nipresence	and	totality	of	God	are	all	that	is	possible,	which
excludes	all	alternatives. God	as	‘void’	is	the	unmanifest	Godhead	of
infinite	potentiality	unexpressed,	formless,	invisible,	and	intangible. It	is
the	infinite	Brahman,	the	transcendental	Krishna,	beyond	existence	or
beingness. It	is	the	unborn,	unexpressed	source. Out	of	the	unmanifest
arises	the	totality	that	is	God	expressed	as	Creation	or	Allness. God	is	All	Presence	simultaneously	as	manifest	and	unmanifest,	as	void
and	Allness,	as	visible	and	invisible,	as	the	potential	and	the	actual,	as	the
expressed	and	the	unexpressed. The	Dance	of	Shiva	is	the	apparent	appearance	or	disappearance	of
these	seeming	opposites	that	are	really	only	alternatives	of	viewpoint. These	occur	just	as	the	appearance	of	a	hologram	is	determined	by	the
position	of	the	observer	and	not	by	any	movement	or	change	of	the
hologram	itself. Let	us	use	the	example	of	the	concept	of	temperature,
which	includes	all	possibilities	within	which	there	would	be	neither	hot
nor	cold	except	by	definition	and	an	arbitrary	point	of	delineation. From	this	understanding,	we	can	see	that	all	seeming	alternatives	are
merely	options	of	viewpoint	or	definition. All	definition	is	purely
subjective;	therefore,	there	is	no	self-existent	‘out	there’	to	be	blamed	for
anything. One	cannot	be	the	victim	of	a	storm	or	an	avalanche;	one	is
merely	a	participant	observer	of	an	actual	phenomenon. One	cannot,
therefore,	be	a	victim	of	life,	but	only	take	a	stance	that	some	condition	is
favorable	or	not	favorable,	desired	or	not	desired. Therefore,	all	hatred,
revenge,	spite,	resentment,	and	anger	are	without	any	basis	in	reality,	and
it	is	all	imaginary. Everyone	is	exposed	to	life	in	its	expression	as	nature	and	also	human
interaction,	called	society. This	interaction	is	impersonal,	and	the
vicissitudes	of	life	are	inevitable	and	unavoidable. This	can	be	either
challenging	or	depressing,	depending	solely	on	one’s	point	of	view. Without	positionalities,	life	is	experienced	as	serene	and	interesting. It
potentiates	growth	and,	hopefully,	wisdom	rather	than	self-pity	or
bitterness. Everyone	is	free	to	make	a	choice. The	rain	does	not	determine
whether	one	will	be	happy	or	disappointed. The	surrender	of
willfulness/positionality	brings	peace	in	all	circumstances. Q:	But	aren’t	there	rational	opinions	and	positionalities	based	on	being
realistic? A:	These	are	primarily	conveniences;	actually,	they	are	self-indulgences. All
resentments	are	petulant	self-indulgences	of	sentimentality,	emotionality,
and	melodrama. One	gets	to	be	the	martyr	or	the	pitiful	victim,	or	gets	to
cast	oneself	as	tragic	or	heroic. Endless	plausible	explanations	or	excuses
are	available	to	rationalize,	explain,	or	justify	absolutely	any	human
behavior	or	response. Reactivity	is	conditioned,	but	it	is	also	selective. These	temptations	to	be	childish	have	to	be	bypassed	by	the	serious
spiritual	seeker	who	sees	them	for	what	they	are	and	refuses	the	attraction
of	the	games	of	emotionalism. On	a	certain	level,	they	can	all	be	seen	to	be	false. They	are	actually
one’s	‘act’,	even	if	one	is	unaware	that	they	are	only	that. Peace	is	literally	a	choice	and	a	decision,	although	not	a	popular	one	in
our	society	despite	all	the	rhetoric	about	the	term. The	decision	to
overlook	the	seeming	inequities	of	life	instead	of	reacting	to	them	is	a
choice. Q:	What	of	social	problems? A:	Being	a	social	reformer	is	an	entirely	different	career	from	that	of	seeking
enlightenment. It	is	well	to	remember	that	spiritual	advancement
influences	everyone	else	from	within,	whereas	force	tries	to	change	the
external	only. Surrendering	a	personal	grievance	or	grudge	is	more
rewarding	for	all	society	than	marching	up	and	down	with	provocative
signs	and	slogans. To	the	spiritually	advanced	persons,	whether	other
people	agree	with	them	or	not	is	immaterial	as	they	no	longer	need	to	look
outside	themselves	for	validation	or	agreement. Q:	What	does	it	mean	to	go	into	a	bliss	state?What	does	one	do? What	happens? A:	To	be	dissolved	into	intense,	infinite	love	is	overwhelming	and
incapacitating. There	is	neither	the	desire	nor	the	capability	to	emerge
from	that	state	unaided. All	bodily	functions	cease. Even	breathing	itself
may	cease	and	resume	only	in	response	to	an	entreaty	from	another	person
who	is	intensely	loving. However,	it	is	not	necessary	to	do	so. One	has
permission	by	knowingness	to	leave	the	body	as	an	option. In	this	case,	in	order	to	acknowledge	love,	breathing	resumed. Perhaps
it	was	decided	by	karma. However,	the	choice	was	also	made	with	the
concurrent	awareness	that	any	return	to	physicality	was	only	temporary
and	the	final	dissolution	back	into	Infinite	Love	was	inevitable	and	certain. Compared	to	the	eternity	of	that	infinite	state,	a	short	return	to	the	realm	of
physicality	seemed	trivial. Q:	What	if	there	was	nobody	around	to	entreat	one	to	return	to	worldly
life? A:	Whether	or	not	those	conditions	prevail	probably	depends	on	karma,
circumstances,	conditions,	Divine	Will,	and	the	interaction	of	the	universe
as	a	totality. If	there	were	no	entreaties,	then	the	body	would	expire,	which
at	the	time	would	be	quite	agreeable. When	Ramana	Maharshi	went	into
that	bliss	state	spontaneously,	he	was	not	discovered	for	some	lengthy
period	by	which	time	he	had	been	severely	bitten	by	many	insects	and	had
been	without	sustenance	for	an	unknown	number	of	days. He	was
entreated	to	drink	and	eat. He	responded	slowly	and	eventually	resumed
movement	and	function;	however,	he	did	not	speak	in	language	for	another
two	years. Q:	Are	there	different	degrees	of	realized	states? A:	There	are	different	levels	of
Samadhi
,	classically	described	with	Sanskrit
designations. There	is	a	state	that	is	transcendental	but	which	persists	only
so	long	as	one’s	eyes	are	closed	in	meditation. There	is	a	more	intense
Samadhi	that	persists	in	the	meditative	state	even	after	the	eyes	are
opened. There	is	a	more	advanced	state	yet	that	persists	even	if	the	devotee
gets	up	and	is	able	to	walk	around	and	function	simply. These	states	are
reflected	in	an	electroencephalogram	(EEG)	as	‘alpha’	waves	which	are
much	slower	than	the	beta	waves	that	denote	ordinary	consciousness. The
more	advanced	state	is	a	permanent	awareness	that	persists	continuously
so	that	returned	functioning	in	the	world	is	possible,	as	determined	by
karma	or	prior	decision,	choice,	or	agreement. The	returnee	to	the	world	is
then	termed	a	‘sage’	and	may	function	in	the	role	of	healer,	teacher,	andsource	of	information. The	EEG	of	the	enlightened	sage	is	dominated	by
slow	Theta	waves	(4–7	cycles	per	sec. ),


aging cheater. When the
mask of our human persona gets too tight, when ther e is no
more room to gr ow or br eathe, it blows itself up, so that it
can r e-create itself anew. Ther e are literally millions of
examples thr oughout time that clearly demonstrate the
phenomenon of the Shadow Eﬀect. Y et when these little or
massive indiscr etions of others ar e brought to light, we ar e
left shaking our heads, perple xed at their behavior. We call
it a fall fr om grace, but is it r eally a fall fr om grace? Is grace
no mor e than a well-constructed act we show the world,
while our secr et life is hidden fr om those we love? UNCO VERING OUR SHADOW
When we ﬁnd ourselves obsessed with aspects of other
people’s shadows, it is only because they have touched one
of our own. W e are used to thinking that we cannot see
ourselves unless we ar e looking in a mir ror—but this is true
only on one level. The fact is we can see ourselves in living
color by taking note of what we observe in other people. W e
are designed to pr oject onto others the qualities we can’t
see in ourselves. It’s not a bad thing. W e all do it all the
time. P rojection is an involuntary defense mechanism of the
ego; instead of acknowledging the qualities in us that we
dislik e, we pr oject them onto someone else. W e project
them onto our mothers, our kids, our friends, or, even
better, some famous public ﬁgur e we have never even met. Whatever we judge or condemn in another is ultimately a
disowned or r ejected part of ourselves. When we ar e in the
midst of pr ojection, it appears as though we ar e seeing the
other person, but in r eality we ar e seeing a hidden aspect ofourselves. Those we pr oject on hold pieces of our unclaimed
darkness as well as pieces of our unclaimed light. Simultaneously afraid of our own unworthiness as well as
our own gr eatness, we unconsciously transfer these
qualities onto another rather than own them ourselves. You have alr eady e xperienced the power of pr ojection
thousands of times in your life. Y ou walk into a r oom and
feel suddenly enamor ed with someone. Y ou begin a
conversation, and then she starts telling you about her lik es
or dislik es that don’t mesh with your own. Suddenly that
person looks diﬀer ent to you—the trance of pr ojection has
been br oken and you see her in a completely diﬀer ent light. If a moment later she happens to mention that she can get
you courtside tick ets to a game you’ve been dying to see or
that she knows someone who can help you get your latest
project oﬀ the gr ound, you may again see her in a favorable
light and she may seem mor e inter esting. F inally, the
conversation is back on track, but in the very ne xt breath
she starts dr opping names, and when she suddenly r eminds
you of your bragging father -in-law, you feel r epulsed. In
reality, nothing about this person has changed e xcept your
perception of her. This is the power of pr ojection. If you
understand this phenomenon, you will understand why you
can love someone one minute and in the very ne xt moment
ﬁnd that person unbearably annoying. Our unclaimed darkness continually shows itself on the
screen of those ar ound us. W e might see our
submissiveness in our mother, our gr eed in our father, our
laziness in our husband, or our righteous ness in politicians. Projection sounds lik e this: “She’s so self -center ed.” “ He is
so full of himself.” “What an idiot. He is such a loser.”
Projection e xplains why ﬁve siblings can gr ow up in the
same home, and each of them will r ecount a diﬀer ent story
about their par ents, assign them a diﬀer ent set of str engths
and weaknesses, and r emember them as possessing
diﬀer ent characteristics.It’s of ten har d to r ecognize our own bad behavior,
because we ar e continually pr ojecting it on others. The mor e
convinced we ar e of other people’s wr ongdoings, the mor e
likely it is that we ourselves ar e guilty of the same
indiscr etions. A.J., who tends bar at a popular r estaurant,
was headed home af ter a long day’s work and looking
forwar d to spending a quiet evening with his wife and family. A few short minutes into his drive, he suddenly hear d the
noise behind him that we all dr ead—the squeal of a sir en. As
he pulled over, he sear ched his memory to see what he
could have done, but nothing came to mind. He r olled down
his window, and the oﬃcer ask ed to see his license. After he handed over his ID, the oﬃcer leaned in and
asked him, “Y oung man, have you been drinking?”
A.J. replied, “No, sir, I was at work.”
“Young man, I believe you have been drinking, and it
would serve your best inter est to tell the truth. Maybe
you’ve been somewher e besides work?” the oﬃcer ask ed
sarcastically. A.J., feeling agitated and slightly defensive, said, “No, sir, I
haven’t been drinking. A ctually, I was at the sports bar
serving you drinks all af ternoon.”
The oﬃcer, obviously stunned, handed A.J. his license
back, got into his patr ol car, and dr ove away. This is a
perfect e xample of pr ojection. When the oﬃcer, a little
buzzed and maybe feeling a bit guilty about having a few
drinks while on duty, went back to work af ter his “br eak,” he
unconsciously began looking for himself. The parts of ourselves we try to avoid may be hidden fr om
our view, but they e xist as part of our ener gy ﬁeld
regardless. The behaviors and feelings we ar e not at peace
with will always ﬁnd a scr een to pr oject themselves on, and
we can be sur e this is happening when we feel an emotional
charge in the pr esence of someone else. Imagine having a
hundr ed diﬀer ent electrical outlets on your chest. Each
outlet r epresents a diﬀer ent quality. The qualities youacknowledge and embrace have cover plates over them. They ar e safe—no electricity runs thr ough them. But the
qualities you’r e not ok ay with, the ones you have not yet
owned, do have a char ge. So when others come along and
reﬂect back to you an image of a self you don’t want to be,
you become r eactive. Here’s an e xample. I once dated a man I consider ed to be
a bit chubby and out of shape. A fter a few months of dating,
I noticed that, no matter wher e we went, he would point out
the guy who was overweight, who had a pot belly, or whose
pants hung too low. One day, as we wer e walking thr ough
the airport on our way out of town for a r omantic getaway,
he pointed his ﬁnger at another man he didn’t even know
and would never see again and said, “What a slob. Why do
you think that guy doesn’t tak e car e of himself?”
I ﬁnally couldn’t k eep my mouth shut any longer, and I
muster ed up the courage to tell him that he was just
projecting his own weight concer ns on various poor
overweight men he didn’t even know. I suggested that
instead of pointing his ﬁnger at them, he should just look
down. I thought he was going to trip getting oﬀ the
escalator as he spotted, as if for the ﬁrst time, his own
bulging belly. His face dr opped as he r ealized that he too
was car rying an e xtra twenty -ﬁve pounds of unwanted
weight. Embar rassed, he sheepishly ask ed me if he r eally
looked lik e the other men. Scar ed that I would ruin my fun
week end away, I lied and told him that maybe he wasn’t as
bad as the others, but that ther e wer e many other places
his eye could be going when we wer e out in public, so it
must mean that, at some level, he really wanted to tak e on
his own body and alter the way he appear ed in the world or
he wouldn’t be so plugged in. There wer e literally hundr eds of other traits he could have
focused on—somebody’s hair, smile, beautiful eyes, or big
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bleeding	or
hemorrhagic	disease. If	a	hemorrhage	occurs	in	the	brain,	it	may	cause	destruction	of
brain	tissue,	paralysis,	or	death. The	severity	of	the	bleeding	may	be	determined	by	such
variable	triggers	as	hypertension	and	alcohol	abuse. Platelet	counts	also	drop	when	the
production	of	new	cells	does	not	keep	pace	with	the	destruction	of	damaged	or	worn-out
cells;	this	occurs	when	gallstones	cut	off	the	blood	supply	to	the	liver	cells. Vitamin	K	is	another	element	essential	for	the	synthesis	of	major	clotting	factors. It	is	a
fat-soluble	vitamin	stored	in	the	liver. To	absorb	fats	in	the	intestines,	the	body	requires
bile	salts	that	are	made	available	through	bile	secretions. Gallstones	in	the	liver	and
gallbladder	obstruct	bile	flow,	which	leads	to	inadequate	fat	absorption	and	subsequent
vitamin	K	deficiency. As	discussed	earlier,	gallstones	in	the	liver	can	lead	to	disorders	of	the	vascular	system. When	the	blood	undergoes	changes	and	becomes	too	thick,	blood	vessels	begin	to	harden
and	become	damaged. If	a	blood	clot	forms	in	an	injured	artery,	a	piece	of	that	blood	clot
(
embolus
)	may	lodge	in	a	small	artery	distant	from	the	injury	and	obstruct	the	blood	flow,
causing
ischemia
	and
infarction. If	the	infarction	occurs	in	a	brain	artery,	it	is	called	a
stroke. All	circulatory	disturbances	affect	the	brain	and	the	rest	of	the	nervous	system. The
disruption	of	liver	functions	particularly	affects
atrocytes
—cells	that	form	the	mainsupporting	tissue	of	the	central	nervous	system. This	condition	is	characterized	by	apathy,
disorientation,	brain	fog,	delirium,	muscular	rigidity,	and	coma. Nitrogenous	bacterial
waste	absorbed	from	the	colon,	unless	detoxified	by	the	liver,	may	reach	the	brain	cells	via
the	blood. Other	metabolic	waste	products,	such	as	ammonia,	may	reach	toxic
concentrations	and	change	the	permeability	of	the	blood	vessels	in	the	brain,	thus	reducing
the	effectiveness	of	the	blood-brain	barrier. This	may	permit	various	noxious	substances	to
enter	the	brain	and	cause	further	damage. If	a	large	number	of	neurons	of	the	brain	no
longer	receive	enough	nourishment,	there	is	atrophy	of	neural	tissue,	which	leads	to
dementia
	or
Alzheimer’s	disease. When	a	certain	class	of	neurons	that	are	responsible	for
producing	the	brain	hormone	and	neurotransmitter
dopamine
	suffer	malnourishment,
Parkinson’s	disease
	results. Repeated	exposure	to	certain	environmental	or	internally
produced	toxins	can	also	be	responsible. Multiple	sclerosis	(MS)
	occurs	when	the	cells	that	produce
myelin
	(a	sheath	of	fatty
material	that	surrounds	most	axons	of	nerve	cells)	suffer	malnutrition	and	insufficient
lymph	drainage. The	myelin	sheath	diminishes,	and	axons	become	injured. MS	patients
always	suffer	from	progressive	congestion	in	the	large	intestine;	this	prevents	proper
nutrient	absorption. Cleansing	the	eliminative	organs	and	improving	nutrition	are	among
the	most	powerful	ways	to	halt	and	possibly	reverse	MS. The	liver	controls	the	digestion,	absorption,	and	metabolism	of	fatty	substances
throughout	the	body. Gallstones	interfere	with	fat	metabolism	and	affect	cholesterol	levels
in	the	blood. Cholesterol	is	an	essential	building	block	of	all	our	body	cells	and	is	needed
for	every	metabolic	process. Our	brains	consist	of	more	than	10	percent	pure	cholesterol
(all	water	removed). Cholesterol	is	important	for	brain	development	and	brain	function. It
protects	the	nerves	against	damage	or	injury. An	imbalance	of	blood	fats	can	profoundly
affect	the	nervous	system	and,	thereby,	cause	almost	any	type	of	illness	in	the	body. Removing	gallstones	from	the	liver	and	gallbladder	increases	nutrient	supplies	to	all	the
cells,	thus	rejuvenating	the	nervous	system	and	improving	all	functions	in	the	body. Disorders	of	the	Bone

Although	bone	is	the	hardest	tissue	in	the	body,	it	is,	nevertheless,	very	much	alive. Human	bone	consists	of	20	percent	water;	30-40	percent	organic	material,	such	as	living
cells;	and	40-50	percent	inorganic	material,	such	as	calcium. Bone	tissue	contains	many
blood	and	lymph	vessels	and	nerves. The	cells	responsible	for	balanced	bone	growth	are
osteoblasts
	and
osteoclasts
. Osteoblasts	are	the	bone-forming	cells,	whereas	osteoclasts
are	responsible	for	resorption	of	bone	to	maintain	optimum	shape. A	third	group	of	cells,
known	as
chondrocytes,
	are	in	charge	of	forming	cartilage. The	less	dense	parts	of	the
bone,	called
cancellous	bone,
	contain	red	bone	marrow,	which	produces	red	and	white
blood	cells. Most	bone	diseases	occur	when	bone	cells	no	longer	receive	enough	nourishment. Gallstones	in	the	liver	usually	lead	to	lymph	congestion	in	the	intestinal	tract	and,
consequently,	in	other	parts	of	the	body	(see
Disorders	of	the	Circulatory	System
). Good
bone	health	results	from	the	sustained	balance	between	the	functions	of	osteoblast	and
osteoclast	cells. This	delicate	balance	becomes	disturbed	when	nutrient	supply	is	deficient
and	thereby	slows	the	production	of	new	bone	tissue	by	osteoblasts. Osteoporosis
	results
when	the	amount	of	bone	tissue	is	reduced	because	the	growth	of	new	bone	does	not	keep
pace	with	the	destruction	of	old	bone. Cancellous
	bone	is	usually	affected	before
compact
bone
	is. Compact	bone	makes	up	the	outer	layer	of	the	bone. In	generalized	osteoporosis,	excessive	calcium	is	reabsorbed	from	bone,	thereby	raising
the	calcium	levels	of	blood	and	urine. This	may	predispose	a	person	to	form	stones	in	the
kidneys	and,	possibly,	suffer	renal	failure. Gallstones	in	the	liver	substantially	reduce	bile
production. Bile	is	essential	for	the	absorption	of	calcium	from	the	small	intestines. Even
if	the	body	received	more	than	enough	calcium	foods	or	food	supplements,	a	shortage	of
bile	would	render	much	of	the	ingested	calcium	useless	for	bone	building	and	other
important	metabolic	processes. In	addition,	the	presence	of	gallstones	in	the	liver	raises
the	level	of	harmful	acids	in	the	blood,	some	of	which	are	neutralized	by	calcium	leached
from	the	bones	and	teeth. (Something	similar	happens	when	a	person	drinks	cow’s	milk. To	neutralize	the	high	phosphorus	concentration	of	ingested	milk,	the	body	uses	not	only
the	milk’s	calcium	but	also	calcium	from	the	bones	and	teeth.) Eventually,	the	body’s	calcium	reserves	become	depleted,	diminishing	bone	density	or
bone	mass. This	may	lead	to	bone	and	hip	fractures	and	even	death. With	more	than	half
of	all	women	over	age	50	already	affected	by	osteoporosis	(albeit	only	in	industrialized
nations),	it	is	obvious	that	the	current	approach	of	t


 them in or der to get my
needs met. Or what I thought my needs wer e. My r eal need,
of course, was to r ealize that I didn’t need a man to ﬁll what
only felt lik e these insatiable emotional needs. The needs
themselves wer e not r eal, but mer ely a r eﬂection of the fact
that I thought of myself as less than perfect. Salvation
would only come thr ough my r elinquishing the thought that
I wasn’t good enough. By defending myself against being
abandoned, I continued to r ecreate the conditions in which
it was bound to occur. Why can’t men commit? I can only answer for some of
them that I’ve known, but in those cases, and in the cases
of many women I’ve observed, men haven’t committed
because the women have been ar mored against it. Our
armor is our darkness—the dark of the heart, the dark of the
pain, the dark of the moment when we mak e that wick ed
comment or that unfair r equest. Our defenses r eﬂect our wounds. But no person can heal
those wounds. They can give us love, innocently and
sincer ely, but if we’r e already convinced that people can’t
be trusted—if that’s the decision we’ve alr eady made—then
our mind will construe whatever someone’s behavior is, as
evidence that our pr eviously drawn conclusion was cor rect. The Course tells us we decide what we want to see befor e
we see it. If we want to focus on someone’s lack of r espect
for our feelings, we can certainly ﬁnd it, given the fact that I
don’t know of many enlightened masters available for
dating in the major cities of America today. But a lot of
people ar e making gr eater eﬀorts than we give them cr edit
for, and ar e working against some for midable odds when
our egos have convinced us that men or women ar e jerks, ordon’t lik e us, or always leave, or that ther e just ar en’t any
good ones out ther e.
13. CHANGING OUR MIND
“The fundamental change will occur with the
change of mind in the think er.”
The goal of spiritual practice is full r ecovery, and the only
thing you need to r ecover fr om is a fractur ed sense of self. If
you don’t alr eady believe it yourself, another person cannot
convince you you’r e okay. If they act as though you ar e, you
will either not believe them, or become so dependent on
their r einfor cement that you pr oceed thr ough your
dependency to change their mind. Either way, you stay
convinced that you’r e not ok ay. The only e xercise in the
Workbook of A Course in Miracles  that is r epeated several
times is “I am as God cr eated me.” As I have mentioned
earlier, the Course says that your only r eal pr oblem is that
you have for gotten who you ar e.
You awak en to your own perfection thr ough your desir e
to see the perfection in someone else. Sometimes this is not
easy. When I feel the old familiar darkness starting to
descend ar ound me, when a man, for instance, mak es a
comment that I know intellectually is pr obably innocent
enough, but which mak es me feel that I am abandoned or
uncar ed for or r ejected, I’ve been thr ough enough in my life
to know that the evil does not lie in what he just said. He is
not the enemy. The enemy is this feeling, which in the past
has led me to attack or defend enough to mak e him feel
exactly what I’m feeling he’s feeling but he r eally isn’t. I can
choose to see this diﬀer ently. This is my wall. This is wher e
we must be very conscious and call on God. Ask for a
miracle: “ Dear God, please help me. This is it. Right her e.There is wher e the swor d enters my heart. This is wher e I
blow it every time.”
The moment when the pain is gr eatest is a wonderful
opportunity. The ego would pr efer that we never look too
directly into the pain. When in crisis, ther e’s a good
opportunity we might have a slip and ask Heaven for help. The ego would pr efer that we not go into crisis. The ego
prefers that a mild river of misery run thr ough the
backgr ound of our lives, never bad enough to mak e us
question whether our own choices ar e creating the pain. When the pain is her e, that is when we have a chance to
“rout Satan and r emove him for ever.” A man once said to
me, “Y ou know, Marianne, you can work on this stuﬀ with
your therapist, A Course in Miracles, your editor, the
relationships lectur er, and all of your girlfriends, but none of
them pr ovide you with the opportunity that you have by
working it out with me.” What he meant of course, is with
them I could describe the pain, but with him I could feel it. And in that moment, if I didn’t tak e the childish, nar cissistic
copout and leave, but r emained to face the fear and move
through it, then the purpose of the r elationship could be
fulﬁlled. When our darkness is br ought to light and for given,
then we can move on. We heal thr ough noticing, and prayer. Awareness alone
does not heal us. If analysis by itself could heal our wounds,
we would all be healed by now. Our neur oses have become
deeply embedded into our psyches, lik e a tumor that wraps
itself ar ound a vital or gan. The pr ocess of miraculous change is twofold:
1. I see my er ror or dysfunctional patter n.
2. I ask God to tak e it fr om me.The ﬁrst principle without the second is impotent. As
they say in Alcoholics Anonymous, “ your best thinking got
you her e.” You’re the pr oblem but you’r e not the answer. The second principle isn’t enough to change us, either. The Holy Spirit can’t tak e from us what we won’t r elease to
Him. He won’t work without our consent. He cannot r emove
our character defects without our willingness, because that
would be violating our fr ee will. W e chose those patter ns,
however mistak enly, and He will not for ce us to give them
up. In asking God to heal you, you ar e committing to the
choice to be healed. This means the choice to change. The
ego’s r esistance to this is intense. It wants us to think that
an old dog doesn’t change. “I’m angry because I’m an
alcoholic,” for instance, might describe your anger, but it
doesn’t justif y it. The only advantage of knowing that you’r e
angry, is so that you can mak e a choice to be otherwise. Y ou
can spend years in therapy, but until the choice is made to
do it diﬀer ently, you just k eep going ar ound in cir cles. Of
course it feels unnatural to be gentle when you’ve been
harsh for many years, but that’s no e xcuse for not trying. A Course in Miracles  says that the most eﬀective way to
teach a child is not by saying ‘Don’t do that,’ but ‘Do this.’
We don’t r each the light thr ough endless analysis of the
dark. W e reach the light by choosing the light. Light means
understanding. Thr ough understanding, we ar e healed. If the purpose of a r elationship is for people to be healed,
and healing can only occur when our wounds ar e revealed,
then the ego confr onts us with a ter rible Catch-22. If I don’t
show myself, ther e can be no gr owth. W ithout gr owth, ther e
will ultimately be bor edom, which is death for therelationship. But if I do r eveal myself honestly, then I might
appear unattractive and my partner will leave. The ego’s nar cissism has us waiting for the perfect
person to appear. The Holy Spirit knows that the sear ch for
perfection in another is just a smok escreen that hides our
need to develop the perfect within ourselves. And if ther e is
a perfect person out ther e—which ther e isn’t—would they
date you? When we give up the childish obsession with
scanning the planet for Mr. or Ms. Right, we can begin to
develop the skills of compassionate r elationship. W e stop
judging people and start relating to them instead. W e
recognize, ﬁrst and for emost, that we’r e not in a r elationship
to focus on how well the other person is lear ning their
lessons, but rather to focus on lear ning our own. The ego defends against love


 perceive your partn er as the
cause  o f those feeling s. This means that you project them outward and
attack th e other with all the savage violence that is part of y our pain. This attack may awaken the partner ’ s own pain, and he or she may
counter your attack. At this point, the ego is still unconsciously hoping
that its attack or its attempts at manipulation will be suf ficient
punishment to induce your partn er to change their behavior, so that it can
use them again as a cover -up for your pain. Every addiction  arises from an unconscious refusal to face a nd move
through your own pain. Every addiction starts with pain and e nds with
pain. Whatever the substance you are addicted to — alcohol, food, legal
or illega l drugs, or a person — you are using something or som ebody to
cover up your pain. That is why, after the initial euphoria has passed,
there is so muc h unhappiness, so much pain in intimate relationships. They do not cause pain and unhappiness. They bring out  th e pain and
unhappiness tha t is already in you. Every addiction does tha t. Every
addiction reache s a point where  it does not  work for you anymore, and
then you feel the pain more intensely than ever.This is one reaso n why most peo ple are always trying to escape from the
present moment  and are seeking some kind of salvation in the future. The first thing that they might encounter if they focused their attention
on the Now is t heir own pain, and this is what they fear. If t hey only
knew how easy it is to access in the Now the power of presence that
dissolves the past and its pain, the reality that dissolves the il lusion. If
they onl y knew  how close they are to their own reality, how close to
God. A voidance of relationships in an  attempt to avoid pain is not th e answer
either. The pain is there anywa y. Three failed relationships in as many
years are more l ikely to force y ou into awakening than three years on a
desert is land or shut away in your room. But if you could bring intense
presence into your aloneness, that would work for you too. FROM ADDICTIVE T O ENLIGHTENED RELA TIONSHIPS
Can we change an addictive r elationship into a true one? Y es. Being present and inten sifying your presence by taking your
attention ever more deeply into  the Now: Whether you are living alone
or with a partner, this remains t he key. For love to flourish, the light of
your pre sence n eeds to be strong enough so that you no longer get taken
over by the thin ker or the pain-body and mistake them for who you are. T o know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness
underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the  pain, is
freedom, salvation, enlightenment. T o disidentify from the pain-body is
to br ing presence into the pain a nd thus transmute it. T o disiden tify from
thinking is to be the silent watcher of your thoughts and behavior,
especially the repetitive patterns of your mind and the roles played by the
ego. If you stop investing it with “selfness,” the mind loses its compulsive
quality, which basically is the compulsion to judge, and so to resist whatis, wh ich creates c onflict, drama, and new pain. In fact, the mom ent that
judgment stops through acceptance of what is, you  are  free of the mind. Y ou hav e made room for love, f or joy, for peace. First you stop judging
yourself; then you stop judging your partner. The greatest catalyst for
change in a relationship is complete acceptance of your partner as he or
she is, without needing to judge or change them in any way. That
immediately takes you beyond ego. All mind games and all addictive
clinging are then over. There  are no victims and no perpetrators
anymore, no accuser and accused. This is also the end  of all
codependency, of being drawn into somebody else’ s unconscious pattern
and thereby enabling it to continue. Y ou will then either separate — in
love — or move ever more deep ly into the Now together — into Being. Can it be that simple? Y es, it is that simple. Love is a state of Being. Y our l ove is not outside; it is deep within you. Y ou can  never lose it, and it c annot leave you. It is not dependent on
some ot her body, some external form. In the stillness of your presence,
you can feel you r own formless and timeless reality as the unm anifested
life that animates your physical form. Y ou can then feel the same life
deep wi thin every other human and every other creature. Y ou look
beyond the veil of form and separation. This is the realization of oneness. This is love. What is  God? The eternal One Life underneath all the forms of life. What is love? T o feel the presence of that One Life deep within  yourself
and within all creatures. T o be it. Therefore, all love is the love of God. Love is not selective, just as the  light of the sun is not selective. It does
not make one person special. It is not exclusive. Exclusivity is not the
love of God but the “love” of ego. However, the intensity with which
true lov e is felt can vary. There may be one person who refle cts your
love back to you  more clearly an d more intensely than others, and if that
person feels the same toward you, it can be said that you are in a love
relationship with him or her. The bond that connects you with that person
is the same bond that connects y ou with the person sitting next to you ona bu s, o r with a bird, a tree, a f lower. Only the degree of inten sity with
which it is felt dif fers. Even in an other wise addictive relationship, there may be moments when
something more real shines through, something beyond your mutual
addictive needs. These are moments when both your and your partner ’ s
mind bri efly sub side and the pai n-body is temporarily in a dormant state. This ma y sometimes happen during physical intimacy, or when you are
both wit nessing the miracle of c hildbirth, or in  the  presenc e of death, or
when one of y ou is seriously ill — anything that renders t he mind
powerless. When this happens, your Being, which is usually buried
underneath the mind, becomes revealed, and it is this that m akes true
communication possible. T rue communication is communion — the realization of oneness, which
is love. Usually, this is quickly lost again, unless you are able to stay
present e nough to keep out the mind and its old patterns. As so on as the
mind and mind identification r eturn, you are no longer yours elf but a
mental image of yourself, and you start playing games and roles again to
get y our ego needs met. Y ou are a human mind again, pretending to be a
human being, interacting with another mind, playing a drama called
“love.”
Although brief glimpses are possible, love cannot flourish unless you are
permanently free of mind identification and your presence is intense
enough to have dissolved the pain-body — or you can at least remain
present as the w atcher. The pain-body cannot then take you over and so
become destructive of love. RELA TIONSHIPS AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
As the egoic m ode of consciousness and all the social, political, and
economic struct ures that it created enter the final stage of collapse, the
relationships between men and women reflect the deep state of  crisis in
which humanity  now finds itself. As humans have become increasingly
identified with their mind, most relationships are not rooted in Being and
so turn into a s ource of pain a nd become dominated by problems and
conflict.Millions are now living alone or as single parents, unable to establish an
intimate relationship or unwilling to repeat the insane drama of past
relationships. O thers go from one relationship to another, from one
pleasure-and-pain cycle to ano ther, in search of the elusive goal of
fulfillment through union with the opposite ener gy polarity. Still others
compromise and continue to be together in a dysfunctional relationship
in w hich negativity prevails, f or the sake of the children or security,
through force of habit, fear of being alone, or some other mutually
“beneficial” arrangement, or even through the unconscious addiction to
the excitement of emotional drama and pain. However, every crisis represents  not only danger but also opportunity. If
relationships ener gize and magn ify egoic mind patterns and activate the
pain-body, as they do at this tim e, why not accept this fact rather than try
to e scape from it? Why not cooperate with it instead of avoiding
relationships or continuing to pursue the phantom of an ideal partner as
an answer to your problems or a means of feeling fulfilled? The
opportunity that is concealed within every crisis does not manifest until
all the facts of a ny given situation are acknowledged and fully accepted. As long as you deny them, as long as you try to escape from them


, using the guidance of this chapter, you probably
will be able to interpret the test results. But, you do need a licensed health
professional’ s prescription to have laboratory tests conducted. Moreover, from observations made over many years of counseling
degenerative disease patients, the coauthors know that combining a doctor ’s
interpretation with information offered below will give you an
understanding of what is happening physiologically in your healing body. We offer this caution, however: Suggestions by allopathic, non-Gerson-
educated practitioners for you to take drugs or make food changes may not
be in your best interest and could very well be contraindicated. Explanations and interpretations are provided here to help our readers
feel less intimidated by unfamiliar medical terms, and to acquaint them with
current knowledge about the required laboratory tests in the even t they must
monitor themselves without assistance by any health professio nal. If you
want education about some specific test other than what is furnished here,
we recommend that you query the laboratory conducting the particularexamination for you. It’s your right to know about tissues and other
specimens taken from your own body. THE SERUM  CALCIUM  LABORA TORY TEST
The laboratory test for serum calcium is a measurement of the levels of
calcium in the blood. Knowing  such levels helps a health professional to
interpret the patient’ s physiologi cal status regarding neuromuscu lar activity,
enzyme activity, skeletal development, and blood coagulation. Calcium (Ca+) is a predominantly extracellular ion (a cation) derived
from the calcium absorbed in food through the gastrointestinal tract,
provided sufficient vitamin D is present in the food eaten. Excess quantities
of calcium ions in the blood are excreted in the urine and feces, while
insuf ficient calcium concentrations can move out of the storage areas of
bones and teeth to restore low blood levels. Daily ingestion of 1 gram of
calcium is necessary for normal calcium balance. For Gerson patients, this
should not be given in the form  of supplements. Juices and foods contain
more than adequate amounts of calcium. Serum calcium testing aids in diagnosing arrhythmias, blood-clotting
deficiencies, acid-base imbalance, and disorders of the neuromuscular,
skeletal, and endocrine systems. Normal adult serum calcium levels range
from 8. 9 to 10. 1 mg/dL (atomic absorption is 2. 25 to 2. 75 mmo l/L). Serum
calcium levels for children are higher than for adults. When the level of Ca+ is too high, a condition of hyper calcemia  prevails
indicating the possibility of one or more of the following pathologies:
hyperparathyroidism, Paget’ s disease of the bone, multiple myeloma,
metastatic carci noma, multiple  fractures, and prolonged immobilization. From inadequat e excretion of calcium, also shown by elevated serum
calcium, kidney disease and adrenal insuf ficiency may result. In contrast, low calcium levels (known as hypocalcemia)  may come from
hypoparathyroidism, total parathyroidectomy, or malabsorption. Decreased
serum Ca+ levels may arise from calcium loss in Cushing’ s syndrome,
kidney (renal) failure, acute pancreatitis, and periotonitis. Hypercalcemia may bring on deep bone pain, flank pain from renal
calculi, and muscle hypotonicity. Its beginning symptoms are manifested bynausea, vomitin g, and dehydration, leading to stupor and coma, and may
end in cardiac arrest. Hypocalcemia may produce peripheral numbness and tingling, muscle
twitching, facia l muscle spasm (Chvostek’ s sign), carpop edal spasm
(Trousseau’ s sign), seizures, and arrhythmias. THE SERUM  PHOSPHA TES LABORA TORY TEST
The laboratory test for serum phosphates is a measurement of the blood
levels of phosphates to tell the state of body energy, carbohydrate
metabolism, lipid metabolism, and acid-base balance. Phosphate ion (P+) is
the dominant cellular anion, which is essential for bone formation. Testing
for its blood level aids in the diagnosis of acid-base imbalance  plus renal,
endocrine, skeletal, and calcium disorders. In a normal adult, serum phosphate levels range from 2. 5 to 4. 5 mg/dL
(0. 80 to 1. 40 mmol/L) or from 1. 8 to 2. 6 mEq/L. Children show a higher
range that can rise to 7 mg/dL  (2. 25 mmol/L) during spurts of increased
bone growth. Phosphates are absorbed through the intestines from dietary sources in
the presence of vitamin D. Excess quantities of them are excreted through
the kidneys, which act as the regulating mechanism. Because calcium and
phospate interact in a reciprocal relationship, urinary excretion of
phosphates incre ases or decreases in inverse proportion to serum calcium
levels. Abnormally high concentrations of phosphates in the blood
(hyperphosphatemia),  which can come from drinking an overabundance of
carbonated beverages, sets up a pathological process of bone loss, tooth
demineralization, poor healing of fractures, hypopara thyroidism,
acromegaly, diabetic acidosis, high intestinal obstruction, and renal failure. Depressed phosp hate levels in the blood (hypophosphatemia)  may result
from malnutrition, malabsorption syndromes, hyperparathyroidism, renal
tubular acidosis, or treatment of diabetic acidosis. In children, such
hypophosphatemia can suppress normal growth. THE SERUM  SODIUM  LABORA TORY TESTThe laboratory test for serum sodium is a measurement of the blood
levels of sodium to determine body water distribution, osmotic  pressure of
extracellular fluid, neuromuscu lar function, and acid-base balance. The
sodium ion (Na+) is the major extracelullar cation, and it influences both
chloride and potassium blood levels. Sodium is absorbed by the intestines and is excreted primarily by the
kidneys; a small amount is lost through the skin by sweating. This mineral
aids the kidneys in regulating body water, for decreased Na+ promotes
water excretion and an increased level promotes water retention (edema). Testing for Na+ aids in evaluat ing fluid electrolytes, acid-base balance,
and certain disorders of the kidneys, adrenals, and neuromuscular system. The sodium blood test also determines the effects of drug therapy such as
diuretics on the body. For an adult, normally serum sodium levels range
from 135 to 145 mEq/L (mmol/L). For Gerson patients, a level of 127 is
still acceptable. Sodium imbalan ce comes from either a change in water volume intake or
variation in how much sodium gets consumed. Elevated serum sodium
levels (hypernatr emia)  may be caused by inadequate water intake, diabetes
insipidus, impa ired renal function, prolonged hyperventilation, severe
vomiting, or severe diarrhea. Sodium retention also comes from consuming
excessive salt. The signs and symptoms of hypernatremia are thirst,
restlessness, dry mouth, sticky mucous membranes, flushed skin, oliguria,
diminished reflexes, hypertension, dyspnea, and edema. Ingesting too little sodium mine ral for serum Na+ (hyponatr emia)  is rare
and doesn’t even happen on the low-sodium dietary program encouraged by
the Gers on Ther apy. There is always some sodium coming from food. Still,
hyponatremia can occur, and its indications appear as apprehension,
lassitude, headache, decreased skin turgor, abdominal cramps, tremors, or
convulsions. It can come on from profuse sweating, gastrointestinal
suctioning, diuretic therapy, diarrhea, vomiting, adrenal insufficiency,
burns, and chronic renal insuf ficiency with acidosis. If you do have testing
for serum sodium performed, make sure to get a urine sodium
determination simultaneously. THE SERUM  POTASSIUM  LABORA TORY TESTThe laboratory test for serum potassium, a quantitative analysis, is the
measurement of blood potassium for regulation of homeostasis, osmotic
equilibrium, muscle activity, enzyme activity, acid-base balance, and kidney
function. Potassium (K+) is the body’ s major intracellular ion (a cation);
small amounts of it are also found in the extracellular fluid. Since the kidneys excrete nearly all the ingested potassium, a dietary
intake of at least 40 mEq/day (mmol/d) is essential. A normal diet usually
includes 60 to 100 mEq/day of this mineral. In the blood, norm al K+ levels
range from 3. 8 to 5. 5 mEq/liter (mmol/L). Vital to maintain ing electrical conduction within the cardiac and skeletal
muscles, K+ is affected by variations in the secretion of adrenal steroid
hormones and by fluctuations in pH, serum glucose levels, and serum
sodium levels. A reciprocal relationship exists between K+ and Na+; the
substantial intak e of one causes a corresponding decrease in the other. Although the body readily conserves sodium, potassium deficiency may


 into our subconscious mind
and continue to dictate our thoughts and behavior. When I was growing up, the entrances into many areas of power were
still closed to women that are not closed now. It felt as though we had to
grow claws on our fingernails in order to make our way into rooms that
were much easier for men to enter. What I found—a nd I think this is true of many women around my age—
is that even when the doors had been opened and I no longer needed my
claws, it was as though they’d  become cemented into my fingernails. A
certain harshnes s in my personality had become a mental habit, like an
emotional muscle that seemed permanently cramped. I imagined opponents
who weren’t even there, then suffered the consequences of treating people
as though they were. For where we don’t extend love, we project fear. We
are subconsciou sly setting people up to become who we’ve already decided
they were. The ego doesn’ t deny your suffering. It simply says other peop le are to
blame for it—which then maintains the separation, as people keep
appearing in your life to consta ntly disappoint you. What the ego doesn’ t
want you to see are all the subco nscious and brilliant ways you set them up
to do that. Spiritual rebirth  is not an easy process; like physical birth, it can be
messy and difficult. It takes brutal self-honesty to recognize the parts of us
that need to die. First we come to see that a pattern is ego, that it’s dysfunctio nal and
doesn’ t serve us. But that doesn’ t mean it necessarily goes away, that it
immediately stops. If anything, the pattern sometimes seems to become
more prevalent, more obvious, as though the Holy Spirit puts a magnifying
glass onto that aspect of our personality so we have no choice but to attend
to it. This is why it often feels as though once you get serious about the
spiritual path, things can seem  to get worse before they get better. Your
character defects  were operative before, but you were sort of anesthetized to
them, able to get by with pretending they weren’ t much of an issue. But
once we do admit we have them, the work begins. You still might behave in
a dysfunctional way, but you can no longer pretend to yourself that you’re
not doing so. The fact that we’re admitting our issues is a good thing, but the ego is
very sly here. The ego loves to talk about itself and thoroughly  enjoys this
part of the proce ss. It doesn’ t mind you owning your shadow, so long as you
blame someone else for why you are the way you are. Contrary to the psychotherapeut ic trend, it doesn’ t really matter how our
neurotic patterns  got started. Some say they started with Mommy or Daddy,
or with social or ancestral patterns, and all that might be true. But
metaphysically it all started millions of years ago with the first thought of
separation. All that’s happened since then is that we keep repeating it. What
matters is not where the fear came from, but that it’s lodged in your brain. And analyzing the darkness doesn’ t necessarily turn on the light. At a certain point it doesn’ t really matter where you got your issues. They’re yours now. And no matter who your parents were, you can be
reparented by God. Your parents birthed your mortal self; God Himself
birthed the real you. We don’t heal our lives in the past but in the present. We’re not held
back by the love we didn’ t receive in the past but by the love we’re refusing
to give right now. In this moment, we can make a better choice. But that’s
not alwa ys easy, and sometimes it takes more than simply positive thinking. Sometimes it’s not enough to just tell ourselves to act differently. Sometimes we need God’ s help. And lo and behold, He is always there.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the primary problem that needs to be addressed in order to find peace?,
A: Fear
Q: What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit?,
A: To guide us towards love and help us correct our thoughts
Q: What is the key to spiritual growth and transformation?,
A: Remembering who we are and choosing to see the innocence in ourselves and others
Q: What is the role of the ego in our lives?,
A: The ego is a false belief that separates us from our true selves and keeps us stuck in negativity and pain
Q: What is the key to healing and forgiveness?,
A: Recognizing that love is the only real power and choosing to see the innocence in ourselves and others, and to forgive and release our attachment to the past<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Too many times  a therapist will say, “Why do you think you always
pick the same man?” when perhaps it would serve the client best if the
therapist asked,  “Why do you think you always act a certain way with
men?” In other words, why do you push love away? You seem to pick the
same man because you keep acting the same way. In many cases, contemporary psychotherapy has become a cult of
blaming someone else. Often it’s the ego’s hotbed of grievances and
victimization, using modern buzzwords like “trauma” and “narcissist” to
pretty much explain everything. While those words are meaningful and
carry significant messages given by important voices in the culture, they
shouldn’ t be cookie-cutter solutions applied  to every singl e issue. They’ve
been cheapened so much at this point that they’re used as a description, an
excuse, an almost jingoistic label slapped onto every problem. And notice
how rarely the problem seems to be you. While your therapist is explaining that the person you dated was
probably a narcissist, consider whether that person might be talking to their
therapist on the other side of town and hearing that you are! The ego just
loves to talk about other people’ s issues, and brilliantly ignores our own. I spent years in and out of thera py, and often with smart and very wise
people. But I think I would have been better served if I’d been coddled
much less and busted much more. Therapy should not be a place where we
are bolstered in our belief that we’re weak, or victimized, or forever
harmed. It should be a place where we are aided in letting go of the barriers
that stand in front of our hearts, that the love that is all around us might
enter in and give us peace. “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all of the
barriers within yourself that you have built against it”* (T-338). Most of us,
if we’re honest with ourselves, could write down on a piece of paper some
of the things we do that drive other people crazy. And if we don’t know
what those things are, our best friends could probably tell us. It’s our own behavioral patterns  more than anything else that deprive us
of love. We continue to grasp for love, when usually what we most need to
do is identify the ways we push it away. Our souls are swim ming everymoment in an ocean of love, for that is God’ s universe. But the ego is truly
a sly opponent, being, after all, our own mind turned against us. The biggest
mistakes I’ve made in love I actually thought were a good idea at the time. Send love to your friends, to your family, to your customers, to your
clients, to your boss, to your colleagues, to your employees, to the people
you know, to the people you don’t know, to your president, and yes—to that
ex-president too. Send love to Nancy Pelosi and to Marjorie Taylor Greene. Jesus would. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “God said I have to love my
enemies; He didn’ t say I have to like them.”
The world we’re living in today is saturated by a mental poison. It is
more than toxic; it’s hateful. And all of us know it. None of us can afford to
sit out the process of doing what we can to de-escalate the madness. And it has to start with us. With every thought we think we’re either
adding to the solution or adding  to the problem. Either our heart is opened
or our heart is closed. There is a way to disagree, to set boundaries, even to
oppose behavior  that is intolerable, without withholding love. That is the
message of Jesus. It is as radical today as it was two thousand years ago. While I was writing this book, focusing deeply and sincerely on what it
would mean to truly deeply love, my assistant made an administrative
mistake, and I made a snark y comment. Sometimes people have the
extraordinary audacity not to do exactly what we want them to do. Shocking, but it happens. That’ s what makes a relationship the ultimate teaching and learning
opportunity. The point is not that other people have to change, but that we
do. The work is always on ourselves. The ego is certain that a relationship
will be fine as soon as the other person starts acting differently. But the fact
that we can’ t accept them as they are acting now is the actual problem. What a victim I was! Couldn’ t she see


mind. 115  3. When money is circulating freely in your life, you are eco-
nomically healthy. Look at money like the tide and you will always
have plenty of it. The ebb and flow of the tide is constant. Wh en the
tide is out, you are absolutely sure that it will return. 4. Knowing the laws of your subconscious mind, you will al-ways
be supplied regardless of what form money takes. 5. One reason many people simply make ends meet and never have
enough money is that they condemn money. What you condemn takes
wings and flies away. 6. Do not make a god of money. It is only a symbol. Remem-ber
that the real riches are in your mind. You are here to lead a ba lanced
life—this includes acquiring all the money you need. 7. Don’t make money your sole aim. Claim wealth, happiness,
peace, true expression, and love, and personally radiate love a nd good
will to all. Then your subconscious mind will give you compound
interest in all these fields of expression. 8. There is no virtue in poverty. It is a disease of the mi nd, and you
should heal yourself of this mental conflict or malady at once. 9. You are not here to live in a hovel, to dress in rags, or to go
hungry. You are here to lead the life more abundant. 10. Never use the terms “filthy lucre” or “I despise money.”  You
lose what you criticize. There is nothing good or bad, but thinki ng of
it in either light makes it so. 11. Repeat frequently, “I like money. I use it wisely, construc-tively,
and judiciously. I release it with joy, and it returns a thousand fold.”
12. Money is not evil any more so than copper, lead, tin, or iron
which you may find in the ground. All evil is due to igno-rance and
misuse of the mind’s powers. 13. To picture the end result in your mind causes your subcon-
scious to respond and fulfill your mental picture. 116  14. Stop trying to get something for nothing. There is no such thing
as a free lunch. You must give to receive. You must give mental
attention to your goals, ideals, and enterprises, and your deeper m ind
will back you up. The key to wealth is application of the la ws of the
subconscious mind by im-pregnating it with the idea of wealth. 117  11
Your Subconscious Mind as a Partner
in Success
Success means successful living. A long period of peace, joy, an d
happiness on this plane may be termed success. The eternal
experience of these qualities is the everlasting life s poken of by Jesus. The real things of life, such as peace, harmony, integrity, secur ity, and
happiness are intangible. They come from the Deep Self of ma n.
Meditating on these qualities builds these treasures of heav en in our
subconscious. It is where moth and rust do not consume, and where
thieves do not break through and steal. MATT. 6:20. • The three steps to success
Let us discuss three steps to success: The first step to  suc-cess is to
find out the thing you love to do, then do it. Success is in loving your
work. Although, if a man is a psychiatrist, it is not adequate for hi m to get
a diploma and place it on the wall; he must keep up with the t imes,
attend conventions, and continue studying the mind and its workings. The successful psychiatrist visits clinics and reads the l atest scientific
articles. In other words, he is informed in the most advanced m ethods
of alleviating human suffering. The successful psychiatrist or doctor
must have the interest of his patients at heart. Someone may say, “How can I put the first step into opera-t ion? I
do not know what I should do.” In such a case, pray for guidance as
follows: “The infinite intelligence of my subcon-scious mind r eveals
to me my true place in life.” Repeat this prayer quietly, positively, and
lovingly to your deeper mind. As you persist with faith and
confidence, the answer will come to you as a feeling, a hunch, or a
tendency in a certain direction. It will come to you clearl y and in
peace, and as an inner silent awareness. 118  The second step to success is to specialize in some part icular branch
of work and know more about it than anyone else. For example, if a
young man chooses chemistry as his profession, he should concentra te
on one of the many branches in this field. He should give all of hi s
time and attention to his chosen spe-cialty. He should become
sufficiently enthusiastic to try to know all there is avai lable about his
field; if possible, he should know more than anyone else. The young
man should become ardently interested in his work and should desire
to serve the world. He that is greatest among you, let him become your serv-ant. There
is a great contrast in this attitude of mind in com-parison t o that of the
man who only wants to makes a living or just “get by.” “Getti ng by”
is not true success. Man’s motive must be greater, nobler, and more
altruistic. He must serve others, thereby casting his brea d upon the
waters. The third step is the most important one. You must be sure that t he
thing you want to do does not redound to your success only. Your
desire must not be selfish; it must benefit humanity. The pat h of a
complete circuit must be formed. In other words, your idea must go
forth with the purpose of blessing or serving the world. I t will then
come back to you pressed down, shaken together, and running over. If
it is to benefit yourself exclusively, the circle or complete circuit  is not
formed, and you may ex-perience a short circuit in your life w hich
may consist of limita-tion or sickness. •The measure of true success
Some people may say, “But Mr. James made a fortune in selling
fraudulent oil stock.” A man may seem to succeed for a while, but the
money he obtained by fraud usually takes wings and flies away. When
we rob from another, we rob from our-selves, because we are in a
mood of lack and limitation, which may manifest itself in our body,
home life, and affairs. What we think and feel, we create. We create what we believe. Even
though a man may have accumulated a fortune fraudulently, he is not
 119  successful. There is no success without peace of mind. What good i s
man’s accumulated wealth if he cannot sleep nights, is sick, or has a
guilt complex? I knew a man in London who told me of his exploits. He had been a
professional pickpocket and had amassed a large amount of money. He had a summer home in France and lived in a royal fashion in
England. His story was that he was in con-stant dread of being
arrested by Scotland Yard. He had many inner disorders, whic h were
undoubtedly caused by his constant fear and deep-seated guilt
complex. He knew he had done wrong. This deep sense of guilt
attracted all kinds of trouble to him. Subsequently, he volunta rily
surrendered to the police and served a prison sentence. After  his
release from prison, he sought psychological and spiritual couns el and
became transformed. He went to work and became an honest, law-
abiding citizen. He found what he loved to do and was happy. A successful person loves his work and expresses himself fu lly. Success is contingent upon a higher ideal than the mere accumula tion
of riches. The man of success is the man who possesses great
psychological and spiritual understanding. Many of the great
industrialists today depend upon the correct use of their subconsc ious
minds for their success. There was an article published some years ago about Flagle r, an oil
magnate. He admitted that the secret of his success was hi s ability to
see a project in its completion. For instance, in his case, he c losed his
eyes, imagined a big oil industry, saw trains running on track s, heard
whistles blowing, and saw smoke. Having seen and felt the fulf illment
of his prayer, his subconscious mind brought about its realizat ion. If
you imagine an objective clearly, you will be provided with the
necessities, in ways you know not of, through the wonder-working
power of your subconscious mind. In considering the three steps to success you must never forget t he
underlying power of the creative forces of your sub-conscious mi nd. This is the energy in back of all steps in any plan of succe ss. Your
 120  thought is creative. Thought fused with feeling becomes a subje ctive
faith or belief, and according to your belief is it done unto you. MATT. 9:29. Knowledge of a mighty force in you, which is capable of bringing to
pass all your desires, gives you confidence and a sense of peac e.


. This is the disease formerly called palsy or paralysis agitans. It is
characterized by involuntary shaking of the hands, arms, feet, and in advanced cases, of the neck and head. One of the needs of human beings, monkeys, and guinea pigs is vitamin C. This
vitamin has to do with the integrity of blood vessels. It has something to do with the
growth and function of bones. It has a good deal to do with the nutrition of teeth
(dentine). Dr. Hanke formerly of the University of Chicago made experiments (Asylum at Moosehart, Ill.) on several hundred orphans in which he showed that tooth decay and
pyorrhea were caused in part, at least, by a deficiency in vitamin C. The work of the
Mellanbys in England showed that vitamin C has to do with the health of the dentine,
and vitamin D has to do with the health of tooth enamel. Further work by the Mellanbys
in London and Hanke in Chicago showed that the cause of tooth decay in children who were not properly nourished was associated with scurvy. "Mouth scurvy" might as well
be used instead of the term "pyorrhea" or "tooth decay." The commonest sources of vitamin C are the citrus fruits--oranges, grapefruit and
lemons. This element does, however, exist in all the raw fruits and vegetables. Bananas
are a good source of vitamin C as are also apples and melons. Since it has a profound
effect on the health of the mouth and the health of the blood vessels, it must be
considered one of the very important needs of those animals which do not manufacture
it in their own bodies. It is probable that in the past all living animals produced their own supply of vitamin C. We now know that birds, dogs, cats, and many other animals
may exist and have good health with no source of vitamin C in the diet. Guinea pigs,
monkeys, and humans have lost this function. They must receive their vitamin C from an outside source. This source must furnish the vitamins in sufficient quantities, or
scurvy and its many associated disease conditions will result. Vitamin C may now be produced synthetically in the laboratory. The dose may be
measured accurately. We know the amounts needed to prevent any possible
manifestation of scurvy. The need for vitamin C is very definite and well-established. Over 150 years ago, its need was recognized by English physicians, and lemon juice
was issued as part of the dietary of the men in the English Navy. This gave them an enormous advantage over the men of other na vies who all suffered more or less from
scurvy. This advantage gave the English Navy a predominant influence in the affairs of
the world and made England the Mistress of the Seas--a proud distinction which she
still holds, and which was made possible by supplying a dietary element which her
enemies did not have. Thus vitamin C, long years before its discovery, changed the
history of the world in a very definite way. Other vitamins are changing the history of the world at the present time in as equally a
definite and positive way. Vitamin D is contained in certain fats. It is usually found in association with vitamin
A as in cod-liver oil. It exists in butter if the cows have been grazing in the summer
sunshine and eating the summer grass. It does not exist in butter during the fall and
winter months. It exists to a certain degree in eggs when the chickens have been exposed to spring and summer sunshine; but does not exist in eggs laid during the
winter months. Our main source of vitamin D is not food,  but exposure to sunshine. It has to do with
the building of bones and with the moving of calcium in the blood stream. Calcium
must exist in a certain concentration in the blood, or nervous symptoms will follow. The
nerves become hyperirritable. The muscles become weak and shaky. Intelligence is lowered by the absence of a sufficient concentration of calcium in the blood. Calcium has to do with the clotting of blood. A person who does not have sufficient
calcium will more easily bleed to death. Nature makes a very great effort to maintain the normal calcium concentration in the blood. This effort is so pronounced that in order to
keep the concentration up to near what it should be, it will rob bones and teeth for this
purpose. This explains the thin, eggshell-like bones in many middle-aged and old
persons, who have existed on a calcium deficient diet over a period of years. It explains
also the increase in tooth decay during pregnancy, for Nature always robs the mother to feed the child. Not only does the parasitic new individual called the fetus rob the mother
of calcium, but the fetus also robs the mother of iron, and other valuable elements. Undoubtedly Nature's plan is to disregard the older life in an effort to do the best
possible for the new individual coming into the world. Vitamin D must be considered one of the very great needs, but a sufficient recognition
of this need has not been apparent until, very recent times. The newer generation of
babies being born at the present time are being dosed with cod-liver oil and other fish
oils so that their supply of vitamin D will be better from year to year from now on. Experiments with rats have shown that a vitamin D deficiency not only produces crooked bones, but a relative lack of normal intelligence. This seems to be borne out in
human experience, and in the schools the children with rachitic heads, the deformed
chests of rickets and the crooked legs, bowlegs, and knock-knees due to lack of vitamin D, are less intelligent than children of the same age who have good, strong, straight
bones and do not have the rachitic head or chest. The supplying of vitamin D by cod-liver oil and other fish oils is the makeshift way of
solving the problem. All the needs of the individual for vitamin D could be very well
met by exposure to sunshine. Some kind of a regime must be worked out in future years
to allow more exposure, especially of children, to sunshine, as this is the physiological
way to get vitamin D, and undoubtedly gives a better clinical result than our present dependency on fish oils. One of the objections to fish oil is that, along with the vitamin
A and D, there also exists certain toxic subs tances. These substances are not harmful in
the ordinary dose as taken, but when the human dose is given to a rat or other small
animal, the toxic effects become quite apparent. The crooked bones which result from a lack of vitamin D in childhood have the effect
of distorting the pelvis. This becomes a serious matter in the case of females, for it
increases the hazards of childbirth. Most of the need for instruments in obstetrical
deliveries, and most of the necessity for doing Cesarian operations are the result of
deformed pelves produced by lack of vitamin D during the girl's growing years. Rickets has been exceedingly common in al l the northern parts of the United States,
the percentage of school children suffering from this disease running as high as 70 to 80
per cent. As stated, there is hope that in the future this percentage will be materially cut down. But it shows that one of our greatest dietary needs (if a vitamin coming from the
sun may be called a dietary need) is vitamin D. The vitamin exists in fish-liver oil,
because it has been stored up by the fish in the liver for future needs. The same vitamin
D which appears in cod-liver oil may have gone through the livers of hundreds of
smaller fish or smaller forms of life, and originated in the algae floating on the surface
of the water. The sun acting on these algae has produced the vitamin D.
   The need for vitamin E in the human diet has been recognized for only a few years. It
has a specific effect on the voluntary muscles of the body, ordinarily called the red
muscle. The muscular tissue of the human body amounts to at least 50 per cent of all the
body weight. The health of this relatively huge mass of living tissue can not be
disregarded, even though the person is not using his muscles in manual labor. Some of the most important work in connection with vitamin E has been done by Dr.
Sergius Morgulis, of the University of Nebraska. He has shown that vitamin E is
necessary to prevent muscular degeneration. He has been able to produce artificial
muscle dystrophy in experimental animals by lessening the intake of vitamin E in the
diet. Even after the muscles have been almost completely shriveled up and replaced by
scar tissue, a good functioning muscle may be built up again in the same animal by
supplying vitamin E.
   Apparently the lack of a sufficient amount of vitamin E in human nutrition accounts
for a good deal. of muscle weakness as well as muscle atrophy in the human animal. Different degrees of weakness down to actual  paralysis may occur, These results have
been checked and found correct by workers in other universities. However, in the
University of Copenhagen it has been found that voluntary muscles weaken and shrink in the absence of vitamin E, and also that certain nerve centers in the spinal cord are
weakened, and in severe E deficiencies completely killed, by depriving the animal of this vitamin over a sufficient period of time. Healthy nerve centers in the spinal cord are necessary in order for voluntary muscles
to function property. Muscle shrinking in vitamin E deficiencies may be due primarily to the effect of the deficiency on the spinal centers, and the muscle effects may be
secondary in nature. Another need for vitamin E is much


 always
right and given on time; side eﬀects are minimal or
nonexistent; and the directions for using the drug are
included in the drug itself, as part of its built-in
intelligence. —
Thinking about these well-known facts has led me to three
conclusions. First, that intelligence is present everywhere
in our bodies. Second, that our own inner intelligence is far
superior to any we can try to substitute from the outside. Third, that intelligence is more important than the actual
matter of the body, since without it, that matter would be
undirected, formless, and chaotic. Intelligence makes the
diﬀerence between a house designed by an architect and a
pile of bricks. For the moment, let’s keep our deﬁnition of the word
intelligence  as simple and practica l as possible. Rather
than referring to the intelligence of a genius, which may
seem both exalted and abstract, I deﬁne it simply as “know-
how. ” There is no doubt, whatever you think about
intelligence in the abstract, that the body must be credited
with an immense fund of know-how. The body’s inner intelligence is so powerful that when it
goes awry, the physician is faced with a truly formidable
antagonist. Every cell in the body is programmed by itsDNA, for example, to divide at a certain rate, producing
two new cells after the mother cell splits in half. Like
everything else regulated by our inner intelligence, this
process is not purely mechanical. A cell divides in response
to its own internal need combined with signals generated
from the cells around it, the brain, the faraway organs that
are “talking” to it via chemical messages. Cell division is a
carefully considered and well-thought-out decision—except
in the case of cancer. Cancer is wild, anti-social behavior, whereby a single cell
reproduces itself without check, heeding no signals from
anywhere except, apparently, its own demented DNA. Why
this occurs, no one know s. It is a good bet that the body
itself knows how to reverse the process, but for some
reason, equally unknow n to science, it doesn’t always
succeed. It is only a matter of time, once the process
begins, before the cancer cells overwhelm a vital organ,
crowd out its normal cells, and cause death. When the ﬁnal
crisis comes, the cancer  cells perish with the rest of the
body, doomed by their ungoverned appetite for self-
expansion. Medicine has so far not ﬁgured out a way to send a
message to the cancer cells in time to ward oﬀ the tragic
fate they have created. The chemicals a physician might
use against cancer are not at all eﬀective on the level of
intelligence. Cancer is endowed with mad genius, while
drugs are simple-minded. So the oncologist resort s to a
much cruder assault, a form of poisoning. The anti-cancer
drug that is administere d is generally toxic to the entire
body, but because cancer cells are growing at a much
faster rate than normal cells, they ingest more of the
poison and die oﬀ ﬁrst. The whole strategy is a calculated
risk. The patient must be fortunate; his physician must be
extremely knowledgeable about the dosage and timing of
the chemotherapy, both of which are absolutely vital. Thenthe cancer may be defea ted, adding years of useful life to
the patient’s existence. Ironically, the therapy may fail because it strips the body
of the very intelligence that usually guards it from  disease. Many anti-cancer drugs are extremely damaging to the
body’s immune system; they directly suppress the bone
marrow, which manufa ctures our white cells, with
devastating eﬀect on the white-cell count in the blood. As
the course of chemotherapy continues, the patient  becomes
more and more susceptib le to new forms of cancer, and in a
certain numb er of cases—as high as 30 percent for breast
cancer—new cancer appears and the patient dies. Moreover, it is sometimes not statistically possible to kill
every malign ant cell. It has been estimated that a typical
cancer patient may have 10 billion cancer cells. If his
chemotherapy is 99. 99 percent eﬀective, there would still
be 1 million survivors, more than enough to start over
again. Cancer cells are not created equal; some are hardier than
others and therefore more diﬀicult to kill. It may be that
destroying the weaker cells acts as a kind of Darwinian
selection, leaving the ﬁttest to survive. In that case,
chemotherapy would actually promote a more virulent
disease than it cured. (Likewise, the persistent
staphylococcus infections  that patients come down with in
hospitals are often highly resistant to antibiotics, because
only the most vicious bacteria can live in the sterile
environment of operating rooms and withstand the
continual bombardment of penicillin injections. ) One can
easily conceive of a strain of “super cancer” that might
arise from one or two malignant cells that had the
strongest resistance to treatment. In any case, the early promise that chemotherapy would
wipe out cancer in our generation, widely believed in the
1950s, has sobered. Now a few cancers at a time aredefeated, such as lymph ocytic leukemia in children and
some kinds of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, while other major
killers, such as lung and brain cancers, are virtually
untouchable through chemotherapy. —
Nothing I have said so far about the body’s know-how is
hypothetical. We have all been informed, doctors and public
alike, about the body’s wondrous intricacy. Yet we persist in
thinking of the body in an obsolete mold, as basically
matter, but with a smart technician inside who moves the
matter around. This technician was once called a soul; now
it tends to be demoted to a ghost inside the machine, but
the same emphasis remains. Because we see and touch our
bodies, carry  their solid weight around with us, and bump
into doors if we don’t watch out, the reality of the body
appears to be primarily material—such is the bias of our
world. But the bias has a huge blind spot in it. Despite the
overwhelming superiority  of the body’s know-how, which
scientists freely acknowledge, a minute amount of time and
money is spent trying to grasp the living body as a whole,
and for very good reason. The Greek philosopher
Heraclitus made the famous remark, “You cannot step into
the same river twice,” because the river is constantly being
changed by new water rushing in. The same holds true for
the body. All of us are much more like a river than anything
frozen in time and space. If you could see your body as it really is, you would never
see it the same way twice. Ninety-eight percent of the
atoms in your body were not there a year ago. The skeleton
that seems so solid was not there three months ago. The
conﬁguration of the bone  cells remains somewhat constant,
but atoms of all kinds pass freely back and forth throughthe cell walls, and by that means you acquire a new
skeleton every three months. The skin is new every month. You have a new stomach
lining every four days, with the actual surface cells that
contact food being renew ed every ﬁve minutes. The cells in
the liver turn over very slowly, but new atoms still ﬂow
through them, like water in a river course, making a new
liver every six weeks. Even within the brain, whose cells
are not replaced once they die, the content of carbon,
nitrogen, oxygen, and so on is totally diﬀerent today from a
year ago. It is as if you lived in a building whose brick s were
systemically taken out and replaced every year. If you keep
the same blueprint, then it will still look like the same
building. But it won’t be the same in actuality. The human
body also stands there looking much the same from day to
day, but through the processes of respiration, digestion,
elimination, and so forth, it is constantly and ever in
exchange with the rest of the world. Certain atoms—carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen
—pass through the body very quickly, being an essential
part of the things we use up the fastest—food, air, and
water. If it were up to only these four elements, we would
be creating new bodies for ourselves literally every month. However, the pace of renewal is slowed by other elements
that do not ﬂow through us very rapidly. The calcium bound
into our bones can take a whole year to replace itself—
some authorities extend the time to several years. Iron, the
component that makes red blood cells red, is held onto
quite tenaciously, being lost mainly through the sloughing
of dead skin cells or the actual loss of blood. Even though  the rates of change may diﬀer, change is
always there. What I am calling “intelligence” takes on the
role of guidin g this change so that we do not collapse into a
heap of brick s. That is one of the most obvious facts aboutthe physiology, but


urus,
sages, and seers cry, “Wake up!” with one voice. But they
can’t walk the path for us. Since the appearance of
Quantum Healing  I believe I’ve witnessed a wave of
interest in waking up, and it continues to swell. Krishnamurti wasn’t optimistic, however. “I’m afraid thatlove doesn’t exist in this country,” he mourns, referring to
India. When asked  if there was a spiritual revival in the
New Age, he conceded only that perhaps there were more
good beginners. The problem  with love, he pointed out, is that “the word
is not the thing….That which is the product of time, of
thought, which is not the material process is the mind.” If
this one idea seizes hold of people, one at a time, there is a
way out of our distress and the chaotic world produced by
the worst in human natur e. The brain can be trained in any
direction, for better or worse. Healing results when it is
trained for better. But only by ﬁnding our source in the
timeless will we reach the level where all solutions emerge. If you need to be inspire d by the prospect of waking up,
look as I do, to the poets. I’ll let Rumi,  then, have the last
word. Oh God,
I have discovered love! How marvelous, how good, how beautiful it is! I oﬀer my salutation
To the spirit of passion that aroused
and excited this whole universe,
And all it contains. * https://www.youtube.com/ watch? v=FqGXEFhsjtA&list=UU88A5W9XyWx7WSwthd5ykhw
OceanofPDF.comTo Gautama, Mallika, and Rita for their unconditional love
and acceptance of all I do. To Carla Linton for her dedication to create a better
world. To Muriel Nellis, who inspired my conﬁdence as a writer
from the very beginning. To Toni Burbank, whose editing brought clarity to my
thinking and improved every chapter of this book. And especial ly to Huntley Dent—our deep friendsh ip, the
insights we shared together, and his literary guidance were
all evolutionary experiences for me. OceanofPDF.comI felt that readers would appreciate a short list of highly
readable books on the major subjects I refer to in this book:
physics, mind-body medicine, and Veda. I enthusiastically
recommend the following nine books, all of which entered
into my own education on these fascinating subjects. Davies, P aul. God and the New Physics. New York: Simon &
Schuster, 1984. Dossey, Larry, M.D. Space, Time, and Medicine. Boston:
Shambhala, 1982. Franklin, Jon. Molecules of the Mind. New York: Atheneum,
1987. Hawking, Stephen M. A Brief History of Time. New York:
Bantam, 1988. Kaku, Michio, Ph.D., and Jennifer Trainer. Beyond Einstein. New Y ork: Bantam, 1987. Locke, Steph en, M.D., and Douglas Colligan. The Healer
Within. New Y ork: Dutton, 1986. Murchie, Guy. The Seven Mysteries of Life. Boston:
Houghton Miﬄin, 1978. Smith, Anthony. The Body. New Y ork: V iking, 1986. Wilber, Ken, ed. Quantum Questions. Boston: Shambhala,
1984. OceanofPDF.comThe literatur e devoted to every topic in this book, once
scarce and scattered, has ballooned into something vast. As
the era of the Internet dawned, numerous websites and
blogs arose to address mind, body, and spirit. I bega n to write books  that focused on topics ﬁrst
addressed in Quantum Healing. Here are some selected
titles. Perfect Health  (1990 ) oﬀers a practical guide to Ayurveda,
adapted to the daily needs of modern life in the W est. Ageless Body, Timeless Mind  (1993) explores the mind-
body connection as the best way to prevent premature
aging and reverse the eﬀects of the aging process. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success  (1994) is a pocket
guide to the principles of yoga, adapted for everyday
use. The Book of Secrets  (2004) goes deeply into the teachings
of Vedanta and the wisdom tradition of consciousness. Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul (2009)
describes the process of self-transformation from the
deepest level of consciousness, the soul. In the intervening years since Quantum Healing
appeared, I eagerly embr aced these new opportun ities. You
will ﬁnd extensive, updated discussions atwww.deepakchopra.com  and wide-reaching sites like
www.huﬀingtonpost.com, wher e I’ve contributed weekly for
several years. These posts are completely indexed,
although not divided into topics yet. The most comprehensive cataloging of spontaneous
remissions is also available online. It was compiled by
Caryle Hirschberg and Brendan O’Regan for the Institute
of Noetic Sciences, with literally thousands of references. Available in hard copy, the text is online at the institute’s
website, http://noetic.org/ library/ publication-books/
spontaneous-remission-annotated-bibliography/. Finally, as my exploration into quantum healing
deepened, I felt that I should coauthor papers with
credentialed scientists who understood the implications of
the mind-body connection as applied to medicine, biology,
genetics, and physics. Following is a list of collaborations
with one of my most admired and widely published
colleagues, physicist Menas Kafatos, in the form of peer-
reviewed articles. I’m enduringly grateful that he and the
other scientists have coauthored posts and blogs with me in
recent years—see the index at Huﬀington P ost. Deepak Chopra, Menas C. Kafatos, and Co-workers’
Papers
1. Kafatos, Menas, Rudolph E. Tanzi, and Deepak Chopra. “How Consc iousness Becomes the Physical Unive rse.”
Cosmology  14 (2011): 1318–28,
http://journalofcosmology.com/ Consciousness140.html. 2. Attila Grandpierre, Deepak Chopra, P. Murali
Doraiswamy, Rudolph E. Tanzi, and Menas C. Kafatos. “A Multidisciplinary Approach to Mind and
Consciousness.” NeuroQuantology  11, no. 4 (2013):
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pieces. Add the chopped vegetables into the pot with the cooked barley. Add the roasted red peppers
and the cooked white beans. Add freshly chopped rosemary, mint, and basil to the pot. T oss all
ingredients. Place the risotto into an attractive serving dish and garnish with freshly chopped parsley
and tomatoes. Add your favorite grated cheese for a rich taste. Cranberry and Sweet Potato Chutney
1 teaspoon ghee
½ cup leeks or shallots, chopped
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon Braggs Liquid Amino Acid or tamari sauce
2 cups sweet potato, diced into small pieces
1 cup cranberries, dried
1 can apple juice concentrate, or ganic, frozen
½ teaspoon cloves, whole
3 cinnamon sticks
½ teaspoon cardamom, dried
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
½ teaspoon coriander
 In a sauté pan heat the ghee and add leeks. Sauté for 1 minute and then add pepper, Braggs, and the
sweet potatoes. Sauté together for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the cranberries and apple juice. As the apple
juice concentrate begins to melt, add th e cloves and the cinnamon sticks. Add the cardamom,
balsamic vinegar, apple cider vinegar, and the coriander once the liquid is melted and a rolling
simmer is achieved. Allow the mixture to simmer at a reduced heat for up to an h our. The liquid
should reduce to create a smooth yet thick consistency. Serve warm or chilled. Or ganic Field Greens with Apple V inaigrette
1 lar ge Granny Smith apple, chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice poured into ½ cup water
¼ cup almonds, roasted
3 cups or ganic field greens
1 cup spinach, washed
¼ cup feta cheese, crumbled
½ cup cherry tomatoes or yellow pear tomatoes
1 cup sunflower or alfalfa sprouts

Dressing
1 cup apple juice
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon tarragon
1 teaspoon thyme
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons basil, chopped
¼ cup olive oil

Soak the chopped apples in the lemon water. Place the almonds on a baking sheet and roast in the oven for 20 minutes or briefly dry sauté them. Combine the dressing ingredients in a blen der minus the olive oil. Blend until smooth. Slowly add
the olive oil and blend until the mixture begins to thicken. Place the greens, drained apples, feta cheese, and tomatoes in a salad bowl. T oss with the dressing. Arrange the salad on a plate and garnish with almonds and sunflower sprouts.Cocoa T ofu Mousse with Almond Praline
2 tablespoons ghee, unsalted butter, or canola oil (for a vegan
dessert)
2 tablespoons apple juice
1 cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips (T ropical Source)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
12 ounces silken tofu, low-fat, firm or extra firm
¼ cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Coconut or fresh fruit for garnish

In a small saucepan, melt the ghee and ap ple juice with the chips and vanilla. Stir frequently to
avoid burn ing. Use a double boiler if you like. When the chips are melted, remove fr om the heat and
stir into a creamy consistency. Set aside. In a blender or food processor, combine tofu, syrup, and vanilla extract. Blend at high speed for
one minute. Scrape the sides down and continue to blend into a smooth consistency. Add the melted
chips to the blender or processor. Continu e to blend until smooth and well incorporated. Spoon the
mousse into small dessert bowls or reserve in a container with a tight-fitting lid. Place in the
refrigerator to chill. Almond Praline
1 tablespoon ghee
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 cup almonds, sliced

Heat the ghee and ma ple syrup in a small sauté pan. Add the almonds. Stirring frequently, coat the
almonds well and sau té until golden brow n. Remove from heat and cool of f. Garnish mousse with
almond praline and coconut or fresh fruit. MIDDLE EASTERN CUISINESpinach and Lentil Soup
Hummus
Quinoa T abouli
Cr eamy T ofu Cucumber and Mint Raita
Ratatouille Stew
Maple W alnut Filo T riangles

Spinach and Lentil Soup
1 teaspoon ghee
½ teaspoon red chili flakes
3 cloves garlic (optional)
1 teaspoon ginger
2 cups leeks or onions
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon rosemary, fresh, chopped
1 tablespoon Braggs Liquid Amino Acid or tamari sauce
½ cup bulgur wheat
1 teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon allspice
1 cup lentils, sorted and rinsed
5 cups vegetable stock
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons tomato paste
4 cups fresh spinach, chopped

In a soup pot, heat the ghee and add the red chili flakes, garlic, ginger, and leeks. Add pepper,
rosemary, and Braggs. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the bulgur and sauté until gold en brown. Add
the cumin and allspic e and continue to sauté. Add the rinsed lentils, the stock, and  the bay leaves. Bring the soup to a b oil. Add tomato paste and then reduce the heat. Allow the soup  to simmer at a
soft rolling boil until the lentils are soft. Add the spinach and allow to wilt. Divide into soup bowls
with the following garnish. Garnish
¼ cup parsley, freshly chopped
2 cups tomatoes, chopped2 cloves garlic, fresh, minced (optional)

Combine the parsley, tomatoes, and optional garlic and place into individual bowls. Ladle the soup
over the mixture. Hummus
¼ cup parsley, chopped
1 lar ge green onion, chopped, or 1 tablespoon leek, chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic, or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup garbanzo beans soaked overnight and cooked until tender
2 tablespoons tahini
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons Braggs Liquid Amino Acid or tamari sauce
1 teaspoon cumin
¼ teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon dill, dried

Place parsley, green onion, and garlic in a food processor. Use “Pulse” to chop. Add the remaining
ingredients and process until smooth. T aste and adjust lemon juice and/or spices to taste. Hummus
should have a loose consistency but hold together when in a dollop. Quinoa T abouli
1 cup quinoa
2 cups boiling water
1 teaspoon ghee or olive oil
½ cup leeks or onions, chopped
¼ cup vegetable stock
2 cups tomatoes, diced, or any combination of vegetables cut
into small cubes (zucchini, squash, carrots, sweet potato)
1 cup garbanzo beans, or white beans, cooked
½ cup Italian parsley, fresh, chopped
¼ cup mint, fresh, chopped
2 tablespoons Kalamata olives, chopped, pits removed
Dressing
¼ cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon dill, dried
½ teaspoon each salt and black pepper
2 cloves garlic, pressed, or 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add the quinoa and cover with a lid. Reduce the heat and allow to
simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the l iquid is absorbed. Fluf f with a fork and place into mixing
bowl and set aside. H eat sauté pan with ghee or olive oil. Add leeks and sauté briefly. Add vegetable
stock as the mixture begins to dry out. Add 2 cups of vegetables and sauté until lightly browned. Keep the tomatoes fresh. Y ou don’ t need to sauté them. Remove the vegetables from the heat and
cool of f. Combine beans, parsley, mint, an d olives in the bowl with the quinoa. T oss with hands to
combine well (use plastic bags over your hands). In a separate bowl, whisk togeth er the dressing
ingredients and pour over the quinoa mixture. This pilaf can be served hot with an entrée or used as a
stuf fing for vegetables such as artichokes, zucchini, squash. It also makes a great cold salad. Creamy T ofu Cucumber and Mint Raita
6 ounces silken tofu, low-fat, firm or extra firm
¼ cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon Braggs Liquid Amino Acid or tamari sauce
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon dill, dried
2 cucumbers, seeded, peeled, and chopped
½ packed cup mint, freshly chopped
¼ packed cup cilantro, freshly chopped

In a blender or food processor place the tofu, lemon juice, and Braggs. Blend until smooth. Add
the cumin and dill. Remove from the blender and place mixture into a bowl. Add the chopped
cucumber a nd fresh herbs. If the mixture is  too thick, add some apple juice or water to bring it up to a
creamy consistency. Y ou can also use yogurt in place of the tofu. Ratatouille Stew
1 tablespoon olive oil or ghee
2 lar ge leeks, chopped
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
1 tablespoon Braggs Liquid Amino Acid
2 teaspoons Italian spices
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