, and hold without touching; these three
ways of living beyond form need to be a part of your awareness. These
shapeless realms merge into the one world of spirit (the Tao), which  creates
and rules all life. You’re being encouraged to live with a total awareness of
this all-encompassing principle. Some scholars have singled out this 14th verse of the Tao Te Ching as the
most significant of all its 81 offerings because it stresses the significance of
the single principle that’s the underpinning of all existence. Tapping into
this invisible, untouchable, immeasurable force will enable you to gain the
harmony that comes with being  connected to the oneness, and harmony is
your ultimate objective in deciding to live an “in-Spirited” life. You want to
learn to abandon your ego—which identifies with the world of things,
possessions, and achievements—and reenter the placeless place from which
you and all others originated. By doing so you regain the mystical, almost
magical powers of your eternal Source of being. Here, you live beyond the
world of form. When you live exclusively “in-form,” you concentrate on accumulating
“in-form-ation.” This 14th verse of the Tao calls for you to immerse
yourself in inspiration rather than information, to become at one with that
which has always been. And as this verse of the Tao concludes so
insightfully, “Discovering how things have always been brings one into
harmony with the W ay.”The Way has no conflict in it. How could it? There is only the oneness
that is a blend of the invisible, inaudible, and intangible. Imagine a world
where conflict is impossible, where Lao-tzu says that there is no darkness or
light. The nameless Source that has alwa ys been  gives only the peace and
harmony you desire, so recognize this infinite oneness and keep it in your
awareness. You’ll know that the Way is simply the Way when you stop
questioning why things have been as they have! Free of the fears that attend
sole identificatio n with this world of form, you can embrace your infinite
nature. That is, you can love your foreverness, rather than dread that life
ends with the death of your body. You, your body, and all of life are the
result of the unwinding of this eternity. Here’ s what Lao-tzu is relating in this 14th verse of the Tao Te Ching
from his 2,500-year -old perspective:
Use the technique of walking meditation to obtain knowledge of the
absolute. Stay in a persistent state of awareness of the eternal principle that
animates all of life. By seeing  the unfolding of God in everyone you
encounter—and in all of your identification with your ego-based world—
you’ll come to be more like Him, and less like that which has tarnished
your link to Him. This is the alignment that will bring you back into balance
and restore the harmony that is your true egoless nature. Impr ove your vision by looking beyond what your eyes see. Whatever you gaze upon, ask yourself, What is the true essence of what
my eyes reveal to me? Wonder about that magical some thing that awakens a
tree in the spring time and places blossoms where frozen limbs existed only
a few weeks before. Inquire, What is the energy behind the creation of that
mosquito—or behind my every thought, for that matter? Do the same thing
with everything you hear as well. Those sounds emer ge from, and return to,
a silent world—improve your hearing by listening for the “quiet sounds.”
Awe and gratitude will grow when you embrace this forever principle. But
even greater than this, you’ll awaken to new possibilities that include your
own Divine magnificence. Your mind will free itself from a false
identification with the transitory world, and you’ll see the eternal in all
things. Yes, Lao-tzu tells you, you’ll transform your life by being in-Spirit.It is here that you will recognize what Rumi poetically offered some 1,500
years after Lao-tzu’ s powerful words:
Every tr ee and plant in the meadow seemed to be dancing, those which
average eyes would see as fixed and still. I urge you to see the dance of “how things have always been” in the
unseen, unheard, and untouched present. Do the T ao Now
Take note of as much invisible ness as you can when gazing at a tree, a
distant star, a mountain, a cloud, or anything else in the natural world. Embrace the principle that allows it to be, and then turn it inward and do the
same for your own physical existence. It is the principle that expands your
lungs, beats your heart, and grows your fingernails—live in this principle
for ten minutes  today and take note of how you feel connected to your
Source of Being. OceanofPDF.com15th Verse
The ancient masters wer e profound and subtle. Their wisdom was unfathomable. There is no way to describe it. One can only describe them vaguely by their appearance. Watchful, like men cr ossing a winter str eam. Alert, like men awar e of danger. Simple as uncarved wood. Hollow like caves. Yielding, like ice about to melt. Amorphous, like muddy water. But the muddiest water clears
as it is stilled. And out of that stillness
life arises. He who keeps the T ao does not want to be full. But pr ecisely because he is never full,
he can r emain like a hidden spr out
and does not rush to early ripening. OceanofPDF.comLiving an
Unhurried Life
This 15th verse speaks of ancient masters who enjoyed an indescribably
profound level of cooperation with their world. Lao-tzu uses similes to
dramatize the flexible and peaceful lives of these sages: Imagine crossing
an icy winter stream that might crack at any moment, remaining cautious
and watchful while at the same time alert to imminent danger. These
descriptors paint a picture  of those who live unhurriedly but are also in a
profoundly aware state. Consider the two ways of being presented in this verse of the Tao Te
Ching: first to meld into, and therefore become at one with, your immediate
surroundings; and to then simultaneously stay so relaxed that your stillness
allows all things around you to settle, resulting in a deep clarity. Keep alert
and subtly awar e, yet at the same time stay still within—not  rushing or
demanding, but totally in charge of your inner world. This passage of the
Tao reminds me of these words  of the Bible: “Be still, and know that I am
God” (Ps. 46:10). The place of your origination is stillness, from which all of creation
comes. Stay in a creative, simple state, which Lao-tzu describes as
“uncarved wood,” symbolizing  beginner ’s mind and unlimited potential. Have a mind that’s willing to flow with life and be shaped by the etern al
forces of the Tao. See yourself as all of these things mentioned in this 15th
verse of the Tao: watchful, yet relaxed and peaceful; alert, yet unhurried and
confident; yielding, yet willing to be still and wait for the waters to become
clear. This verse reminds you that through nature, everything ultimately
becomes clear. Your purpose is to stay in harmony with nature like the
sprout hidden beneath the surface of the ground, waiting unhurriedly to
emer ge and fulfill its destiny. It cannot be rushed, nor can anything in
nature. Creation takes place on its own timetable. The metaphor is clear
here for you as well: You are unfolding in Divine order. All that you require
will be provided in an unhurried fashion. Let go of your demands and trustin the perfect unfolding of the Tao. Be in a state of watchful gratitude and
align with the W ay. In attem pting to access the mind and intentions of Lao-tzu through
meditation and research on the Tao Te Ching, here’ s what I believe he
would say to us today:
Stop chasing your dr eams. Allow them to come to you in perfect order with unquestioned timing. Slow down your frantic pace and practice being hollow like the cave and
open to all possibilities like the uncarved wood. Make stillness a regular
part of your daily practice. Imagine all that you’d like to experience in life
and then let go. Trust the Tao to work in Divine perfection, as it does with
everything on the planet. You don’t really need to rush or force anything. Be an observer and receiver rather than the pushy director of your life. It is
through this unhurried unfolding that you master your existence in the way
of the T ao. Get in the flow of life and allow yourself to proceed gently down its
stream. Give up struggling and start trusting in the wisdom of the Tao. What is
yours will come to you when you aren’ t trying to push the river. You’ve
probably been encouraged to actively direct and go after your desires all of
your life... now it’s time to trust in the eternal wisdom that flows through
you. The Way of Life Accor ding to Lao Tzu, translated by Witter Bynner in
1944


,”	I	said. “If	the	sun	went	behind	a	cloud	for	weeks	or	months,	you’d	still	know	that
you	were	connected	to	it,”	he	said. I	agreed. “The	same	is	true	for	the	soul. Just	because	you	hide	it	doesn’t	mean	it	stops	existing. Be	prepared,”	he	said. “Let’s	see	if	we	can	move	some	clouds.”
Baba	reached	down	and	made	the	same	motion	of	putting	his	hands	over	my
eyes,	only	this	time	he	put	them	over	my	heart. Hold	on,
	I	thought. With	a	bold	flourish	he	took	his	hands	away. Before	I	could	think	anything,	I
felt	a	coolness	blow	over	me. I
	looked	around. The	meadow	was	rippling	with
soft	waves	of	light. They	seemed	to	be	everywhere,	and	yet	they	were	so	faint
it	could	have	been	a	mirage. “How	did	you	do	that?”	I	whispered. It	was	like	somebody	was	shining	a	light
from	behind	all	the	familiar	things—grass,	trees,	sky—that	I	knew	so	well. A
gray	veil	was	gone,	and	yet	I	never	knew	it	existed. “I	didn’t	do	anything,”	Baba	said. I	felt	his	finger	tap	lightly	near	my	heart. “The	only	beauty	in	the	world	is	the	beauty	inside	you. You	can	cloud	over
your	soul;	then	the	beauty	disappears. But	like	the	sun,	it	never	goes	away.”
I	tried	to	look	inside	the	place	he	had	touched. For	a	second	I	did	see
something. A	small,	flickering	flame	near	my	heart. The	next	instant	it	was
gone. I	sat	up,	and	the	meadow	was	just	a	meadow	again. “Was	that	real?”	I	asked	shakily. “You	just	got	the	faintest	glimpse	of	what	is	real,”	said	Baba. “The	soul’s	light
is	as	ever-present	as	the	sun. Once	you	finish	your	training,	you’ll	see	what	I
mean,	and	much	more. There	is	really	only	one	soul,	which	each	person	has	a
piece	of,	and	yet	it	is	enough	to	light	up	the	world.”
W
HAT
	I	L
EARNED
That	was	the	first	time	Baba	let	me	catch	a	glimpse	of	my	soul. From	then	on
I	wanted	to	see	it	as	clearly	as	he	did. Even	though	I	never	again	experienced
a	green	meadow	rippling	with	waves	of	light,	I	kept	a	memory	of	how
	sweetthat	moment	was. The	soul	doesn’t	wink	in	and	out. It	is	our	essence,	the
purest	part	of	us. All	the	beautiful	things	in	this	world	merely	reflect	it. I	have	come	to	know	other	ways	to	catch	a	glimpse	of	the	soul. Whenever	the
world	around	me	tingles	with	life,	I	am	really	seeing	a	bit	of	my	soul. When	a
stranger	catches	my	eye	and	I	see	a	glimmer	of	joy,	I	am	really	seeing	a	bit	of
my	soul. When	the	light	sparkles	off	the	ocean	like	jewels	or	the	air	brushes
over	my	skin	like	a	caress,	I	am	seeing	a	bit	of	my	soul. More	than	90	percent	of	people	believe	they	have	a	soul,	according	to	opinion
polls. So	why	do	so	many	feel	anxious,	depressed,	and	generally	out	of	tune? Countless	answers	have	been	given,	but	the	spiritual	answer	is	that	the	soul
connection	has	been	lost. By	“lost”	I	mean	“misplaced,”	since	you	can’t	really
lose	your	soul. When	it	comes	down	to	it,	Baba	taught	me	that	there	are	three
ways	I	could	choose	to	live:
I	could	put	my	hands	over	my	eyes	and	never	see	my	soul. This	would
be	like	a	permanently	cloudy	day,	when	you	never	see	the	sun. I	could	see	my	soul	by	glimpses. This	would	be	like	lying	under	a	tree
and	seeing	the	sun	dart	in	and	out	between	the	leaves. I	could	see	my	soul	all	the	time. This	is	like	looking	at	the	sun	with
nothing	to	block	your	view. Which	way	of	life	I	chose	would	make	a	huge	difference. When	the	soul	isn’t
in	sight,	people	have	to	struggle	to	find	meaning. They	feel	anxious	and	lost. They	wonder	if	there	really	is	anything	worth	believing	in. When	the	soul
darts	in	and	out	of	view,	life	improves. People	feel	less	depressed,	more	in
tune	with	everything. But	the	situation	remains	shaky	because	dark	times	will
come,	and	then	life	seems	unsafe	and	unfair. I	came	to	Baba	knowing	that
terrible	things	happen	in	the	world. On	the	happiest	day	of	spring	you	can	turn
on	the	news	and	find	scenes	of	terrible	warfare. So	I	naturally	thought	I	had	a
good	idea	of	how	things	were. Today	I	can	still	turn	on	the	TV	and	find	scenes	of	terrible	warfare. But	Baba
took	my	hands	away	from	my	soul,	and	I	see	something	else,	too. Something
that	no	amount	of	darkness	can	blot	out. Spirit	never	goes	away
. Clouds	may
hide	it	from	sight,	but	they	can’t	destroy	it. They	can’t	even	alter	it	by	one
little	bit. That’s	the	third,	and	best,	way	to	be—secure	in	your	soul. If	you	still
have	doubts,	follow	me	on	the	next	step	of	Baba’s	soul	training.The	Way	of	the	Heart
T
he	best	way	to	live	is	the	way	your	soul	wants	you	to,”	Baba	said. We	were	still	in	the	meadow,	me	lying	lazily	in	the	tall	sweetgrass,	Baba
sitting	cross-legged	on	a	large	rock	watching	me. “I	don’t	divide	people	into
those	who	believe	and	those	who	don’t,”	he	said. “I	divide	them	into	those
who	know	how	to	live	and	those	who	don’t.”
I	sat	up	and	faced	him. “So	if	I	asked	my	soul	what	I	should	do	today,	it
would	tell	me?”
“Maybe,”	Baba	said. “But	your	soul	isn’t	an	answer	box. It	wants	you	to	walk
your	own	path	and	still	have	the	best	life. There	are	four	ways	of	doing	that. The	first	is	known	as	the	way	of	the	heart. If	you	listen,	your	ears	will	tell	you
how	it	works.”
My	ears? But	Baba	didn’t	want	any	more	questions. He	put	his	finger	to	his
lips. I	lay	back	down. I	almost	fell	asleep	in	the	sweetness	of	the	meadow,	but
then	I	heard	two	voices	in	the	distance. They	were	having	a	loud	argument. “Thief! You	stole	my	money,”	the	first	one	shouted. “Idiot! I	charged	you	a	fair	price,”	the	second	voice	yelled	back. “Leave	me
alone!”
I	raised	my	head	just	enough	to	see	who	it	was. Two	men	from	the	village
were	arguing	in	the	road. Their	faces	were	red,	and	they	were	close	to
fighting. “Why	are	we	listening	to	them?”	I	said	in	a	low	whisper. But	Baba	just	put	his
fingers	to	his	lips	again,	so	I	waited. Still	shouting,	the	two	men	went	by


 Basile et al. 11
For example, those early studies were able to show that both neuroblastoma cells
and cells of certain leukemias can be made to mature when treated with certain naturally occurring substances, such as nerve growth factor. 12,13
An experiment using undifferentiated proerythroblasts obtained from a Friend
erythroleukemic cell line was used to test DMSO differentiation in vitro. In the
absence of DMSO, some gigantic cells and many undifferentiated cells were seen in culture. With the addition of DMSO to cultures, striking morphological changes were seen as cells became smaller, the nuclear–cytoplasmic ratio and nucleoli reduced, and the formation of many differentiated normoblasts occurred, suggesting that cell maturation from DMSO exposure took place, preventing these cells from turning malignant. 14
In another example, the potential by DMSO to modify leukemia cells was shown. Human acute myelogenous leukemia originates from pluripotent stem cells that transform into neoplastic cells. 15 A major phenotypic abnormality of these leukemia
cells is their inability to differentiate to functional mature cells at the myeloblast or promyelocyte stage. Leukemic patients with this condition usually die of infection, because blast cells do not mature to their functional end cells, allowing the leukemic cells to rapidly multiply in the system. 15
More recently, it has been found that Friend erythroleukemia cells differenti -
ated by DMSO can produce hemoglobin and turn malignant cells into orthochro -
matic normoblasts.16 DMSO-treated erythroleukemic cells undergo an irreversible
pathway to maturation and, in that process, produce globin mRNA and accumulate large amounts of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin accumulation in FLC differentiated by DMSO is needed for the erythroid maturation process. 17 What is of interest is that
treated cells express an ability to remember (so-called memory response) the previ -
ous exposure to the DMSO treatment and to continue their differentiation even after the DMSO exposure has been discontinued. 17 This terminal maturation process of
erythroid cells and hemoglobin synthesis remains to be further clarified. HL-60 HUMAN CELL LINE
The HL-60 human cell line was developed from peripheral blood leukocytes in a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia, which are generally promyelocytes. 15
This HL-60 cell line has been used as a unique in vitro  model to study various 125 DMSO in Malignancy
important aspects of human myeloid cell differentiation. When these promyelocyte
cells underwent incubation for 5–7 days with appropriate concentrations of DMSO, they were able to differentiate into normal, peripheral blood granulocytes, despite their karyotypic abnormalities and leukemic origin. 18 These peripheral blood granu -
locytes were capable of phagocytizing bacteria and develop complement receptors.18
Treatment of human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells with DMSO is known
to cause differentiation of these cells along granulocytic/neutrophilic differentiation lineage. 19 After DMSO treatment, cultured granulocytic HL-60 cells eventually die
via apoptosis. This process of apoptotic death induced by DMSO involves enhancing the effector proteins Bak and Bad while downregulating the apoptosis suppressor protein Bcl-2. 19 The ectopic expression of Bcl-2 protein is able to prevent apoptosis
of granulocytes and monocyte/macrophage by a number of differentiating agents, but not when DMSO is used. Induction of apoptosis in macrophages by DMSO is of pathological significance because macrophages produce free radicals and inflamma -
tory cytokines that can damage normal cells. 20
METASTATIC LIVER DISEASE
Metastasis is the principal cause of death in cancer patients, and once it occurs, the most fundamental aspect of these cancer cells is their ability to sustain chronic growth. This growth differs from normal cell proliferation because the latter takes care to control the production and release of growth-promoting signals that ensure a homeostatic cell growth and cell number. Cancer cells have the unique ability to deregulate or block these signals and, essentially, do what they please. 21
Metastatic liver disease is a malignant tumor in the liver that has spread from
another organ affected by cancer. Metastatic liver disease is frequently associated with primary colorectal carcinoma. More than half of the patients with metastatic liver disease will die from metastatic complications. This disease is the sixth lead -
ing cancer worldwide and the second in cancer-related deaths in the United States. 22
The reason the liver is a common site for cancer metastasis is due to its abundant
blood supply, and since both lobes of the liver are usually involved, surgical removal is not possible unless a liver transplant is performed. Chemotherapy and a partial hepatectomy, especially in young people, is a possible treatment when only one lobe becomes cancerous. However, due to the rich blood supply of the liver, bleeding after surgery is a concern. One procedure by Salim
23 using electrocoagulation + DMSO (500 mg by mouth)
attempted to destroy liver metastases spread from advanced colonic cancer and reduce bleeding complications. A significant 5-year survival rate was obtained with -
out major adverse effects in 78 patients with liver malignancy randomized to be treated with electrocoagulation + DMSO as compared to electrocoagulation only consisting of 77 patients. 23 The possible free radical–scavenging ability by DMSO
was considered as a major factor in the long-term efficacy of this procedure.23
Tumor cells in culture generally grow in disarray unlike normal nontumorigenic
cells. When these tumor cells are exposed to 1%–2% DMSO in culture, the random piling is drastically abolished within 3 days and instead, monolayers of cells in regular parallel orientation are seen to form, a pattern typical of nonmalignant fibroblasts. 24 126 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
These morphological changes from malignant to nonmalignant cells in culture could
be maintained indefinitely as long as DMSO was kept present.24
When DMSO was removed from the medium, reversal of these cells to the
malignant state occurred after 3 days. It is possible that some of the properties that characterize DMSO, such as its stability, highly polar nature, and dielectric con-stant greater than that of water, which can enhance cell permeability, may explain, at least in part, the influence of this solvent on the hydration and solvation shells that surround the membrane components of the malignant cells and their ultimate transformation to benign cells. 24 These findings suggest that cancer is a disease of
differentiation.25
However, the precise identification of the defect involved in the transformation
of normal cells to malignant cells as well as the induction of cell differentiation by DMSO to normal cells is not easy to explain. Cancer cells seem to lose important control systems due to damage or loss of the genes inside the cells, a process known as mutation. Damage to the cell can be caused by a variety of factors. These factors, or carcinogens, can make the cell multiply abnormally to create cancer. DMSO COMBINED WITH ANTICANCER AGENTS
A strain of spontaneous rat lymphatic leukemia inbred rats exposed continually to low, oral concentrations of DMSO produces physiological changes in these animals that increases the therapeutic effects of the antineoplastic agent cyclophosphamide while also lowering its threshold toxicity. 26 This positive finding in a rat leukemic
model suggests that combining DMSO with antitumor compounds in the treatment of human cancer is both feasible and attarctive. 26 It also implies that the toxicity
seen with many of the anticancer agents may be lowered when DMSO is used as an adjuvant. This suggestion was supported by a sequential study from the same authors who
reported that 12 anticancer agents administered to tumor-bearing rodents in the pres -
ence of 0.25% DMSO in the drinking water for over 1 year increased antineoplastic potency in 8 of these agents. 27 Several of the parenterally administered antineo -
plastic agents given with oral DMSO also inhibited the tumor growth rate in these animals. 27
Several trials of DMSO on human cancer were attempted using cyclophospha -
mide and large doses of DMSO. It was reported that when 5%–10% DMSO was given orally or intravenously to 10 patients with a brain tumor, no enhancing effects of cyclophosphamide in the cerebrospinal fluid or plasma was seen. 28 In another
study, 15 renal carcinoma patients were given thioTEPA combined with 2% DMSO by mouth, but no beneficial effects on the tumors were noted. 29
Basal cell carcinoma is a malignant epithelial neoplasm of the skin, which
remains the most common cutaneous malignancy in Caucasians, with as many as 2 million new cases expected to occur yearly in the United States. 30 Although basal
cell carcinoma is not usually life threatening, it has become a medical problem of growing concern. Surgical excision remains the standard treatment for this tumor, but nonsurgical modalities also have achieved acceptable cure rates, particularly photodynamic therapy. 31127 DMSO in Malignancy
The basis of photodynamic therapy depends on a photoactivating light, a


 answer,”
“You make your own luck,”
and
“There’s more where that came from. ”
Dad was
my first experience
of fearlessness. Introduction
You are about to have an extraordinary
experience. You are about to have a
conversation  with God. Yes, yes. I
know. that’s not possible. You probably
think (or have been taught)  that’s not
possible. One can talk to God, sure, but not
with Go d. I mean, God is not going to  talk
back, right. At least not in the form of a
regular, everyday kind of conversation. That’s what I thought, too. Then this book
happened to me. And I mean that literally. This book was not written by me, it
happened to me. And in your reading of it,
it will happen to  you, for we are all led to the
truth for which we are ready. My life would probably be much easier if I
had kept all of this quiet. Yet that wasn’t the  reason it happened to me. And whatever
inconveniences the book may cause me
(such as  being called a blasphemer, a
fraud, a hypocrite for not having lived these
truths in the past,  or—perhaps worse —a
holy man), it is not possible for me to stop
the process now. Nor do I  wish to. I have
had my chances to step away from this
whole thing, and I haven’t taken them. I’ve
decided to stick with what my instincts are
telling me, rather than what much of the
world  will tell me, about the material here. Those instincts say this book is not
nonsense, the overworking of a frus trated
spiritual  imagination, or simply the self -
justification of a man seeking vindication
from a life misled. Oh, I’ve thought of all of
those things —every one of them. So I gave
this material to a few  people to read while it was still in manuscript form. They were
moved. And they cried. And  they laughed
for the joy and the humor in it. And their
lives, they said, changed. They were
transfixed. They were empowered. Many said they were transformed. That’s when I knew this book was for
everyone, and that it  had to be published;
for it is a  wonderful gift to all those who truly
want answers and who truly care about the
questions; for  all those who have embarked
upon quests for truth with sincerity of heart,
longing of soul,  and openness of mind. And
that’s pretty much all of us. This book addresses most, if not all, of the
questions we have ever asked about life
and love, purpose and function, people and
relationships, good and evil, guilt and sin,  forgiveness and redemption,  the path to
God and the road to hell. everything. It
directly  discusses sex, power, money,
children, marriage, divorce, life work,
health, the hereafter, the  before -
now.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Who does the author acknowledge first and last?,
A: The author acknowledges the Source of everything, including life itself, first and last.
Q: What is the author's purpose in writing this book?,
A: The author's purpose is to share the truth about God and the nature of reality, and to help readers understand themselves and their relationship with God.
Q: What is the author's message about the nature of God and humanity?,
A: The author's message is that God does not reveal Himself through words or physical forms, but rather through our inner feelings and experiences. God is not a distant, judging being, but a loving, guiding force that is always with us.
Q: What is the author's view on the concept of God's communication with humanity?,
A: The author believes that God communicates with everyone, not just a select few, and that this communication is not limited to words or physical forms, but can be experienced through feelings, thoughts, and experiences.
Q: What is the author's advice on how to approach God and the concept of prayer?,
A: The author advises that we should not ask for specific things, but rather focus on gratitude and faith, and that our prayers should be based on love and not fear.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>If you conclude
from this that past, present, and future exist
at one  and the same “time,” you are  right. (Yet now is not the moment to discuss that. We can get into this in much greater detail
when we explore the whole concept of
time—which we will do later). The world is the way it is because it could
not be any other way and still exist in the
gross  realm of physicality. Earthquakes
and hurricanes, floods and tornados, and
events that you call natural disasters are
but movements of the elements from one  polarity to the other. The whole birth -death
cycle is part of this movement. These are
the rhythms  of life, and everything in gross
reality is subject to them, because life  itself
is a rhythm. It is a wave, a vibration, a
pulsation at the very heart of the All That  Is. Illness and disease are opposites of health
and wellness, and are made manifest in
your reality at your behest. You cannot be
ill without at some level causing yourself  to
be, and you can be well again in a moment
by simply deciding to be. Deep  personal
disappointments are responses which are
chosen, and worldwide  calamities are the
resul t of worldwide consciousness. Your question infers that I choose these
events, that it is My will and desire they
should occur. Yet I do not will these things
into being, I merely observe you doing  so. And I do nothing to stop them, because to
do so would be to thwart your will. That, in
turn, would deprive you of the God
experience, which is the experience you
and I have chosen together. Do not condemn, therefore, all that you
would call bad in the world. Rather, ask
yourself, what about this have you judg ed
bad, and what, if anything, you wish to do
to change it. Inquire within, rather than without, asking:
“What part of my Self do I wish to
experience now in the face of this calamity? What aspect of being do I choose to  call
forth?” For all of life exists as a tool of your
own creation, and all of its events  merely
present themselves as opportunities for
you to decide, and be, Who You Are. This is true for every soul, and so you see
there are no victims in the universe, only
creators. The Masters who  have walked
this planet all knew this. That is why, no
matter which Master you might name, none
imagined themselves to be victimized —
though many were truly crucified. Each soul is a Master —though some do
not remember their origins or their
heritages. Yet each creates the situation
and the circumstance for its own highest
purpose and its own quickest
remembering —in each moment called
now. Judge not, then, the karmic path walked by
another. Envy not success, nor pity  failure,
for you know not what is success  or failure
in the soul’s reckoning. Call not a  thing
calamity, nor joyous event, until you decide, or witness, how it is used. For is a  death a
calamity if it saves the lives of thousands? And is a life a joyous event if it  has caused
nothing but grief? Y et even this you should
not judge, but keep always  your own
counsel, and allow others theirs. This does not mean ignore a call for help,
nor the urging of your own soul to work
toward the change of some circumstance
or condition. It does mean avoiding labe ls
and judgment while you do whatever you
do. For each circumstance is a gift, and in
each experience is hidden a treasure. There once was a soul who knew itself to
be the light. This was a new soul, and so,
anxious for experience. “I am the light,” it
said. “I am the light.” Yet all the knowing of
it and all the saying of it could not substitute
for the experience of it. And in the realm  from which this soul emerged, there was
nothing but the light. Every soul was grand,
every soul was magnificent, and eve ry soul
shone with the brilliance of My awesome
light. And so the little soul in question was
as a candle in the sun. In the midst of the
grandest light —of which it was a part —it
could not see itself, nor experience itself  as
Who and What it Really Is. Now it came to pass that this soul yearned
and yearned to know itself. And so great
was its yearning that I one day said, “Do
you know, Little One, what you must do to
satisfy this yearning of yours?”
“Oh, what, God? What? I’ll do anything!”
The little soul s aid. “You must separate yourself from the rest,
of us,” I answered, “and then you must  call
upon yourself the darkness. ”
“What is the darkness, O Holy


 and suddenly subsides. Immediately after this you
find that your hepatitis is gone and your energy has increased more than ever before. The rash became an outlet for the
poisons in the liver which produced the hepatitis. This is how recovery occurs - like the cycles in the Dow-Jones Average at the beginning of a bull market recovery. You feel better, a reaction occurs and you don't feel as well for a short while. You recover and go even higher. And so it goes, each reaction milder than the last as the body becomes purer, each becoming shorter in duration, feeling
better than ever before, until you reach a level plateau of vibrant health. Here you become relatively disease-free and are filled with ever-increasing joy, life and the happiness which comes from
sheer well-being. The mind opens up and expands to ever-higher horizons and your soul will shout for joy. You begin to
love the world, the universe and everything in it. This is the natural state of the mind - blissful, joyful and at peace with the
universe - and it can only be attained by alignment with biological laws. The first laws we must learn to obey are the laws of Nature. We must learn to eat simple pure and natural foods, properly
prepared and combined, and our bodies in return will cast off all the evil we have taken in during our lives. Nowhere is the
principle of forgiveness of sins more manifest than here - in our own bodies - when we forsake our evil and destructive
ways of eating (the defiling of the temple of the soul). God (or Nature, if you please) gives us a whole new chance for a new
glorious life. All repentance must begin here in the body, through pure diet and natural foods. Then, just have faith, sit back and watch
what happens. Before your own eyes, you will daily see signs that will cause you to wonder at this vast intelligence in
operation that staggers the comprehension. The mysteries of the body, the operations of Nature, the vital forces working in Nature and the Cosmos are far beyond what
our minds are prepared to understand at present. Every great physician or scientist who ever lived marveled in awe and humility at the wonders of nature. Yes - we are
"Fearfully and Wonderfully Made." Let us give ourselves a chance to experience what it means to be really healthy and fully ALIVE - to feel the joy of living by
aligning ourselves to (God’s) Nature’s laws as intended for man, through the eating of natural (normal) foods. This indeed is
the prime prerequisite in man’s physical, mental and spiritual unfoldment. Stanley S. Bass, 1973
Published in Dr. Shelton’s Hygienic Review, January 1973
(NOTE: The above article is written to explain the process of body regeneration, thanks to improved diet using natural foods, and is not to be associated
with the recommendation of any specific product offered for sale. ) Finally, I would like to include a brief case-history of a most impressive recovery from “How I Overcame Inoperable Cancer”
by a Naturopath, Wong Hon Sun, N.D. It is also included as Appendix B in “Discovery of the Ultimate Diet.”
A MOST INTERESTING CASE OF RECOVERY FROM CANCER ON ONE
MEAL A DAY ON A RAW FOOD REGIMEN
by Wong Hon Sun
The following is from the book How I Overcame Inoperable Cancer by Wong Hon Sun, ND,
with a forward by Dr. Ralph Bircher (Exposition Press, Hicksville, N.Y. 1975). copyright © Dr. Stanley S. Bass   (718) 648-1500    www.drbass.com 13 At the age of 32, Wong Hon Sun found himself to be a victim of a critical form ( anaplastic  epidermoid  carcinoma) of nose
and throat cancer, large and inoperable, in 1960, and by employing principles of natural healing on his own initiative, made
an unexpected complete recovery (as confirmed by medical checkups), with no recurrence of any symptoms of the disease
for the past 14 years. Before he began his self-care, he had a lump at the back of his throat which began to interfere with both his speech and
swallowing. He was constitutionally anemic, had chronic nasal catarrh with intermittent nose bleeds, was extremely
emaciated and undernourished. He had radiation treatment five times a week for two weeks. This was followed by a biopsy. After the radiation, an agonizing parchedness of his mouth and throat followed by nausea caused him to go on nothing but
occasional sips of coconut water after which his weight dropped to 75 lbs. His nausea ended after a three day water fast
after which he began drinking fresh squeezed pineapple juice alternating with liver extract every four hours. He soon recovered his strength. He began daily walking to induce sweating for “detoxication purposes.” When he returned
at noon-time, he drank large quantities of the liver extract (made by steaming the liver) and fresh pineapple juice. In order to
completely eliminate the toxemia in his system, he believed that short of complete fasting the cancer patient may have to
restrict himself to one meal a day. “This Single Meal Routine  acted as the best natural safeguard against excessive nutrient
intake, while providing the minimum quantity necessary for normal physiological function.”
 “It is also tantamount to a 24-hour fast in its therapeutic effects, can be carried on indefinitely, because it vitalizes (provided
that the ensuing diet is of high nutritive value), rather than weakens as prolonged fasting does.” The body adapts itself to a
reduced daily food intake by lowering the basal metabolic rate, which, within limits, is favorable to early recovery from
cancer, provided vitality is maintained. The resulting conservation of energy enhances the body’s intrinsic healing power for
the fight against cancer. On the Single Meal Routine, he took solid liver, about 100 grams of raw liver, 3 1/2 oz.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE SPENT ON DRUG-ADVERTISING - WHILE DRUG-FREE HEALING IS ALMOST UNKNOWN
EVEN SOCALLED ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE USUALLY PROMOTES DRUGS  - HELP SPREAD KNOWLEDGE OF DRUG-FREE HEALINGREMARKABLE RECOVERIES
FROM
SEVERE HEALTH PROBLEMS
by Stanley S. BassN. D., D. C., Ph.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the main focus of Dr. Stanley S. Bass's booklet?,
A: The main focus of Dr. Stanley S. Bass's booklet is on drug-free natural healing and the importance of a diet composed primarily of raw foods.
Q: What is the name of the institution in California where Dr. Pottenger conducted his animal experiments?,
A: The name of the institution is not mentioned in the provided text, but it is mentioned that Dr. Pottenger conducted his experiments at a sanitarium in Monrovia, California.
Q: What is the name of the German institution that employs a diet composed primarily of raw foods?,
A: The name of the institution is not mentioned in the provided text, but it is mentioned that Dr. Bircher-Benner was the director of a health resort in the Hartz mountain region, Germany.
Q: What is the name of the doctor who reported that using raw cabbage juice helped in treating 60 of 63 patients with ulcers?,
A: The name of the doctor is Dr. Garnett Chaney.
Q: What is the name of the doctor who reported that raw food and natural treatment helped in the recovery of 42% of his patients with cancer?,
A: The name of the doctor is not mentioned in the provided text, but it is mentioned that Dr. Wong Hon Sun, a Naturopath, overcame inoperable cancer on a raw food regimen.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>in weight,  equal to approximately 30
grams of protein) which he felt he needed for his anemia and sub-normal blood count. Also, he was unable to digest
cheese, nuts, or pulses without gastric discomfort, thus necessitating the use of liver for tissue building protein and iron. Then, too, the use of 100% raw foods, both animal and vegetable, provided hormones, enzymes, and other vital elements
needed for regeneration. To make the raw liver palatable, he immersed it in scalding water for several minutes, which made it taste enjoyably good. He gradually reduced the scalding time to a few seconds and was able to eat it with relish. This he alternated with raw eggs
of various species, but mostly hen’s. One day liver and the next day some eggs. Since he couldn’t handle the leafy
vegetables, tubers, or nuts, he used fresh, ripe, and uncooked fruits of a softer variety. He was able to maintain his nitrogen
balance on some eggs one day and 3 1/2 oz. of liver the following day. This was rather remarkable, since when he felt
unwell, he always fasted on water, so that he took much less than 100 grams of liver on the average, on the alternative liver
days. The balance of the diet was made up of fresh fruits which formed its main basis. To ensure an adequate supply of
sugar, he took a few spoonfuls of honey or molasses as a dessert. On the raw liver (or raw egg) and fruit diet, he found that
he was able, not only


event, such as divorce, bereavement, financial crisis, loss of a job or of an important relationship,
and so on. Experience with clients has shown me that those events only represented for them
the last straw; that they had long existed in an impossible existential situation that apparently
could neither be borne nor changed. LeShan and Carl Simonton, M.D.5 call this setup a life trap,
which they describe in detail. My case material bears out its power, and the fact that those who
feel unable to break free eventually reach a stage when they don’t care whether they live or die. As many of them put it, “Something snapped inside me.” I suspect it was the last strand of their
frayed will to live. The Role of Stress
 I am often asked whether stress can cause cancer. I don’t think it can, certainly not by itself. But it can be the ultimate extra burden that pushes an already weakened, barely functioning
immune system over the edge, so that it can no longer dispose of the irregular maverick cells that
every healthy organism produces in vast numbers every day. Yet without the eternal vigilance of
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www.thegersonway.coma well functioning immune system there is nothing to stop a few of those irregular cells to initiate
a malignant process. What we are dealing with here is the mysterious interaction of biochemistry and emotions,
which we have only begun to explore and understand. But there is already enough orthodox
clinical—as opposed to anecdotal—evidence to prove that inner attitudes can make a big
difference to survival. For example, British researcher Stephen Greer 6 interviewed a group of
women three months after they had undergone mastectomies, to find out how they were coping. He found four distinct types among them who showed respectively fighting spirit, denial, stoic
acceptance and hopelessness. After 5 and 10 years, 80% of the fighters, but only 20% of the
hopeless had survived. These rates had nothing to do with medical prognoses. In the U.S., David Spiegel, M.D.,7 invited 36 women with metastasized breast cancer to
attend weekly meetings for a year, where they could share worries and sorrows, encourage each
other, and make their mental attitude positive. A control group of 50 women attended no such
meetings. Spiegel only wanted to discover whether the group meetings enhanced the members’
quality of life, which it certainly did. But he was amazed to find that they also lived twice as long
as the members of the control group. Another interesting insight comes from US oncologist Bernie Siegel, M.D.8, author of several
best-selling books that have helped to extend public understanding of the body-mind link in
health and sickness. He claims that 15-20% of cancer patients consciously or unconsciously want
to die, no doubt to escape a difficult life trap. 60-70% wish to get well, but are passive and expect
the doctor to do all the work. 15-20%, however, are exceptional: they refuse to be victims, they
research their disease, don’t obey the doctor automatically but ask questions, demand control and
make informed choices. In Dr. Siegel’s words, “Difficult or uncooperative patients are most likely
to get well.” Apparently they have a more warlike immune system than docile patients. First Aid for the Mind

 There are simple ways to dispel the newly diagnosed patient’s sense of hopelessness and
isolation. The first step is to de-mystify the disease, discuss it openly, in a natural voice, without
avoiding the dreaded word ‘cancer.’ One of the very first advantages which the intending Gerson
patient experiences is the calm assurance with which his or her problem is approached, with the
clear message that yes, it is possible to be healed, not just put into remission (which is the best
orthodox medicine has to offer.) What the patient needs is a safe space in which to release stormy emotions, and to be listened
to with total unhurried non-judgmental attention, something that time-starved doctors and nurses
cannot give. It is a mistake to try to comfort and console too soon or offer cheerful assurances. To do that would simply stop the patient from expressing his or her true feelings. They must be
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www.thegersonway.comgiven free flow. But once that has happened, I ask a vital question: “Do you want to live?” If the
answer is yes, I ask: “Do you want to live unconditionally?” Another firm “yes” settles the matter,
while a hesitant “Yes, but…” reply hints at an undecided individual, possibly stuck in a life trap. If I ask what the rest of the sentence might be, I often get something like “if things go on as
before, I’m not sure I want to live.” That “but” needs careful exploration to make sure that it will
not undermine the healing work. The 18-24 months of the patient’s life prior to the diagnosis can
yield valuable clues. Did some major stress or trauma drive the patient to drink, drugs, or other
destructive habits, which caused significant liver damage? Gentle questioning often allows us to
identify some life trap. The next task is to show that there is a way out, other than dying. It helps to build a therapeutic partnership with the patient, in which he or she has an important
role to play. This is easy with the Gerson Therapy, which cannot succeed without the patient’s
active cooperation. If a patient tells us that 85% of people with his or her condition die within
three years, we suggest joining the 15% who don’t. (I recall with admiration the fragile little
woman riddled with cancer who, when told that she had six months to live, brightly replied, “Oh
good, I have six months to get well!” And get well she did, on the Gerson program.) I like the way LeShan4 approaches the task of shifting the mood from negative to positive. His basic questions are, “What’s right with you? What are your special ways of being, relating,
creating? What is blocking their expression? What do you need to fulfill yourself? Above all,
what do YOU want to do with your life?” Once these basics have been clarified, it is time to point
out the enormous potential open to the patient, if only he or she will ACT, NOT JUST REACT,
and start making personal decisions. Much can be achieved in a short time. The main tool of the
therapist is his or her personality and calm, reliable presence. Often this is the only solid support
in the patient’s confused, chaotic world. Other tools, such as teaching relaxation techniques,
simple meditation, and creative visualization focused on self-healing, should also be used by
trained counselors or therapists. (see Chapter 25 )
Clearing the First Hurdle
Many patients come to the Gerson therapy as a last resort, after the failure of conventional
medical treatments, which has left them with deep disappointment, loss of trust, and a lot of
severe after-effects. To embark on the Gerson program is for them a final gamble, an end-of-
the-line decision. Others choose the Gerson path at an earlier, less serious stage of their disease,
with fewer irreversible changes in their bodies, but with a poor prognosis. Either way—and this
is the first hurdle to be taken into account—they embark on an unfamiliar treatment, much of
which sounds bizarre at first. Moreover, they are aware of having stepped outside the limits of
orthodox medicine, leaving behind the network of doctors, consultant, hospitals, referrals—an
entire system which has been unable to heal them, yet still carries an aura of great power. Some
may have been rudely dismissed by their physicians, simply for daring to consider an “unproven”
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www.thegersonway.comalternative therapy. Others face pressure and doubts from family members and friends who refuse
to accept that a weird-sounding therapy may possibly succeed where modern hi-tech medicine
has failed. This kind of pressure can be debilitating for the patient, who probably also suffers from some
niggling doubts, and so the next urgent task is to make clear how and why the Gerson Therapy
works. Most people are familiar with the workings of allopathic medicine, where there is a pill for
every ill and you either recover or die, but at least things happen fast. Here, however, the patient
faces two years of unremitting effort, strict discipline and a total change from a so-called normal
lifestyle, all of which sounds pretty scary, especially because there is no guarantee of success at
the other end. This is when the cognitive approach works best. It needs no medical background to
understand why rebuilding the immune system is a better idea than knocking it out with radiation
and a cocktail of poisons, and once the simple but powerful logic of


 to bring back from your silence. If you have something that is r eally troubling you or you’re struggling
with, giv e yourself 20 to 30 minutes to push all the thoughts out. Y ou’re
going to be able to bring back from that silence the solutions to the things
that are such a challenge for you. The greatest tribute you can give yourself is a moment of silence. Much
like when someone passes on w ho is very dear to us, we giv e them that
moment of silence. Give yourself the same tribute, and you’ll find yourself
reaching higher states of awareness. This is perhaps one o f the most
important suggestions I can give you. — Lighten your load. Go  through all of the possessions that you no
longer use, and share them with others. Y ou can do this w ith virtually
everything you own. Do it both  to be charitable and to ease you r load. Just
lighten up a little bit, and don’ t tell yourself that you must have these things. Whatever you feel you need owns you, and you can’ t be enligh tened when
you are owned by a bunch of stuf f.
— Dir ect your attention to that which pleases you. Remember that
what you think about is what expands, so keep your mental en er gy on that
which is  pleasin g and inspiring. Every time you have a thought that doesn’ t
fill the bill, very gently move it out to say, “Next.” Pass that one along and
keep your attention focused on something higher. Instead of putting on the television and listening to all of the distressing
news an d seekin g out the kinds of things that only serve to bring you down,put on some gentle music. T r y to get out of the habit of having your
attention distracted with negativity, which is what the media is really
pushing on us to day. Surround yourself with positivity—be it by  putting on
uplifting music or audio progra ms or just focusing on your empowering
thoughts—and y ou’ll see heightened awareness showing up in your life
each and every day. As y ou continue along your in dividual process of awakening,  can you
look back on the “dream” you’ ve been living so far? The ego may try to
convince you that you can’ t rea lly change, that things are the way they are
and that’ s that. When you he ar those messages, remind yourself that
whatever universal law that has ever allowed any miracle to transpire in the
history o f humanity, that law has  never been repealed. It’ s still on the books,
and it is an ener gy that is always available to you. The ego also insists that the world of form is where you belong, this is
your place, this is home. Y our higher self knows that this is just a transitory
stop, for who you truly are is eternal, formless, and changeless, and could
never be contained here. Y ou can, however, enjoy heaven on earth, and it’ s
all courtesy of your higher self. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Af fectionately c alled the “father of motivation” by his fans, Dr. W ayne
W. Dyer  was  an internationally renowned author, speaker, and pioneer in
the f ield of self- development. O ver the four decades of his career, he wrote
more than 40 books (21 of which became New Y ork T imes  bestsellers),
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University, had been an associate professor at St. John’ s Univer sity in New
Y ork, an d honored a lifetime commitment to learning and finding the
Higher Self. In 2015, he left his body, returning to Infinite Source to
embark on his next adventure. W ebsite: www.DrW ayneDyer.com
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        W hen we can send love to them rather than hatred, we open
up the internal ener gy source that gives us heightened spiritual awareness. — Surr ender, whi ch involves an act of the heart. Surrendering takes
place in a moment, and the way you do it is by no longer asking, “Why me. Why is this happening to me. ” Surrendering means that you simply let go. When I surrender, I say, “I’m on  purpose; I’m only here to serve. ” I then
find that I’m no t alone. When y ou learn to surrender and let go, and realize
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Red	Cabbage	Juice
Plum	and	Pear	Juice
Rainbow	Juice
Soft	Summer	Juice
Cucumber	and	Carrot	Juice
Fresh	Morning	DrinkChili	Pepper	and	Sweet	Potato	Juice
Party	Ginger	Drink
Pomegranate	Watermelon	Juice
Minty	Watermelon	Delight
Grapefruit	and	Cranberry	Juice
Pear	and	Yam	Magic
Cucumber	and	Carrot	Cocktail
Cabbage	Apple	Cocktail
ICED	TEA	RECIPES
Orange	and	Lemon	Iced	Tea
Maple	Raspberry	Tea
Classic	Lime	Iced	Tea
Mint	Lemonade	Iced	Tea
Mom’s	Cranberry	Tea
Peach	Iced	Tea
Peppermint	Orange	Tea
Lime	Cucumber	Iced	Tea
Mint	Cucumber	Iced	Tea
Hibiscus	and	Pomegranate	Tea
Chamomile	and	Orange	Iced	Tea
Vanilla	and	Jasmine	Tea
Mango	Green	Tea
Apple	and	Lemon	Zinger
Summer	Orange	Tea
Mint	and	Lavender	Tea
Strawberry	Green	Tea
Raspberry	Chamomile	Iced	Tea
Russian-Style	Beverage
Limeade	Iced	Tea
Chinese	Spearmint	Iced	Tea
Orange	and	Apricot	Iced	Tea
Raspberry	Grape	Iced	Tea
Raspberry	Hibiscus	Refresher
Ginger	Orange	Iced	Tea
Cherry	Iced	Tea
Berrylicious	Iced	Tea
Blackberry	Iced	Tea
Strawberry	Lemon	Iced	Tea
Tropical	Iced	TeaJasmine	Tea	with	Almond	Milk
Tea	with	Coconut	Milk
Sparkling	Cranberry	Iced	Tea
Sparkling	Apple	Tea
Lemongrass	Iced	Tea
Ginger	and	Mint	Iced	Tea
Lemongrass	Iced	Tea
Rocket	Mint	Iced	Tea
Sparkling	Blueberry	Tea
Strawberry	Tangerine	Tea
Raspberry	Basil	Iced	Tea
Ginger	Pineapple	Iced	Tea
Cinnamon	Pear	Iced	Tea
Peach	and	Mango	Iced	Tea
Pomegranate	Iced	Tea
Tangerine	and	Lavender	Iced	Tea
Tangerine	Strawberry	Iced	Tea
Sparkling	Apple	Iced	Tea
Blueberry	and	Lavender	Iced	Tea
Citrus	and	Rosemary	Iced	Tea
Smoothie	recipes
Grape	Guava	Shake
Fruit	Mint	Smoothie
Detox	Vegetable	Juice
Exotic	Mango	Breakfast
Vitamin	Berry	Lemon	Smoothie
Fizzy	Cherry,	Apple	and	Mint
Avocado	Gazpacho	Smoothie
Carrot	Orange	Smoothie
Asparagus	Vitality	Smoothie
Pre-workout	Snack	Smoothie
Tropical	Breakfast	Smoothie
Carrot	Coconut	Smoothie
Potato	Pineapple	Smoothie
Cranberry	Lemonade	Smoothie
Banana	Coffee	Shake
Banana	Vanilla	Shake
Banana	Strawberry	Shake
Apple	Berry	SmoothieBerry	Blast	Smoothie
Peachy	Red	Smoothie
Berry	Vitality	Smoothie
Black	Cherry	Smoothie
Apricot	Orange	Smoothie
Punch	Style	Smoothie
Chocolate	Peanut	Butter	Smoothie
Pear	Ginger	Smoothie
Pear	Walnut	Smoothie
Pina	Colada	Smoothie
Cocoa	Pina	Colada	Smoothie
Mango	Pina	Colada	Smoothie
Pineapple	Buttermilk	Smoothie
Pineapple	Berry	Smoothie
Spinach	Strawberry	Smoothie
Spiced	Pumpkin	Smoothie
Yam	Banana	Smoothie
Zucchini	Orange	Smoothie
Cocoa	Zucchini	Shake
Cantaloupe	Yogurt	Smoothie
Cantaloupe	Raspberries	Smoothie
Cherry	Cantaloupe	Smoothie
Carrot	Apple	Smoothie
Vegan	Vanilla	Cherry	Smoothie
Chocolate	Banana	Smoothie
Chocolate	Dream	Smoothie
Blueberry	Yogurt	Smoothie
Cantaloupe	Vanilla	Yogurt	Smoothie
Anti-aging	Smoothie
Multivitamin	Smoothie
Italian	Style	Smoothie
Carrot	Mint	Smoothie
Beet	Cranberry	Smoothie
Rejuvenating	Detox	Smoothie
Spinach	and	Fruit	Smoothie
Frosty	Vegan	Smoothie
Energy-Boosting	Smoothie
Pumpkin	Greek	Yogurt
INFUSED	WATER	RECIPESStrawberry	Infused	Water
Cooling	Orange	Delight
Citrus	Sunrise
Vanilla	Strawberry	Water
Spicy-Cool	Zesty	Water
Cucumber	Spearmint	Water
Herby	Grapefruit	Water
Citrus	and	Cilantro	Treat
Citrus	and	Pear	Water
Fennel	and	Lemon	Drink
Apple	Cinnamon	Water
Orange	Basil	Water
Sage	and	Mint	Cucumber
Minty	Watermelon	Drink
Vanilla	Peach	Water
Pineapple	Cherry	Water
Summer	Berry	Delight
Blueberry	and	Apple	Water
Tropical	Island
Aromatic	Summer	Drink
Favorite	Autumn	Drink
Cranberry	Grapefruit	Water
Blackberry,	Kiwi	and	Lemon
Orange	and	Lavender
Pear	and	Raspberry	Booster
Green	Tea	with	Grapes
Herby	Spring	Drink
Delicious	Rosemary	and	Fruit
Cantaloupe	and	Grape	Agua	Fresca
Summer	on	The	Beach
Fresh	Start
Herbed	Tomato	Water
Orange,	Blueberry	and	Cilantro
Berry,	Rose	Petal	and	Vanilla
Vanilla	and	Cardamom	Orange
Blueberry	Lavender	Infused	Water
Peppermint	Lemongrass	Water
Honeydew	Agua	Fresca
Watermelon	Coconut	WaterGreen	Tea	and	Tangerine
Peppery	Cucumber	Refresher
Cherry	and	Mint	Water
Mango	and	Mint	Water
Cherry	and	Mint	Drink
Melon	and	Blueberry	Seltzer
Kiwi	and	Sage	Water
Fruit	and	Rosemary	Infusion
Orange	and	Black	Tea
Pom	Berry	Water
Secret	Detox	Drink
Grapefruit	and	Lavender	Agua	Fresca
Cilantro,	Cucumber	and	Melon
Hibiscus	Pineapple	Infusion
Apple,	Pear	and	Ginger	Refresher
Citrus	and	Cranberry	Drink
Peppermint	Fruit	Detox
Cooling	Mint	and	Apricot	Water
Citrus	Mint	Soda
Ginger	and	Mango	Refresher
Day	Spa	Mint	Pineapple
Raspberry	Coconut	Water
Cherry	Cucumber	Cooler
Cucumber	Lavender	Cooler
Cherry	Limeade
Spring	Cantaloupe	Water
Cinnamon	Melon	Refresher
Tangerine	and	Melon	Water
Raspberry	and	Date	Water
Tangerine	and	Ginger	Cocktail
Piquant	Tomato	Water
Day	Spa	Grapefruit	and	Pineapple	Water
Autumn	Flavored	Water
Winter	Day	Spa
Strawberry	Pineapple	Water
Berry	and	Orange	Fruit	Infused	Ice	Cubes
Carrot	and	Ginger	Water
Key	Lime	and	Plum	Water
Vanilla	Plum	WaterPapaya	Mango	Water
Orange	and	Apple	Detox
Aloe	Lemon	Water
Maple	Cranberry	Drink
Mango	and	Sugarcane	Infused	Water
Black	Currant	Water
Lemongrass	Apple	Water
Strawberry-Mint	Sparkling	Water
Lime,	Tea	and	Agave	Detox
Jalapeno	Cilantro	Lemonade
Peppermint	Citrus	Detox
Grape	and	Blood	Orange	Water
Sage	Blackberry	Water
Rosemary	Watermelon	Cocktail
Tropical	Dream
Kiwi	and	Lychee	Soda
Pineapple	and	Cantaloupe	Water
Spring	Strawberry	Refresher
Raspberry	and


(the
patient
sweats
and
dilute
mucus
is
secreted
through
the
skin),c)
water
and
urine
fasting
is
very
effective
(the
duration
of
fasting
depends
on
the
severity
of
the
disease). It
is
best
to
drink
children's
urine,
which
is
saturated
with
immune
substances. Example:
The
woman
was
in
the
hospital
with
severe
pleurisy
(inflammation
of
the
pleura)
and
a
large
amount
of
pus
and
mucus
had
accumulated
in
her
chest. No
treatment
helped. Eventually,
her
mother
started
bringing
her
a
liquid
colored
with
cherry
syrup. The
patient
began
to
recover
quickly,
and
the
doctors
were
surprised
at
what
she
was
drinking. Finally,
when
the
woman
recovered
completely,
they
were
told
the
truth:
the
patient
had
been
drinking
her
own
son's
urine. Comment:
Why
could
this
woman
not
be
cured
by
ordinary
means? First,
her
diet
produced
large
amounts
of
phlegm,
second,
the
phlegm
decomposed
and
began
to
fester,
creating
an
alkaline
putrefactive
environment
in
the
body
suitable
for
the
growth
of
pus
bacteria. The
effect
of
drugs
on
pathogenic
organisms
led
to
an
even
greater
weakening
of
the
body,
to
its
poisoning. Medicines
were
unable
to
normalize
the
environment. On
the
contrary,
the
son's
urine
led
to
a
general
acidification
of
the
body
and
thus
removed
the
infection
from
the
source
of
nutrition. The
immune
substances
of
the
young
organism
generally
influenced
the
success
of
the
treatment. Example:
Little
girl,
1.5
years
old,
pleurisy
-
"ten
ribs
in
the
water",
which
was
treated
for
more
than
half
a
year
to
no
avail. The
grandmother,
seeing
the
helplessness
of
the
doctors,
took
the
child
to
her
and
cured
him
by
her
own
means:
three
times
a
day
she
gave
him
to
drink
his
own
warm
urine,
practically
all
that
the
child
excreted,
and
used
the
rest
to
poultice
his
ribs. Comment
and
recommendation:
Pleurisy
at
such
an
age
is
the
result
of
bad
eating
with
an
excess
of
starches,
for
which
the
child's
organism
does
not
yet
have
digestive
enzymes. Starchy
mucilage
is
secreted
by
a
mountain
of
mucus
and
mucus. This
is
where
"water"
came
from. The
urine
then
acted
on
the
excess
water
as
a
diuretic,
and
the
poultices
on
the
ribs
warmed
the
child's
body
and
quickly
healed
them. Example
from
John
Armstrong's
book
"Living
Water":
"Miss
S.
was
suffering
from
bronchitis
and
tuberculosis
in
the
early
stages,
according
to
the
doctor. Unhappy
state. Someone
advised
the
girl
to
starve
herself
of
water
and
urine
for
two
weeks,
but
without
massages. In
just
three
days
there
was
a
significant
improvement,
the
girl
was
breathing
easily,
she
slept
for
several
hours
without
waking
up. After
the
fast
was
over,
she
drank
urine
twice
a
day
and
ate
twice
a
day. However,
the
fast
was
too
short
and
the
disease
returned. The
girl
was
advised
to
continue
fasting
and
perform
urine
massages. Her
diet
was
also
adjusted. The
girl
made
a
full
recovery. Since
then,
he
regularly
receives
urine
internally
and
externally,
and
occasionally
starves.' Comment
and
recommendation:
Starvation
makes
it
possible
to
eliminate
waste
from
the
body
more
efficiently,
but
it
must
be
followed
for
a
sufficiently
long
time. Rubbing
urine
into
the
skin,
associated
with
fasting
and
drinking
urine,
is
a
reliable
means
of
acidifying
the
organism
and
interrupting
any
pathological
process,
including
tuberculosis. Bronchitis
is
the
result
of
excess
mucus. It
is
recommended
to
exclude
mucus
and
phlegm-producing
foods
from
the
diet:
milk,
starches
(bread,
bread,
potatoes),
fats
and
concentrated
proteins
(meat,
eggs,
etc.). Perhaps
this
woman
had
a
body
composition
of
slime
(according
to
the
Oriental
categorization)
with
a
tendency
to
gradually
accumulate
mucus-like
wastes. Therefore,
occasional
starvation
will
help
her
prevent
the
disease
from
recurring. Example:
The
patient,
37
years
old,
was
demobilized
from
the
Navy. He
had
suffered
from
asthma
since
the
age
of
14,
and
the
stay
at
sea
probably
worsened
the
disease. During
the
night,
the
patient
got
up
four
times
and
breathed
aerosol
drugs. During
three
months,
he
drank
1.5
to
2
liters
of
his
own
urine
per
day
and
twice
briefly
starved
for
two
days
on
only
urine
and
water. His
health
improved
to
the
point
where
he
stopped
breathing
the
aerosol. His
overall
condition,
especially
his
mental
condition,
also
improved.In
another
similar
case,
the
patient
cured
his
asthma
in
just
4
days
by
fasting
on
urine
and
water. Comment
and
recommendation:
People
with
a
slimy
body
composition
are
prone
to
bronchial
asthma. That
is
why
the
first
patient
fell
ill
at
the
age
of
14. In
addition,
the
humid
climate
increased
the
production
of
mucus
and
led
to
the
worsening
of
asthma. Sometimes
it
is
enough
to
change
the
environment
from
wet
to
dry
and
a
person
will
recover
quickly. Today's
treatment
usually
starts
with
"safe"
aerosols
and
ends
with
hormones
and
other
"serious"
preparations
that
make
people
disabled
with
no
hope
of
recovery. Due
to
its
"hot"
nature,
urine
dries
the
body,
cleanses
and
heals
it. Even
short
fasts
(36-40
hours),
during
which
only
urine
and
water
are
drunk,
can
cleanse
the
body
of
mucus. That's
why
a
cold
or
flu
lasts
only
two
days. Example:
Fasting
with
urine
drinking
must
be
done
together
with
massages. Urine-absorbing
skin
aids
metabolism. If
something
is
left
out


iciency. This helps explain
why mammals have lar ger brains than non-mammals, and why human, whale, and dolphin
brains kept growing so rapidly over millions of years as reptilian brains didn’ t. Oxygen equals
ener gy equals evolution. Our ability to breathe lar ge and full breaths, in some ways, helped
make us human. David A. Raichlen and Adam D. Gordon, “Relationship between Exercise
Capacity and Brain Size in Mammals,” PLoS One 6, no. 6 (June 2011): e20601; “Functional
Design of the Respiratory System,” medicine.mcgill.ca,
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lecture “Electronic Biology and Cancer,” which he presented at the Marine Biological
Laboratory, W oods Hole, Massachusetts, July, 1972.
f i l l e d  w i t h  c o p i e s :  “Master DeRose,” enacademic.com,
https://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1 1708766. n o w  A f g h a n i s t a n,  P a k i s t a n :  The Indus V alley descriptions and details are taken from the following:
“Indus River V alley Civilizations,” Khan Academy,
https://www.khanacademy.or g/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/ancient-
india/a/the-indus-river -valley-civilizations ; Saifullah Khan, “Sanitation and W astewater
T echnologies in Harappa/Indus V alley Civilization (ca. 2600–1900 bce),”
https://canvas.brown.edu/files/61957992/download?download_frd=1. l a r g e s t  g e o g r a p h i c a l l y :  T o put this in perspective, 300,000 square miles is equivalent to all East Coast
states from Florida to New Y ork. Craig A. Lockard, Societies, Networks, and T ransitions: A
Global History  (Stamford, CT : Cengage Learning, 2008). A  s e a l  e n g r a v i n g :  Y an Y. Dhyansky, “The Indus V alley Origin of a Y oga Practice,” Artibus Asiae  48,
nos. 1–2 (1987), pp. 89–108. b i r t h p l a c e  o f  y o g a :  A thorough description of the history, epistemology, and evolution of Samkhya and
the earliest yoga can be found in this excellent academic paper at the Internet Encyclopedia of
Philosophy, https://www.iep.utm.edu/yoga/.o f  N a z i  l o r e :  The word Aryan  comes from the Sanskrit ērān, which was the basis for the modern
country name of Iran. The term never had anything to do with white supremacy until the Nazis
appropriated it some four thousand years later. l a n g u a g e  o f  S a n s k r i t :  Steve Farmer et al., “The Collapse of the Indus-Script Thesis: The Myth of a
Literate Harappan Civilization,” Electr onic Journal of V edic Studies  11, no. 2 (Jan. 2014): 19–
57, http://laurasianacademy.com/ejvs/ejvs1 102/ejvs1 102article.pdf. C h a n d o g y a  U p a n i s h a d s :  From a philosophy called Samkhya. Samkhya was based on reason and proof. The noun root of Samkhya means “number”; the verb root means “to know.” “Either you know
or you don’ t,” DeRose told me. “Spirituality had nothing to do with it!” The foundation of
Samkhya was secular, based on empirical studies, not opinions. He told me that there was no
mention of any praying hands or standing yoga postures in the earliest Upanishads because
these exercises were never part of the practice. The earliest yoga was a technology developed
to influence and control prana. It was a science of meditation and breathing. Possibly the
earliest reference to pranayama (the ancient Indian art of breath control) is listed in hymn
1.5.23 of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, which was first documented around 700 B C E. “One
should indeed breathe in (arise), but one should also breathe out (without setting) while saying,
‘Let not  the misery that is dying reach me.’ When one would practice that (breathing), one
should rather desire to thoroughly realize that (immortality). It is rather through that
(realization) that he wins a union with this divinity (breath), that is a sharing of worlds.” The
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad,  book 1, trans. John W ells, Darshana Press,
http://darshanapress.com/Brihadaranyaka%20Upanishad%20Book%201.pdf. I n d i a,  C h i n a,  a n d  b e y o n d :  By the sixth century B C E, Siddhartha Gautama, the son of an Indus V alley
warrior king and queen, found his way to beneath a ficus tree in northeast India. He sat down
and started practicing these ancient breathing and meditation techniques. Gautama became
enlightened, and took of f to teach the wonders of breathing, meditation, and enlightenment
throughout the East. Siddhartha would later become known as the Buddha, founder of the
Buddhist faith. B y  a r o u n d  5 0 0  BCE :  Michele Marie Desmarais, Changing Minds: Mind, Consciousness and Identity in
Patanjali’ s Y oga-sutra and Cognitive Neur oscience  (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2008). e x t e n d i n g  e x h a l a t i o n s :  The actual passage is much more vague. According to DeRose, it translates to
something along these lines: “The fourth type of pranayama transcends inhalation and
exhalation.” Interpretations of the Y oga Sutras vary broadly; the interpretation I listed, by
Swami Jnaneshvara, I found the most elucidating and accessible. More here:
http://swamij.com/yoga-sutras-24953.htm, http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras-
24953.htm#2.51. t h e  i n s t r u c t o r s  w o u l d  y e l l :  Mestre DeRose, Quando É Pr eciso Ser Forte: Autobiografia  (Portuguese
edition) (São Paulo: Egrégora, 2015). o n l y  i n


1/2 tsp (2 mL) gr ound ginger pinch chile powder, or to taste

1. In a M aslin pan or canning kettle, combine tomatoes, onio ns, peppers,
celery apple, vinegar, granulated  and brown sugars, salt and mustard seeds. Bring to  a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and boil
gently, stirring occasionally, f or 1–1/2 hours or until sauce  begins to
thicken. Add cinnamon, cloves, ginger and chile powder. Boil gently
stirring frequen tly for about 30 minutes or until sauce is thickened and
begins to mound on a spoon. 2. Mean while, heat nine 1-pint (2-cup/500 mL) jars in boiling water, and
scald the lids, lifter, funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 3. Fill hot jars, leaving a 1/2- inch (1 cm) headspace. Run a thin non-
metallic utensil around the insid e of the jar to allow air to escape. Add more
hot chile, if necessary to leave a 1/2-inch (1 cm) headspace. W i pe rims, top
with flat lids an d screw on met al rings. Return jars to the hot water bath,
topping up with hot water if n ecessary Bring to a full rolling boil and
process jars for 20 minutes ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 4. Remo ve cann er lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or
rack to cool completely Check seals, label and store in a cool place for up to
1 year.Use: Ho memade chili sauce complements eggs, prepared an y style, and
bacon o r sausage like no othe r condiment. If you get beyond breakfast,
use this heritage chili sauce to t op meat loaf, to lend the hint of cinnamon
and spic e to skillet dinners (see Country-Style Chicken ), and to serve with
roast beef or chicken at Sunday dinners. f i r e - r o a s t e d  p e p p e r  a n d  t o m a t o  s a u c e
Her e we  ar e at the end of the summer, and four of the mos t flavourful
ingr edients to come out of the gar den (tomatoes, garlic, r ed p eppers and
basil) ar e at th e markets in f ull splendour. I have always r oasted r ed
peppers—it’ s a fall thing at our house. One year, when I secur ed a gr een
garbage bag full of the crimson  orbs, I stuffed them with rice and smoked
them using our c har coal smoker. So it is only natural that I would r oast myfavourite fall vegetables for this incr edibly rich and complex-tasting sauce. This sauce is as much about the r oasted r ed peppers as the tomatoes. Roasting has a lot going for it. I guess it gets my vote fo r the nutty,
caramelized flav our it imparts, but high on my list of benefits  is that it is
easy: the  skin pops up and can s imply be plucked off both the tomatoes and
the pepp ers. When r oasting the peppers and garlic, check aft er about 10
minutes. The garlic may be soft and caramelized about 5 minutes befor e the
peppers ar e charr ed, so transfe r them to a dish to cool. When you see the
skin on the peppers blister and turn black, they ar e r eady. S ome pepper
varieties ar e meatier than othe rs. If you can find peppers that ar e thick
fleshed, use them in this r ecipe. 2 rimmed baking sheets, lightly oiled
Pr eheat oven to 400°F (200°C)
MAKES ABOUT 10 CUPS (2.5 L)
2 lb (1 kg) r ed bell peppers, halved and seeded
10 cloves garlic, peeled
4 tbsp (50 mL) olive oil, divided
4 lb (2 kg) ripe plum tomatoes (about 12), halved
and seeded 2 cups (500 mL) chopped onions
1/2 cup (125 mL) packed br own sugar
1/2 cup (125 mL) r ed wine vinegar
1/4 cup (50 mL) r ed wine, optional
1 tbsp (15 mL) salt
1 cup (250 mL) chopped fr esh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 cup (125 mL) loosely packed shr edded basil leaves
1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped fr esh or egano
1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped fr esh r osemary
5 tbsp (65 mL) bottled lemon juice
 1. On one of th e prepared baking sheets, arrange red pepper halves in a
single layer, cut sides down. Place garlic cloves between the peppers. Drizzle with 2 tbsp (25 mL) of the olive oil. On the other ba king sheet,
arrange tomatoes cut sides down. Drizzle with remaining olive oil. 2. Roast  in preheated oven for 1 5 to 20 minutes. Check garlic and tomatoes. If garlic is soft, remove it. 3. Remo ve the skin from the tomatoes and roughly chop, reserving flesh
and juic es. Roas t peppers for an other 10 minutes or until they are blistered
and part ly charred. T ransfer to a colander over a bowl to catc h the juices
and cover with a  clean tea towel. When peppers are cool enough to handle,
rub of f the skins and chop roughly Chop roasted garlic. 4. In  a Maslin pan or canning kettle, combine tomatoes and juices, red
pepper and juices, garlic, onion s, brown sugar, vinegar, red wi ne, if using,
and salt. Bring to a boil over h igh heat. Boil for 30 minutes. Add parsley,
basil, or egano and rosemary and stir well to combine. Bring to a  full rolling
boil. Re duce he at and boil gent ly, stirring occasionally, for 1 h our or until
sauce is thick. 5. Mean while, heat five 1-pint (2-cup/500 mL) jars in boiling  water, and
scald the lids, lifter, funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 6. Remo ve hot jars from the can ner and fill each with 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon
juice. La dle hot  sauce into hot jars, leaving a 1/2-inch (1 cm) headspace. W ipe rims, top with flat lids and screw on metal rings. Return jars to the hot
water bath, topping up with ho t water if necessary. Bring to a full rolling
boil and process jars for 35 minutes ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 7. 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. t h a i  t u r k e yT eenagers love this dish, and it’ s something they can cook for friends on
their own because it only uses one dish and is so easy. If you can’ t find fr esh
(or fr oze n) turke y thighs, use 6 to 8 chicken thighs or chicken wings, which
ar e gr eat for a casual dinner. Y ou can make this dish as spicy-hot as you
like by adding r ed pepper flakes or harissa or chopped fr esh h ot peppers. T urkey t highs ar e very big. I have found it easier to cook them whole in the
sauce and then slice the cooked  meat off the bone and put it back into the
sauce. It ’ s a bit m essy to slice, b ut the meat stays moist and the servings ar e
easier to manage. Serve over cooked rice or pasta, or with grilled or
steamed vegetables. As for the peanut butter, apologies to all r ecipe testers who want every
grain of salt a ccounted for—I’m not keen on imposing my ingr edient
pr efer ences unless ther e is a definite benefit to the r ecipe. So I’m not
terribly specific about ingr edie nts when another one you have in your
pantry w ill work. And I suspect  that everyone secr etly harbours a love or
hate for  one or the other style o f peanut butter: smooth or crun chy. In this
r ecipe, y ou will notice that I haven’ t r evealed my bias—I pr efer to leave that
up to you and whatever happens to be in your cupboar d.
8-cup (2 L) baking dish, with lid or foil to cover
Pr eheat oven to 350°F (180°C)
MAKES 4 T O 6 SER VINGS2 cups (500 mL) Fir e-Roasted Pepper and T omato Sauce  2/3 cup (150
mL) peanut butter 2 skinless turkey thighs (each 1 lb/500 g)

1. In  the baking dish,


 away with all kinds of manipulative
and unsavory activities. Vengeance is justifiable because everything
must be fair and even. Just as you must repay a favor, so you must
repay a meanness. There you have the psychological maintenance system for hanging
onto demands for justice. But this support system is not unshakable. Below are some strategic methods for tossing out this kind of
thinking and wiping clean this demand-for-justice erroneous zone. Some Strategies for Giving Up the Futile Insistence on Justice
• Make a list of everything in your world that you think is unfair. Use your list as a guide for effective personal action. Ask yourself
this important question. “Will the inequities go away if I am upset?”
Obviously not. By attacking the erroneous thinking that brings about
your upset, you will be on your way to escape from the justice trap. • When you find yourself saying, “Would I do that to you?” or
any similar sentence, change it to, “You are different from me, al-
though I find that hard to accept right now.” This will open, rather
than close communication between you and the other person. • Begin to view your emotional life as independent of whatever
anyone else does. This will free you from the chains of being hurt
when others behave differently from the way you want them to. • Try to view each decision not as a monumental life-chang-THE JUSTICE TRAP  / 173ing event, but in perspective. Carlos Castaneda calls a man of
knowledge one who—
Lives by acting, not by thinking about acting, nor by thinking
about what he will think when he has finished acting…He
knows that his life will be over altogether too soon; he knows,
because he sees, that nothing is more important than anything
else…. Thus a man of knowledge sweats and puffs and if one
looks at him he is just like any ordinary man, except that the
folly of his life is under control. Nothing being more important
than anything else, a man of knowledge chooses any act, and
acts it out as if it mattered to him. His controlled folly makes
him say that what he does matters and makes him act as if it
did, and yet he knows that it doesn’t; so when he fulfills his
acts he retreats in peace, and whether his acts were good or
bad, or worked or didn’t, is in no way any part of his concern*
• Replace the sentence “It isn’t fair” with “It’s unfortunate,” or
“I’d prefer…” Thus, instead of insisting that the world be other than
it is, you begin to accept reality—but not necessarily to approve of
it. • Eliminate external references of comparison. Have your own
goals independent of what Tom, Dick or Harry do. Set out to be
what you want, without references to what others have or don’t
have. • Correct yourself out loud when you use a sentence such as, “I
always call you when I’m going to be late, so why didn’t you call
me?” to “I would have felt better if you had called me.” Thus you
eliminate the erroneous notion that another’s reason for calling is
to become more like you. • Rather than paying someone off, by bringing wine or a gift in
exchange for dinner or a party, wait until you feel like it and
*Carlos Castaneda, A Separate Reality: Further Conversations with Don Juan  (New
York: Pocket Books, 1972).174 / Your Erroneous Zonesthen send a bottle of wine with a note saying, “Just because I think
you’re a great person.” There’s no need to balance the books with
reciprocal trades; just do something nice because you, rather than a
special occasion, call for it. • Spend the amount of money you want to on any gift, and don’t
be swayed by what was spent for you. Eliminate invitations based
on obligation and fairness. Decide whom you’ll see on an internal
rather than external standard. • Set up your own standards of conduct in your family based
upon what you think is appropriate for you. Have everyone else do
the same. Then see if it isn’t quite possible to make it happen without
infringing on each other’s rights. If you feel that being out three
nights a week is what you want, but can’t because someone has to
watch the children, “fairness” doesn’t have to enter into your de-
cision-making. Perhaps you make some kind of baby-sitting arrange-
ment, or have the kids go along, or whatever will be a mutually
satisfying settlement. But to bring in the “It isn’t fair” routine will
surely lead to everyone’s resentment—and to staying at home as
well. Be a doer, not a complainer about injustice. For every injustice
you suffer, there is a resolution that does not require you to be im-
mobilized in any way. • Remember that revenge is just another way of being controlled
by others. Do what you, not they, decide is for you. These are just a few beginning suggestions that will help you to
be happier by ridding yourself of the need to compare yourself with
others and to use their status as a barometer of your own happiness. It’s not the injustice that counts, it’s what you do about it.THE JUSTICE TRAP  / 175IX
PUTTING AN END TO
PROCRASTINATION—NOW
It takes not one drop of sweat
to put off doing anything. A re you a procrastinator? If you’re like most people, the answer
to that is yes. But chances are that you’d rather not live with all that
anxiety that accompanies putting things off as a way of life. You
may find yourself postponing many tasks that you want to accom-
plish, and yet for some reason you just keep suspending action. This
procrastination business is a mighty tiresome facet of life. If you’ve
got a bad case, hardly a day goes by that you don’t say, “I know I
should be doing it, but I’ll get around to it later.” Your “putting it
off” erroneous zone is difficult to blame on outside forces. It’s all
yours—both the putting off and the discomfort you endure as a
result of it. Procrastination is the closest there is to a universal erroneous zone. Very few people can honestly say that they are not procrastinators,
despite the fact that it is unhealthy in the long run. As in all erro-
neous zones, there is nothing unhealthy about the
176behavior itself. Putting it off, in fact, doesn’t even exist. You simply
do, and those things you don’t do, in reality, are just undone, rather
than postponed. It is only the accompanying emotional reaction and
immobilization that represent neurotic behavior. If you feel that you
put things off, and like it, with no attending guilt, anxiety or upset,
then by all means hang onto it, and pass over this chapter. However,
for most people procrastination is really an escape from living
present moments as fully as possible. Hoping, Wishing and Maybe
Three neurotic phrases of the procrastinator make up the support
system for maintaining putting-it-off behavior. “I hope things will work out.”
“I wish things were better.”
“Maybe it’ll be okay.”
There you have the deferrer’s delight. As long as you say maybe, or
hope, or wish, you can use these as a rationale for not doing anything
now. All wishing and hoping are a waste of time—the folly of
fairyland residents. No amount of either ever got anything accom-
plished. They are merely convenient escape clauses from rolling up
your sleeves and taking on the tasks that you’ve decided are import-
ant enough to be on your list of life activities. You can do anything that you set your mind to accomplish. You
are strong, capable and not the least bit brittle. But by putting things
off for a future moment, you are giving into escapism, self-doubt,
and most significantly, self-delusion. Your putting it off zone is a
movement away from being strong in your now, and toward the
direction of hoping that things will improve in the future.PUTTING AN END TO PROCRASTINATION—NOW  / 177Inertia as a Strategy for Living
Here is a sentence that can keep you inert, in your present mo-
ments: “I’ll wait, and it’ll get better.” For some this becomes a way
of life—they are always putting it off for a day that can never arrive. Mark, a recent client of mine, came to me complaining about his
unhappy marriage. Mark was in his fifties and had been married
for almost thirty years. As we began to talk about his marriage, it
became clear that Mark’s complaints were long-standing. “It’s never
been any good, even from the beginning,” he said at one point. I
asked Mark what had made him hold on for all these years of misery. “I kept hoping things would get better,” he confessed. Almost thirty
years of hope and Mark and his wife were still miserable. As we talked more about Mark’s life and marriage, he admitted
to a history of impotence that went back at least a decade. Had he
ever sought help for this problem, I asked. No, he had merely
avoided sex more and more and hoped that the problem would go
away on its own. “I was sure things would get better,” Mark echoed
his original comment