. As witnesses who stand back and
observe the scene, however, we are as xed as stars, and our
changeless nature is utterly still, calm, and wise. In one of the oldest Indian scriptures, called the “great forest
teaching” (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad ), which dates back at least a
thousand years before Christ,  we are told the deeper emotional basis
for the kind of feelings Karin is having:
Truly, it is not for the sake of the husband that the husband
is dear, but for the sake of the Self. And it is not for the sake of the wife that the wife is dear,
but for the sake of the Self.And it is not for the sake of the sons that the sons are dear,
but for the sake of the Self. Yajnavalkya, one of the greatest of the ancient sages, is speaking,
trying to conve y to his wife what is most real and lasting  in life. He
is raising the Self above any relationship one might have with
husband, wife, or children, but this is not to degrade those
relationships. Rather, the sage is stating a psychological fact, that
each of us is more intimately  connected to ourselves than to anyone
around us. Relationships begin “in here,” with our ability to love
ourselves, to know ourselves, to be ourselves. As Yajnavalkya tells
his wife, “Indeed, my beloved, it is the Self that should be seen, the
Self that should be heard, the Self that should be reected upon, and
the Self that should be known.”
The reason these words have survived for more than three
thousand years is that in every generation, the Self wakes up and
demands to be known. When it does, other relationships begin to
pale by comparison, at least at the outset, because the intimacy of
one’s own being is quite overwhelming. The world becomes a
wraparound mirror, reecting oneself on all sides. Let us begin to
examine how that might feel. Sitting in my chair meditatin g, I feel like myself, a person isolated
in time and space. I have thoughts, each of which takes a tiny
amount of time, but every once in a while my mantra fades away
and I experien ce silence. Sometimes this silence grows deep, and I
am left in it for moments at a stretch. When that happens, I do not
feel like my nite self anymore. I have entered into the Self. How
does this feel, exactly? Think of a man exploring a long, dark
hallway with a ashlight. All he sees is the next object that falls
within his beam; the rest remains in darkness. This is like the
waking-state mind, which knows its contents one thought  at a time. Now suppose that all at once the whole corridor lights up, revealing
every object in it. The Self is like that, a total awakening to all that exists in
awareness, but unlike the lighted hallway, there are no physical
restrictions—no objects or walls. Awareness simply sees itself inpure form. To give another analogy, imagine a genius resting on a
couch. He could be thinking  any number of brilliant thoughts, but
he is not having one right now. He remains a genius nevertheless,
because his ability lies in his potential  for being brilliant. Similarly,
the Self is a state of potentiality, of untold possibilities that unfold
one at a time in the manifest world. Entering the domain of the Self can be a surprisingly modest
experience, and many beginning meditators miss the signicance of
their inner quietness. I had one patient who had suered from
anxiety attacks since childhood and found it dicult to accept that
he was meditating correctly. In an encouraging tone I asked, “Do
you notice any periods of silence in your meditations?”
“Never,” he shot back. “At least not that I know of. Wouldn’t I
know it? I’m looking for it all the time.”
I told him that noticing the silence might or might not happen at
rst. “But intellectually,” I said, “you realize that the mind can be
silent?”
“Not mine,” he said. “Why not?”
“It’s too quick.”
“But even a quick mind has gaps between thoughts,” I pointed
out. “Each gap is like a tiny window onto silence, and through that
window one actually contac ts the source of the mind. As we’re
talking here now, there are gaps between our words, aren’t there? When you meditate, you take a vertical dive into that gap.”
“Sure, I can see that,” he rejoined, “but I don’t think I experience
it in meditation.” I asked him what he did experience. He said, “The
only thing that makes medi tation dierent from just sitting in a
chair is that when I open my eyes after twenty minutes, I often feel
that only two or three minutes have passed—I am intrigued by
that.”
I said, “But you see, this is the very best clue that you have gone
beyond though t. When you don’t have thoughts, there is silence. Silence does not occupy time, and in order to contact the Self, one
has to go into the eld of the timeless. Your mind might not be able
to register this experience at rst, because it is so accustomed tothinking. You may feel that time has simply own by, or that it was
lost somewher e. But the ‘lost’ time was actually spent immersed in
the Self.”
It was helpful for this man to gain a better intellectual grasp of
what was happ ening to him, but the timeless Self is not a concept
one has to believe in or even comprehend. It is only necessary to
travel back and forth from thinking to silence, over and over, until
the full experience of silence registers. When the yogis escaped the
eld of time, they did not intend to remain away forever. They
knew that as long as they possessed a body, its organs had to
function accord ing to natural laws; as long as they used their brains
to think, their minds had to accept the same sensations, memories,
and desires as the mind of any other person. All this was absolutely necessary. What was not necessary,
however, was the tangle of pain and sorrow that is caused when one
is a prisoner of events. For the duration that he could experience
pure silence, the yogi’s nervous system was free to untw ist the old
knots of stress and thus heal the wounds of time. Once a person is convinced that his meditation experiences are
real, he begins the process of ripening the self into the Self. That is,
he begins to experience what it means to abolish all the divisions
that keep people apart. Ordinary life does not provide much
experience of this state. We are conditioned never to forget that
“me” and “not me” are dierent, with one notable exception: falling
in love. To fall head over heals in love is to share your self with
another. The ego’s barriers fall for a time, and the lover and his
beloved agree that they have merged into one identity. For as long
as the enchantment lasts, one feels the other’s emotions, breathes
the other’s breath. There is an invincible sense of union that makes
being alone too painful to endure. In our culture, we tend to dismiss this union as a passing
psychological illusion and probably unhealthy if prolon ged much
beyond the rst ush of courtship. (“Love addiction” has even
entered the lexicon of abnormal psychology recently.) The yogis,
however, would say that there is no reason why a person cannot
have two perspectives on himself, one local (the self) and the otheruniversal (the Self). A yogi adopts both perspectives at once. He has
stabilized his awareness of the Self without losing the self. An
intense feeling  of love accompanies this new state, but unlike falling
in love, the yogi’s merging does not depend upon another person,
even a beloved. He merges with everything, including it all in his
Self. Once he can see everyt hing as part of his identity, there is no
isolated “me” to defend. Love is all that remains. A perso n living in the Self feels intimately connected to others,
not because he is skillful at the usual give-and-take of a good
relationship, but because he gives everything of himself. He holds
nothing back, and therefore he ows eortlessly beyond the
boundaries of his isolated self. Could this be our natural state? At the turn of the century, the great photographer Alfred Stieglitz
was growing up in a well-to-do German family in New York City. During one viciously cold winter, a wandering organ-grinder
showed up at the back door. As soon as he heard the organ-grinder’s
tune, Alfred jumped up from the dinner table and ran outside to
give him a penny. The next evening the organ-grinder reappeared,
and the little boy ran out again to give him a penny. This ritual repeated itself day after day, through snow and sleet. The family became quite impressed, and one evening Alfred’s
mother told him how wonder ful it was that he would brave the cold
to give money  to a beggar. Alfred looked up in surprise  and said,
“But Mama


 burned out of them and never perform optimally. Exercise also changes the metabolic rate so your body burns more calories –not only while you are exercising, but also for a 24
hour period following exercise. This maintains a healthful body weight into old age, or helps to lose weight. Most people fin d that
exercise in moderation does not increase appetite, so that it is possible to consistently burn more calo ries in a day, and gradually
reduce weight if that is desirable. It is necessary to burn 3,500 calories to lose a pound of weight. Most forms of exercise allow you
to burn 300 to 600 calories per hour at a moderate pace which would be achieved by doubling the resting pulse. Without even
considering the weight -loss benefit of achieving a raised metabolism, an hour of daily exercise continued for a week or two
dependent upon the type of exercise and pace should lead to one pound of weight loss if the caloric intake is held constant. The flip side of having a higher metabolism is rarely appreciated but is extremely important. Recall the basic equation of he alth:
Health = Nutrition / Calories. Exercise permits a person to eat somewhat more while not gaining weight. If the food is nutrient
rich, the body has a chance to extract more vitamins, more minerals, more amino acids. The person who remains slender by rigi dly
reducing their food intake to near starvation levels may lack vital, health -building nutrition. And only exercise moves lymphatic fluid. The blood is pumped through the body by the heart, but the lymphatic system, lacking
a heart, requires muscular contractions to move from the extremities of the body to the central cavity. The lymphatic system picks
up cellular waste products and conducts these toxins to disposal. Frequently, people with rheumatic aches and pains or other
generalized muscular discomforts physicians like to give Latin diagnostic names to can give up taking pain pills if they will  but
begin exercising regularly. Only when they begin moving their lymph can they begin to detoxify properly. There is another benefit from exercise which is not to be ignored, and that is that it gives the person a chemical sense of w ell
being. It actually will help to emotionally boost up people who are chronically depressed and make them smile. After a good
workout, especially one done outside, everything seems brighter, more positive; whatever was bothering you somehow just doesn 't
seem like that big of a deal now. I am not making pro -exercise propaganda. This is not a figment of the imagination. An exercis ing
body really does make antidepressant neurochemicals called endorphins, but only after about 45 minutes to an hour of aerobic
workout. Endorphins are powerful, with painkilling and euphoric effects equal to or greater than heroin, but without any u ndesirable side
effects. If chemists could learn to cheaply synthesize endorphins I'm sure that millions of people would want to become addic ted to
them. Because I make such a point of getting in my workout every day, my husband has accused me of being an endorphin junkie,
and he is right! I admit it, I'm really hooked on the feeling of well being I consistently get from any sustained exercise. I  defend my
addiction staunchly because it is the healthiest addiction I know of. I have also been accused of  carrying exercise to extremes, and I admit to that also. For a few years I trained for Ironman
triathlons. I now think doing ironman distances is immoderate and except for a few remarkable individuals with "iron"
constitutions, training that hard can only  lead to a form of exhaustion that is not health promoting. I have become much more
sensible in my "old" age, and in recent years have limited my participation to the Olympic distance triathlons. I was on the
Canadian team at the World Championship in 1992, and intend to do it again in 1995. I do not find the Olympic distance
exhausting, in fact I think it is great fun and truly exhilarating. I get to see all these wonderful age group competitors fr om all over
the world who look and feel fantastic. It does my soul good to see a group of people aging so gracefully, not buying into the
popular notion that old age is inevitably disabling, depressing, and ugly. Sport brings a degree of balance to my life after spending
so much time in the presence of the sick. I  plan to maintain my athletic activities into old age, barring accident or other unforeseen
obstacles to fitness. To maintain basic fitness it does not matter so much what form of exercise is chosen, as long as it is not damaging to the sk eletal
system  or connective tissues. Many people are unable to run due to foot, knee, hip, or back problems, but almost everyone can
walk. Walking outside is better than inside on a treadmill, and walking hills is better than walking on flat ground. Exercise
machines s uch as stationary bikes, cross country ski machines, and stair steppers work well for a lot of people who live in the city,
especially in the winter, or for those who hate exercise. Whatever you choose to do, it is important to at least double the r esting
pulse for 30 minutes no less than four days a week. This is the absolute minimum required to maintain the health and function  of
the cardiovascular -pulmonary system. If your resting pulse is 70, you must walk, jog, ski, bike, swim or what have you, fast
enough to keep the pulse at 140 beats per minute for at least 30 minutes. I have a strong preference to exercising outside in isolated places where there is only me and the forest, or only me and the  river. Running along logging roads in the hilly back c ountry, or swimming in the green unpolluted water of a forest river is a spiritual
experience for me. It is a time to meditate, to commune with nature, and to clear my mind and create new solutions. The repet itive
action of running or walking or swimming, along with the regular deep breathing in clean air, with no distractions except what
nature provides is truly health promoting. Sharing these activities with friends or family can also be great fun and some of the best
in social interactions. It is one of my favorite ways of visiting with people. I don't expect other people to be as enthusiastic about
exercise as I am, but I do hope that everyone will make an effort to be minimally fit as an ongoing part of their health prog ram into
old age. Diet For A Lon g, Long Life
    Some people not only want to be healthy, but they want to live in good health long past the normal life span projected by
statistical tables for Homo Sapiens. Dr. Roy Walford, a well -respected medical research gerontologist who has been ac tively
studying longevity for many years, is one of those. He has scientifically demonstrated with accepted studies that a qualitati ve life
span up to at least 115 years of age is reasonably attainable by the average person if they start working on it no l ater than about 50
years of age, though earlier is much better. Walford's principles of extending life are very simple. All you have to do is restrict your caloric intake to about 1,500 per  day,
and water fast two days a week. Or alternatively, reduce your caloric intake to 1,200 per day and fast only one day a week on
water. And make sure that every single bit of food you do eat is packed with nutrition, every single calorie, without excepti on. You
continue this program for the rest of your life along with moderate daily exercise and high but reasonable dosages of vitamins,
minerals, and also take a few exotic food supplements. The supplement program is not particularly expensive nor extreme,
Walford's supplement program is more moderate than the life e xtension program I recommend for all middle -aged and older
people. The best foods for this type of program is a largely raw food diet (80%) with a predominance of sprouts and baby gree ns,
some cooked vegetables, and raw nuts and seeds. And make sure you ge t 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise every other day. While Dr. Walford's focus is on caloric reduction while maintaining sufficient nutrition, most other life extensionists focus  on
increasing the nutrition side of the equation for health without b othering to reduce caloric intake. This approach is much easier
because essentially, it involves gobbling nutritional supplements by the handfuls without requiring self -discipline, though it can get
quite expensive. I'll have more to say about this approac h in the next chapter, which is about vitamins. In this book I can't explain all the aspects of prolongation of life through conscious life -style choice. Those who are interested are
referred to the Bibliography. Chapter Six
Vitamins and Other Food Supplements

From The Hygienic Dictionary

Vitamins. [1] The staple foods may not contain the same nutritive substances as in former times.... Chemical fertilizers, by
increasing the abundance of the crops without replacing all the exhausted elements o f the soil, may have indirectly contributed to
change the nutritive value of cereal grains and of vegetables.... Hygienists have not paid sufficient attention to the gen esis of
diseases. Their studies of conditions of life and diet, and of their effects  on the physiological and mental state of modern man are
superficial, incomplete, and of too short duration.


 often shatter the patient’s faith in medicine, but, alas. It comes too
late. The constitutional condition behind and preceding the incidence of peptic ulcer is by far the
most vital factor involved in its evolution. The anemia frequently seen in ulcer patients is probably
less due to the slight loss of blood through the ulcer than to the failure of blood making consequent
upon the general nutritional impairment of the patient. As the nutritive impairment precedes the formation of the ulcer often by several years producing
in many instances the so-called “ulcer race” the original impairment is not to be blamed upon the
100ulcer. Everything in the condition of the patient, both those pathologies that precede the ulcer and
those that are concomitant with it or successive to it, point to an existing constitutional impairment
which forms the basis of the ulceration. This is one reason that purely local treatment of ulcers is
so uniformly unsatisfactory. Any sore (whether on the exterior of the body or on the inside skin—the membrane lining the
digestive tract) will heal more rapidly and readily if unhampered. It must not continaully be
irritated by handling, rubbing, wrinkling, contracting and expanding. The irritation resulting from these mechanical activities, breaks down the healing tissues and
causes bleeding. The sore will heal better if given rest. For this reason, the first step necessary to
insure healing of a peptic ulcer is to ensure complete rest for the ulcerated organ. Nothing provides
this local rest of the digestive organs more completely than the fast. Irritation of the raw surface of the ulcer resulting from the gastric acidity will also prevent
healing of the peptic ulcer. New tissue cannot form in the presence of such irritations. Since fasting
causes a cessation of a secretion of gastric juice, which otherwise bathes the ulcerated surface,
this source
of irritation is removed by the fast. In most cases only about three days of fasting are
required to suspend the secretion of gastric juice. The small amount of juice secreted thereafter
will be very weakly acid. Thus the fast speedily removes three sources of local irritation—the mechanical irritation
brought on by particles of food in contact with the raw surface, mechanical irritation resulting from
contraction and expansion of the walls of the stomach and wrinkling of its surfaces in receiving
and handling foods, and chemical irritation caused by the acid gastric juice. With the removal of
these sources of irritation, healing can proceed at a satisfactory rate. But fasting has another and more profound effect in the restoration of health to the ulcer patient. “Since it is easy to demonstrate,” wrote George Weger, M.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the primary cause of asthma?,
A: Toxemia.
Q: What is the recommended duration of a fast for an individual with chronic arthritis?,
A: The duration of the fast will depend on the severity of the condition, but it should be continued until all abnormal sounds in the lungs have cleared up.
Q: What is the recommended approach to treating hay fever?,
A: Fasting is the recommended approach, as it provides rest and allows the body to remove its toxic load, which is the underlying cause of the condition.
Q: What is the primary cause of high blood pressure?,
A: Toxemia, which is the result of a chronic state of enervation and poor nutrition.
Q: What is the recommended approach to treating peptic ulcer?,
A: The recommended approach is to eliminate the underlying causes of the condition by correcting the patient's mode of living and eating, and then implementing a fast to allow the body to restore its normal functioning.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>It is characterized
by difficult breathing (dyspnea) blueness of the lips and fingers (cyanosis) rapid, but feeble heart
actions, venous engorgement, a decreased urinary output, with, in severe cases, an accumulation of
fluid in the tissues—edema, dropsy, anasarca. Although already greatly weakened, the increased work of the heart occasioned by the
accumulating fluid, adds to its difficulties. The heavier burden on the heart becomes intolerable
and it slowly weakens under the load. As the heart weakens the dropsy increases and as this
increases, the work of the heart is increased. A vicious cycle is established from which it is
difficult to escape. Another source of edema is the taking of common table salt (sodium chloride). This salt is non-
usable and poisonous. It is excreted with difficulty, hence it tends to accumulate in the body of the
salt-eater. It is stored in the surface tissues just under the skin and in cavities, along with water that
is needed to dilute it, thus forming brine. This salt-occasioned edema, often sufficiently marked in
supposedly healthy individuals to be easily
 detected (in others existing as a hidden edema) places
an added burden upon the heart and kidneys. The body of the fasting patient is able to bring the salt and water back into the circulation, from
where it is excreted. There is commonly an enormous urinary excretion of sodium chloride, in such
cases, up to 78 grams of salt a day having been observed to be excreted during a fast. It has been
shown by careful biochemical observations that fasting results in an absolute increase in the
amount of sodium chloride excreted, even in cases in which the total urinary output is small. As the sodium chloride content of the blood remains normal during the fast, the indication is that
the salt excreted is from the edema and effusion flud accumulation. The first step in the excretion of the salt-water accumulation is the return of the water and salt to
the blood stream. Fasting favors the absorption of the fluid from the tissues and its subsequent
excretion. When the fast is instituted and all intake of salt is entirely discontinued, the body is
enabled to rapidly withdraw the water and sodium chloride from the edematous tissues. The
hidden edema and dropsy disappear at a rapid rate. The principle of lightening the work of the circulatory system and particularly that of the heart
by decreasing the food intake and by eliminating salt from the diet is carried to its ultimate stage
when the heart patient fasts. Often it is even found necessary to reduce greatly the amount of water
taken. Especially in cases of marked edema (dropsy) is it important to reduce the water intake in
order to facilitate the excretion of the fluid from the tissues. In decompensation of the heart, there is commonly renal (kidney) stasis—stoppage of the blood
flow—which impairs the function of the kidneys. The fast seems to result in an instantaneous
improvement in the function of the kidneys, so that there is an immediate increase of elimination. There are different views about water intake in this condition, some fasting advocates favoring
taking water freely, on the theory that the kidneys can function better if plenty of water is taken;
others holding that the intake of liberal quantities of water slows down the excretion of the
111edematous accumulation. I favor limiting water intake. With the increased excretion, through the kidneys, of water and sodium chloride, so that the
edema is reduced or obliterated, the heart is greatly relieved. It has also been suggested that fasting
may favorably affect certain vaso-motor centers, (the nerve centers that control circulation), thus
causing improvement in the condition of the heart and arteries. Certainly it would be folly to say that the excretion of water and sodium chloride in dropsical
conditions is alone responsible for the wide relief of symptoms that occur. The concomitant
general improvement of the heart and circulatory condition must be taken into full consideration,
but there is reason to think that the increased urinary outpout and the absorption of
 water and salt
from the tissues is due, in great measure, to the improvement of the general circulatory action, the
improvement tending to persist after eating is resumed. An Italian physician, Giorgio Dagnini, M.D., studied the results of fasting in sixteen cases of
cardiac decompensation and presented a detailed account of his observations in the
Institute of
General Medicine and Therapeutics
 of the University of Modena, Italy. I am indebted to an
American physician, who is interested in fasting, for an English translation of the account. Dagnini says of these sixteen cases, many of whom had previously proved “refractory of therapy
with cardiac drugs,” that all of them suffered with severe cardiac decompensation. In addition to
the fast, the patients were all given bed rest and all the water desired but no drugs. Twelve of
these patients suffered with edema of the serous cavities; four had no edema. Of the twelve edematous patients the clinical diagnoses were myocardial sclerosis (hardening
of the heart muscle) in six cases; mitral stenosis (narrowing or stricture of the mitral valve of the
heart) in two cases; mitral and aortic stenosis (stenosis of both the mitral and aortic valves) in one
case; mitral insufficiency (failure of the mitral valve to close) in one case; malignant hypertension
and cardiac asthma in one case; hypertension and cardiovascular disease, fibrillation and
myocardial sclerosis in one case. Both sexes were involved and their ages ranged from 24 years to 75 years. The fasts ranged
from five days (the shortest) to seven days (the longest). Of the non-edematous group, three had
mitral stenosis, one had hypertension with myocardial sclerosis. There was but one man in this
group. The youngest


 chlorine, fluorine and the other trace
minerals. To my way of thinking, the organic minerals in grain, vegetables,
milk, meat and eggs—that nourish the bodily tissues and keep them
functioning—are the real source of rejuvination. But for maximum
benefits, those foods should be eate n in their natural state—both raw
and unrefined. CHAPTER 15. FOR ME LIFE BEGINS AT SIXTY
 Through 20-odd years preceding my 60th birthday, I was
constantly "enjoying poor health." I thought myself going down hill
all the time and, as it seemed to me, I stayed alive only by means of
sheer will to live. Though I told n obody, I never doubted for a moment
that I one day would regain my health. As it turned out, I was well along toward my goal when I
emerged from that fast that Dr. B., Canyon naturopath, prescribed for
me. For the first time in years, I was free of the waste matter which
had clogged up my lower digestive tr act. My sores had healed and the
cause of my anemia, poor assimilation, had been removed. From then
on, it was just a matter of eating the food needed to rebuild my wasted
body and restore the lost balance to my bodily functioning. My recovery was more rapid than I had reason to expect. Before
long, I would call myself a full man, once again. The 20-odd years
since I reached 60 have been the healthiest, most productive and
altogether the most enjoyable I have known. I have done this without
dieting in the ordinary sense. Day by day, I eat what I like, but you
know, reader, taste for health-building foods can be cultivated. I have learned to like unrefined foods right out of nature's garden. I take my
wheat ground up on my hand mill, bran shorts and all, soaked in raw
whole milk. Both are produced on Deaf Smith County's completely
fertile soil. Together the wheat and the milk contain about all the
elements that my body needs. I could live on the two, but I like
variety. So, day by day, I eat whatever my garden or the market can
supply me, — carrots, mustard greens, lettuce, raw cabbage, baked
potatoes with the jackets on; grapes, peaches, apples or whatever fruit
happens to be in season—or, better still, whatever can be had out of
my quick-freeze plant. It does not matter so much what the foodstuff is—so long as it is
eaten unrefined. Where practical, the stuff is better eaten raw. I have my doubts whether much vitamin value survives cooking. For my use,
pasteurizing spoils milk completely. I suspect that the 145-degree heat
kills off vitamins and disorganizes the mineral values so that it has
little food value left. Yes, reader, I eat a little meat, not too much. Sometimes I take
that raw. I will grind steak up fine and mix it with chopped-up
cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, toma toes or whatever vegetables I
happen to have handy. A mixture like that, with a little olive oil or
vinegar on it, disguises the meat so effectively that you hardly realize
it is there. The whole concoction ta stes good and it is easy on your
digestion. When I was fighting anemia all those years, a diet of raw liver
mixed with raw vegetables, and supplemented with raw milk, would
have prevented my illness and set me on my feet again, I suspect. Some black hull wheat from Deaf Smith County, ground up whole,
soaked in milk produced on high plain pastures, undoubtedly would
have speeded my recovery. This no doubt would have satisfied my
hunger and prevented anemia due to over eating of demineralized
food. Along with this natural diet, I get plenty of outdoor exercise. Usually I walk where I want to go around town. This is just about my
whole secret of keeping young, though the calendar says I am 82 years
old. So whenever my doctor checks me over he finds all my organs
sound and functioning normally. Only  a few short months ago I had a
two-day check-up at the local clinic. The report which came to me was
typical:
"We found no evidence of age. Organs and body tissue normal." Since I have back my physical health, my mental activity has
picked up. As I lie abed by night I am so besieged with thoughts and
visions that nothing will do but I must get out of bed and write down what has come to me. Mostly in that manner, I have accumulated papers enough to make several books. Reader, I often feel like I am a boy again. For I find the visions
which come to me as fascinating as new toys at Christmas. When I
consulted a psychologist in whom I was interested about this second
childhood of mine, he answered me, as it seemed, bluntly:
"Mentally you have no age." On due reflection, I can believe that. CHAPTER 16. I DISCOVERED THE TOWN WITHOUT A
TOOTHACHE

Before I had practiced dentistry in Hereford very long the truth
began to dawn upon me that I was in a different sort of country from what I had known before. When I moved there in 1916, Deaf Smith County was mostly
grassland. Nearly everybody made a living by raising cattle. Until two or three years before that nobody had thought of tapping the shallow
water table for irrigating truck farm s. Except for scattered seedlings,
that ranchers had planted, there wa s hardly a tree in sight. But the
grass was luxuriant and kept the cattle fat. At first I wondered why so few people came in to get their teeth
fixed. My toothache patients were few and far between. Now, in
Albertville, Alabama, where I prac ticed for 17 years, everybody
suffered from tooth decay. So I was always swamped with patients. I constantly worked overtime filling cavities. By contrast, in Hereford only a few people needed filling. The
typical patient would have only two or three decayed spots in his
mouthful of teeth. He had none between his teeth, where I had found
most cavities in my Alabama patients' mouths. In Albertville, I was extracting teeth almost every day. In Hereford, except for wisdom
teeth about the only extracting I ha d to do was for older persons who
wanted false teeth. Pyorrhea, not decay, had ruined their natural teeth. Indeed, there was so little business fo r a dentist in Hereford, I decided
I would have to find a new location or starve. So, when I would go up to the district convention in Amarillo
every year I would make a point of asking some fellow practitioner from the Panhandle, Oklahoma or New Mexico:
"Doctor, do you know of a good location that is open? Why
down at Hereford I hardly get enough business to keep going. If it
wasn't for putting in dentures for elderly pyorrhea patients, I'd have to
close up shop." "But, Dr. H—," the dentist would answer, "You are in one of the
best dental towns in this part of the country." One time, when I asked Dr. G. of Tucumcari, New Mexico, that
question, he promptly offered to trade places with me. We didn't
follow through, however. Dr. G. is still practicing in the same spot and, from what I hear, doing all right. When I located here, Deaf Smith County was newly-settled. Few
families had lived there for long. The country roundabout Hereford
was all cow pasture. I had my office in a building that stood in a
pasture when it was first built. Se emingly everybody had grassfed
beefs to kill and eat. About half the families kept at least one cow
each. Cowmen as a rule do not like dairy cows. To begin with my natural-born curiosity had set me to searching
out the reasons why so few people in the Hereford country came in to
get their teeth fixed and why so few ever had toothache. Soon after I began to practice in Alabama I had worked out in
my own mind, but had not yet crystallized the theory in words, that the
right kind of foods, in the right amounts and properly balanced, if
consumed from babyhood up would produce a healthy body and, with
it, sound teeth. At the time, the idea was so novel, that I merely toyed
with it and did not follow it up. When I began to get the lay of th e land at Hereford, I realized
that the people who lived there were getting the kind of food that built
healthy bodies and sound teeth, but what was it? For the most part, the people ate home-raised beef, white bread
made from shipped in flour and Irish potatoes, also shipped in. As I have told the reader, Dr. C. A. Pierle of Canyon first gave
me the idea that milk from cows that had grazed on the native grass
was mainly what produced healthy mo uths. With this clue in mind I
would say to a patient who had come in with a mouthful of sound
teeth he wanted cleaned up:
"I see that you like milk and drink lots of it. You like your
buttermilk


—do you know many
people w ho could adequately feed themselves if there was no food available
for conv enient purchase. One thing is for sure—a major shif t of attitude
would b e required. In order to eat, we would have to perform regular and
sustained physic al exercise, something that the human body is built for and
thrives u pon. W hy should we st op it now, simply because hunti ng our own
food is no longer necessary. And while it might be too late f or many of us to become elite athletes,
we can still enj oy and derive considerable benefit from regular physical
exercise. Even if you have lived a relatively sedentary life until now, you
can dev elop your fitness slowly and steadily and bring about positive
changes to your health. There is a great feeling of self-esteem and
accomplishment when we get up of f our backsides or move away from the
computer. If you exercise for an hour per day, five times per week, for just a
few weeks, you will experience a remarkable dif ference in your sleep
quality, mood, and state of health. Despite the advances of med ical science, the diseases of modern
civilization cont inue to increase, and it could be ar gued that we  are passing
responsibility for our health to pharmaceutical companies rather than
making changes to our lifestyle and diet to prevent illness in the first place. Each year, more and more people are developing asthma, heart disease,
diabetes, high blood pressure, an d cancer. Not only that, but new “diseases”
are being invented all the time—and some might say it’ s because the market
conditions and share prices of b ig pharmaceutical companies dictate a need
for n ew markets and ever -increa sing sales. W e may be living longer, but at
the expense of consuming vast quantities of medication as soon as we
approach fifty or sixty years of age. A far better option to help prevent the
onset of diseases—and one that involves no toxicity or expense—is to take
a reg ular fast wa lk or jog. If you haven’ t exercised regularly before, please
pay a visit to your physician to get the all clear before starting. One thi ng that pretty much all health professionals agree o n is the
importance of regular physical exercise, taken within our limits. Dozens of
studies over the last few years have shown that regular physi cal exercise
provides many health benefits, including a reduced risk of cardiovascular
disease, cancer, and diabetes. Studies as far back as the 1950s have investigated the relationship
between regular physical exercise and cardiovascular health. One of the
earliest w as conducted by Dr. Jeremy Morris, who studied the incidence of
heart att acks in 31,000 transport workers. Morris found that bus conductors,
who spent most of their day climbing up and down the stairs of double-
decker buses, averaging betwee n 500 and 700 steps per day, h ad reduced
incidences of heart disease than their bus-driving counterparts, who spent
90 p ercent of t heir day sitting down. Not only this, but he art disease
developed by the bus conductors tended to present later in life and was less
likely to be fatal. The same study was replicated using over 100,000 postal workers, and
once again it was found that those who spent their day on foot or cycling
while delivering  the mail had fewer incidences of heart disease compared to
workers in sedentary occupations such as telephonists, civil service
executives, and clerks. Dr. Mor ris’ s findings are just as relevant today as
sixty years ago, and since more and more of us spend our working day
behind a desk, there is an increased need to perform regu lar physical
exercise. Even more important is that we perform this exercise within our
own personal limits. The bes t way to ensure that w e exercise within our capabilities is by
nasal breathing,  and an importa nt consideration is the length of time youcan com fortably hold your breath, or your BOL T measurement. When your
BOL T s core is less than 20 seco nds, your breathing volume will be greater
than what your body requires, resulting in a risk of overbreat hing during
physical exerci se. All breathing should be through the nose when
performing phys ical exercise so as not to increase breathing v olume even
further. When your BOL T score is grea ter than 20 seconds, it’ s fine for you to
breathe through  the mouth during exercise for brief periods of time. However, it is o nly when your BOL T score is greater than 30 seconds that
intense physical exercise can be performed without undue risk of
overbreathing. T he goal for seri ous athletes, of course, is to attain a BOL T
score of 40 seconds. Only with a high BOL T score of 40 seconds is breathing volu me at a
normal level. Anything less indicates habitual overbreathing. And while it
would b e a normal expectation f or athletes to possess a high BOL T score, in
reality this is s eldom the case. I have measured the BOL T scores of
hundreds of athletes, ranging fro m weekend warriors to elite Ol ympic-level
athletes, and guess what. The v ast majority of BOL T measurements were
less than 20 seco nds. Some, in f act, have been less than 10 seconds, as low
as any person with severe asthm a. It is shocking to think of th e stress that
such overbreathing is placing on the body during intense physical exercise,
so a nyone serious about exercis e should aim to reduce their breathing and
increase their BOL T score. Like any  change  to your routine, the best way to determine the benefits
of reduc ed breat hing, nasal breathing, and a higher BOL T score is to put the
Oxygen Advant age program into practice for 2 to 3 weeks. Y ou will find a
program specific  to your BOL T score, exercise history, and state of health
in P art I V of this book. T wo or  three weeks is a relatively short period of
time in the grand scheme of th ings, and most individuals will experience
positive benefits  within a few short days. As you experience the positive
benefits, I am i n no doubt tha t you will be happy to incorporate these
principles into your life, for the rest of your life. For exam ple, wh en I first learne d to unblock my nose and switch from
mouth to nasal breathing, I imm ediately felt tension lifting from my head,
and desp ite havi ng wheezed my way through the previous twenty years, mysymptoms reduced by as much as 50 percent within the first day, simply by
breathing calmly through the nose. Even if you are unwilling to make a 100 percent change to nasal
breathing during  your peak seas on training, bear in mind that whatever you
do t o incorporate the Oxygen Advantage program into your routine will
provide a return. Ultimately, your success depends on your ability to
improve your BOL T score—each 5-second improvement will cause the
benefits to accumulate. In Part IV I have outlined a series of dif ferent programs to suit
individuals according to their current training, BOL T score, age, and overall
health. Choose the one that best matches your fitness level and abilities and
move on  when you feel you ha ve accomplished as much as po ssible from
each program. W ould Y ou Do Me a Favor. I am  ver y optimistic that if you follow the principles outlined in this book
and work toward increasing y our BOL T score, your health and sports
performance will improve in many ways. Since 2002, I ha ve observed tremendous improvements in the sporting
ability of both amateur and p rofessional athletes who have applied the
concepts of the Oxygen Adva ntage program. I have also wi tnessed the
negative ef fects on respiratory, mental, and cardiovascular health from
chronic overbre athing. It is my  aim to spread the word of t hese simple
techniques to provide an easy and ef fective way of improving the health and
well-being of readers. And you can help me to generate awareness. I w ould  appreci ate it greatly if  you would try out these practices and
then spr ead the word to your frie nds and family who are interested in health
and sports, or who suf fer from any of the problems described i n this book. Y ou could also help by writing a review of The Oxygen Advantage  on
Amazon. com. Also, please share the book with anyone you think may benefit from the
techniques within the Oxygen Advantage program. Finally, if you have any question s, or would simply like to tell me about
your personal experience with the Oxygen Advantage program, please drop
me a line. I would love to hear  from you. Y ou can contact me directly at
patrick@OxygenAdvantage.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the potential risk associated with overbreathing during CPR?,
A: Reduced blood flow and reduced oxygenation of the heart.
Q: What is the relationship between the reduction of breathing volume and improvement in asthma symptoms?,
A: The study showed that a reduction in breathing volume led to a 70% reduction in symptoms


 improve my prognosis over the next few years. He asked me tothink it over, but he signed me up on his surgery list for the following Monday. I did think it over and found I was profoundly annoyed at the idea of being
treated like I was just a statistic, so I decided that I would be unique. I made afirm decision that I would be well and stay well—and I was for the next fifteenyears. The decision healed me. When I was 37 I had a recurrence. At the time I had in residence Ethyl and
Marge, the two far-gone breast cancer cases I already told you about. I also hadin residence a young woman with a breast tumor who had not undergone anymedical treatment, not even a lumpectomy. (I will relate her case in detail shortly. )I was too identified emotionally with helping these three, overly-empathetic due to
my own history. I found myself taking on their symptoms and their pain. I went so
far into sympathy as to grow back my tumor—just as it had the first time—a lumpmushroomed from nothing to the size of a goose egg in only three weeks inexactly the same place as the first one. Just out of curiosity I went in for a needlebiopsy. Once again it was judged to be malignant, and I got the same pressurefrom the surgeon for immediate surgery. This time, however, I had an alternativesystem of healing that I believed in. So I went home, continued to care for myvery sick residents, and began to work on myself. The first thing I had to confront about myself was that I was being a
compassionate fool. I needed to learn how to maintain my own personalboundaries, and clearly delineate what stuff in my mind and my body was reallymine and what was another’s. I needed to apply certain mental techniques of self-protection known to and practiced by many healers. I knew beyond doubt that Ihad developed sympathetic breast cancer because a similar phenomena hadhappened to me before. Once, when I had previously been working on a personwith very severe back pain with hands-on techniques, I suddenly had the pain,and the client was totally free of it. So I protected myself when working with sickpeople. I would wash my hands and arms thoroughly with cold water, or withwater and vinegar after contact. I would shake off their “energy,” have a coldshower, walk bare foot on the grass, and visualize myself well with intactboundaries. These prophylaxes had been working for me, but I was particularlyvulnerable to people with breast cancer. I also began detoxification dieting, took more supplements, and used
acupressure and reflexology as my main lines of attack. My healing diet consistedof raw food exclusively. I allowed myself fruits (not sweet fruits) and vegetables(including a lot of raw cabbage because vegetables in the cabbage family such ascauliflower and broccoli are known to have a healing effect on cancer), rawalmonds, raw apricot kernels, and some sprouted grains and legumes. I drankdiluted carrot juice, and a chlorophyll drink made up of wheat grass and barley
green and aloe vera juice. I took echinaechia, red clover, and fenugreek seeds. I
worked all the acupuncture points on my body that strengthen the immune system,including the thymus gland, lymph nodes, and spleen. I also worked the meridians,and reflex points for the liver, and large intestine. I massaged the breast along thenatural lines of lymphatic drainage from the area. Last, and of great importance, I KNEW that the treatment would work, and
that the tumor would quickly disappear. It did vanish totally in three months. Itwould have gone away quicker if I had water fasted, but I was unable to do thisbecause I needed physical strength to care for my resident patients and family. Eighteen years have passed since that episode, and I have had no further
reappearance of breast tumors. At age 55 I still have all my body parts, and havehad no surgery except the original lumpectomy. Many, viewing my muscles andathletic performance, would say my health is exceptional but I know my ownfrailties and make sure I do not aggravate them. I still have exactly the same organdeficiencies as other cancer patients and must keep a very short leash on mylifestyle. If for some reason I wanted to make my life very short, all I would have to do
would be to abandon my diet, stop taking supplements, eat red meat and icecream every day and be unhappy about something. Incidentally, I have had manyresidential clients with breast cancer since then, and have not taken on theirsymptoms, so I can assume that I have safely passed that hurdle. I’ve helped dozens of cases of simple breast cancer where my treatment
began before the cancer broadly spread. Kelly’s case was not the easiest of thisgroup, nor the hardest. Sometimes there was lymphatic involvement that themedical doctors had not yet treated in any way. All but one of my early-onsetbreast cancer cases recovered. I believe those are far better results than achievedby AMA treatment. Before I crow too much, let me stress that every one of these women was a
good candidate for recovery—under 40 years old, ambulatory and did not feel
very sick. And most importantly, every one of them had received no other
debilitating medical treatment except a needle biopsy or simple lumpectomy.None of these women had old tumors (known about for more than six months)and none of the tumors were enormous (nothing larger than a walnut). Clearly, this group is not representative of the average breast cancer case. Hygienic therapy for cancer is a radical idea these days and tends to attractyounger people, or older, desperate people who have already been through theworks. In every one of my simple cases the tumors were reabsorbed by the bodyduring the thirty days of water fasting and the client left happy. Except one. I think I should describe this unsuccessful case, this “dirty case,”
so my readers get a more balanced idea of how fearsome cancer really isn’t if thesick person can clearly resolve to get better and has no problem about achievingwellness. Marie was an artisan and musician from Seattle who grew up back East in an
upper-middle class dysfunctional family. She was in her late twenties. She hadbeen sexually abused by an older brother, was highly reactive, and had neverbeen able to communicate honestly with anyone except her lesbian lover(honestly?, maybe, about some things). Three years prior to coming to see me Marie had been medically diagnosed as
having breast cancer and had been advised to have immediate surgery. Sheignored this advice; Marie never told her friends, said nothing to her family andtried to conceal it from her lover because she did not want to disrupt their life. On her own she did begin eating a Macrobiotic diet. In spite of this diet, the
tumor grew, but grew very slowly. After two years the tumor was discovered byher lover, who after a year of exhausting and upsetting arguments, forced Marie toseek treatment. Since Marie adamantly refused to go the conventional medicalroute, she ended up on my doorstep as a compromise. By this time the tumor was the size of a fist and had broken through the skin of
the left breast. It was very ugly, very hard. Biokinesiology showed the usual
deadly triangle and other associated organ weakneses typical of cancer. Marie
began fasting on water with colonics and poultices and bodywork and counselingand supplements. At the end of the water fast, Marie looked much healthier, withclear eyes and clear skin and had a sort of shine about her, but the tumor had onlyreceded enough for the skin to close over it; it was still large, and very hard. Tofully heal, Marie probably needed at least two more water fasts of equal lengthinterspersed with a few months on a raw food diet. But she lacked the personaltoughness to confront another fast in the near future. Nor was she emotionally upto what she regarded as the deprivation of a long-term raw foods healing diet. So I advised her to seek other treatment. Still unwilling to accept standard
medical management of her case, Marie chose to go to the Philippines to have“psychic surgery.” She was excited and optimistic about this; I was interestedmyself because I was dubious about this magical procedure; if Marie went Iwould have a chance to see the results (if any) on a person I was very familiarwith. Marie had her tickets and was due to leave in days when her lover, againstMarie’s directly-stated wishes, called her parents and informed them of what washappening. The parents had known nothing of Marie’s cancer and were shocked, upset,
outraged! They had not known Marie was a lesbian, much less that their daughterwas flirting with (from their view) obvious quackery. Their daughter neededimmediate saving and her parents and brother (the one who had abused her) flewto Oregon and surprisingly appeared the next day in a state of violent rage. Theythreatened lawsuits, police, incarceration, they threatened to have their daughtercivilly committed as unable to take care of herself. They thought everything Mariehad done for the last three years was my fault. I was lucky to stay out of jail. Ofcourse, all of this was why Marie had not told them in the first place; she hadwanted to avoid this kind of a scene. Marie did not have enough personal integrity to withstand the domination of
her immediate family. They put her in a hospital, where Marie had a radical
mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation. Assured that they had done everything
that should have been done, the self-righteous parents went


 and still
manifestbecause I practiced the Japa mediation. Just because I
opened my mouth and said, “Aaaahhh”. I had a knowing, no
question about it. Japa meditation and surrendering to infinite
patience are daily practices. During my quiet moments, I cansmell this baby. Michelle will thank me for my conviction and
faith during the dark times. I praise your work for guiding me. Thank you. Now, nothing is impossible for me. When I compare
what I have manifested now in Michelle’s womb to anything else
I might desire, the process is without effort. After you truly
surrender, everything you could ever want just seems to show
up, right on schedule. The next amazing manifestation will be to
help other infertile couples realize their dreams. Somehow, I
will help those who feel there is no hope. Sincerely,
Matthew McQuaid
Many people have written to me about their success with staying on
purpose through the practice of Japa meditation. I’m deeply touched by the
power of intention when I read about people who use Japa to help achieve a
pregnancy, which they felt was their divine mission. I particularly like
Matthew’s decision to use this experience to help other infertile couples. Step 9: Keep your thoughts and feelings in harmony with your
actions. The surest way to realize your purpose is to eliminate any conflict
or dissonance that exists between what you’re thinking and feeling and how
you’re living your days. If you’re in disharmony, you activate ego-
dominated attitudes of fear of failure, or disappointing others, which
distance you from your purpose. Your actions need to be in harmony with
your thoughts. Trust in those thoughts that harmonize, and be willing to act
upon them. Refuse to see yourself as inauthentic or cowardly, because those
thoughts will keep you from acting on what you know you were meant to
be. Take daily steps to bring your thoughts and feeling of your grand heroic
mission into harmony with both your daily activities and of course, with
that ever-present field of intention. Being in harmony with God’s will is the
highest state of purpose you can attain. Step 10: Stay in a state of gratitude. Be thankful for even being able to
contemplate your purpose. Be thankful for the wonderful gift of being able
to serve humanity, your planet, and your God. Be thankful for the seeming
roadblocks to your purpose. Remember, as Gandhi reminded us: “Divine
guidance often comes when the horizon is the blackest. ” Look at the entire
kaleidoscope of your life, including all of the people who have crossed your
path. See all of the jobs, successes, apparent failures, possessions, losses,
wins—everything—from a perspective of gratitude. You’re here for a
reason; this is the key to feeling purposeful. Be grateful for the opportunity
to live your life purposefully in tune with the will of the Source of all. That’s a lot to be grateful for. It seems to me that searching for our purpose is like searching for
happiness. There’s no way to happiness; happiness is the way. And so it is
with living your life on purpose. It’s not something you find; it’s how you
live your life serving others, and bringing purpose to everything you do. That’s precisely how you fulfill the intention that is the title of this chapter. When you’re living your life from purpose, you’re dwelling in love. When
you’re not dwelling in love, you’re off purpose. This is true for individuals,
institutions, business, and our governments as well. When a government
gouges its citizens with excessive fees for any service, they’re off purpose. When a government pursues violence as a means for resolving disputes, it’s
off purpose regardless of how it justifies its actions. When businesses
overcharge, cheat, or manipulate in the name of profit-making, they’re off
purpose. When religions permit prejudice and hatred or mistreat their
parishioners, they’re off purpose. And it’s true for you as well. Your goal in accessing the power of intention is to return to your Source
and live from that awareness, replicating the very actions of intention itself. That Source is love. Therefore, the quickest method for understanding and
living your purpose is to ask yourself if you’re thinking in loving ways. Do
your thoughts flow from a Source of love within you. Are you acting onthose loving thoughts. If the answers are yes and yes, then you’re on
purpose. I can say no more.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the purpose of affirming "I love me"?,
A: It's an affirmation of self-respect, not an ego statement.
Q: What is the main theme of this book?,
A: The power of intention and connecting to it to fulfill one's purpose.
Q: What is the key to fulfilling one's intention?,
A: It's not about what you do, but about how you feel and your connection to the Source.
Q: What is the importance of meditation in staying on purpose?,
A: It allows you to stay connected to the wisdom and guidance of the universal mind, which is always respectful and loving.
Q: What is the key to changing the way you look at things?,
A: Change your inner dialogue and focus on what you intend to manifest, and let go of judgments and negativity.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Let’s take a look at
how allowing is so often ignored in attempts to manifest feeling successful
and attracting abundance. The Art of Allowing
The universal mind of Creation is in a constant state of supplying. It
never shuts down, it takes no vacations, there are no days off, and it’s
perpetually giving forth. Everything and everyone, without exception,
emanates from this universal mind we’re calling intention. So if everythingcomes from this infinite field of invisible energy, why is it that some are
able to partake of it, while others seem so separated from it? If it’s always
giving forth in an endless stream of abundance, somehow there must be
resistance to allowing it to come into your life if you’re experiencing
shortages or scarcity in any way. Allowing this all-giving Source into your life means becoming aware of
the resistance that you may be placing in the way of the abundance that’s
always being supplied. If the universe is based on energy and attraction, this
means that everything is vibrating to particular frequencies. When the
frequency with which you’re vibrating is in contradiction with the
frequency of the universal supply, you create a resistance, thereby inhibiting
that flow of abundance into your life space. Your individual vibrations are
the key to understanding the art of allowing. The nonharmonious vibrations
are largely in the form of your thoughts and feelings. Thoughts that
emphasize what you don’t believe you deserve set up a contradiction in
energy. That contradiction puts a stop to a hooking up of identical energies,
and you’ve created a field of disallowing. Remember, it’s always about
being in harmony with your Source. Your thoughts can either emerge from
a beingness that’s in rapport with intention or in contradiction with it. Keep in mind that you’re a part of the universal mind, so if you see
yourself in a harmonious way with the seven faces of intention, the
universal mind can only work harmoniously with you. For example,
suppose that you want a better job with a higher salary. Imagine yourself as
already having it, knowing in your thoughts that you’re entitled to it, with
no doubts about the job showing up because you can see it within. The
universal mind now has no choice in the matter, since you’re a part of that
all-creating mind and there’s no vibrational contradiction. So what can go
wrong here? The art of allowing gets hampered by your habit of
disallowing. There’s a long history of countless thoughts that have formed a field of
resistance to allowing the free flow of abundance. This habit of disallowing
grew from the belief system that you’ve cultivated over the years and that
you rely on. Furthermore, you’ve allowed the resistance of others to enter
this picture, and you surround yourself with the need for their approval inthese matters. You solicit their resistant opinions, read newspaper accounts
of all those who’ve failed to manifest the jobs of their choice, examine
government reports about the poor job prospects and the declining
economy, watch the television reports belaboring the sorry state of affairs in
the world, and your resistance becomes even more convincingly
entrenched. You’ve aligned yourself with the proponents of disallowing. What you need to do is look at this belief system and all of the factors
that continue to support it and say, It’s too big of a job to change the entire
thing. Instead, I’m going to start changing the thoughts that activate
disallowing right here, right now. It doesn’t matter what you thought before,
or for how long, or how many pressures you’re under to maintain your
resistance. Instead, stop activating disallowing thoughts today, one thought
at a time. You can do so by stating, I feel successful, I intend to feel the
abundance that is here, now. Repeat these words, or create your
arrangement of words, which continually inundate your thoughts during
your waking hours, with a new belief of being successful and abundant. When you’ve activated these thoughts enough times, they’ll become your
habitual way of thinking, and you will have taken the steps to eliminating
your resistance to allowing. Those


 on your
lip, or reapplying compulsively. Almond Oil & Shea Butter
-Feel free to add ¼ teaspoon of
beeswax to firm this up if you
prefer a more solid balm. Basic Lip Balm
-Do not roll up the lip balm until it
has cooled completely. -Make sure you fill your tubes or
tins on a baking sheet covered in
aluminum foil. It’s easy to drip or
spill! 168Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingThis is a basic lip balm recipe that contains beeswax, jojoba oil, coconut oil, shea butter, and peppermint
essential oil. Shea butter and jojoba oil are wonderful healing, protecting, and deeply nourishing ingredients. Coconut oil is the star moisturizer. It does not smother and suffocate skin; rather it sinks in, its fatty acids holding
onto moisture and making your lips soft and smooth. It will also reinforce the skin’s lipid (fat) layer and promote
hydration. The beeswax can act as an emollient (moisturizer) and protect your lips from the elements, but mostly
it is what gives your balm its body and holds everything together. The peppermint essential oil is just your
classic lip balm smell and taste. Y es, peppermint contains menthol, but it is NOT the same as the concentrated
or high amounts of menthol found in many brands of lip balm. This may feel more “slick” than some store bought
balm at first but that goes away quickly as it sinks in and moisturizes!Basic Lip Balm
-1 tablespoon of grated
beeswax or beeswax pastilles
-1 tablespoon of coconut oil
-1 tablespoon of jojoba oil
-1 tablespoon of shea butter
-5 drops of peppermint oil 1. In a double boiler melt your beeswax, coconut oil, and jojoba oil. 2. Remove from the heat and stir in the shea butter, followed by the
peppermint oil. 3. Carefully-an eyedropper or pipette is helpful here-add the mixture
into your tubes or tins. Cap gently and let them cool. 169Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Chapped LipsY ou will need… DirectionsThis quick little concoction is a “faux balm” as I like to call it. Only two ingredients, it’s easy to make in a pinch
if you don’t have time to mix up something else or lack the ingredients. The almond oil is wonderfully soothing
and moisturizing, while the shea butter rejuvenates dry skin and protects it from dry air and chilly wind (but it
doesn’t smother it!) This is a small batch fills about one small balm tin.Almond Oil & Shea Butter
-1 round tablespoon of shea
butter
-1 scant tablespoon of sweet
almond oil OR avocado oil
-Tins 1. In a double boiler melt the shea butter and almond oil together. Pour
into tins and tuck away to use whenever you need it! 170Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Chapped LipsY ou will need… DirectionsInfusing oil with herbs is a great way to make an all-natural moisturizer. Salve is softer than lip balm as it has
a much higher oil to beeswax ratio. It provides a little different moisturizing experience, and it’s easy to make. Because of the fresh lemon peels used, this will keep for 1-2 weeks. Y ou can also add in lemon essential oil in
place of the lemon peels, in which case it will last as long as the oil you used.Infused Oil Salve
-Fresh lemon peels from 2
lemons
-1 teaspoon dried chamomile
flowers
-1 tablespoon oil
-1/2 teaspoon of beeswax1. Put your oil, chamomile flowers, and lemon peels in a double boiler. Heat over the lowest possible heat setting for 3-4 hours and strain. 2. Pour the oil back into the double boiler and melt in the beeswax. Store in airtight jars or containers out of direct sunlight. 171Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Chapped LipsY ou will need… DirectionsY ou’re about to give a public speech when it hits. Or maybe it’s prom
night. Or you’re going on a first date. Or you end up getting filmed in the
background of an academy award winning motion picture. Whatever it
is, cold sores always show up at the most inconvenient times. Caused
by the herpes simplex virus, cold sores are small, fluid filled lesions
that generally pop up on or around your lips. These blisters will cluster
together and, after breaking, form a painful crust. Cold sores are contagious, and unfortunately, they will never totally go
away. Because they are a virus, there is no cure. The virus lies dormant
until it is triggered by something (e.g. stress or diet) and it rears its
ugly head. They can be transferred by something as benign as sharing
eating utensils, or a water bottle. That being said, you can do a number
of things to help relieve the pain, shorten the timespan they affect you,
and even prevent them. Cold Sores
-One of the most important things
you can do for a cold sore is
either keep it dry, or keep it moist. Experiment, and whichever one
brings you the most relief, roll
with it. Some people find relief
in moisture as the blister’s crust
doesn’t crack as easily, while
others find that drying out the sore
makes it go away faster. -A simple remedy-ice it! The ice
works two-fold, first by numbing
the irritated area, and second
by helping tamp down the
inflammation. If dryness bothers
you, pat any water away after you
remove the ice and apply a dab of
neutral moisturizer. -Get rid of your toothbrush, as
they often carry the virus that
hangs out so close to the mouth. If
you keep reusing your toothbrush
you run the risk of triggering an
outbreak. -Keep a diary of outbreaks and
anything you are eating/drinking/
doing at the time. It can help you
learn what to do in the future to
prevent outbreaks. -Start using a remedy the moment
you feel a cold sore coming on. Alternative Moisturizer
-If you decide to use coconut
oil, use only 5 tablespoons of
beeswax, since coconut oil is solid
at room temperature. 172Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingWitch hazel in an astringent, which means it will pull fluid from the cold sore, and will also help keep further
infection from setting in, especially if you’ve picked at it. Tea tree oil will also dry it out, and its antimicrobial
properties can’t hurt the healing time. This recipe calls for making a fairly solid balm, but you can also just mix
the witch hazel, tea tree oil, and a little bit of carrier oil and apply that directly to the sore. The nice thing about
the balm is that you get a little bit of protection in addition to the “drying” action. Don’t be alarmed at the strong
odor (tea tree oil has a very distinct smell), or the fact that it may form tiny bubbles when you are making it.Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil Balm
-1 tablespoon +1/2 teaspoon of
beeswax
-1 teaspoon of witch hazel
-5 drops of tea tree essential
oil
-1 tablespoon of any liquid oil
-Cotton balls or cotton swabs1. In a double boiler melt the beeswax and then turn off the heat. The
witch hazel contains alcohol so it is best not added when there is open
flame. 2. Working quickly so the beeswax doesn’t solidify, mix in the witch
hazel and tea tree oil. Pour into a little tin and keep handy for outbreaks,
dabbing a little on the sore as needed. Make sure to wash your hand
afterwards, otherwise you could possibly contaminate the tin. Optimally
you should keep fresh cotton swabs on hand so you don’t have to touch
the balm, or your sore, directly. 173Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Cold SoresY ou will need… DirectionsVanilla extract, being alcohol based, is thought to make a less-friendly environment for the virus, and is quite
popular because of its scrumptious smell. Make sure you have real vanilla extract.Vanilla Extract
-Vanilla extract
-Cotton balls or cotton swabs1. Up to 3 times a day, soak a cotton ball or cotton swab in vanilla extract
and dab it onto the cold sore. 174Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Cold SoresY ou will need… DirectionsIf you find that keeping the cold sore moist helps, but want to steer clear of petroleum products, making your
own simple salve is as easy as pie. Actually, making pie can be tricky at times, so this is even easier.Alternative Moisturizer
-10 tablespoons of any liquid
oil
-1-2 tablespoons of beeswax
-Cotton swabs
-A little jar for storage1. In a double boiler melt beeswax with oil thoroughly before pouring
into a tin and letting it cool completely. 2. Apply as needed for comfort. Try not to slather it on, but apply a thin
layer


, indicoting tbot no
apparent leak of current has taken place through the
recording circuit. Each tracing between the electrodes
shows an S-shaped profile of potential, wit.h the ca
thodic field electronegative in relation to the anodic
Fig. XIII: 7. Experimental production of
ionars and e.rgonars by electrolysis of wa·
ter in filter paper impregnated with lit
mus. Four volts cell voltage. (a) Cathode
to t.he left shows blue OH-reaction and
anode to the right red H+ reaction. These
two iooars, n(OH)-and nH•, diffuse
Recording {RE•grounded rete-
circuit renee electrode and migrate until they meet, where water
(an ergonar) is produced by ionic recom
birution. (b) Electric potential difference,
traced over the filter paper from left to
right, then from right to left, shows elec
tronegative ca[hodic and electropositive
anodic potentials in relation to the
grounded reference electrode (RE). Su
perimposed oscillations (2-3 per second)
anenua.tc in the direction of the zone of
zero charge, where water was produced. These oscillations are produced mainly by
disturbances in conductivity caused by
bubbles of nH2 and n02 (ergonars}
trapped in the matrix. ME•movable electrode
Filter 3Hz
For further explanation, see text. 164 Energetics, ionan and ergonars field (or the same polarity as the power source). Oscil
lations of the tracings are also seen, of greatest ampli
tude close to the cathode. They diminish successively
in the d!ircction away from the cathode. The amplitude
of the oscillations increases again toward and at the
anode. The frequency of these oscillations averaged
around 2-3 per second, depending on th.e speed of
movement over the matrix. As the filter paper dried,
the irregularity of these oscillations increased while
their frequency decreased. "Jumps" in the tracings
were us.ually produced when the "recording electrode "
passed over the platinum string electrode. The imped
ance of the recording circuit was in this experiment
only one megohm. A frequency filter of 3 Hz was
used. The electrochemical events in this part of the experi
ment can be explained as follows. The water itself,
being a nonionic compound (ergonar), is a precursor
for the development of an attenuating collection of
OH-ions (ionar) in the cathodic area and a corre
sponding collection of H+ ions (ionar) in the anodic
area. These ionars move by diffusion and migration in
the electric field (as demonstrated in Fig. XIII: 7 a by
the colouring of the filter paper, which had been
prepared with litmus before water was added and
current was applied). The two coloured fronts in Fig. XIII: 7 a meet according to the relative speed of diffu
sion and migration of the hydroxyl and hydrogen ion
ars andl recombine to form water (in a recombination
zone). The movements of these ionars were found to
be very sensitive to gravitational influences in the
experiments. In the example illustrated, the filter pa
per and its support had to be properly adjusted in the
horizontal plane with a water-level. In the alkaline environment of the cathodic surface
the reaction proceeds:
2H20+2e--+ H2+20H-
and in the acid environment of the anodic surface:
H20-2e--+ j 02+2H+. A flow of current between the electrodes has been
explained to proceed in the following way (4, 17). Both
H+ and OH-are strongly hydrated in water as
H!O+ (oxonium ) or even larger complexes, e.g.,
H,O;. These ions are short lived. They can dissociate
rapidly_, recombine and allow protons to jump along
hydrogen bonds. These changes correspond to a rapid
transfer of charge:
Similady one proton of a water molecule can jump
U-824586!1. '~ along a hydrogen bond to combine with an OH-ion:
H.;;.. --(Y'"H... I -0_..-H L" ~H -+
Both processes should lead to a flow of current, corre
sponding to the equivalent flow of electrons in the
electrical cables bei!Ween the power source and the
electrodes. The interesting fu.nction of the matrix now entering
the picture is its capacity to reduce the effects of
convection and also to adsorb and trap reaction pro
ducts. Without a matrix, the distinct zones of alkalin
ity, acidity and recombination ("zone of zero charge",
Fig. Xlll: 7 a) could hardly develop. Moreover, hy
drogen and oxygen gas should readily disappear from
the system except for adsorption against the e.lectrodes
as gas bubbles. The bubbles prevent water diffusing to
the electrodes, thereby counteracting the process of
electronation and deelectronation. The electrolytic
process may then even cease, sometimes rapidly. If we
now turn to the reaction in Fig. XIII: 8, we will fmd
that the bulk water in the matrix represents an ergonar
("' an ionar precursor). Electrolysis gives rise to local
accumulations of one cathodic, n(OH-), and one an
odic, n(H+) ionar and two new ergonars, th~ cathodic
adsorbed hydrogen gas, nH2, and the anodic-adsorbed
. oxygen gas, n02•
Let us now try to identify these energy collections of
ionars and ergonars (Figs. XIII: 8-11). By using the sam~ arrangement as shown in Fig. XIII: 7 a, electrolysis of wat~r was first produced in a
matrix of ftlter paper impregnated with litmus. Elec
trolysis was allowed. to proceed until the litmus reac
tions showed that the alkaline and acidic zones
touched each other. This process took as long as 24
hours (the electrolysis had to be performed in a humid
chamber to prevent drying of the matrix). Fig. Xlll:
8 a shows the actual matrix with litmus reactions,
platinum electrodes (Ec, Ea) and position of the refer
ence electrode (RE) of the recording circuit. The
Ag-AgCI electrodes of the recording circuit are not
shown. Tracings of the electric potential between the (Ec,
Ea) electrodes were first performed from the cathode
to the anode and then back, during application of 4
volts externaUy applied voltage over the electrodes
(Fig. XJII: 8 b). Irregular oscillations are seen corre
sponding to the alkaline, relatively electronegative
zone but only mino~ oscillations corresponding to the
acidic, electropositive zone. What is th~ origin of the oscillations? One explana
tion may be that the recording electrode passes
trapped gas bubbles adherent to the matrix. Larger
Energetics, ionars and ergonars 165 ~-
c
oscillations arc therefore seen in the cathodic area than
in the anodic, perhaps because twice as much hydro
gen gas is evolved as is oxygen gas. Differences in
dissipation from the matrix are also a possible addi
tional factor. Still another possibility must not be over
looked. The Ag-AgCI electrodes a.re provided with
3 M KCI-agar bridges. On contact with the water
soaked matrix, the salt will diffuse from the bridge and
start to migrate in the applied electric field, nK·
toward the cathode and net-toward the anode. These
migrating ionars will increase conductivity between
the gas bubbles and modify local electric potentials. A prerequisite for recording of voltage differences
with the actual instrument (Grass Polygraph Model
78) is a minimal flow of current through it. The effect
of changing the impedance of the recording circuit
from I 0 megohms to I megohm is shown in Fig. XIII: 9. The matrix was now soaked in a 2 M KCI
solution and 4 volts applied between the platinum
electrodes for about one hour. A tracing of the poten
tial from left to right and then back, compare d to the
grounded reference electrode, shows a nearly symmet
rical profile of potential (Fig. XIII: 9a), when the
impedence of the recording circuit was 10 megohms. Wben the impedance is lowered to I megohm, the
symmetry became distoned considerably (Fig. XIII:9b), caused by a leak of current, now apparent,
through the recording instrumen t. In this case we will,
however, make usc of a minimal leak of current
through the recording circuit in attempts to activate
166 EncrJclics, ionars and crgonars Filter 0.5Hz
[soomv
Filter


 AM  Presence,"  whose  Garment  of Light
not only  illumines  your  pathway,  but  becomes  your  Pro-
tecting  Radiance,  Invincible  in Its Activity. Great  and
Mighty  Light! release  Thy  Commanding  Presence  into  the
Earth,  so all mankind  may  quickly  enter  into  the  Con-
sciousness  of Thy  Great  Freedom  for all! First  quicken  the Desire  in the Heart  which  is surging  in
the Hearts  of all mankind  today. Then  quickly  release  the
Great  Knowledge  of This  "Mighty  I AM  Presence"! In Its
Great  Current  of Energy,  which  quickens  the Light  within
their  Hearts  at Its Touch! Flow,  Oh "Mighty  I AM  Pres-20 THE  "7 AM"  DISCOURSES
ence"  into  the Heart,  the mind  and  body  of all mankind
and assert  Thyself! Take  Thy  Command! Go  forth  in
Thy Mighty  Conquering  Presence  and  fill the Earth  with
Thy Mighty  Glory! Such  is Our  Decree  for you,  Oh Be-
loved  Ones,  and  all mankind! My Love  enfolds  you  always,  unto  your  Freedom  and
Ascension. DISCOURSE  III  44
March  2, iqyj
DALLAS,  TEXAS
Beloved  Children  of the Light,  it having  been  My  Joy
and Privilege  to minister  to you during  the past  three  days,
will you  be so kind,  as to accept  Those  Qualities  which  I
have  anchored  within  your  feeling  world  for constant  use? One of Those  Qualities  is the ability  for Greater  Self-con-
trol and  Mastery  of your  human  feeling. To do this,  will
mean  Freedom  to you! Will  you  not accept  all, which  it has
been  My Humble  Privilege  to convey,  to anchor  there;  that
you may  go forth  on your  way  with  less  obstruction,  hu-
manly  speaking ? Beginning  in San  Francisco,  the Great  Out-Pouring  of
the Cosmic  Light,  has made  it possible  for Certain  Things
to be done  for mankind,  which  it would  not  be wise  to
explain  yet;  but which  I am taking  advantage  of, to give  the
students  all possible  Assistance  in their  Victory  to their
Freedom! There  is only  one way,  Beloved  Ones,  by which  you  can
gain the Mastery  of yourself,  your  world  and  all substance. That  is by constantly  trying,  until  you  have  called  your
"Mighty  I AM  Presence"  into  action  with  Sufficient  Power,
to still your  human  thought;  and  compel  it to be obedient
to the Law  of your  Presence,  which  is Harmony. Thus,  the
21 45 THE  "7 AM"  DISCOURSES
Presence  enables  your  Call  to be answered  with  a sufficient
VOLUME  OF ENERGY,  governed  by Its Intelligence,  to
produce  that  which  you  require. All These  Laws  are very  practical  and  no one  need  be
deprived  of what  you  require  any  longer. Oh,  that  you
may  realize,  you  are having  a Privilege  only  given  to a few
in the Retreats,  only  a short  hundred  years  ago. A hundred
years  seems  like  a long  time  to you,  does  it not? But to Us
it is like  a day—a  day  of Great  Joy and  Achievement. One
day, you  will  find  it the same. The need  of mankind  today,  has made  it possible  for Us
to render  Such  a Service,  tonight! Some  of you  will  only
hear  Me in the intellect! Many  of you  will  hear  Me with  the
intellect  and  feel  It in your  feeling  world. Those  who  can
feel the Truth  of My Humble  Endeavor  to assist  you,  will
find It quickly  active  in your  worlds;  and  may  My  As-
sistance  cause  many  things  to disappear  from  your  worlds
quickly,  for which  you  have  long  prayed  and  hoped. Will
you not take  advantage  of This  Opportunity ? I could  not and  would  not utter  idle  words  to you;  but
every  Word  I utter  to you  tonight,  shall  carry  with  It, the
Power  of Execution;  not  as your  execution  is of the outer
world,  but of the Power  of Use  and  Service. Oh,  that  you
might  all understand  all It means  to you. The Blessed  Students  who  have  heard  many  of These
Dictations,  are feeling  more  and  more  powerfully  the True
Inner  Meaning  of Them;  and  what  They  mean  to each  In-
dividual. Once,  you  understand  the  Words  an Ascended DISCOURSE  III 23
Being  speaks,  carry  in Them  the  Power  of Achievement,
you will  begin  to comprehend  what  Mighty  Power  These
Dictations  carry! Can  you  accept  THEIR  POWER  in your
feeling  world ? Won't  you  try,  so It may  have  Its FULL
POWER  of Operation  and  Action ? Oh, how  We long  to have  mankind  feel  the True  Import
of These  Words,  so they  may  quickly  dismiss  all human
consciousness  of limitations;  and  call  the "Mighty  I AM
Presence"  into  action,  to dissolve  all human  creations  which
have  ever  been  acquired. Then,  how  quickly  each  one
would  go forth—almost  like  a rocket—into  his or her Per-
manent  Achievement. May  I remind  you,  Precious  Ones,  that  every  particle  of
Achievement  you  accomplish,  in the Knowledge  of your
"Mighty  I AM  Presence,"  becomes  a Permanent  Thing? There  is no slipping  back  in anything,  which  you  call forth
and achieve  in the Knowledge  of your  Presence. It becomes
a Permanently  Established  Thing  and  cannot  be forgotten
and cannot  be lost! Today  in the Requirement,  according  to
the Great  Cosmic  Law,  you  have  now  drawn  within  you
the Victory  of Achievement! If you  allow  your  human  in-
tellect  to cause  you  again  to doubt  and  fear,  then  you  will
have  to wait  another  Opportunity  of the Messengers,  to re-
establish  This  Work! We are giving  you  the Opportunity  here  and  did  also
in San  Francisco,  to utilize  These  Qualities  which  We  are
anchoring  in your  feeling  world  for Definite,  but Powerful,
Use! To the degree  that  you  can feel  This  Help  and  let It 24 THE  "7 AM"  DISCOURSES
begin  to act, will  you  find  Response  and  Manifestation  in
your  outer  world  of activity. So, tonight,  you  have  entered  a New  World,  the World
of your  "Mighty  I AM  Presence." Will  you  say to Me:  "I
don't  feel  any  change  in my body,  I do not see any outward
manifestation  of It"? If that  should  be your  feeling,  you
are not apt to; but if you  can say sincerely:  " 'Mighty  I AM
Presence,'  I accept  These  Qualities  which  have  been  given
me for use! You  set them  into  action  now! 'Mighty  I AM
Presence,'  see that  I have  the feeling  of the Truth  and  the
Activity  of These  Qualities,  quickly  brought  into  my outer
use and  manifestation." Then  you  will  have  Them! You
will begin  quickly  to experience  the Truth  of the Words  I
speak  to you! Before  going  on, I


 upon them.
Q: What is the most important thing to remember?,
A: Remember that the Law of Life is not a matter of opinion, but a reality, and that it is the Ascended Beings who are the only ones who can provide the assistance and guidance required.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>I say to you  today,  be sure
your  feeling  is following  the activity  of your  attention. Then,  what  do I mean  by that  in regard  to the Violet
Consuming  Flame? If you  say just  from  your  neck  up:
" 'Mighty  I AM  Presence'! dissolve  and  consume  all my
discordant  accumulation  by the Power  of the Violet  Con-
suming  Flame,"  a slight  result  is produced;  but if you  are
aware,  your  feeling  is sustaining  your  call,  then  you  will
find Results  which  are astonishing,  take  place  in your  Life. Watch  your  feeling  follows  your  Call  or the Power  of your
attention  in everything  you  do. Whether  it be in your  outer
business  or what  it is, makes  no difference;  the same  Law  is
acting,  whether  it is for your  own  Purification  or your  bus-
iness. As you  understand  this,  you  will  compel  your  feeling  to
arise  as it were,  and  go forth  on the Power  of your  attention. That  is the Power  of Accomplishment. You  have  heard  Us
say mankind  in the past  has used  only  one of the Trinity  of
Action;  sometimes  Power,  sometimes  Divine  Love,  some-
times  Wisdom;  but just  one  in itself,  is not sufficient  in the
World  today. Divine  Love  is not sufficient,  because  It lacks DISCOURSE  XVIII  265
the Discrimination,  which  is within  Wisdom;  and  on the
other  hand,  if Power  is not acting  the  force  of action  is
lacking,  to produce  quick  results. Today,  in order  to relieve  mankind  from  the mistakes  of
the past,  Beloved  Saint  Germain  brought  forth  This  Under-
standing  and  the Eye  Picture  before  you  of your  own  God
Presence;  which  compels  Love,  Wisdom  and  Power  to act
in Perfect  Balance  at your  call to the "I AM  Presence." You
will see then  how  constant,  how  definite  it has  made  the
Balanced  Action  of Life  in you  and  your  world. Without
It, you  only  have  partial  results,  because  one  element  has
been  missing,  sometimes  two;  but today  in the Call  to your
Presence,  there  cannot  be anything  lacking  or missing  in
the Total  Result,  and  the Completeness  of It which  you
require. As you  understand  this,  you  will  see how  Self-evident  it
is, and  with  that  will  come  an ease,  rest  and  confidence  in
your  feeling,  which  never  was  there  before. This  is what
your  feeling  needs. It has been  so accustomed  to agitation,
worry,  disturbance,  doubts  and  fear. Oh yes,  disturbed  feel-
ing has  been  acting  a thousand  times,  when  you  did  not
even  imagine  it! That  is the worst  part  of it. If you  were
only  aware  of all these  things,  you  could  stop  them;  but if
you are unaware  of them,  how  can you  stop  them  or have
any effect  upon  them ? In the Great  Understanding  of This  Law  of the "I AM
Presence,"  again  you  have  the Same  Trinity  of Action  thru
your  physical  form,  which  is called  forth  from  your  Pres-266 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
ence,  and  again  it is the Balancing  Activity. You  have  your
vision,  your  attention  and  your  power  of qualification;  act-
ing within  the human  form  and  feeling  world. It again  is
the Balance;  cooperating  Perfectly  with  the  Call  to the
Presence,  which  is Love,  Wisdom  and  Power  in Action. Dear  Ones,  if you  were  to see in the past,  how  your  Power
of qualification  has been  acting  and  clothing  your  Energy,
producing  just  the opposite  results  from  which  you  intend,
you would  be so astonished! No words  could  explain. To-
day, that  is fast being  remedied;  and  as We watch  the Activ-
ity within  the Life  Streams  of Individuals  who  are earnest,
sincere  students,  We see the constant  change. In eighty  per-
cent—notice  how  tremendous—in  eighty  percent,  the re-
sults  are tremendous. I touch  upon  this  point  to give  you  the Strength,  and  En-
couragement,  to know  you  are not failing  in your  Applica-
tion;  not  even  the one  who  is producing  the least  results. Please  feel This;  for who  of you shall  say what  moment,  you
will strike  a Certain  Vibratory  Action. The  Power  of your
Presence  releases  in one  tremendous  sweep,  and  brings  you
to the point  of Balance,  wherein  comes  the Great  Release
from  your  Presence,  governing  all activities  in your  world. Sometimes  Individuals  have  thought  in the  Magazine,
there  were  contradictions  of that  which  is in the books. It
is not so! Dear  Ones,  the books  give  the Fundamental  Law
of Life! In the Magazine,  different  angles  of that  Law  are
touched  upon;  and  if there  seems  to be a contradiction,  re-
member  it is only  referring  to Another  Activity,  another DISCOURSE  XVIII  267
Explanation  of the Same  Mighty  Thing. So do not let your
human  mind  begin  to feel,  there  are contradictions  in This
Activity. It is impossible  in the Ascended  Masters'  Work. So if there  seems  to be, it is just  a lack  of discrimination
within  the human  intellect,  which  makes  you  feel it for the
moment,  because  of the suggestion  which  is given  forth. There  are a few unfortunate  Individuals  who  have  spread
the falsehood,  the Ascended  Masters  had  made  mistakes;
the Messengers  had  made  mistakes;  and  in Beloved  Saint
Germain's  dismissal  of certain  Individuals,  said:  "Could  an
Ascended  Master  have  written  Those  Words" ? Well,  They
just did! Because  it was  imperative  to place  that  human
viciousness  where  it could  no longer  misrepresent  the
Truth,  in the pretense  of representing  This  Law. Every  Individual  who  condemns  the  Messengers  and
This  Work,  will  find  himself  or herself  out of the Radiance
of the Ascended  Masters. Not  only  that,  but  those  Indi-
viduals  say:  "I still  have  my Presence." I wonder! Do they? They  still  have  their  Presence  attached  to their  physical
Hearts;  but  they  do not  stop  to see their  viciousness  re-
leased  toward  persons,  places  and  conditions,  clothes  every
ounce  of the energy  which  goes  into  their  Beings  with  de-
structive  qualities! Therefore,  they  have  shut  off the Per-
fection  of their  own  Presence,  from  acting  in their  worlds. Do you  not see its Beloved  Ones ? It does  not make  any
difference  what  the provocation  is; not only  the Messengers
and This  Activity,  but whoever  once  has known  This  Law
and then  allows  viciousness  or discord  to control,  is creating 268 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
that one's  own  destruction;  and  if you  will  watch,  you  will
see it done. There  is nothing