 Ganaka standing a dozen yards away
laughing, and he was clearly laughing at him. “How long have you been
standing there?” Gautama demanded, feeling the blood rising to his face. “The whole time,” said the older monk nonchalantly. He was chewing a
stem of sour grass he’d plucked from the roadside. “Is there a stream nearby? I need to wash my face,” Gautama said
curtly. There was no point, he thought, in asking why Ganaka hadn’ t helped
or if he had heard of the monastic vow of service. The older monk led the
way to a fresh rivulet in the forest. Gautama poured water from his begging
bowl over his head and shoulders while Ganaka watched, squatting on his
heels. “Those people didn’ t love you for what you did,” he pointed out. “I didn’ t expect them to,” Gautama replied. The stream was shallow
enough that the water he poured over his back felt as warm as bathwater. His tense muscles began to relax. Ganaka said, “If you didn’ t want them to love you, at least you wanted
gratitude. Y ou’re just too proud to admit it. And angry that I laughed at you. Imagine, here you are being a saint, and a monk, no less, ridicules you for
it.”
Hearing the truth stung, but Gautama was too exhausted to work up
heavy resentment. Instead he said, “W as I ridiculous in your eyes?”
“Why would it matter? A saint has to rise above ridicule. Maybe I was
trying to teach you that.”
“Are you my teacher now? I thought you hated teachers.” Gautama
knew that he had let childish pique creep into his voice, but he didn’ t care.He expected Ganaka to keep on mocking him, but the older monk’ s
voice grew suddenly serious. “I’m part of the world. If you want a teacher,
turn to the world.”
Gautama stepped out of the water, feeling cooler but still sore with the
sense of having been badly used. “The world’ s wisdom is contained in you? Congratulations.”
“Not all the world’ s wisdom, but a piece of it. The piece you need to
hear,” said Ganaka calmly. “And what is that?”
“Are you free enough of anger to listen?” Ganaka asked. He met
Gautama’ s stare. “I didn’ t think so.” He sat under a tree and watched
Gautama as indif ferently as he had watched the husband and wife in
trouble. Gautama could have walked away, but after a moment he felt
settled enough to sit down beside the older monk. “Everything you say is true,” he admitted. “Only it shouldn’ t be. That’ s your position, isn’ t it? That when you act
like a saint, you should be loved, and whoever sees you doing good works
should be inspired to join you.”
“All right, yes,” said Gautama reluctantly. “What’ s your position? That
you can be my teacher by standing around and letting me do all the work?”
“There was no work to do.”
“I think there was,” Gautama protested. “Then tell me where I’m wrong. The man would have calmed down
eventually and figured out how to unyoke his animal and empty the cart. He
and his wife were strong enough to push the cart out of the ditch, and if they
weren’ t, they could walk back to their village and get help. So by helping
them, you kept them from helping themselves.”
“Go on.”“If you thought you were preventing violence because the man stopped
beating his wife, all you really did was shame him. He will not only resent
you for that; he will beat his wife extra hard tonight to make a point. He is
master, she is slave.”
“And no one should try to show them a better way?”
“Maybe, but why should it be you? They had parents and priests who
taught them right from wrong. They must know families where the wife
isn’t beaten every time the husband loses his temper. Or maybe they don’ t.
Why should it be up to you? Y ou’re a wandering beggar,” Ganaka pointed
out. Gautama was too tired to ar gue in the face of the older monk’ s certainty. “I’m sorry you feel that way,” he mumbled. Ganaka laughed with a hint of scorn. “Y ou can do better than that. I can
tell what you’re thinking. Y ou’re highborn, so that makes you right. No
question about it.”
“Do you always goad people like this?” Gautama asked, resolving not
to make himself the butt of this irksome cynic. “Is there any other way to learn?” Ganaka replied. “If you don’ t want
the world to have more shame, helplessness, and slavery, stop doing what
you did today. All you did was increase it.” He got to his feet, as indif ferent
as if they’d been talking about the possibility of rain, and looked around for
the shortest way back to the main road. “Thank you for the bread, and the company,” Gautama said, forcing the
words out. Ganaka shrugged. “I may not be enlightened enough to suit you, my
idealistic lad. But I’m far from being a fool. Don’ t pretend you’re a saint. Experience tells me that they might not even exist.”
 THE OLD KING  mourned the day he saw his son ride out the gates of
Kapilavastu, but he didn’ t send guards to break into the Shiva temple and
arrest the high Brahmin. The writing had been on the wall a long time
before their plan finally failed. Canki realized that fate had turned against
him, and he decided to appear in the king’ s chambers one morning
unannounced. He bowed without prostrating himself on the floor. “I hope you don’ t have the gall to try to console me,” Suddhodana
grumbled. He had taken to sleeping late, and more often than not there was
a young courtesan on the pillow by his side, the only consolation
Suddhodana wanted these days. “I’m only a priest, bringing the king’ s wishes before the gods,” Canki
said. “I had only one wish, and you failed to make it come true. Y our
presence is distasteful to us. Y ou should stay home.”
They had hatched their conspiracy almost thirty years earlier, and
Suddhodana wasn’ t one to look backward. He placed little faith in the
promise that Siddhartha would return. “Return as what?” he said. “He’ll
never come back a king.” The last part he didn’ t voice aloud to anyone, just
as he didn’ t voice a secret intention he had, to name Devadatta as his
successor. The notion had come to him in a dream. He often revisited old
battles in his dreams, but not as he had fought them. Instead he was a
wanderer among the dead. Night after night Suddhodana saw himself asleep in his tent, still
dressed in armor. He would wake up feeling stifled, suf focating for air. He
would throw aside the tent flap, and scattered around him in the moonlight
would be bodies, thick on the ground in poses of agony. He didn’ t weep
over them; he hated them for troubling his peace. However, this dream was dif ferent. He wandered the dusty field
listlessly, head bowed. He came across a shallow grave. A body lay faceup,
arms crossed over its chest. A cloud passed away from the moon, and he
recoiled to see Siddhartha’ s corpse. A cry erupted from his chest, and
Suddhodana leaped into the grave. He embraced the corpse, which washorribly cold. Suddhodana was wracked with sobs, so strongly that he was
sure it would wake him up. Instead, the corpse moved. Suddhodana
clutched it tighter, praying that his own life could seep into his son and
revive him. The corpse’ s head was beside his ear, and a voice said, “The prince is
not the king.” These were Siddhartha’ s words, and the moment they were
spoken Suddhodana woke up in a cold sweat, but not before he got an
instant’ s glimpse of the face again, which melted into dust. He turned now to Canki. “Y ou’ve been released. That’ s why I’m not
going to kill you,” he said. “Released?”
“From our plot. I’m not heartless. I know what I’ve done, to my son and
to all those people who suf fered.”
Canki had never heard the king talk this way; remorse wasn’ t in his
nature. In fact, the high Brahmin had intruded in the royal chambers to
remind Suddhodana that his son still had a great destiny ahead of him. “You must have another plan. I will aid you however I can. I sense that
you’ve found a ray of hope. T rue?”
Suddhodana gave a derisive snort. “So, you’re not in your dotage after
all. I thought priests softened when they saw heaven coming


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```

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b o t h  s i d e s  o f  t h e  g u n. T h a t  r e a l i z a t i o n  l e d  A z i m  t o  r e a c h  o u t  t o  t h e  g r a n d f a t h e r
o f  t h e  b o y  w h o  k i l l e d  h i s  s o n,  w i t h  w h o m  t h e  b o y,  T o n y,
h a d  b e e n  l i v i n g  a t  t h e  t i m e  o f  t h e  m u r d e r. T h e  g r a n d f a t h e r,
P l e s  F e l i x,  w a s  a  G r e e n  B e r e t  w h o  h a d  s e r v e d  t w o  t o u r s  i n
V i e t n a m  a n d  h a d  a  m a s t e r ’ s  d e g r e e  i n  u r b a n  d e v e l o p m e n t. T o n y  h a d  g o n e  t o  l i v e  w i t h  h i s  g r a n d f a t h e r  a t  t h e  a g e  o f
n i n e,  a f t e r  s u f f e r i n g  f r e q u e n t  v i o l e n t  a b u s e  h i m s e l f  a s  w e l l
a s  w i t n e s s i n g  t h e  m u r d e r  o f  h i s  c o u s i n. B y  t h e  t i m e  h e  w a s
n i n e,  T o n y  w a s  a l r e a d y  r a c k e d  w i t h  a n g e r. R e a d i n g  i n  t h e
p a p e r s  a b o u t  t h e  b o y  a n d  a b o u t  h i s  g r a n d f a t h e r,  A z i m  f e l t
c o m p a s s i o n  f o r  t h e i r  s t o r y. A z i m  a s k e d  t h e  d i s t r i c t  a t t o r n e y  t o  i n t r o d u c e  h i m  t o  P l e s,
a n d  t h e y  m e t  i n  t h e  o f f i c e  o f  t h e  p u b l i c  d e f e n d e r  w h o  w a s
r


 f f i c u l t  f o r  t h e  r o s e b u d  t o  b l o s s o m. I s  i t
d i f f i c u l t  f o r  t h e  s t a r s  t o  s h i n e. P a r t  o f  G o d ’ s  g e n i u s  i s  t h a t
H e  m a k e s  i t  a l l  l o o k  s o  e a s y. W e  k e e p  l o o k i n g  f o r  t h e  w i n g s
o f  a  s p a r r o w  w h e n  t h e  w i n g s  o f  a n  e a g l e  h a v e  a l r e a d y  b e e n
g i v e n  u s. *  W e  k e e p  c l i n g i n g  t o  o u r  w e a k n e s s  w h i l e  o u r  t r u e
s t r e n g t h  i s  h u g e. T r a d i n g  A m b i t i o n  f o r  I n s p i r a t i o n

T h e  p o i n t  i s  n o t  t o  d o  s o m e t h i n g  o r  n o t  d o  i t. T h e  p o i n t  i s  t o
d o  s o m e t h i n g  i f  w e ’ r e  i n t e r n a l l y  g u i d e d  t o  d o  s o  a n d  n o t  t o
d o  s o m e t h i n g  i f  w e ’ r e  n o t  g u i d e d  t o  d o  s o. S o m e t i m e s
p e o p l e  t h i n k  t h e y  h a v e  a  g r e a t  i d e a,  a n d  t h e n  i t  f a l l s  a p a r t. Y e t  i f  t h e  p l a n  w a s  s e l f - i n i t i a t e d  r a t h e r  t h a n  d i v i n e l y
i n s p i r e d,  t h e n  i t  m i g h t  n o t  h a v e  r e f l e c t e d  t h e  b e s t  u s e  o f
y o u r  t a l e n t s  i n  a  p a r t i c u l a r  a r e a. M i r a c l e  w o r k e r s  a r e  w a r n e d  t o  “ a v o i d  s e l f - i n i t i a t e d
p l a n s. ” *  W h a t  t h i s  m e a n s  i s  t h a t  i d e a s  w e  c o m e  u p  w i t h
o u r s e l v e s —  i d e a s  t h a t  c o m e  n o t  f r o m  a  s e n s e  o f  d e e p e r
g u i d a n c e  a n d  i n s p i r a t i o n  b u t  r a t h e r  f r o m  a  s e n s e  o f  a m b i t i o n
a n d  a  d e s i r e  f o r  c o n t r o l — c o m e  f r o m  t h e  e g o  s e l f  a n d  a r e
n o t  b a c k e d  b y  t h e  h e a v e n s. Q u i t e  s i m p l y,  t h e y  a r e  n o t
b l e s s e d. T h e y  m i g h t  b e  g o o d  i d e a s,  a n d  v e r y  w e l l
i n t e n t i o n e d,  b u t  i f  t h e y  d o  n o t  e m a n a t e  f r o m  t h e  H o l y  S p i r i t,
t h e n  t h e y  r e p r e s e n t  “ m y  w i l l ”  a n d  n o t  “ Y o u r  w i l l. ”  O u r
g o o d  i n t e n t i o n s  a r e  n o t  e n o u g h ;  o u r  w i l l i n g n e s s  i s
e v e r y t h i n g. *
O f t e n  I ’ v e  h e a r d  p e o p l e  c o m p l a i n  a b o u t  a  p l a n  t h a t
f a i l e d. “ B u t  i t  w a s  a  g o o d  i d e a. I  d o n ’ t  k n o w  w h y  i t  d i d n ’ t
s u c c e e d. ”  B u t  t h o u g h  w e  m i g h t  h a v e  t h o u g h t  s o m e t h i n g
w a s  a  g o o d  i d e a,  t h e  m o r t a l  m i n d  h a s  a  l i m i t e d  p e r s p e c t i v e
o n  “ g o o d  i d e a s. ”  B y  w h a t  c r i t e r i a  c a n  w e  d i s c e r n  a  t r u l y
g o o d  i d e a,  g i v e n  o u r  i n a b i l i t y  t o  k n o w  w h a t  w i l l  h a p p e n  i n
t h e  f u t u r e,  w h a t  l e s s o n s  n e e d  t o  b e  l e a r n e d  b y  w h o m,  a n dh o w  o u r  a c t i o n s  f i t  i n t o  G o d ’ s  l a r g e r  p l a n. A  b l e s s e d  i d e a
d o e s  n o t  c o m e  f r o m  t h e  m o r t a l  m i n d,  w h i c h  h a s  n o  i d e a
h o w  o u r  t a l e n t s  a n d  a b i l i t i e s  w o u l d  w o r k  b e s t  w i t h i n  a
l a r g e r  u n f o l d i n g  g o o d. A n d  f r o m  a  s p i r i t u a l  p e r s p e c t i v e,
t h e r e  i s  a  l a r g e r  p l a n  o f  u n f o l d i n g  g o o d,  a  w i l l - t o - h e a l i n g
t h a t  i s  b u i l t  i n t o  t h e  w o r k i n g s  o f  t h e  u n i v e r s e. W e  w i l l  b e
t o l d  e v e r y t h i n g  w e  n e e d  t o  k n o w  a n d  s h o w n  e v


 performance, such
potentially great in all areas of human
High states of consciousness, also, are
kinds of rewards of athletic achievement,
as that of the world-famous Sufi dancers
achievement is pride. Pride, calibrated at
frequently experienced by athletes. It is
including movies. Of all of the movies
known as whirling dervishes, who, 175, not only makes the performer go
well documented that long-distance about sport studied, the French film
The through discipline and exhausting weak, but cannot provide the
runners frequently attain sublime states
Big Blue produced the highest
practice, become able to move motivational power of love, honor orof peace and joy. This very elevation of
calibration. 1 This is the story of the
ef fortlessly through space over long
dedication to a higher principle (or even
consciousness, in fact, often inspires the
world's deep-sea (143) diving champion,
periods of time with dazzling precision. to excellence itself). If we ask a powerful
prolonged transcendence of pain and
Jacques Mayol, the Frenchman who for
The most highly developed martial arts
athlete to hold in mind the hope of
exhaustion necessary to achieve higher
many years, until very recently, held the
clearly demonstrate haw motive and
defeating his opponent, or becoming a
levels of performance. This phenomenon
world retard. The movie calibrates at the
principle are of ultimate importance in
star, or making a lot of money, we will
is commonly described in terms of
extraordinary ener gy level of 700extraordinary athletic achievement.2 The
see that he goes weak and we can put
pushing oneself to the point where one
(universal truth). The movie itself has the
mast frequently heard (144) admonition to
down his trained, muscular arm with
suddenly breaks through a performance
capacity to put viewers into a high state
trainees is "stop trying to use force. "3
minimal ef fort. The same athlete holding
barrier and the activity becomes of consciousness; the manager of one
Schools devoted to these arts produce
in mind the honor of his country or his
ef fortless; the body then seems to move
movie-house which showed it described
masters whose overriding concern is
sport, or the dedication of his
with grate and ease of its own accord, as
audiences wandering out of the theater
victory of the higher self over the lower
performance to someone he loves, or
though animated by some invisible force.last in silence or crying with a joy which
self through control, training and even the sheer joy of maximum ef fort
for The accompanying state of joy is quite
they could not describe. commitment to goals aligned with true
the sake of excellence, goes powerfully
distinct from the thrill of success; it is a
The movie achieves an accurate
power.4 Alignment with these high power
strong, and we cannot push down his arm
depiction of the world's greatest deep-sea
attractor patterns is not limited to the
with even the greatest ef fort. 69
70
to any field of human activity. This can
joy of peace and oneness with all that
diver in elevated states of consciousness
exercise of the discipline itself but
be illustrated by an examination of
lives. through the use of slow-motion becomes an entire lifestyle. Thus, when
sports, a good example because sport isIt is notable that this transcendence of the
photography. A subjective sensation of
the power of the principle is transferred
so widely observed and extensively
personal self and surrender to the very
slow-motion, beauty and grace is to the practitioner, the results begin to
be documented. Great heroes of sports have
essence or spirit of life often occurs at a
frequently noted in higher states; time
manifested everywhere in his life. been celebrated throughout history at
point just beyond the apparent limit of
seems to stop and there is an inner
The hallmark of true greatness in athletic
least as much as great figures in science,
the athlete's ability. The seeming barrier
silence despite the noise of the world. achievement is always humility, such as
the arts or any other area of cultural
is predicated by the paradigm of one's
W e see throughout the film that Jacques
that exhibited by Pablo Morales afterachievement. Sports figures symbolize
own past accomplishments or of what has
Mayol maintains this state by the winning his Gold Medals in the 1992
for all of us the possibilities of been recognized as theoretically possible,
intensity of his concentration, which
Summer Olympics. Such athletes express
excellence, and, at the level of the
such as the historic "four -minute mile." keeps him in an almost constant gratitude, inner awe and an awareness
champion, mastery. Until Roger Bannister broke the four -
meditative condition. In this mode he
that their performance was not merely the
What is it in athletics that brings a crowd
minute mile, it was universally accepted
transcends ordinary human limitations,
result of a personal ef fort-that maximum
to its feet and commands wildly that it was not humanly possible to run
enabled to achieve great feats through
personal ef fort brought them to the
enthusiastic loyalty? At first we might
any faster; Bannister's greatness was not
altered physiology; the deeper he dives,breakthrough point from which they were
think it is pride, a fascination with
just in breaking the record, but in
the slower is his heartbeat, and his blood
then transported by a power greater than
competition and triumph. But while these
breaking through that paradigm to a new
distribution concentrates almost entirely
that of the individual self. This typically
motives may produce pleasure and model of human possibility. This
in his brain (as does that of the porpoise). is expressed as the discovery of some
excitement, they cannot account for the
breakthrough to new levels of potential
His best friend, himself a highly evolved
aspect of the self hitherto unknown, or
far greater emotions of respect and awe
has correspondences in every field of
athlete, dies in an attempt to match
un-experienced in its pure form. elicited by a display of athletic human endeavor; in many diverse
Mayol's feat because he has not reachedThrough kinesiology we can demonstrate
excellence. What animates the crowd is
enterprises, those who have achieved
the level of consciousness required to
that if one is motivated by any of the
an intuitive recognition of the heroic
greatness have given parallel accounts of
transcend the normal limits of the body. ener gy fields below courage, one goes
striving (142) required to overcome human
the circumstances surrounding their
The subjective experience of ef fortless
weak. The notorious Achilles heel that
limitation and achieve new levels of
accomplishments. bliss also occurs in other types of
brings down not just athletes but the
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        Every act or decision
overcame the (126) British Empire, then the
you make that supports life supports all
greatest force in the world, ruling two-Principled - Expedient
(122) Simply having read over this list, you
life, including your own. The ripples we
thirds of the face of the globe. l
Privileged - Entitled
are no longer the same person; merely to
create return to us. This, which may once
become acquainted with the dif ferences
Gandhi not only brought the British
Prolific - Barren
have seemed a metaphysical statement, is
between these poles begins to increase
Empire to its knees; he ef fectively rang
Purposeful - Desirous
now established as a scientific fact. 3
one's inner power. W ith these
down the curtain on the centuries-old
distinctions in mind we will start to
drama of colonialism, and he did it by
59
60
simply standing for a principle: thenational socialism only to establish a
One characteristic of force is arrogance;
self-evident. That "all men are created
intrinsic dignity of man and his right to
virtual (127) tyranny. A distinctive
power is characterized by humility. Force
equal" requires no justification or
freedom, sovereignty and self-
characteristic of force in politics is that it
is pompous; it has all the answers. Power
rhetorical persuasion. That it is wrong to
determination. 2 Fundamental to this
cannot tolerate dissent. Both rules
is unassuming. Stalin, who strutted gas people to death in concentration
principle, in Gandhi's view, was the fact
depended on the pervasive use of force
military autocracy, has gone down in
camps is self-evident; it requires no
that such rights derive to man by virtue
through secret police; Stalin, who also
history as an arch-criminal. The humble
ar gument. The principles upon whichof the divinity of his creation. Gandhi
put millions to death, relied on his KGB,
Mikhail Gorbachev, who wore a plain
true power is based never require
believed that human rights are not
as Hitler his Gestapo. suit and easily admitted to faults, has
vindication, as force inevitably does-
granted by any earthly power, but are
Adolph Hitler assembled the greatest


 to  be
caused by HIV unless the physiological effects of the various other compo nents in the serum or blood are known. As a hypo thetical example, Sir Peter Medawar, FRS, a  Nobel laureate and president of the Royal Society in England
has expressed  the opinion that there are certain genes in the body that, once triggered into action, will program the
death of the individual. In other words, even death is an orderly and controlled phenomenon. The question arises:
Are the people who lose fine gender definition and become disinterested in nature's program of procreation more
susceptible to the activation of the genes that cause their early demise? In a series of very significant experiments, scientists Brodish and Lymangrove have shown that "stressed intestines"
produce a local hormone that has a very strong and long-lasting activity. It acts as a very potent cortisone-releasing
agent. This hormone could be transfused in the serum from one animal to another. It stays in the new animal for
some time and has exactly the same cortisone-releasing activity. Cortisone-release mechanisms, at certain levels, will  result in the production of some nucleus breakdown and
similar DNA f ragmentation to HIV particle formation. Again, this is a metabolic disorder even if the tests are
perceived to represent HIV particle formation. We should understand that all manufacturing processes in the cells of the body are taking place in a fluid medium;
parts can float away unless an anchoring system is in place. A very important point that needs cla rification is the fact
that many units of cy steine are involved in the formation of a type of anchoring "rope" that
has at some specific points zinc hooks attached to a number of cysteines that keep the DNA assembly line in
position and prevent the drift of its seg ments, very much like wash lines with their hooks for open-air drying of
clothes. The sex hormone receptor's structure, formation, and function in men and women depend very strongly on
the presence of this zinc and cysteine "fingers." Thus, the deficiency of cysteine i n the bod y of those with AIDS
could have a far greater significance than may be apparent at first. Could the loss of gender dominance in either sex
be initially cau sed by changes in the amino acid pool com position of the body, with "comparative" cysteine, and
possibly zinc, deficiency at the top of the list? I personally think this to be a strong possibility. When you "think" with your head and not your heart, you should ask yourself: If the primary and initial problem in
AIDS is a wrong mix of the amino acid composition in the body, to the point of affecting the natural attributes ofgender dominance, is AIDS preventable? The logical first step is a prudent correction of the physiological
imbalance, coupled to the needed education about the destructive effects o f giving in to homosexual
experimentations. One should realize, when the correct mix of amino acids to procreate a normal offspring is not
available to the body, its direct is on the sex hormones and their receptors. One must assume they
“decommissioned” lest the natural design of the species (man)gets drastically cha nged. It should be remembered
the natural design to sexuality is its outcome of procreation and rearing of offspring. The associated addictive "high"
is the driving force behind the design. Now comes a socia l dilemma! If the presently established indulgence in homosexu al gratification becomes a
generally accepted norm by society and parents, they will be dooming the persons concerned to a much faster
eradication from nature's inventory of its cre ations. The natural design of the human body has in its blueprint certain
"dead-end" directions; the frequent gratification of unnatural rectal sexu al urges is one of them. By joining so many disease conditions by the acronym of AIDS, and by getting the public to think of AIDS a s a single
disease produced by a slow virus, my col leagues in this branch of research are doing a disservice to mankind. They
sharply deviate from the truth, and in the process, secure more research funds, sell more test kits and promote the
sale of poisonous chemicals that accel erate the deterioration of the health of those so treated. Another question that might be asked concerns the relationship of intravenous morphine and heroin use to the
production of AIDS. The answer may possib ly be found in chemical properties of these substances on body
physiology. Morphine-like substances register their effect through the nerve system, which sends messages around
by the use of serotonin as its neurotransmitter agent. This nerve system and morphine-like substances are able to
alter the metabolic pattern of the body. Endorphins, the natural morphines of the body, not only suppress p ain
sensation and produce euphoria, they also alter the level of hunger sensation. People who use morphine and heroin
lose their appetite and do not seem to eat properly. They begin to feed off their own body. Furthermore, those who use these drugs on a regular basis are highly stressed people, either by the initial reason
that forced them to take drugs, or by th e difficulty of getting a regular supply. In any event, stress physiology set s in,
and because of altered metabolism, not enough of the body's daily needs will  be available. When morphine or
heroin is used, the sensations of hunger and thirst are also suppressed, and the body begins to feed off itself. In
countries whe re people used to smoke opium, a great number of these people eventually died of lung infections—
exactly wh at is now blamed on the virus and contaminated needles. It is also important to know there is a time gap of many years between recognition of "HIV"  in the body and
production of clinical symptoms of immune suppressio n. I can assure you, the amin o acid imba lance during this
time gap becomes a  far more potent killer than the "virus of AIDS." At the beginning, the body begins t o produce
antibodies to the virus. It is only after some time that production of all antibodies becomes insufficient and
ineffective. We should remembe r that a balanced and well-proportioned amino acid pool compo sition in the body is
absolutely essential for antibody production by the white blood cells and the liver cells. One terrible aspect of AIDS is the cruelty with which it affects b abies born to mothers who are HTV p ositive. It
should be clear, if the mother is deficient in certain amino acids in her body, she is not able to provide the baby with
the correct range of amino acids for its normal development. Should the mother be even minimally deficie nt in her
methionine, cystine, cysteine, tryptophan and others, the baby is bound to be short of these same elements that will
possibly predispose to DNA fragmentation in the process of cell development, particularly in the breast-feeding
phase of the child's development. THE UNF OLDING OF EVENTS IN AIDS RESEARCH
As this book was being written, a group of sc ientists in  AIDS r esearch from Europe and America gathered in
Holland in May o f 1992 to begin a movement against the established and protected thinking on AIDS a s a viral
disease. As re ported in the London Sunday Times of 26 April 1992, two of the most interesting members of this
group were Professor Luc Montagnier from France and Professor  Duesberg from America. Professor Luc Montagnier of the Pasteur Institute is the original discoverer of the virus that was later labeled as
HTV. This French professor isolated the claimed virus that was sup posed to have inhibited the immune system. He
sent samples of the virus to Robert Gallo in America, who was also working on a method for isolation and testing of
an AIDS v irus in the body. Dr. Gallo later applied for a patent on a test kit. The French government started legal
proceedings to claim its rights for the discov ery of the virus. Eventually and after much legal hassle, the two parties
agreed to share a portion of the proceeds fro m the marketing of the test kit. The rest of the proceeds go to further
research of AIDS. But the French would not remain quiet and forced further investigations into the allegations of
scientific im propriety. After a more thorough scrutiny, it has now been conceded that Dr. Gallo had initially used the
French sam ple for his patent. Professor Mon tagnier seems to have reversed his original views and now claims the virus not to be of primary
importance in AIDS. The newspaper interview indicates that the professor now accepts the possibility of AIDS
having other causes. He seems to ackn owledge the possible existence of AIDS even without the presence of HIV. The professor must have come across com pelling arguments that deny HIV as the culprit and the single cause of all
the group of diseases classified under AIDS. A drastic cha nge has taken place in Professor Montagnier's thinking. Professor Duesberg, who had researched the actual com position of the virus—at the same time as others were
believing in its disease-producing properties—had announced the virus incapable of causing AIDS. There weremany debates, but his arguments did not cut any ice with the established group busy with AIDS viral research in
America and in Europe. He could not offer an alternative scientific explanation on the cause of the diseases
grouped together under AIDS o ther than saying the disease is not caused by a virus. The researchers in this field
were looking for plausible scientific ideas to find a solution to the problem. A sta tement to


 to that point. Meanwhile, there was still great pain in my legs, but thatwasn’t a problem. It was ju st the quiet experience of
pain. No complaints, no mental dialogue about what to
do about it. There was simply awareness, completely at
peace with what it was aware of. I manag ed to move my arms enough to unfold my legs
from th e lotus position. They were like dead weight, so I
lay on my side for a while until they came back to life. It
was so peacefu l, so comfortable lying there. In time, I
opened my eyes. What eased in through those openings
was like  nothing I had ever seen or dreamed of before. The wetland area before me appeared like a Japanese
rice paper painting. It exude d gentleness and stillness. The tall grasses swayed in the gentle breeze, but their
movement had a stillness about it. Everything was so
quiet, so serene. The trees w ere quiet, the clouds were
quiet, the water was quiet. There was absolute stillness in
the mid st of the movement of  nature. My body was quiet,
and there were no thoughts at all. I could have lain there
forever melting into the peace that surrounded my sense
of presence. When I finally got up, the movement of my body was
unfamiliar to me. I had never been a graceful person. I
was definitely not the dancing type. But now every
movement of my body was like a ballet. There was a
graceful flow when my arms moved, and I really saw the
difference when I began to w alk. With each step I could
feel eve ry tiny movement of the muscles in my feet. I
flowed from one step to the next, and the movement
itself was intoxicating. The amazing part is that th is state lasted for weeks. When I rejoined my friends  that day, the state didn’t
change. I felt no need to explain or describe what had
happened to me during the  two to three hours I was
gone. I could hardly talk. Everything was so beautiful
and tranquil. The silence, the absolute silence, even
sounds outside did not disturb that stillness. The sounds
were out there, but they seemed so far away from where Iwas seated inside. A moat of thick peace allowed nothing
to reach the citadel of my elevated state.5. F r o m  A b s o l u t e  P e a c e  t o  A b s o l u t e
T u r m o i l
S helly and I retu rned home from the weekend trip, but I
could not relate to the life I was coming back to. I had
changed completely in a matter of hours. My normal
inner state had been transfor med into a state of absolute
clarity. Neither desire nor fear could touch me in those
early days. Even thoughts faded away before reaching my
seat of awareness. All I remember experiencing at that
time was a powerful, unwavering sense of one pointed
intention— I will never leave this state. No matter what,
I will never allow anything to take me from this place. No voice of my  mind had to say that to me; it was who I
was. I was no longer Mickey  Singer. I was the one who
would never betray that peace or allow anything to
disturb that transcendent stillness. I w as like a ch ild having to learn everything all over
again. I  had to learn to eat in a way that was consistent
with th at pea ce. I used t o smoke pot; I stopped
completely. My  state was cry stal clear, and I didn’t want
to dull it one io ta. I had to learn to go to classes and take
tests while remaining perfectly centered. I was in a
doctoral program, on full fellowship. I had to learn to use
my intellectual mind without disturbing the peace that I
now loved more than life itself. During those next few week s, I felt like I had been
born anew. I found myself y earning to go back beyond. In f act, every t ime I sat down to meditate I was drawn
back into an elevated state. Some veil had been torn
aside inside of me, and it was  now totally natural to passback through it. I started w aking up at three in the
morning to be able to d o prolonged meditations. Throughout the day, I would sit whenever and wherever
I had the opportunity. Only a small part of my life was
about my outer existence. What I was really about was
learning to stay deep inside while my outer life passed
before me, leaving me at peace. I wa sn’t able to stay that detached for long, however. After two to three weeks, the unassailable inner peace
began to develop cracks. These cracks allowed the voice
of my persona l mind to leak  back into my sanctuary of
silence. I struggled to get it b ack. Oh, did I struggle. But
the stru ggling itself was inconsistent with the absolute
stillness. There  was nothing I  could do. I had to just sit in
here helplessly watching as the Land Beyond My Dreams
gave wa y to my noisy inner st ate. It never dawned on me
that I could tr y leaving my outer existence in order to
maintain the inner stillness. That effort would come a
little bit later. Though my deep inner peace had begun to fade, I
never fully returned to my normal state. Even when the
personal mind and emotions started back up, I was much
further behind them than I used to be. There was also
another majo r change: I was now experiencing a
constant flow of energy risin g up within me to the point
between my eyebrows. It formed a vortex of pressure
that forced my attention to t hat point. For example, if I
was looking at something, it felt like I was concentrating
my gaze  throu gh my brow ra ther than through my eyes. This didn’t affect my ability to see; it just kept me closer
to th e meditative state at all t imes. Note that focusing on
the energy flow was not som ething I was doing; it was
something that was happening by itself. I was just aware
that the  flow had never been there before, and now it was
always there. The pull of my attention to the point between my
eyebrows became both my teacher and my friend. Whenmy mental voice had something to say, I now had a
choice—pay attention to the voice or keep focusing on
the inn er flow of energy. I eventually realized that if I
didn’t w ant to listen to the m ental chatter, all I had to do
was slightly increase my concentration on the energy
flow to my bro w. The thoughts would then pass right by
without disturbing me. Letting the thoughts go became a
game to me. A ll of life was a lighter experience than
before. My personal melodrama would still come up, but
it co uld not pu ll me down in to it. I had been gifted with
this inner flow of energy to help me work my way out of
myself. More important, I now knew what it would be
like to get awa y from my personal self. My intention was
firm and resolute—no matter  what it took, or how long it
took—I was going to find my way back beyond. It didn’t take long, however, before outer changes
began in my l ife that rivaled the inner changes I was
going th rough. It started with Shelly. One day she told
me that  it was time to move on. That really threw me for
a loop. Though  we had only been married a year and a
half, th e found ation of my p ersonal life had been built
around her for years. I tried in vain to hold on to her, but
at s ome point I saw somethi ng I had never been able to
see before: the sheer strength of my personality and
intellect had not given her the room she needed to
breathe. If I tr uly loved her, I had to let her go. Right at
that tim e, I had a friend who needed someone to house-
sit whil e he was away. I moved into that house and began
the process of nursing a broken heart. The sud den change in my outer life had a profound
effect on my in ner work. I was already totally committed
to my regular meditations. Exploring the inner state of
deep peace had become the purpose of my life. Now I
had another very powerful source of inspiration: I was
watching a human being in almost unbearable pain. My
heart ex uded pain all the time, and my mind was literally
broken. It was as though the foundation of my self-concept had been removed, a nd my personal self was in
free fall. I didn ’t know how to put it together again, nor
did I even want to. If I concentrated very deeply during meditation, all the
turmoil melted away. There was silence and peace. The
silence was not as thick as it had been before, but it
provided me a place of repos e. When I came back from
meditation, tur moil and pain was what I returned to. So
my dail y experience was now either heaven or hell. There
was


, and allowing them to pass without judgment.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Poor	concentration	is	when	one’s
mind	can	hold	its	attention	for	just	a	few	seconds. The	more	thoughts	you	have	running	through	your	head,	the	lessconcentration	you	have. The	less	concentration	you	have,	the	poorer	your
ability	to	hold	your	attention	on	something	for	a	certain	period. Improve	your
concentration	by	taking	back	control	of	your	mind	by	reducing	your
breathing,	following	your	breath	or	keeping	your	attention	on	your	inner
body.Chapter	11
	You	know	all	of	this!Accept	it	as	if	you	had	chosen	it	so

When	something	in	life	does	not	go	according	to	our	expectations,	we	feel
aggrieved. It	might	be	a	loss	of	money,	children	going	astray,	a	partner
deciding	to	leave	you,	losing	your	job	or	any	other	dilemma. When	confronted	with	this,	we	have	two	choices. We	can	either	accept	the
dilemma	or	refuse	to	accept	it. By	refusing	to	accept	it,	the	mind	creates	mental	turmoil. The	situation	has
happened. It	is	as	it	is	and,	in	many	situations,	there	is	little	we	can	do	to
change	it. What	is	within	our	complete	control	is	our	perception	of	the
situation. Shakespeare’s	famous	line,	“nothing	is	good	or	bad,	but	thinking
makes	it	so,”	rings	so	true. It	is	not	the	event	itself	that	is	the	problem. It	is
our	reaction	to	the	event	that	determines	our	happiness. If	we	choose	not	to
accept	a	situation,	we	generate	conflict	between	what	has	happened	and	what
we	believe	should	have	happened. Depending	on	the	intensity	to	which	we	refuse	to	accept,	the	mind	may	be
energized	for	days,	weeks	or	years	to	come. Life	is	often	put	on	hold	until	the
event	sorts	itself	out. Ultimately,	if	we	do	not	accept	what	has	happened,	we
simply	generate	misery	within	ourselves. Understanding	the	above	is	simple. It	makes	sense. But	is	the	acceptance	just
through	words	or	is	the	acceptance	actual	and	outright? “My	partner	has	left	me. Ok,	I	will	accept	that. I	don’t	need	the	stupid	idiot	in
my	life	anymore. I’m	going	to	screw	him	for	every	penny	he	has	and	I	hope
the	bitch	that	he	ran	off	with	also	suffers. Yes,	I	will	accept	that	he	has	left. He
has	left	me	stranded.”

The	above	is	a	story. It	is	acceptance	only	in	words. It	is	not	peaceful
acceptance. There	is	peace	of	the	mind	only	when	acceptance	is	outright,	with
no	negativity	for	what	has	taken	place. William	James	expressed	it	with	the
following:	“Be	willing	to	have	it	so,	because	acceptance	of	what	has
happened	is	the	first	step	in	overcoming	the	consequences	of	any	misfortune.”

Feel	your	inner	body. Reduce	your	breathing! Shut	the	door	to	the	past	and	move	on!M
aking	mistakes	is	a	significant	human	trait. The	greatest	people	on	earth
have	all	had	numerous	setbacks	and	have	made	mistakes. If	you	make	a
mistake,	analyze	the	past	for	just	a	short	time. When	you	fail,	it’s	okay	to	get
upset	or	to	feel	down	for	a	while. Don’t	make	the	mistake	something	that	you	continuously	live	from. If	you
constantly	think	about	a	past	mistake,	you	will	develop	it	into	something	so
big	that	it	will	wash	over	and	affect	every	aspect	of	your	life,	and	will	only
serve	to	increase	your	thought	activity	and	create	an	agitated	and	distracted
mind. A	distracted	mind	will	divide	your	attention	every	minute,	every	hour,
every	day. At	some	point	in	the	past,	if	you	carried	out	an	action	that	greatly	hurt	other
people,	understand	that	such	action	was	based	on	the	conditioning	and	beliefs
of	your	mind	at	that	time. Make	amends	if	you	can. Ask	for	forgiveness	if
possible. Your	pain	is	there	to	give	away. Thirty	years	ago,	it	was	customary	in	Ireland	to	have	a	few	pints	of	alcohol
and	drive	a	car. Two	local	men	from	Dun	Boyne	went	to	a	football	match	in
Trim. After	the	match,	they	had	a	few	drinks. On	the	way	home,	they	crashed
their	car	and	the	passenger	was	killed. The	driver,	who	was	35	years	of	age	at
the	time,	escaped	with	injuries. For	the	next	thirty	years	until	his	death,	the
driver	frequently	thought	about	the	accident. In	his	later	years,	he	became
depressed	as	a	result	of	these	thoughts. Yes,	the	man	made	a	mistake	and	did
an	unintentional	act. But	the	human	mind	turned	this	into	thirty	years	of
anguish. The	driver	was	my	father. A	child	grows	up	in	a	housing	estate	where	drugs	are	openly	sold	as	the	main
form	of	income. From	a	young	age,	the	childis	immersed	in	this	culture. The	police	are	enemies	and	other	people	are	a
means	to	make	money. When	the	child	grows	older,	he	peddles	drugs. The	pusher	sells	a	bad	batch. A	quiet	22-year-old	buys	drugs,	develops
permanent	brain	damage	and	is	placed	in	life-long	care. The	22-year-old	is
my	brother. Do	you	think	the	pusher	sold	the	drugs	with	a	free	mind? Do	you	think	a
conscious	choice	was	made? The	pusher’s	actions	were	based	on	the
conditioning	of	his	mind	at	that	time. You	might	have	done	bad	things	in	the	past. You	might	have	made	terrible
mistakes. But	don’t	allow	the	past	to	totally	consume	your	life. If	you	do,	you
will	shut	yourself	off	from	life. Your	mind	is	kept	alive	when	it	is	allowed	to
dwell	in	the	past	or	future. You	can	only	think	of	either	the	past	or	the	future. There	is	no	room	to	think	when	your	attention	is	absorbed	in	the	present. See
your	mind	as	a	moving	right	arm. “What’s	done	can’t	be	undone.”
—
William	ShakespeareStop	stirring	the	problem
Y
ou	have	a	bucket	of	muddy	water	and	you	would	like	the	water	to	be	clear. Therefore,	you	get	a	stick	to	stir	the	water	in	an	effort	to	see	the	bottom. However,	the	more	you	stir	the	water,	the	more	the	sediment	is	agitated,
further	muddying	the	water. This	is	the	human	mind. The	water	is	muddy,	which	is	akin	to	having	a
problem. Instead	of	stirring	the	water,	we	run	the	problem	through	our	mind
over	and	over	in	an	effort	to	reach	a	solution. If	we	allow	the	water	to	settle,
the	sediment	would	fall	to	the	bottom	of	the	bucket	and	the	water	would
become	clear. If	we	allow	the	mind	to	become	quiet,	it	becomes	clear	and	a
solution	can	enter. There	is	no	room	for	a	solution	to	enter	an	agitated	mind. We	tend	to	dwell	on	problems	with	thought	after	thought	after	thought. We	go
for	a	drive	and	think	about	the	problem. We	go	for	a	walk	and	think	about	the
problem. We	lie	wrapped	up	in	our	cozy	beds	at	night	and	think	about


iety	of	cancers. What	are	the	odds	that	all	of	these	associations	(and	many	others)	favoring
a	plant-based	diet	are	due	to	pure	chance? It	is	extremely	unlikely,	to	say	the
least. Such	consistency	of	evidence	across	a	broad	range	of	associations	is
rare	in	scientific	research. It	points	to	a	new	worldview,	a	new	paradigm. It
defies	the	status	quo,	promises	new	health	benefits	and	demands	our	attention.CIRCLING	BACK
In	the	beginning	of	my	career,	I	concentrated	on	the	biochemical	processes	of
liver	cancer. Chapter	three	delineates	the	decades-long	laboratory	work	we
did	with	experimental	animals,	work	that	passed	the	requirements	to	be	called
“good	science.”	The	finding:	casein,	and	very	likely	all	animal	proteins,	may
be	the	most	relevant	cancer-causing	substances	that	we	consume. Adjusting
the	amount	of	dietary	casein	has	the	power	to	turn	on	and	turn	off	cancer
growth,	and	to	override	the	cancer-producing	effects	of	aflatoxin,	a	very
potent	Class	IA	carcinogen,	but	even	though	these	findings	were	substantially
confirmed,	they	still	applied	to	experimental	animals. It	was	therefore	with	great	anticipation	that	I	looked	to	the	China	Study	for
evidence	on	the	causes	of	liver	cancer	in	humans. 62
Liver	cancer	rates	are	very	high	in	rural	China,	exceptionally	high	in	some
areas. Why	was	this? The	primary	culprit	seemed	to	be	chronic	infection	with
hepatitis	B	virus	(HBV). On	average,	about	12-13%	of	our	study	subjects
were	chronically	infected	with	the	virus. In	some	areas,	one-half	of	the	people
were	chronically	infected! To	put	this	into	perspective,	only	0.2-0.3%	of
Americans	are	chronically	infected	with	this	virus. But	there’s	more. In	addition	to	the	virus	being	a	cause	of	liver	cancer	in
China,	it	seems	that	diet	also	plays	a	key	role. How	do	we	know? The	blood
cholesterol	levels	provided	the	main	clue. Liver	cancer	is	strongly	associated
with	increasing	blood	cholesterol,
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	and	we	already	know	that	animal-based
foods	are	responsible	for	increases	in	cholesterol. So,	where	does	HBV	fit	in? The	experimental	mice	studies	gave	a	good
signal. In	mice,	HBV	initiated	the	liver	cancer	but	the	cancer	grew	in	response
to	the	feeding	of	higher	levels	of	casein. In	addition,	blood	cholesterol	also
increased. These	observations	fit	perfectly	with	our	human	findings. Individuals	who	are	chronically	infected	with	HBV	and	who	consume	animal-
based	foods	have	high	blood	cholesterol	and	a	high	rate	of	liver	cancer. The
virus	provides	the	gun,	and	bad	nutrition	pulls	the	trigger. A	very	exciting	story	was	taking	shape,	at	least	to	my	way	of	thinking. It
was	a	story	full	of	meaning	and	suggestive	of	important	principles	that	might
apply	to	other	diet	and	cancer	associations. It	also	was	a	story	that	had	not
been	told	to	the	public,	and	yet	it	was	capable	of	saving	lives. Eventually,	it
was	a	story	that	was	leading	to	the	idea	that	our	most	powerful	weapon
against	cancer	is	the	food	we	eat	every	day. So	there	we	had	it. The	years	of	animal	experiments	illuminated	profound
biochemical	principles	and	processes	that	greatly	helped	to	explain	the	effect
of	nutrition	on	liver	cancer. But	now	we	could	see	that	these	processes	wererelevant	for	humans	as	well. People	chronically	infected	with	hepatitis	B	virus
also	had	an	increased	risk	of	liver	cancer. But	our	findings	suggested	those
who	were	infected	with	the	virus	and	who	were	simultaneously	eating	more
animal-based	foods	had	higher	cholesterol	levels	and	more	liver	cancer	than
those	infected	with	the	virus	and	not	consuming	animal-based	foods. The
experimental	animal	studies	and	the	human	studies	made	a	perfect	fit.PULLING	IT	TOGETHER
Almost	all	of	us	in	the	United	States	will	die	of	diseases	of	affluence. In	our
China	Study	we	saw	that	nutrition	has	a	very	strong	effect	on	these	diseases. Plant-based	foods	are	linked	to	lower	blood	cholesterol;	animal-based	foods
are	linked	to	higher	blood	cholesterol. Animal-based	foods	are	linked	to
higher	breast	cancer	rates;	plant-based	foods	are	linked	to	lower	rates. Fiber
and	antioxidants	from	plants	are	linked	to	a	lower	risk	of	cancers	of	the
digestive	tract. Plant-based	diets	and	active	lifestyles	result	in	a	healthy
weight,	yet	permit	people	to	become	big	and	strong. Our	study	was
comprehensive	in	design	and	comprehensive	in	its	findings. From	the	labs	of
Virginia	Tech	and	Cornell	University	to	the	far	reaches	of	China,	it	seemed
that	science	was	painting	a	clear,	consistent	picture:	we	can	minimize	our	risk
of	contracting	deadly	diseases	just	by	eating	the	right	food. When	we	first	started	this	project	we	encountered	significant	resistance
from	some	people. One	of	my	colleagues	at	Cornell,	who	had	been	involved
in	the	early	planning	of	the	China	Study,	got	quite	heated	in	one	of	our
meetings. I	had	put	forth	the	idea	of	investigating	how	lots	of	dietary	factors,
some	known	but	many	unknown,	work	together	to	cause	disease. Thus	we
had	to	measure	lots	of	factors,	regardless	of	whether	or	not	they	were	justified
by	prior	research. If	that	was	what	we	intended	to	do,	he	said	he	wanted
nothing	to	do	with	such	a	“shotgun”	approach. This	colleague	was	expressing	a	view	that	was	more	in	line	with
mainstream	scientific	thought	than	with	my	idea. He	and	like-minded
colleagues	think	that	science	is	best	done	when	investigating	single—mostly
known—factors	in	isolation. An	array	of	largely	unspecified	factors	doesn’t
show	anything,	they	say. It’s	okay	to	measure	the	specific	effect	of,	say,
selenium	on	breast	cancer,	but	it’s	not	okay	to	measure
multiple	nutritional
conditions	in	the	same	study,	in	the	hope	of	identifying	important	dietary
patterns. I	prefer	the	broader	picture,	for	we	are	investigating	the	incredible
complexities	and	subtleties	of	nature	itself. I	wanted	to	investigate	how
dietary	patterns	related	to	disease,	now	the	most	important	point	of	this	book. Everything	in	food	works	together	to	create	health	or	disease. The	more	we
think	that	a	single	chemical	characterizes	a	whole	food,	the	more	we	stray
into	idiocy. As	we	shall	see	in
Part	IV
	of	this	book,	this	way	of	thinking	has
generated	a	lot	of	poor	science. So	I	say	we	need	more,	not	less,	of	the	“shotgun	approach.”	We	need	more
thought	about	overall	dietary	patterns	and	whole	foods. Does	this	mean	that	I
think	the	shotgun	approach	is	the	only	way	to	do	research? Of	course	not. DoI	think	that	the	China	Study


iet	and	lifestyle,	problems	created	by
nutritional	excess	are	becoming	exponentially	more	urgent	with	each	passing
year. In	1997,	the	director-general	of	the	World	Health	Organization,	Dr.
Hiroshi	Nakajima,	referred	to	the	future	chronic	disease	burden	in	developing
countries	as	“a	crisis	of	suffering	on	a	global	scale.”
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We’ve	fumbled	around	for	the	past	2,500	years,	building	up	theunsustainable	behemoth	that	we	now	call	modern	society. We	certainly	won’t
have	another	2,500	years	to	remember	the	teachings	of	Plato,	Pythagoras,
Seneca	and	Macilwain;	we	won’t	even	have	250	years. From	this	urgency
arises	great	opportunity,	and	because	of	that	I	am	filled	with	hope. People	are
beginning	to	sense	the	need	for	change	and	are	beginning	to	question	some	of
the	most	basic	assumptions	that	we	have	about	food	and	health. People	are
beginning	to	understand	the	conclusions	of	scientific	literature	and	are
changing	their	lives	for	the	better. Never	before	has	there	been	such	a	mountain	of	empirical	research
supporting	a	whole	foods,	plant-based	diet. Now,	for	example,	we	can	obtain
images	of	the	arteries	in	the	heart,	and	then	show	conclusively,	as	Drs. Dean
Ornish	and	Caldwell	Esselstyn,	Jr.,	have	done,	that	a	whole	foods,	plant-based
diet	reverses	heart	disease. 13
	We	now	have	the	knowledge	to	understand	how
this	actually	works. Animal	protein,	even	more	than	saturated	fat	and	dietary
cholesterol,	raises	blood	cholesterol	levels	in	experimental	animals,	individual
humans	and	entire	populations. International	comparisons	between	countries
show	that	populations	subsisting	on	traditional	plant-based	diets	have	far	less
heart	disease,	and	studies	of	individuals	within	single	populations	show	that
those	who	eat	more	whole,	plant-based	foods	not	only	have	lower	cholesterol
levels,	but	have	less	heart	disease. We	now	have	a	deep	and	broad	range	of
evidence	showing	that	a	whole	foods,	plant-based	diet	is	best	for	the	heart
. Never	before	have	we	had	such	a	depth	of	understanding	of	how	diet
affects	cancer	both	on	a	cellular	level	as	well	as	a	population	level. Published
data	show	that	animal	protein	promotes	the	growth	of	tumors. Animal	protein
increases	the	levels	of	a	hormone,	IGF-1,	which	is	a	risk	factor	for	cancer,	and
high-casein	(the	main	protein	of	cow’s	milk)	diets	allow	more	carcinogens
into	cells,	which	allow	more	dangerous	carcinogen
products	to	bind	to	DNA,
which	allow	more	mutagenic	reactions	that	give	rise	to	cancer	cells,	which
allow	more	rapid	growth	of	tumors	once	they	are	initially	formed. Data	show
that	a	diet	based	on	animal-based	foods	increases	a	female’s	production	of
reproductive	hormones	over	her	lifetime,	which	may	lead	to	breast	cancer. We
now	have	a	deep	and	broad	range	of	evidence	showing	that	a	whole	foods,
plant-based	diet	is	best	for	cancer
. Never	before	have	we	had	technology	to	measure	the	biomarkers
associated	with	diabetes,	and	the	evidence	to	show	that	blood	sugar,	blood
cholesterol	and	insulin	levels	improve	more	with	a	whole	foods,	plant-based
diet	than	with	any	other	treatment. Intervention	studies	show	that	Type	2
diabetics	treated	with	a	whole	foods,	plant-based	diet	may	reverse	their
disease	and	go	off	their	medications. A	broad	range	of	international	studies
shows	that	Type	1	diabetes,	a	serious	autoimmune	disease,	is	related	to	cow’smilk	consumption	and	premature	weaning. We	now	know	how	our
autoimmune	system	can	attack	our	own	bodies	through	a	process	of	molecular
mimicry	induced	by	animal	proteins	that	find	their	way	into	our	bloodstream. We	also	have	tantalizing	evidence	linking	multiple	sclerosis	with	animal	food
consumption,	and	especially	dairy	consumption. Dietary	intervention	studies
have	shown	that	diet	can	help	slow,	and	perhaps	even	halt,	multiple	sclerosis. We	now	have	a	deep	and	broad	range	of	evidence	showing	that	a	whole	foods,
plant-based	diet	is	best	for	diabetes	and	autoimmune	diseases
. Never	before	have	we	had	such	a	broad	range	of	evidence	showing	that
diets	containing	excess	animal	protein	can	destroy	our	kidneys. Kidney	stones
arise	because	the	consumption	of	animal	protein	creates	excessive	calcium
and	oxalate	in	the	kidney. We	know	now	that	cataracts	and	age-related
macular	degeneration	can	be	prevented	by	foods	containing	large	amounts	of
antioxidants. In	addition,	research	has	shown	that	cognitive	dysfunction,
vascular	dementia	caused	by	small	strokes	and	Alzheimer’s	are	all	related	to
the	food	we	eat. Investigations	of	human	populations	show	that	our	risk	of	hip
fracture	and	osteoporosis	is	made	worse	by	diets	high	in	animal-based	foods. Animal	protein	leeches	calcium	from	the	bones	by	creating	an	acidic
environment	in	the	blood. We	now	have	a	deep	and	broad	range	of	evidence
showing	that	a	whole	foods,	plant-based	diet	is	best	for	our	kidneys,	bones,
eyes	and	brains
. More	research	can	and	should	be	done,	but	the	idea	that	whole	foods,
plant-based	diets	can	protect	against	and	even	treat	a	wide	variety	of	chronic
diseases	can	no	longer	be	denied. No	longer	are	there	just	a	few	people
making	claims	about	a	plant-based	diet	based	on	their	personal
experience,
philosophy	or	the	occasional	supporting	scientific	study. Now	there	are
hundreds	of	detailed,	comprehensive,	well-done	research	studies	that	point	in
the	same	direction. Furthermore,	I	have	hope	for	the	future	because	of	our	new	ability	to
exchange	information	across	the	country	and	around	the	world. A	much
greater	proportion	of	the	world	population	is	literate,	and	a	much	greater
proportion	of	that	population	has	the	luxury	of	choosing	what	they	eat	from	a
wide	variety	of	readily	accessible	foods. People	can	make	a	whole	foods,
plant-based	diet	varied,	interesting,	tasty	and	convenient. I	have	hope	because
people	in	small	towns	and	in	previously	isolated	parts	of	the	country	can	now
readily	access	cutting	edge	health	information	and	put	it	into	practice. All	of	these	things	together	create	an	atmosphere	unlike	any	other,	an
atmosphere	that	demands	change. Contrary	to	the	situation	in	1982,	when	a
few	colleagues	tried	to	destroy	the	reputations	of	scientists	who	suggested	that
diet	had	anything	to	do	with	cancer,	it	is	now	more	commonly	accepted	thatwhat	you	eat	can	determine	your	risk	of	multiple	cancers. I	have	also	seen	the
public	image	of	vegetarianism	emerge	from	being	considered	a	dangerous,
passing	fad	to	a	healthful,	enduring	lifestyle	choice. The	popularity	of	plant-
based	diets	has	been	increasing,	and	both	the	variety	and	availability	of
convenient	vegetarian	foods	have	been	skyrocketing. 14
	Restaurants	around
the	country	now	regularly	offer	meat-free	and	dairy-free	options. 15
	Scientists


 Moral Defects. Guilt is a func tion of the nor mal superego, or conscience, and is a
mechanism of restraint to counterbalance the animal instincts and
impulses of what Freud termed the ‘Id’, which is composed of very
primitive repressed instincts, including even the killer impulses.While an excess of guilt calls for correction, its total absence is more
serious and is generally a con sequence of a congenital pathological
condition that leads to various forms of criminality and psychop athology,
as are seen in serial killers, psychopathic personalities, or in politics as
malignant messianic narcissism. In n ormal people, there are n ormal mechanisms of guilt that act as
deterrents to selfishness, cruelty, or predatory impulses. The useful
aspects of guilt include regret, restraint, and corrective self-criticism,
which are all c omponents of responsible morality and ethics. These
aspects of the conscience counterbalance the extremes of egotism that
are exh ibited by the criminal/psychopathic personalities. W ithout
restraint, the normally repressed, very primitive impulses of h atred are
let loose on society as the killer, the rapist, the pedophile, the serial killer,
and the mass m urderer. All these conditions calibrate at consc iousness
levels of  approximately 30, or even lower. Because of the bizarreness of
the expr essed be haviors, such persons have been classically referred to
as ‘poss essed’ (i.e., by evil). They are thus dominated by levels of
consciousness that have been characterized as ‘lower astral’. These d isorders are often diagnosable as early as age thre e by the
characteristic inability to delay gratification, to learn from experience, or
to anticipate consequences. These disorders thus far have proven to be
incurable, and their clinical co urse is one of recidivism and  chronic
criminality as a lifestyle. If the disorder is also accompanie d by an
adequate intellect, it may take the form of corporate fraud or even
pathological dis tortions of religion that are then used as camou flage for
predation. This is seen in bizarre cults or aberrant distortions of
traditional religions that become cults by nature and even lead to
individual as well as group suicide or the killing of innocents in the name
of Divinity. Another variant is seen in the  compartmentalized split personality in
which th e norma l side is present ed to society, and the concealed predator
side acts out as a double agent, espionage agent, or traitorous informer. In it s major pol itical expressions, the disorder is also seen as m essianic
narcissistic megalomania that, when severely threatened, calls for the
killing of even lar ge numbers of countrymen (Nero, Hitler, Hussein,
Stalin, et al.) The Balance of Guilt. As is obvious from the foregoing, the absence of guilt is a condition
more severe than its opposite of excessive guilt. Its absence leads to a
form of mental disorder that, a century ago, was termed  ‘moral
imbecility’. In contrast, the hypertrophic conscience is associated with
scrupulosity or obsessive-compulsive disorder in which the person lives
in fe ar of guilt over even minor trivia, such as making just a normal
mistake. In spiritual evolution, guilt is recontextualized so that it results in benefit. It needs to be reframed as cauti on and seen as a safeguard against being
dominated by destructive impul ses. It is later represented as the wisdom
of m aturity and is the ethical ba lance to self-centeredness. Thus, guilt is
transcended wh en it has be en recontextualized, harmonized, and
balanced with responsibility and conscientious, internalized morality. Guilt can then be accepted when it is recontextualized as being
protective, a safeguard, and a mechanism of learning. Guilt is  unpleasant because it is associated with loss of love and
disapproval of internalized par ental figures, along with loss of self-
esteem. It is often used as a too l to control others (‘guilt monge rs’). It is
also sym bolic o f rejection, disgrace, and loss of status. From religion, it
becomes closely associated wi th sin and fear of the God w ho threw
Adam and Eve o ut of the Garde n of Eden, which marked the onset of the
historic origins of the karma of simply being a human and thus prone to
error and defiance of Divine authority. Upon examination, the error
appears to be on e of uncontrolled infantile curiosity, so the serpent was
successful in tempting the curious inner child who is gullible and naive. A useful interpretation and use  for guilt is respect for parameters and
boundaries. Thereby, guilt and fear are matured into caution and wisdom. This results in respect for mor al precepts and boundaries that replace
guilt and  eventuate as character traits that support survival, success, and
happiness. The ego  also hates those who m ake it feel guilty, which contr ibutes to
immature hatred  of all authority that is then misperceived as being
arbitrary, authoritarian, and repressive instead of benignly pr otective. Because guilt is viewed as painful, another mechanism to avoi d it is by
denial a nd projection of responsibility onto others via blame, whichameliorates the  pain of the conscience and, in addition, justifies
externalized hatred that otherwise might have been used to attack the
self. Soc iety is therefore eager to accuse and af fix blame, and it  searches
endlessly for guilty culprits upon whom blame and hatred can be
guiltlessly projected (e.g., the paradox of ‘hating sin’). Unconscious Guilt. In norm al persons, deviation from truth and honesty results in the
accumulation of guilt that is th en repressed because of its unpleasant,
painful n ature. Thus, over time, a sizable reservoir of guilt accumulates,
which escapes attention or awareness unless discovered by periodic,
fearless inventor ies. This is a very common condition that contr ibutes to
social di scord an d contention. Moral/ethical lapses are often excused by
rationalization, but the unconscious mind is not fooled by deception and
innately knows when it is being lied to by self or others. A comm on social source stems f rom the current proclivity for persuasive
politicalization of all aspects of society that then requires rationalized
justifications. This results in distorting evidence that would weaken the
positionality. An example would be the ar guments against any reference
to relig ion or Divinity in pub lic. The ar guments ‘against’ cite the
constitutional “m ake no law respecting an establishment of a religion,”
but t hen purposely do not finish the cited sentence that goes on t o say “or
prohibiting the free exercise the reof.” The Constitution is Deistic but not
theistic, a major dif ferentiation. The presentation  of half-truths i n order to win a position is rat ionalized
and the guilt suppressed. Examples abound regarding opposition to
social programs that opponent s purposely fail to report are strictly
voluntary, or the support of perpetrators’ rights that ignore the rights of
victims. Accumulation of social guilt eventuates as overt projected
accusations or vilifications that then require further justification
reinforced by further subtle distortions and elaborate rhetoric. Guilt an d hatred  are ameliorated by the acceptance of the limitations of
the e go/mind with its inherent s tructure and operational defects. Instead
of hatred, it becomes sad to see people destroying their own live s as well
as the lives of o thers. It is also  quite apparent that there is no profit in
hating them. The capacity for for giveness arises from accept ing withhonest humility the limitations inherent in the human condition itself,
which is, after all, merely on a learning curve of the evo lution of
consciousness. It was only in the last twenty years that the overall
consciousness level of mankind even crossed over the level of T ruth at
200, and seventy-eight percent of the world’ s population still calibrates
below 200, (forty-nine percent in America). Guilt and the Pr ocess of Spiritual Evolution. Spiritual aspiran ts often ask wh ere to begin the inner work and how to
proceed. First, there is usually a period of acquisition of spiritual
knowledge through study, by visiting spiritual groups, or attending
lectures, meetings, or retreats. Then begins the focus on the inner journey
of self-e xploration that, to be successful, should have some overall
direction rather than proceeding in sporadic fits and starts that all too
often result in discouragement or abandonment of the project altogether. V ery imp ortantly, before taking an inner moral inventory, it is essential to
become knowledgeable about on e’ s own conscience and how it operates. It is important for it to become benign and be utilized constructively, for
if no t re contextualized, it ends up with self-blame or an increase of guilt,
shame, or the lo ss of self-esteem. It must be clearly seen that a ll defects
are intrinsic to the ego structure itself, which is naive and u nable to
discern appearance from essenc e. It actually does


 in water: flaxseed tea: liquid chlorophyll: crushed Green Life tablets and water. Clay water is a very soo thing
implant to use occasionally. Aloe vera gel and water can also be used as a healer for the inflamed tissue of the colon. The implants
should all be used at body temperature; the rectum will expel cold water quicker. Some doctors recommend yogurt or buttermilk  as
implants, these are fine, but when on the colema treatme nts, I feel the ones I’ve mentioned above are best. Buttermilk implants can
help remove extreme intestinal gas. Vinegar and water implants can help rid the bowel of acid and germ life. Garlic oil can h elp
eliminate pinworms in children. QUESTION Does the b owel become better using colemas, and will the water reach the small intestine? ANSWER I believe the large intestine is best cared for through colemas and eventually it becomes stronger. The tone built up will
be transferred to the whole bowel. The most di fficult to care for is the ascending colon where the toxic material is thrown into the
large colon. As you develop bowel tone, better bowel movements are attained and there is less toxic material to deal with, so  the
tissue becomes better. QUESTION Can div erticuli be reversed? ANSWER This condition represents a combination of inherited bowel qualities and improper diet/eating habits. It can be correc ted
with colemas, proper eating and proper exercises, using the slant board. QUESTION Why do I feel weak, esp ecially after the colema? ANSWER Colemas are a cleansing treatment, and your body is working to remove toxic material. That’s why you’re weak and
that’s why it is so important to rest for half an hour after each colema. QUESTION Should we continue with the  vinegar and honey at mealtime when we go home? ANSWER Take the bulk, vinegar and honey twice a day, morning and night, when you go off the fast. This will continue for
several months. QUESTION I’ve noticed my heart seems to be pounding: could it be overwo rking? ANSWER It could be that you’re working more and you should rest. The pounding could also be caused by gas pressure. QUESTION Is it better to crush the tablets we are taking now? ANSWER No, just crack them once before swallowing. QUESTION What can I do to make my body absorb proteins better? ANSWER Emotional strain breaks down this ability more than anything. Then, of course, we have to get sodium back into the
stomach wall to help digest protein. Take the more easily digested proteins also. QUESTION Clay water seems to constipate me in taking the colema. Coffee seems to work better. ANSWER Clay water does have a tendency toward constipation - but it is very soothing to an irritated bowel. It absorbs 90 times
its own weight of acid excretions in the bo wel, so it is the greatest cleanser available. It attracts material to be eliminated. The
coffee enema is a stimulant to most people. You can’t be constipated very long on this treatment. QUESTION Can I mix coffee with the clay water? ANSWER It’s best not to mix the two, because they have separate effects. Clay water is quite alkaline and coffee is acid. That’s
why you use cider vinegar in the coffee enema. QUESTION Is it better to take the colema before or after supplements? ANSWER Take supplements after t he colema. QUESTION What is the best time of day to take the colema? ANSWER In the morning. If this isn’t possible, take it at night, but take it once a day. HERING’S LAW OF CURE
I work with the purest ideas possible, the best foods possible, the best pro cesses possible, and in working with these ideals, we
work with the reversal process. As you have built up the disease through the acute, subacute, chronic and degenerative stages, we
reverse and correct these conditions as we go back over our past problem s. As you have built up conditions in the body through
foods, pollution, overwork, enervation, life style, etc., we have to learn our lesson and go back over them and relive them, so to
speak. You can expect all of these problems to return as you get well. This is best described in my book DOCTOR -PATIENT
HANDBOOK. If you truly want to get well, this process must be followed. We find that “Hering’s Law of Cure” appears in the
reversal process as healing takes place. In this process the body eliminates iatrog enic symptoms and diseases, those things
caused by treatments that were suppressive in nature and usually involved a drug of some kind. Latent settlements of any fore ign
accumulations leave the body mainly through the bowel as a liquified form of mucus or catarrh. For example, we had an asthma
patient who received much relief from the tissue cleansing treatment but developed an extreme uterine abscess which broke sho rtly
after the treatment and discharged the foulest material possible and continued for a mo nth after. She lost extreme weight and will
not gain until after the discharge culminates. She needed the assistance of a tissue cleansing treatment to bring on an elimi nation. This latent tumor or abscess was suppressed. Discharge from lungs, bronchials, head, ears and nose for 17 years, and of course,
always suppressed it with some form of drug. I have said so many times —if you suppress or don’t allow a discharge to continue
until you are clean inside, you will develop a growth —and she did just that. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SKIN BRUSHING
I believe skin brushing is one of the finest of all baths. NO soap can wash the skin as clean as the new skin you have under the old. You make new skin every 24 hours on the body. The skin will be as clears as the blood is. Skin  brushing removes this top layer. This helps to eliminate uric acid crystals, catarrh and various other acids in the body. The skin should eliminate two pounds  of
waste acids daily. Keep the skin active. No one can be well wearing clothes unless they brush  their skin. It is the greatest
method to remove the scurf rim as found in the eye, which denotes an underactive, poorly eliminating skin. Use a natural bris tle
brush with a long handle. It is not an expensive brush. DO NOT USE A NYLON BRISTLE BRUSH. Use t his brush dry, first
thing in the morning when you arise before putting clothes on and before any bath. Use it in any direction all over the whole  body
except the face. You can use a special face brush for the face. DR. JENSEN’S BALANCED DAILY EATING REGI MEN
Make a habit of applying the following General Diet Regimen to your everyday living. This is a healthy way to live because wh en
followed, you do not have to think of vitamins, mineral elements or calories. I will give you more specific instruction for your
troubles after you have made this daily regimen automatic. The best diet, over a period of a day, is two different fruit, at least four
to six vegetables, one protein and one starch, with fruit or vegetable juices between meals. Eat at least two green  leafy vegetables a
day. The foods you eat daily should be 50 -60% raw. Consider this regimen a dietetic law. RULES OF EATING
1. Do not fry foods or use heated oils. 2. If not entirely comfortable in mind and body from the previous meal time, you should mi ss the next meal. 3. Do not eat unless you have a keen desire for the plainest food. 4. Do not eat beyond your needs. 5. Be sure to thoroughly masticate your food. 6. Miss meals if in pain, emotionally upset, not hungry, chilled, overheated and during acut e illness. GOOD THOUGHTS, GOOD WORDS, GOOD DEEDS
(The Formula for Healthy Living)
Learn to accept whatever decision is made. Let the other person make a mistake and learn. Learn to forgive and forget. Be thankful and bless people. Live in harmony —even if it is good for you. Do not talk about your illness. Gossip will kill you. Don’t let anyone gossip to you either. Gossip that comes through the grapevine is usually sour grapes. Be by yourself every day for 10 minutes with the thought of how to make yoursel f a better person. Replace negative thoughts with
uplifting, positive thoughts. Skin brush daily. Use a slant board daily. Have citrus fruit in sections only, never in juice form. Have only a limited amount of bread (with a lot of bowel trouble, no bread). Exercise daily. Keep your spine limber. Develop abdominal muscles. Do sniff breathing. Grass and sand walk for happy feet. No smoking, alcoholic drinking, spitting or cussing. Keep away from unclean people. Bed at sundown, 9 pm at the latest, if you are at all tired, fatigued or unable to do your work with vim and vigor. If you are sick,
you must rest more. Sleep out of doors, out of the city, in circulating air. Work out problems in the morning, don’t take the m to
bed with you. FOOD HEALING LAWS
1. Nat ural food - 50-60% of the food eaten should be raw. 2. Your diet should be 80% alkaline and 20% acid. Look at the acid


tive with the limited focus of your three-dimensional mind, you are now
that which you have assumed you are. Walk in the assumption and re -
main faithful to it. Time in this dimension of your being, beats slowly and you may not, even
after you objectify your assumption, remember there was a time when
this present reality was but an attitude of mind. Because of the slowness
of the beat of time here you often fail to see the relationship between
your inner nature and the outer world that bears witness to it. You be the judge of the position you now occupy in this 5th chapter of
Mark. Are you resurrecting the dead child. Are you still in need of having
that womb of your mind closed. Is it still running and therefore cannot be
fertile. Are you now the insane man living in the dead past. Only you can
be the judge and answer these questions. More Free Books Law of Attraction Haven*****

Now we turn to a story in the 5th chapter of the Gospel of John. This will
show you how beautifully the ancient story tellers told of the two distinct
outlooks on this world – one, the limited three-dimensional focus, and the
other, the fourth-dimensional focus. This story tells of an impotent man who is quickly healed. Jesus comes to
a place called Bethesda, which by definition means the House of Five
Porches. On these Five Porches are unnumbered impotent folk – lame,
blind, halt, withered, and others. Tradition had it that at certain seasons
of the year an angel would descend and disturb the pool which was near
these Five Porches. As the Angel disturbed the pool, the first one in was
always healed. But only the first one, not the second. Jesus, seeing a man who was lame from his mother's womb, said to him,
“Wilt thou be made whole. ” (John 5:6). “The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is
troubled, to put me into the pool – but while I am coming, another step -
peth down before me. ” (John 5:7). “Jesus saith unto him. Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. ” (John 5:8). “And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and
walked, and on the same day was the Sabbath. ” (John 5:9). You read this story and you think some strange man who possessed
miraculous power suddenly said to the lame man, “Rise and walk. ” I can -
not repeat too often that the story, even when it introduces numberless
individualities, takes place within the mind of the individual man. The pool is your consciousness. The angel is an idea, called the messen -
ger of God. Consciousness being God, when you have an idea you are en -
tertaining an angel. The minute you are conscious of a desire your pool
has been disturbed. Desire disturbs the mind of man. To want something
is to be disturbed. The very moment you have an ambition, or a clearly defined objective,
the pool has been disturbed by the angel, which was the desire. You are
told that the first one into the disturbed pool is always healed. My closest companions in this world, my wife and my little girl, are to me
when I address them, second. I must speak to my wife as, “you are. ” I
must speak to anyone, no matter how close they are, as “you are. ” And
after that the third person, “he is. ” There is only one person in this world
with whom I can use the first person present and that is self. “I am,” can
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenbe said only of myself, it cannot be said of another. Therefore, when I am conscious of some desire that I want to be, but
seemingly am not, the pool being disturbed, who can get into that pool
before me. I alone possess the power of the first person. I am that which
I want to be. Except I believe I am what I want to be, I remain as I for -
merly was and die in that limitation. In this story you need no man to put you into the pool as your conscious -
ness is disturbed by desire. All you need do is to assume you are already
that which formerly you wanted to be and you are in it, and no man can
get in before you. What man can get in before you when you become con -
scious of being that which you want to be. No one can be before you
when you alone possess the power to say I AM. These are the two outlooks. You are now what your senses would deny. Are you bold enough to assume that you are already that which you want
to be. If you dare assume you are already that which your reason and
your senses now deny, then you are in the pool and, unaided by a man,
you, too, will rise and take your couch and walk. You are told it happened on the Sabbath. The Sabbath is only the mystical
sense of stillness, when you are unconcerned, when you are not anxious,
when you are not looking  for results, knowing that signs follow and do
not precede. The Sabbath is the day of stillness wherein there is no working. When you
are not working to make it so you are in the Sabbath. When you are not
at all concerned about the opinion of others, when you walk as though
you were, you cannot raise one finger to make it so, you are in the Sab -
bath. I cannot be concerned as to how it will be, and still say I am con -
scious of being it. If I am conscious of being free, secure, healthy, and
happy, I sustain these states of consciousness without effort or labor on
my part. Therefore, I am in the Sabbath; and because it was the Sabbath
he rose and walked. *****
Our next story is from the 4th chapter of the Gospel of John, and it is one
you have heard time and time again. Jesus comes to the well and there is
a woman called the woman of Samaria, and he said to her, “Give me to
drink. ” (John 4:7). “Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a
Jew, asketh drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria. For the Jews
have no dealings with the Samaritans. ” (John 4:9). More Free Books Law of Attraction Haven“Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and
who it is that saith to thee, Give me a drink; thou wouldest have asked of
him, and he would have given thee living water. ” (John 4:10). The woman seeing that he has nothing with which to draw the water, and
knowing the well is deep, says: Art thou greater than our father Jacob,
which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and
his cattle. ” (John 4:12). “Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall
thirst again – but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him
shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well
of water springing up into everlasting life. ” (John 4:13, 14). Then he tells her all concerning herself and asks her to go and call her
husband. She answered and said, “I have no husband. ” (John 4:17). “Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: For thou
hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband. ”
(John 4:17, 18). The woman, knowing this to be true, goes into the market place and tells
the other, “I have met the Messiah. ”
They ask her, “How do you know you have met the Messiah. ”
“Because he told me all things that I have ever done. ” she replies. Here is
a focus that takes in the entire past at least, and tells her now concerning
the future. Continuing with the story, the disciples come to Jesus and say, “Master,
eat. ” (John 4:31). “But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. ” (John
4:32). When they speak of a harvest in four months, Jesus replies, “Say not ye,
there are yet four months, and then cometh harvest. Behold, I say unto
you, lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already in
harvest. ” (John 4:35). He sees things that people wait four months for, or wait four years for; he
sees them as in a dimensionally larger world, existing now, taking place
now. Let us go back to the first part of the story. The woman of Samaria is the
three-dimensional you, and Jesus at the well is the fourth-dimensional
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenyou. The argument starts between what you want to be, and what reason
tells you that you are. The greater you tells you that if you would dare as -
sume you are already what you want to be, you would become it. The