groups
—that designate some members  as “favored” aren’ t centered in the Tao. No
matter how much they attempt to convince themselves and others of their
spiritual connection, the act of exclusion and partiality eliminates their
functioning from  their true self. In other words, if a thought or behavior
divides us, it is not of God; if it unites us, it is of God. Stay centered on this
Tao that resides within you, Lao-tzu advises, and you’ll never have a
thought that isn’ t in harmony with spirit.
Offer your tr easur es to everyone.
This is what the Tao is doing at every moment—of fering to all, the entire
spectrum of creation. Think of this as a simple three-step process:
1. Eliminate as many judgment s of others in your thoughts as possible.
The simplest, most natural way to accomplish this is to see yourself in
everyone. Remember that you and those you judge share one thing in
common—the Tao! So rather than viewing appearances, which are really
nothing more than straw dogs, see the unfolding of the Tao in those you
encounter, and your criticisms and labels will dissolve.
2. Remove the word special from your vocabulary when you refer to
yourself or others. If anyone is special, then we all are. And if we’re all
exceptional, then we don’t need a word like that to define us, since it clearly
implies that some are more favored than others!3. Finally, implement the third step of this process by extending
generosity through living the Tao impartially and connecting with the inner
space of being the Tao. In this space you’ll be able to be unbiased about
your possessions, recognizing that they’re not exclusively yours but are
rather a part of the entirety. By unconditionally sharing and giving, you’ll
thrill at the experience of living the Tao and being unprejudiced. The Tao is
your truth; it resides within you. Quietly be in the peace and joy of
connecting with the inexhaustible T ao.
Do the T ao Now
As many times as possible today, decide to approach interactions or
situations involving other people with a completely fair mind-set, which
you allow and trust to guide your responses. Do this as often as you can for
an entire day with individua ls, groups, friends, family members, or
strangers. Create a short sentence that you silently repeat to continually
remind yourself that you’re approaching this situation with an unbiased
attitude, such as Guide me right now, Tao; Holy Spirit, guide me now; or
Holy Spirit, help us now. Keeping this brief sentence on a loop in your mind
will prevent judgment from habitually surfacing—but even more appealing
is the feeling of relaxation and openness to whatever wants to happen in
those moments of impartiality.
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The spirit that never dies
is called the mysterious feminine.
Although she becomes the whole universe,
her immaculate purity is never lost.
Although she assumes countless forms,
her true identity r emains intact.

The gateway to the mysterious female
is called the r oot of cr eation.

Listen to her voice,
hear it echo thr ough cr eation.
Without fail, she r eveals her pr esence.
Without fail, she brings us to our own perfection.
Although it is invisible, it endur es;
it will never end.
OceanofPDF.comLiving Creatively
In this 6th verse, Lao-tzu refers to an eternal and indescribable force of
creation that continuously gives birth to new life. He tells us that this
“mysterious female” energy continually reveals itself in perfection, and he
invites us to an awareness of that voice of creation echoing  throughout life
in myriad ways. “Living creatively” is how I describe existing with a
conscious awareness of the presence of this feminine principle.
This mysterious female is always birthing, and the T ao Te Ching speaks of
the gateway to her as the “root of creation.” It’s telling us that we have the
ability to tap into this unlimited field and co-create, or as I’ve said, live
creatively through the Tao. The never– dying form ative energy is both our
heritage and our destiny, functio ning whether we’re conscious of it or not.
What awarenes s accomplishes, through practicing the Tao, is to let us
participate in the process—whic h in turn leads us toward the wholeness that
is our ultimate earthbound task.
Although his writings are almos t 3,000 years old, Lao-tzu is offering 21st-
century advice here, with a message that’s as timeless and never -ending as
the Tao itself. Words may change, but be assured that the feminine energy
can and will bring you to your own perfection. If you choose to be aware of
the inherent creativity that resonates deep within you, where the invisible
Tao sings the loudest, you’ll assist the birthing of new ideas, new
accomplishments, new projects, and new ways of understanding your life.
In Deng  Ming-D ao’s 365 Tao: Daily Meditations, the Divine feminine
energy is equated with the soun d of birds soaring and gliding over a vast
landscape:
You can feel this in your life: Events will take on a perfect
momentum, a glorious cadence.  You can feel it in your body: The
energy will rise up in you in a thrilling crescendo, setting your
very nerves aglow. You can feel it in your spirit: You will enter a
state of such perfect grace that you will resound over the landsca pe
of reality like ephemeral bird song.When Tao comes to you in this way, ride it for all that you are
worth. Don’ t interfere. Don’ t stop.... Don’ t try to direct it. Let it
flow and follow it.... As long as the song lasts, follow. Just
follow.
Here are some thoughts for living creatively:
Know that you ar e a Divine cr eation birthed, not by your par ents, but
by the gr eat spritual Divine Mother, the T ao.
When you’re in touch with the energy of your origin, you offer the world
your authentic intelligence, talents, and behaviors. You’re co-creating with
the you that originated in the T ao, with the very measure of your essence.
The Tao is not confused about what to create and how to go about it, as
this is your legacy from the mysterious feminine. Listen to your inner
callings, ignore how others might want to direct your life energies, and
allow yourself to radiate outward what you feel so profoundly and deeply
within you. There is a reservoir  of talent, ability, and intelligen ce inside of
you that’s as endless  and inexhaustible as the Tao itself. It must be that way,
because you are what you came from, and where you came from is this all-
encompassing, endlessly creative Divine Mother, the mysterio us feminine
of the T ao.
Whatever you feel within you as your calling—whatever makes you feel
alive—know in your heart that this excitement is all the evidence you need
to have your inner passion become reality. This is precisely how creation
works... and it’ s that energy that harmonizes with the T ao.
Be cr eative—in your thoughts, in your feelings, and in all of your
actions. Apply your own uniqueness to everything you undertake.
Whatever you feel compelled to do—be it write music, design software,
do floral  arrangements, clean teeth, or drive a taxi—do it with your unique
flair. Being creative means trusting your inner calling, ignoring criticism or
judgment, and releasing resistance to your natural talents. Reread this 6th
verse, paying particular attentio n to these words: “Without fail, she reveals
her presence. Without fail, she brings us to our own perfection.” Then
choose to let go of the doubt and fear you’ve harbored within you regardingyour capacity to harmonize with the creative power—a power that’s not
only greater than your individual life, but is life itself.
As the great 14th-century Sufi poet Hafiz reminds all of us:
Just sit ther e right now
Don’ t do a thing
Just r est.

For your separation fr om God,
From love,

Is the har dest work
In this
World.
When you reconnect to your Divine Mother, you’ll be living creatively.
You will, in fact, be living the T ao!
Do the T ao Now
Today, notice babies and small children. Look for the mysterious feminine
nature in little boys and girls who haven’ t yet become so attuned to cultural
and societal demands that their true selves are hidden. Can you see some
whose inherent nature is intact? Notice what seems to be their natural
character, or their gift from the Tao. Then try to recall yourself as a child,
when the natural, Tao-given self was unaware of the ego-self—the time
before you believed that acquisitions or power were important. Who were
you? Who are you?
Yes, today spend a few moments with a young child and contemplate his
or her connection to the Tao and how it unfolds perfectly without any
interference.
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	That’s	why	Baba	considered	the	invisible	string	to	be
one	of	the	best-kept	secrets	of	spirit.Trust	Your	Soul
F
or	most	people	the	hardest	part	about	wishing	is	to	trust	that	it	works,”	said
Baba.	“But	right	this	moment	you	are	asking	for	something	and	trusting	that
you	will	receive	it.	Every	time	you	take	a	breath,	for	instance,	you	are	asking
for	air.	Does	the	air	refuse?”
“No,”	I	said.
“When	you	lift	your	arm,	you	are	asking	your	muscles	to	move.	Do	your
muscles	refuse?”
“No.”
“So	wishes	are	being	answered	all	the	time	with	perfect	trust,”	he	said.	“We
live	in	a	world	of	desires	coming	true.”
As	I	looked	around	it	was	easy	to	believe	what	Baba	was	saying.	We	had
stopped	in	the	center	of	the	village.	Shops	were	everywhere,	and	people	were
spending	money	and	bustling	home	with	what	they	had	bought.
“See	how	many	wishes	will	come	true	today?”	he	said.
“But	these	people	worked	hard	for	their	money,”	I	said.
	“They	don’t	think	that
buying	something	means	trusting	it	to	come	from	God.”
“They	would	get	much	more	if	they	did,”	he	said.	“When	you	trust	that	your
soul	is	helping	you	to	make	your	wishes	come	true,	half	the	work	is	done.”
“I	don’t	know,”	I	said	doubtfully.
But	of	course	Baba	loved	a	challenge.	“Stop	and	turn,	with	your	back	to	me,”
he	said.	“Now	fall	backward.	Don’t	worry,	I’ll	catch	you.”
He	saw	me	hesitate.	“Go	ahead,”	he	urged.
I	took	a	deep	breath	and	let	myself	fall	backward.	Baba	caught	me	and	said,
“Do	that	again.”	I	did,	and	again	he	caught	me.	“It	got	easier	the	second	time,
didn’t	it?”“Yes,”	I	said.
“And	if	we	did	it	ten	more	times,	you’d	trust	me	completely?”	he	asked.
“I	think	so,”	I	said.	“I	could	still	be	a	little	nervous	that	you	might	trick	me	or
get	tired	and	miss.”
“Well,	all	your	soul	wants	is	the	same	chance	you	gave	me,”	said	Baba.
“Doubt	if	you	like,	but	when	you	can,	trust	your	soul	to	help	you	get
something	you	really	want.	Once	you	get	used	to	trusting,	do	it	over	and	over.
Eventually	you	will	have	no	doubt	at	all.”
“But	there’s	always	a	bit	of	doubt,”	I	pointed	out.
“Really?”	said	Baba.	“We	were	talking.	Do	you	ever	have	the	slightest	doubt
you’ll	get	air?”
“No.”
“That’s	because	breathing	is	part	of	you,”	he	said.	“So	is	your	soul.	When	you
trust	spirit,	you	are	just	trusting	yourself.	Give	it	a	try.	In	time	you	will	see
that	there	is	no	more	need	for	doubt.”
W
HAT
	I	L
EARNED
Why	should	you	trust	your	soul?	That’s	a	big	question,	because	most	people
don’t.	They	may	pray	for	something	they	really	want,	and	when	the	prayer
isn’t	answered,	they	put	their	trust	somewhere	else.	But	Baba	taught	me	that	I
could	ask	my	soul	for	things	and	trust	that	it	would	provide.	He	gave	me	some
small	steps	as	a	start:
Think	of	the	color	red.	Can	you	see	it?	You	had	no	trouble	getting	your	mind
to	see	red,	did	you?	It	was	automatic.	Likewise,	you	will	trust	your	soul	more
if	you	realize	that	it	is	automatic—you	don’t	have	to	force	it	to	listen	to	you.
Imagine	that	you	take	a	bird	out	of	its	cage	and	throw	it	into	the	air.	Can	you
trust	it	to	fly	back	to	you?	Would	it	make	a	difference	if	the	bird	was	a
homing	pigeon?	Of	course	it	would,	because	a	homing	pigeon	has	been
trained	to	return.	Likewise,	you	will	trust	your	soul	more	as	you	train	yourself
to	return	to	it	again	and	again.If	a	bear	goes	into	a	cave	to	hibernate,	can	you	trust	that	it	will	come	out	next
spring?	Yes,	because	nature
	has	arranged	that	the	bear	obeys	the	timing	of	the
seasons.	Likewise,	you	will	trust	your	soul	more	when	you	learn	that	there	is
a	right	time	for	everything	it	does.
If	your	mother	puts	dinner	on	the	table	and	tells	you	to	make	sure	the	dog
doesn’t	get	it,	what	should	you	do?	You	could	sit	in	the	kitchen	and	watch	the
food	all	day.	Or	you	could	put	it	away	on	a	shelf	so	that	the	dog	can’t	reach	it.
Likewise,	if	you	ask	your	soul	for	something,	you	don’t	have	to	watch	out
every	minute	to	see	what	it	does.	You	can	put	your	wish	away	in	a	safe	place
and	trust.
Imagine	that	some	prisoners	are	in	jail	and	the	door	is	left	open.	Can	you	trust
them	to	stay	inside?	No,	because	they	naturally	want	to	be	free.	Likewise,
your	soul	wants	you	to	be	free,	and	if	any	opportunity	arises	to	give	you	more
freedom,	you	can	trust	your	soul	to	take	it.
Trust	in	the	soul	doesn’t	develop	all	at	once.	One	wish	isn’t	a	good	test,	or
even	two	or	three.	Baba	taught	me	that	I	had	to	trust	my	soul	a	little	more
every	day.	Keep	asking	it	to	take	you	to	that	high	place	where	visions	become
reality.	Your	soul	is	already	there,	and	it	will	take	you	to	the	peak	if	you	trust
it	to.A	Tale	of	Ups	and	Downs
W
hen	I’m	with	you,	I	feel	as	if	anything	is	possible,”	I	said.	“I	think	my
future	will	be	exciting,	and	that	wasn’t	true	before.	I’m	different.”	Baba	and	I
had	retreated	to	a	patch	of	woods	near	the	village.	We	stayed	out	of	sight
while	the	kids	came	back	from	lunch.
“But	you	may	have	a	downfall	sometime—everyone	does,”	said	Baba.	“Then
you’ll	go	back	to	how	you	were.	It’s	human	nature.”
“I’d	try	to	be	better	than	that,”	I	said.
“Would	you?”
Smiling,	he	handed	me	the	last	of	the	chapati,	flatbread	wrapped	around	curry,
just	like	the	first	day.	“Handling	ups	and	downs	is	hard	for	everyone.	Make
yourself	comfortable	and	try	not	to	doze	while	I	tell	you	a	little	story.”
Eating	lunch	hadn’t	made	Baba	the	least	bit	sleepy,	so	while	I	curled	up	under
the	tree,	he	told	me	a	tale	of	ups	and	downs:
Once	there	was	a	man	who	loved	two	things	above
	everything	else	in	the
world.	One	was	his	son	and	the	other	was	a	pony.	One	morning,	however,	the
man	awoke	to	find	that	the	pony	had	run	away.	A	search	party	was	mounted,
but	the	pony	was	nowhere	to	be	found.
“You	must	feel	terrible,”	a	neighbor	said	when	he


 be 65 or older, and at least 400,000 will be 100 or older.
236 Some futurists think even more radical
changes are coming, including medical treatments that could slow, stop, or reverse the aging process and allow humans to remain healthy and productive to the age of 120 or more.
Aging research is now the focus of thousands of laboratories that include stud -
ies on telomerase to stem cells to energy and oxyradical formation. Moreover, the manipulation of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that extend lifespan such as prevention of DNA damage and genetic engineering as well as lifestyle objectives, involving a healthy diet, exercise, and risk assessment to disease, is an important mechanism in healthy life extension.
Aging is a complex process driven by diverse molecular pathways and biochemi -
cal events, and it is not too surprising that lifespan is the outcome of a variety of inte -
grated processes. It is this diversity of processes that make it difficult to understand aging exclusively in terms of molecular or genetic mechanisms. While one research approach to study longevity can concentrate on identifying specific biochemical and biophysical processes of aging, another approach should promote the understanding
of aging phenotypes and their variability.
Much of the research into life extension is presently done using a roundworm
called Caenorhabditis elegans. This nematode is a noninfectious, nonpathogenic, 177 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
and nonparasitic organism. C. elegans  is a transparent nematode about 1  mm in
length that has become a model organism for aging research. C. elegans  is a very
primitive organism that nonetheless shares many of the essential biological activi -
ties that are central to human biology. As simple as this organism is, it has a ner -
vous system that contains only 302 neurons and about 7000 synapses, compared to
human brain that has about 100 billion neurons and probably one thousand times more synapses.
Its simple nervous system seems to allow it to express behavior and even rudi -
mentary learning.
Another useful feature of C. elegans  is its transparency, a detail that allows the
study of cell differentiation and cell development, characteristics that are important in the study of aging.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in 2002 to Sydney
Brenner, Robert Horvitz, and John Sulston, for their discoveries concerning the genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death (apoptosis) and the significant contribution of experimental organisms such as C. elegans. This work
has contributed much to our understanding of human physiology and pathophysiology.
C. elegans  can be used for testing compounds that may have an effect on aging
and longevity. The use of C. elegans  is a useful approach to study longevity because
the worm has a fast, conventional lifespan of about 14–20 days, is small in size, is easy to maintain in the laboratory, and has a powerful genetic toolkit where manipu -
lation of the genome by adding, removing, or altering specific genes already known to lengthen lifespan can be made by relatively routine procedures. The worm can be frozen at −80°C and stored for 10 years with good survival.
DMSO has been used in several studies as a solvent for compounds reported to
extend the lifespan of C. elegans, but it was not determined in those studies whether
DMSO was inert or played a role in extending lifespan.
237,238
Assuming that DMSO was inert, the authors failed to notice any positive function
of DMSO on the lifespan of C. elegans.
However, it has been recently reported that DMSO itself extends the lifespan
of C. elegans. A study by Wang et al.239 revealed that DMSO extended the lifes -
pan of  C.  elegans  in a dose-dependent manner. The mean lifespan of C. elegans
increased with DMSO treatment 15% and 23% at doses ranging from 0.01% to 2% and reached a maximum at 0.5%. At concentrations of 5% DMSO, it decreased the mean lifespan of C. elegans, indicating that DMSO is toxic at that concentration.
239
This study also attempted to clarify the underlying mechanism of DMSO to
increase lifespan extension in this model nematode. Several assays suggested that DMSO increased the lifespan of C. elegans  by modulating gene expression. These
assays pointed to DMSO modulating gene expression in the insulin/IGF-1 signaling pathway (Wang). Genetic analysis suggested that DMSO did not function through dietary restriction or thermal resistance since there was no life extension by DMSO during thermal stress of this organism.
239
The discovery of antiaging properties of DMSO from Wang et al.’s239 study pro -
vides a good basis to try DMSO in other aging models to detail more precisely its role in life extension.178 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
DMSO IN EXPERIMENTAL DEMENTIA
Dementia is the term used for a group of symptoms caused by disorders that affect
brain function and, as such, is not a specific disease. Dementia is characterized by progressive deterioration of intellectual functions and inability to carry out daily activities. Memory loss is an early and common symptom of dementia.
AD and VaD are the two most common forms of dementia among older people.
Although traditionally considered separate pathologies, strong evidence indicates that AD and VaD share common pathogenic mechanisms including vascular risk factors, histopathology, clinical signs, diagnostic criteria, and treatment approach.
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AD is an insidious disorder that progressively ravages the brain, resulting in syn -
aptic and neuronal loss, ultimately destroying memory, intellect, and human dignity in the process.
AD begins slowly involving parts of the brain that control thought, planning,
language, and memory. People with AD may have trouble remembering things that happened recently or names of people they know.
Over time, AD symptoms get worse. People may not recognize family members
or have trouble speaking, reading, or writing. They may forget how to brush their teeth or comb their hair. Later on, they may become anxious or aggressive.
AD usually begins after age 60. The risk goes up as you get older. No treatment
can stop the disease. It is estimated that AD affects 5½ million people in the United States and will increase to 14 million by 2050.
Although it is not presently known what causes AD, it has been speculated for
sometime that abnormal deposits of proteins called Abeta form amyloid plaques and produce neurofibrillary tangles throughout the brain. This accumulation of plaques and tangles is believed to cause massive neurodegeneration and stop communication between neurons, thus leading to loss of cognitive function and eventually dementia.
However, a conceptual shift in our understanding of dementia came in 1993, when
de la Torre and Mussivand
241 proposed that sporadic AD was a vascular disorder with
neurodegenerative consequences rather than vice versa. This proposal was supported by strong epidemiological, pathological, pharmacotherapeutic, and neuroimaging data, which collectively explained how the metabolic, inflammatory, hemodynamic, and physiopathological events seen to develop preclinically in AD are associated with a cerebral energy crisis secondary to chronic brain hypoperfusion. Reduced blood flow to the brain appears to result from the presence of one or more of two dozen described vascular risk factors.
242 These risk factors include atherosclerosis, dyslipidemia, car -
diovascular disease, diabetes type 2, and stroke, all which commonly affect elderly individuals who are more vulnerable to damage from these conditions during advanced aging.
243
It is not surprising that many animal models have been created to study this dev -
astating dementia. The animal models used mainly serve to test and screen potential pharmacotherapy aimed at arresting, slowing, or reversing the pathological process
that begins at the onset of AD. Models of AD include transgenic mice that produce
abnormally high levels of Abeta peptides,
244,245 animals whose cholinergic system
can be manipulated,246 animals with induced amnesia,247 knockout mice for tau,248
animals with lesions of  me mory-related sites,249 and even the nematode C. elegans.250179 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
A rat dementia model was developed251 and used to study the ability of DMSO
combined with the glycolytic intermediate FDP.252,253
This model was unique in the sense that most other models previously used
induced brain ischemia by lesioning the brain with cytotoxic chemicals, cold freez -
ing, or focal electrolytic lesions. Temporary or transient bilateral common carotid
artery occlusion (2-vessel occlusion [2-VO]) did not injure the brain directly, allow -
ing instead a process where chronic brain hypoperfusion and its effect in producing memory impairment take place. This pathologic and progressive process mimics severe human carotid artery stenosis or occlusion, which over a protracted period of time results in mild cognitive impairment, the preclinical precursor of AD.
254,255
Older rats 14  months old were subjected to either permanent bilateral carotid
artery occlusion (2-VO) ( Figure 8.11) or sham occlusion where surgery but no occlu -
sion was done. Following surgical recovery, rats were tested for visuospatial memory function every 2 weeks for a total of six sessions.
252 On week 14 postsurgery, four
rats from the 2-VO group who in previous trials had shown persistent and severe visuospatial memory impairment were selected to receive DMSO + FDP pharmaco -
therapy


and starts about money.  You don’t have a clear focus; you’re not
really sure what’s true for you. And the
universe is just a big Xerox machine. It
simply produces multiple copies of your
thoughts.
Now there’s only one way to change all
that. You have to change your thought
about  it.
How can I change the way I think? The  way
I think about something is the way I think
about something. My thoughts, my
attitudes, my ideas were not created in a
minute. I have to guess they are the result
of years of experience, a lifetime of
encounters. You are right about the way I
think abo ut money, but how do I change
that?  This could be the most interesting question
in the book. The usual method of  creation
for most human being is a three -step
process involving thought, word, and  deed,
or action.
First comes thought; the formative idea; th e
initial concept. Then comes the word.  Most
thoughts ultimately form themselves into
words, which are often then written or
spoken. This gives added energy to the
thought, pushing it out into the world, where
it can be noticed by others.
Finally, in some cases words are put into
action, and you have what you call a  result;
a physical world manifestation of what all
started with a thought. Everything  around
you in your man -made world came into
being in this way —or some variation  of it.
All three creati on centers were used. But now comes the question: how to  change a
Sponsoring Thought? Yes, that is a very
good question. And a very  important one.
For if humans do not change some of their
Sponsoring Thoughts,  humankind could
doom itself to extinction.
The most rapid way to change a root
thought, or sponsoring idea, is to reverse
the thought -word -deed process.
Explain that.
Do the deed that you want to have the new
thought about. Then say the words that  you
want to have your new thought about. Do
this often  enough and you’ll train the  mind
to think a new way.
Train the mind? Isn’t that like mind control?
Isn’t that just mental manipulation?  Do you have any idea how your mind came
up with the thoughts it now has? Do you  not
know that your world has manipulated your
mind to think as you do? Wouldn’t it  be
better for you to manipulate your mind than
for the world to?
Would you not be better off to think the
thoughts you want to think, than those of
others? Are you not better armed with
creative thought s than with reactive
thoughts?
Yet your mind is filled with reactive
thought —thought that springs from the
experience of others. Very few of your
thoughts spring from self -produced data,
much less self -produced preferences.
Your own root thought about mone y is a
prime example. Your thought about money  (it is bad) runs directly counter to your
experience (it’s great to have money!). So
you have to run around and lie to yourself
about your experience in order to justify
your root thought.
You are so rooted in  this thought, it never
occurs to you that your idea about money
may be inaccurate.
So now what we are up to is coming up with
some self -produced data. And that is  how
we change a root thought, and cause it to
be your root thought, not another’s.
You have one more root thought about
money, by the way, which I’ve yet to
mention.
What’s that?
That there’s not enough. In fact, you have
this root thought about just about  everything. There’s not enough money,
there’s not enough time, there’s not enough
love, there’s not enough food, water,
compassion in the world...Whatever there
is that’s good, there’s just not enough.
This race consciousness of “not -enough -
ness” creates and recreates the world as
you see it.
Okay, so I have two root thoughts —
Sponsoring Tho ughts —to change about
money.
Oh, at least two. Probably many more.
Let’s see. Money is bad...money is
scarce...money may not be received for
doing God’s work (that’s a big one with
you)...money is never given freely...money
doesn’t grow on trees (when, in fact, it
does)...money corrupts.  I see I’ve got a lot of work to do.
Yes, you do, if you’re not happy with your
present money situation. On the other
hand, it’s important to understand that
you’re unhappy with your present money
situation because you’re un happy with your
present money situation.
Sometimes You’re hard to follow.
Sometimes you’re hard to lead.
Say, listen, You’re the God here. Why don’t
You make it easy to understand?
I have made it easy to understand.
Then why don’t You just cause me to
unde rstand, if that’s what You truly want?
I truly want what you truly want —nothing
different and nothing more. Don’t you see
that is My greatest gift to you? If I wanted for you something other than what you
want for you, and then went so far as to
cause you to have it, where is your free
choice? How can you be a creative being if
I am dictating what you shall be, do, and
have? My joy is in your freedom, not your
compliance.
Okay, what did You mean, I’m unhappy
with my money situation because I’m
unhappy with my money situation?
You are what you think you are. It’s a
vicious circle when the thought is a
negative  one. You’ve got to find a way to
break out of the circle. So much of your
present  experience is based on your
previous thought. Thought leads to
experi ence, which  leads to thought, which
leads to experience. This can produce
constant joy when the  Sponsoring Thought is joyous. It can, and does, produce
continual hell when the  Sponsoring
Thought is hellatious.
The trick is to change Sponsoring Thought.
I was about to illustrate how to do that.
Go.
Thank you.
The first thing to do is reverse the thought -
word -deed paradigm. Do you remember
the old adage, “Think before you act”?
Yes.
Well, forget it. If you want to change a root
thought, you have to act before  you think.
Example: you’re walking down the street
and come across an old lady begging for
quarters. You realize she’s a bag lady and
is living day -to-day. You instantly know  that as little money as you have, you surely
have enough to share with her. Your first
impulse is to give her some change.
There’s even a part of you that’s ready to
reach  in your pocket for a little folding
money —a one, or even a five. What the
heck,  make it a grand moment for her. Light
her up.
Then, thought comes in. What, are you
crazy? We’ve only got seven dollars to get
us through the day! You want to give her a
five? So you start fumbling around for  that
one.
Thought again: Hey, hey, c’mon. You don’t
have that many of these that you can  just
give them away! Give her some  coins, for
heaven’s sake, and let’s get out of  here.  Quickly you reach into the other pocket to
try to come up with some quarters. Your
fingers feel only nickels and dimes. You’re
embarrassed. Here you are, fully clothed,
fully fed, and you’re going to ni ckel-and-
dime this poor woman who has nothing.
You try in vain to find a quarter or two. Oh,
there’s one, deep in the fold of your  pocket.
But by now you’ve walked past her, smiling
wanly, and it’s too late to go  back. She gets
nothing. You get nothing, ei ther. Instead of
the joy of knowing your  abundance and
sharing, you now feel as poor as the
woman.
Why didn’t you just give her the paper
money! It was your first impute, but your
thought got in the way.  Next time, decide to act before you think.
Give the money. Go ahead! You’ve got it,
and there’s more where that came from.
That’s the only thought which separates
you from the bag lady. You’re clear there’s
more where that came from, and she
doesn’t know that.
When you want to change a root thought,
act in accordance with the new idea you
have. But you must act quickly, or your
mind will kill the idea before you know it. I
mean that literally. The idea, the new truth,
will be dead in you before you’ve had a
chance to know it.
So act quickly