, as well as for growing seedlings to  be planted outdoors. Tender plants, such as holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum, p. 116), thrive indoors, and some indoor plants, such as aloe vera (Aloe vera, p. 60), have the added advantage of absorbing polluting chemicals from the air. Buying Medicinal Herbs
Reputable herb nurseries are the best place
to buy herbs when particular varieties or
species are required. Be clear about what
plants you want before visiting the nursery. When buying for medicinal use, purchase the standard medicinal, rather than an improved
or ornamental variety.The Medicinal Herb Garden
Planning an herb garden depends on a range of factors including the space available, exposure, soil, conditions, and climate. As a starting point, details of ten of the most common and useful medicinal plants for growing in temperate climates are given in the chart below. Some of them, such as thyme (Thymus vulgaris, p. 143) and sage (Salvia officinalis,  p. 131), may be grown indoors. A number of other medicinal herbs, including German chamomile (Chamomilla recutita, p. 77), lady’s mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris, p. 163), and lavender (Lavandula officinalis, p. 108) also grow well in a temperate climate and are well worth cultivating. If in doubt about how  to care for plants or what will grow well in your garden, consult a nursery. Outdoor Gardens
Choose a range of hardy herbs to grow in your
garden that will establish themselves easily and produce plenty of foliage that can be harvested. Plant exotic or less hardy herbs in sheltered sunny sites or in containers. Container Gardens
Many medicinal plants such as peppermint
(Mentha x piperita, p. 114) or bay laurel
(Laurus nobilis,  p. 226) can be grown in pots,  Cultivation
Bear in mind the following points when planning the garden and choosing herbs. Site
The majority of medicinal plants prefer a sunny
exposure and moderately well-drained soil. It is possible to improve a site, for example by planting hedges as windbreaks. Choose sheltered, sunny corners for delicate and half-hardy herbs, and  avoid planting on land formerly used for industrial purposes, which may be contaminated. T emperature
Some plants tolerate only very specific
temperature ranges, and many herbs, such as rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis, p. 128), are only half-hardy and will not survive exposure to deep or long periods of frost. Protect tender and half-hardy plants from the wind to avoid the windchill factor. Spring is the best time to plant most herbs. Wintering plants in a greenhouse or cool indoor site is often the only way to keep subtropical plants in cool temperate climates, while other herbs will thrive indoors all year round in a warm, sunny position. Soil
Soils vary greatly depending on the proportions
of sand, silt, and clay content. Sandy soils drain easily and need feeding, while clay soils can become waterlogged and require drainage. Pruning
Pruning is used to remove dead wood and
improve the shape, size, and quality of growth. It is an important garden activity and needs to  be done correctly for different woody plants
to benefit—check the best time of year for each plant. Deadheading plants, especially shrubs, Growing Medicinal Plants
Growing medicinal plants may be more time-consuming than buying them,
but it brings with it the unique pleasure of producing your own herbal remedies. Many medicinal herbs are easy to grow and will flourish indoors,  on a windowsill, or in the garden, providing a year-round supply of fresh,  sweet-smelling natural medicines. Useful Herbs to Grow
Aloe vera
(Aloe vera, p. 60)
Comfrey
(Symphytum officinale, p. 138)
Feverfew
(Tanacetum parthenium, p. 140)Lemon balm
(Melissa officinalis, p. 113)
Calendula
(Calendula officinalis, p. 73)
Peppermint
(Mentha x piperita, p. 114)
Rosemary
(Rosmarinus officinalis, p. 128)
Sage
(Salvia officinalis, p. 131)
St. John’s wort
(Hypericum perforatum, p. 106)
Thyme
(Thymus vulgaris, p. 143)■ fresh plant gel for minor burns and
wounds
■ ointment or poultice for sprains and bruises
(use the leaf only)
■ fresh leaf or tincture for headaches and
migraines
■ infusion for anxiety, poor sleep, and nervous
indigestion; lotion for cold sores
■ cream for cuts, scrapes, inflamed skin; infusion
for fungal infections
■ infusion for indigestion and headaches; lotion
for itchy skin
■ infusion as a stimulating nerve tonic and to aid
weak digestion
■ infusion for sore throats, mouth ulcers, and
diarrhea
■ tincture for depression and menopause;
infused oil is antiseptic and heals wounds
■ infusion for coughs, colds, and chest
infections; lotion for fungal infectionsmediCinal USeS COndiTiOnS & Care CUlTiva TiOn
meTHOd
■ sunny site indoors; pot up as
needed; do not overwater
■ warm sunny site; moist soil
■ well-drained or dry, stony soil
in sun
■ moist soil in sun; cut back after
flowering
■ well-drained soil; full sun; remove
dead flower heads
■ sunny but moist site; do not allow
to dry out
■ sunny sheltered site; protect with
burlap in winter
■ well-drained or dry, sunny,
sheltered site
■ well-drained to dry soil with sun
or partial shade
■ well-drained soil, may need a layer
of gravel; sunny siteoffsets
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There is a wide variety of
propagation methods. Choose
the one most suited to the plant. When planting, prepare the ground
in advance, taking into account the
requirements of the individual plant,
and the soil, site, and time of year, as well
as the anticipated size of the mature plant. Seed
Seeds can be sown either in containers or in
prepared soil in open ground. It is important to
time the sowing of seeds to enable seedlings to
be planted outdoors when weather and soil become
sufficiently warm. Annuals and biennials can be grown
with ease from seed and will grow vigorously
throughout the summer. Check the germination
requirements of perennials before buying seeds, as
some varieties germinate easily, while others, such as
Siberian ginseng ( Eleutherococcus senticosus, p. 94), can
be far more difficult. Cuttings
This is one of the most popular methods of
propagation. It is suitable for woody perennial herbs. Cuttings are usually taken from the stem,
although some plants may also be propagated
from roots. Choose young, healthy plants and take
the cutting just below a leaf and stem joint using
a clean, sharp knife. Strip off the lowest leaves and
dip the stem in hormone rooting preparation before
inserting it in suitable soil mix. Some plants are
very difficult to propagate this way, so check before
attempting this method. Root Division
This is an easy way to propagate plants that form
clumps. Divide spring-flowering herbaceous plants
in autumn, and autumn-flowering herbaceous
plants in spring. Carefully lift a mature plant, divide
it into smaller sections, and replant both the new
and the mature plant. Plants from Produce
Purchase pots of culinary herbs from a grocery
or supermarket, split the seedlings into 3 to 4
small clumps, and pot them
separately. Fresh roots, such as
ginger ( Zingiber officinale, p. 155),
or bulblets, such as garlic ( Allium
sativum, p. 59), can be planted in pots
or in prepared ground outside, if
temperature allows. Layering
Layering involves encouraging a
shoot or stem to form roots by
making a small slit in its underside
and burying it, with the growing tip
above ground. When the layer
roots emerge, remove and pot. “Mound layering” is suitable for
woody herbs such as
sage ( Salvia officinalis, p. 131). Pile free-draining soil over
the base of the plant, and
when the layered stems
form new roots, remove
and pot.herbal remedies for home use
encourages fresh growth. Pruning and tidying the
garden regularly also reduces pests and diseases. Watering
Water well after


anti ng and ravings of a religious right-wing NUT. However, you do have a brain, no matter how washed and laundered and programmed it may be. You can still think and reason and know right from wrong, TRUE from FALSE, and the ring of
righteousness from the thud of wickedness. What I will communicate to you over the next few pa ges is:
1. The Medical Establishment does not want a CURE FOR CANCER and absolutely will
not permit a CURE for any reason at any cost. 2. CANCER is a very simple dysfunction to properly tre at. 3. The CANCER VICTIM must treat the cancer himself as the physicians in our society are
not permitted to treat CANCER, only the effects of cancer. 4. It is most difficult to CURE your own cancer. 5. The Establishment deceives you with a multitude of tricks. 6. It takes dedication and hard work to follow the cor rect Metabolic Program
7. The Establishment plunders Cancer Victims. 8. Cancer Victims are used and abused Establishment re search animals. While Scott was sitting in my office getting his Me tabolic Nutritional Program the Establishment
was continuing their relentless attack on the Scien tific Paradigm, which I advanced. This attack
has been ongoing since I published the scientific t reatise in a little 38-page booklet, ONE
ANSWER TO CANCER, in December 1967. Early in 1970 the Establishment  had obtained a copy
and went berserk, promptly throwing me in Jail. Usi ng their Establishment Media, The Fort
Worth Star Telegram,  the usual smear job belched forth to warn the publ ic of the villain in their
midst and to beware of "QUACKS. " This ruthlessness and lawlessness has gone on since  the "Garden," which I thoroughly
understand from history, as well as personal experi ence. I am reminded of another Dentist, Dr. William T. G. Morton, the one who first discovered g eneral anesthesia and the wicked ways in
which he was treated by the Establishment, even hav ing to suffer the theft of his paradigm and
being discredited until long after his death. Even today the Establishment tries to discredit him. THE ESTABLISHMENT
Many are allowed to rant and rave about the conspir acy in the medical establishment and
governmental agencies, but none are allowed to be t ruthful and point out or define who the
Establishment is. To some of them, it is a vague so mebody or group somewhere out there, who
are the bad guys. To others, it is not socially acc eptable or politically correct to TELL, if they
know. We politely refer to the ENEMY WITHIN as the Establ ishment. We all know it exists in all
areas of civilization: Political, Economic, Legal, Education, Health, Media, and Religion. The
inclusive extent and wickedness of the Establishmen t is beyond the mental capacity of one to
conceive and comprehend. The overthrow of our gover nment and our institutions is complete. This overthrow of our institutions has not been wit h guns but with words, bribes, stealth, and acts
of deceit. When Scott was in my office, I had just gone throug h every court in Texas and the U. S. Supreme
Court seeking my First Amendment Constitutional rig hts. However, the Establishment controls
the courts and said I had no 1st amendment right or  freedom of speech, freedom of press, or
freedom to publish a scientific paper. In fact the Establishment was so angry and livid, they
claimed the book was practicing medicine on anyone who read it. "Dr. Kelley is a clear and
present danger to Society" (Establishment interests ). Only Justice William O. Douglas dissented
(1971). I am not allowed to have a copy of the book. DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The Establishment was so livid and upset they force d the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
to remove my Dental license for 5 years on the same  charges. Double jeopardy is also
unconstitutional. Like Scott, almost everyone who visited me, or foll owed this little 38-page booklet, recovered in
about 6 months. During this period of time, if it t ook longer than 6 months the victim was not
following the booklet or continued with chemotherap y and/or radiation. To say this upset the local Oncologists throughout the country was the understatement of the
Century. Among Cancer Victims this booklet spread l ike a wild forest fire. Many Cancer Victims
never visited me, but nevertheless recovered and we nt on their way to health. Of course, this was reported to the Local State Med ical Boards, which in turn reported to the
Medical Establishment. TEXAS STATE AGENCIES
At this point the Establishment was in a real first  class Tizzy. They engaged in the practice of
sending the police to sit outside of my little 3 ro om shack of an office, stopping each one of my
dental patients, trying to get a confession that th ey were coming to visit me for treatment of
Cancer not for a visit to the dentist. Grapevine, Texas, the site of the dental office, wa s 4-5 miles north of the Dallas/Ft. Worth
Airport. Counselees flying into D/FTW would rent a car and drive to my office. The police
would take the rental car’s license down, then go t o the rental agency and get name and address
of counselees. In addition to giving the informatio n to the Establishment the police would send it
to the hometown of the counselee so their local pol ice could keep surveillance on them. Many
entrapment tricks both in Texas and Hometowns were used frequently
ANOTHER FIRST
The Establishment got into such a frenzy they engag ed the Texas State Comptroller to illegally
do their dirty work. They were going to stop me at all costs. The Establishment sent to my little
shack an agent of the Comptroller. It did not bothe r me a bit. In fact I offered to help the
Comptroller. The Comptroller decided that I owed th e Sovereign State of Texas several
thousands of dollars of sales taxes I should have c ollected on the food and vitamins being sold to
counselees. CHANGING THE LAW RETROACTIVELY, a good ol’ Establishment Trick he
learned from the IRS, who practice it routinely, wh en needed to control a person or destroy him. The State Legislature specifically by law exempted sales tax on food and vitamins. The
Comptroller, Bob Bullock (later to become Lt. Gover nor) said he made a specific arbitrary ruling
for me [by Establishment’s orders]. I just ignored him. Being challenged, the Comptroller got
nasty and sent his henchmen to threaten me. I told them "I’ll make a deal with you. You can pay
for a clerk to collect it for you. I only work for myself. Or, you can set up a card table outside my
front door and collect the taxes yourself. I’ll eve n let you store your card table inside my office
overnight. You had better have a beach umbrella als o, sitting outside in the Texas Sun gets hot. " Last December, I received a Christmas card from Lt. Governor & Mrs. Bullock. Not too long after this, we moved to a tiny town of  200 in Winthrop, Washington. The
Establishment was enraged to a point of hate and ac tion. One wintry night our home was burned
to the ground. All was lost including the older sto red medical records and our pets. During this period, no Establishment trick was over looked to stop me. The Establishment-
controlled Federal agency, Internal Revenue Service, used all its reserve tricks, and like the
Texas Comptroller made up several new rules in thei r attempt to stop me. I guess I was too dumb
to let it bother me, and I went right on my way hel ping as many people as God would send. ALL OUT ESTABLISHMENT WAR OF REVENGE
From late 1979 through to this date, the Establishm ent has been in an insane Tizzy. No deceit, no
lie, no trick, no bribe, no MURDER, no use of "the badder and baddest people" were overlooked
and used to the fullest extent of their creative di abolic intent and actions. In their War on me,
they attacked on all fronts and areas to the full f ury of their capacity. They did several things at
the same time. Many too horrible to write about. I will mention some of them; they were all
going on at the same time. The battles became inten se with the Hollywood Actor Steve
McQueen. STEVE MCQUEEN  Early in 1980 after he had stopped, within 6 months, the growth of his (McQueen’s) own Cancer
tumors, his body had encapsulated the dead Liver tu mor and several smaller masses. McQueen felt well and demanded that the unsightly b ulge on his right side and little nodule on
the left side of his neck be surgically removed. I was against this at the time but McQueen
insisted. FATAL MISTAKE
McQueen frequently called me on my FBI-tapped telep hone. In one call McQueen made to me,
he stated in his famous hero’s voice, "I’m going to  blow the lid off this Cancer Racket. " This of


ious. It is desire that ignites the engine of creation, not caution. Never, never caution. Always,
always desire. Look to see what you most desire in your life, then ride that feeling all the way to
creation. If you do this you are using what h as been called the Law of Attraction. In simple
terms: thought in action. At a very high metaphysical level: the process of synergistic
energy exchange. Everything is energy. In this field of energy, like attracts like. What you think, you create. Yet what  you believe is what you think, and what you perceive is what you believe —and all
of your perceptions depend on your perspective... AND... It is your current reality that creates your next perspective. It is a circle. I know you have already heard al l of this... but I want you to really “get it.”
If you step out of a Distorted Reality you could carry that distortion into your next
perspective, skipping right over the place of Pure Being from which the soul’s perspective
emerges. This will affect yo ur next perception, which will affect your next belief, which will
affect your next behavior, which will affect your next event, and so on around the clock of
your life... to the creation of your Next -Moment -Reality. This is not good. Life is not going to go well if your Distorted Reality is so strong and
feels so “real” that its energy affects your next perspective. That’s why you are urged to get
in touch with your soul, which rests between your last reality and your next perspective (at
“twelve o’cloc k high” on life’s Time Clock). What the soul brings to this process that the
mind cannot is that enlarged perspective  I keep talking about. Once you have gained that new perspective, once you have made that New  Data part of
your mind’s Past  Data, you can t hink a new thought about tomorrow, and how you want it
to be. You do not have to come from worry or anxiety or negativity or any less than joyful
vision of your future —no matter how  “bad” you think today has been! Knowing that all
things turn out for the b est, that all outcomes are perfect for your evolution, gives you
extraordinary confidence in tomorrow. And that’s where your power lies. Okay, enough for a while. I’m going to invite you now to just
Put the book down for a bit
Give yourself a chance to tak e all of that in. Read the notes you’ve placed in the margin. (You have  been taking notes, haven’t you...?) Maybe do a little writing in your journal. (You are keeping a journal, yes?) Then...... when you feel refreshed, please go on to... YOU R NEW IDEA ABOUT TOMORROW
What I’m saying here is that life is an energy that feeds on itself. Life produces more life
through the process of life, and life’s energy duplicates itself. What I’m saying here is that
thinking in a positive way about a present  event not only changes our present experience of
that event, but sets into motion energies that create future events. What I’m saying here is that an extraordinary life emerges from a change in your idea about future change —#7 on
our list. What you projec t, you produce. What you conclude, you create. And all that stuff. “All that stuff” is what spiritual teachers of every stripe and color, of every persuasion
and belief, have been sharing with humankind since time began. All spiritual teachers say
the same  thing. Don’t you think that’s a bit unusual? All religions teach the same doctrine. Don’t you find that interesting? On this particular subject, on the question of how life works
and what makes the world go ’round, every dogma agrees: As you believe, so w ill it be done
unto you. James Allen wrote an extraordinary little tract on this subject, titled As a Man Thinketh. I
read this more than thirty years ago and it changed my life. The James Allen website [self -improvement -ebooks.com] says that this mystical  author
(1864 -1912) wrote in his own powerful words what the Buddha taught: All that we are is
the result of what we have thought. Allen’s text has it this way: “As a man thinketh in his
heart, so is he.”
Allen’s message “is one of hope even in the midst o f confusion. Yes, he says, humanity
surges with uncontrolled passion, is tumultuous with ungoverned grief, is blown about by
anxiety and doubt. Only the wise man, only he whose thoughts are controlled and purified,
makes the winds and the storms of the sou l obey him,” the website says. This is, of course, exactly what I have been telling you here. Again I notice, it is what all
spiritual teachers and writers have said forever and ever. In a striking affirmation of the
very book you are now reading, James Al len wrote one hundred years ago:
“Tempest -tossed souls, wherever you may be, under whatsoever conditions you may
live, know this —in the ocean of life the isles of blessedness are smiling and the sunny shore
of your ideal awaits your coming.”
Thus, says the self -improvement -ebooks.com website, “Allen teaches two essential
truths: today we are where our thoughts have taken us, and we are the architect —for
better or worse —of our futures.”
My grown sons have a way of dealing with whatever is going on in thei r life. No matter
what happens they say, simply: “It’s all good.”
You can’t make a scheduled lunch date? “It’s all good.” The car gets grumpy and won’t
start? “It’s all good.” I like that. I like that a lot. What a perspective! What a great starting
point! That’s how you create a wonderful tomorrow! You create from a new Point of Origin about today! The opportunity that we have every
day is to look straight at what’s going on right now and smile and have a good laugh on
ourselves and say, “It’s all good.” T hen add a huge thank you to God for making this life so
magnificent that we can create a brand new experience of it  in any given moment. I have said that Observed Reality is a wonderful reality —it is a very high and rare state
of experiencing, one which mo st people seldom reach. You would think that the Observed
Reality would be the reality most often experienced by human beings, but it is, in fact, a
very elevated state of consciousness that many people live their entire lifetime without
entering more than  occasionally. Most humans most of the time come from their Imagined
Truth, and therefore experience a Distorted Reality. You can tell if you are living in the Observed Reality because you will be clear that in this
moment there is nothing going on  other t han what is going on. The moment you bring your awareness to just what is happening now, you realize that
everything “bad” that you think about this “now” is stuff that you’ve added. It’s stuff that’s
not really there. You’re placing  it there, with your th ought. All you have to do to get rid of the pain of what is happening now is to stop adding  the
pain TO what is happening now. Pull the plug! Drain the moment of the bad past or the
unwelcome future. Have a new thought about Right Now —and have it right now! It’s all good! How can you say that when I just lost my job? you might growl —and that wou ld be fair. Or, more sadly, How can you say that when my loved one has just died? Or when my
relationship has just ended? These are difficult, stress -filled moments. I am not suggesting they are not. Events such
as these challenge every belief we may have that we live in a friendly universe. Only the
soul’s absolute knowing that, when all is said and done, everything is happening for the
best of all concerned can bring us peace in a time such as this. Life (and every condition and circumstance and relations hip in life) is functional until its
stability is threatened. In that case, it is adaptable. Thus, it renders itself sustainable by
changing form. This is what is occurring at the moment of a loved one’s death —and at the moment of
the death of anything... a relationship, a job, a way of life, anything at all. Nothing changes
except for the better. Right now you may be scoffing at this. Yet I’m going to go back to this: I’m willing to bet
that if you assessed things very honestly you would agree that some  of the worst things
that ever happened to you were actually some of the best things that ever happened to you. A Master sees this truth in all things. I am not a Master, nor anything close to it. Yet I can
see that in my own life this has been true. You a lready know that fifteen years ago I had an
automobile accident in which I broke my neck, which sent me into nearly two years of
rehab, which required me to stop work, which caused me to lose my income, which
eventually reduced me to living in a tent for a n entire year, panhandling on street corners
and struggling in all sorts of weather just to stay fed, warm, and


constitutes a devout life (i.e., trying to please God and obey the
rules), but they disagree on which messenger to trust. The direct path doesn’t propose that kind of practical
immortality. There are zero rules or even injunctions. Instead,
there is  a path that arrives at waking up. Once you are on the path,
you mu st comm unicate with immortality yourself, as best you can. Moses, Jesus, and Buddha aren’t going to help you (a lthough,
because there are no rules, if you want to follow a religion, the
choice i s yours ). To begin to  communicate with immorta lity, the
first step is to believe that you can, which isn’t easy. For our entire lives, all of us have been taught how to live i n the
state of practical mortality. Everything is gauged according to how
it fits in betwe en birth and death. People who squeeze the most
pleasure out of life, master many skills, work hard and play hard,
travel to  many places, amass money and possessions—they  are the
winners in the scheme of pr actical mortality. At its most basic,
however, every one lives in th e shadow of mortality. You see this in
our wo rship of youth, our o bsession with fending off aging, our
fear that our bodies might ge t injured. Protecting the body lies at
the heart of getting rich— money offers a surrogate form of
invulnerability. The rich and powerful come close to being
invulnerable to  life’s hardships. (Yet nothing is more untr ue than
the saying, “It’s better to die rich than poor.” Finality is finality, no
matter how much money you amass and throw around.) In t his context, how can you believe that you can commun icate
with immortality, much less turn it into a way of life? All you
actually need is the insight that you are doing it already. Wholeness—the one thing we ’ve been talking about—is immortal. It communicat es with mortal life by emerging into the physical
world a s time, space, matter, and energy. Physics has no problem
with that assertion. The prec reated state or quantum vacuum is
not bound by time or space. It contains no matter and energy but
only the potential for matter and energy. The direct path translates this basic fact into something
profoundly human. When yo u do the exercise in this chapter of
emptying a room until you a re left with a blank slate, you set thestage for filling the room up again with anything you want. As a
symbol of human creativity, the exercise is simple, but when you
look aro und you, the entire w orld has been constructed the same
way. Colors, textures, tastes,  smells, and the like are all symbols
for a quality human beings desired to have in virtual reality. We kee p at this project, taking a possibility, plucking it out of
its s tate of pote ntial, and then making it real. We embrace dogs for
their human traits—loyalty, friendliness, obedience, and so on—
while in return, through a sort of bleed-through or osmosis, the
primal Siberian wolf from which all domesticated dogs are
descended has been given an evolutionary makeover. H umans
consciously selected the traits we consider desirable and excluded
those w e don’t wish to see. Ad orable eyes are a very desira ble trait,
and a golden L abrador puppy as young as eight weeks inst inctively
gazes into its owner’s eyes,  forming a bond that we instantly
recognize. (Wolves, on the other hand, retain a feral glare with no
connection to humans.) The dog is a human creation in the flesh
as well as in our creative imagination. Hybridizing do gs and cats, li ke manipulating the genes of corn
and wh eat to resist pests, is physical manipulation, but t he force
behind it, imagination, isn’t. U sing our imagination is one way you
and I and eve ryone else are living the mystery. No one created
imagination, just as no one created creativity. No one created
evolution, either. When you get closer to the source, where
consciousness in all its diversity begins to narrow down to one
thing, it is evident that being human depends on contacting the
immortal domain constantly, not just every day but every second. Diversity is a blinding spectacle. Seven billion people with the
capacity to see millions of co lors, write countless melodies, speak
infinite combinations of words, and pursue endless dreams and
obsessions—this whole panorama is diversity. Being human
cannot be confined to any se t of rules, whether handed down by
divine authority or created by human lawgivers and enforcers. What m akes us human is inv isible and impossible to codify. To
be human, you must know  how to pay attention. Yo u must
understand what it means to remember something, hold it in your
mind, and return to it whene ver you need to. You must be able to
carry through with an intention. These things are so basic that webarely n otice them, but too o ften the basic instructions have gone
awry. The average mind is restless, u nable to stay  still for more than
a brief moment. The average mind is shallow, u nabl e to reach beneath t he
surface of unending mental activity. The average mind is without purpose, unable to bring its
intentions to fruition in a meaningful way. These t hree problems are interlinked, and they bring about the
struggle that most people kn ow all too well. If it were na tural for
the hum an mind to be restle ss, shallow, and without purpose, it
would be useless to speak of metahuman as anything but an empty
ideal. But, in r eality, the mind by nature is restful. It is ca pable of
going d eeply into its own awareness, and it can find a higher
purpose. Pract ical immortality brings this truth to light, telling us
what is normal and natural in our mental life. When y ou are in contact w ith one thing, other basic t hings
become clear. You cannot be  human without the ability to make
symbols and recognize what they mean. A red stop s ign is a
symbol that tells cars to ha lt at an intersection. Red  has zero
connection to stop  until human beings assign it that meaning. The
word tree  symbol izes a class of tall plants with wooden trunks, but
the con nection is totally arbitrary. Arbre  w ill do in Fren ch; Baum
in Ger man. Y et having created a symbol, we can become
imprisoned by it, the way tha t flags trap people into nationalism,
money into greed, and religious rituals into dogmatism. The fre edom to create symbols without being ruled by them is
part of practica l immortality. The Sufis say that everything in the
world i s symbolic, which seems true to me. Virtual reality is a
three-dimensional symbol of how Homo sapiens  wants the world
to be. The things we say in words are symbols of deeper things
that are beyond words or even thoughts. If you try to unravel
everything implied by the word love, for  example, the thread of
meaning will lead in every direction. “I love X” can be ass igned to
all desires, all wants and wishes. Then the opposite of love,
whether it is hate or fear, becomes symbolic of the undesirable.As part of going beyond your story, it is necessary to stop falling
prey to the lure of symbols. You begin to see that they are like
counterfeit money. Love  can be the word used to justify domestic
violence, obses sive jealousy, stalking, or attacking some one else
who de sires th e same person you desire. The same slip periness
afflicts a word like peace, w hich can be used by a country that sells
weapons of mass destruction  in the name of keeping peace among
nations or appeasing tyrants to prevent them from murdering
their own people. The ultimate rationale for pr actical immortality is the same as
the rationale for not-doing. Y ou let wholeness unfold on its own. You stop forcing, struggling, and interfering. It’s unfortunate that
the teachings of not-doing, whether in Buddhism, Taoism, or
Christianity, have acquired the reputation of being mystical. If
people simply stopped forcing, which isn’t mystical in the
slightest, daily life would improve immensely. If we stopped doing
a lot of things we know are bad for us, not-doing would b ecome a
way of life everyone would want to follow. Why don’t we? Because e verything involved in practical
immortality—paying attenti on, using your intention to get
somewhere, fulfilling a purpose, dropping your story, ending the
tyranny of symbols—depends on a state of consciousness y ou have
to arriv e at. Virtual reality is all about stories and symbols. Metareality isn ’t. That’s why a  path is needed to get from o ne state
of consciousness to a different one. What choiceless awareness
teaches us is th at the path isn’t about what you think, say, or do. You unf old your potential, which


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1	teaspoon	rose	water
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It’s	well	established	that	sunscreen	can	help	protect	against	skin
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24
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25
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skin	cream	and	exposed	to	ultraviolet	light,	the	cream	with	retinyl	palmitate
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 I became very
quiet. The calmn ess was overwhelming. I was almost certain that my father
was right there with me. I was no longer talking to a gravesto ne, but was
somehow in the presence of something which I could not, and still cannot,
explain. When I resumed  my one-way conversation, I said, “I somehow feel as if I
were sent here today and that you had something to do with it. I don’t know
what your role is, or even if you have one, but I am certain that the time has
come to abandon this anger and hatred that I have carried around so
painfully for so long. I want you to know that as of this momen t, right now,
all of that is gone. I forgive you. I don’t know what motivated  you to run
your life as you did. I am sure that you must have felt many forlorn
moments know ing that you had three children you would never see. Whatever it was that was going on inside of you, I want you to know that I
can no longer think hateful thoughts about you. When I think of you it will
be with compas sion and love. I am letting go of all this disorder that is
inside me. I know in my heart that you were simply doing what you knew
how to do given  the conditions of your life at the time. Even though I have
no mem ory of ever having seen you, and even though it was my fondestdream to someday meet you face to face and hear your side, I will not let
those thoughts ever hold me back from also feeling the love I have for you.”
As I stood at that lonely grave marker in southern Mississippi I said words
I’ve never forgotten, because they signified how I would be conducting my
life from then on: “I send you love…. I send you love…. Honestly, I send
you love.”
In one pure hone st moment I experienced feeling forgiveness for the man
who was my father and for the child I had been who wanted to know and
love him. I felt a kind of peace and cleansing that was entirely new for me. Though I was unaware of it at the time, that simple act of forgiveness was
the beginning of an entirely new level of experiencing life for me. I was on
the thres hold of a stage of my life that was to encompass worlds I could not
even imagine in those days. When I went back to New York, miracles began to appear everywhere. I
wrote Your Erroneous Zones  with ease. An agent arrived in my life through
a series of “strange” circumsta nces at exactly the right mome nt. I had a
meeting with an executive of T.Y. Crowell Publishers, and a few days later
he called to tell me that Crowell was going to publish my book. Every step along the way of the Your Erroneous Zones  story was another
miracle waiting to happen. Strange and wonderful events occurred with
delightful frequency. The exactly “right” person would be there when
needed. The perfect contact would materialize out of the strangest
coincidences. My speaking schedule increased, and my performances in
front of audienc es became effortless. I abandoned my notes, though often
talking for six and eight hours at seminars. Later, these seminars became a
series of successful tapes. My personal family life improved almost
immediately, and I made decisions that I previously had ponde red over for
years. In what seemed fast-forward, I had achieved what most authors
dream about. I had the top-selling book in the United States and was having
the time of my life appearing on the talk shows. In the years that followed,
my writing seemed to be taking me in new directions. I went from writing
about “How to” utilize specific strategies in self-understanding to “How to”
become a more assertive human being. I went from telling peopl e how to do
something to writing about the importance of being at transcendent levels as
a human being. Today, I am convinced that my experience of forgivenes s, while
emotionally draining at the moment it was occurring, was the beginning ofmy transformation. It was my first encounter with the power of my own
mind to go beyond what I previously considered the constr aints of the
physical world and my physical body. Pablo Picasso said, “While I work I leave my body outside the door, the
way Moslems take off their shoes before entering the mosque.” I did the
same thing as I wrote this book. I left my body outside the room. By that I
mean that I left outside the world of aches and intrusions which are
experienced in form, and allowed only my mind to enter my writing
domain. In this world of pure thought there are no limits. What  is the limit
to your imagination? This part of me that is my thoughts is pure energy
allowing the ideas to coalesce into words in my mind, and then into form on
my typewriter. No excuses, no fatigue, no fears, no anguish, simply energy
that is somehow flowing through me to you without any limitations. As I
create I know that these words and ideas are not mine to own. That I am the
conduit through which they flow, and that when I am open and unattached,
when I leave my body at the door as Picasso said, I am a part of the creative
process that is related to being awakened. This awakening process and the
rewards that go with being bitten by the transformational bug are precisely
what this book is about. To begin  the awakening process you must become very comfortable with
the concept of paradox. Why? Because you are one big walki ng, talking,
breathing parad ox at all mome nts of your life. It is simply the way of
things. The Bhagavad Gita, one of the most ancient spiritual books on our
planet, sums up paradox as follows:
By passion for the “pairs of opposites,”
By those twin snares of Like and Dislike, Prince,
All creatures live bewildered, save some few
Who, quit of sins, holy in act, informed,
Freed from the “opposites” and fixed in faith
Cleave unto Me.”
And bewildered you will continue to be until you can get very comfortable
with opposites like the following. You are simultaneously in form, with all
of the rules and laws that apply to form, and in nonform, with a completely
opposite set of rules and laws. You are both shy and aggressive within the
same body. You are lazy and hardworking. You get the most approval whenyou care the least about it. The tighter you squeeze the water, the less you
have. The things that upset us in others are the lessons we have to learn
ourselves. You cannot exclusively examine the north pole of a magnet. No
matter how thin you slice it, there is always a south pole to consider. The
dualism is always there. Rather than dismissing this concept with your left-
brain linear side, remember that you have, at the same time, a right-brain
intuitive side that can allow opposites to live comfortably with each other. I
delight in Ram Dass’ s description of paradox in Be Her e Now:
The most exquisite paradox…as soon as you give it all up, you
can have it all…. As long as you want power, you can’t have it. The minute you don’t want power, you’ll have more than you
ever dreamed possible. Until you are blissfully comfortable with this concept, and until you
come to grips with your own predicament of being in form and formless
simultaneously, you will be struggling with this paradox. After listening to my tapes on transformation, a woman wrote to me,
“Wow, this stuff really works when you truly let it in.” I couldn’ t say it any
better than that. But William James, writing back in 1926, put it this way:
The further limits of our being plunge, it seems to me, into an
altogether other dimension of existence from the visible world. Name it the mystical region, or the supernatural region,
whichever you choose…we belong to it in a more visible world. When we commune with it, work is actually done upon our finite
personality, for we are turned into new men. One thing I know for certain: by communing with all of these universal
principles, by writing about them, by living them every day, I have been
transformed into a new man, a happier, more purposeful, more fully alive
man than I ever dreamed possible for myself. Now I hope that my efforts
and energy are visible in this book and will help to make a positive, loving
difference in your life as well. In love and light,
Wayne W. Dyer1989

OceanofPDF.comTRANSFORMA TION

Transformation is the ability and willingness to live beyond your
form. I feel as if I have  gone through a gate which will not allow me to go back
to the place where I used to live. To me, going through the gate symbolizes
transformation. But what do I mean by that? Start with the word “form,” the center of transformation. It is a term that
describes the physical you. It includes all of the physiological properties
that you have come to associate with the human being that is you. Form
includes the total weight of your bones, arteries, blood vessels, skin,
eyeballs, toenails, heart, lungs,  kidneys, and anything else


. In everyday life, mind has come to mean the
means by which man thinks and feels. Psychology has also
similarly defined the mind. In tantra and yoga, however,
mind means something quite different. Here, mind is termed
as chitta which literally means awareness, and this term en
compasses awareness on all the different levels of existence. The objective awareness is one of these levels; subjective
awareness is another; absence of awareness is another. Mind is not thought, emotion, or memory as is commonly
believed. Individual mind is part of the universal mind, a
part of what we know as total mind. What is this total mind? It is composed of a type of proto-matter and has two opposite 13
poles known as time and space. Time and space are actually
only categories of the mind. It is only in the orthodox or con
ventional way of thinking that time and space are considered
to have a separate existence, different from the universal
mind. Every form of matter has a nucleus, and so also has the
mind. On the material plane scientists have managed to liberate
energy from the nucleus of matter by a process of fission. In
the same way, yogis and spiritual adepts have been exploring
ways similarly to liberate the energy from the nucleus of the
mind and the material body. So long as time and space re
main separated, nothing can emerge from the universal
mind, but when time and space come close to each other,
then the universal mind becomes a creative force. Although
the individual mind is a part of the universal mind, never
theless it still preserves its own nucleus. When this is explod
ed the individual attains enlightenment. Tantra and yoga
have been practiced in India for aeons, in order to explode
this nucleus and directly experience the universal mind. The re-emergence of tantra
The subject matter of consciousness, its investigation and
discovery, is known as tantra. It is a vast science in which
every method of expanding the conscious experience has
been explored. It has always been with man, ever since he
began to probe the mysteries of his own existence. Tantra is
not an Indian philosophy. There was a time when tantra was
the spiritual practice of men and women of every continent. Evidence exists that prior to the Atlantean civilization, tan
tra was practiced in order to gain a greater vision and ex
perience of reality. Tantra is the ancient spiritual heritage of
mankind. Through accidents of history, civilization lost
touch with the tantric tradition during the dark ages of the
kali yuga. Now the Western civilizations are emerging from
several hundred years of darkness, when a climate of 14
distrust, fear, and hatred prevailed and during which tantra
was suppressed. Now the religious and political climate is
changing and tantra is re-emerging around the world. Tantra has survived the tests of time and history because it
is not a philosophy but a scientific system whereby man can
improve the structure and quality of his body and mind, and
through which he can transform his ailing personality. Although the system of tantra is most controversial and has
been widely misrepresented, this great and sublime science
has not been truly and accurately presented. It is necessary
to explain how tantra brings about a metamorphosis in the
entire structure of the personal consciousness. What is expansion of consciousness? Expansion means the
breaking down of the limitations of the individual mind. The
senses provide the stimuli and the mind functions on the
basis of their stimuli. This is the limitation of the ordinary
human consciousness, because the sense perceptions are
dependent on the quality of the sensory nervous system. Is
cognition a quality of the mind or is it dependent on the
stimuli that are sent to the brain? According to tantra, con
sciousness is considered a homogeneous entity. Even
without the association of the senses it is possible to have
knowledge, cognition, and perception. Normally, we don't
possess this supersensory perception because our con
sciousness is not given the opportunity to experience its
homogeneous nature. The mind, the consciousness, is
homogeneous, but the whole consciousness is not function
ing. If we know how to activate the silent areas of con
sciousness, the homogeneous state of the universal mind can
be experienced and we can achieve total awareness. Within this physical body there is a mundane source of
energy through which the brain, the body, and mind func
tion. In addition to this, there is a transcendental source of
energy known as kundalini. In tantra, kundalini yoga is prac
ticed in order to liberate this energy and illumine the entire
consciousness. It is a system which activates the entire 15
psychophysiological structure. Dr. Motoyama's experiments
clearly define the existence of the chakras which act as
switches for the higher centres in the brain. Call to scientists
Today kundalini is being discussed in every society,
language, and country in the world. Young scientists
especially should dedicate themselves to recognizing and
understanding the effects of kundalini - in themselves and
in others. The scientists and medical men must form a bridge
between the subjective inner dimension of spiritual
awareness and the empirical dimension of science as Ein
stein, Itzhak Bentov, and Dr. Motoyama have done. Now it is
time to step boldly forward and investigate scientifically the
experience of kundalini. Its awakening is a psycho
physiological event as well as a spiritual reality. Investiga
tion into its vast potential is the newest frontier of science. Imagine the far-ranging benefits in the treatment of diseases
when it is scientifically revealed that specific sounds and
forms (mantras and yantras) can activate the physiological
and physical body systems. Scientific experiments to evaluate and determine the ef
fects of the practices of tantra and yoga will vastly accelerate
man's evolution. 1 have absolute conviction and faith in the
far-ranging effects of yoga to heal man's sick body and refine
his personality and transform his level of conscious aware
ness. Dr. Motoyama has bridged the gap and demonstrated
the scientific reality of kundalini and the resulting boon for
mankind. Yoga will emerge as a mighty world power and will change
the course of world events. Hari Om Tat Sat. Swami Satyananda Saraswati,
Founder, Bihar School of Yoga,
Monghyr (Bihar), India
30 June 1981 Acknowledgements
I am truly grateful that this book is now appearing in
English, published by the Theosophical Publishing House. In the United States, material civilization has reached a
highly developed state, perhaps the most advanced in the
world; now it is time for Americans to realize the importance
of spiritual advancement, to cultivate true spiritual growth. It is my fervent wish that this book will help further this goal,
in America and throughout the English-speaking world. This book could not have been written without the work of
my predecessors - Arthur Avalon, C. W. Leadbeater, and
others who first presented the chakras to the reading public. I am especially grateful to Ganesh and Company of Madras,
India for their kind permission to quote from Avalon's The
Serpent Power, and to Swami Satyananda Saraswati, whose
Bihar School of Yoga publications form the basis of the
chapters of Yoga practice, and also Chapter VIII. The manuscript was completed through the cooperation of
many people. I would like to thank especially Dr. Toshiaki
Harada, ex-staff researcher, and Miss Kiyomi Kuratani, the
Head of the Translation Department at the Institute, for
preparing the original translation, and also the latter for her
diligent editorial help; Mr. Arthur H. Thornhill III of Har-
17 18
vard University, who delayed work on his doctoral disserta
tion to rewrite the manuscript; and Mrs. Rande Brown
Ouchi, who assisted in the rewriting and made many
valuable suggestions. I would also like to express gratitude
for her efforts in presenting my work to Western readers in
Science and the Evolution of Consciousness, published by
Autumn Press, 1978. Finally, special thanks to Ms.
Rosemarie Stewart of the Theosophical Publishing House for
her editorial services and helpful advice. Hiroshi Motoyama
Institute for Religious Psychology, Tokyo
July, 1981 Introduction
This introduction is intended primarily for those approach
ing the subject matter of this book for the first time, in the
hope that it will help clarify the content of what follows. In India, the techniques and practices of Tantra Yoga - an
esoteric branch of yoga - have been handed down for thou
sands of years. Among them, there is a group of methods for
awakening the Kundalini and the chakras. Through this
awakening, the practitioner is said to be able to transcend or
dinary human limitations and to evolve into a free and
immortal being fully aware of the world and of an existence
where there is no death. In the course of Indian history, a
number of great saints have appeared who have attained this
highest stage of spirital enlightenment through the methods
of Tantric Yoga or their equivalents (Shakyamuni Buddha,
for instance). It is precisely these methods that this book at
tempts to describe and elucidate. This introduction will give
a general description of what is meant by "


trouble, old cough & cold by regular treatment of urine
therapy. Shri Kantilal S. Shah cured his old gas-trouble by auto-urine.,.,,''l<•• CHAPTER XI
DISORDERS OF THE INTESTINES
1. Appendicitis : 1. Appendicitis is a common trouble these days. The small intestine has a ::..~.dll appendix. The excretary refuse
sometimes accumulates there. As the days pass, the excreta ferments
and it dries and polutes the entire intestine. Finally as it generally
happens a doctor is consulted for diagnosis and treatment. The latter
readily advises the excision of the loose appendix as the only Vjay
out of the grievous pain and consequent danger which may prove
fatal. It hardly seems possible that the appendix has no purpose to
serve. Anatomists assign to it the place of an air-valve in an engine. The patient of appendicitis is therefore strongly advised to. observe
fast for four or five days. If urine is taken during the fast, it being an
anti-septic, removes inflammation, loosens the coats of excreta and
brings about relief from excessive pain. Thus urine-dringking and
douche with urine are of an invaluable help during fast. This simple
treatment for four-five days will relieve the patient of his trouble. Following is an account of a patient from Dabhoi (Vadodara)
declared to be suffering from appendicitis by doctors. The patient
Shri Kaiidas Shankarbhai writes :
"I am 45 years old. For the last four years I was suffering from
appendicitis. I got myself operated in the famous Duffrin Hospital of
Vadodara. Even after the operation there was no relief. Then I was
examined by a mumber of doctros. All these doctors advised a
second operation as the only remedy. Dr. D. N. examined the report
carefully and declared that there was nothing wrong with intestines
or the earlier operation. So he discharged me from his ward.,. "Finally, when I was fed up with the malady and its allopathic
treatment, I read your Manav Mutra by chance. I started taking
auto-urine thrice a day without fast. Within two days I felt some
U. T.-11
125,, 126 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
relief. But on the third night there was severe pain. Using common
sense, I rubbed urine on the aching spot and within ten minutes I
fell asleep. Next day I took urine the whole day and had a urine
massage at night. Repetition of this treatment for six days completely
relieved me of the pain which did not recur uptill now. The
experiment was continued for the past five weeks. There is no pain
at all and I feel fine. Diet which I mostly had given up has been
resumed in full. A number of patients in Dabhoi have taken this
treatment and they report relieffrom their ailments.11
2. Dr. Maganlal Salaria is a qualifed doctor as well as a Vaidya of
Ahmedabad. He operates according to Ayurvedic system of surgery. His dispensary is located on the crossing of Saraspur and it has an
accommodation for out-door patients. He has deep faith in urine
therapy. Now he is 65. He is health and thinks auto-urine to be a
harmless drink for one1s health. To prove the fact that urine is a
perfect safeguard against disease-pervaded atmosphere, he took
auto-urine for four months and during the interval he took digestible
light diet once a day only. Within three months, he gatherd great
strenght and vigour in his body and his skin became lustrous due
to increased blood circulation. Wrinkles due to old age also
disappeared and there was an increase of 14 lb. in his weight. He
has no trouble whatsoever and works hard for 12 to 15 hours a day
and does not feel tired. ·
Dr. Salaria has treated with success a patient of appendicitis by
urine treatment. Here is its account:
. Shri Ramanlal Trivedi is a young man of thirty. For the past many
yeras, he has been suffering from constipation and other ailments. On the right side corner of his stomach acute pain developed and
there was an attack of fever also. A doctor diagnosed it as a case of
appendicitis and he was advised for an operation. Dr. Salaria being
a surgeon was then consulted. The patient was then admitted in his
hospital on 25-10-58. Dr. Sal aria did not operate on him but insisted
upon him to adopt urine treatment. He was made to take auto-urine
thrice a day. An enema douche with two pints of urine was also DISORDERS OF THE INTESTINES : 127
given, as a r! ;!sult of which much of the excreta passed out. This
treatment was repeated on the second and third day and all the hard
and undigested matter stuck to the intestines passed out. Normal
health was restored. 2 colitis (Swelling & 'Putrefaction of the Intestine) : Wrong
habi;s of eating lead ma~y people to suffer from c?litis eith:r in the
region of small intestine or the large one. S~ri Yog~ndra Pankh,. B.sc. (Agriculture), suffered from this very pamful d1sease. He IS.. an
employee of Khadi Gramodyog Research Committee, ~anJan
Ashram, Ahmedabad. When allopathy and homoeopathy failed to
cure him, he consulted Dr. Adal Beharam, M.D.,?f Bo~bay. The
latter advised to adopt urine treatment which the pat1ent d1d and was
consequently relieved of his trouble. On the 12th & 15th M~rch,
1960 a seminar on urine was held in Ahmedabad to exchange v1ews
on urine treatment. Shri Yogindra Parikh read a detailed account of
his urine cure :
111 felt indisposed due to intense heat of April in Ahmedabad. ~n
Apri 1 1, 1 was attacked by influenza. After recv~cery th~refrom, In
the first week of May, 1 suffered from malaria wh1ch continued for a
week'. During this period of intense heat, I had about five loose
motions a· day. During daytime, 1 had to keep myself busy for 12 to
14 hours a day. With the trouble of loose motions, gas and stomach
troubles developed and some blood began to pass with stools. 11Now it was necessary to consult a doctor. He pre~c~ibed
medicine and advised me to refrain from wheat, oil and ch1ll1~~· I
took medicine for two weeks without any relief. But my cond1t1on
went from bad to wor~;e and ultimately on 19th June 1959 I had seek
admission to the Civil Hospital. The doctors examin:~.r:'Y stools
twice or thrice and tried hard to find out different poss1bd1tles of the
cause of colitis. But the real cause of ulcerative colitis could not be
traced out. 1 was not subjected to any operation. But the doctor kept
me under his supervision. 1 left the hospital after three days and was
then re-admitted in the private ward. Even after so many tes~s, no
one could detect the real cause of my trouble. The reports d1d not 128 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
reveal anything. When I was leaving the hospital finally, Dr. N. C.
S~ah told me : "We have checked the disease but it may reapperar. It •s not possible to eliminate it altogether." 111n such a condition I went to Bombay and began the
homoeopathic treatment. My case was a chronic one. In the
beginning, Dr. Adal Beharam gave me the waters of milk and
wood-apple. Cradua!ly I took lentil soup and herbal water, rice and
lentil preparation. There was definite improvenment by this
treatment. Within a month the improvement was so rapid that the
doctor feared a fresn attack of the disease. It turned out to be true. In
the rainy season, there was an attack of fever due to cold and
bleeding also started again. But in two weeks' treatment, 1 recovered
again and went to see Dr. Adal Beharam before retuning to
Ahmedabad. "I chanced to see the book Manav Mutra. In those days 1 used to
consult various books on Ayurveda to know about my disease and
so naturally I came to know about this book also. I completed the
book in one sitting only. ·
"In monsoon the disease attacked me once more and bleeding
started again and my weight decreased. My wife Nilam had also
gone through the book. With courage and p«tience, I fasted on urine
for three days. According to the doctor's i~structions, 1 took urine
thrice a day and also got it rubbed on the entire


veals	wholeness	and	separation	at	the	same	time. If	we
look	upon
Annamaya	Kosha
	as	the	physical	world,	it’s	obvious	that	ourbodies	are	isolated	from	one	another,	which	keeps	us	in	separation	by	giving
rise	to	the	illusion	that	we	must	struggle	and	compete	with	every	other
isolated	body. Yet	this	Kosha
brings	us	closer	to	wholeness
	through
cooperation,	physical	security	in	social	groups,	and	shared	desires	for	food,
shelter,	sex,	and	physical	comfort. Pranamaya	Kosha
	(
subtle	breath	or	life	force
)
:	Prana
	means	vitality. In	the
individual,	Prana	is	the	breath	that	sustains	life	by	rhythmically	joining	us	to
Nature. We	inhale	all	that	is	necessary	to	remain	alive,	then	exhale	it	back	to
wherever	it	is	needed	next. There	is	no	equivalent	in	the	West	for	Prana,
except	a	tradition	called	vitalism	that	centers	on	the	“life	force. ”	Whatever
name	you	give	it,	a	subtle,	flowing	intelligence	sustains,	the	physical	body. At	this	level
	consciousness	is	the	binding	force	that	keeps	Nature	intact. Humans	recognize	that	we	are	united	with	all	living	things. Consciousness
doesn’t	recognize	higher	or	lower	levels	of	life;	it	orchestrates	diversity	into	a
wholeness. When	you	feel	connected	to	the	life-forms	enveloped	in	the
ecosystem—to	pets,	an	old	shade	tree,	the	full	moon,	a	thunderstorm—you
are	feeling	the	flow	of	vitality	that	binds	Nature	together. When	you	become
aware	of	the	incredible	intelligence	that	knits	every	cell	in	the	body,	it	is	no
longer	possible	to	say	“I	own	this. ”	You	cannot	own	life,	yet	you	cannot	help
but	be	at	its	center	also. Yet	in	this	level	separation	still	seems	to	dominate
over	wholeness,	which	is	why	human	beings	continue	to	depredate	the
ecosystem	without	realizing	that	they	are	destroying	part	of	their	own	self
system. This	Kosha
keeps	us	in	separation
	through	imbalance,	a	disrupted
ecosystem,	pollution,	and	urban	overcrowding. This	Kosha
brings	us	closer	to	wholeness
	through	vitality,	kinship	with
other	living	things,	balance	in	the	ecosystem,	and	empathy. Manomaya	Kosha
	(
mind
)
:
	The	root	of	the	mind	is	individual	ideas	and
thoughts. You	know	who	you	are	by	what	you	think. This	is	the	level	where
you	process	the	raw	data	of	the	world	to	make	it	meaningful. Mind	includes
emotions,	sensations,	memories,	and	other	uses	of	the	brain. The	rishis
understood	that	mind	is	organized	into	its	own	invisible	body,	a	body	of
personal	memories	and	beliefs	that	we	guard	from	harm	as	fiercely	as	we
guard	our	physical	bodies. At	this	level
	consciousness	finds	itself	at	play	in	the	cosmos	without
boundaries,	for	the	mind	can	fly	anywhere,	imagine	anything. Your	mind	is
free	to	interpret	the	world	any	way	it	wants,	and	unfortunately	some	of	those
ways	include	ignorance	of	the	self. It	is	impossible	to	restrict	the	mind,	yet
many	people	fear	its	gift	of	freedom. At	this	level	we	come	up	against	the
self-created	boundaries	of	belief,	fear,	and	prejudice. Blake’s	“mind-forgedmanacles”	create	separation	and	repression	where	none	need	exist. Mind	is	more	collective	than	individual. I	may	say	“my	mind,”	meaning
my	unique	thoughts	and	memories,	but	90%	of	our	thoughts	are	picked	up
from	society	and	its	many	outlets. A	great	many	memories	are	shared,	and	the
very	stuff	of	thought—language—is	a	collective	creation. Therefore	the	rishis
say	that	mind	is	the	first	Kosha	where	wholeness	dominates	over	separation. This	Kosha
brings	us	closer	to	wholeness
	through	shared	beliefs,	social
conditioning,	religion,	received	opinions,	and	common	values. This	Kosha
keeps	us	in	separation
	through	divisive	beliefs	in	politics	and
religion,	prejudice,	“us	versus	them”	thinking,	nationalism,	and	arbitrary
mental	boundaries	made	of	fear	and	hatred. Vigyanmaya	Kosha
	(
ego	and	intellect
)
:
	This	is	the	level	of	identity
dominated	by	“I,	me,	and	mine. ”	Society	places	positive	value	on	someone
with	high	ego	drive	and	will	to	succeed,	but	in	spiritual	circles	the	ego’s
reputation	is	low. Spiritual	seekers	often	feel	it	is	their	duty	to	“kill	the	ego”
and	control	its	impulses. However,	if	we	look	at	“I-ness”	without	prejudice
against	the	ego,	this	level	of	the	self	brings	identity	into	being,	not	all	the
external	things	that	ego	drive	makes	us	pursue. Identity	isn’t	a	blank	slate	for	long. It	becomes	filled	with	attachments	and
associations	depending	on	what	we	choose	to	identify	with. Vigyanmaya
Kosha	is	that	level	where	myth	and	archetypes	operate,	giving	us	stories	and
models	to	identify	with. The	gods	play	out	our	primal	desires,	quests,	wars,
and	loves. Ego	also	gives	us	knowledge	about	identity	itself,	what	it	means	to
be	human:	I	cannot	know	who	I	am	without	family	and	society. At	this	level
	consciousness	is	self-centered,	brought	to	a	focus	upon	“I. ”
Nothing	is	more	universal,	yet	ego	drives	separate	us	when	one	person’s
desires	clash	with	another’s. To	be	fair,	this	clash	develops	in	the	mind,	not	in
the	ego	itself. When	we	say	ego,	we	usually	mean	the	ego-personality,	which
is	full	of	individual	desires,	dreams,	beliefs,	likes,	and	dislikes. Vigyan	is
closer	to	unity	than	that. At	this	level	wholeness	dominates	over	separation,	as
can	be	seen	from	the	world’s	shared	archetypes	and	myths. This	Kosha
brings	us	closer	to	wholeness
	through	a	sense	of	one
humanity,	heroic	quests	and	mythic	exploits,	and	the	need	for	self-respect,
dignity,	and	inner	worth. This	Kosha
keeps	us	in	separation
	through	personal	alienation,	separation
anxiety,	loneliness,	and	repressed	emotions	that	give	rise	to	shame	and	guilt. Anandamaya	Kosha
	(
body	of	bliss
)
:
	To	the	rishis	bliss	was	more	than	a
feeling	of	ecstasy. It	was	the	basic	vibration,	or	hum,	of	the	universe,	the
ground	state	from	which	all	diversity	springs. It’s	possible	to
imagine
	an
afterlife	where	one	no	longer	has	a	body,	where	there	is	no	need	for	breath,where	the	mind	doesn’t	process	data	anymore. But	there	must	be	a	faint	sense
of	both	ego	and	bliss. Ego	says,	“This	is	happening	to	me. ”	Bliss	says,	“I	feel
the	spark	of	creation. ”	Ananda	is	the	possibility	for	creation	to	manifest,	and
as	long	as	you	inhabit	the	body	of	bliss,	bliss	is	an	intense,	dynamic
experience	and	not	just	a	potential. At	this	level
	consciousness	is	the	joy	of	being. Instead	of	focusing	on
anything


days later he called her again to say he was being dischar ged on the sixth
day, even though his doctor had told him he’d be in for twelve to twenty-
four. Siebert, too, has found that the survivor personality can be learned—
although it can’ t be “taught” the way algebra or chemistry can. He
conceives of it as a broad process of psychological and neurologicalmaturation, a growing up that paradoxically involves remaining a child, too. It means being childlike but not childish. Siebert lists the following
indicators of self-motivated growth:
Aimless playfulness for its own sake, like that of a happy child. The ability to become so deeply absorbed in an activity that you lose
track of time, external events, and all your worries, often whistling,
humming, or talking to yourself absentmindedly. A child’ s innocent curiosity. An observant, nonjudgmental style. Willingness to look foolish, make mistakes, and laugh at yourself. Open-minded acceptance of criticism about yourself. An active imagination, daydreams, mental play, and conversations
with yourself. Seibert has also identified the following signs that show a person is
reaching the syner gistic level of functioning:
Empathy for other people, including opponents. The ability to see patterns and relationships in or ganizations or
equipment. Recognition of subliminal perception or intuition as a valid source of
information. Good timing, especially when speaking or taking an original action. The ability to see early clues about future developments and take
appropriate action. Cooperative nonconformity: refusing to be controlled by improper
laws or social standards, yet choosing to abide by them most of the
time for the sake of others—unless attempting to change them. In other
words, an avoidance of empty gestures. Being comfortable in complex, confusing situations that others find
bewildering and frightening. Keeping a positive outlook and confidence in adversity. The ability to absorb new, unexpected, or unpleasant experiences and
be changed by them. A talent for serendipity: the ability to convert what others consider
accidents or misfortunes into something useful.The feeling of getting smarter and enjoying life more as you get older. *
If interpreted as a set of goals, this list may seem formidable, but as I
discuss the major ones in the rest of this chapter, I hope to show that they
develop automatically from personal growth toward expressing love, both
self-love and love for others. And, although personality change is hard, you
can make each of these traits your own. This doesn’ t happen simply by
wishing, however. There are two major ways to make the changes easier:
By working within a supportive therapy group or by sharing honestly with
your most trusted loved ones, you can confront your habits and behavior. A
friend has called this process “carefrontation,” to combine the love and
confrontation in one word. The second way of facilitating these changes is
by regular meditation in which you visualize yourself as you want to
become. This helps you work at the unconscious level of the mind, where
all meaningful change occurs, rather than just on the conscious level of
awareness. SELF-RESPECT  AND CREA TIVITY
“What matters is what you think about yourself. You must find the part
in life that fits you and then give up acting; your profession is being.” So
wrote Quentin Crisp, the English author and lecturer who calls himself a
“retired waif” on his tax returns and chronicled his long journey to self-
acceptance in The Naked Civil Servant. When they were boys, his brothers
wanted to be football players and ships’  captains. He wanted to be a chronic
invalid. Until Crisp “gave up acting,” he actually was a chronic invalid. After he stopped worrying what other people might think about his
eccentric dress, gay lifestyle, brightly dyed hair, and gently subversive
opinions, he became robustly healthy, taking long and hectic speaking tours
in his stride well into his seventies. Emotional honesty and self-acceptance lead to better physical health, as
science is beginning to document. In 1979, for example, Drs. Walter Smith
and Stephen Bloomfield found that people who can cry freely catch fewer
colds than people who always hold back their tears. These are realities that
women tend to understand better than men, for women are more used to
accepting and working with their emotions, while men’ s lives tend to
revolve around their work. This is no doubt why ECaP  groups so far havebeen composed mainly of women. And women have better survival rates
for the same cancer than men. Psychologists estimate that less than 20 percent of the population has an
“inner locus of control,” the kind of self-possession in which persons are
guided by their own standards rather than beliefs about what others may
think. This integrity is a lar ge part of the survivor personality, and the
percentage is the same as the percentage of exceptional patients I’ve found
among patients in general. As Elida Evans observed in her groundbreaking
1926 study of the cancer personality, “Development of individuality is a
safeguard to life and health. It lifts a person out of the collective authority.”
I find in rural or rugged areas the percentage of exceptional patients is
higher. They are independent, self-reliant people to begin with. Becoming your own person releases your creativity. Freed from the
bonds of convention and the fear of what others may think, the mind
responds with new solutions, new goals, and an awareness that beauty and
peace come from within. You become able to take risks, to experiment with
your own life. In his memoirs Most of All, They T aught Me Happiness, Robert Müller
recounts an extreme example of the survivor ’s ability to think creatively
under pressure. In 1943 Müller was a member of the French Resistance. Using the name Parizot, he had infiltrated an agency of the Vichy
government, where he gathered information on German troop movements. Tipped of f that the Nazis had just driven up to arrest him, he fled to the attic
of his of fice building. Word came that half a dozen Gestapo men, knowing
he was there, were methodically searching the premises. Müller had been following Dr. Émile Coué’ s program of autosuggestion
and positive thinking. He had been introduced to this method by a friend
who had been hospitalized with tuberculosis and told that he would not
survive the disease. He had asked Müller to bring him books by Coué, and
Müller had read them, too. His friend had recovered from the tuberculosis,
inspiring Müller ’s belief in Coué’ s system. By repeating to himself that the situation could be seen as a thrilling
adventure, Müller calmed himself enough to realize the one thing the Nazis
would not expect him to do—walk downstairs to meet them. By taking of f his glasses, slicking down his hair with water, grabbing a
file folder from a vacant desk, and lighting a cigarette, Parizot managed to
change his appearance somewhat and assume an air of calm. Walkingdownstairs, he came upon his secretary as she was being interrogated. He
asked her what all the excitement was about. Without batting an eye, she
said the “gentlemen” were looking for Mr. Parizot. “Parizot?” he exclaimed. “But I just saw him a few minutes ago on the fourth floor!” The Nazis
rushed upstairs, and Müller was led to safety by his friends. Few of us are put to such a direct test, but we all have the opportunity to
live inventively. People who develop their full individuality often change
jobs, moving from a career that bores them but gives them security into one
that brings meaning to their lives and provides them with a way of giving
something to the world rather than just getting something from it. The late
Senator Frank Church of Idaho, for example, was in Harvard Law School in
1947 when he was diagnosed as having incurable cancer and given six
months to live. Then he found another doctor who prescribed the then-new
radiation treatment that started his cure. In an interview three decades later, Church described his decision to
enter politics to try to do some good for other people: “I had previously
tended to be more cautious—but having so close a brush with death at 23, I
felt afterwards that life itself is such a chancy proposition that the only way
to live it is by taking great chances.” As a result, he was not afraid to be the
first senator to publicly oppose the Vietnam War, to investigate CIA  and
FBI crimes, and to sponsor politically dangerous civil-rights and
environmental legislation. His own defeat and the repudiation of his ideals
in the conservative landslide of 1980 may have contributed to his death
from cancer in 1984, thirty-seven years after the original prognosis. There’ s no question that job satisfaction is important to health. As Hans
Selye, the world’ s greatest authority on stress, has pointed out, “If you do
what you like, you never really work. Your work is your play.” Somebody
once came upon Geor ge Halas, owner of the Chicago Bears football team,
sitting in his of fice on a weekend. He asked Halas, then in his eighties,
“Geor ge, at your age, what are you doing here working?” Halas replied,
“It’s only work if there’ s someplace else you’d


avas, Arishtas, Lehyams (herbal jams
such as Chyawanprash and Brahma rasayana) and also as a vehicle for many
Ayurvedic tablets and herbal powders. So, here are a few tips about of honey
and cinnamon benets. How to Lower Creatinine Levels – Cinnamon is one of the rarest
herbs to be found benecial to naturally lower serum creatinine levels. For this purpose, Cinnamon powder – 1–2 grams can be administered
along with honey. Honey has been explained as Yogavahi in Ayurveda. It acts as a positive catalyst and accelerates the absorption of the herbs,
with which it is being administered. Cinnamon and Honey Wound Healing – Cinnamon is an excellent
antimicrobial herb and used in wound healing. Honey is also a very
good wound healing agent. So, a paste of honey and cinnamon applied
over the wound is very useful to heal wounds quickly. Cure Skin Itching – Cinnamon is explained as ‘Kandunashana’ –
Meaning cure skin itching. A paste of cinnamon along with honey
applied over skin aﬀected with allergy etc. is used to treat itchy skin. Home Remedy for Indigestion – Both Cinnamon and honey tend to
balance Vata and Kapha, and explained as ‘amanashana’ and ‘aruchi5. nashana’ cures Ama, tastelessness and indigestion. So, a paste of
Cinnamon with honey can be eﬀectively used to treat indigestion. Cinnamon and Honey for Weight Loss: One pinch of cinnamon
with one teaspoon of honey, with warm water, early in the morning, on
empty stomach is traditionally used for weight loss. It is better to avoid
coﬀee or tea till half an hour after taking this home remedy. 152. Amla Murabba Recipe,
Preparation, Benets, Side
Effects
Y
Amla murabba is a sweet preparation of Amla fruit – Indian Gooseberry. It is
useful in Vata and Pitta imbalance disorders. Step 1: Preparation of Lime Water
For this, 240 ml of water is mixed with 1 gram of lime powder. Mixed well so that lime is completely dissolved in water. It is kept undisturbed for 10 minutes for sedimentation. It is ltered to get lime water free of solid particles. Well formed 5 amla fruits – Indian gooseberries are taken. ey are punctured in all direction. Punctured Amla fruits are kept soaked in lime water for one day. On the next day, they are taken out of lime water. Making of Sugar Syrup
If you are not comfortable with using sugar, you can use jaggery. 100 Grams of sugar is added with 400 m l of water. Stirred well. It is heated till one thread consistency to prepare sugar syrup. It is taken out of re and the amla fruits soaked in lime water is added to the
sugar syrup. e fruits are kept soaked in sugar syrup for 3 days. en it is taken out and served fresh. Mistakes with Other Methods of Amla Murabba
Some prescribe preparing Sugar-lemon juice solution with water, then adding
amla fruits and boiling. is would cause loss of Vitamin C. Benets of Amla Murabba
It contains almost all benets of Amla –
Natural aphrodisiac, anti ageing, nervine tonic
It brings about rejuvenation. Rich source of anti oxidants, improves immunity
Balya (tonic)
Indicated in –
Burning sensation in hands and feet
Gastritis, hyperacidity, nausea and vomiting
Heavy periods
Low body weight. Kshaya (emaciation)
Kasa (cough)
Mukhapaka (stomatitis)
Amlapitta (acid peptic disorders)Mutradaha (burning micturition)
Raktapitta (bleeding disorders)
Pandu (anemia)
Kamala (jaundice) etc
Eﬀect on Tridosha –
Amla Murabba balances Vata and Pitta Dosha. Dose – 1 Amla murabba fruit twice a day, preferably taken in the rst part of
diet. Children can take half a fruit once or twice a day. How long can amla murabba be consumed. It can be consumed for a few months time. Side Eﬀects of Amla Murabba
Because it is a coolant, it is  best avoided during cold, cough and fever. It is best to avoid in diabetic patients. Because it im proves weight, it is  not recommended in obese people. It is best to avoid in indigestion and in “Ama” conditions. Store in a cool dry place. Ensure air tight closure of container. Shelf Life: 1 year
Question: I understand Amla and milk is not advised together however can
Amla Murabba with milk be taken. As Amla is processed/boiled during
murabba process. Answer: It depends on the product. Mix a small piece of murabba in the milk. If it does not curdle the milk even after half an hour, then it is good to take. 153. Amla Shower for
Healthy Hair and Wrinkle
Free Skin
Article by Dr. Manasa
Y
According to Ayurveda, Amalaki (Emblica oﬃcinalis – Indian Gooseberry) is
the best Rasayana (Rejuvenating agent, Anti-ageing medicine, Immunity
modulator herb). Its benets are unlimited. It is a medicine, a food inclusion and a plant
which is worshiped in Indian tradition. It’s presence in the premises of our
home is said to be an auspicious sign. Amalaki is known to ward oﬀ many diseases and prevent as many diseases
when regularly consumed. us Amalaki is not only a part of Ayurveda but
also a part of belief in Indian religion; it is a part of Indian culture. Amalaki can be used both internally as well as externally. When taken
internally Amalaki helps to prevent many diseases, cures as many and provides
good immunity. Amalaki has a similar impact when used externally too. Amalaki is skin and
hair friendly. Amalaki is used in many oils, skin cleansers, shampoos, hair
washes and soaps. Apart from having a coolant eﬀect, it prevents damaging of
skin and hair. It can also be used as a skin scrub. Bathing with Amalaki Water (Indian Gooseberry Shower) – Reference:
Yoga RatnakaraA reference form an old Ayurveda text, Yoga Ratnakara explains the benets of
external application of Amalaki as –
“e person who uses Amalaki for bathing purposes will surely avoid Vali
(premature ageing and wrinkling) and Palita (Premature greying) and will live
a healthy life span of 100 years”
is explanation points out towards the skin and hair protective property of
Amalaki. We can conclude that Amalaki provides a long standing protection to
skin and scalp making them immune to heat, light, pollutants, allergens and
irritants. Why don’t we regularly use this easily available wonderful herb for bathing
purpose especially after knowing how good it is for skin and hair health. Benets of Amla Shower
Skin protection and rejuvenation, Twak rasayana – Amalaki provides a long
standing protection to skin and scalp making them immune to heat, light,
pollutants, allergens and irrita nts. Promotes hair growth, Keshya – strengthens the hair roots and make them
long thick, strong, dark and denser, not allowing untimely greying of hair or
hair-fall. Natural hair conditioner – Amalaki provides long standing conditioning to
hair and skin, thus making the skin look young and attractive. When used for
a prolonged period, it avoids the ageing of skin by avoiding the wrinkles and
maintaining the texture. e rich Vitamin-C in Amalaki and its anti-oxidant
properties can be credited for its property of skin-hair protection. Natural coolant property – Apart from this Amalaki would keep the skin
cool due to its coolant property and prevent boils and eruptions due to its
Pitta-alleviating property. us its activity on Bhrajaka Pitta located in skin can
be substantiated. Beautication, soundarya vardhaka – Amalaki keeps up the skin glow and
gives a soft texture, making the skin beautiful and attractive. Scrub and cleanser, twak shodhana – Amalaki powder or paste when used as
a scrub removes dirt, dead cells and microbes, keeping the skin healthy and
clean. Note –
Intake of Amalaki simultaneously will help. Regular detoxication with an
herbal laxative (at least at weekends) would work wonders for skin and hairs. Take the opinion of your Ayurveda doctor before using shampoos and hair
conditioners, though they are herbal. Something else might be better for your
constitution. You may also require some additional internal medications and treatment
especially in chronic skin and scalp conditions. (Many skin, hair and scalp


 and in the lungs. They help the exudation of poisons
from the body through the pores of the skin, until we wonder whether
the effluvium of the fragrance is any better than the dormant poisons
within us. Garlic juice has proved very effective in helping to eliminate
intestinal parasites. Dysentery can be most effectively helped with
40 this juice, and Amoebic Dysentery responds to it no less than other
kinds. Parasites and germs, however, whether amoeba or any other
kind cannot live unless there is nourishment for them to thrive on. If
the eliminative organs are filled with putrefactive waste matter
naturally germs will be present by the million, and if more waste
matter is added cumulatively by the daily ingestion of meat, other
inorganic foods, and drugs, such germs and parasites are in their
element, and they propagate and multiply. This is wonderful for the
germs, but disconcerting to the victim. Thus, garlic juice helps to
eliminate much of this condition, but to remove the cause we find
that we have to go much farther. Intestinal bathings by means of colon
irrigations and enemas have been found to be essential until the waste
matter has been thoroughly cleaned out. The diet then has been so
planned that the food was assimilated as completely as possible with
the least liability of waste retention in the body. This has been
successfully achieved with an ample supply and sufficient variety of
fresh-raw vegetable juices supplementing a well-balanced raw food
diet. To make garlic juice, however, almost precludes the use of the
juice machine for any other juices, because once the machine has
been so used, it is almost impossible to eradicate the aroma for several
days, and any juices subsequently made on that machine may be
flavored with that bouquet! HORSERADISH SAUCE
We do not use the juice of horseradish, it's ethers are quite potent
and powerful enough when the horseradish is finely ground or
triturated (pulverized). The effect of taking one half a teaspoonful of
the triturated (pulverized) horseradish will leave an indelible
impression on the memory and a dissolving reaction on the mucus in
the sinus cavities. Once this has been tried in pulp form, this impression
and this reaction will no doubt solve the question of why we do not
use it in juice form. The pulp from freshly triturated (pulverized) horseradish mixed
immediately with lemon juice and taken twice a day at a dose of one-
half teaspoon between meals, has effectively helped to dissolve
mucous. This is true not only in the sinus cavities but also throughout
the body and without damage to the mucous membranes themselves. It acts as a solvent and cleanser of abnormal mucus in the human
system. 41 Used judiciously, as indicated, mixed only with lemon juice, we
have found that it does not irritate the kidneys, the bladder, nor the
mucous membranes of the digestive tract. In addition to the value of the ethers in dissolving mucus,
horseradish sauce is a valuable diuretic, particularly beneficial in
dropsical conditions. The horseradish sauce should be prepared fresh and should not
be used when it is more than one week old. It must be kept cold in a
closed bottle or jar although its potency is increased if allowed to
warm up to room temperature when using it. It should be moistened
with plenty of lemon juice. Horseradish sauce when taken as suggested, one-half teaspoonful
in the course of the morning and one-half teaspoonful during the
afternoon, daily, may at first cause a copious overflowing of tears,
depending on how much mucus is packed in the sinus cavities and
other parts of the system. Except for the lemon juice mixed with it,
nothing else should be taken to dilute it, nor should anything be taken
to drink for a few moments after eating it. This procedure has been
followed for weeks or months if necessary, until the horseradish sauce
could be eaten without any sensation resulting from it. It then indicated
the practically complete dissolution of the mucus. For any condition
of sinus mucus, this has been found a very effective natural means to
help remove the CAUSE of this annoyance. As a rule, the most satisfactory results are obtained when the
mixture is comprised of the juice of two or three lemons to one-fourth
pint of triturated (pulverized) horseradish, making the mixture the
consistency of a thick sauce. See the section covering Radish Juice. JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE JUICE
This vegetable, when properly triturated (pulverized) and pressed,
can furnish 3 pints of juice from 4 pounds of the vegetable itself. It is
rich in alkaline mineral elements, particularly potassium, which
represents more than 50% of all the rest of the mineral elements
combined. The artichoke is derived from a species of sunflower. It is the
tuber (a swelling or knob-like growth on a plant) of a species of
sunflower that grows extensively in Italy and is known there as
Carciofo orArchicioffo-Girasole.The word Girasole has been slithered
into the Anglicized Jerusalem, it's definition being simply sunflower. 42 When raw, this vegetable contains the enzyme inulase and a large
amount of inulin. Inulin is a substance resembling starch and is
converted into levulose by the enzyme inulase. It is therefore, a tuber
which diabetics can eat with impunity. Its juice is very beneficial and
palatable, whether taken alone or with carrot juice. KALE JUICE
Kale has much the same chemical analysis as cabbage and may
be used in the same manner. See Cabbage Juice. KELP
For millions of years, rains have washed layer after layer of soil
and all other earthly composed materials from all of land, mountains,
and hills. All this has gone down to the bottom of the sea, thus giving
to the bed of the oceans the most fertile soil in the world. If I were to eat flesh foods, I would choose fish. As fish feed on
the contents of seas and rivers, their flesh naturally contains more
elements — minerals and trace elements — than any other flesh. As for vegetation, seaweed is one of our most valuable food
supplements. Its roots are sometimes as much as 29,000 to 30,000
feet below the surface of the oceans, with tentacles floating to the
surface where, with the help of its enzymes and the rays of the sun, it
bursts forth into nodules and leaves. The leaves are known as sea-lettuce and dulse. Dulse is an
important additive to meals in Scotland, Ireland and many other
nations. In the United States and Canada, dulse is used extensively as
a dietary health food supplement in the form of dried seaweed leaves. The seaweed with large leaves is usually dried, crushed or ground
and is used in powdered or granule form as KELP. Seaweed in any of these varieties is an excellent source of organic
iodine, because of the mineral and the trace elements which are not
readily obtainable in our most common vegetables. The combination of the earthy elements, soil, and seawater at the
bottom of our oceans contain more than 59 of the elements in nature. Thus, we can appreciate the value of seafood to our nutritional
programs. 43 The following are these 59 elements: —
Actinium Copper Neptunium Silicon
Aluminum Erbium Nitrogen Silver
Argon Fluorine Osmium Sodium
Arsenic Gold Oxygen Strontium
Barium Hydrogen Phosphorus Sulfur
Bismuth Indium Platinum Tantalum
Boron Iodine Plutonium Thallium
Bromine Iridium Potassium Thorium
Calcium Iron Radium Thulium
Carbon Lanthanum Rhenium Tin
Caesium Lead Rubidium Uranium
Cerium Lithium Ruthenium Yttrium
Chlorine Magnesium Samarium Zinc
Chromium Manganese Selenium Zinconium
Cobalt Mercury Scandium
Using Kelp and Dulse in moderation as food supplements, we
can be fairly sure of furnishing our system with at least some of the
trace elements so necessary for our well-being, which are not available
in vegetables and fruits. In our home we usually have a salt shaker on our table, filled
with Kelp Granules and a dish of Dulse which we use freely with our
salads and with our juices. Adding some Kelp to the Potassium Combination (carrot-celery-
parsley and spinach juice) we enrich the benefit derived from this
valuable mixture, and find it very beneficial for the glandular system,
particularly for the thyroid gland. Dulse and Kelp are obtainable from your Health Food Store. Do
not use any of the Iodine dispensed by the drug stores on your food. LEEK JUICE
The juice of leeks is milder than that of onions and garlic. The
information on garlic juice applies to a great extent to that of leeks. LETTUCE JUICE
Lettuce juice has many essential values to the human body. It has
great quantities