 in your healing and is not to be disregarded. These memories can
be essential inroads to the deeper healing of your mind and opening in
awareness. But remember: your egoic mind wanted every experience it
ever had, and now the best you can do is to let those experiences be your
inroads to the fundamental problem of separation, to heal your way back
to who you really are. The discovery of the power of our mind is essential in learning to
see that our thoughts always give us an experience of either peace or
turmoil. Peace of mind—as well as guilt, fear, and anger—is based on apresent decision, a decision you are making this very instant. Instead of
going on a witch-hunt into your past, or trying to affirm a better future,
the focus is on a present decision for peace. In A Course in Miracles, Jesus says: “One thing you must learn
about the goals the ego has given you, is that when you have achieved
them they have not satisfied you.” Think of all the goals we set. We are
told that goal setting is good, right? So, what are you if you don’t have
any goals? A lazy, no-good, rotten bum! Now, you are working with the
Course,  and what is it asking you to do? Give up all of the goals! Living
as if you are giving up all of your goals except for the one single goal of
present peace can take a while. We associate goals with the future, so
present peace feels like a very different kind of goal. That’ s why it can
be a bit difficult  in the beginning. Also, you can bank on hearing the ego
say, “Oh, come on, what a waste! You could be doing somethi ng really
productive. Present peace?” That’ s what you will have to face. And, as
long as you entertain that doubt thought, guess what? The world is going
to act it out for you. It might be from your parents, your neighbors, or
your spouse, “What? What’ s your goal? Your goal is present peace?”
Anyone can act it out for you because the world you perceive is a
reflection of your beliefs. So, if you have doubt thoughts about present
peace, guess where they’re going to show up: everywhere! When we accept that it is our divine birthright to be in a consistent
state of peace, we are taken in a whole new direction. We start to
acknowledge our true strength, and that strength is freedo m. The
thoughts of the ego, the thoug hts of temptation, can’t ever enter our
pristine, holy mind here. The light becomes so strong and so bright that
the thoughts of the ego can’ t even enter! Being Vigilant for Peace
Along the way, there are many instances where we can watch how part
of our mind wants to stray away  from the peace we are beginning to get
in touch  with. These moments of the journey are important as they are
opportunities to allow the fear to come up while still being able to follow
what our hearts are really telling us to do. As we trust the voice inside, orthe feeling inside our heart, we strengthen our trust in our direction
toward peace. This world is made up of countless distractions and tempo rary
pleasures to feel good for a short period of time. When we realize that
indulging in temporary pleasur e is an obstacle to a state of consistent
peace, we recognize that we need to take a deep look at what we choose
on a day-to-day, moment-to-mo ment basis. Our true purpose is to be
happy, not to achieve things or accumulate possessions. Understanding
that leads to peace of mind. The experience of freedom is of the mind
and not circumstance dependent in any way. We can get clear on what the ego is and then pull our mind back
from it, reclaiming the peace in the present moment. In other words, take
the juice away from the ego and reclaim the power of the mind by
consistently choosing peace. For as long as we think the ego has
something of value to offer us, our minds will be deprived of peace. We
need to be very vigilant not to make any exceptions. Nor should we
accept that there is any order of difficulty in any problem that we
encounter: an illusion is an illusion regardless of its seeming magnitude. When we go deeper, we realize that we can only give up what was never
real anyway. We come to see the false as false and illusion as illusion. When the resistance to peace has been removed, the light of Spirit shines
unobstructed in awareness. What makes peace of mind possible is trust in the Holy Spirit. Trusting in past learning and constructs of linear time means that there is
a fear of Spirit, a fear of the higher realms, a fear of love. So, to the
extent that you want to hold on to past learning, you will not be able to
rest in present peace. These are the phases most of us go through before
arriving back at peace:
1. First come your likes and your dislikes. Y ou start to become
aware of them and see how you would like more of your likes and
less of your dislikes. 2. Then you go a little further and start to feel that your mind is
powerful and that you can draw forth more of what you like and
less of what you do not like (manifesting).3. Then you go even a little higher, and you start to realize that your
mind is very powerful; it is the maker of this dream. 4. When you start to realize you thought you liked this and you did
not like that, but you really do not know what you want, it gets
humbling. Now you are open to peace of mind and to being given
an experience that is from far beyond your past learning. Y ou start
to use your powerful mind to experience only what you truly
want: peace of mind. The Only Answer Is Peace
The only way to experience this world accurately and peacefully is as a
unified whole. But this is generally not our experience when  we deal
with everyday problems and situations. Think of the 1,001 experiences
you’ve had recently. If you split one of these experiences off and think
that there’ s something wrong with it or that something could have been
better or differen t, then you’re seeing with the ego, which alway s tries to
solve situations through splitting of f. I call this fragmentation. If a money pit of a house had 142 problems and every one of those
problems were solved, as long as you hold on to a perspective of
fragmentation, there are going  to be more problems. But when the
purpose is changed to peace and to truth, the entire perspective of the
universe is transformed. Even if the problems seem to continue, we will
not expe rience them from a perspective of fragmentation, and we will
not see them as fragmented issues in and of themselves. If we are
focused only on the release of the blocks to peace of mind, we will
experience a flow of guidance as to how to deal with each and every
problem that appears. We will see problems as just a movie script
playing out on a screen, bringing us back to peace. We will no longer
want to give our power away to anything that takes away our peace. Thus, we have completely changed our perspective. Since the problem is in the mind, it can only be resolved in the
mind. The ego made the world to generate specific problems that have
no answers. It generates impossible problems with no true solutions.If we give our mind over to the Holy Spirit and inquire about a
whole new way of seeing—a  new vision—then we’re really going
inward toward the real solution. We are here to come back to a peaceful
foundation and experience. It is very practical. We just need to trust and
be willin g to unlearn things and ideas that we thought were solid facts
about ourselves and the world. The outcome is a tranquil mind. Peace of
mind is not a small gift to yourself—it’ s everything. Can you imagine
what it would be like to be perfectly peaceful, calm, and tranquil always? That is what time is for—to learn just that and nothing more. You can
allow yourself to be open-minded and flexible about things as you get
deeper and deeper into your practice. You can be very allowing and very
peaceful. Setting the Goal to Achieve Peace
There is a sectio n in A Course in Miracles  called “Setting the Goal” that
explains that if you put the goal of peace out in front in each situation,
you will perceive everything and everyone as supporting this goal. Setting the goal of peace is something that we can do at the very
beginning of any activity. The value of deciding for peace in advance is
simply that you will perceive the situation as a means to make it (peace
of mind) happen. This means that perception no longer needs to be the
determiner of our state of mind. When you set your mind in advance, you focus your mind on what
you want. This is the way to use time for healing purpo ses. The
separated mind believes in the past, the present, and the future even
though the etern al now is really  all there is. Believing that problems are
caused by past events pander s to the ego’s idea of separation and
distracts the mind from being present in the moment. Peace is really a
present choice


adiographic (MAST) test, the immunoperoxidase (IP) test, and the enzyme-
linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test, you might use the services of several
laboratories that I am listing here. Note: of all the tests, the RAST and the ELISA
have proven most popular among those physicians specializing in environmental
medicine, because these two diagnostic procedures seem to be most accurate. Since this is not a book about food allergy, hypersensitivity, cytolytic reaction,
immune complex mediated reaction, delayed hypersensitivity reaction, food
intolerance, food idiosyncrasy, food metabolic reaction, toxicity reactions, or
anaphylaxis, I won’t go into detail describing the various tests. Instead, acquire
information from the following laboratories, which are quite accommodating to the
health professional:
Immuno Laboratories, 1620 West Oakland Park Boulevard, Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida 33311; toll-free nationally (800) 231–9197, in Florida (305) 486–
4500, teleFAX (305) 739–6563.Meridian Valley Clinical Laboratory, 24030 132nd Avenue SE, Kent,
Washington 98042; toll-free nationally (800) 234–6825, in Washington (206)
631–8922, teleFAX (206) 631–8691. (This is the laboratory with which
Jonathan Wright, M.D., was associated and that was raided at gunpoint by
agents of the FDA in May 1992.) Metametrix Medical Laboratory, 5000 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Suite
110, Norcross, Georgia 30071; telephone (404) 446-5483, teleFAX (404)
441-2237. Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory, 18A Regent Boulevard, Asheville,
North Carolina 28806; toll-free nationally (800) 522-4762, in North Carolina
(704) 253-0621, teleFAX (704) 253-1127. National BioTechnology Laboratory, Inc., 13215 SE 240th Street, Suite C,
Kent, Washington 98042; telephone (206) 630-2295, (800) 846-6285. IMMUNOTHERAPY
Another weapon in our treatment armamentarium is immunotherapy. Bernard A.
Bellew, M.D., discovered that patients receiving immunization for influenza and
for bacterial infection who had arthritis greatly improved following immunization. Dr. Bellew theorized that rheumatoid arthritis was secondary to chronic infection. With serial injections of flu and bacterial vaccines, he has had impressive results
in treating rheumatoid arthritis. DMSO is, of course, the tool against arthritis that this book favors most. If you
have any further questions about the employment of DMSO in arthritis or other
treatment modalities, please call or write to William Campbell Douglass, M.D.,
P.O. Box 888, Clayton, Georgia 30525, telephone (706) 782-7222. He is an expert
on this therapy. For literature and other information on pain relief for chronic joint,
ligamentous, and tendon disabilities, send a check or money order for $18 (U.S.)
along with a self-addressed, nine-inch by twelve-inch manilla envelope with
enough postage for ten ounces of articles to Dr. Morton Walker, Freelance
Communications, 484 High Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut 06905-3095;
telephone (203) 322-1551, teleFAX (203) 322-4656. FINAL RANDOM COMMENTSIn the treatment of massive stroke, extremely large doses of DMSO are required
for a good result. The initial dose is 2 g per kg of body weight. By the usual
standards, this is an incredibly large dose of medication, a comment on the lack of
toxicity of the drug. What other medication can be safely used even at one tenth of
that dose? One potentially serious side effect can occur at these high dosage levels—
hemolysis. The first IV arthritis patient treated by my medical consultant, Dr. Douglass,
had hemolysis with hemoglobinuria at a dosage of one g per kg. This is not a
common occurrence but occurs with enough frequency to warrant frequent blood
hemoglobin and hematocrit determinations and urine monitoring during the initial
phase of treatment. If hemolysis occurs, treatment should be continued at the same dosage level as
long as kidney function remains within normal limits and the hemogram doesn’t
change significantly. Transfusion will rarely be necessary but packed cells can be
given if indicated. A final word about the legality of DMSO in your state: Most people, including
doctors, don’t understand the FDA rules and regulations concerning the use of
“approved” drugs. Once a drug has been approved by the FDA for any condition,
a licensed physician in any state, whether the legislature of that state has passed
special legislation or not, has the right to use that drug in any way that he feels will
benefit his patient. There are many precedents for this, such as xylocaine in
cardiac arrhythmia, propranalol in hypertension and headache, diphenhydramine for
sedation, and phentoin for arrhythmias. Another example is the use of the
phenopropins for menstrual cramps. As DMSO has been approved for use in interstitial cystitis by the FDA,
DMSO is also legal in all fifty states for use in stroke, burns, arthritis, and for
whatever other purpose the doctor deems appropriate.APPENDIX II
Titles of Scientific Papers on DMSO Therapy in the
Order They Were Presented at the Dimethyl Sulfoxide
Symposium Held Under the Auspices of the New York
Academy of Sciences in January 1974
Pharmacologic and Biochemical Considerations of Dimethyl Sulfoxide. Don C.
Wood, Ph.D., Medlab Computer Services, Salt Lake City, Utah. Influence of Non-Ionic Organic Solutes on Various Reactions of Energy
Conservation and Utilization. Thomas Conover, Ph.D., Hahnemann Medical
College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Effects of DMSO on Subunit Proteins. Thomas R. Henderson and Rogene F.
Henderson, Lovelace Fnd., Albuquerque, New Mexico, and J.L. York, University
of Arkansas School of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas. The Effect of Dimethyl Sulfoxide on a Lysosomal Membrane. Donald W. Misch
and Margaret S. Misch, Department of Zoology, University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Specific Modifications of the Na+, K+
-
ATPase by DMSO. Joseph D. Robinson,
State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York. Toxicology of DMSO and DMSO in Chemical Combinations. Lionel F. Rubin,
V.M.D., School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Metabolism and Excretion of DMSO in Calves and Cows After Topical and
Parenteral Application of Labelled DMSO. J. Tiewst, E. Scharrer, N. Harre, L.
Flogel, and W. Jochle. The Effect of Dimethylsulfoxide and Dimethylformide on Tumor Cells in Vitro. Ellen Borenfreund and Aaron Bendich, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
New York, New York.Effect of DMSO on the Hepatic Disposition of Chemical Carcinogens. W.G. Levine, Department of Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx,
New York. Potentiation of Anti-Neoplastic Compounds by Oral DMSO in Tumor-Bearing
Rats. Joel Warren, Ph.D., Miriam R. Sacksteder, B.S., Harriet Jarosz, B.S., Bruce
Wasserman, B.S., and Peter E. Andreotti, Leo Goodwin Institute for Cancer
Research, Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Effect of DMSO on Skin Carcinogenesis. F. Stenback and H. Garcia, Eppley
Institute, Omaha, Nebraska. Report on the Use of DMSO on the Treatment of Extensive Superficial Wounds
in Dogs and Horses. S.W.J. Seager, M.A., M.V.B., M.R.C.V.S., Department of
Surgery, University of Oregon Medical School, Portland, Oregon. Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Thrombotic Effects of Topically Applied Dimethyl
Sulfoxide (DMSO). Peter Gorog, Ph.D., Egypt Pharmacochemical Works and Irene
B. Kovacs, M.D., Otto Korvin Hospital, Budapest, Hungary. Fate and Metabolism of DMSO in 30 Agricultural Crops. Bernard C. Smale,
Ph.D., Neil J. Lasater, and Bruce T. Hunter, Crown Zellerbach Central Research,
Camas, Washington. Accumulation and Persistence of Sulfur 35 in Peach Foliage and Fruit Sprayed
With Radiolabeled Dimethyl Sulfoxide. Harry L. Kell, Ph.D., United States
Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Northeastern Region,
Agricultural Research Center-West, Beltsville, Maryland. Use of DMSO to Control Aflatoxin Production. George A. Bean and George W.
Rambo, Division of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maryland,
College Park, Maryland. Current Concepts Concerning Radioprotective and Cryoprotective Properties of
Dimethyl Sulph


 leaders who
represent the primitive limitation of consciousness development. At
consciousness level 200, there is the emergence of awareness and the
recognition of the equal value and worth of others, signifying the
appearance of spiritual energy that transforms context, paradigm, and
intention. The interface of the processor/experiencer is the core of separation and
duality. It is also the focus of identity, and the separate ‘I’ sees the self,
therefore, as the source of life and existence. The core of spiritual work is to
undo this ancient programming. The self identifies not only with the
mind/experiencer but also with its content, which becomes ‘my’ memory, ‘
my’ senses, ‘my’ thoughts, ‘my’ emotions, ‘my’ property, ‘my’ success,
‘my’ failure, ‘my’ expectations, ‘my’ feelings, and so on. Identification
presumes ownership and authorship; thus, the ego sees and believes itself to
be a personal, separate causal agent and the inferred source of its own
existence. The self projects the duality onto the world where phenomena are
conceptualized in terms of cause and effect. Inasmuch as the self is
presumed to be a causal agent, it is therefore also the object of guilt, pride,
fear, and all the emotions. The self becomes equated with being the source
of life and thus having the qualities of Divinity. The ego/mind subtly
worships the self and treats it as though it were Divine. The inflated ego, such as is shown by the narcissistic personality,
demonstrates overtly the famous ‘king baby’ attitude that is the core of the
human ego. It surfaces in society as the narcissistic personality that expects
its whims, wishes, and inflated self-importance to be catered to. It
characteristically feels ‘entitled’, ‘made uncomfortable’, ‘sensitive’, and the
victim of perceived ‘slights’ and injustices and seeks redress by protest,
drama, and hand-wringing self-pity. In deprogramming the experiencer from the evolutionary development
of the ego with its multifunction complexity, it can be seen why spiritual
evolution takes time plus effort, awareness, and high motivation. To undo
this complex mind/ego/experiencer/self apparatus sequentially is not
possible without the motivation or assistance of a specific spiritual energythat has the necessary power. Traditionally, this spiritual energy was labeled
kundalini to indicate its serpentine course as it rises up the energy channels
of the spine through the ascending energy centers, traditionally termed
‘chakras’. This unique, transformative energy, which appears at
consciousness level 200, changes the physiology and dynamics of the brain,
including hemispheric dominance. Consequently, there is a shift in brain
hormones and neurotransmitters (see following chart). BRAIN FUNCTION AND PHYSIOLOGY

Below 200 Above 200
Left-brain dominance Right-brain dominance
Linear Non-linear
Stress – Adrenaline Peace – Endorphins
Fight or flight Positive emotion
Alarm – Resistance – Exhaustion Support thymus
  (Selye – Cannon: Fight/Flight)
Killer cells and immunity
 Killer cells
Thymus stress
 Immunity
Disrupt acupuncture meridian Healing
Disease Balanced acupuncture system
Negative kinesiological response Positive kinesiological response
Neurotransmitters – Serotonin
Track to emotions twice as fast as Track to emotion
  through prefrontal cortex   slower than from prefrontal
  to emotions   and etheric cortexesImportance:
Spiritual endeavor and intention change the brain function and the body’s
physiology and establish a specific area for spiritual information in the
right-brain prefrontal cortex and its concordant etheric (energy) brain. Of interest is that the altered brain chemistry is also influenced by
facilitating mechanisms that are activated by experience. Certain genes
become expressive only as a result of stress, and others activate only under
favorable experiences, thus demonstrating the influence of both nature and
nurture. A positive shift in brain physiology is also favored by positive
early-life experiences, such as exposure to classical music, beauty, esthetics,
and religious upbringing, which further activate genetic propensities and
neuronal patterning. (As mentioned in earlier works, these favorable, early-
life experiences reduce criminality by approximately ninety percent.) The problem with the processor/experiencer ego is not just its
composition but also its dominance, which only becomes diminished by the
influx of spiritual energy. With the onset of the kundalini spiritual energy,
there is, for the first time in evolution, the development of an etheric brain
consisting solely of energy. This spiritual-energy etheric brain identifies
with context rather than content, whereas the animalego/narcissistic-
processor self relates to content. Animal-brain processing sees things in
terms of cause and effect and sees self as causal. The spiritual etheric brain
sees self as a participant and is capable of seeing phenomena as the
activation of potentiality. The spiritual energy’s effect is the capacity to
comprehend nondualistically and thus to eventually develop the capacity to
discern essence from appearance. Q: The spiritual seeker of today is advantaged by having information
that was not available in the past. On the other hand, there seems to
be more data to assimilate. Is it necessary to comprehend all of it? A: No, it is supplied primarily for the sake of utility to facilitate success on
the journey that historically has been described as quite difficult. With
the addition of new information and the advancement of consciousness
overall, the likelihood of reaching advanced states of consciousness is
one thousand percent greater than before. To even decide on such a
mission is already a sign of major spiritual evolution. The purpose of supplying a great deal of supportive data is to providethe means of corroborating the truth of the information. Thus, it
provides a bulwark against misinterpretation, which historically has
frequently been the fate of spiritual truth. Q: Why is truth itself, and especially spiritual truth, so subject to
distortion and misinterpretation? A: The ego’s survival relies on the defeat of truth because it is dependent
on allegiance to falsity and illusion. For one thing, spiritual truth
challenges the ego’s presumption that it is sovereign. This is seen
socially in the rising popularity of secularism, which seeks to eliminate
all references to Divinity or spiritual truth, or even the basics of
morality or ethics. The current appeal of relativism (cal. 180-190) is that
it subserves the ego’s wish to reign supreme by virtue of the statement
that there is no absolute truth at all. This currently promoted philosophy
is actually based on nihilism (cal. 50) and is the rationale for the social
promotion of nonintegrity by political distortion. Truth therefore has
opponents from both within and outside religion. Q: The total content of the mind, including its memory, is vast and
includes multimillions of bits of information as well as a dazzling
multitude of complex operational functions. The task of overcoming
its dominance seems overwhelming and even intimidating. A: It does indeed seem like a Herculean task when viewed from a linear
perspective; however, the foundations of its content and operations are
similar to a computer’s motherboard that, when disconnected, unplugs
entire, sizeable sets of operations. One could also say that, analogously,
each level of consciousness is orchestrated by its own predominant
energy attractor field (see “nonlinear dynamics” in Power vs. Force,
[Hawkins, 1995]), which is thereby the operational ‘motherboard’ for
that field. To choose to forgive by giving up the ‘juice’ of justified resentments
and grudges disconnects all the associated thoughts and grievances from
them, along with their multiple rationalizations and memories. Thus,
each level has its basic props, and when these props are surrendered, the
level no longer dominates. By removing the motherboards of each level,
one witnesses that everything merely is just what it is, and
judgmentalism is surrendered to God. Each level has its associated negative feelings, including guilt, shame,
fear, etc., so removing its fulcrum allows the whole stack to collapse. Each step along the way is self-rewarding and reinforces dedication to
the process. With removal of the positionality that results in a whole
level of consciousness, the negative energy disappears and is replaced
by the positive spiritual energies. As the process proceeds, there is
therefore less and less resistance. Q: What is the most useful information to know? Is there a major key
understanding? A: Resistance subsides when there is a clear understanding that what is
being surrendered is not of intrinsic value but is instead imagined to be
of value solely because of the juice or payoff the ego extracts from that
position. The principle of willingness need only be applied to the ego’s
payoff and not to the object or condition desired. One can ask oneself the question, Is this worth giving up God for? Thus, ego positionality has a price, which is where the willingness
should be addressed. Each positionality is based on the presumption that
its fulfillment will bring happiness. Thus, nothing is really valued aside
from the illusion that it will bring that about. This reinforces the importance of keeping in mind Socrates’ dictum
that all men choose only what they perceive to be the good. It is just that
they do not know what is the ‘real’ good. It becomes evident by
consciousness


 Such structures are formed by a
phenomenon known as “hydrophobic hydration” and cause changes in the surface
tension, heat capacity and other properties of the water. Water liquid crysta ls occur
naturally in some spring water high in the mountains, and are also formed in water
inside living cells. Water impurities practically eliminate any trac e of water liquid
crystals. (For more details, see the article by Flanagans, listed in t he References)

Note, that nearly every civilization in the past had tales related to “livin g water”, which
was to be found only in inaccessible locations high in the mountains. In view of the
current scientific research (Flanagans) it is quite possible, that such tales  are based on
real experiences. Seek fresh air as much as possible. Even if you live in the city, and you are forc ed to
breathe polluted air, make an effort to go to the country, forest or at least to a pa rk as
often as possible. Trees and other plants purify the air for us there. Use the ozone
generating lamp to purify the air in your home, if the air outside worse than insi de. You
can leave the lamp on when you are away. With regards to other ingredients of the diet, again there is remarkable agreem ent found
in wisdom of many civilizations. They all agree, that we should eat PURE FRESH
FOOD. Note for example, that “kosher” means “pure” in Hebrew. (Be careful  here: the
modern definition of “kosher” food should be carefully examined, because it most
likely has lost its exact meaning over the centuries. Similarly to fasti ng in other
countries)

Again the emphasis should be on purity. The best foods from such a point of view are
fresh fruits and vegetables. Even if grown in quite polluted environment, fruits
accumulate very little pollutants. They are created from simple inorgani c compounds
with the aid of photosynthesis. Their content is mostly water. If you do not believe in the purity of the food you buy, grow it yourself. Instead of
growing flowers at home, grow tomatoes, cucumbers and strawberries or other  foods
and vegetables you favor. Use the technique known today as “hydroponics”, known for
centuries, used for example to create the famous “Gardens of Eden” in the middle  of a
dry land, considered to be one of the 10 wonders of the world. In this technique no soil
is used, and the roots of the plant are washed in an optimal solution of natural mineral
salts. Do not be frightened, if you have to buy these salts in concentrated form, they
will be diluted to imitate natural concentrations. Hydroponic plants grow 2 to 4 times
faster than similar plants left in soil, because we care to provide an optimal f ood supply
for them. Automatic, simple to use hydroponic systems are available today, requi ring  46  no more attention than would a fish tank. (See for example the book by Howard M
Resh listed in References). Now, we know what is best to eat. The question we can ask is: what foods are
dangerous to eat and why? I have already demonstrated the devastating effects of solvents and other pois ons
emerging our body. No one who understands the consequences of poisoning should
ignore such warnings. It is quite clear, that we should avoid containing colors, flavors and other food extracts. Not because of extracts themselves, but because of dangerous solvents used to extr act
them. These solvents (benzene, various alcohols etc...) are directly responsible for mos t
of the incurable diseases of 20-th century including cancer, AIDS and Alzheimer
disease, just to mention a few. Your body has a limited capacity to process solvents and alcohols. We seem to recover
quite well from alcohol (ethanol) poisoning for example. Note, however, that such
recovery takes time, during which you have the solvent (alcohol) present in your body,
effectively assisting your parasite friends in their activities. We should not limit our attention to food. Note, that our skin can also absorb poisons
from the environment. For that reason, we should also examine all products which
come in contact with our skin like soap, shampoo, toothpaste, cosmetics, perfumes,
deodorants, hand creams, make-up, cleaning agents etc..

As an example, instead of a toothpaste, containing poisonous fluoride and many plant
extracts of unknown quality, you could use salty water (1/2 glass of water+ a te aspoon
of salt). When your body is pure, salty water does an excellent job. (For more
information see articles of Robert G. Nara, listed in the References). It may be not possible to avoid poisoning altogether, but with the knowledge we have
acquired, we could greatly reduce the extend of poisoning, with minimal effort on our
part. Note, that once you have selected a brand of shampoo for example. You need not
to do it again. If you have the knowledge of how to make safe products, share this
knowledge with others, in the way I am sharing what I know with you. 47  Why we should avoid eating meat

We should also avoid eating animal flesh. Comprehensive analysis of this topic could
easily be a subject of a separate book, so below I give only a summary of the reasons
taken from a single point of view : the poisoning of our body. • Animals consume large amount of food, before they become killed for meat. For example, a cow eats about 30 kg of food each day. By the time it is 3 years
old it has consumed at least 30 tonnes of food. A cow’s body makes every
attempt to excrete toxins. As with us humans, not all toxins are excreted. Those
which are deposited around the body are of the worst kind: everything easy to
metabolize would have already been excreted. As a result, a 100 kg of meat
contains the worst combination of toxins, concentrated from about 30 tonnes of
food. Summarizing, meat contains hundreds of times higher concentration of
toxins, than contained in the initial food the animal has eaten. • Drugs like anabolic steroids, antibiotics, growth hormones, and other chemicals
are added to animal food to “enhance” the production of meat. Most of such
drugs and chemicals are illegal for human use. I would bet, that you would not
want to try such food. And yet, resulting animal meat contains greater
concentration of worst toxins than the initial animal food. • Animals get sick. You do not know what sickness an animal had developed
before it was killed for meat. The combination of bacteria and parasite activit y
in a sick animal produces toxic cocktails you do not want to hear about. The
meat from such animal contains a full cocktail, because the animal stopped
living before it had a chance to metabolize and excrete any part of it. • Animals have parasites, living in various stages in various parts of their bodies. All parasites have a very complex life cycle comprising many stages. T his
simply speaking ensures their survival. Meat of course contains parasites  in
various stages, some of which are very difficult to detect and eliminate, even i n
the cooking process. You do not want to hear just what animal parasites are
capable of doing to your body. • Humans have a very long intestinal tract, typical to all plant eating creatur es. All meat eaters have several times shorter intestines. What does this have  to do
with poisoning? Quite a bit. Meat in a long intestine spends a long time, before
it is excreted. Too long. Not only is it more difficult to digest and more toxic to
start with, but because it spends too much time inside us, it actually clogs the
system and starts to rot. When the system is even partially constipated, the
waste is actually absorbed back into the blood stream. I am sure that you agree, that in view of the above, eating meat is just asking for
trouble. Summarizing, we should not eat any food, which is not optimal from the point of view
of the design of the body. Suppose that you add some water and/or sugar to your car petrol tank, just because  you
like it. Clearly the performance of the car will be severely compromised, a nd if you  48  keep adding those ingredients to your petrol, the engine will eventually stop al together,
requiring a major service. The car engine has not been designed  to run on water and
sugar added to petrol, even in small quantities. Similarly, if your computer expects 110 VAC and you plug it into 240VAC ( I have
tried that one) you will hear a loud crack, see a big flash and a cloud of aromati c smoke
will come to indicate the end of computations. If you do not provide koala with pure eucalyptus leaves (its natural food source), no
matter how much “medical” and other attention you give to it, how nutritious (in your
opinion) food you provide, it will get sick and die quickly. Vegetarian cuisine

Discussing benefits of pure vegetarian (vegan) cuisine as well as reci pes is yet again a
quite substantial topic and exceeds the scope of this book. For information about the
vegetarian cuisine please read books by Ch. Lehman or M. Diamond listed in the
References. Or read the latest book “ Mt best


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thentic food,  we  must  clarify  the  facts. The  present
epidemic  is  caused  by  the  fact  that  milk  has  been
bombarded  by  an  artillery  of  contaminants. Each  food
has  a  vital  memory,  and  its  inherent  DNA  is  con-
nected to  the  earth. It  transmits  its  quota  of  memory
to  each  life  that  feeds  on  it. Every  system  has  its  grace,
and  when  we  step  on  it,  it  will  bite  us. In  the  present
case  of  milk,  we  have  been  fatally  bitten  by  the  serpent
herself. The  minds  and  bodies  of  the  fire  and  air  humans
throughout  the  planet  are  well  served  by  pure  milk. But  no  one  will  be  served  by  milk  which  has  been
poisoned. When  the  milk  flows  from  the  hills  today,
it  will  be  because  we  have  called  for  all  the  buckets  of
poisoned  milk  to  be  emptied. The  call  will  be  to  free
all  the  animals  in  bondage  and  allow  them  to  graze
peacefully  for  their  remaining  time. The  call  will  be  to
free  the  farmers  and  reinstate  their  dignity. The  call
will  be  for  compassion  and  fraternity  in  a  new  time
when  the  rural  and  organic  land  rises  again  as  ani-
mals live  within  their  nature. Then  we  can  hope  for
grace  and  peace  within  the  human  spirit. A  Healing  Food
Although  I  cannot  give  an  accurate  date  of  the  first
usage  of  milk,  it  appears  to  have  preceded  the  Vedic
period. The  Upanishads  and  most  religious  scriptures
on  earth  are  replete  with  mention  of  milk  as  a  food
for  humans. Because  of  the  sattvic  nature  of  milk  in
its  original  state,  it  has  been  used  widely,  but  not
wisely,  through  the  ages. There  have  been  many
changes  in  our  universe. As  a  collective  species,  we  are
no  longer  in  the  state  of  infancy. As  a  result,  the  use
of  milk  has  to  be  redefined. The  Vedic  guidelines
advised  that  milk  should  never  be  used  with  foods
such  as  vegetables,  fish,  meat,  or  salt,  nor  should  it  be
used  with  meals  as  an  accompanying  beverage. The
indications  have  also  been  specific:  Milk  is  used  to
cool  agni  (fire),  to  calm  the  mind,  to  feed  pregnant
women,  to  offer  in  devotion  to  the  Lord,  and  to  feed
babies. It  helps  the  human  system  to  transmute  its
activity  and  aggression  into  remembrances  of  an
embryonic  universe  whose  motion  is  to  attain  libera-
tion and  eternal  love. Milk  is  a  potent  nectar. All  other  milks — from
grains,  beans,  dried  or  cooked  fruits,  and  nuts — mimic
the  nature  of  this  original  nectar. As  a  teaspoon  of
honey  is  considered  the  healthy  average  per  day  for
each  person,  so  is  a  cup  of  pure,  organic  milk  per  day
the  proper  amount. Milk  should  not  be  used  in  cook-
ing or  to  make  cheeses. It  may  be  combined  with
dried  or  cooked  fruits  in  the  form  of  a  milk  drink  or
a  sweet  dessert. It  should  not  be  excessively  boiled. It
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is  a  potion  best  drunk  cool  or  warm,  by  itself. It
becomes  an  excellent  vehicle  for  medicines,  herbs,
and  spices. My  reasons  for  defending  milk  as  an  important
food  are  not  to  encourage  its  use  in  quantity,  or  to
suggest  that  the  gruesome  liquid  that  is  commercially
available  is  an  acceptable  food. Its  use  should  be  tai-
lored, in  keeping  with  the  original  intent  and  accord-
ing to  scriptural  authority. We  need  the  memory  of  milk  in  our  bodies  in
order  to  maintain  a  sattvic,  or  peaceful,  nature  as
humans. We  therefore  have  to  protect  the  animals
that  produce  this  potent  food. The  earth  offers  us
soma,  symbolic  of  the  nectar  of  the  gods,  from  the
bark  of  the  maple  tree,  from  the  coconut,  from  the
fruit,  from  the  grain,  from  the  bee,  from  the  cow,
from  the  buffalo,  from  the  goat,  and  from  the  tiger. We  cannot  serve  the  earth  with  grace  and  fullness  if
we  allow  the  cows  and  other  animals  to  become  de-
funct. If  we  curtail  their  instincts  and  throw  their
milk  away,  we  are  aiding  the  demise  of  one  of  earth's natural  functions. The  recipes  in  this  book  contain  very  small  quan-
tities of  milk,  mostly  in  the  brews  and  beverages. If
organic  milk  cannot  be  obtained,  do  not  use  com-
mercial milk. Milk  from  nuts,  grains,  or  soybeans
may  be  substituted. I  suggest  the  use  of  a  small  amount
of  ghee  in  cooking. It  is  more  potent  than  milk  be-
cause of  its  transmutation  with  fire. The  recipe  for
ghee  was  handed  down  by  the  gods  themselves  and  is
mostly  for  medicinal  use. Remember,  though,  that  all
foods  in  Ayurveda  are  considered  medicinal. Butter,  known  as  makhan,  should  not  be  used  for
cooking. It  is  to  be  used  fresh  for  the  fortification  of
the  dhatus  during  the  cold  or  rainy  seasons,  and  espe-
cially by  Vata  and  Pitta  types. Yogurt,  known  as  dadhi
or  dahi,  is  the  angel  of  health. A  small  quantity  of  it
as  part  of  a  main  meal  activates  assimilation. It  en-
courages the  growth  of  benign  lactobacillus  bacteria
in  the  intestines  and  helps  to  destroy  harmful  bacteria
in  the  system. The  lactic  acid  content  aids  the  diges-
tion of  calcium  and  phosphorus  in  the  body. Yogurt
may  be  sweetened  for  Pitta  types. Vata  may  add  ap-
propriate spices  and  Kapha  may  use  occasionally,
adding  herbs  and  diluting  with  water. Yogurt  serves  a different  purpose  than  pure  milk. It  is  almost  fully
digested  in  the  system  within  an  hour. We  cannot
blame  the  epidemic  of  yeast  infections,  Candida,  and
so  on,  on  the  use  of  pure  yogurt. The  unwholesome
imitations  of  yogurt  now  widely  available  are  loaded
with  fillers,


ha v ing f ound t he
mag ic al k er osene and helping her sear c h t his out. She t hen t ook t he tur pentine and her afflic tions c lear ed up, just as she hoped. She
had
been in t he S t at es f or about at least 30 y ear s, and had been look ing and
look ing and
look ing t o f ind t he mag ic al k er osene t hat had helped her so muc h
w hen she’ d been in
R ussi a. I ’ l l t el l y ou anot her tur pentine st or y. T he per son I tr eat ed w as f air l y w el l -
educ at ed, and she
w as ac tual l y a sc hool pr inc ipal suff er ing f r om multiple
afflic tions. A s a g ood doc t or, I r ene w ed al l her dr ug s and c hec k ed her f or side eff ec t s per iodic al l y. O ne
d a y, she c ame in and said, " D oc t or, m y t humb is par al y zed. I ha v e f eeling t her e, but I c an ’t
mo v e it. It is simpl y par al y zed. " I said, " O h, let me see. " S ur e enoug h, she c ouldn ’t mo v e her t humb. I pr essed and pok ed, and it w asn ’t t ender
an y w her e and I c ould not see an y anat omic al pr oblem. I said, " W el l, y ou k no w w hat? I c an ’t guar ant ee y ou t his is g oing t o help at al l, but it
seems t o
me t his mig ht be a c ase f or tur pentine. " She br ok e out l aug hing and said, "Y ou k no w w hat, I t hink I ’ l l tr y it. " She tr ied t he tur pentine,
t ak ing it t w ic e a w eek. O ne mont h l at er, she c ame bac k and she
said, " I ’v e g ot somet hing t o
sho w y ou. " " O h, w hat c an t hat be?" I ask ed. She pul led out her hand and w ig g led her t humb, and said, “ T her e’ s absolut el y not hing
w r ong w it h it; it' s per f ec t l y f ine, and isn ’t t hat g r eat? I t hink it w as t he tur pentine. ”
I also
c hec k ed her blood pr essur e at t he time, and she w as able t o c ut bac k her blood
pr essur e
medic ations. H er br eat hing had also impr o v ed, and af t er about 2 y ear s w it h
some diet ar y
c hang es, she w as ultimat el y able t o st op t ak ing al l her medic ation. N o w, t hat is a v er y
amazing t hing. T her e is no medic ation w it h w hic h tur pentine int er ac t s. I ha v e obser v ed
people t ak ing it
along side al l manner of medic ines, but y ou c ert ainl y
don ’t w ant t o t ak e blood pr essur e
medic ine w hen y our blood pr essur e has
f al len t o nor mal. B ec ause tur pentine is v er y
po w er f ul and c ur es man y
c onditions, y ou w ant t o ha v e y our medic ations monit or ed so
y our doc t or
c an st op t hem as needed. In f ac t, w it h t his l ad y, I sa w her ag ain and her blood pr essur e w as 120
s y st olic. W it h her l ast
itt y bitt y pi l l she w as t ak ing, I said, " I t hink it' s time t o
st op t he blood pr essur e medic ine. S o,
st op y our blood pr essur e medic ine
and I ’ l l see y ou bac k in about a mont h. If y our blood
pr essur e has g one up,
t hen y ou k no w I ’ l l put y ou bac k on t he medic ine. B ut if it st a y s lo w,
t hen
y ou’ l l be ok a y. " I sa w her bac k in a mont h and her blood pr essur e w as 90 s y st olic. I said,
" E x c use me, Miss
J ones, ar e y ou sti l l t ak ing y our blood pr essur e medic ine?" She said, " O h y es, y es, I am sti l l t ak ing it. I f eel so af r aid t o st op it. "S inc e t hen, man y ot her people ha v e had a simi l ar e x per ienc e, so I w ould sa y t o
an y one
w ho elec t s t o embar k on t ak ing tur pentine f or w hat e v er r eason t o be
sur e t o c hec k w it h
y our ph y sic i an, ha v e an y of y our medic al c onditions
monit or ed c losel y, and ha v e y our
medic ations ad just ed ac c or ding l y.She had ast hma, art hr itis, h y pert ension, her pes, and t hen hor mone r epl ac ement, w hic h
w as t he f ashion of t he d a y. She c ame t o see me w it h al l t hese dr ug s.1 3
S t ep 4
S upplement s should be minimal, as C andid a
eat s y our supplement s and, li k e an y
g ood
par asit e, g et s f ed f ir st. I ha v e t old man y a
patient t o c ut bac k and e v en st op
quit e a f e w
supplement s f or t his r eason. I used t o f eel
t hat t he mor e supplement s,
t he bett er ; t hen I
notic ed t hat m y patient s w ho r elied on
supplement s k ept t ak ing
mor e and mor e,
but did not g et bett er. /Cx7 2 B C omple x 5/C7x
/Cx7 V it amin A : 25, 000 I U, one d ai l /Cx0
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/Cx7 S elenium, 200 mc g d ai l y /C94
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/Cx7 B12 sublingual, 5000mc /C5x
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dr ink in t he mor ning (ma y substitut e 2 t ablespoons c hi a seeds). S h op No w  o n www. vit alit y c y c l e s. co mHe r e is a list o f supp l e m e n t s th at I d o r eco mm e n d:
2 3
I said, " W el l, Miss J ones, if y ou k eep t ak ing t hat blood pr essur e
medic ine, I do belie v e y ou
ar e g oing t o pass out and hit t he side w al k. "

A nd so, she st opped her blood pr essur e medic ine, and t o t his d a y, her
blood pr essur e is
110 o v er 7 0. A nd of c our se, she sti l l t ak es her
tur pentine, and e v er y no w and t hen, she’ l l
ha v e a litt le question about
tur pentine and


, not the thought,” she responds. “Notice the judgment, but don’t be the judge,” I say. “Notice a self-
criticism, but don’ t be your own worst critic. ”
I remind  Louise  of my golf story and my golf partner ’s self-talk. He
didn’ t yell, “What a stupid shot. ” He yelled, “I am so stupid. ” His self-talk
wasn’ t a comme ntary on his golf game; it was about him. He got lost in his
thoughts. He was so identified with each judgment that he was acting as the
judge. It was the same with his self-criticism. He had become his own worst
critic. He was no longer in his right mind. He probably didn’ t realize that
his inner critic had never won a golf tournament. “Your thoughts mirror your relationship with yourself,” Louise reminds
me. “And a thought can be changed,” I say. “Yes, because you are the thinker of your thoughts,” she says. “How do we begin to change our thoughts.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What did the lady on the British Airways flight do when she was experiencing turbulence?,
A: She was sedated.
Q: What did the author's inner critic say to him, and how did he respond?,
A: The inner critic told him he wasn't good enough, and he responded by choosing to ignore it and focus on his writing.
Q: What is the author's inner voice like, and what does it say?,
A: The author's inner voice is a soft, warm, and kind voice that tells him to relax and let his inner critic take a break, allowing him to focus on his writing.
Q: What is the author's inner voice called, and what does it say?,
A: The author's inner voice is called his "Yes" or "Sacred Yes", and it is a constant reminder of his inner wisdom and guidance.
Q: What is the author's view on affirmations, and what does he use them for?,
A: The author believes that affirmations are a powerful tool for changing one's thoughts and reality, and he uses them to affirm his inner wisdom and guide himself.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>In the end, I tried to be an invisible
child in order to make myself safe.” Whatever act we choose, it causes us to
feel estranged from our basic goodness. The basic fear I am not loveable
morphs into a belief that I must deserve love. When we identify with this
erroneous belief, love ceases to feel natural and unconditional. Instead, we
fear that love is a prize that must be earned, deserved, and achieved
somehow, but only if we are worthy. We take our childhood acts into adulthood with us. These acts turn into
roles we play out in relationships. Without our basic goodness, we are lost. We search outsi de of ourselves for love. We look for a prince or princess
who can save us from our basic fear of being unloveable. We are trapped in
a dungeon of unworthiness, hoping someone will rescue us. In the movie Shrek the Third, Sleepin g Beauty, Snow White, Rapunzel,
Cinderella, Doris the Ugly Stepsister, and Princess Fiona and her mother,
Queen Lillian, are imprisoned in a tower by Prince Charming. Fiona wants
the ladie s to plot their own escape. “Ladies, assume the position!” says
Snow White. Instantly, Sleeping  Beauty falls asleep, Snow White lies down
in a coffin pose, and Cinderella gazes dreamily into space. “What are you
doing?” shouts Princess Fiona. Sleeping Beauty snaps awake and says,
“Waiting to be rescued,” and then falls back asleep again. “You have got to
be kidding me!” says Princess Fiona. In Pretty Woman, a modern-day fairy tale, Julia Roberts plays Vivian
Ward, a Hollywood prostitute hired by a wealthy businessman, Edward
Lewis, played by Richard Gere, to be his escort for some social
engagements. Business soon turns to love. Lewis thinks he is rescuing
Ward, but Ward has other ideas. In the final scene, Prince Edwa rd arrives in
a white limo calling out to Princess Vivian. He climbs the fire escape to hertop-floor apartment. When he finally reaches her, he asks, “So what
happened after he climbed up the tower and rescued her?” Vivian replies,
“She rescues him right back.”
The victim and the rescuer are both playing a role in an effort to win
love. The point is, there can be no happily-ever -after in any of these stories
—or in any of our relationship s—until we claim our basic goodness for
ourselves. Everyone can help us with our quest. Indeed, we will need help
along the way. Ultimately, however, it must be our decision to reclaim our
basic goodness. This decision is a journey in itself. It is a journey of
forgiveness, a journey that takes us back to love again. “Loving the inner child is about forgiving ourselves for our loss of
innocence and loss of goodness,” says Louise. “The truth is, we all did the
best we could with what we knew at every stage of our childhood. And yet,
we may still be judging ourselves and punishing ourselves for not having
done it better, for making mistakes, for abandoning ourselves, for upsetting
others, and for not being a good enough boy or girl. Until we forgive
ourselves, we will be trapped in a prison of righteous resentment. Forgiveness is the only way out of this prison. For giveness sets us free.”
Louise and I close our conversation about forgiveness and loving the
inner child with a meditation in front of the mirror. This meditation
happened spontaneously, but I’ve reconstructed it here. You might like to
follow it for your own inner -child meditation. “Encourage everyone to do
this meditation in front of the mirror,” Louise tells me. I assure her I will
put it in writing! We recommend that you do this meditation sitting in front of a mirror. Place your hand s over your heart. Take a deep breath. See yourself through
the eyes of love. And speak to yourself with love. I am loveable and life loves me. I forgive myself for all the times I’ve been
afraid I am not loveable. I am loveable and life loves me. I forgive myself for judging myself and
for not believing in my goodness. I am loveable and life loves me. I forgive myself for feeling unworthy and  for believing I don’ t deserve love. I am loveable and life loves me. I forgive myself for all the times I’ve
criticized and attacked myself. I am loveable and life loves me. I forgive myself for rejecting and
giving up on myself. I am loveable and life loves me. I forgive myself for doubting myself and
for not trusting in me. I am loveable and life loves me. I forgive myself for my mistakes. I am loveable and life loves me. I ask for for giveness so that I can learn. I accept for giveness so that I can grow. I am loveable and life loves me. Forgiving Y our Par ents
“Who’ s been the hardest person for you to for give?” I ask Louise. “That would have to be my mother and my stepfather, but mostly my
stepfather,” she replies. “What’ s been the greatest gift of for giving them?”
“Forgiveness set me free,” she says. “What do you mean?”
“Well, I ran away from a home full of physical violence and sexual
abuse. I had to run away in order to survive. But I soon ran into more
trouble, including more abuse,” says Louise. “Running away only gets you so far.”
“Yes. And no matter how much distance I put between me and my
childhood, and me and my stepfather, I couldn’ t escape,” she says. “Escape from what?”“I carried enormous guilt. I did what all children do: I blamed myself for
what happened. I took this guilt into my adult relationships. I bumbled
along. I was a dutiful wife. I lived my life as best I could, but I wasn’ t fully
alive,” she says. “You were functioning but not flourishing.”
“Exactly. And after my husband asked for a divorce, I couldn’ t even
function. Then I was diagnosed with vaginal cancer. This was when I
decided to stop running,” says Louise. “Were you tired of running by then?”
“Yes. And I knew that the cancer was caused by my guilt and by my
anger and resentment at being physically, mentally, and sexually abused as
a child,” she says. “How did you know that?”
“My inner ding,” she says, pointing to her heart. “For the first time in my
life I really paid attention to my inner voice, and it led me to the Church of
Religious Science and to metaphysics and to for giveness.”
“And for giveness set you free.”
“I felt like I’d been wearing one of those prison release tags that
prisoners get when they’re released on parole for good behavior, and
forgiveness was the key that meant I could take the tag off and be free,” she
says. “What was your first step to freedom?”
“Well, first I had to stop running. Then I had to look in the mirror and
confront my past. What happened with my stepfather was not okay, but it
was also not okay that I


 king didn’ t need anymore.”
Channa was recounting the past in a clipped, flat voice, like a physician
noting the cause of death. “He told Bikram to take them out a secret way,
the one we’re following. He didn’ t want anybody to see.”
Siddhartha had a realization. “Y ou hate him, don’ t you?”
“You really want to know?” W ithout turning around, Channa lifted up
his shirt, exposing the full extent of his wounds from the whipping. “A
king’ s no better than a criminal.” Silence followed until they reached theend of the thick bamboo. Channa stopped his horse and faced Siddhartha. “You can turn back, you know. Nobody would be the wiser.”
“Why would I?”
Channa looked more thoughtful than Siddhartha had ever seen him. “Your father may be a bastard, but he could be right, doing what he did. He
kept misery away from you. Isn’ t that a good thing? I try to work it out in
my mind.”
“He wasn’ t right.”
The determination in Siddhartha’ s voice caught Channa’ s attention. “Three years went by. One of the women had a baby. Life was too hard,
and she died. The baby survived. So your father sent guilt money and food,
year after year.”
“Until she was old enough to bring to court,” said Siddhartha. “Just be glad she’ s not your half sister.” Channa’ s tone was indif ferent
now. He’d taken the weight of f his shoulders. “So, their village is up ahead. That’ s where we have the best chance of finding Sujata if she did run away. Not that I believe it.”
Siddhartha didn’ t ask Channa what he did believe. He had his own
premonitions. He couldn’ t escape the fact that he hadn’ t seen Devadatta in
the past few days. It would be like him to kidnap Sujata for revenge. Far
better if the king had packed her of f in the night instead. Siddhartha gazed down at the village, which looked normal from a
distance, a single dirt street winding between low bamboo huts, the only
oddity being the parched wastelands and untended fields on the outskirts. Why ar en’t the farmers tending their cr ops? “Come on. Y ou can’ t really see much from here,” said Channa. He led
the way down a narrow rutted trail. W eeds grew up to the horses’ stomachs.Channa pointed them out. “Nobody comes this way. They probably haven’ t
seen visitors for half a year.”
“Why not?” There was no plague in the area, and the lushness of the
under growth meant there had been no recent drought. “Because this is ‘the for gotten city.’ That’ s what everyone calls it. I like
‘the king’ s city’ better. Don’ t ask me any more,” said Channa. In half a mile the trail leveled of f, and soon they were riding past the
first few huts on the village fringe. Their roofs were rain-stained gray, the
wood jambs falling down around the sagging doors. No one seemed to live
inside, or else they were used to hiding from strangers. The next clump of
huts was just as dilapidated. Siddhartha caught a glimpse of faces at the
window that withdrew as soon as he spied them. “Here,” said Channa. He dismounted in front of a hut more ruined than
the rest, its door stolen and the carved ornaments of gods and demons
stripped from the eaves. “This was hers, the mother ’s.”
Sujata couldn’ t be her e, living like this,  Siddhartha thought. But he got
down and followed Channa into the bleak shell of a house. The evidence of
vermin and gaping holes in the floor told him that no one had entered in
months. A torn scrap of red silk over the back window and a cracked teapot
beside the charcoal hole used for cooking were the only signs that a woman
could have made a home there. “Let’ s go back. I’ll demand that my father tell me where she is,”
Siddhartha said, his heart sinking. He sensed a truth he couldn’ t face. When they stepped outside, things had changed. People had emer ged
from nowhere, like rabbits from their warrens. A clutch of men surrounded
the horses. “Stop! Hey, stop!” Channa shouted. A few of them were trying to
uncinch the saddles. Channa was armed and they weren’ t, but when he drew
his sword, Siddhartha held his arm back.“Who are they?” he asked grimly. The people, perhaps a dozen in all, were starving and dressed in rags
that hung from their bones. All had gray hair, sometimes only a scrap left
over their exposed skulls. “They’re the for gotten,” said Channa. “W e’ve come to their city.”
“And my father sent them here?”
Channa nodded. The decrepit old men who tried to steal their saddles
had fallen to the ground, prostrating themselves. The women came forward
and mutely held their cupped hands out for food. “Give them what we
have,” said Siddhartha. There were bits of provisions in the saddlebags. He
looked away when Channa produced bread and meat to hand out; he
couldn’ t face the sight of beggars clawing for scraps. The scuf fle drew more attention, and now Siddhartha could see others
approaching from the main part of the village. “Let’ s go,” ur ged Channa. “Why? They’re not dangerous.” This went without saying since the
newcomers were as old as the first ones they’d met. Channa was restless nonetheless. “I could knock them all down with
one swipe of my sword,” he said. “But it’ s still not safe.”
“Why not? What’ s wrong with them?”
Channa didn’ t know how much Siddhartha was oblivious of, so he
spoke as if to a small child. “These people were at court when you were
born, and even then they were too old to be kept around. Those over there,
walking with crutches, they’re lame. They’ve been sick, but nobody treated
them. The ones who are coughing with their mouths covered over with
cloth, don’ t touch them. They’re sick; they carry disease, and we could get
it too. I’m still young and healthy, thank you.”
“We’ll become like them?” asked Siddhartha, genuinely puzzled. “Someday.”“All of us?”
“All of us,” said Channa. Ignoring what Siddhartha would think, he
kicked at a barefoot old woman who had crawled on the ground to touch his
sandals. Siddhartha was muttering words to himself that were never spoken
around him. Old. Lame. Sick. Diseased. How could he ever have imagined
that he had suf fered? Not compared to this. “How do they stand it?” he murmured. Now the gathering crowd’ s
mood had changed. Their hollow faces darkened, and there was angry
muttering. “They realize we’ve come from the court,” said Channa. He and
Siddhartha were dressed in plain white cotton, but the mounts’ trappings
were stamped with the royal insignia. “Get on your horse. W e’re going.”
Siddhartha climbed up again, but instead of turning Kanthaka toward
home, he kept riding into the for gotten city. The streets were lined with
haggard ghosts, and eyes bulging from hunger stared at him. Siddhartha
prayed that his aunties hadn’ t been banished here when they had
disappeared from court. There was one building better repaired than the others, and no one stood
in front of it. For some reason Siddhartha stopped, his attention drawn to its
covered windows and a Shiva statue at the door decorated with wilting
wildflowers. “I want to go inside,” he said. “No, you don’ t,” Channa said. The smell coming from the building was unmistakable. Siddhartha had
come across that smell in the woods where a rotting deer carcass lay. He
dismounted and pushed the door open. He stepped into a dim, moist, fetid
room. In the watery beams of light coming through the shutters Siddhartha
could see someone sleeping on a table, naked except for a light sheet across
the torso. No, not sleeping but lying motionless. The man’ s face was gray-white, eyes closed, and his slack, sagging mouth made him look both angry
and sad. “What is this place?” Siddhartha asked. He could guess well enough,
but talking helped him avoid getting sick. “The house of the dead. Don’ t get close. They’re not blessed.”
As his eyes adjusted to the light, Siddhartha saw that there were other
corpses on the floor, laid side by side and covered with burlap; the worst
smell came from them. The man on the table must be newly dead. Siddhartha wasn’ t aware that he had moved closer. He reached out and
touched the corpse, eerily


 his subconscious, no one would die if he stayed
awake. He also had a knee-jerk reaction to be overly kind and caring to people
when saying goodbye, even if they were near strangers or he didn’ t like
them. The underlying belief here was: “I need to be nice and say goodbye
because otherwi se they might die.” He had not had a chance to say goodbye
to his father. He worked through his unresolved grief from so long ago. His
anxiety decreased significantly. His “goodbye” compulsion ended, and he
no longer had problems saying goodbye. He completed college free of
insomnia and went onto a wonderful teaching career. Letting Go of Dreams
Letting go of what you dreamed you would have but that never happened is
a form of grieving, too. If being married is your dream and it doesn’ t seem
to be happening, you may have grief to tap on. If you are divorcing, you
may have the grief of not spend ing your lives together and everything that
meant to you. There’ s grief over the loss of health or over aging. There’ s
grief over not being able to have your own biological baby if that has been
your expectation and your identity has been wrapped up in it. The tapping
might extend in this case to events like how painful it is to be around
pregnant women  or to listen to colleagues at work discuss their children. Once you collap se the grief around lost dreams, you’ll find it’s much easier
to open up to new ones. In Conclusion
We’ve explored  how you can begin to poke around the edges of grief and
loss, as well as how to use EFT to gently release and navigate through the
small and big losses in your life. You now have a sound foundation from which to continue your tapping
practice. You’ve  learned one-point tapping and Gold Standard EFT. You’ve
tried the exercises and gotten results. Y ou’ve probably been surprised a timeor two at how quickly tapping  works. And you’ve likely shared tapping
with a friend, or ten. You know you can tap any time, anywhere, and on anything. You know
EFT terminology and how to look under your big tabletop issues to uncover
the specific even ts holding a problem in place. You know how to aim EFT
at one event at a time, tapping on one aspect at a time, until the whole event
collapses. You know that if you tap enough events through to neutrality, the
whole issue will collapse and you’ll experience relief. You’ve built on the basics to include Tell the Story technique, which
gives you a syste m to dismantle the charge from bad memories step by step. You’ve learned how to resolve physical symptoms and uncover emotional
contributors to pain through Chasing the Pain. And you know how to begin
to use EFT to address a broad spectrum of challenges, includin g changing
unhealthy life-stress patterns, resolving self-sabotage, clearing cravings,
restoring body confidence, addressing excess unresolved grief, ending
phobias, clearing the emotional contributors to physical illness, obtaining
pain relief, and more. As you continue to grow in your practice you’ll continue to experience
wow! moments as longtime issues dissolve with as few as one round of
tapping. You also know that to get results, you have to be persistent! May
this book be a resource for you time and again. [contents]
OceanofPDF.comAppendix A
Tapping Summary
EFT basic recipe
1. Identify a tapping target—a troubling feeling, sensation, though t, or bad
memory. 2. Rate the current intensity of the issue on the 0 to 10 scale. Zero is
completely neutral, 10 is the most intense. 3. Insert the tappin g target into the EFT template to create the EFT setup
statement. 4. Express the EFT setup statemen t one or more times while continuously
tapping the Karate Chop point. 5. Create an EFT reminder phrase, shorthand for the tapping tar get. 6. Tap the eight points of the EFT tapping sequence while repeating the
reminder phrase, start top of head to under arm. 7. Test the 0 to 10 intensity number again after tapping one or two
sequence rounds. 8. Adjust for changes in intensity by tweaking your setup phrase or creating
a different setup phrase, and start the process all over again until all
references to the upset are wholly dissolved.Figure 6: The Karate Chop point (top); the EFT
sequence (bottom)
Additional T apping Points
Fingertip PointsAfter performin g the EFT basic recipe, including the tapping down the
points, you add finger points tapping five to seven times on each point
below:
Outside humb at base of nail
Inside index finger
Inside middle finger
Inside baby finger
Karate Chop point
Next Is Nine Gamut SeriesLocate the gamu t point between the ring and pinkie fingers, about one inch
back from the knuckles. Tap this point gently and continuously through the
nine-gamut series. Holding the associated problem in your mind:
1. Close your eyes. 2. Open your eyes. 3. Eyes only, look hard down to the right. 4. Eyes only, look hard down to the left. 5. Move your eyes clockwise a full circle. 6. Move your eyes counterclockwise in a full circle. 7. Hum two seconds of a song. 8. Count rapidly from 1 to 5. 9. Hum two seconds of a song again. Repeat the EFT sequence. You can start with the EFT basic recipe, continue with tappin g fingers,
the gamut points, and one more EFT sequence as a full round. Do it as one
whole flow. Below Nipple Point or Liver PointLocated one inch below the nipple on a male, and where the breast attaches
to the chest for a female. It’s not as easy to access especially in public, but
it’s very useful. Wrist Points
You can tap the wrist point of each hand either with fingertips or by just
tapping both wrists together. [contents]OceanofPDF.comAppendix B
Taking a Wayside Rest from the Tough
Stuff
Is it time for a wayside rest? Do you need to take the edge off all this
serious stuff we are talking abou t and try a positive tapping exercise? Here
are a few ways you can take a break from the serious stuff when you need
to step away. Wayside Rest 1
Note these taps offer the equivalent of an emotional wayside rest when you
need it. They are a variation of traditional EFT. Let’s have a quick
restorative moment. Step 1. First, breathe deeply for a count of four, double your exhale to a
count of eight. Repeat four times before going to the next step. Step 2. Tap on your thymus/collarbone  points while expressing these
words or any phrases that give you a good feeling:
“Isn’ t life grand? I’m learning how to tap. I’m learning a lot about
myself. It’s possible to heal, and I’m healing now. I love the idea of feeling
better. I love feeling good. I love sunrises. I love the colors of the sunset. I
love the sound of the crickets on a midsummer ’s night. I love the sound of
my favorite song. I love the song of my soul.”
Good! We can move on now. Feel free to take a wayside rest like this any
time you’re feeling even a little overwhelmed as you read throug h the book. Wayside Rest 2
It’s useful to know that we can dip in and out of big feelings and that they
are not the boss of us, so to speak. What were your favorite upbeat songs
growing up? Compile a list and then access that music in a playlist. Listento it, sing it, play it, dance it, enjoy it now. Play it when you need a “now
for something completely dif ferent” moment. The resting space can allow you the space to remember that the troubling
event is not all of you and will not swallow you up. These rests serve as
reminders of what a wonderful and amazing human being you are just as
you are right now, problems and all. Wayside Rest 3
How do you feel right now? Tap your finger points or the tap-d own points
while reliving a super positive event that happened in the past. Be specific
and relive the wonderful details about that good experience. Savor it. Juice
it. Now notice if your mood has changed. If you’re ready, go back now to
your tapping target, equipped with the most effective tool in the universe:
an open heart. [contents]OceanofPDF.comAppendix C
EFT Resources
Here’ s information directly and indirectly related to tapping or heal- ing
I’ve found helpful. This is not a comprehensive resource section, just a
selection of items you may find useful or that I have enjoye d. Websites
evolve quickly, so some may no longer be available. Tapping V ariations and the
Evolution of Energy Therapy
When EFT was developed by Gary Craig in 1995, his open-handed,
generous appro ach, coupled with the technique being so easy and
profoundly effective, helped spread meridian therapy throughout the world. An online newsletter that began with twenty people fairly rapidl y had some
500,000 subscribers. Work


  o f  t h e  m i n d  a r e  l o o s e n e d  a n d  t h e n  f i n a l l y  r i s e
a n d  d e p a r t. N o t i c e  t h e r e ’ s  a  t i m e  w h e n  t h e  f o o d  b e g i n s  t o  r i s e  a n d
t h e  w a t e r  g e t s  d i r t i e r,  n o t  c l e a n e r. S o  i t  i s  t h a t  d u r i n g
m e d i t a t i o n  w e  m i g h t  f e e l  m o r e  a g i t a t e d  b e f o r e  w e  f e e l  m o r e
p e a c e f u l. B u t  f e e l i n g  a g i t a t e d  i s  j u s t  a  p o i n t  i n  t h e  p r o c e s s,
t o  b e  e n d u r e d  u n t i l  i t  p a s s e s. U n l e s s  w e  t a k e  t h e  t i m e  t o  m e d i t a t e — t o  a l l o w  t h e
a l c h e m y  o f  t h e  H o l y  S p i r i t  t o  t r a n s f o r m  t h e  d e e p e s t  r e g i o n s
o f  o u r  m i n d —  w e  c a r r y  f e a r - b a s e d,  g u i l t - r i d d e n  t h o u g h t s
a r o u n d  l i k e  a  s p i r i t u a l  w e i g h t  a r o u n d  o u r  n e c k s. W e  u s u a l l y
e x p e r i e n c e  t h e  e f f e c t s  o f  t h e s e  t h o u g h t s  a s  f r e e - f l o a t i n g
a n x i e t y,  n o t  e v e n  s u r e  w h a t  i t  i s  t h a t ’ s  c a u s i n g  u s  t o  b e
n e r v o u s  a n d  d e p r e s s e d. G u i l t  a n d  b l a m e  h a v e  p e r m e a t e d  o u r
t h i n k i n g,  c a u s i n g  c o n s t a n t  d i s c o m f o r t  a n d  e m o t i o n a l  c h a o s.M e d i t a t i o n  i s  t h e  o n l y  w a y  t o  a d d r e s s,  a n d  e r a d i c a t e,  t h e
d e e p e r  l a y e r s  o f  o u r  a n g s t. W e  m i g h t  b e  w a l k i n g  d o w n  t h e  m o s t  b e a u t i f u l  s t r e e t  o n  a
g o r g e o u s  s p r i n g  d a y,  e n j o y i n g  a  d a y  o u t  w i t h  s o m e o n e  w e
l o v e. B u t  w e  w o n ’ t  b e  h a p p y  i f  u p s e t t i n g  t h o u g h t s  c o n t i n u e
t o  d i s t r a c t  u s. L i f e  i s n ’ t  a  t e l e v i s i o n  c o m m e r c i a l  w h e r e  i f
e v e r y t h i n g  l o o k s  g o o d  t h e n  i t  m u s t  b e  g o o d. Y o u  c a n  b u y
t h e  p r o d u c t  t h e y ’ r e  s e l l i n g  a n d  t r y  t o  c h a n g e  t h e  p i c t u r e. B u t
y o u  c a n  a l s o  m e d i t a t e  f o r  f r e e  a n d  c h a n g e  y o u r  l i f e. O n e  h u r r i e d  d a y,  I  h a d  j u s t  e n o u g h  t i m e  t o  t a k e  a  q u i c k
g l a n c e  i n t o  t h e  C o u r s e  i n  M i r a c l e s  w o r k b o o k  b e f o r e  I  l e f t
t h e  h o u s e. I  r e a d  t h e  s e n t e n c e,  “ M y  h o l i n e s s  e n v e l o p s
e v e r y t h i n g  I  s e e. ”  A s  I  w e n t  a b o u t  m y  d a y — s i t t i n g  i n  a  c a b,
o r d e r i n g  a  s o y  l a t t e,  w a i t i n g  f o r  a n  e l e v a t o r — I  s a i d  t h e
s e n t e n c e  t o  m y s e l f  w h e n e v e r  I  c o u l d. I  f e l t  m y  s e n s e  o f
n e r v o u s n e s s  a b a t e  a s  I  d i d  s o,  a n d  I  w a n t e d  t o  k i c k  m y s e l f
f o r  n o t  h a v i n g  t a k e n  a t  l e a s t  f i v e  m i n u t e s  a l o n e  t o  d o  t h e
e x e r c i s e  b e f o r e  l e a v i n g  t h e  h o u s e  t h a t  m o r n i n g. I ’ d  h a d
r e a s o n s,  o f  c o u r s e — I  w a s  l a t e  f o r  a  m e e t i n g,  a n d  s o  o n. B u t
I  k n e w  i n  m y  h e a r t  t h a t  I ’ d  h a d  m o r e  t h a n  r e a s o n s ;  I ’ d  h a d
r e s i s t a n c e. A s  c l e a r  a s  I  a m  t h a t  m e d i t a t i o n  w i l l  r a d i c a l l y
a l t e r  m y  d a y,  i t ’ s  a m a z i n g  t o  m e  h o w  o f t e n  I  s t i l l  a v o i d  i t. N o t  l i k e  I  u s e d  t o,  b u t  e v e r y  o n c e  i n  a  w h


 t  y o u ’ r e  a  b e l o v e d  c h i l d  o f  G o d. Y o u
d o n ’ t  h a v e  t o  d o  a n y t h i n g  t o  m a k e  t h a t  t r u e ;  i t ’ s  a  T r u t h  t h a t
w a s  e s t a b l i s h e d  i n  y o u r  c r e a t i o n. Y o u r  i n h e r e n t  p e r f e c t i o n  i s
a  c r e a t i o n  o f  G o d,  a n d  w h a t  G o d  c r e a t e d  c a n ’ t  b e
u n c r e a t e d. *
O t h e r  p e o p l e  c a n  t h i n k  w h a t  t h e y  w a n t  t o  t h i n k  a b o u t
y o u,  b u t  i t ’ s  o n l y  y o u r  o w n  p e r c e p t i o n s,  n o t  t h e  p r o j e c t i o n s
o f  o t h e r s,  t h a t  p r o g r a m  y o u r  f u t u r e. I t ’ s  w h e n  w e  a g r e e  w i t h
o t h e r  p e o p l e ’ s  p r o j e c t i o n s  t h a t  w e  g e t  i n t o  t r o u b l e — w h e n
w e  g i v e  t h e  e g o  p o w e r  a n d  a l i g n  w i t h  i t s  j u d g m e n t s. T h e
e g o  i s  f u e l e d  b y  s h a m e  a n d  l o v e s  t o  i n t r o d u c e  i t  i n t o  a n y
s i t u a t i o n,  d i r e c t e d  t o w a r d  o u r s e l v e s  o r  s o m e o n e  e l s e ;  i t
d o e s n ’ t  r e a l l y  c a r e. Y e t  w e  c a n  l e a r n  t o  s a y  n o  t o  s h a m e,
k e e p i n g  o u r  h e a d s  h i g h  a n d  m o v i n g  t h r o u g h  l i f e  w i t h  t h e
k n o w l e d g e  t h a t  a l l  o f  u s  a r e  e q u a l l y  b l e s s e d  i n  G o d ’ s  e y e s. W e  s h o u l d n ’ t  h a v e  t o  a p o l o g i z e  f o r  t h e  f a c t  t h a t  e a c h  o f  u s
i s  a n  i n f i n i t e l y  c r e a t i v e  b e i n g,  e n d o w e d  b y  G o d  w i t he x t r a o r d i n a r y  p o t e n t i a l  t h a t  H e  w o u l d  h a v e  u s  m a k e
m a n i f e s t. S o m e t i m e s  w e ’ r e  a s h a m e d  b e c a u s e  o f  s o m e t h i n g  w e
a c t u a l l y  d i d,  b u t  o t h e r  t i m e s  b e c a u s e  o f  w h a t  o t h e r  p e o p l e
j u s t  t h o u g h t  w e  d i d  a n d  s e e m  i n t e n t  o n  t e l l i n g  t h e  w o r l d
a b o u t. E i t h e r  w a y,  s h a m e  i s  o n e  o f  t h e  e g o ’ s  m o s t  v i c i o u s
w e a p o n s,  s u r e  t o  k e e p  u s  s t u c k  i n  p a t t e r n s  o f  g u i l t. A n d  t h e
p u r p o s e  o f  t h e  g u i l t  i s  t o  k e e p  u s  f r o m  t h e  p e a c e  o f  G o d. P e o p l e  w h o  h a v e  t h e  l i v e s  t h e y  w a n t  a r e  p e o p l e  w h o
h a v e  r e a l i z e d  o n  s o m e  l e v e l  t h a t  t h e y  d e s e r v e  t o  h a v e  i t. M a n y  o f  o u r  p r o b l e m s  w e r e  c a l l e d  f o r t h  b y  t h e
s u b c o n s c i o u s  m i n d,  a  r e f l e c t i o n  o f  o u r  o w n  b e l i e f  t h a t  o n
s o m e  l e v e l  w e  d e s e r v e  t o  b e  p u n i s h e d. T h a t  i s  t h e  e g o ’ s
c o n s t a n t  m e s s a g e :  “ Y o u  a r e  b a d,  y o u  a r e  b a d,  y o u  a r e  b a d. ”
A n d  w h e n  t h e  p a i n  o f  t h a t  f e e l i n g  g e t s  t o o  d i f f i c u l t  t o
e n d u r e,  w e ’ r e  t e m p t e d  t o  t h i n k,  “ N o,  t h a t  p e r s o n  i s  b a d,  n o t
m e. ”  O n e  d a y  w e  r e a l i z e  t h a t  t h e r e  d o e s n ’ t  a l w a y s  h a v e  t o
b e  s o m e o n e  t o  b l a m e. T h e  t e r r i b l e  d a m a g e  t h a t  i s  d o n e  i n
t h i s  w o r l d  i s  l e s s  b e c a u s e  o f  a  f e w  p e o p l e  w h o s e  h e a r t s  h a v e
a c t u a l l y  t u r n e d  t o  e v i l,  a n d  m o r e  b e c a u s e  o f  t h e  m i l l i o n s  o f
b a s i c a l l y  g o o d  a n d  d e c e n t  s o u l s  w h o s e  h e a r t s  a r e  w o u n d e d
a n d  l e f t  u n h e


  w o r l d v i e w :  t h e r e  a r e  t h o s e  w h o  a c t  a s  t h o u g h  t h e
u s e  o f  t h e  L  w o r d  r e n d e r s  a n  a u t h e n t i c  e f f o r t  a t  e t h i c s,
i n t e g r i t y,  l o y a l t y,  o r  e v e n  h o n e s t y  u n n e c e s s a r y. B u t  s u r e l y
G o d  i s  l e s s  i m p r e s s e d  b y  o u r  w o r d s  t h a n  b y  o u r  d e e d s. I n  t h e  m o v i e  M e e t  J o e  B l a c k,  t h e r e  i s  a  s c e n e  w h e r e
D e a t h  t e l l s  a  w o m a n ’ s  f a t h e r  t h a t  h e  p l a n s  t o  t a k e  h e r  w i t h
h i m  w h e n  h e  l e a v e s  t h e  e a r t h,  a s  h e  h a s  f a l l e n  i n  l o v e  w i t h
h e r  a n d  d o e s n ’ t  w a n t  t o  b e  w i t h o u t  h e r. A t  t h a t  p o i n t,  h e r
f a t h e r  a r g u e s  t h a t  r e a l  l o v e  i s  m o r e  t h a n  j u s t  a p p e t i t e  o r
e v e n  n e e d :  i t ’ s  a n  a c t i v e  c a r i n g  f o r  t h e  u l t i m a t e  w e l l - b e i n g
o f  a n o t h e r  h u m a n  b e i n g. L o v e  i s n ’ t  a l w a y s  e a s y ;  a n d  i f  i t  d o e s n ’ t  s t r e t c h  y o u
p e r s o n a l l y,  t h e n  i t  p r o b a b l y  i s n ’ t  l o v e. T h e  G o a l  o f  G o d ’ s  W i l l

F o r  m a n y  o f  u s,  t h e  p r o b l e m  i s  n o t  t h a t  w e  d o n ’ t  b e l i e v e  i n
G o d  o r  d o n ’ t  w a n t  t o  b e  c o n d u i t s  o f  H i s  l o v e. T h e  p r o b l e m
i s  s i m p l y  t h a t  w e  h a v e  q u i t e  a  f e w  o t h e r  g o a l s  a s  w e l l. *  W e
d o n ’ t  r e c o g n i z e  h o w  o u r  s e p a r a t e,  i n d i v i d u a l  g o a l s  c a n
a c t u a l l y  g e t  i n  t h e  w a y  o f  G o d ’ s. T h e  m i r a c l e  w o r k e r  i s  a s k e d  t o  d o  t w o  t h i n g s :  s e e
f o r g i v e n e s s  a s  o u r  f u n c t i o n,  a n d  r e l i n q u i s h  a l l  o t h e r  g o a l s
w e  h a v e  i n v e n t e d  f o r  o u r s e l v e s. S o m e t i m e s  p e o p l e  a s k  m e  a b o u t  m y  e a r l y  y e a r s  l e c t u r i n g
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p r o f e s s i o n a l l y. T w e n t y  y e a r s  h a v e  p a s s e d  s i n c e  I  g a v e  m y
f i r s t  t a l k,  a n d  f r o m  t h i s  v a n t a g e  p o i n t  I  c a n  s e e  c l e a r l y  w h y
m y  e a r l y  a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s  c a m e  e f f o r t l e s s l y :  I  h a d  v e r y
l i t t l e  a n d  w a n t e d  l i t t l e  m o r e. I  w a s  d e l i g h t e d  w i t h  m y
a p a r t m e n t,  m y  w o r k,  m y  f r i e n d s,  m y  l i f e. I  w a s  s o
c o m p l e t e l y  n a i v e  t o  c o n c e p t s  l i k e  b e s t - s e l l e r  s t a t u s,  r o y a l t y
s t a t e m e n t s,  l e c t u r e  d a t e s,  h o u s e  p a y m e n t s,  p u b l i c
p e r c e p t i o n,  a n d  e v e r y t h i n g  e l s e  i n  t h e  m a t e r i a l  w o r l d  t h a t  I
g a v e  t o t a l  e n e r g y  t o  t h e  w o r k  I  f e l t  m o v e d  t o  d o. M y  n a ï v e t é
w a s  a n  a s s e t. W a l k i n g  t h r o u g h  a  f a n c y  s t o r e  n e v e r  u s e d  t o  c a u s e  m e
s t r e s s. I  c o u l d n ’ t  b u y  a n y t h i n g,  a n d  I  k n e w  i t,  s o  i t  w a s  l i k e
w a l k i n g  t h r o u g h  a  m u s e u m. I t ’ s  w h e n  y o u  c a n  b u y  o n e
g o o d  d r e s s  b u t  n o  m o r e — t h a t ’ s  w h e n  t h e  s t r e s s  k i c k s  i n. N o w,  w h e n  I  r e a d  t h a t  a s  a  m i r a c l e  w o r k e r  I ’ m  s u p p o s e d
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 it can transcend the built-in
basic fears. Alt limiting self-definitions
mixture of truth and falsehood blended in
a given direction of investigation can be
design limitation of double-blind
create fear because they create a slick package, the teachings sound
ascertained in advance, as can the value
research, which can of itself create the
vulnerability. Our perceptions are valid if one cannot see that their truth
has of alternate avenues of research. very error it is supposed to prevent. essentially distorted by our own self-
been distorted by a false context. Examination of the economics of Statistics are no substitute for truth and
in definition, which in turn is qualified bySuch spiritual exploitation is routinely
research projects and the capabilities of
the complexity of bio-behavioral
identifying with cur limitations. Error
exposed in India where these media-
investigators and equipment is also of
phenomena, proximal antecedents can
occurs when we cling to the belief that I
hungry frauds are held in low regard and
practical value. too easily become classified as ostensible
am "that. " T ruth is unveiled when we see
often confined to their quarters by the
that one has ``that," or does "that,"
Critical factor analysis can detect the
causes. The real "cause" may well be the
government should they return home. instead of is "that. " point in a system at which the least ef fort
pull of the future through a hidden
Such "teachers" can inflict terrible
is capable of producing the greatestattractor field. There is great freedom in the realization
suf fering and tragedy. The most
result. Computer simulation, with all its
that I "have" a body and a mind, rather
catastrophic depressions in clinical
Education
complex and uncertain variables, is the
than I "am" my mind or body. Once the
practice occur in people who have
present state-of-the-art technique for A profoundly telling exercise may
be fear of death is transcended, life becomes
discovered that they have been spiritually
predicting developments and exploring
performed by evaluating the books in
a transformed experience because that
deceived. Such disillusionment and pain
alternative proposals. The built-in (100)
one's library. Simply hold them over the
particular fear underlies all others. Few
is far more severe than that which results
limitations of logic circuits, however, cansolar plexus and have somebody test year
people know what it is to live without
from other losses in life, and recovery
be transcended by the kinesiologic use of
muscle strength. As you do this, your
fear. But beyond fear lies joy, as the
has not always been possible. the world's most advanced computer, the
books will end up in two piles; reflection
meaning and purpose of existence The charm of all false prophets is
human nervous system. Quantum non-
on the dif ferences between the two can
become transparent. Once this realization
persuasiveness. But use of the testing
locality guarantees that the answers to
produce a revelation - (101) many testers
occurs, life becomes ef fortless and the
method herein described provides a
every question are everywhere present,
have found it one of the most valuable
sources of suf fering dissolve; suf fering is
foolproof safeguard against suchbut this in itself can be confusing to a
experiences of their lives. (Some left the
only the price we pay for our deception. It is informative to watch TV
conventional computer. two piles there for a period of time to let
attachments. evangelists with the sound turned of f and
the lesson sink in. ) (102)
Empirical issues, however, are have somebody test you. False gurus also
Clinical Fork
It is equally informative to try the same
involved even in spiritual quests. In the
make everyone go weak in a dramatic
In medicine, the accuracy of diagnoses as
procedure with one's music collection. matter of spiritual teachers, Americans
fashion. It is as though the universe
well as the ef ficacy of a prescribed
The negative group will include violent,
are extremely naive, partly because
considers spiritual rape a specially gravetreatment can be tested. The technique is
sexist rap music and heavy metal rack. spiritual pursuit does not have a long
error. also valuable in psychological issues
The positive pile will contain classical
tradition here as it does in older cultures. What of a true teacher. In the first place,
where the etiology of a disorder can be
music, classic rock (the Beatles
That the world abounds with false gurus
a universal hallmark is that the true
quickly ascertained. One currently included), much Country W estern
is well known in India, but such cynicism
teacher never controls anyone's life (103) in
controversial subject of investigation that
(surprisingly, it calibrates generally at
does not come readily to Americans. any way, instead merely explaining how
obviously suggests itself is the area of so-
520-the problems of the heart), Reggae,
Fakes repeatedly come out of India withto advance consciousness. If we do test,
called repressed childhood memories of
popular ballads, etc,
impressive presentations and hoodwink
though, we will find, for instance, that
alleged sexual abuse. Facts can be
naive W estern spiritual aspirants who, in
Mother T eresa, recognized by the world
quickly dif ferentiated from false Spirituality
childlike trust, leave home and hearth,
through the Nobel Prize, calibrates at
"memories" elicited in response to Though this chapter has dealt
primarily sell their belongings, and follow the
300, as does the acknowledged Indian
suggestion. Freud concluded that most
with secular uses of this tool, it should be
charismatic spiritual con man down a
spiritual saint, Ramana Maharshi, who
reports of childhood incest he pointed out that applications of the
path to eventual disillusionment. The
died in 1956. (He went into a state of
4950
enlightenment at age sixteen, never left
have a (104) platform from which to
us. W e all add to our common buoyancy
lives; the Spirit of Christmases to come
the mountain where he lived and led a
originate. Pain exists to promote
by our ef forts to benefit life. What we do
beckons us all to make the choices that
life of humble simplicity, eschewing
evolution; its cumulative ef fect finally
to benefit life automatically benefits all
will enhance both our own existence and
money, prestige and followers, and forces us in a new direction, though
the of us because we are all included in that
that of others. (If we calibrate the ener gy
would have remained unknown had not a
mechanism may be very slow. How
which is life. W e are life. It is a scientific
level of Christmas, by the way, it
well-known American writer's
many times is it necessary to hit bottomfact that "what is good for you is good
becomes obvious that power resides
description of Ramana's enlightened state
before a lesson is learned. Perhaps
for me". within the human heart itself. ) brought seekers from all over the thousands, which may account for the
(105) Simple kindness to one's self and all
All avenues of questioning lead to the
world. )2
sheer quantity of human suf fering, so
that lives is the most powerful same ultimate answer. The discovery that
Nowhere is spiritual fraud more vast as to be incomprehensible. Slowly,
transformational force of all. It produces
nothing is hidden and truth stands
prevalent than in the world of channelers
by inches, does civilization advance. no backlash, has no downside, and never
everywhere revealed is the key to
and psychics. It is informative to check
It is an interesting exercise to use our
leads to loss or despair. It increases one's
enlightenment about the simplestout the level of truth these mediums
technique to reassess our society's
own true power without exacting any
practical af fairs and the destiny of
express as well as the level of the
scapegoats-for example, to calibrate the
toll. But to reach maximum power such
mankind. In the process of examining our
"source" on the "other side. " Sometimes
current power level of the United Nations
kindness can permit no exceptions, nor
everyday lives we can find that all (106) our
a surprisingly high level of truth is in fact
and then ask what level would be
can it be practiced with the expectation
fears have been based on falsehood. The
being taught. A level of truth which
required to successfully do the job for
of some selfish reward. And its ef fect is
displacement of the false by the true is
calibrates at 500 is worth listening to
which it was designed. When we seeas far reaching as it is subtle. the essence of the healing of all things
regardless of its origin, because the
such discrepancies spelled out in plain
In a universe where "like goes to like"
visible and invisible. inability to love is at the root of most
numbers we may stop berating
and "birds of a feather fly together," we
And always a final question will
human problems. Beyond the level of
individual