, we want to review how human experience
comes about and also look within ourselves to see
where this phenomenon actually occurs. In looking at
the relationship of body, mind, and spirit from the
viewpoint of experience, some things may sound
somewhat startling, such as the fact that the body can
not experience itself.That may be a surprising thought
because all ofus tend to think ofourselves as being the
body and to think, "I am the body." However, this is not
true because the body is unable to experience itself. For example, my left arm cannot experience its own
left armness. There are sensations coming from the
body, but I am not experiencing the body. Instead, I am
experiencing the sensations of the body, but curiously
enough, they cannot experience themselves either.The
sensations coming from the arm have to be experi
enced somewhere, however, which is in the mind. Ifwe have an incision in the brain that deletes part
ofthe operating mind, or at least the way it operates on
the physical plane, we fail to experience the opposite
side of the body. This is very common after a stroke
where the patient is unable to experience in mind
263 264 HEALING AND RECOVERY
even the existence of a portion of their body.Thus, the
body cannot be experienced without the sensation,
and the sensation can only be experienced in mind. Interestingly, the mind cannot experience itself. A
thought cannot experience its ow~ thoughtness, a
memory cannot experience its own memoryness, and
a fantasy cannot experience its own fantasyness. That
which goes on in mind actually has to be experienced
in an energy field that is greater than mind itself, which
is called 'consciousness'. Consciousness enables one to be aware of what
goes on within mind and is the basic reason for anes
thesia.With anesthesia, consciousness is deleted, which
results in there being no awareness ofwhat is going on
in mind.With no consciousness, there is no awareness
of mind or body; with no mind, there is no awareness
of sensations or the body. Consequently, we will notice
by watching ourself throughout the day that all of our
experiences are being experienced in a more general
way than realized and in a more general field of expe
rience that is almost diffuse. It is almost as though it is
everywhere in space, and this is within consciousness
itself. It is an interesting experiment to find out where we
think we really experience a thought. Most people
think it is in their heads, but that is the thought about
a thought. If we ask them to now let go of any belief
about where they think they are 'experiencing a
thought and instead point to exactly where a thought
is being experienced-the radical truth of where the
phenomenon is occurring-they learn that there is no
particular place that thoughtness occurs. All they can WO RRY, FEAR, AN D ANXIE TY 265
say is that thoughtness is occurring, and they have an
awareness of the thoughtness, but they cannot put
their finger on where it could possibly be-no partic
ular place where it is being eXPfrienced in a general,
overall way. It is very necessary for us to know this because
some of the techniques we will use cancel a lot of the
belief systems that are at the basis of human suffering. Consciousness itself is like a movie screen upon
which what is chariging is experienced. Ifwe look at
it, we will see that all experience is experience of
change.The movement we experience is the coming
and going, the ebbing and waning, and the flux. The
reason we can experience that which changes is
because it is being experienced from a background
that is unchanging. It is because the movie screen is
standing still that we can see the movement of the
movie. Therefore, what changes is what is experi
enced, and it is experienced in consciousness itself,
which has no exact location. The Functional Hypoglycemic
Before explaining fear and anxiety as an emotional
level of consciousness (the major source), it is impor
tant to identify a frequent source of those emotions,
which has a physical basis.A frequent source of anger
and other negative emotions is the physiological
problem of 'functional hypoglycemia' Oow blood
sugar), which is associated with an overreaction to
dietary sugar input.This is also termed 'hyperinsulin
ism,' which is an overreaction to glucose and sucrose. The sudden drop in blood sugar can precipitate emo266 HEALING AND RECOVERY
tional reactions of anger, rage, fear, shakiness, panic, or
even·violence. The diagnosis can be made clinically by simply
stopping all sugar intake and noticing the disappear
ance of the negative symptoms. It can be verified by a
five-hour glucose tolerance test. In a normal person,
glucose levels first rise rapidly and then slowly subside. The hypoglycemic pattern, however, shows a rapid
drop in blood glucose level, and the sudden drop may
then precipitate mild to quite severe negative emo
tions or physical shaking, weakness, or even fainting. It
may also result in a craving for alcohol or sedative
drugs. The disorder is well known in recovery pro
grams, such as Alcoholics Anonymous. A famous book
about the disorder is Sugar Blues by William Duffy
(1986). When prospective patients called my office, I told
them to stop ingesting all sugar (and alcohol) until I
saw them for their appointment. Over the years, twenty
five percent of the patients were 'cured' (asympto
matic) by the time I saw them. Because of the high
prevalence of this clinical disorder and its various
forms of expression, it is worth investigating as a con
tributory element in all emotional disorders. It can
even be the trigger for psychotic episodes as well as
physical violence. Some undiagnosed persons even
end up in jail or prison for assault and other crimes of
violence. It is a frequent cause of marital or other social
disputes, family friction, and behavioral disorders. In the clinic, we had a diagnostic laboratory and
often did the five-hour glucose tolerance tests. By the
third or fourth hour, many patients developed negative WORRY, FEAR, AND ANXIETY 267
emotional reactions. One woman suddenly disrobed
and ran down the sidewalk stark naked with the labo
ratory director in his long white coat running after her,
yelling "Stop!" She kept on running wildly for several
blocks. (Traffic came to a halt at the wild, frantic
scene.) Fear is a level of consciousness to be addressed
where it is, not in its expression and extension into
the world-fear of this, fear ofthat-and not trying to
handle it on the level of the particular but handling it
instead as a level of consciousness. This is done by
becoming aware of that which we are, which is
greater than the fear, and learning to disidentify with
the emotion so we are not that.We are an overall field
in which fear is being experienced. It becomes a small
thing occurring within the greater context in which
we become aware of ourselves as that which we
really are. One of the biggest obstacles to handling and letting
go of fear is the fear of fear itself. We will describe a
technique that disappears the fear of fear. Once we
are no longer afraid of fear, it becomes a very simple
matter. Is it not the fear of fear that is the problem? A
person is afraid of the fear, just as the person going to
the dentist is afraid of the pain; it is that initial fear. When we begin to look at the nature of fear, we can
see that the number offears is endless; therefore, peo
ple become victims and convinced that the source of
fear is outside themselves. If people think the origination or source of fear is
outside themselves, then there would be very little
they could do about it. In fact, there really is nothing 268 HEALING AND RECOVERY
they could do about it. So long as the belief continues
that the source is outside themselves, they will always
be the victims of fear until they begin to realize that it
is a present condition within themselves, and that they
are the source of the fear they project onto the world. Of course, they are sure to see it 'out there' because
they have just projected it out there. When we look at fear, we see how all pervasive it
can be. Ifwe realize that fear is a level of conscious
ness, then we realize that from that level ofconscious
ness, fear can be attached to everything. Trying to
overcome particular fears may have a certain limited
value, but it does not change one as a fearful person,
personality, or human being.The fear of a specific fear
may be clinically valuable, and it may be of practical
use in one's life, but it does not alter who one is.The
conditions of fear can be changed so that one no
longer feels like a small self that is powerless and at
the effect of being the victim of fear itself. Fear can be like a preftx that gets attached to any
thing.We can see from the Map of Consciousness that
Fear is at consciousness level 100,


 with various
undesirable side effects. For instance, one of the most commonly prescribed American drugs
was recently found to boost the risk of excessive acidity in the blood, leading to the formation of
kidney stones. Migraines can be caused by a number of factors. Some are due to dental problems, such as
a poorly aligned bite or muscle imbalance in the jaw. In other cases the cause is a blockage or a
minute dislocation in the spine or the neck, which needs to be corrected by expert chiropractic
treatment. But the overwhelming majority of migraines is caused by allergies or intolerance to
certain foods. The most frequently identified “usual suspects” are cheese, chocolate and citrus
fruits. As a young doctor, Dr. Gerson often suffered from severe debilitating migraines. After
experimenting with various diets, he discovered that his problem was caused by toxic foodstuffs,
mostly salty and heavily spiced meats. In order to heal himself, he developed a salt-free, low fat
vegetarian diet that became the basis of his nutritional protocol; after further refinements and
improvements this gave birth to the Gerson Therapy, used to this day world-wide to heal the vast
majority of chronic degenerative diseases. Many patients who embark on the Gerson program rapidly recover from their long-standing
migraines, and remain pain-free unless they revert to the foods that sparked off their attacks in
the past. Endometriosis
The endometrium is the mucous membrane lining the uterus. During the fertile years of a
woman this lining is shed every month, if the secreted ovum is not fertilized and implanted in
the tissue. When the organism or the hormone system is malfunctioning, the endometrium can
spread to various sites throughout the pelvic area, including the abdominal wall. As the condition
worsens and the menstrual cycle does not get regulated, endometrial tissue may spread throughout
the body, becoming a malignancy “resembling metastatic pelvic carcinoma” ( Taber’ s Cyclopedic
Medical Dictionary). Case History : The experience of S.T. illustrates this progression perfectly. This patient had
gynecological problems at the very start of her menstrual periods. Thirty-five years later she was
diagnosed with endometriosis and had a number of D & C’s ( scraping of the uterus)  to remove
endometrial plaque. In the end she had a partial hysterectomy, yet her problems continued, and
finally in 1979 a Pap smear showed cancer of the cervix with ‘atypical’ ( irregular, not conforming
to the normal) cells in her blood. She also noticed lumps in her breast, but these were not further Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 7 1Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.cominvestigated. A hysterectomy was arranged for her, but she declined the operation and changed her
diet. Some time before she had heard a lecture by Charlotte Gerson and had decided at the time
that if any of her family members developed cancer, they would embark on the Gerson Therapy. S.T. stayed on the strict Therapy for two years. She was cured and remains fit and well,
leading a busy life. Morbid Obesity
This condition is defined in Taber’ s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary 3 as “Obesity of such
degree as to interfere with normal activities, including respiration.” Weight in excess of 100
pounds above normal average for the individual’s age, sex and build is considered ‘morbid.’
Not so long ago, excessively fat people drew curious or critical glances in the street. These days
there are too many of them to receive attention. The rapid worldwide spread of fast food outlets
and the exponentially growing sales of convenience foods have sparked off a global epidemic of
dangerous obesity in all age groups. On March 10, 2004, it was repeatedly announced on the radio (KNX-1070 AM Los Angeles),
that the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta has upgraded obesity in the U.S. as the No.1
preventable cause of disease, displacing smoking from that position. The word ‘morbid’ means ‘of the nature of or indicative of disease,’ and indeed the Medical
Dictionary quotes obesity as a contributing factor to the following diseases: Diabetes Mellitus
(Type 2), hypertension, and some types of cancer. This edition of the Dictionary was published
in 1993. At that time it was estimated that 34 million adults in the U.S. were overweight. A more
recent statement (2001) by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) declared that
almost two-thirds of American adults are overweight. The 1980 figures for obesity have doubled
by 2001; Diabetes Mellitus has increased ninefold since 1958, and heart disease remains the No.1
cause of death. Worst of all, obesity has become widespread among children. Fat kids are referred to as
“Small Fries—the Offspring of Couch Potatoes.” Between 1980 and 1994, obesity in American
children increased by 100%; currently one in four children is obese, as reported by Frank Booth,
Ph.D. and Donna Krupa 4. Lack of exercise is an important contributory factor to this tragic state
of affairs, since—according to the above authors—the average child spends 900 hours a year
in school, and 1,023 hours watching TV.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        ‘The decrease in the death rate is dramatic—the
largest reduction of just about any intervention that’s been tried,’ said Dr. Carl S. Apstein, professor
of medicine at Boston University. ‘Newer heart attack treatments, such as clot-dissolving drugs,
typically cost hundreds of dollars per patient compared with less than $50 for GKI. ”
While the treatment was supposedly abandoned because of ‘doubts as to its effectiveness,’
the author of the article states his belief that “the doubts were caused by the fact that the treatment
was cheap and effective, so that the hugely expensive bypass surgeries, angioplasties, heart
transplants, etc., would no longer be needed. It is interesting that the heart specialists now use the
excuse that the treatment could be used by people who can’t afford more and those who live in
the Third World. ”
The Role of Cholesterol in Heart Disease
In the public mind cholesterol is vaguely linked to heart attacks and strokes, but not everyone
knows how this connection works. Cholesterol, a soft waxy substance found among the lipids
(fats) in the bloodstream, is produced naturally in the liver. It is needed for various important
body functions, such as the production of hormones, including sex hormones and corticosteroids. Cholesterol is divided into Low and High Density Lipoproteins, or LDL and HDL respectively. HDL is considered necessary and beneficial, able to rid the blood of the harmful LDL. This can
have a genetic origin, but is more likely to be caused by the average American diet that is far too
rich in saturated fats, the obvious source of excess cholesterol. Some of the highest food sources of cholesterol, according to Dr. W. Virgil Brown, professor
at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, are hamburgers, cheeseburgers, meat loaf,
whole milk and cheese, steaks, hot dogs, eggs, and some more items. Since these foods make up
a high proportion of the usual American diet, clearly they introduce far too much LDL cholesterol Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author. Page 5 2Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www. thegersonway. cominto the blood. The result is that blood lipids, i. e., fats, are deposited in the walls of arteries and
form plaque, which in turn causes atherosclerosis. The plaque reduces arterial blood flow, is rough
and easily allows platelets to accumulate, causing clots which then block the artery altogether. If this occurs in the coronary arteries, which surround and supply the heart, it will cause a heart
attack; if in the brain, the result will be a stroke. The Gerson treatment is exceptionally effective in not only reducing harmful cholesterol,
but also in dissolving plaque and clearing the arteries for normal blood flow. Cases of cholesterol
reduction by 100 points without drugs in just one week have been seen. The diet free from meats,
fats, milk products, eggs, etc., contributes greatly to this success. But there is another important
factor: the use of flax seed oil. Cold pressed from organically grown flax seeds, as discovered by
Dr. Johanna Budwig 1, it is high in the important Omega 3 and low in the Omega 6 fatty acids. This ratio causes the excess cholesterol to be dissolved and carried off via the bloodstream and
the liver. (By way of contrast, a high cholesterol diet is high in Omega 6 and seriously deficient in
Omega 3 fatty acids. ) As an immediate result of embarking on the Gerson Therapy, patients present a more normal
level of cholesterol, and they are able to stop taking the statin drugs prescribed by their doctors. These drugs represent one of the largest markets for any prescription medication;


 being high in nitrogen, also
pushes out calcium. Calcium and phosphorus need to be kept in balance. In
meat, one finds a high phosphorus-to-calcium ratio, whereas vegetables have
a balanced ratio between these two essential minerals. The human intestinal tract is four times as long as that of a carnivore
(cats, etc. ) with a thousand times more absorption ability. Since meat (flesh)
protein putrefies very quickly, and since our intestinal tract is so long, meat
putre- fies inside the body before we have a chance to eliminate it. Putrefaction causes acidosis, which also inflames and eventually destroys
cells. This, of course, invites different types of our “parasitic” friends. These
types of parasites are very destructive to weakened cells, tissues, organs and
glands. Meat also yields sulfuric and phosphoric acids, which are highly
stimulating, inflammatory and destructive to tissue. Energy should always be dynamic or cellular, never stimulated
externally. If you must consume stimulants for energy, this only goes to
prove tissue weaknesses exist within you. In the long run, irritants and
stimulants only weaken and destroy tissue (organs, glands). The nervous
system (sympathetic, parasympathetic and autonomie) and the heart are
especially hard hit with these. These substances cause palpitations and heart
arrhythmias as well as neurological imbalances. Free yourself and your body from stimulants and irritants and experience
a world of dynamic energy—the cellular energy that explodes from healthy
cells. Irritants and stimulants only serve as temporary energy, which in the
long run, weakens and destroys your body. Stop consuming acidic irritants
and stimulating foods that only serve to imprison you by making you a slave
to the constant need for stimulation. These types of foods also make you
weaker and more toxic. Animals do not ingest irritants or stimulants. Why
should we. Living is actually a struggle for fresh air. Keep the vast lung surface of
the organism supplied with fresh, unpolluted air, and also observe all the
other health rules, and there is no reason known to science why you
should ever die. — Prof. J. S. Haldane, English Astronomer

MODULE 4. 4
 Vaccinations: The Poison Needles

“Like treats like” is a concept used by the allopathic (medical) and
homeopathic (more natural) modalities to treat diseases. Along this line, one
of the most toxic and oftentimes fatal concepts and practices that science has
created is that of inoculation or “vaccinations,” whereby live parasites areinjected into the body, hoping the body will develop an immunity to them. The reason for this is that parasites (germs) are considered to be the cause of
most diseases. Today, science is slowly moving away from this idea,
replacing it with the concept of genetics or genes being the “bad boys. ”
An excellent example of the “like treats like” fallacy is the polio vaccine. The theory is: To build your immunity to this virus, simply take in more of
the same virus, but in smaller dosages. The thought is that the body will
develop immunity to the virus by building up antibodies, and that this will
create a faster or ignored immune response to this pathogen (virus). Hopefully then, an immune cell will either destroy the viral cell before it
becomes uncontrollable by the body, or simply ignore the pathogen all
together. It can still be there, but inactive. This is stupid thinking, to me, and the facts prove it. When the polio
vaccine was introduced, polio went up 680 percent, as uncovered and
reported by Dr. Leonard Horowitz in his book,
The Emerging Viruses. An
article in the
Tampa Tribune
 several years ago told of an infant who
contracted polio from the vaccination itself. The same thing happens with the
flu vaccine. How many people do you know who took the flu shot and still
contracted the flu. This is another example of the stupidity of this toxic
practice, and one that has happened thousands of times. No one should deny the dangers of vaccines. The measles, mumps,
rubella (German measles) and polio vaccines all contain live but weakened
viruses. Although health officials say that polio has been wiped out in the
U.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What are the potential health risks associated with high protein consumption?,
A: The text states that high protein consumption can cause a range of health issues, including gout, arthritis, kidney damage, and cancer, and can also lead to the growth of parasites in the body.
Q: What is the recommended daily intake of protein?,
A: The text does not explicitly state a recommended daily intake of protein, but it does suggest that 20-40 grams of protein per day is sufficient, and that most people consume much more than this.
Q: What is the effect of high blood pressure on the body?,
A: The text states that high blood pressure can lead to inflammation and tissue damage, and that it can also cause cardiovascular problems.
Q: What is the author's stance on vaccinations?,
A: The author is strongly against vaccinations, citing numerous studies and reports that link vaccines to various health issues, including autism, cancer, and neurological disorders.
Q: What are some potential sources of toxins in the environment?,
A: The text lists a wide range of toxins, including pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals, and other chemicals, which are present in various products and environments, and can have negative effects on human health.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>In the concluding module, called Body Language, you will find a listing
of the many symptoms that point to a weakness or failure in one or more of
the body’s glands, organs or systems. You can learn to “read” the important
information that your body is always giving you. MODULE 5.1
The Three Root Causes of Disease

FIRST ROOT: INHERENT (GENETIC) WEAKNESSES

Inherent weaknesses are cellular codes (cellular memories) that set the
condition of tissue and how it responds to life. Your physical body is a
genetic imprint of your family tree, and your cellular strengths andweaknesses come from your genetic history. This is true throughout your
body. Cells were originally created by God, but the memory of how well a
cell functions is what constitutes our genetics. As we mature, we either make
our inherent weaknesses weaker or stronger depending upon our lifestyles. This is extremely important to understand because currently each generation
is becoming weaker instead of stronger. Today, more than ever, people are
consuming and injecting huge amounts of toxins into their bodies. We are
now seeing cancer (a form of degeneration and chronic toxicity) in the early
teens; chronic and degenerative issues in infants; and birth deformities as
never before. When organs and glands are underactive from genetics,
inflammation or toxicity, a host of imbalances and disease conditions can
result. It is easy to understand the concept of genetics. Our physical bodies
came from Mom and Dad, which means we will have many of their
characteristics, physically, mentally and emotionally. There is also a little of
grandmother and grandfather in us too, as their characteristics, encoded in
their genes, have been passed down through our parents. Geneticists say that
we carry in our bodies and psyches the legacy of four previous generations. However, in my practice I have seen genetic patterns that have clearly been
passed along for many more than four generations. Every cell in your body is
a genetic cell—each a blueprint of its parent’s cell. Cells become strong or weak depending upon what genetics has dictated
to them as well as from the effects of one’s lifestyle—that is, by what you eat,
drink, breathe, what is absorbed through your skin, and by what you think
and feel (emotions). Cells live and function from their memories of their experiences, just as
we do. Certain experiences leave us weak and vulnerable, and the same is true
of cells. Physical acids and toxins can weaken and injure cells. Genetic
memories add to or subtract from the cell’s overall state of health. The impact
of all this together determines the strength or weakness of cells, organs and
glands, and whether or not they will provide the necessary functions they
were originally designed to perform. If you inherited a weakened thyroid,
weak adrenal glands or liver, for example, the duties of these tissues will be
compromised and their ability to produce hormones, digestive enzymes,
steroids, or whatever, can be greatly diminished. This then affects your whole
body and how it functions. Disease of one sort or another is the result. For
another look at this issue see “About Consciousness and Disease” later in this
section. As a society we must begin to repair our weaknesses and rebuild ourcells so that future generations can live. Remember, nature never procreates
the weak. The weak are always consumed—this keeps nature healthy for all
species and the same can be said of each cell in your body. Let’s look now at the two other primary causes of all disease, and the
reasons that tissues
fail in the first place: toxicity and overacidity (acidosis). Both create obstructions within your body. SECOND ROOT: TOXICITY

Toxicity (which means poison) is a broad-range term that includes many
things, from mucus accumulation from dairy foods, irritants and complex
sugars, to chemical, toxic metal and mineral deposits. This toxicity (


...............62Millions Drink Rain (Distilled) Water ........................63Distilled Water is Best for Your Health .......................64Ten Reasons to Drink Distilled Water  (list) ....................66
Chapter 7: How Long Should One Fast?............... 67
Shorter Fasts Are Better and Safer ...........................68Why Should You Fast?....................................69Great Benefits From Short and Long Fasts ....................70Fasting Appreciated Worldwide ............................71Pre-Cleanse Brings Better Fasting Results .....................72Here is My Fasting Program – Which I Recommend ............ 73
Breaking Health Laws – You Pay the Price!...................74Sickness is Costly Big Business in America ....................74
Chapter 8: How to Break a 24 Hour Fast .............. 75
Follow These Instructions Carefully!.........................75Your Kidneys – The Miracle Organs .........................75
Keep Your Meals Healthy and Simple ........................78The Vegetarian Diet is Healthiest!...........................79Contents
It is never too late to be what you might have been. – George ElliotviiChapter 9: I Fast 7 to 10 Days, 4 Times a Year .......... 81
Here’s the Path to Perfect Health!...........................81
Fasting Balances Your Thermostat Naturally ..................82Mother Nature Intended the Body and Breath to Be Sweet .......83Unhealthy Lifestyle Causes Unhealthy Life ...................84Fasting Pulls Out Toxins and Poisons ........................85Fasting Promotes Healthy Elimination .......................87How to Conduct a 3 Day, 7 Day & 10 Day Fast ................ 88
Chapter 10: How to Break Long Fasts................. 89
How to Break a 7 Day Fast ................................ 89
How to Break a 10 Day Fast ............................... 90
The Ideal Elimination Program ............................91Vegetarianism Versus Meat Eating ..........................92
Eliminating Meat is Safer and Healthier .....................94My Beloved Health Teachers and Mentors ....................95
Chapter 11: Your Tongue Never Lies .................. 97
The Body Can Take a Lot of Abuse ..........................98Learn to Read Your Tongue’s Message  (graphic) ...............99
Chapter 12: Just Grin and Bear It ................... 101
Don’t Live to Eat – Eat to Live & Be Healthy .................102Give the Vital Force a Chance to Clean House ................103
Chapter 13: Fasting Fights and Removes Mucus ....... 105
American Diet Forms Mucus and Illness ....................106Mucus Shows Up in the Urine when Fasting  (graphic) .........107Winter Miseries? Or Body Cleansing?.......................108
Take the Mucus Test.....................................109
Break The Tobacco, Alcohol, Cola, and Coffee Habit Through Fasting . 110Deadly Smoking Facts! (list) ..............................112
Chapter 14: Fasting Melts Away Pounds!............. 113
Fat is a Burden and Health Risk!...........................114Fasting Rewards You with Increased Energy ..................115Your Waistline is Your Lifeline & Dateline!...................116
Fasting – Empower & Improve Your Health, Looks and Lifespan ... 117Do These Exercises Daily  (graphics)........................118
Chapter 15: How to Gain Weight by Fasting .......... 119
Miracles Happen With Fasting!............................122Fasting is the Healthiest Weight Normalizer .................123The Doctor of the Future  (graphic) ........................123
Contents
Knowledge is love, light and vision. – Helen Keller, blind/deaf authorIt’s magnificent to live long if one keeps healthy and youthful. – H. Fosdickviii
Chapter 16: Fasting Fights Winter Miseries ........... 125
Fast and Rest For Your Healing!...........................126
The Body is Self-Healing & Self-Repairing ...................127Do You Show Signs of Premature Ageing (graphic) ............128
Chapter 17: Outwit Premature Ageing ............... 129
Take This Quiz and The Mirror Test ........................129
Recharged, So at 70 World Tennis Champ ..


 wayward ··me," an<l the tusslc
betwccn  the two will very much stress the
differencc between  them. Consequcntly "!" will
fcel more separate than  evcr, ancl so mcrcly
increasc thc lonely ancl cut -off feelings  which
rnakc  "me"  bchavc  so badly. Wc can hardly  bcgin  10 considcr  this problem
un-
lcss it is clear that thc craving for sccurity is itself
a pain and a contradiction, and that thc more we
pur- sue it, the more painful it becomes. This is
true in  whatcvcr  form  sccurity  may  be conccivcd. ON BEING  AWARE
You want to be happy, to forget yourself, and
yét the more you try to forget yourself, the more
you remembcr the self you wam to forget. You
want to escape from  pain, but thc more you
struggle to  escape, the more you inflame the
agony. You are  afraid and wam ro be brave, but
thc efTort to be brave is fcar trying to run away
from itself. You want  peace of mind, but the
auempt to pacify it is like trying to calm  the
waves  with  a flat-iron. We are all familiar with this kind of vicious
circle  in the form of worry. We know that
worrying is  futile, but we go on doing it bccause
calling it futilc  does not stop ir. \Ve worry
because we feel unsafc,  and want to be safe. Yet
it is perfectly useless to say  that we should not
want to be safe. Calling a desirc  bad names
doesn't get rid of it. What we have to dis - cover is
that therc is no safety, that seeking it is pain - ful,
and that when we imagine that  we havc found it,
we don't like it. In othcr words, if wc can really
un- derstand what we are looking for -that safery
is isola - tion,  and what  we do to ourselves  when
we look  for it
-we shall see that we do not want it at all. No
one has to tell you that you sho11ld not hold your
breath  for ten minutes. You know that you can't
do it, and  that  the attempt  is most
uncomfortable. Thc principal thing is to understand that therc
is no safcty or security. One of thc  worst vicious
circlcs  is the problem of the alcoholic. In very many
cases he  knows  quite  clearly  that  he is
destroying  himself,
79 THE  WISD01 \I  OF  INSl:'.CURITY
that, for him, liquor is poison, that he actually
hatcs  being drunk, and cven dislikes the taste of
liquor. And yet he drinks. For, dislike itas he
may, the ex - pericncc of not drinking is worse. 1t givcs him thc  '"horrors," for he stands face to
facc with the un - vcilccl,  basic  insecurity  of the
world. Herein lies thc crux of the matter. To stand
face  to face with insecurity is still not to
understand it. To understand  il, )'O U must  not  face
it but be  it. It is likc the Pcrsian story of thc sagc
who carne to thc  door oíl lcavcn  and knocked. From withi11 thc voicc  o( God askcd, '"\\lho is
thcrc" and rhe sagc answcrcd,  "lt is  J." "In this l
lousc," replied  the voicc,  "there  is no room for
thce and me." So the sage went away,  and spem
many ycars pondcring over this answer in  deep
mcclitation. Rcturning a second time, the voicc
asked thc same question, and again the sage an -
swercd, "Jt is l." The door remained closed. After  some ycars he rcLUrncd for thc third time,
and, at his  knocking, the voicc once more
demanded, '"Who is there?" Ancl tlie sage cried,
"lt is thysel(!" The <loor  was  openccl. To undcrstand  that  thcre  is no security  is far
more
than 1.0 agrce with thc thcory that ali things
change. more cvcn than 10 observe 1hc
transiLOrincss of life. Thc notion of sccurity is
bascd on thc fccling that  thcrc is something
within us which is pcrmancnt,  somcthing "·hich
endures through ali thc days and  changes  of
life. \Ve are struggling  to make  sure  of
Ro ON BEING  AWARE
Lhe permanence, concinuity, and safety of this
endur - ing core,  this center and soul  of our being
which  we call "l." For this  we think  to be che real
man -the thinker  of our thoughts,  the feeler  of
our feelings,  and the knower  of our knowledge. \Ve
do not ac- tually  understand  that  thcre  is no
security  until  we realize  that  this "I" <loes  not
exist. Understanding comes  through  awareness. Can
we, then,  approach  our expericnce -our  sensations,
feel- ings,  and thoughts -quite simply,  as if wc  had
never  known  them  before,  and,  without  prcjudice,
look  at what  is going on? You  may  ask, "Which
experiences,  which  sensations  and feelings,  shall
we look  at?" I will answer,  "Which  ones  can you
look  at?" The an- swer  is that  you must  look  at the
ones  you have  now. That  is surely  rather  obvious. Bue  very  obvious  things  are often  overlookcd. If a
feeling  is not pres - cnt, you are not awarc  of it. There  is no expcrience  but present  expcrience. What  you know,  what  you are actually  aware  of,
is just what  is happening  at this
moment,  and no more. 13ut  what  about  mcmories? Surely  by
remember - ing 1 can also know what  is pase? Very
well,  remem - bcr something. Remember  the
incident  of secing  a fricnd walking down  the strcet. What  are you  aware  of? You are not  acLUally
watching  the veritable  evenc  of your fricnd walking
clown  che strcct. You can't go  up and shakc hands
with hirn, or get an answer to a  question  you forgot
to ask hirn  at the pase  time  you
81 TIIE  WISDOM  OF INSECURITY
are remembering. In other words, you are not
look - ing at the actual past at ali. You are looking
at a present  trace  of the past. lt is likc seeing the tracks of a bird on the
sand. I see the prcsent tracks. I do not, at thc sarne
time, see  the bird making those tracks an hour
befare. The  bird  has flown,  and I am not aware  of
hirn. From  the tracks I infer that a bird was there. From memories  you infer that there have been
past events. But you  are not aware of any past
events. You know the past  only  in thc prcscm
ancl  as parto(  thc present. Wc are seeing, then, that our expericnce is
alto - gethcr momentary. From one point of
view, each  momcnc is so elusive and so brief that
we cannot even  think about it befare it has gane. From another point  of view, this rnoment is
always here, since we know  no other moment
than the present moment. lt is al - ways dying,
always becoming pase more rapidly than
imagination can conceive. Yct at the same time it
is always being born, always new, emerging just
as rapidly from that complete unknown which
we call  the futurc. Thinking about it almost
makes you  breathless. To say that experience is momentary is rcally
to say that experience and the present moment
are the  samc ching. To say that  this momcnt  is
always dying,  or becoming past, and always being
born, or


, pungent, bitter, and astringent) in each meal. The typical
American diet tends to be dominated by the sweet, sour, and salty tastes (the main
flavors of a hamburger). We do need these tastes, but they can lower metabolism,
especially if eaten in excess. The pungent, bitter, and astringent tastes, on the other hand, are anti-inflammatory
and increase metabolism. These tastes are found in foods such as radishes, ginger,
mustard, peppers, spinach, mushrooms, tea, lentils, lettuce, and so on. Along with the six tastes, filling your plate with the colors of the rainbow promotes
a long and healthy life. We can literally ingest the information of the universe into
our biology. Foods that are deep blue, purple, red, green, or orange are leaders in
antioxidants and contain many nutrients that boost immunity and enhance health. Examples of foods of the rainbow:
• Red: Red tomatoes (particularly cooked), red peppers, red/pink grapefruit,
watermelon, red grapes, beets, red cabbage, apples, strawberries, cherries,
raspberries, cranberries
• Orange/yellow: Squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, yams, pumpkin, cantaloupe,
mangoes, papaya, nectarines
• Green: Broccoli, kale, spinach, cabbage, peas, avocado, collard greens
• Deep blue/purple: Plums, blueberries, black raspberries, blackberries, purple
grapes, eggplant (with skin)NURTURE YOUR BODY WITH HEALTHY FOOD7 STEPS TO RADICAL WELLBEING: Step 4
www.chopra.comSTEP 4I rejoice in the miracle of my body by moving, stretching,
and strengthening it every day. 7 STEPS TO RADICAL WELLBEING: Step 5One of the most important ways to grow younger and live longer is regular
exercise. Drs. William Evans and Irwin Rosenberg from Tufts University have
documented the powerful effect of exercise on many of the biomarkers of aging,
including muscle mass, strength, aerobic capacity, bone density, and cholesterol. Not only does exercise keep the body young, but it also keeps the mind vital and
promotes emotional well-being. In his book Spark: The Revolutionary New Science
of Exercise and the Brain, Harvard University professor John Ratey, M.D. describes
how physical activity sparks biological changes that increases the brain’s ability to
learn, adapt, and perform other cognitive tasks. A complete fitness program includes exercises to develop flexibility, cardiovascular
conditioning, and strength training. Find an aerobic activity that you can do
regularly—three to four sessions each week for twenty to thirty minutes is usually
enough to give you substantial benefits. After your body is warmed up, spend five
to ten minutes stretching. You will also want to include strength training in your
program to systematically exercise the major muscle groups of your body. The important thing is to start off slowly, find physical activities you enjoy, and do
them regularly. If the most you can do right now is walk around the block, do that,
and you will be surprised how quickly you increase your endurance and enthusiasm
for moving and breathing.MOVE YOUR BODY EVERY DAY7 STEPS TO RADICAL WELLBEING: Step 5
www.chopra.comSTEP 5I openly give and receive love to those around me.7 STEPS TO RADICAL WELLBEING: Step 6Isolation and loneliness create the conditions for rapid aging. Heart attack and
death rates are known to increase among the recently widowed and among men
who have been suddenly terminated from their jobs without warning and against
their will. The emotional value of social bonding is immense, yet in some countries,
including the U.S., we have moved in the opposite direction for decades. With
increasingly long hours spent working, more time in front of the television, and a
population constantly on the move, social bonding keeps declining. The trend will
be exacerbated as the fastest-growing population, those eighty and older, move
into retirement homes. It’s becoming increasingly rare for older people to be cared
for at home, and there is still a stigma about seniors being a burden to the young
and a drag on society. The key here is to stay connected and open to new relationships throughout
your life. Resist the impulse to go quietly into semi-isolation because you assume
that society expects that of you. Losing friends and spouses is an inevitable part
of aging, and many people can’t find replacements or lack the motivation to. By
“replacement,” I don’t mean a new spouse and family (though that is certainly a
possibility), but emotional bonds that mean something to you and offer continued
meaning to your existence. No amount of reading and television substitutes for
human contact that nourishes on the level of love and caring. One of the most
effective steps is for older people to become involved with mentoring programs,
education, and youth programs.CULTIVATE LOVING RELATIONSHIPS7 STEPS TO RADICAL WELLBEING: Step 6
www.chopra.comSTEP 6I make time to play and explore each day, approaching
new experiences with the curiosity and openness
of a child. 7 STEPS TO RADICAL WELLBEING: Step 7An ancient Vedic aphorism says, “Infinite flexibility is the secret to immortality.”
When we cultivate flexibility in or consciousness, we renew ourselves in every
moment and reverse the aging process. Children offer the finest expressions of
openness and flexibility. They play and laugh freely, and find wonder in the smallest
things. They are infinitely creative because they haven’t yet built up the layers of
conditioning that create limitations and restrictions. To maintain a youthful mind, write down two or three things you can do that are
totally childlike. Think of something that evokes childhood for you—eating an ice
cream cone, going to a playground to swing, coloring a picture, jumping rope, or
building a sand castle. Find something that brings back the sense of fun you had as
a child, even if you think you’ve outgrown it, and choose one of these activities to
do today. As you carry out your childlike activity, let yourself embody the archetypal carefree
and innocent child. The feeling you’re aiming for isn’t a return to childhood, but
something more profound, as expressed by the brilliant therapist A.H. Almaas:
“When we look at a child, we see that the sense of fullness, of intrinsic aliveness, of
joy in being, is not the result of something else. There is value in just being oneself;
it is not because of something one does or doesn’t do. It is there in the beginning,
when we were children but slowly it gets lost.” By re-experiencing our childlike
nature, we not only cultivate a youthful mind, but we also connect to the part of us
that is never born and never dies—our eternal spiritual essence.MAINTAIN A YOUTHFUL MIND7 STEPS TO RADICAL WELLBEING: Step 7
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        By Deepak Chopra7 STEPS TO
RADICAL WELLBEING© 2015 The Chopra Center. All rights reserved. Published by Chopra Center Press, a division of Chopra Center Enterprises, LLC
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by Healing Your Emotions, by David Simon, M. D. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga Guidebook
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Wisdom for Living: Deepak Chopra’s Book of QuotesOnly a few decades ago, conventional medicine viewed the body as a machine
whose parts would inevitably break down until it could no longer be repaired. As a
medical student, I learned that random chemical reactions determined everything
that happened in the body, the mind and body were separate and independent
from each other, and genes largely determined our health and lifespan. Today scientific research is arriving at a radically different understanding: while
the body appears to be material, it is really a field of energy and intelligence that is
inextricably connected to the mind. We now know that what used to be considered
the “normal” experience of aging—a progressive descent into physical and mental
incapacity—is in large part a conditioned response. The mind influences every cell in
the body and therefore human aging is fluid and changeable. It can speed up, slow
down, and even reverse itself. There are many studies demonstrating the profound influence of the mind and
beliefs on aging. For example, a landmark study by Harvard psychologist Ellen
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Q: What is the conventional medical view of the body?,
A: The conventional medical view is that the body is a machine whose parts will inevitably break down and cannot be repaired.
Q: What is the new scientific understanding of the body, according to the text?,
A: The body is a field of energy and intelligence that is inextricably connected to the mind.
Q: What is the recommended amount of sleep each night, according to the text?,
A: The recommended amount of sleep is between six and eight hours per night.
Q: What is a key factor in the aging process, according to the text?,
A: The text states that isolation and loneliness can accelerate the aging


 none to be present in raw foods. But we have since learne d that acrylamide is a building block for polyacrylamide, a surfactant added to enhance the effectiveness of M onsanto’s Roundup and other herbicide products used
ubiquitously in industrial farming. Further research is in order to determine whether bread, pastries, and c rispy snacks made from organically grown plants
contain this lethal chemical, but in any case the presence of acryl amide in these foods presents one more nail in the coffin of the
standard American diet. If you still eat these foods, I urge you to do at leas t some reading about this profoundly toxic chemical. You
can begin with the two articles referenced in the endnotes of this book. 85

Do I have to do calculations every day? No. Y ou don’t have to calculate percentages every day to make sure you’ re eating properly. By eating primarily fruit,
vegetables, and leafy greens, your diet is automatically close to the i deal of 80/10/10. However, you may want to use a calculator to
determine whether you are getting enough calories for the day to meet  your basic metabolic and exercise needs. The tools in Appendix D. Resources for Diet Analysis are especially h elpful to the newcomer, because it is common to
undereat fruit and overeat fatty foods when beginning the raw vegan di et. I recommend that you input your food information into
CRON-O-Meter or on Nutridiary.com, FitDay.com, or another similar websi te for at least a week, to make sure you have the
relevant information about your calories and caloronutrient ratio. Very often, people simply do not eat enough because their stomachs are used t o accepting a certain volume of food each day,
and raw foods are not as calorie dense as cooked foods. Therefore, to consume enough c alories, you need to train your stomach to
accept more food, especially fruits. How do I eat so much fruit at once? It takes some practice to develop the ability to consume what, from th e raw perspective, should be thought of as “normal”
amounts of food for a human. Somewhere in between “all you care for” and “a ll you can” there is a happy medium that will enable
you to increase the amount you consume without overeating. The stomach  is very accommodating in this regard and will stretch
quickly to allow you to consume normal/healthy quantities of fruit. At the same time, your image of what is a healthy amount, and your mindse t about quantities of fruit will grow to match your
ability to eat it. The more you practice eating meals of just fruit, only  fruit, and nothing but fruit, the easier and easier it will become to
consume appropriate volumes. If your fruit meal does not “hold” you until the next meal time, at least  three to five hours later, then you did not eat a sufficient
quantity of food. With practice, it will get easier. Until then, feel fre e to add an extra fruit meal between breakfast and lunch, and
again between lunch and dinner. What does “mono eating” mean? Mono eating is the practice of eating one particular food for an entire me al, in sufficient quantity to produce satiation until the
next meal. This is the way that every nonhuman creature on Earth g enerally eats. I recommend eating monomeals for optimal
digestion, absorption, and assimilation. A monomeal might consist of four or five bananas for a sedentary beginner  or twelve to eighteen bananas for a seasoned raw
athlete. Another monomeal might be two or three mangos for the beginner, and four or more for the athlete. It is important to remember when reading about food volumes that a small in active woman may only eat a quarter of what an
active male could eat. Do not be intimidated when you hear a low-fat raw ve gan athlete tell you that he ate a dozen or more bananas
for lunch. Four or five may be sufficient to meet your needs if you are a sm aller, less active individual. Variety is obtained over time, throughout the seasons, not at every meal. In nature, if sufficient food is available, animals tend
to eat one food at a time until they are full. What’s wrong with avocados, nuts, and seeds? Avocados, nuts, and seeds are extremely high in fat content, especially  nuts and seeds:

Avocado (77% fat) : 4 ounces (about ½) = 200 calories; 165 fat. Almonds (73% fat) : 4 ounces (½ cup +) = 650 calories; 480 fat. Flaxseeds (58% fat): 4 ounces (¾ cup) = 560 calories; 325 fat. When it comes to fat, the source doesn’t matter so much; fat is fat. Fat t ravels from the lymph system directly into the blood. Too much fat will thicken the blood, causing the red blood cells to clump togethe r so they cannot deliver oxygen to the cells. Excess
fat also blocks the action of insulin in bringing sugars to the cells, wh ich leads to diabetes and other blood-sugar problems. (Chapter 2 discusses this in detail.) It is best to eat only small amounts of avocados, nuts, and seeds (not more than  half of an avocado in a day or one ounce of
nuts for a sedentary person; twice that for an athlete), and not to eat th em daily. Fruits, vegetables, and leafy greens contain
adequate high-quality fatty acids (assuming we’re getting enoug h calories) to meet all of our needs. Eventually, it is best to free yourself from the desire to experience a  heavy feeling after a meal, as this is an indicator that the
digestive system is being overworked. In order to feel satisfied, it is best  to eat large amounts of sweet fruit, which may pass through
your stomach quickly, but will satisfy true hunger for hours. What do you mean by “true hunger”? True hunger is a sensation that occurs primarily deep in the low part of  the throat, much like the feeling of thirst, but a bit
lower, about where the concave “notch” appears between the collar bones, at the bottom of the neck. The sensation might be
described as resembling a dull ache. The stomach sensation we commonly associate with hunger is often th e result of its muscular walls shrinking after completing
the digestive task of the last meal. If a perceived feeling of hunger i s accompanied by feelings of faintness, stomach pangs,
headaches, or other discomforts, it is actually a sign of withdrawal from  harmful substances. A healthy person can skip a meal or two with no feelings of weakness or distr ess. When one is healthy, true hunger signifies no
urgency for food, since the body knows it has reserves for its use in time of n eed. You should be at all times comfortable in your
body. Is eating sea salt all right? Extracted sodium chloride, in any  form is an irritant and is toxic to the body. It deadens the taste buds’ a bility to sense sweet,
sour, or bitter (which is why salt users often say that food has no taste w ithout salt), retards digestion and excretion, and upsets our
critical natural water balance. W e must take care to distinguish here between extracted sodium chl oride “salt” (which is deadly), and the sodium and other
mineral salts that occur naturally and abundantly in whole plant foods  (which are vitally important nutrients needed by every cell of
our bodies). Eating a variety of vegetables, especially celery and tomat oes, provides all the organic salts and other minerals our
bodies need in just the right amounts and combinations we require. Our cells rely on a delicately regulated ratio of sodium and potassium, wi th sodium residing outside the cells (extracellular) and
potassium inside (intracellular). If the potassium/sodium ratio is a t all out of balance, cellular dehydration or super saturation result. Either of these conditions seriously compromises cellular function. If we lose too much sodium through exercise or any other effort that resu lts in perspiration, potassium is “pulled” out of the cell
to maintain the proper ratio. Attempting to compensate by consuming salt  simply stresses the body even more, like trying to make
up for lack of sleep by drinking coffee. The potassium within the cel l must be replaced in order for the cell to “hold” sodium
extracellularly again. The salt in seawater causes dehydration regardless of how it is consu med. Ocean water is caustic and irritating, tastes vile, and
causes people to vomit. In quantity, drinking seawater causes death with in days, even though it is diluted by a lot of water. When we extract salt and ingest it with our meals, we head in the sam e direction, only at a different speed. Removing the salt
from seawater gives us sea salt, the very substance that causes  death by dehydration. Consuming sodium chloride of any kind—
including sea salts and other highly marketed, pricey specialty s alts—is a self-destructive practice. Specialty salt produce rs expend
great effort to convince you that you “need” the extracted minerals i n their products to offset a grave nutritional imbalance common
in modern society. (Such deficiency may indeed exist, but in any case it  can be healthfully remedied only by eating an abundance of
low-fat raw plant foods. To do otherwise only creates more nutritional imbal ances.) True, we need minerals … but we need to ingest them in the


 d to facilitate s uch escape is the W orkbook (ca l. 600) of A
Course in Miracles. The purpose of this course of spiritual psychology is to
lay the necessary groundwork to precipitate a sudden jump in consciousness
through encoura ging a total c hange of perception. In more traditional
fashion, prayer and meditation a lso provide points of departure to rise from
the influence of a lower ener gy field into a higher. In Easte rn spiritual disciplines, it is accepted that the devotee alone,
unaided by a g uru or a teac her, is unlikely to make muc h progress. Guidance is required. The AA experience is that an addict or alcoholic is
unable t o recover without the help of a sponsor. In sports, great coaches are
sought-after because their influence inspires maximum ef fort. Devotees can
aid their own p rogress by merely focusing on an advanced teacher and
thereby aligning  with that teacher ’ s ener gy field; in our testing, it was
shown repeatedly that holding in mind the image of an advanced spiritual
teacher made every subject go strong, irrespective of their personal beliefs. THE SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
It is  helpful to  remember that neither T ruth nor Enlightenment is
something to be found, sought, acquired, gained, or possessed. That which
is th e In finite Pr esence is always present, and its realization occurs of itself
when th e obstacles to that rea lization are removed. It is therefore not
necessary to study the truth, but only to let go of that which is fallacious. When the clouds are removed,  the sun shines forth. Moving away the
clouds d oes not  cause the sun to shine but merely reveals that which was
hidden a ll along. Spiritual work, therefore, is primarily a lettin g go of the
presumably known in favor of the unknown, with the promise of others who
have done it that the ef fort is more than well rewarded at the end. On theearthly l evel, go ld is not created  but merely revealed by chippin g away that
which obscures it. One of the main spiritual tools is intention, w hich sets up priorities and
hierarchies of values that ene r gize one’ s ef forts. Spiritual work is a
commitment and also an exploration. The way has been opened by those
who hav e gone before and set th e possibility in consciousness for others to
follow. Biologist Rupert Sheldrake has demonstrated the influence of
morphogenetic fields (M-fields); that is, when someone adv ances in a
particular area, this success increases the likelihood that the rest of the
species can do the same. Just a s Roger Bannister broke through the “M-
field” of the four -minute mile, so have beings of advanced consciousness
left markers for others to follow. Every advance we make in our a wareness benefits unseen multi tudes and
strengthens the next step for others to follow. Every act of kindness is
noticed by the universe and is preserved forever. When seen for what it is,
gratitude replaces spiritual ambition. In traditional Buddhism, one seeks
Enlightenment for the good of all humankind; all gifts return to their source. In due time, one ’ s spiritual intention and focus come to replace worldly
ambitions and desires. It is as t hough one is progressively drawn into the
Self, as if there were a spiritu al gravity acting by attraction. A style of
knowingness rep laces reason and logic, and intuitive awareness focuses on
the essence of l ife and its activ ities rather than on goals or the details of
form. P erception begins to change, and the beauty of creation literally
shines forth from all persons and objects. A simple scene may u nexpectedly
suddenly become overwhelmingly beautiful, as though revealing itself in
three-dimensional T echnicolor. Q&A
Q: Y ou advise, “Live your life like a prayer.” That seems differ ent fr om
focusing on certain spiritual activities—is it? A:  By  intention, your entire lif e becomes devotional. Y ou yourself
become the prayer. By virtue of that, Divinity is invoked, and then through
the heart, through that devotion, through the alignment with D ivinity, allhumankind is empowered. The re is no value in keeping a scorecard on
yourself: How far have I come? How far do other people think I have
come? T he only person you have to answer to is yourself. When yo u do
everything you can to fulfill your potential, knowing you are answerable for
who you are and what you have done with that, even your m istakes are
sanctified. It is assuring to know that the motivation to seek God is God. It’ s
by the Grace of God that you are even interested in spiritual tru th. Nobody
seeks God except under the influence of Divinity, because left to their own
devices, people would never think of it. Q: What is spiritual “pr ogr ess”? A:  The approach to spiritual progress is not one of “getting somewhere,”
as there  is no “where” to get. Instead, authentic spiritual teachings guide
you to transcend the ego and she d all illusions so that T ruth stands revealed. The work is to  surmount and transcend the common human failings
inherent in the s tructure of the human ego. Whatever defects you have are
not personal; they are not just yours but in fact are the problem of the
human e go itself. The ego itself is not personal. Y ou would li ke to think,
Oh, me and my pr ogr ess, or Me and my sins, or Me and my difficulties, but
what yo u are talking about is no t your personal self. The problem  is the ego
itself, which you inherited by becoming a human being. Th e ego is a
product of the brain and the f unction of the brain; details of how this
expresses itself dif fer based on past karma. Q: Y ou say the ego isn’t “bad”—that it’ s best to tr eat it as a little “pet,”
which brings humor into the pr ocess. Could you elaborate? A:  Humor  is one of the most valuable spiritual tools, about which,
historically, little has been said. Laughing at the melodrama of the ego puts
us way ahead of  its game. Come dy arises as a result of the comparison that
is made between perception and essence. For example, the comedian says,
“What’ s a New-Ager?” Pause. “Somebody who goes to the sto re and buys
all th e V enus fly traps, then wants them to become vegetarians!”  W e get the
absurdity of trying to convince  a carnivorous V enus flytrap t o become a
vegetarian: “Y ou like cucumbers, don’ t you, sweetheart? Here— try a pieceof toma to!” The  joke helps us laugh at the ego’ s naïveté and immaturity,
wanting others to conform to its spiritualized ideals and morality. Humor i s quite dif ferent from ridicule or malice, as it is compas sionate in
accepting human limitations a nd foibles as being intrinsic. It therefore
assists i n “wear ing the world li ke a light garment” and illustr ates that, in
being like the reed that bends in the wind, you survive by being
lighthearted, instead of being broken down by rigidity. The capacity to
laugh at yourself is essential  to positive self-esteem. T o respond to
everything as though it were hig hly important is a result of the v anity of the
narcissistic core of the ego (for example, being “sensitive” or “of fended”). “Don’ t take yourself so seriously” is wise guidance. Humor is an e xpression of freedom and joyfulness, and laughter is
biologically healing. While guiltiness and “sackcloth and ashes” penance
were em phasized in past centuries, it can be seen that on the Map of
Consciousness, they calibrate qu ite low. God is found at the top of the Map,
not at the bottom. Faith, Love, and Joy are the high road; doom and gloom
merely l ead to sadness and despondency. Self-hatred blinds awareness of
the Self as a reflection of Divine Creation. Q: What about diets, rituals, exer cises, br eathing techniques, mantras,
and symbols? A:  Non e o f these is necessary. It’ s useful to recognize that religion s have
their own agendas and limitations. The spiritual pathway to Enlightenment
is unique. It is not the same as “practicing a religion.” Religions tend to
emphasize historical events, their geographical locations, and past cultures
with political alliances. Enlighte nment happens in the present moment and
is outsi de time, history, or geography, which are therefore irrelevant. Theology is concerned with the consciousness level of the 400s;
Enlightenment is concerned with the levels of 600 and over. Q: What of music, incense, and ar chitectural beauty? A:  T hese are insp irational and supportive of a spiritual and reverential
mood an d attitu de and help to remove the focus of attention from thoughtcontent. Beauty is uplifting and calibr


 means of periodic
release the body of toxins and the provision of goods
these bodies of much-needed rest, we will be able to
achieve much more lasting effect in preventing
aging, than in finding ways to rejuvenate the body. When he began working at the resort "Goryachinsk" I nurse
brought the stories of patients who have come
to me at the reception. Looking through them, I drew attention to one
history. Patient age 80 years, diagnosis: deforming
koksaartroz hip and knee joints. Well, I thought to myself,
how he comes up to me, and what procedures it at that age. When the same to me at the reception came a slender, youthful-looking man
fifty years, and said that he had just been swimming in the lake (and there was
the month of November), and it's great. When I asked his name
it turned out that this is one octogenarian "grandfather." To my surprise there was no limit. I once asked: What about your
aching joints? "Oh, Doctor, I have long forgotten about them, and the diagnosis
in the sanatorium the map - it is to ride to the resort. I
It was very interesting to see how he achieved such amazing
results in the treatment of their disease and rejuvenation of the body. Here
his story:
"My problems began after 50 years, he was troubled by pain
in the hip joints during the motion, it became difficult to get up. Then they began to harass and knee joints. Which I just do not
received treatment and which only resorts are not ridden. True,
after the resorts, of course, it was easier, but then after a
time, the pain returned. I realized that if nothing changed
radically in their lives, then I'll be totally disabled
and immobility. Began to gather information, communicate with people
with the same diagnosis who achieved improvements in its
health naturally. while the information was purged
the body, fasting almost was not. About cleansing the liver found
from talented healer from a neighboring village. Of starvation knew
since childhood, since my grandmother is strictly complied with the post - only water
and nothing else. Cleaned the liver and gradually began to spend
starvation. I felt lighter after a ten-day fast, less
began to hurt the joints, increased traffic volume. After this
became longer walk. How - after walking appeared severe swelling
left knee and a terrible pain. I thought that if I try
starve without water, perhaps swelling quickly pass. to my
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132Surprisingly, swelling and pain went away on the third day that never happened
wet starvation. His first dry hunger I went through five days. Of course, it is heavier than wet starvation, but the results
and effectiveness of dry fasting I was impressed. I realized that for
shorter period can be achieved more significant results. After
that I began to starve just dry. Every week on hunger strike
dry for a day and twice a year - semerochku. Price of their own efforts and through knowledge gained
as a result of a critical learning experience of others, I have achieved
cure koksaartroza hip joints. In the last year celebrated its 80 th year of life for healthy
man. Frontier life, which 30 years ago seemed fabulous
and inaccessible, has not only become a reality, but the reality of joy
and happiness. I spent the tests and test results show that I
not only healthy, but that 80 years for me is not the time decrepit old age
and suffering from ailments, but rather a normal human life,
forward-looking. Last year, I twice had a dry healing post for 8 days. as a result of my health even more strengthened. Every day I
measured the pressure in blood vessels, body temperature, followed
state of sleep and mood. Everything was normal. They did not give my
biological age, give less than thirty years, as recorded
I have a passport. In the year 80 years I have worked on three plots of land, twice
a week went to the source of the water, breaking free
distance of 10 km with 20 liters of water. This year in January and February, has conducted two training courses
in the squat. First time on the 13th day of training did 750 sit-ups in 25
minutes at the pulse of 112 beats per minute. The second course of training through
3 weeks gave the following result: a 6-day 820 sit-ups in 32 minutes
in good health. To maintain the proper level of health, I first
take care of his moral health of a diet rich in grains,
vegetables, fruits without the use of salt and solid fats, a high
physical activity, but most importantly it is - a systematic
conducting dry fasting. " Further, this unique example of a great influence on
I, for introduction in my practice of dry starvation
One striking example of the miracle of fasting, is the author
homonymous book by Paul Bragg. He died tragically, cuz
board of ocean waves, at the age of 95 years until his death
was absolutely healthy. Can doctors ever accept starvation as a potent
natural means of rejuvenating the body, much better,
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133than the manipulation of stem cells or costly
plastic surgery. One must realize that any effective
rejuvenation of the body is the result of internal forces
and processes under favorable conditions, not because of violent
states as a result of exotic action. Recovery
health, in other words, the cessation of the pathological state
and rejuvenation are one and the same process. If we can see in starvation mode, enabling
the body to release not only from the burden of accumulated toxins,
but also from the burden of accumulated abnormal changes in tissues, we
can use this method in order to rejuvenate with a huge
success. PROFILES KTICHE SKY mechanical ZM:
PROTECTION FROM RADIAL IIC, adverse PLEASANT
Environmental SKIH FACTORS PRE Prevention
OH KOLOGICHE SKIH Zabol Wani J
Why is fasting protects from radiation and why positions are held
reserved for them in the days? To fully answer this question, we begin, it would seem
with a completely different topic - how radiation affects
our body? Radiation is a powerful flow of energy
are embedded in bodies, because of its power can not be
metabolized by cells and causes them to effect ionization. Ionization
represents the separation of atoms or molecules under the impact of
particles. As a result, the cells form a mass of radicals. Radical
- Biologically extremely active fragment of the molecule, which
connecting with the DNA molecules, blocking their biological
properties that are beginning to hurt her ancestral unit. The cleavage of the double helix of DNA and RNA. Once
this happens, and it occurs mainly in rapidly dividing
cells of the gastrointestinal tract, cells cease to divide
and starts to destroy as alien's own immune
system. in the tissue develops a destructive process. in such
"Mikrodyrochki" arising from the above process, it is easy
introduced infection (which is quite enough in the gastrointestinal
intestinal tract), and begins sepsis, which leads to the death
organism. Scientists have conducted a number of interesting experiments on rats. One batch of rats were irradiated or were fed food containing
radionukleotidy and arranged them to starvation. For comparison, subjected to
starvation group of completely healthy animals. Physiological
term starvation in rats is 12 days. The control group of healthy
Animal thereafter completely died out, and irradiated
lived for 24 days and began to look even better than before, and not
thought to die. The researchers were forced to kill them, and their
tissues were subjected to thorough analysis, which resulted in
revealed that they also look great as a young, healthy
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134animals, and do not contain any radioactive damage! Why is this happening? It turns out that the famine in the strengthened
biosynthesis need energy, and previously indigestible radiation now
completely consumed by it. Evil becomes good! Incidentally
was discovered and a number of other mechanisms that protect the body from
radiation during the famine. Here they are:
1. Increased production of alcohol body recovers
cell membranes. Restoration of cell membranes is not that
otherwise as increased cellular barriers. as a result of subsequent
radiation exposure will have on the cells less
pronounced damaging effect. 2. Elevated levels of carbon dioxide in the cells
reduces the ionization caused by radiation exposure. 3. Most affected by radiation bystrodelyaschiesya
cells of the gastrointestinal tract during starvation dramatically slow down
their division. After all, they are forced to quickly share due to the fact
that in the process of digestion are exposed to their
same digestive enzymes are damaged and sluschivayutsya. Organism due to the rapidity of division of these cells restores
wall of the stomach and intestines. During the famine of the kind. Cells
gastro-intestinal tract a rest, and energy previously spent
to accelerate the division, now goes to the restoration of internal
structures, repair of torn-helix of DNA and RNA. The same
enhances the biosynthesis inside the cell due to fixation
it CO2, which is not in the food regime. Because of this they do not
die, not rejected by his own body and the transition
on a diet as if nothing had happened and to fully share
perform their previous functions. But when the nutritional status of these
Two processes of division and reconstruction of internal structures of cells


 which the blood is
literally "squeezed" at high pressure. This filtering process removes excess amounts of water, salts and other
elements in the blood that your body does not need at the time. These excess elements are collected within the kidney in the form of a
purified, sterile, watery solution called urine. Many of the constituents of
this filtered watery solution, or urine, are then reabsorbed by the nephrons
and delivered back into the bloodstream while the remainder of the urine
passes out of the kidneys into the bladder & then excreted from the body. The function of the kidneys is to keep the complexity of your blood
balanced. When your body doesn't have need for a specific vitamin, mineral and
enzyme that you have taken through alternative measures, food product or
you're body creating at a particular time, they are released through the
bladder. They are released not because they are toxic, poisonous,
27 waste or bad for the body,
but simply because the body does not need those elements at the time. Medical researchers have discovered that many of the elements of blood
that are found in urine have enormous medicinal value. When reintroduced
to the body, they boost the body's immune defenses and stimulate healing
in a way that nothing can possible do. Drugs included. In 1975, one of the founders of Miles Laboratories, Dr. A. H. Free, published
his book Urinalysis in Clinical Laboratory Practice. He remarked that not
only is urine a sterile body compound (purer than distilled water), but that it
is now recognized that urine contains literally thousands of compounds. Among the urine constituents mentioned in Dr. Free's writings is a list of
nutrients that will start you to consider truly the possibilities of a whole
pharmacy available at our call. Hcr~'s a small list to cottsibcr. Adrenaline, Alanine, Alpha-amylase, Albumin,lpha-amylase, Arabinose,
Arginine, Ascorbic acid, Aldosterone, Allantoin, Amino acids, Beta-N
acetyglucosiminidase, Bicarbonate, Billrebin, 8iopterin, Biotin, Vitamin 86,
Vitamin 812, Vitamin C, Calcium, Carnosine, Carnitine, Cathecholamin,
Cloride, Copper, Corticosteroides, Corticosterone, Corticotropin,
Cortisone, Creatinine, Cystine, DHEA, Dopamine, Epinephrine, Estrogen,
Folic acid, Fructose, Fucosyglucose, Gamma-glutamyltransferase,
Glucose, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Gonadotropin, Haptoglobin, Histidine,
Inositol, lgA, lgM, lgG, Iodine, Iron, Lactatdehygrogenase, Lactogenia
hormones, Lactose, Leucine, Lysine, Lysozyme, Magnesium, Manganese,
Melatonin, Methionine, Nicotinic Acid, Nitrogen, Ornithane, Oxytoxin,
Thyroxine, Pantothenic acid, Phenylalaline, Phosphorus, Potassium,
Progesterone, Prolactin, Protease, Proteins, Rafinninose, Riboflavin 82,
Ribonase, Saccharose, Serine, Sulfur, Selenium, Testosterone, Thiamine
81, Transfurerrin, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Urea, Urokinase, Uropepsinnogen,
Vasopressin, Vitamin 86, Vitamin 812, Xylose, Zinc/
And others as each Human makeup is personal. If you have been told that by taking those vitamins, minerals and
alternative care products have the most expensive urine,
they may have been right. Now however, if you become a urine therapy practitioner,
you will reuse and get every dollars worth. It wont go down the toilet and you will get 100% of every
mg. taken and never get sick, from colds to incurable disease. I knew I could save you the cost of this course right for the get-go. 28 News reports have been told of individuals who have both lived and died
by being trapped in places without food and water for days. Those that survived have survived because they drank their own urine,
those that perished did not. Those that died could not overcome societies educational thoughts
that urine is a waste product of the body. It's dirty. It's unclean. It smells and has ammonia that would be toxic to the system. It's not. It's only a substance the body releases that contains wholesome, clean,
sterile elements not needed at the time of release. Despite what you may have been led to believe about urine,
pharmaceutical companies have grossed billions of dollars from the sale
of drugs made from urine constituents as eye remedies, cosmetics,
and heart regulators. Research is ongoing in labs worldwide attempting to isolate specific
elements of urine so they can create new drugs and patent those
substances. Examples...
Pergonal is a fertility drug made from human urine. In early 1990s, yearly sales of this drug reportedly grossed the drug
companies at $855 million while it costs a patient $1400 a month to
consume
Urokinase, a urine ingredient, collected free to those who collect urine
through 10,000 U.S. port-a-johns. Then it is used in drug form and sold as a
miracle blood clot dissolver for unblocking coronary arteries. Premarin, sold to women mostly for hormone therapy is 100%
pregnant mares urine. { See writeup on Premarin farms in this course }. There are hundreds of horse farms in Canada and the USA that raise
pregnant Mares for their urine and when the foal is born it is auctioned and
normally sold for meat {very tender} to Japan. Big bucks. Read section on Premarin in later chapter. Urea, medically proven to be one of the best moisturizers in the world, is
packaged in expensive creams and lotions. Delete the M in Murine eye drops and Bingo, you have urine. It's made from carbamide -another name for synthetic urea. Urine is a powerful healer and to get some understanding of how urine can
be such a powerful healing substance by itself, let's take a look at how
urine therapy has been known to completely eliminate allergies. Researchers have discovered that allergic responses are caused by
"renegade" white blood cells that inappropriately attack substances even
when they may be no threat to the body. So it is the activity of these
renegade white blood cells, called antigen receptors that needs to be
corrected in order to cure the allergy. 29 In 1982, studies published by Dr. William Linscott
(in Basic and Clinical Immunology) showed that when these antigen
receptors (or renegade white blood cells) are reintroduced into the body,
the body actually developed antibodies to these antigen receptors,
and the antibodies then stopped the allergic response. Realizing that the urine of allergic individuals contains the allergy causing
antigen receptors, researchers thought that to re-introduce the urine back
to the allergic individual would mean antibodies would be produced which
would then stop the allergic response. That in fact is exactly what happens. Allergies have been completely turned around with urine therapy. Using urine in this way to cure the allergy, is one form of isopathic
treatment. You're using the same substance that is causing the allergy, to
be reintroduced to the body making the body manufacture its own
antibody. If you understand this point, you may be able to see the ability of
this therapy to be used in just about any illness the body may experience. Now let's take the idea of urine therapy and expand it to a biological
framework. Urine therapy has been able to cure seemingly
incurable disease states. Why? Could it be the colloids in your blood that are the protits and somatids, are
very small particles. So small as to be unfilterable by something as the
kidneys. Though researchers may not have been looking, it is probable that
one of the constituents of urine are these colloid particles that naturally
just get passed through the kidneys out of the blood. When one consumes
their own urine through the process of urine therapy, they are receiving a
dose of these pure colloids. These biologically proceed to support the
immune function, and possibly lead to taking the pathogenic microbes in
the blood down to apathogenic states. In this way, urine truly becomes the body's own perfect medicine. DO NOT R£FVSE THlS THERAPY lf' VOV WANT
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ignore-emotional-abuse. 3. Candace Love, No Mor e Nar cissists  (Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2016), 32. 4. Ibid., 165. 5. Lundy Bancroft, Should I Stay or Should I Go? (New Y ork: Berkley Books, 201 1), 98. 6. Ibid., 252. 7. Ibid., 208. 8. Patricia Evans, The V erbally Abusive Relationship  (Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2010), 198-99. 9. Ibid., 210. Chapter 8: When the Chur ch Is Abusive
1. Paul Hegs trom, Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them: Breaking the Cycle of Physical and
Emotional Abuse  (Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 2004), cited in Mary Yerkes, “Emotional
Abuse in the Local Church,” Focus on the Family,
http://www.focusonthefamily.com/lifechallenges/abuse-and-addiction/understanding-emotional-
abuse/emotional-abuse-in-the-local-church. 2. Rachel Held Evans, “Patriarchy and Abusive Churches,” Rachel Held Evans, March 14, 2014,
https://rachelheldevans.com/blog/patriarchy-abuse. 3. Hegstrom, Angry Men and the W omen Who Love Them. 4. Will van der Hart, “Words Matter—Emotional Abuse and the Church,” Mind and Soul,
September 29, 2014,
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        I had gone over their guarantee in detail with them, making
sure I would be satisfied with the agreement. I walked out of the phone store with a smile and a new phone. All was
right with the world as my yearning for the latest tech gadget had been
satisfied. My excitement, however, was dashed quickly as I discovered aspects of
the phone I didn’ t like. Not one to make a hasty retreat, I decided to give
my new relationship with the phone a few days to settle in, to see if we
might grow in fondness to each other. We didn’t, and a few days later, still well within the guarantee period, I
headed back to the phone store. “I’m not happy with this phone,” I told the stony-eyed clerk. “What’ s the problem. ” she asked. “Not one thing,”  I said. “I just don’t like the way the phone functions. It
isn’t what I hoped for. I’m going to shop for a new phone. ”
“Oh,” the clerk said. “If the phone is functioning right, we can’t take it
back. ”
“What. ” I asked incredulously. “I was told there was a money-back
guarantee if I didn’ t like the phone. ”
“No,” she stated  bluntly. “There has to be a malfunction with the phone
for the guarantee to go into ef fect. W e would then of fer a replacement. ”
“But that wasn’ t the agreement,” I pleaded. “I’m afraid it is,” she said. “That is company policy, and there is
nothing I can do about it. ”
“I’d like to talk to the manager,” I protested. “She’ s not in today, but I can give you her card,” she said. I took her card and made one final plea. “So there is really nothing you
can do. ” I asked. “No, I’m sorry. ”
She didn’t look sorry, act sorry, or seem sorry. I was annoyed, to say the
least. I went home and comp lained to my wife, who offered sincere
sympathies, having dealt with unscrupulous and dissatisfying phone and
cable companies herself. Over the next several days, I made phone calls and had lengthy
discussions, but to no avail. My wife and I discussed our options and settled
on small claims court. It would be David taking on Goliath, but that was
how it had to be. I spent days collecting data, preparing for court. I was sure of my
position and knew I was in the right. Still, I was taking on a giant of a
company that was not backing down. To make  a long story short, I remained convinced and convicted that
this company should be held accountable to their policies. I decided I
needed to fight this battle, preserve my dignity and boundaries, and
proceed. Right makes might, right. In the end, David won. What was important, however, was not the
victory but preserving my dignity. I made another statement to those in my
world about how I wanted to be treated. I recouped my money, chose adifferent phone company, and protected my boundaries—the theme of this
important chapter. What Ar e Boundaries. There is a lot of confusion swirling about regarding boundaries. With
everyone clamoring for their rights, healthy boundaries get lost in the mire. Boundaries—markers of the space between where you end and I begin
—are not what most people think about. We feel the impact of poorly
defined boundar ies. We feel the result of someone barging their way into
our world or our head, and then we react. It’s time to stop reacting and to start methodically consideri ng your
values and what you want prote cted from others. Then you can get on with
the task of setting and enforcing those boundaries. Allow me to again define boundaries. I believe it is a very
misunderstood concept. Boundaries are what separate you from me. They are like fences that set
you and what is important to you apart from me and what is important to
me. You have your house and yard, and I have mine. I may invite you over
to play—using the gate in the fence—and you may invite me over to play as
well as long as I honor what is important to you. Boundaries—that fence
with the gate—allow me to come and go and allow you to come and go
with safety and dignity. Townsend and Cloud note, “Bou ndaries help us distinguish our property
so that we can take care of it. They help us to ‘guard our heart with all
diligence. ’”2
Talking about boundaries is easy; implementing them is another matter. Depending on how you’ve been  raised and the models you’ve had in your
life, boundaries may not be part of your thinking and vocabulary. As a
result, you may make mistakes like these:
1. Failing to define your values. If you haven’ t spent time reflecting on
what is important to you or don’ t evaluate what you want protected,
you are not likely to protect it. For example, if having freedom to
make personal choices is important, you won’ t know to protect that
value. If you don’ t know that having some financial freedom ofchoice is important, you won’ t know to protect that freedom. Y ou
must take time to reflect and specify your values and what is
inviolable in your life. 2. Failing to define your boundaries. Once you’ve discovered what is
important to you and worth protecting, it is critical that you establish
clear boundaries around those values. As has often been said, we
teach people how to treat us. If you don’ t protect what is important to
you, others won’ t either. You must take the time to share with others
what is critically important to you. 3. Failing to r einfor ce and monitor your boundaries. Boundaries cannot
be set once and for all. They must be continually reinforced, with
consequences for violators. Others must learn we are serious about
our boundaries. W e will not be abused or mistreated, and others must
respect us to play in our yard. W e must reinforce and monitor our
boundaries. Making mistakes regarding boun daries is easy to do. Again, if you have
not had a healthy role model showing you how to set and maintain healthy
boundaries, the concept may be foreign to you. You may feel unworthy of
defining and setting boundarie s. Yet you are valuable and worthy of
protection. Donald Miller, author of Scary Close, shares the story of a workshop he
attended where the presenter set three pillows on the floor. He had a woman
stand on the pillow on the right, and he had Don stand on the pillow on the
left. He told them they were both free to stand on the middle pillow because
they had agreed  to be in relationship with one another. Howeve r, they were
never free to stand on the other ’s pillow. Pointing to Don’ s pillow, the instructor said, “That’ s your pillow. The
only person who gets to step on that pillow is you. Nobody else. That’ s your
territory. Your soul. ” The instructor then pointed to the woman’ s pillow and
gave the same advice—that was her pillow, her soul. The middle pillow
symbolized the relationship, to be shared. 3
Boundaries are firm and strong, but like pillows, they’re also delicate,
soft, and tender. Why Ar


eness. This is what Lao-tzu
means when he says, “When the work is done, it is forgotten. That is why it
lasts forever.”In other words, you don’t have to leave your body to experience forever;
it’s possible to know your eternal self even in the embodied condition. When duality and judgment crop up, allow them to be a part of the perfect
unity. When other people create dichotomies, you can always know oneness
by practicing the T ao. Accomplish much by trying less. Effort is one piece of the whol e; another piece is non-ef fort. Fuse these
dichotomies, and the result is effortless action without attachment to
outcome. This is precisely how you dance with someone: You make an
attempt, assume a position, listen to the music, and let go all at the same
time, allowing yourself to easily move with your partner. Combine the so-
called opposites into the oneness of being without judgment or fear. Labeling action as “a fine effort” implies a belief that trying hard is better
than not trying. But trying itself only exists because of beliefs about not
trying. Attempting to pick up a piece of trash is really just not picking up
the trash. Once you’ve picke d it up, then trying and not trying are
irrelevant. Understand that you can act without the implied judgment of words such
as effort and trying. You can compete without being  focused on outcome. Eliminating opposites paradoxically unifies them so that it is unnecessary to
identify with one position. I imagine that in today’ s language, Lao-tzu
would sum up this 2nd verse of the Tao Te Ching in these two simple
words: Just be. Do the T ao Now
Do the Tao today by noticing an opportunity to defend or explai n yourself
and choosing not to. Instead, turn within and sense the texture of
misunderstanding, feeling it all the way through your physical system. Just
be with what is, instead of opting to ease it by traversing the outer -world
path of explaining and defend ing. Don’ t get caught up in the apparent
duality of being right or wrong. Congratulate yourself for making a choice
to be in paradoxical unity, a oneness where all of the spectrum simply is. Silently appreciate the opportun ity, along with your willingness to practice
your sageness!OceanofPDF.comOceanofPDF.com3rd Verse
Putting a value on status
will cr eate contentiousness. If you overvalue possessions,
people begin to steal. By not displaying what is desirable, you will
cause the people’ s hearts to r emain undisturbed. The sage governs
by emptying minds and hearts,
by weakening ambitions and str engthening bones. Practice not doing.... When action is pur e and selfless,
everything settles into its own perfect place. OceanofPDF.comLiving Contentment
This 3rd verse of the Tao Te Ching advises rearranging priorities  to ensure
contentment. Focusing on obtaining more objects of desire encourages
external factors to have control over us. Pursuit of status, be it monetary or
a positio n of power, blinds us to our relationship to the eternal Tao, along
with the contented life that is available. Overvaluing possessions and
accomplishments stems from our ego’s fixation on getting more—wealth,
belongings, statu s, power, or the like. The Tao recommends refraining from
this kind of discontented way of life, which leads to thievery,
contentiousness, and confusion. Rather than seeking more, the Tao practice
of gratitude is what leads us to the contented life. We must replace personal
desires with the Tao-centered question: How may I serve? By simply
changing these kinds of thoughts, we will begin to see major changes taking
place in our lives. The advice to practice “not doing” and trusting that all will settle into a
perfect place may sound like a prescription for laziness and a failed society,
yet I don’t think that’s what Lao-tzu is offering here. He isn’t saying to be
slothful or inactive; rather, he’s suggesting that trusting in the Tao is the
way to be directed by the Source of your creation and to be guided by a
higher principle than your ego-driven desires. Ego-fixated wants can get in the way of Divine essence, so practice
getting ego out of the way and be guided by the Tao in all that you do. In a
state of frenzy? Trust in the Tao. Listen for what urges you onward, free
from ego domination, and you’l l paradoxically be more productive. Allow
what’ s within to come forward by suspending worldly determina tion. In this
way, it will no longer be just you who is conducting this orchestration  that
you call your life. Much of this 3rd verse contains  advice on how to govern. I view this not
as political or administrative advice, but as it pertains to our own personal
lives and those we’re entrusted to guide—that is, our immediate  family, and
in a larger sense, the human family that comprises all of those with whom
we’re in contact on a daily basis.Encourage your relatives to empty their minds of thoughts about status
and acquisitions, and think instead about serving others and contributing to
the healt h and strength of all. Model the harmony of this attitude; after all,
everyone has a calling to be inspired. The Source of creation is not
interested in material possessions or status. It will provide what is needed—
it will guide, motivate, and influence you and everyone else. Ego (and its
incessant invent ory of desires) probably needs to be weakened so that the
beauty of the Tao can be sensed. Demonstrate this to others by being a
leader who removes the egocentric temptations that foster envy, anger, and
competition. If Lao-tzu were able to view our contemporary world from his 2,500-year -
old perspective, I believe that he’d offer the following advice based upon
this 3rd verse of the T ao Te Ching:
Remind yourself daily that ther e is no way to happiness; rather,
happiness is the way. You may have a long list of goals that you believe will provide  you with
contentment when they’re achieved, yet if you examine your state of
happiness in this moment, you’ll notice that the fulfillment of some
previous ambitions didn’ t create an enduring sense of joy. Desires can
produce anxiety, stress, and competitiveness, and you need to recognize
those that do. Bring happines s to every encounter in life, instead of
expecting extern al events to produce joy. By staying in harmony  on the path
of the Tao, all the contentment you could ever dream of will begin to flow
into your life—t he right people, the means to finance where you’re headed,
and the necessary factors will come together. “Stop pushing yourself,” Lao-
tzu would say, “and feel gratitude and awe for what is. Your life is
controlled by something far bigger and more significant than the petty
details of your lofty aspirations.”
Trust the perfection of the eternal T ao, for it is the ultimate Sour ce of
the 10,000 things. The Tao is working for and with you, so you needn’ t remind it of what
you crave or what you think it has forgotten on your behal f. Trust the
harmony of the Tao. It took care of everything that you needed in your
creation as well as your first nine months of life without any assistancefrom you, and totally independent of any desires you may have had. The
Tao will continue to do so if you just trust it and practice not doing. Inventory your desires and then turn them over to the unnameable. Yes,
turn them over and do nothing but trust. At the same time, listen and watch
for guidance, and then connect yourself to the perfect energy that sends
whatever is necessary into your life. You (meaning your ego) don’t need to
do anything. Instead, allow the eternal perfection of the Tao to work
through you. This is Laotzu’ s message for our world now. Henry David Thoreau made the following observation in the middle of the
19th century as he wrote at Walden Pond, and I feel that it personifie s this
3rd verse of the T ao Te Ching:
Let us spend one day as deliberately as Nature, and not be
thrown off the track by every nutshell and mosquito’ s wing that
falls on the rails.... If the engine whistles, let it whistle till it is
hoarse for its pains. If the bell rings, why should we run?... I
have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was
born. Trust in your essential sageness. Don’ t let desires obscure your eternal
connection to the T ao. Do the T ao Now
Watch for an opportunity today  to notice that you’re planning on buying
something. Choose to do the Tao and listen for guidance. Be grateful that
you have the choice to make the purchase, then practice listening to
yourself and not doing. Through  your feelings, the Tao will reveal the way
for you in that moment. Trust it. You might be guided to buy the item and
savor it with gratitude, donate  it, procure one for you and one for someone
else, give the money to a charity  instead