 old deep-seated patterns and establish a
new equilibrium before we can let them continue on their
own. Once this is done, their lives can proceed smoothly
on a peaceful basis. They can be as easily accustomed to a
healthy flow in their lives as an unhealthy flow. The diffi-
culty is in the transition. Vata-Pitta
Vata-Pitta types have the volatility of air and fire com-
bined. Fear and anger mix within them in an unpre-
dictable way. If something does not make them afraid, it
makes them mad. They are apt to be defensive and suspi-
cious and find it difficult to trust anyone. They move from
aggressive to defensive attitudes, from self-justification to
criticizing others. They require a great deal of tact and must strive to be
patient with themselves. At times they may just be look-
ing for someone upon whom they can unload their nega-
tivity. Often their energy reserves and immune system are
not good (their Ojas tends to be low). For this reason, they
may find it difficult to stand any criticism. They require
much nurturing, patience and consideration (water). They Ayurvedic Counseling and Behavioral Modification 163 A
need to create a lifestyle in which they take care of them-
selves, and in which others can help them to do so. They
need a supportive environment and must allow other peo-
ple to share their work. Vata-Pitta types are usually highly intelligent, howev-
er, and once they feel calm and supported they can effec-
tively implement a helpful line of treatment. However,
their volatility can always erupt and must be guarded
against. They must be consistent but gentle in their life-
regimens and avoid excesses of all types. They benefit from
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        All the sensory and motor organs
have their subtle counterparts, through which we can
experience the subtle world and the occult forces behind
the physical world. 122 Ayurveda and the Mind
Proper Development
The proper development of the mind requires the cul-
tivation of will and character. This depends upon control
of the senses, which means taking in the right impressions,
and control of emotions, which means separating our emo-
tional reactions from what we actually perceive. Develop-
ment of artistic capacities, creative vision, occult faculties,
or yogic practices involving the chakras are additional aids. Unfortunately, we have every method of sensory indul-
gence today through modem technology and the mass
media, but no one is taught how to control the senses. Control of the senses seldom enters into our educational
system. For this reason our psychological imbalances must
increase. We are always active in life. Our life — from the auto-
matic impulses of the body to the voluntary expressions of
the mind — consists of various actions that follow from
the will. Tme will power is not measured by the ability to
get what we want but by our ability to transcend desire. Desire is not the result of our free choice. It is a compul-
sion that comes to us from the external world, a kind of
hypnosis. When we give ourselves over to the objects of
the senses, they impress the mind, which causes us to want
them and to think that our happiness depends upon them. Desire is will that is colored by imagination. It seeks what
is external and therefore not really ours. Tme will power means that we do what we say and
manifest our deeper aspirations in action. 40 Without tme
will power, it is not possible to gain peace, creativity, or
spiritual knowledge. The cultivation of will power gives
energy. Various forms of self-discipline, like any voluntary The Outer Mind: The Field of the Senses
control of the sensory or motor organs, help develop the
will. We can begin to discipline our physical functions
through fasting or exercise. We can do the same with the
mind. We can fast our minds from wrong impressions or
we can exercise them by repeating a mantra or practicing
concentration. Character is the ability to control the outer mind and
not be drawn into action by the inertia of external influ-
ences. Our senses, with the many stimuli that they bring
in, ever draw us into action. If we act out of the senses, we
lose ourselves and come under the control of the external
world. We lose our consistency of character and merely
reflect the sensations of the moment. Development of
character requires integrity, which is our ability to be true
to our conscience and not follow the impulses of the sens-
es. It depends upon controlling the mind, which means
becoming detached from pleasure and pain, and from sen-
sory desires like food or sex. The mind is like a lens that opens narrow or wide. When open wide, it notes many things generally, but lit-
tle specifically. When narrow, it notes a few things in
detail, but misses the whole. The mind can be turned
within, which requires removing our attention from the
field of the senses. We can train the mind so that it can
open or close at will, allowing us to focus on any particu-
lar sensory object or close off from all of them. This
requires control of attention. If we do not train our atten-
tion, the mind will follow the urges of the senses accord-
ing to its conditioning. We will be dominated by external
influences, lose our true self and come under the control of
other people. Unfortunately we are not trained how to control our
minds, but to give our attention away to various forms of 124 Ayurveda and the Mind
stimulation and entertainment. This lack of control of the
mind and senses allows our energy to go outward, in which
it becomes dissipated and fragmented, causing physical
and psychological disease. Proper care and usage of the
mind, therefore, is essential for our well-being. 9. Ego and Self:
The Quest For Identity
Who Are We. Who are we. What is the self behind the mind. Senso-
ry impressions rely on our sensory instruments — the eyes,
ears and other sense organs. Similarly, emotions and
thoughts rely upon our mental instrumentality — the
mind. Thought itself is an instrument of knowing. Such
instruments require a subject who operates them, just as a
microscope or telescope depend upon someone who uses
them. The field of thought is a medium through which
our subjectivity works. Behind all three layers of con-
sciousness, intelligence, and mind, there is a sense of self
that determines their action. All thought rests upon the
thought of self. All of our thoughts refer back to our own identity. All
that we do depends upon who we understand ourselves to
be. The key to understanding the mind and how it works
is to know ourselves. However, who we are is much deep-
er than what we think, or what society tells us we are. Just
as most of our potential consciousness is unknown to us, so
most of our potential self-identity, which ultimately
includes the entire universe, is not known to us. This igno-
rance of our true Self is the basis of all our problems in life,
whether psychological or spiritual. As we examine the
mind and how it works, we are led to the deeper issue of
the self and who we are. 126 Ayurveda and the Mind
Ego — the Separate Self
What human problem can we not easily solve if no
one's ego is involved. Ego is the root of all our social and
personal problems. Yet what is the ego and how can we
deal with it. Is egoism an inevitable part of human nature
that cannot be changed, or is there a way to transcend it. Ayurveda tells us that, however deep-seated the ego may
be, it is not our true nature. We can go beyond the ego and
all its sorrow and conflict. Ego is called Ahamkara in Sanskrit, which means the
"I-process. " Ego is a process of self-identification in which
we associate our inner being with some outer object or
quality. Through it we determine "I am this" or "this is
mine. " Ego creates the self-image or "I-am-the-body-idea"
and results in the sense of separate self. Through it we
become isolated and feel different from the world and crea-
tures around us. Ego is the function of consciousness to
identify itself with an object, through which we feel our-
selves one with a particular body. Only what we have iden-
tified as ourselves or as belonging to us, like our family
and friends, can we feel deeply about and really bring into
our consciousness. Ego is quite different from our true Self (Atman),
which is the pure I am or I-am-that-I-am, the I-in-itself
devoid of objectivity. Our true Self stands above all men-
tal and physical forms and conditions, and is ever
detached, free and aware. The ego arises from the "1-
thought" that stands behind all other thoughts. 1 Whatev-
er thought we have, we must first have the thought of I or
self for it to exist. Ego introduces the principle of division,
through which consciousness is fragmented and


 which inevitably
exacerbates the problem.One of the most compelling ideas I have personally learned regarding
judgment is this. When you judge another person you do not define them. You mer ely define yourself as someone who needs to judge. Just because
you make an assertion that someone is stupid, or cheap, or arrogant, or
flighty, or promiscuous does not define that person. It only says something
in you is having a conflict with something outside of you. If judgment continues without seeking the source of the conflict within you,
problems will continue unabated. A spiritual solution when you enter a
problem-plagued judgmental mental mode might be to “Stop judging by
mere appearances” (John 7:24). Y our own level of spiritual ener gy is
immediately raised when you are able to resist that strong temptation to
judge others as wrong and yourself as right. Think of all good as God
expressing itself, and evil (or wrong) or discord as ignorance of this truth. By bringing that sense of harmony to the presence of the conflict, you’ll see
that the problem not only goes away, but your frequency of vibration will
move upward and you will feel more peaceful and prosperous. When you are living with a great deal of hatred within you, you’ll find
yourself attracting the lower frequency ener gy of hatred that you despise. When Denise (not her real name) was going through a divorce she spouted
her venom about her spouse on every occasion. Her daily life was filled
with the mental anguish of hatred, revenge, sorrow, depression, and fear of
how she was going to survive financially. Her judgments were always
justified by relating how he had wronged her. While she held on to these
inner attitudes her “luck” continued to be on the downswing. Her skin
suddenly developed blotches, she was diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer, she
had horrible leg cramps, one of her daughters was arrested for possession of
illegal drugs, and finally she was involved in a very serious automobile
accident resulting in fractures and head injuries. Everything kept going
from bad to worse for Denise. She could never see that the presence of the
judgmental hatred kept her at those lower frequencies in which more and
more of that low ener gy was being attracted to her. As dif ficult as it may
seem, when your luck is down and things seem to be deteriorating, ask
yourself how much right versus wrong judgment you are carrying around
and work one moment at a time to replace it with the one power of spiritual
harmony.True Nobility Is Not About Being Better Than Anyone Else: It Is About Being Better
Than Y ou Used to Be
As I sit and write these words I imagine you, the reader, somewhere on this
earth in a future moment. I know in my heart, that regardless of who you
are, what age or sex, whatever status you have achieved or failed to
achieve, regardless of your educational merit badges or your level of
material wealth, that I, W ayne Dyer, would have just as much to learn from
you, as you do from me. Furthermore, I have the profound awareness that in
a very deep and spiritual sense you and I are connected to each other. Knowing that you have just as much to teach me as I to teach you, af firms
for me that I am not better than any person out there on this entire planet. Yet at the same time I know that I am better than I used to be. Much better. And that is what I use as a barometer of my ability to raise my spiritual
energy. I am better than I used to be. I no longer am totally dominated by
my ego’ s need to be right, to accomplish and triumph. I can now ask how
may I serve before wondering what’ s in it for me. I now find myself
spreading a message of peace, grace, love, for giveness, connectedness,
kindness, and joy rather than one of winning, being right, forceful, strong,
on top of the heap, successful, and so on. I teach meditation rather than
medication, and I am a better father, husband, and son than I was. I’ve heard it said that the only dif ference between a flower that is alive and
one that is dead is that the live flower is growing. This is the true test of
spiritual growth and whether you are raising your vibrations to be in
harmony with spirit. Are you growing? Are you better than you used to be? Here is how Lao Chu put it several thousand years ago. It applies today and
it will apply several thousand years from now. At birth all people are soft and yielding. At death they are hard and stif f.
All green plants are tender and yielding. At death they are brittle and dry.When hard and rigid
We consort with death. When soft and flexible,
We affirm greater life. You Must Slow Down to Speed Up Y our Spiritual Energy
Ironically, this fast-paced frantic activity is a very slow form of ener gy. When your mind and your body are in a constant state of worry and anxiety,
analyzing and figuring, always on the go, meeting deadlines and scurrying
to keep the next appointment, remember, that in the world of physical form
the actual ener gy pattern is extremely slow. It is only when you approach
the ener gy waves of light and spirit that the vibrations are faster. Light
waves, although appearing motionless vibrate much faster than the
frequencies of solid matter. Hence the irony when you slow yourself down and emanate peaceful,
tranquil thoughts, you actually send the anxiety and stress out of your life. Similarly, when you meditate you bring God’ s silent love into your present
moments. In silence and stillness God’ s ener gy will become yours. By
slowing your mind and freeing it from the endless chatter of thoughts
competing against other thoughts, you allow the fastest vibrations of spirit
to enter. That faster vibration is one of harmony, love, and peace. It is like
Patanjali said, coming to know God by making conscious contact with God. I have used a technique in traf fic to slow my mind down and consequently
allow the peace of God’ s fast vibrations to be present with me. When I am
stopped at a red light, I remind myself to choose to let my mind stand still
as well, or allow it to continue to chatter with thoughts about how I’m being
delayed, why the driver ahead of me didn’ t go through the yellow light, and
it is his fault that I’m still sitting here, how I’m now going to have to stop
for all the lights ahead of me because of the sequencing conspiracy of the
traffic planners, and so on. I usually choose to use this minute or two in
which everything else has stopped, to still and stop my mind as well. It is alla choice. I find that I can simply close my eyes, meditate for the prescribed
stoppage time and experience the peace of that moment. I have also discovered that there is almost always someone behind me who
will give me a considerate wake-up honk to remind me that my meditation
time is up! By slowing down and stopping my mental chatter at the traf fic
light, I invite the increased vibration of spirit into my life. And conversely,
by staying in a frenetic vibration in my mind and body, I block the presence
of God and continue to live with my so-called problems. These are some of the principles that I encourage you to study and adopt as
you think about consciously raising your own ener gy levels to approach and
sustain spiritual awareness. This also concludes this section on ways to
adopt the view that there is a spiritual solution to every problem. In the remaining chapters I present perhaps the most famous prayer of all
time and relate what Saint Francis of Assisi intended as very practical
advice for implementing spiritual solutions. The title of each chapter is a
line of the Saint Francis prayer, followed by specific suggestions for putting
the intention of the thoughts of Saint Francis into our lives and our world
today. OceanofPDF.comPART II
PUTTING SPIRITUAL
PROBLEM SOLVING
INTO ACTION
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life. —Saint Francis of Assisi
In the first half of this book I have detailed the principles involved in
understanding that there is a spiritual solution to every problem. In this
second half I of fer some practical applications of these principles based on
the well-known prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi. It seems to so perfectly
reflect the theme of this book that I have selected each line from the first
half of this famous prayer as a title for the next seven chapters. Each line provides a simple and perfect exercise to increase your ener gy
level, thereby enabling you to experience your problems as illusions which
dissolve when you bring the one power of spirit to them. Y ou don’ t have to
be a celibate monk without worldly goods, devoted to an impoverished way
of life, to grasp the profound message inherent in this prayer. You will also


portunistic bacteria and fungi can grow on the stomach wall, such as
Helicobacter pylori, Campylobacter pylori, Enterobacterial Candida,
Salmonella, E. coli, Streptococci, etc. The most research in this area has been
done in stomach cancer patients, the majority of which show low levels of FIG. 7 Regulation of digestive process by the stomach acid. stomach acid production. Microbes, which populate low acid stomach play
a very important role in causing stomach cancer, ulcers and gastritis. Of course, most of these microbes love to eat carbohydrates, particularly
the processed kind. The digestion of carbohydrates starts in the mouth with
the action of saliva. When the food arrives into the stomach in the normal
situation stomach acid stops this digestion. So, carbohydrates have to wait
until they arrive at the duodenum to be digested. But in the stomach with
low acidity overgrowing microbes start fermenting dietary carbohydrates,
often with the production of various toxins and gas, which can make it very
uncomfortable for the GAPS child or adult and make them refuse food. So, what do we do. I believe that GAPS patients need supplementation with stomach acid. The most physiological preparation available on the market is Betaine HC1
with added Pepsin. One capsule usually provides 200-300 mg of Betaine
HC1 and loomg of Pepsin. It should be taken at the beginning of each meal. The capsules usually contain an adult dose. However, I find that children as
young as eight can take this dose without any trouble. To determine the
right dose for your child start from a small pinch of the powder added to
the first spoonfuls of the meal. In two to three days increase to two pinches
and so on. For children from 18 months to 24 months one pinch is usually
enough. For two to three year olds two to three pinches. For four to six year
olds half a capsule is enough. For six and older from half to a full capsule. Children older than 10 and adults may need two capsules at the beginning
of each meal. A lot of parents report great improvement in their child's
stool in just a few days from starting Betaine HC1 with Pepsin. Make sure
that you do not give probiotic to your child together with Betaine HC1 as
the acid is likely to destroy the probiotic bacteria. Give the probiotic first
thing in the morning, between food or after food when the stomach acid is
at its lowest. Apart from supplementing stomach acid there are natural things we can
do to stimulate the body to produce its own stomach acid. Cabbage juice is
one of the strongest stimulants. Having a few spoonfuls of cabbage juice or
a small cabbage salad before the meal will help to digest that meal. Sauerkraut and its juice are even stronger. A small helping of sauerkraut or
a few tablespoons of its juice will prepare the stomach for the arriving food. Having a cup of home-made meat stock with your meal will also help to
increase stomach acidity. With children the easiest thing to do is to give
them a cup of home-made meat stock with a few spoonfuls of sauerkraut
juice or cabbage juice mixed in it. 2. Pancreatic Enzymes
These are the enzymes that people are talking about when they say "diges
tive enzymes". They usually include a mixture of proteases, peptidases,
lipases, amylase, lactase and cellulase, which normally would be breaking
down your food in the small intestine. In a healthy digestive tract most of
these enzymes are produced by the pancreas. If we can restore normal
stomach acidity then this stage in digestion should go without any prob
lem, because the stomach acid would trigger the pancreas to produce its
own enzymes. That is why I consider restoring the stomach acid level far
more important than supplementingparicreatic enzymes. There has been a polemic in autistic circles about supplementing some
peptidases and proteases to replace the diet (meaning the GFCF diet, of
course). The idea was that these enzymes would break down gluten and
casein, so that there would be no need to struggle with implementing the
diet. Not surprisingly this approach did not work for the majority of
people, because enzymes can never replace a diet. The diet, which we
describe in this book is designed to heal the gut and to re-establish normal
gut flora. No enzyme can do that. Generally in my clinical experience I see a lot of improvement from sup
plementing stomach acid. However, I do not see much happening from
supplementing pancreatic enzymes. If the patient feels that they really
help then there is no reason why he or she should not take them, providing
the tablet does not contain fillers or binders which may interfere with the
healing processes in the gut. In my experience the majority of patients do
very well with just supplementing stomach acid, because it will trigger pro
duction of their own pancreatic enzymes through secretin and cholecys
tokinin, as well as triggering bile secretion and many other important
players in the digestive process, making it far more natural. Digestive enzymes do not need to be taken permanently. As the gut
starts healing the person can slowly withdraw the stomach acid supple
mentation and/or pancreatic enzymes, taking them only with heavy meals
or if something not allowed on the diet has been eaten. 5. VITAMIN AND
MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION
A vitamin is a substance that makes you ill
if you don't eat it. Albert von Szent-Gyorgi (1893-1986)
Hungarian-bom US biochemist
GAPS patients have many nutritional deficiencies, so it is a natural desire
to get rid of them. The question is: how. Is it a matter of simply testing how much magnesium, for example, a
person is missing and then supplementing that amount. Or is it a matter of
taking a supplement "specifically designed" for autism or ADHD or
schizophrenia, using the "one size fits all" approach. Maybe we should just
give megadoses of all the nutrients, which the person is deficient in,
hoping that the body will sort it all out. Many health practitioners turn to testing for nutritional deficiencies. For
every nutrient there are optimal tests, which are considered to give the
most accurate information about that particular nutrient, and there are
less optimal tests, which may be quite misleading. Trying to use the most
optimal test for every nutrient is impractical and can be very expensive. So,
usually one or two tests are performed for all the nutrients at once, which
does not represent the true picture. So, trying to work out a nutritional
supplementation protocol based on these tests is shaky from the start. On top of that, many supplements on the market have a very low
absorption rate, some about 9%, so the amount the patient's body would
actually get can be way below what it says on the bottle. But, of course, the
majority of manufacturers would not tell you on the bottle how low the
absorption rate of their supplement is, even if they knew. So, choosing a
supplement can be quite difficult. Absorption of supplements is a complicated process which, apart from
the quality of the supplement, also depends on the state of the patient's
digestive system. Two different people may absorb different amounts of
nutrients from the same supplement. GAPS digestive system is generally
not in good shape and may not absorb any of those nutrients particularly
well. To complicate the whole matter even further, many nutrients compete
for absorption sites in the gut. So, if we supplement too much calcium, for example, it may impair absorption of other nutrients: magnesium, zinc,
copper, iron, some amino acids and others, creating deficiencies in those
nutrients. Indeed this is a very confusing area of nutrition. The truth is nobody
knows how to prescribe vitamins and minerals because we do not have
enough research or knowledge on this subject. Every nutritionist or medi
cal practitioner has his/her own collection of favourite supplements and
that is what they usually use on most of their patients. lust as with main
stream psychiatry, where drugs are used mostly on a trial-and-error basis,
the same method is used in prescribing vitamin and mineral supplements. Taking vitamin and mineral supplements has become very common not
only because many of us take "health-pills", but because a lot of foods are
fortified with vitamins and minerals to compensate for the loss of those
nutrients in the food processing, not to mention the fact that many foods
are grown using intensive farming techniques, which makes them nutrient
poor from the start. Unfortunately, a lot of these supplemented nutrients
are synthetic. The body has been designed to use natural forms of these
nutrients and often does not recognise the synthetic forms and does not
know what to do with them. There is a growing suspicion that a lot of cases
of kidney stones, for example, are caused by supplementing synthetic
forms of vitamin C, which would represent most vitamin C supplements
available in the shops. There is a highly publicised opinion that in our modem world we cannot
be healthy without taking nutritional supplements, because our diet
cannot provide us with optimal amounts of nutrients. Indeed, if you live on
cereal and toast for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and a standard dinner
you will not provide your body with optimal amounts of nutrition and you
will


I would just choose not to go out because of the devastating
effect driving had on my attitude. Sometimes I just wanted
to run drivers off the road or honk at them, and I just felt
unusually frustrated with the whole experience. I should
mention there was a point in my life when I loved to
drive. Now, something amazing has happened, I can enjoy
driving again. The local driving habits of people, or the lack
thereof, haven’t changed. I have. It just doesn’t bother me
anymore. I am amazed, too, when this happens. I think to
myself, “Wow, that person just cut me off and that’s OK. I am OK with that. ” Whereas I used to think, “Who in the f#*$ is that a%&#. +. ” That is a big difference. I just feel so much better. I want to thank Dr. Platt and his team for their
courage to move forward and really try to heal people
during a time when people need it most. I know that there
will be/is a lot of resistance, there always is with change, but if I can ever be of help I am here. It has been less than a week since I was there and I am seriously a new person. Before coming in to your office I had been working so hard
on the physical and mental parts, but something was still
missing. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for filling
the missing part. I can now truly live my life. BIPOLAR DISORDER
In my opinion, understanding how excess adrenaline can
affect the body sheds light on the condition known as bipolar
disorder. The older term, “manic-depressive disorder,” was
perhaps a more apt name. ADRENALINE DOMINANCE 80  |
People with this condition go from periods of extreme
restlessness and hyperactivity to periods of extreme depression. In the hypomanic phase (a true manic phase is rarely seen
outside of an institution), the mind can go extremely fast and
the person may exhibit rapid speech or have grandiose ideas. These characteristics are symptoms of excess adrenaline in the
brain. This same output of adrenaline, the anger hormone, can
lead to depression when the anger is internalized. Subsequently,
the adrenaline causes a swing back to euphoria. There is no way of accurately determining the behaviors
through which a bipolar tendency will be expressed. It may
be that right-brained patients exhibit more rapid speech and
flow of ideas, while left-brained patients may manifest extreme
activity. I suspect that both can become severely depressed
and suicidal. I also suspect that everyone with this condition started out
with ADHD. People with ADHD  can actually be pushed into
a bipolar state simply with the use of commonly prescribed
antidepressants that are in the norepinephrine reuptake
inhibitor (NRI) category, or with stimulants. A partial list
of these drugs includes: Wellbutrin, Effexor, Cymbalta,
Lyrica, Pristiq, Adderall, Strattera, and Ritalin. The last three
are prescribed for ADHD  specifically, while the others are
commonly used for depression. Bipolar patients are often
placed on antidepressants, with Cymbalta and Lyrica added
for pain control. |   81 ExCESS  ADRENALINE: THE  UgLy

Doctors are giving bipolar patients medications that
increase the adrenaline level in the brain when they
have too much adrenaline in the brain to begin with. All of these drugs can increase the amount of adrenaline
in the brain. Reminiscent of how doctors often treat type II
diabetics with insulin or drugs that increase insulin, the very
hormone that causes type II diabetes, doctors are giving bipolar
patients medications that increase the adrenaline level in the
brain, when they have too much adrenaline in the brain to
begin with. Is it any wonder that suicide and sudden death
are listed among the side effects of these drugs. As one patient
wrote in a brief note:
Patient C. K. You have taken me off my bipolar drugs and have
changed my life. My whole family acknowledges the
following: I am more alert. I am walking better with
“more life” in my step. My anxiety level is way down and I am no longer sluggish in thought. How ADHD  can convert into a bipolar disorder is
illustrated by the case of a 32-year-old patient of mine. He
had a history of hyperactivity caused by high adrenaline. In
his youth he was active in sports and had trouble focusing
in school; as an adult he became a workaholic. His excess
adrenaline took away his appetite, which forced the release of even more adrenaline to provide fuel for the body. This also created stress, which led to cortisol production. The cortisol raised his sugar level, leading to the release of insulin, which ADRENALINE DOMINANCE 82  |
resulted in hypoglycemia—prompting the output of still
more adrenaline. His very high adrenaline caused hypomanic
behavior along with episodes of severe depression due to
internalization of anger. When I first met with this patient, he was on four
medications: lithium, Depakote, Paxil, and Effexor. The drugs
caused him to gain 65 pounds, which added to his depression,
along with brain fog. I put him on a program to lower his
adrenaline and wean him off all his psychoactive medications. His bipolar behavior disappeared along with his weight gain. He underwent a remarkable transformation, attesting to the ability of the body to heal itself when the underlying cause of the problem is addressed. Part of the protocol I recommend for treating bipolar
disorder is natural bio-identical progesterone cream. Because
progesterone is a natural antidepressant that affects most, if
not all, of the neurotransmitters in the brain, using it helps
patients to wean themselves off their antidepressant drugs. One woman who came to see me had been diagnosed with
bipolar disorder and was on Lyrica, Cymbalta, Effexor, and
Wellbutrin. All four drugs are NRIs. NRI drugs increase the level
of norepinephrine—a hormone that acts similarly to adrenaline—
in the brain. For someone whose adrenaline level in the brain is already raised, taking NRIs can have tragic consequences. The woman was also in her first trimester of pregnancy. I
advised her that if she wanted to maintain the pregnancy, she
should go “cold turkey” off her medications to avoid damage to
the fetus. She abruptly stopped all medications while applying
progesterone cream every one to two hours and did not have
a single withdrawal symptom. Needless to say, her bipolar
disorder also disappeared. |   83 ExCESS  ADRENALINE: THE  UgLy
A Canadian patient who drove all the way from Manitoba
to Southern California to see me shared that she had been
on 43 medications at one time or another for her bipolar
problem and had been institutionalized numerous times
for this disorder. Obviously, the drugs were not solving her
problem. I helped her wean herself off her medications and
prescribed for her high doses of progesterone cream. Not only
did she return to feeling normal, she was able to go out and get a job for the first time in 10 years. When she visited the doctor who had been treating her for
years, he didn’t even recognize her. It was the first time he had
seen her wearing makeup. Prior to this visit she would drag
herself out of bed and didn’t have the energy to apply makeup. She told him how wonderful she felt off of her medications
and on hormones. The doctor promptly scolded her and fired her as a patient. This was not surprising, since she threatened this doctor’s approach to treating patients. Another woman, aged 42, had been diagnosed with bipolar
disorder, plus type II diabetes and hypertension. At the time I
first saw her, she was on the following daily medications—an
example of gross mistreatment of a patient, yet, surprisingly, still within the guidelines of the “standard of care”:
Insulin – 90 units (an extremely high level)Seroquel – 25 mgAbilify – 5 mgLexapro – 30 mgRitalin – 30 mgProvigil – 200 mgMetformin – 2000 mgNeurontin – 600 mgCitrical – 2 tabletsADRENALINE DOMINANCE 84  |
Aspirin – 325 mg
Nexium – 40 mgAtenolol – 50 mgRanitidine – 75 mgLipitor – 40 mgTricor – 145 mgXenical – 120 mgLotensin – 20 mgProvera – 10 mgNiaspan – 2 capsulesSynthroid – 88 mcg
I eliminated every one of her medications except the
thyroid (Synthroid). Her brain fog disappeared. Her sugar
level normalized, as did her blood pressure. Her cholesterol
actually went down when she was off the Lipitor and Niaspan,
and she lost 65 pounds. Certainly, treating patients with psychoactive disorders can
be complex and should not be taken lightly. Reducing adrenaline
and weaning off psychoactive drugs may not be suitable for every
patient. That said, what I do know is that, given the choice,
most patients prefer to treat the cause of their problem and not
be subjected to a


 letting go technique was used. By Christmas, it was possible to
return to the dance floor. At a later time, a severely sprained ankle healed
itself in minutes by instantly surrendering the pain. Healing of V ision
One evening while giving a lecture on the mechanism of surrender and
making note of all of the above healings which had been experienced, a
member of the audience said, “Doctor, if you healed all of those ailments,
then why do you still wear glasses? Couldn’ t poor eyesight be healed the
same way?”“W ell, I never thought of wearing glasses as a disease. I always thought
of it as an anatomical-structural defect of the body. But now that you
mention it, I don’ t see any reason why that shouldn’ t heal.”
So, the bifocals were removed and stowed in a coat pocket. Indeed, at
that time, eyesight was declining to the point that trifocals had been
prescribed and ordered. In leaving the lecture that evening, the same inner
knowingness came, that the condition would heal itself with suf ficient faith
and trust. Driving home without glasses, vision was blurred. The pace was slow,
with headlights on the curb. There was an inner knowingness that we would
always see what we needed  to see but unable to see what we wanted  to see. During the next six weeks, a great deal was observed and learned about
what goes on behind our everyday, ordinary seeing. There is a whole
myriad of feelings, varying from curiosity to competition to erotic interest
to intellectual titillation. Only about five percent of our vision is absolutely
necessary to function in the world. A peculiar phenomenon occurred; only that which was necessary to see
was seen. Reading newspapers and magazines, watching television, or
going to the movies were all impossible. It became clear how most of vision
is merely escapism. On the road, it was as if Mr. Magoo were behind the
wheel. Again and again that same mysterious phenomenon would occur. As
soon as it was vital to see something, that’ s when it would be seen. The
edge of the clif f was made visible just as it was necessary to see it. There
was a great deal of anxiety, with a constant surrendering of fear. Finally, by
the end of six weeks, the fear seemed to run out. Instead, a deep surrender
took place. “W ell, I will only see that which I am allowed to see.” The other
emotional objectives which seeing had subserved up to that time were
willingly surrendered. Then, a profound sense of inner stillness and peace occurred and a
feeling of oneness with whatever it is that runs the universe. And in that
instant, suddenly, vision returned totally and perfectly. What had not been
visible or readable now was crystal clear: street signs, fine print in dim
light, objects in great detail across the room and at great distance. At the
next eye test for a driving license renewal, the evaluator said that the vision
was perfect and that glasses would no longer be required. This had never
occurred on any previous eye test!Since telling this story around the country, quite a number of other
people have taken of f their glasses and gone through the same experience. Interestingly enough, each one said that it took about six weeks. One of the
people who accomplished this decided to put his glasses on again. When
asked the reason, he said that his wife was so used to seeing him with
glasses that he looked homely without them, and so he put on blank ones in
order to please her. He did it just because he loved her and wanted to make
her happy, which is a very dif ferent reason than having to wear glasses
because of impaired vision. Those of us who have had the experience of healed vision agree on one
discovery: It is with the mind itself that we see, not the eyeballs! Recently,
one of the cases was a woman who had been blind since shortly after birth
and had gross derangements of both eyeballs. After hearing the lecture on
recovery of vision, she pursued a medical protocol and practiced the letting
go technique on her sight. W ithin two days she began to experience a return
of vision. She came up after the lecture and said, “I know you are right. I
know that one sees through the mind because that is what is happening to
me. I am seeing, and I am seeing with my mind!”
T o understand how all of these healings can come about—some of
them ver ging on the miraculous—we have to revise many of our thoughts
about bodily processes, the mechanisms of healing, and how medical
treatments bring about their results. It was discovered that there is a self-
healing power within  that is activated by continual surrender. CHAPTER
21
Q U E S T I O N S  A N D  A N S W E R S
This chapter includes verbatim questions and answers from workshops and
seminars that have been given around the world in recent years. In
anticipation of the reader ’ s questions, the most typical and frequently asked
questions about the mechanism of surrender have been included. Religious and Spiritual Goals
There are always a number of questions regarding the application of
surrender to achieving what are generally referred to as spiritual goals,
expansion of consciousness, and religious beliefs. W e can answer many of
these questions by making a general statement. The letting go mechanism does not conflict with any religion or
spiritual pathway or self-improvement program, nor does it disagree with
any philosophy or metaphysical position. It entails no spiritual teachings of
its own. Instead, it provides a mechanism so that self-understanding
removes the blocks to spiritual advancement. It is also compatible with the
humanistic movement. All spiritual pathways and religions emphasize the
need for expanding our capacity to love, and this is essentially what the
process of surrender is all about. By removing the blocks to love, the
capacity to love self, others, and God is expanded. Surrender also facilitates the basic teachings of all the world’ s great
religions. The essential goal of these teachings is to surrender the “small
self,” commonly called “ego.” The letting go technique facilitates the goal
of dissolving the small self by using a simple inner process of surrender.When the small self is transcended, the true inner Self shines forth. Let us
take, for instance, the most common short means of expression of this
surrendering phenomenon as given by most religions. T ypically, they follow
this pattern:
Let go and let God. Be still and know that I am God. T urn your life and will over to the care of God as you understand Him. Surrender to what is,  for God is in all things. It is obvious that letting go of negativity facilitates the very direction
that all religions and spiritual pathways ur ge us to take. The process of
letting go is concerned primarily with feelings, and we have seen that
feelings have a profound ef fect on our thoughts and belief systems. The
experience of most people who use the mechanism of surrender is that it
facilitates their spiritual and religious goals. Those who do not consciously
have any religious or spiritual goals have remarked that it facilitates their
capacity for lovingness, which substantially increases their happiness and
well-being. Carl Jung pointed out that, because God is one of the major archetypes
in the unconscious, each person has to take a position about God whether
they like it or not. Even the atheist has feelings about the concept of God. So whether God exists or not, the subject has to be dealt with sooner or
later. Suppressing our feelings about God or consciously being
overwhelmed by the subject is not a satisfactory solution. The letting go
technique brings resolution to long-standing inner conflicts, both to the
atheist and to the believer. Question : What is the relationship of letting go to the whole
concept of sin? Answer : If we examine the negative feelings that we have been
discussing and describe them in religious terminology, we see that
what we have really been describing are the so-called “cardinal
sins.” Inasmuch as the mechanism of surrender is a way of letting
them go, it seems obvious that letting go of the attachment to these
characteristics facilitates the achievement of religious teachings in
our personal life.Question : I am not a follower of any particular spiritual pathway
but have my own personal pathway. How could this technique be
helpful? Answer : W ithout exception, all spiritual pathways are based upon
a method of dissolving the ego. The ego includes the totality of our
negative programs. Surrendering is the process par excellence  for
letting go of negative programs. It is, therefore, the best tool to
facilitate spiritual understanding. Question : W ill this process interfere in any way with my faith? Answer : On the contrary: What are the obstacles to faith? Y ou will
notice that they are all forms of negativity. Consequently, letting
go of negativity would be removing the obstacles to faith. Question : I am a nonbeliever, but I do have an interest in learning
about spiritual matters. W ould this approach be of any use to me? Answer : The mechanism of surrender is a tool only. Y ou can use it
to remove the obstacles to making a million dollars; or you can use
it to remove the obstacles to the development of spiritual
awareness. Most people who continuously surrender report that
they discover something within themselves akin to love itself,
which is independent of the body


, or findingfoult w ith another
person is not giving love. • Y ou have to be happy to receive the happy versions of other people. • The force of love presents you with a whole array of Personal Emotional
T rainers, disguised as everyday  people, but they are all training you to
choose love
• Y ou can stick  everyt hing you love a nd want to you by looking for the
things y ou love in other people, and saying yes to those qualities with all of
your heart. • Y ou can't talk about or hear negativity and have good feelings. • Life is presenting every person and circumstance to you so you can choose
what you love a nd what you don't love. When you react to an ything, you
are reacting with your feelings, and as you do, you are choosing it. • Y ou can't change a negative situation with bad feelings. If you keep
reacting negativ ely, your bad feelings will magnify and m ultiply the
negativity. • If you' re feelin g fantastic, the force of your magnetic field creates a shield
that no negativ ity can penetrate. • Changing the way you feel is e asy compared to running around trying to
change the circumstances o f the outside world. Change your feelings and
the outside circumstances will change. • The more you give love and feel good, the more magnetic your field
becomes and the more it expan ds, drawing everything and everyone you
love to you. The Power And Health

"Natural for ces within us ar e the true healers of disease. " ( Hippocrates
Father Of W estern Medicine Cir ca 460 - 370 BC)

What do es it mean to be healthy. Y ou may think that being healthy means
that you  are not sick, but being  healthy is far more th an that. If you feel
okay, or average, or nothing much at all, you are not healthy. Being he althy is feeling the same way as little children feel. Little children
are bursting with ener gy every  day. Their bodies feel light and flexible;
moving is ef fortless. They're light on their feet. Their minds are clear;
they're happy, and free of w orry and stress. They sleep deeply and
peacefully every  night, and they  wake up feeling completely ref reshed, as if
with a brand-new  body. They fe el passionate and excited about eve ry new
day. Look at li ttle children and you will see what being he althy really
means. It is the way you used to feel, and it is the way you should still feel. Y ou can feel this  way most of the time, because unlimited health is
available to you unceasingly thro ugh the force of love. There is never a
second that anything is withheld from you. Whatever you want is yours,
and that includes unlimited health. But you have to open the door to receive
it. What Do Y ou Believe. "For as he think eth in his heart, so is he. " ( King Solomon in Pr overbs 23:7
- Cir ca 10th Century BC)

These are among the greatest words of wisdom ever given, but what do they
mean, "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he". What you think in your heart is what you believe to be true. Beliefs are
simply r epeated thoughts with strong feelings attached to them l ike, "I catch
colds ea sily," "I  have a sensitive  stomach," "I find it hard to lose weight,"
"I'm alle r gic to that," "Cof fee k eeps me awake. " All these are beliefs, n ot
facts. A belief is when you have made up y our mind, the verdict is in, you
've nailed the door shut and thrown away the key, and  there is no room for
negotiation. But  whatever you b elieve and feel is true will be true for you,
whether your beliefs help you or harm you. Whatever beliefs you give out,
the law of attraction says you must receive back. Many people have more fearful beliefs about disease than they have good
beliefs a bout hea lth. It's not surp rising because of the attention t hat is given
to di sease in the world, and you are surrounded by that every day. In spite
of all the advan ces in medicine, diseas e is increasing because people have
become increasingly fearful of disease. Do you have more good feelings about health than you have negative
feelings about disease. Do you  believe in lifelong health more than you
believe in the inevitability  of disease. If you believe that your body will
deteriorate with  age and that disease is inevitable, you are giving out t hat
belief, a nd the law of attracti on must return it to you clothed as the
circumstances and state of your health and body. "For the  thing that I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls me. " (Job
3:25)

The plac ebo ef fect in medicine i s proof of the power of belief. O ne group of
patients is given real pills or treatment, and another  group is given the
placebo - a sugar pill or fake treatment - but neither is told which one is a
cure for their sy mptoms or illness. Y et the group that gets the placebo often
experiences significant improvements and the reduction or disappearance of
symptoms. The startling results of the placebo ef fect regularly demonstrate
the p ower of beliefs on our body. What you continually give to  your body
with your beliefs or strong feelings, you must receive in your body. Every fe eling yo u have saturates every cell and or gan in your entire body. When you have good feelings, you are giving love and you receive the full
force of health through your body at an astounding rate. When you have
bad feelings, the tension causes you r nerves and cells to contract, the vital
chemical production in your body changes, your blood vessels contract, and
your breathing becomes shallow, all of which reduces the force of health in
your or g ans and your entire bod y. Disease is simply the result  of a body's
not bein g at ease over a long p eriod of time, because of negat ive feelings
like stress, worry, and fear. "Y our em otions affect every cell in your body. Mind and body, mental and
physical, ar e intertwined. " (Thomas T utko Sports Psychologist And Author
B 1931)
 The W orld Inside Y our Body
There is an entire world inside you. T o realize the power you have over
your body, you need to know about this world -because all of it is under
your command. All the cells in your body have a role to play, and they  work together for the
sole purpose of giving you life. Some cells are the leaders of particular
regions or or gans, and they manage and direct all the working cells in their
region, like your heart, brain, liv er, kidneys, and lungs. The lead er cell of an
or gan d irects and manages all the other cells working in that or gan,
ensuring order and harmony so the or gan works perfectly. Patrol  cells travel
throughout the sixty thousand miles of blood vessels in y our body to
maintain order and peace. When  there is a disturbance, such as a scratch to
the s kin, the patrol cells immed iately signal the alert, and the appropriate
repair team rushes to the area. For a scratch, the first on the scene is the
blood-clotting team, and they work to arrest the blood flow. After their
work is done, the tissue and skin  teams move in to do the repair work to the
area, mending the tissue, and sealing the skin. If a n intruder e nters your body, like a bacterial infection or virus, the
memory cells immediately take  an imprint (snapshot) of the intruder. The
imprint is checked against their records to see if there is a match with
previous intrude rs. If they find a m atch, the m emory cells immediately
notify the relevant attack team t o destroy the intruder. If there is no match,
the memory cells open up a new file on the intruder, and all the attack teams
are summoned to move in and d estroy the intruder. Whichever attack team
is successful in destroying the intru der is then recorded by the memory cells
in their file s. If the intruder returns, the memory cells will know who they
are dealing with and exactly how to deal with them. If for any reason a cell of your body begins to change its behavio r and cease
to w ork for the good of the body, the patrol cells signal the rescue team to
rush in to repair the cell. If a cel l needs a particular chemical to be repaired,
it is found in side yo ur natural pharmacy. Y ou have a complete  pharmacyoperating inside you that can produce every healing chemical that a
pharmaceutical company can produce. All cells must work as a team, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for their
entire life. Their sole purpose is to maintain the life and health in your body. Y ou have around 100 trillion cells in your body. That's
100,000,000,000,000 cells who are working nonstop to give y ou life. All


 (trans-fatty acids). Trans
fats are a big no. Also, while nursing, it is best not to follow a low-fat
diet (unless for medical reasons). Use ghee for all cooking, or use
sesame oil if you are vegan for moral or ethical reasons. (Ghee does
not contain lactose, so consider using ghee as a source of fat in your
postpartum diet, if you normally don’t eat dairy because you cannot
digest it well.) Fermented foods and leftovers. All leftovers (cooked food left for
longer than six hours) give of f their degenerative energy, even those
that are normally easy to digest. They slow rejuvenation and often
clog digestion and body channels. Make enough food for just lunch
and dinner for the family. In addition, avoid fermented foods such as
soy sauce, vinegar, pickles, tempeh, miso, most cheeses, and
mushrooms. Honey in cooking. Heating honey is proven to create toxic
accumulations over time in the body’ s channels and around nerves,
and it is considered one of the most dif ficult toxins to remove. Raw
honey or honey used in warm (not hot!) beverages is fine. Leavenings. Yeast, baking powder, and baking soda all strain
mama’ s and baby’ s digestion and therefore are best avoided. Touching Heaven  also warns that postpartum mothers should cut down on
consumption of drying, bitter, and astringent herbs (which may include
chamomile, raspberry leaf teas, turmeric, and sage) and should completely
avoid cof fee, sodas, chocolate, alcohol, garlic (dry, raw, or undercooked),
onion, radishes, chilies, and the cabbage family. All these details aside, Ayurveda says that just as important for digestion
as what  you eat is how you eat. As often as possible, have your main meal
at noon, do not eat your next meal until your previous one is fully digested,
and sit down while eating. Breathe deeply, become present, chew, really
taste, and enjoy your food. Let it nourish you and your little one.MEALTIME IDEAS FOR POSTPARTUM MAMAS
In the weeks postpartum, you can gradually increase the complexity of
those very simple first foods recommended after birth, by decreasing
soupiness and increasing density as your appetite and capacity to digest
food increases. When introducing a new food, be alert to how it af fects your
digestion. If you feel bloated or gassy, revert to the simpler first foods
before trying something else. With each new list, you can include the foods
in the previous list. DAYS 1–5
Breakfast:  porridge, soupy oatmeal, cream of rice, Cream of Wheat,
kanji—all with adequate spicing, some good-quality fat, and iron-rich
sweetener
Savory options:  savory kanji
Snack:  warm smoothie, stewed dried fruit
Lunch/dinner:  vegetable broth or a very light blended vegetable
soup
Herbal allies:  fenugreek tea, sweet water lactation tea (see this
page  for a recipe), black pepper tea, herbal chai, ginger tea, fennel
tea, cinnamon tea, chamomile tea or moon milk tea (see this page )
to soothe your nerves and help you relax into appropriate sleep. DAYS 5–14
Breakfast:  thicker porridge (possibly) and a small amount of soaked
nuts or seeds (for instance, walnuts, peeled almonds, pumpkin
seeds, sunflower seeds, macadamia nuts, cashews, pecans, hemp
seeds), healthy fat and optional warm milk, savory porridge
Snack:  same as days 1–5, plus you can add in fresh, sweet, juicy
room-temperature fruit (for instance, berries, sweet oranges or
mandarins, mangos, peaches, nectarines), almond/date shakeLunch/dinner:  same as days 1–5, but increase complexity—grains
cooked with 1:6 grain-to-liquid ratio or a thin, liquid dal
Herbal allies:  ginger with lime and salt, sweet water lactation tea,
fresh ginger tea or tea bag, fennel tea
GROCERIES FOR DA YS 1–10 POSTP ARTUM
Carbohydrates:  basmati rice, cream of rice, tapioca, oats, semolina
flour, Cream of Wheat
Sugar options:  raw cane sugar, date sugar, coconut sugar,
molasses, maple syrup, jaggery (Indian molasses sugar)
Fats:  ghee, sesame oil (not toasted), olive oil
Proteins:  split mung beans, red lentils, nut milks, nonhomogenized
whole milk, almonds, cashews (more nuts if you are dairy-free)
Fruits:  soaked and dried iron-rich fruits such as dates, apricots, figs,
and golden raisins
Sweet juices:  apple, white grape, apricot
Vegetables:  asparagus, carrots, okra, fresh fennel, dill, cilantro,
roasted garlic, fresh fenugreek/methi
DAYS 15–28
Breakfast:  same as above (for a savory option: savory porridge
made with salt and black pepper), miso soup, dal soup with rice,
almond date shake
Snack:  same as above plus spiced nuts and seeds, nourishing
beverages, lactation cookies
Lunch/dinner:  grain cooked in a 1:3 (grain to liquid) ratio (wider
variety, still soupy but less so than before), increased complexity in
protein sources, increased complexity of meal (protein, grain,
vegetables)GROCERIES FOR DA YS 10–21 POSTP ARTUM
Carbohydrates:  quinoa, amaranth, unrefined flours, couscous, rice
pastas
Fats:  high lignan flaxseed oil, raw butter
Proteins:  fresh yogurt, ricotta, cottage cheese, paneer, urud dal,
roasted tahini
Thickeners:  arrowroot powder, kudzu powder
Fruits:  apples and pears (cooked), sugar or yellow figs, sweet
oranges, sweet berries, limes, avocados
Fruit juices:  cherry, peach, apricot
Dried fruits (soaked):  cherries, currants, prunes
Vegetables:  beets (if lochia has diminished); greens such as chard,
kale, or spinach (if craved); sweet potatos or yams; winter squash;
pumpkin
DAYS 29–42 AND AFTER
Breakfast:  oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, cream of rice, cream of
quinoa, barley gruel, sautéed greens
Snack:  fresh juicy fruit, cooked fruit, soaked and roasted nuts or
seeds with digestive spices
Lunch/dinner:  more complex food combinations; wider variety of
vegetables, proteins, grains; more complexity in meal components
GROCERIES FOR WEEKS 3–6 POSTP ARTUM
Carbohydrates:  sprouted bread, whole-grain pastas
Fats:  cocoa butter, coconut oil (if mama is not feeling cold)
Proteins:  adzuki beansFruits:  fresh papaya or mango, freshly squeezed orange juice or
pineapple juice, tamarind
Vegetables:  artichoke, summer squash (chayote, zucchini, yellow),
green beans, parsley, parsnips, fresh basil
POSTPARTUM SPICES AND HERBS
The following beneficial spices are good to have on hand to cook with,
make teas from, and flavor foods with throughout the entire postpartum
window, as they support digestion and/or milk production:
Black pepper:  increases internal heat, removes toxins, increases
circulation, and supports digestion
Cardamom:  helps balance emotions, respiratory function, and
digestion
Cilantro:  purifies the blood, increases digestion, and supports
detoxification
Cinnamon:  enhances the quality and quantity of milk, improves
digestion
Coriander:  eases gastrointestinal discomfort, stimulates appetite,
assimilates nutrients, aids in gentle detoxification
Cumin:  aids digestion and provides a mild hormonal and cooling
support
Fennel:  helps lactation and digestion, reduces heat and acidity, and
is a gentle diuretic
Fenugreek:  supports lactation, rejuvenation, respiration, and
digestion; may help the uterus release placental fragments when
used in a stronger tea
Garlic (roasted, not raw):  supports immunity, digestion, and the
circulatory system; is also very grounding, is consideredrejuvenating, and supports the quality and quantity of mama’ s milk
Ginger:  offers warmth and grounding along with excellent digestive
and respiratory support
Pippali:  nourishes the blood, nerves, and reproductive tissues;
supports digestion and healthy metabolism
Saffron:  increases the medicinal benefits of other herbs and
supports reproductive rejuvenation; beneficial for the mind,
emotions, and heart
POSTPARTUM MAMA RECIPES
The recipes in the rest of this chapter are some of the main recipes I lived
on for my first forty-two days postpartum. Start with three days


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   1. Enzymes--Therapeutic use. 2. Nutrition. 1. Murray, Maynard. II. Title. [DNLM: 1. Enzymes. 2. Nutrition. QU 135 H859e]  RM666.E55H68 1985 616.8'54 85-11222
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ISBN 0-89529-221-1 (pbk.) Copyright © 1985 by Edward Howell
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Foreword by Linda Clark, M.A
Introduction by Stephen Blauer
Introduction to Enzyme Nutrition
2     Food Enzymes Add Life
3     The Private Lives of Enzymes
4     Two Important Discoveries  5     The Fatal Process
6     Making Enzymes Work for You
7     Little Known Facts About Raw Foods
8     Enzymes to the Rescue: The Mystique of Fasting
9     Taking Lipase to Heart  Appendix A  Enzymes, Soil, and Agriculture
Appendix B  Research Contribution by
                    Maynard Murray, M.D. About Dr. Howell
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 1
Introduction to Enzyme
Nutrition

THE ENZYME COMPLEX
   I adhere to the philosophy that both the living organism and
its enzymes are inhabited by a vital principle or life energy
which is separate and distinct from the caloric energy
liberated from food by enzyme action. I would not like to
think, when a person talks to me face to face, that it is the
energy of the potato he has just digested that is producing his whimsical remarks and animated conversation. I prefer to
believe that complex emotions, such as joy, sorrow, and
anger, are powered by the same vital energy that the enzyme
complex utilizes in metabolizing food—not by the caloric
energy of a potato or other food. Emotions are capable of being expressed even in starving persons where there is no
food in the body to supply caloric energy. I define the enzyme complex in biological rather than
chemical terms. The enzyme complex harbors a protein
carrier inhabited by a vital energy factor. For almost a hundred years chemistry has maintained that enzymes work
by their mere presence, without being used up in the process. It has implied that the energy powering enzyme activity is
derived, not from the enzymes, but solely from the substrate
(the substance being changed or metabolized). If that is true, where does the energy come from to trigger or start the
reaction before the energy of the substrate is released to
become available? Chemistry concedes that only the living
organism can make enzymes, but it implies it can do this
without paying a price. Official chemistry maintains, at least by implication, that enzymes are mere chemical flunkies; that
they are recklessly expendable. The Food Enzyme Concept
holds that organisms endow enzymes with a vital activity
factor that is exhaustible. Also that the capacity of a living
organism to make enzymes—the enzyme potential—is
limited and exhaustible. The chemical conception that enzymes work by their mere
presence, without being used up in the process, is based upon
the epochal work of O'Sullivan and Tompson on invertase,
published in 1890. Nowhere in this wo rk of almost a hundred pages do the authors state that enzymes work by their mere
presence and are not used up in the process. O'Sullivan and
Tompson took a tolerant attitude toward the definition of
Roberts, Lumlian Lectures (1880), that the living body imparts a definite amount of vital force to enzymes, and that
this force acts upon a substrate until it is exhausted. Enzymes represent the life element which is biologically
recognized and can be measured in terms of enzyme activity. Our easiest measurement is a lack, for various chemical
reactions fail to occur without enzymes: a radiated or cooked
potato will fail to sprout. Thought of for years as catalysts, enzymes are much more than these inert substances. Catalysts
work by chemical action only, while enzymes function by
both biological and chemical action. Catalysts do not contain
the "life element," which is measured as a kind of radiation
which enzymes emit. This radiation cannot be measured simply by any ordinary device, but it can be demonstrated by
biological means and other methods. The following are means
of identifying this hidden entity: The Mitogenetic Rays of
Gurwitsch, Kirlian Electro-Magnetic Photography, Rothen's
Enzyme Action at a Distance, and Visual Micro Observation of Working Enzymes. Enzymes contain proteins and some
contain vitamins which can and have been synthesized by
chemists. However, the "life principle" or "activity factor" of
the enzyme has never been synthesized. The proteins in
enzymes serve merely as carriers of enzyme activity factors. We can summarize that enzymes are protein carriers charged
with vital energy factors, just as your car battery consists of
metal plates charged with electrical energy. The objectionable idea that enzymes are not exhaustible was coined by others
later and ignores the biological evidence that is the topic of this book, Enzyme Nutrition. ENZYMES AND DISEASE
   The human race is at least half sick. In a biological sense,
there are no completely healthy people living on the


 their own lives.In contrast with this model, American medical doctors are
assigned the active (powerful) roles while patients are resigned to
passive (powerless) ones. Efrem felt a kinship with the Taoist
physician who performed skillfully to mitigate distress but also
acted as teache r, sharing knowledge and power. Doctor and patient
then engaged in the mutual endeavor of grasping the problem and
accomplishing the healing. Sages describe  a state witho ut suering and a way to get there. That way is not to search for a single remedy, a panacea, a “magic
bullet,” but to engage in the ongoing process of learning to become
more animated, more connected: more charged with life. Both
Efrem and I were struck by the notion that Chinese medicine was
about just that—striving toward greater integration through the
cultivation of Qi. The excitement was and remains that Chinese
medicine oers an approach that includes, yet moves beyond, issues
of physical health. By the summer of 1972, at a time when few Americans had heard
of acupuncture, and at the risk of being considered cultural
renegades, we struggled to cross over ethnic, social, and intellectual
barriers, rivete d by the idea that with Chinese medicine we could
both understand the world and change it. Just as my younger sister
was nishing medical school, we were exploring foreign territory,
making our journey east. THE NATURE OF  REALITY  SHIFTS
After the acupuncture seminar at Esalen, the intrigue escalated. Efrem and I read what we could, but it wasn’t enough. Like hounds
on the scent of a fox, we were pulled irresistibly by the magnet of
Chinese philosophy and driven to discover whether these ancient
healing techniques really worked. At that time no schools oered
study program s in the Unite d States, and China had not yet been
opened to American students. So we traveled to England  in the fall
of 1972 to enroll in the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture.We were part of the rst class of Americans to study at this
college. Half of our group were Western medical docto rs. We all
went through major readjustm ents during our course of study as our
presumptions about the nature of reality, ourselves, health, and
healing were pulled apart, stretched, and rewoven into new cloth. I began to experience mysel f as a little tao, a galaxy of internal
planets spinning through time and space. These planets became
named as ve transformativ e phases: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and
Water. Each one functioned as an energetic eld linked with the
visceral organs of Liver, Heart, Spleen, Lung, and Kidney, whose lines
of force coursed through channels in my body like a lattice of
waterways crosses the earth. Physiological functions, personality
characteristics, even single impulses could be classied within this
new language. We came to recognize that each class member could be
characterized by the attributes of one Organ  and Phase. For example,
an enthusiastic cardiologist became easily excited, had a nervous
laugh, and liked to give running commentary about his experience
as he lived it. We identied him as expressing the inuence of Fire. A methodical and serious graduate student who dressed fastidiously
and set high standards for herself and others reected the inuence
of Metal  A dynamic, impatient psychologist who took the initiative
to set up the school’s rst training clinic exhibited typical Wood
characteristics. A socially reticent, intense nonconformist who
plunged into the learning, absorbing all he could in his fertile mind,
manifested a strong Water  aspect. And an internist able to heal with
his compassion ate touch and smile, who assumed care of us when
the stress of our studies took its toll, had the phase of Earth  speaking
through his personality. Just as I could see myself as a little tao, our class too became a
projection of a single body. We each performed our own function, a
distinct role appropriate to our individual nature. Our physical
shape, the quality of our movement and manner, our symptoms, the
tastes and avors we preferred, the odor of our esh, the color of
our tongue, the sound of our voice, the feeling of our pulse, revealedways our persona organized and expressed itself within the context
of these new categories. THE REALITY OF  MEDICINE  SHIFTS
We experienced a radical shift of focus from what we’d known. We
learned to feel the pulse in six positions on the radial artery of both
wrists, each position corresponding to a channel associated with an
Organ Network. This was particularly dramatic for the doctors. Since
medical school they had accepted as an article of faith and an
assumption of science the existence of only one pulse, which
reected the function of the heart alone. The notion that the shape,
force, and rhythm of the blood pulsing through the radial artery was
not merely determined by the activity of the heart, but was the
outcome of the interaction of all forces coalescing in the human
body at any given time, diverged sharply from their medical
education. Alongside our training, we were experiencing acupuncture for our
own maladies. In the midst of a particularly intense week of
uninterrupted study, Efrem felt ushed, agitated, and had the
unpleasant sensation of his pulse pounding throughout his body. His
blood pressure was abnormally high, 140/90. Our teacher inserted
one needle along the outer edge of his hand and another  along the
front border of his neck muscle. The change was striking—within
minutes his blood pressure normalized, the pounding ceased, and he
felt an expansive calm. What had been a pervasive mood of anxiety
and melancholy became one of exhilaration and repose. He
experienced acupuncture as simultaneously alleviating the distress
in his body and restoring his good humor. This imprinted  upon him
that within this medical system, mental discomforts need not be
ignored nor invalidated as being “only in your mind.”
CHANGING  DEFINITIONSAlthough I had always consid ered myself to be in perfect health, my
self-image was chipped away  by the chisel of this new perspective. As a child, whenever I had a snie my father gave me a powerful
pill to squelch it, and as a result, I never got sick. Later, even though
my stamina was capricious and I had low blood pressure,  my father
considered this a blessing—no need to worry about high blood
pressure. In my family, as long as you weren’t sick, you were
healthy. But bothersome aspects of my physical and emotional life
that I’d previously dismissed  as idiosyncratic began to appear as
lifelong signs of a pattern that betrayed less than optimal function. It dawned on me that although I was not sick, I could feel better. For years my hands and feet were ice blocks under the covers at
night and my lower back ached periodically. Cuts became easily
infected, and frequent canker sores burned in my mouth, aggravated
by the sweets that I craved. Sometimes a lingering hunge r persisted
after meals, and in the evenings when I was tired, my hearing
diminished to the hum of a dim tuner. Restful sleep eluded me if I
remained awake past eleven P.M., and rising the next morning could
seem an Olympian feat. Yet more limiting than any of these minor
body aictions was a nagging sense of fatigue. There was
constantly more on my agenda than I had energy to accomplish. In
the early afternoon I could be easily overcome by a mudd led feeling
that left me sluggish, unable to focus, and unproductive for several
hours of prime time during the work day. I felt hopeful and
optimistic but lacked the steady strength to fulll my ambitions. I had never assembled these  vague complaints. My father would
have dismissed  them since they didn’t make particular sense within
his framework, and besides, there was nothing in his repertoire to
“x” any of them. From his point of view I was normal. But within
the context of Chinese medi cine, each sign and symptom assumed
new meaning. Although Western lab tests would have indicated normal kidney
function, the coldness, tiredness, and hearing loss represented a
weakness of Water, the Kidney Network. The sores in my mouth and
surge of energy late at night  were characteristic of an imbalance ofWood, the Liver Network  Sleeping problems were associated with a
deciency of Fire, the Heart Network. Overall, my character was
most dominated by Earth, the Spleen Network. A sunny disposition,
an eagerness to help other people, and constant reection upon how
to generally improve the human condition are traits of Earth. A
xation with details, a somet imes obsessive need to get things done,
and that sudden soggy, muddled feeling are associated with
disharmonies of Earth. As I received acupuncture treatment, and later herbal medicine,
my resources increased and steadied; in addition, I could relieve my
monthly irritability, water retention, and insomnia. As my
complaints receded, I experienced myself as a more eective captain
of my vessel, guiding fate


 which is below
the navel corresponds to Earth. Eight Guiding Principles. Four diagnostic sets of polar categories that
dene patterns of distress within the organism: Cold-Hot  (relating tothe nature of a disease process); decient-excess  (indicating the
strength of the organism relative to the virulence of the pathogenic
process); internal-external  (referring to the location of the disease
process relative to supercial and deep tissue and functions); Yin-
Yang (general categories that summarize the interaction of the other
six: a Yin condit ion is Cold, decient, and internal, whereas a Yang
condition is Hot, excess, and external. Mixed Yin and Yang syndromes
are more often the rule, such as Hot, excess, and internal  or Cold,
decient, and external ). Of the eight categories, four (excess-
deciency, Hot-Cold ) are the most critical in dierentiating one
pathogenic process from another. • Cold—lack of body heat locally or systemically, subjectively or
objectively
• Heat— excess body heat locally or systemically, subjectively or
objectively
• Decient— lack of basic constituents (Qi, Moisture, Blood );
organic hypofunction of any organ or physiological system
• Excess— surplus, congestion of basic constituents (Qi, Moisture,
Blood ); organic hyperfunction of any organ or physiologica l
system
• Internal— aecting the deeper levels of biological activity or
occurring in the visceral organs or areas such as body cavities,
bones, glands, major blood vessels, and nerves
• External —aecting or occurring in the supercial tissues or
organs such as the body hair, skin, subcutaneous tissue,
muscles, joints, and peripheral blood vessels, and nerves
• Yin-Yang— concepts that summarize the fundamental or
composite nature of any disease process Electroacupuncture. The
use of battery-powered instruments that generate alternating
current to stimulate acupunc ture points through metal needles,
rubber electrodes, or by direct contact with a metal probe.Energetic. A term loosel y and widely used to identify or describe the
intangible processes that underlie and govern the material bodily
events that are the tangible expression of the “energy” or “forces” of
life. Energetic s is often part of the vocabulary of alternative or
unorthodox healing systems that do not rely on the conventional
empirical scientic model that is the basis of modern Western
medical theory and practice. Essence  (Jing). That which is the material basis of an individual’s
life, which can be transmuted and transformed into a new and
separate indiv idual life through procreation. Essence  is the most
rened substance of the body, which forms the basis of all tissue,
especially male and female reproductive secretions, including sperm
and ova. Essence  also represents the reserve or stored Qi of the body,
some of which is derived from parents at conception (inherited or
prenatal Essence ) and some of which is derived continuously from
food and air (acquired or postnatal Essence ). It is the capacity to
generate, conserve, and preserve Essence  that determines a person’s
freedom from degenerative disease and potential life span. Essence
can be observed in the luster and texture of the skin, hair, and
tongue and in an individual’s fertility, creativity, and potency. Exaggerated. A subtype of the Five-Phase  types corresponding to Yang
categories of overconcentrat ion and accumulation of Qi. When a
Phase  is exaggerated, the Organ Network  or individual associated with
that Phase  shows signs of dominating and oppressing other Networks
or Phases. External Illness. Engendered by external climatic conditions; exists in
the exterior layer of the body. Feng Shui. Literally, wind-water; the ancient art of geomancy,
involving the design and placement of buildings, farmland, and
burial sites according to the movements of Qi in the environment,including things such as the shapes of the terrain, cycles of weather,
directional ows of winds and streams, patterns of sun and shade. Five Phases  (Wu Xing). Literally, the ve moveme nts or processions. The Five Phases  correspond to the ve points of reference of the
compass—north, south, east, west, center—and to Water, Fire, Wood,
Metal, and Earth  respectively. Because China has been a land-based
agrarian society, the earth has been central to its image of the world
and nature. The sun rises in the east, reaches its zenith in the south,
sets in the west, and barely shines in the north. Each Phase  acquires
its meaning from nature and in turn organizes and describes all
processes in nature. The Five Phases  dene ve stages of
transformation: birth, growth, maturity, decay, and death. Along
with Yin-Yang  theory, Five-Phase  constructs function as the logical
schema of correspondence thinking in Chinese traditiona l medicine
that explains the interaction between the organism and its
environment. There are two ways of depict ing these Five-Phase  relationships: with
Earth in the center and the other Phases  as points of the compass; or
in a continuum of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water  in patterns of
generation and restraint. The former describes the macrocosm, and
the latter describes functiona l relationships in the microcosm of the
human person. The Five Phases  corresp ond to the ve seasons, climates, directions,
sounds, colors, emotions, Organ Networks, and character types. Fu Zheng. Literally means “to strength en what is correct.” The term
is applied particularly to herbal and nutritional therapies whose
primary goal is to improve constitutional integrity and build
resistance to disease, promoting health and longevity. Harmony. The existence of balance, beauty, spontaneity, and
creativity in nature; as applied to human health, harmony describesthe sense of ease, congruence, and vitality that is experienced when
all functions of the soma and psyche are in accord with each other
and with the external environment. It is an idealized state of being,
and its existence is, on a human scale, transient. From the point of
view of medicine, it is a yardstick, a standard by which the
relatively healthy or distorted  function of the organism is evaluated. The implication is that by adhering to the principle of “living
according to Tao,” in other words, an appropriate respo nse to the
everchanging dynamic of Yin-Yang  and the Five Phases, one will
attain harmony within and without. In a more pedestrian sense, to
attain harmony  is to achieve a natural ease of living that mitigates
the destructive eects of stress, pain, and suering. Heat. Characterized by aversion to heat, desire for cold,
hyperactivity, inammation, dehydration, constipation, redness,
restlessness, confusion, insomnia, aggressiveness, scanty dark urine,
and thick malodorous discharges. Heaven. The immaterial realm, belon ging to Yang, including the sun,
moon, sky, and atmosphere that surround us, as well as the invisible
forces that inuence us. In the human body, that which is above the
diaphragm corresponds to heaven. Hedonic. Derived from a Greek word meaning pleasure; in our
context, referring to the sense of well-being that arises from a
harmonic process, that of being aligned with and acting from one’s
true nature. Herbal Properties. The potential of herbal substances to produce
particular eects within the body. Four basic herbal properties are
tonifying (to augment); consolidating (to gather); dispersing (to
distribute); purging (to eliminate). Holographic Paradigm. A modern  concept articulated by
contemporary physicists and philosophers that denes nature as anundierentiated continuum of interrelated events mutually aecting
each other. This view of the world as “one unbroken wholeness” is
similar to the syncretic, synchronistic theories of “systematic
correspondence” in Chinese traditional medicine. Human. Both the individual person and society that function as the
interface or nexus between the forces of Heaven and Earth, Yin and
Yang, the hinge or pivot around which the human universe turns. In
the human body, that which  is between the diaphragm and navel
corresponds to the realm of the “human.”
Inherited  (Prenatal ) Essence. The fundamental substan ce of life
acquired from the parents at conception and during gestation, stored
by the Kidney, and not replenishable. Internal Illness. Locate d within body cavities and aecting internal
organ systems and structures. Ke Sequence. The Five-Phase  interaction that describes the cycle
whereby one Phase  controls, regulates, inhibits, and oversees
another: Wood  restrains Earth, Earth  restrains Water, Water  restrains
Fire, Fire  restrains Metal, and Metal  restrains Wood. Ke Triad. The Phases  along the ke sequence that restrain or are
restrained by a given Phase. For Wood: Metal-Wood-Earth ; for Fire:
Water-Fire-Metal ; for Earth: Wood-Earth-Water, for Metal:


equality. Likewise,	in	a	spiritual	field	of	power,	everyone	and	everything	is
attracted	and	influenced	by	virtue	of	its	own	constitution	or	spiritual	‘weight’,
vibration,	or	attractor	field. Some	entities	or	personal	egos	are	repelled	by	a	positive	field. Many
people	are	sincerely	‘turned	off’	by	anything	loving,	spiritual,	or	benevolent.Lots	of	people	really	hate	both	silence	and	peace;	it	drives	them	crazy. Are
not	solitary	confinement	and	silence	the	ultimate	punishment? It	seems	that	at	consciousness	level	200,	a	polarity	shift	occurs. It	is	as
though	from	200	up,	the	entity	is	positively	charged,	and	below	200,
negatively	charged. It	is	obvious	in	society	that	those	who	tend	toward
criminality	are	attracted	to	criminality	and	to	others	of	the	same	ilk,	whereas
those	who	choose	peace	and	love	are	attracted	to	others	with	the	same
propensities. Principles	that	are	obvious	and	attractive	above	the	level	of	200	can
become	repulsive	absurdities	and	are	often	ridiculed	below	the	level	of	200. Societies	whose	power	derives	from	keeping	the	consciousness	level	of	the
people	extremely	low,	such	as	the	recent	society	in	Cambodia,	even	take
official	political	positions	against	love	or	its	expressions. In	contrast,	peace	and	love	would	be	seen	as	the	greatest	of	opportunities
for	a	person	who	is	spiritually	motivated. Although	it	may	seem	absurdly
simple	and	obvious,	unfortunately,	to	most	of	mankind,	it	is	an	unfamiliar	fact
that	God	is	at	the	top	of	the	Scale	of	Consciousness	and	not	at	the	bottom. It	is
also	obvious	to	the	spiritually	advanced,	but	not	to	the	masses,	that	creation
and	power	radiate	from	the	top	down	and	not	vice	versa. The	power	of
creation	belongs	to	God	alone. The	physical	world	does	not	possess	the	power
of	creation	or	causality;	thus,	it	is	impossible	for	creation	to	proceed	from
form	and	materiality	into	life	and	eventually	nonform. People	are	not	‘co-
creators’	with	God. God	doesn’t	need	help. What	would	a	human	being	be
capable	of	co-creating,	anyway? God	is	beyond	all	form. Ordinary	people	think	in	terms	of	form. Why	would	that	which	is
omnipotent,	omnipresent,	and	formless	be	interested	in	worldly	games? There
is	nothing	that	‘needs’	to	be	created. The	effects	of	the	presence	of	God	emanate	from	the	Divine	Essence	itself
and	are	not	selective	acts	by	God. In	Reality,	there	are	neither	happenings	nor
events,	and,	therefore,	there	is	no	need	for	correction	or	intervention. Between	God	and	man	there	is	a	hierarchy	of	spiritual	energy	levels	and
fields	of	graduated	power. These	are	intuited	and	referred	to	as	the	Holy
Spirit,	the	Higher	Self,	the	Grace	of	God,	angels,	archangels,	and	heavens. Consciousness	levels	beyond	1,000	and	up	through	the	spiritual	hierarchy
represent	power	beyond	the	capacity	of	human	imagination. The	touch	of	an	archangel	is	so	powerful	and	devastating	that	the	ego	is	as
if	paralyzed	or	stunned	and	goes	silent. The	power	is	absolute	and	total. (An
archangel’s	power	calibrates	from	50,000	and	above.) If	life	continues	in	the
form	of	a	physical	body,	it	may	take	years	to	be	able	to	function	again	in
worldly	terms.Each	existence	is	then	the	consequence	of	the	Presence	and	is	given	the
capacity	to	fulfill	its	destiny. The	strength	to	sustain	and	survive	the
enlightenment	experience	itself	is	provided	by	the	Holy	Spirit	as	a	powerful
energy	that	sustains	the	remainder	of	destined	life. It	is	by	means	of	the	Holy
Spirit	that	there	is	a	return	to	function	of	the	faculties	necessary,	but	they	have
been	transformed	forever. Even	the	‘experience’	itself	cannot	be	spoken	of	for
many	years. There	is	no	one	to	tell	and	nothing	to	report. There	is	no	speaker
and	no	one	to	decide	to	speak. Life	is	directed	and	propelled	by	the	Presence. The	illusion	of	an	independent,	personal	will	or	decision	maker	is	gone
forever. Perhaps	subsequent	actions	are	the	momentum	of	a	prior	covenant	or
commitment. Everything	happens	of	its	own. Ongoing	life	is	self-actualizing
and	fulfilling. There	is	no	personal	self	to	do	anything;	there	is	no	thinker	to
think,	no	actor	to	act,	no	doer	to	do,	no	decider	to	decide. All	verbs,
adjectives,	and	pronouns	become	meaningless. The	Reality	of	God
God	does	not	direct	floods,	conflagrations,	earthquakes,	volcanoes,
storms,	lightning,	or	rainfalls. These	are	impersonal	effects	of	conditions
within	the	physical	world	and	its	universe. God	does	not	get	mad	and	‘trash
out’	cities,	civilizations,	towns,	or	ethnic	groups. All	these	things	occurred	on
the	planet	before	there	were	any	living	societies. God	does	not	get	involved	in
human	conflicts,	political	and	religious	struggles,	or	strife. God	has	no
interest	in	war’s	battlefields. He	has	no	enemies	that	need	to	be	slain. There
are	no	‘Holy	Wars’—the	term	itself	is	self-negating	and	absurd. Infidels,	believers,	or	the	like	are	all	positionalities	of	the	human	ego. Even	sensible	humans	are	beyond	such	smallness	of	mind	and	its
judgmentalism. God	does	not	‘care’	whether	one	believes	in	‘Him’	or	not;
however,	the	consequences	will	be	quite	different. Love	gravitates	towards	heaven,	and	hate	sinks	into	the	other	direction. Goodness	rejects	no	one. Like	goes	to	like;	love	is	attracted	to	love. God	takes
no	actions	against	anything	or	anyone. Some	souls	are	attracted	by	light	and
others	by	darkness. The	selection	is	from	within	the	ego	and	not	imposed
from	without. God	Is	Beyond	Form
It	is	important	to	recognize	that	that	which	is	beyond	form	is	not	reached
through	form	or	by	the	manipulation	of	form. Therefore,	involvement	in
esoteric	or	occult	practices	is	a	snare	and	a	delay. These	practices	are	byways
that	lead	to	astral	planes,	enthusiasts,	and	proselytizers,	all	of	which	areendless	in	number. There	is	no	power	in	geometric	figures,	mandalas,	icons,
paintings,	statues,	or	recitations. Any	value	that	ensues	is	by	the	intention,
dedication,	commitment,	and	faith	of	the	believer. The	world	is	full	of	well-
intentioned	but	naïve	reciters	of	mantras;	lightworkers;	worshippers	of	sacred
objects,	amulets,	charts,	holy	places,	Druid	remains,	mystical	charms;	and
sites	for	pilgrimage,	such	as	Machu	Picchu,	Stonehenge,	the	pyramids,	the
Ganges,	ancient	temples,	energy	vortices,	and	all	the	rest. This	could	be	called
‘making	the	circuit’,	but	eventually,	one	has	to	go	within. “Heaven	is	within
you,”	said	the	Lord	Jesus	Christ. God	is	self-revealing	and	beyond	all	form,	yet	present	and	innate	within
all	form.