  was
as alive ten years later  as on that day,  and as healthy." (Extract from
Naturopath  and  Herald  of Health) Nevertheless  these  facts are not
made known  to the general public, nor do those who urge members  of
the community  to be immunized  against this  or that disease inform
them that  not all doctors are in favour of such measures,  being of the
opinion that vaccines and  serums may  later  on produce chronic
afflictions,  not the least of which  is heart disease.
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 CHAPTER  X.
FEVERS: MALARIA  AND OTHERS
Case of a mysterious  fever, which  occurs in Africa but is rare in England.

Patient, young lady of 17.  Mysteriously  stricken.  Very  weak.
Temperature  105. M.D.  called  in said if recovery took place at all, the
victim  would be ill for six months and  then would be nine months
convalescent.  Patient's father‐a believer in urine‐therapy‐sent for me.
At first  I found the victim  difficult to deal with, but she finally consented
to a urine‐fast  plus plain water. On the sixth day after she had  been
stricken, her temperature  was still 105, and  she was growing rapidly
emaciated,  her urine being thick, foul and  concentrated.  But twenty‐
four hours  after starting my treatment  the temperature  had dropped  to
101 and the urine was clearer. In three days the temperature  was down
to 97, and in five days to 95. Patient bright  and lively‐all was going well.
Doctor much puzzled. Fast was broken at the end of 18 days. The
patient's skin was as clear as that of a child. Within a few days of
breaking the fast  she was up and  doing and feeling perfectly  well.  She
continued  the use  of her own urine and  has thrived upon it. Some
sixteen years ago she married, and  had  three children in the first ten
years.
Malaria.
This in an infectious  disease characterised  by paroxysms  of intermittent
fever, each consisting  of a cold, a hot and  a perspiring  stage. Between
the paroxysms  the  victim  appears comparatively  well.  According  to 66
 Materia  Medica all forms of malaria  are due  to parasites living in the
blood. Mosquitoes  are infected by sucking human  blood  and  in turn
infect human beings by biting them.  The troublesome  and  distressing
feature  of malaria‐which  the allopaths treat (suppress)  with quinine‐is
that when once  contracted  it occurs again and  again, for under  the
usual orthodox treatment  it merely  goes into latency instead of being
totally eradicated.  Under  urine‐therapy,  however,  it is cured once  and
for all. So far I have  never had  a case which  did not clear up in 10 days
or less by dint  of fasting on urine and plain water.
Mr. Q. Athletic type. Very  temperate  and a small eater. Contracted
malaria out East. 'Had it for three  years. During the year before I saw
him in 1920 had suffered from thirty‐six attacks.  He dosed  himself
regularly with quinine. Finally cured himself  completely  with a urine‐
fast  lasting ten days. No more  quinine. Has never had  another  attack,
and  has kept in fine health by adhering to his temperate  habits and
freely  partaking  of the "water of life. "
Blackwater  Fever.
Case related to me by the erstwhile  victim.  Army man  (Major) found by
natives in the backwoods  to be in a state of delirium due to blackwater
fever. They  cured him by fasting him for 10 days, by the applyin f packs
and  by inducing him to take his own urine, and  plain water. I mention
this to stress that I am not the discoverer  of urine‐therapy.
In this chapter I have limited myself to reciting only one case  history of
the various  fevers mentioned,  merely  because to do otherwise  would
be to enlarge  the bulk  of this book to unwieldly  proportions.  I will now 67
 conclude with some remarks about fever in general,  and acute diseases
attended with fever.
When doctors  try to bring down a patient's temperature  by unnatural
means, they  are frustrating  Nature  and  may  be endangering  the
patient's life, or at best laying up seeds for future troubles. A fever is
really a curative process on the part of Nature  to burn  up certain toxins
in the body.  Oh yes, we hear of the "miraculous"  ternperature‐ reducing
effects of wonder  drugs for pneumonia,  but we do not hear so much of
the many people who die of heart‐trouble after the fever has been thus
miraculously  cured! Experience  has taught  me that there  is only one
safe way to treat a fever, which, being a curative process, is neither
incurable  nor need prove  fatal if rightly handled. The modus  operandi
will by now have become so familiar  to the reader that it need not be
repeated here. I need merely  say that not only have I never  seen a
failure with the urine‐fast  plus tap water therapy  (all the urine  passed
should be drunk) but that the fall of temperature  has taken place  withir
any time from 36 to 72 hours, followed by complete  recovery within a
few days.
As to why the urine is so thick, foul and  scanty in cases


, companions show up to help you along the way. When I was in graduate school, I would take long walks in the
woods. During these walks, I’d ask myself, “What am I doing this for? Is
there a purpose for studying at university?” And the ego would rattle off,
“Yes, you need to have a degre e because you need to have a good job.Because if you want to have a relationship, you can’t be broke. This is
why you are here, and this is why you have been here for ten years. Just
keep at it, and we’ll get through this phase.” All of my reasons for being
there were fearful, based on my fear of consequences. Becoming aware  of this poor motivation for my life got me in touch
with a deep desire to open up to the guidance of Holy Spirit. I would ask,
“Why am I here? Am I afraid of something? Is there something driving
me to get all this education? Is there something pushing me from
underneath? Am I afraid of something besides what the world would call
a ‘fully engaged life?’” The more I took the questions inward, the more
Jesus was able to show me that it was freedom, peace, happiness, joy,
love, and intimacy that I wanted. He showed me that I had many beliefs
about what one has to do in this world to get those things. And it was
those beliefs that were driving me. He said: “If you listen to Me, I will
show you how to experience the things you want, through Me. In other
words, through listening and then following Me, it will come from the
inside of your mind. It won’ t come from any event or outcome in the
world.”
This turned me in the right direction. In the beginning, I was
astounded to see what a huge percentage of my actions were motivated
by the fear of consequences. It could have been tempting to judge myself
at that point, but I was determined not to do that. I was happy to discover
how plugged in to the fear of consequences I was. I was happy  to begin
to unplu g with Jesus and the Holy Spirit’ s help. I found that to be very
practical. It was something I could contemplate and ponder. I knew it
was going to be a big job. I knew I wasn’ t going to take a pill and wake
up the next day free of fear. I knew it would take contemplation and
mind training. But I had A Course in Miracles, and it was a great tool to
burrow deep into the mind. As I mentioned in the introduction, the mind can be directed by one
of two thought systems: either of fear or of love. The ego-thought system
produces fear. The Holy Spirit’ s thought system produces love. The ego
speaks first because it is impuls ive. It is usually very harsh and critical. And the voice of the Spirit has to wait patiently, and then, when your
mind is open, you can experience how He is there, unceasingly and very
gently reminding you of the truth of who you are. The ego wants you tobelieve in its thought system and tricks to keep you asleep and dreaming,
while the Spirit wants you to see your thoughts, your feelings, and your
beliefs so you can become aware  of them and start to loosen the bindings
that limit you. To know this simplifies things as you realize you can
choose which thought system to use. It is a decision in the mind. You will see that you are making decisions all along the way. You’re vacillating between two thought systems and between two
emotions, and there’ s got to be a way to bring an end to it. You can make
a choice. It is a matter of being  alert to which voice you will give your
attention. Whichever you give more attention to is the one that will
become stronger  in awareness. It’s very much like the old saying about
the black  and the white wolves in the mind: one represents fear, and the
other represents love. The question is: Which wolf will you feed? The Ring of Fear
In the explanation of the levels of mind in chapter 2, we saw that
underneath the gross perceptual world is a layer of emotion. A Course in
Miracles  calls this “the ring of fear.” This whole world—everything that
we perceive through the five senses—is built on unconscious fear. How
can this be? How does our fear translate into objects of time and space:
houses, buildings, streets, and people? By the power of our mind. The
mind simply can only see what it believes, which is why we need to
release false beliefs. In the end, the spiritual journey becomes all about
facing this unconscious fear. This is the transformation of the projected
world into peace. When we take steps inward on the way to discover peace and true
freedom, we first encounter the ring of fear, and it usually gets quite
intense. In addition to fear, all of our other emotions are right underneath
the far outer ring of perception as well. This means we really need to get
in touch with our emotions as a starting point. If we ever want  to reach
the point of truth deep within our minds, we need to engage the natural
process of allowing our emotions. The ego tries to control us by scaring
us with many hypothetical consequences, so we push down and suppress
all our emotions.Most of us weren’ t raised to get in touch with our emotions and
thoughts. Many of us, if we were feeling upset, angry, or belligerent,
were told, “Go to your room! ” or “You’re grounded!” The response
wasn’ t “Oh sweetie, tell me what you are thinking.” Your parents were
probably not Christlike psychot herapists filled with unconditio nal love
and positive regard. They proba bly didn’ t say, “Let’ s get in touch with
those thoughts underneath the fact that you just punched a hole in the
wall.” They said, “You are grounded! You will fix that hole in your wall,
and we’re taking  away your allowance.” We were usually met with a lot
of harshness when our emotions came up. There is a different way of relating with feelings, and when you
understand the metaphysics of the mind, you discover what’ s beyond
your perception down in the levels of mind. You can become much more
sensitive to what’ s underneath the surface. Sometimes in meditation if
you start to sink very deeply inward, a very surprising fear can come up,
and it will seem to come from nowhere. Y ou are getting in touch with the
darkness of the unconscious mind. This is fear that’s buried very deep. It
is the reason why a personal identity was made. The personal identity
was made to cover a very deep fear that you could be separate from God,
from everything, from your Self—that you could be alienated from your
Father and from oneness and be utterly lost. Mystics and saints have
often shared that they encounter this fear when they begin letting go of
their personal identity and they are coming closer to a merge with God. The stillness inside is so powerful that it can seem to burn up the “self.”
This is a huge threat to the ego, which is why it feels like a burning up or
dissolving. The fear-based ego-belief system  is based on having no safety in a
dark world of hurts and needs, and of believing in the reality of victims
and victimizers. This is so only because of an identification in the mind
with the self as the body. But how could we truly know of safety and
comfort except to identify with something real and true, something that
cannot die or change? Everyone who is asleep and dreaming in this world is actually
afraid of the Holy Spirit. This is so because even though people’ s lives
are not happy and fulfilled in time, there is a familiarity to linear time. The things and activities of linear time are believed to be safe, while theHoly Spirit is associated with the unknown and is something completely
different than anything in time. In the state of oneness, the mind is
naturally at peace. The first fear was the fall from grace. It was a
tremendous shift in mind, from loving, peaceful, and happy to terrifying
and frightening. So, each step that you take with the Holy Spirit will
have some reverberations of fear associated with it. Because even though
you are awakeni ng from a nightm are, the ego is afraid of this awakening. The ego is afraid that it will be annihilated, that it will cease to exist. When we perceive something fearful, we can always allow
ourselves to take a moment to pause rather than react. By taking a
moment to open our minds and invite Holy Spirit into our percep tion, we
invite a miraculo us shift in how we see things, and we can start to let go
of habitual reacting and conditioned behaviors. We open  up to
inspiration. The beauty of the journey to happiness and freedom is that we all
have the power to follow our inspiration and Spirit. We choose this and
no longe r live based on fear of consequences. Otherwise, how would we
ever get past this fear of love? We make a decision to no longer go for
the seem ingly prudent, safe choice based on our past learning. We decide
against the closed loop of the past and allow for the miracle, allow for
the inspiration.Exercise


 employer, the
Ideal Engineering Company, the personnel office advised him that Guerro had died
of a heart attack in April 1980, eight years after he had completed the DMSO
treatment for deadly lymphosarcoma.Figure 11.1
 Photograph of Frank T. Guiddy, age 44; note large tumor
lymphosarcoma of the neck. A third patient was less fortunate. Frank T. Guiddy of Kennedy, New York,
age forty-four, was admitted to Memorial Baptist Hospital in Houston in a terminal
lymphosarcomatous state. He had an obvious tumor, entirely surrounding his neck,
lying just under the skin (see
Figure 11.1
). Mr. Guiddy had been treated five years
previously with maximum radiation and chemotherapy. The traditional cancer
treatments
had brought on severe side effects, mainly absence of white blood cells
in the blood stream. Every day for three weeks, 2.015 g of hematoxylon and DMSO combination
solution was injected intravenously into the patient. The tumor in his neck
decreased in size from 22.5 inches (in) to 18.75 in (see
Figure 11.2
), returning
Guiddy’s neck to normal appearance. Unfortunately, this man was so riddled with lymphosarcoma, his body was
totally assaulted by the process. He died at the hospital September 23, 1980. Autopsy showed that he suffered with cancer in almost every organ of his body.Lymphosarcoma involved the man’s cervical lymph nodes, retroperitoneal and
abdominal nodes, membranes around his heart, pancreas, left and right lungs,
spleen, the entire gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, adrenal glands, and especially his
liver, which weighed an immense 3,400 g. He died in bed from liver failure a week
after the photograph shown in
Figure 11.2
 was taken. His liver was a solid mass of
dead lymphosarcoma. The DMSO-hematoxylon material had enough anti-tumor
quality to destroy the enormous
masses of lymphosarcomatous growth permeating
the man’s body. If Guiddy had had near-normal organs or at least a functioning
liver, it’s likely he would have survived. But he did not. Figure 11.2
 Frank T. Guiddy after receiving three weeks of hematoxylon and DMSO
treatment. Note the marked decrease in the size of the lymphosarcomatous tumor. MODES OF ADMINISTERING DMSO AND HEMATOXYLON
Cancer of the cervix in the preterminal stage receives the greatest benefit only
from local application. The symptoms become less severe. There is very little
local regression of the tumor itself in advanced squamous-cell carcinoma of the
cervix. However, the patient feels marked relief of pain and a diminution ofbleeding and odor, especially when the DMSO-hematoxylon solution follows local
radiation treatments. Vaginal packing with a 15-percent concentration of the Tucker solution has
been found to be most effective in controlling hemorrhage and odor from
irradiation slough. A small saturated pack is placed against the cervix and left for
three hours and then removed. Topical application has been used in many open lesions of malignancies with
encouraging results. A 15-percent solution of hematoxylon and DMSO is made
fresh and applied over the sloughing malignancy. Tucker suggested that the doctor
should dab the liquid onto the lesion with cotton-tip applicators and, if possible,
not cover or dress the area. Often a dressing with the solution causes an irritation
of the growth and some increase in its size. No toxicity has been noted by this
method’s use. In the administration of the solution intravenously or intra-arterially, the
parenteral liquid agent carrying the hematoxylon and DMSO into the blood vessels
that Tucker preferred is 5 percent dextrose in saline. This parenteral agent should
be started first and when the desired rate of drip is established, then the DMSO-
hematoxylon solution is instilled directly into the bottle—not into the tubing. The
resultant infusion solution should be a pale yellow to green. In the event the
solution turns red, this means hematoxylon has oxidized and should be discarded. A fresh solution must be made up for the infusion. The intravenous rate of injection should not exceed forty drops per minute. Care must be taken to prevent any of the solution from escaping into the
subcutaneous tissue. Otherwise the patient is likely to feel a burning sensation
from activation of the underlying nerve endings. Also, such poor technique
invariably causes a periphlebitis (inflammation of a vein), which damages the vein
for future use. Incidentally, even if the solution has escaped into the underlying
tissue, it has never caused a slough (death of tissue). Too rapid administration results in the patient experiencing shortness of breath
and frequent rapid breathing. In the case of large tumor masses, a fever reaction
often occurs. Tucker believed that this feverishness is due to rapid absorption of
dying tissue. If fever does come on, the treatment should be discontinued and
restarted at a later date with a greatly reduced dose of the solution. The antidote
for fever is to give aspirin by mouth and to inject Demerol intramuscularly. The
Demerol must be given immediately as the intravenous DMSO-hematoxylon
solution is unhooked from the patient. In intra-arterial injections, the same caution should be used as with intravenousinfusion. The physician starts the parenteral solution first and establishes a regular
amount of instillation before adding the DMSO-hematoxylon into the solution
bottle. This method is rarely indicated and should be done with extreme caution. LABORATORY INVESTIGATION OF DMSO USEFULNESS
FOR SKIN CANCER
The effects of dimethyl sulfoxide for the treatment of skin cancer are in some
respects similar to those of the skin substances, retinoids. As we know, DMSO
has the ability to penetrate cellular membranes and to enhance the penetration of
other molecules. Three physicians/biochemists stated in their 1983 published
paper, “It may be reasonable to assume that DMSO treatment results in
differentiation of cells, possibly through membrane-mediated events. This may be
of importance for the study of the carcinogenic process. The release of a certain
amount of lysosomal enzymes [natural chemicals that act within and on the
organelles called lysosomes] to the extracellular space is a normal function of the
cell (Hickman and Neufeld, 1972), and a certain release of the cytoplasmic and
lysosomal enzymes to the extracellular space is not necessarily deleterious for the
cells (Volden, Haugen, and Skrede, 1980).”
The purpose of the three doctors’ investigation was to study the possible
effects of DMSO on methylcholanthrene-induced skin cancer. Methylcholanthrene
is a toxic agent—a carcinogen—that causes excessive mutagenesis (subdividing)
of cells. Since they saw that the uptake of enzymes from the cellular organelles—
the lysosomes—took place by cultured cancer cells and involved a cellular
membrane receptor process, the effects of the carcinogen, they decided to study
HeLa cells and DMSO. HeLa cells are human cancer cells maintained in tissue
culture since 1953, originally excised from the cervical carcinoma of a patient
named Helen Lane. The cytostatic effect of a medication—that is, the
medication’s
effect on the status of cells—may be determined by measuring the
ademosinetriphosphate (a natural chemical produced within the cells) of these
HeLa cells by means of the laboratory method of bioluminescence. Bioluminescence is a qualitative analysis of a substance in a compound by
visualizing its color in a hot flame. The three researchers measured the DMSO
solvent on the rate of secretion of lysosomal enzymes and lactate dehydrogenase
from the HeLa cells. Their conclusion was that DMSO has a therapeutic use for
skin cancer. 2HOW THE ANTI-CANCER DMSO SOLUTION WORKS
Thomas D. Rogers, Ph.D., under the supervision of Vernon Scholes, M.D.,
performed experimental work in the cancer research department at the North Texas
State University to determine how Dr. Tucker’s anti-cancer DMSO solution
works. Figure 11.3
 shows a controlled lymphosarcoma tumor in a DBA/1J pure line
female mouse. The tumor has not been treated and has been growing for eleven
days between the skin and the muscles of the abdomen. This lymphosarcoma
grows so rapidly, it has no opportunity to metastisize before destroying the animal. Figure 11.4
 shows another DBA/1J mouse injected intraperitoneally with the
Tucker solution at the same time as the mouse in
Figure 11.3
. In this second
mouse, the tumor has been present for fourteen days, but it has hardly grown
because the DMSO-hematoxylon solution is destroying the tumor. Notice that the
DMSO-hematoxylon has an affinity only for the tumor and has flowed nowhere
else in the mouse’s body. Although the solution was


—and even parking places. If your thoughts are focused on what you want to attract in
your life, and you maintain that thought with the passion of
an absolute intention, you’ll eventually act upon that
intention, because the ancestor to every single action is a
thought. The greater your desir e, the more thought horsepower you’ll
apply to its fulﬁllment. The more intense your desir ous
thoughts, the greater the measur e of love going into your
asking and your labor will be—and coming in contact with
love is the very essenc e of Spirit and inspiration. Weak
thoughts will attract doubt and weakness, which will cause
you to experience monotony and drudgery in your eﬀorts. With monoto ny, you’ll give up, but with love, you’ll be
available to abundant hope. For example, I ﬁnd it impossible to think in boring terms
when it comes to my writing. My thoughts are so intense
that I feel love for what I’m doing and joyful when I even
pass by my writing space. I get a warm feeling throughout
my body because my desir e to convey these ideas and
express what I’m learning each day is so intense that it
matches up with the spiritual energy of the Source of All
Creation. Obviously when I’m asking for guidance, my
thoughts or queries go out to my Spirit, which then matches
up with the Divine Sour ce. I know that my thoughts are energy and that those
harmonizing with Spirit will align to activate the creation
process. I love watching all this ﬂow so perfectly and being
in harmony with the Force that’s responsible for all of
creation. I know deep within me that I can participate in the
activation of this F orce to bring into r eality the manifestation
of my spiritually aligned desir es. If you make this an inner  mantra: I intend to feel good, you
can think of and pictur e yourself experiencing joy regardless
of what’s going on around you. You can remind yourself that
whatever you desir e is on its way, in amounts greater than
ever imagined. If you keep this thought upper most in mind,
then befor e long, the All-Cr eating Source will conspir e to
bring your thought into your physical life. Most important,
you’ll begin to act on your thought and receive Divine
guidance. The most empowering thoughts you can have are those of
peace, joy, love, acceptance, and willingness. These
thoughts don’t create a counterfor ce. Powerful, joyful, loving
thoughts stem  from your willingness to allow the world to be
as it is. Then you’r e in a state of inner bliss wher e serenity
replaces ﬁghting, reverence for all of life substitutes for
craving and anxiety, and understanding supplants scorn. You become an optimist. Rather than seeing the glass as
half empty, it’s always half full. All of this is nothing more than a conscious decision on your
part to be in charge of your thinking. Be awar e at any given
moment in your life that you always have a choice about the
thoughts you allow in your mind. No one else can put a
thought there. Regardless of the circumstances you ﬁnd
yourself in, it is your choice. Choose to replace
disempowering, weak ening thoughts with thoug hts of a
higher spiritual fr equency. Don’t convince yourself that it can’t be done or it’s easier
said than done. Your mind is yours to contr ol. You are the
creator and selector of your thoughts. You can change them
at will. It is your God-g iven inheritance, your corner of
freedom that no one can tak e away. No one can have contr ol
of your thoug hts without your consent. So choose  to avoid
thoughts that weak en you, and you will know true wisdom. It is your choice. OceanofPDF. comAfterwor d
Experience has taught me that the laws of the material
world truly do not apply in the presence of God-r ealization. And I know that I have the choice to live at this level of
awar eness and be succes sful and ﬁnd inner peace. When I
do so, it seems that the world changes: Animals behave
diﬀer ently than their biological genetics would seem to
allow, people at a distance seem to hear me telepathically
and respond to my highest thoughts, objects seem to
materialize in deﬁance of what scientists say is possible,
and healing takes place in spite of moder n medicine saying
otherwise. In other wor ds, miracles seem to be or dinary. The world looks like a place wher e everything is possible,
wher e restrictions and limitations are non-e xistent, and
wher e the power of our Creator seems to roll right up and
land at my feet, begging me to hop on board and witness
the inﬁnite possibilities it oﬀers. This is how I feel when I
align myself to Spirit: Pleased with myself inside because I
know somet hing that so few ever come to realize, but
humble and awestruck on the outside at the miraculousness
of it all. I’ve come to understand that when one thing appears to be
going wrong, I can see clearly that 10 things are going right. For example,  if my cell phone isn’t working, I can note that
my health is ﬁne, my family is safe, the ocean is calm for
swimming, my bank account has a surplus, my electricity is
fully functional, and on and on it goes. I automatically shift
my attention away from what’s going wrong and onto
what’s right—this then becomes my point of attraction and I
attract more of what I’m focused on, wher eas at an earlier
time in my life, I’d attrac t more of what was going wrong
because that was my point of attraction. How sublimely beautiful the world now looks to me from this
magniﬁcent place. No longer do I stay focused on and
attract more of what’s going wrong, for I’ve learned to place
my attention on what’s right, what’s working, and what’s
aligned with the All-Cr eating Spirit. Rather than hoping, wishing, and even praying for an
outcome, my inner world  aligns with the idea that what I
desir e is feasible and on its way. This kind of inspir ed
knowing frees me from anxiety and worry. I aﬃrm: It’s on its
way; there’s absolutely nothing to fuss about. And I leave
the time of its arrival into my life in the hands of the All-
Knowing, Always-Cr eative Spiritual Source. I ﬁnd that I no
longer quest ion the Creator of the Universe because I’m at
peace with the timing of everything. I know enough now not
to push the river, not to demand that the timetab le of my
ego be the same as God’s. What I so sincer ely want to share here is that the feeling of
being completely in harmony with our Source generates not
only success and inner peace, but miracles everywher e. I
have the delicious spine-tingling sensation of bliss as I
observe and interact in this world from the wondr ous vista
of being inspir ed. These words from A Course in Miracles
ring true for me: “All that must be recognized, however, is
that birth was not the beginning, and death is not the end. ”This is the knowing that I have from this inﬁnite spiritual
perspective. It’s my intention to continue to live what my mind knows,
rather than only what my eyes see. And my mind knows
that we’re all in a univer se that has a creative, organizing
intelligence supporting it. I know that it ﬂows through me,
and God willing, I’ll assist you to live the life that you came
here to live. Ther e can be no gr eater blessing. I send you love, I surround you with light, and I invite you to
enjoy success and inner peace as you live your life aligned
with Spirit.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What determines one's health, according to the passage?,
A: Your thoughts.
Q: What happens when you refuse to entertain thoughts of fatigue, jet lag, or headaches?,
A: Your body reacts to your thoughts.
Q: What happens when you focus on what you want to attract in your life, and maintain that thought with passion and intention?,
A: You'll eventually act on that intention and manifest it in your physical life.
Q: What is the author's approach to dealing with negative thoughts?,
A: He recommends replacing them with thoughts of peace, joy, love, acceptance, and willingness.
Q: What is the author's perspective on the power of one's thoughts and the universe?,
A: He believes that one can choose to control their thoughts and that this alignment with the universe can lead to a life of success, inner peace, and miracles.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>O c e a n o f P D F. c o mALSO BY DAVID R. HAWKINS, M.D., PH.D.
Dissolving the Ego, Realizing the Self
Along the Path to Enlightenment
Letting Go
Healing and Recovery
Reality, Spirituality, and Modern Man
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness:
The Stairway to


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your heart, knowing that all of that is manifest in the land of limitless
possibility and eternal creation. The machine of eternity and oneness of consciousness, that knows all thin gs and all beings, sets into motion
every aspect of your movie, the mome nt it is asked. Knowing its truth,
floating in that same light-filled way, is all that you need to do to
receive your movie ticket, and thus  all the blessings of your desires,
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plane, both feet grounded in the ma gical earth energies,  and your spirit
connected to the effortl ess nature and joy of all of your imaginings. Smile daily and frequently in that floating easy feeling of good times
and magical creation. Know it as already in “being.”  In real time. In your heart. The universe’s timeless machine th en gets to work to churn
out the movie to you, in reel time, real time, reel life, real life. That
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heard. Your prayers answered. The magic now is in the joy of
allowing. Allowing is like floating in hundreds of daily day dreams. Just receive them all joyfully. If thought comes that is not in sync
with these desires, let it float on b y. Only inspirations that feel
light get your attention. They  feel like bubbles and feathers,
tickling your fancies and yo ur magical taste buds. Heavier denser thoughts roll aw ay from you, down into
Mother Earth, like rocks to be re -absorbed and cleansed and
rebirthed into light-filled crystals, sparkling with magic and
potential. The whole world is a candy shop or Santa shop, to be
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Dear One –
There is great truth in the exp erience of universal law and
divine order. Those wanting to hear  their inner voice need only intend
to, for with that intention, all circ umstances align to create a positive
environment (inner and ou ter) to hear that i nner wisdom, guidance,
and substantial love. There are many seekers who would say – they seek without
“the find.”  We would say their seekin g is in resistance to pain, not
in search of truth. For pain is not truth. It is only an expression or
experience of having stepped away from truth. And truth is light. Your thoughts and feelings are how you instruct us to help
you. We can shower yo u in love, but unless you open and ask to
receive it, it simply is a vapor aro und you, but not experienced within. We hope you can hear us now, in  these words, hearing your prayers,
your requests for help, health, clar ity, and more. And we are right
there with you, within you. It is a remembering to give permission,
to yourself, to receive your bliss – that forms the pathway in which
it will come. You are created from the Creator Source. Every aspect of this
creation is a deliberate intentionality. Nothing ex ists by mere chance. It cannot be. This is a universe of intention. And so, within its
energetic fabric, and your own energetic  fabric, is the truth of creation,
choice, and focused thou ght and intentionality. Be who you are. Who you ultimately and supremely are. Watch the universe align your will and deliver those intentions
within your experience. Resistance can only occur when th ere is a lack – a lack of belief. In your willingness to believe, you cut the resistance in half. When
you relax into the truth of believi ng, resistance falls away, with the
weight of a snowflake. Resistance only exists to /G01cue your system, /G1D/G0D/G0D/G04/G03/G11/G02/G26/G01  115
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you are birthing. If yo u like that resistance f eeling (greater density),
and you wish to explo re it, all universal support s are available to you
to bring it into your experience. Out of that, you can choose another
experience, depending on your cues and where you want to go. Along the way, you will meet up with others - sharing time,
for stretches of time, /G27/G17/G15/G10/G01/G0B/G08/G09/G28 /G09 /G11/G05/G04/G03/G09/G03/G0C/G0E/G06/G0F/G06/G04/G03/G19 /G03/G10/G0F/G09/G06/G13/G03/G18/G09/G0F/G01/G03/G07/G0C/G0F/G10/G06
experience. If you are cued by your resist ance, and you are not feeling
good in your resistance, you can choose lighter thoughts and rise to
any level of experience you wish. Lightening up. Having more fun. Playing. Delighting. Creating. In -joy-ing. These are the vibrational
commands to the universe to have a lighter, flowing, free-er experience
of allowing your true nature. Anger, stewing, judging, hurting,
feeling sadness, despair, confusion,  shame – these are experiences that
indicate vibrational harmony with resistance. To experience denser
thoughts (dwelling, fueling, repeating scenarios that made you angry
or frustrated in the first place), will send commands to bring more of
that into your experience. The p erson who says “I can’t win!” just
confirmed a block to their “w inning” natural feeling. Belief is the grease that brings the allowing. If you had rituals
in your culture - supporting true belief, limitless belief, lifelong belief -
imagine the reduction of heartache th at would exist on a daily basis. Imagine all that people were want ing - truly wanting (experiences
aff


  is  recommended  mainly  for  drinking  vessels;
it  awakens  the  tissues  and  assists  the  apana  prana  to
evacuate  boldily  waste. Glass,  especially  crystal,  and
stainless  steel  help  heal  jaundice  and  chlorosis,  and
serve  also  to  purify  and  cool  the  system. Fresh  lotus
leaves,  which  are  still  used  today  in  many  parts  of
India  as  plates,  serve  as  an  antidote  to  poison. Stone
and  clay  receptacles,  used  mostly  by  the  poor,  are  said
to  induce  poverty. The  best  containers  to  drink  from
are  those  made  of  copper,  earthenware,  and  glass. The
best  containers  to  drink  from,  based  on  body  type,
are  gold  and  zinc  for  Vata;  silver,  crystal,  and  glass  for
Pitta;  brass,  copper,  and  wood  for  Kapha. All  three
types  may  use  gold  or  lotus  leaves,  and  on  occasion
earthenware  or  wooden  plates  and  bowls. We  ma)
continue  to  use  these  various  types  of  eating  and
drinking  utensils  to  enhance  the  desired  qualities  in
our  lives. The  Shapes  of  Ancient  PottCI  \
157
j(m,
THE    PRACTICE    OF    AYURVEDA
Modern  Utensils
The  pressure  cooker  and  enamelware  pot  are  definite
improvements  over  the  stomach  lining  of  an  animal. However,  our  modern  stand-up  work  tables  and  stoves
have  deprived  us  of  an  essential  sadhana — working  in
various  crouching  positions. These  provided  excel-
lent stimulation  of  the  vital  organs  and  tissues  as  well
as  a  means  of  receiving  the  earth's  energies  through the  womb  and/or  hara. Similarly,  a  gas  and  electric  stove  deprives  us  of  the
direct  exchange  with  the  fire  of  transformation  that
we  would  experience  with  a  wood-burning  stove. Of
the  two,  a  gas  burning  stove  is  far  better  than  an
electric  stove  since  the  direct  flame  still  provides  some
benefit. Electrical  applicances  generate  noise  pollu-
tion and  are  drying  to  the  internal  and  external  or-
ganism. When  electricity  passes  through  food  it  dam-
ages the  tanmatra,  or  energy  quanta  of  the  food,  which
aggravates  all  three  doshas,  and  Vata  in  particular. Microwave  cooking  is  hazardous  to  one's  health. It
transmutes  and  distorts  the  energy  structure  of  a  food,
depleting  food  of  its  ojas-producing  potential  and  of
its  memory. Electric  blenders,  food  processors,  dough-
kneading  machines,  and  so  on  have  definitely  removed
the  most  important  aspect  of  food  sadhanas  from  our
lives:  the  handling  of  fresh  grains,  beans,  vegetables,
and  spices,  and  their  transformation  through  pro-
cessing by  our  own  hands  and  feet. Dissonant  ma-
chinery cannot  refuel  and  refine  the  exchange  of  en-
ergy between  the  human  body  and  nature. Hand  grinders  certainly  generate  results  more
quickly  than  the  hard-to-find  giant  mortar  and  pestle. Hand  grinders  are  valid  kitchen  tools  because  our
hands  are  still  engaged  to  a  certain  degree. Even  the
occasional  use  of  a  blender  or  an  electric  coffee  mill  is
acceptable. While  I'm  not  proposing  that  we  revert
back  to  500  B.C.,  we  do  need  to  make  conscious  choices,
ones  that  allow  for  the  maximum  amount  of  human
exchange  with  nature. The  sadhanas  reaped  from
preparing  foods  with  hand  tools  are  irreplaceable. These  are  the  peaceful  weapons  that  were  given  to
humans  so  that  we  could  live  in  harmonic  vigor  with
nature. Walk  gingerly  through  the  maze  of  cooking
inventions. Consider  what  portion  of  your  vital  and cognitive  memory  you  are  willing  to  sacrifice  to  the
insipid  conveniences  of  modern  life. The  principle  of
sadhana  is  so  simple  that  it  becomes  impalpable. We
need  to  retrieve  our  innocence. We  need  to  learn
through  remembering. We  need  to  trust  that  the  jour-
ney of  time  holds  the  essence  of  all  knowing. We  need
to  embrace  our  ineffable  nature. We  need  to  find  our
stillness  amid  the  pother  and  welter  of  daily  life. We
need  to  ponder  these  things. Making  the  Transition
The  suggestions  listed  below  will  prove  helpful  at  the
beginning  of  your  food  transition. 1. Simplify  your  kitchen. Get  rid  of  all  utensils  that
are  not  being  used. 2. Discard  all  old  spices,  frozen  food,  and  canned
food. 3. Keep  your  cooking  space  neat  and  uncluttered. 4. Gradually  eliminate  most  electrical  appliances,
as  you  increase  your  inventory  of  hand-oper-
ated utensils. 5. Familiarize  yourself  with  your  new  foods. Begin
with  the  most  familiar  and  appealing  items. Secure  the  basics:  spices,  oils,  grains,  and  beans. If  possible,  buy  vegetables  daily  and  be  alert  to
their  quality. Use  as  many  fresh,  organically
grown  vegetables  and  herbs  as  you  can. 6. Be  conscious  of  maintaining  variety  in  your
menu. Take  pride  in  the  pleasing  and  artistic
presentations  of  your  food. Visually  pleasing
foods  stimulate  the  appetite  and  can  be  a  suc-
cessful way  to  impress  your  family  with  a  new
way  of  life. Always  discuss  the  food  changes
with  your  family  and  provide  them  with  infor-
mation on  the  wholesome  benefits  and  the  per-
sonal and  universal  need  for  these  changes. Conscious  awareness  needs  to  be  taught  gen-
tly. Your  changes  will  succeed  only  when  they
are  well  presented  and  backed  by  reason  and
thoughtfulness. When  a  feeling  of  deprivation
is  invoked,  all  else  fails. Remember  that  the
only  thing  you  are  being  deprived  of  is  harmful
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jmt. FOOD    SADHANAS
and  regressive  foods. Your  attitude  as  the  chef
will  make  the  difference  between  "Yuk!" and
"Wow! " 7. Be  alert  to  your  energies. At  stressful  times,  take
a  few  minutes  to  silence  your  mind  by  sitting  in
a  comfortable  place  and  taking  a  few  deep
breaths. In  the  beginning,  take  the  support  of
soothing  music,  soft  lights,  and  "saging"  the  air
(burning  dried  sage). These  are  all  tools  for  in-
viting stress  and  misery  to  leave  your  kitchen. Never


  oil,  175
onion
RECIPES  USING
Barley,  Onion,  and  Carrot  Salad,  274
Okra  and  Onions,  237
Pressed  Onion  Salad,  271
Sesame  and  Onion  Sauce,  259
Snow  Peas  and  Onions,  233
Squash  and  Onion  Aspic,  291
Yellow  Squash  and  Baby  Onions,  232
orange
RECIPES  USING
Orange  and  Cherry  Chutney,  309
Orange  Raita,  310
Soy  and  Orange  Peel  Brew,  324 Orange  and  Cherry  Chutney,  309
Orange  Fennel  Dressing,  280
Orange  Raita,  310
Orange  Rasam,  249
osha,  342
Othappam,  202
ovum  and  sperm  dhatus,  health  of,  26,
61
ovum  and  sperm  srotas,  29
Pal  Payasam,  320
panchakarma,  27
panchakosha,  16
Panch  Puran:  Bengali  Masala,  303
Pan-Fried  Tofu,  263
panir  (Curd  Cheese),  184
paprika,  299 parboiled  rice,  161
Pasta  Sauces,  258-60
Payasam,  319-20
payasvini  nadi,  3 1
pea(s) tastes  and  energy  of,  67
dried. See  dhal
RECIPES  USING
Barley  and  Pea  Salad,  275
Buckwheat  and  Pea  Salad,  273
Buckwheat  and  Peas,  2 1 1
Bulgur  and  Peas,  209
Millet  and  Snow  Pea  Salad,  275
Snow  Peas  and  Onions,  233
Steamed  Snow  Peas  and  Acorn  Squash,
232
pear RECIPES  USING
Clay  Pot  Baked  Pears,  314
Pear  Lassi,  325
Pear  Lassi,  325
peera,  342
pepper(s) anchochili,  295
cayenne,  296
Chili,  297,  341
pippali,  342 RECIPES  USING
Brussels  Sprouts  and  Pepper  Rings,  226
Corn  and  Red  Pepper  Aspic,  290
Corn  Balls  and  Red  Peppers,  237
Hot  Pepper  Chutney,  309
Red  Cabbage  and  Pepper  Aspic,  291
Roasted  Peppers,  242
peppercorn,  299 Peppered  Barley  Idli,  205
Peppered  Corn  on  the  Cob,  230
Peppered  Oil,  279
Peppermint  and  Walnut  Mousse,  317
personality
Kapha,  52-56 Pitta,  48-52
Vata,  44^18 Pesto  for  K  Types,  259
Pesto  for  V  Types,  258
physical  body ama,  27
dhatus,  26
doshas,  23-26
malas,  26-27
srotas,  27-29
Pickles,  305-7
Pie  Dough,  311-12
Pies,  312-13 Pineapple  Kanten,  315
pingala  nadi,  30 Pitta,  16,  19-20. See  also  doshas;  Fire
beneficial  tastes,  58
body  type,  36-37,  38-39,  39,  40,  42
daily  sadhana,  188
eating  utensils,  157
features  of  foods  that  nourish,  60
five  fires  of,  25
menus,  140-43 natural  tastes,  58
nature  and  tastes  of,  57-58
personality,  48-52 prevalent  seasons  and  times,  131-32, 132
recommended  foods  for,  92-97 Pitta-Kapha
prevalent  seasons  and  times,  133
recommended  foods  for,  104-10
Pitta-Vata
prevalent  seasons  and  times,  133
recommended  foods  for,  98-103
Plain  Dhal,  244
Plain  Dosa,  203
plantain,  342 Plantain  Kuttu,  251
plasma  srotas,  28
Plum  Chutney  (Aloo  Bukhara),  308
pokeroot,  342
pomegranate,  301 Popcorn  Crunch  Crustless  Pic,  3 1 3
poppy  seed,  300
potato RECIPES  USING
Cauliflower  and  Potato  Masala,  225
Cauliflower  and  Potato  Soutllo,  22  -
Dill  and  Parsley  Potatoes,  224
Eggplant  and  Potato  Curry,  224
k.uikai  (Eggplant  and  Potatoes),  226 Leek  and  Potato  Soup,  284
Ix-ck,  Potato,  and  Barley  Soup,  285 Masala  Dosa  (Filling),  204
l'otato  and  BrOCCOll  Soup,  288
Potato  Roti,  208
Shepherd's  Pie,  228 l'otato ,un\  Broccoli  Soup,  288
Potato  Roti, . 'US pots  anil  pans,  indent,  157
prabhava,  60  61
351
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1  NPI'X
pi  Ami. 9, : ;
prana  body,  18  19
pranamaya,  18
pranavaha  nadi,  30
prayer,  151,334
precepts  for  eating,  151-52 Pressed  Bibb  1  ettuce  Salad,  271
Pressed  Cabbage  and  Radish  Salad,  272
Pressed  Cucumber  and  Dill  Salad,  272
Pressed  Endive  and  Cucumber  Salad,  271
Pressed  dinger  Salad,  271
Ptessed  Onion  Salad,  271
Pressed  Red  Radish  Salad,  271
Pressed  Salads,  270-72
Pressed  Sprouted  Mung  and  Cabbage
Salad,  270
Pressed  Watercress  and  Tamarind  Salad,
272
pressure  cooking
dhal,  173
grains,  169
proper  conduct. See  dharma(s)
proper  foods,  introducing,  74
psychological  nature
Kapha  types,  52-53
Pitta  types,  48^19
Vata  types,  44  46
pudina,  342
Pudina  (Mint)  Masala,  304
pungent  taste,  59
Puranas,  11
pusha  and  yashasvini  nadis,  30
quinoa,  166
RECIPES  USING
Cumin  Quinoa,  212
Millet  and  Quinoa  Salad,  274
Quinoa  and  Carrots,  213
Quinoa  and  Carrots,  213
radicchio,  342
radish
RECIPES  USING
Karikai  (Daikon  and  Sweet  Potatoes),
227
Mula  Achar  (Daikon  Pickle),  306
Pressed  Cabbage  and  Radish  Salad,  272
Pressed  Red  Radish  Salad,  271
Seitan,  Daikon,  and  Carrot  Stew,  269
Raitas  (Yogurt  Salads),  310
rajma  dhal,  172
Ramps  and  Tofu  Stew,  262
rasa,  59-


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(c) 1979 by Geor ge James Firmage, from COMPLETE POEMS: 1904-1962 by E. E. Cummings,
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OceanofPDF.comC o n t e n t s
Introduction
CHAPTER  1: L OOKING IN THE  MIRROR
Practice 1: Letting Life Love Y ou
CHAPTER  2: A FFIRMING  YOUR LIFE
Practice 2: 10 Dots
CHAPTER  3: F OLLOWING  YOUR JOY
Practice 3: My Affirmation Boar d
CHAPTER  4: F ORGIVING THE  PAST
Practice 4: The For giveness Scale
CHAPTER  5: B EING GRATEFUL  NOW
Practice 5: Daily Gratitude
CHAPTER  6: L EARNING T O RECEIVE
Practice 6: A Receiving Journal
CHAPTER  7: H EALING THE  FUTURE
Practice 7: Blessing the W orld
Postscript
Acknowledgments
About the AuthorsOceanofPDF.comIntroduction
The first time I met Louise Hay in person was backstage at an I Can Do It! conference in Las Vegas. Reid Tracy, president of Hay House, introduced
us. “Welcome to the Hay Hous e family,” Louise said, as she gave me a
warm hug. Louise was due on stage in ten minutes to welcome the crowd and
introduce me as the first speak er of the day. “May I do your makeup for
you?” she asked  me. I don’t wear makeup normally, but her offer was too
good to turn down. Louise worked on my face with an array of brushes,
powders, creams, and somethin g glossy for my lips. We had great fun. Everyone backstage was highly  amused. With her finishing touch, Louise
looked me in the eyes and said, “Life loves you.”
Life loves you is one of Louise’ s best-loved affirmations. I think of it as
her signature affirmation, the heart thought that represents her life and her
work. She loves to tell people, “Life loves you.” Each time I hear her say
these words, I feel it like honey in my bones. Early on, I thought that Life
loves you  would be a great subject for a Louise Hay book. I mentioned it to
Louise. I also spoke to Reid Tracy. “Tell me when you’re ready to help her
write it,” he said. I didn’ t think he was serious. Anyway, I was busy with
my own writing projects. A few years passed, and I wrote three new books for Hay House: Be
Happy, for which Louise wrote the foreword; Loveability ; and Holy Shift! The idea of a book about Life loves you would pop into my mind
occasionally, but I didn’ t do anything about it. The day after I finished Holy
Shift!,  I’d planned to play golf. However, by lunchtime I’d written a
synopsis for Life Loves You, a book co-authored by Louise Hay and Robert
Holden. I had no choice but to write the synopsis that morning. I didn’ t
have to think about it. The words just tumbled onto the page.I showed the synopsis to my wife, Hollie. “Where did this come from?”
she asked me. I told her I was as surprised as she was. “Send it
immediately,” she said. I e-mailed Patty Gift, my editor, on October 7th. Later that day, Patty wrote that she and Reid Tracy loved my synopsis and
that Reid  would  present it to Louise. Louise’ s birthday was Octo ber 8th. On
October 9th, I got an e-mail from her, full of happy emoticon s: balloons,
cake, hearts, and gifts. She wrote, “I am so excited, Robert. How long have
you been planni ng this, dear one? I am honored to be part of this special
event. Life will help us in every way. Happy birthday to me! Much love,
Lulu.”
Our book, Life Loves You, is the fruit of a dialogue betw een Louise and
me. I visited Louise in San Diego, California, three times between
Thanksgiving and Easter. We spent a total of nine days together. I recorded
all our conversa tions. We also scheduled regular calls on Skyp e. Over the
years, Louise and I have met up at more than 20 I Can Do It! conferences in
Europe, Australia, Canada, and America. I’ve interviewed Louise for the
Hay House World Summit, and Louise has attended several of my public
talks and workshops. As you will see, I share stories and conversations
from some of these meetings as well. Life Loves You is an inquiry that takes you to the heart of who you are. It
explores your relationship with the world. It asks deep question s about the
nature of reality. In recent years, science has learned to see the world in a
new way. For instance, we know now that atoms are not separate little
things but expressions of unive rsal energy. A universe of separate things
never really existed. Everything is part of everything. Each of us is part of a
greater Unity. We have a relationship with the stars, with each other, with
all of creation. Science recognizes that the world is not just a physical place; it is also a
state of mind. “The universe begins to look more like a great thought than
like a great machine,” wrote Sir James Jeans, the English physicist. Exploring the consciousness of creation is the new frontier of science. Louise and I believe that the basic building block of creation is not the
atom; it is love. This love is not a sentimental thing. It is not just an
emotion;


, he thought he heard Bikram’ s muttered voice, then
Channa’ s. The boy was uneasy being left alone. He had a secret. Not the kind he
was ashamed to reveal so much as one he couldn’ t fathom. To escape
thinking about it, he gazed up at the stable roof. It was old, and the timbers
had warped over the winter, letting in the rain and beams of bright sunlight
when the weather was clear. His eyes caught a sunbeam now, and he watched motes of dust dance in
it. Look closer. Siddhartha shivered and tried not to listen. The words in his head didn’ t
feel like his own. They came unlike ordinary thoughts. The voice had begun
about a week earlier—this was his secret—and almost always said the same
thing.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Who is the figure watching Siddhartha from above the stable?,
A: Mara, a demon.
Q: What is Siddhartha's father, the king, trying to achieve through his son?,
A: To make him strong and not weak.
Q: Who is the old man in the palace, and what is he doing?,
A: It is Gandhik, a court physician, and he is attempting to apply a leech to the king's chest.
Q: What is Siddhartha's father's expectation of him, and why is he disappointed?,
A: Siddhartha's father wants him to be strong and fight, but he is disappointed in Siddhartha's inability to do so.
Q: Who is the old hermit, and what does he claim to be able to do?,
A: The old man is Asita, and he claims to be able to read minds and teach Siddhartha certain things.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>She wasn’ t angry with the girl; she had only dismissed her to save the
prince from being impulsive in front of tongues that would spread rumors
throughout the palace. If he was seriously interested in Sujata, or even
casually inclined, he could summon her in private. Siddhartha sank back into a moody silence as the final touches were put
on his costume, in the form of a peacock feather dashingly stuck in his
turban and delicate white satin slippers on his feet. W ith a last frown at his
reflection, he made for the door, then turned back. “What’ s her name?” His voice was almost too low to catch. “Sujata,” said Kumbira. He repeated it under his breath. “So you
noticed one,” Kumbira said. “Finally.” Despite the small feeling of
apprehension that niggled at her, she couldn’ t help teasing him. Siddhartha
frowned, but he was too unsure of himself on these grounds to put much
into the ef fort. He reached into his robe and pressed something into
Kumbira’ s palm, a heavy coin. “Silence is golden,” he said with a shy, serious expression. Kumbira nodded, and Siddhartha left noiselessly on slippered feet. They
shared a small secret now, yet Kumbira felt inexplicably that he was
drawing away from her permanently. There was no reason why this should
be so, but she squeezed the gold coin in her hand like the memento of a lost
cause. If only she understood the boy. A PROWLING TIGER  crouching in wait or an eagle in its aerie may find it
simple to be alone, but humans don’ t. We have many ways of being alone,
and each has its peculiar complications. On the day that Siddhartha turned
eighteen, three people felt completely alone in the palace. Siddhartha wasalone because he didn’ t know who he was and couldn’ t ask anyone. The
king was alone because he feared that his project was about to fail. Devadatta was alone because he had been dragged down into private
torment without hope of rescue. These three experienced very dif ferent
forms of loneliness, yet they had one thing in common. They fought to
make sure that no one else suspected. Suddhodana stood on the ramparts watching the long train of litters,
wagons, and carts bringing his guests and their retinues to the capital. From
down below some had spotted him and waved or got down from their
conveyances to bow in salutation. He stood still, not acknowledging their
greetings. The weather was fine, the roads to Kapilavastu clear. He had sent
out a band of troops to patrol the mountain passes where bandits lurked. In
his mind this day was not a coming-of-age feast but a political event. There
would be baked peacocks draped in their feathered skins as if still alive,
saffron rice steamed with an equal weight of sesame seeds, whole kid goats
roasted in butter, betel leaves wrapped in silver foil, honey wine to drink,
rose conserve whose scent almost induced a swoon, barley beer in huge
casks as the night worn on, and women’ s flesh of fered in dark private
alcoves for dessert. But all this richness was actually a show of force. His
guests knew it. Most of them appeared on Suddhodana’ s orders, not by
invitation. He was presented with the delicate task of transferring their fear
and respect, which had been owed to him over many bloody years, to his
son. The prospect filled him with gloom. His eye shifted to the tower where Siddhartha was waiting before his
official appearance. “I don’ t want you mingling. Don’ t greet anybody, don’ t
let anyone see you. W e want them to feel awe when they first set eyes on
you. This is your stage, and you have to master it completely.”
“I will do all you ask,” Siddhartha replied. “Stop it, I don’ t want words. What good have words ever done me? This
is the first day of your future. Unless you fill them with fear, these people
will one day turn into your enemies, that I promise.”
“Fear?” Siddhartha considered the word as if it came from a foreign
tongue. “I’m not a threat. Why not keep it that way?”“Because fear is policy. It’s protection. People are either at your feet or
at your throat. It’ s up to you which one.” Suddhodana delivered these
axioms with complete conviction. “You protect me, and I’m not afraid of you,” Siddhartha reminded him. This was true. The distance between father and son had wavered over the
years, sometimes reaching a pole of complete misunderstanding. But
Siddhartha had never been afraid of his father or of what disobedience
might bring out in him. As he had grown, the prince acquired a combination
of qualities that baf fled the king: mildness alongside courage, patience
shored up by will, trust combined with sharpness of mind. Suddhodana
could never predict which one would emer ge. He was reminded every day
that two dif ferent people seemed to live inside one skin. “Hasn’ t the Brahmin taught you anything?” the king burst out
impatiently. “What I’m telling you is real, it’ s true. W ithout creating fear,
you can’ t get respect. W ithout respect, you can’ t have peace among
potential enemies. Once it comes to bloodshed, nobody is afraid enough. Passion makes men fight to the death, and fear in battle is for gotten or
despised. It’ s useless once the swords are drawn. But fear will keep men
from getting to bloodshed, if you manage it right.”
This wasn’ t a studied speech, but it was no impulsive outburst, either. Suddhodana had planned to confront his son with the realities of a king’ s
existence. The time had to be ripe; the boy had to be old enough to accept
the lesson but not so old that he would imagine himself wiser than his
father. Suddhodana could only pray that his timing was right. He studied
Siddhartha’ s face for a reaction. “How is fear managed?” asked Siddhartha. His hesitant tone wasn’ t
encouraging, but at least he had asked the right question. “Fear should be applied like medicine,” his father replied. “Use just
enough as a remedy but not so much that it becomes a poison. Medicine
isn’t pleasant. But the pain it causes cures a greater pain.” Suddhodana had
practiced this analogy until he thought it was easy to understand and
forceful enough to be remembered.“Fate has dealt us a fortunate hand,” Suddhodana went on. “W e have
the mountains to the north and west guarding our backs. I’ve fought on that
front occasionally, but my eye keeps looking east. T o the east you have
strong kings, in Magadha and Kosala. T ogether they could overwhelm us by
sheer numbers. They are almost strong enough to do it without allying. But
they don’ t attack because I inflicted pain on them first. I bit their throats
like a small dog that can drive back a bigger one because it’ s more fierce. The big dog will remember the bite and for get that its enemy is actually
smaller.”
“You cast a spell,” Siddhartha said. It was a peculiar remark, and it
stopped his


  them to hands  together clasped in prayer position at the
heart—that is, no pain at all in the throat. She still felt run down and had a
runny nose, but she was laughing. Tapping was entertaining to her. We kept
going. A few minutes later, “Mom’ s not here to be with me,” arose as a big
wide-armed upset, as I’d expected. We tapped on the sadness that Mom has
always been here but now she’s not, that Tasha was mad at Mom for not
being there, that she believes Mom should be there with her all the time,
and more. Not surprisingly, tapping on these feelings caused her stuffy nose
and the run-dow n feeling to disappear as easily as the sore throat. She nolonger missed Mom, either. The whole session took maybe fifteen minutes,
if that. Soon thereafter, Tasha was outside playing with her friends. Tapping on Childr en’s Owies, Aches, and Pains
The children I have worked with and those who are tappers on their own
rarely need much time tapping to feel better. I sometimes work  with props,
such as stuffed animals (of theirs or one I have on hand) or puppets. Children can also tap on their parents and it will work. Usually, a child and
I tap on the critter as if he or she were experiencing the child’ s symptoms. For example, in the case of a child suffering from a stomach  ache, you
might suggest that the little one tap on his or her stuffed critter, saying that
Mr. Bear has a tummy ache, and it might help if you tap on these feel-good
points. Here are some words to suggest getting the child started: “Even
though (this teddy bear) is hurting in his stomach, s/he is a good bear and I
love her/him very much.”
I’ll suggest children tap on Mom or Dad instead of tapping on themselves
first if parents are okay with it. Doing so gives the children an added feeling
of empo werment. Other times I’ll have Mom or Dad tap as if they were the
child while the child watches. This also works. Remember surrogate
tapping? Surrogate T apping Symptoms
You can tap on yourself as if you were your child, even if the child is not in
your immediate  vicinity. Surrogate tapping works as long as you can stay
neutral about your own feelings, and it may take practice tapping to feel
really confident about this use of EFT. You might first tap on all the
concerns you have about your child’ s illness, and alternate tapping on your
own fears and concerns and your child’ s symptoms. How do you tap
surrogate with a child? Put yourself in their shoes and imagine what they
would say if they were tapping. Going Deeper with SymptomsDoes one part of your body seem to get stricken more often, such as your
sinuses, tummy, or throat? Are you tapping as you read? It can help. When you do get sick, is it always in the same place with the same
symptoms? Target that part when you are not sick. Try tapping with EFT
setups focused on that part of your body for seven days in a row: your
beliefs, thoughts, and experience s of being sick in that way or place. Tap on
any incidents that come to mind and you will be tapping on whatever
emotions are harbored in those body areas so you won’ t have to get sick. You are thus creating more resilience in that particular area of your body
and life. Sometimes after a person has had an injury, that area of their body in
which they were injured seems to become a repository for chronic pain. Often you will find that emotions from troubling events are housed in that
area of your body. In the case of the client with phantom limb pain, it gets
even more interesting. Each time she thought of certain specific  incidents in
her life such as the loss of her partner, the conflict with her form er mother -
in-law, the difficulties with the doctors who didn’ t help or listen, the pain in
her “unfoot” would increase. She would feel very specific pain that was
quite descriptive, and it almost seemed like she was being tortured. As we
tapped down on the specific events, the pain cleared. More on Sickness as Metaphor
Expressions we use every day offer clues: “I have a pain in the neck”: Who
or what might that be? “It feels like I’ve been stabbed in the back”: When
do you feel stabbed in the back? “My hands are tied”: When do you feel
this way? “It’s a real thorn in my side”: Who or what do you believe is a
thorn in your side? “I’m having a hard time digesting that”: What can’t you
accept? “It feels like the weight  of the world is on my shoulde rs”: Who or
what are you carrying? Your answers are your own; it’s not as though the
person is really in or on there. You’re investigating your feeling s about that
person.A client named Jack had excruciating back pain he described as “a stab in
the back.” As we tapped on the current-day pain, it came out that he had
been betrayed by a fellow weigh tlifter who had figuratively “stabbed him in
the back” by letting the weights he was supposed to be spotting fall on Jack. As we resolved that memory, an even earlier memory of back pain came up
that I considered  a core issue. Again, core issues are events that play a role
in shaping our lives. As it happ ened, his little brother used to tell on him
even when he had done nothing wrong. Jack’ s father would suddenly slam
him on the back  in that exact place. Jack was stabbed in the back by his
father and his little brother. As a result, Jack believed the world wasn’ t a
safe place to be in, and he had carried feelings of betrayal with him all his
life. Additionally, he had become a fitness junkie in order to bulk up and
become invulnerable against his father. As we worked, his pain decreased to
the point where he could resume working out and begin to trust others
again. Buried negative emotions relating to chronic or longstanding  pain or
illness can be disrupting to our energy system. Sometimes we cannot deal
with the big feelings or traumat ic event at the time it happens, so we bury
the experience in our body. For exam ple, Carrie came to see me for sciatica she’d had for twenty
years, and it was now threateni ng to put her on disability. I asked Carrie
when she remembered first feeling a pain like this, and she recalled that it
started around the time she left home, when she partnered with a man her
mother didn’ t like. The last thing her mother said to Carrie as she left was,
“It’s never going to work and you’re going to go to hell.” What a pain in the
butt thing to say. As we tapped, Carrie became keenly aware of emotions she had never
expressed about her mother ’s words, and that her mom had been a pain in
the butt all these years. She tapped on her mom being a literal pain in the
butt. As we tapped, her pain was jumping all over the place, in her leg and
throughout her body. We kept chasing it. When done, she could walkwithout pain for the first time in years and was able to continue working
full time. When Sick, Ask Y our Immune System to Pay Attention
When you feel sick or at the first hint of a cold or scratchy throat, you might
try something I do. It’s not Gold Standard EFT per se, but it does involve
tapping. My mentor, Reneé Brown, suggests speaking directly to your immune
system and tapping with your requests to feel better. Your body may
surprise you in its ability to respond and heal. I ask my immun e system to
pay special attention to any harmful or unhealthy viruses or infections and
the like that are hurting my body right now. I acknowledge the symptoms I
am feeling. Then I pair that with a request to the immune syste m to adjust
or reboo t, tapping all the way. Here are some of the types of phrases I have
used on myself:
Even though I’m feeling sick, I’m asking my immune system to pay
attention to any unwanted infections, invaders, or strange viruses
floating through my system and neutralize them. Even though my throat is all scratchy and sore, I ask my immune
system to cool and soothe the mucus membranes in my throat and
body. I’m asking my immune system to step it up a bit, to strengthen and
recognize infections that don’t belong in my body and increase its
function in a gentle, easy, natural, and healing manner, for the entirety
of my being and highest good. Even though my immune system  is overreacting to [substance)], I want
my body to know that we’re safe, and that this is not life-threatening,
so we can dial the immune response down a couple notches so I can
function.I’m asking for my body to send soothing, cooling energy to my
inflamed joints in a way that is gentle, easy, and kind to my system to
release the toxicity. I choose to know that my immune system is
healthy, fully functioning, and effectively taking care of this infection. I
allow my immune system to balance and


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e m a n a t e s  f r o m  t h e  e l e c t r i c i t y  o f  G o d. N o  o n e  f e e l s  d e e p l y  a t
h o m e  o n  t h i s  p l a n e ;  i t  i s  n o t  w h e r e  w e  c o m e  f r o m,  a n d  i t  i s
n o t  w h e r e  w e  a r e  u l t i m a t e l y  h e a d e d. *  I t  i s  a  p l a c e  w e  s t a y
b u t  f o r  a  l i t t l e  w h i l e,  b e a u t i f u l  a n d  b l e s s e d  w h e n  w e  a l l o w
o u r  p e r c e p t i o n s  o f  i t  t o  b e  o v e r s h a d o w e d  b y  H i s,  b u t  a  w a y
s t a t i o n  n o n e t h e l e s s. W e  a r e  h e r e  b e c a u s e  w e  h a v e  a  m i s s i o n :
t o  b e  t h e  l o v e  t h a t  i s  m i s s i n g  i n  a  l o v e l e s s  w o r l d  a n d  t h u s
r e c l a i m  t h i s  d a r k e n e d  w o r l d  f o r  l i g h t. H a v i n g  a n d  B e i n g

W e  c a n  h a v e  i n  l i f e  w h a t e v e r  w e  a r e  w i l l i n g  t o  b e. F o r
u l t i m a t e l y,  b e i n g  a n d  h a v i n g  a r e  t h e  s a m e. W h e n  w e  g r a n t
o u r s e l v e s  t h e  e m o t i o n a l  p e r m i s s i o n  t o  l i v e  t h e  l i f e  w e  w a n t,
t h e r e  i s  l i t t l e  i n  t h e  w o r l d  t h a t  c a n  s t o p  u s. A s  i t  s a y s  i n  t h e
C o u r s e,  w e  d o n ’ t  a s k  G o d  f o r  t o o  m u c h,  b u t  r a t h e r  w e  a s k
H i m  f o r  t o o  l i t t l e. *  O u r  w e a k n e s s  i s  o f t e n  s i m p l y  aw e a k n e s s  o f  f a i t h — b e l i e v i n g  m o r e  i n  t h e  l i m i t a t i o n s  o f  t h e
w o r l d  t h a n  i n  t h e  l i m i t l e s s n e s s  o f  G o d. T o  G o d,  e v e r y  m o m e n t  i s  a  n e w  b e g i n n i n g. A n d  G o d  i s
h e l d  b a c k  b y  n o t h i n g. G o d  w o u l d  n e v e r  s a y,  “ I  c o u l d  h e l p
y o u,  b u t  y o u  m e s s e d  u p  b a d l y  s o  I  d o n ’ t  w a n t  t o. ”  N e i t h e r
d o e s  H e  s a y,  “ I  c o u l d  g i v e  y o u  a  g r e a t  l i f e,  b u t  y o u r  p a r e n t s
w e r e  a l c o h o l i c s  s o  m y  h a n d s  a r e  t i e d. ”  L i m i t a t i o n s  d o  n o t
s t a n d  b e f o r e  t h e  l i m i t l e s s n e s s  o f  G o d,  a n d  i t  i s  t h e  l i m i t s  t o
o u r  f a i t h,  n o t  t h e  l i m i t s  o f  o u r  c i r c u m s t a n c e s,  t h a t  k e e p  u s
f r o m  e x p e r i e n c i n g  m i r a c l e s. E v e r y  s i t u a t i o n  p r o v i d e s  u s  t h e
c h a n c e  t o  l i v e  w i t h  b r o a d e r,  m o r e  a u d a c i o u s  h o p e  a n d  f a i t h
t h a t  a l l  t h i n g s  a r e  p o s s i b l e. G o d  i s  b i g g e r  t h a n  a n y  l i m i t e d
c i r c u m s t a n c e  i n  o u r  p a s t ;  G o d  i s  b i g g e r  t h a n  a n y  l i m i t a t i o n
t h a t  t h e  w o r l d  i s  s h o w i n g  u s  n o w. L i m i t a t i o n s  e x i s t  o n l y  a s
a  c h a l l e n g e  t o  u s  t o  m a t u r e  s p i r i t u a l l y,  a s  w e  r e a l i z e  t h a t
t h r o u g h  t h e  g r a c e  o f  G o d  w e  a r e  b i g g e r  t h a n  t h e y  a r e. B i g g e r  t h a n  f i n a n c i a l  l a c k. Y e s,  b e c a u s e  i n  G o d  y o u  a r e
i n f i n i t e l y  a b u n d a n t. B i g g e r  t h a n  s i c k n e s s. Y e s,  b e c a u s e  i n
G o d  y o u  a r e  i n  t o t a l  g o o d  h e a l t h. B i g g e r  t h a n  t e r r o r i s m. Y e s,  b e c a u s e  i n  G o d  w e  a r e  i n f i n i t e  l o v e,  a n d  l o v e  i s  t h e  o n e
a n d  o n l y  f o r c e  t h a t  h a t e  a n d  f e a r  c a n n o t  w i t h


 p l a n  c a l l s  f o r  u s  t o  r e m e m b e r  o u r  o w n
e t e r n a l  p e r f e c t i o n,  t h e n  w o u l d n ’ t  H e  b e  a s k i n g  u s  t o
r e m e m b e r  i t  i n  o t h e r  p e o p l e  a s  w e l l? T o  t h e  e g o,  t h e  n o t i o n  o f  e t e r n a l  a n d  u n c h a n g e a b l e
i n n o c e n c e  i s  b l a s p h e m y. G u i l t  i t s e l f  i s  t h e  e g o ’ s  g o d. B u t  i fw e ’ r e  t o  e v o l v e  b e y o n d  t h e  e g o,  w e  h a v e  t o  e v o l v e  b e y o n d
o u r  b e l i e f  i n  t h e  s a n c t i t y  o f  g u i l t. A n d  t h e  p l a c e  t o  b e g i n  i s
i n  r e g a r d s  t o  o u r s e l v e s. T h a t  d o e s n ’ t  m e a n  w e  h a v e n ’ t  m a d e  m i s t a k e s  o r  t h a t  w e
d o n ’ t  n e e d  t o  t r y  t o  m a k e  t h e m  r i g h t. B u t  a s  i t ’ s  o f t e n  s a i d,
G o d ’ s  n o t  f i n i s h e d  w i t h  a n y  o f  u s  y e t. W e ’ r e  n o t  p e r f e c t  o r
w e  w o u l d n ’ t  h a v e  b e e n  b o r n,  b u t  i t ’ s  o u r  m i s s i o n  t o  b e c o m e
p e r f e c t  h e r e. *  O n e  s t e p  a t  a  t i m e,  o n e  l e s s o n  a f t e r  a n o t h e r,
w e ’ r e  g r o w i n g  c l o s e r  t o  t h e  e x p r e s s i o n  o f  o u r  d i v i n e
p o t e n t i a l. W h a t  i s  r e a l  i s  t h a t  y o u ’ r e  a  b e l o v e d  c h i l d  o f  G o d. Y o u
d o n ’ t  h a v e  t o  d o  a n y t h i n g  t o  m a k e  t h a t  t r u e ;  i t ’ s  a  T r u t h  t h a t
w a s  e s t a b l i s h e d  i n  y o u r  c r e a t i o n. Y o u r  i n h e r e n t  p e r f e c t i o n  i s
a  c r e a t i o n  o f  G o d,  a n d  w h a t  G o d  c r e a t e d  c a n ’ t  b e
u n c r e a t e d. *
O t h e r  p e o p l e  c a n  t h i n k  w h a t  t h e y  w a n t  t o  t h i n k  a b o u t
y o u,  b u t  i t ’ s  o n l y  y o u r  o w n  p e r c e p t i o n s,  n o t  t h e  p r o j e c t i o n s
o f  o t h e r s,  t h a t  p r o g r a m  y o u r  f u t u r e. I t ’ s  w h e n  w e  a g r e e  w i t h
o t h e r  p e o p l e ’ s  p r o j e c t i o n s  t h a t  w e  g e t  i n t o  t r o u b l e — w h e n
w e  g i v e  t h e  e g o  p o w e r  a n d  a l i g n  w i t h  i t s  j u d g m e n t s. T h e
e g o  i s  f u e l e d  b y  s h a m e  a n d  l o v e s  t o  i n t r o d u c e  i t  i n t o  a n y
s i t u a t i o n,  d i r e c t e d  t o w a r d  o u r s e l v e s  o r  s o m e o n e  e l s e ;  i t
d o e s n ’ t  r e a l l y  c a r e. Y e t  w e  c a n  l e a r n  t o  s a y  n o  t o  s h a m e,
k e e p i n g  o u r  h e a d s  h i g h  a n d  m o v i n g  t h r o u g h  l i f e  w i t h  t h e
k n o w l e d g e  t h a t  a l l  o f  u s  a r e  e q u a l l y  b l e s s e d  i n  G o d ’ s  e y e s. W e  s h o u l d n ’ t  h a v e  t o  a p o l o g i z e  f o r  t h e  f a c t  t h a t  e a c h  o f  u s
i s  a n  i n f i n i t e l y  c r e a t i v e  b e i n g,  e n d o w e d  b y  G o d  w i t he x t r a o r d i n a r y  p o t e n t i a l  t h a t  H e  w o u l d  h a v e  u s  m a k e
m a n i f e s t. S o m e t i m e s  w e ’ r e  a s h a m e d  b e c a u s e  o f  s o m e t h i n g  w e
a c t u a l l y  d i d,  b u t  o t h e r  t i m e s  b e c a u s e  o f  w h a t  o t h e r  p e o p l e
j u s t  t h o u g h t  w e  d i d  a n d  s e e m  i n t e n t  o n  t e l l i n g  t h e  w o r l d
a b o u t. E i t h e r  w a y,  s h a m e  i s  o n e  o f  t h e  e g o ’ s  m o s t  v i c i o u s
w e a p o n s,  s u r e  t o  k e e p  u s  s t u c k  i n  p a t t e r n s  o f  g u i l t. A n d  t h e
p u r p o s e  o f  t h e  g u i l t  i s  t o  k e e p  u s  f r o m  t h e  p e a c e  o f


 have an accurate summarization without repetition:

* The author emphasizes GOD'S unconditional LOVE has no limits nor boundaries unlike humans who tend only see its surface-level manifestations because they lack awareness about spiritual realities and truth. They cannot grasp divine concepts solely relying upon logic/rationality alone since humanity exists beyond intellectuality/sensory perception limitations, necessitating transcendence—transmutation into another realm. Moreover,
it underscores moral actions influencing inner peace/stability/forgiveness/humility/goodwill/nature/benevolences among beings—a concept NOT found outside Christianity/Jesus’ teachings. Let me know if there might be other changes requested.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the main idea of the text?,
A: The text discusses the concept of love and its presence in the universe, emphasizing that God's love is the only way to overcome darkness and despair.
Q: Who is the author addressing in the text?,
A: The author is addressing a teenager, Haley, who is struggling with relationships and feelings of rejection.
Q: What is the author's message to Haley?,
A: The author is telling Haley that God's love is the answer to her problems and that she should not give up hope. He is also encouraging her to let go of her fear and to trust in God.
Q: What is the author's perspective on the topic of faith?,
A: The author believes that faith is a crucial aspect of human existence and that it is the only way to overcome the darkness and despair that humanity faces.
Q: What is the central theme of the text?,
A: The central theme of the text is the importance of love and faith in the face of adversity and darkness.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>I t ’ s  n o t  e n o u g h  t o  s i m p l y  t a l k  a b o u t  g o o d n e s s. T h e  f a c t
t h a t  I  s a y  I  l o v e  y o u  m e a n s  l i t t l e  u n l e s s  i t ’ s  a c t e d  o n. T h e
f a c t  t h a t  I  s a y  I  l o v e  y o u  m e a n s  l i t t l e  u n l e s s  y o u  e x p e r i e n c e
m e  a s  a  l o y a l  a n d  e t h i c a l  f r i e n d. T h e  f a c t  t h a t  I  s a y  I  l o v e
y o u  d o e s  n o t  m a k e  e v e r y t h i n g  a l l  r i g h t  i f  m y  b e h a v i o ra r g u e s  o t h e r w i s e. T h a t  i s  o f t e n  t h e  p r o b l e m  w i t h  a  s o - c a l l e d
s p i r i t u a l  w o r l d v i e w :  t h e r e  a r e  t h o s e  w h o  a c t  a s  t h o u g h  t h e
u s e  o f  t h e  L  w o r d  r e n d e r s  a n  a u t h e n t i c  e f f o r t  a t  e t h i c s,
i n t e g r i t y,  l o y a l t y,  o r  e v e n  h o n e s t y  u n n e c e s s a r y. B u t  s u r e l y
G o d  i s  l e s s  i m p r e s s e d  b y  o u r  w o r d s  t h a n  b y  o u r  d e e d s. I n  t h e  m o v i e  M e e t  J o e  B l a c k,  t h e r e  i s  a  s c e n e  w h e r e
D e a t h  t e l l s  a  w o m a n ’ s  f a t h e r  t h a t  h e  p l a n s  t o  t a k e  h e r  w i t h
h i m  w h e n  h e  l e a v e s  t h e  e a r t h,  a s  h e  h a s  f a l l e n  i n  l o v e  w i t h
h e r  a n d  d o e s n ’ t  w a n t  t o  b e  w i t h o u t  h e r. A t  t h a t  p o i n t,  h e r
f a t h e r  a r g u e s  t h a t  r e a l  l o v e  i s  m o r e  t h a n  j u s t  a p p e t i t e  o r
e v e n  n e e d :  i t ’ s  a n  a c t i v e  c a r i n g  f o r  t h e  u l t i m a t e  w e l l - b e i n g
o f  a n o t h e r  h u m a n  b e i n g. L o v e  i s n ’ t  a l w a y s  e a s y ;  a n d  i f  i t  d o e s n ’ t  s t r e t c h  y o u
p e r s o n a l l y,  t h e n  i t  p r o b a b l y  i s n ’ t  l o v e. T h e  G o a l  o f  G o d ’ s  W i l l

F o r  m a n y  o f  u s,  t h e  p r o b l e m  i s  n o t  t h a t  w e  d o n ’ t  b e l i e v e  i n
G o d  o r  d o n ’ t  w a n t  t o  b e  c o n d u i t s  o f  H i s  l o v e. T h e  p r o b l e m
i s  s i m p l y  t h a t  w e  h a v e  q u i t e  a  f e w  o t h e r  g o a l s  a s  w e l l. *  W e
d o n ’ t  r e c o g n i z e  h o w  o u r  s e p a r a t e,  i n d i v i d u a l  g o a l s  c a n
a c t u a l l y  g e t  i n  t h e  w a y  o f  G o d ’ s. T h e  m i r a c l e  w o r k e r  i s  a s k e d  t o  d o  t w o  t h i n g s :  s e e
f o r g i v e n e s s  a s  o u r  f u n c t i o n,  a n d  r e l i n q u i s h  a l l  o t h e r  g o a l s
w e  h a v e  i n v e n t e d  f o r  o u r s e l v e s.S o m e t i m e s  p e o p l e  a s k  m e  a b o u t  m y  e a r l y  y e a r s  l e c t u r i n g
o n  A  C o u r s e  i n  M i r a c l e s  a n d  t h e  i n t e r e s t i n g  r i d e  I ’ v e  h a d
p r o f e s s i o n a l l y. T w e n t y  y e a r s  h a v e  p a s s e d  s i n c e  I  g a v e  m y
f i r s t  t a l k,  a n d  f r o m  t h i s  v a n t a g e  p o i n t  I  c a n  s e e  c l e a r l y


anxiety does not cripple endeavor as it
getting one's way is no longer
may, like the frustrated infant, go intoterrorism and zealotry, the ghastly history
would at lower stages of evolution. experienced as defeating, frightening or
rage. Anger leads easily to hatred, which
of the Middle East and Central Europe,
Obstacles which defeat people whose
frustrating. has an erosive ef fect on all areas of a
are all the price of Pride, which all of
consciousness is below 200 act as
At the Neutral level a person can say,
person's life. society pays. stimulants to those who have evolved
"W ell, if I don't get this job, then I'll get
The downside of Pride is arrogance and
into the first level of true power. another. " This is the beginning of inner
Ener gy Level 175: Pride
denial. These characteristics block
People at this level put back into the
confidence; sensing one's power, one isPride, which calibrates at 175, has
growth; in Pride, recovery from
world as much ener gy as they take; at
not easily intimidated. One is not driven
enough ener gy to run the United States
addictions is impossible, because
lower levels populations as well as
to prove anything. The expectation that
Marine Corps. It is the level aspired to by
emotional problems or character defects
individuals drain ener gy from society
life, with its ups and downs, will be
the majority of our kind today. People
are denied. The whole problem of denial
without reciprocating. Because
basically okay if one can roll with the
feel positive as they reach this level, in
is one of Pride. Thus Pride is a very
accomplishment results in positive punches is a 250-level attitude. contrast to the lower ener gy fields. This
sizable block to the acquisition of realfeedback, self-reward and esteem People at Neutrality have a sense of
well-rise in self esteem is a balm to all the
power, which displaces Pride with true
become progressively self reinforcing. being; the mark of this level is confident
pain experienced at lower levels of
stature and prestige. This is where productivity begins. capability to live in the world. This is the
consciousness. Pride looks good and
The collective level of consciousness of
level of safety. People at the Neutral
knows it; it struts its stuf f in the parade of
Ener gy Level 200: Courage
mankind remained at 190 for many
level are easy to get along with, safe to
life. At the 200 level power first appears. centuries and, curiously, only jumped to
be around and associate with, because
Pride is at a far enough remove from
When we test subjects at all the ener gyits current level of 204 within the last
they are not interested in conflict,
Shame, Guilt or Fear that to rise, for
levels below 200, we find, as can be
decade. competition or guilt. They are
instance, out of the despair of the ghetto
readily verified, that all go weak. comfortable and basically undisturbed
to the pride of being a Marine is an
Everyone goes strong in response to the
Ener gy Level 250: Neutrality
emotionally. This attitude is non-
enormous jump. Pride as such (66)
life-supportive fields above 200. This is
Ener gy becomes very positive as we get
judgmental and does not lead to any need
generally has a good reputation and is
the critical line that distinguishes the
to the level which we have termed
to control other people's behaviors. socially encouraged; yet, as we see frompositive and negative influences of life. Neutral because it is epitomized by
Correspondingly, because Neutral folk
the chart of the levels of consciousness, it
At the level of Courage an attainment of
release from the positionality which
value freedom, they are hard to control. is suf ficiently negative to remain below
true power occurs; therefore, it is also the
typifies lower levels. Below 250
the critical level of 200. This is why
level of empowerment. This is the zone
Ener gy Level 310: W illingness
consciousness tends to see dichotomies
Pride feels good only in contrast to the
of exploration, accomplishment, fortitude
and take on rigid positions, an This very positive level of ener gy may be
lower levels. and determination. At the lower levels
impediment in a world which is complex
seen as the gateway to the higher levels. The problem, as we all know, is thatthe world is seen as hopeless, sad,
and multifactoral rather than black and
Whereas jobs, for instance, are done
"Pride goeth before a fall. " Pride is
frightening, or frustrating; but at the level
white. adequately at the Neutral level, at the
defensive and vulnerable because it is
level of W illingness work is done well
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32
major changes in the structure of society. dependent a upon external conditions,
of Courage, life is seen to be exciting,
T aking such positions creates
But Anger expresses itself most often as
without which it can suddenly revert to a
challenging and stimulating.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the level of consciousness that is characterized by the capacity to resolve discrepancies in a non-judgmental and non-attached manner?,
A: Ener gy Level 350: Joy
Q: According to the text, what is the approximate percentage of the world's population that reaches the level of 200 or above?,
A: 0.4% of the world's population
Q: What is the primary focus of the level of 540?,
A: Joy
Q: What is the name given to the level of consciousness that is associated with the high 500s?,
A: Ener gy Level 600: Peace
Q: According to the text, what is the approximate percentage of the world's population that is below 200?,
A: 85%
Q: What is the primary focus of the level of 600?,
A: The level of 600 is characterized by the capacity to lift others and expand the sense of self<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>spiritual experiences of profound import
points in a lifetime is, of course, a
significant and capable of transforming
Alcohol or drugs do not in themselves
and become immersed in spiritual statistical figure, produced by, among
both one's life and one's ef fect on the
have the power to create a "high" at all;
pursuit. Some astonish their friends and
other things, the unfortunate fact that
world at lar ge.they calibrate at only 100 (the level of
(81) families by sudden breakthroughs into
people's cumulative life choices not
vegetables), The so-called "high" that the
new subjective contexts of reality. uncommonly result in a net lowering
of 6. NEW HORIZONS IN RESEARCH
drug or alcohol user experiences can
Consciousness at this level can be
their level of consciousness. As will be
OUR CONCERN THUS F AR has been
calibrate from 350 up to 600. The actual
described as vision and may focus on
enumerated in detail later (see Chapter
primarily to elucidate the structure of the
ef fect of drugs is merely to suppress the
uplifting society as a whale. From this
XXIII, p. 234), the influence of a very
anatomy of consciousness, with some
lower ener gy fields, thereby allowing the
level a few make the great leap to the
few individuals of advanced (82)
reference to the mechanisms of force anduser to experience exclusively the higher
region which calibrates at 600. At this
consciousness counterbalances whole
power. But ours is in no sense a purely
ones. It is as though a filter screened out
point an individual's life may become
populations at the lower levels. But,
theoretical subject. The unique nature of
all the lower tones coming from an
legendary. The signature of the 600s is
conversely, the extreme negativity of a
the research method described herein
orchestra, so that all that could be heard
compassion, pervading all motivation
few perverse individuals can sway entire
allows exploration of hitherto were the high notes. The suppr ession of
and activity. cultures and produce a global drag on the
inaccessible areas of potential the low notes does not cr eate the high
general level of consciousness, as history
knowledge. It is as applicable to the most
ones, it mer ely r eveals them. Progression of Consciousnessillustrates too well. Kinesiological testing
prosaic practical questions as to the most
W ithin the levels of consciousness, the
Although the levels we have described
indicates that a mere 2.6% of the human
advanced theoretical explorations. Let us
higher frequencies are extremely
span great variation, it is not common for
population, identifiable by an abnormal
investigate a few general examples. powerful, and few people routinely
individuals to move from one level to
kinesiological polarity (testing strong to
experience these as pure states because
another during their lifetimes. The ener gy
negative attractors and weak to positive
Social Problems
they are masked