 greater self. When that begins to as -
cend you enter into the actual state of feeling you are what you want to
be. That is the time you lull yourself into the mood of being what you
want to be, by either experiencing in imagination what you would experi -
ence in reality were you already that which you want to be, or by repeat -
ing over and over again the phrase that implies you have already done
what you want to do. A phrase such as, “Isn't it wonderful, isn't it won -
derful,” as though some wonderful thing had happened to you. “In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men,
in slumberings upon the bed. Then he openeth the ears of men, and
sealeth their instruction. ” (Job 33:15, 16). Use wisely the interval preceding sleep. Assume the feeling of the wish
fulfilled and go to sleep in this mood. At night, in a dimensionally larger
world, when deep sleep falleth upon men, they see and play the parts
that they will later play on earth. And the drama is always in harmony
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenwith that which their dimensionally greater selves read and play through
them. Our illusion of free will is but ignorance of the causes which make
us act. The sensation which dominates the mind of man as he falls asleep,
though false, will harden into fact. Assuming the feeling of the wish ful -
filled as we  fall asleep, is the command to this embodying process saying
to our mood, “Be thou actual. ” In this way we become through a natural
process what we desire to be. I can tell you dozens of personal experiences where it seemed impossible
to go elsewhere, but by placing myself elsewhere mentally as I was about
to go to sleep, circumstances changed quickly which compelled me to
make the journey. I have done it across water by placing myself at night
on my bed as though I slept where I wanted to be. As the days unfolded
things began to mold themselves in harmony with that assumption and all
things that must happen to compel my journey did happen. And I, in spite
of myself, must make ready to go toward that place which I assumed I
was in when I approached the deep of sleep. As my cloud ascends I assume that I am now the man I want to be, or
that I am already in the place where I want to visit. I sleep in that place
now. Then life strikes the tabernacle, strikes my environment and re -
assembles my environment across seas or over land and reassembles it in
the likeness of my assumption. It has nothing to do with men walking
across a physical desert. The whole vast world round about you is a
desert. From the cradle to the grave you and I walk as though we walk the
desert. But we have a living tabernacle wherein God dwells, and it is cov -
ered with a cloud which can and does ascend when we got to sleep or are
in a state akin to sleep. Not necessarily in two days, it can ascend in two
minutes. Why did they give you two days. If I now become the man I
want to be, I may become dissatisfied tomorrow. I should at least give it
a day before I decide to move on. The Bible says in two days, a month, or a year; whenever you decide to
move on with this tabernacle let the cloud ascend. As it ascends you start
moving where the cloud is. The cloud is simply the garment of your con -
sciousness, your assumption. Where the consciousness is placed you do
not have to take the physical body; it gravitates there in spite of you. Things happen to compel you to move in the direction where you are con -
sciously dwelling. “In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have
told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place
for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am,
More Free Books Law of Attraction Haventhere ye may be also. ” (John 14:2, 3). The many mansions are the unnumbered states within your mind, for you
are the house of God. In my Father's house are unnumbered concepts of
self. You could not in eternity exhaust what you are capable of being. If I sit quietly here and assume that I am elsewhere, I have gone and
prepared a place. But if I open my eyes, the bi-location which I created
vanishes and I am back here in the physical form that I left behind me as
I went to prepare a place. But I prepared the place nevertheless and will
in time dwell there physically. You do not have to concern yourself with the ways and the means that
will be employed to move you across space into that place where you
have gone and mentally prepared it. Simply sit quietly, no matter where
you are, and mentally actualize it. But I give you warning, do not treat it lightly, for I am conscious of what it
will do to people who treat it lightly. I treated it lightly once because I just
wanted to get away, based only upon the temperature of the day. It was
in the deep of winter in New York, and I so desired to be in the warm cli -
mate of the Indies, that I slept that night as though I slept under palm
trees. Next morning when I awoke it was still very much winter. I had no intentions of going to the Indies that year, but distressing news
came which compelled me to make the journey. It was in the midst of war
when ships were being sunk right and left, but I sailed out of New York on
a ship 48 hours after I received this news. It was the only way I could get
to Barbados, and I arrived just in time to see my mother and say a three-
dimensional “goodbye” to her. In spite of the fact that I had no intentions of going, the deeper self
watched where the great cloud ascended. I placed it in Barbados and this
tabernacle (my body) had to go and make the journey to fulfill the com -
mand, “Wherever the sole of your foot shall tread that have I given unto
you. ” Wherever the cloud descends in the desert, there you reassemble
that tabernacle. I sailed from New York at midnight on a ship without taking thought of
submarines or anything else. I had to go. Things happened in a way that I
could not have devised. I warn you, do not treat it lightly. Do not say, “I will experiment and put
myself in Labrador, just to see if it will work. ” You will go to your Labrador
and then you will wonder why you ever came to this class. It will work if
you dare assume the feeling of your wish fulfilled as you go to sleep. More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenControl your moods as you go to sleep. I cannot find any better way to
describe this technique than to call it a “controlled waking dream. ” In a
dream you lose control, but try preceding your sleep with a complete con -
trolled waking dream, entering into it as you do in a dream, for in a
dream you are always very dominant, you always play the part. You are
always an actor in a dream, and never the audience. When you have a
controlled waking dream you are an actor and you enter into the act of
the controlled dream. But do not do it lightly, for you must then reenact it
physically in a three-dimensional world. Now before we go into our moment of silence there is something I must
make very clear, and that is this effort we discussed last night. If there is
one reason in this whole vast world why people fail it is because they are
unaware of a law known to psychologists today as the law of reverse ef -
fort. When you assume the feeling of your wish fulfilled it is with a minimum of
effort. You must control the direction of the movements of your attention. But you must do it with the least effort. If there is effort in the control,
and you are compelling it in a certain way you are not going to get the re -
sults. You will get the opposite results, whatever they might be. That is why we insist on establishing the basis of the Bible as Adam slept. That is the first creative act, and there is no record where he was ever
awakened from this profound sleep. While he sleeps creation stops. You change your future best when you are in control of your thoughts
while in a state akin to sleep, for then effort is reduced to its minimum. Your attention seems to completely relax, and then you must practice
holding your attention within that feeling, without using force, and with -
out using effort. Do not think for a moment that it is will power that does it. When you re -
lease Barabbas and become identified with Jesus, you do not will yourself
to be it, you imagine that you are it. That is all you do. Now as we come to the vital part of the evening, the interval devoted to
prayer, let me again clarify this technique. Know what you want. Then
construct a single event, an event which implies fulfillment of your wish. Restrict the event to a single act. For instance, if I single out as an event, shaking a man's hand, then that
is the only


 said, "That's even worse because you
put all your creation and creativity in it." 114 The Secret
He's a gorgeous-looking man with all these actresses around
him because that's the work he does, and he doesn't have any
romance. I asked him, "What do you want?" "I want to date
three women a week." I said, "OK, paint it. Paint yourself with
three women, and hang it in every corner of your living space." Six months later I saw him and asked, "How is your love
life?" "Great! Women call me, they want to date me." "Because that's your wish," I said. He said, "I feel great. I
mean, for years I did not have a date and now I have three
dates a week. They're fighting over me." "Good for you,"
I said. Then he told me, "I really want to stabilize. I want
marriage now, I want romance." I said, "Well, then paint it." He painted a beautiful romantic relationship, and a year later
he got married, and he's very happy. This is because he put another wish out. He wished it in
himself for years without it happening because his wish could
not manifest. The outer level of himself—his house—was
contradicting his wish all the time. So if you understand this
knowledge, you just start playing with it. Marie Diamond's story of her client is a perfect demonstration of
how Feng Shui reflects the teachings of The Secret. It illustrates how
our thoughts create powerfully when we put them into action. Any
action we take must be preceded by a thought. Thoughts create the
words we speak, the feelings we feel, and our actions. Actions are
particularly powerful because they are thoughts that have caused
us to act. The Secret to Relationships 115
We may not even realize what our innermost thoughts are, but we
can see what we have been thinking by looking at the actions we
have taken. In the story of the film producer, his innermost thoughts
were reflected in his actions and surroundings. He had painted
many women, all turning away from him. Can you see what his
innermost thoughts were? Even though his words were saying he
wanted to date more women, his innermost thoughts did not reflect
that in his paintings. By deliberately choosing to change his actions,
it caused him to focus his entire thought on what he wanted. With
such a simple shift, he was able to paint his life and call it into exist-
ence through the law of attraction. When you want to attract something into your life, make sure your
actions don't contradict your desires. One of the most wonderful
examples of this is given by Mike Dooley, one of the teachers fea-
tured in The Secret, in his audio course, Leveraging the Universe and
Engaging the Magic. It is a story of a woman who wanted to attract
her perfect partner into her life. She had done all the right things:
She got clear about what she wanted him to be like, made a detailed
list of all of his qualities, and visualized him in her life. Despite
doing all these things, there was no sign of him. Then one day as she arrived home and was parking her car in the
middle of her garage, she gasped as she realized that her actions
were contradicting what she wanted. If her car was in the middle
of the garage, there was no room for her perfect partner's car! Her
actions were powerfully saying to the Universe that she did not
believe she was going to receive what she had asked for. So she
immediately cleaned up her garage and parked her car to one side, 116 The Secret
leaving space for her perfect partner's car on the other side. She
then went into her bedroom and opened her wardrobe, which was
jammed full of clothes. There was no room for her perfect partner's
clothes. So she moved some of her clothes to make space. She had
also been sleeping in the middle of her bed, and so she began sleep-
ing on "her" side, leaving space for her partner. This woman related her story to Mike Dooley over a dinner, and sit-
ting next to her at the table was her perfect partner. After taking all
of these powerful actions and acting as if she had already received
her perfect partner, he arrived in her life and they are now happily
married. Another simple example of "acting as if" is a story of my sister
Glenda, who is the production manager of the film The Secret. She
was living and working in Australia, and she wanted to move to
the United States and work with me in our U.S. office. Glenda knew
The Secret very well, and so she was doing all the right things to
bring forth what she wanted, but months were passing by and she
was still in Australia. Glenda looked at her actions and realized she was not "acting as
if" she was receiving what she had asked for. So she began to take
powerful actions. She organized everything in her life for her de-
parture. She canceled memberships, gave away things she would
not need, and she got her suitcases out and packed them. Within
four weeks, Glenda was in the United States working out of our
U.S. office. The Secret to Relationships 117
Think about what you have asked for, and make sure that your
actions are mirroring what you expect to receive, and that they're
not contradicting what you've asked for. Act as if you are receiv-
ing it. Do exactly what you would do if you were receiving it
today, and take actions in your life to reflect that powerful expec-
tation. Make room to receive your desires, and as you do, you are
sending out that powerful signal of expectation. LISA NICHOLS
Inside relationships it's important to first understand who's
coming into the relationship, and not just your partner. You
need to understand yourself first. JAMES RAY
How can you ever expect anyone else to enjoy your company
if you don't enjoy your own company? And so again, the law
of attraction or The Secret is about bringing that into your
life. You've got to get really, really clear. Here's the question I
would ask you to consider: Do you treat yourself the way you
want other people to treat you? When you do not treat yourself the way you want others to treat
you, you can never change the way things are. Your actions are
your powerful thoughts, so if you do not treat yourself with 118 The Secret
love and respect, you are emitting a signal that is saying you are
not important enough, worthy enough, or deserving. That sig-
nal will continue to be broadcast, and you will experience more
situations of people not treating you well. The people are just
the effect. Your thoughts are the cause. You must begin to treat
yourself with love and respect, and emit that signal and get on
that frequency. Then the law of attraction will move the entire
Universe, and your life will be full of people who love and re-
spect you. Many people have sacrificed themselves for others, thinking when
they sacrifice themselves they are being a good person. Wrong! To
sacrifice yourself can only come from thoughts of absolute lack,
because it is saying, "There is not enough for everyone, so I will go
without" Those feelings do not feel good and will eventually lead
to resentment. There is abundance for everybody and it is each
person's responsibility to summon their own desires. You cannot
summon for another person because you cannot think and feel for
another. Your job is You, When you make feeling good a priority,
that magnificent frequency will radiate and touch everyone close
to you. DR. JOHN GRAY
You become the solution for you. Don't point to another
person and say, "Now you owe me and you need to give me
more." Instead, give more to yourself. Take time off to give to
yourself, and in a sense to fill yourself up to fullness, to where
now you can overflow in giving. The Secret to Relationships 119
Many of us were taught to put ourselves last, and as a consequence
we attracted feelings of being unworthy and undeserving. As those
feelings lodged within us, we continued to attract more life situa-
tions that had us feel more unworthy and not enough. You must
change that thinking. "Undoubtedly to some, the idea of giving so
much love to self will seem very cold, hard and
unmerciful. Still this matter may be seen in a
different light, when we find that 'looking out for
Number One,' as directed by the Infinite, is really
looking out for Number Two and is indeed the
only way to permanently benefit Number Two." "To acquire love... fill yourself up with it until
you become a magnet." Unless you fill yourself up first, you have nothing to give anybody. Therefore it is imperative that you tend to You first. Attend to your
joy first. People are responsible for their own joy. When you tend
to your joy and do what makes you feel good, you are a joy to be
around and you are a shining example to every child and every
person in your life. When you are feeling joy you don't even have
to think about giving. It is a natural overflow. 120 The Secret
The reason you have to love You is because it is impossible to feel
good if


 has ever been available
in any of the Pacific Island groups. The intelligence and aptness with which these men were able to
learn the fundamental principles, and their skill in carrying out a highly commendable prophylactic
operation was indeed remarkable. I gave them pieces of soap and asked them to carve a
reproduction of an extracted tooth which was given as a model and in which they were required to
increase all diameters to a given amount. Their work would probably equal if not exceed in
excellence that of the first effort of 90 per cent of American dental students. Many of these natives
are very dexterous with their fingers and are skilled artists in carving wood and other material. A great service could be rendered to these people who are in the process of modernization, but
who have no opportunity for dental assistance, by teaching some of the bright young men certain of
the procedures for rendering first aid. They could be compensated by contributions of native foods
and native wares much as our itinerant dentists were in earlier days. The people would not have
money to pay an American or European dentist for his service until trade is carried on with
currency. Nearly all these racial stocks are magnificent singers for which Nature has well-equipped them
physically. Their artistry can be judged by the fact that they sing very difficult music
unaccompanied and undirected. A large native chorus at Nukualofa, in the Tongan Group, sang7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 81/250without accompaniment "The Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's Messiah with all the parts and with
phenominal volume and modulation. Much of their work, such as rowing their largest boats, and
many of their sports are carried out to the rhythm of hilarious music. Many of the island groups recognize that their races are doomed since they are melting away
with degenerative diseases, chiefly tuberculosis. Their one overwhelming desire is that their race
shall not die out. They know that something serious has happened since they have been touched by
civilization. Surely our civilization is on trial both at home and abroad. The nutrition of the primitive Polynesians is continually reinforced with animal life from the sea
which includes both soft- and hard-shell forms. The incidence of tooth decay varied from 0.6 per
cent for the most isolated groups to 33.4 per cent for the modernized groups. Those individuals
living in their native environment on their native foods have universally normal facial and dental arch
form reproducing the characteristics of the race. Those living on the normal environment except for
using the imported foods of white flour, sugar, sugar products, syrup, polished rice, and the like,
have in the succeeding generations marked changes in facial and dental arch forms. REFERENCE
1. FERGUSON, R. A. A dental survey of the school children of American Samoa. J. Am. Dent. A., 21:534, 1934. TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 9
ISOLATED AND MODERNIZED AFRICAN TRIBES
AFRICA has been the last of the large continents to be invaded and explored by our modern
civilization. It has one of the largest native populations still living in accordance with inherited
traditions. Accordingly, it provides a particularly favorable field for studying primitive racial stocks. This study of primitive racial stocks, with the exception of some Indian groups, has been largely
concerned with people living under physical conditions quite different from those which obtain in
the central area of a large continent. Sea foods are within reach of the inhabitants of islands and coastal. regions regardless of
latitude. The inhabitants of the interior of a continent, however, have not access to liberal supplies
of various forms of animal life of the sea. It was important, therefore, in the interest of the
inhabitants of the United States, Canada, Europe, and other large continental interiors, to study
primitive people living under environments similar to theirs. Africa is one of the few countries that
can provide both primitive living conditions and the modern life of the plains and plateau country in
the interior. The great plateau of eastern and central Africa has nurtured a score of tribes with
superb physiques and much accumulated wisdom. We are concerned to know how they have
accomplished this, and whether they or any other people can survive in that environment after
adopting the formulas of our modern civilizations. Considering that the most universal scourge of
modern civilization is dental caries, though it is only one of its many degenerative processes, it is
important that we study these people to note how they have solved the major problems of living in
so severe and disciplining an environment as provided in Africa. This was done during the summer of 1935. Our route took us through the Red Sea and down7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 82/250the Indian Ocean to enter the African continent at Mombasa below the equator and then across
Kenya and Uganda into Eastern Belgian Congo, and thence about 4,000 miles down the long
stretch of the Nile through Sudan to the modernized civilization of Egypt. This journey covered
most of the country around Ethiopia and gave us contact with several of the most primitive racial
stocks of that country. These people are accordingly the neighbors of the Abyssinians or
Ethiopians. Since the various tribes speak different languages and are under different governments,
it was necessary to organize our safari in connection with the local government officials in the
different districts. During these journeys in Africa which covered about 6,000 miles, we came in contact with
about thirty different tribes. Special attention was given to the foods, samples of which were
obtained for chemical analysis. Over 2,500 negatives were made and developed in the field. If any
one impression of our experiences were to be selected as particularly vivid, it would be the
contrast between the health and ruggedness of the primitives in general and that of the foreigners
who have entered their country. That their superior ruggedness was not racial became evident
when through contact with modern civilizations degenerative processes developed. Very few of the
many Europeans with whom we came in contact had lived in central Africa for as much as two
years without serious illness or distinct evidence of physical stress. That the cause was not the
severity of the climate, but something related to the methods of living, was soon apparent. In all the
districts it was recognized and expected that the foreigners must plan to spend a portion of every
few years or every year outside that environment if they would keep well. Children born in that
country to Europeans were generally expected to spend several of their growing years in Europe
or America if they would build even relatively normal bodies. One exacting condition of the environment that we encountered was the constant exposure to
disease. Dysentery epidemics were so severe and frequent that we scarcely allowed ourselves to
eat any food that had not been cooked or that we had not peeled ourselves. In general, it was
necessary to boil all drinking water. We dared not allow our bare feet to touch a floor of the
ground for fear of jiggers which burrow into the skin of the feet. Scarcely ever when below 6,000
feet were we safe after sundown to step from behind mosquito netting or to go out without
thorough protection against the malaria pests. These malaria mosquitoes which include many
varieties are largely night feeders. They were thought to come out soon after sundown. We were
advised that the most dangerous places for becoming infected were the public eating houses, since7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 83/250the mosquitoes hide under the tables and attack the diner's ankles if they are not adequately
protected. We rigidly followed the precaution of providing adequate protection against these pests. Disease-carrying ticks were so abundant in the grass and shrubbery that we had to be on guard
constantly to remove them from our clothing before they buried themselves in our flesh. They were
often carriers of very severe fevers. We had to be most careful not to touch the hides with which
the natives protected their bodies from the cold at night and from the sun in the daytime without
thorough sterilization following any contact. There was grave danger from the lice that infected the
hair of the hides. We dared not enter several districts because of the dreaded tsetse fly and the
sleeping sickness it carries. One wonders at the apparent health of the natives until he learns of the
unique immunity they have developed and which is largely transmitted to the offspring. In several
districts we were told that practically every living native had had typhus fever and was immune,
though the lice from their bodies could transmit the disease. One also wonders why people with
such resistance to disease are not able to combat the degenerative diseases of modern civilization. When they adopt modern civilization they then become susceptible to several of our modern
degenerative processes, including tooth decay. Dr. Anderson who is in charge of a splendid government hospital in Kenya, assured me that in
several years of service among the primitive people of that district he had observed that they did
not suffer from appendicitis, gall bladder trouble, cystitis and duodenal ulcer. Malignancy was also
very rare among the primitives. It is of great significance that we studied six tribes in which there appeared to be not a single
tooth attacked by dental caries nor a single malformed dental arch. Several other tribes were found
with nearly complete immunity to


itz-as we noted in the first chapter-has
found that the voltage gradients in the human i-field fluctuate
in rhythmic cycles. Are these phenomena in some way related to external forces
influencing human behaviour through the i-fie ld. Again we do
not know but it would be useful to find out whether or not this
is so. If it is-though we cannot control these external forces-it
would be helpful to be able to predict periods when mankind is
likely to be susceptible to wars or depressions. Dr. Ravitz has shown that a study of voltage-rhythms in the
i-fie1d of the individual makes it possible to predict those times
when his vitality and alertness are at a low point-times when
he should avoid hazardous occupations as far as possible. Surely
* Since this was written, the Foundat ion for the Study of Cycles
has republished (Cycles. January 1971) a paper, 'Physical Factors of
the Historical Process' by Professor A. 1. Tchijevsky, translated by
Vladimir P. de Smitt. The paper was presented at the annual meet
ing of the American Meteorological Society in December 1926. Professor Tchijevsky was Assistant, Astronomical Observatory;
Collaborator, Institute of Biological Physics, and Fellow Archaeol
ogical Society, Moscow. This scholarly paper deals with the influence of sun-spot activity
upon human beh<lviour and the whole hist orical process; and gives
some s11ggestive d<lta <lnd graph�. The Editor of Cycles describes it
as a landmark in the literature. He comments that no conclusive
case. pro or con, has been developed but th;tt the task of establishing
any relationship between sun-spots and human excitability is one
of the more important unfinished projects of the Foundation. 119 THE CONTINUING ADVENTURE
it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that mankind-what
ever the cause-is subject to collective 'lows' and 'highs'. If it
could be determined that this is so, leaders would be able to
know in advance those periods when they should exercise
special caution, particularly in international relationships. In these dangerous times, we cannot afford to overlook any
thing that migh t help to reduce risks. For this reason, a further
study of these possibilities would seem to be justified. And with
modern computers and techniques of statistical analysis such
research should not be as expensive or difficult as further ex
ploration of outer space and, quite possibly, might be of greater
benefit to mankind. 5
Though it is important to learn more about the behaviour of
mankind as a whole, it is no less important to study the human
individuaL For, however inconvenient it may be to theorists and
bureaucrats, Nature has arranged that each of us is a unique
individual. This cannot be too strongly emphasized in an age
in which there is an increasing tendency to treat the essential
individual as a mere statistic. To anyone who has studied the human nervous system, how
ever, it is clear that its nature is such that the incredibly-com
plex permutations and combinations of neurones result in many
unique patterns of neural design. These neurones are located in
particular parts of the nervous system and send branches to
other parts of the nervous system. Before the existence of L-fields was established it was hard to
understand why a particular group of neurones should be lodged
in the grey matter of the cortex and not in the spinal cord; and
why the branches of the neurone-the dendrites and axones
apparently move to their ultimate destinations without mistake;
normally, the neurone fibres which run to the ear never end in
the littl� toe. The arrangements, therefore, of the neural parts
is determined by forces which, we now know, are the eJectro
dynamic L-fields. 120 THE CONTINUING ADVE NTURE
If this is accepted, the importance of field factors in the develop
ment and differentiation of the nervous system is evident. And it
is no longer hard to understand how a neuroblast, developing and
differentiating, should be located in a particular place in the
primitive neural tube and why and how its branches should grow
and be directed to an ultimate destination. It is not by accident,
then, that the human nervous system, highly organized and very
complex, should have such precision in its growth and develop
ment and such uniqueness as its final result. All this is of great importance to students of human behaviour
because it shows that it is not a consequence of local phenomena,
nor the result of an endocrine or gastric function, nor of any
other of the physiological properties of the living organism. Chemist ry, whatever its origin, is a consequenc e-and not the
cause-of behaviour. To be sure, defects in behaviour can be recognized; this is well
known. But chemistry can no more change an inferior nervous
system into a better one than high-tes t gasoline can convert a
Ford into a Rolls-Royce. Chemistry supplies the energy but it is
the L-field which gives direction to the energy flow, the result of
which is a pattern of organization. Unfortunately, we know much too little about the conse
quences of the patterned neural mechanism in human beings. We
know a little about the gross anatomy of the nervous system but
we know behaviour only through individual acts. This leads to
confusion in our understanding of the nervous system. We can
only be certain that we are what we are not by accident but by
a patterned organization or design, unique to each of us, which
is regulated by a field. It is true that there are certain patterns of behaviour and auto
matic responses common to all mankind, just as there are parts
of the human nervous system to be found in other highly
organized nervous systems. Apart from these common factors,
however, we are all different and behave differently. Moreover, the mind of man has an unholy capacity to fool
itself. We tend to see what we want to see, to hear what we want
to hear. The raw data of sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell and
so on reach the nervous system and become involved in the in-
121 THE CONTINUING ADV ENTURE
tricate organization of a linking and chaining together of nerve
cells in the nervous system. These, as we know, number at least
ten billion units and therefore provide an astronomical number
of possible permutations and combinations. These permutations, activated by stimuli from the outside
world and also, unfortunately, from the inside world, determine
in the last analysis what you and I do. This means, of course, that
ideas are as powerful stimuli to the nervous system as the physical
events in the immediate enviJOnment. These ideas have to be
integrated with the raw data of sensation and also related to
memory of past events before they result in overt activity. Nearly everyone, when faced with the resulting problems
wants someone to tell them the answers. This is not possible; no
one else can tell you the answers which are right for you, though
he may be able to help you, through ideas, to find the right
answer for yourself. We should not and must not force our solu
tions on others, because each individual is different. We can only
try, with suggestions, to help them to reach conclusions or solu
tions which are appropriate to their uniqueness. Since we know no way to modify the field that determines
the pattern of the human brain and the infinite permutations of
neural response, there are definite limits to what we can hope to
achieve in influencing human behaviour. EnviJOnmen t-a fash
ionable term at the present time-can undoubtedly be an ex
tremely important factor. But it is clear that wha tever we do to
the human nervous system we cannot change its individual and
inherent design deter�ined by the field. Each individual is likely
to react differently, even to the same enviJOnment. Chemistry cannot help us. It is true that we can destroy-or
produce a malfunction of-parts of the nervous system by means
of drugs. They can often modify behaviour to some extent but
this is only because they knock out one component so that an
other component can take over. Similarly, certain operations on the brain can remove or short
circuit abnormal conditions and thus restrict undesirahle be
haviour. But they cannot alter the design. As a matter of fact,
it is difficult for a brain surgeon to tell, merely by looking at the
brain, what kind of person his patient is. There are some racial
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and age differences, to be sure, and brains vary in their size and
weight. But no really significant differences have been found in
the finer linking and chaining together of the neuroncs. This is
not because they do not exist but because our present techniques
are not adequate to unravel the complexities. All this shows that-with our present knowledge at least
there are no instant cures for the defects of human behaviour. In other words we cannot hope to change human nature over
night, as wise men have always realized. Though this may seem
to some a depressing conclusion it is better to realize our limita
tions than to entertain false hopes and to waste our energies in
the wrong directions. It is best, too, for educationists to realize that they cannot
make a silk purse out


therapy. We have found it advisable to have such a weekly manipulative
treatment, for at least the first nine months of cancer treatment. The regular body
massage that people are familiar with are not a good but also helpful. Neurological stimulation can sometimes be increased or simulated by hormone
therapy, but this technique must be performed under the direction of a very highly
skilled clinician. There are a group of dentists who use a method called Mandibular Equilibration
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) equilibration to re-shape the skull, take stresses from
the brain, and in this way effect very profound neurological changes. The following are brief descriptions of a few highly successful body-aligning
systems. Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Equilibration
Temporomandibular Joint is such a mouthful that dentists like to use just the
initials. It is the name of the joint just in front of the ear where the lower jaw hinges. 76
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There is one on the right side, and one on the left. When one or both of them are
forced out of place it may lead to such distressing or painful conditions as earache,
headache, head noises, clicking sounds, dizziness, nervousness and even mental
troubles. For such ailments as these, doctors may prescribe hot and cold packs, diathermy,
massage vibration, rest, surgery, psychological treatment or drugs. While all of these
remedies are useful at times, they often do not bring permanent relief if stress in the
joint is the real cause of the trouble. When the cause is stress in this joint in front of the ear, as it often is, a safe and
highly successful dental treatment may be the solution. This treatment is known as
"equilibration" (pronounced ee-quil-i-bray-shun); it simply means equalizing the
muscle forces to restore the lower jaw and its joints to their normal unstrained or
neutral positions. How do the joints get out of adjustment in the first place. It might be from a blow
on the chin, a muscle spasm, or opening the jaw too wide (as when biting or
yawning). But the most common is chewing with teeth that come together in a wrong
way. Dentists refer to this condition as "malocclusion. " We close our jaws in chewing food, of course — and most persons also press their
teeth together one or two thousand times a day between meals in swallowing. If the
teeth do not meet properly, the pressures on them during chewing and swallowing
may force the lower jaw into a strained position that pinches the joints in front of the
ears. If you could see through the skin and get a side view of the TMJ, you would see
how the mandible, or lower jaw, hinges to the skull. The joint consists of a ball-and-
socket arrangement, with the ball being a rounded mass of bone in the back part of
the lower jaw that fits into a socket at the base of the skull. When you open and close
your jaw, this "ball" rotates in its socket, and — if the teeth push the jaw too far in
any direction — the soft tissues between the bones are pinched. One trouble that sometimes follows this pinching is a slow loss of hearing, says one
authority on TMJ disorders. He cites the case of a man who was losing his hearing
and had been wearing a hearing aid for two years before he learned of equilibration. He had not noticed any discomfort at the joints in front of his ears, nor that his teeth
were not meeting properly, but suspected that his teeth might somehow be causing
stress. Se he went to his dentist, who made the necessary changes on the chewing
surfaces of his teeth. Three days later, the patient's hearing had improved to such an
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extent that he discarded his hearing aid. He has not needed it since. That was nine
years ago, and his hearing is still good. Not all patients respond so quickly nor so completely as that, of course, and there
are many other causes of deafness, the authority points out — but pressure at the TMJ
should not be overlooked. Besides hearing trouble, this authority says, stress in the TMJ can cause neuralgia,
stiff neck, running ears and itching ears. He tells of a woman who suffered from
itching ears so much that in company she often had to excuse herself from the room
to scratch her ears. X-ray pictures showed both Temporomandibular joints to be out
of normal adjustment. After her dentist corrected the chewing surfaces of her teeth,
the itching gradually left. (X-ray pictures showed that the joints are now in proper
adjustment. ) It is not uncommon for stress in the TMJ to bring on head noises. A patient who
wore artificial dentures in which the teeth were out of adjustment, forcing the left side
of his jaw backward until the joint on that side was under considerable stress,
experienced almost immediate relief from roaring sounds in his ears after being
treated by his dentist. This was several years ago, and the roaring sound has not
returned. Although the connection between stress in the TMJ and the troubles cited is not
fully understood, it is known that there is a connection, because when the condition
in the joint is corrected the troubles often disappear. How does the dentist restore the joints to a normal condition of equilibrium. As
part of the treatment he may change the slopes of the natural or artificial teeth, or
make the teeth higher or lower to bring the chewing muscles into proper working
relationship. Sometimes he reduces pressure on the front teeth so that the chewing
forces fall more on the back teeth. (If the ball parts of the lower jaw have been
pushed too far up into their sockets, this "pivoting" allows them to settle down again
into their normal relaxed positions. ) As the TMJ authority notes, one advantage of equilibration treatment is that it can
be done in the dental office and, in many instances, saves the patient from the more
radical treatments of surgery or the injection of chemicals into the joints. Quite often,
in fact, equilibration is the only treatment needed. As with other treatment, preventing trouble is an important aim of TMJ diagnosis. Because TMJ stress sometimes builds up gradually, with the patient suffering no
inconvenience at first, the lower jaw and its joints are often checked for equilibrium
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to prevent trouble. Dentists, Physicians Team Up To Treat TMJ Disorders
Dentists and physicians all over the world are teaming up for diagnosis and
treatment of TMJ disorders. (One physician-dentist reported improvement in over
85% of more than 1,000 patients treated with pivoting; another physician-dentist
team reported that 52 of 54 patients obtained relief from dizziness after equilibration. ) In 1955 many dentists and physicians from the U. S. and abroad organized as the
American Equilibration Society to further more intensive study of the TMJ and related
structures. CranioSacral Therapy
This is a very gentle, non-invasive hands-on approach that focuses on the
craniosacral system of the body. This system consists of the membranes and
cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. It extends
from the bones of the skull, face and mouth — which make up the cranium — down
to the sacrum, or tailbone. This system has been effective in evaluating and treating problems associated with
pain and dysfunction, lowered vitality, and recurring infections. The light touch
employed in this approach encourages your own natural mechanisms to improve the
functioning of your brain and spinal cord, to dissipate the negative effects of stress
and to enhance your general health and resistance to disease. Craniosacral therapy by Osteopaths, Chiropractors and Dentists has proven to
help people who complain of ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and some forms of
hearing loss. Many have asked Dr. Kelley this question:
"I have a friend losing the lung cancer battle. Does your program help those in later
states of cancer. Chemotherapy and radiation have not worked for him. " Dr. Kelley's answer:
There is only one solution to any cancer. — The Kelley Metabolic Program. In
reviewing the medical literature today from 1889 it has been well established, "there
is no cure for cancer after it has been interfered with. All cancer reacts by increased
growth to any injury mechanical or surgical, chemical, or thermal. " The 1985
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Review of several thousands of my patients stated that
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"cure rate of the Kelley Program was only 93% after the physicians had used Surgery,
Chemotherapy and Radiation" Of course this is the highest "cure rate" in medical
history. Exception was "pancreatic cancer" at a 100% "cure rate". The denial of the KELLEY METABOLIC CANCER CURE PROGRAM is the denial
of truth and all known scientific proven understanding. This denial is common among
the Orthodox and Alternative medical communities. "Cure" is not in their vocabulary;
only "treatment" and "remission" for financial gain. Cancer victims are "expendable
as in experimental animals. " Should you or your friends, at this late terminal stage, choose to use our
program, and can follow the PROGRAM exactly for six months, there is a possibility
for help


) can
verify these numbers by using the simple system of
muscle testing (fully described in Appendix B). Someone can test you by pressing down on your arm
while they say,"Fear is over 50? Over 60? Over 70? Over
80? Over 90? Over 100? "At 100, the arm will go weak. These calibrations have been verified worldwide by
many people for decades and are pragmatically very
useful clinically as well as for research. Starting at the
bottom of the Map are the energy fields called Shame
at 20 and Guilt at 30. The emotion that accompanies
these levels is self-hatred, and the process going on in
consciousness is one of self-destruction. The view of
the world associated with tWs energy field is that ofsin
and suffering. Therefore, the God of such a world
would have to be the potential, ultimate destroyer who
is even angry with mankind and would throw their
eternal souls into hell forever. With such a perception
of God, one does not really need a devil, so there is no
devil listed under 'God-view' because that is really the A MAP OF CONSCIOUSNESS 19
demonic depiction of God. For many people on the
planet, death comes as a matter of passive suicide
because of unconscious guilt and self-hatred. {This is
mentioned later, especially in relation to addictions.) Suicide can take the forms of not caring for oneself, not
getting out of the way of the bus, rolling the car over,
an accidental drug overdose, high-risk behaviors, and
more. Apathy calibrates at 50 and also has a negative energy
field.The emotions ofApathy are hopelessness, despair,
despondency; and depression, which are the result of
the loss of energy.Apathy leads to viewing the world as
hopeless, and the God of a hopeless condition of
mankind would be dead or nonexistent. There are
many skeptics, atheists, and philosophers who uncon
sciously justify any particular position that negates
Reality and try to rationalize it, defend it, and make it
sound sensible (see Truth vs. Falsehood).The ideas that
God is dead and that man and the condition of life are
hopeless invalidate the value of life and are therefore
destructive. Apathy is like an old lady rocking back and forth in
her rocking chair, staring hopelessly out the window
after receiving an erroneous telegram that her son was
killed in the war.A large portion of the world lives in a
state of apathy, including whole countries and subcon
tinents, where the people stare blankly because there
is no hope and no chance.About one-third of the world
lives at the bottom three states of Fear, Grief, and
Apathy.The woman rocking back and forth has also had
adverse changes occur in her brain.We could add a col
umn to the Map that says 'Brain Chemistry' because this 20 HEALING AND RECOVERY
energy field ofApathy results in a shift of neurotrans
mitters, creating a clinical state called 'hopelessness'. (See Brain Function and Physiology diagram at the end
of this chapter.) Ifthe woman in the rocking chair were to start cry
ing and expressing emotion, then she would be
improving and moving up to an energy field called
Grief, which is characterized emotionally by regret and
feelings oflossand despondence. The process goingon
in consciousness is dispirited. Grief is the loss of the
energy of life, spirit, and the will to live.When the will
to live is lost, then the energy from the universe is lost,
leading to depression. People in Grief see a sad world
and a God who ignores them. Fear is the next energy field, which is also negative,
but it calibrates at 100 and therefore contains a lot
more energy. One can run a great distance with fear. Fear runs a great part of the world and plays a very
important part in everyone's life.The advertising indus
try plays off our fears to sell us products. Grief has to
do with the past, but fear, as we ordinarily experience
it, is of the future. Fear is emotionally experienced in
everyday life by the average person as worry, anxiety,
or panic.The process going on in consciousness is that
of deflation. For example, the animal shrinks when it is
frightened. Remember in grade school when the teacher called
on somebody for an answer, everyone would shrink
and hide behind the person in front of them? Fear is a
shrinkingness and a fear of the future, yet it has a lot of
energy. Ifwe know what to be afraid of, the energy of
fear can really be beneficial as caution. A MAP OF CONSCIOUSNESS 21
The lower states on the Map actually represent the
failure to face the energy field above them.The way out
of depression is to look at the fear that is underlying
the depression and notice how it usually takes the
form of "I have lost the source of my happiness." All
these levels below Courage· have a negative energy
field stemming from the same thought-that happi
ness comes from outside oneself. Putting one's survival
on something outside oneselftherefore results in states
of powerlessness, victimhood, and weakness by virtue
of having projected the source of one's power outside
of oneself. Underlying depression is the fear that one has lost
something, because grief has to do with loss. Getting a
person to face that fear and handle it rapidly over
comes the depression. Later, we will look at how con
sciousness views fear and will present the specific
technique of how to let go of resisting the energy field
of fear by letting it run out so that depression sUbse
quently disappears. The energy field above fear is Desire, which cali
brates at 125. It is still a negative energy field, which
one experiences in ordinary life as 'wanting'.There are
the general feelings of wantingness and cravingness,
which are part of the field of addictions and can
become obsessions and compulsions. The process
going on in consciousness is entrapment. One is run by
what one desires, and the source of happiness is seen
as external. Advertising takes advantage of this by cre
ating a desire via an unconscious connection; it is a
symbolization with something archetypal in the uncon
scious mind that creates a desire. 22 HEALING AND RECOVERY
Desire can run an entire lifetime. It can be the moti
vation to become successful or famous, to have a lot of
money, to be a celebrity, or to acquire whatever one
thinks is going to bring happiness, including a special
relationship. Wantingness and cravingness are often
insatiable as they originate from an energy field that
can never really be satisfied. It is an ongoing, contin
uous energy field that keeps creating more desire. However, the energy field can be used positively as
motivation and intention towards fulftllment of poten
tial and inner goals. Failure to internalize goals leads to
frustration and resentment. Anger, which calibrates at 150, is accompanied by a
large amount ofenergy. Ifthe angry person knows how
to utilize that anger constructively instead of destruc
tively, the energy of anger can then lead to progress. 11Irough television, people in the third-world countries
began to see what other people had, which fired up
their desire, led to frustration and anger, and culmin
ated in that energy being utilized to create entire
social movements, changes in the legislature, and con
structive changes in SOciety. Thus, anger can be uti
lized to energize resolve and determination. The anger we witness or experience in daily life is
usually in the form of resentment. At a more severe
level, it may lead to hatred, grievances, grudges, and
eventually even to murder or war.The process going on
in consciousness is one of expansion; for example,
when an animal is angry, it swells up.When the cat gets
angry, its tail swells up to almost twice its normal size,
and the cat tries to look imposing. The biological pur
pose of expansion is to intimidate one's apparent A MAP aF CONSCIaUSNESS 23
enemy.The energy of anger can be utilized positively to
pursue something better for oneself and thus move up
to Pride. Pride calibrates at 175, which denotes far more
energy than the levels below it. However, Pride still has
a negative direction. We have heard that "pride goeth
before a faIt' There are many famous examples in history
indicating that pride is a very vulnerable position (e.g.,
hubris). Pride can be useful in that it has much more
energy than the lower levels of consciousness. It
expresses itselfin daily life as arrogance, contempt, and
sarcasm. The downside of it is really denial, and the
problem is that the process in consciousness is one of
inflation. We say that a person in Pride has a swelled head, is
too big for his britches, is unteachable, cannot hear, or
has a closed mind.This level of consciousness leads to
a polarized position of opinion that


tant to address issues on the Wghest level where the
most power exists. Therefore, a change in the field of
consciousness within mind brings about an alteration
within the body. When talking about depression, the brain, its hor
mones, neurotransmitters, and physiology are of great
interest. What are the real causes of depression? Again, we will refer to the Map of Consciousness,
wWch shows the levels ofconsciousness from zero all
the way up to the highest calibrated levels of joyful
states, and then even beyond, up to the state of con
sciousness the world calls Enlightenment. On the Map
we see that within those levels the energy fields have
a direction indicated by the arrows, which shows
whether we experience something as a positive asset
in our lives or as a negative, deleterious event. Near
the middle of the Map is the level of Courage, which
is the calibrated energy field of 200, the level ofTruth. Below 200, the energies are negative, and above 200,
the energy field swings upward, indicating a life-sup
portive energy field. We are going to review the human experiences,
starting at the bottom of the Map, called Guilt,Apathy,
and Grief.These fields express themselves in emotions,
such as self-hatred, self-recrimination, hopelessness,
despair, and despondency. All are accompanied by feel
ings of regret, loss, and depression. In these energy fields ofdepression, our view of the 365 DEPRESSION
world is that of a sad and hopeless place of sin and suf
fering. Our view of God, the God of a world like that,
would be of one who ignores us, who is unfeeling and
uncaring, and from whom we are separated. Out of
guiltiness, worthlessness, and sinfulness, God can be
imagined to have negative (anthropomorphic) human
attributes. When looking at the process going on in conscious
ness in the lower energy fields, at the bottom level
(Shame) is a state described as deflated. The one above
(Guilt) is called dispirited, which does not have the
energy of life orthe desire to live. In the Apathy state,
the process going on in consciousness is the loss of
energy. Due to the loss of the life energy within, a per
son no longer attracts energy from the universe. The
process is one of being de-energized, which leads to
the self-hatred of destruction and the lower states that
precede death. From this, there is often a pattern of
passive suicide. We are going to look at active and passive suicide. What do they arise from? How can they be handled? What do they really mean? In what way can we create
an understanding of this whole field of depression, this
plague of mankind? How can we benefit from an
understanding of the nature of consciousness itself? All the energy fields below the level of Courage
have a negative direction, and seldom does one of
these emotions occur singly. Generally, one negative
emotion tends to pull in others as well to some degree. In depression, there are also feelings of self-blame, self
hatred, and worthlessness.These feelings are associated
with the level of hopelessness and despair. There are 366 HEALING AND RECOVERY
regrets about the past and fears about the future, and
very often there are also guilt and anger. Frequently it
is said that depression is anger turned inward. Traditional psychotherapy recommends trying to
energize and bring up the anger accompanying the
depression, and then determine the source of the
anger.We will discover that both anger and depression
are the result of the same error-having made the
same mistake within the mind, and within conscious
ness itself. What is the error that will be found when
looking at the anger, the fear, the grief,the apathy, or the
guilt? We will fmd that the person has placed their sur
vival on something outside themselves. All the negative energy fields are based on placing
the source of our happiness externally. This results in
being vulnerable and also being the potential, hopeless
victim. Being the victim means perceiving a cause as
being outside ourself. Therefore, the vulnerability to
depression is present as long as we think the source of
our happiness is something outside ourselves. The common frailty of human consciousness is to
make happiness dependent upon externals, such as say
ing, "Well, when I get that degree, then I'll be successful
and happy," or, "When I learn that foreign language; or
get to move into that apartment; or get that fur coat or
new car; or when I get that advanced college degree; or
when I get that relationship; or, if I could just change
that person out there; if I could get my aunt to stop
drinking; if our company would only come out of the
red and go into the black, then I will be successful." It
is always 'out there'. Placing the source of our happi
ness outside ourself is putting us in the position of 367 DEPRESSION
being vulnerable to depression, anxiety, fear, and a
potential loss. It is only by owning ourself as the source
of happiness, as the experience of our existence, inde
pendent and beyond that which happens within the
world, that we become immune to depressive episodes. Each time we look at the Map of Consciousness, it
is from a different perspective with a different emphasis. It alters our understanding ofthe nature of human con
sciousness as we approach it from a different context
with a broader understanding. The levels of conscious
ness have either a positive or a negative direction, with
a crucial intersection in the middle at the level of
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        In going through Neutral and Willingness to the
level ofAcceptance, we notice a release from suffering,
and what does that mean. When we are resisting and
trying to get away from it, we are at a lower energy
field and see the process as one ofentrapment. As long
as we resist the suffering and pain, as long as we are
angry, grit our teeth, struggle against it, and try to force
our will, we become further enmeshed in it. It's like a
quagmire-the more we struggle, the more entrapped
we become. To move up to the higher energy field of
freedom means to be released from the entrapment
and become empowered. The courage to face the issue
and do something about it brings empowerment. 328 HEALING AND RECOVERY
Willingness moves us up to a transformation of
consciousness and into the willingness to be forgiving,
loving, and compassionate. We can transcend this and
literally move beyond identification with the body and
what has happened to it into a conscious awareness
that we are something other than the body. In another chapter, we will talk about letting go of
resistance so completely that there is very little aware
ness of the body even being present. This also happens
with pain in which the thought, memory, and aware
ness that there is some pain only happens for a few
fleeting seconds during the day. I have used the thumb
only as an example of the realness of what I am pre
senting. The pain came to me for only a few seconds
throughout the day when it was still present. After
about an hour, I suddenly noticed the thumb and said,
"Oh, it's like I'm not even aware of its presence. "That
occurred maybe a few other times during the day. In a
twenty-four-hour period, the total amount of suffering
I experienced that the world would call painful
amounted to maybe five or ten seconds in the morning
and maybe a few seconds in the afternoon. The totality
of the suffering that came out of this experience,
which lasted for only a few months, amounted to prob
ably less than thirty seconds. It is valuable for all of us
to do this because through doing it, we realize the
truth of who we really are. Another assist to healing pain or any other distress
is to listen to great, beautiful music, which itself releas
es endorphins in the brain. That beauty provides a heal
ing effect has been known since the days of
Hippocrates. CHAPTER 11
Losing Weight
Is there a way to let go of weight in a way that is
practical, easygoing, joyful, and free from any kind
of suffering. Can this be done. Yes. All it takes is
about an hour or an hour and a half of our attention
over a day or two during the time we are doing the
things we normally do. The benefits are long lasting
for a lifetime. The reward for a couple of hours of just
paying attention to a few simple principles is a life
time of freedom from this challenge. How do I know
it works. Because it has worked for everyone who
has tried it. It has worked for my patients and for me. I permanently lost fifty pounds by using this very
simple technique that emerged out of consciousness
research. The alleviation of a problem


 when the cognitive approach works best. It needs no medical background to
understand why rebuilding the immune system is a better idea than knocking it out with radiation
and a cocktail of poisons, and once the simple but powerful logic of the Gerson program is
grasped, the patient is reassured and willing to proceed as an equal partner and ally of the doctor
or counselor
Help Comes from the Body
One of the most striking results of the Gerson program is the immediate improvement in
the new patient’s general condition. Pain diminishes, appetite begins to return, sleep improves
within the first few days on the program. This in itself boosts the mood of the patient, who over
the preceding months, if not years, had only experienced deterioration in his or her condition
and a fading of hope. Now the opposite has begun to happen, and it immediately changes the
atmosphere. (Visitors to a Gerson clinic are astonished by its relaxed atmosphere and the patients’
good mood—mealtimes are usually loud with laughter—as opposed to the heavy, sad air of the
average cancer hospital). Needless to say, this changed mood and the accompanying sense of
relief also begin to have a helpful effect on the immune system. However, the healing journey has only just begun, while the need for psychological support
is far from over. The patient is faced with a total change of lifestyle, diet, and daily routine for a
minimum of two years (less in the case of non-malignant conditions). Inevitably it takes a lot of
determination and discipline to stick to the schedule. Equally inevitably after a while boredom
and monotony take their toll: the patient feels restricted and deprived of most social pleasures,
and at times gets sufficiently fed up to want to quit the therapy. When that happens, it is best not
to contradict the patient’s grumbles but, on the contrary, agree that the process is demanding,
restricting and monotonous—and then point out the good results so far, ask tactless questions
such as, “Would you rather have chemotherapy?” or “All right, you quit—and then what?” and
wait for the answer. Above all, remember: this, too, will pass. Boredom can be relieved by providing relevant reading material, tapes and DVDs. 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 171Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comindividuals have got a taste of natural medicine, they are keen to find out more about it. Networking
with other Gerson patients or choosing a fresh hobby or study that can be fitted in between juices,
enemas and meals also works well. Interim goal-setting is another good way to break up the monotony: what would the patient
want to achieve in one week, one month and three months? The goals have to be realistic and
modest, and celebrated when they are achieved. The ones that did not work out can be re-phrased
or postponed, but not written off as failures. Problems on the Path
Food can be a tricky issue for some. Many people take to Gerson food at once and enjoy it. Others do not. When they express their dislike vigorously, or even refuse to eat certain essential
foods, they are driven by their deep emotional attachment to certain kinds of food, however
unhealthy. Normally these are the foods their mother gave them in childhood, when food equaled
love, even if it was low-grade junk. Now, at a fraught time even though these people accept the
rightness of the Gerson diet, on a deep non-rational level they reject it. The answer is to remind
the patient that the food on offer is—literally—medicine, that the diet is not for ever, and that
accepting it now is an essential investment in the future. I have found it helpful to make a contract
with the patient, who undertook to stick to the diet meticulously for two weeks and explore its
varied flavors. As a rule quick improvement followed and extending the contract was easy. Firmness is needed when patients wish to bend the dietary rules by committing small lapses
or having occasional “treats.” The only answer is no, for what exactly is small, and how often
does an occasional exception occur? Once the rules are broken, the safe boundaries of the therapy
are damaged; the consequences can be serious. Even so, the rules must be enforced with tact and
affection, otherwise we as carers or therapists end up in the role of the over-strict parent, with
“Thou shalt not” written all over us. Then there is the problem of flare-ups or healing reactions, which can be extremely unpleasant
yet must be welcomed, since they mean that the body is responding to the treatment. The practical
measures for dealing with flare-ups are fully set out elsewhere in this book (see Chapter 16 ). By
way of psychological support the likely symptoms of flare-ups must be explained in advance, so
that the patient doesn’t panic when they set in. Here, too, our calm, reassuring presence is the
best we can offer, especially when physical symptoms are accompanied by behavioral changes. The body can’t detoxify without causing psychological detoxification as well. Toxins passing
through the central nervous system cause strange reactions and out-of-character behavior—anger,
irritability, violent mood swings, aggression and unfair accusations. The patient’s usual civilized
behavior is swept aside by drives and emotions that have been repressed probably since childhood. The adult self is temporarily pushed aside by a raging inner child, until it takes over again amid 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 172Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comprofuse apologies. (A client of mine called such incidents “the Gerson Rage,” and as she could
sense when a flare-up was in the offing, she told the family that whatever she would do or say in
the next few hours or days, she still loved them dearly.) This, too, has to be prepared for and not taken personally. It is part of the process. In whatever
capacity we work with the patient, we remain calm, caring, and unchanged, waiting for the inner
upheaval to pass. By the time the patient has been restored in body and mind and it comes to the winding down
of the Gerson therapy, the final task is to ensure that the process runs smoothly. Some patients
who used to ask, “Is there life after Gerson?” are now reluctant to let go of the routine. They need
a slow, patient “weaning.” Besides, there is the maintenance routine (see Chapter 23 ), which
they should stick with for the rest of their lives, to safeguard their restored health (At the time of
writing I’ve been happily doing that for 24 years and have no intention of stopping.) There are others who have to be discouraged from rushing back into the disastrous eating
habits that had contributed so much to their disease. As a rule any such temptation is short-lived. Their detoxified, cleared, optimally nourished organisms shrink away from the so-called normal
food they had been dreaming about during the therapy—food heavy with fat, painfully salty and
harsh with synthetic flavors. If their brains don’t object to junk food, their taste buds will. In my experience, after recovery there is no way back into the pre-disease state. Living with
the holistic Gerson Therapy changes you, not only in your lifestyle and eating habits, but also in
your set of values, priorities and general outlook. You have been reborn without the need to die
first, and you may spontaneously decide to help others on the same path, by way of repaying a
debt to life. References:
1) Gerson, M. A Cancer Therapy: Results of 50 Cases. 6th edition. Bonita, Calif. The Gerson
Institute, 1999. 2) Pert, C. Molecules of Emotion. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1997. 3) Illich, I. Medical Nemesis. 1976. 4) LeShan, L. Cancer as a Turning Point. Plume, 1994. 5) Simonton, C., Matthews-Simonton, S., Creighton, J. Getting Well Again. Bantam, 1992. 6) Greer, S.  Mind-body research in psycho-oncology. Advances  15(4), 1999. 7) Spiegel, D. Effect of psychosocial treatment on survival of patients with metastasized
breast cancer. The Lancet, October 14 1989; 888-891. 8) Siegel, B. Love, Medicine & Miracles. Harper Perennial, 1998.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 173Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comCHAPTER 25
Overcoming Stress and Tension
In the chapter on the psychological support needed by Gerson patients (see Chapter 24 ) it was
explained how the mind and the body interact every moment of our lives; in other words, how
our moods, emotions and general outlook have a measurable and direct


 will allow for a much slower and
generally easier cleansing process. One of the deepest ways to detoxify yourself is through water fasting. I
do not, however, recommend water fasting in chronic and especially
degenerative cases where the patient has little energy in the first place. The process of detoxification is not always fun. Most of the more
difficult cases are from cancer, HIV, or spinal cord injuries where the
individual has become very toxic. Remember, the body will start eliminating
anything that should not be in it, even to the point of eliminating weak tissue
(like fingernails), and weak muscle tissue. This sounds more gruesome than it
is, but you should know what the body will do to clean itself out. The body
can tear itself down to a frightening level to rid itself of its weaknesses and
toxins. However, rest assured that the body
will
 rebuild itself beautifully. If
your house burned partially down, you would have to remove the old burned
material before you could properly rebuild it. Your body has to do the same. Most doctors run in fear of this, even
though it’s a normal process of nature. Nature always eliminates the weak
and replaces it with the strong. The same thing can be said of the cells. If you have toxic chemicals stored in your body you may experience
heart palpitations as you cleanse. This is rare, but it can happen. Remember
that we have toxins stored deep within us from as far back as when we werein our mother’s womb. Don’t expect to clean this out overnight. However, I
have seen lymphomas disappear in forty-five days, stomach cancer gone in
fifty-nine days, and diabetes eliminated in sixty days. The body will also promote its own diaphoresis (process of perspiration)
by increasing its systemic temperature to dilate, sweat and kill parasites. The
good thing is that this process does not last long, and the cleaner you get
internally, the less cleansing is needed. You may only need to go through
one, two or three cycles of this to overcome most disease symptoms. FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

Life is a constant process of consuming and eliminating. You will be
detoxifying for the rest of your life at one level or another; especially if you
eat fresh fruits and vegetables on a regular basis. Your body will keep
digging deeper and deeper within itself, cleansing and restoring proper
functions. Most of this processing then becomes very subtle. You won’t
know it is even going on, except for occasional symptoms of mucus
discharge, cold-type symptoms, or aches and pains. The body is amazingly
designed and highly intelligent. If you learned all that is known about
chemistry, biochemistry and physics, you still would not understand much
about the human body and how it works. Always ask the question: “What is
my body doing this for. ” There is always a reason why your body does what
it does in any situation. We only have to learn
the language of the body to
understand what it is doing and why. (See
Chapter 5
,
Module 5. 11
,
Body
Language). Observation and common sense almost always supersede science. Although science started out by observation and common sense, it has
become very biased, yielding to industry and high finances. To discover the real benefits of a natural healing program or healing
modality ask yourself: “What can it do for me in fixing the cause of my
problem. Can it help me gain vitality, health, and longevity. Most
importantly, does it aid in my spiritual unfolding or awakening. “ Vibrant
health, in which body, emotions, mind and soul are brought into harmony, is
true spirituality. Remember, true Naturopathy is the study of nature and how nature
sustains its own health. When human beings finally learn the basic truths of
nature, they too will be able to restore health. Detoxification is the golden key
that unlocks the magic door of nature and allows regeneration and vitality totake place. Always keep it simple. Since detoxification is synonymous with alkalization, the next section
will examine this process in relationship to the foods we eat. MODULE 6. 4
Alkaline-Forming and Acid-Forming Foods and Detoxification

It is important to know a little about the foods you eat. As stated earlier, one
of the most important factors about food is how it affects the pH of the body. Foods can be divided into two basic categories: foods that have an acid
reaction in your body and foods that have an alkaline reaction. This is not
necessarily related to the pH of the food itself. Alkalinity is the great detoxifier of the body, so foods that are alkaline-
forming will detoxify the body. The more alkaline-forming they are, the
greater and deeper you will detoxify. Fruits, in general, are an example of
high alkaline-forming foods. Alkaline constituents are also used to feed the
body. They are truly the regenerators. Acid-forming foods slow, inhibit or stop the detoxification process. They
are inflammatory and mucus-forming to your body, ultimately causing tissue
failure. Acids can become free radicals, causing tissue damage unless linked
to an antioxidant (which is alkaline) and removed. Acids are necessary, however, for ionization and oxidation. Don’t be fooled. Foods either feed, clean and rebuild you, or they
destroy you. Some foods fill you full of mucus, congestion and
inflammation, which leads to hypoactivity or failure of cells, tissues, organs
and glands. Let your foods be your health and medicine, not the cause of
your disease. Now let’s discuss the differences between these two food types. ALKALINE-FORMING FOODS

I compare alkaline foods to winter. They cool and soothe inflamed tissues,
heal ulcerations and enhance cellular functions. These foods leave mainlycalcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium ash after they have been
digested, yielding mainly an alkaline reaction and condition. The human is predominately an alkaline species. Most of our bodily
fluids are (or should
be) alkaline, including the blood, saliva, urine, synovial
fluids, cerebral fluids and the digestive enzymes (except those in the
stomach). If these fluids become acidic, deterioration and death can result. We have only one acid chamber in the body, the stomach. Here proteins are
initially broken apart. Your mouth, pancreatic and intestinal enzymes are used
for alkaline digestion. It is vital to consume alkaline-forming foods if you want the
detoxification process to take place. Alkalization is the key to your success at
regenerating yourself and getting healthy. A good example of the importance
of alkalization is found in emergency medicine. In hospital Emergency
Rooms, or with other on-the-spot emergency treatments, one is almost always
given an IV with normal saline, which is a sodium solution. Sodium is called
“the great alkalizer. ” This helps reverse acidosis, the main reason we get into
trouble in the first place. Acidosis equals pain, swelling and inflammation. Raw fruits and vegetables act the same way that normal saline works, but
are much more energizing and nutritional. You cannot alkalize yourself
properly if you do not consume raw, ripe, living foods. Alkaline foods, like
fresh fruits and vegetables, are the natural food of humans. You should eat at
least 80-90 percent alkaline-forming foods. ACID-FORMING FOODS

I compare acid foods to fire. Acid foods are high in sulfur, phosphorus and
nitrogen. They are mainly protein (amino-acid-rich) foods. These foods
include all meats, eggs, grains, beans, nuts, seeds, pasteurized dairy products
and cooked tomatoes, to name a few. Most animal protein foods are irritants to the mucosa and cells of the
body, invoking an immune response. This causes your lymphatic system and
mucosa to respond with mucus and lymph cells. Foreign proteins cause
mucus production all through the body, creating congestive issues. The more
we consume, the more congestion we create, and the more we create, the
more we store, until our lungs, sinus cavities, ear canals, and throat become
saturated. The intestines also become saturated with this mucus. This bringsparasites, increases white blood cells, and creates inflammation, all of which
affect the body’s ability to function properly. This congestion and
inflammation eventually leads to cellular death. The clearest example of this congestion and inflammation problem is
seen with dairy products. These proteins are so abrasive to body tissues that
many people can feel their lungs, sinuses, ears and throat becoming
congested as they drink or eat these foods. Congestion will impair the
function of the tissues in these areas as the mucus is stored or pushed deeper
within the body. Much of this mucus and these toxins are stored or filtered
through the lymphatic system, especially in the lymph nodes. (Lymphatic
cancers are extremely high in the U. S. ) The body is constantly trying to
eliminate this congestion through processes like colds and flus, bronchitis,
sneezing, and coughing. The conventional medical profession sees this effort
by the body to eliminate these toxins and mucus as “diseases” and tries to
stop this effect with toxic-chemical pharmaceuticals which only add to the
problem. These preparations suppress the body’s elimination


, drugs, yeast infections,candidiasis or colon abuse, a
40 to 60 minute retention
enema can be helpful. Use warm, distilled purified water,add
2–3 tsps acidophilus liquid or powder to enema bag. During a fast, your body is having a rest! Since no
food is being eaten, there might be only 1 or 2 or even
no bowel movements during the fast. Your eliminationsystem is having a rest. It’s best not to disturb it. Thebody has its own sanitation and antiseptic system withinthe bowel. Don’t worry, in most situations you don’tneed enemas. When you have finished your fast andbegin eating  raw, healthy foods and living The BraggHealthy Lifestyle, your eliminations will be more regular.81I Fast 7 to 10 Days, 4 Times a Year
Here’s the Path to Perfect Health! My daughter
Patricia and I are
very sincere and
faithful to our
fasting program. We know what it
has done for us,
our family, friends
and for millions of Bragg health followers worldwide. Our Bragg fasting program calls for 4 longer fasts a
year, along with a weekly 24 to 36 hour fast. Fasting helps
cleanse and keep your body healthy. These cleansingfasts will help you live a longer, healthier and more vital
life! So, my calendar calls for an early January fast. Sometimes this fast only lasts
 7 days, it may run 8 days,
it may run  9 days, and it may extend the full  10 days. At the beginning of each year I mark the days I am
going to fast for 7 to 10 days. You may wonder why Isay 7 to 10 days. Sometimes I fast only 7 days because I
feel that in that time I have accomplished the necessary
body house cleansing. Be flexible on dates if you feel acold coming on. For colds call for an earlier start to your
fast to help cleanse out the mucus toxins. Colds indicate
your body needs detoxifying and a good cleansing.A cold is Mother Nature and God forcing you to fast! Hippocrates, Aristotle, Galen, Paracelsus, Plato, Socrates and other great
philosophers, scientists and physicians for centuries have used fasting as
a method of cleansing, healing and renewing the body, mind and soul. Knowing and following these teachings will mean
true life and good health for you. – Proverbs 4:22Fasts are vitally important for they give the body a break from the
digestive process, and allow it to release stored toxins and get them out. Chapter 982Fasting Balances Your Thermostat Naturally
I have fasted for so many years that I am perceptive
to what a fast is doing for me. My inner voice seems to
tell me when it’s time to break each fast. Remember, letyour body and inner voice guide you, for your body
wants you healthy, alive and the toxins removed! I always mark on my calendar a fast for my spring
“house cleaning.” My spring fast always runs the full 10
days because that is when I truly want to clean house
after a long winter. During our Bragg Health Crusades, Iam often forced to talk in over-heated halls and
auditoriums. I am sorry to say that most humans cannot
take the cold weather, nor can they stand a fresh, healthy,well-ventilated hall. So I must forget my feelings and
lecture in these over-heated halls to the hot-house plants
of modern civilization that most people have become. Fasting so greatly purifies the body and so exhilarates
the body’s functions that the thermostatic system of the
body works with more efficiency. For instance, I can leavemy desert home near Palm Springs, California, in January– when the heat averages in the
80s during the day and
the nights in the 60s – board an airplane to Midwestern
cities such as Duluth or Minneapolis, Minnesota or to aCanadian city such as Toronto – where the temperature
will be as low as
 10 to 30 degrees below zero and, because
of fasting and natural living, my body will adjust easilyto this bitterly cold winter weather. I find I can take the most frigid weather better than
most of the inhabitants who are supposedly acclimatedto their own climate. This ability to adjust to climate is
only one of the many fasting miracles that happen to
the body. Fasting gives the body a chance to flush outthe toxic poisons and build up its Vital Nerve Force. But, as I have stated earlier, when I go to the cities
that are locked in freezing weather, I find that their hallsand auditoriums are overheated. There is so little oxygen
in the air that my body will naturally absorb some of
the carbon dioxide that people expel from their lungs
during their breathing process. That is why my spring83
Health is the most natural thing in the world. It is natural to be healthy
because we are a part of Mother Nature – we are nature. Nature is trying hardto keep us well, because she needs us in her business. – Elbert Hubbardfasting is so valuable. I want that  10 day fast to flush out
of my body any accumulated toxins, plus any other toxic
poisons that are found in those artificially heated halls. That’s why my springtime fast is always 7 to 10 days. Then when summer rolls around, I take a  7 day fast
in late July or August. This is the easiest of all my fasts
because I have been eating large amounts of luscious,fresh fruits and garden-fresh organically grown
vegetables. I believe I enjoy my summer fast more than
any other. In fact, this fast is so easy that I never stopeither my heavy physical exercise or mental activities. My autumn fast can be anytime in late October or during
November. It also extends from
 7 to 10 days. Fasting truly has many cumulative miracle effects. I
fast about  75 days a year. It is a great physiological rest I
give my body and digestive organs. This includes myliver, gallbladder, and all other faithful organs, including
the ones producing hormones, that are running my body
and keeping me healthy! The physiological rest that Igive my pancreas allows it to produce ample insulin.This also goes for the stomach, where so many digestive
juices are needed to handle and digest my food intake. Mother Nature Intended the Body and
Breath to Be Sweet and Free from Odors
You will find after a fast that you’ll have more saliva
which contains the important enzyme amylase. You will
discover that your mouth will taste sweeter and yourbreath will be clean. The more you fast, the less mouth
and body odor you will have! I never need deodorants. Several years ago I supervised a fasting program for a
student who came to California from New York. His
problem was a terrifically bad body odor that exuded
from every part of his body, particularly from under hisarms, the palms of his hands and his feet. The odor can
only be described as putrid. It wasn’t that the man didn’t
take baths – because he told me that he took as many as843 and 4 hot, soapy showers or baths daily and would use
all kinds of deodorants or antiperspirants. But it was all
to no avail, for that horrible body odor persisted. He
was becoming a nervous wreck because he felt like asocial outcast. He not only had a bad body odor, but he
had such heavy halitosis his breath could knock you
over! He used gargles, lozenges, chewed mint gum, butstill that rancid, bad breath persisted. Unhealthy Lifestyle Causes Unhealthy Life
When questioning this man before putting him on
his first fast, I found that he had been enervated byterrible lifestyle habits, overwork, marital difficulties and
heavy financial responsibilities. When you enervate
yourself, over-expend your nervous energy and exhaustyour Vital Force, the elimination organs can’t do their
job effectively and efficiently. This man was plainly
suffering from chronic nervous fatigue! His eating habitswere unhealthy. His working day was so busy that he
would gobble a sandwich and wash it down with coffee. He simply didn’t take time to prepare healthy meals. Hewas constipated and his elimination was off it’s rhythm. I told him it had taken years to get his body into this
decaying condition and that a program of fasting andnatural living would take time to accomplish its mission. But he was an intelligent and logically thinking man
and fully cooperated with our Bragg Healthy LifestyleProgram. I started him on a series of
 36 hour fasts and
between the fasts, I gradually added more raw fruit and
vegetables to his heavily concentrated diet of refinedsugars, fats and meat. I believe there must be a transition
period between changing from a unhealthy diet to a
healthy diet. It’s best not to force the body to changequickly. You must take things slowly. Instead of eating
meat
 3 times a day, he now ate meat only once a day. He
had been a great eater of white bread, so I substituted
100%  whole grain breads. It’s best oven dry toasted. Use your feet as Mother Nature intended. Give them every possible freedom. Go barefoot every chance you get. I do! For more info read Bragg


eternal,  thc ever - present, not the past and future,
not the convcntions  of thought  and time. It is the
unchanging  in the sensc  that the idea of changc is
but another word,  anothcr definition, which the
rcality called changc  surpasscs. Obviously,  if all
movcmcnt  is relacive,  therc is no absolute
movement. It would be mean - inglcss to say that
ali bodies in the universe are mov - ing uniformly
at ten thousand miles pcr minute, be - caus e "ali"
has cxcludcd any othcr body with respect  to
which  they  could  be said  to move. Mctaphysical  language  is negative  bccause  it
is
trying to say that,vords and ideas do not explain
re- ality. lt is not trying to persuade us that reality
is something likc a boundlcss mass of transparent
jelly. lt <loes not spcak of sorne  impalpable
abstraction,  but of this vcry world in wh1,h we
live. This expe - riencc  which we call things,
cc,1.ors, sounds, smells,  tastes, forms, and weights
is, in itself, no thing, no  form,  no number,  no
nothing -but at this moment  we behold it. Wc are,
then, beholding thc God which  traditional
doctrines  call che boundless,  formless,  infinitc,
eternal, undivided, unmovcd, and unchang - ing
Rcalily -the Absolute  behind  che relativc,  the
Meaning  behind  thoughts  and words. 1
Naturally
1This  is likewisc  what  Vedanta  doctrine  temu  the Sclf. the
atman,  transcending  ali expcricnced  ""things." RELICION  REVIEWED
the Meaning is meaning -less because, unlike
words,  it does not have meaning but is
meaning. By itself,  a tree is mcaningless, but it
is the meaning of the word  "tree." It is easy to see that this kind of language,
whether  in its religious or metaphysical forms,
can lead to ali manner of misunderstanding. For when the mind is  divided, and 'T' wants to
get away from present ex - pericnce, thc whole
notion of a supernatural world is  its happy
hide -out. The "I" is resisting an unhappy
change, and so clings LOthe "unchanging"
Absolute,  forgetting that this Absolute is also
the "unfixed." When life provides sorne bitter
experience, the "I"  can only support it with che
guarantee that it i s part  of the plan of a loving
Father -God. But this very  guarantee makes  it
impossiblc  Lo realize  the "love of  God," which, as
is well known, requires che giving  up of "l."
The misunderstanding of religious ideas is
vividly  illustrated in what men havc madc of the
doctrine of  immortality, heaven, and hell. But
now it should be clear that eternal lifc is the
realization that the pres - ent is thc only rcality,
and that past and future can  be distinguished
from  it in a convcntional  scnse  alone. The
moment  is the "door  of heaven,"  thc
.. straight  and narrow  way  that  leadeth  unto  life,"
be-
cause therc is no room in it for the scparate
··1." In  th is cxperience  there  is no one
expericncing  the ex- pcrience. The  "rich  man"
cannot  get through  this
1 43 THE  WISDOM  OF INSECURITY
<loor  because  he carries  too much  baggagc;  he is
clinging  to thc past  and the future. One might quote whole pages from the spiritual
litera tu re of ali times and places tO  show that
eternal  life has becn understood in this sensc. Thc
follow - ing from  Eckhart  will sufficc:
The Now -moment in which God made the first man and
the Now -moment  in which  the last man  will disappear,
ancl  the Now -moment in which  l am spcaking are ali one
in God, in whom  there  is only onc Now. Lookl The per-
son who livcs in  the light oí God  is conscious ncither of
time  past  nor of  time  to come  but only  oí onc ctcrnity....<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        When you
discover  chis, the desire to escape "merges" into
the pain it - self and  vanishes. Discounting aspirin for the moment, you
cannoc  remove your head from a headache as
you can re- move your hand  f rom a flame. "You"
equah  "head"  equals "ache. " \,Vhen you accually
see chat you are the pain, pain ceascs to be a
motive, for there is no  one to be moved. lt
becomes,  in the true  sense,  of no consequence. lt
hurts -period. This, however, is not an experiment to be held
in reserve,  as a trick,  for moments  of crisis. lt is a
way of life. lt means being aware, alert, and
sensitive to the  present  moment  al ways,  in ali
actions  and relations
98 THE  MARVELOUS  MOMENT
whatsoever, beginning at this instant. This, in
turn,  depends upon seeing that you have really
no choice  but to be aware -becausf. : you cannot
separate your - self from the present and you
cannot define it. You  can, indeed, refuse to admit
this, but only at the cost  of the immense and
futile effort of spcnding your  whole  life
resisting  che inevitable. Once chis is understood, it is really absurd to
say that there is a choice or an alternative between
thesc  two ways of life, between resisting the
stream in fruit - less panic, ancl having one's eyes
opened to a new  world, transformed, and ever
new with wonder. The  key is undcrstanding. To
ask how to do this, what is  the technique or
method, what are the steps and  rules, is to miss
thc point uttcrly. Mcthods are for  creating things
which do not yct exist. '\Ve are con- cerned  here
with  understanding  something  which  is
-the present  momcnt. This  is not a psychological
ar spiritual discipline for self-improvement. It is
simply  being aware of chis present experience,
and realizing  that you can neither define it nor
divide yoursclf  from  it. There  is no rule  but
"Lookl"
lt is no mere poetic sentiment to say that, with
the mind chus opened, we look into a new world,
as ncw  as on the first <lay of creation "when the
morning  stars sang together, and all the sons of
God shouted  for joy. " By trying to understand
everything in terms  of mcmory, the past, and
words, we have, as it were,  had our noses  in che
guidebook  for most  of our lives,
99 THE  WJSDOM'. OF INSECURITY
and have never looked at the view. Whitehead's
criti - cism  of traditional  education  is applicable  to
our whole  way  of living:
We are loo cxclusively bookish in our scholastic rou -
line. In thc Carden  of Eden  Adam  saw 1he animals
before he namcd lhem:  in the tradilional systcm, chil -
dren  named  lhe animals  before  they  saw  them. 1
In the widest  sense  of the word,  to name  is to
in- terpret  cxperience  by the past,  LO translate  it
into  tcrms of memory,  to bind the unknown  into
the sys - tem  of thc known. Civilizcd  man  knows
of hardly  any other  way  of understanding  things. Everybody,  everything, has to have  its label,  its
number,  certifi - cate,  registration,  classification. What  is not classified  is irregular,  unpredictablc,
and dangerous. Witqout  passport,  birth
cenificate,  or membership  in sorne  nation,  onc's
existence  is not recognized. If you do not agree
with  Lhc capicalists,  they