 timesExercises To Increase Male Potency 243
in both directions. This builds up and energizes the prostate gland. Exercise Note: Don't ejaculate. If you feel yourself getting too
excited, perform the Big Draw technique or slow down for a few
moments. This massage builds sexual potential by building up the pros-
tate gland. This is a prostate gland cancer preventative exercise,
which may be performed 100's of times daily. DIAGRAM 36
PENIS REFLEXOLOGY
Kidneys
Lungs,
Heart, &
RespirationDigestive System
Circulation
Adrenals, Thymus Gland
Pineal
Gland
Different zones of the penis
connect with the vital organs244 Taoist Secrets Of Love
THE INDIAN ROPE BURN MASSAGE
In this massage, rub the palms of the hands together until they are
hot. Hold up the penis with one hand and with the other hand grip
the penile base firmly with thumb and index finger. Perform the
Indian Rope burn technique back and forth 9 to 36 times. This
stimulates the kidneys. Performing this same technique on the mid-
dle of the shaft stimulates the digestive system. Massaging under
the penile head stimulates the heart, lungs, and respiratory system. With one hand hold the penis up, while with the other hand
perform the Rope Burn technique. FOUR WAYS TO INCREASE SPERM COUNT
1. Testicles Grip and Squeeze Massage: This exercise stimu-
lates sperm and hormone production and builds up sexual potential
in the man. To perform, rub hands until hot. With one hand hold
penis up and with the other hand grip the testicles and gently
squeeze them. Gradually squeeze them harder with definite short
and pronounced grips while gently tugging on testicles. Perform a
minimum of 100 grips before switching hands and repeating from
the other side. 2. The Testicle Rattle: Like the above exercise, this stimulates
sperm and hormone production for the man. Rub the hands to-
gether till they are hot and with one hand, hold penis up.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Student: It is pleasurable but it also has a tremendous compel-
ling emotional quality. It's an extraordinary communication be-
tween partners that generates beyond the sex experience to the
relationship itself. We feel the energy flow, frequently outside of
sex itself. When we meditate together, there is an arching through
the head, especially when we do the Fusion formula. Another ex-
perience I've had during sex is I felt the thrusting routes connect-
ing. It felt like there was a ladder between the bodies. It formed a
fountain at the top and ran down into the bodies and around the
bodies so that the thrusting routes were merged at the center point
and developed a magnetic field. It was very powerful. M. W. : Did you ever feel any distinct hot and cold energies. Student: Yes, that's quite common, just at the point ofStudents Experiences 211
ejaculation control. At that point there is a lot of my heat energy
going through the penis. Just then I've often felt a chill go right up
my back. At one point I looked at the window, I thought there was
a draft at my back, it was so distinct. I've often experienced my
partners body feeling cool and moist, while my energy is very hot
and dry.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the significance of the energy flow during sexual intercourse, according to the student?,
A: It's an extraordinary communication between partners that goes beyond the sex experience to the relationship itself.
Q: What is the recommendation of the student for someone who is emotionally disturbed or trying to work on their relationship?,
A: No, not at all. The energy swings would be very destabilizing.
Q: What is the student's advice for a man who has a mid-life crisis and is looking for spiritual guidance?,
A: I think so. It's also very important that people practice this meditation together, the Microcosmic Orbit. It should not be divorced from the system.
Q: What is the student's opinion on the effectiveness of the Taoist method in curing premature ejaculation?,
A: It could, in certain ways, cure premature ejaculation. I think the real benefit is to see the spiritual context, but teaching it as a therapeutic method should be an interesting experiment.
Q: How can a man avoid wet dreams?,
A: I would caution everybody, I forgot to bring my energy down.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>With your
other hand cup testicles starting the testicles shaking gently and
gradually increasing the intensity of shaking. Shake testicles for at
least three to five minutes. Switch hands and repeat. 3. Testicle Tapping: Again rub hands until they are hot. With
one hand hold penis up and with the other hand, gently tap and pat
testicles, gradually increasing intensity and strength of pats. (Don't
do it too hard). Perform for at least 3-5 minutes and then switch
hands and perform from the other side. Also, pat at the root of the
testicles at the base, on the perineum. 4. Testicle Spot Press Massage: Rub hands until hot. With one
hand hold penis and with the other hand massage testicles with the
thumb, in a circular manner in both directions for at least 3-5
minutes, (at least 100-300 times). Switch hands and repeat in both
directions 100-300 times. Or, you can support the testicles with the
fingers and thumb and massage in a circular manner with the heel
of the hand.Exercises To Increase Male Potency 245
All of these exercises increase sexual potential and hormone
production, stimulate the ching energy and prostate gland, and
build power to the penis and lower energy centers. After you per-
form these exercises you must perform Seminal Kung Fu to trans-
mit this sex energy to the higher centers. If you should happen to
waste the energy by ejaculation, you are definitely defeating your
purpose. MASSAGING THE PROSTATE GLAND
Besides massaging the "Turtle Head," you can also massage the
prostate directly. This is done by placing a finger in the anus. This
is done using your index finger, a glove, and a little saliva, vaseline,
or massage oil for lubrication. Gently thrust and massage on the
prostate gland. You can also thrust in and out, varying the rate to
get maximum stimulation, at the anal sphincter. Or, vibrate the
sphincter, this will also stimulate the large number of local nerves
and the prostate gland. You can also press the Hui-Yin point in the
perineum. Rubbing this point back and forth hundreds of times will
also stimulate the prostate gland. Spot pressing points around the anus will also stimulate the
prostate gland. First wash the anus very clean with mild soap and
water when you shower or bathe. Press and rub around the
sphincter. This will stimulate the prostate gland and all of the
higher endocrine glands, including the pituitary and pineal glands. This is the best way to preserve, harmonize, and increase blood
circulation. ANAL PUMP SQUEEZE EXERCISE
Inhale through the nose and hold your breath while you pump and
pull up the anal sphincter, the muscle around the anus. That is, you
squeeze the anus like you're holding in a bowel movement. This
stimulates the prostate gland. The method is easy and effective and
can be done anytime, anywhere. It is important to contract the anal
sphincter with maximum grip to get the most out of this exercise. Exhale slowly and relax. This is a simple way to relieve stress and
tension at the same time build up sex potential and energize the
body. Eventually you will feel a warm sensation in your lower groin246 Taoist Secrets Of Love
and anal area. This feeling may spread to the back and up over the
head, eventually returning to the solar plexus and navel area. By
constantly gripping your anal muscles, you can energize the pros-
tate gland and cowper gland and circulate the blood, strengthen
your penis, and gain control over ejaculation. After a period of
practice, you can test your rectum strength by trying to suck up
water while squatting in a tub of luke warm water via the anus grip
exercise. (Make sure the water is clean). They say the last act before a man dies is to take a bowel
movement, and that a flaccid rectal sphincter is indicative of poor
health. By doing this technique, the sphincter will never become
flaccid. Maintaining a strong healthy prostate gland is one of the
secrets for leading a long healthful life. So squeeze and rub yourself for good health and happiness! TONGUE KUNG FU
The first major strategic tool in love-making is the tongue. Learn to
maneuver this erotic arm par excellence. It has miraculous powers
of sensual stimulation and can, by itself, wage brilliant love cam-
paigns. Use of this arm may be mastered through practice of
Tongue Kung Fu. The tongue combines more virtues for the bedroom than any
other organ. It is warm and moist. Its file-like roughness wears
down resistance. Besides these perfect attributes for erotic
arousal, it changes size and shape. It flicks


 that’s a
false conclusion. The deeper your samadhi, the more fulfilling your
existence becomes. You don’t have to change any aspect of your outer life. Every experienc e, large or small, allows the light of awarene ss to shine
through. Exercise
No matter what you happen to be doing or thinking, you are floating at
some level of samadhi. This isn’t something people are normally aware of,
but you can experience your level of awareness with the following exercise.Make a list of three things you like, three things you like a lot, and three
things you deep ly love. Perhaps a TV sitcom or a peanut butter cookie is
something you like, while going to the beach or playing chess is something
you like a lot, and your child or the music of Bach is something  you deeply
love. Whatever you wrote down, you went to a different level of awar eness to
make your choices. You can verify this by taking each item of your list,
shutting your eyes, and experie ncing it inside as an image or feeling. The
intensity of something you casually like will be shallow comp ared to the
intensity of something you deeply love. Therefore, simply by being here, which is common to everyone,  you are
expressing the infinite possibi lities of human awareness. This is what
samadhi  is here to show you. THURSDAY
Three-in-One
Begin by silently repeating today’ s theme:
I am the creator of my personal reality. I am the creator of my personal reality. Each limb of Yoga gives you more control over some aspect of your
life, beginning with social interactions, emotions, ingrained conditioning,
thoughts, and, finally, your level of awareness. But just as a book on
anatomy is nothing like a living body, we don’t dissect our lives and place
each aspect in its own pigeonhole. Royal Yoga teaches you how to practice
control over this and that, but the whole enterprise would be useless unless
it came togethe r in complete mastery, the way a music student practices
exercises until the day arrives when she is a full-fledged artist, a master of
her instrument.The last three limbs of Yoga draw everything together, bringing  you to
full mastery. The term for full mastery is samyama, which means to “bind”
or “tie together” in Sanskrit. Samyama  is necessary because it unites the last
three limbs of Yoga into one process. The process can be dissected into
three parts as we have seen— dharana, dhyana, and samadhi —but they are
bound together and inseparable, which is why they are referred to as a
three-in-one. (Unwittingly, the Three Musketeers hit upon this in their cry
of “One for all, and all for one.”)
Further, common experience tells us that there have to be three elements
in every  experience: a knower, the object known, and the process of
knowing. Right now, you, the knower, are reading these words, which are
the object of knowledge, while the act of reading is the process of knowing. You can remove the word reading  and substitute seeing  and hearing. The
five senses contain the same three elements. T o smell the fragrance of a rose
requires a perceiver to bend over it, the fragrance that wafts to his nose, and
the process of inhaling and absorbing the delicious fragrance. Why do these three elements mean so much if they are present all the
time? Here lies the deepest secret of Royal Yoga. If knower, known, and
process of knowing are separate, your whole life will be led in separation,
but if they are united as three- in-one, then you have attained unity. You
have reached the womb of creation, and from here you can create your own
reality any way you choose. That’ s a breathtaking possibility, which is the
main reason it takes the eight limbs of Yoga to get there. Becoming the
creator of your personal reality is too far a reach unless you approach it one
step at a time. On our journey we’ve encountered the countless drawbacks and
problems that arise from living in separation. Let me offer a brief reminder
of them. In separation, the vrittis, or mental obstacles, block the light. Outer events overshadow your life. Moods and emotions pull you this way and that. The constant restless activity of the mind is inescapable.Maya throws up a screen of illusion. The stream of either/or choices never ends. Karma, the residue of the past, limits what you can do in the
present. In an ideal life, none of these drawbacks and limitations exist. They
vanish because what created them in the first place—the state of separation
—has vanished. In Royal Yoga there is one healing for all. It consists in
reaching unity consciousness, which is another way of expressing the state
of three-in-one. I must undersc ore that unity consciousness isn’t exotic,
mystical, or out of reach. Every time you have an experience, the three
elements of knower, known, and process of knowing automatically come
together. The difference with samyama  is that you are aware of what’s
going on and can control it. To put it another way, existence can take care of itself. If you think, feel,
and act from a deeper, more expanded level of awareness, everything you
would like to control is able to take care of itself. You are the co-creator of
your reality, however, not its sole creator. That role belongs to creative
intelligence as it flows in, around, and through you. Exercise
As you undertake the practices of Royal Yoga, you correct the
difficulties that arise from living in separation until they are gone entirely. Unity conscious ness is built from small steps; it dawns as a completely
unique state all its own. Glimpse s of it are given in rare experien ces we call
“epiphanies” and “revelations,” which come of their own accord and are
totally unpredictable. We have no control over them, and no exercise can
duplicate one. However, you can promote your evolution to unity consciousness by
taking time to read about someone else’s epiphany. The New Testament, the
Sufi poetry of Rumi, and the ecstatic poems of Rabindranath Tagore were
my first touchst ones of epiphany, and I still turn to them regularly. Theyprovide inspirat ion of a special  kind by conveying a taste of what unity
consciousness feels like. Vicario us revelation has its own genuine feeling of
transcending the everyday world and going into the light. Today take a little time to inspire yourself by going back to your own
touchstones, the things that have helped you to realize that there is more to
life than just material experience. Whether the source is scripture, poetry,
music, or a movie, the test is for you to allow yourself to enter into, say, a
Mozart concerto or a ballad by Alicia Keys, and experience transcendence. Let go and be present in the notes, in the rhythms, in the harmonies. Allow
someone else’s epiphany to reach out and touch you. Such experiences
provide a foretaste of what unity consciousness is like all the time. FRIDAY
The First and Last Mystery
Begin by silently repeating today’ s theme:
I embody the ﬁeld of inﬁnite possibilities. I embody the ﬁeld of inﬁnite possibilities. Royal Yoga begins and ends with the same mystery. One can call it the
mystery of existence, but, to make it more personal, this is the mystery of
“Who am I?” Choosing your identity is up to you. Every action you take is
rooted in who you think you are. If you spend money freely, this reflects a
belief that you are rich (which might or might not be true). String together
the tags and labels that apply to you, and they give a shorthand account of
your identity. “I am Deepak, a doctor born in India, married with a wife and
two children” is a string of labels and tags that apply to me, and I can add
many more, as many as I wish. People spend their entire lives desiring “good” labels like rich,
powerful, loved, attractive, and young, while hoping that “bad” labels don’t
stick to them, including poor, weak, stupid, dishonest, and unlovable. Thisis how life works in separation. But tags and labels can’t possibly describe
what it means to be fully human, and only a fully human answ er to “Who
am I?” will be truly satisfying. Royal Yoga teaches that you are the true self—we’ve established that
much so far—but what are the actions of the true self? What can it do that
those other selves cannot? WHAT YOUR TRUE SELF CAN DO
It can fulﬁll all desires. It can banish all pain and suffering. It can give the experience of eternity. It can show you the reality of boundless Being. It can be anywhere and everywhere at once. It can open the way to every state of higher consciousness. These are absolute statements. There is a quantum leap from fulfilling
one desire and fulfilling all desires, and the same applies when healing one
cause of pain and suffering and healing all pain and suffering. Because it is
absolute, the true self isn’t anything like the other selves you can identify
with. In separation, you exper ience limits and boundaries;


bin receptor antagonists
such as the phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors dipyridamole and cilostazol.131
Since thrombin is the most potent platelet activator known, there is hope that
thrombin antagonists represent a promising novel strategy to reduce ischemic events without increasing the risk of bleeding or cardiovascular events, as other antiplatelet agents are prone to do. 132,133
In this sense, a monotherapy that could antagonize platelet aggregation induced
by more than one signaling pathway might offer improved efficacy and better safety than dual antiplatelet therapy because it would avoid the powerful anti thrombotic effect that is typically seen from two strong anti thrombotic agents that can lead to life-threatening bleeding complications as shown by clopidogrel–aspirin. 134
DMSO has been shown to possess several unique pharmacological activities that
could identify it as an antiplatelet monotherapeutic drug for use against CAD and stroke. DMSO combines four crucial properties that have been consistently sought in
a drug to help prevent primary and secondary thromboembolic events: (1) platelet
deaggregation, (2) tissue factor antagonism, (3) free radical scavenging, and (4)
anti-inflammation. These properties resemble those observed with aspirin, which is also an effective
anti-inflammatory and antiplatelet agent that blocks the production of prostaglandins
by blocking the COX-1 pathway and consequently the synthesis of thromboxane A
2. As will be seen later, DMSO, unlike aspirin, also blocks tissue factor, a precursor of
the powerful platelet aggregator thrombin, and additionally shows consistent activity as a free radical scavenger.66 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
These activities by DMSO target two different signaling pathways known to
induce platelet aggregation, namely, the prostaglandin cascade and thrombin activa -
tion. It remains to be seen in future clinical trials of DMSO whether targeting two
different signaling pathways involved in platelet aggregation enhances its pharma -
cotherapeutic potential to prevent or reverse coronary thrombosis and stroke events. This section will examine how these activities reported by DMSO could serve to
provide patients at risk or at recurrence of CAD and stroke with significant short- or long-term prevention. PLATELET DEAGGREGATION AND FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING
An early report by White135 in 1971 reported the antiaggregatory property by DMSO
for platelets incubated in platelet-rich plasma. This report was followed by an extended study from the same author and his colleagues,
136 that showed how DMSO
might exert its antiaggregation activity on platelets. An antibiotic ionophore A23187 was used to produce rapid, irreversible concentration-dependent platelet aggregation in vitro. 136
It was observed that the elevation of the cyclic 3 ′,5′-adenosine monophosphate
(cAMP) level in platelets inhibited the response to all aggregating substances used in that study, including the A23187 ionophore. It was found that 10  mM DMSO added to the platelet-rich plasma was able to deaggregate these platelets ostensibly by increasing the level of cAMP in platelets following A23187-induced aggregation. 136
Although it was not entirely clear in 1974 how DMSO was able to influence plate -
let cAMP in vivo, one suggestion was that DMSO altered platelet membrane fluidity
to indirectly increase intracellular cAMP.137
Görög and Kovács138 reported soon after the studies by White that topically
applied DMSO was effective against platelet thrombi induced by ADP, a power -
ful platelet aggregator, when placed in the microcirculation of the hamster’s cheek pouch. 138 These investigators also observed that 10% DMSO topically applied to a
platelet-occluded venule preparation isolated from rat mesentery was able to inhibit thrombus formation in those venules when flow was experimentally restored. 138
One of the more curious reports showing the antiaggregatory activity of DMSO
was shown by Pace et al.139 in 1983. This team, working for a major pharmaceuti -
cal, was investigating potential agents for the treatment of ischemic cardiac disease on a canine model when they made the mistake of using DMSO as a diluent for the experimental platelet deaggregators. Like good scientists, they observed the strange finding that most of the experimental agents tested had almost identical excellent antiaggregatory properties when dissolved in DMSO, at which point, when they tested DMSO by itself, they realized to their dismay that when 1 g/mL of DMSO was injected into a partially stenosed left circumflex branch of the left main coro -
nary artery, the low coronary blood flow stemming from the stenosis was reversed. 139
These findings were later confirmed by Levett and his team,140 who infused 50%
DMSO intravenously using a similar canine model of myocardial ischemia obtained by the ligation of the left descending coronary artery. They reported that cardiac output increased significantly, and both systemic and cerebrovascular resistance decreased in the DMSO-treated animals as compared to controls. 14067 DMSO Clinical Pharmacology
On the question of how DMSO may deaggregate platelets, it has been shown
that DMSO can increase cAMP accumulation in platelets by inhibiting its break -
down enzyme, the cyclic nucleotide PDE, a reaction that was observed in human
peripheral blood lymphocytes in vitro.137 This action on PDEs by DMSO could be
similar to that of cilostazol, a promising therapeutic drug for patients at risk of isch-emic stroke and major adverse cardiac events. 141 Cilostazol exerts its antiaggregation
activity by selectively inhibiting PDE type 3.142
It should be noted that, at the present time, platelets are known to possess three
PDEs, PDE2, PDE3, and PDE5, of the 60 different platelet isoforms described in mammalian species. 143,144 It is not yet known which of these PDEs DMSO targets for
the inhibition of platelet aggregation. PDEs are fundamental for platelet function, and their inhibition can dampen
platelet aggregation by increasing cAMP and cyclic guanosine 3 ′–5′-monophosphate
(cGMP), an action that limits the levels of intracellular nucleotides.145
Increasing cAMP by DMSO also implies that DMSO may serve an important
function in manipulating signal transduction mediated by second messenger mol -
ecules such as cAMP. Inhibition of platelet signal transduction may suppress platelet activation regardless of the initial stimulus. 143 As mentioned before, DMSO could
achieve this not only by directly inhibiting platelet-activating second messengers like cAMP and cGMP but also by amplifying the action of the endothelium-derived PGI
2, which can indirectly increase intracellular platelet cAMP.143
The ability to inhibit PDE enzymes has great clinical significance because it can
prolong or enhance the effects of physiological processes mediated by cAMP, espe -
cially where cAMP plays a role in coronary heart disease. For example, it is gen -
erally recognized that prostacyclin (PGI2) is the most potent inhibitor of platelet
aggregation and that this action involves the production of cAMP.146,147
PGI2-induced inhibition of platelet aggregation is mediated by the increase in cel -
lular cAMP level through the activation of membrane adenylate cyclase, a process that starts as PGI
2 binds to its receptors on the platelet surface.148
It is known from the early studies of LaHann and Horita149 that DMSO is able to
stimulate the antiplatelet prostanoid PGE1 and that at low doses in some in vitro  sys-
tems, it also blocks prostaglandin biosynthesis and platelet aggregation induced by arachidonic acid. 22 These findings imply that low or high doses of DMSO can have
a stimulating effect on specific prostaglandins like PGE1 or totally block prostaglan -
din biosynthesis, including PGI2 and thromboxane A2.22 Blocking thromboxane A2
myocardial receptors could prevent MI and sudden cardiac death.150
By contrast, one in vitro  study that examined the effect of DMSO on PGI2 synthe -
sis concluded that DMSO suppressed PGI2 production in cultured aortic endothelial
cells by interfering with the release of arachidonic acid in the prostaglandin cascade. This study did not investigate what action, if any, DMSO might have exerted on thromboxane A
2 production since a high dose of DMSO, like aspirin, would inhibit
not only PGI2 but also thromboxane synthesis by blocking the COX-1 arachidonic
acid pathway. In a recent study by Asmis et al.,151 this is precisely what DMSO appears to do. The incubation of platelet-rich plasma with DMSO 0.5% (6.3 Mm) for 30 min sig -
nificantly decreased total COX-1 activity by 36% compared to control. When DMSO 68 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
was compared


those	treasures	buried	so	very	deep	in	my	heart
have	begun	to	sing	the
Song	of	Angels	Dreaming. With	my	Soul	as	the	only	map,
with	which	to	drive,
with	which	to	guide
My	wanting	of	the	world	to	be	smooth	with	the
gentleness	of	tender	hands,glide	so	silent,	of	sweet	music	of	birds
curling	from	the	deepest	place…
I	smile	inside,
I	smile	deeply. Gratitude:	It	Can	Make	Your	Day. Karen	M. Haughey
Karen	M. Haughey

is	an	award-winning	fine	artist,	poet,	and	designer	whose
work	has	been	shown	in	private	collections	throughout	the	world. She	is	also
the	author	of	the	coffee-table	art	book	ANGELS:	GUARDIANS	OF	THE
LIGHT. When	she	is	asked	what	inspires	her	painting	of	primarily	angels	and
mermaids,	she	replies,	“It	consists	of	looking	within	one’s	self	on	a	visionary
level	through	means	of	meditation	and	comforting	sounds,	such	as	music. ”
This,	in	turn,	stirs	and	enlightens	the	creative	intellect,	thus	avoiding
preconceived	logic. Karen	makes	her	home	in	Northern	California. I	would	like	to	begin	by	expressing	my	own	gratitude	to	my	dear	friend
Louise	L. Hay	for	making	many	of	my	long-term	dreams	become	realities. Her	love,	support,	and	kindness	will	always	leave	me	eternally	grateful. I	am	also	filled	with	gratitude	for	my	God-given	ability	to	paint	angels	as	I
do. Because	the	gift	that	I	have	is	not	about	me—it’s	for	others	and	how	it
affects	their	lives. Life	is	not	meant	to	be	isolated	for	one’s	self,	but	is	meant	to	share	in	the
context	of	love	and	peace. Gratitude	also	comes	by	virtue	of	doing	for	others,
or	what	some	would	call	random	acts	of	kindness,	for	no	reason	other	than
just	wanting	to	do	a	good	deed	for	someone,	whether	it	be	a	total	stranger	or
someone	you’ve	known	all	of	your	life. I	get	complete	satisfaction	from	doing
these	types	of	things. Not	that	I’m	looking	for	it,	but	it	always	comes	back	to
me,	and	I	know	that	God	is	always	watching. I	remember	a	few	simple	incidents,	one	when	I	was	crossing	the	San	Mateo
Bridge,	close	to	my	home	in	the	San	Francisco	Bay	area. I	always	pay	for	the
car	behind	me	in	the	toll	booth. Anyway,	this	very	expensive	car	with	the
tinted	windows	and	the	works	pulled	up	behind	me. I	gave	the	toll-booth
attendant	the	extra	dollar	as	usual	and	asked	that	the	car	behind	me	be	paid
for. She	looked	at	me	a	little	funny,	since	she	was	obviously	comparing	thestatus	of	our	respective	automobiles,	but	she	did	as	I	asked. I	rarely	get	a	reaction	from	people	when	I	offer	this	gesture,	other	than	a	smile
or	a	wave	or	sometimes	a	strange	look,	but	this	time	was	a	little	different. The
aforementioned	car	drove	alongside	me	and	rolled	down	its	windows,	and	two
young	girls	and	their	mom	and	dad	started	waving	and	honking	with	joy	and
excitement	like	I’ve	never	seen,	with	all	of	this	gratitude	and	thankfulness
we’ve	been	speaking	of. You	would	think	by	their	reaction	that	I	had	done	a
lot	more	than	just	pay	their	toll,	and	it’s	such	a	simple	deed. But	seeing	the
surprise	and	happiness	on	those	children’s	faces	and	the	element	of	disbelief
on	the	parents’	faces	was	enough	to	make	anyone’s	day. Another	time,	I	was	driving	through	a	residential	area	and	noticed	that
someone	who	was	parked	outside	a	home	had	left	their	car’s	headlights	on. It
meant	going	out	of	my	way,	but	I	turned	my	car	around	and	walked	up	to	that
house,	knocked	on	the	door,	and	told	the	occupants	that	they	had	left	the
lights	on	in	their	car. The	family	living	in	that	house	thanked	me	over	and
over	as	if	I	had	performed	some	miraculous	deed,	which	obviously	I	had	not,
to	my	own	thinking. So	the	point	I’m	making	is	not	what	you	can	give	on	a	tangible	level,	but	what
you	can	ultimately	give	from	your	heart	and	soul	to	another	human	being
without	expectation. The	gratitude	you	will	receive	will	come	by	way	of	your	giving	it	away. Life	is	a	gift,	and	what	you	do	with	yours	is	completely	up	to	you. Be
thankful	for	this	gift,	and	use	it	to	heal	this	beautiful	planet	we	live	on,	our
Mother	Earth. An	Appreciation	of	Gratitude
Christopher	Hills,	Ph. D. Christopher	Hills,	Ph.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: According to the authors, what is the result of practicing gratitude?,
A: It saves us from our painful human storyline, and it enriches and deepens the fabric of our lives.
Q: What is the first step in cultivating gratitude, according to the authors?,
A: To set aside time for gratitude, and give thanks for the good things in our lives.
Q: What is the author of this book saying about the importance of gratitude?,
A: It is impossible to feel worry, anger, depression, or any negative emotion in the presence of genuine gratitude.
Q: What is the author saying about the connection between gratitude and abundance?,
A: Focus on the good and beautiful things in life, and you will draw more abundance to you.
Q: What is the author saying about the concept of gratitude?,
A: It is a sanctuary that allows us to love even deeper, and it can also be a gateway to the Divine.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Twenty-nine	years	ago,	both	of	my	lungs	were	covered	with	metastases
(secondary	cancer)	following	the	removal	of	a	kidney	tumor. I	was	told	that	I
had	less	than	a	year	to	live. My	informants	were	mistaken,	but	to	show	they
were	willing,	they	gave	me	an	experimental	drug	that	they	said	could	not
harm	me,	which	I	still	take	every	day. I	am	grateful	to	those	who	produced	it,
even	though	I	am	the	only	person	in	the	world	who	has	survived	the	treatment
for	more	than	five	years. But	I	am	also	grateful	for	the	intense	anger	that	my	condition	induced	in	me,
and	which,	I	am	sure,	was	influential	in	defeating	my	lung	cancer. If	I	did	not	have	two	titanium	hips,	I	would	not	be	able	to	walk. Nor	would	I
be	able	to	see	if	I	did	not	have	two	post-cataract	intra-ocular	lenses. Thank
you	to	those	who	made	this	possible. Shared	Blessings
In	the	1930s,	as	a	young	boy,	I	remember	two	friends	dying	of	scarlet	fever
and	diphtheria. Unknown	now,	I	remember	how	everyone	had	one	or	two
circular	scars	on	their	upper	left	arm:	vaccination	against	smallpox. It	has
been	fewer	than	20	years	since	a	vaccination	certificate	has	been	essential	for
overseas	travel. Yet	now,
smallpox,	the	greatest	killer	in	history,
	has	been
eradicated. Not	so	much	a	cause	for	gratitude,	or	a	blessing,	as	it	is	a	miracle. I	remember	the	scourge	of	tuberculosis:	not	a	romantic	disease,	as	with	Keats
and	the	Brontës,	but


 and the oceans and still has the same sense of unbr idled w onder that
inspired this young man to mak e a dif ference in the w orld. To date he has
painted 89 Walls which is equal to 16,302 feet of murals (3.1 miles). His w alls ar e
attractions vie wed by o ver a billion people y early
in 68 cities across the U.S.A. and in these
countries: Russia, German y, China, Spain, Italy,
Ireland, Scotland, Poland, India, Africa, Taiwan,
Korea, Switzerland, Egypt, Israel, South Africa,
England and Norw ay. These enormous w all
paintings include Gre y, Mink e, Fin, and Blue
Whales, Humpbacks and marine lif e like Sea
Turtles and e very reef f ish imaginable. Patricia shares in Wylands commitment to the
protection and preserv ation of the w orld’s
waters and the ab undant life within them. Lear n more a bout Wyland and his great
artwork. Visit his  website: www.wyland.com
89 W yland Whale W alls W orldwide
Patricia with W yland at his 25
year celebration of creating
Whale W alls. W yland follows
the Bragg Healthy Lifestyle and
has super energy and health. Wyland’s  “Sacred W aters”      W yland’s  “Northern W aters”
123 How Safe is Chlorinated W ater? An estimated 75% of drinking water in the U.S. is
chlorinated. While chlorination has helped to reduce
the incidence of infectious diseases, known car cinogens
such as chloroform and other trihalomethanes are
formed when chlorine reacts with organic compounds
in the water. These chlorines accum ulate in fatty tissue
such as breast tissue s and can be found in body fat,
blood, mothers’ milk and even semen. Studies have
implicated chlorinated drinking water with colorectal
and bladder cancers. Highly chlorinated water resulted
in a noticeable shift in the trans formation of cholesterol
from beneficial HDL to harmful LDL. Recently, the American Journal of Public Health
published the results of a study of cancer risk over an 8
year period in 28,237 postmenopausal women. Those
who drank water from municipal sur face water sour ces
consumed higher levels of chloroform than those who
drank municipal ground water sour ces. The higher intake
124	 of chloroform was associated with an increased risk of
colon cancer, and of all cancers combined. Even chlorination does not provide full protection
against the deadliest organisms in public water supplies. Cryptosporidium, a  toxic parasitic pr otozoan, is chlorine
resistant and is inadequately removed by sand filters. “The worldwide pollution of lakes, streams, rivers and
oceans and the chlorination of swimming pool water
has led to an increase in deadly melanoma cancer.”
– Reports Franz Rampen in Epidemiology
The power of pure water is the vital chemistry of life! One solution to America’s soaring health costs is pure distilled water. Pure Water, the natural solvent of the body, regulates all body
functions, including the eliminations of toxins and body waste. Dehydration causes stress, and stress will cause further dehydration. – F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. Author of
Your Body’s Many Cries for Water; You Are Not Sick, You Are Thirsty! 20 FACTS ABOUT  DISTILLED W ATER
You should know that Distilled W ater... •	is water that has been turned into vapor so that its
impurities are left behind. Upon condensing, it
becomes pure distilled water. •	is the only type of water which meets the definition
of water; hydrogen + oxygen. •	is a perfectly natural water. •	is also odorless, colorless and tasteless. •	is free of virtually all inorganic minerals including salt. •	is the only natural solvent that can be taken into
the body without damage to the tissues. •	acts as a solvent in the body by dissolving nutrients
so they can be assimilated and taken into every cell. •	dissolves the cell wastes so the toxins can be removed. •	dissolves inorganic mineral substances lodged in the
tissues of the body so that such substances can be
eliminated in the pr ocess of purifying the body. •	does not leach out organic body minerals but does
collect and remove the toxic inorganic minerals
which have been rejected by the cells of the body
125
and are therefore nothing more than harmful debris
obstructing the normal functions of the body. •	is indeed the most ideal and beneficial water for all
humans and also for animals. •	leaves no residue of any kind when it enters the body. •	is the most perfect water for the healthy functioning
of those great sieves, the kidneys. •	is the perfect liquid for the blood. •	is the ideal liquid for efficient functioning of the
lungs, stomach, liver and all other vital organs. •	is universally accepted as the standard for biomedical
applications and for drinking water purity. •	is so pure that all drug prescriptions are formulated
with distilled water. •	is fresh, clean and pleasing to the palate. •	makes foods and drinks prepared with it taste
noticeably better. The flavor is subtle enough not to
interfere with the food it is mixed with. •	is the only pure water left on our polluted planet! •	Remember – Distilled W ater is the healthiest water
and the greatest natural water on earth! Prevention is Always Better than a Cure
Although most seldom realize it, they live continually
under the fear of sickness and death. They would even
indignantly deny this assertion and insist that they are
not afraid to die – although most of us are willing to
admit the fear of developing some deadly disease or
physical condition that may make us a less efficient
human than we are now. People always fear the unknown: for that very reason
we have learned to expect catastrophes from many
unanticipated sour ces. But if we fully understand what
disease is and how it originates and if we become familiar
with the only avenues through which illness can strike
us, then what have we to fear except ourselves? Toprevent disease is to circumvent the daily cause
of illness... which, as previously discussed, is the
clogging of our bodies with deadly chemicals and
inorganic minerals, salt and the increasing amounts of
126	toxic, acid by-products of digestion and metabolism –
all conditions which we can control by our lifestyle. So, if we can recover from disease by a reversal of our
wrong habits of living, won’ t these same good habits
prevent disease in the first place? Prevention may cost
little, but it sure saves a lot! If one is of sound mind, it
must seem clear that the only sane method is to avoid
an unhealthy lifestyle that causes disease. Prevention is
the best way to feel and remain youthful, energetic and
virile throughout a long, healthy life. If we are to prevent disease, we must have a basic
rudimentar y knowledge of our bodies. Our bodies ar e
composed of millions of cells bathed in an electrolytic
solution consisting of organic calcium, magnesium,
potassium, sodium and phosphorus, etc., with trace
amounts of copper and zinc. These are all organic
minerals. The body cannot use inorganic minerals for
building its cells. These electrolytes are held in solution
by water, which makes up 70% of the body. For this
reason, we can live without food for long periods, but
we can only live about 72 hours without water. So you can see how important it is that the body not only gets
sufficient water, but the right kind of water. Distilled
water is important for super health and longevity! The vast majority of people drink or dinar y tap water
laced with chemicals and inorganic minerals. The body
can make no selections for itself, but must accept what
you put into it. When you give the body water that is
heavily loaded with chemicals and inorganic minerals,
the body has to do something with these poisons. It
therefore stores them in your arteries, veins, joints, eyes,
ears, nose, throat, gallbladder and other vital organs. Our Bodies Can Only Endure So Much
Severe Punishment and Still Sur vive! Because the body is such a wonderful instrument, it
can take a great deal of punishment and still function. For many years the body seems to handle the situation. But the day finally arrives when the poisons you have
loaded into your body begin to give you trouble – real
trouble: increasing pain, suffering, miser y and agony! Those people who have laughed in Mother Natur e’s
and God’ s faces now cr y out in pain, “Help me! Save me
from my terrible suffering!” These are the people who
want a cure. A cure? No one can cure you of anything! Only the basic biological functions of the body can
perform a cure. Don’ t wait until pain strikes to star t
taking care of your wonderful body! It may be too late
then. T oday is the day to outline a health pr ogram for
yourself and live by it faithfully hereafter. You get only one body during your lifetime. If you
want to live in health and freedom from suffering, you
must faithfully follow


 time, since those parts of the machine that come in contact with fruit and vegetables
are made of stainless steel and are easy to take apart, rinse, dry and re-assemble for the next
juice. Use only clean sponges or cloths and reserve them for the juicer alone. Do not use soap or
detergent for each cleansing, for it is highly important that not even the smallest amount of soap
or cleanser remains on the parts that come in contact with the vegetables. If you use a Norwalk
juicer, remember to wipe the press plate at the top. The juice cloths should be rinsed carefully in clean—not soapy—water after each pressing,
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www.thegersonway.comand kept in the freezer until the next juicing. It is best to have separate cloths for the carrot/apple
or plain carrot juice, and for the green juice. At night, after all the juices have been made, you may use slightly soapy water for the day’s
final cleansing; afterwards rinse thoroughly to make sure that no soapy film remains. Even a small
residue of soap getting into the juices could cause the patient diarrhea, cramps or worse. The same
applies to the juice cloths. Wash them in slightly soapy water and rinse carefully, to get rid of any
soapy residue. Keep the cloths in the freezer overnight. If you use a grinder, i.e., a Champion and a press operated by a hydraulic system, the same
rules apply. Keep both machines scrupulously clean and clear of soap. Stove & oven—electric or gas
Neither type is ideal. The cooking temperature is easier to control with a gas stove. However,
gas burns oxygen, and if the patient spends time in the kitchen, the oxygen-depleted air is likely to
prove harmful. The kitchen has to be well ventilated, which may be difficult on cold winter days. It is recommended to install in the kitchen/living area a room ozone generator in order to restore
a better oxygen level. CAUTION: too high an ozone level could be set on fi re by open flames. Electric stoves or ovens are more expensive than gas to operate in most areas of the US. Their
advantage is being cleaner and not using up oxygen.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Lack of exercise is an important contributory factor to this tragic state
of affairs, since—according to the above authors—the average child spends 900 hours a year
in school, and 1,023 hours watching TV. Childhood obesity is particularly dangerous, since the
child’s developing organism is less able to deal with the many complications of gross overweight
than that of an adult. Several British researchers have stated that for the first time in human history
it will be normal for parents to outlive their offspring. A hugely successful recent movie produced by Morgan Spurlock, “Super Size Me,” unveiled
the truth about the destructive effects of fast food. Spurlock, a healthy 33-year-old man undertook
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www. thegersonway. comto eat all his meals at McDonald’s for 30 days, to find out what this exclusive diet would do to
him. Throughout the experiment he was regularly examined by gastro-enterologist Dr. Daryl
Isaacs, who declared that Spurlock was “an extremely healthy person who got very sick eating
this McDonald’s diet. ” At one stage the doctor even told Morgan Spurlock that his liver had turned
into pat é and asked him to stop his experiment. But the moviemaker persisted. At the end of the
month he reported, “I got desperately ill. My face was splotchy and I had this huge gut. { He gained
25 pounds in 30 days. } My knees started to hurt from the extra weight coming on so quickly. It
was amazing and frightening. ” On top of it all, his liver became toxic, his cholesterol shot up from
a low 165 to 230, his libido flagged and he suffered from headaches and depression. Within a few
days of beginning his ‘drive-through diet,’ Spurlock was vomiting out the window of his car, and
doctors who examined him were shocked by how rapidly his entire body deteriorated. Mothers cannot be solely blamed for their children’s faulty nutrition and inactivity. Very few
mothers receive any nutritional guidance from their pediatrician. The problem is that he doesn’t
know much about nutrition, either. All he has learned in medical school boils down to the usual
“protein, carbohydrates and fats” doctrine. And so he is unable to recognize the harm done by
the children’s favorite foods; for instance, that the animal products used in fast foods are heat-
damaged, poorly assimilated, too high in cholesterol and salt, but deficient in true nutrients—
vitamins, minerals and enzymes. As a result they don’t satisfy hunger, and so a vicious circle
is created, leading to overfed but undernourished children. If a child asks for more food after a
complete meal, the mother’s instinctive reaction is to dish out an extra portion; she doesn’t realize
that no additional amount of food will make up for the missing essential nutrients. The average American diet leaves children not only hungry but also with low energy, so they
spend a lot of their free time lounging around, doing nothing. Yet they would also like to play, win
at games, run, and eventually ‘show off to the girls. ’ To make up for their low energy, they start
to ‘look for something,’ and unfortunately find it, too. What they find are cola drinks containing
caffeine and sugar stimulants, cigarettes full of toxic substances, and eventually alcohol and street
drugs, giving a brief ‘high’ and leading to addiction. The same vicious circle affects adults, too. Since the conventional American diet is devoid
of live nutrients, the body remains unsatisfied and craves more—not quantity but quality, proper
nutrition that it needs to function smoothly and well. Sadly, people don’t know or understand this,
and so they try to satisfy their craving with rich desserts, ice cream, cakes and cookies. These
don’t satisfy, either, but they do create weight gain, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and
eventually diabetes and worse. Obesity is a morbid condition indeed, and can only be overcome
by changing to a junk-free, nutrient-rich wholesome diet. One doesn’t need a degree in nutrition to know that all kinds of sugar are fattening, and that
the modern Western diet with its vast range of convenience foods is over-rich in sugar. However,
when it comes to official policy concerning nutrition, such basic facts are often swept aside for
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Q: What is the primary reason for the development of osteoporosis?,
A: The text does not mention a specific reason for the development of osteoporosis. It only mentions that the condition is difficult to heal and that it is caused by the invasion of bone tissue by Myeloma cells.
Q: What is the recommended approach to dental care in the Gerson Therapy?,
A: The text does not provide information on the recommended approach to dental care in the Gerson Therapy. However, it does mention the importance of regular dental check-ups and the need to avoid root canal treatments.
Q: What is the recommended approach to treating fibromyalgia?,
A: The text does not provide information on the recommended approach to treating fibromyalgia. It only mentions that the Gerson Therapy can alleviate the symptoms of the condition.
Q: What is the recommended approach to treating chronic kidney disease?,
A: The text does not provide information on the recommended approach to treating chronic kidney disease. However, it does mention that the condition is treatable but not curable.
Q: What is the recommended approach to maintaining the juicer and keeping it clean?,
A: According to the text, it is important to keep the juicer clean and free from dried-up juice or fibers, and to wash the cloths used in the juicing process in clean water and then freeze them.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>However, the cooking temperature, so very
important for the correct preparation of vegetables, is more diffi cult to control on these stoves. Microwave Oven
Because of its speed and apparent efficiency, this gadget has spread to countless kitchens
in the U.S. and elsewhere, without its serious health hazards becoming known. Since many
microwave ovens carry an “Underwriter Laboratory” guarantee of safety, the general public is
led to believe that these ovens are safe to use. But that is not the case. Research carried out in Switzerland and elsewhere has shown that microwaves cause
harmful chemical reactions in food, damaging nutrients, producing unnatural molecules and
making natural amino acids toxic. The heat is uneven; it doesn’t reach the middle of solid food,
but produces ‘hot spots.’ Liquids can overheat and cause severe burns when the food is removed. To make things worse, these ovens emit radiation into the kitchen area even when not in use and
“cook the cook” (It is an interesting fact that


 f using me, which some call God, some call
spirit, some call soul, and some call consciousness. It really doesn’ t matter
what we label it. This concept of understanding that universal intelligence is
a part of our consciousness is n ot only for mystics; it’ s not something for
people to go con template in caves. It’ s for every one of us in the practice of
our daily lives, in whatever business we’re in. I k now that things are going to  work out for me and that the power of
who I am is not in this body. Once I started putting myself in this place of
trust, all  I can s ay is that my speaking to audiences has never been better. I’m as relaxed and authentic and enthusiastic about what I’m doing as I ever
was, but I tend to have fewer notes in front of me. In fact, I often  don’ t have
any. I’ve  surrendered to an unde rstanding that as long as what I’m about is
helping to improve the quality of life for others, then universal intelligence
will tak e over and protect me from walking onstage and going blank. I
know I won’ t st umble and mumble, get lost and not know what I’m doing,
fall down, or w hatever one fears might happen when speaking in public. That faith has paid of f, as I’ve had some incredible audience experiences. Once you have this knowing that you are on tar get in your life, in the
service of others, you’ll understand the serenity that I’m talking  about. This
serenity isn’ t solely in you; it’ s in the whole universe. That’ s what you
surrender to. Any anxiety, wor ry, or fear—that you’re not go ing to have
“success,” you’re not going to perform, you’re not going to achieve, or
you’re not going to accumulate —are not the operating values in your life
anymore. I’m not saying that those things won’ t be in your life at all, but
they simply won’ t be the primary motivators for you any longer. All the things I do, from writing  and speaking to the appearances I make
in the media, are motivated by a  genuine internal desire to bring about more
stability and peace and harmony in the world for people in some way. W ith
that knowing, life just seems to  flow, and everything seems to work a lot
better for me than it once did. Y ou might be sa ying, “Y eah, okay. Y ou’re W ayne Dyer, and y ou’ve got
all th is v alidation and prosperity, so it’ s easy for you to say. But what aboutme. I’m trying to sell shoes for a living. ” W ell, I believe th at the same
principle applies, no matter what position you find yourself in. Surrendering
to the Divine within you is going to help, no matter what. THE PEOPLE BUSINESS
T ake a second to  ask yourself, What am I doin g. What am I about. Is my
life focu sed on trying to accumulate a lot of stuff. I f it is, you’re going to
feel a strong se nse of frustration almost all the time because you’ll be
suf fering from the ego’ s disease of having to get more. If you think about what you’re doing in your life, the ultimat e bottom
line is: Are you  or are you not helping to improve the quality of life for
another human being. If you’re  selling shoes, then look to see how those
shoes are improving the quality of your customers’ lives in some way—
how the y think about themselve s, how their feet are protected, or what have
you. Whatever it is that we’re doing, all of us are in the people business in
one way  or another. So it really helps to have this knowing of The focus of
my l ife isn’ t how much money I’m going to get, or what kind of  awar ds I’m
going to r eceive, or how I’m goi ng to climb this ladder of success within my
corporation. My motivation is simply to serve others. I get hundreds of letters every week, and I try to answer as many as I can. I remem ber a lady wrote me yea rs ago to say: “At a speech you gave before
the American Association of Co unseling and Development in Los Angeles,
you men tioned an essay by Ab raham Maslow called ‘The Whole Man. ’ I
have searched high and low for that. Can you tell me where I can get it. ”
Keep in mind that this was before widespread access to the Inte rnet or e-
mail. After I read her letter, I thought, Sur e, I could send her a little n ote
and say, “This i s wher e you can  find it,” but I’d rather send her the article. I knew this particular article wa s in a book in my library, but I wasn’ t quite
sure where. I looked all over the place until I finally found it. T hen I asked
my s ecretary to copy the article, which was about 70 pages. Aga in, this was
years ago, so it was a bit of an undertaking. I wrote back to the lady and
said, “Instead of telling you where to find it, I am sending you a copy of the
article. ” I sent it along with one of my own books. Now, I had no  idea who this  woman was other than some one who
worked for a me ntal health institution in New Y ork. After I put the package
in th e mail, I had a brief moment of doubt. But then I stopped myself and
remembered that I was on the right path, that I wasn’ t doing this to sell her
anything, persuade her that I was this wonderful altruistic person, or
anything like that. I had surrendered to what I am about. Rather than
thinking about what this gesture  would do for me, I did it because I felt it
was the right thing to do. I did i t simply for the reason that it w ould help to
improve her quality of life in so me way. I believed it to be a loving, decent,
kind thing to do, and hopefully it made things easier for her. Having said that, I also knew that many terrific things would come about
as a result of that one act. She  would tell other people about it, and they
would go out and do kind things for others. The goodwill would keep
circulating, on and on, until the  kindness returned back to me. I feel this is
how we create a better world. I consider my own life, as I live it every day,
to be a work of art in progress. Furthermore, the work of art that is my life
is one of serving more, giving more, making more of a dif ference, and
being more in harmony. The state of the world is really n othing more than a reflection of our state
of mind. So my state of mind ab out my world reflects my belief that there is
a higher consciousness that is a part of who I am. That God force, or love
force, is what I am about, what I’m here for. The more I find myself acting
in accordance with the Divine, the more wonderful things happen to me. For exam ple, I’v e released my attachment to money in favor of trusting
in abundance. It is now unusual for me to go to my mailbox and not  find
money that somebody has sent me. Oftentimes, it’ s from people who
believe in the principle of tithing, or seed money; that is, if they read or hear
something that they find bene fit or value in, they send support to that
person. These folks seem to live by a code of generosity and supporting
people a nd causes they believe in. So I get checks like this in the mail all
the time. As I discussed earlier in the bo ok, my mind-set has shifted fr om being
surprised by abundance or miracles to expecting them. I’ve noticed as well
that in releasing my attachment to money, I’ve let go of my need to have a
bar gain. That’ s a real growth for me, because I used to believe that if I
couldn’ t get a bar gain, then I shouldn’ t buy something at all. While I certainly never ask to be sent money like this, I am sure to
recirculate the funds I receive. Every time I get a check, I think, W ow,
somebody sent me some money, but it isn’ t for me. It’ s for the w ork that I’m
doing, s o what can I do with it. I might give it to Amnesty International to
help free  prison ers of conscience around the world. Or I’ll buy books and
audio programs to donate to libraries, prisons, or other centers that need the
material. Somet imes I’ll see a story in the news about somebody who’ s
struggling in some way or another, and I’ll take that money and channel it
toward them. It becomes like this magnificent circle, facilitated by a bunch
of us helping each other. Again, I’d like to stress that every one of us is in the people business. Somehow, in some way, the bas ic bottom line for each of us is


 day's work of, say,eight hours of writing, or twelve or thirteenhours of bicycle riding or mountain climbing,and then I do not have appetite for more untilthe next day, after the work is done.When I mention two meals as being the more
habitual, it is because I am not fully,constructively active all the time now, althoughI am usually " snowed under " with things that Imight  do to advantage; and hence I conform to
the social custom and sit down to table sometime in the evening to be social. The reason I have dropped the habit-hunger
morning meal is because I find that it isunnatural in my case. My experience showedme that omission of the early morning meal ledto desire for a lighter but more satisfactory mid-day meal, and took away the craving for theevening supper. I first came to this realisationduring excessive hot weather and monotonouslytrying environment. The only time I could writecomfortably was before sun-up in the morning.Absorbed in my writing I did not realise thegrowing heat of the day until I actually began torain perspiration, by which time it was nearlynoon. Then came the mid-day meal of breakfastselection with salad and fruit preponderating.The best of feelings followed, the waist-lineshrank, and one meal satisfied. In order to try the urgency of any habitappetite—the early morning meal, for
instance—take a drink of water instead, andnote if that does not suffice as well as food toallay the craving for " something." A cup of hotwater, with sugar and milk to suit the taste, isamply sufficient. Water will not satisfy a real,earned appetite; but it often will effectuallyallay a purely habit-hunger such as that forearly breakfast. HOUSEWIVES  AND FLETCHERISM. A great many women ask: " But how is it
possible to follow such a haphazard way ofeating in a home without upsetting the wholeroutine of the household, disturbing the work ofthe servants? You can't just have your familyeating whenever they like." My answer is this : The possible disturbance
to domestic regularity and convenience, becauseof the difficulty of supplying different membersof the family only when appetite in each case is"just good and ready," is purely imaginary.Persons of regular occupations willaccommodate themselves to the ordinaryrhythm of meal schedule easily and naturally,with the difference that they may occasionally
skip a meal or two when the ordinary activityhas been lessened. The general experience has been that
concentration on one particular meal, either atnoon or in the evening, will suit everybody, andother feedings will be "snoopings" from thelarder, or taken at a restaurant in thoseinstances where one's occupation is remote fromhome. The " Fletcherite " at business frequentlyfollows the method of having nuts or plainbiscuits in his desk in case he feels like takingthem ; and the business woman would do well toprofit by his example. The adoption of Fletcheristic simplicity leads
to the solving of the eternal household problem,and under its influence it is possible forwoman's work to be done sooner, giving physicalrelief and more time for healthful recreation. Diminution of the demand for meat-foods has
much to do with both the ease of housework,and the modification of cost. But this is not themost important saving. The saving of liability tointestinal toxication (poisoning) is the greateconomy of the method.THE FINANCIAL  ECONOMY  OF FLETCHERISM
It has been stated by writers who have
correctly reported results that more than twohundred thousand families in Americalive according to Fletcherism and save as muchas a dollar a day on their living expenses. Thishas led many to ask: " How are one's livingexpenses reduced by your principles? " The estimate, arrived at a few years ago, that
some two hundred thousand families inAmerica were saving an average of a dollar aday through Fletcherizing, was made, I believe,by Doctor Kellog, of Battle Creek, Michigan.Through the thousands of patients who passunder his observation, and through acomprehensive touch with the sale of differentkinds of food throughout the country, DoctorKellog has his finger on the pulse of the nationin relation to its dietetic circulation.Fletcherism first affected families of sumptuoustastes, and the economy of it easily effected asaving of an average of a dollar a day, largely inthe diminution of meat requirements andcomplex dishes.The spread of the movement has now begun
to encompass families of lesser luxury of habits ;and here it is found that an average saving often cents a day for each person is easilyaccomplished. In the Christian EndeavourSociety alone, the leaders of the movement, asthe result of their own practical experience,hoped to effect a saving of hundreds ofthousands of dollars a day through the spread ofthis economic nutritive teaching. This waslikewise the aspiration of the Roman Catholicbenevolent organisations. A circular lettersigned by the Reverend Father Higgins, of
Germantown, Pennsylvania, which was
distributed widely, declared that, in addition tothe food economy sought to be obtained, acondition which makes for poverty— that is,intemperance—was overcome by Fletcherism. Father Higgins declared that " No Fletcherite
can be intemperate in the use of alcoholicstimulants " and he was right in his assertion. BUSINESS  PEOPLE  AND FLETCHERISM. What would be the best way for business
people to adopt Fletcherism? is often asked.The case is frequently cited to me of a young
man or woman who isn't hungry for breakfastat seven o'clock, does not eat at that timebecause the appetite doesn't demand it ; andthen gets ravenously hungry at eleven o'clock. Itmay be impossible to get any food until one-thirty—by which time the feeling comes thatone has " waited too long," and a headache andno desire for food are the results. Or, the case ofworking-girls who live in boarding-houses, eatno breakfast, and at noon cannot afford thewholesome and hearty food Nature would thencrave. Later, at dinner, they have to eat what isput before them, whether they want it or not, orelse go without. Will a hearty luncheon, rightlyeaten, interfere with a good afternoon's work? Iam reminded also that leisure, money, andeasily-accessible cafés are not always availablefor business women. My answer to such questions is :—Any
change of habit is apt to excite a protest onbehalf of the body, especially when the body isnot properly nourished, and is in a state of moreor less disease. When the habit-hunger comeson a few sips of water will quiet the discomfortfor the time being and, very likely, until it is
convenient to take food comfortably and withthe calm and relish necessary to good digestion.Headache, faintness, " all-goneness " and likediscomforts, are symptoms, not of hunger, butof the reverse—that is, fermentation ofundigested excess of food which the body cannotuse. A person, thus troubled, should brave
discomfort for a week, and even go without foodentirely for a few meals, in order to give thebody a chance to " clean house " : then the realsensation of hunger will be expressed by" watering of the mouth " and a keen desire forsome simple food such as bread and butter, ordry bread alone. But this healthy appetite will" keep " and accumulate until it is convenient totake food. THE TRUE EPICURE. I am, personally, a hearty man in full
activity, both mental and physical. I can worksix hours and then satisfy the keenest ofappetites on a meal of wheat griddle-cakes withmaple syrup and a glass or two of milk. A youngworking woman should be able to do the same. If I eat such a meal with " gusto," deliberation(so as to enjoy the maximum of taste), takingnot more than fifteen minutes over it, I can thengo to work, or play, or to mountain climbing, orto riding a bicycle, and keep it up until I amsleepy, with no sense of repletion or discomfort.
" Money, leisure and easily-accessible cafés "
are the menace of right nutrition, unless one isproof against temptation to kill time in thisdangerous manner. Steady work to earn a true appetite, small
means to spend on food, the necessity of going toseek it, with the appreciation which comes fromrarity, are the very best safeguards to rightnutrition. I am an epicure. Yet I have never seen a
boarding-house, nor a restaurant, nor a campwhere I could not find something to satisfy atrue (earned) appetite. During more than a yearin the Far East—Ceylon, Java, the Phillipines,China, Burma India, Kashmir—and at manysteamer and railway lunch tables, I alwaysfound something good to satisfy a keen appetite.If you are all right inside, and will only conqueryour habit-hungers, I believe you can live
sumptuously, anywhere, on less than twoshillings a day. I can, and often do; and do it,too, at one hundred and seventy pounds weightand " awfully busy " all the time. It may bedifficult, and perhaps painful, at first, to get thebest of bad habit-cravings, but it is worth while.A week should accomplish the reformation. A number of men ask me : "Do you honestly
believe that in your theories lies the secret oflong life? " I do, and


prevention
for
a
person,
a
completely
different
one
for
a
sick
person
. Therefore,
we
will
analyze
some
questions
in
more
detail. How
to
properly
start
urinotherapy? Each
healing
method
is
only
effective
and
suitable
if
one
knows
well
the
mechanism
of
its
action
and
if
it
meets
requirements
such
as
safety,
clarity
and
simplicity
of
use. In
the
first
phase
of
using
any
method,
intellectual
preparation
is
necessary,
the
acquisition
of
exhaustive
knowledge
about
the
given
matter. The
previous
interpretation
should
be
such
a
preparation. Other
concerns
associated
with
the
use
of
urine
stem
from
the
sexual
area. Urine
comes
from
the
genitals
and
can
be
associated
with
something
forbidden
or
inappropriate. The
sexual
component
of
urinotherapy
has
a
great
energy
charge. All
neuroses
are
associated
with
the
suppression
of
something,
with
moral
prohibitions. These
violate
the
natural
circulation
of
energy,
moreover,
energy
is
wasted
on
following
these
stupid
prohibitions. Know
that
nature
directs
its
processes
so
that
energy
arises
and
circulates
freely
and
is
used
spontaneously,
as
needed. Happiness
and
security
are,
for
example,
natural
states
of
mind. It
is
they
that
strengthen
energy
and
help
its
free
circulation. As
soon
as
we
develop
a
neurosis,
we
block
this
natural
circulation
of
energy,
disrupting
its
normal
passage. This
is
where
all
neuroses
stem
from
sex,
traditions,
superstitions,
prohibitions
and
similar
restrictions,
when
blockages
and
energy
losses
occur. Therefore,
a
free-spirited
approach
to
urinotherapy
and
a
relationship
with
urine
is
an
important
step,
especially
if
it
is
motivated
by
an
effort
to
remove
a
mental
or
physical
blockage. Even
the
ancient
Indians
claimed
that
urine
has
the
ability
to
release
prana
(ener gy)
of
mind
and
body
. Once
you
remove
from
your
mind
the
ossification
that
prevents
us
from
using
urine,
energetic
and
physiological
processes
will
flow
freely,
without
difficulty. Therefore,
urinotherapy
can
be
highly
evaluated
even
from
a
pure
point
of
view
psychological
point
of
view. As
soon
as
we
find
out
that
urine
can
be
useful
for
us
in
something,
our
relationship
with
everything
that
we
previously
considered
unpleasant
changes. We
will
feel
more
flight,
energy
and
will
to
discover
other
mysteries
of
life. Our
relationship
with
nature
will
be
even
more
positive
and
many
will
surprise
and
interest
us
rather
than
cause
fear
and
disgust. After
overcoming
the
psychological
barrier,
it
is
necessary
to
show
the
person
that
the
use
of
urine
is
safe,
effective,
simple
and
clear. When
a
person
is
convinced
from
his
own
experience
that
what
he
heard
corresponds
to
the
truth,
he
himself
suddenly
feels
relief. He
convinced
himself
of
the
safety
of
the
method,
and
now
it
is
difficult
for
anyone
to
convince
him
otherwise. So,
we
present
to
you
the
method
of
correct
and
gradual
initiation
of
urinotherapy. You
will
feel
the
first
results
in
just
a
week,
which
will
be
tangible
in
a
month
and
convincing
in
half
a
year. Then
you
decide
for
yourself
whether
to
continue
or
not.When
to
start
urinotherapy
treatment
and
from
what? Begin
each
new
venture
at
the
beginning
of
the
lunar
month,
after
the
new
moon. This
is
a
natural
natural
cycle,
a
closed
one
at
that,
and
it
is
important
to
act
in
accordance
with
it. This
is
especially
true
for
men
and
children. For
women,
it
is
possible
to
time
the
start
of
urinotherapy
at
the
end
of
menstruation,
one
or
two
days
after
menstruation. Such
a
beginning
does
not
in
any
way
disturb
the
natural
course
of
physiological
processes. In
many
people
after
surgery,
as
in
animals,
excretion
of
feces
and
urine
occurs
through
the
smooth
intestine
and
j
It
is
therefore
logical
to
start
urinotherapy
with
enemas. From
a
physiological
point
of
view
j
e
it
justified
by
that. that
in
today's
man,
the
large
intestine
is
the
biggest
source
intoxication
of
the
body
from
waste
and
harmful
substances
that
accumulate
in
it
from
improper
diet. Enemas
with
water
(and
lemon
juice
or
chamomile)
and
small
enemas
with
urine
will
quickly
clean
the
colon. A
significant
healing
effect
will
be
seen
in
just
a
week,
if
there
are
no
serious
diseases
in
the
intestine. The
procedure
can
be
done
as
follows:
immediately
after
passing
stool,
you
inject
200
-
400
grams
of
urine
into
your
anus
with
a
rubber
balloon
in
two
to
four
doses
in
a
row. The
urine
of
a
child
up
to
10
years
of
age
can
also
be
used,
regardless
of
gender. So
you
will
continue
every
day
for
one
week. This
is
the
first
stage
that
will
show
you
how
to
use
urine
j
simple,
safe
and
useful
for
your
health. In
addition,
it
will
take
as
much
time
as
cleaning
teeth. Then
you
can
proceed
to
second
stage,
which
will
convince
you
of
the
effectiveness
of
urinotherapy. In
this
phase,
in
the
morning,
you
wash
your
nasopharynx
with
fresh
urine
(neti
method),
rub
the
skin
of
your
face
and
hands,
and
also
do
enemas
with
evaporated
urine. Once
the
urine
is
dry,
wash
it
off
with
warm
water
without
soap
and
then
rinse
with
cold
water
and
dry
with
a
towel. If
you
want
to
use
soap,
wash
with
soap
first
and
then
apply
urine
after
wiping
with
a
towel. These
two
j
simple
procedures
will
improve
your
mood,
feelings
and
skin. Gradually
change
your
diet,
starting
with
juices
and
fruits
according
to
the
season
(frozen
and
dried
in
the
winter
-
it
preserves
vitamins
and
especially
enzymes)


 to reset the chemoreceptors and help them manage anxiety and panic disorders.
Q: What is the main issue with modern yoga and its focus on "vinyasa flow"?,
A: Modern yoga has deviated from its original purpose of focusing on breathing and has instead become an aerobic exercise, which is not beneficial for everyone, especially those with chronic anxiety.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>“What anxious patients could be experiencing is a completely natural
reaction—they’re reacting to an emer gency in their bodies,” said Feinstein. “It could be that anxiety, at its root, isn’ t a psychological problem at all.”
This approach is all very theoretical, Feinstein warned, and needs to be
rigorously tested, which is what he will do in the coming years. But if it’ s
true, it could explain why so many drugs don’ t work for panic, anxiety, and
other fear -based conditions, and how slow and steady breathing therapy
does. HOW WE BREA THE MA TTERS
I’ve chatted with Anders Olsson every few weeks since we paid through the
nose in the Stanford experiment. Our talks are never dull. “I have more
ener gy and focus than ever in my life!” he told me, right after celebrating
his 50th birthday. Olsson is a pulmonaut in the purest sense: self-taught and
driven by a sense that we are missing something right in front of us, a truth
basic and essential. Through all my travels and travails, there is one lesson, one equation,
that I believe is at the root of so much health, happiness, and longevity. I’m
a bit embarrassed to say it has taken me a decade to figure this out, and I
realize how insignificant it might look on this page. But lest we for get,
nature is simple but subtle. The perfect breath is this: Breathe in for about 5.5 seconds, then exhale
for 5.5 seconds. That’ s 5.5 breaths a minute for a total of about 5.5 liters ofair. Y ou can practice this perfect breathing for a few minutes, or a few
hours. There is no such thing as having too much peak ef ficiency in your
body. Olsson told me he’ s working on several more devices to help us breathe
at this rate—slowly and less. He’ s finishing production on his BreathIQ, a
portable device that measures nitric oxide, carbon dioxide, ammonia, and
other chemicals in exhaled breath. Then there are other skunkworks to
mimic the ef fects of perfect breathing: a carbon dioxide suit, a hat, and . . . Meanwhile, Google just released an app that pops up automatically
when the words “breathing exercise” are searched. It trains visitors to inhale
and exhale every 5.5 seconds. Down the street from my house is a startup
called Spire, which created a device that tracks breath rate and alerts users
every time respiration becomes too fast or disjointed. In the fitness industry,
resistance masks and mouthpieces with names like Expand-a-Lung are all
the rage. Before we know it, breathing slow, less, and through the nose with a big
exhale will be big business, like so much else. But be aware that the
stripped-down approach is as good as any. It requires no batteries, W i-Fi,
headgear, or smartphones. It costs nothing, takes little time and ef fort, and
you can do it wherever you are, whenever you need. It’ s a function our
distant ancestors practiced since they crawled out of the sludge two and a
half billion years ago, a technology our own species has been perfecting
with only our lips, noses, and lungs for hundreds of thousands of years. Most days, I treat it like a stretch, something I do after a long time
sitting or stressing to bring myself back to normal. When I need an extra
boost, I come here, to this old V ictorian house in the Haight-Ashbury, and
sit beside this rattling window with the other Sudarshan Kriya breathers I
first met ten years ago. •       •       •
The room is packed now, 20 of us sitting in a circle unkinking our necks
and pulling fleece blankets onto our laps. The instructor hits the switch on
the wall, the lights dim, and long shadows from the street cast across the
floor. In the darkness, he thanks us for coming, brushes his bangs aside,adjusts the old boom box and presses play. W e take the first breath in. Then
the second. The wave comes, washes over and runs up, then turns around and
recedes, back to the ocean.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The human body is a complicated subject. And how that body ingests,
processes, and draws ener gy from air, and how that air af fects our brains,
bones, blood, bladders, and everything else . . . well, I learned over the last
few years that understanding—and writing about—all that is another beast
altogether. I am deeply indebted to the medical pulmonauts who of fered me their
time, wisdom, coaching, and repeated respiratory rectifications along this
wild and weird journey. Thank you, Dr. Jayakar Nayak, at the Stanford
University Otolaryngology Head & Neck Sur gery Center for slipping away
from a ten-hour brain sur gery to jam endoscopes up my nose and then
explain the subtleties of cilia and sphenoids and sebaceous glands over
salads at V ino Enoteca. (And a big thanks to Nayak’ s lab assistants, Nicole
Borchard and Sachi Dholakia, for managing the mucosal madness.) Thank
you, Dr. Marianna Evans, for schooling me in the ways of dysevolution and
driving me all around Philly in such a nice car. Dr. Theodore Belfor and Dr. Scott Simonetti shared countless meals over countless months to describe
the countless marvels of masticatory stress, nitric oxide, and Italian wines. Dr. Justin Feinstein at the Laureate Institute of Brain Research played
hooky from his NIH lab work to give me a hard lesson in brain science,
amygdalae, and the panicking power of carbon dioxide. I begged and borrowed (with annotations, mind you) from several dozen
elucidating books, interviews, and scientific articles penned by these
respiratory renegades: Dr. Michael Gelb; Dr. Mark Burhenne; Dr. Steven
Lin; Dr. Kevin Boyd; Dr. Ira Packman; Dr. John Feiner at the University of
California, San Francisco Hypoxia Research Laboratory; Dr. Steven Park at
the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Albert Einstein College of
Medicine; Dr. Amit Anand at the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, andSleep Medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Ann Kearney,
doctor of speech-language pathology at the Stanford V oice and Swallowing
Center; and, of course, the generous and garrulous Drs. John and Mike
Mew. A crew of DIY pulmonauts welcomed me into their lives and lungs and
showed me the transformative applications of breathing for real people
living in the real world. Thank you to Chuck McGee III at Iced V iking
Breathworks; L ynn Martin at MDH Breathing Coordination; Sasha
Y akovleva at The Breathing Center; Luis Sér gio Álvares DeRose, John
Cosway Chisenhall, and Heduan Pinheiro at DeRose Method; Zach Fletcher
at MindBodyClimb; and T ad Panther. Un grand mer ci  to the mysterious and
heretofore nameless clan of cataphiles for leading me deep below the
Cimetière du Montparnasse and staining my jeans with thousand-year -old
human bone dust. Thanks too to Mark Goettling at Bodimetrics for the suite
of sleep and fitness monitoring devices and to Elizabeth Asch for of fering
up her luxurious Parisian pied-à-terre for an entire month. W riting a paltry tack så jävla mycket  feels like thin gratitude for my
partner in nasal crime, Anders Olsson, a pulmonaut so dedicated to his craft
that he ditched the glory of the Swedish midsommar  to spend a month in
dewy San Francisco with silicone up his nose, a pulse oximeter clipped to
his finger, and tape on his lips. Thank you, Anders. But next time, can we
just plug our ears instead? My early attempts to leave no stone unturned in the lost art and science
of breathing left me with a pile of word rubble. This is a long way of saying
that this book, like most books, took a while and too often felt like
Sisyphean drudgery. Courtney Y oung, my virtuosic, adroit, and oft hilarious editor at
Riverhead, boiled down a 270,000-word quagmire of sesquipedalian
verbiage to the more digestible brick you now hold in your hands. Copilot/literary agent Danielle Svetcov at Levine Greenber g Rostan
Literary Agency not only immediately returned my whiny calls—unheard-
of in that line of work, trust me on this—but also worked side by side with
me to sculpt, hone,


 rop of food-
safe soap has been added. Pat dry and cut a 1-inch (2.5 cm) slice of f the stem end.Set the melon, cut side down, on a clean cutting board or pie plate. Cut in half using a clean knife. Remove the seeds using a lar ge spoon. Clean the knife and cut halves into slices or wedges; remove the rind using a paring knife.Slice or chop the wedges to the size recommended in the recipe. If melon balls are required, scoop
the round shapes out of each seeded half and reserve the remaining flesh for use in Brandied Melon
Jam. Canning Melons
Due to their low acidic value, melons are not recommended for water bath
canning. Y ou can preserve them using the Pressure Canner Method, but
since they are available throughout the year, I do not recom mend this. Melons preserved following rec ipes that include acid in the form of vinegar
or lemon juice and high amounts of sugar are safely processed using a water
bath canner. b r a n d i e d  m e l o n  j a m
The bra ndy and nutmeg in t his r ecipe take the combination fr om a
delicately flavou r ed and rather plain jam to one with a rich, complex
flavour. Cantaloupe melons ho ld their shape in this jam and lend their
sunset orange colour. Of course, if you use honeydew melon, the colour of
the jam will be light minty gr een, and I would be tempted to r eplace the
nutmeg and brandy with 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped fr esh peppermint,
stirr ed into the jam in step 3 and boiled for 1 minute. MAKES 6 CUPS (1.5 L)6 cups (1.5 L) melon chunks (r oughly 1 inch/2.5 cm), see above
2 cups (500 mL) sliver ed dried apricots or
2 cups (500 mL) chopped fr esh apricots
2 cups (500 mL) water
3 tbsp (45 mL) grated lemon rind juice of 4 lemons
5 cups (1.25 L) granulated sugar 1/2 cup (125 mL) brandy
1 pouch (3 oz/85 mL) liquid pectin 1/2 tsp (2 mL) gr ound nutmeg
6 tiny hot chile peppers (cayenne or other hot chile), optional

1. Heat six 1-cup (250 mL) jars  in boiling water, and scald the lids, lifter,
funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 2. In  a Maslin p an or saucepan, combine melon, apricots, water, lemon rind
and juice. Bring to a boil ove r medium heat, stirring occasionally. Boil
gently, stirring occasionally, fo r 30 minutes or until melon is tender and
transparent. Using a potato masher, crush to a soft, spreadable consistency. 3. Add sugar, 1 cup (250 mL) a t a time, stirring to dissolve before adding
the n ext cup. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring often. Add brandy, pectin and
nutmeg; stir and return to a full rolling boil. Boil for 1 min ute, stirring
constantly. 4. Remove pan from heat and skim of f foam. Half-fill hot jar s with jam. Slide a chile pepper down the si de of the jar, if desired. Finish fi lling the jar
with jam, leaving a 1/4-inch (5 mm) headspace. Run a thin n on-metallic
utensil around the inside of the jar to allow air to escape. Add more jam, if
necessary, to leave a 1/4-inch (5 mm) headspace. W ipe rims, top with flat
lids and screw o n metal rings. R eturn jars to the hot water bath, topping up
with hot  water if necessary. Brin g to a full rolling boil and process jars for 5
minutes ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 5. Remo ve cann er lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or
rack to cool com pletely. Check seals, label and store in a cool place for up
to 1 year.Use: T ea m this bright orange ja m with summer fruit sorbets and use it in
bread pu ddings, thumbprint co okies and other recipes in which a lighter-
colour jam works best. f r u i t  c h o c o l a t e  m o u s s e
The year -r ound availability of avocados and cantaloupe melons  makes this
easy and healthy (it’ s non-dair y and lower in sugar) dessert  one of my
favourites. On its own, the m ousse is a bit chalky and begs for mor e
sweetening, so I like to team it with fr esh fruit and a dollop of the same fruit
jam, which acts as the perfect foil for the rich chocolate flavour. Her e, Ihave tea med it with melon wedges and Brandied Melon Jam. In winter, it
tops a pound cake or citrus frui t, along with a spoonful of Classic Dundee
Marmalade  or Rhubarb Raspberry Jam  or … well, you get the pictur e.
MAKES 4 SER VINGS
3 ripe avocados
2/3 cup (150 mL) unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup (125 mL) maple syrup or corn syrup
1/4 cup (50 mL) apple juice
1/2 tsp (2 mL) pur e vanilla extract
1 cantaloupe, seeded and quarter ed (rind on)
1/4 cup (50 mL) Brandied Melon Jam

1. C ut avocados in half lengthw ise. T wist halves open. Remove and discard
the pit. Using a spoon, separate the flesh from the peel of each half. Discard
peel. In  a blender or food processor, combine avocados, co coa, maple
syrup, apple juice and vanilla. Process until smooth. 2. T o serve, spo on Chocolate Mousse evenly on top of cantaloupe quarters. T op each serving with 1 tbsp (15 mL) Brandied Melon Jam. Fr eezing Melons
Muskmelon type s are best for freezing, but keep them separate from other
frozen fruit and do not freeze as long as other fruits and berries. If you grow
your ow n melon s, this is an excellent method of preserving thei r flesh until
you have time to use it in jam and other preserves. 1. Select Equipment:  Se lect suitable-size freezer c ontainers, bags or
Mason jars ( Freezing ). 2. Fr eeze Individual Slices (or  balls or cubes):  Lin e a baking sheet with
waxed paper. Arrange melon sl ices, closely packed in single l ayer, on the
sheet. C over wit h waxed paper a nd arrange another layer of mel on slices. If
the b aking sheet will hold another layer, add more waxed paper and melon
slices. Freeze the melon slices in the coldest part of the freezer. T ransfer to
freezer b ags or containers; label and seal. Use within 6 to 8 weeks and serve
slightly frozen. OR
Pack in Syrup:  In a saucepan, combine 2-1/2 cups (625 mL) granulated
sugar and 4 cups (1 L) water. Bring to a gentle boil over high heat, stirring
frequently. Redu ce heat and gen tly boil for 3 minutes. Let cool. Fill pint (2-
cup/500 mL) or quart (1 L) free zer containers with melon chunks or slices
to w ithin 3 to 4 inches (7 to 10 cm) of the top. Pour syrup over top; use 1
cup (250 mL) syrup per quart (1 L) of prepared fruit. Squeeze out air; leave
1-inch (2.5 cm) headspace. Seal, label and freeze. OR
Dry Pack:  F ill pint (2-cup /500 mL) or qu art (1 L) freezer containers with
melon c hunks or  slices to within 3 to 4 inches (7 to 10 cm) of th e top. Pour
dry granulated sugar over top; use 1/2 cup (125 mL) sugar per quart (1 L) of
prepared fruit. Squeeze out air; l eave 1-inch (2.5 cm) headspace. Seal, label
and freeze. Keep for up to 3 months.N e c t a r i n e s
BELONGING T O THE SAME SPECIES AS PEACHES, nectarines are
actually peaches  with a recessive, non-fuzzy skin gene. Just li ke peaches,
nectarines can be clingstone or freestone, and have white or y ellow flesh. Nectarines tend  to be moister, sweeter and more easily b ruised than
peaches. Good Pr eserving V arieties
Of


 put into it. Immunity
from despair in the face of disapproval is the ticket to a lifetime of
delectable personal present-moment freedom.YOU DON’T NEED THEIR APPROVAL  / 73IV
BREAKING FREE FROM
THE PAST
Only a ghost wallows around in his past, explaining
himself with self-descriptors based on a life lived
through. You are what you choose today, not what
you’ve chosen before. W ho are you? How do you describe yourself? To answer these
two questions, you will very likely have to refer to your own history,
to a past that has been lived through, but to which you are un-
doubtedly tied, and from which you find it difficult to escape. What
are your self-descriptors? Are they neat little labels that you have
accumulated over a lifetime? Do you have a drawer full of self-
definitions which you use on a regular basis? They may include tags
such as I’m nervous, I’m shy, I’m lazy, I’m not musical, I’m clumsy,
I’m forgetful, and a whole catalog of additional I’ms that you use. You probably have many positive I’ms such as I’m loving, I’m good
at bridge, I’m sweet, as well. These will not be dealt with here since
the purpose of this chapter is to help you grow, rather than to ap-
plaud you for the areas of your life where you are operating effect-
ively. Self-descriptors are not in themselves inappropriate, but they
74can be used in harmful ways. The very act of labeling might be a
specific deterrent to growth. It’s easy to use the label as justification
for remaining the same. Sören Kierkegaard wrote, “Once you label
me, you negate me.” When the individual must live up to the label,
the self ceases to exist. The same is true of self-labels. You could be
negating yourself by identifying with your trademarks, rather than
your own potential for growth. All self-labels come out of an individual’s history. But the past,
as Carl Sandburg said in Prairie,  “is a bucket of ashes.”
Check yourself out on the extent to which you are chained to your
past. All self-defeating “I’ms” are the result of the use of these four
neurotic sentences:
(1) “That’s me.”
(2) “I’ve always been that way.”
(3) “I can’t help it.”
(4) “That’s my nature.”
There they are in one little package. The connectors that keep you
from growing, changing and making your life (from this instant
on—which is all the life you have) new, exciting and heaped with
present-moment fulfillment. I know of a grandmother who, each Sunday when she has the
family over for dinner, decides exactly how much each person will
eat by deliberately portioning out plates to her own specifications. She gives each person two slices of meat, a spoonful of peas, a clump
of potatoes, and on and on. When asked, “Why do you do that?”
she responds with, “Oh, I’ve always been that way.” Why? Because
“That’s just the way I am.” Grandma’s rationale for her behavior is
her own label which comes from a past of always having behaved
in that manner. Some people will actually use all four sentences in one shot when
confronted with their behavior. You might ask someone why he al-
ways gets upset when the subject of accidents arisesBREAKING FREE FROM THE PAST  / 75and he is likely to respond, “Oh, that’s just me, I’ve always been that
way. I really can’t help it, it’s just my nature.” Whew! All four at
once, and each being used as an explanation for why he will never
be different and never even consider changing. Your I’ms which describe self-canceling behavior can be traced
to something that you’ve learned in the past. And every time you
use one of these four sentences you are really saying, “And I intend
to continue being the way I’ve always been.”
You can begin to unknot the ropes that link you to your past and
eliminate the fruitless sentences which are spoken to keep you just
as you’ve always been. Here is a typical list of “I’ms” that may be included in your own
self-portrait
I’m Fat I’m a Lousy Cook I’m Shy
“Not Musical “a Poor Speller “Lazy
“Not Athletic “Tired Easily “Timid
“Sloppy “Sickly “Afraid
“Stubborn “Gauche “Clumsy
“Immature “Accident Prone “Anxious
“Meticulous “Short Fused “Forgetful
“Careless “Hostile “Not Mechanical
“Vindictive “Solemn “Poor at Mathematics
“Irresponsible “Apathetic “A Loner
“Nervous “Bored “Frigid
You are probably in there several times, or perhaps you are con-
juring up your own list. The point is not which labels you choose,
but that you choose to label yourself at all. If you are genuinely sat-
isfied with any of the I’ms, then let them be, but if you can admit to
any of these or other I’ms getting in your way at times, it’s time to
make some changes. Let’s begin with an understanding of the origins
of the I’ms. People want to label you, to pigeonhole you into neat little76 / Your Erroneous Zonescategories. It’s easier that way. D. H. Lawrence saw the folly of this
labeling process in his poem What Is He? *
What is he? —A man, of course. Yes, but what does he do? —He lives and is a man. Oh quite! but he must work. He must have a job of some
sort. —Why? Because obviously he’s not one of the leisured classes. —I don’t know. He has lots of leisure. And he makes quite
beautiful chairs. There you are then! He’s a cabinet maker. —No, no! Anyhow a carpenter and joiner. —Not at all. But you said so. —What did I say? That he made chairs, and was a joiner and carpenter. —I said he made chairs, but I did not say he was a
carpenter. All right then, he’s just an amateur? —Perhaps! Would you say a thrush was a professional
flautist, or just an amateur? I’d say it was just a bird. —And I say he is just a man. All right! You always did quibble. How Those “I’ms” Got Started
The antecedents to your I’ms fall into two categories. The first
kind of labels come from other people. They were pinned
* The Complete Poems of D. H. Lawrence,  vol. I, edited by Vivian de Sola Pinto and
F. Warren Roberts; copyright 1929 by Frieda Lawrence Ravagli; by permission of
The Viking Press, Inc.BREAKING FREE FROM THE PAST  / 77on you as a child and you carry them around with you to this day. The other labels are the result of a choice you made to keep from
having to do uncomfortable or difficult chores. The first category is by far the most prevalent. Little Hope is in
the second grade. She goes to her art class every day, full of delight
about coloring and dabbling in paint. Her teacher tells her that she
really isn’t all that good, and she begins to stay away from it because
she doesn’t like disapproval. Before long, she has the beginning of
an I’m. I’m not good at art. With enough avoidance behavior she
reinforces this notion and, as an adult, when asked why she doesn’t
draw, she says, “Oh, I’m not good at it. I’ve always been that way.”
Most I’ms are leftovers, hangers-on from a time when you heard
such sentences as: “He’s kind of clumsy; his brother is good at ath-
letics, but he’s the studious one.” Or, “You’re just like me, I was
never good at spelling either.” Or, “Billy was always the shy one.”
Or, “She’s just like her father; he couldn’t carry a tune with a
wheelbarrow.” These are the birth rites to a lifetime of I’ms that
never get challenged. They are simply accepted as a condition of
life. Have a conversation with the people in your life who you feel are
most responsible for many of your I’ms. (Parents, long-time family
friends, old teachers, grandparents, etc.) Ask them how they think
you got to be the way you are and if you’ve always been that way. Tell them you are determined to change and see if they believe you
are capable. You’ll be surprised at their own interpretations and
how they feel you can’t be any different, since “You’ve always been
that way.”
The second category of I’ms originates in those convenient tags
that you’ve learned to place on yourself in order to avoid distasteful
activities. I have been working with a client who is forty-six years
old, and wants very much to attend college, since he missed out on
his opportunity because of World War Two. But Horace is threatened
by the prospect of being in academic competition with young