c thcrc is hopc -and i( onc lives on
hope, dcath is indeed thc encl. But to thc undivicled
mind, dcath is another momcnt, complete like evcry
mom ent, and cannot yicld its sccrct unlcss lived to
the full -

A11d  l laitl  me <1011111  with  a will. Dcath is che epit0me of thc truth thac in cach mo-
ment wc are thrust into the unknown. Herc ali cling -
ing to security is compclled to ceasc, and wherever
thc past is dropped away and safety abandoned, life
is rencwed. Dcath is the unknown in which all of us
livcd  bcfore  birth. Nothing is more crcativc than dcath, since it is the
whole  sccret  of li(e. I t mea ns that the pase must  be
abandoncd,  that  the unknown  cannot  be avoidcd,
that  "l" cannot continue, and  that  nothing can  be
ultimatcly  fixed. \o\fhen  a man  knows  this,  he lives  for
117  THE  WISDOM  OF INSEClJRITY
the first  time  in his life. By holding  his breath,
he loses  it. By letting  it go he finds  it. U11d so  lang tiu  das nichl
hast,  Dieses:  stírb  und
werde,
Bisl clu 11ur  ein trübcr  Gasl
Auf der dtmklen  Erde. 1

1 Gocthc,  We,t -ostlicher  1Jiva11. "As long  as you do not know
huw  10 die and come to life again. you are but a sorry travcler
on this  dark  canh. " 118

V I 11. C RE A T I V E f  O R AL 1T Y

IT IS PERHAPS  A l'ARAOOX  TO TALK  ABOUT  CREATIVE
morality. For "morality"  is derived  from a word
meaning custom and convemion, and the
regulation  of life by rules. But morality has also
come to mean  the working of lovc in human
rclations, and in this  sensc wc can speak of a
morality which is creative. St. Augustinc
describcd itas, "Love, and do what you  will. " Dut
the problem has always bcen how to. ove  what
you do not like. lf morality is che art of living togcther, it is
clear  that rules, or rathcr techniques, have a
place in ic. For many of the problems o[ a
community are tech - nical problems -the
distribution of wcalth and popu - lation, the
proper managemcnt of natural rcsourccs,  thc
organization of family life, the carc o[ the sick
and disablcd, and the harmonious adaptation of
in- dividual  differences. The moralist is therefore a technician who is
con- sultcd on thesc problems as one consults an
architect  on building a house or an enginecr on
erec1ing a  bridge. Likc medicine, shoe -making,
cookery, tailor - ing, farming, and carpentry, living
together rcquires  a ccrtain "know -how. " le
demands the acquisition  and  use of certain
skills. Dut the moralisc  has,  in practice,  bccomc
much
119 THE  WISDOM  OF INSECURITY
more than a technical consultant. He has become
a scold. From his pulpit or his slUdy he
harangues the  human  racc,  issuing  praise  and
blame -mostly blame
-likc fire from thc mouth of a dragon. For people
do not take his advicc. Thcy ask how it is best to
act under such -and-such circumstances. He tells
them,  and they secm to agree that he is right. But
then they  go away and do something different, for
thcy find his  advice too difficult or have a strong
desire to do the  oppositc. This happens so
regularly that the moralist  loses his temper and
begins to cal. them bad names. Whcn this has no
effect, he resons to physical vio- lence,
implcmenting his ad vice with policemen, pun -
ishmencs,  and prisons. For the community  is i L S own
moralist. lt elccts and pays judges, policemen,
and preachers, as if to say, ··when I am difficult,
please  kick  me. " At first sight the problem seems to boíl down
to this: Morals are for avoiding an unfair
distribution  of pleasure and pain. This means
that  sorne indi - viduals must get less pleasure
and more pain. As a rule, these individuals will
only submil to the sacri - f-ice under the thrcat of
still more pain if they do not  co-operate. This is
based on the assumption that  cvery man is for
himsclf, and observes the interests  of che
community only to the extent that thcse are
obviously  his own  intereses. From  this,  moralists  have  evolved  the theory
that
man  is basically  selfish,  or that he has an inherent
bias
120  CREATIVE  MORALlTY
towards evil. The "natural" man lives for one
motive:  to protect his body from pain and to
associate it with  pleasure. I3ecause he can only feel
with bis own body,  he has littlc interest in the
feelings of other bodies. Thercforc he will only
take intercst in olhcr bodies  under the stimulus
of rewards and punishments, that  is, by an
exploitation of his self-interesc in rhe inter - ese
of the community. Happily, thc problem is not quite so simple. For among thc things that give man pleasure
are rela - tions with othcr human beings -
convcrsalion, eating  wgecher, singing, dancing,
having children, and co - operation in work
which "many hands make light. " lndeed, one of
the highest pleasures is to be more or less
unconscious of one's own existence, to be ab -
sorbed in interesting sights, sounds, places, and
peo- ple. Conversely, one of the greatest pains is
lo be  self-conscious, to feel unabsorbed and cut
off from  che community  and thc surrounding
world. But chis  whole  problem  has no solUlion  whíle
we
think abouc ic in cerms of the pleasure -pain
motiva - tion, or, indeed, in terms of any
"motivation" at all. For man has a moral problcm,
which other commu - nity -living animals do not
have, for the very rcason  lhat he is so much
concerned with motives. lf it is  true thac man is
ncccssarily motivated by the pleas - ure-pain
principie, there is no point whatsoever in
discussing human conduce. Motivate<l conduce is
dc- termincd  conduct;  it will be what  it will be,
no mat -
1 Z 1 Tf-lE WISOOM  OF INSECURITY
ter what anyone has to say about it. There can be
no creative morality unless man has the
possibility of  freedom. This is where the moralists make their
mistake. H they want man to change his way of
life, they must  assume that he is free, for if he is
not, ali the raging  and protesting in the world will
make no difference. On the other hand, a man
who is acting from the  fear of a moralist's
threats or from the lure of his  promises  is not
making  a free act. If man  is not free,  thrcats and
promises may modify his conduct, but  they will
not change it in any essential respect. If he is free,
threats and promises will not make him use  his
freedom. The meaning of freedom can nevcr be grasped
by the divided mind. If I feel separate from my
experi - ence,  and f rom the world,  freedom  will
seem  to be  the extent to which I can push the
world around,  and fate the extent to which the
world pushes me around. But to the whole mind
there is no contrast  of "I" and the world. There
is just one process act- ing, and it <loes
everything that happens. It raises my little finger
and it creates earthquakes. Or, if you  want to
put it that way, / raise my liul


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


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62. Jeff Novick, a superb registered dietitian and former nutrition director  at the Pritikin Longevity Center, states the following on
Dr. John McDougall’s online discussion forum (you can view it at www.drm cdougall.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6293): “There is
evidence that the actual minimum requirement [for ALA] may be  as low as 0.5 gram a day … so, in regard to Omega 3s, even the
1.1 to 1.6 may be way more than we really need.”  ♠
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available at www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2006nl/may/coconut.htm. ♠
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which the human body’s innate intelligence—given a proper di et and other conditions—naturally and easily maintains homeostasis
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men and women hovering around 62% and 51% water, respectively. Physical act ivity increases this number as high as 70%, and
overweight reduces it, down to 36% for the morbidly obese. ♠
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overweight and 30% is obese. Using my body-fat recommendations, these number s would dramatically increase, since NHANES
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 are fasting, you don’t have to face any bad eating habits, comfort foods or succumb to any social eating pressures. But as soon as you start to eat again, you will be faced with these challenges. The biggest challenge is, of course, to not overeat right away. Be strong! Mentally prepare yourself to break your fast slowly, gently and safely. This is critical for your success. Don’t even think about bingeing – you will be throwing all your good work down the toilet, not to mention that fact that you will make yourself sick!When you break a long fast, it is very important that you wake up the digestive system very slowly. Your body is used to having nothing, so even one juice can make you feel very full. Remember that as you plan your ﬁrst day of eating.KEEP IT SIMPLEOne of the biggest mistakes that people make when they break a fast is that they immediately start eating a lot of different foods, perhaps similar to the way that they ate before the fast. When you have only had water for a long period of time, any food, even healthy foods, will seem like a lot to the body, and several foods at once can become mayhem. Often, a person will feel sick, too full and tired as their body desperately tries to digest all the incoming food. Try to stay with mono-meals, meaning one or two types of fruit, juice or vegetables at a time, in the ﬁrst several days after the fast. Avoid all dried foods, dehydrated foods and packaged foods as much as possible. If you don’t, you will most likely end up feeling tired and constipated. You might even get headaches from the overdose of food.The goal is to be gentle with the body and try to get the colon moving to avoid constipation. Dried foods will block up the colon. High-water content foods are easy to pass. Raw foods are best because they are high is enzymes and move most quickly through the digestive track. You have never met someone so miserable and full of regret than a person who becomes constipated after a long fast. Don’t let this be you!Be sure to continue to drink plenty of water so you don’t become dehydrated as well.After every juice or meal, take one probiotic. Also take one probiotic at night before bed. As you start to eat solid foods, you may also want to take 2 herbal laxatives at night before bed until you start becoming regular again. I recommend Cascara Sagrada.How to Break a Water Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!31FIRST MEAL - SHORTER FASTPeople have different opinions as to what to break a water fast with. Whatever you choose, make sure it is organic. Personally I choose pomelo fruit, an Asian fruit very similar to grapefruit. I recommend high-water content fruits and/or green juices to start with. Grapefruit is a good choice because it has a low GI-index, so it will not overwhelm your body and pancreas with too much sugar. In the beginning, always dilute your juice with 50/50 water.On my shorter 10-day water fast, the morning of my ﬁrst day of eating, I made about 200ml or 1 cup of fresh pomelo juice at around 10:00am and drank it 50/50 diluted with water. After, I felt quite full, yet completely energized! I waited until my body naturally showed a craving for more. At about 2pm, I had some coconut water. After each drink, I took one probiotic.At around 4pm, I ate one slice of the pomelo (or grapefruit) fruit. At 6pm I ate one more slice, and at 8pm I had a ﬁnal slice. That was all I had on the ﬁrst day. I tried to keep it simple for my body – I don’t think it is a good idea to confuse your body with too many different foods, especially right after a fast.By evening time I started to feel pretty normal again. I made a plan to do some light walking the next day to slowly introduce some exercise to my muscles again.Over the next few days, I ate much the same – some papaya, more pomelo, some cucumber – all simple, high-water content fruits. I took a lot How to Break a Water Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!32of probiotics – every time I ate and also at night before bed. I let my body tell me when it was hungry. I avoided the temptation to eat just for the sake of eating. My energy levels rose naturally and quickly. I could feel the elixir of life pumping through my veins thanks to the pure foods I was giving my body. The feeling of enjoyment from eating food after a pure water fast is indeed bliss!Many Natural Hygienists recommend to break a water fast on fresh watermelon. In Thailand where I did my fasting, the watermelons are known to be heavily sprayed with pesticides and are even rumored to be injected with sugar and color dyes. If you choose watermelon, be sure that it is organic. If you are in a foreign country, ask around and plan what you will choose to break the fast with beforehand. In Thailand, pomello is known to have very little and often no pesticides, so it’s as near to organic as you can get.FIRST MEAL - LONGER FASTIf you have done a long water fast, it is a good idea to plan for several days of juices before you build up to solid foods again. Listen to your body. Be gentle and patient with yourself! Follow the same guidelines of sticking to high-water content foods. This will help you avoid constipation.On my long 40-day fast, I decided to break my fast on pureed raw foods. I planned this well in advance so I had plenty of time to mentally prepare and visualize eating the right foods for my body. During my fast, I collected How to Break a Water Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!33recipes for raw soups and raw salad dressings that had anti-parasitic properties so I could drizzle them on my soups.The reason why I decided to go for pureed foods and not juice is because I wanted to stay away from sugar fruits for awhile to try to continue to rid any leftover parasites from my body. In my case, I made my plan based on the results I had experienced during the fast.For the ﬁrst few days, I made a puree consisting of: one raw onion, 5 cloves of garlic plus equal amounts of fresh ginger. I blended this mixture and then added 3 small cucumbers, peeled. It became a delicious raw soup full of natural anti-parasitic effects. I simply ate a few spoonfuls of this 3 times a day, taking one probiotic every time I ate. At night, I took 2 Cascara Sagrada before bed.As the saying goes, 'Any fool can fast, but only a wise man can break it properly.' Keep that in mind as you prepare to break your fast. Remember, you have the rest of your life to eat all of the healthy foods you desire. Eat lightly and avoid overeating as much as possible. Stay in control and you should have any easy, natural transition back into the eating world. Be sure to start doing some exercise to get those muscles moving again. And don’t forget to thank yourself for the wonderful gift you have given yourself!Please Note: All of the material here is for informational purposes only.It is not meant to diagnose any disease or to cure any illness.For any medical questions or concerns, please consult with your doctor. How to Break a Water Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!34Chapter 5Ascaris Intestinal RoundwormWHAT IS IT?Many people mistakenly believe that intestinal worms only live in dogs, cats, horses, ﬁsh and other animals. It never occurred to them that these same worms can also live in humans. In fact, it is much more common than one may think.Worms usually infect the host when the host directly and unknowingly ingests the eggs. Eggs can be transmitted from undercooked meat, water supplies, shaking hands, sharing drinks, dirty toilets, unwashed produce, petting animals and contact with feces. Once ingested, the eggs will eventually make their way to the colon where they will start to hatch into live adults. Of course, thereafter, the adult females will continue to lay eggs, happily settled in their new home.Worms are just one type of parasite that can invade the body. Nearly 70% of parasites are microscopic. The other 30% are visible to the human eye.1  Just some of the worms that can live in humans include ringworms, tapeworms, pinworms, roundworms, hookworms, whipworms and ﬂukes.It is important to note that intestinal roundworms are not earthworms! They are a different species. However, the ascaris worm does look a bit 1 https://humaworm.com/parasitetypes.htmllike an earthworm when they are released. I always described them as what looks like ‘cooked spaghetti.’Some information speciﬁc to the ascaris worm from emedicine.medscape.com:‘Intestinal (roundworm) infections affect one fourth to one third of the world's population. Of these, the intestinal roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides is the most common. While the vast majority of these cases are asymptomatic, infected persons may present with pulmonary or potentially severe gastrointestinal complaints.’According to Dr. Hulda Clark,‘Ascaris infects animals and humans from pole to pole of this planet. It is safe to say that all dogs and cats have it and


 The liver is one of the problem of patients
bronchial asthma. When we put in front of starving leeches
on the liver area, I never saw that blood was good
quality. All patients who were cleaning the liver to starvation,
always amazed that out of them while cleaning. Starvation
very effectively cleans your main filter. Blood during fasting
cleared of all unnecessary, and blood plasma becomes transparent,
as glass, everything comes into harmony, including factors
coagulation. Limotherapy in this area cleans up
blood more completely than any hemosorbtion or hemodialysis. - As we know, one of the basic pathological mechanisms in
Asthma is a swelling of the bronchi as a result of an allergic
inflammation in the absence of water swelling and inflammation of the bronchi disappears
On the third day of dry fasting. Then, gradually returning to normal
function of the adrenal cortex, which secretes hormones (cortisol). Around the 5 th day of SG increased function of the adrenal cortex
reaches its highest point. three times more than usual
of glucocorticoids, flooding the blood, has a strong
anti-inflammatory effect, suppressing all available
in the body inflammation. After all, we know that the glucocorticoid
hormones - the most powerful anti-inflammatory agent of the body. in the action of free forms of glucocorticoids laid another
powerful therapeutic mechanism of action of starvation on the inflammatory
disease. 208
208In this case, during the famine of the endocrine glands, even
some hypertrophy. The greatest increase in volume
metered-dose fasting reaches parathyroid
responsible for immunity (thymus). During dry fasting
eliminated the last pockets of viral and bacterial lesions
infection. All this creates a comprehensive therapeutic effect in patients
bronchial asthma. What is the negative impact of inhalers and why it is so difficult
help patients with asthma, if they take hormone
therapy for more than five years? On allergic inflammation in the bronchopulmonary apparatus appears
range of pathological reactions, always delaying the exhalation. in the blood due to this developing respiratory acidosis, which
recovers, and then amplifies the process of assimilation by cells
CO2, that is, even for a short time comes the attack
bronchial asthma, but still you can include mechanisms
protection from attack. Due to bronchospasm neutralized mediators
allergic inflammation. At the height of the attack actually
in the blood can not find a single mediator of allergy. Simultaneously, he
bronchial asthma attack activates the hypothalamus, pituitary,
who through their own channels and ultimately improve the effect of
neutralize the allergy. Such complex effects, in-
First, it solves the issue of restoration of patency of the bronchial
tree and then removes the attack of asthma at times without
interference. Second, their actions bronchospasm
largely restores the general adaptive
reaction of the body and neutralize the allergic inflammation. So
, the effect of protection from allergic inflammation continues
persist long after the attack. That is why at the beginning
disease with bronchial asthma, even with regular contact
allergen with the organism asthma are rare, 1-2
once a year. and if not actively treated with modern medicines,
it is possible to suffer from asthma attacks, but to live long. So it was
earlier in the good for asthmatics old pre-war times, when
from this disease patients almost died, lived to
old age. But in the postwar years in the U.S., England and
then in our country have been introduced two versions of medical
treatment. This hormone glucocorticoid therapy and treatment
mainly in the inhaler by means of acting on
nerves (adrenergic receptors in the efferent
cells). and resulted in many seriously ill patients who
threatened death. And then there were also deaths. Now it is commonplace. It turned out that the drugs, they are called
sympathomimetic direct action through the nerve endings
(Cell walls) is rapidly intensifying nucleotides cAMP and the
most immediately cropped bronchospasm. However, these chemical
compounds in the membranes with the enzyme (chemoreceptors) form
209
209disagreeable (custom) for body protein, which in this
moment gradually gubitsya own immune system. Thus, weakened by illness of a nerve cell receptor
under the influence of modern medicine further exacerbates their
functionality, and then ceases to operate. In addition, often at the same time, the reverse effect, where
This chemoreceptor is not activated, and vice versa - is blocked
intermediates in the collapse of chemotherapy. Receptors
quickly, within 2-3 years and even more likely, fail. Already on
early stages of asthma patients have more often and in
increasing quantities to breathe these or similar
medications to take these harmful to the nerve endings tools
- Become addicted to such drugs. Finally comes the
period when the drugs act paradoxically - exacerbate
bronchospasm. Developing life-threatening asthmatic
state in which death can occur if not taken
glucocorticoid hormone drugs (hormone of the cortex
adrenal glands), which can cause operational
These nerve endings. But it imposed from outside the body
hormones destroy completely the work of immunogenetic
apparatus, and creates even more vicious circle. At the same time
going atrophy own hormonal system. If
at onset of bronchial asthma, the disease can be truncated
various yogic techniques, acupuncture, segmental
massage treatment in the mines, the variants of conventional hardening,
that when a patient depending on the sympathomimetic
direct action (inhalers), and hormones can escape from
this vicious circle by only dosed fasting. Yes
and then if the hormonal experience no more than five years. Diseases of the cardiovascular system: hypertension
and atherosclerosis
After 5-7 days of fasting positive dynamics
electrocardiogram, reflects an improvement in coronary
circulation is completely stopped angina. Blood pressure is usually normal to 10.7 days of fasting
(After acidotic crisis) and remains within the normal fly
period of fasting. this is not surprising. in life
our heart is experiencing tremendous burden. This is different
stress, physical stress, fatigue. But we often do not
imagine that the food load heart better than even a fairly
decent physical exercise. It is no coincidence most of the
heart attacks, myocardial infarction is observed after
hearty meal. Fasting we give heart holiday, in which it
so requires. He did not need to pump a huge amount
blood in order to provide the digestion process, and in the heart
muscle begins the process of self-healing. After all the heart in
fasting almost does not lose its weight. Improves
210
210circulation of the heart muscle, increasing the amount of glycogen
in it. During fasting is not seen no heart attacks,
necrosis and inflammation of the heart muscle. Restored
heart rhythm, is becoming more rare heart rate
reductions. After fasting remains fairly stable effect on
long time, especially if you continue to eat right. Fasting removes the heart from overload, which it carries, and gives
him to rest. Heart to heart rate 80 beats
per minute for 24 hours making 115,200 of these strokes. Soon after the start
starvation reduced the number of strokes, and although their number may be on time
fall much below 60 beats per minute, ultimately it
set at 60 strokes and remains so throughout
the period of fasting. And this is 86,400 strokes per 24 hours at 28,800
strokes lower than before fasting, which will make the reduction of load
on the heart by 25%. Savings of cardiac activity is visible not only
in reducing the number of strokes of pulse, but also in power pulse. All this
generally leads to relaxation of the heart, during which it repairs
their damaged structures and restore the tissue. Starvation
provides the heart necessary to break free of
accumulated toxins. After elimination of toxemia recovery
cardiac tissue is faster and better. Irritation of the heart
toxins is terminated, and it makes a striking "inverse
return. " All of the above applies to most cardiac
diseases. However, there are some exceptions. Occasionally
during fasting, we are seeing cases where activity of the heart
suppressed, this state requires an end to starvation, since
continued fasting can be a real hazard. All
cases of heart disease, which employ fasting,
should be conducted under the direct and personal supervision of a physician,
having the experience of fasting. Under such conditions can not be
to resort to unnecessary risk. Hypertensive heart disease - one of the most common
cardiovascular system, which is accompanied by
transitory or persistent high blood pressure. The disease is narrowing of arterioles due to
strengthening tonic function of arterial smooth muscle
walls and changes in cardiac output. Hypertension
most often affects people with a family history
to the disease. In the origin and development of hypertension Soviet
scientists leading role is assigned to a violation of
nervous system, biochemical processes in metabolism,
predisposing factors - hereditary, age,
atherosclerosis and to previous kidney disease. I
already wrote about my understanding of the mechanism of hypertension
211
211and atherosclerosis. It should be noted that the increase in blood pressure contributes


 a teaspoo nful in a drink. Curcumin is oil -soluble, best make a paste of turmeric mixed with
coconut or olive oil. For better absorption add freshly ground black
pepper. See  the Internet for recipes. Glucosamine, best as N -acetyl glucosamine, is required by all cel ls to
build cartilage, holding individual cells together. It is formed in the body
from L -glutamine and glucose. Glutamine also helps to heal Leaky Gut
Syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. Try 1 teaspoon of
L-glutamine and possibly N -acetyl glucosamin e with or before meals. Trimethylglycine  or Betaine, commonly extracted from sugar beets,
supplies methyl groups essential for many biochemical reactions. It is a
stimulant and antidepressant, enhances brain chemicals, reduces
atherosclerosis, and improve s energy levels, liver function and fat
metabolism. A common dosage is 500 to 1000mg/day. It is especially
high in quinoa, spinach and beets. It can also be produced from choline
which is present in lecithin. Lanolin  is excellent for the skin and supplies precursors for the
production of steroid hormones. With this lanolin can be genuinely
rejuvenating. Buy pure lanolin and mix it with an equal part of virgin
coconut oil for easier spreading. Spread very thinly. When buying
anhydrous lanolin also add an equal amount of water. 41
 Alternative Oxygen Supply
Our main oxygen distribution is with the haemoglobin in red blood cells. However, oxygen is released into cells only when carbon dioxide is
present from aerobic muscle or  brain activity. With cancer cells and
invasion by Candida and other myco -microbes the metabolism is
anaerobic in many tissues. Anaerobic cells do not produce carbon
dioxide, and therefore do not get oxygen from the normal blood
circulation. This makes it highly beneficial with all low -energy conditions
to supply additional oxygen without the need for carbon dioxide to be
present. Best suited for this are vitamin C and MSM. These form reduction -
oxidation or redox pairs. One such pair is vitamin C (ascorbic acid or
ascorbate) as the reduced form and dehydroascorbic acid or DHA as the
oxidized form. Another one is DMSO (dimethylsulfoxide) as the reduced
form and MSM as the oxidized one. In a low -oxygen environment a redox pair changes from their oxidized
state to their reduced form by giving off one atom of highly reactive
oxygen. When vitamin C or DMSO return to the blood and flow through
the lungs they are again oxidized. This is how v itamin C normally gets into the brain and body cells. It
cannot pass the blood -brain barrier in its reduced form, but only as DHA. It also cannot enter cells directly; it only gets inside cells as DHA or,
alternatively, it needs a glucose carrier to get in side. Even plant cells
admit only DHA, and it is also much better absorbed from the intestines
than reduced vitamin C. While vitamin C can get into the brain only as
DHA, inside the brain it is only present in its reduced form, showing that
DHA is importan t to supplement the oxygen supply of the brain and
keeping it free of microbes and toxins. All this shows that initially the body treasures the oxygen -delivering form
more highly than the reduced form. Inside a cell DHA is reduced by
liberating oxygen. Th e released oxygen is highly reactive. Inside
compromised cells it kills the microbes that caused this blockage, and 42
 then re -starts the blocked oxidative energy metabolism while the now
reduced form protects sensitive cell structures from becoming oxidised. While vitamin C is known to be a good treatment for viral infections,
recent research has shown that it is actually DHA that is the effective
remedy, up to one thousand times stronger than the reduced form of vitamin
C. However, DHA is unstable and too reactive to take as a supplement. Individuals with iron overload, mainly with haemochromatosis and the
elderly may be reluctant to use vitamin C because of medical advice that
it may increase iron absorption, but this applies only to low doses of
vitamin C. Iron overload is a problem of the redox balance with too much
iron in the oxidised ferro -form. This can easily be cured with 10 grams of
spaced -out ascorbate/day, see : Natural Therapy for Haemochromatosis. Vitamin C and MSM are best used together, e.g., up to 10 grams sodium
ascorbate or buffered vitamin C, 10 grams of MSM, and 2 to 3 teaspoons
of 50 to 70% DMSO rubbed on the skin over any problem areas, all of
these spread out during the day. Increase amounts only gradually to
minimize diarrhoea or reactions, cut back if problem s arise. Use the
maximum dose periodically for chronic or serious conditions, as a
maintenance dose use much less. You may mix the powders with drink or food or  dissolve them in a litre of
water or juice, and frequently sip during the day. If you need additional
alkalizers, then you may also mix sodium bicarbonate with the same
drink. In this case sip it before and between meals. In addition to a vitamin B complex, use about 500mg of niacinamide with
breakfast and lunch because it is needed as the main coenzyme for
redox reactions, it is also anti -inflammatory. Use alternative oxygen with
all low energy conditions, Candia problems, cancer, arthritis, circulation
problems, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, and Candida -
caused mental conditions such  as depression, ADHD, schizophrenia etc. Vitamin C and MSM can prevent and cure blood circulation problems
such as arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease,
prevent heart attacks and strokes, and also peripheral vascular disease 43
 leading  to varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis, leg ulcers, diabet ic foot,
and poor blood supply to the brain. Many conditions such as arthritis,
degenerative eye changes, migraines, and multiple sclerosis are
aggravated by poor circulation. Deficiency of vitam in C, sulphur, copper and zinc are main causes of
weak and aging connective tissue, such as blood vessels, skin and also
hair. For details see More Ene rgy & Less Disease. ALLERGY TESTING
It is common to become addicted to any daily -used food or substance to
which we are also allergic. Initially when we eat allergenic food,  we
experience stimulation due to the release of adrenal stress hormones. This stimulation (adrenalin and dopamine) cau ses us to constantly crave
these foods to which we soon become unsuspectingly addicted. However, eventually the adrenal glands become exhausted,  and we
develop a chronic degenerative disease and lack of energy. The main underlying cause of allergies and especially of multiple
allergies is intestinal dysbiosis, commonly due to the fungal form of
Candida as a result of using antibiotics without taking protective
fungicides at the same time. This damages the intestinal wall and lets
toxic subst ances and only partly digested proteins enter the bloodstream. It is then called "Leaky Gut Syndrome" and is made worse by gluten. It
is a root cause not only of allergies, but also of a continua l attack on our
immune system. Some symptoms frequently due to Candida are gas, migraines, bloating,
cramps, diarrhoea, skin rashes, hives and other rashes, blurred vision,
rhinitis and difficulty breathing. In many cases these problems may
simply disappear after Intestinal Sanitation and Antimicrobial Therapy. Discovering your allergies and addictions is an important step in your
healing process. You may do this by adopting a five -day low -allergy diet
as described in the following. After complete avoidance of an allergenic food and while reducing the 44
 overall aller genic load from other influences at the same time, one
usually becomes hypersensitive to that food for a period lasting from a
few weeks to several months. After this, the sensitivity to the offending
food gradually declines. If during the hypersensitive period you are occasionally exposed to the
allergenic food, then an immediate strong reaction may be triggered
resulting in pain, weakness, a rash or whatever its characteristic effect is
on your body. If this is done repeatedly but separated by at least f our
days between exposures, this may delay the complete recovery but is
not likely to result in serious internal damage. However, if you use this
food again daily then after a while you do not get any more reaction,  but
a chronic condition may gradually dev elop. Generally, it is essential to avoid the offending food as much as possible
for an extended period in order to heal yourself completely. Depending
on the severity of your initial symptoms or degenerative disease this may
be from a few months up to sev eral years. Elimination Testing
For five days or longer you abstain from all commonly eaten food. Best
to combine elimination testing with a cleanse as recommended in
chapter 6. Otherwise,  you may just eat low -allergy foods such as cooked
vegetables and preferably varieties that you have not recently eaten. Flavour with olive oil and salt. During this time, try to minimize other
potential


. 2. Breath Energy: Body absorbs cosmic energy from the inha-
lation and exhalation of air. Those who breathe properly—relaxed,
deep breaths to the abdomen—will receive more energy. 3. Food Energy: The purity of chi received from food will
depend on quality of diet and ability of body to digest and assimi-
late nutrients. 4. Meridian Energy: Comes from different types of body cells
that produce the energy. It courses through the acupuncture chan-
nels linking all the vital organs and glands. 5. Pulsation Energy: The deep rhythm of your body, felt es-
pecially in veins and arteries, also seen in biorhythm energy flue-16 Taoist Secrets Of Love
tuations that harmonize our emotional, mental and physical bodies. 6. Sperm (Ovarian) Energy: "Ching" is the sexual essence
that exists from birth but grows more powerful when fed by other
types of chi (food, breath, etc.) Sex essence is the source of all
energy available for creative and thinking processes (shien). 7. Spirit Energy: "Shien" is the light behind our personality,
the ability to discriminate, human self-awareness. At its purest
level, it is our very being. 8. Wu Chi: The emptiness, or void from which all chi energies
originate and must return. (Original Chi)
DIAGRAM 4
THE CYCLE OF SUBTLE ENERGY
Wu Chi (Nothingness)
Yang/Heaven
Shien, Ching
and Chi
Reunite
Ching Chi,
Sexual essence
underlies all
procreationT'ai Chi
(Pure polarity)
Yin/Yang duality
underlies all existence
Five primordial elements
(Fire, water, earth, metal, wood)
Various kinds of Chi energy
Outside Chi energy is
converted to Ching Chi
inside the body
•Yin/EarthSun
Food'WaterWhat Is Chi Energy? 17
The goal of Taoists is to cultivate the life energy to the highest
level possible, bringing good health and deep fulfillment of the
human aspiration for wholeness. The early sages observed the nat-
ural process of the raw chi of the universal elements—sun and
earth, food and air—being transformed into ching, or sex energy,
and in the male stored as sperm. The next step is far more subtle
and difficult to observe. The sperm energy is mixed with the chi of
the human vital organs and refined into shien, or spirit. In short,
sex energy offers a link between our biological and metaphysical
identities, between the animal and the divine. Sexual ability gives
man the divine power to re-create himself, but it also binds him to
his animal body and that of his lover. *
The Taoists believe that you can use any substance or force
that exists in the universe to feed the process of cultivating your
spirit, and thereby free yourself of the limitations of your animal
body. Everything has energy in it, and human consciousness can
absorb that energy if it so desires. But some substances are easier
for the human body to change into a useable form than others. For
example, you can absorb the energy from eating a good hot meal
more easily then you can from sitting on the beach under the sun. The solar energy is too raw and too powerful to be easily "di-
gested" by the body. Sunlight will burn you severely if you try to
absorb too much. But your body can easily assimilate a plate of
food and function for a long time on the calories and nutrients
digested. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUNGER AND SEXUAL DESIRE
What is the difference between food and sex as energies that our
bodies crave to be fed? Many people confuse the hunger for food
and sex as being similar biological desires that are both necessary
for survival. Clearly they are connected, as many people feeling
sexual frustration turn to food for gratification. An imbalance in
*If you are interested in a fuller elucidation of the working of chi energy in the spiritual
realms, read two books by Taoist Master Ni, Hua Ching: "Tao: The Subtle Universal Law"
and "The Taoist Inner View of the Universe and the Immortal Realm" (College of Tao, 117
Stonehaven Way, Los Angeles, CA 90049). There are many volumes in Chinese on this
subject, but I feel these are the best translations and commentary on the Taoist canon
available in English. Ni's translation of the I Ching is preferred over those of western
scholars, who don't understand fully the esoteric aspects of these classic texts. His transla-
tion is titled "The Book of Changes and The Unchanging Truth. "18 Taoist Secrets Of Love
ching (sex) energy ranks as a major cause of obesity—when you
are sexually frustrated, food is the easiest substitute. The major difference between food (chi energy) and sex
(ching essence) is that sex energy, because it has already been
refined and produced inside the body, is much easier to "digest" or
"absorb" than a raw substance like food. Food must be broken
down and connected before it supplies any useful energy. Sexual
essence is already in a state of readiness that is linked within milli-
seconds to our hormonal and nervous system. The image of sex or
the mere thought of it can instantly enter our brain and alter our
entire psychological state as well as our bodily feeling. Thus sexual energy potentially has a far higher value than
food as a kind of "nourishment" needed for human emotional
maturation and spiritual growth. That is why sex was also consid-
ered a department of Chinese medicine and treated so matter-of-
factly. A Taoist doctor might prescribe a two week round of love
making in certain positions to heal your illness. Human love, ex-
pressed through the function of sexuality, was seen as the most
potent medicine you could take. It was a kind of "human herb"
that could cure most ailments as it restored the flow of chi which
governs our organ vitality and general immunological system. People become obsessed by their relationships as the ex-
change of sexual energy that occurs is the most important source of
sustenance in their lives after food. Relationships invariably get
complicated because although your friends and lovers are visible
and tangible beings, the sexual energy you are constantly exchang-
ing and transforming into emotion and spirit with them is invisible. It can be known only through your feelings and intuition. A relationship fails when the spirit of it is not properly culti-
vated, and you force yourself to "eat" negative, or poisonous,
sexual energies without transforming them into positive or neutral
energies. When the imbalance in energy becomes strong enough,
divorce occurs unless the couple finds another way to correct it. Reading pornographic magazines or masturbation are other exam-
ples of negative cultivation of your ching, because they stimulate
the "yang" essence in your sperm without balancing it with a real
woman's "yin" sexual energy. The major difference between ching, or sex essence, and food
and sunlight energy is that your ching chi is physically manufac-
tured and stored inside your body. This precious substance—What Is Chi Energy? 19
sperm, with its extraordinary power to mate with a female egg and
create another life—is manufactured and stored in your testicles
for safekeeping. The point is that you are free to tap into your
supply of sex energy at anytime by drawing the sperm power from
the testicles. DIAGRAM 5
The modern character for fire can be
interpreted as: the primordial element
of fire, physical fire, or psychic heat
burning beneath the Taoist cauldron. If you run out of sperm your body automatically makes more. This allows you to be physically ready for your lover at all times. Even if you are alone, without a lover, and never intend to procre-
ate, your body produces the sperm and transforms it into creative
sexual energy. So you can always transform this stored sex energy
into spirit, your pure awareness, and express it through creative
personality at will. So in fact "ching" is internal energy that nour-
ishes us night and day without ceasing. The process of refinement
is partly automatic, and partly voluntary. We can either help or
hinder the process of transforming our sex energy into creativity
depending on how aware we are of our internal process. Yet, like
breathing, we draw on this source of energy constantly without
being aware of it. Freud stumbled partially upon this truth many millennia after
the Taoist masters had clearly mapped out the role of sex in shap-
ing our destiny. Freud didn't realize that the mental neuroses he
discovered could be healed by cultivating the sexual and other Chi
energies within the body. When these energies are re-balanced
through proper love-making and meditation, the mind is re-pat-
terned and freed of old traumas and habits. Taoist cultivation of
one's sexual energy is an extremely powerful tool for self therapy. So powerful, in fact, that it should be used only by those who have
achieved a certain degree of integration in the body, mind, and20 Taoist Secrets Of Love
spirit. Severly imbalanced individuals may release more energy
than they can safely deal with, and should see a psychiatrist before
attempting to learn the Taoist methods. DIAGRAM 6
The average male spends about Vs of
his lifetime to produce sperm. This energy
can be cultivated for health & spiritual
development.100% Life force


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transcript or bank statement says. Repeat this mantra until it becom es your
way of being. You will feel a sense of inner peace as you release the hold
that outer forms have on you. OceanofPDF. comOceanofPDF. com20th Verse
Give up learning and you will be fr ee
from all your car es. What is the differ ence between yes and no. What is the differ ence between good and evil. Must I fear what others fear. Should I fear desolation
when ther e is abundance. Should I fear darkness
when that light is shining everywher e. In spring, some go to the park and climb the terrace,
but I alone am drifting, not knowing wher e I am. Like a newborn babe befor e it learns to smile,
I am alone, without a place to go. Most people have too much;
I alone seem to be missing something. Mine is indeed the mind of an ignoramus
in its unadulterated simplicity. I am but a guest in this world. While others rush about to get things done,
I accept what is offer ed. I alone seem foolish,
earning little, spending less. Other people strive for fame;
I avoid the limelight,
preferring to be left alone. Indeed, I seem like an idiot:
no mind, no worries. I drift like a wave on the ocean. I blow as aimless as the wind. All men settle down in their gr ooves;
I alone am stubborn and r emain outside. But wher ein I am most differ ent fr om others is
in knowing to take sustenance fr om the gr eat Mother.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the main idea of the 21st verse of the Tao Te Ching?,
A: Lao-tzu advises to walk the path of the Tao, which means to release your ego and trust in the universe to provide for you.
Q: According to the 23rd verse, what is the key to maintaining a peaceful inner state?,
A: The key is to recognize that the true source of your power is within yourself, and to trust in the Tao's guidance.
Q: What is the author Lao-tzu encouraging in the 24th verse?,
A: Lao-tzu is encouraging the reader to trust in their own inner light and to let go of their ego, as well as their need to prove themselves to others.
Q: What is the main message of the 29th verse of the Tao Te Ching?,
A: The main message is that you are not in control of the universe, and that everything is unfolding according to natural law. You are encouraged to let go of your ego and trust in the harmony of natural law.
Q: What is the author suggesting in the 27th verse?,
A: Lao-tzu is suggesting that one should not try to control or change the world, but rather align with the Tao and trust in its guidance.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>It
loves and nourishes all things but does not lord it over them.” The T ao is the
informing principle of God, not nature’ s lord and master. A power -hungry
and ego-dominated control freak it’s not! Feeling superior is a human
creation. The Tao doesn’ t act as boss, forcing itself on you or anyone. It
simply allows all of creation to reveal itself with perfect timing ... and all
that is revealed is sacred because it’ s a piece of the ego-free T ao. I sugges t that you create some quiet time to reread this verse and reflect
on the sacred nature of everything in your life. Include past experiences that
you’ve blamed for preventing you from having the abundance, health, or
happiness that you’ve wanted and even expected. Ponder the advice that
there’ s a time for it all: Just as you must breathe in to breathe out, you may
experience what it is to be ahead by also having a “being-behind
experience.” All of those times that you felt betrayed, abandoned, abused,
frightened, anxious, or incomp lete—they all came about according to a
natural law that also led you to feel cared for, protected, loved, comforted,
and whole. There’ s a time for everything, including what you’re
experiencing today. Begin recognizi ng that every moment of your life is in accordance with
the Divine Tao. By doing so, you’ll shift from judgment (and perhaps
anger) to gratefulness for being able to feel both exhausted and rested,
scared and safe, unloved and cared for. All of it is a part of the natural law. Your “ego-mind” tries to protect you from pain by insisting that you can
learn to eliminate some aspects 29th Verse of your life. However, the sage
within you desires to be more harmonious with the perfection  of the Tao. How do you allow this? Lao-tzu urges you to avoid the extremes, the
excesses, and the extravagant, and know that all is unfolding perfectly, even
if your thoughts tell you that it’s imperfect. Those thoughts must also have
their own time, and in the natural flow, they’ll be replaced by new ones... which will show up on time as well. Here’ s what I believe this verse from Lao-tzu offers you from its 2,500-
year-old perspective:Give up needing to contr ol. Begin a conscious program of surrendering, and allowing your world and
everyone in it to do as they are ordained to do. Surrendering is a mental
process: It involves taking a split second to stop yourself in your mode of
judgment or frustration and have a brief talk with yourself on the spot. Just
remind yourself  to step back and be a witness rather than a protagonist,
which you can do by providing a sanctuary for the feeling you’re judging. Invite Divine natural order in by simply allowing what you’re experiencing
to go forward without criticism  or control; in this way, you move to the
center. Think of the need to control as a signal to allow the Tao to flow
freely through your life. At first your ego-mind may loudly scoff at the idea
of the Tao being  responsible for the perfect unfolding of everything. It’s up
to you to recognize that your belief that ego can control life is an illusion. Practice r ecognizing that ther e’s a time for everything. When you’re in the middle of a tough moment, repeat the lines given to
you by Lao-tzu. I do this in yoga practice when I feel exhausted holding a
position for what seems like a too-lengthy period. I remind myself, There’s
a time for being  exhausted, and there’s a time for being vigor ous. This frees
me immediately  from my demanding ego, which is saying, You shouldn’ t be
feeling this tired. You can do the same in any moment in your life. Experiences of pain, loss, fear, anger, and even hatred seem to vanish when
you remember that this is a part of the perfect blossoming of natural law;
and there will soon be a time for comfort, peace, and love. Apply this verse of the Tao Te Ching by creating your personalized
statement when you observe things such as crime, AIDS, hunger, and war. Try something like, Yes, there seems  to be a time for such things, and I
choose not to remain in extremes of resentment and anger. But there is also
my desir e to do something about these cir cumstances— that feeling is also a
part of the natural law unfolding. I choose to act on my inner desir e to
rectify these conditions. By remaining internally peaceful and avoiding the
extremes, I will impact the world in the same loving way that the Tao
eternally manifests fr om love and kindness. It’s not what you see around you that keeps you connected to the Tao; it’s
understanding how this eternal flow works. As Ralph Waldo Emerson putit, “By atoms, by trifles, by sots, heaven operates. The needles are nothing,
the magnetism is all.”
Do the T ao Now
Find a place where control is all-consuming and relinquish it today. Stifle
your inclination to interfere, reminding yourself as you do so that there’ s a
time for everything and you’re becoming more adept at observing
peacefully rather than taking over. Post this advice by Naomi Long Madgett where you can read it, and be
constantly reminded of your desire to live naturally:
I wouldn’ t coax the plant if I wer e you. Such watchful nurturing may do it harm. Let the soil r est fr om so much digging
And wait until it’ s dry befor e you water it. The leaf ’s inclined to find its own dir ection;
Give it a chance to seek the sunlight for itself. Much gr owth is stunted by too much pr odding,
Too eager tenderness. The things we love we have to learn to leave alone. OceanofPDF.comOceanofPDF.com30th Verse
One who would guide a leader of men in the uses of life
will warn him against the use of arms for conquest. Weapons often turn upon the wielder. Wher e armies settle,
natur e offers nothing but briars and thorns. After a gr eat battle has been fought,
the land is cursed, the cr ops fail,
the earth lies stripped of its Mother hood. After you have attained your purpose,
you must not parade your success,
you must not boast of your ability,
you must not feel pr oud;


	be	in	here,
it	thinks. So	it	pokes	and	shoves	and	chews	its	way	through	the	threads	it	has
woven. All	it	wants	is	to	see	the	light	of	day,	and	once	it	is	hanging	in	the	sun,
it	has	an	urge	to	twitch. It	doesn’t	know	it	has	wings;	it	doesn’t	even	know
what	wings	are. But	in	a	minute	or	two	all	it	wants	to	do	is	fly—without
lessons! Now,	here’s	the	big	question:	Can	you	grow	in	your	own	way	with	such
perfect	timing? Can	you	discover	that	you	are	unfolding	into	surprising	stages
you	never	expected? The	soul	is	where	the	future	stores	its	biggest	surprises. Your	DNA	already	contains	a	blueprint	for	your	body	to	grow,	which	is
amazing	enough. When	a	baby	begins	as	a	single	cell	in	its	mother’s	womb,
that	cell	already	knows	when	the	baby	will	grow	its	first	tooth,	when	it	will
focus	its	eyes,	grip	with	its	hands,	and	learn	to	balance	so	that	it	can	walk. Before	a	baby	sees	the	world	for	the	first	time,	its	DNA	knows	that	one	day
the	same	person	will	have	gray	hair. A	whole	life	span	is	compressed	into	a
speck	thousands	of	times	smaller	than	the	period	at	the	end	of	this	sentence. Your	soul	knows	as	much	about	your	mind	and	heart	as	DNA	knows	about
your	body. It	stores	everything	in	its	secret	vault,	every	desire	you	mighthave. You	aren’t	a	puppet,	though. You	have	choices,	thousands	of	them	every
day. You	can	choose	to	tap	into	the	most	powerful	force	in	the	universe. That’s	what	your	soul	is	waiting	for. The	biggest	event	in	anyone’s	life	is
when	you	make	the	cosmic	connection,	and	Baba	was	about	to	show	me	just
how	it’s	done.Day	Three
:
What	Is	the	Supreme	Force	in
the	Universe?Alchemy
F
or	a	long	time	I	didn’t	see	Baba	again. I	looked	for	him	under	his	favorite
tree,	but	weeks	passed	and	he	wasn’t	there. I	knew	he	was	a	wanderer. He
didn’t	actually	live	under	the	tree	but	only	rested	until	he	felt	the	urge	to
roam. Summer	came,	and	I	gave	up	looking. I	found	myself	thinking	a	lot. I
would	retreat	to	the	cabin	that	Baba	had	found	during	the	storm. It	was
perfectly	hidden	in	the	green	gloom	of	the	woods	by	its	thick	layer	of	vines. I	arrived	one	day	to	hear	somebody	laughing	inside. And	the	laugh	sounded
like	it	could	be	only	one	person’s. “Baba!”	When	I	threw	open	the	door,	he	was	standing	in	the	middle	of	the
cramped	little	hut	dressed	in	his	immaculate	white	clothes,	exactly	as	before. “What	were	you	laughing	about?”	I	asked. “A	cosmic	joke,	which	I’ll	tell	you	later,”	he	said. Whatever	that	meant,	I	had
a	lot	to	tell	him	and	a	lot	to	ask,	but	Baba	didn’t	let	me	do	either. “So	your
third	day	begins,”	he	announced. “Perhaps	I	forgot	to	tell	you,	but	I	practice	alchemy,	the	science	of	changing
lead	to	gold. Only,	that’s	too	easy	I	prefer	the	real	alchemy,	the	kind	that	will
work	on	people.”
“Does	that	exist?”	I	asked. “It	must. It’s	working	on	you,”	he	said. “You’re	changing	before	my	eyes,	and
no	wonder:	I’ve	unleashed	a	force,	the	supreme	force	in	the	universe,	in	fact.”
“And	what	is	that?”	I	asked. “Love.”
I	could	feel	myself	blushing;	I	didn’t	know	what	to	say. Baba	didn’t	laugh	at
my	embarrassment,	but	said,	“If	I	just	loved	you	like	a	grandfather	or	a
favorite	uncle,	you	would	flourish. Love	is	like	fertilizer	to	the	heart—it
makes	it	grow	and	reach	for	the	sun. But	I	am	talking	about	something
cosmic,	a	force	that	is	much	more	powerful	than	family	love	or	even	romantic
love.“This	reminds	me	of	a	story	I	heard	when	I	was	your	age,”	said	Baba,	who
then	told	me	the	following	tale:
Once	there	was	a	man	who	loved	God	so	much	that	he	left	home	to	live	inside
a	temple. In	India,	God	can	be	either	father	or	mother. This	man	loved	the
Mother	God	more	than	anything	else	in	the	world,	and	so	he	spent	every	day
arranging	flowers	on	her	altar	and	praying	to	her	statue. He	always	went
around	wearing	a	dreamy	smile,	and	people	used	to	argue	behind	his	back,
some	claiming	that	he	was	amazingly	devoted,	and	others
	scoffing	that	he	was
more	than	a	bit	touched	in	the	head. One	day	the	highest	priest	in	that	part	of	the	country	stopped	by	the	temple,
which	was	on	the	banks	of	a	river. Stepping	off	his	boat,	he	stumbled	across
the	devotee. “You	are	said	to	worship	the	Divine	Mother	every	day,”	said	the
priest. “Yes,”	said	the	devotee,	who	was	nervous	and	shy	before	such	a	great	man. “Do	you	know	the	proper	prayers?”	the	priest	sternly	asked. “No,	I	sing	to	Mother	with	the	words	that	are	in	my	heart,”	the	devotee	said. The	priest	frowned. “Do	you	know	the	proper	rituals	and	sacrifices?”
“No,	I	was	never	taught	them,”	admitted	the	devotee,	who	was	getting	more
nervous	by	the	minute. The	high	priest	said,	“I	am	worried	about	you. Sit	with	me	and	I	will	teach
you	the	proper	way	to	worship	God.”
So	they	sat	together,	and	even	though	the	devotee	was	slow	and	uneducated,
after	a	while	the	priest	was	satisfied	that	he	had	taught	him	the	correct	way	to
worship. The	day	ended,	and	the	priest	got	into	his	boat	to	sail	back	down	the
river. He	was	a	hundred	yards	from	shore	when	he	heard	the	whole	crew
shouting. “What’s	the	commotion?”	the	priest	said	irritably. Then	he	saw	the	devotee,	who	was	walking	over	the	water	toward	the	boat. He	came	up	to	it,	and	in	a	humble
	voice	he	said,	“I’m	so	sorry,	but	could	you
teach	me	the	right	way	to	pray	again? I	think	I	forgot.”But	the	high	priest	had	fallen	to	his	knees	in	awe	before	a	true	lover	of	God. “That	story	is	about	what	love	can	do	when	it	is	a	cosmic	force,”	said	Baba. “Nothing	in	the	universe	is	more	powerful,	and	yet	if	you	look	inside,	the
same	force	is	within	you	at	this	very	moment.”
W
HAT
	I	L
EARNED
Can	love	really	transform	human	nature,	the	way	the	ancient	alchemists	tried
to	turn	lead	into	gold? Baba	wanted	to	prove	that	it	could. For	h


in treating head injuries, but its action is half as short as that of urea (about 4 h), plus,
it does not improve brain tissue pO2 in severe head trauma and its effect is not as
dramatic when brain edema is severe. 16
A fundamental guide to emergency department management of head injuries at
the present time is ensuring adequate CPP, adequate oxygenation, and preventing even brief or transient episodes of hypotension, hypoxia, seizures, hyperglycemia, and hypocapnia. 17 CPP is a function of ICP and systemic blood pressure, and it must
be monitored and controlled at all times to prevent further structural and functional damager. 18
When severe brain tissue trauma occurs, brain cells respond in a typical manner. The anatomic changes in neurons following trauma have been well studied and con -
sist of cytoplasmic swelling secondary to sodium influx and a failure of membrane ionic regulation. 19 This is followed by characteristic cytoplasmic eosinophilia, severe
loss of the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus, chromatin clumping, nuclear shrinking with peripheral shifting, and disappearance of axonal microtubules, a phe -
nomenon that generates synaptic dystrophy and neurotransmission failure. 20
Depending on its location and severity, a focal traumatic insult to the brain will
destabilize ischemic neurons by inducing hypoxia, glutamate excitotoxicity, a mas -
sive and disruptive intracellular rise of Ca2+, mitochondrial energy loss, formation
of oxygen and nitric oxide free radicals, and impairment of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthesis that fuel all brain cells. 21 The biochemical cascade associated with
anatomic changes in ischemic neurons and glial cells is the product of irreversible oxygen–glucose deprivation resulting from the severe ischemia that leads inevitably to ATP production failure and a neurometabolic energy crisis in adjacent hypoper -
fused neurons. 22
The reduced mortality and improved outcome for patients with severe traumatic
brain injury in the past decade has been attributed to the partial but incomplete success of trying to squeeze oxygenated blood through a swollen brain. This plan requires quantification of cerebral perfusion by monitoring the ICP and by prompt treatment of cerebral hypoperfusion to lower the incidence of secondary injury. Although this plan can mean the difference between good survival and incapacitat -
ing, long-lasting neurological deficits or death, it is not generally possible to achieve due to the absence of an agent that can address cerebral hypoperfusion, brain edema, excitotoxic release of glutamate and cytokines, ionic cell shifts involving sodium and calcium channels, and free radical formation. Is there an agent that can address the pathologic cascade results from severe brain trauma and clinical success and improved outcome. SECONDARY INJURY AND ISCHEMIC PENUMBRAL NEURONS
Because traumatic brain injury results in irreversible damage at the site of impact and initiates cellular and molecular processes that lead to secondary neural injury
in the surrounding tissue, understanding the pathophysiology of secondary injury is
critical to the development of effective therapy. Adding to the cell and molecular damage that results at the site of trauma, sec -
ondary injury to the surrounding brain tissue also undergoes electrophysiological 136 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
changes without the anatomic necrotic changes to neurons described earlier. The  s econdary injury primarily involves reduced cerebral perfusion, inflammatory
changes, lowered cerebral energy metabolism, release of excitatory neurotransmit -
ters, and oxidative stress. 23,24 These cell and molecular abnormalities not only add to
the site of injury but can give rise to an area of the brain adjacent to the injury core
where a ring of ischemic penumbral neurons can accumulate. In his classic paper describing the ischemic penumbra, Astrup and his colleagues25
recognized two stages where penumbral neurons can experience functional impair -
ment and irreparable degenerative damage, usually with the former stage preceding the latter. However, irreparable damage to penumbral neurons is not always the case, and
it is clear that at least in embolic stroke, these neurons are salvageable with the proper treatment, for example, using intra-arterial thrombolytics such as the tissue plasminogen activators (tPAs). These clot busters are able to accelerate the conver -
sion of plasminogen to plasmin, the major enzyme that catalyzes clot breakdown. However, one of the disadvantages of tPA therapy is that it must be administered as quickly as possible after an embolic stroke, usually within 4½ h after the onset of symptoms. 26
This brief window of opportunity means that only 3% of persons qualify for treat -
ment with tPAs since most patients wait beyond this time period to seek medical help after the onset of stroke symptoms. Another serious disadvantage of tPAs is the risk of hemorrhage in the brain, worsening the primary damage from stroke. Due to the bleeding risk, tPA has not been assessed in any traumatic brain injury
trial that we are aware of, but other agents have been used to address the disturbances in platelet function, leading to hyperaggregability following a head injury. 27
Neurons in the ischemic penumbra are formed as a result of critically subnor -
mal brain perfusion following a stroke or local brain trauma. 28 These penumbral
neurons retain their structural integrity but lose their ability to function normally. 29
The penumbral region is therefore a functionally silent population of neurons. The physiological outcome of penumbral neurons is dependent on the degree and dura -
tion of ischemia. 30 It has been reported that an ischemic penumbra results when local
cerebral blood flow dips between 12 and 18 mL/100 g tissue/min following brain trauma. 31 Below 12 mL/100 g tissue/min, the tissue becomes irreparably damaged
and soon dies. 31
The penumbral neurons are more likely to die if normal cerebral perfusion is
not quickly restored. However, the grace time before penumbral neurons die from a reduced blood flow supply is variable and dependent on the type of injury involved, severity, region of the brain affected, and many other constants. Penumbral neu -
rons have been reported to remain viable for hours, days, months, or even beyond a year. 32–34 During traumatic brain injury, astrocytes become reactive and increase
proinflammatory cytokines to produce excitotoxicity through the excessive pro -
duction of extracellular glutamate. This results in brain edema and swelling, a
 condition that promotes neuronal death from the activation of reactive oxygen
 species (ROS). In addition, the activation of Janus kinase and signal transducer and activator of
transcription signaling pathway is one of the most important transducing signals 137 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
from the cell surface to the nucleus in response to cytokines, particularly the
 proinflammatory interleukin-6 cytokine family. 36 The Janus kinase and signal trans -
ducer and activator of transcription signaling pathway is the focus of much research
at the present time due to studies that report its involvement in the pathophysiology of brain ischemia, brain trauma, and spinal cord injury (SCI). 37,38
It is clear that when primary traumatic brain injury cannot be prevented, secondary
injuries must be restricted with appropriate neuroprotective strategies. Nevertheless, present drug treatments are not generally able to do that consistently or effectively. 39
The ability of pharmacotherapy to rescue salvageable neurons following brain
trauma and arrest or reverse the quantitative damage that results from such injuries remains elusive and extremely limited. A recent Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Cochrane Injury Group
conducted an exhaustive literature search analyzing drug therapeutic studies dealing with severe head injury. The search concluded that the majority of these clinical tri -
als included only a modest number of patients largely due to the uncertainty of the trial drug effectiveness. 40 Not surprisingly, the quality of these clinical trials was
regarded as more or less questionable. 40
For this reason, there is an expectation that the effects of dimethyl sulfoxide
(DMSO) used to treat brain trauma, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and SCI will receive the clinical attention it deserves. When brain trauma, stroke, AD, and SCI are combined, it represents a block of disorders that affect 8% of adult Americans and more than 15 million individuals in the United States alone. The findings reviewed here will reveal a very unusual molecule possessing a num-
ber of biological actions that may explain its positive therapeutic effects following traumatic brain injury and other CNS insults. DMSO IN EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN TRAUMA
The mechanism of action(s) exerted by DMSO in improving the outcome of trau -
matic brain injury remains unknown. However, DMSO is reported to display a range of properties, which may be useful in the management of the brain trauma patient or animal. For example, DMSO increases cerebral blood flow without altering blood pressure,
41,42 quickly reduces ICP without a rebound effect,43–46 is a potent diuretic
that does not affect cardiac rate or output,41,42 reduces cerebral edema,47,49 blocks
sodium channel activation,50,51 is a powerful free radical scavenger,52,53 prevents glu -
tamate excitotoxic neuron death,54 lowers the Janus kinase and signal transducer
and activator of transcription signaling pathway whose activation can be induced by excitotoxic cytokines following brain ischemia,
55 and suppresses NMDA-
AMPA-induced (NMDA, N-methyl- d-aspartate


 those who fix things. In a sense,
even those who simply give you  things you
want —the butchers, the bakers, the
candlestick makers —are also fixers. For to
have a desire for something is often to have
a need for it. That is why addicts  are said to
need a fix. Be careful, therefore, that desire
not beco me addiction. Are you saying the world will always have
problems. Are you saying that you actually
want it  that way. I am saying that the world exists the way it
exists —just as a snowflake exists the  way
it exists —quite by design. You have
created it that way—just as you have
created your life exactly as it is. I want what you want. The day you really
want an end to hunger, there will be no  more hunger. I have given you all the
resources with which to do that. You have
all the tools with which to make that choice. You have not made it. Not because you
cannot make it. The world could end world
hunger tomorrow. You choose not to  make
it. You claim that there are good reasons that
40,000 people a day must die of hunger. There are no good reasons. Yet at a time
when you say you can do nothing to stop
40,000 people a day from dying of hunger,
you bring 50,000 people a day into your
world to begin a new life. And this you call
love. This you call God’s plan. It is a plan
which totally lacks logic or reason, to  say
nothing of compassion. I am showing you in stark terms that the
world exists the way it exists because you  have chosen for it to. You are
systematically destroying your own
environment, then  pointing to so -called
natural disasters as evidence of God’s
cruel hoax, or Nature’s  harsh ways. You
have played the hoax on yourself, and it is
your ways which are  cruel. Nothing, nothing is more gentle than
Nature. And nothing, nothing has been
more  cruel to Nature than man. Yet you
step aside from all involvemen t in this; deny
all responsibility. It is not your fault, you say,
and in this you are right It is not a question
of fault, it is a matter of choice. You can choose to end the destruction of
your rain forests tomorrow. You can  choose
to stop depleting the protective layer
hovering over your planet. You can  choose
to discontinue the ongoing, onslaught of your earth’s ingenious ecosystem. You can
seek to put the snowflake back together —
or at least to halt its inexorable  melting —
but will you do i t. —You can similarly end
all war tomorrow. Simply. Easily. All it
takes —all it has ever taken —is for all of
you to agree. Yet if you cannot all  agree on
something as basically simple as ending
the killing of each other, how can  you call
upon the heavens wi th shaking fist to put
your life in order. I will do nothing for you that you will not do
for your Self. That is the law and the
prophets. The world is in the condition it is in because
of you, and the choices you have made —
or failed to make. (Not to decid e is to decide). The Earth is in the shape it’s in because of
you, and the choices you have made —or
failed to make. Your own life is the way it is because of you,
and the choices you have made —or failed
to make. But I did not choose to get hit by that truc k. I did not choose to get mugged by that
robber or raped by that maniac. People
could say that. There are people in the
world who could say  that. You are all at root cause for the conditions
which exist which create in the robber the
desire, or the percei ved need, to steal. You
have all created the consciousness  which
makes rape possible. It is when you see in
yourself that which caused the  crime that you begin, at last, to heal the condition from
which it sprang. Feed your hungry, give dignity to your poo r. Grant opportunity to your less fortunate. End the prejudice which keeps masses
huddled and angry, with little promise of a
better tomorrow. Put away your pointless
taboos and restrictions upon sexual
energy —rather, help others to truly
understand its wo nder, and to channel it
properly. Do  these things and you will go a
long way toward ending robbery and rape
forever. As for the so -called “accident” —the truck
coming around the bend, the brick falling
from the sky —learn to greet each such
incident as a sma ll part of a larger mosaic. You have come here to work out an
individual plan for your own salvation. Yet  salvation does not mean saving yourself
from the snares of the devil. There is no
such thing as the devil, and hell does not
exist. You are saving you rself from the
oblivion of non -realization. You cannot lose in this battle. You cannot
fail. Thus,  it is not a battle at all, but simply
a process. Yet if you do not know this, you
will see it as a constant struggle. You  may
even believe in the struggle long enough to
create a whole religion around it. This
religion will teach that struggle is the point
of it all. This is a false teaching. It is  in not
struggling that the process proceeds. It is
in surrendering that the victory is  won. Accidents happen because they do. Certain elements of the life process have
come  together in a particular way at a
particular time, with particular results —results which  you choose to call
unfortunate, for your own particular
reasons. Yet they may not be  unfortunate
at all, given the agenda of your soul. I tell you this: There is no coincidence, and
nothing happens “by accident. ” Each  event
and adventure is called to your Self by your
Self in order that you might create  and
experience Who You Really Are. All true
Masters know this. That is why mystic
Masters remain unperturbed in the face of
the worst experiences of life (as you  would
define them). The great teachers of your Christian
religion understand this. They know that
Jesus  was not perturbed by the crucifixion,
but expected it. He could have walked
away,  but he did not. He could have
stopped the process at any point. He had that power. Yet he did not. He allowed
himself to be crucified in order that he might
stand as  man’s eternal salvation. Look, he
said, at wh at I can do. Look at what is true. And know that these things, and more,
shall you also do. For have I not said, ye
are gods. Yet you do not believe. If you
cannot, then, believe in yourself, believe in
me. Such was Jesus’ compassion that he
begged for a w ay—and created it —to so
impact the world that all might come to
heaven ( Self-realization )—if in no other
way, then through him. For he defeated
misery, and death. And so might you. The grandest teaching of Christ was not
that you shall have everlasting lif e—but
that you do; not that you shall have
brotherhood in God, but that you do; not that you  shall have whatever you request,
but that you do. All that is required is to know this. For you
are the creator of your reality, and life can
show up no other way for you than that way
in which you think it will. You think it into being. This is the first step
in creation. God the Father is thought. Your
thought is the parent which gives birth to all
things. This is one of the laws we are to remember. Yes. Can you t ell me others. I have told you others. I’ve told you them
all, since the beginning of time. Over and
over have I told you them. Teacher after teacher have I sent you. You do not listen
to my teachers. You kill them. But why. Why do we kill the holiest amon g
us. We kill them or dishonor them, which is
the same thing. Why. Because they stand against every thought
you have that would deny Me. And deny  Me
you must if you are to deny your Self. Why would I want to deny You, or me. Because you are afraid. And because My
promises are too good to be true. Because
you cannot accept the grandest Truth. And
so you must reduce yourself to  a spirituality
which teaches fear and dependence and
intolerance, rather than love  and power and
acceptance. You are filled with f ear—and your biggest
fear is that My biggest promise might be  life’s biggest lie. And so you create the
biggest fantasy you can to defend yourself
against this: You claim that any promise
which gives you the power, and guarantees
you the love, of God must be the false
promise of the devil. God would never
make  such a promise, you tell yourself,