no longer want to eat this type of stuff and know that it is not healthy or indeed ‘normal.’ Not
only that, they are unwilling to return to the very foods that caused their disease in the fi rst
place!
The next question is: what exactly is a cured patient? How do we know if the organs are fully
restored, and whether the immune system can function despite the input of toxic artificial food?
Will the defenses be lost or weakened again? How soon?
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www.thegersonway.comThere is more and more information showing that meat and all animal products (cheese and
all dairy produce, fish, poultry and eggs), are heat damaged, making proteins largely damaging
to the human body rather than providing it with healthy nutrition. (see T. Colin Campbell’s book,
“The China Study”).
Q: What lifestyle changes should a recovered patient introduce?
A: The patient must bear in mind that household chemicals (cleansers, bleaches, solvents,
polishes and paints) are toxic and must be avoided. Also, many—in fact most—cosmetics
applied to the skin enter the blood stream and are toxic and should be excluded. Especially
harmful are underarm gels, creams or sticks to block perspiration. Healthy perspiration is
odorless. The body attempt to detoxify through perspiration; blocking it forces the toxins back
into the lymphatic system. (see Chapter 5, pg. 41 )
Q: How long will I have to do the therapy? How long until the tumor is gone? How long until
the pain is gone? How long until I can exercise? How long until I can eat (whatever)?
A: Questions beginning with “How long …?” cannot be answered with any certainty. It all
depends on the questioner’s individual circumstances and condition. How large is the tumor,
how far has it spread? How old is the patient, and how much damage has he/she suf fered from
drugs or surgery, or inflicted on him/herself with junk food, smoking and other self-destructive
habits? How faithfully will the patient and family follow the therapy, day in day out for
whatever time is necessary?  Hence no precise answer in terms of weeks or months is possible.
But there is an overall answer that my son Howard learned in the US Navy. When faced with
the possibility of hanging on to the bridge of a submarine that temporarily submer ged due to a
high swell, he asked: “ How long  will I have to hold my breath?” The incredulous senior officer,
after pausing for a few seconds to assess this neophyte, simply said, “As long as it takes!” Can’ t
improve on that.
Q: Carrot juice is high in sugars.  From several sources we hear that carrot juice feeds
tumors.  Is that true?
A: All fruit and many vegetables contain complex carbohydrates, which are not actual sugars,
but form the basis of human nutrition. Contrary to the false claims of some practitioners, carrot
juice does NOT feed tumors.  If it did, the Gerson Therapy would kill every cancer patient!  The
truth is that carrot juice plays a very important part in healing.  Rather than harming patients,
it supplies them with plenty of beta carotene, which is converted in the body to Vitamin. A,
and with many other vitamins.  Moreover, as one of the most complete sources of minerals, it
contains most of the essential ones in an easily absorbed form.  Carrot juice is even high in plant
proteins and as a result represents an excellent provider of total nutrition and healing.
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Q: With all the enemas being used in the course of the two years on the therapy, will I
become dependent on enemas forever?
A: Certainly not! Please bear in mind that the purpose of the enemas is not to clear stools from
the intestines; indeed, they only reach part of the colon and don’ t interfere with evacuation.
This explains why some Gerson patients are able to pass normal stools between enemas. If
constipation was a problem before embarking on the therapy, once the liver and the intestines
are fully restored, the patient develops “regular” bowel movements. The enema routine need
not threaten the recovered “regularity,” and in most cases, when the therapy has come to an end,
normal evacuation takes over without a hitch. In exceptional cases, when this does not happen,
at worst the patient will have to take a half-strength enema daily as a morning routine. To quote
Dr. Gerson’s emphatic rule,
“Never let the sun set on a day when you haven’t moved your bowel!”
Q: Since this therapy bans animal products, where do I get my protein?
A: It is a mistake to believe that all protein is of animal origin. On the contrary. Most vegetables
contain very adequate amounts of protein that is easily absorbed, well digested and assimilated.
Thanks to these qualities it produces healing, rather than feeding tumor tissue, bringing on
arthritic conditions, damaging kidneys, and giving rise to other health problems caused by the
heavy consumption of animal protein. Carrot juice, a mainstay of the Gerson program, is high in
protein; so are potatoes, oatmeal, and most vegetables.
It is no accident that the strongest and largest land animals, i.e., elephants, bulls, orangutans,
bison and others are vegetarians and obtain their protein from grasses, plants, leaves, and fruit.
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www.thegersonway.comCHAPTER 23
Life After Gerson
By now it should be clear that recovering from a life-threatening disease on the Gerson Therapy
is a difficult journey: a long and hard process, demanding courage, patience and perseverance—
and certainly worth every ounce of effort. Besides defeating the potential killer, this way of
healing is also a great investment in a long and healthy future. We have many recovered patients
on record who enjoy excellent health and vitality well past the age that is generally assumed to
bring on all manner of illnesses and all-round physical and mental decline. Not many therapies
can claim to be lifesavers and powerful rejuvenators as well!
Coming off the therapy at the right time has to be handled with care. Just when is the right
time is a tricky question. To stop too soon, before all the essential organs are restored is a great
mistake, likely to lead to a recurrence. In Dr.Gerson’s time rebuilding the body’s defenses after
cancer took some 18 months. Today that is no longer enough. The world is infinitely more toxic
and people are more seriously damaged than they were half a century ago; as a result, cancer
patients need two full years to recover on the therapy. Even that may not be enough for those who
have been pre-treated with chemotherapy prior to starting the Gerson protocol—it is difficult to
set a time limit for them.  (see Chapter 18 )
Patients suffering from non-malignant diseases which respond well to the Gerson Therapy
(see Chapter 19 ) can be fully healed in a year or 18 months, on a less demanding protocol than
the one prescribed for cancer patients.
While coming off the treatment too soon is dangerous, staying on it for too long doesn’t
seem to do any harm. Stopping the therapy has to be a gradual process. Provided all is going
well, juices, enemas and medication are slowly and gradually reduced, as set out in the Annual
Schedule, pg. 132. By the end of two years, patients may manage on 8 juices and one enema a
day; or, if the bowel function is regular on its own, one or two enemas a week. If this reduced
program feels comfortable, with no headaches, no constipation and no new symptoms, juices may
be cut down to 5 or 6 a day, and enemas dropped altogether. But as a ‘health insurance’, it is wise
to drink a few freshly made organic juices every day—indefinitely.
Eating Wisely
Changing over from the strict dietary rules to a more permissive regime also needs care.
During the treatment the body has got used to the best possible nutrition—fresh, pure, tasty
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www.thegersonway.comorganic vegetarian food that is easily digested and provides all the necessary nutrients for health
and fitness. It would be a grave mistake to switch from such a wholesome diet to the so-called
normal variety, heavy with meat, poultry, cheese and chemical-rich convenience foods, and risk a
serious upset. Besides, in our experience, recovered patients with their “clean” systems don’t feel


ism has largely been eliminated in the Western world. Although we don’t see cretinism,
iodine deficiency is still occurring throughout the U.S. It is my premise that iodine deficiency is occurring at epidemic rates in the
U.S. and other Western countries.
As previously mentioned I, along with my partners, have tested over 6,000 patients and found iodine deficiency present in
over 96% of those tested. You read those numbers correctly–over 96% tested low, with most testing moderately to severely low.
This testing was done via urine, blood, and saliva screening. Over the years, urine testing has been the predominant modality
used. The urine testing was done with spot tests as well 24-hour iodine loading tests. The results that I have seen leave no doubt:
Iodine deficiency is still occurring at epidemic rates.
In fact, recent reports from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2005-2008) found that nearly 60% of
women of childbearing age are deficient in iodine.
1
 Iodine levels have declined over 50% over the last 40 years.
2
 Although many
health care experts claim that iodine deficiency is a problem of the past, I can assure you of one thing; these health experts are
wrong. Unfortunately, iodine deficiency is not an old story—it is still present in America and many other Western countries today.
What are the Consequences of Iodine Deficiency in Pregnancy?
1. Lowered Childhood IQ
As I previously mentioned, one of the main consequences of iodine deficiency in pregnant women is a lowered IQ in their
children. I have been lecturing to doctors for over a decade about how important it is to ensure that women of child-bearing age
are iodine sufficient before they become pregnant.
Both the brain and neurological system are formed during the first trimester. The fetus is dependent on the mother supplying
enough iodine to stimulate normal neurological formation. Inadequate maternal iodine can leave the child with permanent
neurological damage and a lowered IQ. It is unclear if iodine supplementation after birth will reverse the neurological problems
obtained from the lack of iodine during pregnancy.
In the latest NHANES (2009-2010) data, the median urine iodine levels for U.S. pregnant women are low at 134μg/L.
3
According to the World Health Organization, this median level would supply insufficient iodine to the fetus.
4
 Keep in mind, mild
maternal iodine deficiency can cause thyroid dysfunction and neurological deterioration. A meta-analysis of 18 studies of children
and adolescents found iodine deficiency was associated with a 13.5 point lower IQ score in children and adolescents.
5
The importance of early iodine supplementation in pregnancy was illustrated when researchers studied three groups of
pregnant women.
6
 All three groups were supplemented with potassium iodide (KI) at 200μg/day. Keep in mind, the RDA for
iodine in pregnancy is 220μg/day. In this study the women were divided into three groups:
Group 1: Supplemented with KI 200μg/day at 4-6 weeks of gestation
Group 2: Supplemented with KI 200μg/day at 12-14 weeks of gestation
Group 3: Supplemented with KI 200μg/day after delivery
All of the children born to these mothers were given a neurocognitive evaluation at 18 months of age and reported these
results as the developmental quotient (DQ). The DQ, similar to the IQ measurement, is used to compare a child’s functioning as
compared to a normative group. For both the IQ and the DQ, the average score is 100. The researchers found a significant
difference in the DQ between the three groups. As seen in
Figure 17
 (next page), the children in group 1, who were
supplemented with iodine in the first trimester had the highest average DQ score of 102. Group 2, supplemented with iodine at
the beginning of the second trimester had a DQ of 92 while Group 3 had a DQ of 87.
 Figure 17: Iodine Supplementation and IQ

The authors of this study reported that there was delayed neurobehavioral performance observed in 36% of the children in
group 3, 25% of the children in group 2 and none of the children in group 1. They summarized this study by stating, “A delay in
6-10 weeks of iodine supplementation…at the beginning of pregnancy increases the risk of neurodevelopmental delay in the
progeny.”
2. Decrease in Educational Ability
Scientists hypothesized that, as compared to children born to mothers with adequate iodine levels, children born to mothers
with mild iodine deficiency would have poorer educational outcomes. Nine years later, the children of the mothers who had mild
iodine deficiency–urinary iodine <150μg/L–were compared to the children from mothers without iodine deficiency. As compared
to the children born to mothers with adequate iodine levels, nine years later in grade 3, the children of the iodine-
deficient mothers
had a 10% reduction in writing, 8% reduction in grammar and a 6% reduction in English literacy.
7
IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE ADEQUATE IODINE LEVELS BEFORE PREGNANCY
It is important to ensure adequate iodine levels in young women before they become pregnant. In order for the fetus to
develop normally, adequate amounts of iodine are required by the mother. In-utero iodine deficiency has been associated with a
host of ailments in children including attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, cretinism, dwarfism, and mental
retardation. Iodine deficiency has also been associated with poor height and bone maturation of children.
8

9
 Furthermore, there is
a decreased neonatal survival rate in iodine-deficient areas. In fact, neonatal mortality has been shown to decline over 50% when
iodine deficiency is rectified.
10
 Unfortunately, in the twenty-first century, iodine levels are continuing to fall for the vast majority of
Americans.
Chapter 13
 will provide more information about iodine dosing during pregnancy.
IODINE, GROWTH HORMONE, AND THYROID HORMONE
Growth hormone deficiency is a condition in children and adults whereby the pituitary gland fails to produce adequate
amounts of human growth hormone. Growth hormone deficiency
in children is not uncommon. Estimates are that from 1 in 4,000
to 1 in 10,000 children suffer from human growth hormone deficiency.
11
 The incidence of human growth hormone deficiency in
children appears to be increasing.
Why would the incidence of human growth hormone deficiency be so prevalent? Low iodine levels may provide the
explanation for this. Researchers have hypothesized that, “…improved growth in iodine-deficient children receiving iodine is likely
due to improved thyroid function {as} both thyroid hormone and {human} growth hormone are essential for normal growth and
development.”
12
 These same researchers reported on a study of severely iodine-deficient children who were given iodine. The
authors reported that there was a significant increase in thyroid function, human growth hormone, and somatic growth in the
treated group versus the untreated group.
Researchers studied three groups of children to determine whether iodine repletion improves growth hormone levels and
somatic growth in iodine-deficient children. The studies were double blinded, prospective studies from three areas of the world–
Morocco, Albania, and South Africa. In all three studies, iodine supplementation increased urinary iodine levels and resulted in
elevated growth hormone levels (increased IGF-1 levels.) In two of the three sites, iodine repletion resulted in increased thyroid
hormone levels as well as weight-for-age scores
and height-for-age scores.
13
Both thyroid hormone and human growth hormone are essential for normal growth and development.
14

15
 In children (or an
individual not fully grown), human growth hormone stimulates growth in length. In adults, human growth hormone does not
stimulate growth in length but has a whole host of beneficial effects in the body including stimulating muscle growth, fat
metabolism, and energy production. For more information on human growth hormone in adults, I refer the reader to my book,
The Miracle of Natural Hormones, 3
rd
 Edition.
IODINE LEVELS FALLING IN WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGEResearchers have reported on the falling iodine levels in women of childbearing age and pregnant women for over 40 years.
Recall (
Chapter 2
) that the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) has found that over the last 40 years
(from 1970-2010), iodine levels have fallen in the United States over 50 percent. In fact, the most recent NHANES data found
that nearly 60% of U.S. women of childbearing age were iodine deficient.
16
 I believe this decline in iodine intake has significantly
contributed to (or perhaps caused) the epidemic of behavioral (ADHD) and emotional (depression) problems affecting
our
children. Furthermore, it is fueling the epidemic of thyroid problems seen in our young people.

Figure 18: Iodine Levels Over Time

The World Health Organization has declared that a urinary iodine concentration (spot urine check) of less than 50μg/L is a
sign of moderate to severe iodine deficiency. Urinary iodine concentrations less than 20μg/L are considered severe iod


	within	that
time,	it	would	count	as	a	hit.	If	he	didn’t	say	the	word,	or	if	he	said	it	after	the
two	minutes	were	up,	it	counted	as	a	miss.
To	ensure	neutrality,	someone	besides	Aimee	chose	both	the	pictures	and
the	key	words	that	matched	each	one.	(This	proved	somewhat	unfair	to	the
bird,	since	the	neutral	chooser	picked	some	words	like	“TV”	that	N’kisi	had
only	said	once	or	twice	before;	the	bird	didn’t	utter	these	words	at	the	right
time	during	the	experiment,	nor
did
	he	say	them	at	all.)	After	all	the	trialswere	over,	the	tapes	of	what	N’kisi	had	said	were	played	for	three	judges,
who	wrote	down	what	they	heard;	unless	N’kisi	distinctly	said	the	right	word,
as	transcribed	by	all	three	judges,	a	hit	wouldn’t	count.	The	results	were
beyond	ordinary	comprehension.	For	example,	when	Aimee	looked	at	a
picture	showing	scantily	clad	bathers	on	a	beach,	N’kisi	mumbled	for	a	bit,
then	all	three	judges	heard	him	say,	“Look	at	my	pretty,	naked	body.”	He
didn’t	say	other,	irrelevant	key	words	in	between	saying	the	right	words,	the
bird	only	whistled	and	made	tones.	When	Aimee	looked	at	a	picture	of
someone	talking	on	the	telephone,	N’kisi	said,	“What’cha	doin’	on	the
phone?”	Perhaps	his	most	intriguing	response	came	when	Aimee	concentrated
on	a	picture	of	flowers.	Instead	of	simply	uttering	the	key	word	“flower,”
Ni’kisi	said,	“That’s	a	pic	of	flowers.”
How	did	he	do	overall?	Out	of	71	trials,	N’kisi	got	23	hits,	as	compared
with	7.4	hits	that	would	have	been	expected	if	the	results	had	been	random.
Sheldrake	points	out	that	this	is	quite	a	significant	outcome,	all	the	more
because	N’kisi	wasn’t	aware	that	he	was	being	tested	and	often	said	the	right
key	word	after	the	allotted	time	was	up.
In	a	small	Manhattan	apartment	this	bit	of	proof	was	added	to	mounting
evidence	that	the	mind	isn’t	solely	human	property,	and	in	fact	might	exist
outside	the	brain.	Communication	between	the	animal	kingdom	and	humans
may	seem	odd,	but	pets	can’t	cheat	and	they	have	no	ulterior	motive	for
proving	they	have	special	abilities.	The	Vedic	rishis	long	ago	asserted	that	the
entire	universe	is	intelligent,	because	it	is	permeated	by	consciousness.	Let’s
see	how	precisely	we	can	put	this	in	modern	terms.
Into	the	Mind	Field
Mind	has	remained	a	metaphysical	riddle	for	centuries	because	it	inhabits	the
physical	world	like	a	ghost.	But	that’s	a	Western	perspective	based	on	our	bias
for	solid,	tangible	things.	We	insist	that
the
	brain	must	be	the	source	of	mind
because	the	brain	is	a	visible	object,	which	is	like	saying	that	a	radio	must	be
the	source	of	music	because	it	is	a	visible	object	from	which	music	emerges.
The	Vedic	rishis	adopted	the	opposite	perspective,	insisting	that	visible
objects	couldn’t	be	the	source	of	mind	since	the	physical	plane	is	the	least
conscious	of	worlds.	It	may	seem	significant	that	the	brain	is	active	during
thought,	but	a	radio	is	active	during	a	broadcast,	and	there	is	no	doubt	that
N’kisi	(not	to	mention	human	telepaths)	picked	up	a	thought	that	was	being
broadcast.
Our	Western	prejudice	against	the	invisible	isn’t	easy	to	overcome.	Mind
will	only	be	proved	to	exist	outside	the	brain	if	it	leaves	some	kind	of
footprint,	a	visible	sign	that	is	as	convincing	as	the	MRIs	that	provide
concrete	evidence	of	neural	activity.	One	such	piece	of	evidence	isinformation,	which	we’ve	touched	on	before.	If	information	permeates	the
entire	quantum	field,	it	can	bridge	mind	and	matter	in	terms	more	acceptable
to	a	materialist.	No	scientist	has	a	problem	believing	that	matter	and	energy
cannot	be	created	or	destroyed,	and	the	cutting	edge	of	physics	is	grappling
with	the	notion	that	information	cannot	be	created	or	destroyed,	either.	What
we	see	in	the	universe	is	constant	transformation.	Helium	atoms	that	fuel	the
sun	send	heat	to	Earth	that	gets	transformed	by	photosynthesis	into	plants	and
all	other	life-forms.	It	can	fairly	be	said	that	life	consists	of	the	sun’s	atoms
exchanging	information	with	atoms	on	Earth.	(Energy	is	information	in	the
sense	that	all	chemical	or	electrical	charges	can	be	expressed	as	plus	or	minus,
positive	or	negative,	zero	or	one.)	It	doesn’t	matter,	then,	that	your	body	bears
no	resemblance	to	a	fiery	star.	Both	are	part	of	the	same	information	field,
which	undergoes	endless	transformation	within	itself.	Or	as	Lord	Krishna
says	in	the	Bhagavad-Gita,	“Folding	back	in	on	myself,	I	create	again	and
again.”
Amit	Goswami,	a	prominent	physicist	who	writes	extensively	on	the	self-
aware	universe,	says	that	creativity	is	just	another	face	of
transformation
.
“The	universe	is	always	putting	new	wine	into	old	bottles,	or	new	wine	into
new	bottles.”	The	same	energy	packets,	containing	the	same	information,	are
being	endlessly	shuffled	in	the	Zero	Point	Field.	Goswami	approaches
reincarnation	in	the	same	context.	Identities	are	passing	through	the
information	field,	exchanging	data	with	new	identities	that	feel	like	a	new
“me”	but	are	actually	transmutations	of	indestructible	zeros	and	ones	strung
into	long	chains	of	ideas	and	experiences.
Right	now	you	are	a	bundle	of	information	in	mind	and	body.	You	have
unique	memories;	your	cells	have	undergone	chemical	changes	shared	by	no
one	else	in	the	world.	When	you	die,	none	of	this	information	will	vanish,
because	it	can’t.	There	is	nowhere	for	plus	and	minus,	positive	and	negative
to	go	since	the	field	contains	nothing
but
	information.	Therefore	their	only
alternative	is	to	recombine.	How	do	they	do	that?
The	answer	lies	in	the	root	word	of	information,	which	is	“form.”	We
inhabit	an	“in-formed	universe”	according	to	Ervin	Laszlo,	which	strings
atoms	along	the	double	helix	of	DNA,	bits	of	information	in	physical	form,
just	as	it	strings	together	information	in	nonphysical	form	as	ideas.	This
brings	us	one	step	closer	to	the	breathtaking	notion	that	the	whole	universe	is
God’s	mind;	that	is,	a	dynamic	field	of	infinite	information	undergoing
infinite	transformations.	But	we	can’t	take	that	step	unless	we	know	how
small	ideas	survive,	much	less	cosmic	ones.
The	rishis	taught	that	ideas	survive	in	the	Akashic	field	as	memories.	You
and	I	constantly	access	Akashic	memory	when	we	assume	that	we	are
accessing	our	brains.	In	esoteric	circles	Akashic	memory	functions	to	give	us
information	from	departed	spirits	and	past	lifetimes.	In	Jungian	psychologythe	same	m


,
disasters, and looming threats.
Realize that worry isn’t productive.
Reject anxious thoughts that are habitual and recurring.
The key ingredient in self-reflection is detachment, a concept that grows
deeper and deeper with each limb of Yoga. Here detachment doesn’ t imply
indifference, passivity, or apathy. Instead, you distance yourse lf from the
pull of emotion.
Let’s say that you get word that someone you trust, such as a close
friend, uttered a harsh criticism about you that has gotten back to you. A
flush of anger rises in you. You may feel sad or angry and wond er why you
ever thought this person was a real friend. Perhaps the temptat ion to exact
revenge or to say damaging things about your friend enters the picture.
You have several opportunities to practice detachment here. First, at the
instant anger starts to rise, you can pause, take a deep breath, and hold up
your hand for time-out. Second, you can sit quietly until your immediate
reaction dies down and reason can prevail. Perhaps your friend didn’ t
actually say what was reported to you, or perhaps a slight has been blown
out of all proportion. Third, you can close your eyes, center yourself, and do
a simple  breathing meditation until your anger dissipates. Finally, you can
reflect on the fact that you have survived worse criticism and will seek a
way to understand and for give your friend.
What these four possibilities have in common is that you move closer to
your true self, which is never wounded, cares nothing about criticism, sees
everyone in the light of lovin g acceptance, and brings compassion and
forgiveness to any situation. The opposite of self-reflection is to nurse your
grievance against your friend, indulging in a combination of self-pity and
fantasies of getting even. Learning a better way to respond emotionally isthe whole purpose of the niyamas, and detachment is an important skill to
be learned.
Exercise
Consider the example of an angry response given above. Reflect on
how it applies to your own store of resentments, grudges, and old hurts
from other people. Go inside and reflect on moving these emotional
residues so that you bring a sense of light and lightness to your feelings. To
make your ability to self-reflect even more powerful, be on the lookout the
next time you have a strong impulse to be angry, envious, anxious, or
discouraged. In the moment of your reaction, pause and follow the four
opportunities mentioned in the anger example above. Genuinely try to adopt
detachment as your response, looking upon it as a skill based on emotional
intelligence. You can journal about how the experience allowed you to see
how self-reflection and detachment work, and how much you can benefit
from simply taking a step back and expanding your vision of who you
really are.
FRIDAY
Surrender to the Unknown
Begin by silently repeating today’ s theme:
I give myself over to the great mystery.
I give myself over to the great mystery.
The fifth and final niyama  asks you to recognize your higher reality and
surrender to it. In daily life there is a constant push-pull between getting
what you want and giving in to what someone else wants. Giving in is a
form of surrende r, which is why most people do not like the connotation of
that word. It seems foreign to human nature when this niyama  calls for
complete surrender.The issue hasn’ t been cleared up by Yoga commentaries that use a mix-
and-match vocabulary, some calling for surrender to God, others making it
surrender to the Absolute, the divine mystery of existence or Brahman (the
Sanskrit word for “big” that implies the whole of creation, the One, the
All).
To gain clarity, first we must sweep away all this loaded vocabu lary. As
a famous Yogic saying affirms, “Those who speak of It know It not. Those
who know It speak of It not.” Here It refers to God/th e Absolute/the divine
mystery/Brahman, according to the terminology you favor. Names don’t
matter, because the “real” reality is beyond language.
With this understanding in mind, the fifth niyama  isn’t about ordinary
surrender, which involves givin g in to someone else and thus sacrificing
what you want. In Royal Y oga, surrender is simply the recognition of higher
reality. Once accepted, there is an end to seeking, frustration, and endless
speculation. Religious history is full of all three, so this isn’t religious
surrender, either. You acknowledge your place in the mystery of existence.
Then what? Once you accept that water is wet, there’ s not much more to
say. The fifth niyama  teaches that the contemplation of higher reality brings
endless rewards. The practices of contemplation will make this clearer.
THE PRACTICES OF CONTEMPLATION
Welcome the end of seeking.
Turn your attention to what life means.
Expose yourself to inspirational poetry and scripture.
Attune yourself to the beauty of Nature.
Follow your creative impulses.
Act from your ﬁnest feelings whenever you can.
Take time to offer gratitude.
Dwell on your version of a higher being or consciousness.
Nurture awe and wonder in the contemplation of creation.
See yourself as having a unique place in the divine or cosmic
plan.These practices are meant to have a direct personal effect. The effect is
to get you out of linear thinking—this isn’t a journey from A to B, but a
journey to show you who you have always been.
In that light, the practices of contemplation constantly expand our self-
awareness. We are all used to expanding our awareness, even if we don’t
label it as such. As an example, consider when we learned to read. The state
of literacy opens an entirely new way of being. When your contemplation
practice opens up even a moment of insight, joy, or inspiration, this signals
how total transformation will be. The process begins by surrend ering to the
reality that the source of creatio n exists and is identical to your source, the
true self.
Exercise
In detective fiction, a mystery is something that needs solving, and,
until it is solved, things haven’ t been set right. The guilty need to be
unmasked; right must prevail. But the mystery of the source is different.
The human mind exists in the relative world. But this doesn’ t present an
impenetrable barrier to the Absolute—quite the opposite. To use a
traditional image from Yoga, imagine that the Absolute is sending arrows of
light into the created world.
Consider that the highest values in life, including love, compassion,
creativity, empathy, beauty, truth, and spiritual inspiration, are what the
arrows carry to our world. This is a good start for practicing contemplation.
Sit quietly and let your mind go to an experience of one of those  values just
listed. Feel the lightness, vibrancy, joy, and fulfillment your experience
contained. Let these subtle feelings expand and settle in your awareness.
You are learning  the truth of the Yogic saying “This isn’t knowledge you
learn. This is knowledge you become.”
ADVANCED EXPLORATIONIf you want to go more deeply into classic Yoga, there are many  sources
of information about the niyamas, beginn ing with all the free information
online. Look under the Sanskrit names for the niyamas, which are given
below with their traditional translations.
Saucha: Clean body, mind, and spirit
Santosha: Contentment
Tapas: Austerities, self-discipline
Svadhyaya: Self-reﬂection
Ishvara pranidhana: Surrender to or contemplation of a
Supreme Being
OceanofPDF.comWEEK 3
BRINGING THE LIGHT TO YOUR BODY
(Limb of Yoga: Asana)THIS PART OF THE JOURNEY
The third limb of Yoga, known as asana, is about makin g a conscious
connection with your body. From there a union of equals—a spiritual
marriage—can be experienced. Without this connection, there is no true
knowledge of who you really are.
The term asana  has been adopte d for the postur es that Sarah deals with
in Part II of the book. Each posture is specifically aimed at changes in
biology and physiology that affect your mood and mental state. A precise
science underlie s this branch of Yoga. It is an inner science, despite the
physical image of a yogi sitting in lotus position that most peop le see when
they think of Y oga.
In Week 3, I will focus on the inner science, presenting the pure view of
Patanjali, which holds that the body is a disguised form of consciousness.
Remove the disguise—cells, tissues, organs, and systems—and you will
discover how to bring your body into the light. Perhaps it is fairer to say
that your body is going to bring you into the light.
MONDAY
The Conscious Body
Begin by silently repeating today’ s theme:
I experience my body as a ﬂow of awareness.
I experience my body as a ﬂow of awareness.
Your body isn’ t a machine, even a miraculous machine, but a storehouse
of infini te know ledge. If we look at any process in the body, from a cell
dividing to reproduce itself to the immune system repelling an invader or


 on some experiences you consider as suffering—they’d
include instances of grief, loss, sickness, betrayal, failure,
humiliation, and so on. Now sit quietly, go inward, and be with
yourself this minute. You are the same awareness that went
through suffering but also not suffering, that experienced pain but
also pleasure, that lost but also gained. For every opposite, you
have experienced both poles. Therefore, you are not either one.
You are the unchanging awareness that witnesses change, the
screen upon which every experience plays without being an
experience. This insight holds the entire secret of bringing
suffering to an end.
YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 26

Suffering continues because we cling to memory and
grasp at experience. It is an illusion to believe that the
now can be grasped or that reality can be clung to.
Truth feels cold when there’s nothing you can do about it.
People feel the truth that l ife brings suffering, and they hate
feeling helples s in the face of this truth. The result is gre at inner
conflict. On the one hand, w e pretend to accept that lif e brings
suffering. On the other hand, we struggle to escape the feeling of
helplessness. Modern medicine ends part of the confusion and
struggle. As diseases are conquered, human beings feel more
powerful and suffering is pushed aside—for the moment.
Suffering in the form of ment al anguish has not been allevi ated,
nor has the fe ar of disease and aging, or the dread o f death.
Upgrading virtual reality is the story of modern technological
civilization. (Just as the discovery of new means of mechanized
death is  a downgrade of virt ual reality.) Suffering retains its grip
because we want to cling to g ood experiences and the memory of
better days. As long as youth, health, and happiness are rooted in
time, with good times being preferable to bad times, the re is no
escape from suffering. Clinging to virtual reality means that
suffering is part of the construct.
When y ou wak e up, you don ’t try to cling or grasp. You don’t
store up good memories and push down bad ones. There  is only
being here now. In the now there is nothing to hold and grasp,
nothing to cling to. By no lo nger clinging, you have cut off your
connection to virtual reality. Then suffering no longer clings to
you.For Today
When s omebody tells you to let go and stop holding on, does
that advice really help? The most stubborn resentments, affronts,
hurts, and anger are holding on to you, not the other way around.
No one wakes up after a bitter divorce, losing a job, or being
betrayed by a friend, thinking, “Now I’ve got something I really
want to  hold on to.” Instead, the anger and resentment come back
of th eir own accord, and they  last as long as they decide to last, not
as long you want them to last.
What y ou are actually clingin g to isn’t bad memories, neg ative
emotions, old grudges, and hurt feelings. You are holding on to
virtual reality. By waking up, you let go of your allegiance to it, and
then the bad stuff stops clinging to you. Think about something
that ma kes you really angry or resentful. When you have it in
mind, let go. You won’t be able to, not when it is still clinging to
you. In reality,  you are where you are. This place is filled with bad
things that once happened, hurts and resentments that are in
various stages: clinging tight ly, starting to let go, or almost faded
to noth ing. Virtual reality is set up so that, wherever you are,
experience clings like barnac les to a ship’s hull. Seeing this gives
you a sense of detachment, which is a sign that you are waking up.
YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 27

Suffering comes to an end when we no longer fear
impermanence. As long as we have a stake in the illusion,
we will suffer.
Children are eager to explore the world, and they love how
everything is changing. But at the same time a child wants the
security and safety of hom e. This balance becomes harder to
maintain as an adult. Change becomes threatening when there’s
no one at home to promise s afety and security. One way to hold
anxiety at bay is to pretend t hat “I,” the ego-personality, is stable
and reliable. “I” has a stake i n the world, something to maintain.
The ego  builds itself up by every kind of clinging—to pleasure,
fantasy, wishful thinking, outworn conditioning, old memories,
and false beliefs.
All t hose things are imperma nent, so it doesn’t work to build a
self wit h them as a foundation. Fear of change departs only when
you base your life on the true  self. As you wake up, the transition
from ego to true self happens naturally.
For Today
The bes t way to feel safe is when you take safety for gra nted
without worryi ng about it. Consider the commercials you see on
television for life insurance, pharmaceuticals, retirement homes,
and burglar alarms. They offe r reassurance by first bringing up the
fear tha t you are not secure a nd safe. The tactic works bec ause we
don’t really take our personal security for granted—we push
anxiety out of sight instead.
To feel how real, unshakable security feels, stop reading for a
second. Then start reading again, and stop again. In the pausebetween readin g these words, you took for granted that yo u know
how to read. T here’s no underlying anxiety about this—yo u know
it for certain—and the same is true for dozens of things you know
how to do. Thi s is how it feels when you are truly secure  without
hiding f rom underlying anxie ty. When you wake up, you will take
for gran ted tha t you have alw ays existed and always will. On that
basis, you are a gain like a child, free to explore the world and safe
from fear because you are at home always, inside yourself.
YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 28

Freedom is the natural state of existence, knowing that we
are aware here and now.
Virtual reality isn’t reliable when it comes to lasting happi ness,
security, fulfillment, love, and other things we cherish. Some
people enjoy very few of those things, and even when we get more
than our fair sh are, we fear p ossible loss. It is a bad deal to rely on
what is unreliable. You would n’t take a job from an employer who
says that he w ill toss a coin every day to determine if you  stay or
get fired. But we cling to vir tual reality with no guarantees that
things w ill work out. This is a form of bondage—the wor st form,
since the widely held belief is that there’s no alternative.
Real freedom isn’t something  you struggle to achieve, hope for,
and fee l unlike ly to win. Free dom is our natural state if we don’t
imprison ourselves. On waking up, you no longer feel bound to
virtual reality. Mental constructs lose their grip and eventually
fade away entirely. Being her e now is the same as total freedom,
because the now is gone before anything can lay claim to y ou. You
exist and you are aware—that’s enough to set you free.
For Today
All of us have our own version of what it feels like to be fre e and
its opp osite, what it feels like to be trapped, hemmed in, and
suffocated. Yet  these concepts disguise the reality, which is that
our sense of freedom is al ways bound up with its o pposite.
Retirement frees us from the demands of work; having the
children go off to college frees us from having them under our
roof. But our freedom is constrained by having a job and becoming
a parent in the first place.True fre edom isn’t bound up with its opposite. To prove this to
yourself, think  for a moment and describe what you were doing at
7:37 last Tuesday evening. What thoughts were in you r head?
What words did you say? Even if something memorable sticks
with you from last Tuesday, it takes an effort to recall it. You are
free fr om 7:37 last Tuesday evening because there  is no
attachment to it. A moment of now has fled and gone. The
moment when you started to read this lesson has fled and gone.
Your re lationship to the now is to experience it, extract what it has
to give, and move on. This is the state of nondoing and
nonclinging, which dawns as your natural state when you wake up.
YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 29

Knowing ourselves as timeless beings, we can live
consciously. We can be what we really are—a species of
consciousness creating the human universe.
“I,” the ego-personality, grapples with the stuff of creation
every day, turning new idea s into reality. We call this progress,
and it is—of a sort. The ideas we turn into reality have an agenda
and a past. The y crop up in a context that accepts or rejec ts them


ress
Stress	has	an	upside	and	a	downside.	Stress	can	induce	positive	emotions—
excitement,	passion	and	positive	arousal.	Alternatively,	stress	can	bring	on
negative	emotions	such	as	fear,	anxiety	and	anger.	In	both	cases,	the	same	body
systems	are	involved;	both	“good”	excitement	and	“bad”	fear	can	increase	heart
rate	and	blood	pressure.	With	different	mental	outlooks,	however,	different
results	occur.	In	a	positive	mental	outlook,	health	improves;	with	a	negative
mindset,	cells	are	damaged	and	health	is	impaired.	Meeting	the	stressful
challenges	that	appear	in	our	lives—the	chance	for	a	promotion	at	work,	for
instance—can	help	us	to	grow	and	develop.	When	chronic	and	negative,
however,	stress	damages	our	cells	and	impairs	our	health.
Any	perceived	threat,	such	as	an	attacking	predator,	a	crazy	driver	or	an
urgent	deadline,	causes	your	nervous	system	to	stimulate	both	the	pituitary	and
the	adrenal	glands,	releasing	stress	hormones	such	as	adrenaline.	These
hormones	provide	a	“rush”	necessary	to	prepare	the	body	for	sudden	action—by
increasing	heart	rate,	breathing	rate,	blood	flow	to	the	muscles,	blood	pressure
and	other	vital	functions.	This	stress	reaction	was	historically	important	for
survival—part	of	the	“fight	or	flight”	response,	which	enables	us	to	enhanceperformance	through	an	increase	in	our	physical	and	mental	capacities	for	an
immediate	shift	into	“emergency	mode.”
Production	of	these	chemicals,	however,	was	meant	to	be	episodic;	an
emergency	would	come,	and	it	would	pass.	Unfortunately	for	many	people,
stress	is	now	chronic.	People	are	working	more	and	sleeping	less,	and	the	pace
of	daily	living	is	accelerating.	When	chronically	mobilized,	stress	chemicals
build	up	in	our	system	and	damage	our	cells	and	tissues.	Stress	chemicals	can
lead	to	damaged	immunity,	increased	susceptibility	to	infectious	disease,
damaged	blood	vessels,	maldigestion,	sleep	disturbance,	water	retention,	fat
deposits,	hypoglycemia,	ulcers,	anxiety,	high	blood	pressure,	cardiac
irregularities,	lower	pain	threshold,	lower	sperm	count,	reduced	sexual
performance,	anxiety	and	depression.
•	According	to	the	Occupational	Safety	and	Health	Administration	(OSHA),
stress	is	among	the	top-ten	reasons	Americans	miss	work.
•	The	American	Medical	Association	(AMA)	has	estimated	that	up	to	70
percent	of	all	patients	seen	by	general-practice	physicians	show	symptoms
directly	related	to	stress.
•	Job	stress	can	chronically	raise	blood	pressure,	and	stress	from	lack	of
control	on	the	job	can	even	increase	the	risk	of	heart	disease	(such	as,	for
example,	by	changing	the	parameters	of	blood	clotting	factors).
•	On	a	positive	note,	a	1997	study	at	Duke	University	showed	that	heart
attack	victims	who	learned	to	manage	their	stress	levels	could	reduce	the
risk	of	a	repeated	heart	attack	by	74	percent.
Unfortunately,	many	of	us	now	spend	much	time	during	the	day	in	emergency
mode	as	a	result	of	all	kinds	of	what	should	be	nonemergency	activities,	such	as
catching	buses,	driving	cars,	attending	meetings	and	doing	daily	work.	As	a
result,	we	flood	our	systems	with	stress	chemicals	unnecessarily,	and	we	do	so
on	a	chronic	basis.
To	minimize	damage	from	chronic	stress,	we	must	find	healthful	ways	to
adapt.	Adaptation	is	what	stress	management	is	all	about.	Our	ability	to	adapt	is
part	of	what	has	allowed	humankind	to	survive	so	well	in	diverse	environments.
We	must	learn	how	to	choose	and	interpret	today’s	challenges	in	ways	that
convert	potentially	dis-stressful	situations	to	exciting,	challenging	ones,	as	well
as	learn	productive	coping	strategies	when	dis-stress	is	unavoidable.
If	you	know	of	a	certain	person,	situation	or	location	that	stresses	you,	choose
to	avoid	putting	that	stress	on	yourself	by	avoiding	that	person,	situation	or
location.	Do	not	put	pressure	(stress)	on	yourself	when	doing	so	will	likely	have
no	effect	on	the	outcome	of	a	situation.	You	have	the	power	to	choose.	If	you	arestuck	in	a	traffic	jam,	you	can	either	stress	out,	or	you	can	seize	the	opportunity
to	breathe	deeply	and	relax.	Neither	action	makes	the	traffic	move	faster,	but	one
approach	makes	you	healthier	and	the	other	makes	you	sicker.	If	you	become
visibly	irritated	when	standing	in	lines	or	following	slow	drivers,	at	those	times
you	may	want	to	evaluate	the	degree	to	which	you	allow	life’s	little	irritations	to
impact	negatively	on	your	health	and	well-being.
Many	dis-stressful	situations	are	impossible	to	avoid.	In	fact,	we	would	not
want	to	avoid	all	of	them.	As	Robert	Ornstein,	M.D.,	and	David	Sobel,	Ph.D.,
explain	in	their	book
The	Healing	Brain,
“If	we	.	.	.	tried	to	avoid	[all]	stressors
no	one	would	ever	marry,	have	children,	take	a	job,	get	divorced,	or	invent
anything	at	all.”	“The	way	we	react	to	stress,”	they	say,	“appears	to	be	more
important	than	the	stress	itself.	.	.	.	[T]he	onset	and	course	of	disease	are	strongly
linked	to	a	person’s	ability	and	willingness	to	cope	with	stress.	.	.	.	Helplessness
is	worse	than	stress	itself.”
Many	effective	techniques	exist	for	reducing	the	stress	in	our	lives,	including
counseling,	prayer,	meditation,	therapy,	exercise,	yoga,	self-hypnosis,	keeping	a
journal,	social	support	and	other	alternatives.	Find	what	works	for	you	and
understand	that	your	health	is	constantly	affected	by	the	way	you	respond	to	and
interpret	the	stressful	situations	in	your	life;	your	levels	of	dis-stress	are
determined	by	your	choices,	not	simply	by	the	random	happenings	in	your	busy
life.
Love	Leads	the	Way
The	“good”	emotions—love,	compassion,	spiritual	awareness—	have
extremely	powerful	implications	for	health,	but	they	are	often	difficult	to	define,
explain	or	measure.	These	complex	and	nontangible	concepts	remain	perhaps	the
most	“real”	considerations	in	our	lives.	Understanding	their	power	over	health
and	disease	is	critical	to	understanding	and	practicing	effective	health	care.
Strong	social	support—including	family	relationships,	friendships,
relationships	with	health	practitioners,	romantic	relationships,	and	relationships
with	spiritual	leaders	and	figures—	is	a	critical	component	of	health	care.	People
are	typically	healthier	and	recover	from	diseases	more	effectively	when	they
have	strong	social	ties.	Why?	Perhaps	people	simply	feel	cared	for	and	hopeful
about	their	future.	Or	perhaps	the	bonds	that	people	form	transcend	our
traditional	scientific	understanding	of	health—even	into	realms	of	spirit	and
energy.	However	it


cured in 2 to 4 days. Practice until the original strength, freshness, calm sleep, good appetite and
good remembrance is back again”.
Are there any adverse reactions with OP?
Dr Karach said: “some people in whom various illnesses are simultaneously manifest, an
apparent worsening of condition is possible. This is due to primary infection first being depleted,
causing secondary infections to dominate temporarily. After a few days secondary infection will
disappear while another may be stimulated into activity. Such symptoms are usually apparent in
persons suffering from chronic or terminal illnesses. Under these circumstances Dr Karach
recommends that the affected person steadfastly continues the treatment even if fevers are
initiated. Dr Karach maintains just when these symptoms appear the oil treatment will facilitate
rapid healing. Should the treatment be broken for one reason or another the overall effects will be
slowed down. For these reasons Dr Karach maintains that an apparent worsening of health is an
excellent sign that disease is progressively being removed from the body”.
Examples : To cite examples: - (a) Itching of the skin during infection and inflammation of an
injury or wound and the same itching may be present in an aggravated manner during cure of the
wound/injury. (b) A bone breaks due to an accident. The pain at the time of setting is more severe
and also during the process of healing.
Advice on how to deal with healing reactions
• Do OP as usual or increase to two or three times a day or even stop for a few days
depending on the severity and your reaction.
• Take medicine under the advice of a doctor for a minimum period, for relief and continue
OP after the reactions is over.
• It is not necessary that there will be healing reactions for all cases. Most of the cases are
chronic and the patient has been suffering for long and possibly under treatment. Healing
reaction appears more severe and one gets the feeling that disease is aggravating. At
such time one is inclined to stop OP, do not stop but continue OP. This is a sure sign
before cure. Recognize it as a reaction and continue OP and you will be cured with in a
short time and you will know the state of disease free health which makes you happy.
Sample testimonies of different disease cured
There are many testimonies of disease cured from different people, differing in age, sex and
duration of disease. More examples are given in my book “Oil Pulling – A Universal Remedy”.
Sample testimonies of chronic diseases cured are appended below for showing the curative effect
of OP.
Forty five year old Asthma and Allergy cured
I am 56 years old. I have been suffering from allergy and asthma from the age of 11 years
when I had my first menses. Whenever I had head bath after monthly periods I was
suffering from asthma, cough and phlegm.  It was very severe. This was lasting for about 3-4
days every month. In addition whenever I had head bath I used to suffer from the same type of
allergy. I had tried all types of treatment for 45 years to get rid of this but without any success. I
was spending my life with medicines but without cure. They had even diagnosed as a heart
problem. I had lost hope of living. Life seamed a big burden and uncertain.
At this stage, on 3rd March 94 I met you (T Koteswara rao) in a marriage and you came to me and
explained to me about OP and encouraged me to practice it. 2 months after practicing my
problems of health became a little more severe and I took them as healing reactions and
consoled myself with the hope that I am going to be cured totally after the reactions. These
reactions lasted for about 2 months. Now after 9 months of OP I have become wonderfully
healthy. Asthma has gone, no pains in the joints or body, no spots or discoloration of the
skin instead the skin has acquired a new shine, digestion has improved and I can eat
anything without the fear of allergy. It is really enjoyable to eat things, which you like
instead of fearing about allergy and asthma.
My advice to all women is, do OP for all your problems you will remain healthy and your looks will
improve.
Ms.V.Lakshminarsamamba, Krishna Dt, A.P
Allergy Asthma- Exhilarating Experience
On the first day of OP Feb 25, 1995, I felt an exhilarating feeling of freshness in the mouth.
Because of OP, addiction to cigar smoking cured on Mar 28, 1995. I was able to work with
increased energy, concentration and less impatience. My nostrils were clear and clean.
I had food allergic asthma from September 1975. By end of March '95, I gave up the use of
inhalers for asthma.
Numbness in hands and legs disappeared in April 1995.
Discomfort in my feet and joints due to walking disappeared by April '95.
The food tastes better and I feel more energetic.
I am enjoying the freshness of mouth, good health and very sound sleep due to OP.
Prof V.R.R.M. Babu, (57 years), Geology Dept, Andhra University, Waltair
Allergic bronchitis with wheezing
For the last three months, my wife and I are doing OP regularly. I suffer from severe running
nose. Now after I started doing OP, the running nose has become very mild and it persists
only for a day or so. I also used to get severe bouts of cough and with great difficulty
manage to get the sputum out. Now the running nose does not follow by cough.
My wife used to develop allergic bronchitis with wheezing due to dust or after severe cold
and on long journeys. She tried OP for three months and did not develop wheezing or
severe cough.
Dr. P.V.R.D.N. Prasad Sarma, (practicing since 1955), Machilipatnam, AP
Cancer cases
Most importantly, I want to write about  three cases of cancer. In two cases, biopsy report
confirms “schirrus type of carcinoma of uterus”.  In the third case, it is malignant growth
of a tumor of a size bigger than tennis ball on the jawbone.  This case is also of a woman on
homeopathy medicines. Within two months of OP, in both cases of carcinoma of uterus
bleeding reduced, general condition improved and they are confident that their disease will
go. You know confidence/faith contributes to cure more than medicine.
In the  case of malignant tumor after a month of OP, pus came out of a hole in the tumor on
the jawbone. The pus stopped after three weeks, the hole closed and the size of tumor
came down to almost normal.  In these cases, my medicines must have given temporary relief. I
am hoping they will totally heal.
In case of joint pains the improvement that would have resulted in eight months with my
medicines, have come within two moths of OP.
For allergy, asthma and tooth diseases, the results are wonderful.  My medicines must have
given o nly temporary relief. I am hoping OP will heal them totally.
Dr.S.Chandramouli, Homeopath, Gollalamamidalam, E.G. Dt., A. P
Constipation – Piles -“With OP Health Is Great Wealth”
I have been practicing OP for the last one year with Til (gingelly -sesame) oil  for fifteen to
twenty minutes daily in the morning without fail. I am 82 years old. I have been suffering from
constipation and piles for the last four decades. I consulted many doctors, used many
medicines but with only temporary relief.
Within two weeks of practicing OP, I started getting relief. There was no pain during motion.
Inflammation and piles decreased. I started having free and clear evacuation. I am sleeping
peacefully and happily at night. Indigestion, lack of appetite has gone. Decades old pain has gone
just by doing OP with gingelly (sesame) oil. Our Ayurvedic treatment is a comprehensive solution
for all diseases. It is good for all to practice. -“With OP Health Is Great Wealth”.
                            Padma Bhusan Sri Kalogi Narayana Rao, People's Poet, Tirupathi, A.P
Diabetes - Pregnancy - Child birth
My age is 41 years. I am a diabetic patient with no children. After doing OP for three months, I
became pregnant. At the time of pregnancy, my blood sugar increased. I stopped OP for about a
month thinking it was aggravating my problem. Having come to know that aggravation is a sign of
cure, I started OP again. The sugar level came down and I continued OP throughout my
pregnancy. After a caesarian operation, I gave birth to a baby. The doctors checked for sugar,
both for the baby and me. We both were free from sugar. The wound healed well and stitches
removed on the seventh day. Doctor was astonished at this. I found OP benefited me in the
following ways:
I weigh 90 Kgs. height 4’11” with weak twisted foot. By walking, the foot used to become septic
and pus used to ooze. By OP and walking daily, I became strong and was able to walk up the
steps without difficulty.
OP reduced sugar gradually and diabetes cured. The skin became clear and shining and the
spots on the body disappeared.
The body became strong, teeth firm; gums healthy and the hair turned black and stopped


 along the top of the right arm all the way to
the shoulder and across the chest. Repeat by pressing and releasing
along the underside of the right arm, from the hand up to the forearm,
shoulder, and chest. Your pressure should be firm and the massage
should be gradual and continuous. Repeat on the left side, making sure
to massage both the top and underside of the arm.
Figure 2. Toning-up exer cise, hands.
Bring the tips of the fingers to your navel and with both hands on the
belly, begin to press and release around the abdomen, gradually
moving the pressure up to the heart.
Massage by pressing and releasing your lower back, kidney area, and
ribs, moving up toward the heart.Start with the right foot, grasping and massaging the toes, soles, and
tops of the feet, moving up the calves, thighs, hips, and stomach,
continuing the motion up toward the heart. Repeat on the left leg,
moving up to the hips and continuing all the way to the heart.
Figure 3. Toning-up exer cise, feet.
Lie on your back and lengthen the spine, keeping the head and neck
long and free. Bring the knees up to your chest, clasp your hands over
the knees, and begin to roll slowly and easily from side to side. Always
allow your neck to be relaxed and free. Breathe normally.
Roll 5 times to each side and then release the arms and slowly extend
your legs out from the hips. Let the body be completely relaxed.
Figure 4. Toning-up exer cise, side r oll.
Figure 5. Toning-up exer cise, side r oll.
II. SEA T FIRMING POSE— Vajrasana (30 seconds to 1 minute)
Begin by kneeling and sitting with the buttocks on the heels. The feet
should be slightly apart and the big toes crossed. Lengthen the spine,
widen the rib cage, and slightly lift the chest. The head and neck
should be long and free. Look straight ahead and breathe easily. Place
your hands in your lap with the right hand on top of the left, palms up.
As you inhale, lift the buttocks of f the heels and come up to a kneeling
position. Keep the spine lengthened and the chest open and lifted.
Relax the shoulders. On the exhalation, slowly lower the body and sit
back down on the heels. Repeat again smoothly, with even breaths.
Move slowly. Breathe deeply and easily, keeping the front and back of
your body lively, long, and free.
Benefits : This asana strengthens the pelvic region, removes tension from the
knees and ankles, and builds a strong foundation for the back.
III. HEAD TO KNEE POSE— Janu Sirsasana  (About 1 minute)Sit down and extend your legs straight out in front of you. Stretch
through the backs of the legs and heels, toes pointing up toward the
head.
Figure 6. Seat-firming pose, starting position.
Bend your left knee and place the sole of your left foot against the
inside of the right thigh.
Inhale and lift your arms straight up from the upper back, stretching
them over your head. On the exhalation, bend your body forward and
down, elongating the spine. Keep lengthening the spine, arms, and
neck as you come forward. Avoid collapsing your chest or
overrounding your upper back. You may soften the front knee slightly
to further release your lower back.
Hold the pose for a few breaths. Then inhale and release your arms
from the upper back, opening the chest forward and up as you bring
your arms over the head. Repeat again on the same side, moving
slowly and comfortably. Inhale as you raise your body and exhale as
you lower your arms down to your sides.Figure 7. Seat-firming pose, er ect position.
Figure 8. Head to knee pose.
Perform this posture on the other side. Fully extend your left leg in
front of you. Bend your right knee and place the sole of your right foot
against the inside of your left thigh.Breathe and move into the posture slowly. Exhale as you bend your
body forward and down and inhale as you come up. Then repeat the
pose again on the same side. Breathe normally and hold for a few
breaths without strain. After you come up, exhale and lower your arms
down to the sides.
Benefits: This pose strengthens and relax es the spine, tones the abdome n,
liver, and spleen, and aids in digestion.
IV. SHOULDER ST AND—Sarvangasana (Start by holding for 30
seconds; gradually increase to 2 minutes if you are comfortable in
the Pose.)
Note of Caution: If you are a beginner or have stiffness or problems in the
upper back and neck, practice this posture with one or two blankets placed
under the shoulders to protect the neck, or do a half shoulder stand rather
than completely  straightening the body in the full pose. Perform this posture
slowly. If you have a chronic back problem or high blood pressure, be sure
to check with your doctor before performing this pose. (Ayurveda advises
against standing on the head, as it can injure the brain, neck, and spine if
practiced improperly.)
Lie on your back and press your arms and hands flat against the floor.
Relax your shoulders and lengthen the spine.
As you exhale, bend your knees and slowly raise your legs over the
waist. Push your palms against the floor and swing your knees up and
over your head. Bend the elbows, keeping them in toward the body
and in line with your shoulders. Support your back with your hands
above the hips. The elbows and the shoulders should create a stable
platform to support your body.Figure 9. Shoulder  stand.
Straighten your legs by lengthening through both heels and the balls of
your feet. Allow your spine to stretch up toward the ceiling. Fully
stretch your legs out from the hips to keep your body in a straight line
from the ankles to the shoulders. Extend the spine upward.
If you choose to do the half shoulder stand, don’ t straighten your body
all the way. Support the weight of your body with your hands, while
making an angle with your legs. The feet point in the direction of the
head. ( Note : This is a shoulder stand, not a neck stand, so there should
be no strain in the neck or throat. This is very important.) Keep the
breath smooth and let your face relax. Hold the posture for a few
breaths, increasing the time you stay in this pose as is comfortable.
Benefits : This asana enlivens the entire endocrine system, increases
circulation to the thyroid gland, relieves mental fatigue, brings flexibility tothe spine, and has a soothing ef fect on the body.
V. PLOW  POSE—Halasana (15 seconds to 1 minute)
Continue into this next posture as you exhale and bend from the pelvis
to bring both legs down over the head. Keep the legs stretching straight
out through the heels so that the legs are at a right angle to the torso.
Let the spine lengthen to avoid overcurving the upper back. Keep your
breath smooth and continuous.
Allow your legs to go back only as far as you feel comfortable,
without collapsing the spine or chest. Be careful not to put too much
strain on the neck. (If you feel pain, slowly release and come out of the
pose.)
Now extend the arms straight out behind you in the opposite direction,
away from your legs and head. The torso should rest on the tops of the
shoulders, the hips maintaining a vertical line with the shoulder joints.
Lengthen your spine.
Figure 10. Plow pose, arms extended.Figure 1 1. Plow pose, arms behind head.
Fold the arms over your head and hold for a few breaths.
To come down, exhale, bend your knees, and support the lower back
with your hands. Slowly and easily uncurl the spine with the knees
bent until you are lying flat. Rest comfortably for a few moments.
Be sure to let your breathing be smooth, especially in the Shoulder
Stand and Plow. The quality of your breath will be an indication of
whether you are straining or pushing too far.
Benefits : The Plow pose strengthens and relaxes the back, neck, and
shoulders. It improves perform ance of the liver and spleen and removes
fatigue. Both the Shoulder Stand and the Plow stimulate and normalize
functioning of the thyroid gland.
VI. COBRA  POSE— Bhujangasana (30 seconds to 1 minute)
Lie facedown on your stomach, bring the feet together and the hands
directly under your shoulders, fingers pointing forward. Slightly
elongate the spine to protect your lower back.On the inhalation, lift and expand the chest forward and up as you
press down with the hands. Keep your elbows close in to the body and
continue to extend the spine upward. Open and widen the chest and
move the shoulders down and away from your ears to free the neck
and head. Let the upper back widen and lengthen.
Hold for a few breaths, then exhale and come down slowly.
Repeat the pose 1 to 3 times, beginning with the inhalation and lifting
from the chest. Be careful not to initiate this movement


these	planetary	bodies	may	seem	unfathomably	far	away	from	the	average
person,	they	actually	exert	their	influence	on	our	bodies.	Since	we	possess	all	of
the	main	elements	found	in	nature,	Ayurveda	believes	we	are	miniature
representations	of	the	whole	universe,	the	entire	cosmos.
Circadian	rhythms	are	physical,	mental,	and	behavioral	changes	in	living
beings	(including	not	only	animals	but	also	plants	and	microbes)	that	follow	a
roughly	24-hour	cycle.	These	are	produced	by	natural	factors	in	the	body	and
respond	to	signals	from	the	environment.	The	main	external	signal	affecting
circadian	rhythms	is	light,	which	influences	the	turning	on	and	off	of	an
organism’s	internal	clock.	Circadian	rhythms	influence	sleep	patterns,	hormone
release,	body	temperature,	and	other	important	bodily	functions,	while
abnormal
circadian	rhythms	have	been	associated	with	sleep	disorders,	obesity,
diabetes,	depression,	bipolar	disorder,	and	seasonal	affective	disorder.
1Circadian	rhythms	are	important	for	us	to	consider	in	promoting	Peak
Beauty	Sleep.	If	we	live	in	tune	with	our	natural	body	clocks	and	circadian
rhythms,	we	will	naturally	be	more	active	in	the	morning	and	wind	down	in	the
evening.	An	ideal	time	to	work	out,	for	instance,	is	in	the	morning,	around	the
rising	light	and	rising	energy,	or	in	the	middle	of	the	day,	in	the	peak	of
sunlight,	as	opposed	to	late	in	the	evening,	when	the	sun	is	naturally
descending,	indicating	a	return	inward	toward	relaxation.	Late	workouts	can	be
overly	stimulating	and	wake	you	up	rather	than	bring	you	closer	to	sleep.
The	brain’s	electrical	response	to	rhythmic	sensory	stimulation,	such	as
pulses	of	sound	or	light,
2
	synchronizes	with	the	natural,	rhythmic	changes	in
our	environment.	Our	health,	down	to	the	minute	cellular	level,	depends	on
the	degree	to	which	we	are	in	harmony	with	the	natural	cycles	of	daytime	and
nighttime.	Even	basic	functions	in	our	body	that	we	often	take	for	granted,
such	as	our	blood	pressure,
immune	system	functions,	and	cellular	growth,	all
depend	on	our	rhythmic	melatonin	cycle.	This	in	turn	depends	on	syncing	up
properly	with	nature’s	rhythms.	We	are,	after	all,	inseparably	one	with	nature.
Artificial	Light:	Friend	or	Foe?
When	you	consider	the	fact	that
Thomas	Edison	successfully	tested	the	first
electric	lamp	in	1879,
3
	you	might	be	a	little	jolted	(pun	intended)	to	realize	that
artificial	lights	haven’t	been	around	very	long	in	the	broad	scope	of	human
evolution.	While	the	benefits	of	electricity	are	enormous	and	obvious,	it	has
also	introduced	a	set	of	health	and	beauty	issues.	This	is	due	to	the	fact	that
artificial	lighting	allows	us	to	experience	daytime	around	the	clock	if	we	wish,
making	us	completely	out	of	tune	with	the	natural	rhythms	of	the	planet.
The	body’s	master	clock	is	made	up	of	about	20,000	neurons,	with	sleep
signals	traveling	from	the	pons,	an	area	at	the	base	of	the	brain,	to	the	thalamus
and	then	on	to	the	thinking	part	of	the	brain,	the	cortex.
4
	The	pineal	gland
produces	melatonin,	a	hormone	that	communicates	to	the	body	information
about	light	levels	in	the	outside	world.	The	light	seen	by	your	eyes	influences
how	your	brain
interprets	this	information.	When	your	body	clock	senses	a
decrease	in	light,	ideally	in	the	evenings,	it	signals	your	brain	to	produce	more
melatonin	to	induce	drowsiness	and	sleep.
But	now	we	are	in	an	age	where	we	are	exposed	to	numerous	new	assailants
on	our	inner	sleep	mechanism,	including	illuminated	smartphones,	tablets,	e-
readers,	and	laptops.	We	use	these	devices	often	right	in	our	beds	and	directly
before	bedtime	with	increasing	frequency.	The	eye	is	registering	daytime	levels
of	light	later	and	later	at	night.	A
National	Sleep	Foundation	survey	found	thatnine	out	of	ten	Americans	reported	using	a	technological	device	in	the	hours
before	bed.
5
	With	the	increased	light	stimulation	to	our	brains,	hormones,	and
entire	being,	how	can	we	expect	the	body	to	maintain	normal	sleep	patterns?
The	result	is	that	we’ve	lost	the	connection	to	our
natural	rhythms	and	the
cycles	of	the	environment	around	us.	It’s	important	to	refoster	that	connection.
While	your	life	might	be	extremely	busy	and	hectic,	shifting	your	schedule	as
much	as	possible	toward	going	to	bed	closer	to	sunset	and	waking	up	closer	to
sunrise	will	help	you	align	and	synergize	with	the	higher	power	of	universal
nature.
Closer
	is	the	key	word	here,	as	it	might	seem	impossible	in	modern	life
to	go	to	bed	at	sunset	and	rise	right	at	sunrise.	But	start	with	the	baby	step	of
going	to	bed	half	an	hour	earlier	and	waking	up	half	an	hour	earlier.	Also	try	at
least	eating	dinner	earlier,	closer	to	sunset,	which	is	also	helpful	for	syncing
closer	to	natural	rhythms.
Yin	and	Yang:	How	the	Day	Affects	the	Night
Exposure	to	natural	light	during	the	day	is	important	as	a	contrast	to	the	dark
cycles	of	the	night.	This	helps	promote	overall	healthy	sleep	and	waking	cycles.
If	you	want	to	have	a	peaceful	nightly	rhythm	of	sleeping,	you	have	to	also
balance	the	opposite,	the	daylight.	It’s	important	to	have	exposure	to	natural
light	on	a	regular	basis.	Just	as	our	sleep	rhythms	have	become	corrupted	by
artificial	light	exposure	long	after	daylight	has	naturally	reduced,	so	our	daily
rhythms	have	been	worn	away	by	minimized	exposure	to	natural	light.	Most	of
us	spend	the	vast	majority	of	our	days	indoors	under	artificial	lights.
The	neurotransmitter	in	our	brain	called	serotonin	increases	with	the	light	of
each	day.	Serotonin	influences	daily	and	nightly	rhythms,	memory,	appetite,
and	so	on—in	essence,	all	the	factors	that	play	a	part	in	our	internal	rhythms.
The	amount	of	melatonin	made	available	to	the	body	in	response	to	the
darkness	of	the	night	actually	depends	on	the	concentration	of	serotonin
secreted	in	response	to	the	natural	light	we	are	exposed	to	during	the	day.
Serotonin	is	broken	down	into	melatonin,	so	there	is	a	beautifully	coordinated,
natural	rhythm	present	between	the	cycles	of	serotonin	and	melatonin,	which
depend	on	each	other	and	are	controlled	by	a	changing	environment.
The	Importance	of
Color
Clearly,	avoiding	artificial	light	around	bedtime	is	important	for	Peak	Beauty
Sleep,	but	interestingly,	it	turns	out	that	not	all	light	is	created	equal.	In	fact,
using	light	color	strategically	might	be	helpful	in	smoothing	out	nervous-system	activity.
6
	Research	on	the	“color	temperature”	of	light	and	its	effects	on
the	brain	suggests	that	the	“temperature”	of	the	light	is	more	important	than	its
brightness.	This	means	that	on	a	color	spectrum,	yellow-white	through	red
lights	(which	are	considered	low-color-temperature	lights)	have	a	far


 diet this material forms very
little if any at all and the teeth remain clean and white with no attention other than ordinary brushing.

13. PHYSICAL STRENGTH AND RESISTANCE TO INJURY
   Sir Edmund Hillary has recently reported from his travels in the mountains of
primitive Nepal that he found young native women acting as baggage carriers in that
roadless country who regularly carried 80 pounds fifteen miles a day, and these girls
only weighed 85 or 90 pounds themselves. Our forefathers had the strength to reap great fields of grain with hand scythes, and to hand saw timber twelve hours a day.
What modern industrial population in the western world could do these things?
   Nowadays it is common for young men to die from trivial athletic injuries, for
people to suffer broken bones and torn ligaments from minor falls, and for employers
to be sued for huge damages by workers suffering serious disabilities caused by trivial
accidents. Throughout the western industrialized world labor is becoming steadily less
productive, and we are being left behind in competition by eastern countries where bread and other stale foods  are not used as much. We have come to be a sickly, frail,
and fragile people, with thin weak bones and flabby muscles.
   This is deterioration due to food, not degeneration of our bloodlines. It is a part of
the awful penalty we are paying for eating stale deteriorated food.
   Properly fed people have the strength and energy to enjoy and take an interest in a
good day's work, and not be forever feeling miserable and put upon by their
employer. Their bodies are tough and resilient, so that they can spring up from a fall
with a laugh rather than suffering broken bones, and when they do get hurt they have
a better chance to rapidly recover. Fresh food builds the tireless bodies and quick
brains required to increase production and reduce costs.

14. FATTY RUBBISH AND FILTH IN FLOUR
   Scientists connected with the flour industry have for many years been publishing
articles in trade journals not seen by the general public which describe in detail the
deteriorated fatty materials and filth found in flour. According to these articles, the
wheat grain from which flour is made has a deep fold or groove on one side going more than half way through the grain. This fold contains dirt, filth and microbes in
such a secluded position that the grain cannot be thoroughly cleaned. Additionally, by
the time grain reaches the mills, it is vermin infested and contains insects, and droppings urine and hair from rats and mice. Many insects, grubs and their droppings are inside the wheat grains, so cannot be separated out easily. The mills do what they can to clean the grain, but flour is such a cheap and competitive product that they
cannot afford to do very much and some of the filth goes on through the mill with the
grain and is ground up into the flour. The flour experts have written that microscopic
examination of flour commonly reveals ground up fragments of insects and rat hair,
and traces of rat dung and urine. Bacteriological tests of flour have indicated an extremely high content of microbes. Flour is thus by the reports of the industry's own
experts a highly contaminated filthy material, the like of which is not to be found in the whole food industry.
   The experts have also described in gr eat detail how wheat grain contains 3% or
more of oily fatty materials, including sitosterol which is closely similar to cholesterol, and how it is desirable that the resulting fatty content of the flour be in an
oxidized, hardened and dried out form so that the bread will rise higher and make
more loaves per sack of flour. They call this the "baking quality" of the flour, but it
does not improve the eating quality, only cheapening the bread. Long ago, drying out
of the flour oil was done by storing the flour to "age" it before baking, but nowadays the mills add oxidizing chemicals called "maturing" or "improving" agents to the flour so this hardening of the oils is accomplished rapidly by artificial means. Flour is usually made from cheap run-of-the-trade wheat, often wheat which has been stored
for many years as crop surplus, and consequently is very stale.
   I have found that these hardened oils and other similar hardened materials in flour
are the worst source of the fatty rubbish  which causes arteriosclerosis, and this
rubbish is further hardened by the baking process like baked enamel paint, so it remains lodged in our arteries after we eat bread and other flour products. The
condition that makes fatty rubbish from flour so much more dangerous than any other
food is its finely ground form, so fine that it can slip through the walls of our
intestines with the food stream and get into our blood very easily, whereas if it were coarser most of it would pass on out of the body with little harm.
   The most recent findings for this sixth edition have shown that even coarse flour, home-made flour,
stone-ground flour, whole wheat flour, oatmeal, farina, grits, cornmeal, even rice, processed grains of any and every kind, contain considerable fatty rubbish and cause choked arteries in varying degree.
Some people have been using their own home mills to grind their own flour, and say they have had
some improvement, however where a person is trying to reduce very high blood pressure or avoid a surgical operation for choked arteries, the best thing to do is completely avoid flour and meal of any
and every kind, even homemade. Potatoes are a good s ubstitute for bread, and it has been found there is
no real problem in getting used to doing without bread.
    Since some people have notions about bread and flour being the indispensable "Staff of life" and so
forth, we should look at the true facts. Bread and flour as we know them were developed in the Middle
East only a few thousand years ago, and have become popular mostly in the industrialized nations.
(Ref. "Flour for Man's Bread" by Storck & Teague, pub. 1952 by Univ. of Minn.) However, bread was
not adopted everywhere, for even today there are many parts of the world where the use of bread is mostly limited to the cities, notably in the Far East, tropical Africa and South America. Since there are
millions of happy well-fed people living today who do not eat flour or bread, it is very clear that it is
not necessary.

   Ready-to-eat cereals are made of finely ground flour and various other grains, so
must be considered stale food.

15. BRAN IN FLOUR AND CEREALS
   Bran is the brown outer coating of the wheat grain, and is a sort of Jekyll and Hyde
material. On the one hand it contains some worthwhile vitamins and protective
materials, but on the other it contains toxic substances which irritate the intestines,
produce stomach pains and diarrhea and have even been known to kill young children and baby animals. Bran occurs to some degree even in white flour as fine particles,
and gives whole wheat flour the brown color.
   Wheat grains can lie buried in the soil for several years and finally sprout, showing
the extremely durable and toxic properties of the bran coating in warding off soil
microbes. Bran is extremely durable and resistant to breakdown by organic action. For
this reason it can in finely ground form fall in the same class as fatty rubbish and play
a minor role in forming arteriosclerotic deposits. There are indications that yellow brown pigments from bran form accumulations in the body and have some bearing on
skin blemishes and the discoloration of old age.

16. QUALITY OF MEAT AND EGGS
   The flavor and health-giving power of these products and milk as well depend
greatly on how the producing livestock were cared for and fed. One can no more get
strength and health by eating products from run-down vitamin-deficient livestock than
borrow money from a pauper, for if the animal's body does not contain the necessary substances required to be healthy, it can not possibly give them to the human
consumer. It has been known for centuries that humans living on the products of poorly fed animals become weak and sickly.
   The eating quality of animal products due to feed alone can vary over a great range,
and the nutritional merits and freedom from fatty rubbish go hand in hand with the
eating quality. This is not surprising, for after all it is hardly possible to build a high quality product with shoddy materials.
   Nowadays most beef cattle, hogs, and chickens are fattened under confinement
feeding practices in which they are shut up in lots, pens, or cages and fed entirely upon stale stored feeds such as finely ground and pelletized grains, industrial by-
products, hay, and silage. These stale feeds contain large quantities of fatty rubbish
and the high quality health giving nutrients are mostly unavailable. Animals fed in
this way grow fast and become fat, but their disease resistance is low, and a great
many would sicken and die except for the anti-biotics and other drugs put in the feeds. In this way, animals can be cheaply raised, but the health giving power of their
products is low. The authorities have studied  the likelihood of drugs in the feed being
carried over into human food, but have overlooked the most important aspect, which is that the livestock products produced on drugged feeds often do not contain the
natural substances necessary to maintain health in the human consumer. It would be
better for the public if drugs were not used in livestock production so that the farmers
would have to feed the stock properly and


 this proposed merger was simply what was
happening nex t. I didn’t need to think about it; I already
knew th at nothing inside of me wanted to merge the
company with Synetic or anyone else. I loved what I was
doing. I had a vision burning inside of me that had
driven me for twenty years. It started while I was firstwriting this amazing program, and it never subsided for
a single moment. That vision inspired me day and night.
I didn’t  want to eat, and I didn’t want to sleep. I was
driven to perfect the program, its distribution, and the
support of the doctors who had entrusted their practices
to u s. I felt like life had giv en me this task, and I was
honored to do it. I had not  lost one drop of my early
focus or yearning to explore t he deeper inner states. This
surrendering t o life was  my  path to self-realization, and
there was no doubt that it was working. I was not living a
life based on w hat I wanted or didn’t want. Those types
of thoughts had ceased passing through my mind long
ago. I was way too busy tryi ng to do the work life had
given me. This was Karma yo ga at its highest. I had given
my life to the Universal Flow, and it had not only taken it
—it had devoured me in the process. I didn’t care at all
what happened to me. I car ed about the company, the
employees, the doctors, and, above all, the vision of
perfection that drove the very beat of my heart.
As beautiful as that sounds, I found myself on a jet
flying to a tiny  airport somewhere in the middle of Texas
to meet  a total stranger and discuss arrangements to put
the company under his control. That was the bottom
line. Events had unfolded such that the greatest potential
for t he company had outgrown what we could provide by
ourselves. My discussions w ith John Kang about the
proposed deal had shown me how sharp Marty was.
Control was definitely my ma jor issue. I wanted to be in
a p osition to keep the dream alive and protect the
company from being abused for strictly financial gain.
Marty had agreed to put J ohn, me, and some other
Medical Mana ger Corporatio n board members on the
board of directors of the combined company. He also
agreed to make me co-chairm an of the board, and John
and I would become the co-CEOs. For added incentive,
the new  comb ined company would keep our name,
Medical Manager Corporation.Though I was a  novice at mer gers of public companies,
I w as astute enough to kno w what granting us these
high-level positions really m eant. It meant that Marty
was so confide nt of his position of power that he did not
feel the slightest bit threatened by ceding this amount of
power t o people with whom he had no history. Any way
you cut it, if the deal went through, Marty was going to
be my boss. T his was all th e more interesting since I
never re ally had a boss befor e, and I was fifty-two years
old. I had rese arched all I could about Marty. He was a
self-made billi onaire who bred and raced thoroughbred
horses for a h obby. He had grown up on Wall Street
buying and selling companies, and he had also built
some very successful compa nies from the ground up,
including Medco, which he had sold to Merck
pharmaceuticals for six billio n dollars years earlier. Most
important, he was highly respected in the upper echelons
of business. More than one a rticle about him freely used
the term “genius.”
Marty h ad made an offer of $1.3 billion for Medical
Manager Corporation. Our board of directors was
leaning very favorably toward the deal. I felt pretty
certain that all vectors were flowing in that direction—
that’s why I wa s flying out for this meeting. What I didn’t
know was what life would be  like in this larger corporate
environment. I realized I could never know beforehand,
and I was read y to surrender once again to the flow of
life. From a p ersonal point of view, I was much more
interested in seeing how Marty did with me than how I
did with him. I was a ponytailed, non-suit-wearing yogi,
and Marty was sure to be a more traditional
businessman. Was this going to work?
Marty flew in on his jet w ith one of his business
development people. The meeting lasted only a few
hours and everything went fine, as would be expected
under these circumstances. W e each had already spent
sufficient time analyzing the proposed merger, so by thetime we met, the synergies  were quite clear. I found
Marty to be ve ry down to earth and approachable. He
was all busines s, and I really liked that. I made a point of
discussing (or more accuratel y—disclosing) the existence
of the Temple, and my commitment to meditation and
my alte rnative lifestyle. I knew I wasn’t going to give any
of that up, so it  seemed appropriate to let him know what
he was getting into. It was obvious that Marty was way
past the small stuff. He was  a big picture person, and
what he cared about was corporate development. He
couldn’t have cared less about my personal lifestyle, but
he paid close attention when I discussed how hard I
worked every day. He told me his wife did yoga, and I
figured that being from Calif ornia he was bound to have
been ex posed to the likes of me. As Marty and I shook
hands a nd went our own ways, there was no way I could
have known how much I would end up learning, both
personally and professionally, from this man.4 7.
M e r g i n g — B u t  N o t  w i t h  t h e  U n i v e r s e
O ver the  years, I had come to  see that I really had no
idea wh ere life was going to  put me on any given day.
And, in  truth, it was none of my business. My job was to
simply continu e surrendering and serving what was put
in f ront of me. Such was th e case on the day I found
myself chairin g a Medical M anager Corporation board
meeting speci fically called to discuss the proposed
merger with Synetic.
Medical Manager had a very active board of directors,
many of whom had tremen dous business experience,
including a previous treasurer of General Motors. The
board was seriously considering our various options
going forward.  We had done $140 million of business the
previous year versus Synet ic’s $70 million. But the
tremendous potential value of its web portal had pushed
Synetic’s market value way beyond ours and made the
company an attractive partner. In the end, the board
unanimously decided to accept Synetic’s $1.3 billion offer
for the company.
I, of  cou rse, ha d never been in volved in a billion-dollar
merger before. But we had great outside counsel and a
good team of b ankers to assist us. I turned to Sabrina to
work by my si de on this enormous project. Marty had
put the merger on the fast track, and all the details had
to be worked out in a few weeks. We worked day and
night to get the final deal presented to both boards, and
the merger was announced publicly on May 17, 1999.
The merger between Medic al Manager Corporation
and Synetic created quite a st ir. It was the main businessstory on CNN that evening and was prominent in the
Wall Street Journal  the next day. The new company kept
the Medical Manager Corporation name, and John Kang
and I were co -CEOs and sat on the board of directors
with Marty as chairman. Though I still lived at the
Temple of the Universe and simply drove across the
street to  get to work, my world had instantly expanded.
My responsibilities now stretched beyond the practice
management business and included all the areas of
business Marty’s team had been working on. In truth,
that was the most exciting part of the merger. I now had
an entire team of world-class executives to work with.
Marty surrounded himself w ith the best of the best, and
it was really an honor to get to work with these people.
As it turned out, Synetic’s main competitors were our
old friends, WebMD and H ealtheon, who had merged
together by now. Their com bined company provided
serious competition for our health-care Internet portal.
The question was simply one of time—would there be
enough time for us to build o ut our highly sophisticated
web of fering before Health eon/WebMD attracted too
much of the available funding?
The answer to that question came on January 25,
2000, just six months after our merger with Synetic. We
awoke to the news that Healtheon/WebMD had
managed to acquire Envoy, the largest claims
clearinghouse in the industry, for $2.5 billion. That was
quite an


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ineffectual:Ars.,Canth.,Caust.,Lye,
Merc-s.,Nux-v.,Puis.,Sars.
painful:Merc-c
urgent:Canth.,Nux-v.,Puis.,Sep.,Sul.
Pains:
aching:Lye
burning:Ap.,Ars.,Canth.,Caust.,Merc-c,
Merc-s.,Nux-v.,Sul.
cutting:Canth.,Lye,Sars.
pressing:Aco.,Ap.,Lye,Nux-v.,Sep.
severe:Merc<.
spasmodic:Puis.
stinging:Ap.
stitching:Lye
Urination:
burning:Caust.
constant:Ap.
difficult:Caust.,Merc-c.
dribbling:Merc-c.,Merc-s.,Sars.
frequent:Ap.,Canth.,Caust.,Lye,Merc-c,
Merc-s.,Nux-v.,Puis.,Sars.,Sep.,Stap.
ineffectual:Nux-v.
involuntary:Caust.,Dulc,Stap.
slow:Sars.
canonlypassurinewhilestanding:Sars.
waitslongtimeforittostart:Caust.,Lye
Sep.
withunfinishedfeeling:Ars.,Caust.
Urine:
brownlikebeer:Sul.
burning:Nux-v.,Sul.
J
174•Dazed INTERNALREPERTORY
cloudy:Sep.
copious:Puis.,Sul.
dark:Merc-c,Mercs.
darkbrown:Sep.
green:Merc-c,Sars.
hot:Canth.
pale:Sars.
red:Canth.,Merc-c,Sep.
scanty:Canth.,Merc-c,Merc-s.,Nux-v.,Sep..
Stop.,Sul.
smelly:Sep.,Sul.
withsediment:Sars.,Sep.
withmucus:Sars.
Better:
afterurination:Lye
heat:Ars.
forsittinginahotbath:Ars.
Worse:
colddrinks:Canth.
aftergettingupinthemorning:Sul.
afterafewdropsofurinehavepassed:
Canth.
afterurinating:Canth.,Puis.
atthebeginningofurinating:Canth.,Merc-s.
attheendofurination:Sars.
beforeurinating:Canth.
duringamenstrualperiod:Sars.,Sep.
whennoturinating:Merc-s.
whileurinating.Canth.,Caust.,Merc-c,
Nux-v.,Sul.
atnight:Sul.
Causes:
cold,wetweather:Sars.
gettingchilled:Aco.,Sars.
gettingcoldandwet:Dulc.,Puis.
Dazed(seealsoShock;Stupor)Cocc.
Delirious Bell.
Denial
Ofillness:Am.
Ofsuffering:Am.
Depressed(seealsoTearful)Ars.,Calc-c,Carb-a.,
Caust.,Cham.,Chin.,Cimi.,Con.,Eup-p.,
Ferr-m.,Gels.,Ign.,Kali-p.,Lach.,Lye,
Merc-s.,Nat-c,Nat-m.,Nat-s.,Nit-ac,
Pho-ac,Puis.,Rhus-t.,Sep.,Sul.,Zinc.
Cannotcry:Gels.,Ign.,Nat-m.
Criesonown:Ign.,Nat-m.
Better:
freshair:Puis.
Worse:
beforemenstrualperiod:Nat-m.,Puis.
stuffyroom:Puis.
onwaking:Lach.,Lye
evening:Puis.
Causes:
suppressedgrief:Ign.,Nat-m.,Puis.Desires
Company:Arg-n.,Ars.,Kali-c,Lye,Phos.
Tobealone:Bar-c,Carb-a.,Cham.,Gels.,Ign.,
Nat-m.,Sep.
Tobecarried(infants):Cham.,Puis.
DespairArs.,Calc-c,Coff.
Ofgettingwell:Ars.,Calc-c.
Despondent (seealsoDepression)Chin.
DiarrhoeaAnt-c,Ap.,Arg-n.,Ars.,Bor.,Bry.,
Calc-c,Cham.,Chin.,Colch.,Coloe,Dulc,
Ferr-m.,Gels.,Hep-s.,Ip.,Mag-c,Mag-m.,
Merc-c,Merc-s.,Nat-m.,Nat-s.,Nux-v.,
Petr.,Pho-ac,Phos.,Podo.,Puis.,Rhe.,
Rhus-t.,Sil.,Sul.,Sul-ac,Ver-a.
Alternatingwith:
constipation:Podo.
constipationinelderlypersons:Ant-c.
headache:Podo.
Belly/stomach:
bloated:Nat-m.
gurgling:Nat-s.,Podo.
rumbling:Nat-s.,Pho-ac,Podo.
Children:lp.,Mag-m.,Merc-s.,Podo.,Puis.,Sul.
Daytimeonly:Nat-m.,Petr.
Drivespersonoutofbed:Sul.
Elderlypersons:y4rs.
Exhausting:Ver-a.
Involuntary: Ver-a.
Morningonly:Sul.
Pains:Ars.,Cham.,Colch.,Dulc,Mag-c,Merc-c,
Merc-s.
burning:Ars.,Merc-s.,Sul.,Ver-a.
colicky:Mag-c
cramping:Mag-c,Sul.
cutting:Ver-a.
dull/aching:Ver-a.
afterpassingastool:Ars.,Colch.
pressing:Petr.
severe:Merc-c.
Painless:Ap.,Bor.,Chin.,Ferr-m.,Hep-s.,Nat-m.,
Phos.,Podo.,Sul.
Stools:
blood-streaked: Phos.
bloody:Merc-c,Merc-s.
changeable:Puis.
copious:Ver-a.
frequent:Merc-c,Phos.,Podo.,Ver-a.
frothy:Mag-c
grassgreen:lp.
green:Arg-n.,Cham.,Coloc,Mag-c,Mag-m.,
Merc-c,Merc-s.,Ver-a.
greenish-yellow: Puis.
gushing:Nat-m.,Podo.
jelly-like:Colch.
hot:Cham.
involuntary:Podo.
INTERNALREPERTORY Diarrhoea •175
withmucus:Bor.,Colch.
mushy:Rhus-t.
painless:Nat-m.,Phos.,Podo.
passedwithwind:Ferr-m.
pasty:Coloc,Rhe.
profuse:Pho-ac,Phos.,Podo.
slimy:Mag-c,Merc-c,Mercs.,Puis.,Sul.
small,hardlumps:Ant-c.
smelly:Arg-n.,Ars.,Merc-c,Merc-s.,Nat-m.
Nat-s.,Podo., Sul.
smellingofrotteneggs:Cham.
soft:Sul-ac.
soursmelling:Calc-c,Mag-c,Rhe.,Sul.
stringy:Sul-ac
sudden:Podo.
thin:Nat-s.,Pho-ac.
withundigestedfood:Calc-c,Chin.,Ferr-m.
yellow:Dulc,Merc-c,Merc-s.,Sul-ac.
watery:Ant-c,Arg-n.,Ars.,Calc-c,Colch.,
Dulc,Nat-m.,Nat-s.,Pho-ac,Phos.,Puis.,
Rhus-t.,Sul.,Ver-a.
white:Pho-ac.
Strainingfrequent/painful: Merc-c.
Inteethingchildren:Calc-c,Cham.,Dulc,
Ferr-m.,Rhe.,Sil.
Violent:Ver-a.
With:
belching:Ferr-m.
sourbelching:Sul-ac.
colic:Coloc.
exhaustion:Ars.,Podo.,Ver-a.
flatulence:Arg-n.,Ferr-m.,Nat-s.,Sil.,Sul.
icy-coldhandsandfeet:Ars.,Phos.,Ver-a.
indigestion:Chin.
ravenousappetite:Pctr.
sweating:Ars.,Merc-s.,Ver-a.
during/afterpassingstool:Ver-a.
before/during/after stool:Merc-s.
vomiting:Arg-n.,Ver-a.
sour:Sul-ac.
wind:
loud:Nat-s.
smelly:Nat-s.,Sil.,Sul.
spluttering:Nat-s.
Withoutweakness:Pho-ac.
Better:
coldfood:Phos.
freshair:Puis.
heat:Sil.
passingwind:Nat-s.,Sul.
warmthofbed:Sil.
wrappingupwarmly:Sil.
Worse:
onalternatedays:Chin.
around4a.m.:Podo.
5a.m.:Sul.afternoon:Chin.
beforepassingastool(pains):Mag-c,
Merc-c.
duringpassingastool:Merc-c
afterpassingastool:Merc-c,Merc-s.
cold:Ars.,Merc-s.
gettingchilled:Phos.
afterdrinkingcoldfood/drinks:Ars.
afterdrinking:Ars.,Arg-n.,Ver-a.
afterdrinkingwater:Ferr-m.,Nux-v.,Podo.
immediatelyafterdrinking:Arg-n.,Podo.
aftereating:Ars.,Chin.,Coloc,Podo.,Puis.
whileeating:Ferr-m.
eatingcoldfood:Dulc.
eatingstarchyfood:Nat-m.,Nat-s.,Puis.
evening:Merc-s.
aftereatingfruit:Ars.,Coloc,Nat-s.
aftergettingupinthemorning:Bry.,Nat-s.
hotweather:Podo.
duringamenstrualperiod:Ver-a.
aftermidnight:Ars.
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