 singing can even
increase vagal tone. However, the impact of singing on HRV was found to
be dependent on whether the singer experienced the task as stressful or not. A greater heart rate variable was found in professional singers after a
singing lesson, while amateurs showed lower HRV. Heart rate increased
after solo singing but decreased  after choral singing, indicating that when a
person is perform ing music, rather than just listening to it, the perception of
the task as safe or scary influe nces the resultant physical reaction. It has
also been found that trained musicians have a lower baseline breathing rate
than nonmusicians.69
One study into the physiological responses to music found that even a
short listening session could bring about measurable cardiovascular and
respiratory effects.69 The level of arousal or focused attention was largely
determined by the tempo (speed) of the music. Regardless of taste in music
or whether the listener was previously familiar with the piece, slow music
from a variety of genres reduced cardiorespiratory response. A pause or
period of silence in the music produced a higher level of relaxat ion than the
music itself, suggesting that music may give pleasure and potential health
benefits as a result of the controlled alternation of arousal and relaxation. It
was concluded that music can be used to induce relaxation and reduce SNS
activity and that it may be useful in the management of cardiovascular
disease.In a therapeutic setting, music has been used to enhance
parasympathetic activity and decrease congestive heart failure by reducing
levels of inflammatory cytokines.70 Patients under going a 14-day  music
therapy course exhibited change s in HRV patterns that indicated enhanced
activity of the cardiovascular system.71 One experiment into the impact of
music on the autonomic response compared healthy participants with
patients in a vegetative state or with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome. Those participa nts with disorders of consciousness showed  replicable
changes in the balance between the SNS and the vagal system after passive
listening to symphonic music.72
USING HR V IN THE REAL WORLD
As part of the training that I run for our Oxygen Advantage instructors, I
was fortunate enough to organize an online coaching webinar in August
2020 with Dr. Jay T. Wiles, a clinical health physiologist. Dr. Wiles
specializes in sports performance and holistic and integrative health, and he
is board certified in biofeedback and HR VB. Dr. Wiles came to HRV throu gh his clinical practice, working with
patients with clinical stress, PTSD, and anxiety. As he learned about HRV,
he becam e fasci nated by its implications not only for peak performance and
sporting excellence but also for its potential applications in a clinical
setting. He became determined to present information about HRV in a way
that is easy to access and practical in day-to-day life. The way you use HVR depends on your starting point and your goals. This is also true for the breathing exercises in this book. It’ s helpful to avoid
preconceptions about what is “good” or “bad.” For instance, it may surprise
you to know that elite athletes often have very poor vagal tone because they
have taxed their nervous systems through years of overtraining and
overreaching. These athletes often come to HRVB to find out what is
impeding their performance. If you want to understand how well your nervous system is functioning,
HRV provides the best inexpensive, noninvasive way to do this. It has a
wide-ranging and diverse clinic al utility, but as it increases in popularity
among fitness enthusiasts, its purpose and application are frequentlymisunderstood. In many cases, the readings that people get from their
consumer -based devices are useless because they lack the contextual
framework to understand or improve them. Dr. Wiles originally became interested in HRV through his work with
trauma patients. He wanted something that would allow him to objectively
quantify the stress response. In clinic, he found that most information came
from his patient s in the form of subjective, qualitative data about how they
were feeling. While this was valuable, HRV offered quantitative data that
helped him build a clearer pictu re of what was going on with those patients
so he could help them better. He began using HRVB with the chronic pain
population, with patients who often had a variety of conditions including
pain, depression, stress, and anxiety, all existing comorbidly. He began to
see improvemen ts in all these symptoms and syndromes as a direct result of
HRVB. Dr. Wiles explained to me that we have trillions of processes going on
in the body in any given second. As we go about our day, the heart has to
adjust to everything we encounter in our environment, and to all of the
processes in the body. For this reason, higher HRV, which signifies greater
adaptability, is normally preferable. The widely held belief that the processes of the ANS are entirely
involuntary is incorrect. We can control HRV very easily, but we lose
control due to stress. Dr. Wiles believes that, because HRV is data driven,
research-supported, and quantifiable, it is incredibly valuable in
breathwork. In a sense, it strengthens the scientific basis for the work
because results can be so clearly and accurately measured. As we already discovered, HRV is measured in time domains (the time
difference betw een each heartbeat). It is also measured in frequency
domains (the frequency or the individual components of each heartbeat). These two elements, time and frequency, are the two main aspects of HRV. While the time domain data gives an important baseline for our HR V at rest,
the frequ ency domain data gives us insight into our overall stress response. If you have high vagal tone and good HRV, you will see an increase in high
frequencies and a decrease in low frequencies. This is because the high
frequencies receive predominantly PNS contributions. Another common belief that confounds HRVB training is that “higher is
normally better”  in terms of HRV measurements. As we touche d on earlier,this is not always the case. For this reason, a self-comparison strategy is
always more valuable than a comparison against some imagined “norm.”
HRV may become too high because you are too much in a parasympathetic
state. The aim is not to be in a parasympathetic state all of the time; rather
to modulate the ANS and to learn to control HR V.
There is no “good” or “bad” in terms of short-term readings, and the
“normal” measu rement range changes as we age, so the idea of an ideal or
goal HRV is somewhat irrelevant. It’s important to remember that HRVB
devices measure two different things: time (RSMMD) and frequency
(SDNN). Be careful not to confuse the two. In frequency readings over 24
hours, 100 is considered a healthy reading, between 50 and 100 is
“compromised,” and, if your reading is below 50, you may be at risk of a
heart attack. However, even if your reading is just 20, don’t worry. The
focus should always be on self-comparison, your ability to modulate HRV,
and progress in an upward direction. Dr. Wiles stressed that the purpose of HRVB is not necessarily to raise
your baseline reading. “The primary thing,” he said, “is to be able to
modulate HRV in acute situation s, to get you out of the stress state and help
you perform at your highest level.”
One useful side effect of HRVB is that you will start to becom e more
aware of your own stress response, both physically and mentally, thereby
increasing your ability to self-re gulate. The human brain doesn’ t distinguish
stress caused by physical danger from the stress caused by less life-
threatening situations, such as relationship problems or financial worries. That is why it is so easy to become conditioned to being in a state of
permanently high SNS activation. HRVB gives you the tools to take back
control, to change gear when you need to. One of the techniques used for
this is breathwork. Dr. Wiles explained that while the HRVB studies discussed earlier got
many things right (focusing on low, slow breathing, the mind-body
connection, data tracking, and replication), they overlooked some things. For insta nce, they failed to focus on biochemistry, the depth of breath, light
and quiet breathing rather than heavy loud breathing, nose breathing instead
of mouth breathing, and the importance of hypercapnia (high blood CO2)
for vagal tone.You can influence HR V by engaging:
• Nasal breathing
• Light breathing
• Slow breathing
• Deep breathing
In fact, even without biofeedbac k, by using the exercises in this book, you
are already training your HRV. Biofeedback tools come in useful when you
want to see exactly what is happening from a physiological standpoint. Nasal breathing can have a significant impact on HRV due to the
influence of the baroreflex system and increased vasodilation. According to
Dr. Wiles, this vasodilatory response sends a cascade of biochemical
messages through the baroreflex to stimulate the vagus nerve. Simply
switching to nasal breathing will influence HRV, whether or not you engage
in diaphragm breathing or work to slow the cadence of your breath. To
illustrate this, Dr. Wiles described how free divers need


 lifestyle choices, too much time spent
watching TV can be particularl y damaging. Research indicate s that every
two hours spent watching TV instead of doing something more activeincreases the chance of developi ng diabetes by 20%, raises the risk of heart
disease by 15%, and makes it 13% more likely that you’ll die early.65 TV
watching is unhealthy, not just in its inactive nature. While it’s true that
there are links between time spent on the couch and weight gain or obesity
—something all diabetics must avoid—it is also the case that it’s easy to
slip into unhealthy dietary habits when watching television.65
The good news is that it is possible to see benefits with relative ly small
lifestyle changes. While there are obviously increased advantag es in terms
of cardiovascula r health if you can work your way up to longer, more
intense periods of exercise, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes can be
reduced by 30% simply by walking briskly for half an hour every day.65
Another benefit of exercise is that it helps rid the body of excess fat. That much is relatively obvious. But if you have never thought about where
that weight goes, you may be surprised to learn that it is not burned off as
heat or energy. A 2014 study published in the British Medical Journal
found that fat primarily leaves the body via the lungs, as CO2.66 In fact,
84% of the atom s in every fat molecule is exhaled as CO2, with the rest
ending up as water, which is eliminated in urine, sweat, and other bodily
fluids.67 According to the paper, replacing one hour of rest with an exercise,
such as jogging,  which increases the metabolic rate by seven times removes
an extra 39 grams of carbon from the body. While the researche rs point out
that this is easily countered by overeating, they state that since weight loss
requires the unlocking of carbon from fat cells, the maxim, “eat less, move
more” remains a good starting point.66
A HEAL THY HEART VERSUS A DIABETIC HEART
Lower levels of oxygen in the blood of diabetics are common, while reflex
responses to insuf ficient oxygen are blunted. These abnormalities can lead
to serious cardiovascular/renal complications.65
The heart function of people with type 2 diabetes becomes abnormal. Instead of working optimally, the metabolic systems of the heart change,
becoming less able to process blood sugar. In this state, the body oxidizes (a
chemical reaction involving oxygen) more fatty acids such as oils,
cholesterols, fats, and steroids. The word metabolism  refers to the entirespectrum of biochemical proce sses that take place within the body. This
particular change in metabolic function results in greater oxygen
consumption by the heart muscle tissue, independent of contraction.68
BREA TH HOLDS, HYPOXIA, AND DIABETES
Type 1 diabetic s generally suffer from low-grade chronic hypoxia, which
may be the root cause of many diabetic complications.51 An interesting
2013 study looked at the effects  of a single bout of IH on cardiorespiratory
control in 15 patients with type 1 diabetes.51 The research, which was the
first of its kind, examined the benefits of breathing hypoxic air using a
facemask. Just one session with the mask produced beneficial changes in
aerobic efficien cy and ventilatory responses to hypoxia (too little blood
oxygen) and hypercapnia (too much blood CO2).51 Wearing a mask is not
the same as practicing breath holds, but the same effect of reduc ing oxygen
can be achieved with either method. The researchers explain that, while it might seem counterproductive for
diabetics to practice IH training, when used correctly, the technique helps
the body to adapt to hypoxia. The study notes that more research is needed
in regard to prolonged exposure  to IH of more than two week s. However,
the improvement seen in breathing efficiency does indicate that IH training
may be beneficial in the treatm ent and maintenance of type 1 diabetes,
particularly as negative side ef fects are minimal.48
STIMULA TING BLOOD SUGAR TRANSPOR T IN MUSCLE
IH has been found to “significantly” stimulate “glucose transport in
muscle” in both lean and obese patients.45,48 Researc h dating back 25 years
shows that IH was already established as being beneficia l. In 1995,
scientists from the University of East Carolina’ s Department of
Biochemistry set up an experiment to see whether hypoxia-driven glucose
transportation (absorption of blood sugar into the muscle cells) was still
possible in insulin-resistant muscle. The results showed that when IH was
used alongside insulin, there was a substantial increase in muscle glucose
transportation.45,48 Insulin used together with the practice of hypoxiareduced a diabetic’ s blood glucose more than either insulin or hypoxia on
its own. Scientists found that muscle contraction and insulin stimulate the
transport of blood sugar to the muscle cells through separate pathways, and
that breath holds work on the muscle contraction pathway.45,48 This is
exciting news because it indicates that the pathway for blood sugar
transport is still present in diabetics, including those with insulin resistance
(type 2 diabetics ). The presence of this pathway explains how diabetics can
potentially lower their blood sugar by using breath-hold exercises under the
guidance of a professional certified breathing instructor.45,48
OXYGENA TING THE BRAIN
When the body is at rest, the brain consumes around 20% of the body’ s total
oxygen supply. It should follow that during IH, the system would
compensate to ensure an adequa te oxygen supply to the brain. As CO2 is a
major driver of cerebral blood flow, it might make sense that reducing
blood CO2 would result in less blood flowing to the brain, but previou s
research has returned conflicting results. In 2017, a new study examined how the two blood gases react by
analyzing wheth er decreases in oxygen would increase blood flow to the
brain or would be offset by reduced CO2.48,69 The outcome of the trial
indicated that IH raises oxygen extraction in the brain, and that even when
levels of blood CO2 are low, blood continues to flow to the brain. The
overall results showed an increase in brain blood flow and that these
increases were substantially stronger at the fifth rather than at the first bout
of hypoxia, implying a cumulative ef fect. Notably, althou gh the participants reduced their CO2 by a relative
amount, their brain blood flow still rose considerably. This indicates that the
IH-induced brain blood flow is more significant than the reduced
circulation brought about by low blood CO2.48,69 Result s showe d a
substantial increase in oxygen extraction in the brain after the first bout of
IH, which continued throughout the remainder of the procedure. Conversely, the extraction of oxygen in the muscles fell, implying thatduring hypoxia, the brain’ s need for oxygen is prioritized over that of the
muscles.48,69
The research authors noted that normal levels of oxygen in the tissues
and blood, toget her with exposure to IH, cause dilation of the blood vessels
in the brain and improve blood flow to the brain. While the oxygenation of
muscles decreas ed during repeated IH, oxygen extraction in the brain
increased. This, in combination with improved blood flow, helped maintain
oxygen-dependent brain metabolism during acute, moderately intense IH. The study concluded that normal IH causes compensatory responses in both
the heart and the blood vessels in the brain, which could have potential
applications for training and optimizing brain blood flow.69
Research from the University of Rochester demonstrated that major
increases in brain blood flow take place at a certain level of oxygen
uptake.70 Since both breath holds and high levels of CO2 cause the blood
vessels in the brain to dilate, it seems possible that, by employin g high CO2
breath holds, brain blood flow would increase even more:
This research supports practicing breath holds before a workout,
competition, or presentation, as increased brain blood flow helps
focus & prepare the mind.48
For the purpose s of this book, it is important to distinguish IH from
breath holding. IH involves a controlled reduction in blood oxygen
saturation to between 82% and 95%. This may be done betwe en 3 and 15
times per day.71–73 Most of the studies with IH use expensive equipment,
which will be out of reach for many people. With breath holding after an exhalation, blood oxygen saturatio n can be
lowered to between 80 and 88% within a few days of practice. Of course,
breath holding is not the same as IH. However, the point is, exposing the
body to short, controlled doses of hypoxia may be beneficial. Be awar e that breath holding can generate a feeling of moderate to
strong air hunge r, which can be stressful. If you choose to practice breath
holding, do so gently. Do not expose your body to high stress. It can also be helpful to use a good quality pulse oximeter to monitor
your blood oxygen saturation as it drops. If you have cardiovascular issues,are pregnant, or have other serious medical conditions, please do not


 heck, just for give a few people … but if you have AIDS, then, yes, try
to for give everybody. ”You certainly wouldn’ t ask a doctor, “Do I really have to take all the
medicine. T ake the entire round  of chemo. Can’ t I just do some  of it. ” Nor
would you say, “Doc, can I just take the medicine when I feel bad. ” No,
medicine is medicine. And you respect it enough to take the amount you
need. Forgiveness is more than just a good thing. It is key to right living and
thus to your healing—not just to be applied every once in a while, but to be
aimed for as a constant. None but enlightened masters achieve for giveness
all the time, but the ef fort itself keeps the arrows of attack at bay. Holding
on to judgment, blame, attack, defense, victimization, and so forth are
absolutely attacks on yourself. And you attack yourself with food. As you for give others, you begin to for give yourself. As you stop
focusing on their mistakes, you will stop punishing yourself for your own. Your ability to release what you think of as the sins of others will free you
to release yourself, putting down that particular weapon with which you
punish yourself so savagely. Forgiveness releases the past to divine correction and the future to new
possibilities. The past can’ t hurt you unless you bring it in the present with
you, and for giveness is a way of letting it go. Nothing anyone has ever done
to you has permanent ef fects unless you hold on to it permanently. Your first task with this lesson is to identify those whom you have not
forgiven. Know that even the slightest annoyance with someone is enough
to throw your system out of divine right order. Do not just focus here on the
people who have deeply betrayed or wounded you; think about even those
who, for reasons that are seemingly small, still tempt you to withhold your
love from them. For wherever you withhold your love, you deflect your
miracle. Use your journal pages to list the names of all people whom, in your
heart, you know you still judge. They can range from a parent to a political
figure. Y our anger at them, not who they are or what they have done, is
what matters. When a name occurs to you, write it down, along with the
feelings you associate with that person—anger, hurt, betrayal, contempt,
fear, and so forth. Explore your feelings as deeply as you can, and try not to
rush through the process. After you’ve explored your lack of for giveness,
write down these words: “I am willing to see this person dif ferently. ” Write
that sentence three times, as it is very important. Painful circumstances can form a veil over your eyes, making it dif ficult
to appreciate others’ divine innocence when their behavior was so contrary
to it. By expressing a willingness to see them dif ferently, you call on the
power of Divine Mind. Y ou’ll receive divine help as long as you’re willing
to for give. Y ou’ll receive a reminder of who those people really are, beyond
the things you don’ t like about them. Sometimes all you need is a tweak in
consciousness—a reminder that you’re blaming someone for something that
you yourself do all the time, perhaps—and sometimes you need
otherwordly help in lifting a burden otherwise too hard to bear. From abandoned spouses to victims of the Holocaust, I’ve heard of
miraculous changes in the hearts of those who prayed for such help and
received it. Sometimes for giveness is a small thing, and sometimes it is
huge. Y et for giveness isn’ t simply a gift you give someone else; it is a gift
you give yourself. The density and pain of your negative feelings toward
anyone is a weight you carry. And you are learning to live a lighter life. This awakening involves realizing the light in others and also the light in
you. Sometimes the person you most need to for give is yourself. All of us
are human, and most of us have done something we regret. W e all carry
walls in front of our heart, and we all feel guilt when we have wronged
someone. Looking at your own transgressions and atoning for them is an important
part of your healing. For whether it’ s conscious or not, any guilt you carry
has made you feel on a deep level that you deserve punishment. And
overeating is one of the ways in which you have punished yourself. Let’ s
get the trial started so we can get you acquitted right away. Write down the names of everyone you think you’ve wronged, every
mistake you feel you’ve made, every regret you still carry. Apologize in
your heart for any transgression toward others or toward yourself. Look at
each name or event, then prayerfully release it into the hands of God. Say
aloud, to yourself or to the memory of anyone to whom you owe an
apology: “I am sorry. ”
It’s tempting to ignore or minimize old transgressions, thinking, Oh well,
it was a long time ago. …  As intent as the fear -mind is at monitoring the
wrongs of others, it is exceptionally good at getting you to overlook your
own. Someone might have hurt you 15 years ago and you’re still talking
about it—but you might have hurt someone else  15 years ago and haven’ tthought about it for the last 14. But until an unloving ener gy is
acknowledged and atoned for, it remains an active toxin poisoning your life. Amends that are 20 years late are still amends that need to be made. If
you hurt other people, then even if they don’ t consciously remember what
you did to them, they carry the pain within their cells. And so do you. On
the level of spirit, we are all one, and what you have done to hurt someone
else is a hurt you carry within yourself. It can be very humbling to reach out and apologize. It can be
embarrassing at first to admit your own mistake. Y et such moments as these
are moments of mastery, freeing you from the prison of your own insanity. You have atoned for your error, and you are free to begin again. Your willingness to make amends to those you hurt in the past carries
with it more power than a thousand diet plans. The fear -mind is a false
sense of oneself as an isolated and separate human being. Whenever you
make amends for having harmed another, you acknowledge that you are not
separate—that there is more to life than your own drama. Y ou acknowledge
that another person’ s experience is as important as your own, and you
realize that by hurting someone else, you have hurt yourself. This shift in your thinking—from ignoring your own transgressions to
admitting them and being willing to make amends where appropriate—is a
miracle that produces practical consequences in your life. As you reach
across the wall of separateness, the wall begins to come down. The fear -mind would ar gue that for giveness has nothing to do with your
weight or with your food issues, but if anything should be clear by now, it’s
that the fear -mind lies. Y ou’re beginning to realize that underlying every
problem in your life is a false sense of separation, between you and others
and between you and your true self. Any path to permanent weight loss addresses your sense of isolation and
the despair it spawns. Keeping love at bay, you’ve kept the healed and
peaceful you at bay. In for giving others, you’re finally free to experience
the joy of feeling close to them—with no wall between you necessary. And
in for giving yourself, you realize you deserve to look as beautiful on the
outside as you’ve remembered, at last, that you are beautiful within. Reflection and PrayerDo this meditation regarding any and every person from whom you are
separated by unfor giving thoughts or feelings. Take a deep breath and close your eyes. Now see with your inner eye a vision of that person standing on the left
side of your mind. See his or her body, clothes, mannerisms, and way of
being in the world. Now see a great light in the middle of that person’ s
heart, spreading to cover every cell of the body and extending outward
beyond the flesh and into infinity. Watch as the light becomes so bright that
his or her body begins to fade into shadow. Now gently see a vision of your own body on the right side of your inner
vision. Here, too, see your mannerisms, your clothes, your way of being in
the world. And see the same divine light in the area of your own heart,
moving outward to cover every cell of your body and extending into
infinity beyond the confines of your flesh. W atch as the light grows so
bright that your body begins to fade into shadow. Now slowly move your inner eye to the middle of your field of vision,
where the light from deep within the other person and the light from deep
within you begin to mer ge. Simply look, and allow yourself to witness this
divine oneness. The joining that you see her e is the ultimate r eality of love. Spend as much time as you can with this vision each time you do it,
hopefully a minimum of five minutes. It carries the power of a holy truth
impressed on your subconscious mind. Do this meditation again, making both


. If so, their eventual mastery of
the airplane is assured. Seeking understanding in an area hitherto hidden
from them, their growth in that direction is inevitable. Soon they will find
themself alone in the airplane, flying it freely and confidently, transcending
the limitations of their own thinking. Their exhilaration then will know no
bounds. Always we learn by doing. No amount of information injected into us by
books and lectures will make us the master of a skill. A skill is its own
teacher, and each of us who aspires to mastery must become an apprentice. Ideas, facts, and abilities all come to those who seek to make themselves
more proficient, whether their field is creative, administrative, executive, or
simply the performing of labor. If we dedicate ourselves to a task for the
love of doing it, eventually we will find ourselves highly capable. When we
attempt to learn a new skill, our initial ef forts are always inept, and the ego-
conscious person often is stricken with discouragement and sometimes
gives up further ef fort altogether. The enlightened person will not be
dismayed by their initial ineptitude. They will know they are coming to
grips with a new knowledge that will take time to seep down into
subconscious levels. Educating the Subconscious

The person who buckles on a pair of ice skates and ventures out onto a
frozen pond for the first time is a sight to behold. Their arms flail, and their
ankles bend. They fight desperately for balance, swooping forward and
backward in a hair -raising battle to stay upright. They can neither start
themself when they are stopped nor stop themself when they are moving,
and the only certain thing about their performance is that they are bound towind up on the seat of their pants. Compare this novice skater with an
Olympic champion. It seems incredible there could be any comparison, but
there is. Not too many years ago, the Olympic champion was just such a
novice, and their proficiency today is only testimony to the power of the
subconscious to direct the actions of body and mind with the utmost
symmetry and perfection. When we try to do something dif ficult or something beyond our ordinary
grasp, we must first come to grips with it consciously, by focusing our
attention upon it. This period of conscious striving produces a tension
within the psyche that stimulates subconscious activity, directing relief of
the tension, producing resolution, giving dimension and control to the
organism. The more conscious the striving, the more tension produced in
the subconscious, and the more the subconscious works to ef fect answers to
the problems that confront the individual. Someone who is handicapped by
poor speech and uncertain delivery might desire to become a platform
speaker and set their conscious striving toward that end. Their initial period
of effort will produce little noticeable result because their inef fectuality
cannot be solved by their conscious mind. They cannot be given a
confident, dynamic delivery simply by thinking about it. Reason will not
provide the ef fects they seek, and no amount of study will provide a happy
solution to their problems. But as they deliver speech after speech, as they
continually work themself through the same blunders and errors, their
suffering and consequent need produce such tension in the subconscious
that one day, of a sudden, they will find themself delivering a direct and
dynamic speech with the power and clarity that heretofore have eluded
them. Turning Effort into Instinct

We develop our abilities when we make continued ef forts to improve
ourselves and never cease in the continuity of these ef forts no matter how
little progress we seem to be making. W e can never judge our progressanyhow, for the simple reason that all real work is done on subconscious
levels and we may be transported from very low to very high in one sudden
sublime moment of insight. A young housewife recently told the story of
how she came to be an accomplished pianist:

I had been laboring at the piano for four years. I had gotten to the point
where I was able to play a number of compositions, but they were all
wooden, came out with no feeling, seemed to lack rhythm. The few times
that I played for my friends, I was actually embarrassed at their having to
listen. I practiced every day, though, sometimes as much as three hours. It
seemed incredible that I made so little progress. I had always learned other
things easily, but playing the piano seemed too much. Eventually, I became
convinced I had no musical talent. One evening at a party a friend suggested that I play. A refusal rose rapidly
to my lips, but suddenly I was overcome with the most wonderful feeling
that I would be able to play well. I cannot say just how the feeling came. It
certainly did not form itself in so many words. I just knew deep within
myself that I would be able to play well, and I had a sudden insight into the
relationship between the music and myself. The piano, the keys, the notes,
and the sheet music all blended together and mer ged with me. I knew that
when I sat down and began to play, I would play well because I would be
performing outside myself and wouldn’ t have to think about it. When I sat
down at the piano, I played exactly as I envisioned. The guests applauded
and gathered around, and I played the rest of the evening. I have been
playing well ever since, and the whole thing taught me a great lesson. W e
must never quit when we seem to be making no progress. W e may go from
the most inept novice to the most accomplished performer in that single
moment when the hours of our ef forts break through and mer ge with our
instincts. A person sets out to do a thing because they are impelled by the images in
their mind. They are driven to the performance of the work that needs to be
done, and they cannot rest as long as one iota of the task is unfinished. Y etthey do not work simply to gain an end. They are engrossed in their task,
just as it is engrossed in them, and their actions are performed with an inner
joy, for they know they are doing what they should be doing. They take
complete enjoyment from each day because each day delivers them all they
desire — the work they love, their performance in it, and the growth of their
knowledge and capabilities. Look to this day! For it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course
Lie all the verities and realities of your existence:
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendor of beauty. For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision;
But today well lived makes
Every yesterday a dream of happiness. And every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day! — KALIDASA (from the Sanskrit)
 The Only Real Security

One skill that people seem most desirous of developing is that of making
money. But making money is not a skill; it is the result of a skill. Money
sought for itself will surely prove to be most elusive. It is not evil; it is
good, good because it is representative of work; but those who attempt to
take it by avoiding work are corrupting its true purpose and shrinking their
own natures. Henry Ford made this statement: “If money is your only hope
for independence, you will never have it. The only real security that a man
can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.”
As a young man, Ford had little money, but he was sustained by the vision
of his automobile, and his days and nights were full of work and thought. When that day arrived that every tenth family in America owned an
automobile, Ford became a rich man. His fortune came to him not because
it had been sought, but because he had rendered a service to millions of
people. In our day and age and society, wealth is a natural result of serving
a large number of people. All work is repaid in kind, and when we serve
one person he serves us also, and this owing of service usually results in the
exchange of money. If we serve one person we are paid so much; if we
serve two we are paid more; if we serve ten, even more; if we serve a
million, we are bound to become wealthy. We cannot help but create wealth
when we find a work that needs to be done, and we cannot help but receive
a portion of this wealth ourselves. That money breeds money is axiomatic,
but only when such money is put to work creating wealth. When our
savings are invested in activities that promote discovery and creation, they
cannot help but make money, for they are being used in accordance with
this primary law of life, that every service must be rewarded. Proper performance is always unthinking performance. Any other kind of
action is ego-centered and based upon partial knowledge. A friend reports
he can cut an apple exactly in half when he is not thinking about it, but
when he concentrates, the halves no longer match. Innate in each of us is an
original mind, and knowledge there is not limited to that acquired through
the senses. Egoistic conditioning causes the mind to acquire a fixed idea of
itself as a means of controlling itself, and consequently we think ofourselves as “I.” The focus of our consciousness then shifts from original
mind to ego-image, and it


airy Ring (excerpt)  Rowland
Mighty Victory  1st Plano Concerto -
3rd Mvmt  Beethoven
God Principa  Adagio in G Minor  Albinoni
Shri Magra  The Warsaw Concerto  Addinsell  The Temple of the Original
Lord of the World
over Warsaw, Poland
Godfré  Nimrod from Variations
on an Original Theme
-Enigma  Elgar  Focus of Obedience
Lady Geraldine  Panis Angel icus Franck  The Temple of
Divine Service

RAY: Second    COLOR: Yellow   ATTRIBUTE: God's Wisdom and Illumination

Master/Attribute  Music  Composer  Retreat
Lord Lanto  Song to the Evening Star
“Tannhauser”  Wagner  The Royal Teton Retreat  Entry of the Gods into
Valhalla
Lord Ling  Preludium in E Major  Bach
Abaresque #1  Debussy
The Wise Men  Prayer of Saint Gregory  Hovhaness
Beloved Kamakura  Dawn from "Peer Gynt"  Grieg  Temple of Illumined
Wisdom over Mt. Fuji
Lord Himalaya  Intermezzo from Carmen  Bizet
Lord Kenich Ahan  Greensleeves
 Traditional  The Temple of the Sun at
Yucatan, Mexico
Beloved God and
Godde ss Meru  Pictures at an Exhibition
(Excerpts)  Moussorgsky and
Tomita  Temple of God Illumination,
Lake Titicaca
Brotherhood of the
Teton Retreat  Au Fond du Temple from
Les Pecheurs de Perlas (In
the Depths of the Temple
from The Pearl Fishers)  Bizet
Temple Music  The F orce of
Destiny Overture  Verdi
Lady Soo Chee  Scene & Dance with
Golden Fingers from
"The Red Poppy"  Gliere
Confucius  The Lark Ascending  Vaughan -Williams
Confucius  and
Lady Soo Chee  Forest Scene & Ascent
to the Invisible
City o f Kitezh  Rimsky -Korsakov  Temple of the Golde n Lotus
-Tibet
Djwal Khul  Aria from Orchestral  Suite
#3 "Air on the G String ” Bach  The Royal Teton Retreat
Beloved Kuthumi  Gigue Pachelbel  Kuthumi’s Training Cente r
at Shamballa  La Source  Hasselman s
Kashmir i Song  Finden  Focus of Wisdom and
Understanding in the
Valley of Kashmir
Helios and Vesta  Helios Overture  Nielsen
The Hymn of
Thanksgiving from the 6th
Symphony, "Pastorale"  Beethoven  The City  of Shamballa
Beloved Gautama,
Lord of the World  Song of India
from “Sadko”  Rimsky -Korsakov
Daybreak  Ravel  Music of the Planetary
Three fold Flame

RAY:  Third    COLOR:  Pink   ATTRIBUTE:  God's Divine Love

Master/Attribute  Music  Composer  Retreat
Lady Rowena  1st Piano Concerto -
2nd Mvmt - Romanze  Chopin  Temple of the Heart
Lady Charity,
Angel of Adoration  Piano Sonata #8
in C minor,
The Adagio  Cantabile  Beethov en
Chamuel and Charity's
Legions of Divine Love  The Lord Now
Victorious - from
“Cav alleria Rustican a” Mascagni   Holy Æolus  New World Symphony -
Mvmt II - Largo  Dvorak
Paul the Venetian  Plano  Concerto No.2,
Adagio Mvmt  #2 Rachmaninoff
Lady Angelica  In Trutina  from
"Carmina Burana"  Carl Orff
Elohim Orion's
Expanding Radiation
of Divine Love  2nd Symphony -
4th Mvmt  Sibelius
Goddess of Liberty  La Marseillaise  Lisle & Berl ioz
David Lloyd,
God of Gratitude  5th Symphony -4th Mvmt
-Adagietto  Mahler
Lord Maitreya  Adagio Barber
Requiem "Sanctus ” Faure
Maitreya,
Sanat Kumara
and Gautama  Buddha  Ah, Sweet Mystery of life  Herbert
Caprice Viennois  Kreisler
Lady Sophia  "Alpha" from Cosmos  Vange lis
Lady Venus  2nd Symphony -
3rd Mvmt - Roman ce Rachmaninoff
Sanat Kumara  18th Varia tion on a
Theme b y Paganini  Rachmaninoff
Caprice Viennois  Kreisler
3rd Ray Music  Adagio from "Spartacus ” Khachaturian  Creation of the Univ erse-
Music of the Great
Central Sun
Concert for Harp
and Orchestra  Pierne Temple of the Holy Spirit
The G irl with
the Flaxen Hair  Debussy
Polovts ian Dances
#1 & #2 Borodin
The Swan  Saint -Saens
Turtle Dove -
English folk song

RAY:  Fourth    COLOR:  White    ATTRIBUTE:  God's Purity

Master/Attribute  Music  Composer  Retreat
Elohim Claire and
Lady Astrea  "Romanze ”- Opus 2 6 Johan Severin
Svendson
Elohim Claire  Piano Concerto #2,
Mvmt #1  Rachmaninov
Archangel Gabriel  Intermezzo from
“Cavalleria Rus ticana” Mascagni
Archangel Gabriel
And Lady Hope  Prelude of A ct I
of "Parsifal"  Wagner  Temple of Hope
Music of the
Ascension Flame  The Firebird Suite,
Tableau II  Stravinsky
Nessum Dorma
from Turandot  Puccini
Serapis Bey  Liebestraum  Liszt   Lady Isis  Violin Concerto, Opus 35
(Excerpt from  1st Mvmt)   Tchaikovsky
Archa ngel of
Restoration  Entends -tu les
Chiens Aboyer? Vangelis
Brotherhood of the
Ascension Temple  Piano Concerto No. 5 -
2nd Mvmt  Saint -Saens
4th Ray Music  Benediction of God in the
Solitude from "Harmonies
Poetiques et Religieuses"  Liszt   Music of the
Ascension Temple
Faust Symphonie - 2nd
movement, "Gretchen ” Liszt
9th Symphony -
3rd movement  Beethoven
Parsifal reprise  Wagner
Celeste Aida from "Aida"  Verdi

RAY:  Fifth    COLOR:  Green    ATTRIBUTE:  God's Truth, Science and Healing

Master/Attribute  Music  Composer  Retreat
Elohim Vista  Scherezade - Op. 35 -
1st Mvmt  Rimsky -Korsakov
Lady Crystal   Canon in D  Pachelbel
Archangel Raphael  Whispering Hope  Hawthorne
Mother Mary  Ave Marie  Bach
Mozart
Schubert
Hilarion  Toccata and Fugue
in D minor  Bach  Temple of Science
and Healing
Sleepers Awake! Bach  Temple of the Resurrection
Pallas Athena,
Goddess  of Truth  M'appari from "Martha"  Flotow
Overture & Venusberg -
Music from "Tannhauser ” Wagner  Temple of Truth
5th Ray Music   Moonlight Sonata  Beethoven
 Symphony on a French
Mountain Air -
3rd Mvmt  d'Indy
 Saturn from "The Planets ” Holst
 La Campanella  Liszt
 Un Sosp iro from the
Don J uan Suite  Liszt
 Sinfonia Concertant e-
3rd Mvmt  Mozart

RAY:  Sixth   COLOR:  Golden Ruby/Purple   ATTRIBUTE:  God's Peace and Ministration

Master/Attribute  Music  Composer  Retreat
Elohim Tranquility
and Pacifica  Finlandia  Sibelius
Lady Grace  Engulfed Cathedral  Debussy
Lady Nada  Violin Concerto  #1
in G minor Adagio  Bruch
Piano Concerto -  Grieg   2 excerpts from the
Adagio of the Tem ple of
the Transfi guration
My Hero  from
"Chocolate Soldier"  Herbert
Micah, Great Cosmic
Angel of Unity  Intermezzo from
"Notre Dame"  Schmidt  Temple of Unity
Angels of Peace
and Ministration  Children's Prayer from
"Hansel and Gretel"  Humperdinck
Lullabye  Brahms
Lord Surya   Abraham's Theme   Vangelis  Lord Surya's Temple
Surya's Flame of Peace  Aloha Oe  Liliuokalani
Temple of Peace
and Opulence  Incense  Mike Batt
6th Ray Music


 i o n. T h a t  i s,  s q u a t,  b u t  n o t  t h e  w a y  a n  a t h l e t e  d o e s. S q u a t  d o w n  s l o w l y  a n d
n o t  r i g h t  d o w n  t o  t h e  f l o o r. 4 )  S q u a t  a n d  s q u e e z e  y o u r  n o s e  c l o s e d  f o r  t h e  d u r a t i o n  o f  y o u r
m a x i m u m  p a u s e. T h a t  i s,  s q u a t  d o w n  u n t i l  y o u  e x p e r i e n c e  a  p o w e r f u l
d e s i r e  t o  i n h a l e. 5 )  A t  t h e  e n d  o f  t h e  m a x i m u m  p a u s e,  w e  s t o p  o u r  s e m i - s q u a t t i n g. W e
l e t  g o  o f  o u r  n o s e s,  a n d  e x p e r i e n c e  a  d e s i r e  t o  t a k e  a n  i m m e d i a t e  d e e p
b r e a t h. W e  t a k e  i t,  o f  c o u r s e,  b u t  i n  a  r e s t r a i n e d  w a y  s o  t h a t  w e  d o n ’ t
a l l o w  o u r s e l v e s  t o  o v e r - b r e a t h e. 6 )  I m m e d i a t e l y  a f t e r  w e  l e t  g o  o f  o u r  n o s e,  w e  b e g i n  s l o w l y  w a l k i n g
r o u n d  i n  a  c i r c l e. W e  c a l m  o u r  b r e a t h  a n d  s t i l l  t r y  t o  b r e a t h e  t h r o u g h
o u r  n o s e s. W e  k e e p  o u r  b r e a t h i n g  u n d e r  c o n t r o l. 7 )  W e  w a l k  r o u n d  i n  a  c i r c l e. T o  c a l m  o u r  b r e a t h  t a k e s  t h r e e  t i m e s  a s
l o n g  a s  w e  s q u a t t e d. S o,  i f  w e  w e r e  s q u a t t i n g  f o r  1 5  s e c o n d s,  w e  w i l l
n e e d  t o  c a l m  o u r  b r e a t h  f o r  4 5. 8 )  T h e n  w e  a g a i n  s q u e e z e  t h e  t i p  o f  o u r  n o s e  a n d  s e m i - s q u a t,  f o l l o w e d
a g a i n  b y  w a l k i n g  r o u n d  i n  a  c i r c l e  t o  c a l m  o u r  b r e a t h. A n d  w e
a l t e r n a t e  t h e s e  p o s i t i o n s  f o r  t h e  w h o l e  1 0 - 1 5  m i n u t e s  o f  t h e  e x e r c i s e. C o m m e n t a r i e s
C o m m e n t a r y  o n  P o i n t  N o  3
W h y  d o  w e  s e m i - s q u a t  a n d  n o t  g o  t h e  w h o l e  w a y  d o w n?... B e c a u s e  y o u r
n o s e  i s  s q u e e z e d  t i g h t  s h u t. S o m e  p a t i e n t s  a r e  e l d e r l y,  a n d  w e  d o n ’ t  n e e d  t o
s e t  a n y  w o r l d  r e c o r d s. W e  s q u a t  d o w n  s l o w l y  a n d  n o t  v e r y  f a r. W e  a r e
t a k i n g  c a r e  o f  o u r  h e a r t s. C o m m e n t a r y  o n  P o i n t  N o  4
“ W e  s q u a t  f o r  t h e  d u r a t i o n  o f  t h e  m a x i m u m  p a u s e ”. B u t  w h a t  i s  t h e
m a x i m u m  p a u s e? H o w  d o e s  i t  d i f f e r  f r o m  t h e  c o n t r o l  p a u s e? T h e  m a x i m u mp a u s e  i n v o l v e s  h o l d i n g  t h e  b r e a t h  a f t e r  a n  o r d i n a r y  e x h a l a t i o n  u n t i l  t h e  f i r s t
p o w e r f u l  d e s i r e  t o  i n h a l e. P l e a s e  r e m e m b e r  t h e  t e r m  “ a f t e r  a n  o r d i n a r y
e x h a l a t i o n ”. A f t e r  a n  o r d i n a r y  e x h a l a t i o n. S o m e  p e o p l e  m a k e  a  d e e p
i n h a l a t i o n  f o l l o w e d  b y  a  d e e p  e x h a l a t i o n,  a n d  t h i s  i s  w r o n g. T h a t  w i l l
i n f l a t e  y o u r  c o n t r o l  p a u s e. C o m m e n t a r y  o n  P o i n t  N o  7
Y o u  s h o u l d  n o t e  t h a t  y o u  n e e d  t o  w a l k  r o u n d  i n  a  c i r c l e  a t  t h e  e n d  o f  y o u r
p a u s e  f o r  t h e  d u r a t i o n  o f  a t  l e a s t  t h r e e  m a x i m u m  p a u s e s. W h y? S o  t h a t  y o u
h a v e  t i m e  t o  c a l m  y o u r  b r e a t h i n g  a f t e r  t h e  p a u s e. I f  y o u  s q u a t  f o r  1 5
s e c o n d s


	does	follow	the	inoculation,	that	the	inoculation	was	not

"successful." It	can	also	be	claimed,	as	indeed,	it	is	already	hinted,	that	if	the

new	serum	does	not	prevent	polio	it	at	least	makes	the	disease	lighter. The	same

claim	is	made	for	smallpox	vaccine,	it	lessens	the	severity	of	the	"attack." It	will	also	be	possible,	as	in	the	case	of	typhoid	and	"paratyphoid,"	to	discover

that	there	are	two	or	more	polio	viruses	and	that	the	serum	protects	from	only

one	of	these. Indeed,	the	medical	classifiers	have	already	determined	that	there

are	"three	types	of	polio." How	long	will	the	alleged	"immunity"	last? Will	the	children	have	to	be

inoculated	each	summer	or	twice	a	year? How	often	will	they	have	to	be	given

"booster	shots?" One	physician	says	the	"shots"	must	be	repeated	every	four	to
	six	weeks. Which	children	among	those	that	are	inoculated	with	the	serum	would	have	had

polio	if	they	had	not	been	inoculated? What	effect	will	the	injection	of	the	"non-
effective"	substance	have	in	producing	polio	in	the	children	that	receive	it? Statistics	based	on	such	uncertainties	must	be	equally	as	uncertain. A	tragic	situation	grew	out	of	all	the	publicity	the	gamma	globulin	experiment	in

Houston	received. The	ignorant	and	frightened	public	began	to	demand	the

inoculation	of	their	children	with	the	serum	without	waiting	to	see	how	the

Houston	experiment	came	out. Here	in	the	city	of	San	Antonio,	nearly	two

hundred	miles	from	the	scene	of	the	Houston	crime,	the	physicians	were	deluged

with	demands	for	the	gamma	globulin. Although	many	of	them	were	honest

enough	to	warn	parents	that	it	was	but	"a	shot	in	the	dark,"	and	that	they	were

"buying	a	pig	in	a	poke,"	the	frightened	parents	demanded	the	inoculation	for

their	children	anyway. Told	that	there	is	not,	as	yet,	any	proof	that	the	gamma

globulin	will	prevent	polio,	they	insisted	on	having	it	for	their	children. One	pediatrician	who	was	getting	an	average	of	ten	calls	a	day	for	the

inoculation	said	that,	parents	"seem	to	think	it	would	ease	their	conscience

should	their	children	get	polio. They	can	at	least	say	they	have	done	what	they

could." The	abject	ignorance	that	this	statement	reflects	is	not	altogether	the	fault

of	the	parents. These	parents	have	trusted	their	medical	advisers	and	have	been

miseducated	by	them. The	fact	is	that,	several	local	physicians	were	giving	their

own	children	gamma	globulin	with	the	same	idea	in	mind. They	are	as	ignorant

as	lay	parents. One	pediatrician	recommended	"shots"	only	for	those	children

who	were	"exposed"	to	polio.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        They	are	getting	wise	to	the	Salk	vaccine	concoction	in	the	Far	West,	Idaho,

Oregon	and	California	having	given	evidence	they	are	seeing	thru	the

commercial	propaganda	that	has	been	making	serum	companies	and	undertakers

rich	by	selling	millions	of	shots. The	people	of	Oregon	were	chastised	in	the	newspapers	last	week	by	the	press

and	USPH	for	not	using	49,000	cubic	centimeters	of	the	state’s	"quota"	of

79,744	cc. The	state	health	officer	"threatened"	to	withdraw	these	49,000	cc	and

not	let	the	people	have	it	if	they	didn’t	use	it	at	once. The	San	Francisco	Chronicle	reports—’The	demand	for	Salk	Vaccine	has

dropped	off	to	almost	zero	in	San	Francisco,	and	apparently	in	the	rest	of	the

West. ’
They	had	a	meeting	of	80	Idaho	doctors,	nurses,	public	health	officials	and

laboratory	technicians. State	officials	have	declared	an	‘indefinite	postponement’

of	any	more	mass	shots	of	its	school	children. Following	Dr. J. E. Wyatt’s	frank	statement	that	Salk	Vaccine	has	given	polio	to

more	people	in	the	nation	than	it	has	protected	from	the	disease,	the	boys’

typewriters	and	mimeographs	have	been	working	overtime	to	discredit	this

intrepid	physician. The	AMA	has	been	quoted	as	saying	‘there	ain’t	no	Dr. Wyatt’. The	USPHS	says

there	is	no	doctor	working	for	USPHS	by	that	name. This	latter	statement	is

believable,	since	it	was	a	foregone	conclusion	that	any	USPHS	doctor	or

employee	spilling	such	a	truth	as	that	would	be	summarily	separated	from	the

service. The	serum	publicists	know	their	business. The	job	now	is	to	take	the	public	mind

off	the	failure	to	wipe	out	polio	this	summer	with	Salk	vaccine. Spectacular

yarns	that	make	good	bedtime	reading	are	the	order	of	the	day. Such	as	"a

machine	that	spins	blood	plasma	and	polio	vaccine	into	a	film	thin	enough	that

virus	and	bacteria	may	be	killed	by	ultraviolet	light. " This	seems	to	cancel	out

the	many	official	statements	that	Salk	vaccine	had	been	made	"safe"	after	the

many	unnecessary	polio	deaths. February	11,	1956

HORNSWOGGLE,	Inc. —The	March	of	Dimes	racketeers	leave	no	stones

unturned	to	nick	the	gullible	public. Like	the	late	unlamented	Hitler	the	Big	Lie

is	their	chief	stock	in	trade. To	our	desk	has	come	a	clipping	from	a	Long	Beach

(California)	paper	headed:	"The	Country	That	Licked	Polio—In	its	own	quiet

way	little	Denmark	has	proved	that	Salk	vaccine	is	both	safe	and	effective. " Our	stomach	is	strong. We	did	not	regurgitate. The	prevaricator	(professional)

who	thought	up	that	yarn	completely	forgot	that	Salk’s	deadly	and	worthless

concoction	wasn’t	unveiled	until	April	12,	1955. Yet	he	blandly	says	that

Denmark	started	to	stockpile	it	in	1954. CAPSULE	NEWS	readers	already	know

how	effective	it	is—in	piling	up	business	for	the	undertakers	and	hospitals. These	pages	on	the	Salk	Vaccine	used	by	special	permission	of	Morris	A. Bealle,

Editor	American	CAPSULE	NEWS,	1400	M	Street,	Northwest,	Washing. ’	ton,

D. C. "POLIO	GROPINGS"

By	T. M. Schippell,	N. D. HERALD	OF	HEALTH,	APRIL	1955

A	great	deal	has	been	written	about	infantile	paralysis—commonly	called	polio. Yet,	when	all	this	mass	of	material	is	analyzed,	you	discover	that	practically

nothing	whatsoever	is	known	about	this	crippling	disease. The	hundreds	of

millions	of	dollars	that	have	been	tossed	by	the	public,	during	the	past	15	years,

into	the	maw	of	the	March	of	Dimes	have	accomplished	little	or	nothing. All	of

this	straining	on	the	part	of	the	National	infantile	paralysis	organization,	instead

of	erecting	mountains	of	protection	against	polio,	has	not	resulted	in	even	a

modest	molehill. Of	course,	nobody	but	the	"insiders


 sweetness. Avoid all fruit that has been sulfur-dried. Only
sun-dried fruit is recommended. APPLES
APRICOTS
BANANAS
CURRANTS
FIGS
MANGO
PAPAYA PEACHES
PEARS
PINEAPPLES
PRUNES
RAISINS
(Thompson Seedless,
monukka)
THE FIT FOR UFE SHOPPING LIST • 127 Buy these fresh when you can. ARTICHOKES
ASPARAGUS
BEETS
BOK CHOY
(Similar to Swiss chard, but
saltier.) BROCCOLI
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
CABBAGE
Napa (Chinese)
new (white)
red
savoy
CARROTS
CAULIFLOWER
CELERY
CELERY ROOT (CELERIAC)
CHARD
green
red
CORN
DAIKON (Japanese radish)
DANDELION GREENS frozen when fresh are not available. EGGPLANT
BELGIAN ENDrVE
FENNEL
(The root can be braised or sliced
raw into salads. The leaf and
seed are used as herbs.) GARLIC
GREEN BEANS (string beans)
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE
(sunchoke)
JICAMA (tropical tuber)
KALE
LEEKS
LETTUCE
arugula
Boston or Bibb (butter)
chicory
escarole
iceberg
limestone
radicchio
romaine
salad bowl
LIMA BEANS
128 • FIT FOR LIFE MUSHROOMS (fresh, or dried if
fresh are not available)
cepes (porcini) (Available by mail
from Todaro Bros., 557 Second
Ave., New York, NY 10016
[212] 679-7766)
chanterelles (Available by mail
fromH. Roth and Son, 1577
First Ave., New York, NY
10028, [212] 734-1111)
common cultivated
enoki
morels
oyster
shiitake
straw (The Asian mushrooms are
available fresh and dried in
Asian markets and many
supermarkets.) wood ear
MUSTARD GREENS
ONIONS
Bermuda (red)
spring or scallions
white
yellow
PARSNIPS
PEAS
POTATOES
new (red-skinned)
Russet Burbank
sweet potatoes
White Rose
yams
Yellow Finnish
(A new variety distributed by
Frieda of California, these look
like a small russet but have a
yellow, very creamy pulp.) RADISHES
RUTABAGAS
SEA VEGETABLES
(The best brands are from
Westbrae Natural Foods, 4240
HollisSt, Emeryville, CA
94608, and Eden Foods, 701
Tecumseh Rd., Clinton, MI
49236.) arame
dulse
hiziki
kombu
nori
wakame
SHALLOTS
SNAP BEANS (edible pods)
SNOW PEAS (sugar peas)
SPINACH
SPROUTS
aduki
alfalfa
buckwheat
fenugreek
lentil
mung bean
pea
radish
red clover
red lentil
sunflower
THE FIT FOR LIFE SHOPPING LIST • 129 SQUASH (Summer)
crookneck (yellow)
pattipan (summer)
scallopini
zucchini
SQUASH (Winter)
acorn
banana
butternut
Chinese
delicata
golden acorn hubbard
Japanese
pumpkin
sweet dumpling
turban
Turkish
TURNIPS
WATERCRESS
WAX BEANS
NUTS
All nuts should be eaten raw. In this state they are highly concentrated in
nutrition and completely usable in the human system. As a source of
protein (high-quality amino acids) and calcium, they leave no toxic resi
due in the body as do dairy and flesh sources. Remember, however, that
nuts as a protein source are more difficult to break down than fruits and
vegetables, and they are extremely concentrated. Avoid overeating nuts,
and never eat them roasted. Roasted nuts are terribly acidifying to the
system. Raw nuts are an excellent source of natural oil. NOTE: When
eating nuts at a meal, do not eat any other concentrated food. ALMONDS
BRAZIL NUTS
CASHEWS
COCONUTS
(fresh or dried,
never sweetened) FILBERTS
MACADAMIA NUTS
PECANS
PIGNOLIAS (pine nuts)
PISTACHIOS
WALNUTS
SEEDS
Like nuts, seeds are a concentrated source of protein that should be eaten
raw, never roasted, and in small quantities. Never combine seeds with
any other concentrated food. CARAWAY
POPPY
PUMPKIN SESAME
SUNFLOWER
BO • FIT FOR LIFE SEED AND NUT BUTTERS
These are always preferable raw rather than roasted. Roasted, they will
have an acidifying effect. For best digestion, combine nut butters with
raw vegetables. Whipped with water, they make a great dip. Peanuts are
not actually nuts, but legumes. Peanut butter is harder to digest than nut
and seed butters. (Hain products can be ordered from Hain Pure Food
Company, 13660 S. Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA 90061.) ALMOND (Hain unsalted raw) SESAME (tahini—Westbrae)
CASHEW (Westbrae) SUNFLOWER (Hain unsalted raw)
GRAINS
BREADS (whole-grain or sprouted)
Food for Life brand flourless breads
Ezekiel 4:9
Sprouted 7 Grains
whole-wheat
Food for Life brand bran muffins, carrot muffins, sprouted wheat burger
buns
Food for Life wheat-free rice bread
Garden of Eatin' Sproutbreads—sliced
ONEderful
seeded rye
Sproutcake
Too Many Raisins Bread
Lifestream brand Essene Bread
Oasis flourless breads
sprouted corn
sprouted rye
sprouted wheat
chapatis (Cedarlane, Garden of Eatin')
corn tortillas (Cedarlane, Natural and Kosher)
pita bread (whole-wheat)
Thin-Thin bread—Garden of Eatin'
Whole Wheat Tortillas—Garden of Eatin'
BARLEY
COUSCOUS (Couscous is considered a grain, although it is actually a
tiny pasta made from semolina, flour, water, and salt. It is precooked,
THE FIT FOR LIFE SHOPPING LIST • 131 dried, and then rehydrated when used. There are many ways to serve it,
but the word couscous only really connotes the grain.) CRACKED WHEAT (bulgur)
KASHA (buckwheat groats)
MILLET
RICE
basmati
brown
sweet
wild
CEREALS
Familia
granola (honey-sweetened or unsweetened—Eden)
CHIPS
We recommend eating a good quality low-salt or salt-free chip with vege
tables or salad—if you are craving chips. Ananda's Salt-Free Chips
Barbara's (unsalted)
Dr. Bronner's Corn & Sesame Snack Chips
Eden chips
Edward & Sons Brown Rice Wheels and vegetable chips
Hav-A-Corn-Chips
Health Valley (unsalted)
Kettle Chips (unsalted)
Mother Earth tortilla chips
Soken—Seaweed Crunch, mushroom, carrot, vegetable, and Vege Soy
CRACKERS (any whole-grain variety without chemical additives, sugar,
cheese, or preservatives)
Ak-mak
Finn Crisp
Health Valley
Mi-Del Honey Grahams
rice cakes (Arden and Chico-San)
Wasa Crisp Bread
Westbrae Unsalted Brown Rice Wafers
132 • FIT FOR LIFE PASTAS
artichoke
corn
ramen and soba (Wcstbrae, Eden, Soken)
sesame
Vegeroni
vegetable
whole-wheat (De Cecco, Westbrae, Eden)
FLOUR AND MEAL
cornmeal (El Molino)
yellow
white
graham flour
rye flour (El Molino, Arrowhead Mills)
whole-wheat flour (El Molino, Arrowhead Mills)
whole-wheat pastry flour (El Molino)
If you cannot find some of these products in your natural food store or
supermarket, ask your retailer to contact these excellent sources, or write
to them yourself:
Food for Life, 3580 Pasadena Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90031
Lifestream Natural Foods, Ltd., 12411 Vulcan Way, Richmond, B.C.,
Canada V6V 137
Oasis Health Breads, Inc., P.O. Box 182, 440 Venture St., Escondido,
CA 92025
Cedarlane, 4928 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90027
Natural and Kosher


 best or how to achieve it. So, it’s
essential to leave space for the Spirit to make it obvious. A collaborative
relationship contains an inspirati on and an agreement to be used together
in some helpful way that benefits the healing of the mind and therefore
blesses the whole universe.
Opposing the idea of collaborati ve assignments for healing, the ego
basically says, “Distract yourself, use entertainment and fantasy, and
forget about commitment to a mind-training practice or collaboration.
Live it up because you’re going to die anyway.” The Holy Spirit is
saying there is much more than that. When you reach a certain stage of
maturity, you can be guided into shorter or longer assignments. You can
even have lifelong relationships or partnerships where the teaching-
learning balance  is perfect. And, if you decide to learn it, the perfect
lesson is laid before you and can be learned. This is very optimistic.
Spiritually, two are drawn together because of this teaching-learning
balance, and there will be countless opportunities to really get the lesson.
It is worth hanging in there when that happens!
The Power of Joining
An experience of collaborative joining is an experience of being
connected in mind. It’s an experience of being deeply joined in a shared
purpose: the healing and forgiveness of illusion. Being in colla borative
relationship can be a bit like the 12-step programs, where you have a
sponsor. A sponsor is a trusted brother or sister to join with on decisions,
a joining that shows you the way or guides you. When you link up in
mind with others to join in decision making, you are open to asking and
to be shown the direction. You are not operating from a place of thinking
you already know, where you believe you don’t need to join or listen.
Things that weren’t clear before always become clear through joining
and open communication. It’s not that others necessarily know better
than you. Nobod y really knows. It is the joining that is so powerful and
makes the direction clear. It’s a different focus than just trying to
accomplish things. After a while, the joining becomes internalized to a
point where you become really humble as you just ease into a state of
inner listening, flowing, and following.In the ego’s world, the personality and the personal perspective is
the baseline for everything. It is sticky, it is enmeshed, and it is
uncomfortable. There is an underlying low-level anxiety with it that can
increase with different things you do. But your holy companions, your
friends in this purpose, are showing up as symbols of love and support
and saying, “Let’s go on this journey together. Let’s remember  who we
truly are. Let’s be shown our wholeness. Let’s not be tempted to become
depressed.” There is much more that awaits beyond the dismantling of
the ego.
There is an immense sense of freedom that comes with vibrational
connections and collaborations. Being connected to the Spirit, you feel
free. You don’t feel bound to the world. Your mind is not think ing, How
am I going to survive, what’ s going to happen tomorr ow, and how am I
going to deal with this and that?, the typical things that the egoic mind is
focusing on. In holy collaboratio n, your mind is lifted into a realm that’s
higher than those doubts, fears, and concerns, and your spirit emanates
from this higher place. It’ s divine!Exercise: Clearing the W ay for Collaboration
Sit quietly and allow a current relationship to come into
awareness. Any relationship  that comes to your mind can be
used. You can repeat this exercise as many times as you’d like
and with any of your relationships. Use your journal to answer the
following questions.
1. How do you define the role you play in the relationship?
Examples could be girlfriend, husband, friend, mothe r,
grandparent, or boss. Includ e what expectations you have
of yourself in that role.
2. How important is it that you define yourself as this role?
Write down any thoughts that cross your mind, such as It is
my identity. I would be lost without this. I worked hard to get
to here. I have proven myself worthy of it. Others depend
on me to uphold them.
3. What roles have you assigned the other person in this
relationship, and what are your expectations of them? For
example, I expect my husband to provide for me and my
family and love me as his wife. I expect my sister to be
supportive and always agree with me.
4. Is there a link between the different roles you have
assigned for both of you and the expectations you have
about the relationship? Describe it in your journal.
5. Finally, in your definition of the relationship (marriag e,
friendship, coworker, or another agreement), ask yourse lf:
How does this definition lock you and the other into place?
Write down how you feel about this.
6. Does this definition of the relationship adhere to social or
cultural standa rds and past thinking? Write down what
those standard s are and your thoughts and associations
around them.Put away your pen now and gently imagine yourself in this
same relation ship but without the expectations you have
identified. Let any feelings you may have about releasing the
relationship as you currently see it come to the surface. Take your
time to allow this to feel helpful and relaxing.
Now it’ s time to make a promise or prayer for healing:
Holy Spirit, help me to expand my view of this relationship so
that I may realize our shared nature of innocence, peace, and
love. Show me even in small ways that Y ou provide the miracle
I’m seeking in all my relationships. Guide me so that I may be
truly happy.
Amen.
It only takes a little willing ness, so I encourage you to
envision your relationship outside of past parameters and into
purpose. Allow an experience of giving over your relationship for
the purpose of healing. You may feel some uneasiness or
discomfort when looking at changing old habits of relating with
others. The greatest shift that I encourage you to make is the one
in your mind. Allow yourself to change the direction of your
thinking, and this will be reflected in your relationships.
A Collaborative Purpose
There may be many in your circle of relationships who are not able to
hear about your desire for deepe ning and healing. The important thing is
to allow yourself to look at these concerns and allow the fear to rise from
within to be released. Remember that all of your concerns or discomforts
come from the ego’s fear of love. So, having this broader context for
moving ahead with the suggesti ons I have offered can make the process
easier to give yourself allowance for imperfection and fears that arise.
Allow the excitement of the journey and the tickle in your heart for
healing to guide the way.
The more you practice showing up with the purpose of the Holy
Spirit in the forefront, the more  you start to draw forth witnesses of thisnew purpose. Relationships and collaboration may take on a whole new
meaning! It can be with old friends who are ready to expand with you or
new ones comin g into your life as reflections of your new purpose. It
really only takes practice. It doesn’ t matter how long you’ve been on the
spiritual journey ; it’s about your willingness to practice the steps, to
practice the principles, and to invite and allow the healing collaborations.
It is not necessary that you fully believe in or welcome these
practices. It is their use that will show you they are true. That’ s powerful.
That’ s a huge emphasis on pract ical application. Don’ t be disheartened if
you find yourse lf resisting the unconditional love impulse as it arises in
these “new” relationships. The ego is extremely threatened by this
impulse for unconditional love, for agape love. Be assured, as you align
with the purpos e of love and joy, a flood of miracles will show up and
naturally dissolve all the unhelpful thoughts and fears.Chapter 14
Holy Relationship
Finding yourself on Earth comes with the belief that you could leave
God and exist in a far, far land that’s very strange and very different than
Home. You may feel at times like you are caught in no-mans-land. You
are just in betwe en, you’re in betwixt in this transformation, and it does
not feel stable. It doesn’ t feel consistent. It doesn’ t feel harmonious. It
feels stirred up, like there’ s a great sorting out going on, and you are
smack-dab in the middle of the sorting. That’ s when you’re grateful to
have a companion or a partner, and you can say, “Here we go; another
day of this healing process. Let’s commit to purpose, and we’ll be ready
for whatever is coming our way!”
As you make a stronger comm itment to healing your mind and if
you have a relationship with a special partner, you may feel your
relationship begin to transform and shift as you align and open to the
Spirit’ s path. The relationship is basically leaving its former goal, maybe
of gratification, for a higher goal of peace of mind. This is an experience
of relationships becoming less personal and more encompassing. In other
words, the move from special relationship to holy relationship is directly
related to the shift from a special—distinct and separate—purp ose to a
h


 Y ou can make them at home by mixing  water with
fresh or dried co conut meat and then squeezing it to extract the thick, rich
milk or cream (see pages 22 to 23). Coconut cream is the resul t of the first
pressing—it is thicker, with more oil and solids and less water. As more
water is  added to extract solids from the meat, the product ge ts thinner—
this is coconut milk.
Commercially produced milk and cream are pressed from copra, but
gums are added for extra thic kness and texture. Some also have added
preservatives; check the labels.
If co mmercially  canned coconut milk is refrigerated or if it has  not been
disturbed for some time, the lighter, fat-rich cream floats to the top,
especially in brands that do not use emulsifiers or thickeners. If  you have a
use for the cream, scoop it out of the can before using the milk in recipes; if
not, shake the ca n before opening and the fat will be distributed evenly into
the milk.Primary Use of Coconut Milk and Coconut Cr eam
Coconut milk and cream are primarily used in cooking.
Health Benefits of Coconut Milk and Coconut Cr eam
Drinking—or cooking with—coconut milk and cream will deliver the
benefits of coconut oil to the extent that it is in the product. Because
coconut cream is usually highe r in oils, it will be slightly mor e beneficial
than coc onut milk. “Lite” or fat -reduced coconut milk will be significantly
lower in the health-giving oil.
Caution
Canned coconut  milk and cream  may contain bisphenol A. They may also
be swe etened and contain added guar gum, xanthan gum, sodium
carboxymethyl cellulose, polysorbate 60 and sulphites.
Do not confuse  the coconut be verage sold in T etra Paks with coconut
milk. It is sweet ened with cane juice and some brands have most or all of
the following added: inulin, carrageenan, gellan gum, sea salt, xanthan gum
and guar gum. In  addition, there is little coconut oil in these prod ucts (about5 g of saturated fat per cup). As  with all liquids packaged in T etra Paks, the
contents have been heated to a  high temperature to kill micro-or ganisms,
thus destroying any of the natural benefits in the coconut oil.
Forms A vailable
•    C anned coco nut milk and cream are widely available. Choose or ganic
coconut milk and coconut crea m—they of fer the best-quality  fat and
creamier liquids.
•    The coconut  milk beverage available in a T etra Pak contains 5 g of
saturated fat per cup, is sweet ened with cane juice and may contain
inulin, carrageenan, gellan gum, sea salt, xanthan gum and guar gum.
Because of the additives and lower fat, I do not recommend u sing this
product in cooking.
•    A void “lite” coconut milk—it has had roughly 60% of the nourishing
coconut oil removed.
Selection and Storage
•    M aking your own coconut m ilk and cream ensures they will be or ganic
(if an or ganic coconut is used) and free of gums and chemical additives.
If yo u must use canned coconut milk, look for or ganic products packaged
in BP A-free cans and always check the label for unwanted ingredients.
•  Cans and T etra Paks may be stored in a cupboard until ready to use.
•    Refrig erate fre shly made coconut milk and cream—and the milk or cream
from opened cans and cartons—in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
•    Fresh coconut milk and cream may be frozen and will keep for up to 3
months i n the freezer but may separate. Once thawed, shake the container
to distribute the fat evenly into the liquid; use immediately or refrigerate
for up to 3 days.
Cooking with Coconut Milk
•  Use coconut milk in curry and Thai dishes.
•  Use to replace water or vegetable or chicken broth in soup, stew and other
moist-heat cooking methods.
•  Substitute for dairy milk in smoothies, baked goods, sauces and dips.•  Use in custards and other desserts.
Cooking with Coconut Cr eam
Coconut cream is thicker than coconut milk and is an excellent replacement
for dairy cream in sauces, dips and desserts.
How to Make Coconut Cr eam and Milk
The first  press will yield a thick, rich cream. The second press will produce
a th inner milk. Experiment with quantities to determine the perfect
consistency for your needs.
T o make cr eam fr om fr esh coconut:  For  every 3 cups shredded fresh
coconut meat, use 2 cups hot water (or scalded dairy milk).
Method A:  Lin e a bowl with cheesecloth, add coconut and pour water over.
Let steep for 30 minutes. Gather the cheesecloth up and squeeze the liquid
through it, collecting the cream  in the bowl. Reserve the coconut solids to
make milk.
Method B:  I n a blender, co mbine 3 cups s hredded coconut and 2 cups ho t
water. Process for 1 to 2 minutes or until coconut is finely chopped. Line a
sieve with cheesecloth and plac e over a bowl. Pour coconut mixture into
sieve an d, using the back of a w ooden spoon, press out the crea m. Reserve
the coconut solids to make milk.
Method C:  Use a heavy-duty juicer to separate the juice from the pulp. The
result is a smaller amount of rich, thick coconut cream. If desired, dilute
this with either c oconut water or plain water to make coconut milk. Use the
pulp in soups, stews and curry dishes or to make face or body scrubs.
T o make milk fr om fr esh coconut after making cr eam:  After making
coconut cream following any of the methods outlined, you can use the
reserved coconut solids to make milk. In a saucepan, combine the reserved
coconut with 2 c ups of water an d bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the
heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Set aside to cool. T ransfer the cooled
mixture to a ble nder and blend for 1 minute. Line a sieve with cheesecloth
and plac e over a bowl. Pour co conut mixture into the sieve and, using the
back of a wooden spoon, press out the milk.T o mak e milk without first making cr eam:  For every 2 cups shredded
fresh coconut meat, use 4 cups hot water (or scalded milk) and follow
directions for methods A or B on facing page.
T o m ake cr eam fr om dried co conut:  F or every 2 cups of shredded d ried
coconut meat, use 1 cup hot water (or scalded milk).
Method A:  Lin e a bowl with cheesecloth, add coconut and pour water over.
Let steep for at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours. Gather the che esecloth up
and sque eze the liquid through it, collecting the cream in the bo wl. Reserve
the coconut solids to make milk.
Method B:  In a blender, combine coconut and water. Process for 1 to 2
minutes or until finely chopped. Line a sieve with cheesecloth and place
over a bowl. Pour coconut mi xture into sieve and, using the back of a
spoon, press out the cream. Reserve the coconut solids to make milk.
T o make milk fr om dried coconut:  After making coconut cream following
any of the methods outlined, you can use the reserved coconut solids to
make m ilk. Follow the directions for making milk from fresh coconut (on
facing page).
T o mak e milk without first making cr eam:  For every 2 cups shredded
dried coconut meat, use 2 cups hot water (or scalded milk) and follow
directions for methods A or B at left.
T o mak e milk fr om cr eamed c oconut:  In a blender, combine 2 parts w ater
and 1 part creamed coconut and blend until coconut is evenly dispersed in
the water. Use as is (with gritty coconut). If you prefer a smoother milk, line
a bowl with cheesecloth and pour the blended mixture into it. Gather the
cheesecloth up and squeeze the liquid through it, collecting the milk in the
bowl. Discard the fine coconut grounds.
Notes
•    For a thicker cream, refrigerate freshly made (or canned) cream and then
skim the  soft, thick, fatty layer that rises to the top (if canned, fl ip the can
upside down, open and scoop the solids out). Use the remaining liquid as
milk.•    U se fr esh coc onut milk or cream immediately or refrigerate i n an airtight
container for up to 3 days.
•    Instead of discarding the coconut that has been used to make coconut
milk or cream, f reeze it and use  it in curries, soups and stews or to make
face and body scrubs (see Chapter 9).
Coconut Flour
Coconut flour is dried, defatte


 is clearing away – and a new, /G01/G03/G0D/G0B/G0D/G0A/G05/G06 /G06/G07/G0C/G05/G24/G06/G03/G04/G06/G09/G05/G2B instating.
Everyone will choose their experience in this new paradigm.
Those willing to see truth and shed layers and attachments to
the old film, will experience the joy of what already is – pure
divine love, peace, and prosperity  – in everything that exists.
It simply is.
/G2E/G15/G0B/G0F/G01/G11/G10/G01/G0D/G01/G11/G10/G01/G0E/G10/G17/G2F /G01
/G25/G07/G12/G06/G10/G03/G13/G05/G06/G05/G13/G05/G09/G1A/G06/G19/G07/G19/G05/G0C/G01/G06/G0F/G04/G06/G19/G12/G0D/G02/G06/G0F/G04/G06/G1A/G07/G12/G06/G0D/G0F/G0C/G24/G06/G01/G09/G12/G04/G01/G03/G0C/G0E/G06/G1A/G07/G12/G09/G06
“already is” highest good, protec tion, light, and experience
of prosperity, that all are mean t to have and to be.  Your
prosperity is a light-filled prosperity.  An organic prosperity.
It is the natural part of who you are.  When your spirit shines,
it calls others to their task of already being who they innately
are.
Receive.  Believe.  Allow.  You already ARE.
/G18/G0B/G02/G16/G01/G0F/G04 ssage offers greater understanding, from a non-
physical perspective, of the truth of who we really are.  We all
/G0F/G10/G09/G05/G0F/G11/G1A/G06/G0F/G09/G05  the prosperity, bliss, light, and perfection that we
seek.  Our divine escrow is alwa ys there for us.  The freedom  Already Is 43
that we seek comes through our willingness to live our divine
shine, divine perfection, and orga nic prosperity.  This freedom
comes from our releasing old “films” and attachments to anything less than our divine state of goodness, riches, and bliss, and consistently choosing to rise within to our original light-filled essence. 44
/G14/G15/G0B/G16/G0F/G09/G08/G01/G24/G13/G1B/G21
Dreaming and Inner Visioning

/G1D/G02/G05/G09/G05/G06/G03/G04/G06/G0C/G07/G06/G10/G0F/G0D/G16/G0A/G06/G06/G2C/G05/G07/G08/G10/G05/G06/G07/G13/G05/G09/G0D/G07/G19/G05/G06/G01/G02/G05/G06/G05/G0B/G08/G05/G09/G03/G05/G0C/G0D/G05/G06
of lack with a willingness to dream.  Dreaming activates
inner visioning.  Inner vision ing resonates with the laws
of attraction.  Attraction expands the dreaming into a
state of being.
- /G2E/G0D/G02/G05/G02/G10/G09/G01/G30/G31/G30/G32/G31/G33/G34 /G06
/G06
/G06 To me, dreaming is an extens ion of believing.  In this
way, dreaming is simply relaxi ng into a deeper, more magical
state of belief.  As was true of the previous “Already Is” chapter,
the non-physical Source-full en ergies of Spirit relayed a
message for all of us - about the power of dreaming and the
gift of inner visioning.  I have transcribed their message below.
 /G1E/G05/G0F/G09/G06/G1F/G0C/G05/G06 –
 The universal supply is unlimited.  That which you can
expand to conceive, the universe can achieve.  There is no
lack.  Only the desired experi ence of lack.  The universe has
only abundance.  Whatever you vibrate to achieve, to draw,
to desire – the universe has abund ant resources to match the
experience of the draw.
Magic is the knowing of a dream before it is experienced.
Bliss is the tasting of that physical experience, or physical
magic.
People are not hungry because th ere is lack.  They are hungry
because they have dreamed a hungry experience.  If they
dreamed fulfillment, there would be more than they could ever consume.  When we dream in pictures, we activate deeper
resonances of attractions.  D reaming in pictures opens the
windows of the universe to draw  the magic into our inner
experiences, and thus ou r physical experiences.
Feeling pictures /G27/G16/G13/G0C/G0F/G12/G08/G09/G19/G01/G17/G13/G0F/G15/G01/G0A/G09/G09/G1A/G13/G0E/G1F/G28 /G06/G01/G02/G05/G0C/G06/G0F/G01/G01/G09/G0F/G0D/G01/G06/G17/G0F/G04/G01/G05/G09/G0A
Open the universal window and see for yourself./G1A/G05/G04/G12/G0F/G02/G03/G0E/G01/G12/G03/G11/G01/G21/G03/G03/G04/G05/G01/G35/G02/G16/G02/G07/G03/G02/G03/G0E  45
/G27/G02/G05/G0C/G05/G13/G05/G09/G06/G01/G02/G05/G09/G05/G06/G03/G04/G06/G14/G0F/G0C/G01/G03/G0C/G0E/G24/G06/G03/G01/G06/G03/G04/G06/G0F/G06/G11/G05/G04/G03/G09/G05/G06/G18/G12/G09/G04/G01/G03/G0C/G0E/G06/G17/G07/G09/G01/G02/G0A/G06/G06
Honor the desire and it becom es a having.  Push against
the desire, and it becomes a lack.
Going into your spirit and inn er visioning is straight away
believing in the world of the unseen.  /G27/G20/G15/G09/G28 /G06/G0C/G05/G0B/G01/G06/G04/G01/G05/G08/G04/G06/G03/G0C/G0D/G10/G12/G11/G05/G06
a willingness to feel.  To follow the feeling out to the star that bursts a desire.  See the desire.  Feel the desire.  And generate
a feeling picture of having it  already.  Of the dream realized.
You have to play with your min d and feelings, to begin to
re-instate truth.  Trust is abund ance.  That is reality.  The
world of the unseen is more real than the world of the seen.
This is where the magnetics and laws of the universe live,
exist, and operate.  To flo w in abundance requires the
choice to experience the unseen.  Which requires trust.  A
willingness to see the truth of the world as it is, not as how  it has been taught to be.
Playing in the mind and heart draws the truths faster and
quicker... the more you pla y, the clearer the image making
becomes – the rounder, more comple te the universe can be in
bringing the picture of the dream to you.
Think of this.  Flying is a willingness to be free.  To leave
the ground and the known of what appears to be.  Flying
is a freedom from physical laws  and a union with spiritual
laws.  Spirits fly in dream t ime – accessing freedoms to
deliver good in real time.
/G01 /G36/G16/G02/G03/G0E/G01/G07/G08/G05/G01/G02/G0F/G12/G0E/G02/G03/G12/G10/G02/G07/G03/G16/G01/G12/G03/G11/G01/G02/G03/G03/G04/G05/G01/G14/G02/G16/G02/G07/G03/G02/G03/G0E/G16/G01/G10/G07/G01/G11/G05/G04/G12/G0F/G01
allows our inner energetic intelligence to be free to feel our divine joys, our creativity, and our limitless nature.  For some, who have chosen the experience to block more Source flow in their lives, it may take a little more practice to feel good about dreaming, trusting, magical thinking, playing, and inner visioning.  But again, having a /G14/G03/G10/G10/G03/G0C/G0E/G0C/G05/G04/G04  to try is all that you
need to get started.  As the spirit guides say, everything you  are and everything you desire /G


 us  our  daily
bread.  Reverence  dissolves  dissent  and  coaxes  the  ac-
ids of  peaceful  digestion.  Graciousness  is  shown  in
Offering  Food  to  the  Fire-
Sadhana  of  Gratitude- many  ways.  Preparing  meals,  assisting  with  clean-up
after  meals,  attending  the  needs  of  the  mother  or
cook — these  are  all  attitudes  of  divine  goodwill  that
foster  graciousness.  Traditionally,  a  small  portion  of
each  cooked  food  is  offered  to  the  fire  with  a  prayer  to
the  Lord,  the  giver  of  all  food.  This  ritual  is  observed
before  the  food  is  tasted  or  served.  The  first  offering
is  given  to  the  universe  as  a  token  of  perpetual  grati-
tude for  our  provisions.  Since  most  of  us  do  not  have
an  open  fireplace  in  which  to  perform  this  offering,  a
small  fire  lit  in  an  earthen  pot  may  be  kept  in  the
kitchen  for  this  purpose,  or  a  simple  prayer  will  suf-
fice. Pine  kindling  should  be  used  for  the  burning  of
the  sacred  tender.
Any  form  of  prayer  may  accompany  the  offering.
The  following  is  a  Sanskrit  prayer  to  Brahman,  the
Absolute  one,  or  pure  Consciousness,  from  the
Bhagavad  Gita.
Brahmarpanam  Brahma  Havih
Brahmagnau  Bralunana  Hutam
Brahmaiva  Tena  Gantavyatn
Brahtnakarma  Sanadhina
Brahman  is  the  Offering
Brahman  is  the  Oblation
Poured  out  by  Brahman  into  the  fire  oi  Brahman
Brahman  is  to  be  attained  by  the  one
who  contemplates  the  action  of  Brahman,
Harmony  in  Eating
Sweet  foods  turn  sour  in  our  digestive  tracts  when  the
emotions  present  during  the  meal  are  negative,  Nevei
eat  while  you  are  upset.  It  is  an  insult  to  the  food,  to
the  giver  of  foods,  and  to  your  body.
While  silence  is  the  best  sadhana  to  maintain  dm
ing  meals,  gentle,  wholesome  conversation  is  also  ac
ceptable.  It  is  important  to  maintain  a  mealtime  sched
ule  that  is  consistent:  meals  should  be  eaten  at  the
same  time  each  day.  Although  there  is  a  beneficial
eating  time  for  each  body  type,  it  is  often  difficult  to
coordinate  these  times  within  a  family  situation
People  concei  ned  with  weight  gam  should  nevei  sleep
directly  alter  a  meal  A  lew  othei  Ayurvedic  precepts
follow.
I  5  I
>m
THE    PRACTICE    OF    AYURVEDA
•  Allow  a  few  hours  between  meals  and  bed-
time.
•  Take  a  gentle  walk  after  meals  to  soothe  di-
gestion.
•  Never  eat  and  run.
•  Never  stand  up,  lie  down,  or  watch  televi-
sion while  eating.
•  Fill  the  stomach — which  holds  about  two-
and-a-half  handfuls  of  food — one  third
full  of  food  and  one  third  full  of  liquid.
The  remaining  third  should  remain
empty,  to  allow  space  and  energy  for
proper  digestion.
Many  ancient  peoples  sat  directly  on  an  earthen
floor,  or  on  the  skin  of  an  animal  that  died  naturally.
Sitting  in  the  half-lotus  position  and  leaning  forward
to  eat  from  a  utensil  placed  on  the  ground  provides  a
natural  and  involuntary  limit  to  our  intake  of  food.
The  pressure  caused  by  moving  forward  restricts  the
quantity  of  food  to  be  eaten.
While  rules  are  allowed  to  be  broken  from  time  to
time,  we  do  need  to  be  vigilant  of  our  behavior.  By
gradually  observing  these  precepts,  we  can  over  time
promote  and  facilitate  an  excellent  state  of  mind.
Savoring  Food
Taste  is  primal  to  the  eating  process.  When  the  juices
of  the  mind  and  appetite  whet  the  tongue,  we  are
ready  to  receive  the  blissful  memories  each  food  gives.
The  first  step  of  digestion  is  chewing.  The  digestive
water  of  the  tongue  aids  in  the  breakdown  of  food.  As
we  take  the  time  to  ruminate,  we  remember.  Memo-
ries of  the  entire  universe  are  held  in  the  savoring  of
our  food.  Chewing  food  to  a  pulp  facilitates  digestion
and  lightens  the  load  on  our  organs  of  assimilation.
By  being  considerate  toward  the  agni  of  digestion,  we
are  rewarded  with  a  calmer  mind.  We  cannot  remem-
ber the  truth  of  being  if  we  are  agitated.
Chewing  is  a  delicate  sadhana.  When  we  do  not
chew  properly,  we  deprive  the  body  of  its  nutrients
and  shut  down  the  channels  of  memory.  Conversely,
when  eating  becomes  a  tedious  and  jaw-breaking
chore,  we  defeat  the  process  of  assimilation.  We  must practice  quietude  and  relaxation  while  we  eat.  We
must  nurture  a  wholesome  attitude  and  chew  with
awareness.
Recently,  I  was  present  at  a  national  health  confer-
ence attended  by  many  holistic  practitioners.  During
lunch  I  was  seated  with  a  well-known  "chewing"
master.  Before  the  wave  of  conversation  began  at  our
table,  the  master  quickly  began  to  play  a  recording  of
subliminal  music.  This  was  supposed  to  assist  the
mind  in  its  contemplation  of  the  chewing  process.
Next  to  him  was  a  stopwatch,  with  which  he  kept  time
of  each  mouthful  being  chewed.
Given  the  circumstance,  everyone  graciously  ac-
quiesced and  chewed  in  self-conscious  tedium.  See-
ing that  in  this  unnatural  and  tense  situation  a  per-
fectly good  meal  was  being  wasted,  I  quietly  excused
myself  and  joined  a  group  of  students  who  were  en-
joying their  meal.  However  slight  the  chewing  and
however  loud  the  chatter,  the  students  were  clearly
receiving  the  grace  and  joy  of  their  food.
Love,  Kindness,  and  Sharing  of  Foods
Love  and  kindness  are  the  two  most  important  ingre-
dients in  any  meal.  Without  these,  the  ojas,  the  energy
of  food  after  it  is  digested,  is  vastly  diminished.  What-
ever circumstances  we  find  ourselves  in  at  cooking
time,  we  must  never  project  our


 10 dol l ar s a
y ear, c an be t hat big of a
help.

T he ot her t hing I ha v e r ealized is t he r eason people ha v e t hese c r a v ing s
is bec ause t he
par asit es t hat tur pentine k i l ls ar e ac tual l y c r eating
c hemic als t hat ar e mak ing people f eel
t he y need sug ar and r ef ined
f oods. T hat is, t he C andid a ar e ac tual l y c r eating an
en v ir onment f or
t heir o w n pr eser v ation, and ar e ac tual l y c r eating c hemic als t o t el l y ou
t o
c onsume t he v er y f ood t he y need t o sur v i v e in y our bod y. S o, w hen
y ou t ak e tur pentine,
t he par asit es ’ number dec r eases, t he str eng t h and
amount of t heir c hemic als dec r ease,
and y our c r a v ing s dec r ease. T his
is an out st anding w a y f or people t o st art eating healt h y
and no long er
be a pr isoner t o t heir C andid a.
O ne v er y r eal issue w it h C andid a
int er v ention of an y k ind is t he dr eaded die-off r eac tion.
T his is c aused w hen man y C andid a ar e k i l led, and t he y r elease t heir t o x ic
c hemic als t hat o v er w helm
t he immune s y st em as t he y die off. T he tur pentine met hod
desc r i bed abo v e pr e v ent s t his die-off
r eac tion b y c lear ing as man y C andid a as
possi ble f r om t he bo w els, g etting y ou w el l -h y dr at ed, and
ha v ing y ou t ak e t he
tur pentine onl y t w ic e a w eek. B y t ak ing t he tur pentine t w ic e a w eek, y our
immune
s y st em is not o v er w helmed b y die-off, and most of t he y east just e x it t o t he t oi let
r at her t han die.
O nc e y ou c omplet e st eps 1 t hr oug h 4, in pr epar ation f or t ak ing tur pentine, t he C andid a
w i l l be f e w er in number and str eng t h, w hic h is w h y man y people ar e able t o t ak e just 1
or 2 doses t o r esol v e C andid a. S ti l l, ot her s t ak e it t w ic e a w eek f or 2 y ear s.
H o w e v er
long y ou c hoose t o t ak e tur pentine, it is import ant not t o e x c eed
t w ic e a w eek and
c ontinue w it h st eps 1 t o 4. T his al lo w s y our immune
s y st em t o heal y ou w it hout a
c leansing r eac tion or a die-off r eac tion.14
TIME OF DAY :  Turpentine ma y be taken in the morning, but most
pe ople complain about burping the taste
of turpentine throughout
the da y. It can also be taken in the ev ening, but at least 2 hours
before be dtime. Some pe ople fe el that they sle ep better if they allo w
2 hours before
be dtime.
S t ep 5
K i l l and r epel par asit es t hat ha v e not y et lef t y our bod y.
T his l ast st ep w i l l r est or e
y ou t o ho w y ou f elt bef or e y ou w er e i l l. T his is w hen y ou use
tur pentine.

If y ou w eig h bet w een 40 pounds and 240 pounds, t he M A X IM U M dose is 1
t easpoon a d a y.
If y ou w eig h 241 pounds or mor e, y ou ma y ha v e mor e C andid a
t han ot her s, so y ou should
ac tual l y use a lesser dose. A dose of half a t easpoon
w i l l g i v e less die-off, and so c ause y ou
less disc omf ort. If t his dose is w el l -
t oler at ed, it is OK t o g r adual l y inc r ease t he dose t o 1
t easpoon.
RELA TION T O ME A L S
T ur pentine c an be t ak en w it h or w it hout f ood. It seems t o be equal l y eff ec ti v e.

A MOUN T
If y ou w eig h bet w een 40 pounds and 240 pounds, t he M A X IM U M dose is 1
t easpoon a d a y :
1. U se w hit e g r anul at ed sug ar. D ec ide ho w muc h tur pentine y ou
w i l l st art w it h put 3 times
t hat amount of sug ar on a spoon, pour t he tur pentine
o v er t he sug ar. S ome g r anules of sug ar
should r emain dr y or unt ouc hed b y
tur pentine. If e v er y g r anule is soak ed w it h tur pentine,
DI SC A RD T HI S
S P OONFU L. R epeat w it h less tur pentine. P l ac e in y our mout h and c hase w it h
w at er. N o need t o c he w.

P ut t he spoon in y our mout h r emo v ing t he sug ar and tur pentine f r om t he
spoon. P ut w at er in
y our mout h and s w al lo w t he w hole mi x. DO NO T S W I S H t o
blend —just s w al lo w, letting t he
sug ar and tur pentine mi x tur e g o do w n y our
t hr oat. T ak e as man y sips of w at er as y ou need
t o in or der t o g et e v er y t hing
do w n.

If y ou w eig h 241 pounds or o v er, y ou ma y ha v e mor e C andid a t han ot her s and
y ou should
ac tual l y use less tur pentine. A half -t easpoon amount w i l l g i v e less
die-off and disc omf ort. If
t his dose does not g i v e an y benef it, it’ s f ine t o inc r ease
t o 1 t easpoon o v er a per iod of 4
doses.

Instructions for Pe ople Who Hav e Had Candida Sy mptoms for More than 2
Years
If y ou f al l int o t his c at eg or y, y ou ma y benef it f r om t ak ing t he C andid a C leaner
onc e a d a y f or
4 d a y s, t hen t w ic e a w eek unti l y ou r eac h y our pr e-C andid a st at e.
T he long- t er m dosing is
onc e a mont h, or t w ic e a y ear, as our anc est or s did.

FREQUENCY
R epeat t his dosing t w ic e a w eek, on eit her M ond a y and F r id a y, S atur d a y and
T uesd a y, et c.
T his c omplet es t he 5 st eps, and al lo w 1 w eek t o c omplet e eac h of
t he 5 st eps. In ot her w or ds,
st art w it h st ep 1. A f t er 1 w eek, add st ep 2.
T hese st eps must be done t hor oug hl y, or t her e w i l l
be C andid a
die-off c aused b y C andid a t hat ar e tr apped and unable t o lea v e
y our bod y. In
ot her w or ds, y ou ma y f eel w or se inst ead of bett er.2 4
S pec i al C as e s
Di e-o f