 dry. Worst thing that could ever happen to a person, right? The great human nightmare, yes? Well... yes and no. At first, it was terrifying. I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I
would become A Street Person. And once I was out there, living in that tent, I couldn’t
imagine how I was ever going to get back into a real house again. Yet now, as I look back on it, I see that this was one of  the greatest things that ever
happened to me. It taught me lessons about life that I can’t imagine I could have learned
any other way. It brought me to a place of the greatest understanding of my own inner
resources. It took me to a higher level of compas sion and a deeper caring for every member
of the human race. And it opened me to an awareness of God and the meaning of life that
changed everything I thought I understood, carrying me to a new place of experiencing
each moment as an unspeakable gift. Okay, now you might say that this is a lucky case of “all’s well that ends well,” but I have
learned that everything  ends well if I let go and let God; if I simply allow whatever change is
occurring in my life to occur without opposition. This doesn’t mean Do Nothing, but this does mean Do Not Resist. What you resist persists. What you look at disappears. That is, it ceases to have its
illusory form. Non -resistance delivers us from what is Imagined and awakens us to what is
Apparent, finally showing us the Actu al Truth. It is about “... delivering us from evil....”
Suddenly, options are open to us that seemed utterly blocked just moments before. Everything changes with a change in point of view. That is the true power behind Change  #7. When you understand that all change happens in order to sustain harmony in the
universe... when you believe  that, even though it seems unbelievable... when you are
certain that life was meant to be happy... and when you know that all stories can have
wonderful endings if you do not block them with bitterness, anger, resentment, frustration,
or non -belief in even the possibility  of a wonderful ending (for most, the biggest block of all)
... then  you can change your thought about what is occur ring —and thus, change your idea
of what will occur. Has your life not shown you that everything works out for your highest evolutionary
purpose? Of course it has. The proof of this is that you’re still here. “Yes,” you might say, “but look what I had to do  to get here!” Agreed. It wasn’t an easy
road. Yet that is because you did not have the tools that you have now. And yet, even
without these tools, you came through it all. So... what makes you think it will be any different tomorrow? We see, then, that  the issue is not whether  you’re going to survive, but how. Will you be
happy, or will you be sad? Will you be excited again about life, or will you be discouraged,
disgruntled, and disappointed? Will you be a blessing to all whose lives you touch, or will
you be a burden to everyone around you? The way you hold the present experience is the way you create the next. And that  is why
changing your perspective about future change is so powerful. The trick for you now is to transform this insight  into fores ight. The trick is to know this
about your tomorrow, today. The trick is to be very clear that life is on your side. This does not mean that everything always turns out the way you want it to. What it
does mean is that sometimes what you want is not what i s best for you. What??? Can that be true? Is it possible to want something that is not even in one’s own
best interest? Of course it is. People do it all the time. That’s because they do not always
recognize  what’s in their own best interest. And that  is because they do not know who they
really are, where they are, what they are really doing here on this earth, and what the
purpose of all of this is, anyway. So answer those Four Fundamental Questions for yourself, then change your idea about
future change. Drop the thought that you cannot affect the future. Tell yourself that the
future is not coming TO you, it is coming THROUGH you. The change that is coming to you in the future is that change that you place  in your
future with the thoughts, words, and acti ons of today. These are the three Tools of Creation,
and if you would like more buttressing around this idea and an even deeper explanation of
how you are the creator of your own reality, pick up a copy of Conversations with God, Book
1 and give yourself t he treat of one of the most inspirational and life -changing texts you will
ever read. If you have read it before, read it again. If you have never read it, do so now. Then see
what you think. And take what resonates with you into your life as part of your own living
truth. Yes, yes, yes... change your idea about the changes to come, even as you change your
idea about the changes that have passed. Then you can change your experience of both. What is it that you were given? I mean from the loss. After, wha t was taken. That very thing you could never
live without. The person or place;
the secret, or circumstance —
now that it is gone,
or has been found out,
and you can no longer call it foundation,
what is it that you were given? You know, and I know, this:
there is a hollowing out. Something comes and opens you up
right
down
the
middle
and from that moment on
you are no longer immune to this world. You wake, you wander,
every familiar, now a foreign. You walk as through water
until you make it back to  your bed
and finally, even there — your sheets; your own pillow’s scent different,
as if daily someone repaints your room, displaces something,
disturbs a cherished memento. _______
You see,
sometimes we are emptied. We are emptied
because
Life wants us to know
so
much
more
Light. —‘What Is It That You Were Given?’  © 2006 Em Claire  22. THE EIGHTH CHANGE
NOW LOOK, WE’RE GETTING  to the end of our visit here and I want you to know that I
understand the impact of what has happened to you in this time of chang e. Whether you’ve
lost a job or lost a house or lost a relationship or lost your health or lost a loved one
through death... whatever has changed, I understand how that has affected you. I am
willing to join you in moving through that, as are the other spiritual life coaches who are
reachable through www.ChangingChange.net. Whether you use the support available to you in many forms there, or find assistance
from other sources, I would advise you not to sid estep what you are going through right
now. I would not want you to act as if it didn’t happen, or pretend it doesn’t matter that it
did. I want you to neither hide from it nor minimize it, but look at it squarely, and allow
yourself whatever truth, emotio n, and experience comes up for you around that —because I
know that what you resist persists. Then I invite you to add to your processing of all this by using some of the tools I have
given you here. I invite you to look at the Apparent Truth and not just t he Imagined Truth. I
invite you to consider the possibility that your soul (and the soul of everyone else involved)
knows exactly what it is doing, and that what it is doing is ultimately for the highest good of
all concerned. I want you, as well, to under stand that the fact that this change has occurred does not
mean that you cannot change this change —even possibly returning your life circumstance
to something close to, and better than, what it was before (as in, for instance, a broken
relationship that ha s been mended). No possibility for the future is off the table. I have spoken in my workshops to people who have lost millions, only to come back to
make millions more. I have heard from people who lost their dearest relationship, only to
come back to reco ncile and raise it to heights never before imagined. I have talked to
people who have been given a death sentence by their doctor, only to come back to a health
so robust as to inspire the word “miracle.”
Yes, I have heard from these people and more. Their  stories are all different, yet there is
one thing they all have in common. The end of their story was not the end of their story. You’ve heard a lot from me about my own particular adventure, but let me just add this:
I absolutely thought my story was ove r, that the good times were finished, more than once. My oh my oh my, how wrong I was. If I only knew then what I know now. Or, as my father
used to say: So old so soon, so smart so late. Let me help you get to where you want to be in life before you be


 isn’t a matter of thinking, saying,
or doing. It happens on its own. The truth is th at no one has to worry about communic ating
with t he immortal, because the immortal is co nstantly
communicating with us. It won’t let us go, ever. A message from
metareality en ters our awareness, and it sticks. The message can
be a nything once it is transla ted into daily life. Look around you. No one  invente d attention, intention, love, intelligence, cr eativity,
and evo lution. Yet these things are here, now and forever. They
never let go, no matter how much we misuse them. One thing has
us a lways in m ind, which is w hy we have it in mind. Neither side
has a choice.W13

O N E  L I F E
hen we  are whole, the world will become whole. That
would be an a mazing change, because, as things stand,  we are
divided and so is the world. This state of affairs goes bey ond the
never-ending c onflicts that make the news. There’s a deep  fracture
at the very core of being human. We call ourselves mammals, and
yet most people believe they have a soul. We set ourselves apart
from N ature, e xploiting it without considering the conseq uences. As caretakers of the planet, we are also its worst threat. A shift is already being sparked in collective consciousness,
however. One of the most h eartening signs of this is seemingly
trivial, an online video abo ut a grateful octopus, now seen by
almost twelve million viewer s. It begins on a beach in Portugal
with a man, Pei Yan Heng, strolling along the sand. He spots a
small octopus stranded out of the water. Pei takes out his
smartphone to film the creature. Presumably tossed onshore by a
large w ave, the  octopus looks shriveled and near death. In a kind
gesture Pei gathers the octopu s into a plastic cup, carries it back to
the sea, and releases it. The octopus immediately begins to revive. Its eight arms spread
out (experts tell us that tentacle  isn ’t the prop er term), and it
changes to a healthier colo r. Typically, an octopus is shy andscuttles away from any approaching threat, a necessary tactic for
such a baggy, s oft-bodied ani mal. But instead of fleeing, the saved
octopus approaches Pei’s boots and places two arms on them,
resting for several seconds before moving away without haste. Soon the “grateful octopus” entered popular culture when the
video went viral. You might suppose that this was an exa mple of
human sentim entality, but then, there is no proof that the  rescued
octopus wasn’t  grateful. Is there any way to tell? The convention al answer is n o. This can be a hard no or a soft
no. The hard n o holds that only human beings are conscio us. The
soft no holds t hat humans are the only fully conscious cr eatures. This lea ves a little wiggle room for big-brained mammals, like
porpoises, elep hants, and the great apes. The soft no has h eld firm
for a  long time. But once you understand that consciousness is the
source of creation, the road to yes—an octopus can  feel gratitude—
is opened. From the perspective of metahuman, nothing is alien, however. There is only o ne reality, governed by one consciousness. There is
only one life, too, despite our distinctions between smart
chimpanzees, s tupid lizards, and totally unconscious bacteria. An
urgent need at this moment w hen the Earth is in peril is t o evolve
to metahuman for the sake of all living things. O n e  L i f e,  a n d  O n e  L i f e  O n l y
In a January 2014 article in Scientific American, the highly
regarded neuro scientist Christoph Koch made inroads against the
“no” po sition by asking if co nsciousness is universal. He is very
persuasive when he points out that animal intelligence isn’t
primitive. Not only that, it is n’t correlated with brain size or even
possessing a complex nervous system. “Bees can fly several
kilometers and return to their hive, a remarkable navigational
performance,” Koch points ou t (not only remarkable, I would add,
but something  human beings lost in the woods are incap able of).“And a scent blown into the  hive can trigger a return to the site
where the bees previously encountered this odor.”
Koch links this trait, called “associative memory,” with the
famous momen t in French literature centered on a cookie known
as a madeleine. The massive seven-volume novel À la recherche
du temps perdu  ( In Search of Lost Time ), by Marcel Proust,
begins with a f lood of memory occasioned when the narrator dips
a madeleine in a cup of tea, a gesture from his childhood. This
experience of associative me mory Koch also ascribes to bees, a
lowly form of insect life. But we can find a wealth of other
examples. Staying just with bees, Koch points out the following:
[They] are capable of recognizing specific faces from
photographs, c an communica te the location and quality
of food sources to their sisters via the waggle dance, and
can nav igate c omplex mazes  with the help of cues they
store in short-term memory ( for instance, “after arriving
at a  fork, take the exit marked by the color at the
entrance”). The upshot, Koch says, is tha t consciousness cannot be walled
off in arbitrary ways just because a life form looks biologically too
simple to be conscious. With arms wide open, he declares, “All
species—bees, octopuses, ravens, crows, magpies, parrots, tuna,
mice, whales, dogs, cats and monkeys—are cap able of
sophisticated, learned, nonstereotyped behaviors.” This gets us a
long wa y from “no,” only hu man beings are conscious, to “yes,”
consciousness is universal. The grateful octopus was act ing out a human gesture. T o see
this isn’t sentimentality or fantasy. Koch believes that if we
weren’t so prejudiced, we’d see that animals behave constantly in
ways that would be called conscious if the same activity were
displayed by a person. A dog’s look of love toward his ma ster, his
distress if his owner is absen t, and the grief he feels if hi s owner
dies are conscious traits being expressed through another life
form. Yet our prejudice is ha rd to overcome because it se rves our
selfishness. Homo sapiens  has ancient hunting stock in it. We killand eat  a great many animals, and it salves our conscience to see
them as  lower life forms, dep rived of mind, will, and freedom of
choice. Everything that makes othe r life forms alien in our eyes is
arbitrary. No creature looks more alien than an octopus. Among
the three hundred octopus species, which first appeared at least
295 mi llion years ago according to the oldest fossils, the largest
types resemble the smallest in having two eyes, eight arm s, and a
beak ce ntered where the arms meet. Blown up to a large scale, as
in the giant Pacific octopus, w hich can reach a weight of up to six
hundred pounds with an arm span between fourteen and thirty
feet, those eight arms and snapping beak seem monstrous. But
like Tyrannosaurus rex  or a great white shark, the giant Pacific
octopus isn’t a monster in its own eyes. In the play of
consciousness, the octopus occupies the same cosmic status as
Homo sapiens. It is alive and aware of itself and its surroundings. There’s abundant evidence to support this claim. In her 2015
book, The Soul of an Octopus, naturalist Sy Montgomery closes
the gap between people an d mollusks in startling ways. In a
section that begins, “Octopuses realize that huma ns are
individuals, to o,” she relates how distinctly an octopus can make
friends and enemies. In the mildest example, one keeper at the
Seattle Aquarium was assigned to feed the octopuses while
another touched them with a bristly stick. Within a week, at first
sight of the two people, most of the octopuses drifted toward the
feeder. But the ir ability to relate to specific humans grows much more
mysterious. A volunteer at th e New England Aquarium earned the
dislike of a pa rticular octop us named Truman for no a pparent
reason. Whenever she came close to the tank, Truman would use
its siph on (a funnel on the sid e of an octopus’s head that propels it
through the water) to spray a blast of cold seawater at h er. The
volunteer went away to college but returned months later for a
visit. Truman, who hadn’t squirted anyone in her absence,
immediately s oaked her with


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ingredients	include	aluminum,	parabens,	propylene	glycol,	triclosan,	TEA,
DEA,	FD&C,	phthalates,	and	talc. Aluminum	has	been	linked	to	Alzheimer’s,
cancer,	and	allergic	reactions. Some	people	dispute	the	link	between	the	type	of	aluminum	used	in
deodorants	and	these	diseases,
32
	but	others	believe	it	is	worth	avoiding. Some
have	suggested	that	aluminum-based	compounds	in	antiperspirants	may	be
absorbed	through	the	skin	and	can	be	a	health	risk	factor,	though	much	more
research	is	needed	to	show	a	definite	link. With	all	the	alternatives	out	there
nowadays	in	various	deodorants,	you	can	certainly	avoid	aluminum	if	you
choose. Parabens	mimic	the	activity	of	estrogen	in	the	body. Since	estrogen	promotesthe	growth	of	breast	cancer	cells,	and	a	woman	is	eight	times	more	likely	to
develop	breast	cancer	in	the	part	of	the	breast	closest	to	the	underarm,	scientists
are	studying	the	connection,	though	further	studies	and	research	are	needed. RADICALLY	SAFE	DEODORANT
It	is	easy	to	make	your	own	deodorant	that	is	safe	and	effective	in	eliminating	unpleasant	underarm
odor! The	coconut	oil	and	baking	soda	in	this	DIY	version	both	have	antibacterial	properties	and	help
prevent	odor,	while	the	grapefruit	extract	smells	bright	and	fresh	and	has	antibacterial	and	antiseptic
qualities	as	well. The	arrowroot	starch	helps	thicken	your	deodorant	into	a	somewhat	solid	form	that
is	easy	to	apply. 3	tablespoons	coconut	oil
3	tablespoons	baking	soda
40	(or	so)	drops	grapefruit	extract
1½	tablespoons	arrowroot	starch
In	a	bowl,	mix	together	all	the	ingredients	until	well	combined	into	a	thick,	paste-like	consistency. Store	in	the	refrigerator	for	20	to	30	minutes	to	let	the	coconut	oil	resolidify	if	it	liquefied	during	the
mixing	process. Place	the	mixture	into	a	small	glass	or	BPA-free	container. Dip	your	fingers	into	the
mixture	and	apply	it	directly	to	your	underarms. To	keep	your	deodorant	solid,	be	sure	to	store	it	in	a
cool	place,	but	even	if	it	liquefies	a	bit,	it	will	still	work	just	as	well!SHIFT	7:
Practices	to	Nourish	Your	Skin	from
the	Outside	In
In
Pillar	1
,	you	learned	to	boost	your	beauty	from	the	inside	out	by	eating
foods	with	unique	properties	that	help	boost
circulation	and	support	your
body’s	natural	processes. Many	people	don’t	realize	that	in	addition	to	using
the	right	skin-care	products,	there	are	also	many	things	you	can	do	to	improve
the	body’s	functions	from	the	outside	in. Supporting	Your	Lymphatic	Circulation	for
Enhanced	Detoxification	and	Slowed	Aging
Most	people	don’t	think	about	it	that	much,	but	we	have	a	second	circulatory
system	devoted	to	healing	and	immunity	known	as	the
lymphatic	system. Composed	of	your	spleen,	thymus,	lymph,	lymph	nodes,	and	lymph	channels
as	well	as	your	tonsils	and	adenoids,	your	lymphatic	system	works	directly	with
your	cardiovascular	circulatory	system	to	keep	blood	and	lymphatic	fluid	levels
in	balance	and	flush	toxins	out	of	the	body. Fluid	squeezed	from	the	blood,
called	interstitial	fluid	or	“lymph,”	transports	waste	to	your	lymph	nodes
through	a	series	of	vessels	similar	to	veins. There,	the	fluid	is	neutralized,
filtered,	and	eventually	returned	to	the	bloodstream. These	vessels	also	carry
immune	cells	throughout	the	body	to	help	defend	against	infections. Called
rasa
	in
Ayurveda,	your	lymph	is	part	of	the	plasma	that	is	considered
part	of	the	primary
dhatu
,	or	structure	of	the	body. Healthy
rasa
	is	key	in	order
to	give	rise	to	the	next
dhatu
,	healthy
rakta
,	or	blood,	and	consequently	the
other
dhatus
	in	the	body. Rasa
	is	said	to	govern	your	emotional	and	hunger
responses,	which	is	another	good	reason	to	keep	it	flowing. Unlike	the	cardiovascular	system,	the	heart	does	not	pump	the	lymphatic
system,	which	is	basically	self-circulating. Gravity,	muscle	contractions,	and
certain	forms	of	movement	and	manipulation	stimulate	this	system. If	yourlymphatic	circulation	gets	sluggish,	toxins	build	up,	which	is	the	precursor	to
accelerated	aging. 1
	Aches	and	pains	can	also	appear,	and	your	immunity	is
lowered. This	can	adversely	affect	your	thymus	gland,	tonsils,	and	spleen,	which
in	turn	can	weaken	your	body	against	sickness	and	diseases. Traditional	Chinese
Medicine	believes	that	your	spleen	plays	a	central	part	in	your	vitality	and
strength. Because	the	two	systems	work	together,	incorporating	the	foods
recommended	in
Pillar	1
	for	your	cardiovascular	system	will	also	be	beneficial
for	your	lymphatic	system. However,	since	your	almighty	heart	does	not	pump
the	lymphatic	system,	there	are	specific	methods	to	support	this	system	that	are
applied	to	the	outside	of	the	body. Here	are	some	great	methods	you	can
incorporate	to	support	your	lymph	system	and	nourish	glowing,	healthy	skin
from	the	outside	in. GET	A	MASSAGE
Massages	are	incredibly	beneficial	for	detoxification. Stimulating	the	blood	and
lymph	vessels	helps	move	the	fluids	and	enhance	circulation. Professional
massages	are	wonderful,	as	well	as	a	regular	practice	of	self-massage. PRACTICE	ABHYANGA
This	ancient	form	of	self-massage	is	a	powerful	anti-aging	practice	that	can
easily	be	incorporated	into	your	daily	routine. Abhyanga
	will	make	you	feel
rejuvenated,	soften	your	skin,	and	contribute	to	a	better	overall	skin	tone	while
also	fostering	muscle	tone. There	is	a	belief	in	Ayurveda	that	working	manually
on	the	surface	of	the	skin	helps	support	the	structure	and	health	of	your
muscles,	as	there	is	a	connection	between	your	skin	and	muscle	health. Some	of
abhyanga’
s	deeper,	detoxifying	properties	are	meant	to	be	cumulative	and	long-
term,	so	you	may	not	witness	immediate	benefits,	but	you	will	likely	feel
invigorated	by	the	movement	while	you	trust	that	deeper	support	for
detoxification	is	taking	place	beneath	the	surface! As	you	know,	the	importance
of	improving	circulation	and	detoxification	(which	is	part	of	what
abhyanga
	is
all	about)	cannot	be	overestimated	for	its	long-term	role	in	maintaining	your
health	and	beauty. Abhyanga
	has	been	part	of
Ayurveda	for	thousands	of	years	and	is	perhaps
the	foremost	anti-aging	practice	you	can	incorporate	into	your	daily	life. That	is
a	pretty	strong	statement,	but
abhyanga
	can	help	balance	your	entire	mind	and
body,	relieve	fatigue,	provide	stamina,	enhance	sleep,	promote	a	better
complexion,	improve	the	luster	of	your	skin,	increase	longevity,	and	foster	all-
around	body	nourishment. You	m


 that you can
name in your physiology. Yet certainly you are much more than a pile of
bones, skin, and component parts. Everything that you would see in that
pile of form you will also find in a pig or a horse. The real you, the unique
you, is 99 percent invisible, untouchable, unsmellable, and impervious to
the physical senses, which know  only form. The largest chunk of who you
really are is something beyond form. It has been called your mind, or your
feelings, or your thoughts, or your higher consciousness, but whatever it is,
it certain ly is not form. All of your thought and your spiritual awareness are
in this other formless dimension. Now consider the prefix “trans,” which means “beyond,” “above,” or in
literal terms, “over.” When we place that prefix in front of “form,” we get
“transform.” We now add the suffix “ation,” which means “action” or
“result,” and we have the word  “transformation.” To me this word means
the result or action of going beyond one’s form. And it is literally the
challenge of this book: to help you to see yourself as someone much more
advanced and divine than a mere form. Your form must follow the rules of form. It will change many times
during your lifetime. In fact, every single cell of your entire form will
change every seven years or so, and yet you will still exist. You were
already in a tiny little baby body, a preadolescent, a teenager body, and
depending on the current age of your form, in other bodies as well. The
form has completely changed many times, and yet the real you hasremained consta nt. Once you understand this concept you will be on your
way to going through the gate. Every man-mad e creation starts with a thought, an idea, a vision, a
mental image. The thought is then applied in some way to form a new
product. At this moment I am taking my thoughts, applying them to a
typewriter, and creating a new product called a book. We all go through this
process thousands of times every day. The ultimate in becoming a
transformed person is seeing ourselves as unlimited by our form. When you live exclusively in form, you live in a world of limitations. Think about all of the limits that are placed on your form. Limits are
boundaries that dictate things. You can only lift so much weight. You can
only run so fast. You can only work so hard. But limits are all in the
dimension of form. Now consider the part of you without physical limits, the dimension of
thought. There are no limits to your ability to think. You can imagine
yourself doing anything. You can have a perfect relationship with your mate
in pure thought. You can be anything, go anywhere, experience  all that you
want, in this dimension of thought, exclusive of form. I am suggesting that you can experience a major portion of your life in
this dimension of transcending your form, that is, in transforma tion. At the
same time you will be able to maintain your form and honor its
requirements and lovingly understand its signals, while still knowing it is
serving you, the real you. The emphasis in our culture is on the value of the
external, the physical appearan ce. I am suggesting that the emphasis be
shifted to a concern for the formless self, being ever mindful that the form
houses the real you. With enough practice in this dimension, you will
eliminate virtual ly all limitations in your life. You will get past your form,
and do as Paul suggests in Romans 12:2:
And be not conformed to this world: But be ye transformed  by
the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. This is the place of transformatio n. This is the place where you can not only
live a miracle, but create miracles as well. You can make higher and higher levels of living a regular part of your
daily regimen without going to a guru or mastering courses in metaphysics.How? By believing you are a soul with a body rather than a body with a
soul. You will create for yourself a life that is literally without  limitations. You will begin to see miracles occurring simply because you believe in
them and expect them to mater ialize for you. In fact, you will become a
miracle worker yourself. You will begin to see the phenomenal miracle that you are when  it comes
to healing your own body. You will begin to change self-defeating habits
such as overeat ing and avoiding exercise, without having to set goals or
work at self-discipline. Your new habits will automatically follow your new
sense of appreciation for all that you are, even though you cannot define it
in physical terminology. Your belief in your body’ s ability to heal itself will
begin to reflect how you take care of the precious temple that houses you. Fear of death will dissolve as you come closer to an awareness that thought,
thinking, your essential self, never dies. Thought cannot die. It is the energy
that composes the very existence of the universe, and once you believe this
within your being, you will never need to fear death again. A beautiful woman by the name of Peace Pilgrim walked across this
country a few years back, spreading her message of peace and love and
personal transformation. She described the characteristics of personal
transformation in this short list. SOME SIGNS AND SYMPT OMS OF  INNER  PEACE

A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears
based on past experiences

An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment

A loss of interest in judging other people

A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others

A loss of interest in conflict

A loss of the ability to worry

Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation
 Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature

Frequent attacks of smiling

An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well
as the uncontrollable ur ge to extend it
This is what is in it for you. Life will become a fascinating journey, filled
with joy and awe. The part of you that resided for so long in the limitations
that you imposed  on yourself by living exclusively in form will become free
to see a whole new panorama…if and when you believe  it. You will find yourself slowing down and living in that quiet inner space
where you can appreciate what  comes your way. You will know in your
heart that you need not be threatened by the views or actions of anyone else. You will receive more joy and ease in your life, because that is what you
will be sending out. You will find it easier to accept contrary views,
knowing that you are not defined by anything or anyone external to
yourself. You will find great joy in the ease that replaces rancor and pain. You will elimina te conflict and confrontation as you find it unnecessary to
prove yourself to anyone. In effect, you will begin to tap the enormous
power of your mind. You will peacefully meditate though other s about you
may be in a frenzy. You will be the power of a quiet mind, and you will
choose to go there often. You will discover things about yourself that you
perhaps never considered before. You will be in that perfect intelligence that
is within all form, in that miraculous inner space where everything that you
can visualize is possible. I have come to know that there is an invisible, untouchable, odorless, and
yet very real intelligence in back of, or supporting, all form. This
intelligence has been labeled many things. Some call it God, others the life
force, higher consciousness, the divine spirit. The label is unimportant. The
living of it matte rs immensely. It is a feeling similar to what Carl Jung was
expressing when an interviewer asked him if he believed in God. His
startling answer was, “No.” After a thoughtful pause, he continu ed, “I know
there is a God.”
Observe a tree and contemplate the intelligence within or behind  that tree
that allows it to function perfect ly in form. The leaves come and go, the sap
drips out, it flowers when it is supposed to. It is much more than simpleform. It contains a life force that makes it alive. We cannot see that life
force, but it is very real. I look at the skin on the back of my hand quite often these days. When I
pinch it, it no longer snaps back as it once did; it sort of meanders back to
its origi nal position. There are wrinkles about my eyes that were never
there. I have taken to growing ear hairs, and losing head hairs. I see my
form changing all the time. If I thought that was all that I am, I would feel
distressed over my physical changes. But I know that I am much more than
this form that I occupy. I know that I am a soul with a body, rather than a
body with a soul. This thing that some call a soul and I call my being or my
self is the very essence of what we are. It is the intelligence behind the
form, and the biggest differenc e between me today and me several years
ago is that I now live the fact that I am not exclusively my form. Buckminster Fuller once said that 99 percent of who you are is invisible
and untouchable. It is your ability to think and go beyond your form that
d


exoteric" and
"esoteric," by "chakra" and "nadi," and by "the body" and
"the mind". 19 20
The Esoteric and the Exoteric: Yin and Yang
Everything has two aspects; a surface aspect, which is ex
posed to light, and an interior, hidden aspect which is not so
exposed. A plant, for example, has above the ground a stem,
branches, and leaves which are warmed and lit by the sun,
whereas its roots are underground, untouched by any beam
of sunlight. In winter, the portion above ground may appear
to have died: but as spring brings its warmth, the branches
burst with life, fresh green leaves appear, and buds open. None of this could happen were it not for the roots, the hid
den part of the plant. It is the unexposed roots that supply the
energy to sustain the portion that lives out in the snow, rain,
wind, and sun, and it is thanks to the roots that this part
returns from its wintry state to life. The latent, dark, unex
posed aspect of things is known in Chinese philosophy as
"yin", while "yang" is the name given to the patent, the
bright, the exposed. Similarly, all religions have both a yang aspect and a yin
aspect. The yang aspect, that which is open, public, and
generally known, is called the exoteric aspect. Yang/exoteric
teachings speak of God, Buddha, or the Absolute in terms of
their relationship to this world, the world of concrete forms. God, Buddha, and other deities are presented in ways com
prehensible to the average man. Shakyamuni and Kannon
(Avalokiteshvara) in Buddhism, God the Father in Christiani
ty, and Amaterasu Omikami in Shintoism are just such ex
amples. These deities are all said to be at work for man's
salvation and the maintenance of peace in the world. The
exoteric part of religion, therefore, represents man's faith
and devotion to deities working in close proximity to the
physical world. It is religion centered on the world of human
beings. In contrast, the yin aspect of religion, that is, the inner, hid
den part, is what we term the esoteric. This phase of religion 21
is centered on the world of deities rather than ordinary
humans. The ultimate goal of esoteric teachings is to elevate
human beings to a state where they are no longer merely
human, but have become transcendent beings themselves. In
the esoteric branches of religion, methods designed specific
ally for the transformation of human beings into greater be
ings are taught and practiced under the strict supervision of
qualified teachers. In Christianity, then, it is possible to regard Protestantism
as the exoteric teaching and the sacraments of Catholicism
as the esoteric. In Japanese Buddhism, the Jodo and Shin
sects can be considered exoteric and Shingon Buddhism
esoteric. In the yogic tradition, hatha yoga and kriya yoga,
both of which emphasize control of the physical body, are
exoteric, and tantra yoga, the hidden core of all the different
types of yoga, is esoteric. The Three Bodies and The Three Minds of
Tantra Yoga
The legend behind the existence of tantra yoga is that it
was created and taught to mankind by the Lord Shiva. Lord
Shiva, known as the Destroyer, ranks with Lord Brahma, the
Creator, and Lord Vishnu, the Maintainer, as one of the three
great Gods of Indian religious teaching. The tantra yoga
given by Shiva provides the means whereby a man can trans
cend himself and attain a state of being unified with and
equal to that of God, the Absolute, Himself. According to the teachings of tantra yoga, man has three
bodies and three associated minds, one in each of the three
major dimensions of being. During spiritual growth, a man
must ascend the evolutionary ladder through these dimen
sions step by step, gradually increasing his awareness of the
higher realms. In this way man can liberate himself from the
limitations of the three bodies and their corresponding 22
minds, finally entering the kingdom of God. Specifically, the three bodies and the three minds are:
a) the physical body and its mind, i.e., the consciousness
that operates in association with the physical body;
b) the astral (subtle) body and its mind, i.e., the con
sciousness that we experience primarily as emotions and
feelings; and
c) the causal body and its mind, i.e., the consciousness that
is expressed mainly as intelligence and wisdom. Of these three, the physical body and its mind exist and
work in the tangible world. This set, then, might be termed
yang in relation to the other two, those that cannot be known
by either the physical senses or the thinking rooted in
physical sensations. This yang part, however, is in fact sus
tained and kept alive by the hidden yin aspects - the astral
and the causal. The Chakras and Nadis
The three body/mind sets exist and operate in different
dimensions, each maintained by the type of prana (vital
energy) necessary for and appropriate to that dimension. This does not mean they are separate entities, but rather that
they are parts of an organic whole. Each body-mind has
within itself energy centers for controlling the flow of prana
and a system of energy channels. These channels are called
nadis, and the centers controlling them are known as
"chakras". In the physical body, the channels are repre
sented by the cardio-vascular, lymphatic, and acupuncture
meridian systems,* and the centers are represented by the
* Acupuncture Meridian System: In acupuncture theory, developed in China,
Ki or vital force is considered to circulate in the human body through a
systematic network of energy channels. These channels are usually re/erred
to as "meridians". 23
brain, the nervous plexuses, and the acupuncture points. The
corresponding centers and channels of all three bodies are
closely interrelated. Besides being a control center in each dimension, a chakra
works as a center of interchange between the physical and
the astral, and between the astral and the causal dimensions. Through the chakras, subtle prana in the astral body can be
transformed, for instance, into energy for the physical
dimension, thereby providing the physical body with essen
tial life energy. Some of the most spectacular examples of
this particular transformation are seen in the cases of yogis
who have been buried underground for incredible lengths of
time and yet remained alive. This is thought to be possible
through the action of the Vishuddhi (throat) chakra which,
when activated, supposedly enables a person to subsist on
astral energy in the form of "ambrosia". This energy comes
into the physical body from the Bindu visarga (see Chap. VIII) of the astral body, and can be induced through a tech
nique of halting respiration known as khechari-mudra. The
astral energy is then materialized as the oxygen, protein, fat,
etc., necessary for the maintenance of life, enabling the per
son to survive even if buried. It is further thought that physical energy can be transformed
into astral energy through the work of the chakras, and that
physical energy can be converted into psychological energy
(ojas) within the physical dimension. Thus, the chakra is seen to be an intermediary for energy
transfer and conversion between two neighboring dimen
sions of being, as well as a center facilitating the energy con
version between a body and its corresponding mind. As the chakras are activated and awakened, man not only
becomes aware of the higher realms of existence, but also
gains the power to enter those realms, and then, in turn, to
support and give life to the lower dimensions. 24
The Location of the Chakras and Their
Functions
There are seven chakras. In the early stages of awakening,
the chakras are usually perceived as wheels of light, or local
auras, of various colors. The locations, colors, and physical
functions of the chakras may be summarized as follows. Muladhara chakra: In the area of the coccyx. Perceived as
a disc of red light. Controls the genito-urinary system. Svadhishthana chakra: 3-5 centimeters below the navel,
usually perceived as a disc of vermillion light. Also controls
the genito-urinary system. Manipura chakra: Around the navel. Perceived as a disc of
blue or green light. As an aside, it is interesting to note that in acupuncture
there is an important point located at the navel called the
shinketsu point (shencheh, CV8). * This is thought to be the
point where divine energy flows in and out of the body. The
yoga teaching is similar to this. It claims that the prana for
the entire physical body enters from higher dimensions
through the kandasthana, a spherical region around the
navel enclosing the manipura chakra. The prana is then con


 body. On the
second day of drinking urine, there w< s change in the colour of
urine. Though somewhat saltish in taste, it became limpid like
water. "During three days of fast, there were about seven motions,
Bleeding was more profuse but in the second week it decreased and
in the third, I started moving about. Naw I am quite all right. 1 have
given up spiced and fried food. Though it has proved to be 95%
successful, for a definite conclusion it is essential to wait for the final
and definite result. "Thinking in terms of expenses, as many as 600 rupees have been DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY :._
:;pent on allopathic treatment, only 3 rupees in homoeopathic cure
but not a single paisa for urine treatment which really cured me." After two years Shri Parikh is full of vigour and health and is
entirely ·free from any disease. AFTERMATH OF CASES
1. Shri Amrit N. Wadia, B.A., aged 52 informs that his daughter
Sunita aged 18 had dysentery and there was blooa in her stools. There was pain in her stomach. She was treated with urine therapy. She was given anema of half a pound of urine mixed _with one
pound of warm water. She was cured within a week by auto-urine. 2. Shri Himatlal Chhotalal Shah of Ghatkopar (Bombay) cured his
old gas-trouble by auto-urine in a few days. 3. Dr. Jayant j. Kamdar writes that he could cure his complicated
dysentery only by urine therapy. CHAPTER XII
DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY
1. Inflammation of the Kidney (Nephritis) : Shri Ambalal K. Patel,
B.sc., L. L. B., is the store-superintendent in Ahmedabad Municipality. He applied urine therapy on his younger daughter who was a patient
of nephritis and cured he:r. Here is the account of the case :
"Narayani is 8 years old. She fell a victim of nephritis in her early
age. Blood and pus passed in her urine and she became weaker day
by day. Sometimes she had pain in the throat and had attacks of
fever also. Her weaknees went on increasing. She had got her tonsils
operated by a surgeon an year ago. But the trouble and pain in her
throat continued. Nephritis is thought to be incurable and
particularly for women, it is dangerous. In this disease not only the
patient but the nurse· also are harassed a great deal. Medical
treatment for this· desease involves large expenses. 130 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
"She was treated for one week in Lallubhai Gordhandas Hospital
at Maninagar. The same treatment was continued for ten days at
home. The trouble subsided for a while but revived in a more acute
form after two weeks. There was profuse bleeding in urine. This
disappointed me. My son-in-law resides at Bombay and is a
M.R.C.P. from Edinberg. He advised me to administer ten tablets
everyday and a course of penicillin which was to be continued for
six months. However I was not inclined towards this ·treatment. 1
~as not ready to wait for six months for this grievous malady to
disappear. From the very beginning I -had an idea to apply urine
treatment. narayani was also ready. She was greatly hesitant tu drink
her urine which was mixture of blood and pus. However she took
her entire urine, It was an ounce in quantity but it produced a
magical effect. After sometime she again passed urine which was
not as cloudy as before. She drank this also. After that her urine was
as clear as natural water. Consequently, she was convinced that
som~how the treatment suited her. So she started taking urinethree
to four times a day, two ounces of it each time. With drinking of
urine for 15 days, her trouble disappeared. I am writing this account
seven months aftet the cure, yet till now, no trace of the disease has
recurred. "Besides nephritis, I have also cured my other· chifdren of
influenza and malaria, by simply giving them two to three ounces of
urine to drink three times a day. I advised· urine treatment,
particularly to those who came in my contact. Many people have
cured themselves of trachoma, inflammation and redness of the
eyes, ear-trouble, pimples, boils and eruptions, palpitatior1 of the
heart, cold etc. by this marvellous treatment. One doctor Joshi is a
friend of mine. I persuaded two of his patients of T.B. to adopt urine
treatment and they cured themselves." 2. Obstruction in Urination : A strange case came to c!octor
Maganlal Salaria. The patient Natha Kesarji is 35 and belongs to
Pavaiya class. When 21 years old, excision was performed on his
penis. This resulted in obstruction in urination. There was great DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY : 131
inflammatibn in the passage of urine and he had to be admitted.to
the Civi 1 Hospital. Medical efforts made the patient al ~ost dead. w1th
pain. At last some person acquain~ed with doctor Sa~ana, sent htm to
the latter's clinic. On 5-12-59 he was adm1tted there. An
examination of the doctor revealed that the passage of urine w~s
totally blocked due to high inflammation. Anyho-._v doctor Salana
decided to have a trial with urine cure before operatton. Doctor Salaria gave his own urine to the patient three times upto
11 p.m. in the night. At 2-30 a.m. in the n.ight he visi~ed. the patient
and was surprized at what he saw. The pat1ent was enJ.oymg a. so~nd
sleep and his bed was drenched with his o~n unne. Unnat1on
continued but the patient was not at all aware of tt. When he awoke,
he felt great comfort. After that, he was made to drink his own urine. Such is the miraculous power of urine. Natha Kesaraji was cured within a couple of days and with a
smilling face he returned home after thanking doctor Sal aria. 3. Urine Trouble & Other Disorders : Shri Dahyalal M. Zave:i
from Morvi, Saurashtra, has a business of jewellery at Bomaby. He ts
81. Being very old, he leads a retired life in his ~ungalow
'Kuber-Bhavan' at Nasik Road. He had greatly benefited h1mself by
urine therapy and has donated Rs. 1 000/-to Bharat Sevak Samaj for
the noble work of the publicity of urine treatment. In his letter dated 2-4-su ile wr'tes : "Four years ago I severely
suffered from the trouble ir. the urinary system. My prostrate gland
was operated and 1 stayed in the hospital for nearly ~ monht. B.ut t~e
flOW of urine WaS irregular and there WaS pain and tnflammat10n In
the passage. Such a condition cbntinued for. four years. During this
period, whenever some urine accumulated m the bladder, I had to
get up from bed in order to pass it out. Thus my sleep was 1nuch
disturbed. Getting up three or four times occasionally, I had to :ace
cold breeze and so 1 caught cold. I did all that the doctors advtsed
with an unwilling heart. I got myself X-rayed sixteen times and
submitted the photographs to the doctors who treated me for 21 days 132 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
and also administered injection. On account of this treatment itches
app.eared on the whole body and I went on scracthing like a 'patient
of nngworm so vigorously that blood oozed out.at several places 1
was unable to sit comfortably day or night. There was pain in the
shoulders an.d the chest. The doctor suggested for an examination of
the heart. W1th the use of strong poisonous medicines, urination was
r~n?ered extremely difficult and caused unbearable pain. 1 used to
Sit m a tub half-filled with warm water and obtained some relief. Doctor suspected the possibility of stone in the bladder and so 1 had
treatment of stone as well! nMy nephew had suffered from heart-attack and blood-pressure
He ~ad gone through your book Manav Mutra and had
exper~mented accordingly. One day he informed me that he had
?e~ef1ted from urine treatment. 1 read your book though 1 was
md1sposed and I started the urine treatment. • 111 stoppe.d all medicines and took urine thrice a day. With the
m~ake. of unne, I had clear motions and there was no difficulty in
unnat1on. I ~


	in	the	external	world,	our	attention	comes	to	rest	on	the	numinous
presence	that	has	been	described	as	a	golden	light	suffusing	every	particle	of
Nature. In	bliss	you	perceive	that	separation	is	only	a	thin	veil. Behind	the
veil	shines	the	light	of	pure	consciousness. Devotional	practices	that	increase
a	person’s	sense	of	joy	can	reach	as	deep	as	the	level	of	ecstasy. But	bliss
itself	is	far	from	the	feeling	of	happiness	or	even	joy,	though	in	diluted	form	it
can	be	experienced	as	both. It	is	the	vibratory	connection	that	allows	pure
consciousness	to	enter	into	creation. This	Kosha
reveals	wholeness	so	entirely
—through	love,	joy,	and	ecstasy
—that	separation	no	longer	holds	any	attraction. One	could	say	that
Anandamaya	Kosha	is	pure	Being	mixed	with	just	a	touch	of	individuality,
just	enough	to	allow	someone	to	live	in	physical	form,	and	whatever	form	the
afterlife	takes. Without	this	gossamer	sheath	you	would	dissolve	into	Being
and	become	bliss	itself,	without	an	experiencer. It’s	not	difficult	to	see	yourself	in	multidimensions	once	the	Koshas	are
described. The
physical	dimension
	contains	action. You	live	here	whenever	you	see
yourself	as	a	body	separate	in	time	and	space. The
Pranic	dimension
	connects	you	to	other	living	things. You	live	here
when	you	see	yourself	as	part	of	the	web	of	life,	a	creature	of	Nature. The
mental	dimension
	organizes	reality	through	thought. You	live	here
when	you	see	yourself	as	the	sum	of	your	thoughts,	desires,	wishes,	dreams,
and	fears. The
ego	dimension
	defines	your	unique	identity. You	live	here	when	you
see	yourself	in	terms	of	“I,	me,	and	mine. ”
The
dimension	of	bliss
	holds	out	ultimate	fulfillment	through	love	and
joy. You	live	here	when	you	see	yourself	blending	into	everything	through	the
power	of	love,	or	when	you	have	no	other	sensation	than	ecstasy. Making	these	dimensions	more	familiar	doesn’t	automatically	bring	them
together,	however. Each	Kosha,	as	we	saw,	can	pull	you	closer	to	wholeness
or	increase	your	tendency	to	remain	separate	and	isolated. The	rishis
considered	wholeness	to	be	the	only	reality,	compared	to	which	every
experience	in	separation	is	a	dream. The	goal	of	life	is	to	find	unity,	or	Yoga,
and	this	can	be	accomplished,	they	said,	by	focusing	on	each	Kosha. Physical	body:
	Yoga	uses	physical	postures	(called
Asanas
)	that	combinebalance,	strength,	and	body	awareness	to	bring	us	to	physical	consciousness. Pranic	body:
	Yoga	uses	exercises	in	soft,	self-aware	breathing
(
Pranayama
)	to	bring	us	to	consciousness	of	the	flow	of	Prana. Mental	body:
	Yoga	uses	the	whole	field	of	discrimination	(
Viveka
)	to
bring	us	to	consciousness	of	how	the	mind	works. Manomaya	Kosha	is
therefore	the	level	of	evolution	in	consciousness,	both	for	you	and	me	and	for
human	beings	as	a	whole. We	carve	out	individual	niches	in	collective
consciousness,	and	as	a	wave	of	evolution	passes	through	humanity,	each	of
us	can	decide	to	catch	the	wave	or	ignore	it,	to	embrace	it	or	defend	against	it. Ego:
	Yoga	uses	mindfulness	in	all	its	various	forms,	such	as
contemplation	and	meditation	(
Dhyana
),	to	bring	a	person	to	consciousness	of
the	“I	am”	that	underlies	all	experience. Body	of	bliss:
	Yoga	uses	sustained	periods	in	a	deep	state	of	silence
(
Samadhi
)	to	bring	the	subtle	vibration	of	bliss	to	the	surface	of	the	mind,
making	a	person	conscious	that	the	“hum”	of	the	universe	is	present	in	every
experience. I’ve	outlined	very	briefly	the	contours	of	yoga	as	a	way	of	life,	but	a
typical	modern	person	cannot	be	expected	to	suddenly	shift	his	or	her
allegiance	so	drastically. This	makes	the	“after”	in	the	afterlife	too	far	away	to
work	with;	we	must	create	more	unity	in	the	“now. ”	Yoga	was	not	meant	to	be
specifically	Indian	or	to	belong	primarily	to	ancient	times,	but,	unfortunately,
this	is	how	things	transpired,	leaving	us	with	a	new	challenge. How	do	we
take	the	fact	that	we	live	in	five	worlds	and	use	it	to	redefine	life	as	a	whole. At	Home	in	Consciousness
You	and	I	may	seem	to	live	primarily	in	the	physical	world,	yet	our	awareness
began	in	pure	consciousness,	and	as	we	traveled	into	this	life	layer	by	layer
through	different	dimensions,	each	one	gave	us	a	new	sense	of	self. We
possess	an	entire	self	system. The	rishis	studied	this	system	and	came	to
various	conclusions:
Pure	consciousness	is	always	present	in	everything,	no	matter	what
world	it	occupies	or	form	it	takes. The	physical	world	has	the	least	amount	of	pure	consciousness
because	it	is	dominated	by	physical	things	and	the	illusion	of
separateness. The	closer	you	get	to	pure	consciousness,	the	more	powerful	it
becomes. Changing	one’s	consciousness	on	subtle	levels	brings	change	to	all
the	Koshas	at	once. If	we	follow	these	principles,	we	can	gain	the	same	mastery	enjoyed	by
the	sages,	or	at	least	a	fair	share	of	it. I	posted	opinions	on	the	Internet	to	this	effect,	saying	that	basing	one’s
life	on	consciousness	is	the	best	route	to	mastering	the	physical	world. Responders	were	quite	skeptical,	however. Many	said,	in
effect
,	“Talk	about
consciousness	all	you	want,	but	we	have	to	get	people	to	stop	destroying	the
planet. ”	Or	“Consciousness	is	all	well	and	good,	but	it	won’t	end	war	and
terrorism. ”	Or	“Good	luck	using	consciousness	to	stop	a	bullet. ”	In	other
words,	they	were	putting	the	physical	Kosha	first,	assuming	that	material
things	can	only	be	influenced	through	direct	action. How	can	one	prove	that	the	best	way	to	change	reality	is	through
consciousness. On	the	physical	level	action	seems	separate	from
consciousness. The	Buddhist	concept	of	nondoing	seems	quite	mystical	until
you	realize	that	it	means	“action	in	consciousness. ”	Action	in	consciousness
takes	many	forms. The	passive	resistance	of	Gandhi	was	an	outward	form	of
nondoing	that	had	a	huge	effect	on	consciousness;	it	brought	an	entire
historical	era	to	an	end. Powerful	ideas	are	also	in	consciousness,	and	there	is
no	doubt	that	have	changed	the	world,	from	the	Greek	invention	of
democracy	to	modern	theories	of	relativity. As	we	move	to	subtler	Koshas,
all
action	takes	place	in	consciousness. Let	me	simplify	things	by	making	some	suggestions	about	action	in	each
of	the	five	Koshas:
Annamaya	Kosha
,
	the	physical	body:	Nourish	and	respect	your	body. Appreciate	its	incredible	inner	intelligence. Do	not	fear	it	or	taint	it	with
toxins. Take	time	to	really	be	in	your	body. Take	it	outside	and	let	it	play. Pranamaya	Kosha


 rather be.”
The person suf fering in an unsatisfying career often ar gues that there
aren’ t enough interesting, creative jobs to go around. This may be true, but
so few people exercise their creativity that the opportunities exist for those
who seek them. Nothing can be gained without ef fort, and, as William
James noted, most people live too far within self-imposed limits.There is a seeming contradiction here that traps many people. Most of
us have been taught that self-love and love for others are incompatible, that
we can’ t satisfy our own needs and still give of ourselves. If we become
survivors, we realize that our deepest need is to love and be at peace and,
our motivation becomes spiritual or selfless, not selfish. Living with the
knowledge that we’re going to die someday means that we may choose to
give something to the world. In the process, we develop an inner sense of
worth that helps us achieve goals that improve the quality of life. We find
ourselves striving for the survivor ’s paradoxical goal—to have things work
out well for ourselves and others. People who suf fer in unsatisfying jobs are assuming the victim role. Nothing is going to help them if they don’ t help themselves. Too much is
made of work defined as a job, anyway. People often come into my of fice
and say, “I’d like to be a therapist. Where can I do this work?” I say,
“Where do you work now?” When they tell me, I say, “Okay, now look
around you, and you’ll find that everyone in that of fice has pain. Help them,
and you’ll immediately become a therapist.” A patient of mine named Ted,
who eight years ago developed two brain tumors, one malignant and one
benign, put it this way: “I used to be a miserable son of a bitch. I used to
install carpets, and I would tell people, ‘All I want is money.’ Now what I
do [hospital volunteer work] is free, and I love it.”
Stephanie Matthews has said, “The biggest obstacle we have to get over
is the idea that work is the only meaningful purpose in life—or for some
women it’ s supposed to be their children.” This is another area where
meditation and visualization can be of enormous help. A person can
temporarily disconnect from the pressures and unhappiness of the present
job, and image a more congenial future. Imaging channels mental ener gy
toward making the desired result happen, and as you begin to act upon your
new awareness, you create new opportunities—both consciously and
unconsciously. We prepare our future by what we think and do each day. I recommend
that patients keep a diary of their thoughts. As they read it later, they will
see how they prepared their future by their thoughts, which then motivated
their activities. Jung said, “The future is unconsciously prepared long in
advance, and therefore can be guessed by clairvoyants.”
In ECaP  we help people, living with the uncertainty of illness, define
their reasons for living. Many patients resist this ef fort, feeling there’ s nopoint in creating goals they may not live to carry out. And it certainly does
take great courage, for when life is joyous, the loss seems greater. We are
trying to get people to take on life as an exciting challenge and see it as a
gift or an opportunity to do something. I was recently called by Howard, a gentleman who’d been told by his
doctor he’d be dead in three months. He went home, sat down in the living
room and told his wife to cancel his dental appointments. His wife said,
“I’m not going to have you sitting around the living room for three months
dying.” He came to me all the way from Montana. I said, “Anybody who
comes here from Montana is not going to die in three months. You’re
different. You’re a fighter.” Eighteen months later, Howard is still alive. Written up in his hometown paper and shown meditating in his hot tub. His
doctor said, “Boy, you’re lucky.” He said, “It’ s not luck. It’ s hard work.”
But he said the thing that turned him around was my saying, “Y ou’re
different.” I try to help people realize that it’ s the process of moving toward
a goal that is important. As we change and work toward sainthood, the body
benefits. The process is the product. When we’re setting goals in ECaP, we try not to get stuck in a time
frame. This sets us up for failure if we don’ t accomplish our aims on
schedule. The object is to help patients set realistic  targets. Achievement of
them reinforces feelings of competence and self-worth, and the goals
themselves immediately make the future a brighter prospect. As Nietzsche
wrote, “He who has a ‘why’  to live can bear almost any ‘how.’” The
ultimate goal is simply to live for ourselves, in a selfless way. We help patients work toward a balanced set of goals that reflect all of
their needs. Many people, especially men, tend to think only in terms of
work-related goals, while many women tend to set goals having to do with
others—such as getting a child through college or finishing a charity drive
—to the exclusion of their own needs. We encourage people to consider work, physical development,
emotional and spiritual needs, help to others, and pure play when they set
their goals—in other words, to integrate all aspects of their lives. It’ s
especially important to know what needs have been met by the illness and
to set goals that meet those needs in place of the illness. Once again, meditation and visualization are powerful tools to help you
be aware of your true needs and then make them happen. Seeing what you
want in your mind’ s eye helps convince your unconscious that it’ s possible,and that helps create an atmosphere of hope. You are now receiving a “live”
message. The process of restructuring your life, of becoming an authentic person,
means ceasing to think of yourself as a thing—a collection of habits, a job,
a role. This is being a slave of your self-image and, in a sense, already dead. Instead we try to help patients understand themselves as dynamic, ever -
changing processes. This comes about by recognizing that we are all
perfectly imperfect. We are all bound by the inevitability of death and the
fact that certain choices may speed the destructive processes. Nor do we
know exactly when we will die, and within that uncertainty we all have
almost unlimited options. From a scientific viewpoint Geor ge T. Lock Land, in his book Grow or
Die, has shown how our human condition is much like what we’ve learned
about all living cells:

The nature of a cell, just like what we call “human nature,” is not
something that is, but something forever in the process of becoming. It is
not wholly determined, but plays a great part in determining itself. As the
human recapitulates the same series of events that take place in the life of a
cell, his behavior depends on the alternatives available for growth. If the
conditions of nutrition and feedback permit new growth patterns, the result
will be creative and responsible behavior. If not, the lack of alternatives
results in a r egression to mor e basic gr owth patterns. From an artistic point of view, Robert Henri has described the same
kind of growth in The Art Spirit :

When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work may
be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressive creature. He
becomes interesting to other people. He disturbs, upsets, enlightens, and
opens ways for a better understanding. Where those who are not artists are
trying to close the book, he opens it and shows there are still more pages
possible. INDEPENDENCE AND ASSER TIVENESSPeople who always smile, never tell anyone their troubles, and neglect
their own needs are the ones who are most likely to become ill. For them,
the main problem often is learning to say no without guilt. Many only
become able to live for themselves, to tell others what they really feel, after
the shock of the diagnosis. One patient, who never expressed displeasure at
anything, began to improve when she was able to tell her husband that she
didn’ t like the family dog. For Thelma, whom I mentioned in Chapter 2, the
first milestone of growth came when, for once in her life, she walked out of
the house with the phone ringing, and when she finally called the police
when her alcoholic husband threatened her. The most important kind of assertiveness a patient can demonstrate is in
the formation of a participatory relationship with the doctor. Most patients
don’t talk to their doctors or ask a lot of questions for fear of angering this
person who is going to “make” them well. Of course, no one can make you
well. You heal. Many people get well while using alternative therapies. This
does not necessarily mean that the therapy itself is useful, but that people
heal doing something they believe in, something that gives them hope. That’ s what we help people learn in ECaP, and it often means helping
doctors learn the same lesson. One morning on rounds a patient asked me,
“What’ s wrong?”
“Nothing,” I said. “Then why are you frowning?”
“I’m not frowning, just thinking.”
“Well,


diseases are due to metabolic errors, systemic diseases and disorders related
with immunity). How to Take ‘Amalaki Water’ Bath. Method 1:
Mix Amalaki powder in water. Use this water for head and body wash (bath)
Method 2:
Apply paste of Amalaki over the body and scalp. Wash oﬀ with water. Method 3:
Apply paste of Amalaki over the body and scalp. Take bath with Amalaki
mixed water. Note
Use the same Amalaki paste or powder for scrubbingUse a suitable herbal shampoo, soap and conditioner, preferably having
Amalaki as one of the ingredients
Do not rub the hairs hard during hair-wash
How Long to Use. Amalaki snana can be practised life long without worrying much. Excellent properties of Amalaki in a nut shell. Special Qualities of Amalaki:
Shivam – Auspicious and good in all aspects
Doshanulomanam – Propels Doshas in downward direction for elimination
Deepanam-Pachanam – Good in kindling the metabolic re (appetizer), aids
digestion and metabolism, Digests Ama (metabolic wastes) and prepares them
for elimination. Aayushyam – Good for life, enhances the life quality of each and every cell
Poushtikam – Nutritive
Dhanya – e person taking Amalaki regularly lives a disease free life devoid of
any fear and thus is blessed. Vaya Sthapana – Enhances and establishes the life span of an individual (and of
every individual cell also). Sarvaroga prashamaneem – Alleviates many diseases. Buddhi-indriya-balapradam – Strengthens brain, intellect and senses. Medicinal Uses of Amalaki:
Amalaki when taken individually or in combination with other benecial and
compatible compounds is said to alleviate the below said diseases eﬀectively:
Kushta – Skin ailmentsGulma – Abdominal tumors
Udaavartam – Retrograde movement of Doshas and body components
Shosham – Depletion of tissues, Consumption
Pandu – Anaemia, Eﬀects of blood loss
Arsha – Piles/Haemorrhoids
Grahani dosha – Metabolic errors of small intestine, Sprue, Irritable bowel,
Malabsorption
Purana Jwaram – Chronic fevers
Vishama Jwaram – Inconsistent fevers of chronic nature
Hridroga – Heart disorders
Shiro Roga – Diseases pertaining to head
Atisaram – Diarrhoea
Arochakam – Anorexia
Kasa – Coughs
Prameha – Diabetes, Urinary disorders
Aanaaha – Flatulence, Bloating
Pleeha – Spleno – Hepatomegaly
Udaram – Abdominal disorders of recent onset
Kaphaprasekam – Excessive salivation, W ater – brash
Vaisvaryam – Disorders of voice
Vaivarnyam – Discolouration of body due to various diseases and causes
Kaamalam – Jaundice and other liver related diseasesKrimi – Worm infestations
Shvayathu – Swelling and inammation
Tamakam – Dyspnoea, Breathing disorders, Asthma
Chardi – Vomiting
Klaibyam – Impotency, Sexual disorders
Angaavasaadanam – Fatigue syndrome
Vividha srotovibandhaan – Removes many blocks in the cells and channels of
the body
Hridaya – urasaha – pralepam – Heaviness and constricted feeling in the chest
and region of heart
Smriti pramoha – Diseases aﬀecting the memory process
Buddhi pramoha – Diseases aﬀecting the intellect
Amalaki can be individually administered as a single entity or as a part of a
compound. Ayurveda makes adequate use of Amalaki in various preparations
especially Rasayana’s (Rejuvenators) and Vajikarana’s (Aphrodisiacs), It is used
in wet (juice) and also in dry (powder) form. Amalaki is the riches source of Vitamin-C and is a powerful anti-oxidant and
anti-ageing agent. Medical research has established the anti-viral, anti-microbial and anti-arthritic
properties of Indian Gooseberry. 154. Amla Turmeric Home
Remedy for Urinary Tract
Disorders
Y
Here is a simple home remedy for the treatment of Urinary tract infection
associated with diﬃculty in urination using three easy ingredients. Ingredients
Amla – Indian Gooseberry – 1 fruit/10 grams
Turmeric powder – 5 grams
Honey – 1–2 teaspoon. Method of Preparation
Take Amla fruits, wash it, grate it into small pieces. Crush it in a mortar and
pestle. Extract juice out of it by squeezing. With one fruit, you may get 1–2
teaspoon of juice. Add turmeric powder to it mix well. Add 2 teaspoon of honey to it and mix
well. Dose – 1–2 teaspoon 2 times a day before food for 10–15 d ays time. How long to take. All the three are pretty basic, natural dietary ingredients. So, good to use for
long term – 2–3 months of time, if required. Rules for Preparation
If you prepare it in the morning, you can use it till evening. You can prepare slightly large quantity and refrigerate it so that you can use
it for 2–3 days but keep in mind that such a refrigeration method is not an
ideal practice a s per Ayurveda. Benets
Useful in burning urination,
Diﬃculty in urination, Recurrent urinary tract infections,
Lower abdominal pain (bladder pain),
Chronic urinary tract infection,
Prostatitis, Cystitis (Other medicines along with might be required)
What if I have amla powder and not the fruit. You can mix 1 teaspoon (5–6 grams) of amla powder with 5 grams of turmeric
and mix it with 2 teaspoon of honey and use it 5 grams once or two times a
day before food. Keep in mind the amla fruit juice is the rst choice. If you are preparing with dry amla powder, then you can store this for 1–2
months of time. Herbal powder shelf life is more compared to shorter shelf life of juice
extract. Can it be used in diabetic people. If the blood sugar is under good control, then diabetic people can use it. If the blood sugar is not under good control, then honey can be skipped
from this remedy. What can be done with the leftover amla pieces after squeezing it for juice. It has still some minor nutritive value. You can eat it. Organoleptic Characteristics
Sweet taste
Yellow colour liquid
Reference: Sharangdhara Samhita 1/7
Eﬀect on Tridosha
Amla balances all the three Doshas, mainly Vata and Pitta. Turmeric balances all the three Doshas, mainly Kapha and Vata. Honey balances Kapha Dosha. So this is a perfect combination for anyone with any Dosha type. e overall potency of this remedy is slightly hot. (Turmeric and honey are
slightly hot and amla is a coolant). How does this work. Both turmeric and amla are very good anti oxidants and anti microbial herbs. e same combination also exists in powder form called Nishamalaki Churna. Nisha is turmeric and Amalaki is Amla (Indian Gooseberry). e Nishamalaki churna is widely used in the treatment of UTI and
diabetes. Turmeric is praised as one of the prime herbs for the treatment of disorders
pertaining to urinary system. Side Eﬀects and Precautions
is remedy can be taken by children above 1 year of age. Assuming that you use good quality of honey, it is safe to take during
pregnancy and lactation period. It is best to follow this or any other home remedy only after consulting a
qualied Ayurvedic doctor. 155. An Ancient Way of
Using Triphala as an Anti
Ageing Remedy
Y
is particular remedy of Triphala is explained by master Charaka as a way to
live for more than 100 years. Triphala – a simple combination of Amla, Baheda
and Harad is known to have anti ageing eﬀect since thousands of years. Its reference of usage as anti ageing medicine is found in Charaka Samhita
and Sushruta Samhita. Triphala –
Is a combination of
Haritaki – Chebulic myrobalan – Terminalia chebula – fruit rind
Vibheetaki – Beleric Myrobalan – Terminalia bellerica
Amalaki (Indian gooseberry fruit) – Emblica oﬃcinalis Gaertn. You get Triphala churna readily in any Ayurveda store. Take 100 grams of Triphala powder. Make it into a paste with water. Take a clean iron vessel


 of iron and magnesium. Iron is the most active element
in the body, and it is necessary that it be renewed more frequently
than any other. The liver and spleen are the storage places of iron,
where it is stored for any sudden demand that may be made upon the
44 body, for example, the rapid formation of red blood corpuscles in the
case of a heavy loss of blood. The iron is stored in the liver for the
particular purpose, among others, of furnishing mineral elements to
any part of the body in an emergency, as in the case of a hemorrhage;
also in the event that the food eaten does not contain the necessary
quantity of this element in vital organic form. The storage of iron in the spleen acts as an electric storage battery
where the blood is recharged with the necessary electricity for its
proper functions.The magnesium in lettuce has exceptional vitalizing
powers, particularly in the muscular tissues, brain, and nerves. Vital
organic salts of magnesium are cell builders, especially of the nerve
system and of the tissues of the lungs. They also assist in maintaining
the normal fluidity of the blood and other functions without which it
would be impossible for metabolism to operate properly. As magnesium salts can operate efficiently only if there is
sufficient calcium present, the combination of these elements in the
lettuce makes this food exceedingly valuable. When combined with carrot juice, the properties of lettuce juice
are intensified by the addition of Vitamin A in the carrot and also the
valuable sodium therein which assists in maintaining the calcium in
the lettuce in constant solution until utilized by the body. Lettuce contains more than 38% potassium, 15% calcium, more
than 5% iron, and about 6% magnesium. Lettuce also contains more than 9% phosphorus, which is one of
the principle constituents of the brain, and an ample supply of sulphur,
which is one of the component parts of the hemoglobin of the blood,
acting therein as an oxidizing agent. Many nervous afflictions are
due chiefly to these two elements, sulphur and phosphorus, taken in
inorganic form as in cereals and meat. Together with silicon, which lettuce contains more than 8%,
sulphur and phosphorus are essential in the proper maintenance and
development of the skin, the sinews, and the hair. When one consumes
excessive amount of these elements in an inorganic form, i.e. cereals
and devitalized foods, the roots of the hair do not obtain their proper
nourishment: hence one of the reasons for hair loss. Drinking a daily abundance of juice composed of carrot, lettuce,
and spinach, will furnish food to the roots and nerves of the hair,
thereby stimulating growth. Hair tonics in this respect are of little or
no value except that they furnish massaging for the scalp.They cannot
feed the hair but merely stimulate the action of the nerves and blood
45 vessels and so assist the proper food in reaching the hair roots through
the blood stream. Another efficient juice combination to help the growth of hair
and restore it to its natural color is carrot, lettuce, green pepper, and
fresh alfalfa juice. (See preceding section on alfalfa juice.) When making juice from lettuce for definite therapeutic purposes,
it is best to use the leaves that are of the darker shade of green, omitting
those which are inside the head of lettuce and have remained white,
as the former are much richer in chlorophyll and other vital important
elements than the latter. The juice of lettuce leaves has been a great boon and relief to
those suffering from tuberculosis and from gastric disturbances. It is
also a valuable diuretic. Because of its richness in iron and other valuable vital elements,
lettuce juice has been given to infants with carrot juice, with highly
satisfactory results whether they were breast or bottle-fed. COS or ROMAINE LETTUCE JUICE
Although a member of the lettuce family, Romaine Lettuce has
an entirely different chemical composition from that of Head lettuce. It originated in the Island of Cos, in the Greek Archipelago, and in
Great Britain it is known as "Cos Lettuce.,,
The juice of Romaine Lettuce, with the addition of a small amount
of kelp (seaweed) has been found to contain properties conducive to
helping the activity of the Adrenal Cortex in its function of secreting
its hormone, Adrenaline, to keep the body in balance. Its particular value is in its rich sodium content which is 60%
higher than its potassium content. This makes it one of the most
beneficial juices for conditions affecting the Adrenal Glands. For
instance a person with Addison's Disease requires the maximum
amount of vital organic sodium with a relatively low percentage of
potassium to compensate for Adrenal Cortex hormone deficiency. This specifically proportioned juice is therefore essentially very
relative to just such a person's needs. In the treatment of Addison's Disease, we have seen some
remarkable results when an ample supply of fresh-raw juices was
used daily in which this chemical composition more or less prevailed. The diet was held rigidly to the elimination of all concentrated starches
and sugars, all meat of every kind, and all vegetables containing an
excess of potassium over sodium. This narrowed the choice of
vegetables and their juices to: beets, celery, Romaine lettuce, spinach,
46 and Swiss chard. Also included in the diet were fresh pomegranate,
strawberries, tomatoes, and figs, honey, almonds, and beechnuts. Fresh-raw carrot juice was added to all or any of the above juices
with much benefit. In some extreme cases, some fresh-raw goat s
milk with carrot juice was found helpful. On this basis, with a regular cleansing program by means of
colonic irrigations and enemas excellent results were obtained. MUSTARD GREENS JUICE
Mustard greens are valuable in salads. The high content of mustard
oil, when the greens are made into juice, may be irritating to the
alimentary tract and to the kidneys. Mustard greens contain a high
percentage of oxalic acid. They should therefore never be eaten when
cooked. Read the chapter on Oxalic Acid. Although the juice of mustard greens, by themselves, may cause
some discomfort, nevertheless, a small quantity in combination with
carrot, spinach and turnip juice has been used with much benefit to
help dissolve hemorrhoids. As in watercress, the sulphur and phosphorus percentage is very
high in the mustard greens, and their effect on the system is almost
identical to that of watercress. See Watercress. ONION JUICE
Somewhat milder than garlic, with a less pungent aroma, onions
and their juices do, without question, build us up physically to a
remarkable degree, while at one and the same time they tear us down
socially. What we have said about garlic applies quite fully to the onion
and its juice, bearing in mind that what may be termed the repellent
atmosphere of the garlic and its juice is somewhat subdued in the
case of the onion. PAPAYA JUICE
While papaya is definitely a fruit and not a vegetable, it is pertinent
to refer to it here because of its remarkable therapeutic qualities. Until recently this fruit was practically unknown in the North as
it is strictly a tropical fruit. Like a melon or a squash in shape, it matures in many sizes from
less than one pound to as much as 20 and more pounds each. 47 Its particular qualification for our attention is its juice. When the
green fruit is triturated (pulverized) and pressed it is found to contain
a principle known as papain, which has much the same digestive effect
as pepsin in our digestive processes. It also contains fibrin, a principle
rarely found except in the body of man and animals. This fruit is
readily digestible in gastric and pancreatic juices and is especially
valuable in the coagulation or clotting of blood, either superficial or
internal. The green, unripe papaya has much more active papain enzymes
than the ripe (this activity being somewhat dissipated in the ripening
processes). The juice of the green papaya has helped correct intestinal
disorders, including ulcerous and more serious conditions in an
incredibly short time. We have frequently seen the crushed pulp, including the skin, of
the green papaya applied as a poultice to serious lacerations and the
following day hardly more than the scar was apparent. We had a finger
seriously crushed in a machine, and the application of a similar poultice
left the finger usable within two or three days. As a juice, both the green and the ripe papaya are unsurpassed as
a remedy to help most afflictions of the body. Truly, Nature has given
us in this fruit the most comprehensive means of first-aid in both
internal and external ills. PARSLEY JUICE
Parsley is an herb. Raw parsley juice is one of the most potent of the juices. It should
never be taken alone in quantities of more than one or two ounces at
a time unless mixed with a sufficient quantity of carrot or other raw
vegetable juices such as celery, lettuce, or spinach, and even then, in
not too great a proportion in relation to the volume of other juices. Raw parsley juice has properties which are essential to oxygen
metabolism in maintaining the normal action of the adrenal and thyroid
glands.


 think of dairy products as meat, only in a liquid, cream, or solid form. After all, they contain just as many concentrated, disease-promoting, and
nutritionally compromised calories.Dairy is ubiquitous in the American diet. The milk and dairy industries
have done an amazing job of propagating and maintaining the myth that we
need three servings of milk, cheese, and/or yogurt a day to maintain healthy
bones and overall health. We don’ t. In fact, the opposite is true—see page
35. So instead of reaching for a glass of milk, sample the many wonderful
milk substitutes found in most supermarkets: soy, rice, almond, and oat
milk, for example. Use any one of these in recipes calling for milk. Also remember to avoid all cheeses. Cheese is, simply put, a disease-
promoting, nutritionally vacant, calorie-dense food. It’ s loaded with
saturated fat and animal protein. Cheese also contains casomorphines (i.e.,
low levels of morphine), which is why so many people have such a hard
time kicking the cheese habit. No compromising here! No cheese for you! And be wary of soy cheese substitutes, too, because they generally
contain casein, which is not only the main protein found in dairy foods but
also, according to many studies, is a major promoter of tumors and cancer. Please pat the butter good-bye as well. Rather than disguising food with
butter, why not appreciate vegetables and grains for their authentic and
natural taste? Open up your spice cabinet, sprinkle some on, and discover
an entirely new world of flavors. Use a spray like Pam (but only a very
little, as it’ s all fat) to grease skillets, casseroles, baking sheets, and pans. Think about it: When you eliminate all forms of dairy, you’ll have
neither aller gens, nor lactose intolerance, nor animal protein, nor saturated
fat to deal with, and a host of new foods and flavors to enjoy. It’s a win-win
choice. Americans currently consume a staggering 50 percent of their calories
from refined and processed foods. With no fiber and scant amounts of
vitamins and minerals, these empty calories will be replaced immediately
by whole foods. Whole foods are stocked with fiber, vitamins and minerals,
and calories that count. Without cakes, cookies, soda pop, unhealthy chips,
white rice, white flour, white pasta, white bread, you will blossom, you’ll
avoid blood sugar and insulin spikes, your ener gy levels will even out,
you’ll prevent excessive fat storage, and your weight will drop. Matthew Liebowitz, 14
High School StudentI think other teenagers could do it easily. There’ s always something to
eat. If you like turkey sandwiches, you can eat hummus instead. If
you like milk, you can have almond or rice milk. If you like sweets,
you eat dark chocolate. If you like bur gers, you get a Boca Bur ger. If
you like pizza, you get a cheeseless pizza with veggies. There are a few things you have to be prepared for, like your
friends will make fun of you. But I just make fun of them back. They
say, “You can’ t eat like this every day, can you?” So I tell them,
“Well, you can’ t eat meat every day, can you?” It’ s the same thing. Week Two—Meat and Eggs
If it has a face or a mother, it has muscle, which always contains fat and
cholesterol. Although red meat has more fat than chicken, most people
don’t know that they both contain about the same amount of cholesterol. Fish, meanwhile, which everyone is fond of for its healthy omega-3 fatty
acids, can contain more cholesterol than either red meat or chicken. Steeped
in saturated fat, cholesterol, and unhealthy animal protein, meat is left
behind on the E2 Diet. Don’ t bother looking back. Instead, explore the wonderful world of whole grains and legumes. Shop
for rice, millet, oats, beans, barley, quinoa, wheat berries, whole wheat
pasta, and whole wheat couscous. Or try meat substitutes. Look into tofu (hard, medium, and soft), tempeh
(a tasty fermented tofu), wheat gluten (aka seitan), TVP (textured vegetable
protein), veggie hot dogs and bur gers, and countless other options. The E2
recipes (see Part III) will assist you in discovering and preparing new
favorites. TWO THINGS ARE WRONG  with eggs: the yolk and the white. The yolk
contains 212 milligrams of cholesterol and 5 grams of fat per egg. The
white is almost pure animal protein, which is harsh on the kidneys and
leeches calcium from your bones. Be careful of using egg substitutes, too. Most of them contain egg white,
or some other dairy product. Week Three—OilUnlike most other plant-based diets, E2 asks you to do without added
oils for the full four weeks—or at least a portion of them. When these
weeks are over, you can reconsider oil, but I find that nearly everyone who
goes oil-free likes it, and although they may add some oil back into their
food, they discover that less is better. Why is oil of f-limits? Because the Engine 2 Diet is based on a whole
food, nutrient-rich diet. Oil is certainly plant-based, whether it comes from
olives, sunflowers, or corn, but it’ s not a whole food. The oil you buy in
stores is extracted, meaning that the manufacturers take, say, a bunch of
beautiful olives and, instead of leaving that oil in its wonderful natural
package, squeeze out the good parts (healthy fiber, vitamins, and minerals). All that’ s left is the most refined and concentrated doses of calories on the
planet—olive oil contains close to 4,100 calories per 16 ounces, or 120
calories per tablespoon! Oil’ s nutrient content is low, its saturated fat level
is high, and all that fat goes straight to your waist and eventually clogs up
your arteries. Yes, olive oil is better than pure saturated fat because a lar ge percentage
of it is monounsaturated fat, which does seem to have health benefits. But
15 percent of olive oil is the saturated, artery-clogging kind. There are much
better ways to get the healthier forms of fats than from refined and
concentrated oils; instead, eat walnuts, ground flaxseed meal, soybeans, and
green leafy vegetables. WHY  FOUR WEEKS? Although the original Engine 2 Pilot Study lasted six weeks, I later
discovered that its health benefits could often be achieved in as little as two. The wonderful cholesterol results achieved by the participants at the
three-week mark during the original Pilot Study inspired me to conduct a
series of smaller studies, in which participants ate an all plant-based diet for
only two weeks. These people achieved results comparable with those of
the six-week study in every category except weight loss—naturally, the
longer you are on this diet, the more weight you will lose. Obviously, I am a big believer that the Engine 2 Diet is the best way to
eat for life. However, my goal during the next four weeks is simply to let
you experience how good it tastes to gain control of your palate, your
weight, your lipids, and your health destiny. I know that you canaccomplish all this in just four weeks while developing the skills, habits,
and knowledge you’ll need to increase your hunger to do even more. And at the end of those four weeks, you’ll find your body is a nutrient
paradise. You will feel clean and light, ener getic, and optimistic. And you
will have accomplished this in less than a month! Once those four weeks are over, you will face a big decision: Are you
ready to commit to this lifestyle for additional weeks—or for the long term? All the Engine 2 Pilot Study participants have decided to bring the
Engine 2 Diet into their lives for good—but at dif ferent levels. Some are
living it at 100 percent, some 95 percent, some 75 percent—and others are
simply remembering to eat the healthy E2 way as often as possible. BAD CHOICES/GOOD CHOICES
BAD GOOD
Milk chocolate 70 percent dark chocolate (sparingly)
Chips and salsa Toasted pita bread cut into pieces with salsa
Ice cream Fruit sorbet
Mayonnaise Homemade hummus spread or guacamole
Soda Seltzer with a slice of fresh lemon or lime
Meat Grilled marinated tofu, seitan, or tempeh
Hambur ger/hot
dogVeggie bur gers/hot dogs with all the trimmings
Cheese pizzaNutritional yeast on whole grain pizza, ground-up nuts,
sliced avocado—but go easy! CookiesHealthy fruit newtons, bananas rolled in finely chopped
nuts
What will you do? Will you be a 100 percenter? The more you continue
living and eating this way, the easier it will get, making it dif ficult to return
to your old dietary habits. Or for lifestyle and personal reasons, maybe you will find it unrealistic
to continue at the peak of the Engine 2 Diet, and will back of f some of the
time. Yet with even, say, a 75 percent commitment to the E2 Diet, you will
still reap many of the benefits of living and eating this way.Marisa Pondo, 32
Child Car


 eople brush of f events like that as mere coincidence or
happenstance. My answer to them is, “Really?” What are the chances that a
book, originally  published in 1997, would find itself in a bar gain bin in a
grocery store in France in 2006, among all the hundreds of th ousands of
books that exist, and at the exac t same time that I was at that grocery store? I w ould  bet that the probability  is close to zero. That event was divinely
orchestrated as a result of my meditating and living in a higher state of
consciousness. Meaningful coincidences or synchronistic events begin to occur when
you align yourself with the spiritual ener gy that resides in the Ajna chakra. Life bec omes ea sier and more fu lfilling. Y ou experience more joy, and your
life becomes more meaningful. Our Societal Relationship with the Sixth Chakra
W e have not yet reached a point in our society where sixth chakra
consciousness e xists for the ma jority. If that were the case, there would be
no such  thing as good people and bad people, therefore no wars would
formulate. There would be no push-pull of the ego, and thus we wouldn’ t be
concerned with competition or getting ahead of other people. A  mind-set of
abundance would reign everywhere as we would realize that there is enough
on this planet for everyone. Crime would be nonexistent as a result of
wealth consciou sness. If everything was light, then there would be no
darkness.The feel ing of interconnectedness would end the debate as to whether or
not we need to t ake care of our planet. The answer would be obvious. Daily
life would flow in greater peace and harmony. The emer gence of spiritual enli ghtenment is in its infancy in the W est. There is  certain ly more awareness than in the past one hundred years, but
greater darkness as well. W e have shifted from world wars to wars on
ourselves and our health. Illness in society as a whole reflects the state of
consciousness of its people. According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prev ention, half of all US adults, or 133 million people, suf fer from at
least o ne chronic disease. Disease cannot exist in sixth chakra
consciousness. By synchronizing with mind, body, spirit, and  the entire
universe, you are vibrating at s uch a fast speed that the lower ener gies of
disease cannot take hold in you. Let me give you an example. Pe rhaps there has been a time in y our life
when yo u were living in bliss. Y our career was great. Y ou were deeply in
love. Y o ur family life was balanced, and you woke up every morning
feeling fantastic. Y ou felt on top  of the world. Maybe that time lasted for a
week, a month, or a year. But do you remember that during that  time, when
you felt like you could take on the world, you didn’ t get sick? People
around y ou were getting colds o r the flu, but not you. Y ou were  untouched
by d isease even though you were exposed to it. Inversely, perhaps there was
a t ime when everything was goi ng wrong. Y ou lost your job, your car broke
down, and your dog died all in one week. Y ou were stressed, sad, and
worried, and on top of it all you got hit with a killer bronchial infection. I wo uld suggest that if you want to live a life that is disease-free, along
with following the other principles of fered in this book, st ay away  from
disease c onsciousness. T urn of f the TV or radio when prescription drug ads
come on, and even try to av oid advertisements for hospi tals, cancer
treatment centers, and other medical centers. Y ou don’ t want any of that
ener gy anywhere near you. It will lower your vibrational frequency. If
friends o r family  talk about the flu epidemic or the Zika virus, ask them to
please c hange th e subject. If yo u feel a minor ache or pain, try  not to surf
the i nternet looking for diseases. Instead, do some yoga breathin g, meditate,
or change your diet. I know people who feel a small pain, and after
browsing disease possibilities, they’re of f to their doctor with a self-
diagnosis. Other than getting yearly checkups, wouldn’ t it be b etter to nothave to rely on doctors so much? Y our body is a healing machine. Consider
it as such. W ouldn’ t it be wonderful if inst ead of medical advertisements, we had
motivational adv ertisements? Im agine where your thoughts would go if you
saw a big billb oard that read “Y our body is a healing mach ine. Y ou’re
healthy now,” then you opened your internet browser and a pop-up ad read
“Y ou ha ve extraordinary ener gy!” Most medical companies would go out of
business. When we let go of the belief that disease is a given, we can then  evolve
in consciousness as a society. Living Life in the Ajna Chakra
The person who dwells in the Ajna chakra lives a magical but disciplined
life. The gifts that come with sixth chakra consciousness only come with
the grea test amount of austerity and adherence to steadfast principles. It’ s
no wond er that only a select few  ever attain this level of consciousness. The
work req uired to  gain these gifts is a tough and often lonely road. Others
around you may not understand why you need to meditate for an hour a day
or practice yoga daily. They may not get why you buy only or ganic food,
recycle, or consistently give to charities. They might tease yo u for never
drinking alcohol, using drugs, or taking any substances that will harm your
body. Th ey may  find you weak for never ar guing with others or trying to
prove that you’re right. And they certainly won’ t understand why you prefer
silence to blaring music or a loud television. By living in the Ajna chakra you give up a great many things, but you
gain mu ch more  in return. Y ou live in bliss and joy every day of your life. The reso urces you need seem t o appear out of nowhere. Y ou begin to see
into the future a nd know the places and people to avoid. Y our life unfolds
ef fortlessly and easily. Many pe ople living in this state have the power to
heal. And when you are in the presence of others, they feel at peace. Recognizing Sixth Chakra Imbalances
Practicing medit ation and living a life of austerity are not the o nly ways to
obtain th e level of transcendence  most people seek. Beware of fast tracks totranscendence. S ome people will try to obtain sixth chakra transcendence
by d estructive means such as extreme fasting, drugs, alcohol, and other
types of addictive behavior. Y ou  can have momentary journeys i nto bliss by
flooding your brain with addict ive substances or by depriving the brain of
oxygen, food, or water. But these things always come with a price. By
forcing yourself into higher states of consciousness, you create a karmic
debt tha t must be repaid. Often the lows include plummeting back into the
most pri mal and  basic areas of the first chakra, where you’re surrounded by
fear, shame, and guilt. Since all of us are seeking a grea ter spiritual
connection on some level, it can be tempting to try to take a shortcut to
transcendent bli ss. However, anything worth having is also wo rth working
toward. Accepting Sixth Chakra Gifts
If you’r e not already living in the sixth chakra state of consc iousness at
least some of the time, it can be scary to accept the gifts of this chakra. Y ou
may be reluctan t to follow your intuition or trust your visions, whether they
come from within or as outer visual experiences. Accepting sixth chakra gifts can  give you an edge over others w ho don’ t
accept them. Y our power of intuition can save you a lot of pain and
heartache. It can help you make better choices and guide you along your
life p ath with gr eater ease. The p ower of dreaming and visualization can get
you to your desires and life purpose at lightning speed. The sixth chakra
transcends time  and space. In the universal realm, manifestation is not
linear. It  does not await the per fect time and place. Y ou can take quantum
leaps in progress through the power of visualization, daydreaming, and
following your intuition. I me t thi s woman at a meeting of Al-Anon, a recovery group for people
who are af fected by someone else’ s drinking. She was a nice person with a
big heart. She s hared with me that she had been in the program for over
forty-nine years. She said she was still working on the issues that plagued
her from  the beginning. Many other women in the program seemed to be
experiencing