 a web of carbon, hydrogen,
nitrogen, and oxygen atoms around one single atom of magnesium. It
is interesting to compare this design with that of the hemoglobin of
our red blood corpuscles, which has a similar web of elements girdling
an atom of iron instead of the atom of magnesium. We find in this analogy one of the secrets of the value of
chlorophyll to the human system. Strict vegetarians — whose diet
excludes grains and starches but includes an abundance of fresh
juices with a good proportion of the green juices are healthier,
live longer, and are freer from degenerative ailments than those
who eat mostly cooked foods and little or no raw vegetables and
juices. It would seem that we have here fairly conclusive evidence
as to which diet regimen is the correct or natural one for healthy
human beings. One of the richest chlorophyll foods we have is alfalfa. It is a
food that builds up both animals and humans, all things considered,
into a healthy, vital, and vigorous old age, and builds up a resistance
to infection that is almost phenomenal. The juice of fresh alfalfa is too strong and potent to be taken by
itself. It is best taken with carrot juice, in which combination the
individual benefits of each juice are intensified. It has been found
very helpful in most troubles with the arteries and disfunctions
connected with the heart. It is generally conceded by those who have studied the effects of
gas in the intestines that in a surprisingly large number of patients
suffering from heart trouble, this condition is caused not by any organic
disfunction of the heart. Rather it is caused from excessive gas in the
colon which press the walls of the colon against organs connected
with the heart. A few colonic irrigations or enemas as a rule have
frequently relieved this condition.The heart trouble disappeared until
the next accumulation of gas gave warning that the colon, not the
heart, needed a thorough reconditioning. Besides benefit to blood and heart conditions, chlorophyll is most
useful in the relief of respiratory troubles and discomforts, particularly
is in the sinuses and in the lungs. Mucus is the underlying cause of
sinus infection and pains, as it is of bronchial and asthmatic conditions,
including hay fever. Strict vegetarians who eschew cow's milk, flour, grain, and
concentrated sugar products, are not afflicted with these troubles,
particularly if they were brought up from childhood to shun and avoid
these foods. This is not by any manner or means fanatical. It is just
plain common sense and perfectly natural, and proved beyond question
or doubt from experience. Those who have adopted such a vegetarian program later in life
have been able to help overcome these conditions without the use of
surgery or drugs. After all, sinus infection is the work of our defensive friends, the
germs, trying to help us by breaking up mucous accumulations so
that these may be eliminated from the system. Instead of helping them
by cleansing the body of the waste matter by means of colonics and
enemas, attempts are made to "dry up" the mucus and "shrink the
membranes" with applications of adrenaline, epinephrine, or other
drugs. Even "sulfa" drugs now known to be virulent and pernicious
are sometimes used without regard, consideration, or understanding
of the eventual damage, injury or danger resulting from their use. The most injurious results are essentially developed when the
waste matter, consisting particularly of these drugs and of the sewage
of the germ colonies, are allowed to remain in the "infected" and
adjacent parts instead of being eliminated as quickly as possible. We have in our body the most perfect systems of elimination if
we will but get them into efficient working condition. Our lungs must be free of foul air, tobacco smoke, etc. ; our skin
must be active so that the pores may pour out the toxins carried there
by the lymph; the kidneys must have freedom of action without
interference from alcohol and uric acid products; and our colon must
have whatever internal washing it needs to remove the accumulations
of 30, 40, and 50 years or more. That is only part of the program. The cells and tissues of the
entire body must get live organic nourishment. This means that for
some time at least, we should forego as much as possible all those
foods whose vital energy — whose life element — has been destroyed
by heat or by processing. We may be guided by the contents of my
book DIET & SALAD SUGGESTIONS, which has brought
innumerable commendations from readers who have benefited by
19 putting into practice the very simple rules and menus contained
therein. To carrot and alfalfa juice, lettuce juice may be added to enrich
the combination with elements particularly needed by the roots of the
hair. Drinking this combination daily, one pint a day, may help the
growth of hair to a remarkable extent. ASPARAGUS JUICE
Asparagus contains an alkaloid known as Asparagine in a relatively
large amount. (Alkaloids are found in living plants. They contain the
active life principle of the plant, without which it cannot grow or stay
alive). It is composed of the elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen,
and oxygen. When asparagus is cooked or canned, the value of this alkaloid is
lost, as the hydrogen and oxygen are dissipated and the natural salts
formed by the combination of this alkaloid with the other elements
are virtually lost or their value is destroyed. In the form of juice, asparagus has been very effectively used as
a diuretic, particularly when combined with some carrot juice, as it
may prove to be uncomfortably strong in its reaction on the kidneys
when taken alone. It is a beneficial juice in the case of kidney disfunctions and in
the regulation of general glandular troubles. Diabetes and anemia are
helped by the use of it in conjunction with the juices more specifically
outlined for these conditions. As this juice helps the breaking up of oxalic acid crystals in the
kidneys and throughout the muscular system, it is good for
rheumatism, neuritis, etc. Rheumatism results from the end product
of the digestion of meat and meat products, which generate excessive
amounts of urea. As the human system cannot completely digest and assimilate
so-called "complete proteins", such as meats and meat products, the
ingestion of too much of these causes the greater part of the uric acid
generated thereby to be absorbed into the muscles. The continuous use of meat protein taxes the workings of the
kidneys and of other eliminative organs, straining them to the point
where a progressively smaller amount of uric acid is eliminated and a
correspondingly greater amount is absorbed by the muscles. The result
is painfully known as rheumatism. 20 This condition is also one of the underlying causes for prostate
gland trouble, in which case this juice combination, in addition to the
carrot, beet, and cucumber juice has been helpful. BEET JUICE
This is one of the most valuable juices for helping to build up the
red corpuscles of the blood and tone up the blood generally. Women,
particularly, have been benefited by drinking at least one pint of a
combination of carrot and beet juice daily. The proportion in this
combination may vary from 3 to 8 ounces of beet juice, using roots
and tops, in one pint of the combined juices, carrot and beet. Taken alone, beet juice, in greater quantities than a wineglass at a
time, may cause a cleansing reaction which may make one a little
dizzy or nauseated. This may be the result of its cleansing effect on
the liver and may, therefore, be uncomfortable. It has been found
from experience that it is best to take less beet juice and more carrot
juice in the beginning until one can tolerate its beneficial cleansing
effect — then to increase the proportion of beet juice gradually. One
6 or 8-ounce glassful twice daily is usually considered sufficient. For menstrual disturbances beet juice has been very helpful,
particularly when, during such periods, it has been used in small
quantities, not more than a wineglass at a time (say, 2 or 3 ounces)
two or three times a day. During menopause this procedure has been
found much more permanently helpful than the degenerative effects
of drugs or synthetic hormones. After all, any drug or inorganic
synthetic chemical product cannot possibly have any more than a
temporary effect in giving relief; the one who takes such drugs or
synthetic hormones is the one who may suffer eventually when the
body and Nature combine in attempts to eliminate such inorganic
material from the system. Any drug that can be guaranteed to relieve
or cure permanently any sick condition of the body can also be
guaranteed to start some other and probably more serious condition
some time later. It is the one who takes the drug that suffers in the
long run, not those who advertise or administer it. After all is said and done, Nature has furnished us with natural
means through which we may seek health, energy, vigor, and vitality. She has also furnished us, in greater or lesser degrees, with intelligence
with which to pursue our search for knowledge. If we use our
intelligence, Nature smiles on us. If we do not use it, she stands by
with infinite patience and compassion, wondering why her handiwork
should turn out so badly. 21 While the actual content of iron in


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Q: What is the topic of the book's artwork on page 35?,
A: Jo Cameron
Q: What is the purpose of the golf-ball technique mentioned in the text?,
A: The text does not explicitly state the purpose of the golf-ball technique. However, it does mention it in the context of "golf-ball self-help sequences" and "golf-ball technique" in various parts of the text, which suggests it may be a method for self-help or relaxation.
Q: What is the recommended footwear for pregnant women?,
A: The text does not explicitly mention recommended footwear for pregnant women. However, it does mention that pregnant women are mentioned in the context of certain reflex areas and self-help sequences.
Q: Who is credited with the index for the book?,
A: Sue Bosanko<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Autoimmunity and Nutrition
A central function of the immune system is to distinguish foreign molecules, such as infectious
agents, from the molecules that belong to the body tissues. The immune system attacks foreignparticles by creating an army of specialized white blood cells (lymphocytes) and by producingantibodies.Sometimes there is a failure to discriminate between self and non-self (foreign), and aninappropriate immune response will arise, an autoimmune  response. In an autoimmune
response, the specialized lymphocytes and the antibodies attack normal body tissues andorgans.More than 78 clinically distinct autoimmune diseases are identified and the list continues togrow. Some of the autoimmune diseases are well known, including; Diabetes type 1, IrritableBowel syndrome, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Juvenile Arthritis.Others are less familiar, including Crohn’s disease, Graves’ disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis,Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Pemphigus, Progressive Systemic Sclerosis, Sarcoidosis,Sjogren's Syndrome, Temporal Arteritis, and various skin conditions. Collectively these diseasesafflict more than 15 million Americans, with women being affected disproportionately.Autoimmune conditions represent a significant physical, emotional, and financial burden forsociety.Many separate mechanisms have been described that may contribute to the failure of theimmune system leading to autoimmunity. Among them, drugs and hormone interaction, geneticconfiguration, cross reactivity of some bacterial and virus immune factors, and the scarcity or theexcess of some specific food ingredients in the diet form a puzzling assortment of triggers. Links between food ingredients and immunity have become a hot topics of research. Recent
publications demonstrate a remarkable and close concordance between the host overallnutritional status and immunity.An example is:
Deficiencies of minerals, including iron and zinc, are well documented to impair immunefunction in experimental animals, and to the extent studied, in humans as well. One postulatedmechanism is that both of these metals are essential for the function of a number ofmetalloenzymes required for nucleic acid synthesis and cell replication. (Gerald T. Keusch, 2003)
Other links have been delineated between specific food ingredients in the diet and autoimmunity.Examples are the link between a scarcity of some carbohydrates and errors in cell identification,and the links between an elevated omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acid (EFA) ratio in the dietor an elevated blood sugar level and an exaggerated immune response.Here is how the links work: Target recognition directs the immune response, while theprostaglandins hormones we make from EFAs modulate its intensity.A - Target Recognition. Cells wear identification molecules protruding from their membranes. The cell's identificationmolecules are made of various carbohydrates and carbohydrate derivatives. Without the supplyof a variety of carbohydrates, cells have problems making their identification molecules. Errorsin these molecules confuse the immune system recognition system. Think of the identificationmolecules as bar codes and the immune system recognition system as a bar code reader. Think ofthe mess caused by errors in a bar codeA cell’s bar code contains the carbohydrates glucose, galactose, mannose, xylose, fucose, andderivatives. One of these carbohydrates— glucose, is in excess in our diet, while the othercarbohydrates are scarce or missing in our refined food. The missing carbohydrates exist in fruitand vegetables. 2 - Intensity Modulation
The intensity of an immune response is modulated by prostaglandins hormones. We make two
types of prostaglandins hormones. Type 1 increases immune response, type 2 reduces it. Auseful immune response depends on the balance between the two types. We makeprostaglandins from Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) exclusively. There are two types of EFAs,the Omega-6 and the Omega-3 EFAs. We use the omega-6 EFAs to make the prostaglandins thatincrease immune response, and the omega-3 EFAs to make the prostaglandins that reduce theimmune response. The omega-6 EFAs are abundant in our diet, while the omega-3 EFAs arevery scarce. The omega-6 to omega-3 ratio in the American diet is about 12 to 1, in theAustralian diet the omega-6 to omega-3 ratio is around 18 to 1, instead of an ideal 2 to 1. Withratios higher than 2 to 1, the immune system is overactive. With ratios around or higher that 10to 1 the immune system runs with no brakes. Hence, the proliferation of autoimmune conditions
with our omega-3 EFA deprived diet.To correct the ratio we should avoid omega-6 EFAs rich fats and oils and supplement the dietwith omega-3 EFAs rich fats and oils. Omega-3 EFAs are available in flax seeds, in cold oceanfish (sardine, salmon, mackerel, and herring), and in fish oil supplements like Ultimate E.F.A.and Ultimate E.F.A. Plus. Here we have to make a distinction between Alpha Linolenic Acid(ALA), and other more active omega-3 EFAs. ALA is the sole omega-3 EFA found in plants andin the supplement Ultimate E.F.A. Cold ocean fish and the product Ultimate E.F.A. Pluscontains ALA and other omega-3 EFAs, among them the active omega-3 fatty acidsEicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). We make the prostaglandinsthat reduce immune response from EPA. Although we are capable of making EPA and DHAfrom ALA, many people have lost that capacity. ALA has little biochemical function except tocontribute to cell membrane fluidity, and to be the raw material for making more active omega-3EFAs. People that can not make EPA and DHA from ALA can not make enough
prostaglandins to down regulate an overactive immune system. They need food and
supplements containing EPA and DHA. They need it at least to start with. Indeed some EPAand DHA intake is for our biochemistry like seed money for a business. When correcting the diet to reduce autoimmunity, we have to take into account the life span of
the lymphocytes the immune system has multiplied, the lymphocytes that attack the tissue andorgans and the lymphocytes that produce antibodies. Once the storage of EPA and DHA isreplenished—it takes about 6 weeks, the omega-3 derived prostaglandins production halts thelymphocyte multiplication. However the lymphocytes produced previously are still available.The lifespan of lymphocytes is from six months to two years. Therefore six months is theperiod of time one has to consider for some improvement to become noticeable and two yearsfor remission to occur. Some food (offending food) contains molecules that stimulate theproduction of omega-6 derived prostaglandins. A high blood sugar level (hyperglycemia) alsostimulates the production of omega-6 derived prostaglandins. People with an autoimmunedisease should avoid eating offending food and food that increase the blood sugar level, likerefined sugar, and food with a high glycemic index. A list of immune system offending food, an informative text about hyperglycemia with food
listed by its glycemic index, a list of food with its essential fatty acid content, and the text aboveare available in the website of the Longevity Institute at <http://www.longevinst.org> (Click on“downloads” in the left navigation strip)
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        Autoimmunity and Nutrition
A central function of the immune system is to distinguish foreign molecules, such as infectious
agents, from the molecules that belong to the body tissues. The immune system attacks foreignparticles by creating an army of specialized white blood cells (lymphocytes) and by producingantibodies. Sometimes there is a failure to discriminate between self and non-self (foreign), and aninappropriate immune response will arise, an autoimmune  response. In an autoimmune
response, the specialized lymphocytes and the antibodies attack normal body tissues andorgans. More than 78 clinically distinct autoimmune diseases are identified and the list continues togrow. Some of the autoimmune diseases are well known, including; Diabetes type 1, IrritableBowel syndrome, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Juvenile Arthritis. Others are less familiar, including Crohn’s disease, Graves’ disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis,Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Pemphigus, Progressive Systemic Sclerosis, Sarcoidosis,Sjogren's Syndrome, Temporal Arteritis, and various skin conditions. Collectively these diseasesafflict more than 15 million Americans, with women being


 onate. Y our
actions are no longer self-serving but are motivated by helping others
overcome suf fering. Anahata encompasses the heart center, lungs, arms, and hands. It also
includes the circulatory and lymphatic systems. The flow  of prana, or life force, is prominent in the fourth chak ra as the
lungs reside here. Air flows in and out from the time you are bo rn until the
time you take yo ur last breath. T he strength of prana is regulated in part by
control of the breath. The mind, in turn, remains calm or becomes agitated
based o n your ability to regulate your breath. The slower  and more
controlled your breath become s, the calmer your mind. A faster, erraticbreathing pattern  gives way to rapid, disor ganized thought, which can lead
to an xiety, panic, and even psychosis. A panic attack cannot manifest in the
presence of a calm, even, and steady breath. The Ana hata chakra is also whe re your deepest heartfelt desires reside. While you have desires that em anate from the second and third chakras,
fourth chakra desires are deeper and more profound, with a greater spiritual
quality to them. T wo A yurvedic doshas are predo minant in the fourth chakra: Ka pha and
V ata. Th e main seat of the Kapha dosha is in and around the chest,
including the stomach, lungs, heart, bronchial passages, and mucus
membranes that line the respiratory system. V ata, too, has a main role in the
fourth ch akra as  the chakra’ s element is air, one of the components of V ata. The sense of touch and the sense or gan skin are both integral parts of the
V ata do sha and the fourth chakra. Also, V ata’ s subdosha, prana vata,
located in the heart and lungs, is responsible for the upward flow of air. The gunas ruling the fourth chakra are rajas and sattva. The color we attribute to the heart chakra is emerald green. The mantra,
or bija (seed) sound, we vocalize for the fourth chakra is YUM. Fourth Chakra Ailments
While im balances in any of th e chakras can create disease, t hose in the
heart chakra can cause major, life-threatening diseases. Mind, body, and
spirit are intimately linked, and the anatomical region of the heart chakra
governs major life-sustaining bodily systems. Among them are respiration
and hea rt health, which is why I encourage you to make certa in that you
keep the heart chakra open and aligned. In th e United St ates, heart disease
is  the number one cause of death, and respiratory disease is the third. Ailments of the fourth chakra in clude heart disease, lung disease, blood
pressure issues, thymus problems, vascular problems, respiratory and
circulatory problems, and breast problems such as breast cancer. Fourth Chakra Energy
The English translation for the Sanskrit word Anahata, “unstruck” or
“unhurt,” embodies perfectly the ener gy of the fourth chakra. Love, theemotion of the f ourth chakra, can be vague and dif ficult to understand in its
fullest sense. Y ou can say in the  same thought, “I love chocolate and I love
my mom,” but love of those tw o things has dif ferent meanings. Loss of
chocolate may not generate the same reaction as loss of your mother, yet
you can  use the same word to describe the emotion you feel  about both
things. The fourth chakra bridges matte r and spirit, and we begin to ex perience
a more altruistic form of love that only grows with great er spiritual
awareness. In the first three chakras, love is mostly motivated  by having
needs met. The first chakra meaning of love is “I love so I can get my needs
met. ” Second chakra love is “I love so the other will love me back. ” Third
chakra l ove is “I love so othe rs can recognize I’m a good person and
therefore I’m able to love myself. ” These are all stages of development in
love and not in herently wrong,  but they can be immature expressions of
love. Growing in spiritual maturity, w hen you reach the fourth chakra, love
comes fr om a less conditional source. Y ou learn to love regardless of being
hurt and regardless of whether others meet your needs all the time. Y ou love
because you know that, like ho nesty, learned in the third chak ra, love is a
higher vibrational frequency that will lead you to greater authenticity. A young  child being reprimand ed will often say to her parent, “I hate
you, Mommy. I hate you, Da ddy. ” A parent operating from the fourth
chakra r esponds not with hatred but with love. The greatest spiritual leaders
of the past alway s responded with love in the presence of hate. Jesus said to
God while being crucified, “Father, for give  them, for they know not what
they do. ”  Mahatma Gandhi for gave those who oppressed him. Nelson
Mandela for gav e those who imp risoned him for twenty-seven years. These
examples embo dy the true m eaning of Anahata. Despite being hurt
physically, mentally, and emot ionally, they did not allow the hatred to
penetrate their hearts. A pe rson in four th chakra ener gy, who is “unstruck,” experiences strikes
from oth ers but without the marks of being struck. That is pow erful. Their
sense of  worth, well-being, and  ability to love is no longer m easured by
external forces. The love from within radiates outward. Our Societal Relationship with the Fourth Chakra
The form  of love most often portrayed in the media is not the true form of
love from the fourth chakra. But we do have moments when we touch on
this love, often during times of crisis, when people make sacrifices to help
others. For example, after Hurricane Harvey damaged 203,000 homes  and
caused $ 180 bil lion in damage, federal emer gency workers rescued 10,000
people trapped under their homes or on the highways. American companies
pledged over $157 million  t ow ard recovery ef forts. A great n umber of other
people p oured money into charities such as the Red Cross to ai d the rescue
and recovery ef forts. Outpou rings of love often take th e form of
volunteerism for those in need, and these acts of selflessness are an
expression of fourth chakra ener gy. However, on a societal level, the degree
of consc iousness doesn’ t consistently calibrate at the level of un conditional
love. T o help you fully grasp the dif ferent levels of love, I’d like to share
definitions of the word love  from concepts in Greek philosophy. While
there are  around seven dif ferent definitions of love in Greek, I w ill present a
handful to point out how our so cietal view of love relates to fourth chakra
love. Eros
Society today often defines love  in the way of passion and sexua l attraction. If you look at TV shows, movies, and advertising, the portraya l of love is
about immediate  satisfaction and passionate romance. Much of the draw to
reality T V today is because of the display of eros and society’ s attraction to
it. E ros m ostly r epresents the first and second chakra ener gy of survival and
procreation. Philia
Deep fri endship, brotherly bond s, and camaraderie all define the essence of
philia. This type of love represents goodwill to others for a cause or
purpose. Much of society is built upon this kind of love. For example,people w ho serv e together in th e armed forces have a special bond; those
who attend the s ame schools, belong to the same fraternal or gan izations, or
work for  the same companies tend to get together for celebrations; and fans
of the same sports teams bond with one another. Philia b onds are  formed
through commu nity and connection and are important for society as a
whole, a s having  citizens who a re lovingly connected is better than having
isolated individuals who feel alone. Philautia
Philautia, or self-love, can express itself negatively or positively. On the
negative end, philautia can m anifest as narcissism, with the person
becoming self-o bsessed and driven to acquire personal glory, fame, and
power. The positive expression of philautia is when the person experiences
self-love from a higher level of consciousness and shares that higher love
with oth ers. Sel f-love in the ne gative becomes a disservice to society as a
whole. While I am not skeptical in general, I do see a trend today of narcissism
af fecting society. Whether it’ s p oliticians seeking political pow er for their
own self -glorification or young people seeking five thousand likes for selfie
pictures, this “me only” worldview is dangerous. It creates an “us” versus


 I have to say in this book. I don’t think compassion is very well understood. In the West we have
been misled by the word itself—the Latin roots of compassion  mean “to
suffer with.” Yet compassion does not have to entail suffering alongside
someone else. To be in touch with God’ s love is the root of compassion. Trying to exercise compassion without this connection will only lead to
failure. If I see you in extrem e distress, putting my attention on your
suffering is the same as partici pating in it, and the amount of love I can
actually direct to you will therefore be diminished.Compassion, to be full, has to be founded on unconditional love, which is
not attached to suffering of any kind. I think of all the condition s that could
have held Laurel back—her physical limitation, the injustice of how she
had been treated, her obvious lack of money. But she was on that flight
nevertheless, to deliver the message “Y ou are loved.”
The remarkable thing was how equally Laurel saw herself to others she
might have resented. Compassion, besides being connected to God’ s love,
sees everyone as connected to it in the same way. Even if you are presently
in pain, you are not without love. Since God is compassionate, no one’s
experience of pain is a punis hment. There is love somewhere inside. Suffering is hard to perceive as love when it is occurring, and many times it
isn’t perceived as a lesson for growth either. This is where compassion has most value; it allows me to step in and
remind you that you are loved, not in theory but in the flesh. All of us feel
our pain keenly while the pain is present; there is little room for reflection
on the spiritual value, if any, of what we are going through. But the fact that
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        For some lovers it is
possible to use orgasm as a means to reach elevated states of consciousness,
yet even in these cases the visions, sensations, and emotions being evoked
are not necessarily ecstasy. They are whatever the lovers have made them
into. To make things shining and new has everything to do with perception. This brings us to the second broad definition of ecstasy, which is mythic  or
archetypal. In ordinary perception we see ourselves in unmythic terms,
overshadowed as we are by so much mundane activity. Ulysses didn’ t have
to commute through tangled traffic every morning; Athena’ s mind wasn’ t
filled with worri es over meeting the mortgage this month. But as Carl Jung
long ago pointed out, beneath the turmoil of daily activity our unconscious
motivations dwell in the mythic world. Inside each of us are primal gods and goddesses. We know this without
knowing it, insofar as we obey  our mythic drives without bringing them
into conscious awareness. Striving to succeed in a corporate takeover bid
partakes of the heroic quest as much as the Argonauts seeking the Golden
Fleece; climbing Everest is driven by the same ambition to reach the abode
of the gods as Icarus flying toward the sun. In mythic terms ecstasy is a
sacred journey into the unconscious as underworld, heroically portrayed in
countless ways, from Persephone’ s abduction by Pluto to Orph eus seeking
his bride among the shades of Hades. If the physical definition of ecstasy falls short because it lacks meaning,
the mythic definition flirts with being too intellectual. Through the arduous
process of bringing the unconsc iousness to light, a person may be able to
reach his mythic roots, but whether this will bring ecstasy is questionable. In the language of archetypes ecstasy has been traced back to the Greek god
Dionysus, whose devotees engaged in ritual orgies, using wine and
sexuality to attain altered states. At the sacred site of Delphi, a secret cult of
women called maenads (deriv ed from the Greek word for “madness”)
worked themselves into ecstatic frenzies in their rites, which included
skinning animals alive with their bare hands and devouring them. We still look askance at Dionysiac revels, supposing that their
participants reached wild excesses of drunkenness and promiscuity. To
mythic thinkers, though, nothing could be further from the truth. The
worship of Dionysus, they tell us, was not about excess and violence but
about the attainment of divine ecstasy. The darkness of this journey is what
made the frenzi es necessary; they were not an end in themselves. In any
event, orgies are now really grand metaphors for smashing the shell of
waking consciousness to arouse the sleeping divinity within. Perhaps this is true. Many ancient traditions use extreme states to push
through to sacred visions. Native shamans who pierce their bodies or
seclude themselves in the harsh wilderness are attempting to contact primal
forces within. Their rites and the orgies of Dionysus are not that far
removed from lovemaking by lovers who hope to push sex into the intensity
of ecstas y. The transports of priests and devotees through devotional rituals
can be very meaningful to them. The unconscious is a rich landscape;
archetypes tell us much about our primal selves. Yet the messages of myth
often seem prefabricated, I think, lacking the immediacy of true ecstasy. It
is rare to meet a mythic thinker who has recaptured the divine states of the
ancïent ones he or she has thought about. TRUE ECSTASY
This brings us to the third definition of ecstasy, as a spiritual  release. Spiritual ecstasy is not a feeling or an idea but a shift of perception in which
direct contact with spirit is made. Being in ecstasy does not have to express
itself through intensity of any kind. The biblical injuncion “Be still and
know that I am God” is an invitation to ecstasy. I prefer the spiritual definition because it is inclusive of the physical and
the mythical. The most famous example of spiritual ecstasy is probably that
of Saint Teresa, who dreamed that an angel came and pierced her heart with
a golden  arrow. She describes this experience in intensely physic al terms, as
a burnin g pain that was almost unendurable until it wondrously transformed
itself into equally intense pleasu re. The mythic ingredients of the angel and
the arrow are unmistakable once we think back to the god Eros with his
quiver and bow. In her ecstasy  Teresa felt nothing less than the intimate
embrace of God, and the erotic and mythic overtones of her experience
make it no less divine. Being supremely spiritual, her ecstas y is able to
include every level of interpretation. What usually makes ecstasy so intense and extreme is not the experience
itself but getting to it. The common images of God or an angel coming
down from heav en to pierce, shatter, and penetrate the ecstatic one do not
have to be taken  literally; they serve to remind us that many layers shield us
from contact with spirit. To receive the gift of ecstasy is an exquisiteexperience, as told in a rema rkable passage from a Greek Orthodox
manuscript written a thousand years ago:
For if we genuinely love Him,
we wake up inside Christ’ s body
where all our body, all over,
every most hidden part of it,
is realized in joy as Him,
and He makes us, utterly, real. These sensual lines, which aroused shock and controversy at the time,
were written by an obscure monk known to us as Symeon the New
Theologian. His description of spirit as a penetrating, transforming love that
turns our very cells to divine essence still may sound too intimate for
comfort:
We awaken in Christ’ s body
as Christ awakens our bodies. I move my hand, and wonderfully
my hand becomes Christ, becomes all of Him. I move my foot, and at once
He appears like a flash of lightning. Symeon was well aware that his loving intimacy with Godhood would be
considered blasp hemous—he spent his last years exiled in a remote Turkish
village, condemned by church authorities—but now we can recognize in his
writing the complete sincerity of a true lover. For Symeon “everything that
seemed to us dark, harsh, shame ful, maimed, ugly, irreparably damaged, is
in Him transformed and recogn ized as whole, as lovely, and radiant in His
light. ”
This of course sounds like the voice of a saint, and a very ecstatic one. But I believe the same vision is open to us all—we are all lovers trying to
reach perfection. We do this, as Symeon teaches, when “we awaken as the
Beloved in every last part of our body. ” In Symeon’ s time these words
violated the dogmatic belief that the body was wicked and corrupt. In our
age the opposit e prejudice applies: a lover is someone whose appeal isbasically physic al, sexual. In both cases the fusion of spirit and body has
been missed. Yet at moments the piercing joy of love does appear, despite dogma. The
touch of your beloved or simply the sight of her can seem  suddenly
amazing, appea ring like lightning, just as Symeon says. But the same
feeling can penetrate the heart


 walked back through the forest,
caressed by the soft air, listening to the birds and watch ing
the antics of the squirrels. There were signs of wildlife
everywhere—we saw bear tracks and many ptarmigan. At
one point a large red fox walked across our path without
showing any sign of alarm. On her return home, she noticed how tired the two-hour walk had
made her, but at the same time she felt something very gratifying. There was no longer any chest pain or pressure in her lungs; her
breathing was completely clear for the rst time in a month. The
next night she sat up in bed talking to her husband, and a new
phrase slipped out in passing, “I had breast cancer.” Always before,
she automatically said, “I have breast cancer.” She was surprised but
greatly relieved at this change:
After I said it, I realized how spontaneously the words had
come out. Most importantly, they felt like the truth. The
words were strong and clear, spoken without hesitation. At
the same time, a new feeling began to rise in me, a deep
sense of gratitude for all the gifts I had received in such
simple ways. I have little to add, except for one caution: the sense of fulllment
that surfaces when the inner mirror is polished must be spontaneous
to be true. The dull mirage of the world “out there” does not change
to glory all at once; the personality is not instantly  lifted to
sainthood; the body does not lose all its imperfections. (This woman
was not miraculously healed; she continues to undergo regulartreatment for her cancer and calmly accepts whatever outcome the
future holds.) The whole process of renewa l happens in one’s consciousness, at a
level deeper than thought. It does no good to try to be newer,
better, more insightful, and so forth. Rather, the nervous system
undertakes the metamorphosis deep inside itself, using its own
recuperative powers. As the Upanishads declare, the yogi “dies and
lives again” with each meditation, which is another way of saying
that he cleans the mirror and holds it up to reect a dierent light. The light will surely come through, even under conditions that
seem to be overwhelmed by darkness. One of my friends is a
meditation teacher who has taught extensively in prisons, and
because he speaks uent Spanish, he has helped start meditation
programs for prisoners in Central America. On one trip he found
himself walkin g into the courtyard of an old governor’s palace from
the days of the conquistadors. A moldering ruin now, it was built
like a medieval fortress, with several thick stone walls nested inside
each other. “The gloom and oppression  of that place were terrible, even
compared to other places like it,” he remembers. “I got inside the
third wall and then the fourth, and when the guards let me through
the last gate, do you know what I saw? “Very high up near the roof was a single small barred window. Sticking out of it was a man’s arm. His hand was open, and he was
reaching, as hard as he could, for the sky. The arm didn’t move the
whole time I passed through the yard. More than words ever could,
it told me the dread of being in there.”
He found horrendous conditions inside. The cells were huge open
rooms, each holding a hundred men, whose rope hammocks were
stacked in layers up to the ceiling. The cramped room set aside for
my friend’s lectures had wide cracks between the plank ooring. When he looke d down he could see the prisoners milling in the cells
below. “We taught large groups of these men, who seemed very eager to
learn to meditate. They had good experiences, too, because of the
huge contrast between their present condition and the quietness wewere giving them inside. I gathered together the rst thirty who had
learned and asked them to volunteer what they were getting out of
it. There was a general stir, but no one really wanted to volunteer. Then Juan Gonzalez raised his hand, and everybody laughed
raucously. “You see, Juan Gonzalez had the lowest status in the entire
prison. He was an old peasan t who seemed to be mentally retarded. He shued along with his head bent down and rarely spoke. All he
did was take care of the prison chapel, a tiny, bare room with
nothing in it except a few wooden benches and a rough-hewn cross
on the wall. All the decoratio ns and altar pieces had been removed
long ago, or stolen. “ ‘Don’t  mind them,’ I said to Juan Gonzalez. ‘Stand up and tell
me what you feel in your meditation.’ He slowly stood up and
climbed onto his chair—I will never forget it—then he spread out
his arms as wide as possible, tilted back his head, and said, ‘Mas
amor, señor, mas amor.’
“ ‘Do you know what that means?’ my friend asked me. “ ‘I do,’ I said, seeing Juan Gonzalez in my mind’s eye and
wondering at our kinship although he was so far away. ‘It means,
“More love, sir, more love.” ’ ”
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The True Self
When my old friend Liam woke up one morning, got out of bed,
and had a heart attack, he didn’t bother to tell me. I only found out
a week  later when another doctor casually asked, “How’s our man
Liam enjoying his bypass?”
“What?” I stammered, dumbfounded. He stopped being so lighthearted. “You didn’t know? He was
admitted for a triple bypass last week. Don’t worry, I understand it
was a minor infarction”—meaning that only a small portion of the
heart muscle had suered permanent damage. “If you ask me, he
was lucky to nd out the way he did. He could have walked around
with three vessels blocked and dropped dead tomorrow.”
I was relieved that Liam was safe but at the same time hurt that
he had left me out. Our friendship went back more than fteen
years. We had both just immigrated to this country—he from
Ireland, I from India—burni ng to make a career for ourselves in
Boston medicine. We shared the exhausting grind young residents
are put through, seeing more of each other at the veteran’s hospital
than we saw of our families at home. Liam was a star even back then. When the rest of us were slumped
in the residents’ lounge at four A.M., too tired to lift our fth cup of
coee, he would be retell ing the day’s clinical ndings with
undiminished enthusiasm. His brilliant mind never rested, it
seemed, and his store of medical knowledge was bottomless. All he
could think of was internal medicine, and his way with duller, lesscommitted colleagues was merciless. He had all the senior residents
cowed, and more than one department head gave him a wide berth. The ip side of this diamondlike hardness of mind was Liam’s soft
way with patie nts. If a sleepy  intern took thirty seconds too long to
come up with a proper diagnosis, Liam would be jumping  down his
throat, but a burned-out alcoholic could ramble on for half an hour
and still hold his undivided  attention. In return for his ability to
truly listen, Liam won his patients’ adoration. One ominous detail
stands out in my recollection, however—Liam was alread y a heavy
chain-smoker, working his way from two to three packs a day. When I started writing books, Liam had already made his way
into mainstrea m medicine, operating a ourishing oncolo gy practice
in Atlan ta. Whenever he called, he took care never to refer to my
involvement in alternative medicine. One night, however, he
announced that his four partners, all senior oncologists, had passed
around one of my books. Their reaction was violent. “They’re
outraged, Deepak,” he said. “They don’t believe in these
spontaneous cures. They think your patients will have recurrences
sooner or later, and they say that you are undermining the
legitimate practice of medicine. You’ve blown them out!”
After Liam had reported their reaction in great detail, I hung up
feeling depress ed. It wasn’t the hostile skepticism of four strangers
that upset me—I suspected that Liam was speaking his own mind
indirectly through them. Now it was two months later, and Liam had had a premature
heart attack at the age of thirty-eight. I reached him at home. “Sorry
to be so mysterious, Deepak. It wasn’t a big deal,” Liam started o,
sounding weak  and gloomy. He was reluctant to share any details of
his attack. Yes, the infarcted area was minimal, localized to the
posterior of the left ventricle. The bypass had gone very well; he
was steadily recuperating, and there were no complications. In the midst of this rather impersonal exchange, Liam suddenly
blurted out, “I know exactly  why this thing happened, you know. It’s not the smoking,


ometim es Organic cereal can be far worse than conventional. To make a cereal Organic is a negative definition; if it hasn't had
chemicals, then its Organic. Grain is one of the few foods that will still produce economic yields of low quality seed on ext remely
infertile soil or when half -smothered in weeds because herbicides weren't used for reasons of ideological purity. Vegetables will
hardly produce anything under those conditions; carelessly grown fruits and vegetables are inevitably small, misshapen,
unmarket able. But seed cleaning equipment can remove the contamination of weed seeds in cereal grains (at a cost.) The price the farmer receives for Organic cereal grain is much higher, so it is possible to accept rather low yields or expen d more
money for cleanin g out high levels of weed seeds from the field -run harvest, and still make a good profit. A lousy Organic cereal
crop like this might even make a higher profit because the farmer has been spared the expense of fertilization, of rotation, of weed
control. I  remember once I bought a sack of Organic whole oats that were the smallest, most shriveled, bitterest oats I've ever tried
to eat. We ended up throwing out that tiny, light (lacking density) seed in favor of using the "conventional" whole oats that  were
plump, heavy and sweet. Wheat is not the only cereal that is damaged by industrial milling. So are oats. Most consumers have never seen whole oats; t hey
look very much like wheat berries. But rolled oats become rancid and stale on the shelf much like wheat  flour on the shelf. Another pitfall about using whole grains is that to be nutritious they must still be fresh enough to sprout vigorously. A see d is a
package of food surrounding an embryo. The living embryo is waiting for the right conditions (temperatu re and moisture) to begin
sprouting. Sprouting means the embryo begins eating up stored food and making a plant out of it. All foods are damaged by
exposure to oxygen, so to protect the embryo's food supply, the seed is surrounded by a virtually airtight s eed coat that permits
only enough oxygen to enter for the embryo's respiration (yes, seeds breathe slowly). Often the embryo is located at the edge  of the
seed and has its own air intake port. When the seed coat is removed or damaged, the innards are expos ed to air and begin
deteriorating rapidly. In the case of oats, especially rapidly, because oats are the only grass -based cereal that contains large
quantities of oil –five percent oil, more or less. That's why oats "stick to your ribs." Rolled oats become stale and lose their flavor
(and nutritional content) and perhaps become rancid very rapidly. So we make porridge from whole oat groats that we coarsely
grind to grits (steel -cut oats) in an electric seed/spice mill just before cooking. It is not easy to cook oat grits. They take a lot longer than rolled oats and if not done exactly to the recipe I'm about to give you,
will almost inevitably stick to the pot badly and may also froth over and mess the stove. Here's how to cook them. Coarsely g rind
(like cor n meal) your whole oats until you have one cup of oat grits. Bring exactly four cups of water (no salt) to a very hard boil a t
your highest heat. You may add a handful of raisins. Light or turn on a second, small -sized burner on the stove and set it as low  as
possible. Into the fast boiling water, slowly pour the ground oats, stirring continuously. Take about 30 seconds to pour it a ll or
you'll make clumps. Keep on the high heat until the water again boils vigorously. Suddenly, the mixture will begin rising  in the pot
and will try to pour all over the stove. This means it is all at boiling temperature again. Quickly move the pot to the low b urner;
that instantly stops the frothing. Then cover. Let the porridge cook for 30 minutes, stirring once or twice to p revent sticking. Then,
keeping it covered, turn off the heat. They can be eaten at this point but I think it is better to let the oats finish soakin g on the stove
for at least two to four hours. Then reheat in a double boiler. We usually start a pot of oa ts at bedtime for the next morning. See why people prefer the convenience of using rolled oats? But
once you've eaten oats made right, you'll never prefer the flavor of rolled oats again. And if the human body has any natural
method of assaying nutritional  content, it is flavor. Nutritionally, millet is almost the same story as oats. Millet seed is protected by a very hard hull. Cooking unhulled millet  is
almost impossible. After hours of boiling the small round seeds will still be hard and the hulls remai n entirely indigestible. Worse,
the half -round hulls (they split eventually) stick in your teeth. But prehulled millet, sitting in the sack for weeks and months, lose s
a lot of nutrition and tastes very second -rate compared to freshly -hulled millet. It is possible to buy unhulled millet, usually by
special order from the health food distributor –if you'll take a whole sack. Millet can be hulled at home in small batches. Here's
how we figured out how to do it. There probably are better ways. Using a cheap ste el-burr flour mill, set the burrs just far enough apart that the seed is ground to grits, but not flour. This pops the
hulls loose. An old mill with worn -out burrs works great for this job. Then you have to get some hand seed cleaning screens just
large en ough to pass the grits but not pass the hulls (most of them). Window screen or other hardware cloths won't work. Seed
cleaning screens come in increments of 1/128 inch; we use a 6/64" round screen. Other batches of millet might work better wit h a
screen on e step larger or smaller. It will take you a little ingenuity to find hand -held screens. They're used by seed companies and
farmers to clean small batches of seed for inspection and are usually about one square foot in size with a quality wooden fra me. Larger frames made of the same screening material are used in big seed cleaning machines. (The hulls could also be winnowed out
by repeatedly pouring the grit/hulls mixture back and forth between two buckets in a gentle breeze.) After you've screened out most  of the hulls, the rest will rinse out, floating off as you wash the grain prior to cooking. We never
hull more than enough millet for two or three meals and keep the uncooked (unwashed) millet in the freezer in an airtight jar. It is
interesting how peopl e will accept poor nutrition and its consequent sickness as the price of convenience. If you eat much buckwheat you should also figure out how to hull (sometimes called groating) it yourself. Someone should writ e a
thorough book on the home milling of cer eals. And perhaps sell the equipment by mail. Probably would be a good little homestead
business. Something else you need to keep in mind about seed. Even though the embryo's food supply is protected by the seed coat, it st ill
slowly deteriorates, steadily  oxidizing and losing nutritional value. Eventually old seed looses the ability to sprout. The decline in
germination ability matches a decline in nutritional quality. Any seed you are going to use for eating should possess the abi lity to
sprout, strongly and rapidly. (After you've comparatively sprouted a few grain samples, you'll know what I mean by this.) Fortunately, cereal grains usually sprout well for quite a few years after harvest if they have been stored cool and dry. Eat ing dead
or near -dead seed s will help move you closer to the same condition yourself. Finally, one more warning about buying store bread. Salt -free bread tastes "funny" to most people. It bakes fine, salt is not
necessary to the leavening process, but no bakery could stay in busine ss without salting their bread. The standard level of salt is
two percent by weight. That is quite a lot! Two percent equals one teaspoonful per pound. I'll have more to say about the evi ls of
salt later on. I imagine some of my readers are feeling a littl e overwhelmed by all these warnings and "beware ofs," and intricacies. They are
used to taking no responsibility for securing their own food supply quality and have come to expect the "system" to protect t hem. I
believe it is not because of lack of governm ent intervention, but because of government intervention itself, our food system is very
perverse. Until our mass consciousness changes, if you wish to make yourself and your family truly healthy, you are going to have
to take charge and become quite a dis criminating shopper. Unconscious consumers are on a rapid road to the total unconsciousness
of death. And again, let me remind you here that this one small book cannot contain everything you should know. The bibliography at the
end of should become your gu ide to earning your post -graduate education in nutritional health. Freshness Of Fruits And Vegetables
Most people do not realize the crucial importance of freshness when it comes to produce. In the same way that seeds gradually  die,
fruits and vegetables


 years and never develop asthmatic symptoms, and
another have the same catarrh and also the asthmatic symptoms. It is now customary to say that one
is allergic and the other is not, but this is another word that explains nothing. The asthmatic is a neurotic; by this, I mean that he is predisposed to develop nervous diseases. But what is the predisposition. The answer, I believe firmly, lies primarily in constitutional
weaknesses, growing, in many instances, out of heredity, in other cases out of larval deficiencies,
resulting from faulty nutrition in the parents and grandparents. Other factors that may be involved in producing what is called predisposition are habit and
environmental stresses. Tobacco stresses the heart and lungs overeating stresses the liver and
kidneys; too much physical activity stresses the heart and joints; fear stresses the heart and nervous
system. These are but samples of stresses to organs and systems that are part of the conventional
ways of life. Such stresses weaken and impair organs and functions and lay the groundwork for
90local pathological evolutions. Cold and heat and dryness and wetness and other environmental factors may place enough stress
upon the body to do harm. Sudden extremes of such factors may precipitate a crisis. We trace asthma, as we do all other so-called diseases, to a blood and flesh condition which we
denominate toxemia. It is caused by a mode of living that expends nerve energy excessively, brings
on a state of nerve fatigue which we call enervation, so that the functions of life are carried on at a
low physiological level. Consequently, elimination of waste is checked so that it tends to
accumulate in the blood, lymph and tissues. The presence of more than a physiological amount of waste in the body—at all times there is
waste being carried by the blood and lymph away from the cells for excretion—results in irritation
and inflammation. Section summary:

Please summarize the author(s)' argument/thesis statement/main ideas/conclusions drawn based solely using quotes and paraphrasing key phrases

**Main Ideas**

* **Rebuttable thesis**: Contrary to popular belief, losing weight despite consuming excessive calories is typically attributed to inadequate nutrient absorption/digesestion & utilization rather than scarcity of nutrients intake (**"One [person] loses interest in food. though starvation. ”

(**". though starving,")
          *   ***Improve Digestion***: Regular consumption doesn't guarantee healthy gut functioning;
    optimal hydration levels ensure appropriate detoxification pathways (*'Eliminating toxicity. ')
            •     Correct dietary patterns aren't achieved overnight - gradual adjustment helps achieve sustainable success;

•         Key takeaway message : Donâts confuse âlosing intensions for realizations"

Section Summary:

Key Findings:

–      Losing Weight Despite Consuming Excessive Calories Typically Due to Impaired Nutrient Absorption/Degradation Rather Than Scarcety Of Intactieutrients Consumption. # Main Idea #4

## Conclusion

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Q: What is the primary reason for overeating in individuals who are underweight?,
A: The primary reason is not lack of food, but rather the inability to digest and assimilate food.
Q: What is the recommended duration of fasting in a patient with multiple sclerosis?,
A: The duration of fasting varies from case to case and should be determined by a competent supervisor.
Q: What is the primary cause of multiple sclerosis?,
A: The primary cause is not a germ or virus, but rather a toxic load in the body, which can be eliminated through fasting.
Q: What is the recommended approach to treating a patient with a cold?,
A: All food should be discontinued, and only as much water as needed to quench thirst should be given.
Q: What is the recommended approach to treating a patient with asthma?,
A: Fasting is recommended, as it allows the body to eliminate toxins and recover its natural ability to digest and assimilate food, which is essential for recovery.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>In those individuals in whom this development takes place, the foundation for
asthma is laid in the respiratory tract. That this explanation of the cause of asthma is valid is shown by the fact
that elimination of
toxemia, restoration of normal nerve energy and correction of the mode of living results in a
permanent clearing up of symptoms and the individual no longer suffers with asthma. As no other
means of care results in a more rapid freeing of the body of its toxic load than physiological rest,
nothing brings relief from asthmatic paroxysms as certainly and as speedily as the fast. But relief is not all the sufferer wishes. He wants to get well and this is precisely what he
accomplishes if the fast is conducted long enough and his mode of eating and living after the fast
are made to conform to his genuine physiological needs. The length of the fast required to enable the asthmatic to breathe freely and easily will depend
on the severity of the condition. Usually within twenty-four to thirty-six hours the worst cases are
enabled to lie flat in their beds and to breathe easily and sleep. Breathing is not normal at this
stage, as the stethoscope quickly reveals. There will be rales in the lungs, as there will be mucus
in these structures. Indeed, the secretion of mucus will not cease for several days. I favor carrying the fast to the clearing up of all abnormal sounds in the lungs, if this is possible. In very thin and weak individuals this is not always to be recommended. In such instances, a fast as
long as it is safe must be followed by a period of light eating and then another fast is
recommended. In long-standing cases of this kind, several short fasts and periods of careful
feeding may be required before full recovery results. Some fasting advocates advise not taking nourishment until at least thirty-six hours after all
asthmatic symptoms have cleared up. But these experts also urge a return to the fast if eating is
followed by asthmatic sensations. The recurrence of symptoms so soon after eating is resumed is
certain evidence that the fast has not been carried far enough to permit full systematic readjustment. I do not favor playing with asthma in this manner. In the long run, where a more extended fast is
possible, it will prove more effective and the results will be far more satisfactory. 9122
Arthritis: Two Years or Twenty-eight? “Two years!” exclaimed a patient, when told it would require a minimum of two years for him to
get well of his arthritis by fasting and other
Hygienic
 methods. “I have taken twenty-eight years
already. What are two more years?”
He had been a bacteriologist working in a laboratory and giving nothing more than the usual
attention to his health, when he developed the first signs of arthritis. He was in intimate daily
contact with physicians of the highest order and received the best care the profession had to offer
in this disease. But, as is generally known and is admitted by the profession, no cure for the
disease exists. Palliation—relieving symptoms without removing the cause of the disease—is all
that is provided, and this does not prevent the spread and intensification of the trouble. With the passage of the years, joint after joint became involved until, when the foregoing remark
was made to a
Hygienist
 who had been consulted, the patient was a twisted and distorted man
walking with the aid of crutch and cane, in a much stooped position. He was unable to turn his
head from side to side, and in constant pain. He was told that there was a possibility that some of his joints were ankylosed—fused—and
that, if so, these joints would remain ankylosed. There is no way to un-fuse ankylosed joints. They
remain fixed, immovable. The good news was, in this case, however, that he could be freed of
pain. He could be restored to usefulness and he could enjoy life. This man underwent a lengthy fast—one of thirty-six days. There was great improvement. He
was freed of pain, witnessed the disappearance of swelling from some of his joints, its reduction
in others and the slow return of movement to joints that had long been stiff. Two years were not enough. It took four years to complete all the improvement possible in this
man. During this time he had a second long fast and several fasts of a few days each. His eating
between fasts was carefully supervised; he was given daily sun baths and after a certain
amount of
initial improvement had been made, he was given daily exercise. Result: his spine is almost straight, the use of his arms and legs is normal, he can turn his head,
he walks in a nearly upright position, he does not use cane or crutch, he has no pain, he looks the
“picture of health,” and he works like a slave. He has remained in excellent health with no recurrence of pain or swelling for a period of seven
years, and feels so well that he has taken on a lot of political activities in addition to his regular
work, which is enough for one man. His was an extreme case and required a lengthy period for recovery. Let us consider for contrast
a milder case, of shorter duration with less joint inflammation and stiffness: Mrs. G. was forty-four
years old. She was the wife of a Canadian school principal. Her arthritis was of but a few months
standing, but it was painful and crippled her movements. Mrs. G’s physician could promise her
nothing but temporary relief which was aspirin or cortisone for the rest of her life. He told her
there would be a probable


cause disease, but this cannot be further from the truth. All we have going on here is a natural process of  toxic elimination once u begin to understand how the human body works. (I’ll leave you to go away and do your own research on that)  V ACCINES AND THE V ACCINE AGENDA WRITTEN BY REMI NAHARWhen your body is out of  harmony it chooses to ﬁght back against that toxicity and your immune system is strong enough and capable of  doing that without a plethora of  pharmaceutical drugs and in this case, vaccinations. Our immune system is designed to eliminate any dead or morbid matter, which is very toxic. Ask yourself  this, as Dr William Trebing puts it: “If germs create disease in us, then why don’t we always have some form of epidemic to deal with. ”In the world we are living in, we are psychologically violated and abused with so much propaganda which causes us to believe that the pharmaceutical industry and government/media are in favour of  us being at our best in health; this is clearly a huge deception and fallacy we are facing across the world and have been, for some centuries now. The vaccine industry is a multi billion dollar industry which proﬁts of  off  us being sick and unwell. By being vaccinated or having your child vaccinated, you are putting them or yourself  at a very high risk in one form or another, which could lead to a small illness, ongoing sickness, or even lead to sudden fatality. I want to share a few quotes here by some MD’s (aka doctor of  medicine) … The surgeon general, Leonard sheele MD spoke before the AMA in 1955 stating;   “No batch of vaccine can be proven safe before it is given to children. ” Hugh Fudenberg, MD, and one of  the most respected imunogeneticists in the world, compiled research on Alzheimers disease concerning the years 1970-1980. At  public meeting in 1997 he stated the following; “The chances of getting Alzheimers disease is ten times higher if an individual has had ﬁve consecutive ﬂu shots between 1970 and 1980, than if they had just one, two or no shots. ”   Guylaine Lanctot, MD, author of  Medical Maﬁa, quotes;  The medical authorities keep lying. Vaccination is a disaster to the immune system. It actually causes a lot of illness and brain damage. We are changing our genetic code through vaccinations. ” V ACCINES AND THE V ACCINE AGENDA WRITTEN BY REMI NAHARThere is an abundance of  ingredients, which are highly toxic, that are found in all types of  vaccines including the ﬂu shot. I want to take a look at some of  the vaccines we are given, what some of  those vaccines contain and also what harm they can cause to our physiology. Here is a list of  vaccines that are given to us from birth up until the age of  around 10 years of  age, and usually given in separate doses at different stages of  our early years of  childhood when the human system, in its most natural and pure state, is building itself  up within its own immunity and self  dependency on an cellular level (but that doesn't matter to the medical cartel) ; MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) | Influenza (Flu) | HepA (Hepatitis A | HepB (HepatitisB)  Pertussis; DTaP (Diptheria, tetanus and whooping cough) | Varicella; Var (Chickenpox) IPV (Polio) | RV (Rotavirus)  Now if  u ask me, that is a massive amount of  vaccines (which millions, if  not, billions of  us have no clue about what is being injected directly into the bloodstream) going into a young baby/toddler/child to kickstart their life, and there are a few more vaccines i don't know too much about and cannot remember off  the top of  my head right now, unfortunately. Also, i will leave a link below here that will show you directly from the immunisation action coalition website, connected to the CDC, in regards to immunisations for children aged 0-10years old and what the are given in such a short space of  their lives. https://www. immunize. org/catg. d/p4019. pdf Here are some other vaccines (some which are usually repeatedly given) we are told we must have as we grow above the age of  18 years plus into an elderly age (65+), and are told we need them to keep ourselves continually “protected and disease free”. Im not sure who and what we are being protected from. The vaccine ingredients that have already been planted in us from birth or the people who are trying to keep us as customers. - i’ll leave that for you to chew on. Here is the shortened list I've compiled together; IIV or RIV ( Influenza inactivated or Influenza recombinant) | Tdap or Td ( Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) | MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) | VAR (Varicella) | HepA and HepB (Hepatitis A and B) | HPV (Human papillomavirus) V ACCINES AND THE V ACCINE AGENDA WRITTEN BY REMI NAHARI am trying to keep this thesis/article as short as possible but there is so much we need to know and realise that has been hidden from us that we all deserve to know and be informed about. If  you've got this far into reading, thank you, and i really hope this will help u make more careful and better decisions for you and your loved ones health. I now want to go over a list of  the colossal amount of  toxic and harmful ingredients that are found in these and many other vaccines and then touch up very brieﬂy on the harm, injury or in some cases, death, that some of  these ingredients can cause within our bodies. Thimerosal - a Mercury derivative that is as toxic as Mercury itself (an ingredient found in over 50 vaccines, some of them being Polio, small pox shots and Flu shot) Monkey kidney cells -  a monkeys kidney is injected with what is assumed to be Poliovirus and other toxic stabilisers. This continues until the monkey sickens and nearly dies. The cell culture is then mixed with carrying agents Polysorbate 60 - a well proven carcinogen Mercury - one of the most lethal and deadliest toxins known to humankind. There is endless research which links this with Dementia and disorders like Alzheimers and parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis and also Autism. By the age of only 6, millions and millions of children have had this ingredient injected right into their bloodstream, over and over again and many have come out extremely ill or even died due to the high toxicity of mercury Latex rubber - linked to life threatening allergic reactions  and cause anaphylactic shock and even death Formaldehyde - an extremely poisonous carcinogen that is heavily linked to brain and colon cancer Aluminium - a potent carcinogen linked by research to nervous system breakdown disorders like parkinson disease and Alzheimers. Glyphosate - also linked to cancer and can cause fatality Aborted Fetal tissue cells - this can be found in the MMR, HepA and Varicella vaccine Genetically modified yeast, bacterial and viral DNA - can cause Genetic Mutations. and here are some more ingredients found in vaccines;  Acetone | Chicken Embryo | Pork gelatin | Dog kidney cell protein and DNA | Polysorbate 80 | Sodium hydroxide | Gelatin | Neomycin | Borax, and many many more…  V ACCINES AND THE V ACCINE AGENDA WRITTEN BY REMI NAHARMany of  these vaccines are the cause of  illnesses and diseases such as ADHD, eczema, asthma, bowel cancer, lung cancer, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer’s, nut allergy (and many other allergies), dementia, lead poisoning, Osteoporosis, skin cancer, vomiting, rashes and a whole lot more. In Dr. W. Trebing’s book called ‘Good bye germ theory,’ he quotes “another obvious problem with the administration  of vaccines, is that you are overriding your bodies natural defences to toxic input. With every shot you weaken your bodies ability to care for itself, especially if you receive these shots in succession. ” There is a very dark and evil entity behind all that is going on today within this earth. There is an agenda behind what is being played out right now in what we all know as a pandemic (even though the very media control the narrative being pushed on humanity and it is nothing more then fear tactics to keep us in line and within their demands even though that is not the way government is supposed to govern its people, right. ) Life was never meant to be this way. The pharmaceutical industry as we know it today was created by a man who goes by the name of  John. D. Rockerfeller. He was an monopolist and a key component of  the bloodline in the Rockerfeller family in how they have restructured the way medicine is formed (doing his utmost best to eradicate natural holistic medicine) and used for there very own sinister agendas. He created a strategy you may be familiar with called “problem-reaction-solution. ” That is, create a problem and make people fearful, and then offer a (pre-planned) solution. (Does this remind you of  anything, or even the PLANdemic we are in today. ) There are many people in a position of


themselves, the ef fects of asthm a tend to get worse and can take  on a life of
their ow n. If you often experie nce asthma symptoms, you will know that
wheezing and coughing usually  worsen over time, so it is important to
intervene early on. This ex ercise can help stop a sthma symptoms, but please get your
doctor ’ s permiss ion to try it first. Then follow the instructions below during
the early  stages of chest tightness, wheezing, coughing, or a head cold. If
you aren ’ t able to stop your sy mptoms within 10 minutes, then take your
rescue m edication. If you are experiencing severe symptoms, of course,
then take rescue medication str aightaway. If your rescue medication does
not stop your sy mptoms within a couple of minutes, it is advisable to call a
medical doctor immediately. T o stop asthma symptoms before they take hold, follow these steps:•   T ake a small, silent breath in and out through your nose. •  Hold your breath and walk for 10 to 15 paces. •   Stop walking, release your no se, and resume gentle breathing in
and out of your nose.•  W ait for 30 to 60 seconds and repeat. •   Continue to walk while holding your breath for 10 to 15 paces
followed by resting with nasal breathing for 30 to 60 seconds. •   If you r symptoms are mild, yo u may hold your breath for more
than 10 to 15 paces. •  Do this exercise for at least 10 minutes. In a ddition to e mploying nasal breathing and achieving a high BOL T
score, it is also very importan t to warm up properly in order to avoid
exercise-induced asthma. The minimum time spent warming up should be
10 minu tes. A good warm-up consists of fast walking while practicing a
medium to strong breath hold every minute or so. After the 10-minute
warm-up, increa se the pace so that you’re moving as fast as you can while
maintaining nas al breathing. If y ou feel the need to open your m outh, slow
down. Following  your physical exercise, encourage your breathing to calm
toward normal. The positive results of reduced breathing exercises and nasal breathing
on the symptom s of asthma are  fast and astounding. W ith su ch a simple
method, there really is no reas on for anyone to suf fer a single day more
from the discomfort of asthma.CHAPTER 13
A t h l e t i c  E n d e a v o r — N a t u r e  o r  N u r t u r e? I n 1704, a racing stallion by th e name of the Darley Arabian arrived in
Britain f rom Syria, and 95 perc ent of today’ s male thoroughbreds descend
from him. Gene ticist Patrick Cunningham and colleagues fro m my alma
mater, T rinity College Dublin,  traced the lineage of nearly one million
horses f rom the past two cen turies and determined that 30 percent of
variation in performance in tho roughbreds is due to genetics alone. In the
nature versus nurture debate, these results suggest that nature plays a
significant part in our athletic abilities. There is one ar ea in particular where a combination of gene tics and
behavior has considerable influe nce on athletic performance, and that is the
way the face and jaws develop during childhood. For example, take a look
at the structure of the face and jaws of past Olympic gold me dal winners
including Usain Bolt, Sanya Richards-Ross, Steve Hooker, and Roger
Federer. What is strikingly apparent for this group, and for the vast majority
of to p-class athletes, is the forward growth of the face and w idth of the
jaws. A thletic success depends on having good airways, which in turn is
dependent on normal facial stru cture. Spend a lot of time with your mouth
hanging open or sucking your thumb during childhood and the face grows
dif ferently from how nature intended. In fa ct, M ichael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, is one
of th e v ery few top-class athlet es who does not exhibit forwar d growth of
the jaws  and a w ide facial structure. Based on his facial profile, there is a
high likelihood that he was a m outh breather during childhoo d, possibly
requiring orthod ontic treatment  in his early teens. It is also possible that
Phelps chose swimming, either consciously or unconsciously, as it was theone sport that he could excel in. The very act of swimmi ng restricts
breathing to help of fset any n egative ef fects that have developed from
mouth breathing or an inef ficient breathing pattern. Although the natural order of things is to breathe through th e nose,
many children—especially those with asthma or nasal congestion—
habitually breathe through the mouth. Brazilian researchers i nvestigating
the prev alence of mouth breathing in children aged 3 to 9 fo und that 55
percent of a ra ndom selection of 370 subjects were mouth breathers. Children who regularly breathe through their mouth tend to develop
negative alterati ons to their face, jaws, and the alignment of their teeth. Mouth b reathing af fects the shape of the face in two ways. Firs t, there is a
tendency for the face to grow long and narrow. Secondly, the jaws do not
fully de velop and are set back from their ideal position, thus reducing
airway s ize. If the jaws are not positioned forward enough on th e face, they
will encroach on the airways. See for yourself: Close your mouth, jut out
your chin, and t ake a breath in and out through your nose, not ing the way
air travels down behind the jaws. Now do the same but pull your chin
inward a s far as you can—you will probably feel as if your thro at is closed
up as you try to breathe. This i s exactly the ef fect poorly developed facial
structure has on your airway siz e. It is no wonder that those wi th restricted
airways tend to favor mouth breathing. The forc es exerted by the lips and the tongue primarily influence the
growth o f a child’ s face. The lips and cheeks exert an inward pressure on
the f ace, with th e tongue providing a counteracting force. Whe n the mouth
is closed, the tongue rests against the roof of the mouth, exerting light
forces that shape the top jaw. Because the tongue is wide a nd U-shaped, it
follows that the shape of the top jaw should be wide and U-shaped also. In
other words, the shape of the top jaw reflects the shape of th e tongue. A
wide U-shaped top jaw is optimal for housing all our teeth. However, durin g mouth breathing, it is very unlikely that the  tongue
will rest  in the roof of the mouth. T ry it for yourself: Open your mouth and
place yo ur tong ue on your upp er palate. Now try to breathe through your
mouth. While it is possible to draw a wisp of air into the lungs, it will not
feel righ t. It follows therefore th at the tongue of a mouth breather will tend
to re st o n the floor of the mouth  or suspended midway. Since th e top jaw is
not t hen shaped by the normal pressures of the tongue, the end result is thedevelopment of a narrow V -sha ped top jaw. Aesthetically, this contributes
to a  narrowing of the facial structure, crooked teeth, and orthodontic
problems. It has been well docu mented that mouth-breathing children grow
longer faces. The sec ond way facial structure is af fected by the way we breathe
during childhood is the position of the jaws. The way the jaws develop has
a direct influence on the width of the upper airways. Our upper airways
comprise the nose, nasal cavity, sinuses, and throat. Strong athletic
performance req uires lar ge upper airways that enable air to flow freely to
and from the lungs. Although a  high BOL T score and ef fectiv e breathing
technique are crucial for high l evels of performance, having airways that
function with little resistance is also very advantageous. For example, a
marathon runner who has ef ficient breathing but airways that a re the width
of a narrow straw is not going to get too far. The nor mal growth of the fac e is forward. Since a mouth-b reathing
child does not rest his or her tongue in the roof of the mouth, the jaws are
unable t o be properly shaped by the tongue, and the natural forw ard growth
of the jaws is impeded. This results in jaws that are set back from their ideal
position, compro mising airflow. For the correct development o f the lower
half of the face a nd airways, it is imperative that a child habitually breathes
through his or h er nose. Breathing through the nose with the tongue resting
in th e roof of the mouth helps to establish the ideal conditions for the
normal development of the face. I sw itched from mouth to nose breathing during the late 1990s, when I
was in


 Live yeast cannot consume milk sugars verywell. So if you can handle dairy, try one or two tablespoons of granulated liveyeast, an egg yolk and a little raw milk or yogurt, well whizzed. Wheat germ is also a great, rich food, but is usually rancid unless it is taken out
of the refrigerated display; unless it is refrigerated, in a dated package and fresh,don’t eat it. Herb teas and roasted grain beverages are healthy beverages, along
with mineral and distilled water avoiding where possible chlorinated and
fluoridated water. Diet Is Not Enough
Those isolated, long-lived peoples discovered by Weston A. Price had to do
hard physical labor to eat, had to walk briskly up and down steep terrain to getanywhere. But today, few North Americans output very much physical energy inprocess of daily life or work. Not only cars, but all of our modern conveniencesmake it possible to live without ever breaking into a sweat. We pay for this ease;it costs us a significant degree of health. Exercise has many benefits when combined with excellent nutrition. It creates
an overall feeling of well-being that can not be created by diet alone. Exercisingtemporarily makes the heart beat faster, increasing blood circulation throughoutthe body right out to the tips of your fingers and toes. This short-term elevatedflow of blood flow brings increased supplies of oxygen and nutrients to all parts ofthe body, facilitating healing and repair. Without revving up your engine every daymany of the body’s systems never get the sludge burned out of them and neverperform optimally. Exercise also changes the metabolic rate so your body burns more calories–
not only while you are exercising, but also for a 24 hour period following exercise. This maintains a healthful body weight into old age, or helps to lose weight. Mostpeople find that exercise in moderation does not increase appetite, so that it ispossible to consistently burn more calories in a day, and gradually reduce weight ifthat is desirable. It is necessary to burn 3,500 calories to lose a pound of weight. Most forms of exercise allow you to burn 300 to 600 calories per hour at amoderate pace which would be achieved by doubling the resting pulse. Withouteven considering the weight-loss benefit of achieving a raised metabolism, an hourof daily exercise continued for a week or two dependent upon the type ofexercise and pace should lead to one pound of weight loss if the caloric intake is
held constant. The flip side of having a higher metabolism is rarely appreciated but is
extremely important. Recall the basic equation of health: Health = Nutrition /Calories. Exercise permits a person to eat somewhat more while not gainingweight. If the food is nutrient rich, the body has a chance to extract more vitamins,more minerals, more amino acids. The person who remains slender by rigidlyreducing their food intake to near starvation levels may lack vital, health-buildingnutrition. And only exercise moves lymphatic fluid. The blood is pumped through the
body by the heart, but the lymphatic system, lacking a heart, requires muscularcontractions to move from the extremities of the body to the central cavity. Thelymphatic system picks up cellular waste products and conducts these toxins todisposal. Frequently, people with rheumatic aches and pains or other generalizedmuscular discomforts physicians like to give Latin diagnostic names to can give uptaking pain pills if they will but begin exercising regularly. Only when they beginmoving their lymph can they begin to detoxify properly. There is another benefit from exercise which is not to be ignored, and that is
that it gives the person a chemical sense of well being. It actually will help toemotionally boost up people who are chronically depressed and make them smile. After a good workout, especially one done outside, everything seems brighter,more positive; whatever was bothering you somehow just doesn’t seem like thatbig of a deal now. I am not making pro-exercise propaganda. This is not a figmentof the imagination. An exercising body really does make antidepressantneurochemicals called endorphins, but only after about 45 minutes to an hour ofaerobic workout. Endorphins are powerful, with painkilling and euphoric effects equal to or
greater than heroin, but without any undesirable side effects. If chemists couldlearn to cheaply synthesize endorphins I’m sure that millions of people wouldwant to become addicted to them. Because I make such a point of getting in my
workout every day, my husband has accused me of being an endorphin junkie,
and he is right. I admit it, I’m really hooked on the feeling of well being Iconsistently get from any sustained exercise. I defend my addiction staunchlybecause it is the healthiest addiction I know of. I have also been accused of carrying exercise to extremes, and I admit to that
also. For a few years I trained for Ironman triathlons. I now think doing ironmandistances is immoderate and except for a few remarkable individuals with “iron”constitutions, training that hard can only lead to a form of exhaustion that is nothealth promoting. I have become much more sensible in my “old” age, and inrecent years have limited my participation to the Olympic distance triathlons. Iwas on the Canadian team at the World Championship in 1992, and intend to doit again in 1995. I do not find the Olympic distance exhausting, in fact I think it isgreat fun and truly exhilarating. I get to see all these wonderful age groupcompetitors from all over the world who look and feel fantastic. It does my soulgood to see a group of people aging so gracefully, not buying into the popularnotion that old age is inevitably disabling, depressing, and ugly. Sport brings adegree of balance to my life after spending so much time in the presence of thesick. I plan to maintain my athletic activities into old age, barring accident or otherunforeseen obstacles to fitness. To maintain basic fitness it does not matter so much what form of exercise is
chosen, as long as it is not damaging to the skeletal system or connective tissues. Many people are unable to run due to foot, knee, hip, or back problems, butalmost everyone can walk. Walking outside is better than inside on a treadmill,and walking hills is better than walking on flat ground. Exercise machines such asstationary bikes, cross country ski machines, and stair steppers work well for alot of people who live in the city, especially in the winter, or for those who hateexercise. Whatever you choose to do, it is important to at least double the restingpulse for 30 minutes no less than four days a week. This is the absolute minimumrequired to maintain the health and function of the cardiovascular-pulmonary
system. If your resting pulse is 70, you must walk, jog, ski, bike, swim or what
have you, fast enough to keep the pulse at 140 beats per minute for at least 30minutes. I have a strong preference to exercising outside in isolated places where there
is only me and the forest, or only me and the river. Running along logging roads inthe hilly back country, or swimming in the green unpolluted water of a forest riveris a spiritual experience for me. It is a time to meditate, to commune with nature,and to clear my mind and create new solutions. The repetitive action of running orwalking or swimming, along with the regular deep breathing in clean air, with nodistractions except what nature provides is truly health promoting. Sharing theseactivities with friends or family can also be great fun and some of the best in socialinteractions. It is one of my favorite ways of visiting with people. I don’t expectother people to be as enthusiastic about exercise as I am, but I do hope thateveryone will make an effort to be minimally fit as an ongoing part of their healthprogram into old age. Diet For A Long, Long Life
Some people not only want to be healthy, but they want to live in good health
long past the normal life span projected by statistical tables for Homo Sapiens. Dr. Roy Walford, a well-respected medical research gerontologist who has beenactively studying longevity for many years, is one of those. He has scientificallydemonstrated with accepted studies that a qualitative life span up to at least 115years of age is reasonably attainable by the average person if they start workingon it no later than about 50 years of age, though earlier is much better. Walford’s principles of extending life are very simple. All you have to do is
restrict your caloric intake to about 1,500 per day, and water fast two days aweek. Or alternatively, reduce your caloric intake to 1,200 per day and fast onlyone day a week on water. And make sure that every single bit of food you do eatis packed with nutrition, every single calorie, without exception. You continue this
program for the rest of your life along with moderate daily exercise and high but
reasonable dosages of vitamins, minerals, and also take a few exotic foodsupplements. The supplement program is not particularly expensive nor extreme,Walford’s supplement program is more moderate than the life extension program Irecommend for all middle-aged and older people. The best foods for this type ofprogram is a largely raw food diet (80%) with a predominance of sprouts andbaby greens, some cooked vegetables, and raw nuts and seeds. And make sureyou get 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise every other day. While Dr. Walford’s focus is on caloric reduction while maintaining sufficient
nutrition, most other life extensionists focus on increasing the nutrition side of theequation for health without bothering to reduce caloric intake. This approach ismuch


 key question for most of us is: “What is my
purpose?” And I hear that question in as many forms as there are people
wondering about it: What am I supposed to be doing? Should I be an
architect, a florist, or a veterinarian? Should I help people or fix
automobiles? Am I supposed to have a family or be in the jungle saving the
chimpanzees? We’re befuddled by the endless number of options available
to us, and wonder whether we’re doing the right thing. In this chapter, I urge you to forget these questions. Move instead to a
place of faith and trust in the universal mind of intention, remembering that
you emanated from this mind and that you’re a piece of it at all times. Intention and purpose are as beautifully and naturally intertwined as the
double helix of your DNA. There are no accidents. You’re here for the
purpose that you signed up for before you entered the world of particles and
form. Many of the things that you refer to as problems result from the fact
that you’re disconnected from intention and therefore unaware of your true
spiritual identity. The process of polishing that connecting link and
reconnecting is basic to your intention to live your life on purpose. As you
cleanse this link, you’ll make two very important discoveries. First, you’ll
discover that your purpose is not as much about what you do as it is about
how you feel. Your second discovery will be that feeling purposeful
activates your power of intention to create anything that’s consistent with
the seven faces of intention. Feeling purposeful. In response to the question What should I do with
my life?, I suggest that there’s only one thing you can do with it, since you
came into this life with nothing and you’ll leave with nothing: You can give
it away. You’ll feel most on purpose when you’re giving your life away by
serving others. When you’re giving to others, to your planet, and to your
Source, you’re being purposeful. Whatever it is that you choose to do, if
you’re motivated to be of service to others while being authentically
detached from the outcome, you’ll feel on purpose, regardless of how much
abundance flows back to you. So, your intention is to live your life on purpose. But what is the spiritual
Source like in this regard? It’s perpetually in the process of giving its life
force away to create something from nothing. When you do the same,
regardless of what you’re giving or creating, you’re in harmony with
intention. You’re then on purpose, just as the universal mind is always
acting purposefully. Take this one step further. Does the universal Source of all life have to
think about what it’s doing with its powers? Is it concerned with bringing in
gazelles or centipedes? Does it concern itself with where it lives or what it
ultimately creates? No. Your Source is simply in the business of expressing
itself through the seven faces of intention. The details are taken care of
automatically. Likewise, your feelings of being on purpose in your life flow
through expression of the seven faces of intention. Allow yourself to be in the feeling place within you that’s unconcerned
with such things as vocational choices or doing the things you were
destined to do. When you’re in the service of others, or extend kindness
beyond your own boundaries, you’ll feel connected to your Source. You’ll
feel happy and content, knowing that you’re doing the right thing. I get that feeling of inner completion and contentment that lets me know
that I’m on purpose by reading my mail or hearing the comments I so
frequently hear when I’m walking through airports or eating at restaurants:
You changed my life, Wayne Dyer. You were there for me when I felt lost. This is different from receiving a royalty payment or a great review, which Ialso enjoy. The personal expressions of gratitude are what sustain me in
knowing that I’m on purpose. Outside of my chosen occupation, I feel purposeful in a myriad of ways
virtually every single day. When I extend assistance to someone in need,
when I take a moment to cheer up a disgruntled employee in a restaurant or
a store, when I make a child laugh who sits otherwise ignored in a stroller,
or even when I pick up a piece of litter and place it in a trash can, I feel that
I’m giving myself away and, as such, feel purposeful. Essentially what I’m saying is: Stay on purpose by expressing the seven
faces of intention, and the details will find you. You’ll never have to ask
what your purpose is or how to find it. Your purpose will find you. In a previous chapter, I reviewed the
obstacles to connecting to intention and pointed out that our thoughts are
one of the major roadblocks. I stressed that we become what we think about
all day long. What thoughts do you have that inhibit you from feeling as if
you’re on purpose in your life? For instance, if you think that you’re
separate from your purpose and that you’re drifting without direction
through your life, then that’s precisely what you’ll attract. Suppose, instead, that you know this is a purposeful universe where your
thoughts, emotions, and actions are a part of your free will and are also
connected to the power of intention. Suppose that your thoughts of being
purposeless and aimless are really a part of your purpose. Just as the
thought of losing someone you love makes you love them even more, or an
illness makes you treasure your health, suppose that it takes the thought of
your unimportance to make you realize your value. When you’re awake enough to question your purpose and ask how to
connect to it, you’re being prodded by the power of intention. The very act
of questioning why you’re here is an indication that your thoughts are
nudging you to reconnect to the field of intention. What’s the source of your
thoughts about your purpose? Why do you want to feel purposeful? Why is
a sense of purpose considered the highest attribute of a fully functioning
person? The source of thought is an infinite reservoir of energy andintelligence. In a sense, thoughts about your purpose are really your
purpose tryingto reconnect to you. This infinite reservoir of loving, kind,
creative, abundant energy grew out of the originating intelligence, and is
stimulating you to express this universal mind in your own unique way. Reread the two display quotes at the beginning of this chapter. Buddha
refers to the truth, and Sivananda suggests that God realization is our true
purpose. This entire book is dedicated to connecting to the power of
intention and letting go of ego, which tries to make us believe that we’re
separate from our divine originating Source and tries to separate us from
realizing ultimate truth. This ultimate truth is the source of your thoughts. That inner beingness knows why you’re here, but your ego prods you to
chase after money, prestige, popularity, and sensory pleasures and miss the
purpose of living. You may feel sated and gain a reputation, but inside
there’s that gnawing feeling typified by the old Peggy Lee song “Is That All
There Is?” Focusing on the demands of the ego leaves you feeling
unfulfilled. Deep within you, at the level of your being, is what you were
intended to become, to accomplish, and to be. In that inner placeless place,
you’re connected to the power of intention. It will find you. Make a
conscious effort to contact it and listen. Practice being what you are at the
source of your soul. Go to your soul level, where intention and purpose fit
together so perfectly that you achieve the epiphany of simply knowing this
is it. Your silent inner knowing. Esteemed psychologist and philosopher
William James once wrote: “In the dim background of our mind we know
meanwhile what we ought to be doing.... But somehow we cannot start.... Every moment we expect the spell to break... but it does continue, pulse
after pulse, and we float with it....”
In my experience as a therapist, and as a speaker talking with thousands
of people about their lives, I’ve come to the same conclusion. Somewhere,
buried deep within each of us, is a call to purpose. It’s not always rational,
not always clearly delineated, and sometimes even seemingly absurd, but
the knowing is there. There’s a silent something within that intends you toexpress yourself. That something is your soul telling you to listen and
connect through love, kindness, and receptivity to the power of intention. That silent inner knowing will never leave you alone. You may try to ignore
it and pretend it doesn’t exist, but in honest, alone moments of
contemplative communion with yourself, you sense the emptiness waiting
for you to fill it with your music. It wants you to take the risks involved,
and to ignore your ego and the egos of others who tell you that an easier,
safer, or more secure path is best for you. Ironically, it’s not necessarily about performing a specific task or being in
a certain occupation or living in a specific location. It’s about sharing
yourself in a creative, loving way using the skills and interests that are
inherently part of you. It can involve any activity: dancing, writing, healing,
gardening, cooking, parenting, teaching, composing, singing, surfing—
whatever. There’s no