 involved.
Positive feelings flow naturally when negative feelings are not in
action. Nothing needs to be done to acquire positive feelings, as they are
part and parcel of our natural state. This positive inner state is always there,
and it is merely covered over by suppressed negative feelings.
When the clouds are removed, the sun shines forth. The freeing up of
abilities, creative ideas, talents, and resourcefulness occurs automatically as
a result of the positive state of mind that ensues when the negative aspects
have been surrendered. Letting go of negativity frees up inspiration to
create an endless flow of creative ideas. For example, there was the case of
a producer of an award-winning Broadway musical who attributed the
success of the hit show to the letting go of negative feelings through the
mechanism of surrender. There have been writers, artists, and musicianswho came into a sudden breakthrough of inspiration as soon as a negative
belief or self-limitation was recognized and surrendered. The same
experience has been recounted by scientists who suddenly just “knew” the
formula that would cure a disease. It is as if the ener gy field of creative
genius is available and waiting for us as soon as we surrender the clouds of
negativity that prevent its revelation to us.
Feelings and the Decision-Making Pr ocess
W e can simplify the levels of consciousness into three major states: inert,
ener getic, and peaceful. These three states are related to the decision-
making process. The first state—inertia—is reflective of the emotional
levels of apathy, grief, and fear. The nature of these feelings is to interfere
with our concentration on the situation at hand and engage us instead in
concentration on our own thoughts, most of which are in the realm of “I
don’ t know,” “I’m not sure,” and “I don’ t think I can.” This successive
concentration of our own uselessly cycling thoughts renders us temporarily
unable to perceive the full dimension and possibilities of the overall
situation at hand.
While these negative thoughts and feelings are flowing, it is dif ficult
for us to arrive at any decision. Sometimes we opt to stall the decision until
we feel better. At other times, we proceed to arrive at a decision that we
think will answer our questions or take care of a situation. Unfortunately,
the decision that results is not sustainable in the long run because it is based
on the feeling state, and when the feeling state changes, the decision has to
be changed with it. This leads to inner insecurity, ambivalence, confusion,
and a loss of confidence in us by those around us. In the computer language
of “garbage in and garbage out,” the negative feeling state is the “garbage
in,” and the decisions that come out of it must be on the same level.
The second state, which is higher than inertia, is that of being
“ener getic.” The emotions underlying this state are those of desire, anger,
and pride. The nature of these feelings is to interfere less with concentration
than the previous lower state because some positive thoughts are allowed to
flow through and mix with the negative feelings. This is the state of the
“go-getter.” Although things are accomplished, there is unevenness of
performance because of the mixture of positive and negative thoughts and
ideas. Negative feelings such as ambition, desire, or “proving oneself” tendto drive the “go-getter,” and at times the decision-making is compulsive or
impulsive.
Characteristic of this level of consciousness is personal self-gain as the
primary motivating factor. Therefore, many of the decisions are
unsustainable because they are based on a win-lose situation rather than on
a win-win situation. A win-win decision would have occurred had the
feelings and welfare of the other persons involved in the situation been
taken into account.
Using language relating to the body’ s ener gy centers, we say that
people on this level are motivated by their “solar plexus” (third chakra).
This means that they seek to attain success and to master the world. But
they are self-centered and driven by personal motives, with little concern
for the welfare of others or of the world in general. Because their decisions
benefit primarily themselves, their success is limited to personal gain. Any
benefit to the world is purely secondary and the results, therefore, fall far
short of greatness.
The third and highest level is the peaceful state, based upon the
feelings of courage, acceptance, and love. Because these feelings are purely
positive and non-disturbing by their very nature, they allow us to
concentrate completely on the situation and observe all of the relevant
details. Because of an inner state of peace, inspiration brings forth ideas that
solve the problem. In this state, the mind is free of worry, and its ability to
communicate and concentrate is unimpeded. From this state come solutions
to problems that are placed in a win-win context; because everyone
benefits, everyone lends their ener gy to the project and success is shared by
all. This approach not infrequently leads to greatness. It characterizes the
noble projects that bring about far -reaching improvements in our society.
On this level we discover that when everyone’ s needs in a situation are met,
our own needs are fulfilled automatically. The unimpeded creative mind
will work out a solution where everyone gains and no one loses.
If we look at a situation and claim that a win-win solution is not
possible, that should warn us that we have some un-surrendered inner
feelings blocking a possibly perfect solution. W e need to remember the
dictum that the impossible becomes possible as soon as we are totally
surrendered to the situation.
Feelings and Sales AbilityInasmuch as selling is a part of many vocations, involving either a product
or ideas or our personal services, it is rewarding to look at the relationship
between these three basic levels of consciousness and sales ability itself.
The lowest or inertia state is governed by feelings of apathy, grief and
fear; it is obvious that sales ability is at its lowest. Sales persons in this state
are often told by prospects that they are not interested in the product right
now. This leads immediately to negative thinking and self-criticism with
thoughts such as, “They don’ t want my product.” The very nature of sales
activity exposes sales persons to rejection and disappointment. They may
temporarily escape these feelings, by taking cof fee breaks or indulging in
personal conversation with other employees; however, their feelings have
impaired their concentration and diminished their ability to produce
resourceful ideas. The low self-esteem creates vulnerability to
discouragement, which, in turn, creates expectations of failure. When
thoughts of failure are held in mind, failure is precipitated in the sales
situation. At this point, by acknowledging the negative feelings and letting
go of the payof f from each of them, a person can evolve to the next level.
The next level, the ener getic state, is based on feelings of desire, anger,
and pride. It includes a greater degree of vigor and drive. This facilitates
better concentration on the work goal; however, because the feelings are
somewhat driven, there may be excessive verbalization, with more time
spent talking to sales prospects than listening to them. This may typically
lead to premature closings, pushing too hard, and creating marketing
problems. Nonetheless, achievement of sales goals is possible on this level
because of the higher ener gies invoked. One block to success on this level is
the focus on self-gain and the underlying viewpoint, “I win; they lose.” This
self-seeking motive is intuitively picked up by sales prospects and may lead
to resistance. The thoughts characteristic of this level are along the lines of:
“I want to get them to buy it, so I’ll get a good commission.”
On the highest or peaceful level, based upon the feelings of courage,
acceptance, and love, our ability to concentrate is at its highest. Sales
people on this level are able to listen carefully to the other person, and place
the sale in a context of what is beneficial to the buyer rather than to the
seller. Because the mind is peaceful and creative, they are never at a loss for
creative ideas as to what will produce sales or what will turn problems into
solutions. The person on this level often converts customers to friends, and
the customers tend to become loyal. Achievement of sales goals on thislevel is assured because what is being held in mind is the positive situation
of win-win and the inner certainty that a win-win solution can be created in
the situation.
Often, surrendering to what appears to be an impossible situation
quickly turns into a positive experience. This is exemplified by the case of
someone who had been working in an art gallery. Sales were slow; she
hadn’ t made a sale in weeks. She tried a number of consciousness
techniques with herself and worked very hard at it. She utilized
visualization, positive thinking, advance sales techniques, and written
af firmations; however, nothing came of it. Her frustration mounted
progressively, with the accompanying feeling, “I can’ t.” Finally, in
desperation, she just let go completely and surrendered all of her pent-up
feelings. Inside of herself, she suddenly felt free of all the ef forting, trying,
and striving. The inner tension disappeared and, instead, she felt at peace as
she went to work that morning at the gallery. W ithin the first hour at work,
she sold two copies of a sculpture, which interestingly enough, was titled
“Letting Go


Love ha s been talked about and written about since the beginning of time,
in every religion, and by every g reat thinker, philosopher, prophet, and
leader. B ut man y of us have not truly understood their wise words. Even
though their teachings were specifically for people in their time, their one
truth and message to the world is still the same today: love, because when
you love you are using the greatest power in the universe.The For ce of Love
"Love is an ele ment which though physically unseen is as r ea l as air or
water. It is an acting. living. movingfor ce... it moves in waves and curr ents
like those of the ocean. " ( 1891)
The kind of lov e that the greatest thinkers and saviors of the w orld talked
about is very dif ferent from what most people understand love to be. It is
much m ore than  loving your fa mily, friends, and favorite things, because
love is not just a feeling: love is a positiv e force.  Love is not weak, feeble,
or soft. Love is the positive force of life! Love is t he cause of everything
positive and good. There are not a hundred dif ferent positive forces in life;
there is only one.
Nature's great powers, like grav ity and electromagnetism, are invisible to
our sens es, but their power is i ndisputable. Likewise, the forc e of love is
invisible to us, but its power is in fact far greater than any of nature's
powers. The evidence of its power can be seen everywhere in the world:
without love, there is no life.
T ake a moment to think about it: What would the world be without love?
First of all, you wouldn't even exist; without love you couldn't have been
born. None of y our family and f riends would have been born either. In fact,
there wouldn't be a single human being on the planet. If the force of love
ceased today, the entire human race would decrease and eventually die out.
Every single invention, discovery, and human creation came from the love
in a human heart. If it were no t for the love of the W right B rothers, we
could not fly in an airplane. If it were not for the love of scientists,
inventors, and discoverers, we would not have electricity, heating, or light;
nor would we be  able to drive a car or use a phone, appliance, o r any of the
technology that makes life easier and more comfortable. W ithout the love of
architects and builders, there would be no homes, building s, or cities.
W ithout love, there would b e no medicines, doctors, or emer gency
facilities. No teachers, schools, or education. There would be no books, no
paintings, and no music, becau se all of these things are created from the
positive force of love. T ake a lo ok around you right now. Whatever you see
that is a human creation would not be there without love.
" ake away love and our earth is a tomb. " (1812-1889)

POET

Love Is the Force That Moves Y ou
Everything you want to be, do, o r have comes from love. W i thout lo ve, you
wouldn't move. There would be  no positive force to propel you to ge t up  in
the morning, to work, play, dance, talk, learn, listen to music, or do
anything at alL Y ou'd be like a stone statue. It is the positive force of love
that inspires you to move and gives you the desire to be, do, or have
anything. The positive force of love can create anything good, increase the
good thi ngs, and  change anything negative in your life. Y ou have the power
over you r health, your wealth, your career, your relationships, and every
area of your life. And that power - love - is inside you!
But if you have the  power over your life, and that  power is inside you, wh y
isn't your life am azing? Why isn't every area of your Ijfe magnificent? Why
don't you have everythjng you want? Why haven't you been able to do
everything you want to do? Why aren't you filled with joy every day?
The ans wer is: because you have a choice. Y ou have a choice whether to
love and harness the positive force - or not. And whether you realize it or
not, every day of your lifeThe Law of Love

The univ erse is governed by natural laws. W e can fly in an airplane because
aviation works in harmony with natural laws. The laws of physics didn't
change for us to  be able to fly, - but we fou nd a way to work in accordance
with the natural laws, and by doing so we can fly. Just as laws of physics
govern a viation, electricity, and gravity, there is a law that governs love. T o
harness the positive force of love and change your life, you must understand
its law, the most powerful law in the universe - the law of attraction.
From th e greatest to the smalles t - the law of attraction is what holds every
star in the univ erse and forms every atom and molecule. The force of
attraction of the sun holds the planets in our solar system, keeping them
from hu rtling in to space. The f orce of attraction in gravity ho lds you and
every pe rson, animal, plant, and mineral on earth. The force of attraction
can be seen in all of nature from a flower attracting bees or a seed attracting
nutrients from the soil, to every living creature being attracted to its own
species. The force of attraction operates through all the animals on the
earth, fish in th e sea, and birds in the sky, leading them to multiply and
form he rds, schools, and flocks. The force of attraction holds together the
cells of your body, the materials of your house, and the furniture you sit on,
and it holds your car to the road and the water in your gla ss. Ever y object
you use is held together by the force of attraction.
Attraction is th e fo rce that draws people to other people. It draws people to
form ci ties and nations, groups, clubs, and societies where they share
common interests. It is the force that pulls one person to science and
another to cooking; it pulls peop le to various sports or to dif ferent styles of
music, t o certain  animals and pe ts. Attraction is the force that draws you to
your favorite things a nd places, and it's the force that draws you to your
friends and the people you love.
 The Attractive For ce of Love
So what  is the force of attracti on? The force of attraction is the force of
love! At traction is love. When y ou feel an a ttraction to your favorite fo od,
you're feeling love for that food; wi thout attraction, you wouldn't feel
anything. All food would be the  same to you. Y ou wouldn't know what you
love or what you don't love, bec ause you wouldn't be attracted to anything.
Y ou wouldn't be attracted to another person, a particular city, house, car,
sport, jo b, music, clothes, or anything, because it's through t he force of
attraction that you feel love!
"The law  of attraction or the law of love... they ar e one and the same. "
Charles Haanel
The law  of attraction is the law  of love, and it is the all-power ful law that
keeps everything in harmony, from countless galaxies to ato ms. It is
operating in everything and through everythi ng in the universe. And it is the
law that is operating in your life.
In universal terms, the law of attraction says: like attracts like. What that
means in  simple terms for your life is: w hat you give out, you receive back.
Whatever you give out in life is what you receive back in life. Whatever
you give, by th e law of attrac tion, is exactly what you attract back to
yourself.
"T o every action ther e is an equal and opposite r eaction." Issac Newton
 Every action of  giving creates a n opposite action of receiving an d what you
receive is always e qual to what you've given. Whatever you give out in life,
must return to you. It is the physics and the mathematics of the universe.
Give po sitivity, you receive back positivity; give negativity, you receive
back neg ativity. Give positivity and you receive back a l ife full of positive
things. Give negativity and you receive back a life filled w ith negative
things. And how do you giv e positivity or negativity? Through your
thoughts and your feelings!
In any moment, you're giving either positive thoughts or negative thoughts.
Y ou're giving either positive feelings or negative feelings. And whetherthey're positive or negative will determine what you receive back in your
life. All the people, circumstances, and events that make up every moment
of y our life are  being attracted back to you through the th oughts and
feelings you're giving out. Life  doesn't just happen to you; you receive
everything in your life based on what you've given.
"Give, and it


during pregnancy, 90, 110
for vata balancing, 22
acid reflux/heartburn, 98–99, 110
in newborns, 252–53, 319
pitta imbalance and, 24
adoption, 216–18
adrenaline, 121, 151
affirmations, 131
agni, 54
after childbirth, 179, 279–80
after C-section, 214
healthy, 270–71
impaired, 271
in postpartum, 200–201, 202supporting, 127, 213
air element, 15, 17, 18–19, 174, 201
alfalfa juice powder, 127
Allison, Jenny, Golden Month,  171
almond flour, 298
almond milk, 215–16, 292
almond oil, 310, 313
almonds, 99, 102
Almond Date Shake, 291
Almond-Date Laddus, 215–16
Dry-Fruit Laddus, 276
for lactation, 260, 263
for ojas building, 95, 128
powdered, 56, 69
alternate-nostril breathing ( nadi shodhana ), 104
benefits, 22
instructions, 22–23
postpartum, 210–1 1
ama (toxins), 112, 179, 201, 212, 280
amalaki (aka amla, Indian gooseberry), 58, 59, 99, 102
amniotic fluid, 95, 144, 146, 147
anemia, 24, 99–100, 127
anxiety, 76
about childbirth, 116, 121, 165
agni impairment and, 271
body therapies for, 66, 181
essential oils for, 311
and health, overall, 8, 11, 12
herbs for, 58, 100, 200, 212, 303–4, 305, 307
lack of sleep from, 207
ojas depletion and, 272
postpartum, 175, 192, 195, 204–6, 209
vata imbalance and, 19, 20, 62, 94, 155
apana vata, 95, 102, 120, 123, 154–55, 175
aphrodisiacs, 57, 305, 307
apples, 273, 285
sauce, 297–98
Sautéed and Stewed Apples, 123, 296–97
apricots, dried, 273, 276, 284
arborvitae oil, 319
arnica tablets, 177, 215
artava dhatu, 87
asafetida (Hing), 294–95
ashoka, 55, 199, 217ashwagandha
in basti, 125
description, 302–3
Mood Milk Tea 2, 307
postpartum, 181, 205, 207, 208, 210
preconception, 57
during pregnancy, 100
transdermal, 209
asparagus, 284, 296
association, power of, 72–73
asthi dhatu, 86
attachment ( raga ), 10–1 1, 12, 34, 38
auric field, 192, 238, 242
aversion ( dvesha ), 10–1 1, 12, 34, 38
avocado, 128, 260–61, 270, 278, 285
awareness, 12, 37
and breath, connection between, 96, 210
of fetus, 85
for healing, 229
during labor, 159–60
spiritual, 78–80
Ayurveda
on gestation, imprinting in, 2
goal of, 14, 16
on health, overall view of, 8–9, 98
on newborns, 238, 240, 244–45
nutritional focus of, 267–68
as personalized science, 15
on postpartum, 185, 191–92
as science of life, 7–8
Ayurvedic postpartum doulas, 181, 183, 197, 203, 206, 211, 212
Ayurvedic practitioners, consulting, 17, 62, 147, 206, 211
B
babies
constitution of, 72
essential oils for, 310, 319–20
unborn, reflecting on, 142–43
in womb, 73, 103
See also  newborns
baby showers, 197–98
bala, 125, 181, 205, 207
bananas, 260–61, 273basal body temperature, 62–63
basil
fresh, 285
oil, 313, 315, 316, 317
basmati rice
kanji, 292–93
kitchari, 294–95
Rice Gruel, 277
basti (warm oil enema), 125, 129, 151, 181, 202, 206
baths. See herbal baths ; sitz baths
bedtime, 21, 66, 207
beets, 99, 100, 270, 285
Iron-Rich Dal, 294
Steamed Veggies, 296
belly wrapping
after delivery, 153–54
instructions, 182
postpartum, 180, 197, 202, 207, 215
bergamot oil, 317
Bhagavad Gita, 71, 80, 81, 159
Bhakti tradition, 10
birth plans, 128–29
delivery, 130
for labor, 129–30
pain coping techniques, 132–33
partner/support person’ s responsibilities, 131–32, 133–34
birth stories
author ’s daughter, 161–67
author ’s son, 156–61
peace with, 214
sacredness of, 142
birthing, 149–50
catching baby, 135, 153, 161, 163
considerations for, 115–18
daily rituals to prepare for, 123–24
“en caul,” 144
ideal, envisioning, 128
locations for, 119–21
as natural, 142, 164
nourishment immediately after, 153
positions, 108, 130, 133, 163
premature, 95
shoulder dystocia, 156
support during, 148type of, breastfeeding and, 261
Birthing Ayurveda  blog, 127
birthing centers, 121, 147
birthing partner roles, 148, 150, 152, 154, 156
black pepper/peppercorns, 21, 28, 104
Garlic Chutney, 289
Hot Milk Tonic, 290–91
for postpartum, 179, 212, 275, 278, 283, 286, 292–93, 294–95
Blackwell, Sarva, 174, 182, 217
Blossom, Scott
on kapha, 26–27
on pitta, 23–24
on vata, 19
blue lotus, 206, 306
description, 305
essential oil, 318
blue tansy oil, 314
bodily tissues (dhatus)
of embryo, 85
nourishing, 259, 281
types, 54
bodily ur ges, suppressing, 95
body
Ayurvedic view of, 9–10
after childbirth, 175
emotions in, 226
identifying with, 41
knowing of, 142, 164
memory of, 2–3
nourishment and, 268
postpartum care of, 180–81, 196
surrendering, 191
body time ( kayakalpa ), 192
Brahma Samhita, 80
brahmi (a.k.a. water hyssop), 58, 100
infused oil, 152, 181, 182, 204, 205, 207
in teas, 208, 306
brain
formation, 1–2, 86
neuroplasticity of, 45
support for, 58
brain fog, 58, 208
Braxton-Hicks contractions, 143–44, 146, 165–66
breastfeeding, 174, 258–59, 261, 280antigalactogogues, 254
Ayurvedic guidelines on, 240
breast milk, quality of, 278
challenges in, 195, 262–64
essential


Toxicless Diet, Body Purification and Healing System. They never suf fer all
the many children’ s diseases!
Infectious diseases kill many humans. The germs attack the body to eat
the decaying toxic matter and many times cause death by destroying vital
organs. By following this Body Purification Program you can build a
powerful, healthy immune system to keep germs away! Germs eat only
decaying matter. Keep clean inside. A powerful, nutritionally fit body and
bloodstream, is your greatest defense against invasion of germs. Germs
thrive in a dirty body and blood and perish in a clean one!
Fasting is Mother Natur e & God’ s Miracle – it cleanses, r enews & r ejuvenates!
How to Conduct 3 Day, 7 Day & 10 Day Fasts
A fast of 3 days or longer should be conducted under ideal, peaceful
conditions. You should be able to rest any time you feel the toxins passing
out of your body. During this time you might feel some disco mfort. You
should rest and relax quietly until the poisons have passed out of your body.
It’s best to be quiet, at peace and alone when possible. This brief period of
discomfort will end as soon as the loosened toxins have passed out of your
body through the kidneys, lungs, skin, etc.
During longer fasts do not tell others. Why? You must keep only posit ive
thoughts of cleansing and renewing miracles happening in your body! Too
often others ignorant about fasting will criticize your fasting with negative
comments.
Our fasting is such a very personal and quiet time that many years ago
Dad went into the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains in California and
bought a tract of land in the wilderness of the Topanga Canyon near Malibu
where he built a retreat cabin, identical to Thoreau’ s at Walden Pond near
Boston. In that natural seclusion Dad and I enjoyed the quiet peace for our
fasting time. If possible, try to get away to a secluded place to fast in
solitude and Mother Nature’ s fresh air, to enjoy better results!
There are now very fine health spas worldwide where all the conditions
are perfe ct for a restful fast. Inquire at health stores for any in your area.
Many of our Bragg students who fast regularly tell us that they use their
vacation as a period of fasting and purification of body, mind and soul.
Some will rent a place in a quiet country setting to fast in seclus ion. It’s not
necessary to go away from home to fast. Your home is your castle and
hopefully you will be more at peace there. The Bragg family are all healthy
fasters and, when one of us is fasting, we show consideration for each other.
We have  an agreement not to ask each other how we feel during the fast.
Fasting is so personal that no one can do anything for you during the fast,
so the best thing is not to discuss it with others.
When you are on a fast from 3 to 10 days or more, you are really on
Mother Nature’ s miraculous cleansing operating table. Y our body is pur ging
the waste, mucus, toxins and other foreign substances out of your body thatyou had stored from unhealthy, wrong eating, etc.
Fasting Brings Remarkable Results
Professor A.E. Crews of Edinbur gh University, who studied both worms
and animals, stated: “Given appropriate and essential conditions of the
envir onment, including proper care of the body... Eternal Youth, in fact,
can be a reality in living forms! It’s been found to be possible by repeated
processes of fasting, to keep a worm alive 20 times longer than it would
have lived regularly. This has also been proven with anim als.” Life-
extending resul ts have been proven again and again recently with a
earthworm study. Something to think about, indeed, that proves the merits
of fasting! Don’ t delay – start soon!
Remember, it took time for the body to build up toxins, so it takes time to
cleanse and unload them! Take your time! Be faithful to The Bragg Healthy
Lifestyle Program. Y ou will reap wonderful, priceless benefits.
More Scientific Proof Fasting Works Miracles
Dr. Roy Walford, a famous University of California at Los Angeles
Scientist and Life-Extension Researcher is a leading authority  in dietary-
restriction studies, with over 325 articles in scientific journals. He practices
dietary restrictions himself and never overeats. He was the chief  scientist of
the Biosphere Study in Arizona. This experiment involved 4 men and 4
women living in a totally enclosed environment for 1 year. Their calories
were restricted by 29%. During that time they all registered healthier,
decreased levels in blood pressure, triglycerides, cholesterol and other
toxins! These results were similar to studies conducted by Professor Crews
of Edinbur gh University on earthworms and animals. For info on Dr.
Walford’ s work on longevity and restriction eating visit his website:
walfor d.com. To learn more  about the interesting Biosphere Studies visit:
biospher es.com
Fasting is Cleansing, Purifying and Restful. – Meir Schneider
You ar e a Miracle–Self-Cleansing, Self-Repairing, Self-Healing–Please become awar e of “YOU”
and be thankful for all your blessings that take place daily!Remember, you ar e punished by your bad habits of living. – Paul C. BraggImportant insert fr om Bragg Miracle of Fasting Book - Copy & shar e with friends.
BENEFITS FROM THE JOYS OF FASTING
Fasting renews your faith in yourself, your strength and God’ s strength.
Fasting is easier than any diet. • Fasting is the quickest way to lose weight.
Fasting is adaptable to a busy life. • Fasting gives the body a physiological rest.
Fasting is used successfully in the treatment of many physical illnesses.
Fasting can yield weight losses of up to 10 pounds or more in the first week.
Fasting lowers & normalizes cholesterol, homocysteine & blood pressure levels.
Fasting improves dietary habits. • Fasting increases pleasure eating healthy foods.
Fasting is a calming experience, often relieving tension and insomnia.
Fasting frequently induces feelings of euphoria, a natural high.
Fasting is a miracle rejuvenator, slowing the ageing process.
Fasting is a natural stimulant to rejuvenate the growth hormone levels.
Fasting is an ener gizer, not a debilitator. • Fasting aids the elimination process.
Fasting often results in a more vigorous marital relationship.
Fasting can eliminate smoking, drug and drinking addictions.
Fasting is a regulator, educating the body to consume food only as needed.
Fasting saves time spent marketing, preparing and eating.
Fasting rids the body of toxins, giving it an internal shower & cleansing.
Fasting does not deprive the body of essential nutrients.
Fasting can be used to uncover the sources of food aller gies.
Fasting is used ef fectively in schizophrenia treatment & other mental illnesses.
Fasting under proper supervision can be tolerated easily up to four weeks.
Fasting does not accumulate appetite; hunger pangs disappear in 1-2 days.
Fasting is routine for most of the animal kingdom.
Fasting has been a common practice since the beginning of man’ s existence.
Fasting is a rite in all religions; the Bible alone has 74 references to fasting.
Fasting under proper conditions is absolutely safe. • Fasting is a blessing.
Fasting As A W ay Of Life – Allan Cott, M.D.
Fasting is not starving, it’ s nature’ s cure that God has given us. – Patricia Bragg
Spiritual Bible Reasons Why We Should FastDear Health Friend,
This gentle reminder explains the great benefits from The Miracle of Fastin g that you will enjoy
when starti ng on your weekly 24 hour Bragg Fasting Program for Super Health! It’s a precious time
of body-mind-soul cleansing and renewal.
On fast days I drink 8-10 glasses of distilled (our favorite) or purif ied water, (I add 1-2 tsps Bragg
Organic Vinegar to 3 of them). If just starting, you may also try herbal teas or try diluted fresh juices
with 1/3 distilled water. Ever y day, even some fast days, add 1 Tbsp of psyllium husk powder to
liquids once daily. It’s an extra cleanser and helps normalize weight, cholesterol and blood pressure
and helps promote healthy elimination. Fasting is the oldest, most effective healing method known to
man. Fasting offers great, miraculous blessings from Mother Nature and our Creator. It begins the
self-cleansing of the inner -body workings so we can promote our own self-healing.
My father and I wrote the book The Miracle of  Fasting  to share with you the health miracles it can
perform in your life. It’s all so worthwhile to do and it’s an important part of The Bragg Healthy
Lifestyle.
 With Love,
Paul Bragg ’s work on fasting and water is one of the great contributions to The Healing Wisdom and
The Natural Health Movement in the world today.
– Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Author of Conscious Eating & Spiritual NutritionFasting Cleanses, Renews and Rejuvenates
Our bodies have a natural self-cleansing and healing system for
maintaining a healthy body and our “river of life” – our blood stream. It’s


-seated,chronic sickness. From the above example and the kind of
widespread derangement that arises, one can imagine how disease
progresses from its place of origin in the Liver Network  and spreads
throughout the body as a whole. This sort of analysis is the basis of
diagnosis and prognosis in Chinese medicine.
ORGAN NETWORKS
WOOD: THE  LIVER
Like a military commander who formulates strategy and tactics, the
Liver exercises authority in collecting and directing the Blood. Since
Blood  is never stationary but constantly circulating, and since Qi
courses insepa rably through  the body with the Blood, the Liver
equitably distributes all resources, assuring the maint enance of
smooth ow.
Liver-GallbladderLiver NetworkSTORING AND  RELEASING  BLOOD
The Liver bears the Yin responsibility of storing and the Yang role of
distributing the Blood. This process of regulation  determines the
quantity and pressure of Blood  in the physical body and the
evenness of emotion and consistency of behavior in the feeling
body. The force of the Liver moves upward and outward, lifting
Blood  and Qi toward  the far reaches of the head and limbs. Through
this action, the Liver facilitates the work of the Heart  and Spleen  to
adequately nourish the body with Blood  and Nutritive Essence. The
healthy sexua l and procreative role of the genital organs also
depends on the capacity of the Liver—to transmit the power of our
Essence  to another person.
SPREADING  QI
The Blood  nourishes the tissue of the body and is the source, or
“mother,” of Qi. Through the task of holding and releasing the
Blood, the Liver spreads the Qi. The Liver governs the tendons,
ligaments, small muscles, and nerves, motivating and regulating all
body movement. In Weste rn terms, the Liver’s function bears
resemblance to the sympathetic nervous system insofar as it is the
mechanism of excitation and arousal. This movement of Blood  andQi, of muscles, joints, limbs, and viscera, constitutes the active life
of the body. When movemen t is steady and tissue resilient, it means
the Liver is functioning in accord with its character and
responsibility.
Inability to evenly spread the Qi arises from a disturbance of the
Liver’s powe r to store and release Blood. This manifests as erratic
activity in the body and a volatile temperament. For example,
migraines occur when the Liver is not able to properly store,
discharge, and distribute the blood to the eyes, ears, and brain: the
head becomes hot and congested while the hands and feet become
cold. A similar thing happens with painful menstruation: as the
discharge of blood begins, if the Liver cannot release easily and
evenly, the uterus will cramp. This same pattern of poor circulation
also causes spasm in the muscles. Problems of irregularity  as diverse
as disturbed sugar metabolism, sudden outbursts of emotion,
uncoordinated movement, blurry vision, indigest ion, and
constipation, or diculty unwinding after working hard, may all
occur as a result of the Liver’s inability to maintain the smooth ow
of Qi and Blood.
MATE TO THE  LIVER. THE GALLBLADDER
The Gallbladder  is the paired Yang organ of the Liver Network, which
executes a part of the Qi-regulating role. Unlike the other Yang
organs, which only transform  and transmit matter but do not store
it, the Gallbladder  stores and secretes the bile, a pure and essential
substance that stimulates peristalsis in the Stomach  and intestines,
aiding assimilation and elimination.
The Gallbladder  imparts the power of decision and the Liver the
power of action. The purity of the bile assures pure and proper
judgment, clarity of vision, thought, and decision making. If the
Liver and Gallbladder  are dissonant, action occurs without judgment,
decisions go unactualized, or a Hamlet-like paralysis of decision and
action persists. Metaphorically, the Gallbladder  and bile form a
liquid crystal like the lens of the eye through which we perceive
existent and anticipated, inner and outer, reality. Our prescienceand foresight arise from this faculty. With a deterioration in
function of the Liver Network, a veil obstructs vision and thought.
Cataracts, glaucoma, and other deformities of the eye that diminish
vision may arise.
STAGNATION OF  QI AND BLOOD
Poor Liver function can lead to stagnation of Qi and eventually
Blood. Stagnation of Qi is experienced  in the body as a feeling of
fullness, disco mfort, or pain in the chest, belly, or head; in the
psyche it manifests as agitation, nervous tension, suppressed
emotion, and frustration. Stagnation of Blood  is experienced as a
localized stabb ing or cutting pain. If this stasis of Blood  persists for
too long, it gives rise to hard lumps, masses, tumors, or chronic
inammation in the chest, abdominal, and pelvic region. A mass or
lump may come and go unpredictably, like an intestinal spasm when
Qi is obstructed, or may become a benign or malignant tumor in the
nal stages when Blood  becomes “congealed.” This situation is often
the case in women who develop uterine broids, uterine
hemorrhage with large clots, irregular, scanty, or suppressed
menstruation, cervical dysplasia, or ovarian cysts or tumors.
Stagnant Qi can also obstruct the Spleen, aecting its ability to
generate and distribute Moisture  and Nutritive Essence  in the body.
This impairment of Spleen  functio n results in the accumulation of
Dampness  and an attrition of vitality. The uid excess itself then may
become a secondary source of stagnation since it impedes the ow
of Qi. The body often generates Heat to counteract this uid excess
by drying it. This Heat then accumulates and interm ingles with the
Dampness. Damp Heat can settle in the pelvis, where it damages and
obstructs the Blood. Over time this will lead to coagulation and
deciency of Blood. Damp Heat in the Liver also sets the stage for
problems such as genital and perianal herpes, jaundice, and
hepatitis. In men the manifestations of stagnated Liver Qi  with Damp
Heat are prostatitis, epididymitis, urethritis, and painful ejaculation.
BLOOD OF THE  LIVERThe Blood  stored by the Liver is responsible for nourishi ng the
tendons, ligaments, muscles, joints, and eyes. When the Liver cannot
properly store the Blood, symptoms such as muscle spasm, dizziness,
numbness of the limbs, and dry eyes occur. If the ow of Blood  is
poorly regulated, muscles and nerves become easily fatigued, and
metabolic waste products are not eciently eliminated. Stagnation
of Qi and Blood  in the Liver leads to pain and sensitivity in the
muscles, eyes, and glands (such as breasts, thyroid, prostate, testes,
and ovaries) and tiredness, especially fatigue that is worse after rest.
JUDICIOUS  GRACE
In short, the job of the Liver Network  is to monitor ow, maintaining
evenness of emotions and clarity of judgment, giving grace and
exibility to the physical and mental body. When the Liver is
healthy, judgm ent and decision making are sound, vision is clear,
and action is resolute. Strengthening the Liver develo ps drive and
adaptability, enhancing our capacity to cope with the vicissitudes of
life.
FIRE: THE HEART
The Heart  is considered  the ruler because like a benevolent and
enlightened monarch, it is all-knowing and ever-present, sharing its
wisdom unconditionally for the good of the whole. Our Fire aspect
represents fulllment: the total expression and integration of our
being, the full extent of our expansion, maturation, and
development.Heart-Small Intestine
PROPELS  BLOOD, ENFOLDS  SPIRIT
The Heart  propels the Blood  through the body and enfolds the Spirit,
maintaining awareness. This continuous ow of Blood  through the
vessels both nurtures the body and serves as a vehicle for
communication. The Blood  communes with each and every cell,
pervading all regions of the soma. It also “houses the mind,” serving
as the material matrix of the psyche.
Just as the sun provides warmth and light for all of creation, so
the Heart  suuses and permeates the body with consciousness,
sensation, and feeling. The Heart  maintains awareness by integrating
and communicating experience, establishing an interconnectedness
between our inner life and external universe. The Heart  holds and
envelops the Spirit. In Chinese medicine, the Shen, or Spirit, does not
refer to an independent, discarnate entity and is not to be confused
with Western religious ideas  about the soul or immortal aspects of
human identity.
Spirit  in Chinese medicine connotes the totality of


 big tumour breaks down very fast there can be diarrhoea, fever, headaches, and feeling
rotten, but the bicarbonate seems to keep problems under control, and not everyone experiences strong reactions. When a reaction
starts halve your intake of alkalizer s, and if necessary halve it again, but when the reaction is over, slowly increase once more
towards the highest level. Commonly it is sufﬁcient to remain at the highest level for 4 to 5 days, and then continue for a longer time
with a reduced intake to maintain a urine pH of about 7.5 to prevent re-growth of tumours.
The usual instructions are to increas e the pH of urine and/or saliva to a level of 8 or higher for these 4 to 5 days to kill cancer cells
and shrink the tumour. This can be checked with pH paper or stix. They are not very accurate but that is not so important. There is
another more confusing problem. Normally tumours produce much lactic acid and also make the urine too acidic. However, big and
fast growing tumours can lose so much potassium that the urine becomes strongly alkaline while the tumour and its surrounding
remain overacid. -
Therefore, it is best to check the urine pH at the start of alkalizing therap y. If it is on the acid side or only slightly alkaline you can use
pH indicators in the normal way, but if the pH is already close to 8 even without taking alkalizers then you should disregard indicator
papers and just use the highest amount of alkalizers that you can tolerate. You may also do this if you cannot buy suitable indicator
strips.-
There is also a ﬂuid state between normal cysts, precancerous cysts and early cancer. These conditions can easily change into each
other depending on pH levels and microbial condition. In addition the use of vitamin C and MSM is important to eliminate microbes
inside cells and re-establish a normal oxygen-based energy metabolism.
To reduce side-ef fects I normally recommend taking only a limited amount of alkalizers, such as 2 rounded tsp of sodium bicarbonate
and 1 tsp of potassium citrate in addition to about 10 grams each of MSM and sodium ascorbate or buffered vitamin C (with
potassium, magnesium, calcium and sodium) to convert cancer cells back to normal cells. But if that does not seem to work or if you
want to do it more quickly then just use Vernon's method. To reduce problems from too much sodium with this method I would use 4
rounded tsp of sodium bicarbonate and 2 tsp of potassium citrate as the maximum dose, but this may depend on how you feel and
the pH level that you can achieve. If necessary maximum level alkalizing can be repeated several times weeks or months later.
Symptoms of a maximum intake have been described as tingling of the lips and oxygen euphoria in addition to less pleasant side-
effects.
The most effective alkalizer, and best for advanced and fast-growing tumours, is caesium or cesium, commonly used as chloride but
also as carbonate. It can have stronger side-ef fects than bicarbonate and is more complicated to use, see High pH Therapy for
Cancer. However, medical-pharmaceutical interests have been very successful in blocking availability in the EU, Australia and NZ,
while in the US it can still be bought with limitations (see Amazon). The only country in which it is cheaply and freely available is
China, but it will be difﬁcult to get through customs by mail.
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recommended. Some people heat sweetener and bicarbonate together while stirring, others take them together without heating. The
idea is that the sweetener induces cancer cells to take up more of the sodium ions and so make them more alkaline.
I have not seen any convincing evidence that this is more effective than taking bicarbonate on its own and prefer to take bicarbonate
without sweetener. However, using it with a sweetener does taste better and makes it easier to go down. For those who prefer to take
it neat the best way is to get it down in one swoop, and then, before starting breathing again, drink something pleasant afterwards
such as peppermint tea. In this way you may not even notice the bicarbonate.
I believe that strongly alkalizing works so well because it does not only shrink tumours but also controls inﬂammations and kills or
controls fungi and pleomorphic microbes in the intestinal tract and the lymph system. This then gives the immune system a chance to
get back in control. While strongly alkalizing tumours is a relatively quick and easy way to get rid of them, tumours may re-grow if the
lifestyle is not sufﬁciently improved and inﬂammations develop again or the body become too acidic.-
Periodic high bicarbonate therapy also appears to be beneﬁcial for other health problems such as intestinal Candida overgrowth,
inﬂammatory bo wel conditions, allergies, and autoimmune diseases.
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discharges. Often times a fever is associated or a low-grade infection is
involved. It is a sign of nutritional crisis. The chemical balance is upset
and proper nutrients are needed.
A line running across the fibers in a transverse manner is called a
"transversal." It indicates a situation in which an unusual amount of
activity and stress is involved. Sometimes it will appear to be red in color
and is a vascularization of the upper iris fibers.
PUPIL CONFIGURATIONS
By observing the shape of
the pupil and its size, it is
possible to learn a great deal
about where major stresses are
occurring in the body.
The pupil is not located in
the center of the iris. It is placednasalward and slightly downfrom the geometric center.
If it is small and pinched
down, a condition of extreme nervous tension is indicated. Often times
the use of certain drugs will give this effect. When the pupil is wide and
open beyond normal, a condition of nerve depletion and exhaustion is
present, The response to light is also an indication of tension or stress;
therefore, the rate at which the pupil responds to light intensities isimportant.
Rarely is the pupil evenly round in shape. It is usually flat on one
side, elliptical or oval. These aberrations in pupil tonus indicatespecific conditions in the body.
THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: STOMACH & INTESTINES
The digestive system is the hub of the body. Nutrients that
sustain body tissues are obtained from it.
Notice that the stomach is located in the middle of the iris
immediately surrounding the pupil, in zone 1.
Coming out toward the nerve wreath, you will see a round halo or
circle that is light in coloration. This indicates an acidic condition in the
stomach. There is an imbalance in the hydrochloric acid and digestive
enzyme level. Protein digestion is being impaired.
SMALL. TIGHT PUPIL INDICATES
EXTREME NERVOUS TENSION.24
OVERACID STOMACH IS INDICATED
BY EXTREME WHITE IN STOMACH
AREA.UNDERACID STOMACH IS INDICAT-
ED BY LIGHT HALO IN STOMACH
AREA.
Little black furrows or lines radiating around this zone, indicate a
situation that has been present for a Fong time.
In zone 2, the small and large intestines are found. They are usually
darker than any other part of the iris. This is where the greatest amount
of toxic accumulations are often found.
By following the path of the wreath, it is possible to determine
useful information about the tone, structure and quality of the bowel.The blood which feeds the body tissues is only as clean as the bowelfrom which it picks up its nutrient supply. A slow-moving, toxic bowel
spreads its toxic-laden contents to all body tissues.
It has been demonstrated that there is a direct relationship between
parts of the large colon and corresponding reflex areas of the body. (See chart.) Therefore, a problem in the colon produces a reflex
symptom in the corresponding organ or tissue.
AUTONOMIC NERVE WREATH
DROPPED DOWN INDICATING
TRANSVERSE COLON PROLAPSUS.THICK WHITE NERVE WREATH
INDICATING NERVE SPASM AND
SPASTIC COLON.25This is usually indicated by
dark areas in the colon just inside
the wreath. These dark areas are
called "bowel pockets." These
pockets are portions of the colonthat do not move waste materials
very well. These pockets usually
contain conditions for low-gradeinfections to get started and hold
out.
BOWEL POCKETS AND DIVERTICULA
ARE INDICATED BY DARK CRYPTS
These areas of darkness can AND LESIONS INSIDE OF NERVE
represent diverticula or pouches WREATH,
that have protruded out from the colonic wall. They also represent an
area of colon muscle weakness where peristaltic action is lessened or
absent. Correcting the diet and nutrition will greatly relieve the effects
of these signs.
Another sign seen in The colon area is a spastic and a stricture
condition. A nerve spasm in the colonic muscle wall shows up as a verywhite, irritated, acute area of the autonomic wreath. A bowel stricture is
indicated when the wreath pinches in toward the pupil.
Oftentimes that portion of the wreath which goes across the top of
the stomach is dropped down toward the pupil. This indicates aprolapsus in the colon, The colon has dropped down and is weak.
Prolapsus can cause pressure symptoms on the pelvic organs. This
causes them to be short of needed blood and nerve supplies. It alsocauses distortions and dislocations.
THE COLON
The colon is a reflex organ.
Toxicity in it can affect the
various organs as they correlate
in the illustration. Organ tissues
are as healthy as the blood thatfeeds them, The blood is only as
clean as the bowel from which
nutrients are supplied.
26THE NERVES
People are a source of
stress and tension. Life holds
many fears and dreads;
resistance, dissention and
unhappiness ofte n prevail.Peace, joy, harmony and
contentment are lacking. for the
most part, inpeople of today.
The eye shows the
unnaturalness of this stress on
the body and how it is affectingus. Every organ and cell in the
body relates to each other
through the nervous system. Thenervous system is a very
important part of health
care.
The chart of the spinal
nerves illustrates the channels of
nerve force as they originate in
the brain, which is our source ofelectrical energy, and travel
throughout the system. The
chiropractor works to keep thesechannels open to allow fora free
flow of nerve force in the body.
The photographs on page 15 show nerve rings or cramp rings.
This persons style is cramped. Sometimes these nerve ringsradiate throu ghout the entire body showing a nerve stress in the
entire system. The more rings, the more stress inthe body.
This photograph shows
spinal nerves and their locationin the body. The
cervical nerves
are the area at the autonomic
nerve wreath from 11 to1o'clock,
The white in this area indicates
an inflammation of these nerves.
We see the thoracic area of
the spinal cord in the areas from
11 to 8 o'clock, and from 1 to 5
o'clock. The lumbar area of the
27spinal cord is from 5 to 8 o'clock. With study, those who use spinal
manipulation can determine, from the iris of the eye, parts of the spinerequiring the most attention.
HEALING & HERING'S LAW OF CURE
Hering's Law of Cure states, "ALL CURE STARTS FROM WITHIN
OUT AND FROM THE HEAD DOWN AND IN RE VERSE ORDER
AS THE SYMPTOMS FIRST APPEARED. This is the process the body
goes through when the blood is cleaned and chemically restored
through nutrition, improved circulation, rest and proper nerve force.
Iridology will show us what needs to be cleaned. It shows us the nerveenergy to every organ in the body. By proper exercise, diet and rest, a
healing crisis will come in a matter of weeks.
The healing crisis is the result of an industrious effort by every
organ in the body to eliminate waste products and set the stage for
regeneration. Through this constructive process toward health, old
tissues are replaced with new. We recognize this crisis usually througha heavy catarrhal elimination in various parts of the body.
The iridologist watches for healing signs to come up in the various
dark lesions in the iris. When white lines come forth, he knows thepatient is being treated properly and is doing the right thing.
The experience of going through a healing crisis will seem very
much like going through a disease, because the symptoms will be the
same, with one very important distinction-elimination. In the healing
crisis, the eliminative processes have become more active because the
body has built up energy to eliminate the toxic wastes that havecaused its past troubles. Whatever catarrh and other forms of waste
have been stored in the body are now in a dissolved, free-flowing
state, and a cleansing, purifying process is underway. When healinglines appear in the intestinal tract area of the iris, every organ
begins to show improvement. These healing lines may be likened to
strong pillars used to bolster up a house which probably has beenfalling apart for some time. By putting in new timber, a stronger
foundation is provided. And so it is with the body, new tissue is
replacing the old.
The crisis usually comes without warning, after nature has shown
us how good we can feel, In iridology we are interested in replacing oldtissue for a new, higher evolved tissue that will work to the highestpotential possible. (Refer to Illustration on page 9.)28MAKING AN ANALYSIS
Today the accuracy of an iris
analysis is greatly enhanced
through the use of advanced
instrumentation. Photographic
equipment to record the iris isnow of a quality never before
available. The Jensen 110
Iriscope is the latest model inhigh-quality efficiency.
A photograph is taken of
each iris. These serve as a record
to compare with in the future.
USING THE CHART


lar ged images in my home, and I have been astonished to
discover how my feelings of not being alone in this new I am journey are
being verified not only with my increased awareness, but with photographic
evidence as well.
As Linda said to me when we reviewed her videos of the orbs, as well as
a mountain of photographs containing orbs and her transmissio ns from her
son, “It’s like following these spiritual bread crumbs. Suddenly all of the
crazy things that are happening  to you begin to make sense.” I have never
met anyone who was more totally convinced that she was receiving
guidance from her loved one on the other side and that these orbs and their
fascinating shapes and human faces have powerful messages of hope for all
of us.During my “chance” encounter with Michael and Angela, I felt compelled
to tell them about my recent orb experience, particularly after Angela told
me how profoundly she felt her daughter ’s presence, even though she had
been dead for nine years. I showed them the photos and told them how
much of what was now showing  up in my life was (to quote Thoreau again)
“unexpected in common hours.”  I learned that they had hundreds of photos
with orbs that they interpreted as their daughter ’s mysterious appearance
showing up to teach us all something.
Perhaps all of the things that aligned in order for me to meet this family
occurred so that someone reading this book would read these  words and
consider the possibility of guidance being available from another realm—
and commit to using their imagination in a new way. That some one may be
you. Let your imagination explore your invisible realm in a way that will
allow this new energy to permeate your life. Move to a place within
yourself where Wishes Fulfilled  is a new way of being rather than just the
title of a book.
C. Norm an Shealy, M.D., Ph.D., is a distinguished professor and
university president who has this to say concerning orbs:
When Anthonie van Leeuwenhoek used the microscope to introduce us to bacteria and
microor ganisms, he opened another dimen sion. Now we are being introduced to yet another
mysterious dimension, that of the orb. I expect this new experience will yield an even more
exciting world than did the microscope. Here you will find unequaled beauty and mystery!
“Unequaled beauty and mystery,” indeed! And I’d add, “Surrea l evidence
that intelligent guidance is sitting right there on your shoulder!” Allow
yourself to follow your dreams and encourage your imagination by having a
mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing.
You will discover the bewildering world of synchronicity blossoming
before your eyes when your imagination encapsulates your intention to
manifest for yourself and others. This is because you align with the
powerful God force that created form from spirit. As you’ve heard many
times— with God, all things are possib le. This Divine force awaits your
imaginative energy. It can quite easily send the right people at the right
time. Your highest self says, Of course!  though it appears mystifying at the
time. This happens naturally when you turn your attention and imagination
to God within. A sacred sense of rightness lets you know you’re  evolving toa new level rather than living through your ego’s limited ideas of who you
are and what you can become.
The presence of angels to lift you up when you are down, to rearrange
things so that what seems like enigmatic unexplainable circumstances is
reality. Healing that seems blessedly baffling, the confounding showing up
of financial aid at precisely the moment it is needed, the perple xing arrival
of a book containing the inform ation you’ve been desiring but has been
eluding you, the unexpected phone call that gives you the answers you’ve
been seeking, the sudden healthy shift in behavior of a loved one who was
seemingly lost—the possibilities are endless. Congruency with the creative
Source of the universe in your own Divine imagination make s what you
wish for not only probable but dead-on inevitable.
I want to again refer to my spiritual soul mate Neville, the inspiration for
me to write this book. He directs us to Saint Paul’ s letter to the people of
Ephesus: “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all
that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us” (Ephesians
3:20). Neville suggests that the Him in this passage,  who is able to do more
than we can think or ask, is imagination—the power that works in us. He
states:
Understanding imagin ation to be HIM that is able to do all you ask, and attention to be the
power by which you create your world, you can now build your ideal world. Imagine yourself
to be the ideal you dream of and desire. Remain attentive to this imagined state, and as fast as
you completely feel that you are already this ideal it will manifest itself as reality  in your
world.12
In the chapters that follow, I present at length the significance of feeling
that you are already this ideal and the importance of the word attention  in
manifesting your new reality. As I close this chapter on the relevance and
utter momentou sness of your imagination keep in mind Saint Paul’s words.
There is a power in the universe that is able to go way beyond all that you
could ever ask or even think, and it works in you. What else could this be
other than your own imagination? Stay in a state of grace and gratitude for
this resplendent gift that is always yours to do with as you choose.
Three Suggestions— Beco me adamant about your imagination being your private sacred
inner space. Be clear that no one is ever allowed to besmirch it in any way.
Speak to your imagination with reverence. Pay homage to it. Stay in a
constant state of gratitude for this beautiful inner sanctum that is your
highest I am that I am, which you share with the creative Source of the
entire universe.
— Place no limits on what you allow yourself to imagine, and store those
exalted ideas in a private place within you that no one is capable of sullying
or discouraging. Place a K EEP OUT sign at the edge of your imagination to
remind yourself that this is a private venue.
— Invite the mysterious unseen world of Spirit to guide you. Create an
atmosphere of allowing it in without pushing it. Recall Saint Paul’ s advice:
“That which is seen, hath not come from that which doth appear.” Funny
language perhaps for us in the 21st century, but nevertheless,  a powerful
message to keep in your heart. It all comes from Spirit, and your own
imagination is that very Spirit if you stay aligned with the unseen.
OceanofPDF.comCHAPTER FIVE
THE SECOND  WISHES  FULFILLED  FOUNDA TION :
LIVE FROM THE  END
“In the pr esence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead
and calls those things which do not exist as though they did.”
— R OMANS  4:17
You might find that this second foundation for a wishes fulfilled  life is the
most troublesom e and unconventional idea that you tackle. If you find that
this is true for you, I encourage you to rustle up all the determination you
are capable of. You are going to begin retraining your imagination so that it
accepts the idea that anything placed there isn’t for a future experience, but
represents your reality, right here, right now. You are being asked to put
your five senses into a lockbox so that they can’t persuade you that you are
ignoring what they perceiv e as reality. You are stepping into a new
dimension, the unaccustomed reality that Saint Paul speaks of in his letters
to the people of Rome in Romans 4:17, cited above.
Keep in mind a fundamental axiom of this book, the strong knowing  I
described in Chapter Three  and stress throu ghout this book: We are all God.
“Is it not written  in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods”’?” (John  10:34) was
the respo nse of Jesus when he was about to be stoned. “For a good work we
do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a man, make
Yourself God” (John 10:33). I quote this to remind you that it is not me,
some crazy 21st-century writer, saying these words; they are directly out of
the scriptures.
Now simply review the line Saint Paul speaks in Romans 4:17: “and calls
those things which do not exist as though they did.” This is how God
works. Your imagination, when aligned with the highest principles of your
highest self, is God at work. You can make your imagination a place where
you absolutely “call things” as you insist that they be, even though they
may not have appeared in the third dimension as reported by your fivesenses. This is where you must learn to trust, think, and live from rather
than in anticipation of.  Hence the title of this chapter: “Live from the End.”
As I sit here writing, there’ s a book with a beautiful jacket taped around it.
The jacket is exactly the same as the cover of the book you are now
reading, titled Wishes Fulfilled.  I’m


, it is recorded in the genetic code of humans and animals. As soon
as an animal is ill, especially if it is serious, it immediately refuses food and water, as well as
the human body. But often a person does not react to such a state of the body, eats and drinks
through strength, often drinking something that only hurts him, "eats"... tablets. When the
body becomes ill, it begins the full mobilization of vital forces for salvation, protection,
reserves are used, if, of course, if they still exist. And that the body is not distracted by the
"work" with food and water, the program of s aving the body includes "missing " of food and
water. Similar situations can be and at stressful influences.
With regard to conscious abstinence from food and water for health reasons, it was probably
the result of observations of people and animals on which "hunger reluctantly" had a
beneficial effect. These observations, repeated many times, were remembered and passed on
from generation to generation together with other knowledge. In the early period of the pre -
written history of mankind, the experience of such treatment was the "oral heritage" of all
members of the clan or tribe, and the elders themselves led the healing practice themselves as
the most experienced members of primitive society.
The history of the emergence of a system of dry medical starvation goes back to ancient
times, and above all to Indian yogis. It has already been said that yogis have always been
excellent observers for nature, animals and flora. That is why in their recommendations they
tried in every way, so that man  was closer to nature. Yogis paid attention to the fact that no
animal, when it fell ill, will not eat, but if it is seriously ill, it refuses also water.
Abstinence from food and water has deep roots in Chinese traditional medicine. It aims not
just to regulate the health of the body, but the idea of some kind of its evolutionary
transformation. Chinese healers believed that by changing the quality and quantity of physical
food consumed, one can gradually switch to "energy" food, and then completely to the pure,
so-called "genuine" or "original" energy of the Cosmos. This system was a gradual
abandonment of tangible food in general. At first they ate mor e material (in terms of solid ) food, then switched to jelly from vegetables and fruits, and then in the fasting, and did only
have their own saliva and air. There existed and there are many art technologies, which
already i n ancient times were called "Bi G u".
In the customs of the North American Indians, dry fasting also occupied an important place.
American Indians regarded starvation as the most important and indispensable test in turning
a boy into a warrior. The young man was brought to the top of the mountain, and he was left
there for four days and four nights without food and water. Starvation was considered without
exception by all American Indians as a means of purification and strengthening. At various
periods of his life, the Indian went off alone into the wild, starving and meditating.
Fasting and meditation are two essential components of any upgrade.
Later, with the rise and flo urishing  of religions, the treatment of patients gradually turns into
the management of religious worshipers - shamans and priests, and even the treatment of
patients and the preparation of physicians is concentrated in the temples. That is why the
ancient prescriptions of hunger are very often closely associated with one or another mystical
beliefs, are part of a particular religious rite. Thus, the first Christian ascetics often refused
food and water, but did so mainly from religious motives. For the same purpose, they
subjected themselves to many days of starvation, or, in oth er words, fasting, the Persian Sun
Worshipers,  Druid priests of the Celtic tribes, as well as the priests of Ancient Egypt, were
required to pass the test by a long fast before they could be admitted to the next stage of
initiation. And at that time, the word "fasting" meant a complete abstinence from food and
water. And only later, under this concept, we began to mean the replacement of some
products by others, say, butter - vegetable oil - fish, etc. Any ancient people from whom
written cultural monuments or so -called "sacred  texts" remained and came to us, you can find
a lot of praise for the tr eatment with  hunger. Almost all ancient peoples considered refusal
from food and water the best way to cleanse the body.
In our country, the absolute restriction on food and water (dry fasting) began to be applied in
clinical practice only in recent years [Zakirov VA. 1990; Khoroshilov IE, 1994]. Although
Pashutin VV (1902), Pevzner MI (1958), Vivini Y. (1964) wrote about the advis eability of
limiting the intake of water in the process of complete curative starvation.
From the physiological point of view, the body does not experience a significant fluid deficit
in the process of complete starvation, because for every kilogram of fissile fat mass (or
glycogen) is released daily up to 1 liter of endogenous (metabolic) water. Loss of fluid by the
body (for skin -pulmonary perspiration and diuresis) is low at ordinary temperature conditions
and amounts to 1.5 to 2 liters per day. Thus, the water  deficit does not exceed 0.5 -1 liter  every
24 hours, which is quite physiologically acceptable in conditions of reduced basal
metabolism. If the absolute absence of food and water does not exceed 3 -4 days, the
dehydration of the organism does not go beyond the limits of an easy degree. (Workers of hot
areas  lose 5 liters of sweat per shift, the same happens in a steam bath).
Dry fasting  gives a greater healing effect than complete starvation (with water), because on
the third day of absolute fasting, acidosis  sets in, after which the patient's state of health
improves significantly, and the greatest therapeutic effect for the organism is observed. When
starving with water, the crisis comes only after 7 -16 days. Dry starvation until 3 -4 days does
not lead to a strong dehydration of the body, (the body releases about 1 liter of endogenous water daily, with the breakdown of fats) and is relatively easy to bear. Conducting a 3 -day dry
fasting is equivalent to 7 -9 days of fasting with water.
The unloading period passes in the same three stages as during full starvation, but the timing
of their onset is reduced. The stage of "food cravings " lasts several hours (very individually),
the stage of "increasing ketoacidosis" from 1 to 3 days. Already on the 3rd day of absolute
starvation, a "ketoacidotic crisis" occurs, after which the patients feel better (the stage of
compensated ketoacidosis). Contrary to the established opinion that dry fasting is subjectivel y
experienced  more challenging than the wet one, an inverse relationship is observed rather.
Feelings of thirst in patients do not arise (with the exception of a slight dryness in the mouth),
hunger and poo r health caused by ketoacidosis  stop quickly.
With the use of dry starvation, an earlier beginning and more complete cleavage of the
deposited fats is observed. After 24 hours in the blood, the content of triglycerides and
cholesterol increases. The proportion of fat in the energy supply of the body increases by the
beginning of the 2 -day absolute starvation from 15 to 31%. Reduction of excess body weight
is from 2 to 3kg per day, 40% of the mass lost is in water, 30 -40% - due to splitting of adipose
tissue, 15 -20% - due to loss of lean body mass, mainly liver glycogen and Skeletal muscles
(Khoroshilov IE, 1994).
VA Zakirov (1989) s hows a higher efficacy of dry 3 days dry fasting, compared with the 3
days water fasting  - in the treatment of patients with bronchial asthma . We can assume that
three days a bsolute  fasting correspond to 7 -9 days c omplete fasting without water restriction.
Apparently, it is very rational to recommend an outpatient weekly 24 -36-hour dry fasting
(Ivanov PK).
It is also advisable to combine absolute and complete curative starvation. In July 1994, in
Moscow, at the 1st International Congress on Traditional Medicine and Nutrition from
Russia, a report was presented on "The experience of using short -term medical starvation in
the treatment of acute infectious  colds of adults" (A. N. Kokosov, A. A. Alifanov), In which it
is said that the use of absolute or combined (absolute and complete) fasting is most justified,
since with abstinence from intake of  the liquid, the concentration of factors of nonspecific
resistance of the upper ones increases substantially. Breathing pathways to the usually causing
cold of a viral infection - lysozyme, interferon, etc. (VA Zakirov, 1990).
A clinical experiment conducted in the mid -1990s on the basis of the Ivanovo Medical
Academy showed that absolute cur


 feed on the  ener gy. It wants more pain, in whatever form. I have
described this process already. It can be vicious and destructive. It is pure
pain, past pain — and it is not you.
The number of women who ar e now approaching the fully c onscious
state already exceeds that of me n and will be growing even faster in the
years to come. Men may catch up with them in the end, but for some
considerable time there will be a gap between the consciousnes s of men
and that of women. W omen a re regaining the function that is their
birthright and, therefore, comes  to them more naturally than it does to
men: to be a bridge between the manifested world and the Unma nifested,
between physicality and spirit. Y our main task as a woman now is to
transmute the pain-body so that it no longer comes between you and your
true self, the essence of who you are. Of course, you also hav e to deal
with the other obstacle to enligh tenment, which is the thinking m ind, but
the i ntense presence you genera te when dealing with the pain-b ody will
also free you from identification with the mind.
The first thing t o remember is t his: As long as you make an identity for
yourself out of t he pain, you cannot become free of it. As long as part of
your sense of self is investe d in your emotional pain, you will
unconsciously re sist or sabotage every attempt that you make to heal that
pain. Why? Quite simply because you want to keep yourself intact, and
the pain has become an essential part of you. This is an unconscious
process, and the only way to overcome it is to make it conscious.
T o s uddenly see that you are or have been attached to your pai n can be
quite a shocking realization. The moment you realize this, you have
broken the attachment. The pain-body is an ener gy field, almos t like an
entity, th at has become tempora rily lodged in your inner space.  It is life
ener gy that has become trapped, ener gy that is no longer flowing. Of
course, the pain-body is there because of certain things that happened in
the past. It is  the living past in you, and if you identify with it, you
identify with the past. A victim identity is the belief that the past is more
powerful than the present, which is the opposite of the truth. It is the
belief that other people and what they did to you are responsible for who
you are now, fo r your emotional pain or your inability to be your trueself. Th e truth is that the only power there is is contained w ithin this
moment: It is the power of your presence. Once you know that,  you also
realize that you  ar e responsible for your inner s pace now — nobody else
is — and that the past cannot prevail against the power of the Now.
So identification  prevents you from dealing with the pain-body. Some
women who are already consc ious enough to have relinquished their
victim id entity o n the personal level are still holding on to a collective
victim identity: “what men did to women.” They are right — and they
are also wrong. They are right inasmuch as the collective female pain-
body is  in lar g e part due to male violence inflicted on women an d
repression of the female princip le throughout the planet over millennia.
They are wrong if they derive a sense of self from this fact and thereby
keep themselves  imprisoned in a  collective victim identity. If a woman is
still holding on to anger, resentment, or condemnation, she is holding on
to her pain-body. This may giv e her a comforting sense of identity, of
solidarity with other women, but it is keeping her in bondage to  the past
and blocking full access to her essence and true power. If women
exclude themselves from men, that fosters a sense of separation and
therefore a strengthening of the ego. And the stronger the ego, the more
distant you are from your true nature.
So do not use the pain-body  to give you an identity. Use it for
enlightenment instead. T ransmute it into consciousness. One of  the best
times fo r this is during menses. I  believe that, in the years to com e, many
women will enter the fully conscious state during that time. Usually, it is
a time of unconsciousness for many women, as they are taken over by
the collective female pain-body. Once you have reached a certain level of
consciousness, however, you ca n reverse this, so instead of becoming
unconscious yo u become mor e  conscious. I have described the basic
process already,  but let me take you through it again, this t ime with
special reference to the collective female pain-body.
When yo u know that the menstrual flow is approaching, before  you feel
the first signs o f what is commonly called premenstrual tension, the
awakening of the collective female pain-body, become very alert andinhabit y our bod y as fully as possible. When the first sign appears, you
need to be alert enough to “catch” it before it takes you o ver. For
example, the first sign may be a sudden, strong irritation or a  flash of
anger, or it may be a purely physical symptom. Whatever it is, catch it
before it can take over your thinking or behavior. This simpl y means
putting the spotlight of your attention on it. If it is an emotion, feel the
strong e ner gy c har ge behind it. Know that it is the pain-body. At the
same tim e, be the knowing; that is to say, be aware of your c onscious
presence and feel its power. An y emotion that you take your presence
into wil l quickly subside and become transmuted. If it is a purely
physical symptom, the attention that you give it will preven t it from
turning i nto an emotion or a thought. Then continue to be alert and wait
for the next sign of the pain-body. When it appears, catch it again in the
same way as before.
Later, w hen the pain-body has fully awakened from its dormant state,
you may experience considerab le turbulence in your inner sp ace for a
while, p erhaps for several days. Whatever form this takes, stay present.
Give it your com plete attention. W atch the turbulence inside you. Know
it is there. Hold the knowing, an d be the knowing. Remember: Do not let
the p ain-body use your mind and take over your thinking. W atch it. Feel
its e ner gy directly, inside your b ody. As you know, full attentio n means
full acceptance.
Through sustai ned attention and thus acceptance, there comes
transmutation. The pain-body becomes transformed into radiant
consciousness, j ust as a piece of wood, when placed in or ne ar a fire,
itself is transformed into fire. Menstruation will then become n ot only a
joyful and fulfilling expression  of your womanhood but also a sacred
time of transmut ation, when you give birth to a new consciousness. Y our
true nature then shines forth, both in its female aspect as the Goddess and
in its transcendental aspect as the divine Being that you are beyond male
and female duality.
If y our male pa rtner is conscious enough, he can help you with the
practice I have just described by holding the frequency of intense
presence particularly at this time. If he stays present whenever you fall
back into unconscious identification with the pain-body, which can and
will hap pen at first, you will be  able to quickly rejoin him in t hat state.
This means that whenever the p ain-body temporarily takes over, whetherduring m enses o r at other times, your partner will not mistake it for who
you are.  Even if the pain-body attacks him, as it probably will, he will
not react to it as if it were “you,” withdraw, or put up some kind of
defense. He will hold the spac e of intense presence. Nothing else is
needed for t ransformation. At other times, you will be able to do the
same for him o r help him reclaim consciousness from the mind by
drawing his attention into the here and now whenever he becomes
identified with his thinking.
In th is way, a permanent ener gy  field of a pure and high frequency will
arise bet ween y ou. No illusion, no pain, no conflict, nothing that is not
you, a nd nothing that is not love c an survive in it. This represents the
fulfillment of the divine, transpersonal purpose of your relationship. It
becomes a vortex of consciousness that will draw in many others.
GIVE UP THE RELA TIONSHIP WITH YOURSELF
When one is fully conscious, would one still have a need for a
r elationship? W o uld a man still feel drawn to a woman? W ould a woman
still feel incomplete without a man?

Enlightened or not, you are eith er a man or a woman, so on the level of
your for m identi ty you are not complete. Y ou are one-half of the whole.
This incomplete ness is felt as male-female attraction, the pull to ward the
opposite ener gy polarity, no matter how conscious you are. But in


 could find.
I soon noticed a pattern: in most books, Ayurveda was sandwiched
between aromatherapy and Chinese herbalism and defined as “a 5,000-year -
old healing system from India that believes all human beings are
combinations of three doshas  — vata, pitta,  and kapha  — whose
harmonious functioning is the key to good health.” The dosha charts looked
like this:
VATA: thin build, dry skin, rough nails, restless movements, volatile
nature
PITT A: strong pulse, hot urine, reddish skin, loud voice, exag gerated
emotions
KAPHA: strong  build, soft skin, thick and greasy hair, slow digestion,
relaxed nature
My meeting with Vaidya Sharma had led me to expect something
different — something simpler. These unfamiliar terms jarred. Anyway, I
attempted a What’ s-Your-Dosha quiz from one of the books.  Yes, I was
prone to rashes but, no, I didn’ t love hot weather. Yes, I was generally calm
but, no, I didn’ t suffer frequent coughs and colds. So what did that make
me? A jumbled mix of vata, pitta, and kapha. And armed with this
extremely helpfu l information about myself, what was I suppo sed to do? I
was clueless. It was time to see V aidya Sharma again.
He heard me out, then shook his head. “Ah, yes, the doshas. It is true
that you could call them the keystone of Ayurvedic healing. But
unfortunately, in these impatie nt times, learning about the doshas hasbecome a shortcut to understanding Ayurveda. I find that people quickly
identify themselves as certain dosha types, then start treating their problems
according to fixed dosha-balanc ing charts. But that is as unfair as watching
the first few scenes of a film to write a complete review. Ayurveda is much
more than the doshas, just as psychology is much more than Freud. That is
why I don’t introduce people to the doshas right away; I urge them to live
their lives the A yurveda way.”
And what, I queried, was the Ayurveda way? “Learning how intimately
your body and mind are connected, knowing what will make them work in
harmony, and doing what you can to create that harmony. That is all there is
to it.”
With those words, Vaidya Sharma invited me to dip my toes into the
Ayurvedic ocean. For the next fourteen years, I plumbed its fascinating
depths. Today, I emer ge — refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to share with
you the golden nuggets I found.
ayurveda: fascinating facts
1. How old is A yurveda? No one really knows, but perhaps it is the
oldest system of healing in the world. The Rig-V eda, India’ s
oldest philosophical text, descr ibes Ayurvedic theory in great
detail in its verses; it was written somewhere between 4500 and
1600 B.C.
2. Ayurvedic theory in its entirety was recorded as an upveda
(subtext) of the Yajur-Veda, one of the four ancient
philosophical texts (Rig-V eda, Sama-V eda, Atharva-V eda, and
Yajur-Veda) of India. It was authored sometime between 3000
and 2000 B.C. In keeping with the vedic tradition, the Ayurvedic
text is written in verse form and is not the original work of any
one person. Instead, it is the codification of health traditions
passed down orally over the centuries.
3. How did Ayurveda originate?  As ill-health grew in the ancient
world, the sages of that time became concerned. To seek a deep
understanding of human health and well-being, they held aconvocation. Their chief, Sage Bharadwaj, sought the answers
while the rest of the group sat deep in meditation. Together, the
syner gy of these great minds created a sublime moment of
revelation that Sage Bharadwaj recognized as the very essence
of Ayurveda. This is the story of Ayurveda as recorded in the
ancient vedic texts.
4. Lege nd apart, it is Sage Charaka who is widely credited as
being Ayurveda’ s founding father. He is said to have been the
world’ s first physician to describe multiple sclerosis,
Alzheimer ’s disease, myasthenia gravis, Parkinson’ s disease,
and many other well-known conditions.
5. Sage Susruta, said to be the world’ s first surgeon, is credited as
being one of Ayurveda’ s principal healers along with Charaka.
He described the month-by-month development of the fetus in
the wom b. His knowledge was corroborated many centuries
later by mode rn science using state-of-the-art diagnostic
instruments. For instance, Susruta says, “During the third
month of pregnancy, all the sense organs and all the limbs
emer ge simultaneously. When the sense or gans manifest and the
latent mind activates, there is a throbbing sensation in the
heart.” Modern science now knows this is true.
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ayurveda is a verb
Aristotle: T o be is to do.
Voltair e: To do is to be.
Frank Sinatra: Doobedoobedoobedoo
athaniel Hawtho rne once wrote, “Happiness is a butterfly which, when
pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit
down quietly, may alight upon you.”
Beautiful words.
But if an Ayurvedic healer were to substitute “health” for “hap piness”
here, I am certain he would put it like this: “Health is NOT a butterfly that
will come and sit on your shou lder quietly. But give it a good chase, and
you will have it in your grasp.”
This, to me, is the sum and substance of Ayurveda. It sees good health
not as an elusive lifelong quest, but as a duty you have to yourself every
living moment.
Remember the unusual prescription Vaidya Sharma gave me (see
introduction)? Let’s look at it once more, this time with some of the wordsin bold print:
•  Give  yourself a warm sesame-oil massage before your daily bath.
•  Drink  a cup of warm water every half hour.
•  Make  generous use of coarsely pounded coriander seeds in cooking.
•  Eat  a spoonful of rose-petal preserve at noon.
•  Practice  twenty minutes of quiet reflection every morning and
evening.
See? Each of the words highlighted is a verb.
That is why, although Ayurveda  is rightly listed in the dictionary as a
noun, I call it a verb. And that is why this book will tell you not only what
Ayurveda can do for you, but how you can do A yurveda.
So what exactly does the practice of Ayurveda ask you to do? Perform
your dharma  (religious duty), pursue artha  (wealth and security), seek
kama  (pleasure), and strive for moksha  (pursuit of liberation from earthly
miseries) — the four efforts toward happiness as described  in Hindu
philosophy? Or reset your consc iousness in order to drink from the fountain
of eternal youth? Or contemplat e the deeper reality of life while standing on
your head?
Happily, the answer is “None of the above.”
“Doing” Ayurveda does not require conquering complicated Sanskrit
terms, memorizing mantras, mastering body contortions, or struggling with
religious beliefs. It requires nothing except that you commit your time and
energy to your own supreme well-being. What’ s more, it asks that you do
this in as relaxe d a manner as you like, step by baby step — a simple,
friendly, and — yes — fun way to be 100 percent healthy!
In concrete terms, to “do” Ayurveda is to make healthy choices in daily
life. These choices can be as simple as choosing fresh fruit over a donut,
choosing a health magazine over a horror novel, choosing to sleep instead
of watching a late-night film. I promise this is what Ayurveda is really
about, even though you might have heard or read differently before picking
up this book.
Because Ayurveda is about lifestyle, it follows that the most important
element in following its princip les is. . . you! From this moment onward,
think of physicians as mere guides in your journey toward perfect health.Resolve to slowly wean yourself from your dependence on them. Revel in
the heady knowledge that you can go the distance alone. Respect your own
potential to heal and be whole, such self-respect is the essence of A yurveda.
The A yurvedic route to great health involves two simple steps:
1. Doing less;
2. Being more.
Before you set out toward your destination, keep one thing in mind: this
is going to be a journey with a difference. Here, one step doesn’ t follow the
other; you take both simultaneously.
doing less, being more
Picture this: You have just emerged from a meeting with the


 a decay which was not
followed by a growth.’ A Taoist doctrine maintains: ‘There
is no real creation or destruction, only densiﬁcation and
rareﬁcation.’
Great importance has always been attached to the
number ﬁve, known as the Magic Quintet, in all things
Chinese and especially in alchemy and magic. In alchemy
the signiﬁcance of the number rests on its astrologicalassociations with the ﬁve major planets (later discoveries
of other planets were not allowed to alter the cosm ological
importance of the original ﬁve) and the ﬁve metals, lead,
mercury, copper, silver and gold. These were combined in
varying proportions and procedures with their ﬁve planets.
The processes in alchemy were also controlled by the
number ﬁve; metals should be heated, or roasted, ﬁve
times, or in multiples of ﬁve, up to ﬁve hundred.
In ordinary life there were also endless groups of ﬁve:
the ﬁve planets, sacred mountains, social relat ionships,
blessings, virtues, sacriﬁces, colours, internal organs,
tastes, poisons, tones, grains, pungent ﬂavours, directions
(North, South, West, East and Centre), spirit ual and
domestic animals, while ﬁve memorial poles were put on
graves to represent the Five Elements at rites of the
commemoration of the dead. In magical invocation, or as a
talisman, the Five Elements are represented as:
Five also holds sway in alchemical yoga where the ﬁve
vitalities are used in arousing the kundalini-like circular
power in the body; the vitality of the heart, spleen, lungs,
liver and kidneys.
Exoteric alchemy was closely associated with magic and
use was made of talismans and amulets when heating the
mixture for the ﬁve or multiple of ﬁve times. The chief of
these amulets was the magic square, using the digits 1-9
with 5 in the central place. This square was the basis, one
might call it the mand ala, of the Imperial Temple of
Enlightenment, used mainly for the regulation of the
calendar, the Chinese years being variable in length, and
for other astrological purposes.The cyclic death and rebirth symbolism is also inherent
in the Pa Kua, the Eight Trigrams denoting the eight
directions, associated also with the numbers 1-9, omitting
5 since  it is the centre. The Eight Trigrams were  said to
have been revealed to Fu-hsi, on the back of a tortoise (the
tortoise-shell is universally employed in divination ), and a
Tibetan tablet shows the trigrams with the animals of the
Zodiac, or the Twelve Terrestrial Branches, on the back of
a tortoise, while another tortoise-shell appears  in the
centre, supporting the circle and magic square. The kua
were assoc iated with alchemy since its processes
depended on divination of auspicious times and seasons.
The I Ching  was the basis of this divination as ‘there is
absolutely nothing which does not depend on the symbols
of the Book of Changes. ’ The I Ching  carries this cyclic
signiﬁcance throughout. The trigrams represent forces in
Nature and the transmutations involved: ‘Each  in turn
gives birth to the next and is overcome by the next in
turn.’ This is the interpla y of the yin-yang  power s and the
Five Elements which are the agents or movers; this
principle, carried in the trigrams and hexagrams, is
implicit in all Nature.
Taoist cosmology assumes a harmonious pattern in the
universe; its changes are not brought about by chance or
by the arbitrary will or decrees of a creator-god, but by the
spontaneous workings of the Tao: everything in it is
interdependent in a cyclic recurrence, which, as Professor
Needham points out, ‘does not necessarily imply either the
repetitive or the serially discontinuous.’ He writes of the
Tao as ‘a ﬁeld of force’: ‘All things oriented themselvesaccording to it, without having been instructed to do so,
and without the applicati on of mechanical compulsion...
the same idea springs to mind in connection with the
hexagrams of the I Ching ; yang  and yin, acting as the
positive and negative poles respectively of a cosmic ﬁeld of
force.’
Tibetan Mystic T ablet on the back of a tortoise
In the Shu Ching, in the chapter on the Great Plan, it is
said that the elements were produced by the powers of yin
and yang  and their twofold breath, ch'i, which must be
kept in balance to produce favourable conditions in all
things.
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Mencius, when asked what ch'i was, said: ‘It is diﬀicult to
express. It is ch'i, immensely great, immensely strong. If it
be directly cultivated without handicap, then it pervades
all Heaven and Earth.’ In modern times Fung yu-lan says:
‘The tendency in ancient times with regard to any thing or
any force which was invisible and intangible was to
describe it as ch'i... what is called the ch'i of Heaven and
Earth, may be paraphrased as the basic force of the
physical universe;’ ‘The ch'i is something about which we
cannot say what it is... ch'i is not a “what.” It is
unnamable.’ Ko Hung describes it as the breath or spirit
by which all things are vitalized: ‘There is nothing which
does not require ch'i to remain alive.’
So the term ch'i, like the Tao and wu-wei, is not
translated, being too wide in meaning for any one word. It
can be used for anything of an ‘invisible and intangible’
nature, from  gas to the vital breath of the universe. It is in
this latter sense that it is used in Chinese alchemy, though
in between the two extremes of usage it can be interpreted
as eﬄuvia, or any kind of emanation. Nathan Sivin writes
that:
On one level it names the air we breathe, the subtle
material breath of life. In cosmology it is used for a
terrestrial eﬄuence throu gh which the planets move.
In chemistry  it can refer to an aroma, to fumes,  to
smoke, or to the activity of a reagent. In medicine the
homoeostatic force within the body is ch'i, so is any
pathological agent which disturbs the balance, so, forthat matter, is abdominal gas... In translati ng,
therefore, one must choose between carrying over
the larger concept of the particular sense... When
an author speciﬁes that the alchemical vessel be
tightly luted so that the ch'i of the volatile
ingredients may not escape, one naturally choo ses
‘vapours’ as the equivalent which makes his intent ion
clearest, but one loses the implication unless it is
kept in mind that ch'i means ‘activity’ too.
A modern Chinese philosopher deﬁnes ch'i as ‘the
tendency to produce and reproduce, or energy.’
The word ch'i is one of those basic to Chinese philosophy
and metaphysics and has been in use from the most
ancient times. The Tao Tê Ching  says: ‘All things are
backed by shade [yin] and faced by the light [yang] and
harmonized by the imma terial Breath [ch'i],’ and Hsiung
Shih-li wrote : ‘When yin and yang  harmonize, all things
are transformed. This is called the union of ch'i.’
The philosop hers of the Han period regarded ch'i as the
vital breath of the universe: ‘the universe produced ch'i.’ A
Taoist treatise said:
The pure ch'i being tenuous and loosely dispersed
made the heavens, the heavy, muddy ch'i being
coagulated and hard to move made the earth. The
pure and delicate ch'i comin g together and making a
whole was an easy matter, the heavy and muddied
solidiﬁcation was diﬀicult. The result was that the
heavens were ﬁnished ﬁrst and the earth became
solid later. The combin ed essence of heaven-a nd-
earth became the yin and the yang  and four special
forms of the yin and the yang  made the F our Seasons,
whilst the dispersed essence of the Four Seasons
made all creatures.The yin and yang  are sometim es spoken of as the two
ch'i.
Confucianists equally employed the term: ‘Within the
area of heavens and earth there is the yin ch'i and the
yang ch'i, permanentl y imbuing men as water imbues the
ﬁsh in it, that which constitutes the diﬀerence between
water and ch'i being that one is visible and the other
invisible... although it appears to be nothing, yet it is
something. Man is