 am all imagination, I must be where
I am in imagination. When I gave  the scene  sensory  vividness, with all
the tones of reality, I was seen by my sister  two thousand  miles away. No,
I didn’t save  Billy. He  died, but my presence did  convince my sister  that
her son was not flesh and  blood. If her  brother, in New  York City, could
appear  to her  in Barbados, she  knew  there  was something  that inhabits
a body which cannot go to eternal death.
I tell you:  there  is an immortal you  that cannot die.  That night I gave  my
sister  the conviction of a  reality in her  son that would  survive  when the
doctor said  he was gone. Gone  where? Restored  to a terrestrial world like
this as a  young  lad, to continue  a journey that was set up  for him in the
beginning. And  that is to form the  image of Jesus Christ in   him. When
that happens, Billy will awaken as Jesus Christ, the  one being  who is God
the Father.
Practice the  art of movement. In New York  City, my telephone  was in the
hallway and  my chair in the  living  room. While  sitting  in my chair, I would
assume  I was at the  telephone. Then I would  assume  I was looking  into
the living  room. I practiced  this exercise until I discovered  I could move
anywhere  in a split second  of time. Try it and  perhaps, like  my sister,
someone  will have  the strange  experience of seeing you where you have
not physically been. Make it fun. I do it  all the  time.
A lady, thinking  I was still in Barbados  where  she last saw  me painfully
thin and  weighing  only 138  pounds  was hoping  I was feeling  better, when
I instantly appeared  in her living  room. I was brown from the  Barbados
sun, wearing  a gray suit (which I did  not own when I left here, but pur -
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenchased  in New York  City) when I said:  "There  is no time," and vanished.
Well, she  is accustomed  to these  things, so she  was not afraid.
I urge  you not to limit yourself to a  little body of flesh and  blood, for you
are spirit. Flesh  and blood  cannot inherit the  kingdom of God, so one  day
you must take it off. And  he who takes it off is immortal. He  is your own
wonderful human imagination who is God, the  Father  of all life.  When you
learn to live  this way, life  becomes so exciting. Your days are  full and you
are never  alone.
I spend  all day at home  reading  the Bible and meditating. I close  my eyes
and travel the  world. It’s fun and  educational. It expands me  and makes
me become  more aware  of the infinite  being  that I really am.
Now, the  two stories from scripture  that I have  shared  with you show the
importance of persistence. When you  pray, do not get down on your
knees and  pray to any unknown  God. Instead, go to bed  and dare to as-
sume  you are now who you  want to be. Fall asleep assuming  it is true and
you will be  on the  road to success, for this is how  things are  brought into
being.
Right now  imagine  something  lovely for another. They need never know
who was the cause  of their fortune  but you  will. My first wife  did not know
I was the  cause  of her  action. Had  she thought that her  act would  mean
my freedom and  her disgrace  do you  think she would  have done it? She
moved  under  compulsion, and  I was the  compelling  force. When you  real-
ize this, you  forgive  everyone  for everything  they have  ever done, be -
cause you  may have  been the  one who was the  cause  of their action.
Blake said:  "Why stand  we here trembling  around  calling  on God  for help
and not ourselves in whom God  dwells." Why call on any god, when the
only God  dwells within  you? He is not pretending, but actually became
you. When you  confine  yourself to the little  garment you  wear, you are
confining  God, because  it is he  who is wearing  it.
You need no intermediary between you  and yourself, who is God. Don’t
run from this city to another  in the  hope of finding  something  better, be -
cause  the one person you  are going  to take with you  is yourself; so re -
solve your problems here. Do not compromise. Decide  exactly what you
want and  assume  you have it. If your world  would  change, determine
what it would  look like; then construct a  scene  which would  imply you are
there. If your mental construction comes close to your fulfilled de -
sire, your little  day dream will become  a fact! And  when it does, will it
matter  what others think  about your principle? Having  proved  itself in
performance, share  your experience with another  that they may share
theirs. Keep  sharing  this principle, because  in the  end we are  all the one
being  who is the  Lord Jesus Christ. One  body, one   Lord, one  Spirit, one
More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenGod and Father of all. Don’t be  ashamed  to claim it. Man sees the  Lord Je-
sus Christ as some  little being  on the  outside; but he  is in you, and  when
you see him, he  will look  just like  you!
A friend  recently shared  this sweet vision with me.  She said: "I saw a
man in a  white  robe  standing  on a hill, building  a canopy over  the en-
trance to a  temple. As I approached  I could  see that the  stripes used  for
the canopy were  translucent green and  I remarked  how radiantly beautiful
they were. The  man turned  to look  at me  and I realized  it was you,
Neville, and  yet you  were Michelangelo. Then you  addressed  me saying:  ‘I
have been working  on this throughout  eternity and  it still remains invisi -
ble to others’. Taking  the stripes, I wove  them into the  form of a  basket
and you thanked  me and said: ‘Great work’ and  I awoke." That was a
beautiful dream. I have  been telling  the story of the  resurrection through -
out eternity, but it has never  been put into living  form. It still remains
dead, like  Michelangelo’s Pieta, or his David  made out of marble.
Let David  become  alive in the  minds of others. Give  life to the  Pieta, the
crucified  one on the mother’s lap.  The story is public  property, now a dead
written code  awaiting  life in the  imagination of men. Dramatize salvation’s
story. Make it into a  play or a  television show and  let Michelangelo’s Pieta
become  alive.  I have  made the  story alive  because  I have experienced  it.
Michelangelo, with his tremendous know how of the  human form, created
the dead forms made of marble.  I came  along, unable  to mold  a stick, to
find the dead forms taking  on life  in me. It is my hope  that one  day this
wonderful story will be  told as it really is, against the  story that we have
heard  for over  two thousand  years.
Now let us go into the  silence.
More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenRadio Lecture
Be What You Wish; Be What You Believe
Radio  Talk, Station KECA, Los Angeles, July, 1951.
A newspaperman related  to me  that our great scientist, Robert Millikan,
once told  him that he  had set a goal for himself at an early age when he
was still very poor and  unproven in the  great work  he was to do in the  fu-
ture. He  condensed  his dream of greatness and  security into a simple
statement, which implied  that his dream of greatness and  security was al -
ready realized. Then he  repeated  the statement over  and over again to
himself until the  idea of greatness and  security filled  his mind  and crowd -
ed all other  ideas out of his consciousness. These  may not have  been the
words of Dr. Millikan but they are  those  given to me  and I quote, "I have
a lavish, steady, dependable  income,  consistent with integrity and  mutual


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..... As each layer leaves, the stomach size gets smaller and feels more comfortable. Each layer digests separately,
without mixing and without disturbing its adjacent layers.

BASIC RULE - WATERY FOODS FIRST
To simplify this concept of sequential or layered eating, the basic rule or principle can be stated as follows:
- Eat the most watery food first, the next less watery food second, etc., and end with the least watery and most
concentrated food last and NEVER reverse this order of eating......

BAD COMBINATIONS TO AVOID
The following represents some examples of bad combinations to avoid
1.  Mixing dried sweet fruit, honey, maple syrup or bananas with nuts or seeds, in the same dish, course or mouthful.
2.  Mixing starch foods with fresh or acid foods  or fruits, (as "fruit, lemons or vinegar with grains, bread, etc.)
3.  Mixing dried sweet fruits with acid fruits.
4.  Never eat dried sweet fruits with or after concentrated proteins (beans, fish, chicken, meat, etc.)
5.  Eating raw, fresh or dried fruit s after any cooked food (such as vegetables, starches or proteins) They can be
eaten before, but never after cooked food.
6.  Avoid drinking beverages or even water during or after meals. This dilutes the enzymes which digest the food.

CHEW ALL FOOD CLOSE  TO LIQUID
For best digestion - chew all food close to a liquid before swallowing.

Also in the 14th edition of Howell's Textbook of Physiology on p.777 is some very interesting research:
Abbe Spallanzani (1729 - 1799), one of the older observers on gastric digestion, found that cherries and grapes,
when swallowed whole, even if entirely ripe, were usually passed unbroken in the stools. "As proof that the triturating
power (ability to reduce to a powder by rubbing or friction) of the stomach is not ve ry great, he swallowed some
wooden tubes made very thin, so that the slightest pressure would crush them, and they were voided uninjured."
This indicates the tremendous importance of thorough mastication of all food. We can assimilate only those foods
whic h are most liquified......
An excellent practice is to eat with 100% attention on the taste of the food. See Self -mastery through Attentive Eating
.....

DIGESTION TIME OF VARIOUS FOODS
(approx. time spent in stomach before emptying).........
Water
when stomach is empty, leaves immediately and goes into intestines,
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Juices
Fruit vegetables, vegetable broth - 15 to 20 minutes.
Semi -liquid
(blended salad, vegetables or fruits) - 20 to 30 min.
Fruits
Watermelon - 20 min.digestion time.
Other melons - Canteloupe, Cranshaw, Honeydew etc. - 30 min.
Oranges, grapefruit, grapes - 30 min.
Apples, pears, peaches, cherries etc. - digest  in 40 min.
Vegetables
Raw tossed salad vegetables - tomato, lettuces, cucumber, celery, red or green pepper, other succulent vegetables - 30 to 40
min. digestion. -
Steamed or cooked vegetables
Leafy vegetables - escarole, spinach, kale, collards etc. - 40 min. - Zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, string beans, yellow squash,
corn on cob - all 45 min. digestion time
Root vegetables - carrots, beets, parsnips, turnips etc. - 50 min.
Semi -Concentrated Carbohydrates - Starches
Jerusalem artichokes & leafy, acorn & butternut squashes, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, yam, chestnuts - all 60 min. digestion.
Concentrated Carbohydrates - Grains
Brown rice, millet, buckwheat, cornmeal, oats (first 3 vegetables best) - 90 min.
Legumes & Beans - (Concentrated Carboh ydrate & Protein)
Lentils, limas, chick peas, peas, pigeon peas, kidney beans, etc. - 90 min. digestion time
soy beans -120 min. digestion time
Seeds & Nuts
Seeds - Sunflower, pumpkin, pepita, sesame - Digestive time approx. 2 hours.
Nuts - Almonds, filber ts, peanuts (raw), cashews, brazil, walnuts, pecans etc. - 2 1/2 to 3 hours to digest.
Dairy
Skim milk, cottage or low fat pot cheese or ricotta - approx. 90 min. digestion time
whole milk cottage cheese - 120 min. digestion
whole milk hard cheese - 4 to 5  hours digestion time
Animal proteins
Egg yolk - 30 min. digestion time
Whole egg - 45 min.
Fish - cod, scrod, flounder, sole seafood - 30 min. digestion time
Fish - salmon, salmon trout, herring, (more fatty fish) - 45 min. to 60 digestion time
Chicken - 1½ to 2 hours digestion time (without skin)
Turkey - 2 to 2 ¼ hours digestion time (without skin)
Beef, lamb - 3 to 4 hours digestion time
Pork - 4½ to 5 hours digestion time
(Editor's notes
Note1: raw animal proteins have much faster digestion times than the above times for cooked/heated animal proteins.
Note2: The digestion times given are under an ideal situation of eating only one food, chewing well, and having efficient dig estion, as is the case
e.g. after a fast. They are digestion times for optimally  healthy persons, with good eating habits. The digestion times are to a large part derived
from Dr. Gian -Cursio's and Dr. Bass' practices.
Digestion times are much longer on a conventional diet, and for persons with non -optimized digestive systems, or pers ons lacking in energy, and
for meals with many ingredients put together haphazardly = not in the optimum sequential order.)

EAT SMALLER AMOUNT - FEWER VARIETIES
The smaller the amount of a particular food eaten, the less is the digestive time for that food. The greater the amount
of a food eaten, the more is the digestive time prolonged.
..... Remember the less you mix and the fewer the varieties you use, the easier it is to digest and the less you will be
tempted to overeat. The greater the variety, th e greater the tendency to overeat.
In experiments with dogs, - 1 variety was given, the dog ate and was satisfied. Another variety was given and he ate
that too. Then another and he ate more. This continued till he was so loaded with food he could hardly m ove. Each
new variety re -stimulated the appetite over and over again......

THE IMPORTANCE OF BLENDED SALADS
Due to the liquification of vegetables by blending:
1  - Absorption and assimilation of its vitamins, minerals proteins etc. is increased to appro ximately 5 times as
compare to eating and chewing the salad.
2  - A blended salad will digest and leave the stomach in 15 to 20 min. compared to 30 to 60 minutes for a tossed
salad eaten whole.
3  - To avoid oxidation during the blending, when the whirl -pool begins to form, stop the blender, pour it in a dish and
begin to eat it. The oxidation is no more than when the salad is thoroughly masticated before swallowing.
4  - For people who have difficulty with handling of roughage (as in ulcers, coliti s etc.), or digestion of raw food,
blending it usually solves the problem.
5  - Since digestion and assimilation of vegetables becomes greatly simplified when blended, the energy saved on
digestion can make the difference between lingering illness and rapi d recovery in serious cases.
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Conservation at energy in the digestive process is the key to all healing. (Success in healing is measured in terms of
energy available. T his was known by the early masters of Natural Hygiene).....

BASIC PURPOSE IS SAVING ENERGY
..... Energy is the most important factor needed for recovery of health and it must be conserved at all costs and not
wasted in unnecessary digestion. Sequential eating will maximize the conservation of energy without fail.
Try it - feel the difference - and you'll never go back to your old ways - I promise you that!

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Self-mastery through Attentive Eating

"We should first enjoy the sight and aroma of the food and feel gratitude. Then, as we put the food
in our mouth, it is good to close our eyes to help us concentrate our attention - on the taste of the
food and to shut out all distractions."

INTRODUCTION
Of all the subjects in exis tence, it is my considered opinion, after deep reflection, that what I am about to write in this
booklet is perhaps THE most important subject. A subject which can radically


 in Fig. 96
which shows two deciduous teeth extracted from the same child, one before, and the other a few
months after improving the nutrition. These deciduous molars were replaced by the bicuspids of
the second dentition. The tooth at the left had deep caries and was removed before the treatment
was begun. Note that the silver nitrate has blackened the tissue to the depth of the decay. The
tooth at the right was removed about three months after the nutrition was changed. Note that the
decayed dentine is so dense that the silver nitrate has not penetrated deeply and discolored it.7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 173/250FIG. 96. A, illustrates the permeability of decayed dentin to
silver nitrate. B, illustrates the decreased permeability of
decayed dentin to silver nitrate due to mineralization, after
saliva has been improved by correcting the nutrition.
   There is still another test that demonstrates Nature's protective mechanisms. Ordinarily, when the
pulp of a tooth is exposed by dental caries, the pulp becomes not only infected, but dies opening
up a highway of infection direct from the infected mouth to the inside of the fort at the end of the
root. One expression of this is a dental abscess, the existence of which is usually unknown to the
individual for sometime and the infecting germs pass more or less freely throughout the body by
way of the blood stream and lymph channels. This infection may start the degeneration of organs
and tissues of other parts of the body.
   Among some of the primitive races, whose nutritional programs provided a very high factor of
safety, even though the teeth were worn down to the gum line and into what was formerly the pulp
chamber, the pulp was not exposed. Nature had built a protecting zone, not in the cavity of the
tooth in this case, but within the pulp chamber. This entirely blocked off a threatened exposure and
kept the walls of the fort sealed against bacteria. This process does not occur in many instances in
people of our modern civilization. Pulp chambers that are opened by wear provide exposed pulp
which becomes infected with subsequent abscess formation. If a reinforced nutrition as efficient as
that of many of the primitive races, is adopted, the pulp tissue will seal up the opening made by
decalcification of the dentine, by building in a new layer of normal dentine which is vital and quite
unlike the petrified decay exposed to the saliva, thus completely walling off the impending danger.
This is illustrated in Fig. 97 with three cases. At the left are shown x-rays of teeth of three children
in one of my experimental clinics in a poor district in Cleveland. The pulp chambers and pulp
tissues of the root canals are shown as dark streaks in the center of the tooth. The very large
cavities which had decalcified the tooth to the pulp chamber are shown as large dark areas in the
crown. Temporary fillings had to be placed because of pain produced by the pressure of food on
the pulp below the decayed dentine. After the nutrition was improved, the tissues of the pulp built
in secondary dentine thus reincasing itself in a closed chamber. This process is shown in each of
the three cases presented in Fig. 97, in the views to the right.7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 174/250FIG. 97. Three cases that illustrate how nature can close an
exposure of the pulp due to dental caries by building a
protecting wall within the pulp chamber when the nutrition is
adequately improved.
   Under the stress of the industrial depression the family dietary of the children shown in Fig. 97
was very deficient. They were brought to a mission where we fed them one reinforced meal at
noon for six days a week. The home meals were not changed nor the home care of the teeth. The
preliminary studies of each child included complete x-rays of all of the teeth, a chemical analysis of
the saliva, a careful plotting of the position, size and depth of all cavities, a record of the height, and
weight, and a record of school grades, including grades in deportment. These checks were
repeated every four to six weeks for the period of the test, usually three to five months. It is
important to note that the home nutrition which had been responsible for the tooth decay was
exceedingly low in body building and repairing material, while temporarily satisfying the appetite. It
usually consisted of highly sweetened strong coffee and white bread, vegetable fat, pancakes made
of white flour and eaten with syrup, and doughnuts fried in vegetable fat.
   The nutrition provided these children in this one meal included the following foods. About four
ounces of tomato juice or orange juice and a teaspoonful of a mixture of equal parts of a very high
vitamin natural cod liver oil and an especially high vitamin butter was given at the beginning of the
meal. They then received a bowl containing approximately a pint of a very rich vegetable and meat
stew, made largely from bone marrow and fine cuts of tender meat: the meat was usually broiled
separately to retain its juice and then chopped very fine and added to the bone marrow meat soup
which always contained finely chopped vegetables and plenty of very yellow carrots; for the next
course they had cooked fruit, with very little sweetening, and rolls made from freshly ground whole
wheat, which were spread with the high-vitamin butter. The wheat for the rolls was ground fresh
every day in a motor driven coffee mill. Each child was also given two glasses of fresh whole milk.
The menu was varied from day to day by substituting for the meat stew, fish chowder or organs of
animals. From time to time, there was placed in a two quart jar a helping similar to that eaten by
the children. This was brought to my laboratory for chemical analysis, which analysis showed that
these meals provided approximately 1.48 grams of calcium and 1.28 grams of phosphorus in a
single helping of each course. Since many of the children doubled up on the course, their intake of
these minerals was much higher. I have shown in the preceding chapter that the accepted figures
for the requirements of the body for calcium and phosphorus are 0.68 grams of calcium and 1.32
grams of phosphorus. It is obvious that this one meal a day plus the other two meals at home
provided a real factor of safety. Clinically this program completely controlled the dental caries of
each member of the group.7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 175/250   The chemical analysis of the saliva (1, 2) revealed a marked improvement which progressively
increased. At the beginning of the test the average for the group showed a very low factor of
safety, so low that we should expect tooth decay to be active. In six weeks the average changed
to a condition which we should expect would be accompanied by a cessation of tooth decay. The
saliva factor of safety continued to improve for five months at which time the special program was
discontinued for the summer.
   Several incidents of special interest occurred. Two different teachers came to me to inquire what
had been done to make a particular child change from one of the poorest in the class in capacity to
learn to one of the best. Dental caries is only one of the many expressions of our modern deficient
nutritions.
   I have referred to the importance of a high vitamin butter for providing the fat-soluble activators
to make possible the utilization of the minerals in the foods. In this connection, it is of interest that
butter constitutes the principal source of these essential factors for many primitive groups
throughout the world. In the high mountain and plateau district in northern India, and in Tibet, the
inhabitants depend largely upon butter made from the milk of the musk ox and the sheep for these
activators. The butter is eaten mixed with roasted cereals, is used in tea, and in a porridge made of
tea, butter and roasted grains. In Sudan Egypt, I found considerable traffic in high vitamin butter
which came from the higher lands a few miles from the Nile Basin. This was being exchanged for
and used with varieties of millet grown in other districts. This butter, at the temperature of that
area, which ranged from 90° to 110° Fahrenheit, was, of course, always in liquid form. Its brilliant
orange color testified to the splendid pasture of the dairy animals. The people in Sudan, including
the Arabs, had exceptionally fine teeth with exceedingly little tooth decay (Chapter 9). The most
physically perfect people in northern India are probably the Pathans who live on dairy products
largely in the form of soured curd, together with wheat and vegetables. The people are very tall
and are free of tooth decay.
   Probably every housewife is familiar with the low melting quality of the butter produced in early
summer when the cows have been put on the green pastures. This is particularly true of butter that
has the grassy flavor and the deep yellow to orange color. This butter is usually several times as
high in fat-soluble activators including vitamins A and D as butter produced from stall fed cattle or
cattle on poorer pasturage. In Chapter 15, I have explained why this butter is not favorable for
shipping and why dairymen


for the Love of God, then you pass a certain level that those who have not
done it cannot pass. So, in a way, war is an opportunity for which many
young men seek to reach that level, because you actually have to face literal
death to do it. You can’ t just do it in your imagination. That’ s one of the
side benefits of war, not that I recommend this as the best way possible. But
it beats hari-kari, I tell you, because hari-kari was not too great either.The willingness to surrender one’ s all: that, as I’ve said in previous
lectures, is the integrity of the kamikaze pilot and a lot of these Islamic
zealots; when you calibrate ’em, they actually, literally believe they are
doing it for God; and as such, they are over 200. They may be in error, but
those who manipulate such people, on the other hand, calibrate at 70. When
they get there and find there are 72 vir gins, what they don’ t know is they’re
over 900 years old. That’ s the part the guru doesn’ t tell them.
So, spiritual integrity: spiritual integrity means one does what one does
out of the innate love for God. Now, that love for God may not swell up as
an outpouringness of emotion. It can be a profound commitment, out of the
willingness. So, ascending the ladder, if you want to call it the ladder, then,
is based on willingness. The willingness to surrender anything because it
stands in the way of your experiencing the Presence of God. So it comes out
of a profound commitment and not an emotionality. Emotionality is a
substitute for what is really a greater insight. The greater insight is the
intuitive understanding of the essence of your own existence and the
willingness then to commit to a greater understanding of that reality.
Willing to surrender everything to God is the machinery behind all this.
Now, as you take the nature of the ego apart, the work becomes more
specific. We’ve said, religion is one thing; enlightenment is another. Jesus
Christ died for the salvation of the world. The Buddha taught
enlightenment. Christ taught the way to heaven. There is only one quote we
still have, and that is, “Heaven is within you”: that God is both transcendent
and immanent. But the stress of Christianity is primarily on God as
transcendent. Although it is the way of the heart, the Buddha is aimed in a
different direction: the realization of the Presence of God as the Buddha
nature, as the Reality of the Self. That branch of Buddhism called “Lotus
Land” coincides with Christianity, in which the Buddha of the Lotus Land
is the Savior.
The aim of Christianity is to reach 540. The ultimate sainthood, the ideal
of Christianity, is Unconditional Love: 540. Where can you find 540 in
today’ s society? There are spiritual teachers above 540. There are spiritual
groups 540 and over—the best known being Alcoholics Anonymous. AA,
curiously enough, calibrates at 540, Unconditional Love. Unconditional
Love, which is shocking to people who are not familiar with Unconditional
Love—because a guy has a slip; he goes out and shoots three people, runs
over five children, and burns down his house. And when he comes back to ameeting, they say, “Gee, we’re glad you’re back, Joe. You sure need to be
here. You may not think you’ve got a problem, but we know you do.” That
is Unconditional Love in practice as a reality—not as a religious ideal to be
memorized, but as an actual way of the heart.
Jesus says that if you get up to 540, you really don’ t have to worry; in
fact, He says if you get up to 500, you don’ t have to worry—the ideal of
“Love your neighbor as yourself.” “It’ s over 500: resist” (T rue). “It’ s over
540: resist” (T rue). It’ s Unconditional Love. I hate to tell you, but it’ s
Unconditional Love.
Where does the willingness come from? As justified as it is, you realize
what it’ s costing you. You say, “Do I love Jesus, do I love Christ, do I love
God? Am I willing to sacrifice the ego for Enlightenment more than I want
to dislike this person?” And of course, the answer becomes, “No.”
Otherwise, you’re giving your ultimate spiritual destiny to some stranger—
your ex-mother -in-law, or something. You understand? So, the willingness
to surrender, then, comes out of the willingness to give all to God.
Ramana Maharshi is well-known because he only died in 1958. The
advantage of the more recent gurus who calibrate in the 700s—Nisar gadatta
Maharaj and Ramana Maharshi are both around 700—is because they lived
so relatively recently that we at least have verbatim some explanations of
teachings which were already there in more cryptic form hundreds of years
or even a thousand years ago, but they were so cryptic as to be
unintelligible unless you are already enlightened. Many of the things that
are said, let’ s say, by Huang Po are absolutely right on. But to realize
they’re right on, you’ve got to be at, like, 800 to get it, which isn’ t too
helpful when you’re still trying to figure out how to for give your ex-
mother -in-law.
Practically speaking, we want to start with a teacher to whom we can
relate. Having a teacher with a very high calibration is not necessarily of
any great benefit. I think the aura of the great teacher is a great benefit, but
the specifics of what is being taught may not correlate with where you are
at the time. If you are still having trouble for giving your ex-mother -in-law,
you don’ t need a teacher at 800 to tell you that you’ve got to let that go. A
Course in Miracles  is extremely good at that, because A Course in Miracles
says you cannot for give it as you presently see it. Isn’ t that a great, brilliant
observation on the nature of the ego? The way you see it now, no, you can’ t
honestly, legitimately let it go. You can only pretend to let it go. You canonly suppress the anger. You can only suppress the judgmentalism. It says
that your problem is not that you hated her or you are angry, or something.
The problem is that reality has been distorted by the perceptual apparatus of
the ego, and now you’re seeing it out of context. When you place it back in
context, it’ s automatically resolved—there’ s nothing to for give. Every
negative feeling, then, is a consequence of taking something out of context
—taking it out of context and coloring it with an emotionality.
So, how do you surrender the ego? First, contextualize what ego really is,
that it’ s not evil and that it’ s the persistence of the animal; but persistence of
the animal deters one’ s spiritual evolution and therefore, the object is to
transcend it. The best way to transcend it, and the reason for these lectures,
is to describe in some detail the actual mechanisms of the ego. In A Course
in Miracles, that is done to a considerable extent. There is a considerable
explanation, as you go through the workbook, of the mechanisms of the
ego. But then it’ s really up to the Holy Spirit. When you surrender it to God,
you are asking God to recontextualize it so that you see it dif ferently. Now
that you see it dif ferently, there’ s nothing to for give and the whole thing is
resolved. In these lectures we try to be more specific about how that
perceptual distortion occurs in the first place. It occurs in the first place
because of the ego’ s propensity for positionality—positionality meaning the
creation of the opposites by an arbitrary point of view. To pick on a scale of
temperature and say, “Above this is hot and below this is cold.” Well, you
could have gone down here and said, “Above this is hot and below this is
cold.” Or you could have gone up here and say, “Above this is hot, and
below here is cold.” The important thing to see is that the scale is really
only of one measurement. It’ s not two. It’ s not either/or. It’s not good versus
bad. To see that what the mind considers to be opposites are merely
gradations all on the same scale.
Let’s take what could be conceived of by the ego as a duality in this very
scale of consciousness. We could say there’ s a duality between that which is
above 200 and makes you go strong with kinesiology, and that which is
below 200 and makes you go weak. Like temperature—temperature
measures the presence of heat. It doesn’ t measure the presence of cold.
There’ s only one variable, called “heat.” If heat is present, we call it
“warm.” As less and less heat is present, we call it “cold.” So, cold is
nothing but the absence


further	it.	Yet	our	biggest	problem	isn’t	just	that	a	relatively	few	people	hate
with	conviction;	it’s	that	not	enough	of	us
love
	with	conviction.
With	every	thought	of	love,	we	participate	in	the	creation	of	a	unified	field
of	exponentially	greater	possibility	for	everyone.	When	a	butterfly	flaps	its
wings	near	the	tip	of	South	America,	it	affects	the	wind	patterns	near	the
North	Pole.	And	the	same	is	true	in	the	realm	of	consciousness:	Every	miracle
you	work	in	your	life	is	a	blessing	on	life	itself.
A	couple	of	years	ago	the	Amish	of	Pennsylvania,	who	eschew	all	worldly
power,	showed	us	all	what	love	really	is.	If	the	world	survives,	I	credit	them.
When	some	of	their	little	girls	were	bound	and	shot	dead	by	a	crazed	gunman,
they	forgave	him.	Let	me	repeat	that:	They
forgave
	him.	On	that	day	our
entire	country	knew,	without	a	doubt,	that	we	were	in	the	presence	of	the	real
thing.	Hard-boiled	newscasters	and	commentators,	who	don’t	get	humble	and
authentic	and	sincere	for	anybody,	got	humble	and	sincere	and	authentic	as
they	reported	this	story.
According	to
A	Course	in	Miracles,
	all	minds	are	joined.	No	mind	could	be
apprised	of	the	Amish	reaction	to	their	enormous	tragedy	and	not	be
transformed.	By	their	own	demonstration	of	grace,	the	Amish	graced	us	all.
Our	souls	were	touched	not	only	by	their	grief	but	by	their	spirituality	as	well.
By	holding	to	the	light,	they	transcended	darkness	…	and	not	just	for
themselves.	A	truer	crucifixion	of	the	Christ	could	not	occur,	nor	a	truer
resurrection	either.	And	in	the	case	of	Jesus,	as	well	as	his	true	disciples	the
Amish,	millions	more	were	lifted	up.
Love	is	to	fear	what	light	is	to	darkness;	in	the	presence	of	one,	the	other
disappears.	When	enough	of	us	stand	in	the	light	of	true	love—not	a
simplistic	love,	but	the	strong	and	extraordinary	love	of	God—then	all	war
will	cease.	But	not	until	then.	Until	enough	of	us	learn	to	love	as	God	loves,
creating	a	force	field	of	holiness	to	purify	the	earth	and	dissolve	its	evil,	thenwe’re	going	to	continue	our	march	toward	planetary	disaster.	Love
is
	the
answer.	Yet	look	at	how	terrifying	that	thought	is	to	the	ego.	We	find	that
notion—that	love	is	our	salvation—more	frightening	than	war,	do	we	not?	We
resist	it	more	than	we	resist	nuclear	disaster.	And	why?	Because	the	love	of
which	I	speak	is	one	that	would	transcend	the	ego,	and	the	world	we	live	in	is
the	ego’s	delight.	The	ego	knows	that	by	embracing	love,	we’re	destroying
it.
But	those	are	our	only	choices,	really:	the	ego	will	survive,	or	we	will.
N
OT	EVERYONE	HAS	MONEY	OR	WORLDLY	POWER
,	but	all	of	us	have	equal	capacity	to
think,	intend,	and	pray	with	conviction.	Love	is	an	ever-renewable	spiritual
resource.	We	wouldn’t	have	to	worry	so	much	about	the	state	of	the	world	if
we	felt	more	universal	agreement	among	us	that	we’ll	all	do	whatever	we	can
to	heal	it.
No	matter	who	we	are,	we	have	things	we’re	supposed	to	do	to	fulfill	the
calling	of	our	souls.	But	the	soul’s	calling	isn’t	a	broad	revelation	that	will	be
written	in	large	letters	across	the	sky.	Rather,	it’s	a	challenge	to	be	the	person
we’re	capable	of	being	in	any	given	moment.	We	never	know	what
conversation	or	encounter	could	lead	to	what,	as	long	as	we’re	showing	up	for
it	as	best	we	can.	God’s	universe	is	itself	one	big	loving	intention,	and	when
you	align	your	own	intentions	with	His,	you	set	in	motion	a	kind	of	wind	at
your	back.
Hatred	and	fear	don’t	have	this	cosmic	support;	while	they	have	power,
they	don’t	have
spiritual
	power.	And	they’re	spiritually	powerless	when
confronted	by	a	genuine	love.	There	are	terrible	things	in	the	news	today,	but
as	much	darkness	as	there	is	out	there,	there	is	more	love
in	here.
	Perhaps
that’s	what	the	bigger	problems	of	the	world	are	here	for,	in	some	way:	They
challenge	us	to	dig	deeper	into	ourselves	for	who	we	really	are	and	how	we
might	choose	to	live	differently.	Martin	Luther	King,	Jr.,	said	that	it’s	time	to
inject	a	new	kind	of	love	into	the	veins	of	human	civilization.	That	love
is
rising	up	today.	It’s	a	new	kind	of	thinking,	a	great	turning	of	the	heart.
In	every	area—from	medicine	to	education	to	business	to	media	to	politics
to	the	arts—there	are	people	expressing	new,	more	enlightened	modes	of
being	and	behavior.	And	each	of	us,	no	matter	who	we	are,	can	align
ourselves	with	a	better	idea.	Whether	it’s	something	as	simple	as	using	a
different	kind	of	lightbulb	in	response	to	global	warming	or	working	to
rebuild	a	neighborhood	school,	joining	in	a	group	meditation	or	forgiving
those	who	have	trespassed	against	us,	we	can	participate	in	a	new	wave	of
creation.	When	we	consciously	dedicate	ourselves	to	creating	a	more	lovingplanet,	then	that	which	is	not	love	will	fall	of	its	own	dead	weight.
And	when	all	of	this	comes	together,	the	world	will	change	in	the	twinkling
of	an	eye.
Dear	God,
I	place	the	world	in	Your	hands.
Please	use	me
to	make	things	right.
Amen
Chapter	Nine
W
E
A
RE	THE
W
ORLD
P
articularly	as	we	get	older,	our	spirits	as	well	as	our	bodies	need	more	quiet
time,	more	reflection,	more	immersion	in	the	magic	of	just
being.
	That
doesn’t	mean	we’re	retreating	from	the	world,	so	much	as	we’re	moving	into
a	deeper	experience	of	it.	For	the	world	is	in	fact	a	whole	lot	bigger	than	what
we	see	with	our	physical	eyes.	Part	of	the	value	of	the	aging	process—and	I
did	say	that,	yes:	the
value
	of	the	aging	process—is	that	it	delivers	us
naturally	to	realms	in	which	we’re	not	quite	so	tethered	to	the	realities	of	the
material	world.	It’s	not	so	much	that	we’re	“losing	it”	as	that	we’re
finding
	it.
I	find	it	utterly	liberating	to	have	forgotten	certain	things;	thank
God
	I	forgot
them!	And	that’s	not	to	minimize	scary	monsters	such	as	the	fear	of
Alzheimer’s.	It’s	just	to	keep	some	of	our	changes	in	perspective.
I	don’t	think	as	quickly	as	I	used	to,	I’m	sure	of	it.	Nor	do	I	speak	as
quickly	or	move	as	quickly.	But	it


deserves attention.
The immune system is not a single organ or a single gland: its parts are located all over the
body. Several organs, such as the liver, the brain and the pancreas are so important that they have
their own immune mechanism, the reticulo-endothelial system, which gives them extra protection.
Then there is the lymphatic system, which transports excess fluid from body tissues into the
bloodstream. The lymph itself is a straw-colored liquid, containing cells which fight infection.
The system consists of some 700 nodes in a normal person, distributed all over the body. Unlike
the bloodstream, circulated through the pumping action of the heart, the lymph is moved round
the body by muscular action.
However, the main basic component of the system is located in the bone marrow, where the
white blood corpuscles are formed. When they are released, they are not complete. Some wander
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www.thegersonway.comthe spleen and lymphoid tissue and mature into B-lymphocytes. All of them have the job to ingest
germs, viruses, malignant cells or toxic substances, killing or otherwise neutralizing them.
As all other parts of the organism, the immune system is made up of cells that need to be
nourished. They require a full complement of minerals, enzymes and vitamins in their natural
form that is easily assimilated. Pills and drugs cannot cover that need—sometimes they are not
absorbed at all. Here, as in the rest of the body, the need is for fresh, living, organic substances to
nourish and maintain this essential life-preserving system.
The Enzyme System
Enzymes are generally poorly understood by the lay person. According to one authoritative
definition, they are “complex proteins that are capable of inducing chemical changes in other
substances without being changed themselves.” 1 Everything that happens in the body, from taking
a breath in order to supply oxygen to the blood to digesting food, and then on to combining
digested foods with oxygen in order to produce energy—hundreds of such processes require
enzyme activity.
The body must build its own enzymes, since it cannot utilize the ones found in raw foods
or animal products. In order to produce the hundreds needed, the organ systems require specific
minerals as catalysts. (Catalysts are substances that speed up a reaction without themselves being
altered.) Researchers Dixon & Webb2  did a detailed study into how the body builds enzymes.
They found that in most of the enzymes they studied, the body needed potassium as a catalyst,
while sodium acted as an enzyme inhibitor, i.e., blocking substance. Other research came up
with the finding that the body is unable to build enzymes from dead or processed foods. If it
doesn’t receive fresh living nutrients, such as the Gerson Therapy supplies, serious difficulties
will arise, particularly in patients already facing major health problems—poor digestion, poor
appetite, constipation, diarrhea and painful gas. The pancreatic enzymes are not doing their job of
attacking tumor tissue, the oxidizing enzymes are not producing adequate energy—to name just
a few deficiencies.
The reason why enzymes, especially pancreatic ones are able to attack and destroy tumor
tissue while digesting foods is this: they recognize tumor cells as ‘foreign,’ needing to be
eliminated. However, the basic function of these same enzymes is to digest proteins. Since the
average diet is high in animal proteins, most of the pancreatic enzymes are used for digestion, and
little—if any—is available to destroy tumor tissue, allowing the latter to grow and spread.
Clearly, inadequate enzyme activity is one of the major problems sick people, especially
cancer patients must contend with. The answer lies in providing them with toxin-free, i.e.,
fresh organic food, and speeding up their intensive detoxification by means of coffee enemas.
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www.thegersonway.comGerson protocol, alongside fresh juices with their high oxygen content.
The Hormone System
Hormones are substances produced in certain glands that release them directly into the
bloodstream and are therefore called endocrine, i.e., ductless glands. Most people associate
hormones specifically with sexual function, yet there are many others playing significant roles
in the body, e.g. insulin, thyroxin, adrenaline and more. Hormones, especially thyroxin and
adrenaline, regulate the entire metabolism.
The thyroid deserves special attention, as it is an important part of the immune system.
Among its many other functions it regulates body temperature, including fever. If and when the
organism is invaded by germs or viruses, the immune system responds by producing excess heat,
namely fever. We must remember that most germs and viruses, and even tumor tissue, do not
tolerate elevated temperatures, which healthy cells can easily bear. Hence the well functioning
thyroid helps to restore health, provided it is supplied with iodine, which it needs in order to
manufacture its vitally important hormone—thyroxin, Unfortunately these days iodine is in short
supply. Chlorine in the water supply is able to remove it from the thyroid.  Fluoride, a dangerous
toxin, is even more powerful in blocking this important hormone. In addition, as a consequence
of commercial farming methods, the soil contains too little iodine, thus producing iodine-
deficient plant foods. In recognition of all this, the governments of many countries have made it
compulsory to add iodine to ordinary table salt, on the grounds that as the public uses a great deal
of salt, everybody was bound to consume some iodine with it. High salt consumption, on the other
hand, is now known to be unhealthy and is, in fact, officially discouraged—resulting in a serious
shortfall of iodine even in people on a good diet.
Other enzyme inhibitors include food additives such as preservatives, emulsifiers, coloring
agents, artificial flavors and many other so-called food cosmetics, plus pesticides and other
agricultural poisons in our food supply. Some pesticide residues have even been found to inhibit
the production of male sperm. The hormone system, an important part of the body’s defenses, is
itself under severe attack.
The Essential Organs
Certain organs, such as the liver, the pancreas, the lungs, the kidneys, the heart and the brain,
are called ‘essential.’ And while they certainly deserve that name, one should not assume that
for instance the colon is not essential! The same applies to the small intestine, the bone marrow,
the spleen, even the appendix, which is part of the immune system. In fact there is nothing non-
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www.thegersonway.comIn the course of healing it is therefore extremely important to deal with all the body systems.
Since the liver plays a major part in healing the body, the Gerson Therapy pays particular attention
to restoring its functioning as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. The liver is an amazing organ:
the only one in the body that is able to regenerate and re-grow, if parts of it are removed. It is
involved in most bodily processes; all physiological activities begin and end in it. Often described
as an organ of detoxification, which it certainly is, the liver has many more functions—dozens, if
not hundreds, which even the high technology facilities of modern medicine have not been able
to define.
According to Dr. Gerson, each new generation of liver cells takes about five weeks to come
into being. He assumed that it would take 12 to 15 generations of new cells to form a totally new,
healthy liver. Thus he arrived at specifying a period of 18 months to fully heal and restore the liver
of even advanced cancer patients and, with it, the whole organism. Unfortunately that is no longer
a valid model. In the past fifty years or so, owing to deterioration of the environment and of the
food supply, people have become much more seriously damaged than those whom Dr. Gerson
had treated. Even more seriously a percentage of cancer patients choosing the Gerson Therapy
have been pre-treated with chemotherapy, which means more damage to their systems. Therefore
nowadays it takes two years, not 18 months, to recover fully; those pre-treated with chemotherapy
may take even longer to detoxify and heal.
The Mineral Balance
In order to function well and keep its defenses fighting fit, the body needs a large number—
some 52 or so—minerals. On the Gerson Therapy this requirement is amply fulfilled by the
generous supply of fresh organic juices, made from produce grown on rich soil. However, Dr.
Gerson also recognized that two minerals, sodium and potassium, were mainly involved in
creating mineral imbalance in the


ic
effects; a suspected carcinogen.
Propylene Glycol
Found in
: Antifreeze, make-up, lotions, deodorants, mouthwashes,
toothpaste, hair products (shampoos, etc.) shaving cream, etc. Used
in food processing. Used as solvents.
Properties
: A surfactant or wetting agent. Skin irritant, causing
inflammation and possible damage to skin. May cause kidney, liver,
brain and pancreatic damage and abnormalities. Used to break down
proteins and cellular structures.
Propylgallate
Found in
: Gum, pickles, oils and shortenings, processed foods and meat
products.
Properties
: A preservative. Suspected in liver and pancreatic damage.
Possible link to birth defects.
Red Dye #40 (AI I u ra Red AC)
Found in
: Red pistachio nuts, meats (hot dogs, etc.), gelatin, gum,
cereals, baked goods, many candies, red sodas. Note: #40 is not used
as much today. However, there are many artificial colorings that are
very questionable.
Properties
: A coloring. Suspected carcinogen and possibly linked to
birth defects. Liver and kidney damage. Nerve toxin.
Saccharin
Found in
: Many desserts, drinks and prepackaged foods.
Properties
: An artificial sweetener. Suspected in some cancers (bladder,
etc.) and possible tumor formation. Can affect heart rhythms, GI tract
conditions and skin irritation.
Sodium Erythorbate
Found in
: Meat products, baked goods, many beverages, etc.Properties
: Preservative. Banned in many countries. Suspected in birth
defects and genetic conditions. Highly toxic.
Sodium Laureth and/or Lauryl Sulfate (SLES/SLS)
Found in
: Mouthwashes, shampoos, bubble bath, shaving gels/creams,
toothpastes, shower bars/gels, detergents, car wash soaps, engine
degreasers, floor cleaner, cosmetics.
Properties
: Said to contain nitrosamines and dioxane, which are both
considered carcinogens. Suspected effects include: liver, kidney,
lung and pancreatic damage. May affect calcium utilization causing
teeth, bone and connective tissue weaknesses. May affect nerve and
brain function. Suspected in hair loss, cataracts and poor eyesight,
eye damage/development, shortness of breath, skin irritation/damage,
and death.
Sodium Fluoride
Found in
: Toothpastes
Properties
: Known carcinogen. Affects brain and nerve function;
weakens kidney tissue.
Talc
Found in
: Deodorants, shaving products and skin products.
Properties
: A known carcinogen that causes ovarian cancer in mammals.
Synthetic (Artificial) Flavorings or Fragrances
Found in
: Packaged foods, mouthwashes, deodorants, cosmetics,
perfumes, etc.
Properties
: Many are neurotoxins affecting your brain, nerve, and
endocrine function; many suspected as carcinogens.
Tannin (Tannic Acid)
Found in
: Teas, coffee, beer, wine, soda. Found in many artificial
flavorings, etc.
Properties
: Flavoring. Suspected in liver, pancreatic and GI tractirritation. Occurs naturally in nature, in low doses and buffered.
Toluene
Found in
: Nail polish, feminine products, as well as some cosmetics.
Properties
: Suspected carcinogen, reportedly affects endocrine function.
Research shows possible birth defects as one side effect.
Can affect brain and nerve function.
Conclusion
Many of the toxins listed above have been detected in municipal water
supplies, both above and below ground, including large city water supplies.
Most of these toxins and pollutants come from manufacturing, industrial
solvents, ammunition wastes, pesticides, herbicides, grain fumigants, and
petrochemical use (gasoline,
solvents, oils, cleansers) dumped into the
ground. Boating is also a source of contamination of water supplies.
Reports indicate that over 125 cosmetic ingredients, and hundreds of
others—commonly found in cigarettes, foods, lotions, salves, synthetic
vitamins and many other daily used or consumed substances—are
carcinogenic substances. Hundreds more accumulate in the liver, brain,
kidney, pancreatic, bowel and heart tissue, obstructing proper cellular
respiration and causing inflammation and damage to these tissues.
Many contaminants oxidize and become airborne thus causing liver and
lung damage and cancer. Many more bond with each other to form radical
substances like nitrosamines, which highly accelerate tumor formation and
growth.
A large number of the above-cited pesticides, herbicides, fungicides,
petrochemicals, etc., are hormone disrupters. They inhibit or stimulate the
production of hormones or steroids, like estrogen and testosterone.
Benzene levels in air, water and food have skyrocketed. Benzene is a
known carcinogen, which is used in solvents and food additives, and emitted
from oil refineries, gas stations, rubber (tire) manufacturing plants and diesel
powered vehicles. An astronomical amount of carcinogenic substances are
released into our air and our water from tobacco smoke, gas and especially
diesel emissions, body shops, airports, highways, railways, subways, most
industries, boating, petro-production plants, etc.Radiation is another high source of our cancers. Harmful radiation is
found in dental offices and hospitals (with use of x-rays, nuclear medicine,
and other processes), around high power wires, TV sets, microwave ovens,
cathode-ray computer monitors and most medical diagnostic equipment—
including Cat Scans, MRIs, mam-mogram and x-ray equipment.
Cancer has now reached epidemic proportions, estimated to be in every
other person in the U.S.. According to Kathleen Deoul in her book
Cancer
Cover-Up {Genocide}:
 “One American dies of cancer every minute—the
equivalent of crashing three fully loaded 747s every day! But it doesn’t have
to happen.”
We live in a world of excitotoxins, also called “neurotoxins,” which are
affecting our relationship with the outside world and with ourselves. We have
literally surrounded ourselves with cancer-causing agents—we live in them
and around them, we drink, eat and inject them, and we are constantly putting
them on our skin. Our houses are full of formaldehyde and other potentially
toxic and carcinogenic substances released from carpets, Formica-type
(laminate) cabinets, plywood, glue, curtains, synthetic garments, etc. Your
clothes can be full of toxins, especially if they are dry cleaned.
Perchloroethylene or “perc” —the chemical used in dry cleaning—is
extremely toxic. Spills at dry cleaners can necessitate the removal of the
building and the dirt beneath it.
Plastics are another server of toxins and potential carcinogens. Vinyls
(phthalates) are found in PVC pipes, toys, baby teething objects, baby bottles
and building materials. Never buy distilled water in plastic containers. As
distilled water is void of substances, it therefore creates diffusion, pulling
other substances (like minerals and chemicals) into it.
Even if we stopped using all chemicals today, it would still be too late.
The human species remains steeped in ignorance as it continues to destroy its
own home. No other species does this. Big industry and automobiles are
some of the worst polluting offenders. Many factories that pour millions of
toxic particles daily into the air do not want to use pollution control devices
because of the expense. Although a lot of good research is going on by many
honest individuals, this information seems to get suppressed or buried by a
monetary-based society. But life has no price tag. Everyone must pitch in and
help clean up this world of ours.
Become as free of toxic chemicals as possible.MODULE 4.6
Protecting Yourself From Carcinogens

We are surrounded by and consume hundreds of carcinogenic substances
each day. These substances act as igniters and accelerators. They damage
tissue and inspire immune responses like gasoline enrages a fire. Many of
these are neurotoxins, which attach themselves to your nervous system and
endocrine gland system. This creates hypoactivity, or lowering of the
function of these systems, which can create a multitude of symptoms
including difficulty in breathing, heart arrhythmia, MS and Lou Gehrig’s
disease.
You must take full responsibility for your own health. Even our
government has little concern about the levels of environmental toxicity
Politicians don’t seem to realize that they are affected just as everyone else is.
Why do you think cancer is soaring? The truth has been well hidden by those
who wish to gain from all this. However, they will eventually succumb to
these toxins, just as everyone else is.
PROTECT YOURSELF!

1
.
Live closer to nature, away from factories, power lines and heavy traffic.
2
.
Fill your house with live plants. Philoden-drons (philodendron spp.) are
known to absorb formaldehyde, ammonia, benzene, trichloroethylene
and hydrates, as well as xylene. The following plants are great indoor
plants and will help clean indoor air:
Philodendron (Philodendron spp.)
Spider Plants (Chlorophytum comosum)
Bamboo plant (Rhapis excelsea)
Corn Plant (Dracaena fragrans)
English Ivy (Hederá helix)
B


is, anemia, hemiplegia,
and grand mal epilepsy. It would seem worthwhile to look more closely at
examples of these and attempt to reconstruct the underlying philosophical
concepts which might be linking these disease entities together.
A forty-eight-year -old man, later diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis,
was given a series of readings. Interestingly, it wasn’ t until the second
reading that he was given the suggestion to use castor oil pack s. However,
some detail of a physiologic nature is to be found in the first reading, which
is quoted in part:
... we are speaking of:
The blood supply, this indicates that there was first an unbalancing in
the meta bolism of the system, and congestion through the activities of
the assim ilating forces or system as related to liver, pancreas, spleen,
and a lack of coordination with the excretory forces of the liver.
And for same, as we find, there have been misapplied conditions.
Hence we have  had an infectio n arising, producing... through the
nervous system— a breaking of coordination between the sympathetic
or vegetative and cerebrospinal nerve systems.
This accounts for the irritations to portions of the superficial
circulation, as well as the inability for the body to rest, also for the
impressions the body receives of disturbing influences and forces about
the body.
It is not a menta l condition wholly, yet its reaction to the sympathetic
system, through the sensory reactions, gives that very reaction to the
bodily  functioning in the system.
Hence the arthritic reaction at times, the conditions as effects to the
sensory organism s—both the auditory as well as to the vision; for all
become a part of the general disturbance. (1623-1)Here we see an incoordination between the assimilating system and the
excretory system, at least that part represented by the liver. This apparently
caused a toxic condition which precipitated the incoordination between the
autonomic and the cerebrospinal nervous systems.
Cayce indicated  that the autonomic ganglia, which are found alongside
the spina l cord but outside the spinal canal, are “centers” where most of the
coordination between the two nervous systems is localized. In case 1623,
these were unduly sensitive at times.
Apparently, to follow the inferences in the reading, this break in
coordination must be found in the upper ganglia which supply sympathetics
to the visual and auditory apparatus, as well as farther down anatomically,
where the organs of the body receive their nerve supply. Here also is seen in
one person a rather amazing group of symptom complexes, which Cayce
states all come about as the direct result of what he calls a break in the
coordination between the autonomic and the cerebrospinal nervous systems:
superficial circulatory disturbances, insomnia, probable psychoneuroses,
arthritis, and auditory disturbances.
Here are conditions which nearly everyone has had to one degree or
another. Also there are symptom s which have nothing to do with the motor
system of nerves —the nervous system which has to do with locomotion and
conscious activi ty. Yet, according to these readings, the result of poorly
coordinated systems of nerves represent, in one sense, the means by which
the conscious mind acts in the body on the one hand and the system through
which the uncon scious mind acts on the other. This idea has much support,
not only in the Cayce readings, but in the already explored physiology of
the body.
ATTITUDES, EMOTIONS, AND INCOORDINA TION
The field of psychosomatic medicine, pertaining to the relationship
between the mind and the body, has led into what today is called
psychoneuroimmunology. This, in turn, has shaped our present thinking
more into the belief and understanding that emotions, attitudes, and feelings
are close ly associated with disease processes, not only resultant from them
but in many cases causative.Perhaps we will gradually accept the fact that emotions cause physical
changes through  glandular outpourings of hormones from several of the
internal secreting glands and increased flow of energies, especially over the
sympathetic nervous system. With such an acceptance, we will more
completely see the oneness of the body with the mind and we will begin to
associate our physical bodies more with the mind and the spirit within.
Presently, howe ver, this is still a difficult concept to accept. We are not
ready to look at an appendicitis, a kidney infection, or a thyroid disease and
admit that attitudes of mind in relation to our friends or our family, an
emotional flare- up with a father  or a sister could possibly have anything to
do with causing this physical disease, in spite of the fact that we do accept a
stomach ulcer as a sign of emotional or attitudinal imbalance, as well as
many other conditions.
Cayce found that emotions were, in at least some cases, the primary
cause of the incoordination between the autonomic and the cerebrospinal
nervous systems  that we have been discussing. The following instance, case
5240, is an example.
This fifty-one-year -old woman, if her letters are to be understood
correctly at a psychological level, was very critical in her nature and she
continued to be so even seven years after her reading was taken. Such an
attitude is perhaps one of the most difficult to overcome and, at the same
time, causes perhaps more trouble to the body through creating stresses and
an easily upset nervous system. Cayce suggested a simple regimen to
overcome the asthenia which the woman was experiencing, but he
apparently also was aware of the woman’ s resistance to changing her
attitudes, the cause of the whole thing, so his most important
recommendation was almost in an aside:
Also, there has been, and exists in the present, incoordination
between the nerve systems of the body. An overanxiety, a fear has
caused overtension in the nervous system, especially as related to the
areas in the upper dorsal or through the brachial centers, and has caused
a great shock to the body, so that the ability of the nerves to coordinate
in replenishing energies throug h the circulation has caused this great
weakness which exists in the body.These may be materially aided but it will require as much activity of
the mental self as those administrations from any mechanical or
medicinal natures. (5240-1)
Background on this individual was supplied in a letter seven years after
the reading was given. She stated that the shock which Cayce described was
an “emo tional upset, partly caused by a half-crazed principal with whom I
was unfortunately working after my thyroidectomy when I was weak. In his
mental weakness (he had suffered severe mental trouble and I had of
necessity filled his office), he had the idea I wanted his positi on and was
more than unjust and cruel.”
She had a thyroidectomy six years before the reading. She also had
experienced chronic appendicitis attacks, which were relieved, according to
her letters, by castor oil packs suggested in the latter part of her reading.
She followed only partially the suggestions made for the relief of her
tiredness.
This case adds somewhat to our understanding of what Cayce called
incoordination of the nervous systems. It is one in which we do not find a
severe disturbance of the locomotor system as in epilepsy, but rather an
underlying condition to be found within the body organs. It is almost as if
Cayce were saying that when  these systems become incoordinate, the
energies may spill outward into the conscious cerebrospinal system, causing
an uncontrolled overflow of energy as in Parkinsonism, for instance. These
same energies may deviate inward and spill over, so to speak, into the
unconscious-autonomic area of nervous activity, creating dysfunctions of
various types, such as in the case we have just discussed. These can be
minor or very severe, partially or not at all controlled.
The importance of this incoordination in the cause of illness, as seen by
the sleep ing Cayce, cannot be overemphasized. He repeatedly involves it in
his own peculiar type of physi ological discussions in explaining how the
sicknesses come  about. He repeatedly sees the sympathetic trunk ganglia as
being the major area of coordination between the autonom ic and the
cerebrospinal nervous systems. And he explains, time after time, the
widespread ramifications of this incoordination as they are manifested
throughout the body.We can examine  these rather minutely if we look again at reading 2643,
given for a thirty-four -year -old woman who had Hodgkin’ s disease. This
case is also interesting because the woman who requested the reading
followed the suggestions compl etely and was free from all symptoms and
signs of the disease.
Four years later, however, she had a relapse when she resumed quarreling
with her husband. The marital situation disintegrated, the Hodgkin’ s
recurred, and the woman, depressed, refused to return to the use of castor
oil packs and other suggestions which initially helped her. She passed away
from the illness. Following is a partial extract of this case, which is quite
complex and lengthy, but whic h adds much to the present subject under
discussion:
There are areas


 right.
Today such convictions are rare, even in
religious  circles. There is no leve! of society,  thcre
must even  be few individuals,  touched  by modern
education,  where therc is not sorne trace of the
leaven of doubt.  h is simply self -evident that
during the past century  the authority of science
has Laken thc place of the authority o[ rcligion in
the popular imagination, and that scepticism, at
least in spiritual  things, has be - come  more
general  than  belicf.
The decay  of belief  has come  about  through
the
honest  dou bt, the ca re ful  and fearless  thinking  of
highly  intclligent  men  of science  and philosophy.
Moved by a zeal and reverence for facts, they have
trice!  to sce, understand,  and facc  life as it is
without
\\'Íshful thinking. Yct for ali that they have done
to improve  the conditions of lifc, their picture of
the universe seems to leave the individual
without ulti•  mate hope. The price of thcir
miraclcs in this world  has been thc disappearance
of the world -to-come, and onc is inclincd to ask the
old qucstion, "What shall it  profit a man if he gain
the whole world and lose his soul?"  Logic,
intelligence, and  reason  are satisfied,  but the
heart goes hungry. For the heart has learned  to
feel that  we live for thc future.  Science  may,
16  THE  ACE  OF ANXIETY
slowly and uncertainly, give us a better future -for
a few years. And then, for each of us, it will end. lt
will all end.  However long postponed, everything
com - posed  must  decompose.
Despite sorne  opinions to the contrary, this is
still the general view of science. In literary and
religious  circles it is now often supposed that the
conflict be - tween science and belief is a thing of
the past. There  are even sorne rather wishful
scientists who feel that  when modero physics
abandoned a crudc atomistic  materialism, the
chief reasons for this conflict,vere  removed. But
this is not at ali thc case. In rnost of our  great
centers  of learning,  those  who  rnake  it thcir
business to study the full implicaLions of science
and its methods are as far as ever from what they
under - stand  as a religious  point  of view.
Nuclear physics and relativity have. it is true,
done  away with thc old matcrialisrn,  but they
now give us a view of the ·univcrse in which  there
is even less room  for ideas of any absolute
purpose or design.  The modero scientist is not so
naive as to deny God  because he cannot be found
with a telescope, or the soul because it is not
rcvealed by the scalpel. He has  merely noted  that
thc idea of God  is logically un - necessary. He even
doubts that it has any mc:ming. lt  docs not hclp
him to cxplain anything which he can - not cxplain
in sorne  othcr,  and simpler,  way.
He argues  that  if everything  which  happens  is
said
to be under  the providence  ami control  of God,
this
17 THE  WISOOM  OF INSl::CURITY
actually  amounts  to saying  nothing.  To say that
everything is govcrncd and  crcated  by Gocl  is like
saying, "Everything is up," -which means nothing
al ali. The notion docs not hclp us Lo makc any
verifi - ablc prcdicLions, and so, from the scientific
stand - point,  is of no valuc whatsoevcr. Scientists
may be right  in this respcct. They may be wrong.
It is  not our purpose here Lo argue this point. We
need only  note that such sccpLicism has immense
inílucnce, and  sets  the prcvailing  moo<l  of thc agc.
What scicnce has said, in sum, is this: Wc do not,
and in ali probabiliL)' cannot,  know whcthcr  Gocl
cxisLs. NoLhing Lhat wc do know suggcsLs that he
docs, and ali thc argurncnLs which claim to prove
his existencc are founcl to be without logical
meaning.  There is nothing,  indeed, tO prove tbat
there is no  God, but Lhe burdcn of proof reses
wiLh those who  proposc thc idea. lf. the scicntists
would say, you bc - lievc in Cod, you 1nL1St do so
on purcly cmotionnl  grounds,  without  basis  in
logic  or fact.  Practically  speaking, this may amount
LOnthcism. Thcoretically,  it is simple agnosticism.
For it is of che csscnce of  scientific honesty thnt
you do not prctcnd to know  whaL you do noL know,
and of thc csscncc of scicntific  methocl Ihat you do
not cmploy hypothcscs which  cannot  be tcsted.
Thc immcdiatc rcsults  of this honesty  have bccn
deeply unscttling and depressing. Forman sccms
to be unablc  Lo live wiLhout  myth,  without  the
belicf
18  THE  AGE  OF ANXIETY
that the routine and drudgery, the pain and fear of
chis life have sorne  meaning and goal in the
future.  Al once new myths come into being -
political an<l  economic myths with cxtravagant
promiscs  oE the  bcst oí fucurcs in the prcsenc
worl<l. These myths  give  the individual  a certain
sense  of meaning  by making him pan of a vasl
social effort, in which he  loses someching of his
own emptincss and loneliness.  Yet the very
violence of these political rcligions be - trays  the
anxicty  bcncath  thcn1 -for  they  are  bul  mcn
huddli11g togcthcr  and shouting to give them -
selvcs  courage  in the dark.
Once  therc  is the suspicion  th:n  a religion  is a
rnyth, its power has go11e. lt may be neccssary
for man to have a myth, but he cannot self-
consciously  prescribe onc as he can mix a pill for a
headache. A  myth can only "work" whcn it is
thought to be truth,  and man cannot for long
knowingly and imcntionally  "kid"  himsclf.
Evc11 the best modern apologists for religion
seem  ro overlook this fact. For their most forceful
argu - ments for sorne  son of rcturn to onhodoxy
are those  which show the social and moral
advantages of be - lief in God.  llut this <loes not
prove that  God is a  reality. lt pro\'eS, at mosl, that
bclicving in God is  usdul.  "I EGorl dicl nol cxist,  it
woulcl be necessary  LO invem him." Perhaps.  Dut if
the public has any suspicion thac he does nol cxist,
the invemion is in  vain.  THE  WISOOM  OF lNSECURITY
lt is for this reason that most oE the current
return  to onhodoxy in sorne intellcctual  circles
has a rather  hollow ring. So much of it is more a
belief in belicv - ing L11an a bclief in Cod. The
contrast bctween thc  insecurc,  ncurotic,  cducatcd
"modern"  and the quiet dignit}' and  inner pcace
of the old -fashioned  believer, makes the  latter a
man  ro be envied.  But it  is a serious
misapplication  of psychology  to make  the
presence or absence of neurosis the touchsrone of
truth, and to argue that if a man's philosophy
makes  hirn neurotic, it 111ust be wrong. "l\fost
atheists and  agnostics are neurotic, whereas most
simple Catholics  are happy and at  peace with
themsel \'es. Therefore  the views of the  former are
false, and of the latter  true."


fromtakingvitaminConthedaywhentheurine
sampleisobtained.
Anothercommontestthatisinterferedwithbyascorbicacidisthatfor
bloodinthestool,anindicationofinternalbleeding(Jaffeetal.,1975).Dr.
RussellM.JaffeoftheNationalInstitutesofHealth,whodiscoveredthis
effect,isnowdevelopingamorereliabletest.
WhenapersoningestsanordinaryquantityofvitaminCeachday,the
concentrationofascorbateinhisorherbloodremainsconstantatabout15
mgperliter.SperoandAnderson(1973)studiedtwenty-ninesubjectswho
wereputonanintakeof1,2,or4gperday.Theirbloodlevelsroseatfirst
toover20mgperliterbutaftersomedaysdecreased.Asimilareffectwas
alsonoticedbyHarris,Robinson,andPauling(1973),andwasattributed
bythemtoincreasedmetabolicutilizationofthevitaminCinresponseto
theincreaseinintake.
Thisphenomenon iswellknowninbacteria.Theordinaryintestinal
bacteriumE.coliusuallyusesthesimplesugarglucoseasitssourceof
carbon.Itcanalsoliveonthedisaccharidelactose(milksugar).Whena
cultureofE.coliistransferredfromglucosetolactose,itgrowsveryslowly
forawhileandthenrapidly.Inordertoliveonlactosetheorganismmust
containanenzymethatsplitslactoseintotwohalves.E.coliisableto
manufacture thisenzyme,betagalactosidase, becauseithasthecorrespond-
inggeneinitsgeneticmaterial,butwhenitislivingonglucose,eachcellin
theculturecontainsonlyadozenmoleculesofthisenzyme.Whenitis
transferredtoamediumcontaininglactose,eachcellsynthesizesseveral
264 CHAPTER28
thousandmoleculesoftheenzyme,permitting ittousethelactosemore
effectively.
Thisprocessiscalledinducedenzymeformation.Itwasdiscoveredin
1900,andwascarefullyinvestigatedbytheFrenchbiologistJacques
Monod,whoreceivedaNobelPrizeinmedicine,sharedwithFrancois
JacobandAndrewLwofF,in1965.Monodandhisassociatesdemonstra-
tedthattherateofmanufactureoftheenzymeunderthecontrolofitsspe-
cificgeneisitselfcontrolledbyanothergene,calledaregulatorygene.
THESIDEEFFECTSOFVITAMINS 265
Whenthereislittleornolactoseinthemedium,theregulatorygenestops
thesynthesisoftheenzyme.Thisdecreasestheunnecessaryburdenonthe
bacteriumofmanufacturing auselessenzyme.Whenlactoseispresentthe
regulatorygenestartstheprocessofsynthesizingtheenzyme,inorderthat
thelactosecanbeusedasfood.
Theevidenceindicatesthathumanbeingshavesimilarregulatorygenes
thatcontrolthesynthesisoftheenzymesinvolvedintheconversionof
ascorbicacidintoothersubstances.Theseothersubstances,oxidationprod-
ucts,arevaluable; itisknown,forexample,thattheyaremoreeffectivein
thecontrolofcancerinanimalsthanisascorbicacid(Omuraetal.,1974
and1975).Butascorbicaciditselfisalsoanimportantsubstance,directly
involvedinthesynthesisofcollagenandinotherreactionsinthehuman
body.Itwouldbecatastrophic iftheenzymesweretooperatesoefficiently
astoconvertalloftheascorbicacidanddehydroascorbic acidintooxidation
productsthatdonothavethesamebiochemicalpropertiesasthevitamin.
Forthisreasontheregulatorygenesstoporslowdownthemanufactureof
theenzymeswhentheintakeofvitaminCissmall.Whentheintakeis
largetheenzymesareproducedinlargeramounts,permittingmoreofthe
ascorbicacidtobeconvertedintotheotherusefulsubstances.
WhenapersonhasbeenreceivingalargeamountofvitaminCforafew
daysorlonger,theamountoftheseenzymesissolargethatifheorshe
revertstoasmallamountmostoftheascorbicacidinthebloodisrapidly
convertedintoothersubstances,andtheconcentrationofascorbicacidand
dehydroascorbic acidinthebloodbecomesabnormallylow.Theperson's
resistancetodiseasemaybedecreased.Thisisthediscontinuation effect
(alsocalledthereboundeffect).
Thediscontinuation effectlastsforaweekortwo.Bythattimethe
amountoftheenzymeshasdecreasedtothenormalvalueforalowintake,
andtheconcentrationofascorbicacidinthebloodhasrisentoitsnormal
value.Itisaccordinglywiseforpeoplewhohavebeentakingalarge
amountofvitaminCandwhodecidetoreverttoasmallintaketodecrease
theintakegradually,overaweekortwo,ratherthansuddenly.
Thediscontinuation effectmaynotbeveryimportantformostpeople.
Anderson,Suranyi,andBeaton(1974)checkedtheamountofwinterill-
ness(mainlycolds)intheirsubjectsduringthemonthjustaftertheyhad
stoppedtakingtheirtabletsofascorbicacidorplacebo.Duringthismonth
thesubjectswhohadbeenreceiving 1or2gofvitaminCeachdayand
thosewhohadbeenreceivingtheplacebohadnearlythesamenumberof
episodesofillnessperperson,0.304and0.309,respectively.Themean
valuesofnumberofdaysindoorsperperson,0.384and0.409,andnumber
ofdaysoffwork,0.221and0.268,werealittlesmallerforthefirstgroup
thanforthesecond,ratherthanthereverse,whichwouldbeexpectedifthe
266 CHAPTER28
effectwereimportant.Also,therewasnogreateramountofillnessduring
thefirsthalfthanthesecondhalfofthemonth.
Somepeoplemightsufferfromanabnormalityinvolvingtheseregula-
torygenes.Thepresenceofanexcessoftheenzymesthatcatalyzethe
oxidationofvitaminCmightberesponsiblefortheabnormalityinmetabo-
lizingthevitaminthatisobservedforsomeschizophrenic subjects.
Dr.EwanCameronandI,however,pointedoutinourbookCancerand
VitaminC(1979)thatthediscontinuation effectmightbedangerousfor
cancerpatientsandrecommended thattheintakenotbestoppedforthese
patients,evenforasingleday.ThisquestionisdiscussedfurtherinChap-
ter19.
Ithasbeenknownformorethanthirtyyearsthatpregnantwomenneed
morevitaminCthanotherwomen.Partofthereasonforthisextraneedis
thatthedevelopingfetusneedsagoodsupplyofthisvitamin,andthereisa
mechanismintheplacentaforpumpingvitaminCfromthebloodofthe
motherintothatofthefetus.InoneearlystudybyJavertandStander
(1943)theascorbateconcentration inthebloodoftheumbilicalcordwas
foundtobe14.3mgperliter,fourtimesthatofthebloodofthemother.
Depletionofthematernalbloodforthebenefitoftheinfantcontinueseven
afterparturition,asascorbateissecretedinthemother'smilk.Cow'smilk
ismuchlessrichinvitaminCthanhumanmilk;thecalfdoesnotneed
extravitaminC,becauseitmanufactures itsowninthecellsofitsliver.
InnormalpregnancywomenwiththeusuallowintakeofvitaminC
havebeenreportedtoshowasteadydecreaseinbloodplasmaconcentration
from11mgperliter(averagefor246women)to5mgperliteratfour
monthsandthento3.5mgatfullterm(JavertandStander,1943).These
lowvaluescorrespondtopoorhealthnotonlyforthemotherbutalsofor
theinfant.AlowvalueoftheconcentrationofvitaminCinthebloodhas
beenshowntobecorrelatedwithincidenceofhemorrhagicdiseaseofthe
newborn.JavertandStanderconcludedthatforgoodhealthanintakeof
200mgperdayisneededbythepregnantwoman,anditislikelythatfor
mostpregnantwomentheoptimumintakeisstillgreater,1gormoreper
day.Othernutritionalneedsmust,ofcourse,alsobesatisfied.Brewer
(1966)hasemphasizedthatagoodintakeofproteinandothernutrientsis
essentialtopreventpuerperaleclampsiaandthatthediureticsanddiet
restrictionsthatareusedtocontroltheincreaseinweightduringpregnancy
areharmful.
AgoodintakeofvitaminChasgreatvalueincontrollingthreatened,
spontaneous,andhabitualabortion.Intheirstudyof


 milk and rotting it with types of bacteria th at yield by-products that many palates have come to
appreciate. Cheese represents about all the decomposition products in a sin gle package: putrefactive proteins, fermented
carbohydrates, and rancid fats.
You need only to refer to a good dictionary to learn just how poisonous these subst ances are. Yet, Americans eat billions
upon billions of pounds of cheese annually. To assert that all these poisons g oing into the system cause anything less than sickness,
disease, and debility is misrepresentation. Tumors and cancer are often  the result.
Given that humans could not consume these types of decomposed products in nat ure without tools and containers, we may
safely categorize them as unnatural, and certainly not among the f oods we would primarily use for sustenance.

Are We Sucklings of Animals?
I doubt that humans ever directly suckled cattle, goats, mares, camels, s heep, and other animals. And, of course, the idea of doing
this is obnoxious to our disposition.
The practice of drinking animal milk as a regular part of our adult  diet is only a few hundred years old. Before the advent of
the combustion engine, it was not possible to plow, sow, and harvest sufficien t grain for most families to support more than just a
cow or two. Giving cow’s milk to children  in lieu of mother’s milk is also a relatively new practice that dat es back only about two
hundred years.
Certain Arabic and African peoples have used animal milk for millen nia, but the amount used was extremely small. True,
certain peoples, like the Masai, live substantially on milk and blood, but thes e are by no means our natural foods. They do so
primarily for lack of other easily obtainable foods.
No other animals in nature drink the milk of another species; they know in stinctively that the milk from their mothers is the
perfect food to support their rapid growth and to provide the precise nutrient mi x their developing bodies require. We are no more
designed for cow’s milk than for pig’s milk or rat’s milk or giraffe’s mi lk … or vice versa.
Milk-drinking is pathogenic. If milk and milk products were discontinued today, millions of people would cease to suffer
sicknesses and pathologies within a short period. 12  In fact, if this one dietary practice alone were discontinued, the hospit als would
virtually empty out and physicians’ waiting rooms would be mostly  vacated.
Humans are most certainly designed by nature as sucklings—but onl y for their early years of life, and only of their own
mother’s milk. W e would do ourselves an astronomical favor if we had the good se nse to stop consuming milk after weaning age, as
does every other milk-drinking creature on Earth.

Are We Eaters of Nuts, Seeds, and Other High-Fat Plants?
There is no doubt but that early humans in nature did consume some nuts an d seeds, though certainly plants create them for
reproduction, not for consumption. The various types of seeds, most prominently g rains, weeds, fruit seeds, and nuts (all nuts are
seeds) have protective outer coatings that range in texture from fi brous to hard and woody. We do not have razor-sharp teeth and
massive jaw power that squirrels use to extract nuts from their she lls.
Both seeds and nuts are endowed with nutrients sufficient to initiat e and sustain a certain minimum growth of their plants. As
with all foods, we derive the greatest nutritional benefit from nuts a nd seeds when we eat them in their raw state. Heated fats and
proteins are quite pathogenic—even carcinogenic. W e should eat nu ts raw or not at all.
Most people in modern society, however, have never tasted truly raw nuts a nd seeds. High in water content, genuinely raw
nuts have a texture more like apples (in the case of almonds) or nut butte rs (in the case of macadamias). Virtually all commercially
available nuts and seeds have been oven-dehydrated at “low” temper atures, (perhaps 160 F) often for days, to prevent them from
going moldy, thus extending their shelf life.
Unfortunately, our ability to digest nuts and seeds—whether raw, dehy drated, or heated—is rather poor. Ranging from about
55 to 85% fat, nuts and seeds are best eaten infrequently and in very small a mounts. Even then, their breakdown into fatty acids,
amino acids, and glucose requires a drawn-out process that takes hours. Fat s may lie in the small intestine for several hours before
the gallbladder secretes bile with which to emulsify (break down and liqu efy) them.
In contrast, high-fat fruits like avocados, durians, akees, breadfruit, an d olives are rich in easily digestible fats (when ripe). These fruits range in fat content from 30% of calories (durian) to 77% (av ocado). Coconut meat, also high in fat (ranging perhaps
20 to 80%, depending on maturity), is easily digested in the jelly-like state  but almost impossible to digest when matured and
hardened.
Leafy greens and other vegetables, when eaten raw and fresh, contain  a small amount of fatty acids in an easily usable state.
However, some (primarily the cruciferous vegetables) contain unwa nted toxic sulfur compounds. We derive our best predigested
fats adequate to meet our fatty-acid needs from fruits and tender leave s.
Biologically we are not a species of fat eaters, but merely incidental  eaters of fats. Although an occasional avocado or small
handful of nuts and seeds is quite satisfying and complements our natur al diet, we are primarily carbohydrate eaters.

Are W e Omnivores—That Is, All of the Above?
Of course, humans are omnivores in practice, with the aid of cook stoves, condi ments, taste excitants, camouflaging seasonings,
spices and so on. But, in nature, we could not do more than eat foods in season, and we w ould have to eat them in the raw state on
the basis of their effect on our taste buds. Without tools, technology, packagi ng and containerization, and taste-masking agents, we
would soon lose our omnivorous tendencies out in the wild … and wet, sweet fruit  would look better and better every day.

We’re Frugivores!
In nature, humans would be frugivores only. A frugivore is a creature  that lives primarily on fruits, with the addition of tender
greens. (This includes the nonsweet seeded fruits we generally ea t with vegetables, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, okra,
zucchini and other squashes, and eggplant.) Like all animals, we can in deed survive (albeit less successfully) on a wide variety of
foods. Nonetheless, our bodies are designed to thrive on a diet of mainly fruit.
Some people adopt a totally fruitarian diet, meaning they attempt to live e xclusively on fruits, but I do not recommend this
practice. Dark-green leafy vegetables provide minerals and other nut rients essential for optimum nutrition and health.
Nutritionally, fruit comes closer to satisfying all of our needs (inc luding, of course, our desire for delicious soul-exalting fare)
than any other food, as meat does for a carnivore. Fruits are replete with  the nutrients our bodies require— in the proportions that
we need them.  Y es, some vegetables and other foods may have “more” of a particular n utrient or class of nutrients, but fruits tend
to contain the types and quantities of nutrients our bodies require. More does  not mean better.
Humans are sweet seekers by nature, designed to eat sweet fruits. Tas te buds on the very tips of our tongues recognize sweet
tastes. Most of us are attracted to sweet fruits in their raw state, r egardless of what else our culture and circumstances dispose us to
eat.
When ripened, fruits accommodatingly convert their carbohydrate compone nts into glucose and fructose, simple sugars we
can use without further digestion. Enzymes in the fruit convert prot eins into amino acids and fats into fatty acids and glycerols. Thus,
when we eat fruits, all we need do is savor their goodness.

Fruits and Tender Greens?
You may have noticed that I described the frugivorous diet as one consisti ng primarily of fruits, with the addition of tender greens.
Where do the rest of the vegetables fit into this picture?
This may shock you, but by every indication, our digestive physiology was desi gned to process the soft, water-soluble fibers in
fruits and tender leaves, almost exclusively.
It is true that cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, kal e, collards, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage are loaded with
nutrients, including soluble fiber. But they also contain cellulose a nd other tough, difficult-to-digest fibers. These vegetables are best
digested when eaten in their youngest and most tender state. For best re sults, they must be thoroughly chewed or mechanically
predigested via the use of a blender or shredding device.
To assimilate completely, we need to digest completely, and every time we  eat foods that are more difficult to digest,


 it is not “out there.” It is not what
you have. It is not even what y ou do. Doing only contributes and having
only em bellishes. It is what you  ar e  that creates success. T o decide to be a
certain way is all that is r equired. No master ’ s degree, diplomas,
correspondence courses, boring lectures, or workshops are necessary.
Once you decide to be a certain  way, you take on a new importance and
significance to people. It is not  what you do or say that attrac ts them but
your very “presence.” Whether you are in their lives or n ot makes a
dif ference to them. Whether you are going to be at their parties or not
makes a dif ference to them. People are proud to work for you. They start to
act like it is an honor to know you. Positive human qualities are contagious.
What makes for success is that a  certain principle is constantly operating
for you 24 hours  a day, even when you are not consciously expr essing it. At
that point, you a re not aiming to ward that higher ener gy field on the Map of
Consciousness; you are living it.
STEP 10: GRACIOUSNESSRealize that life is a feedback loop.
Life is your fee dback loop. Y ou strengthen within yourself the identical
things that you strengthen in others. This clinical fact has enormous
implications. The obvious conclusion to be drawn, therefore, is that you
will do well to constantly support that which is positive in others.
W e say that so me people are negative people and other pe ople are
positive people as though it were just accidental. It is not accidental at all. It
is the easily obs ervable demons tration of the clinical fact just mentioned. If
we listen  to people’ s conversati ons, we will hear some people engaging in
negative gossip, describing all the negative facts they can about other
people’ s lives or about world ev ents. What they don’ t realize is that they are
reinforcing these very same things within themselves.
When I was very young, my gr andmother, who was described as saintly
by e veryone around her, used to say, “If you haven’ t got someth ing good to
say about someone, then don’ t say anything at all.” I puzzled over this for
many y ears. It was only afte r I became clinically experienced as a
psychiatrist that I could see the results of these principles in operation and
began to understand what she meant.
That is the next principle: support the success of others in every little way
you can think to do.  This means to also recognize and acknowledge their
successes, which tends to reinforce the positive not only within them but
also in yourself. It is not about manipulative flattery but rather genuine
appreciation for  the positive characteristics of everyone you run into,
including store clerks, servers, colleagues, family members, friends, guests,
casual acquainta nces, and people you might encounter only in p assing. This
is a valuable training that teaches you to look for the positive.
This me thod moves you to a n attitude of “givingness” rather than
“gettingness.” Everyone around us unconsciously reacts di f ferently to
diverse attitudes. People know on a conscious or unconscious level when
someone is out t o “get” something from them. They are on guard, wary, and
resistive. If even animals can detect this, we can be sure that human beings,
who are far more evolved, also detect it.
Many people resist adopting a  giving attitude because they have an
equation that “to give is to lose.” They do not understand this feedback
mechanism; therefore, they do  not try long enough to discover that we
always g et back  mor e than what we give.  Success tends to automatically
amplify itself. It is like a snowb all that gathers momentum and increases insize as it rolls ef fortlessly downh ill. Every time you create a good feeling in
others, they feel grateful and develop a positive attitude toward you, which
completely changes the nature of your life.
W e say that som e people seem t o lead a charmed life. W e for get that this
is b ecause they have taken the trouble to be charming to o thers. This
charmingness is  an inner attitude. It is not opportunistic, or manipulative, or
done for gain. T hey are not trying to charm us into giving them  something.
Instead, it is a true reflection of those people’ s nature.
T o u nderstand this quality, never do others a “favor.” Why  is that?
Because doing a favor is really a manipulation. It is a bar gain in which you
expect something in return. If after having done something for someone,
you feel they are obligated, then you have missed the w hole point
altogether. Givingness implies no expectation of return.
This latter statement is of crucia l importance. W e will easily ob serve that
what most people are really tryin g to do is purchase approval from others or
manipulate them into a debt. “I’ ve done this for you; now you’ve got to do
that for me.” T his manipulative, tradeof f, bar gaining position ends up in
resentments so that we often hea r, “After all I’ve done for him.” Who wants
“free” d ental work if you know it comes with the expectation that you will
take care of the dentist’ s dog while he’ s on vacation?!
When you really do something  for someone else, you do it with no
expectation of return in any form, even by acknowledgment or recognition.
Y ou do  it out of caring for  other human beings, because you are
contributing to the quality of life itself. This is an inner secret that we arrive
at on ly t hrough a deep inner un derstanding that when we support life, life
supports us in re turn. Granted, this sounds philosophical, but it  is a truism
that we will arrive at through inner observation and experience.
EVER YDA Y SUCCESS PRACTICES
The simple practice that leads  to this awareness and can be tried by
anyone intereste d in becoming truly successful on a daily basis is this: in
traffic, always let others cut in fr ont of you. Does that sound sort of crazy?
W ithin that practice is the hidd en, secret power of becoming a  successful
person. As you practice this technique, you will eve ntually discover the
pleasure of becoming a truly cou rteous person. What does courteous  mean?It m eans merely to support the life of others and their happine ss. Y ou will
shift from the sh ort-lived satisfaction of blocking others into the long-term,
inner awareness that comes from supporting others.
If you let others  into traf fic, yo u experience yourself as magnanimous.
Y ou notice that others wave to you in thanks. Y our life beco mes full of
thanks, kindness, gratitude, and win-win outcomes, because those are the
principles by which you stand and live.
The nex t practice is to always be gr owing something  in the of fice,
apartment, hom e, or garden. T his can be tomatoes in the window, or a
bonsai plant, or little cacti, or whatever takes people’ s fancy. It should be
something for which you take  personal responsibility, even if it is just
watering the geraniums in the window box. It is noteworthy that Nelson
Mandela, even while in prison, grew tomatoes in a discarded trashcan and
gave the fruits of his labor to the prison guards and their families.
ALIGNING YOUR COMP ASS
The cap acity for success resides with everyone. Any of us can make
others fe el good  about themselves. In so doing we begin to feel good about
ourselves. This begins to rub of f and points our compass in an increasingly
positive direction in which success is merely the automatic by-product of
what we ourselves have become.
Advanced research has demons trated that within all happenings in the
universe there is a discernible pattern and or ganizing principle. In fact, if it
were no t for the or ganizing principle, no universe would even be possible.
Or ganizing prin ciples have dif ferent levels of power. W e now have one of
the secrets of the success of powerful people. Their entire lives are
automatically and ef fortlessly or ganized by the complete and total
alignment with and commitmen t to very high and powerful principles. This
is how Mahatma Gandhi defeated the British Empire.
Power comes from aligning wi th those dominant attractor patterns that
support life. W e see this orientation in the grace and friendliness of truly
successful people. They want to put others at ease, supporting their comfort
and well -being. Even their artlessness, naïveté, or clumsiness is done within
an o verall context of grace. It is  almost as though unconsciously they know
when it is most graceful to be awkward. That sheer awkwardn ess is whatsets the other people at ease. H ow often could we think back to a point in
our lives when w e just suddenly pretended we had for gotten something, or
were flu stered, and the sole purpose was to put the other pers on at ease?
That wa s a good space to