 system is boosted or weakened, switched on or off; and that quality, in turn, depends
on our emotions, prevailing mood, beliefs and self-image.Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 166Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comA positive, hopeful, determined attitude strengthens immune competence, while despair,
negativity and fear weaken it. A traumatic event or lasting depression can overwhelm our cells
and disturb their normal functioning. In that light our every thought and feeling can be seen
as a biochemical happening. According to neuroscientist Dr. Candace Pert 2, co-discoverer of
endorphins,  “Cells are conscious beings that communicate with each other, affecting our emotions
and choices.” It is equally true that our emotions and beliefs af fect the activity of our cells. Fear Is The Enemy
As a recovered Gerson patient and practicing psychotherapist myself, I know the devastating
emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis. It is a major trauma, which evokes powerful emotions:
panic, shock, rage—or hopeless resignation and numbing despair. To make things worse, there
is also a sense of isolation, as if having cancer excluded one from the rest of humanity and from
normal everyday life. But the overriding and overwhelming feeling is fear. I know this profound
fear from my own experience, and that of the many patients I have worked with over the past 23
years. Although there are many other life-threatening diseases, probably none of them is able to
induce the same abject, debilitating fear as cancer. There are good reasons for this. One is the growing incidence of the disease. Most people
know someone who has died of cancer after much suffering, having endured drastic treatments
with horrendous side effects but no hope of a cure. To find oneself suddenly confronted with
the same fate is truly terrifying for all those who see a cancer diagnosis as an automatic death
sentence. Then there is a non-rational fear, too, that interprets cancer as an intruder, an evil alien
that has breached our defenses, is growing and spreading beyond our control and will eventually
kill us. Panic-stricken patients are in no state to realize that tumors don’t come from outer space
but from their own malfunctioning organisms, where ‘law and order’ on the cellular level has
broken down. The shock of the diagnosis is usually made worse by the average physician’s way of
announcing it. Doctors are not trained in the art of communication. They hate to give bad news
and protect themselves by becoming withdrawn, remote and cold, at the precise moment when
the sick person would most need human warmth and support. If the patient then spends time in an
average hospital, the sense of dependence, loss of autonomy and privacy will make the prospects
look even bleaker. The patient becomes a passive sufferer, with no say in what is being done to
him or her. In the telling phrase of the brilliant thinker and author, the late Ivan Illich, “Modern
medicine turns the patient into a limp and mystified voyeur in the grip of bio-engineers.”3
 These observations apply to cancer patients diagnosed and treated in a conventional medical
framework. But as almost all patients come to the Gerson Therapy after that system had failed
them, it is important to recognize their depressed or scared state and do something about it at once. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 167Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comOrdinary human empathy and caring demand that we try to dispel their fear and hopelessness. Just as importantly, in the light of PNI’s findings there are sound medical reasons for urgently
relieving the patients from their huge emotional burden and steer their negative orientation
towards a positive outlook. “No attempt should be made to cure the body without the soul,” wrote
the Greek philosopher Plato nearly 2,400 years ago—a powerful endorsement of the body-mind
link in healing from an unimaginably remote past. If something deep down in the patient’s inner world does not want to live, even the tried
and tested Gerson program cannot do its best. That something may have nothing to do with the
cancer diagnosis. It could be an almost forgotten early emotional wound, a severe loss, a deep
resentment, or some unfinished business with a loved or hated person. Or else we may be dealing
with someone who conforms to the so-called ‘cancer-prone personality,’ as defined by Lawrence
LeShan4, pioneer researcher of the body-mind link in malignant disease.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        However, if this extra effort brings
on new symptoms or excessive fatigue, outside help must be brought in. Some people, particularly
the breadwinner, are able to return at first to part-time work, later to a regular job. There is just
one important condition: the patient must never eat lunch in a restaurant. He/she needs to eat the
usual Gerson lunch at home, together with the freshly made green juice (which cannot be taken
along to work), and also have some rest plus the midday enema. The carrot/apple juices can be
taken to work in the morning, in a glass-lined thermos flask; another thermos full of juice needs
to be ready for the patient to drink during the afternoon. Then on returning home the balance of
the green juices can be taken, along with the missing enemas and followed by  rest. This arrangement only works if there is a person at home able to prepare all the Therapy Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author. Page 145Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www. thegersonway. comitems needed by the patient. The Trouble With Sunshine
Sunshine can be a source of good health; it can also be a killer. The difference lies in the degree
of exposure we choose. The human body needs Vitamin D, which helps to maintain several organ
systems and is essential for forming and maintaining healthy bones. However, very few foods are
naturally rich in Vitamin D (some commercial foods are fortified with synthetic versions of the
substance), so we need the Vitamin D, which is produced in our skin exposed to sunlight. The trouble is that the ultra-violet (UV) rays contained in sunlight can cause severe damage
to cells. This partly explains why the widespread fashion for deep tanning has been accompanied
by the doubling of skin cancer cases in the last few decades. Even those who don’t lie for hours
practically naked on a sunny beach but have an outdoor job may develop skin cancer, since 30-
50% of UV rays reach us even on a cloudy day. All this means that Gerson patients must take great care to avoid sunburn, which causes
immediate harm in the form of blisters, reddening and discomfort, but can also produce long-term
damage, with dry, wrinkled skin as its mildest, and melanoma as its worst effect. The first rule
is to keep out of sunshine between 10 a. m. and 3 p.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: How long will I have to do the therapy? How long until the tumor is gone? How long until,
A:
Q: With all the enemas being used in the course of the two years on the therapy, will I,
A:
Q: Since this therapy bans animal products, where do I get my protein? A: It is a mistake to believe that all protein is of animal origin. On the contrary. Most vegetables,
A:
Q: What is the most important condition for a patient to follow when returning to work?,
A: The patient must never eat lunch in a restaurant.
Q: Why is it not recommended to use commercially available sunscreens?,
A: Because they contain a toxic chemical called Octyl methoxycinnamate (OMC) which is toxic and doubles its toxicity when exposed to sunlight.
Q: Can patients use supplements or vitamins?,
A: No, because they are poorly absorbed and can be harmful.
Q: Can a patient start exercising immediately after starting the Gerson Therapy?,
A: No, they should start with short walks and gradually increase the duration and intensity of their exercises.
Q: Why are patients advised not to return to their normal diet after being cured?,
A: Because it is important to ensure that the body's defenses are fully restored before reintroducing foods that may have contributed to the development of their disease in the first place.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>LeShan, also known as
‘the father of psycho-oncology,’ has observed over several decades that certain personality traits
seemed to pre-dispose some people to cancer. These traits include low self-esteem, difficulty
in expressing anger or aggression, an urge to please others and ignore their own feelings and
needs, and inhibited emotions. The true self of such people has been banished behind a false self,
probably developed quite early in life to ensure parental approval, and maintained in adulthood,
too, when it was no longer necessary. Of course this personality profile does not apply to all cancer patients, although in my work
with sufferers I have often come across similar character traits. Together or separately they suggest
a dispiritingly


frees you on so many levels, yet few understand that. Embrace Life, Health
and God! If as you cleanse you experience side effects such that you feel you need
to go to an Emergency Room—GO! I spent many years working in them. They are there to help in a crisis. It’s just too bad that most ER personnel
don’t understand about the detoxification process and the “healing crisis.”
During these times, which are generally rare, review
Module 6.5
,
What to
Expect During Detox. ITEMS FOR YOUR HOME FIRST AID KIT
Below is a list of First Aid items to have in your home to aid your
comfort level during a detoxification process.CASTOR OIL PACKS
See
Chapter 10
 for what is needed to prepare these. OLIVE OIL
Used like or instead of castor oil. CAYENNE PEPPER
Used to dilate the skin and/or vascular system; for high blood pressure or
castor oil packs. PLEURISY ROOT, MULLEIN LEAF AND/OR FENUGREEK SEED
Lung expectorant

A HEAT SOURCE
Hot water bottle or heating pad, etc. Used to dilate or “drive” herbs
through the skin. AN ANTI-SPASMODIC (AN HERBAL TINCTURE)
Spasms, convulsions, cramping and pain

HERBAL PAIN FORMULA
Tincture, preferably

SLIPPERY ELM AND/OR MARSHMALLOW ROOT HERBAL TEAS
For acid reflux

ARNICA OIL
Use externally for sprains, pulls, stiff or sore muscles, etc. HERBAL HEALING SALVE
Should contain a variety of healing herbs likecomfrey, horsetail, lobelia,marigold, etc. Used for sprains, muscle pulls, pain in joints, wounds, etc. PLANTAIN TINCTURE AND SALVE
Used for insect bites, snake bites, and other poisonous bites. “HEAL-ALL TEA”™
From God’s Herbs™, (see Resource Guide) or another alternative. Used
for tumors, snake bites, abscesses, infections, anything and everything. HERBAL INTESTINAL CORRECTIVE LAXATIVE ALOE VERA
An “all-heal” for burns, itching from fungus, intestinal soother, etc. TEA TREE OIL
Herbal antiseptic, itching from fungus, etc. AN HERBAL PARASITIC FORMULA
Bacterial infections, E-coli, Candida, etc. MODULE 6.7
Fasting in Detoxification

Fasting, in some form or another, has probably been practiced since the
beginning of history, by humans and animals alike. Fasting is instinctual and
is associated with rest and energy management. I enjoyed a six-month orange
fast back in 1972. This turned out to be one of the most incredible
experiences in my life. I had so much energy that I kept having tremendous
out-of-body experiences that took me right into the heart of God. There are basically two forms of fasting. The first one, known as “forced
fasting,” is literally forced upon us because of disease. You simply can’t eat.Or if you try, you simply can’t keep the food down. This is the body’s own
mechanism to divert much-needed energy from digestion to the immune,
lymphatic and endocrine systems. This gives our bodies energy to expel the
intruder, the obstruction or the congestion. The second form of fasting is “conscious fasting,” which is done to
cleanse and restore the body. Conscious fasting builds self-discipline and
self-confidence. These are two important attributes to develop on the road to
good health. Both forms of fasting are energy management for the body. Most of the
foods that humans eat rob their bodies of energy instead of giving it. Health
and vitality is energy; disease is a lack of energy. Fasting is the way the body
can rest from extensive digestive and metabolic issues. It uses that same
energy, instead, to clean itself out of acids and toxins, thus allowing itself to
heal. Our digestive and eliminative systems become overworked and
weakened on a typical diet of meats, grains, dairy products, and the like. Fasting allows the pancreas, stomach, liver, intestines, and even the kidneys
to have somewhat of a rest. This gives more energy to the immune, glandular
and lymphatic systems. Fasting at one level or another is vital in getting well. There are many types of fasts you can do. Let’s explore four basic types
of fasting and then discuss how to properly stop or “break” a fast. TYPES OF FASTS

All Raw-Food Fast
This of course is not really a fast since you are still eating food. But to most
people who eat heavy, cooked foods, this is definitely considered a fast. Remember: no other animal cooks its food before eating it. Take this fast a
day at a time, and try to eat all raw food that day. Try this fast for 5, 10, 30 or
60 days in succession, eating only all raw foods, the longer the better. This
type of fast would include fresh raw fruits, fruit juices, vegetables and
vegetable juices. No “protein” type foods like nuts or seeds. All Fruit FastI highly recommend this type of fast. Being frugivores, this fast would be
more harmonious with our physiological and anatomical processes and
design. Grapes should be the focus, organic if possible. If not organic, they
must be thoroughly washed as they would contain a high level of pesticides. However, any fruit or combination of fruits, or melons, will do. As you will
learn in the next chapter, on food combining, “Eat melons alone or leave
them alone.” You could eat grapes alone, or watermelon, or apples, whatever
you like or crave. I’ve helped a lot of souls clean cancer out of their physical
bodies with grapes and grape juice fasts. Eat as much as you want. We do not
count calories on this program. Juice Fasting
This is high-level fasting which gives your GI tract and digestive tract a rest. Juice fasts are high-energy fasts that stimulate much-needed cleansing and
lymphatic movement, while keeping the kidneys flushed out. Juices still
supply glucose and fructose to cells for energy. Juices can be vegetable or
fruit; however, the power is within the fruit juice, especially fresh grape juice. There are always exceptions to any rule. In a pancreatic cancer case I
worked with, the individual had stopped digesting food completely. I started
her on fruit juices only. Then I added vegetable juices, and finally, after a
short period of time, I added first raw fruit and then vegetables. The reason I
chose this method is simple. First, her pancreas had stopped digesting her
food. When she ate any food it came out in her stools undigested. I needed to
maintain her systemic energy but give her something that took little, if any,
effort for the pancreas to digest. A freshly-made fruit juice is the best choice
in this solution. I added vegetable juices after awhile, even though they are
harder to digest, but her pancreas had improved enough to handle them. I
also used liquid botanical extracts to enhance various organs and glands in
her body, especially the pancreas. I finally added solid foods starting with
fruits, again because of their high energy levels and ease of digestion. Finally
in eleven months, she was cancer free! Water Fasting
This is the fourth and ultimate type of fasting. Water fasts should only be
done with R/O (reverse osmosis) or distilled water. At this level, your
digestive energy is totally given to the immune, lymphatic and glandular
systems. A water fast creates a high level of body cleansing and purging. Thebody, in its tremendous wisdom, will focus on removing stored toxins,
mucus and inflammation. To the average individual, water fasting can give energy. However, in
weakened or depleted conditions the goal is to give energy to the body by
elevating the systemic energy. I do not recommend a water-only fast for
highly depleted and weakened individuals, especially those with cancer. This
is because one is not feeding the body energy, per se, so the body must work
with the energy it has. Even though fasting gives most individuals energy, when you’re dealing
in advanced tissue weakness, raw foods, especially fruits, will empower the
body with nutrition and energy. Consuming high-energy fruits or fruit juices
will begin to bring one’s cellular and systemic energies up, at the same time
allowing for detoxification. Water fasting in highly-depleted cases can
enervate the body and lead to death. After the individual is built up, then
water fasting would be appropriate. PREPARATION BEFORE FASTING

If you intend to “go all the way” up to juice or water fasting, you would want
to prepare yourself by eating raw foods for a week, spending the last couple
of days on fruits only. This helps clean the bowels of putrid matter, flushes
the liver and kidneys, and sets the body in proper motion for your fast. Fasting can be fun and self-empowering. Its role in helping the body to
cleanse and restore itself has been proven over and over again. For long,
extended fasts, seek the advice of someone who is experienced in fasting and
detoxification. WHEN TO “BREAK


 you are loaded with toxic poisons, fasting
will flush these poisons out of the body and you will
feel a little uncomfortable, but these are momentary
experiences and should cause no concern. This meansonly that fasting is working for you. You know you are
fasting to purify the body of the accumulated toxic
poisons and waste. When you feel uncomfortable, youcan say to yourself, “This is only temporary. This will
pass as soon as these old toxins are flushed out of my
body. ” And what miracle rewards you’ll receive for thesmall, temporary discomfort you may have experienced. Your eyes become brighter and all the natural senses
of the body seem to be sharper. After a fast, your foodtastes better – the fruits and the vegetables taste so
marvelous, because of your newly revitalized taste sense. Your body seems to be tireless and you will sleep like a
baby after a fast. There are so many rewards from a fast
that only a person who has actually fasted can truly
realize the great benefits that are achieved. Don’t be a Slave to Foods
Most humans are slaves to foods; they must have
breakfast, lunch and dinner at regular meal hours everyday, year in and year out. They eat whether they are
hungry or not, and their poor bodies are burdened by
overeating. and usually poor nutrition as well. Nowonder we have so many physical wrecks. One of the
greatest nutritional teachers in the world, Professor
Arnold Ehret, said, “Life is a tragedy of nutrition. ” Howtrue is the old trite saying, “Man digs his grave with his
knife and fork. ” Many people never give their stomachs
a rest. They continually stuff and work the digestive andeliminative functions with an overabundance of food. This excessive burden means that the functions of
digestion and elimination become so overworked andso exhausted that they simply collapse. The entire body
then becomes enervated. Millions suffer from fatigue. 52
Many dishes, many diseases. –  Ben Franklin
If mankind profits from its mistakes, we have a glorious future ahead of us. Fasting Program Regularly Removes Toxins
After a fast, you will find you don’t need as much
food as you used to eat. The fast shrinks your stomach
and you will feel lighter, look better and have more
vitality on 2 the food you were accustomed to. I am an active man physically, yet I eat only two
light meals daily. I never snack between meals. Nibbling
and compulsory eating have been eliminated from mylife by my years of the
 24 hour weekly fast and my fasts
lasting from  7 to 10 days, 3 or 4 times a year. After the
fast, your eyes sparkle and your skin tone improves. Notice the more energy and vitality you have. Your heart
sings a lighthearted song because your body is cleaner
and healthier. It’s not burdened with fighting toxicpoisons. Your fasting program keeps lifting the toxins
from your bloodstream and vital organs regularly. Plan Your Fasting Program Today
So if you want to enjoy all these great benefits, be a
strong positive person, plan a fasting program for
yourself, and live strictly by it. Don’t tell anyone you
are going to fast, because the average person is ignorantof the facts of fasting and they are not qualified to
criticize your health program. I never discuss my fasting
with people who have no knowledge of the miracles offasting. Why should I discuss it with them. They are
still full of fears held by the average person; that if they
miss a few meals, they will starve to death. So beintelligent enough not to tell others what you are doing. You will simply get a lot of worthless advice. Many times
while I am fasting for a week I conduct large HealthCrusades and I tell no one I am on a complete fast. Your
fasting time is very personal and it belongs to you, not
to anyone else. If you have faith in it, that’s all that’snecessary. You are putting faith in God and Mother
Nature’s oldest and most respected way of purifying,
renovating and rejuvenating your body – fasting. 53Your Mind Must Rule Your Body
To Fast Successfully
Remember, “Flesh is dumb. ” It has no intelligence
or reasoning power. If, after reading this book, you areconvinced, without any reservations, that a fastingprogram is going to elevate you to greater heights ofliving, then your mind becomes the master of your flesh. Your mind must be stronger than the desires of your
flesh, because your body has long been conditioned tohave food put into it at various intervals of the day. The average person gets up and eats breakfast whether
hungry or not. When the stomach does all the directing,the mind tags along with it’s desires. So, through reflexconditioning, the stomach expects food for breakfast. To me, breakfast is a worthless meal. The body has been
at rest all night. It has not expended energy, so whyshould a person get up after the inactivity of sleep andput a big breakfast into the stomach. I will tell you again,“You must earn your food with physical activity. ”
No Heavy Breakfast Plan is Best
Another reason why I’m a believer and follower of
the “No Heavy Breakfast Plan” is because the big breakfast
can drain most people of the precious energy gathered
by the recharging night’s sleep. In the morning, yourenergy – physical, mental, and spiritual – should be at its
highest. With this new energy the body has created, you
can do great creative and physical work. Famous radiotalk host Dr. Dean Edell agrees. Web: www. healthcentral. com
I have shown elementary school, high school and
college students that they can do their greatest studyingearly in the morning on an empty stomach. Most
students eat an evening meal, which is their heaviest
meal of the day, and then they try to study. It’s a terrific effort to concentrate and study after
eating a huge dinner. Why does this happen. It seems
that the mind just will not work after a heavy meal. Butgive these same students a good night’s rest, get them
up early in the morning and keep food out of them for
2 or 3 hours and they will become brilliant students. 54
Eat to live, not live to eat. –Ben Franklin
You never lose until you stop trying. –Mike DitkaI have taught this “No Heavy Breakfast Plan” to
millions of our health followers and readers world-wide. Here’s the logical reason why I don’t believe in a heavybreakfast. A heavy meal requires most of the total nerve
energy of the body to handle digestion, thus the mind
becomes enervated, making people dull, sleepy andleaving the precious nerve energy at its lowest ebb. Let’s look at it from another standpoint. Through
long years of misinformation, people have been told,“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It gives
you the strength, the energy and the vitality to do a
hard morning’s work, either physically or mentally. ” Thisis absolutely erroneous. It is not a true scientific fact. When you eat a heavy breakfast, through reflex action
you feel full and satisfied, but you do not gain strength. It takes hours for this food to be processed by the
digestive system before you can gain any energy or
vitality from a big breakfast. Digestion is a most highlycomplicated process. Every item of food in the breakfast
has to be broken down into fine nutrient fragments so
that the cells of the body are fed. You Must Earn Your Food by Exercising
You can plainly see that healthy eating is a matter of
conditioning and habit. I haven’t eaten breakfast for over
65 years. I get up early every morning. When at our
Hollywood home, I drive to the beautiful Griffith Park
mountain trail and hike for several hours up to the top of
Mt. Hollywood and top it off by running down themountain. If I am at our home near Malibu, Patricia and I
take long hikes and runs on the beach. I am not only a
summer swimmer, but a year-round ocean swimmer. At ourdesert home, we hike the hills and ride our bicycles. After
several hours of vigorous exercise, we return home to enjoy
our fruit meal and pep drinks. Now we are ready to do our
best creative work, planning Bragg Health Crusades, writing
articles for health magazines or writing our health books
to inspire and guide you to become healthier. 55
Watermelon and its seeds are by far the best and most natural kidney cleanser
and diuretic. It washes retained poisons and debris out of the bladder without sideeffects. Always eat melons alone and between meals. It opens your urinary systemlike a hydrant. Also try watermelon seed tea
- 2 tsps ground seeds in pint boiling
water, steep, sweeten, take 3 times daily for fluid retention and a kidney cleanser. Sometimes we do a 2 to 3 day watermelon only cleanse, try it – it’s so great. Healthy Eating Habits Keep You Youthful
Around noon or so we  will eat our main meal of the
day. We start w ith a lar ge delicious salad (recipe pg. 231). After the salad we have  one cooked yellow vegetable –
such as a baked yam or carrots – one green vegetable,such as Swiss chard, kale, mustard greens, broccoli,
z


 the motive  lo  becomc
somc -
129 THE  WISOOM  OF INSECURITY
thing, so long as the mind believes in  the
possibility  of escape from  what it is at this
momenc,  there can  be no freedom. Virtue will be
pursued  for exactly  Lhe same reason as vice, and
good and cvil will alter - naLc  as che opposice
poles  of a ingle  circle. The  "saine" who appcars
LOhave conquercd his self-love  by spiricual
violence has only concealed it. His ap - parent
success convinces  others  that  he has found  the
"true  way,"  and they  follow  his example  long
enough for the course to swing to its oppositc
pole,  when license becorncs Lhc inevitable
reacLion to pu - ritanism. Of course it sounds as if it were the most abject
fatalism to have to admit that I am what I am, and
that  no escape or division  is possible. lt seems
that  if I am afraid, then  I am "stuck"  with  fcar. But in  fact I am chained LOthe fear only so long as
I am try - ing LOget away from iL. On the other
hand, when I do noL try to get away I discover
thaL there is noth - ing "stuck" or fixed about the
reality of the moment. When I am aware of this
feeling without naming it, without  calling  it "fear,"
"bad,"  "negative,"  etc.,  it changes instantly in Lo
something else, and life moves  freely ahead. The
fceling no longer perpetuates  it- self by creating
the feeler  behind  it. Wc can perhaps see now why the undivided
mind  is not moved  into  those escapes  from  the
present  which  are usually  called  "evil." The
further  truth  Lhat  the undividc<l  mind  is aware
of experience  as a
130   CR.E.ATIVE  MORALITY
unily,  of the world  as icself,  and that  the whole  na-
ture  of mind  and awarcness  is to be one with
what  it knows, suggests a statc that would usually be
called  lovc. For the love  that exprcsscs  itsclf in
crealivc ac- tion is somcthing much  more than an
emotion. lt is not something  which  you can ''fccl"
ancl  "know,"  remcmber  ancl  define. Lovc  is the
organizing  and unifying principie which makes  the
world a universc  ancl  che clisintegracccl  mass a
community. lt is the very  essence  ancl  characccr  o[
mind,  and becomcs  manifest  in action  when  thc
mind  is wholc. For the mind  nwsl  be intcrestecl  or absorbed  in
somcdling, justas a minor must always be
reAecting  somcthing. When it is not trying to be
intcrcsted  in itself -as if a mirror  would  reílect
itself -it must  be intcrested,  or absorbed,  in other
people  and things. Thcrc is no problcrn o(  how  to
lovc. We lovc. \Ve are!ove,  and the only  problcm
is the direction  of
!ove, whether ic  is to go straight  out like sunlight,
or to try to turn  back on  itsclf  like a "candle  under  a
bushel." Released  from  the circle  of attempted  sclf-love,
che mind of man  draws  thc whole  universe  into  its
own unity as a single dcwclrop secms Lo contain  thc
entirc  sky. This,  rather  than  any mere  emotion,  is
che power  and principie  of free  action  and creativc
morality. On the other  hand,  che morality  of rules
and regulations  bascd  on rcwards  and punishments,
even  when  these  are as intangible  as the pain  o[
guilt
131 THE  WISOOM  OF JNSECURITY
and the plea.sure of self-respect, has no relation to
free action. It is a way of ruling slaves by "benevo -
lent exploitation" of lheir illusions, and, however
far pursued,  can nevcr  lead  to frcedom. Where  there  is lo be creative  aclion,  it is quite
beside  the point  to discuss  what  we should  or
should  not do in order  to be right  or good. A
mind  Lhat  is single  and sincere  is not interested
in being  good,  in conducting  relations  with  other
peoplc  so as to live up to a rule. Nor, on the othcr
hand,  is it interested  in being  free,  in acting
perversely  just to prove  its indepcndence. Its
interest  is not in itself,  but in the people and
problems of which  it is aware;  these  are "itself." It
acts,  not according  to the rules,  but ac- cording  to
the circumstances  of the momcnt,  and the "well"  it
wishes to others  is not security  but liberty. Nothing is really  more  inhuman  than  human  re-
lations bascd on morals. When a man  givcs bread
in order  to be charitable,  lives  with  a woman  in
order  to be faithful,  eats  with  a Negro  in order to
be un- prejudiced,  and refuses  to kill in order  to
be peace - ful, he is as cold  as a clam. He does not
actually see  the other  person. Only  a little  less
chilly  is the be- nevolence  springing  from  pity,
which  acts  to remove
suffering  because  it finds  the sight  of it disgusting. But thcre  is no formula  for generating  the au-
thentic warmth  of love. It cannot  be copied. You
cannot talk yourself into it or rouse it by sttaining
at the emotions  or by dedicating  yourself
solemnly  to
132 CREATIVE  MORALITY
the servicc  of mankind. Everyone has }ove, but it
can only come out when he is convinced of the
impossi - bility and the frustration of trying to
love himself. This conviction will not come
through condemna - tions, through hating
oneself, through calling self - love ali the bad
namcs in the univcrsc. It comes only  in the
awarcness  that  one has no self to lovc. IX. RELIGION  REVIEWED

W E DEGAN  THIS  DOOK  WITH  THE  ASSUMPTION  THAT
science and scientific philosophy givc no gi -ounds
for religions  belief. We did not argue  the point,
but took it as the  point of departure. We adopted
the prevalent view that the existence of God, of
any ab - solutes, and of an eternal order beyond
this world is  without  logical  support  or meaning. We accepted  the notion that such ideas are of no
value for scien - tific prediction, and  that  all known
events  can be explained more simply without
them. At che same  time, we said that religion  had
no need  to oppose  this view, for almost all the
spiritual traditions rec- ognize  that  there  is a
stage  in man's  development  when  belief -in
contrast  to faith -and its securities  have  to be left
behind. To this point,  Ido not think  that  we have
claimed
anything which cannot be verified by experiment,
or asserted  anything which  seriously  conflicts
with  a scientific view of the world. Yet we  have
now come  to a position from which the principal
ideas of re - ligion  and traditional  metaphysics  can
once  more  becorne  imelligible  and meaningful -
not as beliefs,  but as valid  symbols  of
experiencc. Science  and religion  are talking  about  the same
universe,  but they  are using  different  kinds  of
lan-
135  THE  WfSOOM  OF fNSECURITY
guage. In general,  the statements of science have
to do with  the past and the future. The scientist
de- scribes events. He tells us "how"  things happen
by giving us a detailed account  of what  has
h


 industrial production of bread and biscuits, even many classed as 'brown' or 'wholemeal', is highly suspect, so that the best answer is  to make one's own, from wheat of
known provenance. The bread should be made as coarse as possible,
for, as with all cooking, one of the aims of breadmaking is undoubtedly to make it easier to eat more than one could otherwise. Pastry, homemade with wholemeal flour and good vegetable
oil, thinly worked out and as light ly baked in the oven as possible,
avoiding overbrowning, has probably been over-maligned. Vegetarian'meats', whose basis is often cheap peanut meal, and
various industrialized food additiv es, can be better made at home,
with lentils or soya as a base and wholemeal flour and nuts as a
padding. Yeast. The yeasts are present everywhere, and play an active
and important role in the human alimentary tract, providing some of the B vitamin requirements when a fermentative flora prevails. But
different yeasts produce many thousands of different nitrogenous
substances, some of which are suspect. Moulds, close relatives of yeasts, are known to manufacture some of the most deadly chemicals, such as the cancer producing substances in mouldy peanut meal. While fresh fruit and bakers yeasts are probably excellent, care should be taken with brewers yeast, and only small
amounts consumed. As for the so called hydrolized yeast
preparations, made from disintegrating yeast cells usually in a strongly salted medium, they are definitely suspect. Their content of the B vitamins may be high, but they also contain nitrogenous extractives and other substances which have a dramatic effect on the
blood-forming system, too dramatic not to be harmful. The seeds of the leguminous plants
Green peas and beans when fresh  are close to other green
vegetables and are excellent, but pulses are in some cases suspect. A
few contain lethal amounts of hydrocyanic acid. Two which appear
to pass the test are lentils and so ya beans. Raw peanuts are barely
edible. Cooked when fresh they might pass, but a tropical crop, whose storage conditions are never known by the consumer, they are a very suspect food item in view of the extremely dangerous mould products they may harbour. It is of great interest that a milk substitute for infants made
from soya beans is now available which appears to meet all the needs of the developing infant. Mothers who are not able to breast feed for a sufficient time, should ser iously think of such substitutes
rather than condemn their offspring to a start in life which entails a
permanent handicap to their arteries for which cow's milk is
probably responsible. Coconut. These can be obtained today in fairly fresh condition,
and are an excellent food. Human milk fats are closer to those
present in 'coconut milk' than to those of cow's milk. A host of
attractive preparations can be made from the dried meal. Sugar. The evil of sugar is that it fools the call of sweetness for
fruits. The common belief that brown sugar is preferable, indeed beneficial, is unfounded, for the br own is due to caramelization and
to metallic contamination in the course of manufacture. The content
of B vitamins, not derived from the plant juices but formed as molasses is stored before the sugar is separated from it, is not sufficient justification. It is curious  to observe that in the days when
hygiene was all the craze, white sugar, like white flour and white
rice were thought of as better than the brown products because they
were cleaner and purer, today there h as been a reversal into an equal
absurdity, when anything 'b rown' is necessarily good. Honey, another cult food, honey is designed for extremely
rapidly growing insects, not humans. Although 'natural', there is no
reason to suppose that it is preferable to sugar. There is, alas, no
way out; if humans want sweet things while remaining healthy, they should have fruits. Mushrooms, fungi. There he goes again, the reader will say,
belittling the one gourmet article of the vegetarian! But the aim is to
face the facts, point out the extrem ely thin line of normality; it is up
to the individual to decide how far he will swerve from the line, how much he is willing to pay for the deviant pleasures. The fact is that primates are as innately terrified by the sight of a mushroom, as by that of a spider or a snake! Although only a few fungi kill, most,
if not all, cause various subtle sens itivity reactions in a majority of
people. Commercially grown mushro oms are increasingly subjected
to a rain of chemicals. However, if one comes upon a lucky patch of bluits, chanterelles, or capes, it would amount to cowardice to resist them. Leafy foods. As already indicated, it is not the more mature
leaves, but the tender shoots which are intended to feature in moderation in the human diet. Since these are scarce, population
pressure has encouraged the use of harder leaves, like the brassicas,
which usually need cooking. It is not therefore surprising that
various contradictions have been discovered. The brassicas, for
instance, contain substances which interfere with thyroid function. The already mentioned poisonous oil,  from rape seed, is the product
of a member of that plant family. They should therefore be looked upon as emergency rather than regular foods. Members of the lettuce family, the cruciferae such as the cress,
and many other tender green leaves, appear satisfactory. A
neglected green food is the tender green shoots of grass. Onions and garlic. Both contain extremely irritating and toxic
substances which can induce serious anaemias and in large amounts,
can possibly be fatal. They also  often result in hypersensitivity
reactions of the mucosae and skin, and in some people appear to affect the mind, inducing lethargy and stupour. They should only be used sparingly. Roots, tubers. Here also, the ability to be eaten raw is a good
test, which allows carrots, and celeriac to pass, while casting doubt on many others. Those members of the mustard family with roots, such as radish, contain strong irritants and are suspect. Tropical fruits. Many people who have lived in the tropics have
become upset from eating tropical fruits, or at least developed a
certain antipathy for particular fruits, longing for the more temperate apple. It is the high growing fruits which are usually involved. The ground living prehumans would not have had ordinary access to them. An example known to contain toxic
substances, injurious to the liver, is  the Avocado. It has surprisingly
been found to induce mastitis in mammals! Another is the mango, beautiful, but frequently nauseati ng and containing a milk which
tends to irritate the lips and mouth. Low growing tropical and semi-tropical fruits, on the other hand, such as the banana, the pineapple, the citrus family, are pleasant and wholesome. But many attractive
low growing berries and fruits of tropical regions are also extremely
poisonous. Man's ideal dietary can eviden tly be extended, but care is
needed, for many things commonly consumed and lightly assumed to be wholesome and good turn out to be suspect. Even beauty and
attractiveness are no longer a reliable guide when one moves into an
environment very different from that  of one's genetic wombing, or
is exposed to apparently edible products from a foreign environment. Evidently, many foods which carry a relatively light risk, such as the potato, have a role as an emergency item, and at the present, the entire planet is in an emergency. But even if one is
likely to be obliged to trespass the narrow limits of the ideal set by
the very particular perimeters of humanization, one should at least appreciate how extremely narrow these limits happen to be, and realize that a levy is inevit able for the common sloppy and
insensitive approaches to eating. Those coming the closest to the
ideal human diet are the vegans, and, somewhat less close, the
vegetarians. These people are usually above average in sensitivity, in an awareness of self and of others, of things and creatures, which is one reason why many of them come to differ from the common
patterns in the first place. There can be no doubt that the subjective rewards are considerable, providing a sense of compassion and
purpose, a zeal for what is whole and natural, and a delight in
simplicities, rarely met in the genera l modern confusion. It is this
cleansing of the doors of perception which no doubt accounts for the fact that many of the more sensitive people in the arts are attracted to vegetarianism while the more tough minded tend to go in an opposite dionysian direction of booze and beef. One does find in the ranks of vegetarians persons with a
tendency to anxiety neurosis above the usual, as one does in any sensitivity demanding pursuit. Their condition is usually improved or cured, thanks to the sense of purpose and an effective life-pattern and idealism which vegetarianism can provide. But there are the
few health-kick vegetarians who may not rise beyond a self-centred
preoccupation. If that was all there was to vegetarianism, it would be a shallow concern, even if the pursuit of health is a primordial duty. The great advantage of vegetarianism today is not only its
practice, but the philosophy it offers regarding other human beings,
living creatures and nature generally. As the help in these directions
which past religions could provide is


 months of absence). However, I think the
worst part was that slight pains, similar to acid reflux, would start ea rly in the day before an entire night of full-blown pain. I often
knew what was coming, imagining and dreading it. In January of 2003, under the pressure of my family (who practice the standa rd American diet) and doctors, I allowed
doctors to remove my unusually inflamed and infected gallbladder (which  was even worse than that of a person on the standard
American diet who has gallbladder problems, and certainly abnormal for some one so young). Overwhelmed by a high-fat diet (and, yes, I was 100% raw), my gallbladder had f allen victim to gallstones, which are built
from bile particles—in my case, mostly constituted from fats. Produ ced in the liver and secreted by the gallbladder, bile helps the
small intestine digest fats and remove waste products. A gallstone c an grow as liver bile passes through the gallbladder. Consequently, my high-fat diet multiplied this effect, meaning the  more fatty foods I ate, the more bile was released and trapped. Still, the pain failed to cease after doctors removed my gallstones. N ear the end of that January, I developed jaundice—a
symptom of a gall- bladder infection—which cast a yellow tint to my s kin. It was at this point that the seriousness of what was
happening hit me. Imagine eating raw foods for so long and being confronted with this situat ion. A year of the most mind-numbing pain had
deeply affected me, and I gave the doctors permission to operate on my body. Though I  am thankful I do not suffer the pain any
longer (though there are occasional pangs reminiscent of previous pai ns that continue to frighten me), I still experience mental
grievances at the thought of what I permitted—no, not allowing doctor s to remove a bodily organ, but rather, letting myself adopt
the mindset that as long as I followed any raw diet, my worries were over. Though I mostly avoided oils, at one point I had been consuming a small jar of al mond butter a day for several months. I
should have realized that eating two or three avocadoes a day wasn’t the  answer to Eden. Y et, my answer to high-fat was just as
detrimental. Instead of focusing on fresh fruits and vegetables, I suppl emented the stimulation and satiation I got from avocados and
nuts with the quick fix of very high-sugar fruits. I would eat twenty  or thirty dehydrated figs or dates daily. My payment consisted of
dreaded trips to the dentist and multiple cavities. I know one can be deficient on raw foods, and I struggle just as much as the ne xt person. But, I also know that a sound diet
can correlate with a sound mind. By learning to appreciate and reward  my body by eating a low-fat, low-sodium diet (Doug
Graham’s 811rv ), I have learned to love myself by realizing that health is much more  than diet and exercise. For me, health can be
as seemingly simple as proper sleep or the having a positive attitude, an d as complex as intellectual stimulation or maintaining and
repairing human relationships. Lori Williamson, Portland, Oregon
My name is Lori Williamson, and I am a licensed massage therapist. I ha ve been eating raw food since 1997 and was building
to an all-raw vegan diet. I finally leaped into 100% raw on August 25, 2003. Before I started to eat raw food, I had a whole host of health problems that were  terrible to live with. Vertigo, fatigue,
depression, carpal tunnel syndrome, stomach aches, sciatica, neck pain, mi graine headaches. Although raw food helped me get past
these terrible ailments, changing to Dr. Doug Graham’s 811  program took me beyond any diet I could imagine! Still consuming lots of raw dehydrated products and raw fats, when I came a cross 811, I really started to notice some
energetic differences. Even though I had been high raw for many year s, I still had some problems. When I went 100% raw, the
problems lessened a lot, but my teeth were very sensitive and were not doin g as well as I would have hoped on all raw, because of
the high nut content in my food. My back would be a little stiff from sleeping  on a stomach filled with raw fat or dehydrated food. My periods were still slightly painful, and food did not digest well—un til 811, that is. Now when the I follow the 811  program, I have this boundless energy that tickles my stomach, and I get s o excited I want to
laugh and giggle. Maybe it’s because I am so happy that I do not have to de al with health problems anymore. When I think of Dr. Doug Graham’s work, I think of the following quote from Alb ert Einstein: “Nothing will benefit health and
increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the e volution to a vegetarian diet.”
As raw fooders, we thought we had it all, but when the 811  program came along, raw vegan truly evolved. I wish everyone
could experience the way one feels on this diet. It is amazing! Thank you, Dr. Graham, for your continued efforts to help people attain their opt imum health. Petr Cech, Denmark
I have been incorporating Dr. Doug Graham’s low-fat raw vegan pl an into my life since 2003. At first I had my doubts, and I
sometimes stepped aside from my path, making lifestyle choices that did not  serve me so well. But I knew the 80/10/10  program
was right for me, so I have stayed on this diet now for almost two years, lear ning and refining it more and more. I used to struggle with my weight, undereating calories or overeatin g fat. I had no energy and was very thin. I have absolutely no problem gaining weight and muscles on 811. I have gained 20 pounds on this high-carb, low-fat diet, eating two to three me als
each day. It takes some time to adjust the (unnatural) body to this (natur al) diet, but it is undoubtedly worth it. If I also meet the other needs of my body (sleep, rest, sunbath, exercise, spir itual needs), this diet plan allows me to focus fully
on my daily activities, supporting my body’s nutritional requiremen ts and enabling short recovery time after training, better slee p, and
better resistance  to colds, sore muscles, and sunburn. Dr. D. advises that we get “enough” calories in our main meal. For me, tha t is 1,500 kcal at lunch. Eating a large afternoon
meal frees me to concentrate on things other than food during the day, lea ving me satisfied for four to six hours after eating. Before, I
was eating five meals a day; now it’s usually two to three. One thing is for sure, I would never make it without Dr. Graham. His wisdom, experience, honesty, and patience in answering
questions have helped me through many dark times. The most precious things I have learned from Dr. Graham’s books and p ersonal comments: Keep it simple and see the bigger
picture of healthful living. I never met Dr. D., but my thoughts and love w ill ever be with him. Dave Klein, Sebastopol, California
Twenty years ago, after being very sick for eight years with ulcera tive colitis, I saw the light and all at once changed my SAD
diet to a 95% raw low-fat vegan diet of mostly fresh fruits. I healed up quickl y and went on to experience robust dynamic health. Over the past ten years, I have maintained a 100% raw low-fat vegan diet  and my mental and physical energies have never
been higher. I am age 46; a friend told me the other day that I look like I am 17. When  I eat nuts, seeds and/or avocado more than
once per week, my physical energy and mental clarity decrease, an d I don’t feel and look healthy and alive. Eating more fat than we
can digest and utilize leads to toxemia and subpar health. People forget that there is some fat in bananas and even lettuce, and I e at plenty of those. That is really sufficient, except
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        Soon, Child Protectiv e Services (CPS) arrived at my house with a warrant to
seize me for a psychological evaluation and possibly put me into a mental i llness lockdown facility. In the kitchen (while peeling the
first orange for my breakfast meal), I heard the argument between my pa rents and the officers, and I shot out the back door. With
the help of my brother and my cousin, who understood that I was not mentally il l but just wanted to be healthy, I ran away to
Canada, accompanied by my brother. My brother and I made up fake names and identities, and we became known a s the “Wild Bush Boys of BC. ” I was forced
into this fugitive role, having been told that if the American auth orities got their hands on me they were going to make me eat
“normal” food and force-feed me Ensure (a “liquid meal


LP), 162
Neutrality
ener gy level of, 73 – 74
negative self-view and relief, 52
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 242
Newton, Isaac, 44
nobility, success and, 167 – 170
nonattachment, practicing, 294 – 295
nonduality ( Advaita ), 60 – 61
nonlinear dynamics
database of consciousness and, 42inception of study of, 43
Nothingness, 2, 18, 270 – 272
O
Orthomolecular Psychiatry  (Hawkins), 344, 346, 351
P
passive suicide, 64
Pauling, Linus, 10
Peace
ener gy level of, 81 – 82
Satchitananda,  256
perception, 88, 125 – 126. see also  Levels of Consciousness
personal characteristics, favorability of, 267
pets, consciousness calibration of, 38
power
defined, 47 – 48
evolution of consciousness and, 109 – 111
fulcrums of advancement on Map of Consciousness, 84 – 85
genuineness of mystical power, 253 – 254
Map of Consciousness and historical levels of, 54 – 55
of mind over body, 138 – 142
Power vs. For ce  (Hawkins)
on consciousness calibration, 36
on Devotional Nonduality, 9
dif ferent editions of, 18
Map of Consciousness inception and, 5
publication of, xiii, 17, 345
Practical Application, overview, 20, 21, 133 – 135. see also  A BC of success; ad diction recovery;
health and happiness
Practice of the Pr esence of God, The  (Lawrence), 306
prayer
living life like a prayer, 281
Serenity prayer for, 202 – 203
usefulness of, 302
predation, evolution of consciousness and, 100
prefrontal cortex, 89, 101 – 102, 141
Pride
addiction and, 191
ener gy level of, 71 – 72
process going on within consciousness itself, 53 – 54
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 240 – 241prisoners, Levels of Consciousness example, 87 – 88
promotion vs.  attraction, 164 – 166
Q
quality, success and, 170 – 172
quantum mechanics, 60
R
reaction, 88. see also  Levels of Consciousness
realism, evolution of consciousness and, 112 – 115
Reason
calibration of, 56 – 57
ener gy level of, 77 – 78
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 242 – 243, 269 – 270
recovery. see  addiction recovery
reliability, success and, 166
religion and spirituality. see also  prayer; spiritual truth; individual names of r eligious leaders
belief in God and consciousness calibration, 59 – 60
Enlightenment and “Lord” title, 83
God in T welve Steps ( see  Alcoholics Anonymous)
Hawkins on, 3 – 4
inner path vs.  religious observance, 267 – 268
practicing religion, 284
role of Grace and Spiritual W ill, 213 – 216
surrender to God, 231
view of God as column on Map of Consciousness, 50
resistance, to change, 205 – 206, 293 – 294
Ringer, Robert, 225 – 226
S
safeguards, evolution of consciousness and, 115
saints, ener gy level of, 263
salvation, 286
Satchitananda,  256
Self
absence of personal “I,” 123 – 124, 257, 347 – 348, 352 – 354
emotions on Map of Consciousness and, 53
Hawkins on Self of teacher and student, 16 – 17
Hawkins on transfiguration of consciousness, 6
success and experiencing reality of true Self, 155 – 157
surrendering to, 259 – 260self-compassion, 149 – 151
self-healing process, 145 – 149
self-realization, 255 – 257
sensory modes, 163 – 164
Serenity (emotion), 53
Serenity prayer, 202 – 203
serviceability, success and, 161 – 162
shadow, 91
Shame
calibration of, 37
ener gy level of, 64 – 65
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 236
Shangri-La, 181 – 182
sharing, success and, 172 – 174
Sheldrake, Rupert, 280
sin, giving up, 293
societal leadership, evolution of consciousness and, 109 – 111
South Africa, Mandela and, 110, 170, 178
spiritual seekers, guidance for. see  guidance for spiritual seekers
spiritual truth, 245 – 276
advancing consciousness for, overview, 205 – 209
characteristics of integrous teachers and teachings, 245 – 252
choosing tools for spiritual journey, 304 – 307
Divine States and, 261 – 265
living life like a prayer, 281
mystical experience of, 257 – 261
Q&A about, 265 – 276
self-realization and Enlightenment of the mystic, 255 – 257
spiritual education and, 252 – 254, 284 – 285  ( see also  teachers and teachings)
spiritual progress, 281 – 282
spiritual teachings/teachers, summarized, 303 – 304
study-group questions about, 314
Stalin, Joseph, 110
success. see  ABC of success
suicide, passive, 64
surrender
of control, 227
pathway to, 244
to Self, 259 – 260
Suzuki, D. T., 264
synchronicity, 41 – 42T
teachers and teachings
being in physical presence of teachers, 296
benefit of teachings, 273 – 276
integrity of teachers, 245 – 252
respect for teachers, 297
spiritual education for spiritual truth, 284 – 285
spiritual teachings/teachers, summarized, 303 – 304
Zen teaching of Grace, 214
T eresa, Mother, 12 – 13, 37, 109, 110, 152, 170 – 171
T eresa, St., 22, 23
thymic thump, 321
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 211 – 244
ego dualities of attraction and aversion, 219 – 235
experiencer as leading edge of ego, 216 – 218
moving from Courage to Ecstasy, 241 – 243
moving from Shame to Pride, 235 – 241
pathway to surrender and, 244
role of Grace in, 213 – 216
spiritual will and, 211 – 213
study-group questions about, 314 – 315
T ruman, Harry, 111
T ruth. see also  spiritual truth
context and, 294
evolution of consciousness, 122 – 123
T ruth vs. Falsehood  (Hawkins), 94, 114
U
Unconditional Love
addiction recovery and, 199 – 200
calibration of, 56 – 57
change in emotion and, 90 – 91
Divine States and, 261 – 262
Joy and, 80 – 81
self-healing and, 146 – 148
Unio mystica, 261
University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), 8
Upanishads, 60 – 61
V
value judgment, calibration and, 56 – 57
V arieties of Religious Experience, The  (James), 6V edas, 60 – 61
V eritas Publishing, 17
vitamin C/artificial sweetener experiment, 13 – 14
V oid of Nothingness, 2, 18, 270 – 272
W
W atts, Alan, 264
W ellington, Duke of, 54
W ikipedia, 230
W illingness
addiction and, 191
awareness and, 278
ener gy level of, 74 – 75
success and reliability, 166
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 242
willpower, 215
W ilson, Bill, 7 – 8, 16, 81. see also  Alcoholics Anonymous
“wolf in sheep’ s clothing,” 112
world, relating to, 130
worldviews, 128 – 129A B O U T  T H E  A U T H O R
Dr. David Ramon Hawkins (1927–2012) was an internationally known
spiritual teacher, author, and speaker on the subject of advanc ed spiritual
states,


 here - the only
logical path to the well-being. One of the causes of infertility is endometriosis. now
Endometriosis time attached great importance to obstetrician-gynecologists. It is found in almost every third woman and can be
cause of such terrible diseases such as infertility. Endometriosis - one of the most common diseases,
where in the wall of the uterus and other internal organs appear
cells characteristic of the internal (mucosal) layer of the uterus. The frequency of endometriosis is increasing year by year. In addition,
there is now a rejuvenation of the disease. So, if
previously suffered from endometriosis, mostly women after 35 years
it is now increasingly common among young women 20 - year
age. Causes of endometriosis. Monthly from the uterus must go
endometrium with menstrual discharge. But sometimes
menstrual separated parts of the endometrium is not in the
direction, which is allotted to him by nature - in the direction of the vagina
and the environment, and the fallopian tubes, the ovaries, and sometimes
even in other distant organs - the lungs, for example, or
in okolopryamokishechnoe or okolopuzyrnoe space. Disease
manifests itself for 2-3 days prior to menstruation - feeling cramps,
often pain, extending to the perineum, rectum,
copious blood. Endometriosis is often a long time
practically does not manifest itself, and the woman learns about it only
when you visit a gynecologist, a reason to visit is
is no longer a wanted pregnancy (infertility -
the most frequent manifestation of the disease). What is the cause of endometriosis? There is more than 40 hypotheses
origin of the disease, but none of them did not
received 100 percent support of scientists and physicians. Authentically
195
195we only know that many women are affected more often than other ones
who use intrauterine devices (coils,
for example), those who suffered a pelvic operation plan -
abortion, dilatation and curettage of the uterine cavity, coagulation
cervical erosion, etc. Moreover, any operations on the organs
abdomen (appendectomy, for example), pelvis (say,
removal of bladder stones) can lead to endometriosis. Certainly, the disease can cause neurohormonal
disorders (diseases of the pituitary, other gormonprodutsiruyuschih
bodies), the deterioration of the immune system (as a result
the impact of, say, the negative factors - toxic
nature of the radioactive exposure, exposure to microwave - field
etc.). Some scientists believe that there is also genetic
predisposition. Obviously, once a lot of theories, the real cause of endometriosis
and unknown. Therefore, I think it is better to give his
healing powers and wisdom of the body, their internal
doctor who better than any of professors and academics know how to
We heal. "I want to tell their story - to give hope for recovery
those who need it. In 2003 I had the following results
research: Ultrasound - diagnosis of pelvic organs. Conclusion:
- echo signs of endometriosis uterus, hyperplasia
endometrium, endometrial polyp, kistoizmenenny right ovary,
adhesions. My girlfriend went to the Altai, with almost the same
problems, was dry fasting, and she has excellent results. I immediately telephoned Sergei Ivanovich, and never doubting
went to the Altai. Preparing for fasting is ideal, fully
switched to raw food, cleaned the intestines, liver, hungry for
dry up to three days at home. Took two courses dry
starvation, the first five days, the second nine. Hunger bore
relatively easy, though, during the second starvation greatly
suffered from the sacrum and was very intense heat throughout the body. At the exit of
starvation was hirudotherapy and cutting grass Altai. After
starvation in two months did an ultrasound. Ultrasonography after treatment: the uterus
- Outlines a clear, ehoplotnost normal, homogeneous structure. The right-wing appendages, ovary - sizes 27-13-12, echostructure
normal attitude to spare the uterus, the left epididymis, ovary
- Sizes 26-13-11, echostructure normal, the ratio of the uterus
free. Echo signs of polyposis, hyperplasia of the endometrium is not
found. The doctor said I was healthy. You're not even imagine
can, as I was happy! In general, I think, here much of the credit
it is fast. As I wrote, dry fasting is particularly effective when
cystic neoplasms, wherever they are. Patient M., age 35 years, ultrasound of thyroid gland. Conclusion: in the left lobe cyst the size of 1,5 mm in the middle lobe. 196
196Went dry fasting for eight days. Downstream -
hirudotherapy, herbal medicine, two months later did the control
Ultrasound. Conclusion Ultrasound: A cyst in the left lobe is not lotsiruetsya. Benign tumors. Main curative factor in
treatment of benign tumors in dry starvation are
three mechanisms. - In hard extreme conditions without food and water to survive
only the most healthy, strong cells and tissues with a perfect
mechanism for adaptation. It is clear that any pathological
structure of the mechanisms of adaptation to harsh conditions than
perfect, and several orders of magnitude weaker. - Destruction of the pathological rather than healthy cells when
therapeutic dry fasting is also associated with release
limfoepitelialnyh cells of the digestive tract. Several days refusing to take food and water creates the conditions for
removal with advanced gastrointestinal positions are very powerful
Army B-lymphocytes. They pulled together from all lymph
collectors, and sites of the extended digestive track. But
especially a lot of them come from the small intestine. Passed over
the reserve army of B-lymphocytes used for its intended
purpose. They kill and suppress all the pathological tissue
and cells. The immune system gets stronger in a few times. - One of the main mechanisms for the dispersal of benign
tumors - is autolysis (samoperevarivanie). I have already described in chapter
"Therapeutic mechanisms", this remarkable process. I will try
once more briefly and simply tell them about it. When I describe
about the mechanism for their patients, I give the simplest
and a vivid example of nature, an ordinary bow. Normal
Onion contains within itself a new plant, surrounded by food,
sufficient to survive a period of rest, during
which he does not take food from the soil and air. Onions can grow
in a bucket or bag, where it is stored. It produces seeds, and soon
almost all of the onion turns into green shoots. Itself onion
gradually becomes soft, and, finally, it is simply
shell, as the growing plant digests escape
and uses the contents of the bulb. That is old is used to
growth of the new. Take an ordinary boil, perhaps, each of
we are faced with this disease. First, we see swelling,
redness, but time passes and with the help of enzymes and cells
immune system boil disappears. So it is with
benign tumors of the dry fasting, during
passing the second acidotic crisis. Here autolysis works
as a natural surgeon. Neither the operation does not eliminate the causes of
disease, starvation and the eliminates the cause and effect. Uterine fibroids - a tumor entity that is formed
out of the muscle layer of the uterus. Common in women
aged 30 years. There is some evidence of increasing the number
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197patients and rejuvenation of uterine fibroids. Among the main causes of uterine fibroids - dishormonal
disorders, abortion, family history, bad ecology, adenomyosis. In addition, great importance in the development of this disease
play an inflammatory disease of the sexual sphere of different
genesis, the use of IUDs, obstructed labor. Uterine myoma - a benign process, which
usually develops in the muscle layer of the uterus. According to statistics,
More than 28% of women suffer from this disease. I found the Internet an interesting story about a woman who
alone was dry lasted ten fasting on
method LA Shchennikova. and got very good results. "I am 57 years old. Injected at two to three papers, plus a house. Life
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 only limited improvement but even if
successful, other problems may soon develop instead. Therefore, as a
permanent solution, it is much better to treat specific problems within the
framework of an overall  Health Improvement Program that removes the
common causes which make us susceptible to developing diseases. I recommend that you initially read the book without paying much attention
to details. Then start slowly working through the book from the beginn ing. The essential thing is not just reading it but  applying the suggested
methods. Generally, you start with nutrition, and while organizing your diet
you begin with Intestinal Sanitation and Antimicrobial Therapy. But this
also takes some time, therefor e once you understand what needs to be
done and start doing it, you move to the next chapters of Cleansing and
Pollution Control. With all of these modalities you first make changes at a somewhat
superficial level and gradually over months and years you g et ever deeper
into it. There are many links to additional information that you can follow
up. You decide how far you want to go to protect your health. However, if you have a specific disease or urgent health problem, such as
inflammations and pain, then  you attend to that first. Inflammations and
pain can be quickly reduced by strongly alkalizing the body and  using
DMSO as mentioned in Chapter 3. If you battle an infection, then you go
immediately to the Antimicrobial Therapy in Chapter 5. For a specific
disease you may combine the recommended treatment with the relevant  chapters of the Health Improvement Program. This book contains proven solutions for improving your health. Don’t get
discouraged and overwhelmed with the task at hand. Maintaining health
and wellness is a lifelong undertaking, becoming a way of life rather than
a quick fix with remedies and supplements. *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
ADVICE:
The most effective method to overcome your health problems is the one
in which you most strongly believe. If you have not yet found a method to believe in, just believe in the
solutions offered in this book. Chapter One
THE PRINCIPLES OF HOLISTIC HEALING
Learn the Principles of Healthy Living & Holistic HEALING

This booklet is a condensed guide explaining the basic steps for
improving and maintaining your health. It demonstrates the principles for
avoiding or overcoming acquired diseases, and living a healthy, fulfilled
life, regardless of age. This is actually o ur natural birthright. We just need
to return or advance to a more natural lifestyle where healing can take
place. The key paradigm for moving towards radiant health is ‘natural living and
holistic healing’. This is based on lifestyle and healing methods that lead
us towards attaining harmony with our biological, social, and spiritual
nature. ‘Holistic healing’ means i mproving all levels and aspects of our
being while moving towards achieving greater harmony in our day -to-day
life. By following these outlined methods and guidelines towards rebuilding
your health, you are certain to improve, whatever the name of your
disease. Rather than fighting a disease, focus all your resources on
improving your health. Your disease is then likely to disappear on its own,
and you will have a very good chance of remaining healthy and fit right
into old age. THE ROAD TOWARDS DISEASE
These days most of humanity lives in rather unnatural conditions
surrounded by a minefield of technological and chemical health hazards. Even worse is the fact that we are largely unaware of the nature of these
problems. Therefore, we need to become aware of the main health
hazards in our environment and  learn to avoid or minimize them. 1 2
 If in doubt, try to envisage which condition or course of action is more
natural and in harmony with our human nature. The main biological influences on our health are environmental factors,
nutrition and exercise. Our health is also significantly influenced by our
beliefs and emotions. In addition,  there are numerous other natural healing
methods to help us in our quest. Real health – the perfect functioning of all parts of body and mind – is so
rare that most people do not recognize it and mistake the temporary
absence of disease symptoms for health. Formerly, people suffered
mainly from violent but short and often fatal infectious diseases; now they
are afflicted with chronic degenerative diseases  for a lifetime. The main factors causing our health degeneration are as follows:
• Unnatural nutrition:  excessive food refining and processing, lack
 of ‘living food’; deficienci es of vitamins, minerals and enzymes,
 incorrect food combining, GM foods, microwave cooking. • Pollution: pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, medical drugs, food
 additives, synthetics, air and water pollution, amalgam fillings,
 fluoridation, vaccination s, microwaves, electromagnetic radiation. • Lack of physical activity:  sedentary lifestyle, TV, computer, office
 work, driving instead of walking. • Harmful emotions and attitudes: resentment, anxiety, fear, worry,
 discontent, greed, envy, and lack of positi ve emotions as well as
 spiritual or humanistic goals. • Inherited genes  of poor and deteriorating quality. • Antibiotics  and other drugs causing fungal problems that devastate
 the immune system and become the basis for most other diseases. As a result of these negative factors, we inherit or develop an inefficient
digestive system, weak immune functions, and problems with various
organs. We become susceptible to infections or hospitalization for
which we get antibiotics. These damage our pro tective intestinal 3
 bacteria, causing overgrowth with Candida, mycoplasmas and other
fungi. The hyph al form of Candida invades the intestinal wall, causing
Leaky Gut Syndrome. Now disabling microbial toxins and protein fragments enter the blood, greatly
weakening the immune system, causing allergies and allowing a wide range
of parasites, bacteria and viruses to invade the body. However, the main
consequence of Leaky Gut Syndrome is the development of internal viruses
that gradually destroy the red blood ce lls and grow into pleomorphic or
shape -shifting microbes with bacterial and fungal forms. This, in turn, leads to autoimmune diseases, cancer, cardiovascular disease,
and a wide range of emotional problems, such as anxiety, autism,
depression, hyperactivit y, obsessive -compulsive disorders as well as mental
diseases. For a better understanding of these processes as the cause of
our modern diseases read Pleomorphic Microbes. Furthermore, Candida, especially in combination with mercury toxicity
and iodine deficiency, ten ds to cause thyroid and parathyroid problems. This results in chronic fatigue, muscle pain, arthritis, osteoporosis and
soft tissue calcifications, often leading to kidney failure and high or low
blood pressure. In addition,  there is also a steady stream of research articles showing
that a basic underlying cause of chronic diseases is an accumulation of
cellular waste products, mainly protein debris and oxidized fats in
addition to chemical toxins. Preventing and removing such waste must
therefore be a mai n aspect of a holistic health program. Understanding Autoimmune Diseases and Cancer
The mechanism of fungal, viral  and mycoplasma overgrowth lets us
understand the true nature of autoimmune diseases. During the acute
initial stage of a microbial  infection  the immune system eliminates most
of the invading microbes but some of them manage to survive by hiding
inside the cells of a vulnerable organ or gland. There they remain,
possibly as mycoplasmas or spores, until the vitality of the immune
system sufficie ntly declines, commonly due to antibiotic -induced 4
 Candida overgrowth. Then they come out again into the blood, but this time camouflaged by
being clothed in the biological markers of the cells in which they have
been hiding. Eventually the immune system l ooks through the
deception and starts attacking these imposters. Unfortunately, genuine
body cells with the same markers get attacked as well. This then leads
to an autoimmune attack of the organ or gland in which the invaders
had been h iding. To stop such attacks the blood needs to be cleaned of all pathogenic
microbes. This then also stops the autoimmune attack. Any surviving
invaders may hide again as spores in suitable host cells. Such spores
may even be transmitted to the offspring. Cancer  may sta rt with a primary infection similar to that described for
autoimmune diseases, or from microbes arising in tissue with
accumulated protein waste. Now the body limits the infestation by
encapsulating it. This is similar to trees forming bark tumours when st ung
by certain wasps. As long as the blood is reasonably clean, a tumour is
just a tumour, not malignant and not a cancer. However, if the immune system battles against Candida and toxins, then
a stressful event such as an emotional trauma and especially
subconscious fear and shock from a cancer diagnosis lets the blood
become overrun with microbes. Cancer -causing microbes produce
growth hormones which cause the tumour to expand. Now the tumour is
malignant but still contained. This situation may persist f or many years
with the tumour slowly growing, shrinking, or becoming dormant for long
periods, depending on the vitality of the body and the strength of the
immune system. Eventually, with a worsening microbial presence in the blood, some
tumours may form  distant metastases. But the trend in modern medicine
is to remove even small tumours. This now allows more dangerous
microbes


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our difficult social and interpersonal problems, but is especially
true in the sexual arena. The fact is that we really don't know much
from our scientific or popular media sources about the function of
sex beyond the obvious reproductive and "pleasure principle" ar-
guments that have influenced all of our thinkers from Freud up to
the more recent sociobiologists.Unfortunately, our lives are powerfully affected by this loss of
personal sexual self-knowledge. As a society we have chosen to
ignore what the great spiritual traditions once understood about
sexual energy and its role in personal transformation and spiritual
evolution. What knowledge we once had has been fragmented or
distorted by the institutionalized Judeo-Christian religions and re-
made to serve the lesser gods of social, political and personal con-
trol. Our Western institutional religious tradition has essentially
repressed and distorted the sexual instinct and thereby created a
variety of personal and social pathologies. In so doing, it has also
effectively removed sexuality from its spiritual foundations. In this respect, Western psychoanalysis correctly perceived
the role of repressed sexuality in individual neurosis. Whatever
limitations the psychoanalytic view may have as a full representa-
tion of human potential, this much can be granted to Freud's in-
sights. Wilhelm Reich and Carl Jung understood quite well the
enormous power of liberated sex energy and its connection to a
larger universe of spiritual meaning. Jung rightly protested Freud's
emphasis on disease as a model for health as well as the nar-
rowness of his understanding of the range and purpose of the un-
conscious. He correctly emphasized instead the creative and tran-
scendental function of sexual energy within a spiritually attuned
and evolving individual. But all of these psychologists and their legacies have missed
the point in one way or another. It is true that the sexual instinct
can both liberate and enslave, but in order to be truly liberating, the
sexual instinct must be channeled in the direction of another pur-
pose. Only in conjunction with the drive for spiritual transforma-
tion can sex become truly liberating. Because of his lack of knowledge of the great spiritual tradi-
tions, Freud was completely unable to see this point. Wilhelm
Reich, whose work has influenced so much of the Human Potential
Movement's body centered therapies, was bold enough to bring
Freud's insights to their logical conclusion. Reich clearly recog-
nized that the ultimate result of repression was individual dis-ease
and political fascism. But in his zeal to emphasize the destructive effects of sexual
repression, he also ignored the spiritually transforming functions of
sex energy. Carl Jung had just the opposite problem. He clearly
emphasized a spiritual and transcendental perspective on the sex-
ual instinct, but he left out the central role of the physical body in
this development. This omission made it next to impossible to
XIapply Jung's elaborate intellectual models to daily problems of
sexuality. So we search in vain within Western psychology to find the
practical disciplines and principles we need in order to reconcile
the conflicts which face us in the sexual realm. This is a simple and
ordinary dilemma. But when we want to harmonize our sexual and
love relationships with our spiritual goals, our situation seems es-
pecially poignant. Time and time again the sexual function proves
to be a disruptive influence, generating conflict and division in our
lives. It should not be too surprising therefore that celibacy has
become an appealing alternative to so many who wish to follow a
spiritual path while remaining worldly men and women. These facts become even more obvious when we observe the
behavior of the gurus, swamis and other teachers in "New Age"
spiritual circles. The numerous examples of apparently celibate
spiritual teachers born and raised in the puritanical context of tradi-
tional oriental cultures and suddenly set loose in the American
"new morality" is simultaneously sad and funny. We frequently
hear of this guru or that master who has fallen into the temptation
of sexual relations which their disciples. Scandals have now be-
come almost commonplace in the ashram and dojo. One does not
need to become cynical about this in order to recognize that the
sexual instinct is bound to find its expression in rather prosaic and
predictable ways no matter what the official spiritual dogma may
condone or prohibit. This has been true one way or another
throughout the history of the institutionalized Judeo-Christian
churches, as well as in the New Age spiritual scene, embracing as it
does so much of the Buddhist and Hindu life-styles. In regard to
sex, institutional religion, old or new, has little to offer us. Turning to examples of the teachers of sexual tantra, the gap
between theory and practical knowledge becomes rather obvious. We hear of the marvelous and ecstatic rewards of tantric inspired
relationships. Our New Age spiritual bookshelves and periodicals
lend themselves increasingly to the interest and fascination with
esoteric sexual practices. But what is the real purpose of esoteric sexuality and where
can one find real knowledge and practical instruction in these pub-
lications? How is it possible for someone to actually apply these
rituals in a form that is applicable to ordinary life and relationships? And how much do we really understand of the actual esoteric
teachings when they are removed from the larger religious and
ritualistic context of the Hindu and Buddhist traditions? XIIIn order to answer these questions we need to accurately
understand esoteric sexuality as the study and control of sex en-
ergy within ourselves having little or no connection with outer
rituals of culture. Beyond this, we need practical methods that can
be understood by the Western mind and applied in contemporary
life. One way to discover these methods is to identify the essential,
fife-affirming aspects of sexuality found in mankind's cultural and
spiritual traditions and determine which work today. We must
carefully separate what we need to guide ourselves in the sexual
realm without getting bogged down in outmoded ways of thinking
and living. The tradition of Taoism, the core of Chinese culture, presents
an interesting and practical perspective on this question. The an-
cient Chinese masters observed that the sexual function is closely
related to physical and mental health and is also the basis for the
cultivation of higher spiritual faculties. The position that effective
conservation of the life force energy and its gradual transformation
into a kind of spiritual/material substance is both the birthright and
responsibility of mankind. When practiced within the monastic tra-
dition of religious Taoism, the conservation and cultivation of sex
energy was largely a matter of celibacy. But in its wisdom the Taoist tradition also provided another or
practical way: The path of Sexual Kung Fu (sometimes called
"Seminal and Ovarian Kung Fu"). This practice indicated a way
by which a married monk or ordinary man and women could culti-
vate the Tao ("The Way") while remaining in worldly life. Because
of its eminently practical orientation in matters of health and living,
the Taoist tradition addressed sexual relationships in a straightfor-
ward and realistic manner. The Taoist Sexual Kung Fu was and is today a method of
increasing longevity and health, harmonizing the relationship be-
tween the sexes, and a means of spiritual transformation. Aside from some historical distortions in which the basic
egalitarian nature of the practice were subverted by emperors and
aristocrats in the direction of a kind of male exploitation of the
female, the basic premise of the method of Sexual Kung Fu is that
of spiritual development and the harmony of the male and female
energies. Accustomed as we are in our Western traditions to consider
the field of sexology from within the limits of our religious, scien-
tific and cultural conditioning, it is difficult for us to grasp the
XIIIessential meaning of the metaphor of Sexual Kung Fu. We have a
vague understanding of some kind of relationship to the martial
arts, but beyond this, the concept of a sexual kung-fu seems com-
ical if not downright ridiculous. In fact, the literal meaning of "Kung-Fu" is method, practice
or discipline. The concept of sexual Kung-Fu implies a specific
method or practical discipline of having sex without ejaculation. At
the same time the Taoist tradition recognizes a certain form of
conflict between the sexes: a form that is universally represented
by the lawful opposition and dynamic interplay of the forces of Yin
and Yang. This lawful opposition plays itself out on the "battle-
field" of sexual relations and is expressed as the playful conflict
between sexual adversaries. A conflict, by the way, in which man
is weaker than his "strong enemy," and where the Kung-Fu of
ejaculation control is developed as a way of remedying this im-
balance of sexual force. In the western world we also have a related notion of a battle
between the sexes. But we easily make a major error by assuming
that this expression connotes the same meaning as the Taoist meta-
phor in anything other than the most superficial sense of conflict. Our Western concept of the battle between the sexes conveys the
morbidity and frustration of the ponderously serious sexual dramas
which dominate so much of our current thinking about rela-
tionships. It has little to do with the playful and transformative
aspects of sex as they are understood in the Taoist tradition. Only when we move our thinking to the level of "sexual en-
ergy" is it possible for us to begin to see how the sexual function
can be properly understood and correctly employed in the service
of sexual harmony and health. According to the Tao


! No concerns or fears—only a sense of
being connected to the Source of all, knowing that all will be handled for
you by the same force that’s always handling everything. Lao-tzu is
teaching you to free your mind from its persistent nagging. The world and
everything in it are already taken care of by the Tao... it has always done
so and always will. Your mind continually urges you to strive in spite of the all-providing
perfection of the Tao; it prompts  you to pursue fame, to look for a groove or
purpose. Lao-tzu  encourages you to do precisely the opposite: Stay outside
the rat race and let your mind be in peaceful harmony with the Tao rather
than worrying and fighting. The concluding line of this passage  of the Tao
Te Chin g says it all, instructing you to change how you look at your life by
“knowing to take sustenance from the great Mother!”
The following are suggestions coming from Lao-tzu to you in the 20th
verse of the T ao:Practice letting go of thoughts about what’ s not her e now. Just allow yourself to meld into the perfection of the universe you live in. You don’t need another thing to be happy; it’s all being provided for you
right here, right now. Be in this moment, and free yourself of striving for
something more or someone else. This is a mind exercise that will put you
in touch with the peace of the Tao. Affirm: It is all perfect. God’ s love is
everywher e and forgets no one. I trust in this force to guide me, and I am
not allowing ego to enter now. Notice how free you feel when you relax
into this no-fears, no-worries attitude. Take time to “let go and let God,” every single day. Say the words over and over to yourself until you can actually  tell what
the difference feels like. Lettin g go is a markedly distinct physical and
psychological experience, much different from striving. Let go of your
demands, along with your beliefs that you can’ t be happy because of what is
supposedly missing in your life. Insisting that you need what you don’t
have is insane! The fact that you’re okay without what you think you need
is the change you want to see. Then you can note that you already have
everything you need to be peaceful, happy, and content right here and right
now! Relax into this knowing, and affirm again and again: I am letting go
and letting God. I am a glorious infant nursing at the great all-pr oviding
Mother ’s breast. Do the T ao Now
Begin to notice the situations where you’re not in the moment because
you’re striving to complete or attain something for a future  benefit. You
may not realize how often you endeavor to accomplish all sorts of things
with the idea that once you do, you’ll finally have the time to do what you
really want. This is one of the most pernicious ways that many of us
unconsciously prevent (or perpetually postpone) a life free of striving. It’s a
tough one to become aware of, and may be easiest to see when your free
time becomes hijacked by family members or business emer gencies. Here’ s an example: You’ve put in extra hours at work all week in order to
have a delicious ly imagined free day to [fill in the blank], when you learnthat your spouse  has invited a friend of a friend who’ s never been to this
part of the country before—and whom you’ve never met—to stay at your
home. There are two opportunities to practice living without striving in this
situation. The first, of course, is to catch yourself wrapped up in striving for
future benefit, notice what you’re doing, and focus on the now. The second
comes after the example above, which is a dif ficult but incredibly rewarding
exercise. Do the Tao now by accepting what is offered—that is, know that
this situation, in some way that your striving ego rejects, is actually
sustenance from the Great Mother. OceanofPDF.comOceanofPDF.com21st Verse
The gr eatest virtue is to follow the T ao and the T ao alone. The T ao is elusive and intangible. Although formless and intangible,
it gives rise to form. Although vague and elusive,
it gives rise to shapes. Although dark and obscur e,
it is the spirit, the essence,
the life br eath of all things. Throughout the ages, its name has been pr eserved
in or der to r ecall the beginning of all things. How do I know the ways of all things at the beginning? I look inside myself and see what is within me. OceanofPDF.comLiving the
Elusive Paradox
Here in this 21st verse of the Tao Te Ching, Lao-tzu takes us back to the
book’ s very first premise: living the mystery. He has returned to the idea’ s
definition and virtue and reaffirmed it with greater clarity and precision. In
this lesson, he not only asks us to become conscious of the elusive nature of
the Tao, a princi ple that simply cannot be pinned down or exper ienced with
the senses, but to also validate this awareness by recognizing ourselves as
examples of this elusive paradox. Reread the conc luding lines of this important verse: “How do I know the
ways of all things at the beginning? I look inside myself and see what is
within me.” Now go all the way back to your own beginning—h ow did you
get here? I don’t mean from a droplet or particle of human protoplasm; go
even before that. Quantum physics teaches that particles emer ge from an
invisible and formless energy field. So all creation, including your own, is a
function of motion: from formless energy to form, from spirit to body, from
the nameless Tao to a named object. The process of creation, along with the
theme of understanding eternal namelessness, runs throughout the Tao Te
Ching. This is the elusive paradox that you’re invited to contemplate, allow,
and experience. You can know it by examining your own nature and
recognizing that the same principle that creates everything is animating
your every thought and action. Right now make a simple decision to move your index finger. Now
wiggle your toes. Next, lift your arm. Finally, ask yourself, What is it that
allows me to make these movements? In other words, what is it that allows
you to see shapes and colors? What force behind your eyes invisibly signals
you to process the sky as blue or a tree as tall? What is the formless energy
that tweaks a vibration somewhere in your ear to give rise to sound? What it all is, is formless and nameless. Yes, it is vague. Yes, it is obscure. And when you begin to see the world in this manner, you begin knowing
that aspect of yourself. This is what Lao-tzu describes as “the life breath of
all things,” and it needn ’t remain a mystery. You have the same eternal Taoinside of you, and you apply it a million times a day. It is within you... it
is you. This far-reaching verse of the Tao Te Ching asks you to let go of seeking
results in money, accomplishme nts, acquisitions, fame, and so on. Instead,
shift your attenti on to the energy in the beginning of all things—the elusive
and intangible Tao. The greatest virtue is to find this nameless, formless
force within yourself. Know it by looking within and seeing it at work in all
of your thoughts and actions. This is what Lao-tzu was conveying to you more than 2,500 years before
your birth:
Have an unquenchable thirst for the intangible and enigmatic for ce
that supports all life. Communicate with the Source regularly: Ask for its guidance, and
meditate on its sacredness. The more you practice benevolent reverence for
the invisible Tao, the more you’ll feel connected to it. The presence of a
known connection with the Tao will release you from  the worry, stress, and
anxiety that are ego’s way of looking at the world. While others  around you
may stay focused on their pursuit of weal th, fame, and power, you’ll notice
it and smile compassionately as you practice being in a state of appreciation
for “the life breath of all things,” including yourself. You’ll feel safe and
secure knowing that you’re in a Divine partnership with the all-knowing,
all-providing T ao. I suggest that you simply take a moment or two several times a day to say
aloud, “Thank You, God, for everything.” Make this your own personal
respectful ritual. In fact, just a moment ago I said 21st Verse these very
words: “Thank You, God, for allowing these words to appear, supposedly
from my pen. I know that the Source of everything, including these words,
is the elusive and intangible T ao.”
Memorize the final two lines of this verse and silently recite them when
needed. Repeat these two sentences: “How do I know the ways of all things at the
beginning? I look inside myself and see what is within me.” Doing so will
remind you that the Tao comes from the truth that’s inside of you at alltimes. Give up trying to persuade anyone else