 minor overbite, then they will have a highly successful outcome
from jaw expansion. Children with more severe overbites in which the molar height is more of an
issue, will have a less ideal outcome from only expanding the jaw. Finding a Functional Orthopedist
You need to be careful as there are some pretty bad functional orthopedists out there, and some
appliances that do not work with the natural structure of the body. Even though their treatment
paradigm is more correct than conventional orthodontists, you can still suffer from bad treatment
outcomes. Too much widening of the jaw, widening the jaw at the wrong rate, or widening at the
wrong spot, can all destabilize the cranial system. It is important that the practitioner understands
their tools and their art form, and that they are not just using some appliance after a 40-hour training
course. Another key to finding a good functional orthopedist is by looking at their treatment outcomes. Do the faces of their patients exhibit aesthetic harmony? Do they look relaxed and natural? Unfortunately there are very few good functional orthopedists, and many times people must travel
great distances to see the few good ones available. If your search is long, frustrating, or you do not
feel comfortable with the practitioner, you are not alone; it can be a difficult process. www.alforthodontics.com
 – Advanced Lightwire Functional(ALF) practitioners, some of them
work together with osteopaths. www.aago.com
 - American Academy of Gnathologic Orthopedics. www.aacfp.org
 – American Academy of Cranial Facial Pain. www.orthotropics.com
 – Orthotropics, natural growth guidance.There is also a very interesting new appliance that not many practitioners yet use, called Splint
Orthodontic Myofunctional Appliance (SOMA)
www.wholisticdentistry.com.au
The End of Braces
Braces are good for rotating teeth which may be twisted and facing the wrong direction, but they are
not good tools to widen the jaw. Crooked teeth exist in a mouth that needs more space. When the
space is provided through expansion with a functional appliance they will usually straighten on their
own. This is working with the body, rather than coercing the teeth to move where the conventional
orthodontist thinks the teeth should be. There are some orthodontists who combine dental arch
expansion with braces. Some of the case outcomes from some of these practitioners look acceptable. As I said, it is the skill and understanding of the practitioner more than the appliances used that makes
the crucial difference. But there are many more elegant solutions than using braces for nearly every
type of orthodontic work. The Wisdom of Keeping Your Wisdom Teeth
Wisdom teeth are important. They were not put there by accident. As food slides back towards the
swallowing position, the back molars chew and crush food. Since wisdom teeth are our third molars,
not having wisdom teeth is like losing 25-33% of the chewing surface which you were designed to
have. The locations where wisdom teeth were extracted (cavitations) very often become sites for
hidden infections. With dental arch widening, most wisdom teeth can be saved by making space for them with a
functional dental appliance. The concept of minimally invasive dentistry is to perform the least
amount of surgery, and therefore cause the least amount of trauma, to the jaw and the mouth. Pulling
teeth of any kind is not a wise choice, unless there is a severe health-threatening tooth infection, or
unrepairable disturbance caused by the wisdom teeth. Just leaving wisdom teeth in there, if there is
not enough space for them, may put unnecessary pressure on your trigeminal nerve. When you choose
to keep your wisdom teeth, if there is some crowding which is highly common, it would be a good
idea to monitor how their roots are growing or expand the jaw to make sure they fit. There are cases in which removing wisdom teeth seems to be medically required, but usually
expanding the jaw is a more prudent approach. It definitely requires more effort and commitment to
go through jaw expansion, than just pulling the wisdom teeth out with surgery. Keeping your wisdom
teeth will help maintain your ability to chew food, the structure of your face, and your vitality.Regaining Your Dental Health
My understanding of bite and how to treat one that is misaligned is a work in progress. Likewise the
field of functional orthopedics is an evolving discipline that still has many blind spots and room for
growth. The potential for correcting imperfect bites is vast, and the improvements in health and
vitality when done properly are well worth it. Our bite is connected to nearly every disease process
in the body because of how our nervous system is affected by a poor bite. Like conventional dentistry,
conventional orthodontics has failed us miserably. Many times, conventional orthodontics has turned
bad dental conditions into worse ones by working against the physiology and natural growth of the
body. Your bite changes how you look. It separates super athletes from mundane individuals because of its
effects on the nervous system. Your bite, when it functions properly, can help your teeth remineralize,
and it can destroy teeth when it is misaligned. The status of one’s bite can be the difference between a
vigorous life filled with health and immunity to almost any disease, and a life plagued with
discomfort and illness. Chapter 9 References
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 The	uneducated	consumer	seeking	a	calcium	supplement	will	usually	choose	a
formula	based	on	price	or	appearance	or	how	much	calcium	it	contains	rather
than	chemical	composition	and	bioactivity. Paying	attention	to	the	chemical	composition	of	the	nutrients	is	more
important. Some	chemical	forms	are	better	than	others	because	of	their	superior
bioavailability. The	poor	ones	should	be	avoided. Below	are	some	guidelines	for
choosing	the	quality	of	mineral	supplements:
Poor
Acceptable
Optimal
Bioactivity
Bioactivity
Bioactivity
Carbonate
Aminoate
Ascorbate
(e.g.,	calcium	carbonate)
Chelate
Citrate
Oxide
Gluconate
Fumarate
(e.g.,	magnesium	oxide)

Malate
Sulfate

Picolinate
Phosphate

Succinate

Tartrate
Now	look	at	the	vitamins. The	easiest	way	is	to	check	the	B	vitamins,
specifically	vitamins	B
2
and	B
6
. In	a	high-quality	formula,	vitamin	B
2
(riboflavin)	will	also	be	accompanied	by	its	more	expensive	and	bioactive	form:
riboflavin	5-phosphate. Similarly,	with	vitamin	B
6
(pyridoxine	hydrochloride)	a
high-quality	formula	will	also	contain	the	more	expensive	and	bioactive	form:
pyridoxol	5-phosphate. No	foolproof	way	exists	to	check	out	a	vitamin	product	without	knowing
exactly	what	is	going	into	the	product:	how	old	the	ingredients	are;	how	they
have	been	shipped,	handled	and	stored;	and	how	pure	they	are. But	taking	those
steps	that	you	can	do	on	your	own	will	bring	you	closer	to	buying	an	effectiveproduct. (Vitamin	products	I	have	selected	for	my	own	use	can	be	found	in
appendix	C.)
Tasty	Choices
The	choices	you	face	as	you	select	a	diet	each	day	rests	on	a	combination	of
the	nutritional	content	of	the	foods	balanced	against	your	own	personal	tastes. Taste	is	acquired	and	is	based	largely	on	what	we	are	familiar	with. A	new	taste
can	be	acquired	simply	by	eating	something	new	for	a	few	weeks. I	found	that	I
lost	my	taste	for	a	lot	of	the	less	desirable	foods	I	used	to	enjoy. While	taste	and
pleasure	in	eating	are	important	(and	even	psychologically	beneficial),	plenty	of
healthy	foods	are	pleasurable	to	eat. Our	productive,	fast-paced,	modern	lifestyles,	combined	with	misinformation
about	nutrition,	can	make	the	right	choices	difficult	to	identify. These	lifestyles
create	a	demand	for	processed,	prepared,	speedy	“convenience	foods,”
regardless	of	economic	status	or	educational	level. More	parents	than	ever	are
working	to	support	their	families,	while	fewer	and	fewer	are	staying	at	home	to
tend	gardens	or	prepare	wholesome	meals. Many	of	us	no	longer	even	eat	at
home. We	eat	in	cafeterias,	restaurants	and	fast-food	chains	where	processed
foods	are	the	norm. The	food	we	ate	yesterday	is	still	affecting	us	today,	and	the	food	we	eat	at
our	next	meal	will	affect	our	awareness,	energy	level,	ability	to	think,	learn	and
remember	as	well	as	our	mood	and	behavior. What	we	eat	in	a	week	or	a	month
or	a	year	determines	our	biological	makeup	and	our	health,	as	well	as	the	health
of	our	children	and	grandchildren. You	must	always	remember	that	the	biological	reason	for	eating	is	to	supply
your	cells	with	the	nutrients	they	need	on	a	daily	basis. Becoming	healthy	and
staying	well	with	a	diet	of	processed	foods	laced	with	sugar	and	processed	oils	is
impossible. You	are	what	you	eat;	your	life	and	health	depend	on	the	foods	you
choose. You	face	these	choices	at	every	meal	you	eat	for	the	rest	of	your	life,	so
embrace	it! You	now	know	how	to	choose	the	good	from	the	bad. Avoid	the	Big
Four,	eat	“real”	living	food	as	nature	provides	and	take	high-quality
supplements. To	move	yourself	in	the	right	direction	on	the	nutritional	pathway,
start	now	to	give	your	cells	all	the	nutrients	they	need,	every	day,	and	they	will
thank	you	with	the	gift	of	good	health.6
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“[O]ur	health	is	threatened	not	only	by	individual
chemicals	—deadly	or	toxic—but	even	more	by	the	overall
chemical	load	that	the	human	organism	now	has	to	sustain.”
Joseph	D.	Beasley,	M.D.,	Ph.D. The	Kellogg	Report
O
ur	bodies	are	under	attack	every	day—from	without	and	from	within. We
face	more	toxic	chemicals	and	man-made	poisons	in	our	lives	than	ever	before. We	are	weakened	by	chronic	stress,	lack	of	exercise,	allergies	and	eating	the
wrong	foods	in	the	wrong	ways. In	these	ways,	we	often	sabotage	our	own
defense	systems	and	invite	the	toxic	enemy	inside. If	the	enemy	overpowers	us,
we	fall—often	without	recognizing	our	attackers. Toxicity—from	toxins	taken	into	our	bodies	from	the	outside	or	those	created
inside	our	bodies—is	one	of	two	reasons	that	cells	malfunction;	remember,
toxicity	is	one	of	the	two	causes	of	disease. To	prevent	or	to	reverse	disease,	we
must	limit	our	exposure	to	toxins	and	we	must	give	our	bodies	what	they	need	to
detoxify	themselves. Fortunately,	most	of	this	process	is	within	our	control. Unfortunately,	the	invaders	are	everywhere—especially	in	our	own	homes—and
often	they	are	hard	to	find. A	Living	Hell
By	the	time	I	received	the	telephone	call	from	a	man	who	identified	himself	as
David,	his	body	was	losing	its	battle	against	an	enemy	he	could	not	identify. “I
have	no	idea	who	you	are	or	why	I	am	calling	you,”	David	said,	“but	I	am	going
to	kill	myself.”
My	mind	racing	and	my	fear	intensifying,	I	began	the	longest	telephone
conversation	of	my	life—four	and	a	half	hours	of	David’s	life	story,	now	a
nightmare. Before	the	onset	of	his	problems,	David	had	been	a	partner	in	a	top
New	York	City	advertising	firm. He	earned	a	seven-figure	income	and	lived	in	a
posh	community;	his	wife	was	a	socialite,	and	his	children	attended	private
schools. Life	was	good—until	he	began	to	experience	weakness	and	fatigue. David	went	to	see	his	physician,	who	did	many	thousands	of	dollars	worth	of
testing,	only	to	pronounce	David	to	be	in	perfect	health. The	doctor’s	onlysuggestion	was	that	David	was	working	too	hard	and	that	he	should	take	a
vacation. So,	David	and	his	wife	rented	a	house	in	Hawaii	and	stayed	there	for
two	months. The	vacation	did	not	help,	and	David	gradually	felt	worse. He	developed
serious	allergies	as	well	as	neurological	and	psychological	problems,	so	he
consulted	more	doctors. A	wealthy	man,	David	went	to	the	best	doctors	money
could	buy;	they,	too,	could	find	nothing	wrong,	so	they	referred	him	to	a
psych


 to everything else. Nothing is more connected
than the earth’s tectonic system and the life on the surface of the earth. The tectonic system, by gravitational separation in the heaters, brings up to the top the lighter weight elements, both solid and gaseous, which are useful to life as catalysts and components of the living protoplasm. In turn, the microorganisms have functions to perform in es -
tablishing and maintaining the correct balance of elements so they can survive. And finally, man is given the same option of performing a function in the life support system or die. Right now the change in the weather is carrying the message of death. Unless the human race wants to be reduced to the few primitive survivors who came out of the equatorial region after the last glacial period, it had better get to work. ”  ( Acres, U. S. A.,
October 1976)
Then and now I put great value on both an open mind concerned with discovery of
truth, and on having a “healthy skepticism. ”  Thus, personally, as Hamaker’s ideas and 122
Fruiticultureinquiries and insights on ecological and climatic changes expanded and evolved, I had
no choice but to “read on”—as well as initiate a correspondence which has led to the exchange of hundreds of letters and telephone calls, and three visits to the Hamaker farm and (former) residence in Potterville, Michigan. It was on my third visit, after hav -
ing given a presentation at the First Global Conference on the Future in Toronto, entitled “Worldwide Starvation by 1990” (after a Hamaker paper), and being convinced by that time that Hamaker’s fundamental insights were correct, that I agreed to help write and publish The Survival of Civilization. It was finally published in April 1982. We sold and
gave away 14,000 copies of the print editions, and thousands of Solar or Ice Age? Bulletins
have gone out to people worldwide. John Hamaker passed away in 1994. For those concerned with total planetary health, and who’ve not read The Survival of
Civilization by John Hamaker and myself, here is a concise summary listing TSOC’s pri-mary messages; all of which are supported by strong evidence from studies in many disciplines, from soil science to climatology through the whole study of ecology of the last three million years known as Quaternary research. The remarkable ability of John Hamaker’s mind to produce a synthesis of many diverse facts and principles has pro -
duced major breakthroughs in understanding. 1. The fertility of the Earth’s soils can be restored to high levels by remineralizing them,
which means feeding the soil organisms the complete spectrum of mineral elements found in natural gravels and other rock mixtures found all over the world. The finer this material the better for rapid proliferation of all soil organisms and plant life nourished by them. Fine dusts containing all the biologically essential minerals produce bountiful crops and macroorganisms full of health and vitality. 2. Human health on all levels is greatly dependent on the quantity and balance of avail -
able soil minerals and resultant food quality.3. Planet Earth is a living planet characterized by the procession of cycles within cycles...
within cycles. Think of the cycles of the leaf and the elements composing it, as the cycles of days and seasons forms, transforms, and re-forms them in the annual/peren-nial work of re-creating a green biosphere. For at least the prior 2.5 million years of this Quaternary Period, the major climatic biosphere-controlling (and biosphere-controlled!) cycle has been the approximately 100,000-year cycle of alternating glacial and inter -123
Fruiticultureglacial periods. Twenty-five of these cycles have passed over the last 2.5 million years,
each one about 90,000 years of glaciation followed by about 10,000 years of interglacial conditions. 4. Glaciation functions to mix and grind up and spread out over the Earth many trillions
of tons of mixed rocks or glacial till—from boulders to fine dust which powerful glacial meltwater and wind systems carry up to thousands of miles, remineralizing the soil-life systems which became demineralized through the course of the 10,000 year intergla-cial. Intensified volcanism during glaciation, associated with the transfer of tremendous weight from oceans to glaciers, assists the remineralization job. Broadly speaking, the first 5,000 years of the interglacials are the times of vast recolonization and flourishment under renewed soil and climatic conditions—a time of practically universal fertility and health and abundance—and the last 5000 years are times of increasing soil demineral -
ization/acidification. This results in progressive decline of fertility and health, naturally accompanied by the spread of deserts; the die-out of forest due to soil impoverishment, insect/disease predation, burning, increasing climatic stresses; and thus the collapse of the carbon cycle, allowing the carbon dioxide (CO
2) content of the atmosphere to build
higher and higher. Glaciation always follows this planetary imbalancing process. What does this tell us about the true “greenhouse effect” of CO
2 (and related gases) build-up at
the end of an interglacial period—as is occurring now? 5. Our present world is about 10,800 years into the current interglacial period. We are
due for glaciation, and our biosphere-destroying and CO2-releasing “ways of life” are rap -
idly intensifying the process by which ecological systems break down and the climatic system gears up for 90,000 years of glaciation: mineral-and-carbon cycle collapse caus -
ing CO
2 build-up, hence an accentuated heat-trapping system (“greenhouse effect”) re -
quired to begin producing the vast quantities of evaporated water needed to increase cloud coverage/albedo/snow-and-ice build-up of the upper latitudes. Increasing tem -
perature and pressure differentials between overheating lower latitudes and cooler high -
er latitudes steps up overall atmospheric circulation and carries more of the evaporated water to the regions of glaciation, bringing drought to lower latitudes, and worsening all climatic extremes in between. Eventually the glacial process creates ice sheets over vast areas—up to one mile thick and more—and drops sea level about 400 feet! 6. In 1979, Belgian palynologist (palynology is pollen study) Genevieve Woillard gave a 124
Fruiticulturepriceless gift to the world —or at least to the “scientific community” as it is called—by
publishing in Nature (October 18, 1979) the results of her years of work studying lake deposits in France. The work showed that the vegetation and climate changes at the termination of the last interglacial period were very rapid: trees requiring good soil and temperate conditions steadily died out over the last 150 years, with a complete, dramatic change to sub-arctic type vegetation adapted to poorer acidified soils com-ing on in a final 20-year period. The interglacial period of about 10,000 years was over. Unfortunately, “the scientific community” has done little since then to make public Woillard’s crucial findings; instead, it has focused on limited mathematical computer modeling. 7. Human exploitation and lack of generosity toward the soil-life system and whole bio -
sphere has accelerated the natural reglaciation timetable by probably about 500 years. Based on increasing acidity of precipitation caused by increasing volcanism and burn -
ing of vegetation as well as industrial pollution, on accelerating demineralization of soils and the rise of the CO
2 curve, and on the rate of climatic deterioration worldwide, John
Hamaker estimated that we were deep into another interglacial transition period. 8. Glaciation is—or, at least, has been up to now during this Quaternary Period—
Nature’s way of regenerating the health and fertility of the biosphere. In other words, the grinding and spreading of vast quantities of the mixed mineral-bearing rocks of the Earth’s crust is Nature’s way of regenerating the health and fertility of the biosphere. Now Nature-on-Earth, or “Gaia, ” has a nervous system/brain of great potential intelli-gence composed of about seven billion cells, collectively known as “wise man” (female or male) or Homo sapiens. You are one of those cells! Do you see-hear-feel-sense-un-derstand-know a need for Earth regeneration? If so, how will you, with your more or less intimate connections with all seven billion fellow wisdom-harboring cells, respond? 9. We can remineralize and reforest and re-green and regenerate the soils and biosphere
to the extent where health and abundance become the norm and the people-inclusive “Gaiasphere” is enabled to bring the CO
2 level back down to normal interglacial levels of
around 270 ppm (from about 407 ppm in 2018), a most critical part of an overall restora -
tion of “the Balance of Nature. ”  We can if we can recognize and accept the responsibility to do so, and if we still have time before the glacial process proceeds beyond a point of 125
Fruiticultureno return and our last opportunity to re-create an ecologically and socially harmonious
world is lost, perhaps forever. f
126
FruiticultureSoil Remineralization
by Don Weaver
Our planetary soils have become severely eroded and thus demineralized over thou-
sands of years. Plants require a continuous intake of minerals, just as we do; they need calcium to build structural support, iron to


 common to both. It is the most important thing both for
mental health and for spiritual growth. The Self and Functions of the Mind
The three main layers of the mind — consciousness,
intelligence and sense-mind — function between ego, or
false self, on one side and the true Self on the other. Their
actions vary according to the direction in which they are
oriented. Directed toward the Self, their higher functions
emerge. Directed toward the ego and external world, their
higher potential remains latent and they conflict with one
another. Consciousness (Chitta) is closer to the Self, while the
sense-mind (Manas) is closer to the ego. Intelligence (Bud-
dhi), which is placed between them, is the key factor in
how we orient our awareness. Because of its capacity for
decisive perception, intelligence has a power of spiritual
transformation greater than either the sense-mind or deep-
er consciousness. It can empty consciousness of its condi-
tioning and control the sense-mind. It can question the
ego and discriminate between the lower and the higher
Self. True intelligence discerns our higher self-identity that
leads to our true nature. This is the identity of conscious-
ness, not the self-image or ego which depends for its being
upon an object or quality. The soul works through the
higher aspect of intelligence, which is its development of
the mental field according to the light of truth. The true
Self awakens when we bring our awareness to the field of
consciousness as a whole by the upward and inward move-
ment of intelligence. Otherwise dominated by the down-
ward and outward movement of the sense-mind, we 138 Ayurveda and the Mind
become trapped in the forces of the external world, which
leads to both ignorance and sorrow. Layers of Consciousness and Psychological Disease
Manas is the outer layer of consciousness through
which we are involved with the events of the moment. Buddhi is the middle layer of consciousness that allows us
to observe both what is happening in the immediate sense
and the long term. Chitta is the deeper layer of conscious-
ness that holds long-term patterns. When we learn something new, like tying our shoes, it
is at first a process of Manas, through which we perform
the action working with the senses. Buddhi is involved as
the director of the action, through which we develop our
skill in performing it. Once what we have learned becomes
second nature, it becomes a function of Chitta. We tie our
shoes automatically without any deliberation through this
power of Chitta. In the ordinary person, we can divide the
layers of consciousness accordingly:
Chitta — unconscious, but also potential higher
consciousness
Manas — subconscious
Buddhi — conscious
Ahamkara — self-conscious
Chitta is the total potential field of conditioned con-
sciousness (the field of thought). Manas contains all senso-
ry reactions which are largely subliminal. In this regard,
Manas and Chitta are close together and what we take in
through the senses automatically influences the uncon-
scious. Only Buddhi is the aware part of consciousness. It
can divide Chitta from Manas so that our sensory respons-
es do not condition us at a deeper level. Ahamkara is self- Ego and Self 139
consciousness or ego that makes us vulnerable to external
influences. The Atman witnesses and transcends all these
functions and is contacted through the higher function of
the Buddhi. In the disease process, the Doshas or disease-causing
factors are the wrong functioning of mind and intelli-
gence, which occurs through the ego. The ego introduces
Rajas and Tamas, the mental Doshas, into the mental field
in the form of negative thoughts, emotions and impres-
sions. It makes us use our senses, emotion and intellect for
selfish enjoyment rather than for developing a higher con-
sciousness. Wrong functioning of intelligence (Buddhi) is
the main disease-causing factor because it regulates how
we use the mind and senses. Chitta is the aspect of the mind that is damaged by
these disease-causing factors. Like the tissues of the body
damaged by wrong use of the sense organs and poor diges-
tion, consciousness is the substance of the mind damaged
by wrong mental activity. For treating the mind, we must
eliminate these mental toxins and also repair the mental
substance (consciousness)/8
Functions of the Mind
While each function of the mind has its natural quali-
ties (gunas), it can be altered by an admixture of other
gunas. Understanding the gunas of the mind and chang-
ing them from Tamas to Sattva is the key to mental health
and spiritual development. The whole of spiritual devel-
opment and psychological healing consists of moving from
Tamasic to Sattvic living. 49
We all go through various gunic phases in our daily
activity. When we are asleep or mentally dull, we are in a
Tamasic mode. When we are awake and perceptive, we are 140 Ayurveda and the Mind
in a Sattvic mode. When we are active or distracted, we are
in a Rajasic mode. Generally what we do in a Tamasic or
Rajasic mode — something ignorant, unfeeling or foolish
(Tamas) or something aggressive, agitated or impulsive
(Rajasic) — we regret while in a Sattvic (peaceful) mode. Yet we should not get discouraged. Even an enlightened
person can have Tamasic moments when he may do some-
thing that he may later regret. Our karma is not deter-
mined by our Tamasic moments only, but by all three
gunas at play within our mental field. Look at the play of these three gunas in your mental
condition. For example, some people will be more Sattvic
in the morning and turn dull and Tamasic in the evening. Others will be dull and Tamasic in the morning but
Sattvic in the evening. Some people are more active or
Rajasic in the morning, others in the evening. Generally
Sattva should prevail more in the morning and evening,
with Rajas developing more midday and Tamas only dur-
ing sleep. Note how your environment and associations affect
you. Around Sattvic (spiritual) people and situations you
will feel Sattvic. Around Tamasic (dull) people and situa-
tions you will feel dull and depressed. Around Rajasic (dis-
turbed) people and situations you will feel agitated. See
how your life is developing. Are you becoming more
Sattvic (spiritual), Rajasic (busy) or Tamasic (dull). Ego and Self 141
Functions of the Mind
SATTVA
Consciousness inner peace, selfless
(Chitta)
Intelligence
(Buddhi)
Mind
(Manas)
Ego
(Ahamkara) love, faith, joy,
devotion,
compassion,
receptivity, clarity,
good intuition,
deep understanding,
detachment, fear-
lessness, inner
silence, clear
memory, calm
sleep, right
relationships
discrimination
between the eternal
& the transient,
clear perception,
strong ethics,
tolerance, non-
violence, truthful-
ness, honesty,
clarity, cleanliness
good self-control,
control of senses,
control of sexual
desire, ability to
endure pain, ability
to withstand the
elements (heat &
cold), detachment
from the body, does
what one says
spiritual idea of
self, selflessness,
surrender, devotion,
self-knowledge,
concern for others,
respect for all
creatures,
compassion RAJAS
emotional disturb-
antes, overactive
imagination,
uncontrolled
thoughts, worry,
discontent, desire,
irritability, anger,
distorted memory,
disturbed sleep,
turbulent
relationships TAMAS
deep-seated
emotional blockages
& attachments,
trapped in past
patterns & memories,
addictions, worry,
phobias, fear,
anxiety, depression,
hatred, excessive
sleep, wrong
relationships
critical mind,
judgmental,
opinionated, self-
righteous, assertive,
narrow-minded,
distorted perception, delusions, believes in
believes in the realitythe reality of one's
of the outer world or own opinions
in particular names
& forms as truth lack of intelligence,
lack of perception,
deep prejudices,
lack of conscience
or ethics, dishonesty. strong sensate
nature, strong sexual
nature, many
desires, aggressive,
assertive, compet-
itive, willful, overly
active imagination,
disturbed dreams,
willful, calculating lazy, lacking self-
control, easily
influenced by others,
aimless thinking,
daydreaming, unable
to endure pain,
caught up in violent
sensations, many
habits & addictions,
easily influenced,
taking of drugs,
dissipation
ambitious, assertive, negative idea of self,
achievement-orientedfearful, slavish,
willful, arrogant. dependent, dishonest,
vain


 and begin to practice hatred. A person who hates is a person who
feels hated, and projects that feeling or belief outward.When you encounter someone who resents you, you can be certain that this
person feels resented, and is doing only what it is possible for him to do,
which is giving away what he has. If you see a person who is judgmental
toward you, be assured that this person is only sending out the judgment he
feels directed at him. These are examples of people believing they are not
loved, sending out disagreeable and hateful ener gy. We know that God is love, the one power that is everywhere, so there is no
place that this one power is not, including within the person who hates. This
is why I say that the truth about hate is that it is love, and the way to
dissolve hate wherever it is found is to reverse the direction and make a
loving ef fort to convince the hater that he or she is loved. As Saint Francis
beseeches, where there is hatred, let me sow love. Let’s look at where hatred is encountered and how one can send love to the
problems that accompany the presence of hatred. SOWING LOVE T OWARD THE HATRED IN THE WORLD
You can observe what appears to be hatred in the marketplace of the world
in a myriad of forms—one race of people expressing their hatred by
invading or mistreating other racial groups; some people controlling food
supplies while others are left to starve; a steady diet of violence force-fed to
others in the form of killing, fighting, verbal abuse, and attempts at
cheating; laws passed that favor one group over another group that is hated
by the majority in power. When the reins of power shift, revenge toward
those who were the former haters then becomes the norm. Hatred seems to
beget hatred. Into this world you are thrust with a natural inclination to love. Most of the
time when you encounter people projecting hatred toward you, you perceive
yourself as having a problem. Like the problem of hatred in the form of a
disgruntled government employee who won’ t listen and keeps you waiting
endlessly. Like the problem of hatred in the form of legal action taken
against you solely for the sake of obtaining some of your money. Like the
problem of hate spewed by a power hungry authority browbeating you forhis own pleasure. The examples are endless. What appears to be real to you
is their hatred. The common belief of those who are hateful is a firm conviction that life
does not love them. Hate is their response to feeling hated. It is uncommon
for a person who feels loved to project hate. Keep in mind the important
biblical reminder, “God is love.” Evil is in the mind of man. Any hate you
encounter comes from the minds of people who feel disconnected from God
and the flow of love ener gy that exists. When you buy into their hatreds you
too are disconnected. Revenge, anger, retaliation, gloom, and all the things
that you perceive as problems are mental constructs. When you make the shift to sowing love in the circumstances of your life
where you are encountering hate, something unique happens. First to
yourself, and then to the ener gy field of hate which you are in. When you
start to trust love and recognize that ultimately we will be one with that
love, you make a huge impact on the low ener gy pattern of hate. Every
single time that you observe anyone in the world demonstrating hate, know
with complete certainty that this person feels hated. At the same time, know
that this person is loved by God (since God is love). As a witness or a
recipient of that hatred you are a spark of love. If you are able to sow love
in response to hate (one of the three most dif ficult things a human being can
do which I described in an earlier chapter) you will ultimately see hate
become love. Then, you know with certainty that hate is only an error
created by the mind of man. In our long history of tyrants and dictators we’ve seen hate directed at
others by humans who felt hated themselves. When divine masters came to
teach us, they all said without exception, love never fails. Just look at this
list of paraphrases from various or ganized religions. Christian:  God is love; you are God’ s and children of the most high. Shinto:  Love is the receptacle of the Lord. Zoroastrian:  Man is the beloved of the Lord and you should love him in
return.Judaic:  Thou shall love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and thy
neighbor as thyself. Sikh:  God will regenerate those in whose hands there is love. Buddha:  Let a man cultivate toward the whole world a heart of love. Tao: Heaven arms with love those it would not see destroyed. Islam:  Love is this, that thou shouldst account thyself very little and God
very great. Baha’i:  If you lovest me not, my love can no wise reach thee. Confucian:  To love all men is the greatest benevolence. Hindu:  One can best worship the Lord through love. I believe the tyranny of hatred is being replaced by a loving consciousness. Nelson Mandela brought love and reconciliation to the hatred of apartheid
and it has slowly been dissolving. The hatreds of past wars are gradually
supplanted with recognition of the oneness we all share with each other. And ancient enemies become brothers in peace. Of course the illusion of
hatred remains and we have much to do in our evolution of learning to sow
love where there is hatred. It is imperative for all who seek spiritual
solutions to realize that only love can possibly exist. Hatred comes from those who feel hated in some way. There are two ways
you can help them to change that feeling of being hated. One, by letting
people with hateful behavior see that you personally have only love to give
them, and two, by your seeing that God loves them unconditionally even
though they cannot recognize that truth. Saint John is quoted as saying,
“Love lies in this, not in our love for Him, but in his love for us.” Y our
absolute love will ultimately banish hate because absolute love is aware of
there being only one indivisible existence.You may be thinking that all of this love stuf f seems too theoretical and
theological to apply when you are in an encounter with someone who is
directing hate your way. I assure you that the simple recognition of hatred
being a form of misdirected love and a reflection that a person feels unloved
is enough to disempower and release the hatred. At the end of this chapter I
will give you some specific recommendations for dealing with hatred. For
now, just let in the idea that your willingness to sow love in the field of hate
and to see hatred as a need for love, will change the environment and
eventually replace hate with love. I would like to share part of a letter I received from a woman who was
faced with an extreme situation of hatred and violence. She was able to
bring love to the presence of this hatred in a moment of deep fear and terror. Here is how she related it to me. On Friday morning around 2:30 am, I was awakened from my sleep by
a masked man who was holding a knife at my throat. At first, I thought
I was just having a nightmare, but then soon realized that I was in real
time and this person was really there and needless to say, I was
terrified. He asked me quite a few questions as he put tape over my
face from above my eyes to halfway over my mouth and then taped my
hands behind my back and cut my nightgown and underwear with a
knife. I realized that I had a choice to fight him and possibly get hurt
badly or just quietly go along with it and hope for the best. I chose the
latter and as he touched me I was able to detach myself from what was
happening to a degree and then suddenly I got really calm and started
talking to him. The thoughts from the tapes must have come back to
me because the words I said were not what one would just naturally
say in this situation. (Ruth is referring to an earlier part of her letter where she described
listening to a tape series of mine, which had been helpful during her
brother ’s dying process the year before. During the week preceding this
attack she had started listening to the tapes again while exercising.) He told me he was from LA and needed money and a car to return
back there. The words came out... “Y ou’re such a nice young man,
would you like me to pray for you? God, help this nice young man toget the money he needs to go to LA and help him to be happy and to
have a good life.” I asked him if he had a girlfriend, and he said, “Y es,
in LA.” I then asked him if he had any children and he said, “No,
would I be here if I had any children?” I said, “I have children and I
have grandchildren and they are so wonderful, you should get together
with your girlfriend and have children some day they are so
wonderful.” I continued to talk to him as if he were a nice man and he
eventually said, “this isn’ t working,” and never did actually rape me. He still did more and I thought that was possibly going to be the end of
me


 scream
ing with pain. His mother described his stool passing as going through
childbirth. The stool initially would be hard and large, followed by masses
of loose or watery faeces. His anus would crack and bleed and as soon as
these cracks began healing, the next stool would arrive in seven days tear
ing his anus again. The boy was obviously fearful of passing his stool and
would hold on for as long as possible. This situation is terrible enough, but
it is actually not as bad as the next common scenario. A little girl B. has quite a good appetite and would eat and eat all day. But
she would not pass any stool for 10 or more days. Then she would have a
very small mushy stool, coming out in thin strips. This sort of stool is an
over-spill, squeezed through masses of compacted faeces which will stay in
her bowel for months or longer, poisoning this child. And indeed her learn
ing disability was far more severe, than that of the boy J., who managed to
empty his bowel, though only once a week. Constipation is always a sign of deficient gut flora in children and in
adults. Beneficial bacteria, normally populating the bowel play a crucial
role in proper stool formation and elimination. The most numerous
species of friendly bacteria in a healthy bowel are Bifidobacteria and
physiological strains of E.coli. These microbes produce a whole host of
enzymes and other active substances, whose action is essential in proper
stool formation. They stimulate the wall of the bowel to produce mucous
for lubricating the stool and for passing it out as soon as it is ready. A
healthy person should have 1-2 stools a day. GAPS children and adults do not have normal gut flora and that is why
they often have constipation or diarrhoea. Populating their bowel with
beneficial bacteria is the most important thing to do in treating constipa
tion. In many cases the constipation gets resolved by changing the diet and
giving the patient a therapeutic probiotic by mouth. However, in more stubborn cases we have to take other action. Here we have to talk about
enemas. A lot of people in the West find the subject of enemas repulsive. And yet
this safe and very effective procedure is probably as old as humans are. There is a whole chapter in Manual of Discipline, which was recorded two
thousand years ago in the Dead Sea Scrolls describing in detail how to per
form an enema and how beneficial it is for health. Another third century
manuscript, found in the archives of the Vatican, called The Essene Gospel
of Peace, gives a full procedure for performing an enema and strongly
advises doing it as the "holy baptizing by the angel of water". Famous
Arabian physician, Ibn Sina Avicenna in his timeless work Canon
Medicinae in the nth century has advocated regular enemas to clear the
body and soul. Regular enemas are an integral part of many natural treat
ment programmes for such serious health afflictions as cancer, psychiatric
problems, autoimmunity and others. The enema kit is a common tool
found in family bathrooms in many eastern countries, performed without
any medical assistance or prescription on children and adults alike. What are the benefits of enema? • It is the most effective and quick relief of constipation. • It is the most effective way to clear out faecal compaction from the
bowel greatly reducing the amount of toxins coming from this putre
faction into the person's body. • It is the best way to introduce probiotic bacteria directly into the
bowel. • It is completely safe, providing that it is performed correctly. The enema procedure
You can get an enema kit from various health shops and health companies. Boil 2 litres of filtered or bottled water and cool it down to around 40°C. Prepare the enema. To do that assemble the enema kit and hang the
enema bucket about a metre above the place where your patient is going to
lie down. Fill the enema bucket with clean water, open the tap at the end of
the enema pipe and let all the water flush out through the pipe. Close the
tap and fill the enema bucket with your warm boiled water. Let some of it
flush through the pipe to wash out any impurities. Close the enema tap. In order to introduce probiotic bacteria direcdy into the bowel dissolve a
probiotic in the remaining warm boiled water in the enema bucket. Use a therapeutic strength probiotic with predominantly Bifidobacteria species
in it and make sure that the enema contains at least 4-5 billion viable bac
terial cells. Obviously you cannot use probiotics in a tablet form, as it will
have fillers and binders and other additives. Probiotics in a powder or a
capsule form may have a medium of maltodextrin or FOS, which are
acceptable to use in enemas but not ideal as they may cause excessive gas
production for a day or two. Pure probiotics without any additives are the
best to use for enemas. If you can not find a suitable probiotic just use
clean boiled water or a pure weak camomile tea (make sure that there are
no other ingredients but camomile herb). A few tablespoons of home
made yoghurt added to the enema water can be very soothing for an
inflamed or irritated rectum. With a child make sure that you have an adult helper, who will either
perform the enema or distract the child. You need to make this procedure
as comfortable for the child as possible. Make a nice soft place for him/her
to lie down underneath the enema bucket and not far from the toilet or
have a potty ready. Have some favourite toys, books or a video handy to
occupy him/her. Lie your child on the right side with bent knees close to
his/her chest. Apply Aloe Vera gel as a lubricant on the nozzle of the enema
and on the anal area of your child. It is a good idea to warm up the nozzle
before doing the enema by placing it in warm water. Insert the nozzle into
the anus of your child 1-2 cm deep and open the tap of the enema. As you
positioned the enema bucket at least a metre higher than the child the
water will flow by gravity through the enema pipe into the rectum. Initially
100ml of water may be enough, later on you may use more water (up to one
litre). The more water you can comfortably get in, the better cleaning will
take place. Close the enema tap and take the nozzle out. Let your child lie
on the right side for as long as he/she feels comfortable. The longer your
child keeps the water inside, the better the cleaning will be performed. Your child will let you know when he/she is ready to go on the toilet or a
potty. Let your child sit on the toilet for at least 10-15 minutes to empty
his/her bowel completely. Occupy him/her with toys, books, videos or any
thing that works to keep the whole experience pleasant. It is particularly
important to make the first enema pleasant, so your child will accept it
next time without any apprehension. ff you feel uncomfortable about performing the enemayourself for the first
time, employ a nurse or a trained colonic therapist to do it for you. Never give
your child an enema with salt or anything else apart from clean boiled water,
water with probiotic, home-made yoghurt or pure weak camomile tea. With an adult the whole procedure can be much simpler. The amount of
water in the enema for an adult should be 1-2 litres. After performing the enema you need to clean the enema kit by flushing
it through with water. After that sterilise it by pouring 20-30 ml of 3%-6%
Hydrogen Peroxide through it and hang it to dry with the enema tap open. You can get Hydrogen Peroxide in any pharmacy without prescription. If
you cannot find it use any sterilising solution, suitable for baby bottles or
other children's plastic equipment. You will need to wash and sterilise the
nozzle separately. A patient with persistent constipation should have a daily enema every
night before bed, followed by a warm bath with one of the following: V2-1
cup of Epsom Salt, sea weed powder, cider vinegar or sea salt. After the
bath rub some Udo's oil, hemp oil, cold pressed sunflower oil, castor oil or
cold pressed virgin olive oil on the skin of the abdominal area. These oils
absorb quite well through skin and will help to relieve constipation in the
long run. The whole procedure should be repeated every bedtime until the
patient starts producing a regular stool on his/her own. Of course, the diet, which we have discussed, is very important in re
establishing normal gut flora and normalising all functions of your
patient's digestive system, including elimination. I do not support the use of any laxatives, drug or herbal, particularly in
children. They are designed to work on fairly healthy digestive systems. For
a person with abnormal gut flora they usually are inappropriate. A combi
nation of the diet and supplementation, which we have discussed, would
relieve constipation in most cases. In those cases when it is not enough the
enemas would do the job very


 drug or drugs that can have toxic side effects. In the case of patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it is
certainly worth considering whether the issue is an underlying
hormonal dysfunction that could be treated naturally with the
right diet and with bio-identical progesterone. Until fairly recently, the diagnosis of bipolar disorder in
children was virtually nonexistent. Today, over 1 million
children have been diagnosed with this condition. The main manifestations seem to be hyperactivity, disruptive behavior,
extreme mood swings, and anger issues—all suggestive, of |   85 ExCESS  ADRENALINE: THE  UgLy
course, of excess adrenaline. These children are often placed
on powerful psychoactive drugs, many of which the FDA has
not approved for use in children. Today, over 1 million children have been diagnosed
with bipolar disorder, even though they fail to
demonstrate the classic signs of severe mood swings. While high levels of adrenaline can explain all of the
behaviors these children exhibit, making that observation is not
cost efficient for the business of medicine. Many psychiatrists
are compensated only if they prescribe a drug. Once a child
is started on an antipsychotic, the psychiatrist has a built-in patient for years to come. Primary care doctors are reluctant to prescribe these types of drugs, and certainly will not take the responsibility of discontinuing them. My personal view is that the school killings of recent years
as well as teenage suicides may have involved young people on
these drugs whose side effects have caused these tragic episodes. Although gun legislation may be of benefit, it might be even
more effective to limit the prescription of these powerful drugs
to children. A poignant example of the problem with false diagnostic
labels, as well as the failure of the medical establishment to
understand how hormones affect mental health, is the story of
a four-year-old girl, Rebecca Riley. On December 13, 2006, Rebecca died of an overdose of drugs given to her for bipolar
disorder, prescribed by a doctor who had never examined
her. In 2010, her parents, in separate trials, were found guilty
of murder, and both received life sentences. Their crime:
deliberately overdosing their daughter. ADRENALINE DOMINANCE 86  |
Her doctor had prescribed excessively high doses of three
psychoactive drugs—Depakote 750 mg per day, Seroquel 200
mg per day, and clonidine 0. 35 mg per day—based not on
examining Rebecca but on the mother’s reports of Rebecca’s
behavior. Interestingly, both the doctor and the mother agreed,
in interviews before the trials, that Rebecca most likely did not
have bipolar disorder, even though she had been diagnosed
with it. The state of Massachusetts neglected to file charges against
the doctor. It is hard to fathom why the doctor was held
blameless for Rebecca’s death, and why the pharmacists were
not reprimanded for refilling the prescriptions for Rebecca
almost every other day. In my opinion, every person associated
with her care shares the blame for her death: her parents, the
doctor, the pharmacists, the staff at her school, and social
services. Her death, I feel, could have been prevented had the
medical profession been aware of the relationship between
hormones and ADHD. It has been noted that bipolar disorder runs in families. This makes sense since children inherit their hormones from
their parents. I would guess that the parents of children who are given a bipolar diagnosis both have
ADHD. Indeed, most
of the patients I have seen with bipolar disorders have the signs
and symptoms I recognize as creative type ADHD. In other
words, they have a lot of adrenaline in the brain. The treatment for bipolar disorder that I have found
repeatedly effective consists of the patient utilizing the proper
dose of progesterone cream, following the correct meal plan,
and weaning himself or herself off any bipolar medications
he or she is taking. |   87 ExCESS  ADRENALINE: THE  UgLy
HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM
It is not unusual for pregnant women to experience morning
sickness during the first three months of pregnancy. This
nausea and vomiting is caused by estrogen when progesterone,
the hormone that normally blocks the effects of estrogen, is
inadequate. At the start of the second trimester, the placenta
starts putting out large amounts of progesterone, which
normally eliminates the nausea and vomiting. However, some women continue to vomit through
their entire pregnancy, a condition known as hyperemesis
gravidarum. Not being a gynecologist, I have not seen women
in my practice at the time they exhibited this condition. But a
number of my women patients report having had this problem
during their pregnancies. These women go into the second trimester with their
brains starved for fuel, so their bodies are pouring
out adrenaline to raise their sugar levels. I have noted that the majority of these women have creative
type ADHD, which means their brains require more fuel than
a “normal” brain. Most of these women are progesterone-
deficient to begin with. As a result, they experience fairly intense
nausea and vomiting in the first trimester due to unopposed
estrogen. They go into the second trimester with their brains
starved for fuel, so their bodies are pouring out adrenaline
to raise their sugar levels. Unfortunately, this outpouring of
adrenaline also induces nausea and vomiting and suppresses the
appetite. To exacerbate matters, these women are still putting
out large amounts of estrogen, which may also contribute to the nausea and vomiting. ADRENALINE DOMINANCE 88  |
A review article titled “ Nausea  and Vomiting in Pregnancy”
in the October 14, 2010 issue of the New England Journal
of Medicine  says that “the cause of nausea and vomiting in
pregnancy is unclear. ” However, knowing how adrenaline
affects the body provides a reasonable explanation of the cause. We know that in certain stressful situations, when the body
is likely to produce excess adrenaline, some people experience
nausea and vomiting. Examples include performers just before
going on stage, professional athletes before going out on the
field, and trial attorneys before giving their opening remarks. So overproduction of adrenaline is likely a key factor in women
with hyperemesis gravidarum also. I suspect that giving women suffering from this
condition high doses of bio-identical progesterone via vaginal
suppositories, along with transdermal progesterone cream,
would significantly relieve their symptoms. If nutrition with
low-glycemic carbohydrates, either orally (if possible) or
via tube feedings, is added, the problem could possibly be
eliminated in 24 to 48 hours. Three other obstetrical complications that also seem related
to high adrenaline are preeclampsia, toxemia of pregnancy,
and gestational diabetes. Both preeclampsia and toxemia of
pregnancy, which are extremely serious, often necessitating
early termination of the pregnancy, are associated with
hypertension. It seems reasonable that adrenaline and insulin
are causing the rise in blood pressure. I also suspect that women
with these complications are not producing a sufficient amount
of progesterone during their pregnancy. Adrenaline and insulin
presumably play key roles in gestational diabetes just like they
do in regular diabetes, as discussed in the previous chapter. At the time of this writing, the FDA has just approved use |   89 ExCESS  ADRENALINE: THE  UgLy
of a synthetic progestin to prevent premature births. The cost
of this drug is about $1,500 per week. The good news is that
compounding pharmacies can provide the identical preparation
for about $95 per week. The bad news is that the FDA has
made it illegal for compounding pharmacies to compound it. However, there is still a silver lining to this story. Physicians can
offer their patients an even better option, namely, bio-identical
progesterone in the form of vaginal suppositories and topical
cream. The FDA cannot block compounding pharmacies from
dispensing bio-identical progesterone suppositories or cream
because drug companies do not provide them. Bio-identical
progesterone is natural and does not cause the serious side effects
that synthetic progestins cause. It is also the least expensive as well as the most effective option. CYCLICAL VOMITING SYNDROME
Cyclical vomiting syndrome, which is similar to hyperemesis
gravidarum, is another condition for which the medical
establishment cannot identify a cause. One of my patients,
aged 47, had this condition. He told me that every morning
of his life he would wake up and vomit. When he was a
child, every time he got excited, he would start vomiting and couldn’t stop and would have to be hospitalized. To my way
of thinking, the only possible explanation for this type of
vomiting is adrenaline. On his first visit he sat across the desk from me, clenching
the arms of his chair. It was fairly easy to observe that this
man was pouring out adrenaline. I applied some progesterone
cream to his forearm, and in less than ten minutes he leaned
back in his chair and stated that in his entire life he had never
felt so good. ADRENALINE DOMINANCE 90  |
In the six years (as of this writing) since his


, emotions, thoughts, and the
events of the world. Have you ever heard of anyone becoming
displeased by this discovery? Question : Does the letting go technique contradict any spiritual or
religious teachings? Answer : A study of the subject reveals that there is no conflict
between the letting go of negativity and any spiritual teaching. Question : I gave up religion many years ago because it created so
much guilt I couldn’ t handle it. What would be the ef fect of using
the letting go technique? Answer : In clinical observations over the years, guilt emer ges as
the most frequent reason for which people give up their religion. It
is because the goals seem unobtainable. Ask yourself what hasmade these goals seem unobtainable. It will always be the disparity
between what one is taught they should be, as compared to what
they perceive they really are. Instead of feeling guilty, try letting
go of all the negative feelings that come up and wait and see for
yourself what change of attitudes might occur. Again, letting go is
a tool. It can be utilized to facilitate your goals in any area of life. How you use it is up to you. A good place to start is to let go of all
of your guilt since it fosters an emotional environment for
suf fering and disease. Meditation and Inner T echniques
Question : How does letting go and surrendering correlate with the
dif ferent meditative techniques? Answer : Almost all meditative techniques have as their goal the
quieting of the mind. This is the basis of the dictum from the Book
of Psalms, “Be still and know that I am God.” As most meditators
have discovered, achieving silence of the mind is the main
problem of meditation itself. This is because suppressed feelings
constantly produce thoughts, which are the main distractions in
meditation. Acknowledging and letting go of the ener gy behind
these suppressed feelings, therefore, facilitates the goal of
meditation. When the feeling behind the train of thoughts is
located and surrendered, then that entire train of thought instantly
stops. By constantly surrendering, it is possible to arrive at an
extremely silent state of mind. This can be accomplished as one
goes about one’ s daily activities, thus greatly expanding the
capacity to meditate. Most meditative techniques are limited to a
specified number of minutes or hours during the day. It is possible
by constant surrender to reach high states of consciousness. Question : I do not follow a spiritual pathway, but I do af firmations
and visualizations. W ill the letting go technique be of use to me? Answer : Letting go greatly facilitates the power of af firmations. An af firmation is a positive statement. Its power is limited by the
fact that, either consciously or unconsciously, we have multiplenegative programs that are saying the very opposite thing to the
af firmation. Y ou can discover this for yourself by noticing that, as
you write the af firmations, your mind comes up with, “Y eah, but
… ” It is these “Y eah, buts … ” that limit the power of the
af firmation and reduce its ef fectiveness. If you surrender the
obstacles to the af firmation, you will notice a rapid increase in
their ef fectiveness. Psychotherapy
Question : I am in psychoanalysis. W ould the letting go technique
be helpful or would it be in conflict with my analysis, which is
getting progressively more expensive? Answer : Therapists who have studied the technique agree with it. Many psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists have learned it
and utilize it in their practices. So far, we have heard only 100%
positive evaluations of the results, because the so-called “working
through” is facilitated by the patient’ s capacity to let go of
negativity and self-limitations, which allows the therapy to move
forward much more rapidly. Psychotherapists, themselves, have
found that letting go has greatly facilitated their understanding of
patients and the resolution of counter -transference. If therapists
know how to acknowledge and let go of negative feelings, then
they can avoid the development of many stress-related illnesses
during the course of their practice. Thus, the technique is
considered to be of assistance in psychotherapy, increasing its
ef fectiveness and the satisfactoriness of its outcome. Question : I am in group psychotherapy. How would that work
with the mechanism of surrender? Answer : Just as in individual psychotherapy, the capability of
surrendering one’ s inner negative feelings greatly facilitates group
work. Question : I am a Jungian analyst. W ould this approach fit in with
my work?Answer : Through surrender, we can free ourselves from being at
the ef fect of the archetypes. The archetypes are obviously a
collection of beliefs and feelings and are, therefore, programs like
any other. The individual who uses the mechanism of surrender to
let go of programmed beliefs and feelings has the power of choice
over the archetypal patterns, rather than unconsciously being run
by them. Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
Question : I am a member of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.), and I
would like to know if others in A.A. have benefited from this
technique. Answer : The common experience is that the technique of letting
go greatly facilitates working the 12 Steps of Alcoholics
Anonymous, especially the Third Step. The Third Step states,
“Made a decision to turn our will and lives over to the care of God
as we understood Him.” This very step is frustrating to many
people in A.A. because there is no how-to. Just how do you turn
your will and life over to the care of God or some Higher Power? If we look at will, we see that it is desire. This desire is connected
to attachments. The mechanism of surrender, therefore, facilitates
freedom from attachments and is almost equal to the Third Step in
its intention. Surrendering to God means letting go of one’ s
willfulness. W illfulness is the ego itself. The obsession to drink is a drivenness, a compulsion due to an
attachment. This can be weakened and lessened by the process of
surrendering. Drinking is also an escape from the pain of negative
feelings; therefore, letting go of negative feelings decreases the
psychological need for escape in that particular form. This applies
to other drugs as well, which are all attempts to replace a lower
feeling with a higher feeling. The letting go technique does not replace the need for self-
help groups or for Alcoholics Anonymous; however, it greatly
facilitates success in recovery programs and is certainly
compatible with all the anonymous groups, which are based
uniformly on the 12 Steps.Relationships
Question : I’ve been on a spiritual path for many years and do not
understand why I still experience negative emotions. Answer : There’ s a common illusion that spiritually evolved,
loving people never have any negativity, as though they are
already angelic. They get annoyed that they still have negative
feelings, and then it’ s compounded by their guilt and self-
frustration. They have to realize that feelings are transitory,
whereas their intention to evolve remains constant. Let go of
feeling guilty that you are still just an ordinary human despite your
angelic ambitions! Having compassion towards your innate
humanness, its nervous system, and the brain function that goes
with it allows for greater equanimity. Heavenly ambitions do not
necessarily make us angels! Question : I have a colleague at work who doesn’ t carry his load. Every time I see him, I feel resentful. Then, I feel guilty for
resenting him. How would I begin the letting go technique in that
situation? Answer : W e notice and accept what our feelings are about a
situation, and then we proceed to clear them as a priority rather
than indulge in emotionality. In the workplace, many people think
they should suppress their feelings of resentment; however, this
approach does not handle the problem and the tensions will fester. W ith the letting go technique, go within yourself and acknowledge
the negative feelings as they arise. Let them come up without
suppressing them and without venting them. And then shift your
attention from the feelings to something else. Let the feelings be
there and let them go. Question : Y ou recommend that we shift attention away from the
negative feeling. How is this dif ferent from repressing the feeling? Answer : Repression is an unconscious process by which
unaccepted feelings are put out of awareness and not dealt with. In
shifting attention, you make a choice not to indulge the negative
emotion. Y ou have already acknowledged and accepted the feelingwithin yourself as part of being human, but you are choosing to let
it go because you want something higher, like peacefulness,
harmony, and getting the job done. People will sometimes shift
their attention by way of actions such as rearranging the furniture a
little bit, opening and closing the window shades, making a quick
trip to the bathroom, or going for a short cof fee break. These
actions allow for a moment to shift from the negative to the
positive. Question : I notice there are certain feelings that seem to recur
frequently, even though I use the method with regularity. Answer : The frequent recurrence of negative feelings would
indicate the necessity for a period of contemplation about recurrent
patterns. For instance, the manner of handling negative emotions
may follow parental or family patterns, as well


 If you don't take the time  to feel good, then you can't re ceive good
things in your day. And onc e negati ve things come, it takes far more ef fort
to ch ange them, because once th ey're in front of you, you really believe intheml It is much easier to take th e tim e to feel good so that they don't come
in the first place. Y ou can chan ge anyt hing in your life  by changing the way
you feel, but  isn't it a better idea to have more good things come to you in
the first place? W atch the Movie of Y our Life! Life is magical! What happens i n one day of your life is more magical than
any fantasy movie you can see, but you have to look at what is happening
with the same concentration as when you watch a movie. If you're watching
a movie  and you get distracted  with a phone call or you fall asleep, you
miss what happens. It's the same thing with the movie of your life that is
constantly show ing on the scre en of your day. If you are walk ing around
asleep a nd you'r e not alert, you miss the messages and synchron icities that
are constantly speaking to you, guiding and directing you in your life! Life is responding to you. Life is communicating with you. There are no
accidents or coincidences: every single thing has a frequency, and when
anything comes  into your life, it means it's on the same freque ncy as you
are. Everything you see every s ign, color, person, object - everything you
hear, every circumstance and event is on your frequency. "So asto unding a r e the facts in this connection that it would seem as though
the Cr eator himself had electrically designed this planet." (Nikola T esla
1856-1943)

Y ou know that w hen you're driving and you see a police car, yo u suddenly
become more alert. There is a rea son that you saw the police car and most
likely it is tellin g you, "Be more alert!" Seeing the police car may mean
even mo re to you, but you have to ask the question "What is this telling
me?" to receive the answer. Police represent law and order, so the police car
may be a messa ge of something that's out of order in your life, such as you
for got to call your friend back, or you didn't thank someone for something. When you hear an ambulance siren, what is it saying to you? Is it telling
you to be grateful for your hea lth? Is it reminding you to give love and
thanks f or the health of the people in your life? When you see a fire engine
race past you  with its lights  and sirens going, wha t is it telling YOIl? Is itsaying there's a f ire somewhere in your life that you need to put out? Or is it
telling you to fire up y our love? O nly you will know the meaning of the
things that come into your life, but you must be alert to what is happening
around you so you can ask questions and receive the meaning of the
message for you. Y ou are being given messages and feedback constantly, and you have been
receiving these messages all you r life! Whenever I hear something, even if
they are  words from a conversation of two strangers who are st anding near
me, if I can hear their words, t heir words have meaning in my life. Their
words are a message for me, they're relevant to me, and they'r e giving me
feedback on my life. If I am trave ling an d I notice a sign and I read the
words, t hose wo rds have meaning for me, they're a message for me, and
they're r elevant to me. They're relevant to me because I am on the same
frequency as they are. If I were on a dif ferent frequency, I wouldn't notice
the sign, and I wouldn't be in earshot of a conversation. Every si ngle thi ng that surrounds me in my day is speaking to me, giving
me constant feedback and messages. If I notice th at the people around m e
aren't as happy or smiling as much as they were, I kn ow my feeling
frequency has dropped, and ~ im mediately I think of things I love, one after
the other, until.. I feel happier. "W e nee d to be the change we wish to see in the world." (Gandhi 1869-
1948)

Y our Secr et Symbol! Y ou can play w ith the law of attraction by asking to see physic al evidence
of th e force of love. Think of something you love, and make it your symbol
of the force of love. Whenever  you see your symbol or hear it, you willknow that the fo rce of love is with you. I use illuminating, sparkling light as
my symbol, so if the sun hits my eyes, or its light reflects of f something into
my e yes, or if I see anything that reflects light and sparkles, I know it is the
force of love and it is with me. When I am overflowing with jo y and filled
with love, light reflects of f ever ything around me. My sister uses rainbows
as her sym bol, and when she is overflowing with love and gratitude,
wherever she looks there are rainbows of light and all kinds of rainbows all
around her. Y ou can use stars, g old, silver, or any color, animal, bird, tree,
or flower that you love as your symbol. Y ou can choose words or sounds as
your sec ret symbol. Just make sure that whatever you choose, you choose
something you absolutely love and adore. If yo u want, you  can also choose a symbol as a warning sign from the force
of love to you, telling you to pay attention. In truth you are receiving messages and warnings all the time. When you
drop something, when you trip, catc h your clothes on some thing, or when
you bump into something they're all warnings and mes sages you're
receiving to stop what you're th inking or feeling! There are no accidents or
coincidences in life - everything is synchronicity because everything has a
frequency. It's simply the physics of life and the universe in action. "When I look at  the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance fr om
the sun to r eceive the pr oper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen
by chance." (Issac Newton 1643-1727)
:
Life Is Magical
Love an d I have a thing going on, and it is the most magical a nd exciting
relationship anyone can ever have. I want to share with you how I live each
day with this knowledge. When I wake each morning, I am grateful to be alive and for everyone and
everything in my life. I spend fifteen minutes every morning feeling love
and sending it out to the world.. I im agine my day. I im agine and feel love for my  day going well. I imagine
and feel love for each thing in my day going well, before I do it. I place the
force of love ahead of me in ev erything I do, b y f eeling lo ve inside me as
much as I can before I do anything! I don't open emails or packages, make
or ta ke important phone calls, o r do anything important unless I am feeling
good. When I get dressed in the morni ng I feel enormous gratitude for  my clothes. T o save time, I also ask the que stion "What is the perfect outfit to wear
today?" A few years ag o I decided to play wit h the law of attraction and my
wardrobe. Instea d of trying to work out whether this skirt will go with that
top, and sometimes putting thin gs on and taking them of f again because
they didn't work together (wh ich attracts more things not working), I
decided to hand my styling over to the force of love. So all I did was
imagine what it would feel like if everything I put on looked great. After
imagining it, feeling it, and asking the question "What will I we ar to day?" I
now stand in awe at how good my clothes look and feel when I get dressed. I s tay aware when walking down the street and notice th e peopl e passing
me. I send thoughts and feelings of love to as many people as I can. I look
at ea ch p erson's face, feel love in side me, and imagine them receiving it. I
know the force of love is the source of a bundance of money, happy
relationships, great health, and anything anyone loves, so I send people
love, because I know in doing that, I am sending them whatever they need.When I see a person who seems to have a particular need, someone w ho
can't af ford to buy something they want, for instance, I send them thoughts
of abundance of money. If a per son seems upset, I send them happin ess. If
someone seems stressed and they're rushing, I send them thoug hts of peace
and joy. Whethe r I am shopping  for groceries, walking down t he street, or
driving, whenever I am among people, I do my best


 the tissues in mama’ s body are fed. If mama isn’ t nourishing herself
properly with the right quality and quantity of food, she will quickly
become depleted—there will not be enough nourishment to fuel her own
body as well as her baby’ s. Mama needs to conscientiously feed herself
with easy-to-digest yet deeply nourishing foods so that whatever is not
transferred to baby through her breast milk can continue to nourish her. Because the postpartum window is already a time when vata dosha is
high, and dryness is a quality that is exacerbated with high vata, mama
needs to be nourished in all the ways that pacify vata: warm oil massages;
warm, cooked, oily meals; lots of love and af fection. When mama is
nourished, her love overflows from her breasts in the form of milk, and
baby will be nourished as well. Breastfeeding mamas require more calories than the average woman
and should take care to consume plenty of warming, nourishing foods to
satiate her body and buf fer the stress of breastfeeding. Ayurveda is
concerned with assuring not only that the quantity of mama’ s milk is
sufficient, but also the quality. When you eat foods that are similar to the
qualities already inherent in rasa, the quality and quantity of your breast
milk will increase. Rasa dhatu is liquid, and thus nourished by foods and
drinks that invite more liquidity and nourishment. (Rasa is also nourishedby seeing beauty and by feelings of gratitude and joy. ) Foods valued for
enhancing lactation and nourishing rasa dhatu include:
Oats
Soaked and husked almonds
Raw dairy, especially cow’ s milk and raw butter
Ghee
Roasted garlic
Fennel seeds
Fenugreek seeds
Shatavari
Sesame seeds
Saffron
Juicy fruits and sweet, fresh fruit juices
Dates
Well-cooked leafy greens
FROM BREAST MILK TO SOLID FOODS
Ayurveda recommends that babies exclusively breastfeed for the first five
or six months of their lives and be breastfed as a supplemental form of
bonding and nourishment for anywhere from one to three years, depending
on a mama’ s health and ener gy levels. You’ll know that your baby may be
ready for solid foods if they have sprouted their first teeth and are showing
a strong desire for food, such as interest in the food you are eating. When
you choose to introduce solid foods to your baby, Ayurveda suggests doing
so in a methodical and harmonious way, to help promote digestive health
and prevent food intolerances for the entirety of the baby’ s life. When introducing new food, always start with a single ingredient
without adding salt or sugar. A grain such as rice or oats is a common
choice. The grain can be soaked overnight and then cooked in water at a
ratio of 1:10 so that it is very moist and well cooked down. After twenty to
thirty minutes of cooking, pour of f the water and feed your baby the soft
grain. Ensure that it is always made fresh and served warm. Continue with
this recipe for five to seven days, looking for any aller gic response and
seeing how the baby’ s digestive system responds. After this period, another
food can be introduced—for instance, yellow split mung beans—soaked
overnight and cooked in the same ratio. Liquidity can be reduced as baby’ s
digestive system adapts, and as they get used to swallowing more dense
foods. If you notice signs of constipation, add a little bit of ghee to each
meal. Once baby is digesting grains and legumes ef ficiently, you can
gradually introduce well-cooked vegetables and, finally, fruits. Fruits
should always be served at least thirty minutes before or after any other
foods in order to digest properly, as they generally do not combine well
with other foods in the stomach. Ayurveda also suggests avoiding avocado
and banana until the baby is one year old, to avoid the heaviness and
potential mucus-forming effects of these fruits. Over time, try to include all
six tastes (sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent) through a
diversity of foods as well as spices. Ysha Oakes’ s book Touching Heaven: T onic Postpartum Car e with
Ayurveda,  cited in the references section, goes into much more detail on the
topic of introducing food to your baby the Ayurvedic way. BREASTFEEDING CHALLENGES
For some mamas, breastfeeding can be as easy as breathing. For other
mamas, or at other times, nursing may be a dif ficult experience that tests
your patience and confidence (and pain tolerance. ). Many books on
breastfeeding go in depth about the many challenges that may arise, and
how to overcome them, so on the following pages I will only mention a fewchallenges that have simple solutions. If you are struggling with
breastfeeding, or need more home remedies, I recommend contacting a
lactation specialist or reading the following books: Ina May’ s Guide to
Breastfeeding  by Ina May Gaskin, The W omanly Art of Br eastfeeding  by La
Leche League International, and The Nursing Mother ’s Herbal  by Sheila
Humphrey. Establishing a seamless breastfeeding experience begins in pregnancy
by nourishing your body with all the care and nutrients it needs to create an
abundant and high-quality supply of breast milk for your babe. Massage
your breasts regularly (this can be part of your abhyanga) and follow the
Ayurvedic nutritional guidelines for diet during pregnancy (in chapter 8) to
enhance the quality and quantity of your milk. The process of labor and birth will also af fect your breastfeeding
journey. Studies suggest that natural births lead to a higher success rate of
breastfeeding because of mother and baby not having any side ef fects of
pain medications. Mamas who initiate breastfeeding during the first “golden
hour” after birth tend to notice that their baby will latch naturally and
effortlessly. You can also implement the breast crawl, where mama lays her
newborn babe on her belly and lets baby root around until they naturally
scoot toward the breast and find their latch. Incorporating these simple
practices will help to support a happy breastfeeding outcome. Sometimes mothers, despite all ef forts, encounter circumstances where
they cannot breastfeed. For such cases, Ysha Oakes’ s Ayurvedic postpartum
care manual includes a cow’ s milk recipe (see this page ). Baby formula
from the store is often dif ficult to digest, so if you do choose commercial
formula for your little one, be sure to buy or ganic, always serve it warm,
and consider supplementing your baby’ s digestion support in other ways,
such as a daily baby massage. Here are some common breastfeeding challenges and simple solutions
to have on hand. ENGORGEMENT : Engor gement occurs about three days after giving birth, as
your milk comes in. You may notice that your breasts become extremelyswollen and firm and they might be quite painful. Engor gement can also
make it dif ficult for your babe to latch, which leads to other issues such as a
painful latch. When this happens, continue your daily abhyanga, with a
focus on massaging the breasts, followed by a warm bath. You can also
increase the amount of omega-3 fatty acids in your diet, through foods such
as flax oil and walnuts. For lymphatic drainage, which will relieve the pressure from
engor gement, massage your breasts following the arrows on the diagram
below. MASSAGE
1. from behind the neck, down the clavicles. 2. up and around the sides of the breasts, through the armpits and
toward the chest,
3 and 4. up the center of the sternum and chest, and
5. away from the nipples. Then, lift the breasts away from the chest
and gently shake. End your massage by again repeating step 2
and then step 1. IRRIT ATED  AND  SORE  NIPPLES : Exposure to sunshine and air is one of the best
remedies for irritated and sore nipples. Other treatments include using an
herbal salve or oil with St. John’ s wort, marshmallow root, or calendula
lanolin creams (unless you are aller gic to sheep’ s wool). Ghee infused with
chamomile and calendula, applied topically, can also provide relief. LOW MILK  SUPPL Y : If your breasts do not seem to be supplying suf ficient
milk, the general Ayurvedic approach will be to focus on hydration and to
reduce excess vata by avoiding bitter and astringent foods as well as dry,
light, and cold foods. Eat more lactation-enhancing foods such as oats,
almonds, cow’ s milk, garlic, saf fron, and ghee. Work to remedy stress and
high vata by following the tips at “Postpartum Anxiety and Depression” on
this page ). Increase nourishment through warm, oily, and grounding food
(follow the Ayurvedic diet guidelines in chapter 8). Some specific supplements to improve milk supply include sweet water
lactation tea (see the recipe on this page ); you can also add


iveness of the game of “victim.”
The human ego likes to pretend  that evil exists “out there” and seduces
its haple ss, innocent self into inadvertently falling into the trap of seduction. The real tempter is the ego’s desire for gain—whether that be sensation,
excitement, advantage, prestige, or the pleasure of controlling others. To the ego, gains lie without; to the spirit, they are internal, for the ever-
present joy of existence is independent of content or form. To the spirit, a
sunny day or a rainy day are the same. Awareness enjoys qualities rather
than grasping at form. Thus, it can enjoy “being with,” withou t having to
own or control. Awareness is not driven by goals but instead values the
capacity for equal pleasure in all circumstances. The ego is a set of programs in which reason operates through a complex,
multilayered series of algorithms wherein thought follows certain decision
trees that are variously weighted by past experience, indoctrination, and
social forces; it is therefore not a self-created condition. The instinctual
drive is attached to the programs, thereby causing physiological processes
to come into play. At the higher levels, the ego is seen to be an illusion, without any innate
reality. The understanding of the ego is therefore useful knowledge that is to
be disca rded later. To attempt to do so, however, before one can dissolve it
through spiritual comprehension would lead to a fictitious stance because
the mind readily incorporates all learned material and subtly tries to thrive
in a new, disguised form.... To offset the vanity of what has been learned,
one focuses instead with humility on what is yet to be learned. The ego is not the real “you”; it was inherited as part of being born a
human. It basically originates from the animal world, and the evolution of
consciousness happened through the primitive stages of mankind’ s
evolution, so it could be said that to seek enlightenment is to recapitulate
the history of human evolution. By commitmen t to inner honesty, it will become apparent that the
underpinning of the ego’s responses is the pleasure that is derived from
them. There is an inner satisfaction that is the payof f of self-pity, anger,
rage, hate, pride, guilt, fear, and so on. This inner pleasure, as morbid as it
may sound, energizes and propagates all these emotions. To undo their
influence, it is merely necessary to be willing to forgo and surrender these
questionable inner secret pleasures to God and look only to God for joy,
pleasure, and happiness. To undo the ego, one must be willing to abandon this payof f game, with
its grand standing of emotions and repetitive rehashing of data and stories to
justify its positions. One will note that the ego milks every wrong and that it
has no greater pleasure than to indulge in “righteous indignat ion.” It just
“loves” that juicy positionality that has such a great payof f.To the ego, aban doning the self-reward dynamic is looked upon  as a loss. The ego does not trust God and thereby thinks it has only itself to turn to for
sustenance, survival, and pleasure. The ego has faith in its own mechanisms
and not in God. It should not be faulted for this error becaus e it has no
experiential basis for compariso n. Its only way out is with faith that there is
a better way. It hears a spiritual  truth and begins to search for it when the
mind becomes disillusioned with its own fallacies and failure  to achieve
happiness. It finally realizes that the grim satisfaction it squeezes out of
pain is a poor substitute for joy. At its roots, the ego is the extreme of selfishness and is completely
lacking in all ethical principles. The persistence of the primitive ego in man is referred to as the
narcissistic core of “egotism,” which, at calibration levels below 200 (the
critical level of integrity), indicates the persistence of the primitiveness of
self-interest, disregard for the rights of others, and seeing others as enemies
and competitors rather than as allies. There is nothing deadl ier than the
religionized ego. The ego is not only unable to correctly assess situations that are fatal, but
it even willingly sacrifices life for its own ends. The ego is therefore
potentially deadly and would rather “see you dead” than admit it is wrong. The ego is a victim of itself. With rigorous introspection, it will be
discovered that the ego is really  just “running a racket” for its own fun and
games and survival. The real “you” is actually the loser. The spirit evolves over great periods of temporal time, with periodic
reincarnations into the spiritual workshop of earth for growth and repairs. When all the repairs have been made, earthly life loses its value, and
attraction and rebirth into the human domain ceases. From a developmental analysis, which utilizes consciousness -research
techniques, it appears that the human ego itself is primarily the product and
continuation of the presence of the survival core of the animal evolution. While the ego/se lf routinely takes credit for survival, its true source is the
presence of Divinity as Self. It is only because of the Self that the ego is
capable of being self-sustaining. It is just a recipient of life energy and not
its origin, as it believes. The clever ego expresses its inner grandiosity by seeking to replace
Divinity by declaring itself to be God (or Nero, Caesar, and so on), or
claiming specia l Divine authority by its declaration that it is Divinely
ordained and therefore authorized. The prim ary underpinning of the persistence of negativity is the ego’s
secret payof f from negativity (“juice”). This secret payof f is the ego’s only
source of energy, so it sees forgiveness, as well as compassion, as the
“enemy.”
Ego positions have the characteristics of disowning responsibility and
placing blame “out there.” In the end, the ego’s payof f is the energy by
which the ego persists, because it lacks the pleasure of the input of spiritual
energy. The ego’s payof f is its substitute for Divinity; thus, it maintains its
sovereignty and is convincing in its secret, silent belief that it is the source
of one’ s life itself—that is, that it is God. To the ego, a “want” is interpreted as a “need” and a “have to have.”
Thus, its seeking can become frantic, and all caution can be thrown to the
wind. Desires are thereby escalated to being desperate and demanding any
sacrifice, includ ing even the deaths of millions  of other people. It must  have
what it wants at any cost and will find many excuses to justify itself. It gets
rid of reason with clever rhetoric bolstered by blame and demonizes others,
for the ego has to win at all costs—because throughout millions of years of
evolution, it did die if it did not get its wants and needs fulfilled. The ego
has a long, long memory and millions of years of reinforcement. On its own, the ego would neve r seek salvation.... The mech anism for
salvation is via the will, which invites the intervention of Divinity. With compassio n, one realizes that the structure of the ego is such that it
cannot know what lies beyond. Note that in a holographic unive rse, the achievements of every individual
contribute to the advancement and well-being of the whole. The ego structure is dualistic and splits the unity of Reality into
contrasting pairs and seeming opposites that are therefore the product and
content of perception, which consists of projections. The only protection is ownin g that we are the source of our own
experience, that we are the master of it, that we can handle it, and that we
are greater than it. The ego is not the actual reality or source of life or existenc e, and is
therefore vulnerable to dissolution. It is primordial but not essentially
sovereign. It is dominant only until its illusory quality is recognized. Addiction to the ego’s proclivities is like intoxication where pleasure is
derived from the emotional payof f of negativity. Thus, negative
positionalities tend to be self-p erpetuating habits akin to addiction, based on
presumptions and the inner seductive lure of the gratification of basicanimal instincts. By repetition, they eventually gain dominance and control,
which is the innate purpose of the narcissistic ego in the first place. The ego’s position propagates itself because its secretly sought payof f is
the emotion itself. The ego is oriented toward specifics and the linear content of the field of
vision. Its effect on vision itself is exclusive and limited in order to focus
primarily on the near side of objects (so as to facilitate manipulation). Spirit
is oriented toward context and the whole, and is thus inclusive and focused
on the far side of objects. Its field is dif fuse rather than local. The ego is addicted to being “right” (for example, politics). A prevailing
goal of the ego is to be “right.” Therefore, it is the core of the payof f of
righteousness. You can be right without being righteous, and you can be
righteous without being right. The sense of “who” we are is primarily an identification with the body,
the personality, and its mental processing, with accompanying emotional