 your breath for no longer
than half your BOL T score at that time—so if your BOL T score is just 3 seconds, you
will hold your breath for a maximum of 1.5 seconds. 2. Practice slow breathing with lateral expansion and contraction of the lower ribs to
improve alveolar ventilation. • Inhale slowly through your nose for 3 seconds. • Exhale slowly through your nose for 3 seconds.• If you are comfortable with this, inhale slowly through your nose for 5 seconds. • Exhale slowly through your nose for 5 seconds. • As you breathe in, feel your lower ribs gently moving outward. • As you breathe out, feel your lower ribs gently moving inward. • Practice for 5 minutes, 5 times a day. 3. Breathe only through your nose, day and night. W ear MyoT ape to keep your mouth
closed during sleep. MyoT ape is particularly suitable in this instance as it does not
cover the lips. It is unusual to suffer severe headaches when practicing the exercises. If
you practice intensive breath holds, headaches can occur due to increased
CO2 in the blood. Generally, the headache will subside fairly quicky. If you do exper ience a headache, reduce the intensity of the exercises. Go even more gently as you practice Breathe Light  and Breathing Recovery,
Sitting. OTHER CONDITIONS
For people with:
Schizophrenia
Uncontrolled hyperthyroidism
Chest pains
Heart problems within the past six months
Sickle cell anemia
Cancer
Arterial aneurysm
Kidney disease
Make sure you breathe only through your nose during the day, during
exercise and at night. You can practice the Breathe Slow  exercis e (#3) or
walking with nasal breathing and listen to the free MP3 download available
from OxygenAdvantage.com/breathe-light. For older people and people with:
Second and third trimester pregnancy
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Epilepsy
Panic disorder and anxietySleep apnea
Cardiovascular issues
Serious medical conditions
Only practice breathing recovery exercises and breathing light, slow,
and deep through the nose during rest and physical exercise. Refrain from
practicing any breathing exercise that involves holding of the breath to
generate a strong air hunger. A WORD ABOUT DET OXIFICA TION
As your BOL T score increases, you may experience the effects of
detoxification. The exercises in this chapter are designed to help normalize
metabolic activi ty, improving the body’ s ability to get rid of waste and
clearing the system of toxins. During the detoxification period, it is very important to continue with
your breathing exercises. If you stop, detoxification might not be
completed. It is also beneficial to drink a glass of warm water with a quarter
teaspoon of good-quality sea salt dissolved in it each day. You may find that the symptoms experienced during a cleansing involve
a brief aggravation of your condition. For example, if you have asthma, you
may experience excess mucus production in the nose and airways,
especially during physical activity with nasal breathing. You may also
experience other mild side-ef fects such as a slight headache, diarrhea,
increased yawni ng, a head cold, insomnia, a bad taste in the mouth, and
reduced appetite. These are all just signs that your body is readjusting to a
healthier way of life. In gener al, symptoms should not be disruptive to
normal life and will pass in one or two days. Like any detoxification
process, there is always a short adjustment phase. If the idea of a “breathing detox” is new to you, you may be interested
to know  that toxins, including alcohol, leave the body via the lungs.7 To
illustrate this, there was a woman in my hometown of Galway, Ireland, who
had some knowledge about breathing. She was arrested on suspicion of
drunk driving. The woman failed the Breathalyzer test and was taken to the
police station for blood tests. While in the back of the police car, shedeliberately hyperventilated for several minutes. I can only imagine what
the of ficers must have thought. Despite the Breathalyzer results, blood results at the station showed low
alcohol levels and she was allowed to go. I am in no way encouraging or
condoning drunk  driving. I do, however, find it fascinating that it is possible
to get rid of alcohol from the blood through the breath. Recent research in
Canada even suggests that hyperventilation could provide a lifesaving
therapeutic intervention in cases of alcohol poisoning.8
OceanofPDF.comSECTION FOUR: EXERCISES T O IMPROVE FOCUS
AND CONCENTRA TION
One question I’m often asked by my students is “What is the difference
between breathing techniques designed as ‘stressors’ and breathing
techniques that are meant as ‘relaxers’?”
The answer is that breathing exercises that focus on increasing the speed
or duration of the inhalation are “stressors.” So are breath holds involving
strong air hunger. These inclu de Oxygen Advantage exercis es that use
breath holding to create a strong air hunger, and they include some of the
techniques used by W im Hof. Breathing exercises designed to slow the speed and/or lengthen the
duration of the exhalation are “relaxers.” Breath holds involving light air
hunger are relaxers. Breathe Light  (exercise #1), with its emphasis on
relaxation and light air hunger, is a relaxer. So is slow breathi ng, because
the vagus nerve, which drives the parasympathetic nervous system (the
“rest and digest” branch of the autonomic nervous system), is only activated
on exhalation. This means that spending longer in the exhalati on phase is
beneficial to relaxation. Y ou can read about this in detail in Chapter Four. Important:  Hyperventilation and breath holding are very powerful
exercises designed to tempora rily disrupt the body’ s balance to trigger
adaptations. They are not suitable during pregnancy or for anyone with
serious health conditions, including diabetes, sleep apnea, epilepsy, anxiety,
panic disorder, or cardiovascular issues. #19. Box Breathing
This exercise can be used as an alternative to Breathing Recovery, Sitting
(exercise #12). Box Breathing  is traditionally practiced by military
personnel to balance the autonom ic nervous system (ANS). It is designed to
create a state of relaxed alertness, getting you “in the zone.” There are
different versions of the exercise depending on your BOL T score. If your BOL T scor e is less than 15 seconds:• Breathe in for 2 seconds. • Hold for 2 seconds. • Exhale for 2 seconds. • Hold for 2 seconds. • Breathe in for 2 seconds. • And so on... • Practice for 5 minutes. If your BOL T scor e is 15 seconds or mor e:
• Breathe in for 4 seconds. • Hold for 4 seconds. • Exhale for 4 seconds. • Hold for 4 seconds. • Breathe in for 4 seconds. • And so on... • Practice for 5 minutes. #20. Preparation for Public Speaking or Performance
You can use breathing exercise s to achieve a state of flow in which your
mind is relaxed and alert at the same time. I personally use the following
sequence for public speaking, to enter a flow state, focus attention, and stay
present. The same exercises can be used for interviews, presentations,
performance, and sport events. Good quality sleep is imperativ e. Your ability to focus the mind under
pressure very much begins the night before.To prepar e the night befor e:
• Breathe Light  (exercise #1) to create air hunger for 15 minutes before sleep. • Nasal breathe only during sleep (use MyoT ape to close the lips). In the 30 minutes pr e-speech/performance:
1. Relax your mind
• Sit down and place your hands either side of your lower ribs. • Close your eyes and bring your attention inward. This will also helps reenergize. • Breathe Light, Slow, and Deep  (exercise #4) for 5 to 10 minutes. Ideally, practice for
10 minutes. 2. Incr ease alertness
• Exhale through your nose. • Pinch your nose with your fingers to hold your breath and walk for 10 to 50 paces
while holding your breath to generate a moderate to strong air hunger. • Stop walking. • Breathe in through your nose and rest for 30 seconds or so while standing still. • Repeat five times. This practice will allow you to move your attention out of your mind
and away fr om racing thoughts.As you walk into the room to make your presentation, dispe rse your
attention throug hout your body. Take your attention out of your head. Walk
into the room with every cell of your body. During the presentation, direct  some of your attention to your body,
instead of having all your attention stuck inside your head. Be aware that the feelings of breathlessness, depersonalization, and
being “out of your body” that sometimes accompany performance anxiety
are all just symptoms of chronic hyperventilation, not a sign that you are
not up to the job! Perform with every cell of your body. #21


menopausal
women. 1 This last fact clearly links changes in breathing to fluctuations  in
sex hormones. A 2006 study reported that the female hormone progesterone, which is
known to stimulate breathing, might contribute to respiratory changes seen
at different times of the menstr ual cycle. 12 General respiratory function is
known to be influenced both by the different phases of the menstrual cycle
and by common  hormonal and metabolic states. 11 This can have an impact
on health. When the first occurrence of menstruation is early (early menarche), the
likelihood of poor health in later life increases, with a higher risk of
illnesses, including asthma, cardiovascular disease, and comprom ised lower
lung function. 11 The instances of poor respiratory health in girls who reach
puberty early may be due to factors such as higher body mass index, which
can cause early menarche. However, research suggests that early onset of
puberty may affect airway and lung development, because to some extent,
puberty signals a termination of growth. 13
The menstrual cycle influences disorders as varied as epilepsy, bipolar
disorder, migraine, and rheumatoid arthritis. 13 Respira tory symptoms such
as breat hlessness, coughing, and wheezing vary considerably over the 28
days. These become worse between days 10 and 22 (the midluteal to
midfollicular phases),13 possibly due to the influence of hormonal changes
on the airways. 13 This explains why asthma severity fluctuates during themenstrual cycle, and why irregular menstruation is associated with a higher
risk of asthma. 13
Increasingly, evidence indicates that sex hormones can either contribute
to disea se pathology or serve as protective factors against lung disease. They regulate the development of the lung and airways in unborn babies,
and it is thought that they play a part in the varying advers e effects of
antenatal smoking on lung function. The lung function of adult men is more
severely affected  by exposure to smoking in the womb than that of women. Scientists also believe that sex hormones may cause changes in the growth
pathway of the lungs in respon se to in utero exposure to smoking. 14 This
would suggest that males and females have a different susceptibility to
inflammation from an early stage of development. Breathing pattern disorders are also almost twice as common in women,
possibly due to the hormona l influences we’ve already touched on. Progesterone stimulates the respiratory rate, meaning that in the luteal phase
of the menstrual cycle CO2 levels drop by around 25%. 15 When CO2 levels
are already low, any extra stress  can cause breathing to speed up even more,
and this creates a range of symptoms that are commonly interpreted as
premenstrual syndrome. 16
In 2000, a study in the Journal of Orofacial Pain  reported increased
respiratory rates  during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, when
progesterone levels increase. 17 At the same time as breathing increased,
pain thresholds lowered. This indicates that cyclical respiratory changes
may also influence pain perception. PAIN CONDITIONS AND BREA THING IN WOMEN
FIBROMY ALGIA
Fibromyalgia predominantly affects women,18 and it changes  during the
menstrual cycle. In 2007, researchers found that several participants
fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia during the luteal phase of
their cycle, but not during the follicular phase. As pain is the most common
diagnostic measure of fibromyalgia, this is another indicator that painperception differs depending on the concentration of sex hormones in the
body. Dysfunctional breathing can aggravate pain associated with
fibromyalgia, especially in tender areas of the upper body. 19 This can lead
to fatigue and difficulty carrying out normal daily activities. A 2017 paper
assessed the impact of an eight-week functional breathing program on 18
patients with fibromyalgia. 20 Thresholds for pain tolerance increased in all
the participants after one month, which means that pain was reduced. Sleep
quality, duration, and efficiency also improved as a result of the breathing
practice. 20
A 2018  study examined the effects of breathing exercises on pain
tolerance in tender points and on the quality of life for fibromyalgia
patients. 19 The trial involved 35 women aged between 34 and 67 years, all
with fibromyalg ia. The women were randomly assigned to a breathing
exercise group or to a control group. The breathing exercise participants
practiced for 30 minutes every day for 12 weeks. At the end of the 12
weeks, the women who had practiced breathing exercises showed
significant improvements, experiencing much lower levels of pain and
fatigue and becoming more able to engage with daily life. The researchers
concluded that breathing exercises provide a “real and effective
intervention” for women with fibromyalgia. A 2019 trial, also examining fibromyalgia, looked at the effectiveness
and safety of patient self-ma nagement in the form of unsupervised
breathing exercises. 19 After 12 weeks, during which 51 women practiced
the exercises, no statistical differences were found between supervised and
unsupervised participants. Ther e were, however, added improvements in
pain in those women who had practiced the exercises under supervision,
suggesting that proper guidance in performing breathing exercises is
beneficial. Faulty breathing does not cause fibromyalgia. However, it does play a
significant role in the develo pment and persistence of chronic pain
conditions. 15 For instance, biomechanical overuse combined with the
biochemical changes typical of breathing pattern disorders can have a
significant impact on pain and fatigue. 21 In fact, most  people with
fibromyalgia show signs of severe dysfunctional breathin g. Becausebreathing is already dysfunction al, these women are constantly teetering on
the brink of symptoms. Any further cyclical drop in CO2 is likely to push
the body over the edge. That is why pain often becomes much worse during
the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. It is also why the worst symptoms
could be alleviated or even eliminated with correct breathing habits. 22
Research shows that 27% of people with fibromyalgia hyperventilate,
and 60% of fibromyalgia patients suffer with dyspnea  (breathlessness). 23
Also, breathlessness is far more prevalent in the patients with the highest
levels of pain. 24
Naturally, fibromyalgia can trigger anxiety. This is not to imply that
symptoms are “all in the mind,” but anxiety about the condition and anxiety
triggered by dysfunctional breathing itself can certainly aggrava te pain and
fatigue. Because pain causes anxiety and increases the breathing rate, it is
likely that by normalizing the breathing pattern, pain symptoms would
reduce. Once a pattern of dysfunctional breathing exists, a variety of triggers
can create a vicious cycle, causing pain, fatigue, and other symptoms,
including anxie ty and panic attacks. These, in turn, contribute to poor
breathing patterns. Poor oxygenation of the tissues during hyperventilation
contributes to the development of myofascial trigger points. 21 And because
the working of the diaphragm is linked to the functioning of the pelvic
floor, dysfunctional breathing exacerbates stress incontinence, other
genitourinary symptoms, and pain in the pelvic region—all common in
fibromyalgia. The fascia around  the psoas muscle—a hip-joint flexor that
runs from the lumbar spine through the pelvis—connects directly to the
diaphragm. 25 Women  who suffer with chron ic pelvic pain often have poor
functional movement and tend to breathe predominantly into the upper
chest. 26
Many people with chronic pain suffer with medically unexplained
symptoms. They  may be diagno sed with fibromyalgia, chronic  fatigue, or
“bodily distress syndrome. ”27 Low blood CO 2 and feelings of air hunger are
typical of all these patients. 28 As a result, scientists believe that levels of
CO2 should be asses sed as part of the patient evaluation. 24 At the very least,
it needs to be recognized that a significant number of fibromyalgia patients
hyperventilate. Given that hyperventilation is considered at the severe endof breathing pattern disorders, it is logical to assume that a much higher
number have poor breathing patterns. Leon Chaitow, after 50 years clinical experience working with
fibromyalgia patients, estimated that more than 90% breathe
dysfunctionally. 15 Functional breathing training is an efficient and cost-
effective treatment to achieve reduced levels of pain and fatigue. The ability
to fully exhale is at the root of functional breathing. Without this
understanding, it is not possible to inhale correctly. Chaitow cautions that
this is not a quick fix. Between 12 and 26 weeks of work may be needed,
and it takes patience to achieve behavioral change. 15
In chronic pain conditions, it is particularly important to take things
slowly in the beginning. Approaching breathing exercises too intensively
can actually set you back. Begin the practice gently. If you suffer with
fibromyalgia, your sensitivity to CO 2 may be very high. This can trigger too
much air hunger, muscular tension, and feelings of panic. As your tolerance
to


 you will more easily free
yourself from a false connection to food. At that point, food will be become
as important as it is meant to be—no more and no less. Dear God,
Please show me how to honor myself. Please teach me how to listen to myself. Please pr ogram my mind to know itself,
that I might at last be fr ee. Teach me to appr eciate
Your Spirit that lives within me. Show me how to be good to myself,
that I might know mor e fully
the goodness of life. Amen
OceanofPDF.comLESSON 13
FEEL YOUR FEELINGS
We’ve already established that the subconscious force of food
compulsion is made up of unprocessed feelings. Y ou seek, when you
overeat, to contain the emotions that swirl within you—to put them
somewhere, to put a lid on them, or to make yourself numb so you won’ t
have to feel them at all. What makes your emotions dif ferent, remember, is not what  you feel. What makes your emotions dif ferent is how you process them … and
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        I read Seventeen  magazine, so I knew this for sure. So many girls were
curvier, taller, sexier, and so forth. Karen had bigger breasts, T rudie had
better hair, and Cheryl just had that thing  that boys wanted. Conscious:  My body is ugly. It isn’ t good enough. Subconscious:  Therefore, my body deserves to be punished. Sick Thought #2: My body makes grown-ups squirm, so there must be
something wrong with it. I had no idea why my seventh-grade English teacher, who had seemed to
adore me, got so weird around me once my body began to develop. I had
the vague feeling that her strange attitude had something to do with my
body and my budding sexuality, but there was no one and nothing to guide
me through the vagaries and emotional land mines of puberty. I went back to speak to this teacher when I was in my early 30s, to
confront her about what I had experienced and to ask her if I had simply
imagined it. She said to me—and the day would come when I understood
this—that I had no idea what it meant to be a woman watching her own
sexuality fade while young girls around her were beginning to blossom into
theirs. My teacher had not meant to hurt me; she had not consciously rejected
me; she had simply felt a natural disappointment—disappointment she did
not know how to process except by projecting it onto others—in relation to
a situation that had nothing to do with my life and everything to do with
hers. I also remember my music teacher staring at my breasts once during a
piano lesson. This was before there was the social consciousness about
these things that there is today. He only stared, but if you’re sitting at the
piano and a young girl is standing next to you, you’re staring from up close. How I wish I could reach back in time and give that man a piece of my
mind. He died before I had a chance, but if I could have, I would have paid
him a visit along the same line as the one I paid to my seventh-grade
English teacher. Conscious:  Grown-ups act strangely around me now that my body has
changed. Subconscious:  Therefore, my body must be bad. Sick Thought #3: Daddy doesn’ t want to be around me as much anymore. My father ’s attitudes about sex and sexuality—while certainly not
prudish when it came to my mother. —were somewhat old-fashioned. He
seemed to want his daughters dressed in pink lace and white gloves long
past the time when our age or the fashion of the times called for either one. He seemed somewhat uncomfortable with my budding sexuality, yet I had
no idea what that meant or what to do with it. How could I. I remember a moment—I think many women have such memories—
when I went to sit on Daddy’ s lap and he made me get up and sit
somewhere else. This was a small but emotionally devastating moment for
me, although I realize now that it represented what would be a reasonable
act on the part of fathers when their no-longer -little girls come to sit on their
laps. All I could possibly have known then was that once I passed puberty,
my father began to look at me in a dif ferent way. I didn’ t feel like I was
okay  in his eyes anymore, as though somehow I embarrassed him. My father continued to want to take me to the zoo on Sundays, long past
the time when going to the zoo was my idea of a really cool Sunday outing. The only way he knew how to relate to me, it seemed, was if I remained a
little girl. The inability of my parents to help me transition—and make their own,
as well—through my archetypal maidenhood was a product not of their lack
of love for me, but of their psychological ignorance regarding how to
handle the experience. There is nothing to for give here; there are simply
things to understand. Conscious:  Daddy doesn’ t treat me like he used to. Subconscious:  Who I am now sends Daddy away. Therefore, my new
body is a bad thing. Now just around the time when Daddy didn’ t seem to want to be around
my new body, some younger males did. And since I was bereft at what
seemed to be the loss of my father ’s love, I was subconsciously looking
around to replace it. Add to that the so-called sexual liberation of the 1960s,
and I see myself now as having been doomed to some serious confusion and
self-destructive behavior. Like millions of others, I went looking for love in
too many places, almost ensuring that I would find it too few times. Yet many of my experiences were positive. There is one moment deeply
ingrained in my memory that is a precious part of my past. I was walking through Hermann Park in Houston on a beautiful late
afternoon. I was wearing a long culottes outfit, red with white polka dots,
which I can see in my mind as though I had worn it yesterday. I was
probably 16 years old. A young man around the same age as I was walked
by, and he looked at me in an innocent and appropriate, yet decidedly male,
way. I had never experienced such a moment before. My body had a sexual
charge now, and he was old enough to notice it. He was no longer a little
boy, and I was no longer a little girl. But the ener gy was wonderful, neither
lascivious nor predatory, and our momentary encounter has remained within
me as one of my most treasured memories. W e didn’ t even speak, but in
that moment, I felt for the first time that I was a woman and not a little girl. That experience in the park was a lovely thing, like an enchanted image
from a fairy tale. But it was not the reality of ordinary, day-to-day life. I
didn’ t even meet the young man. The value of the experience was that it
gave me a window into the innocent, ideal beauty of my own untaintedsensuality. Life would provide me with more positive experiences of my
own physicality. But the purpose of this inventory is not just to celebrate the
good; it is also a way to root out the bad, by seeing it, understanding it, and
forgiving it. Sick Thought #4: My body is what attracts love. I know now that my body does not attract love; I do. My body attracts
attention,  but it does not necessarily attract love. It is my spirit and not my
body that both magnetizes and holds on to love. We are living in a society that gives to sexual chemistry a role beyond
what it actually has in the greater scheme of things, and all of us have been
privy to this dangerous confusion. Sexual chemistry is important, obviously,
because without it the human race wouldn’ t continue. But the idea that if I
am sexy enough, he will love me  is a tragic error in thinking. If I am sexy
enough he might want  me, that is true, but whether he loves me or not is
based on way, way more than what happens in bed. It’s odd to consider now, but much of the sexual “liberation” of the ‘60s
was not true liberation for women at all. W e were liberated to have  sex, but
we were still doing it primarily as a way to please men. W e weren’ t yet
aware—nor were most men at the time—that our true value lay in
something much more important than our sexuality. That began to
fundamentally change in the ‘70s, not the ‘60s. Conscious:  Sex is fun. Subconscious:  Therefore, if I have enough sex, I will be loved. Sick Thought #5: My body is not important. When the correction came, it went way overboard. Around the 1970s, the
dangerous thought that a woman’ s body was all that made her attractive was
replaced by the equally dangerous thought that her mind  was all that made
her attractive. Millions of us bought into the notion that sexual
attractiveness merely played into male chauvin


 the end but suf fering and defeat. Acts performed in the ego for advantages are acts performed without
understanding of their true significance, and any success or satisfaction
achieved through them is like froth on the crest of a wave, disappearing
with the wave. Our consciousness is placed so frontally on our total psyche
that we are forever being mesmerized by the blandishments, ur gings, and
pleadings of the ego. W e aspire to conquer peaks that, once climbed, revealthemselves as the lowliest of plateaus and force us to consider how false our
gods have been. T rue goals are spiritual, and laziness, procrastination, and
fear are overcome not by railing at the self, but by seeking the sustaining
seeds of consciousness that lie deep within the nature. The Liberating Law

As our understanding grows, so does our willpower, but bear in mind the
differentiation: true willpower is ef fective and achieves results through the
mere aiming; false willpower never achieves results at all. As consciousness
expands and takes in new levels of awareness, so the power of the
individual increases. Achieving increased awareness and communing with
higher heavenly powers are not things restricted to the isolated mystic or
contemplative saint, but are available to all, and the reward is always
complete ef fectiveness, whether in creative fields or executive, whether
spiritual, mental, or material; for in understanding is power, in knowledge
surety, and those who have arrived at enlar ged consciousness must therefore
be able to work their will and way on the world simply by becoming one
with it. To be what we truly ar e and to become what we ar e capable of becoming
are the only courses of action open to those of us who would live a fulfilled
life. No matter the barbs of fate that frustrate you, no matter how stacked
against you ar e the car ds of fortune — how you wer e born, wher e, into what
kind of body, gifted with whatever native intelligence — ther e is a liberating
law in the universe, and you can become the highest of the high, wisest of
the wise, for you have within your very grasp a tool with which to achieve
absolute fr eedom. Once you have acknowledged to yourself that within your
body is that supr eme consciousness that has author ed the worlds and the
universes, then at last you ar e bound to let the ego step down fr om the helm
and allow a wiser for ce to chart course thr ough life. Once you have placed
your fortunes and ener gies in the hands of the Secr et Self you will know a
peace and inner quietude that surpass any joy you have known. Y our lifewill gr ow into a whole thing. Each day will serve as a building block
towar d some definite goal or purpose. Y ou will finally be amazed at the
miracles wr ought when the Secr et Self takes over. Over coming Guilt and Hostility

Guilt and hostility are accoutrements of the ego, which arms itself with
delusions in order to survive. If a nagging sense of guilt accompanies you, it
is because the ego is made of accumulated things, teachings, blandishments,
sensual impressions, none of which have much relation to eternal truth, but
nonetheless they are a moral censor of every act performed by the
individual. If you feel guilty, never make the intellectual mistake of
thinking that your feelings arise from the censorship of the Secret Self,
which makes no such lean and human judgments. Guilt is generally the
accumulated teachings of society acting within the individual as a prompter
or deterrent of certain actions. Such censorship seldom is based on lasting
truth, since society’ s pressures for conformity are often at variance with the
Divine’ s pressures for individuality. Hostility is simply the other face of
guilt, manifesting as hostility in the aggressive person, just as guilt
manifests in the more passive. There is certainly nothing good about either
of these emotional blocks. They are products of the ego and vanish when
we center ourselves in the deeper regions of consciousness. Then it
becomes nearly impossible to be emotionally involved in the vanities of the
little self that is action servant of the Secret Self. The way to peace of mind lies in abandoning the will as a tool of the ego,
finally abandoning the ego also, and centering the consciousness in the
Divine. Through the widening of consciousness that this psychological
transference brings, there comes to us an understanding that before was
impossible to us. In a way that transcends material explanation we take on a
little of the identity of everything that crosses our awareness. In this manner
we understand others through actually participating in the consciousness of
others, and this superknowledge, this deep intuition, brings to our actionand work a high ef fectiveness and almost supernatural preordination. W e
move in the center of events as if we were ordering events, because we
move in accord with their true nature and are guided in all by a principle
that sees the end to be accomplished and the means of attaining it. And
because we have abandoned ego and move in response to this universal
will, we act with absolute surety, complete ef fectiveness; without hazard,
anxiety, or fear; and are dominated henceforth by inner peace and absolute
joy. OceanofPDF. com
5

Mind over Matter

The almost universal path that people follow is to accede to
circumstance, to thr ow up their hands and say, “That’ s the way it
goes. ” It is a curious and wry fact that when cir cumstances go against
our personal desir es we cr edit our frustration to bad luck, but when we
are carried to some pinnacle of success it is no longer fortune but our
superior skill that we cr edit. In actual fact, all luck and skill emanate
from deep-seated convictions in the subconscious mind of the
individual. Desir e and Destiny

The average person never really decides whether mind rules matter or
matter rules mind. They accept the fact that mind rules matter in certain
circumstances, but tend to regard these circumstances as the exception
rather than the rule. They see mental attitude determine the outcome of
athletic contests and overcome physical disability, but when it comes to
adopting completely a mind-first approach to daily living, they never quite
make it. If mind ever rules matter at all, it must do so as a result of an absolute
principle properly applied. This absolute principle could not be a thing that
worked some of the time or once in a while or capriciously responded tochance, but would have to be a law that always worked in exactly the same
way. If, for example, someone adopted the mind-over -matter approach in a
particular circumstance and failed to achieve the results they desired, it
would not be the law that had failed but their understanding of the law and
their application of its principles. When we examine accomplishment, the first thing we notice is that those
who don’ t want to climb a mountain never climb one. After that, we note
that even among those who definitely want to climb mountains, a lar ge
number never climb any. From this, we deduce that the first ingredient
essential to accomplishment is desire. After that, other more discretionary
and therefore more obscure factors become involved. It is dif ficult to say why people want anything. W e observe that nearly
everybody would rather experience pleasure than pain, but we are aware
that certain persons not only stick pins into their bodies but maintain
agonizing physical attitudes over protracted periods of time. Such people
appear to have chosen pain instead of pleasure, at least in a physical sense,
and to have done such a thing through an inner impulsion either above the
pain-pleasure principle or related to it obscurely. Desire for a goal is the
only thing that makes a pain-filled experience possible to bear. Desire is
also an opiate. Many people involved in crucial physical exertions report no
sense of pain whatever, though when the period of exertion is over wounds
are found on their flesh, and joints and muscles are strained. Football
players are a notable case in point. If we carry our observations even further, we soon note that there is a great
deal of dif ference in the degrees of desire. One person may want and hold
out their hand, and that is the greatest ef fort possible for them. Another may
want and rend chains, so great is their need. Desire is a thing that impels. The greater the desire, the more it impels, and this impulsion is rooted in
the inner vision that possesses the individual. T o the degree that we are
alive and imprisoned within reactive flesh, to that same degree we
relentlessly pursue the visions that possess us. Whether our mental images
are of buildings to be built or of banks to be robbed makes not the slightest
difference to the motor impulse that develops within us. Y ou can beabsolutely certain that the things that occupy your mind will soon be part of
your life, if they are not already. Blessing and Curse

A curious thing has evolved in the human being. The quality of mental
reflection which has slowly developed in our psyches over the eons of our
evolution has enabled us to form pictures within our minds in complete
variance to the world around us. W e can, if we will, on a flight of fancy,
transfer ourselves from rags to riches, Kansas to Istanbul, in the twinkling
of an eye, and thus


 to resurrect t he memory and the pattern of my Divine Plan fulfilled
and the full consciousness  of the Christ that was ordained by God in the beginning of my
individualized  manifestation. In the Name of my Mighty I AM Presence, I CALL  for the Light of Ten Thousand  Suns, the
Full Power of Beloved Mighty Astrea's Cosmic Circle and Sword of  Blue Flame and the Full-
gathered Momentum of the Violet Flame from the  Heart of the Violet Planet to descend and
envelop my entire consciousness,  being, and world with the overcoming Victory of the Entire
Spirit of the Great  White Brotherhood and the World Mother. In the Name of Jesus the Christ, we agree together on earth that the  Kingdom of God shall come
into manifestation, that the Will of God shall be  the guiding Light in our service, and that the
Light shall prevail in the hearts  of all mankind. Six Mighty Cosmic Light Calls

Unfailing Light of God, I AM calling Your Perfection into action in me now. ( x3)
Unfailing Light of God, I AM calling Your Perfection into action in this organization now. ( x3)
Unfailing Light of God, I AM calling Your Perfection into action on the earth now. ( x3)

The Blazing Light of God in the fullness of its Power IS Victorious now. ( x3)

Mighty Arcturus, Thou Elohim of God, DESCEND  with that Light of a Thousand Suns to
TRANSMUTE  all human selfishness and discord on the earth now. ( x3)

The Light of God NEVER  Fails, an d the Beloved Mighty I AM Presence IS that Light. ( x3)

We speak to all misqualified energy: You have NO power. YOUR DAY IS DONE. In God's
name, I AM, be thou dissolved and transmuted into Light, Illumination, and Love forever. ( x3)

The Unlimited Hosts of  Light now move with lightning speed around the whole world and ALL
human shadows melt away before God's Love. ( x3)
Chakra Clearance Call
Beloved Mighty I AM God Presence, Beloved Holy Christ Self - I AM THAT I AM - All the
Ascended Masters, the Cosmic Beings, and the Great Angelic Host; All Great Beings, Powers,
and Legions of Light; My Guardian, Ministering Angel ; the Powers of Nature and Forces of the
Elements; Elemental L ife- Fire, Air, Water, Earth and Ether. Beloved Paul the Venetian and Rose of Light - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE my Heart Chakra with Divine Love, Beauty, Creativity, and
Adoration  for I AM loving sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Ruby Fire,  I AM the Charity God Desires. (x3)

Beloved El Morya and the Goddess of Light - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Throat Chakra with Divine Will - the Law of the One,
Faith, Power, and Protection  for I AM sealing sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Diamond Fire, I AM the Power God Desires. (x3)

Beloved Jesus the Christ and Lady Nada - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Solar Plexus Chakra with Divine Grace, Ministra tion,
Service, and Selflessness  for I AM serving sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Purple Fire, I AM the Service God Desires. (x3)

Beloved Hilarion and Pallas Athena - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Third Eye Chakra with Divine Truth, Healing,
Precipitation, and Consecration for I AM healing sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Emerald Fire, I AM the Healing God Desires. (x3)

Beloved Saint Germain and Lady Portia - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Sacral Chakra with Divine  Freedom, Transmutation,
Mercy and Justice  for I AM freeing sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Violet Fire, I AM the Alchemy God Desires. (x3)

Beloved Lanto  and the Goddess of Wisdom - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Crown Chakra with Cosmic Wisdom, Illumination,
Understanding, and Enlightenment for I AM teaching sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Golden Fire, I AM the Wisdom God Desires. (x3)

Beloved Serapis Bey and the Goddes s of Purity - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Base Chakra with Cosmic Purity, Hope, Resurrection,
and Ascension for I AM raising sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Crystal Fire, I AM the Purity God Desires. (x3)

For I AM THE LIGHT OF GOD THAT NEVER  FAILS. (x 3)
                            BY THE MIGHTIEST….<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the purpose of the Violet Flame?,
A: To transmute and replace all negativity with the power of the Violet Flame, ensuring the manifestation of Perfection.
Q: Who are the Ascended Masters being called upon in this decree?,
A: Various Ascended Masters, including Saint Germain, El Morya, and others, are being called upon for guidance and assistance.
Q: What is the significance of the Sevenfold Flame?,
A: The Sevenfold Flame is a powerful tool for protection, manifesting the Will of God, and guiding the user to walk the Middle Way.
Q: What is the purpose of the Decrees?,
A: The Decrees are used to manifest the Ascension of humanity, and to bring about the Victory of the Sacred Fire.
Q: What is the role of the Violet Flame in the human body?,
A: The Violet Flame is used to cut the magnetic pull of the Earth and bring about the Ascension of the individual.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>(x3)
Cosmic Clock Decree

In the Name of the Beloved Mighty Victorious Presence of God, I AM in me, Holy Christ
Selves of all mankind, All Great Beings,  Powers and Legions of Light -

(12- Capricorn )  Beloved Great Divine Director and the Seven Archangels,
(1- Aquarius )  Beloved Saint Germain and the Angelic Hosts of Light,
(2- Pisces )   Beloved Jesus and the great hosts of Ascended Masters,
(3- Aries )   Beloved Helios and the Great Central Sun Magnet,
(4- Taurus )   Beloved God Obedience and the Seven Mighty Elohim,
(5- Gemini )   Beloved El Morya  and the Legions of Mercury,
(6- Cancer )   Beloved Serapis Bey and the Great Seraphim and Cherubim,
(7- Leo)   Beloved Goddess of Liberty and the Lords of Karma,
(8- Virgo )   Beloved Lord Lanto and the Lords of Wisdom,
(9- Libra )   Beloved Mighty Victory and the Lords of Individuality,
(10- Scorpio )  Beloved Mighty Cyclopea and the Lords of Form,
(11- Sagittarius )  Beloved Lord Maitreya and the Lords of Mind,

Beloved Lanello, the Entire Spirit of the Great White Brotherhood and the World Mother,
Elemental Life—Fire, Air, Water, Earth and Ether! I Decree :

SEIZE, BIND, AND LOCK! (x3)

(12- Capricorn )  all criticism, condemnation, and judgment, and all black magic
(1- Aquarius )  all hatred and mild dislike and all witchcraft
(2- Pisces )   all doubt, fear, human questioning, and records of death
(3- Aries )   all conceit, deceit, arrogance, and ego
(4- Taurus )   all disobedience, stubbornness, and defiance of the law
(5- Gemini )   all envy, jealousy, and ignorance of the law
(6- Cancer )   all indecision, self -pity, and self -justification
(7- Leo)   all ingratitude, thoughtlessness, and spiritual  blindness
(8- Virgo )   all injustice, frustration, and anxiety
(9- Libra )   all dishonesty, intrigue, and treachery
(10- Scorpio )  all selfishness, self -love, and idolatry
(11- Sagittarius )  all resentment, revenge, and retaliation

and all that is not of the Light into Mighty Astrea's Cosmic Circle and Sword of Blue Flame of
a Thousand Suns, and LOCK  Your Cosmic Circles and Swords of Blue Flame of Thousands of
Suns from the Great Central Sun  and BLAZE  Megatons of Cosmic Light, Blue-Lightning Rays,
and Violet Fire in, through, and around all that opposes or attempts to interfere with the
fulfillment of

(12- Capricorn )  my God Power and my Divine Plan fulfilled in all cycles
(1- Aquarius )  my God Love and my Divine Plan fulfilled in all cycles
(2- Pisces )   my God Mastery and my Divine Plan fulfilled in all cycles
(3- Aries )   my God


 l y  c h a n c e  o f
d e l i v e r a n c e. P e o p l e  w h o  b e l i e v e  i n  m a s s a g e s,  a c u p u n c t u r e  a n d  y o g i - m o g i s
a n d  s h m o g i s  h a d  b e t t e r  n o t  p r a c t i s e  t h e  M e t h o d. I t  o n l y  h e l p s  t h o s e  w h o  a r e
i t s  c o m p l e t e  s u p p o r t e r s. N o t  b e c a u s e  i t  i n v o l v e s  s o m e  k i n d  o f  h y p n o s i s  o r
s o m e  o t h e r  k i n d  o f  s u g g e s t i o n,  a s  m y  e n e m i e s  c l a i m. N o,  t h e  M e t h o d  i sc o m p l e t e l y  p h y s i o l o g i c a l  –  b u t  h a l f - h e a r t e d  b e l i e f  i s  a l w a y s  w o r s e  t h a n
d i s b e l i e f. L I S T  O F  D I S E A S E S  O F  D E E P  B R E A T H I N G  t h a t  c a n  b e  t r e a t e d  b y  t h e
V E D B  ( V o l i t i o n a l  E l i m i n a t i o n  o f  D e e p  B r e a t h i n g )
1. P r e - a s t h m a t i c  c o n d i t i o n s :
a. a l l e r g i c  r e s p i r a t o r y  d i s e a s e
b. p o l y v a l e n t  a l l e r g y
c. l a r y n g o s p a s m  ( v o i c e  l o s s )
d. a l l e r g i c  c o n j u n c t i v i t i s
e. f o o d  a l l e r g i e s
f. d r u g  a l l e r g i e s
g. p s e u d o c r o u p
h. p h a r y n g i t i s
i. l a r y n g i t i s
j. t r a c h e i t i s
2. A s t h m a t i c  b r o n c h i t i s
3. B r o n c h i a l  a s t h m a
4. C N S L D  ( c h r o n i c  n o n s p e c i f i c  l u n g  d i s e a s e ) :
a. c h r o n i c  b r o n c h i t i s,  i n c l u d i n g  o b s t r u c t i v e  b r o n c h i t i s
b. c h r o n i c  p n e u m o n i a
c. b r o n c h i e c t a s i s
d. p n e u m o s c l e r o s i s
e. e m p h y s e m  a
f. s i l i c o s i s,  a n t h r a c o s i s,  e t c. 5. C h r o n i c  c o l d
6. V a s o m o t o r  r h i n i t i s
7. F r o n t a l  s i n u s i t i s
8. M a x i l l a r y  s i n u s i t i s
9. S i n u s i t i s
1 0. A d e n o i d s  a n d  p o l y p s
1 1. C h r o n i c  r h i n o s i n u s i t i s
1 2. P o l l i n o s e s  ( h a y  f e v e r )
1 3. Q u i n c k e's  o e d e m a
1 4. H i v e s
1 5. E c z e m a,  i n c l u d i n g
a. n e u r o d e r m a t i t i sb. p s o r i a s i s
c. d i a t h e s i s
d. v i t i l i g o
e. i c h y t o s i s
f. a c n e
1 6. R a y n a u d's  d i s e a s e  ( s p a s m s  o f  t h e  v e s s e l s  o f  t h e  u p p e r  e x t r e m i t i e s )  2
1 7. O b l i t e r a t i n g  e n d a r t e r i t i s
1 8. V a r i c o s e  v e i n s
1 9. T h r o m b o p h l e b i t i s
2 0. H a e m o r r h o i d  s
2 1. H y p o t e n s i o n
2 2. H y p e r t e n s i o n
2 3. A u t o n o m i c  n e u r o p a t h y
2 4. C o n g e n i t a l  h e a r t  d i s e a s e
2 5. R h e u m a t i s m  o f  t h e  j o i n t s
2 6. R h e u m a t i c  h e a r t  d i s e a s e
2 7. D i e n c e p h a l i c  s y n d r o m e
2 8. I s c h e m i c  h e a r t  d i s e a s e  ( I H D )
2 9. C h r o n i c  I H D  ( C I H D )
a. r e s t  a n d  e f f o r t  a n g i n a
b. p o s t i n f a r c t i o n  c a r d i o s c l e r o s i s
3 0. C a r d i a c  a r r h y t h m i a :
a. t a c h y c a r d i a
b. e x t r a s y s t o l e
c. p a r o x y s m a l  t a c h y c a r d i a
d. a t r i a l  f i b r i l l a t i o n
3 1. G e n e r a l i s e d  a t h e r o s c l e r o s i s
3 2. A r a c h n o i d i t i s  ( p o s t - t r a u m a t i c,  i n f l u e n z a l,  e t c. ) 3 3. P o s t - s t r o k e  c o n d i t i o n s :
a. p a r a l y s i s
b. p a r e s i s
3 4. P a r k i n s o n ’ s  d i s e a s e  ( e a r l y  s t a g e )
3 5. H y p o t h y r o i d i s m
3 6. H y p e r t h y r o i d i s m
3 7. G r a v e s ’  d i s e a s e
3 8. D i a b e t e s
3 9. I r r e g u l a r  m e n s t r u a t i


	put	upon	the	vital

forces	such	as	sudden	change	in	the	weather,	fatigue,	fear,	worry,	wrong	food

etc.,	the	body	is	unable	to	hold	back	the	"bursting	tide	of	accumulated	waste"

any	longer	and	lets	go—forces	it	out	in	a	cleansing	program,	that	usually	lasts

from	5	days	to	two	weeks. Colds,	eruptions,	fevers,	diarrhea	and	even	paralysis

are	symptoms	of	this	cleansing	effort	to	rid	the	body	of	waste	that	has	not	been

eliminated	through	the	usual	channels. People	do	not	catch	diseases	from	others

who	have	it. All	those	who	are	ill	built	their	own	causes	and	the	same	stresses

triggered	off	the	"cleansing	act"	in	all	who	had	reached	the	saturation	point	of

poisons. When	poisons	flow	in	a	free	state	in	the	body	as	is	the	case	with	vaccines,	the

internal	defense	mechanism	is	forced	to	rob	the	tissues	of	calcium	and	other

alkalizing	elements	to	neutralize	these	poisons. If	the	person	is	on	the	borderline

of	calcium	deficiency	then	there	can	be	no	neutralizing	and	collapse	or	paralysis

is	the	result. R.	B.	Pearson	made	an	exhaustive	study	of	the	data	and	experiments	that	have

been	made	with	polio	vaccines	and	summed	up	his	finding	as	follows:

	"Hence,	I	believe	there	was	no	virus	in	the	vaccine	used. It	was	just	a	solution	of

the	toxins	and	acid	end	products	of	the	decomposed	proteins	used	that	caused	all

the	paralysis. The	acids	generated	by	cooked	meat	in	Dr.	Pottenger’s	cats

(experiment	that	caused	polio	in	the	cats)	affected	the	nerves	first,	and	the	acids

formed	in	the	decomposed	proteins	used	in	the	vaccines	affected	the	nerves	first. It	is	the	same	thing	and,	no	so-called	‘virus’	is	connected	with	it." (From

Infantile	Paralysis,	by	Pearson.) Many	methods	have	been	tried	by	drugless	doctors	in	an	attempt	to	rid	the	body

of	the	blockage	materials	that	stood	in	the	way	of	recovery. The	right	kind	of	an

elimination	diet	has	been	very	beneficial,	proper	breathing	and	exercises	have

helped,	mental	and	spiritual	treatments	have	been	useful	to	a	few	but	the	method

that	has	brought	the	best	and	surest	removal	of	poisons	and	recovery	from

disease	is	FASTING. Those	who	are	experienced	in	fasting	therapy	claim	that

fasting	is	20	times	more	efficient	as	a	healing	measure	than	anything	else. On	a	fast,	no	food	of	any	kind	is	eaten	and	no	juices	taken. Water	is	permitted

and	that’s	all. Fasting	is	not	starving. Starving	does	not	begin	until	after	8	or	10

weeks	of	fasting. The	fast	should	be	broken	before	that	time. A	long	fast	should

be	supervised	by	someone	who	is	experienced	in	conducting	fasts. Some	of	the

best	authorities	on	this	most	valuable	of	healing	aids,	are	listed	in	a	another

chapter. A	good	book	on	fasting	should	be	studied	before	undertaking	a	fast	at

home. Short	fasts	of	two	or	three	days	may	quite	safely	be	taken	at	home. (Some

of	the	best	fasting	books	are	sold	by	HEALTH	RESEARCH,	Mokelumne	Hill,

Calif.)	The	experts	in	the	field	tell	us	that	the	fast	should	be	followed	by	fresh

fruits	and	juices	or	fresh	(not	canned)	vegetable	juices	at	a	separate	meal. Several	days	of	simple	meals	of	fruits	and	vegetables	should	be	the	rule	before

any	starch	or	protein	is	eaten. Needless	to	say,	the	old	habits	of	wrong	eating

should	not	be	continued. A	good	guide	to	follow	after	the	fast	is	Dr.	Shelton’s

little	book,	"FOOD	COMBINING	MADE	EASY." Hot	baths	have	been	beneficial	in	many	cases	of	polio. The	late	Bernarr

MacFadden	said,	"A	warm	bath	98	to	99	degrees	for	an	hour	or	more,	two	or

three	times	daily,	with	drinking	of	nothing	but	water,	if	adopted	immediately

after	the	onset	of	polio—should	cleanse	the	system	and	divert	the	attack." (No

soap	or	anything	else	should	be	used	in	the	water)

A	friend	of	mine	who	was	paralyzed	after	his	shots	at	camp	during	the	First

World	War	said	he	lay	helpless	in	the	Army	hospital	for	weeks	then	one	night
	when	the	nurses	went	to	a	dance	in	the	recreation	hall	downstairs	he	dragged

himself	out	of	bed	and	pulled	himself	across	the	floor	by	his	elbows	until	he

reached	the	bathroom. Then	he	filled	the	tub	full	of	hot	water	and	managed	to

get	in	and	stayed	there	quite	a	while. When	he	got	out	he	could	walk	so	he

dressed	and	went	downstairs	and	stood	in	the	doorway	and	his	nurse	almost

fainted	when	she	saw	him. He	was	sent	overseas	after	that. When	he	came	back

he	had	a	condition	of	forgetfulness	which	they	called	"shell	shock"	but	it	was

more	than	likely	the	after	effects	of	the	vaccine	poisoning. Some	doctors,	in	trying	to	build	up	the	calcium	deficiency	in	polio	and	other

poisoned	patients,	give	them	calcium	tablets,	bone	meal,	lime	and	other	such

concentrates. Some	report	good	results	while	others	are	harmed	by	it. Calcium

cannot	be	assimilated	without	the	proper	balance	of	phosphorus,	iron,	sodium,

vitamin	B,	C,	and	D.	Most	of	the	vitamin	pills	on	the	market	are	synthetic	coal

tar	products	or	fish	liver	oil	and	act	as	irritants	instead	of	foods. These	are	not

recommended	NQ	chemist	or	doctor	knows	the	exact	proportion	in	which	these

elements	should	be	combined,	therefore	it	is	better	to	get	them	as	they	grow	in

nature	where	they	are	combined	in	perfect	balance. Some	of	the	richest	sources	of	calcium	are:	Turnip	greens,	mustard	greens,

watercress,	powdered	whey,	celery,	turnips,	spinach,	cauliflower,	dandelion

greens,	dried	figs,	hazelnuts,	molasses,	lentils,	endive,	chard,	escarole,	milk,

cheese,	parsley,	alfalfa	tea,	and	others. These,	of	course,	must	be	free	from

insecticide	spray. TO	REMOVE	POISON	SPRAY	FROM	FRUITS	AND	VEGETABLES

Much	of	the	spray	can	be	removed	by	a	1%	solution	of	Hydrochloric	acid. A

simple	way	is	to	pour	1/2	cup	of	the	acid	into	a	large	enamel	pan	or	crock	(not

metal	such	as	tin	or	aluminum). Add	two	gallons	of	water	and	let	the	fruits	and

vegetables	remain	in	the	solution	for	3	minutes. Then	drain	and	rinse	in	clear

water. The	solution	may	be	saved	and	used	for	several	days. In	the	meantime

make	demands	of	our	public	officials	that	poisons	on	foods	be	prohibited. Healthy	soil,	free	from	chemical	fertilizers	and	sprays	will	produce	foods	that

are	free	from	disease	and	pests. This	has	been	tested	and	proved	by	the	so	called

"organic	farming"


 fruit or fruit juice during that time. HOW LONG TO WAIT AFTER EATING OTHER
FOOD BEFORE YOU CAN AGAIN EAT FRUIT
FOOD
Salad or raw vegetables
Properly combined meal, without flesh
Properly combined meal, with flesh
Any improperly combined meal TIME TO WAIT
2 hours
3 hours
4 hours
8 hours
Fruit plays an extremely important role in FIT FOR LIFE. We're not
going to tell you anything outlandish, like the enzymes in certain fruits
burn fat so that you feel you have permission to overeat anything you
want and then burn it away with irrational quantities of fruit. That would
be not only irresponsible but also a physiological absurdity. One of the
foremost roles that fruit plays in FIT FOR LIFE is that of resting the di
gestive tract, thereby freeing up energy to be utilized in cleansing, repair,
and weight loss. Obviously, proper food combining and the correct consumption of
fruit deal extensively with not only what you eat but also when. If someone were to ask you what you thought was the worst time of day
to eat, I wonder what you would say. Probably "Right before going to
sleep," as so many other people think. Even though eating right before
going to sleep is a horrible habit, it's second to the most counterproduc
tive and destructive time of day to eat. And that time is in the morning
when you awake. WHAT? I can hear your shrieks of disbelief from here. "But what about all those admonitions about having a hearty breakfast for
energy?" What about them? Do you know what the all-American coffee
break is in this country? People eat a big, hearty breakfast "for energy,"
and the body is so tired from the work of digesting it that "pick-me-ups"
are the only way people can make it through to lunch without falling
asleep! I know what a tremendous blow this is to one of the most condi
tioned and deep-rooted belief systems. THE PRINCIPLE OF CORRECT FRUIT CONSUMPTION • 55 Just for a moment try to forget everything you thought was true about
breakfast. Try to forget for a moment all the advice of the nutritionists,
dietitians, doctors, and other experts. Just for a moment rely only on your
own common sense for an answer as to whether breakfast has a positive or
negative influence on your weight. Remember, ENERGY IS THE ESSENCE OF LIFE. When you wake up in
the morning, you are rested and at the height of your energy level for the
day, provided that your system did not spend the night contending with a
"midnight snack" or miscombined meal. On what are you going to ex
pend that morning burst of energy? A "hearty breakfast"? You know that
digestion uses an enormous amount of energy. A hearty breakfast, which
is usually a slap in the face of the principles of proper food combining,
cannot bring you energy! IT USES IT! How else could the food be digested
if energy were not being expended? Most traditional breakfasts of toast
and eggs, or cereal with milk, or meat and potatoes are ill-combined,
forcing the body to work for hours spending its energy. Food spends ap
proximately three hours or more in the stomach alone if properly com
bined. Energy can't even start to be built until food is absorbed from the
intestines. Strictly from the standpoint of energy, does it make sense to
have breakfast when you wake up in the morning? If breakfast is skipped,
not only will you not pass out from lack of food (your body is actually still
using the food eaten the day before), but you will be far more alert and
energetic. The word breakfast is actually a distortion of the words break and fast. Originally the word breakfast was used to indicate the meal used to break
a fast. A fast is the abstention from food for an extended length of time,
not one night's sleep. An integral part of FIT FOR LIFE is this: FROM THE TIME YOU WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING UNTIL AT LEAST NOON, CONSUME NOTHING BUT
FRESH FRUIT AND FRUIT juiCE. F,at or drink as much as you desire; put
no limitations on how much you want. If you desire it, have it; but listen
to your body—don't overeat! If you have nothing but fruit and fruit juice,
you will be able to create, not burn up, a huge chunk of your available
energy for the day. Fruit demands practically no energy to be digested,
because it does not digest in the stomach. It needs no further digestion if
well chewed. The intestines are where all nutrients are absorbed. Because fruit finds
its way into the intestines within minutes instead of hours, its nutrients
are immediately absorbed and utilized by the body. By eating fruit you
make your entire day more productive and more energetic, because you
have conserved rather than squandered your energy. You will be amazed
at what an incredibly dramatic effect this will have on your entire life
5b • FIT FOR LIFE once you adjust to ONLY FRUIT AND FRUIT JUICES UNTIL NOON. After
experiencing the wonderful benefits, you will wonder why you ever ate a
heavy meal first thing in the morning. A heavy breakfast means a heavy
day. A light breakfast means a light, vibrant day. You can eat as much
fruit as you want during the morning, right up until about twenty to
thirty minutes before you eat something else. Once you have eaten an
other food, three hours should elapse—at least—before anything else is
eaten. Once again, listen to your body. When your stomach is empty,
you can have more fruit. Literally thousands of people from my seminars have stopped eating
heavy foods in the morning and have just fruit and fruit juice. They have
made incredible turnarounds. Many of them come to me and say, "Lis
ten, you know when I first heard this, I was a big breakfast eater, but I
was willing to at least try what you said and then go back to eating break
fast." They didn't, they couldn't go back to heavier breakfasts. If you want
to know what it feels like to swallow an anvil, all you have to do is eat
exclusively fruit and fruit juice in the morning for about ten days, and
then try to go back to having a heavier meal in the morning. You simply
won't do it. Yes, perhaps you will on occasion, and that is certainly
okay. Because occasionally is one thing. Every day is something entirely
different. The consumption of exclusively fruit and fruit juice in the morning is
at the very heart of FIT FOR LIFE. Interestingly, many people have told
me that although they don't adhere to the program exactly all the time,
the one thing they do most consistently is adhere to the exclusive con
sumption of fruit and fruit juice before noon, because with that alone
they still reap enormous benefits. It is without question the major con
tributing factor to the success of FIT FOR LIFE. If you are going to start
with only one principle, this should be it. FRUIT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE
MORNING. Some people think that a lot of fruit and fruit juice is fattening. The
only time fruit can cause any negative manifestations at all is when it is
altered by heat or incorrectly combined, meaning consumed with or im
mediately following any other food, WHEN EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOM
ACH, FRESH FRUIT CAN HAVE ONLY A POSITIVE EFFECT; IT
ACCELERATES WEIGHT LOSS. When we tell people they can freely eat
more fruit than usual and make this a habit in their lives, some of them
initially express concern over the amount of calories they are taking in. Calories are enemies only if they are consumed in foods that are highly
processed or ill-combined. High-quality calories, those found in high-
water-content food, are not going to add to your weight problem. They
will furnish the energy to do away with it. THE PRINCIPLE OF CORRECT FRUIT CONSUMPTION • 57 I have always found calorie-counting to be such a bore. It is a depress
ing way to determine what to eat. I implore people to forget about calo
ries and think of high-quality food. Calorie-counting is a very antiquated
and ineffective means of trying to regulate one's weight. It looks viable in
theory, so does the theory that the sun orbits the earth. Calorie-counting
is an unrealistic gauge by which to measure one's progress. That is why
so many calorie-counters do not find the results they are looking for, even
though they diligently count their calories. I remember once going into a very nice restaurant in Palm Springs for
breakfast. This establishment prided itself on the fact that everything on
the menu had the number of calories indicated next to it. Here is why
calorie-counting is practically worthless: I worked out two possible break
fasts from the menu. Both had three items. One was 220 calories, the
other 190. Well, if I were operating under the delusion that a calorie is a
calorie is a calorie, and I should eat fewer at a meal whenever possible, I
would have opted for the breakfast of 190 calories. But understanding the
principles of Natural Hygiene as 1 did, I unhesitatingly had the


 you’re upset with God, with life, or with the way you
perceive the situations you’re involved in, you need to be willing to
perceive things differently and open up to relying on the Spirit’ s healed
perception.
You need help to truly see anoth er world than the one you projected
from your ego’s fear and doubt and worry. You can freely say, “You need
to convince me,” and throw it all back to the Holy Spirit. Ask to be
shown. Let it be a convincing job for the multitude of angels cheering
every time you make a movem ent toward trusting your intuition. That
should catch your attention and turn you toward the miracle in your
mind. You need the Holy Spirit’ s help to see things as they are, to see
clearly without projection, judgment, and interpretation.
As soon as the ego judges somebody else as lacking, it always
compares and tells you, “Well, you are not that way; you are beyond
that.” This promotes inequality, division, and separation. You need to ask
the Holy Spirit to start cleaning the filter you are seeing through  because
that truly is the only hope you have of not judging. Once you tap in to
that help, it is delightful. Every moment without a filter is deligh tful. But
if there is a concept or a judgment involved, then it is bette r to justpause, introspect, and become aware of what that filter is. You can
cultivate a willingness to quest ion every value and every concept you
hold. When you catch yourse lf judging or thinking that you know
something, I advise you to exercise what I call, “stop, drop, and roll.”
You first pause your running thoughts and your reactions; you stop! And
second, you exercise your willin gness to drop it. And third, you roll with
the Spirit’ s guidance.
When your filter starts clearin g and the more intuitive and less
judging you become, the more you reap the emotional benefits.  You can
tell by how you feel: you’re more stable, you’re calmer, and this is how
you know you’re headed in the right direction. This develops into
acceptance and a receptive mind, an open mind, a mind that doesn’ t
“already know.” Then the miracle within can happen.
It’s norm al in this world to encourage opinions, but opinions block
the experience of peace. Opinions do not have anything to do with truth
or reality. The “I-don’ t-know” state is humble. In the Zen tradition, it is
called beginner ’s mind. It is a great experience to wake up every  day and
feel like you don’t know anything. It’s a beautiful feeling to not have an
opinion but to be open to be shown.Exercise: Moving from Opinions to Prayer
Spend one day observing the I-know mind and try spending it
without one single opinion. Try it out! Get the flavor of it. As you
go through your day, ask yourself, “Where is my mind when I am
caught up in my opinions, thinking I know something, and how do
I feel when I am open and I do not think I already know the
answers?”
Throughout your day, notice how many times you:
think you know the answer to something
want to know the answer
say or think opinionated statements
make assumptions about someone or something
interrupt a conversation because you think you know better
than someone
do something solely based on past outcomes and past
learning
After your practice day of having no opinions, spend some
time reflecting in your journal. Find a quiet place where you won’t
be distu rbed. Close your eyes, take a few deep breaths, relax,
and allow your mind to get still for a few minutes. Then, read the
following questions slowly. Reflect and write down your answers.
Allow yourself to have an experience of the answer—go  beyond
the intellect.
1. Has my way, my own “knowle dge,” brought me to a state of
consistent peace and happiness?
2. Seeing that my “knowledge” or choices have not yet led me
to a state of consistent peace and happiness, am I willing to
open to the possibility of another way?3. In releasing my I-know mind,  am I willing to trust that there
is a wisdom, a Holy Spirit, within my mind, that has my best
interests and my highest good in His hands?
4. Do I trust that He knows what I need?
5. Can I trust that He knows the prayer (desire) of my heart
and that He will bring to me what is truly most helpful for my
healing and therefore my happiness?
If any of your answers to questions two through five is no,
there is a line in A Cour se in Miracles  that can help ease your
mind. It states that if you find resistance strong and dedication
weak, you should not fight yourself. Be gentle with yourself and
give yourself permission to pray for help with any areas or
patterns you’ve noticed. Acknowledgment of where you are is all
that is required. There is no need to try to fix anythin g. Your
contribution is your willingness, nothing more.
Prayer is a way to acknowledge the presence of Holy Spirit
as a guide and friend. Prayer is equal with desire since we always
get what we desire in our hearts and minds. You can think of
prayer as your practice of direct connection to your higher power.
It doesn ’t matter the method, the technique, what words you use,
or how you pray. What matters is that you stay open to an
experience of inner connection. Surrender in honest
communication and sincerity, while earnestly acknowledging that
which is felt deeply in your heart. The Holy Spirit is the healer.
True Knowledge Is Not Knowing Anything
About the World
When you live in a state of nonjudgment, you naturally live in a state of
ultimate freedom and compassion because you accept everyone and
everything regar dless of what happens. To not know anything about the
world of form and to be in a state of not-knowing, opens an experienceof the present moment. The I-don’ t-know mind is the highest  state of
mind, higher than “yes” or “no.” This is essential.
This state of mind doesn’ t judge. It doesn’ t interpret: good, bad,
right, wrong. It is close to true knowledge, the knowledge of God.
Anything that you think you already know ends up being a block to true
knowing. Anything you have a preconception of would block true
knowing. This is because opinions and preconceptions keep you from an
experience of innocent percep tion. You also miss both the present
moment and the guidance that’s available when you are occup ied with
intellectually “knowing” something or living in autopilot mode. In
believing that you know best and that your knowledge is valuable, you
identify as the opinions that you hold. Your identity becomes  a small
self. All personal interpretations of absolutely everything in all of time
and space and history are wrong minded and erroneous. To hold an
opinion is the same as not knowing who you are and not knowing who
God is.
Now you can relax as you are looking to unlearn the habit of
personal judgme nt and interpretation. It’s a relief to know that you don’t
have to carry any judgment or opinion about your identity as a person—
good or bad, spiritual or unspiritual, and so on. You also don’t have to
interpret, judge, or even understand the world, although you can choose
how you perceive it, and this we will get more into later in the book. In
fact, the only way to come back to divine innocence is when you can say,
“Wow! I have been mistaken about absolutely everything. Not 99.9
percent mistake n. I have been  completely hoodwinked; I have been
completely deceived. I’ve been mistaken about everything!”
This is why you shouldn’ t struggle with the giving up of judgm ent,
because the only awareness that you can come to is that you never, ever
have been capable of it in the first place. You’re truly not capab le of any
judgments. That’ s the good news!Chapter 2
Perception
There’ s never anything inheren tly wrong about what’ s going on in the
world or the way things are unfolding. Whenever you are having a
problem at work, with a relation ship, or anything, you are experiencing a
perceptual problem. The way you are seeing it is the problem. Blaming
the external world, and this includes yourself, is the ego keeping the
illusion of duality going. When you get angry, it is because the ego says,
“Blame this person, or blame that thing.” You can blame your boss,
blame the government, blame your mother, blame your past, or blame
the dog. This is a world in which blame seems to be everywhere—and is
seen as justified. The mind uses blame to avoid looking at the belief in
separation. It blames anything that feels disagreeable to it without taking
responsibility for the split and without accepting the Holy Spirit’ s
healing of the split. But once you see that the anger comes from your
own attack thoughts and grievances, always with the fearful belief of
separation underneath, you can release those thoughts.
Instead of trying to define the problem as a specific situation,  the
first thing to do is remind yourself that


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 is silent, it cannot be consulted. In its place arises a
Knowingness that appears as a result of the vibrational frequency within the
aura that has been absorbed from the Knowingness of an Enlightened
Teacher somewhere in time. The Knowingness is that ‘all fear is illusion’.
This must be known with absolute certainty. Ignore the terror, for it is reallywhat could be called ‘the final test’, and surrender life itself. That one is
actually dying is confirmed because that is the inner experience. This is the
one and only death that can ever occur, and it arises because it has never
before been surrendered. Physical death is relatively nothing at all. There is
a sudden leaving of the body, and life goes on, reemerging as another
embodiment. Thus, this confrontation is the first and only time it will ever
have to be faced and surrendered. As one lets go, there are a few moments
of dread, and then the doorway opens to the Infinite Splendor and Glory
that is beyond all description.
Revelation
The mind remains silent, and there is an immense awe as Creation now
appears as Revelation—iridescent, radiant as though enchanted, and vibrant
with the efflorescence of unmistakable Divinity. All is as though in intense
Technicolor—electrified and luminous. All is conscious and conscious of
being conscious, and conscious of the awareness of consciousness of all
else that exists. All is intrinsically worshipful as a consequence of the
conscious awareness of the Presence of God as Creation in its most minute
details. All is Holy and Sacred, as evidenced by its splendor as Existence
itself. Therefore, all things are seen as sacred and holy; all things ‘both large
and small’ are sacred; thus, “Gloria in Excelsis Deo!”
Even texture itself is prominent and seems to be transformed into an
aliveness with a radiant quality. All is alive and its intrinsic Essence shines
forth as a presentation that is inclusive of recognition as an innate,
worshipful quality. All is equal by virtue of its Essence, its perfection, and
its efflorescent luminosity. The Glory of God is far beyond the capacity of
comprehension, and instead, there is a contextual Self-identity that one is
what is being comprehended, and yet there is nothing to really comprehend.
At this point, description has to stop because of the duality of languaging.
Transcending that final doorway required the surrender of the seeming core
and source of life itself. There is the overwhelming astonishment at the
discovery that all that exists is Creation as an expression of Divinity, and
the field of consciousness pervades all that exists. Thus Divinity is intrinsic
to all that exists, as well as to the awareness of that Reality. All that exists
reflects the Divinity of its Source. Paradoxically, by surrendering life, one
discovers Life.
Even the presence of the physical body is too peripheral to be noticed.
However, it is later rediscovered as sort of a surprise. It continues tofunction on its own, spontaneously and autonomously. There is no ‘self’ or
primary or causal agency to determine or decide its actions. It operates
autonomously as a consequence of its interaction with the field of context.
Its continuance is not a matter of interest, and it just seems to ‘know’ what
to do all by itself.
The transformational quality of the Oneness of Creation is the
consequence of the disappearance of ‘the experiencer’. There is no
1/10,000th-of-a-second delay that automatically edits all of experience as a
consequence of the prior operations of the ego. Therefore, the transformed
appearance of All and its interpretations have been removed, and one is
now identical with the essence of the unfolding of Creation rather than its
edited translation. One is no longer experiencing the ‘tape monitor’ of life
but the very existential core of Life itself. The analogy is like the difference
between hearing a full philharmonic orchestra in person and listening to a
tape recording of its performance.
Adjustment
The transition is far more major than can be imagined, described, or
even anticipated. However, the information provided allows for the
successful transition through this very major final period. Initially, there is
paradigm shock, sometimes referred to as ‘God shock’. There is a profound
awe of such a major dimension that the mind remains silenced forever.
There no longer is a volitional personal self nor its presumed inner causal-
agent quality, and the sense of ‘I’ now includes all of Existence, beyond
time, dimension, or linear description. There is no longer any feeling of
‘mine’, nor any feeling of having qualities of possession or control. All is
Self-existent and Self-fulfilling. The performance of the body is
autonomous and a consequence of its relationship to the overall field. It is
witnessed that the body, just as before, avoids getting run over by traffic,
but it does it all by itself. Although there is no mentalization as such,
information is still available because of the unique quality of the field of
consciousness itself that impersonally records all events, no matter how
seemingly trivial. The Knower and the Known are identical Realities as a
consequence of consciousness/awareness. Dualistic thinkingness disappears
as an operating system. In its place, it is stunningly obvious that meaning is
Essence and the Reality of Essence is its meaning. Thus, as obvious or
absurd as it might sound, a chair is its meaning.The major transformation is followed by a period of reorientation to all
the former qualities of life and senses of even the whereabouts of the body
itself and its relationship to other objects. People address the body as ‘you’
and think that the ‘you’ is the body. The Self is silent, invisible and has no
actual name as such.
The period of reorientation and readjustment may be quite lengthy and
actually take years. During this time, there emerges an autonomous
operational quality that one might call the persona/personality agent that is
interactive with the world. Life continues on of its own because Existence is
Life. Potentiality emerges as actuality as a consequence of evolution. From
the above, it is apparent that there is no ‘person’ to become enlightened; on
the contrary, the person disappears and is replaced by that nonlinear Reality.
Therefore, it is obvious that the state is not an accomplishment, an
achievement, an acquisition, nor even a transformation. It is actually a
replacement.
Fulfillment: The Actualization of Potentiality
The student asks how realistic or practical is it to set the realization of
the Self, or Enlightenment, as it has been called, as a goal, considering its
rarity. Over history, it has indeed been extremely rare. However, because of
the progression of the overall evolution of consciousness within the last
century, the likelihood of a committed student’s reaching Enlightenment has
increased by more than one thousand percent. Each advancement in
consciousness is already an enlightened state by comparison to that which
preceded it. To move from below calibration level 200 to above 200 is
already a primary and very major step. The next major transition is to move
from the dominance of emotionality to the capacities of reason and the
intellect, and then to transcend them at level 499 and realize that Reality is
not linear or descriptive but instead subjective. The emergence of Love at
500 announces the dominance of a new paradigm. Consciousness level 540
signals the emergence of Unconditional Love, which progresses on through
joy and ecstasy. Enlightenment classically calibrates at level 600 and then
on up to 1,000 with the disappearance of linearity as the presumed reality.
Identification with limitation ceases, and the process then becomes one
of transcending limiting contextualizations that are related to the emergence
of the qualities or levels of consciousness by which the unmanifest becomes
Manifest. Thus, the most advanced levels of consciousness have to do withexpansion and dominion of nonlinear context and paradigms that are
beyond precise linear description or definition.
Q: The final blocks to Enlightenment itself sound rather formidable or
at least difficult.
A: They do so to the ego itself but not to the inner Truth and Knowingness
of the Self. It is true that the final core of the ego is incapable of
relinquishing its seeming sovereignty as the illusory source of life and
existence. The strength is provided by the power of the Self that is at
one with the Truth of Divinity. This knowingness is radiated as a
consequence of Identity with the Absolute. Divinity is the Source of all
Existence, including one’s own. Fear arises from the ego/self which is
dissolved into the Self. Thus, the very source of fear is eliminated and
transcended.
   The fear that is found at the end of the journey is unlike any fear that
was faced previously. Its quality is existential and nonlinear rather than
limited or discrete. Experientially, the fear was indeed very strong but
not really stronger in intensity than prior fears that were overcome.
What gave this fear a unique quality similar to dread was its
identification as being equated with the source of existence and life
itself.
   The ego equates survival of life with control. In a final surrender of
control, the underlying primordial fear arises. Life is a consequence of
the Divinity of its Source, which is the ultimate confrontation to the
very core of the ego.
Q: Without instruction, the spiritual pathway would


sible throwing  together  of  foods  that  appeal  simply  to
the  sense  of  sight  and  taste  irrespective  of  ingestion
and  digestion.  The  proper  "foreplay"  of  eating  arises
from  (1)  a  knowledge  of  nature,  its  environs,  and  of
the  body;  (2)  a  regard  for  the  universe  and  the  bounty
of  its  grains  and  greens;  and  (3)  the  selection  of  sea-
sonal and  reparatory  produce.  The  delicious  taste  that
ensues  from  foods  knowledgeably  and  cleanly  pre-
pared is  only  one  of  the  many  graces  of  rasa.
As  food  enters  the  system,  it  signals  an  immediate
heating  or  cooling  response.  This  factor,  which  is  the
active  potency  of  food,  is  called  virya.  All  pungent,
sour,  and  salty  foods  lend  a  heating  virya,  the  most
heat  being  produced  by  those  that  are  pungent.  Bitter,
astringent,  and  sweet  foods  yield  a  cooling  virya,  the
coldest  effect  being  produced  by  those  that  are  bitter.
In  addition  to  taste  (rasa)  and  the  heating  or  cool-
ing energies  of  food  (virya),  each  food  has  certain
qualities  or  gunas.  Each  of  the  three  basic  doshas  is
nourished  by  foods  having  the  following  seven
features:
Vata:  moist/lubricating  (guna)
heavy/solid  (guna)
smooth/consistent  (guna)
hot  (virya)
sweet  (rasa)
salty  (rasa)
sour  (rasa)
Pitta:  substantial  (guna)
aromatic  (guna)
calming  (guna)
cool  (virya)
sweet  (rasa)
bitter  (rasa)
astringent  (rasa) Kapha:  dry  (guna)
light  (guna)
uncloying/moderate  (guna)
warm/stimulating  (virya)
pungent  (rasa) bitter  (rasa)
astringent  (rasa)
By  tracing  the  continuum  of  bliss  that  foods  natu-
rally afford  us,  the  Vedic  seers  were  able  to  define  the
properties  and  effects  of  food  on  the  human  system,
and  the  causes  of  disease.This  ancient  science  can  be
revived  by  the  alertness  of  those  who  revel  in  nature.
Food  is  known  in  Ayurveda  as  ausadam,  that  which  is
medicine.  When  food  ceases  to  be  medicine,  medi-
cine becomes  impotent.
Once  food  has  been  digested,  the  action  of  rasa
continues.  The  post-digestive  effect  of  foods  is  called
vipaka.  Here  the  six  tastes  are  synergized  into  three
final  tastes.  Sweet  remains  sweet,  in  its  vipaka  state;
salty  becomes  sweet;  pungent,  bitter,  and  astringent
leave  a  pungent  vipaka;  sour  remains  sour.  In  essence,
the  sweet,  pungent,  and  sour  tastes  are  the  three  un-
changing tastes  from  the  beginning  to  the  end  of  the
process  of  rasa.
Occasionally  certain  foods  or  medicines  do  not
follow  these  three  stages  predictably.  When  foods
deviate  from  the  established  virya  or  vipaka,  they  are
referred  to  by  the  Ayurvedic  scholar  Charaka  as
prabhava,  the  exceptions  to  the  rule.  Prabhava  is  most
important  in  Ayurvedic  pharmacology,  since  most
ingredients  with  prabhava  qualities  are  used  to  delib-
erately increase  a  specific  dosha.  In  the  Vedic  diet,  we
generally  attempt  only  to  decrease  the  aggravated
dosha.  Certain  foods,  such  as  honey,  lemons,  bananas,
and  onions,  are  classified  as  prabhava  foods.  Honey,
for  example,  has  more  of  a  pungent  and  volatile  na-
ture, even  though  it  is  considered  sweet;  for  this  rea-
son, it  has  a  hot  virya  instead  of  cold,  like  most  sweets.
Lemons  are  classified  as  sour,  but  have  a  cold  virya
instead  of  a  heating  energy.  Bananas  are  considered
sweet,  but  their  subtle  overriding  nature  is  sour  and
thus  their  vipaka  is  also  sour.  Onions  are  classified  as
pungent,  but  have  a  sweet  taste  after  they  are  cooked.
I  have  discovered  that  many  foods  that  are  classified
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THE    NATURE    AND    TASTES    OF    EACH    DOSHA
as  prabhava  display  much  more  of  their  subtle  tastes
when  subjected  to  heat.  Most  foods  with  dubious
prabhava,  such  as  honey,  lemon,  tamari,  and  bananas,
should  not  be  cooked.
Ayurveda  considers  certain  foods  to  be  contradic-
tory in  nature  and  cautions  us  on  combining  them.
The  following  foods  should  not  be  combined:
•  Dairy  products  and  salts  or  salted  foods
•  Dairy  products  and  animal  foods  (especially fish)
•  Fruits  and  any  other  foods
•  Hot  and  cold  foods
•  Ghee  and  honey  in  equal  quantity
Ayurveda  also  enjoins  us  not  to  ingest  alkaline  foods
over  a  long  period  of  time,  and  not  to  take  honey  with
warm  foods  or  liquids.
OJAS
The  excellent  essence  of  the  dhatus  beginning
from  plasma  and  ending  in  sukra  is  called  ojas.
Ojas  is  also  known  as  bala  in  the  context  of
medical  science.  This  strength  provides  stabil-
ity, and  nourishment  of  the  muscle  tissue,  and
the  individual  remains  undeterred  in  all  ef-
forts. He  is  endowed  with  excellence  of  voice
and  complexion.  His  internal  organs  and  ex-
ternal senses  are  capable  of  performing  their
will  to  their  full  abilities.
Vaidya  Bhagwan  Dash
In  review,  the  Ayurvedic  concept  of  taste  is  observed
in  these  three  stages:  the  sensory  stimulation  and  ini-
tial taste  of  the  tongue  (rasa);  the  heating  or  cooling
energy  that  occurs  during  digestion  (virya);  and  the
post-digestive  taste  (vipaka),  which  reduces  the  six
original  tastes  into  three  residual  tastes  of  sweet,  sour,
and  pungent.  These  three  final  tastes  are  transported
within  the  nutritive  plasma  to  the  various  organs  and
tissues  of  the  body.  After  digestion  and  assimilation
are  completed,  the  singular  essence  known  as  ojas
remains  in  the  body.  When  the  energies  of  the  foods or  the  mental  attitudes  are  impaired,  or  the


 that  in  the  limited  and  crucial  time
which  I  had,  I  could  not  deal  with  the  fervent  sympa-
thies and  helpless  fears  of  those  close  to  me.  It  was  an
entirely  selfish  act,  but  in  the  long  run  it  gave  me  back
my  life  and  also  helped  my  friends  and  family.  I  was  not
fortunate  enough  to  have  someone  who  had  survived
cancer  available  to  me,  but  I  found  the  privacy  within
my  self-imposed  isolation  to  be  fundamental  to  my
getting  better.  I  had  only  the  burdens  of  my  own  self-
discovery  to  deal  with.  It  would  have  been  a  nightmare
to  have  my  family  and  friends  around  at  that  time.  For
as  a  victim,  I  stood  closer  to  the  truth  of  my  own  being,
and  thus  to  my  disease,  and  as  such  I  had  the  intrinsic
consolation  of  knowing  that  I  could  uncover  and  dis-
cover the  anger  within  me.  This  distancing  gave  me
courage,  support,  and  the  fuel  to  endure.  In  these  situ-
ations, family  and  friends  are  always  in  a  seemingly
unfair  position,  for  even  their  love  is  not  an  answer  to
the  victim's  problems.  In  such  instances,  it  is  that  very
love  which  deepens  the  chasms  of  pain  and  hurt,  and
this  becomes  a  further  burden  to  the  patient.
Throughout  my  stay  in  hospitals,  I  found  compas-
sion to  be  the  salve  that  helped  me.  I  was  fortunate  to
have  in  Barbara  Pyle  a  friend  with  this  rare  quality.  She
delivered  the  necessities  such  as  bindi  bhaji  and  samosas
(adroitly  under  wrap)  to  my  room  and  never  lingered
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AFTERWORD
beyond  the  time  it  took  to  greet  me.  It  was  years  later
that  I  realized  how  frightened  she  was  for  me  and  how
courageous  she  was  in  hiding  her  fears.  This  is  compas-
sion. And  it  is  the  most  selfless  and  divine  action  that
we  can  give  to  those  whose  lives  depend  upon  it.  The
suspension  of  norms  and  distancing  of  relationships  do
not  infer  a  finality  to  those  whom  we  love.  These  are
temporary  measures,  and  invariably  we  return  to  our
relationships  with  inner  strength  and  more  clarity.
SADHANA   OF   TRUTH
Tavat  satyam  jagat  bhati  suktikarajtam  yatha  yavat  na
jnayate  brahma  sarvadhistanam  advayam.
The  world  of  duality  is  real  until  the  truth  of  the  supreme
whole  is  recognized  by  you,  like  even  the  silver  on  the
mother  of  pearl.
Atmabodha,  Verse  7
The  perception  of  the  external  world  is  neither  direct  nor
immediate,  but  is  dependent  upon  the  sense  and  the  mind
and  is  always  colored  by  them.
Swami  Nikhilananda has  its  basis  in  something  else.  For  example,  gold  bangles
have  their  primary  nature  in  the  original  material  of
gold,  and  not  in  the  many  forms  of  the  bangles.  Essen-
tially, that  which  we  assimilate  through  the  mind,  senses,
and  experiential  memory  appears  to  be  real  to  us,  but
these  appearances  are  often  deceiving.  Ultimate  truth
can  only  be  known  through  the  cognate  knowledge  of
the  eternal  self.
To  know  the  many  without  knowledge  of  the  One  is
ignorance,  whereas  to  know  the  One  is  knowledge.
Ramakrsna
The  method  prescribed  by  the  Vedas  to  determine
the  absolute  nature  of  truth  is  threefold:  through  the
cognition  of  sruti  (scriptural  authority),  yukti  (reason-
ing), and  anubhava  (personal  experience).  Any  one  of
these  three  means  will  render  a  partial  truth,  but  when
all  three  means  vivify  the  same  conclusion  we  arrive  at
the  infinite,  absolute  reality  of  truth.
Like  even  the  silver  on  the  mother  of  pearl,  what  is
perceived  as  silver  by  the  sight  may  be  only  a
sea  shell.
Swami  Dayananda  Saras wati
Truth  is  intertwined  in  all  the  dharmas,  and  all  dharmas
coalesce  in  the  discovery  that  the  self  is  the  cosmic
light — formless,  unassailable,  impenetrable,  and  un-
born. Ultimate  reality  is  a  recognition  of  the  One  con-
sciousness without  the  instruments  of  the  senses  and
the  mind.  Our  perceptions  are  led  by  our  fears  and
desires  and  are  conducted  by  the  mind  and  senses.  Our
profound  sense  of  duality  creates  infinite  opportunities
for  self-deception,  and  so  the  seers  established  a  method
of  cognizing  the  absolute  truth.  Vedanta  does  not  al-
lude to  our  perceptions  of  dualism  as  an  illusion.  It
defines  the  observation  of  the  senses  and  mind  to  be
partial  truths,  since  ultimate  reality  is  that  which  is  self-
evident  and  nonpolemic.  Through  the  teachers  of  great
knowledge,  it  has  set  certain  criteria  for  the  methodical
unfolding  of  the  knowledge  of  the  true  self.  We  perceive
a  division  between  ourselves  and  the  planet,  the  planet
and  the  universe,  and  so  on.  These  conclusions  of  what
appear  to  be  truth  are  referred  to  as  mithya,  that  which The  seers  encourage  us  to  refrain  from  absolute
conclusions  unless  we  have  arrived  at  the  whole  of  the
truth  according  to  the  three  criteria  of  observation.  In
our  daily  lives,  the  closest  we  come  to  the  recognition
of  truth  is  when  we  sit  in  our  selves.  Contemplation  as
a  daily  sadhana  is  essential  for  the  truth  of  all  situations
to  emerge  at  its  own  level.  Since  we  cannot  wholly
depend  upon  our  physical  and  emotional  perceptions
to  guide  us,  it  is  essential  to  develop  our  instinctual  sell
This  instinct  will  always  direct  us  to  contemplate  all
situations  of  incongruence.  It  is  essential  that  we  learn
to  discriminate  between  what  is  heard  and  what  is
actual;  between  what  is  a  belief  and  what  is  believed.
As  love  exhorts  us  not  to  nurture  expectations,  the
truth