,
head and chest colds, asthma, and bronchitis. Nux vomica  is used in
homeopathic preparations.Seeds
Swertia chirata  (Gentianiaceae)
Chiretta,
Chirayata (Hindi)
Description  Annual, growing to about 3 ft
(1 m), with a much-branched stem, smooth,
pointed, lance-shaped leaves, and numerous
purple-tinged, pale green flowers. Habitat & Cultivation  Chiretta grows at
high altitudes in northern India and Nepal. The
whole herb is harvested while in flower. Parts Used  Whole herb. Constituents  Chiretta contains xanthones,
bitter iridoids (including amarogentin), alkaloids,
and flavones. History & Folklore  Chiretta was a
common treatment for malaria, until Peruvian
bark ( Cinchona  spp., p. 83) became readily
available in Europe and Asia. Stillingia sylvatica (Euphorbiaceae)
Queen’s Delight
Description  Perennial growing to 1.2 m (4 ft). Has leathery leaves, yellow flowers without petals,
and 3-lobed fruit. Habitat & Cultivation  Queen’s delight is
native to the southeastern U.S., where it prefers
sandy soils. The root is unearthed in autumn. Part Used  Root. Constituents  Queen’s delight contains
diterpenes, fixed oil, volatile oil, resin, and
tannins. The fresh root is considered to
be most active. History & Folklore  Queen’s delight
was used by Native Americans as a
purgative, a treatment for skin eruptions,
and a remedy for venereal disease. Creek women who had just
given birth took a decoction
of the root or were bathed with
an infusion. Queen’s delight was
included in the Pharmacopoeia of
the United States  from 1831 to 1926. Medicinal Actions & Uses  Queen’s
delight appears to promote general detoxification. It is taken internally to help clear constipation,
boils, weeping eczema, and scrofula (tubercular
infection of the lymph glands of the neck). The
root is also taken to treat bronchitis and throat
infection. Externally, it is applied as a lotion to
hemorrhoids, eczema, and psoriasis. QCautions  Use only under professional
supervision. Queen’s delight is emetic and
purgative in large doses. US_266-283_Sanguinaria_Ziziphus_jujuba.indd   273 26/02/16   12:48 pm
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other medicinal plantsSymplocarpuS  foetiduS
and bronchitis. The root was also employed as
a poultice to draw splinters and thorns, to heal wounds, and to relieve headaches. It was much used in America in the 19th century. Medicinal Actions & Uses  Skunk cabbage
continues to be used primarily as an expectorant, treating cases of asthma, bronchitis, and whooping cough. It is also taken for upper respiratory problems such as nasal congestion and hayfever. Less commonly, skunk cabbage is used as a treatment for epilepsy, headaches, vertigo, and rheumatic problems, and to stop bleeding. Cautions  Handling fresh skunk cabbage may
cause the skin to blister. Excessive doses can bring on nausea and vomiting, headaches, and dizziness. Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae)
Jambul
Description  Evergreen tree growing to 33 ft
(10 m). Has lance-shaped leaves and green-yellow flowers. Habitat & Cultivation A native of southern
Asia and Australia, jambul is now also found in tropical regions of Africa. The tree is cultivated commercially for its fruit and is propagated from seed or semiripe cuttings in summer. It requires well-drained soil and plenty of sun. The fruit is harvested when ripe. Parts Used Fresh and dried fruit, seeds. Constituents  Jambul contains triterpenes,
anthocyanins, flavonoids, and volatile oil. History & Folklore  Jambul is a typical
example of a medicinal plant that is both food  and medicine. The fruit when ripe has the scent and taste of a ripe apricot and is eaten as a preserve. While both fruit and seed have a  tonic and astringent effect on the digestion,  the seeds have long traditional use in Ayurveda  as a preventative and treatment for diabetes. Medicinal Actions & Uses  Following
traditional use, jambul continues to be employed for a wide variety of health problems. The powdered seed is commonly taken to treat diabetes and the frequent urination that accompanies it, as well as a remedy for mouth ulcers, stomachache, diarrhea, dysentery, and worms. Case reports over the last 100 years and more recent pharmacological research supports the use of jambul for diabetes and poor blood glucose control. It is thought to lower blood-sugar levels by about 30%. Related Species  Many other closely related
species have notable therapeutic activity. Cloves  (Eugenia caryophyllata, p. 97) are taken for digestive problems and to treat infection. Syzygium gerrardii from South Africa and Luma chequen from Chile are used to treat coughs and congestion.Medicinal Actions & Uses  A strongly bitter
herb, chiretta is powerful medicine for a weak stomach, especially when linked to nausea, indigestion, and bloating. It is taken in small, frequent doses to improve appetite and digestive function. For hiccups, small, frequent doses are taken with honey. Like most bitters it reduces fever, cooling the body and increasing blood flow to the liver. In Ayurvedic medicine the herb is used for pitta (fire) conditions, and is best known as the major herb in mahasudarshana churna—a standard mixture of more than 50 herbs prescribed for fevers such as malaria, liver problems, gallstones, and indigestion. Recently it has been used with other herbs to treat allergies. Research  The xanthones are thought to be
antituberculous and antimalarial. Amarogentin  has a protective action on the liver. Caution  Avoid in digestive hyperacidity. Symplocarpus foetidus (Araceae)
Skunk Cabbage
Description  Unpleasant-smelling perennial
plant growing to 30 in (75 cm). Has a thick tuberous rootstock, cabbage-like leaves, and  small purple flowers on a hooded spike.tamarindus indica (Fabaceae)
T amarind
Description  Evergreen tree growing to 80 ft
(25 m). Has fine compound leaves, clusters of orange-yellow flowers, and brittle gray-brown  seed pods (fruit) containing up to 12 round seeds. Habitat & Cultivation  While native to
Madagascar, the tamarind is now cultivated in  many of the world’s tropical regions, including  the Caribbean, India, Southeast Asia, and China. Parts Used Fruit, leaves, seeds. Constituents  T amarind contains
16–18% plant acids (including nicotinic acid—vitamin B
3), a volatile
oil (with geranial, geraniol, and limonene), sugars, pectin, 0.8% potassium, and fats. Vitamin C  was formerly believed to be among  the constituents of tamarind, but  this is now being disputed. History & Folklore  Sailors
ate tamarind fruit as a nourishing complement to their otherwise starchy diet, in the belief that eating the fruit would prevent scurvy. However, it appears that tamarind does  not in fact contain vitamin C. T amarind is a major ingredient in many chutneys and condiments, notably Worcestershire sauce. Medicinal Actions & Uses  T amarind is
a wholesome and cleansing fruit that improves digestion, relieves gas, soothes sore throats,  and acts as a mild laxative. However, mixed with cumin and sugar, tamarind is also prescribed as a treatment for dysentery. It is given for loss of appetite and nausea, and as a stomach tonic and mild laxative. It may help with nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. In southern India, tamarind soup is taken to treat colds and other ailments that produce excessive phlegm. In Chinese medicine,  it is considered a cooling herb, appropriate for treating “summer heat.” The fruit is also given  for loss of appetite, for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, and for constipation. The seeds’ traditional use as an antivenin in snake bite has been partly confirmed in laboratory research. Self-help Use  Sore throats, p. 311Skunk cabbage is a foul-smelling plant with a powerful
expectorant action. Habitat & Cultivation Native to northern
North America, skunk cabbage thrives in meadows,
swamps, and marshes. The root and rhizome are collected in autumn or early spring. Parts Used  Root, rhizome. Constituents  Skunk cabbage contains a volatile
oil, serotonin (5HT), and resins. History & Folklore  The Winnebago and
Dakota peoples used the expectorant and antispasmodic skunk cabbage root to treat asthma Fruit
tanacetum vulgare (Asteraceae)
T ansy


 co uldn’t believe this but I never took an aspirin
or any narcotic. There was no pain or cramps. The s pine was healed. At this time Dr. Kelley’s book, One Answer to Cancer, was laid on a table near my bed. So I
picked it up two or three times. Finally, I realize d I was not gaining strength but the opposite was
true. However, I never had another pain in my spine  nor cramps. So I read from Dr. Kelley’s
book these words: "Malignancy indicates an active p ancreatic enzyme deficiency." I began in
earnest to read. Every word sounded so logical and clear. Cancer always seemed like a killer that
couldn’t be controlled. The killer was too complex. But Dr. Kelley had the key. He was unselfish
and tried to put the key on the lowest shelf where all of us, little or big, intelligent or uninformed
could all reach the key to one answer! The diet and  nutritional program cost a bit but nothing
compared to the fruitless efforts of the medical do ctors, hospitals, etc. So, on my bed of
affliction, growing weaker all the way, I set mysel f to follow each step of Dr. Kelley’s
instructions. Many times I would think, "Perhaps I am wrong in fo llowing Dr. Kelley’s diet and nutritional
program." Our medical doctors wouldn’t listen when I told them about it. But, feeling I had
nothing to lose, I kept on. Dr. Kelley’s book is mo st valuable. Here, I who knew nothing, was
free from those painful unprofitable visits to the doctor’s office. Eating differently was never a
problem for me — I had been a missionary for 40 yea rs. If a diet would help, I thought I should
get on it as strictly as Dr. Kelley suggested — and  not just keep eating anything I felt like eating. So I took everything seriously. One year later I fe lt much better; I  was up and out on the road in
the missionary services traveling 20,000 miles one summer. However, I felt I needed some
guidance so I went to see Dr. Kelley. It had been a  constant battle to keep on a strict and proper
diet with the stress and strain of my work. I have gone abroad three times and carried a heavy workload in the U.S.A. to visit among
hundreds abroad and at home, and to not eat "junk" food takes a backbone of steel and a
conviction that this nutritional program is best. S tress and strain goes with the public
appearances and directional work but these five yea rs have been good years, although they were
not without battles, but I am able to work 12 hours  nearly every day but Sunday. Even if members of our family and missionary group have no cancer, my husband and I urge all
to consider the value of a nutritional diet as a wa y of life and health. Our grandchildren are being
taught the importance of proper diets, purges and c areful living. There are those around us who are dying of cancer u nnecessarily. We have suggested the Kelley
nutritional program to people we’ve seen in need, b ut many have refused to put that much effort
into regaining their health and are now gone. We’ve  seen others who have willingly read Dr.
Kelley’s book in time, and have found the Key and a re living examples today of what his
program can do. Dr. Kelley:  "When the doctor says you have cancer, he gets you r attention rather rapidly and
God gets our attention rather rapidly. We address G od immediately. Then we realize God has
been talking to us all along, we just haven’t been listening. He’s been trying to communicate
with us in several ways short of violating our own free will. The reason that he created us is to let
us experience life and to have free will, and to co me to him voluntarily and with love and
appreciation — not by force, but because of the lov e that is in our hearts. "As we address the situation of cancer, we realize that we did it to ourselves and this is, to me,
the chief characteristic of God — his respect for o ur free will. It’s one of the greatest lessons I
have learned through the cancer situation, through my cancer. God in all of his wisdom and
comprehension and completeness and knowingness does  not force us to do anything — to be
right, to do right, to be kind to each other — to d o anything. He has set the rules, the
requirements, and the example of how we should cond uct our life activities, but we are so dumb
we can’t figure it all out. He has given us great f reedom. He has respect for our beings and our
persons. He allows us the privilege of getting into  trouble. When we do get into trouble we turn
around and blame God. Those of us who get into trou ble with cancer are learning a pretty tough
lesson, but we get the message eventually. When we get the message, that it is our fault, we turn,
and in our pride and haughtiness and all the other things that go along with the proper description
of us, we humble ourselves and vow ourselves to rea lity and truth and righteousness, and then
God can talk to us. I just hope those who learn thi s lesson, as most of my counselees have, don’t
have to learn it again. Or suffer some other traged y." Prostate and Rectal Cancer
Walter M., Daytona Beach, FL
11-Year Victory Over Prostate and Rectal Cancer
When I fully realized that the forthcoming biopsy w ould reveal a malignancy, my emotions
completely overwhelmed me. That horrible thought wh ich had plagued me for years could and
would come true. For many years prior to the actual operation, I had  been bothered with prostatitis. But with the
absence of information and having a strong, youthfu l body, any thought of potential problems
were quickly dismissed. These were things that alwa ys happened to the "other guy." As the years passed by, the problem became more acu te and visits to the urologist became more
frequent. My attitude then changed to one of concer n. I was granted a brief respite from worry after a ne edle biopsy showed there was no malignancy. But still there was the burning and discomfort that  intensified when my wife and I would take
long trips by car. The embarrassment of having to u rinate regardless of passing traffic played
havoc with my nerves. There was a time when it beca me so irritating that it was necessary to
visit a clinic in another state while traveling, in  order to obtain relief. And it was the usual
prescription of antibiotics. But it did provide tem porary relief. One night while preparing to retire, I sat on the e dge of the bed to remove my shoes. There was a
pain in the rectal area that surpassed all other pa in. It was impossible to sit. After an emergency
visit to our family physician brought relief, I ret urned to the urologist and was told there was a
nodule on the prostate. This did not cause me any g reat concern until I read about the possibility
of cancer when a nodule appears. My procrastination forced my wife to make an appoin tment for me with a local urologist. My
medical records were sent to him and after an exami nation and consultation I was informed that I
needed surgery. After the operation and a painful recuperative peri od my self-confidence was beginning to re-
surface. But the following year a devastating bombs hell exploded. There was a definite
recurrence, which manifested itself in the rectal a rea. When the second operation was over and my period of  recuperation felt complete there was
another horrible and terrifying jolt. There was an elevation in the acid-phosphatase reading. It
was then I felt totally defeated and resigned to my  fate as another victim of cancer. However, this
resignation was not gracefully accepted. My emotion s gave way and negative thinking controlled
me. Our son contacted a health food storeowner who, by the Grace of God, was familiar with the
Kelley program. After much insistence by my family,  my wife and I visited Dr. Kelley. The first visit in 1974 was overwhelming when I saw  the amount of vitamins that were necessary
for return to good health. There were anxious momen ts of nausea, dizziness and apprehension
regarding its effectiveness. But it has proven to b e the most significant step I ever made. Since
that first visit, all medical tests and X-rays have  been negative! Each day I pray silently and openly, to thank God, our Creator, for His divine guidance in
leading me to Dr. Kelley. God does act in a mysteri ous way, and when obeying His natural laws,
we all prosper. And today, at age 67, my life is more complete than  ever, God in his loving ways, has granted
me the ability to enjoy His great outdoors. Above a ll, my spiritual life has risen to greater heights
in my love and appreciation of Him. Dr. Kelley:  "Walter brings to mind that cancer, or any degener ative condition, doesn’t all of a
sudden happen. It takes a long time to get there. Y ou get sicker and sicker and it isn’t all of a
sudden you


’s going to be alright...? That  would surely alter your here -and-now
experience of the change that is presently occurring, yes? That would eliminate negative
emotions, and produce a positive experience, right? Well, it could  do that... if we all learned  from our “good” Judged Past Da ta. But there’s
something almost insidious that happens. The mind may bring up this positive data, but it
will pay little attention to it. It’s almost as if that good stuff never even happened. Remember, your mind will always pay primary attention to “bad”  past data, and scarce
attention to “good” past data, because this is the mind’s job. Your mind has been
programmed to do this, in order to ensure your safety and survival. In this sense it could be said that “good news is no news.”
Are you getting this? A re you hearing this? This is really important, because it explains
why in so many situations the first thing many people think about is what could go wrong,
the first thing they focus on is how bad things are, the first thing they tell themselves is,
what a bummer! Wouldn’t it be nice if this trend could be reversed? Wouldn’t it be nice if in most
situations the first thing most people think about is what could go right, the first thing they
focus on is how good things are, and the first thing they tell the mselves is what an
opportunity? Some people have a hard time with this. They don’t understand how someone can see
life as being so wonderful when they see life as being so difficult. My father told me from
the time I was nine, “Son, get your head out of th e clouds.” And when friends see me
downplaying or simply ignoring the possibility of bad outcomes, they have been known to
say, “What, are you out of your mind? ” And my answer is, YES!!! In order to experience life the way I am telling you that you can exp erience it, you’ve got
to be OUT... OF... YOUR... MIND. At least, for a while. At least until you have come to a really good understanding of how
the mind works, of the Mechanics of the Mind, and of how you can change your truth in
order to change  your thought in order to change your emotion in order to change your
experience in order to alter your reality of the event that is occurring in your life! So, give yourself permission to Think Twice about what is occurring. Stay in the moment
of Now, as Eckart Tolle would advise, and by so doing, raise your awareness from the
Imagined Truth to the readily Apparent Truth. If you can do that, you may come to a whole new conclusion about all that is going on. Let’s see. Let’s just see what happens when using  this technique in our “make believe”
example of your relationship having ended. Looking at how you’re feeling, you may be aware that you’ve created the following
Distorted Reality:
I’ve been abandoned/Now I’m all alone again/This is really bad/I’ve been u njusted/I can’t
live without this person/I’ll never be happy again/It was unfair the way it ended/I’m hurt and
I will never forgive.... Now —as you Think Twice —you are invited to consider an extraordinary question. One
single question that can change you r world. One inquiry that can change your emotion by
changing your thought by changing the truth behind that thought. Here is the Life Altering Question:
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE REALITY I AM EXPERIENCING IS NOT REAL? At first this question might seem gratuitous and silly. You certainly know how you’re
feeling. You certainly know what is so. Your mind will argue with you if you try to squiggle
out of the experience you’re now having. Open your eyes and look around! it will scream. You’re abandoned! You’re all alone again! That person’s gone! GONE! You’re going to be sad! You’re going to be miserable! This is horrible! But if you have the courage to keep asking the Life Altering Question, eventually your
mind will stop ar guing with you and will at least look at all this again. It will Think Twice. Quietly and without judgment, watch with simple curiosity and compassion (as Mary
O’Malley would say) as your mind shouts inside your head: “Hey, don’t give it a second
thought! Don’t give it a second thought!” because it knows what’s coming if you do. Then
gently insist that you are going to give it a second thought, you are going to take another
look at it, before you carve your experience in stone. Your mind will eventually coo perate. You can actually train  your mind to cooperate. In
this, you have to be like a master teaching an old dog new tricks. You have to be a master
mind. Now, if you have any questions on how this Life Altering Question process can work, you
can check in with any of a number of people who are familiar with this material by jumping
on the Internet at www.ChangingChange.net. I hope you’ll give yourself permission to do that, and to connect often at this intera ctive
site, if it feels that this might be a good resource for you. And for now, how about if we take
a little
Breathing Space
Breathe into what you’ve just read, then decide now if you want to go on right now, or
rest with it for a while and meet with me here later. If you’re ready to go on, drop down to... WHAT’S BEING WITNESSED? Now let’s run a dialogue here, shall we? Let’s look at what is right in front of you on this day of your life. (We’re using, of course,
our “pretend” example, since I can’t  talk directly with you right now... but I could  if you
and I were on one of our regularly scheduled group conference calls....) So let’s look at this “pretend” example... but in our new way: let’s limit the encounter
with this moment to simply wh at is witnessed, rather than what is being felt about it. If you
were in a workshop with me I would say, “Tell me, what happened here?”
And you might respond: “My partner just left me. I have been abandoned. I’m all alone
again.”
And I might say, “I unders tand that your partner just left you. This is something you have
witnessed. This is Observed Reality. But have you been ‘abandoned’? Are you ‘all alone’? Is
this what you have witnessed, or is this what you have overlaid  on what you have
witnessed...?”
And you might respond, “I don’t know what you mean. I’m not ‘overlaying’ anything. I
have been abandoned. That is factual. I am all alone again. That’s what’s so!”
And here is how the dialogue might go from there... “Really? What does ‘abandoned’ mean to you?”
“It means to be rejected, deserted, left. What the hell do you think it means?”
“By whom?”
“What?”
“Rejected, deserted, left... by whom?”
“By the one you love! By your partner! By the person you thought would be with you the
rest of your life.”
“Well, you’ve created a new meaning for that word in your imagination.”
“What’re you talking about?”
“Objectively, to be ‘abandoned’ means literally that: to be rejected, deserted, left... by
everyone. To be literally  ‘all alone again.’ Is that your Ob served Reality? Is that what you
observe about your situation right now?”
“You’re playing with words here. You’re just playing with words to make a point.”  “No, you are. It is you who are playing with words, so that you can make a point with you. You are t elling yourself something using words that you have loaded with emotion rather
than witnessing.”
“Man, you’re losing me.”
“No, you’re  losing you. You’re losing you to your imagined self. You’ve embraced an
Imagined Truth. But don’t feel bad here. This is all quite normal. Just remain willing to
change this experience if you can. Are you willing to change this experience?”
“I guess so.”
“You guess so?”
“Okay, okay, I know so. I’m willing to change my experience.”
“Good. Now tell me what you are able to witness today about your life. Are you
abandoned?”
“My partner abandoned me, yes.”
“Good. Who else abandoned you?”
Pause
“I’m sorry. Did you not hear my question?”
“I heard your question.”
“Good. So who else abandoned you?”
“Nobody else.”
“Nobody else?”
“No.”
“So you have not actually been ‘abandoned’ —that is, left absolutely, completely, utterly
alone. You have merely been left by one person.”
“Yes. But that’s enough.”
“It’s enough to feel sad, for sure. But is it enough to feel totally abandoned?”
“That’s how I feel. I can’t change how I feel.”
“Sure you can. If you want to. You don’t have  to


. Whole m ind is indisputably real, as th e direct
path aims to prove. But I feel that something more is needed. If
mental activity were exactly like pebbles popping out of a lake,
each thought would naturally die away, and the mind  would
effortlessly ret urn to its und isturbed state. In other words, there
would be no i nterruptions, no clinging or blurring or storms to
whip the lake up. Unfortunately, our minds are not smoothly connected to pure
consciousness. Our minds are a confused, chaotic jumble, vividly
described in some Eastern traditions as a monkey. Every thought
joins the storm of other thoughts without returning to a still,
undisturbed st ate. To be hu man is to ride the storm. Once you
learned as a small child to speak and put thoughts into words,
your mind was off and running. Fueled by the agenda of the ego,
“I” started the endless task of accepting A and rejecting B. Even
two- or three-year-olds want  what they want: toys to call “mine,”
attention from  their mother, their favorite foods, stories th ey want
to h ear over and over again. Rejection is a vital part of the ego’sagenda as well. A two- or three-year-old throws some toys on the
floor, re jects hugs and kisses, refuses to eat certain foods, and so
on. There is a fam ous cartoon by Carl Rose and E. B. W hite
showing a mother and child at the dinner table. The caption goes:
M OTHER:  “It’s broccoli, dear.”
D AUGHTER:  “I say it’s spinach and I say the hell with it.”
If kids spoke in adult voices, that’s exactly how they’d talk! From the perspective of metahuman, none of the ego’s agenda
is a necessity. Why go to the  trouble of constructing a se lf when
you already are  the self? The o nly real necessity is to be here now
and allow life to unfold. But bec ause our thoughts don’t fade away into pure, quiet
calmness, an obstacle arises. Thoughts interfere with our ability to
be here now. Every thought generates a new thought, every
sensation a new sensation. This endless mental activity is so
distracting that we cannot see our source or touch it or sense its
presence. Getting rid of mental interference has become hard
work. T he years spent in Zen  Buddhist monasteries or sitting in
lotus pose in a Himalayan cave are images in popular culture that
represent just how arduous it  is to quiet the mind. The dir ect path
cuts thr ough th e hard work i n a simple way, as illustrate d in the
following exercise. E x e r c i s e :  E y e s  O p e n,  N o  T h o u g h t s
This exercise is reserved for  the moment you wake up in the
morning. When you open your eyes and before you get out of bed,
your mind begins its day. You are preset to jump in to your
customary rou tine. You start to think about what you have to do
that da y, and very soon you have rebooted your persona l story—
your mind is tr ained to run automatically, like a computer whosesoftware is ready for instructions the minute the machine is
turned on. Yet ther e is a s mall interval before your story reboots. For a few
seconds you are awake but not yet engaged with the world. At this
moment there is no interven ing thought to block pure aw areness. You can expand these few s econds into a conscious experience. Here’s how. Go to bed wit h the intention that you are going to tak e the
following steps the instant you wake up the next morning:
Step 1:  When you first are aware of waking up, open your
eyes. Step 2:  Stare at the ceiling without focusing on anything in
particular. Step 3:  Try to keep your eyes open. Focus on this and
nothing else. What t his exercise does is to set a trap for undisturbed
awareness. Each step is important in the sequence. As yo u go to
bed the night before, you set an intention; this puts the exercise at
the top of your  mental agenda in the morning. Opening y our eyes
and staring at the ceiling d istracts you from starting to think. Focusing your attention on keeping your eyes open is the real
secret, howeve r. Your brain wakes up in the morning in  waves,
alternating sleep and wakefulness. As these waves increase, there
is st eadily more wakefulness  than sleepiness, and thus you wake
up, still feeling a bit sleepy. By focusing your attention on keeping your eyes open, your
brain h as no choice but to blo ck thinking. The effort to sta y awake
occupies it entirely. (You can accomplish the same thing by
visually seeing a blue dot in your mind’s eye and keeping your
attention on it.) Once th e steps  of this exerci se are mastered, you will be  in a
state of “eyes o pen, no thoughts.” As you lie there, simply notice
what this state feels like. Very few people have actually been
awake without thinking for more than a few seconds. With
practice, you can sustain thi s exercise for up to a minute. It’s asignificant thin g to be still, quiet, calm, and alert with no ego to
defend or story to construc t. The more you are aware of how
significant the  experience actually is, the more insight you will
have into your true self. The exercise isn’t an end unt o itself,
merely a starting point. There a re varia nts of getting t o the same state of “eyes open, no
thoughts.” In meditation, for example, the mind settles down into
a r ested quiet s tate, and when you open your eyes at the end of the
meditation, this mental relaxation persists. Here the mind is
coordinating a  brain response, the natural tendency to return to
pure consciousness if given a chance. The purpose of a mantra, if
you pra ctice mantra medita tion, is to give the mind a sound
without meani ng to occupy it, which helps you stop focu sing on
what your thoughts are trying to tell you. As the mantra returns to
the min d, it becomes subtler and fainter, allowing an easy slide
into qu iet min d. At first, whe n you are coming out of meditation,
“eyes open, no thoughts” is  brief, because we are so used to
jumping back into our story. But over time there is an expansion,
and “eyes open, no thoughts”  turns into a steady state around the
clock. At that point, a person is considered fully awake. In the
morning exercise just presented, “eyes open, no thoughts” is
blank. But the experience of being fully awake isn’t. Mental
activity arises—pebbles pop out of the lake—while the undisturbed
state remains. Silence and a ctivity are experienced as one thing:
awareness moving within itself. The experience of “eyes open, no
thoughts” is modest at first, yet it opens the way to transfo rm how
we use our minds. I’ve made the point that m ost people don’t abandon their
stories, no matter how much pain and suffering those stories are
causing, because their natural instinct is to cling to those stories. If
you aren’t a b attered wife who refuses to leave her hus band, a
closeted gay man afraid to come out, an opioid addict unable to
end her  habit—or any other person stuck in deep pain—you can’t
grasp how horrible the consequences of clinging can be. Stories
can turn into a hopeless stat e, and that state challenges the best
that medicine and psychotherapy can do to help.Since w e all cling to our stori es, can the direct path really  offer
a wa y o ut? Let’s agree that you and I and everyone else are stuck
in our story. Stuck  is  convenient shorthand for  old conditioning
that kee ps us from creating the changes we want in our l ives. It’s
possible to learn a lot from the various ways to get unst uck that
have fai led. Consider the New Testament, where Jesus of N azareth
appears as one of the most compelling spiritual figures in recorded
history. The story of the Son of God who preaches peace to the
world and is crucified for it constitutes a drama that has transfixed
the West for two millennia. It is striking, however, that what the New Testament teaches is
often impossib le to achieve. “Love thy neighbor as thyself” clearly
runs counter to how human n ature operates (and would have been
a fatal teaching to follow in the face of Nazism, at a tim e when
many J ews had neighbors who joined the Nazi Party, or in Bosnia
where mixed Muslim and Christian neighborhoods became
battlegrounds based on religion). “Turn the other cheek” seems
masochistic, except to a deeply confirmed Christian, asking for
bullies to victimize the helpless even more than they already do. But this isn’t a criticism aimed at one faith—all spiritual traditions
have fo undered on the same obstacle. Human nature


include	complex	carbohydrates,	vegetables,	legumes	(including	beans,	chickpeas,
and	lentils),	and	fruits. As	with	fat,	customize	this	percentage	to	the	right
amount	for
your
	body. Refined	carbs	don’t	have	a	place	in	this	ratio. As	with
fat,	experiment	and	see	what	works	best	for	you	and	your	body	type	and
constitution. Eat	unlimited	veggies,	especially	green	veggies,	throughout	the
day. You	can	have	them	in	salads,	green	smoothies,	steamed,	or	lightly	sautéed. Starchy	root	vegetables	also	digest	well	and	can	be	paired	with	greens	and	other
nonstarchy	veggies. Beans	and	grains	don’t	have	to	be	everyday	foods	(although
some
cultures	and	people	do	great	consuming	them	on	a	daily	basis),	but	they
can	be	worked	into	your	weekly	rotation	a	few	times	a	week	at	around	one	cup
(cooked)	or	more,	depending	on	your	constitution,	activity	levels,	and	how	you
deal	with	digesting	certain	foods. Pay	attention	to	your	own	body’s	needs	and
how	you	feel. Your	body	is	unique	to	you. PROTEINProtein	is	made	of	amino	acids,	the	building	blocks	of	every	cell. Amino	acids
are	found	in	all	natural	foods	in	varying	amounts,	from	romaine	lettuce	to	kale
to	almonds. Amino	acids	are	like	alphabet	blocks;	they	can	be	combined	from
smaller	units	into	whole	proteins,	like	letters	being	combined	to	form	whole
words. Therefore,	a	totally	vegetarian	or	vegan	diet,	by	combining	amino	acid
groups,	can	achieve	the	full	complement	of	proteins	needed	for	health	and
beauty. Because	protein	isn’t	used	for	energy	by	the	body,	we	need	much	less	of	it
than	people	believe	when	they	consume
steaks	and	burgers. Only	a	few	ounces
are	really	needed;	there	isn’t	much	protein	deficiency	today	in	developed
societies	except	among	the	very	poor	and	malnourished. If	your	diet	contains
enough	calories,	it	will	be	virtually	impossible	not	to	get	enough	protein,	even
without	trying. The	old	belief	that	vegetarianism	was	dangerous	because	of
protein	deficiency	was	never	true. There	are	no	innate	drawbacks	to	a	plant-
based	diet. The	most	complete	protein	source	in	the	vegetable	kingdom	is
soy,	and	for
decades	soy	burgers,	tofu,	and	soy-based	supplements	and	bars	were	a	mainstay
of	vegetarian	diets,	not	to	mention	traditional	regular	diets	in
China	and
Japan. But	current	research	casts	doubt	on	consuming	excessive	amounts	of	soy	as	a
major	part	of	our	diet,	with	the	risk	of	genetically	modified	soy	and
inflammation	being	the	most	recent	concerns	(but	as	mentioned	on
this	page
,
organic	forms	of	fermented	soy,	such
as
tempeh,	natto,	and	miso,	are	easier-to-
digest	options	that	can	be	worked	into	your	diet	in	moderation	if	you	don’t
have	a	soy	allergy). But	virtually	all	foods	contain	varying	levels	of	protein,	and
you	can	get	a	hefty	amount	on	a	plant-based	diet. For	instance,	a	cup	of	cooked
lentils	has	around	18	grams	of	protein,	and	a	cup	of	cooked	spinach	has	around
5	grams	of	plant	protein. Brussels	sprouts,	mushrooms—you	name	it—all	whole
foods	contain	protein-building	amino	acids	that	are	easily	assimilated	into	your
body. (Long	before	amino	acid	combining	became	scientific,	traditional	diets
delivered
complete	proteins	by	serving	grains	and	legumes	together,	the	classic
combination	of	rice	and	beans	or	rice	and	lentils	that	is	still	the	staple	for
billions	of	people	around	the	world. ) WHAT	ABOUT	THE	PALEOLITHIC	(CAVE	MAN)	DIET. One	of	the	newer	iterations	of	the	high	protein	/	low	carb	diet	is	the	so-called
Paleo
diet,	which	was	first	outlined	by
Loren	Cordain,	an	exercise	physiology	professor	at
Colorado	State	University. The	views	of	this	plan	are	founded	on	the	extremely
hypothetical	habits	of	the
Paleolithic	(Stone	Age)	people	and	modern-day	hunter-
gatherers,	which	he	suggested	could	be	studied	to	make	assumptions	about	the
dietary	habits	of	those	in	Paleo	times. 27
	But	as	pointed	out	by
T. Colin	Campbell,PhD,	in	his	book
The	Low-Carb	Fraud
,	Cordain	“confesses	in	several	places	in	his
research	papers
28
	that	estimates	of	dietary	intakes	in	both	of	these	groups	are
‘subjective	in	nature’

”	and	furthermore	“acknowledges	that	‘scores’	attempting	to
rate	these	presumed	intakes	from	a	very	large	compendium	of	862	of	the	world’s
societies	are	‘not	precise. ’

”
29
	Cordain	notes	that	the	true	“hunter-gatherer	way	of
life,”	devoid	of	Western	influence,	is	“now	probably	extinct. ”
30
Historically,	anthropologists	reached	a	consensus	that	only	about	33	percent	of
the	foods	consumed	by	hunter-gatherer	societies	were	animal	based. 31
	But	in
2000,	Cordain	added	a	larger	number	of	societies	and	changed	some	of	the
definitions,	leading	to	a	much	higher	estimate	that	about	66	to	75	percent	of	these
“Paleo”	diets	were	made	up	of	animal	foods. 32
	Scientific	literature	and
anthropologists	have	challenged	Cordain’s	conjectures,	including	anthropologist
Katharine	Milton,	who	asserts	that	Cordain’s	assumption	that	modern	hunter-
gatherers	are	representative	of	Paleolithic	hunter-gatherers	is	a	stretch. 33
Plant	foods	leave	little	or	no	traces	in	archaeological	remains,	making	it	hard	to
accurately	assess	ancient	dietary	habits,	if	we	did	want	to	use	that	as	a	guide	for
our	modern-day	diet. But	we	can	see	with	certainty	that	we	share	a	very	similar
gut	anatomy	(simple	acid	stomach,	a	small	cecum,	a	small	intestine,	and	a	distinctly
sacculated	colon),	as	well	as	a	lack	of	anatomical	tools	(sharp	fangs,	claws)	to	kill
and	eat	larger	animals,	with	our	nearest	genetic	relatives,	chimpanzees. Looking	at
their	natural	diet	reveals	that	chimpanzees	are	largely	plant	eaters,	and	may	only
get	upward	of	4	to	6	percent	of	their	diet	from	animal-based	foods	in	the	form	of
ants	and	termites. 34
Assumptions	and	highly	conjectural	“evidence”	from	ancient	history	should	not	be
used	to	assert	the	guidelines	of	eating	such	a	high	protein	and	high
fat	diet	today
(30	to	50	percent	of	each). Superior	research	directly	refutes	the	high	levels	of
protein	and	fat	pushed	by	high	protein	diets	such	as	the	Paleo. For	instance,	it	has
been	widely	established	that	when	diet	and	disease	correlations	for	different
populations	are	compared,	diets	like	Paleo	that	are	rich	in	fat	and	animal


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reader. However, entries in this index, and other terms, may be easily
located by using the search feature of your e-book reader. Abdollahi, Mariam, 92–95
abundance, 1, 121–59, 168, 197, 257, 277, 288
freedom and, 134–35
ideas for achievement of, 154–59
openness to, 54
paradox of, 130–31, 163
resistance to, 146–49, 152–54
tuning in to, 128, 132–34
visualization of, 48–49, 53
as watchword of universe, 121–22
acausality, 57–58, 62–63, 77
affirmations, 127, 158
aggression, 97, 99, 100, 1 17, 244
Allen, Steve, 39, 46
“alone” and “all one,” 1 19
analysis:
synthesis vs., 220, 253, 254
as violence, 220, 252–53
anger, 64, 66, 80, 81, 1 14, 1 15, 156, 177, 250–51
blame as cause of, 265–66
forgiveness and, 259, 263, 264, 266, 269–70, 272–74,
277, 280–82
astral world, 50, 63, 75, 109, 130
attachment, 77, 181–82, 266
to being right, 177–78, 188–90, 204
defined, 163
emotional, 173–74
enjoyment vs., 170to food, 191
to form, 186–88, 203
to ideas, 188–89
as impediment, 163, 165, 167–68, 206, 277
to judgmental habits, 177
to material objects, 169–70, 181–82, 201–2
to money, 190–92, 204–5
most common types of, 181–94
to other people, 182–84
to other people’ s opinions, 173
parental, 179–80, 183, 198, 204
to past, 184–86, 202–3
to perfection, 175
suffering and, 181–82, 184, 185, 187, 188, 201, 203
in thought, 163
in winning, 192–94, 200–201, 204–5
authenticity, 143, 156
autonomy, 117, 208
awakening:
from dreams, 58, 60, 62, 67–68, 81, 109–10, 129, 163,
218
See also  enlightenment

Be Her e Now  (Ram Dass), 10
Bhagavad Gita, 9–10, 180
Bible:
eternity in, 76
transformation in, 15
blame, 71, 1 12, 249, 257, 258, 259, 268–69, 270, 275
anger caused by, 265
how to rid oneself of, 260–63
revenge vs., 264–65
blessings:
in obstacles, 236
in suf fering, 225, 227–28Branch, Bobbe, 124–26
broccoli metaphor, 36
Buddha, 23, 102, 269
bureaucracy, 194, 205
business world, 104–6, 1 17, 194–96, 245–46
networking in, 196

cancer, 97, 99–100, 270
Capra, Fritjof, 89, 240
Carson, Johnny, 46–47
Castaneda, Carlos, 173, 175
cause and ef fect, rules of, 57–58, 62–63, 77, 238
centering, 191
children, 215–16
conditioning of, 186
detachment from, 178–79, 183, 198, 204
love of, 179, 197–98
coincidence, 207, 219, 223, 231, 244
collective consciousness, 88–92
physics and, 89
Commentaries on Living  (Krishnamurti), 223
competition, 191–93, 200–201
conformity, 186
connectedness, 210, 21 1–22
connectors, 21 1–22
of form, 212–16, 251–53
formless, 217–20
hidden, 212
incomprehensible, 215–16
invisible, 212–14, 217, 219, 251
stimulus response, 215
of thoughts, 214–22, 231–33, 238, 251–52
conscience, 91
consciousness:
collective, 88–92after death, 78
dreaming, 58, 59–60, 67–68, 107–8, 163
higher, 58, 59–60, 108, 109, 163, 165, 189, 203, 219,
252, 258, 276, 282, 283
scarcity, see scarcity consciousness
of soul, 187
three levels of, 58–59, 107
waking, 58, 59–60, 61, 62, 63
courage, 91, 185, 227
creation, of one’ s own life, 78–79, 259
crises, 222–23
critical mass, 88–89, 91
crystals, 91

Dancing W u Li Masters, The  (Zukav), 89, 240–41
death, 79, 203, 218
“die while you are alive,” 60–61, 67, 80
dream consciousness compared to, 107–9, 163–64
fear of, 16, 18–20, 60, 62, 68, 109
of loved one, grieving for, 223–24, 225–26, 230
as reward, 225–26
as transformation, 109
as transition of form, 63, 109, 287
See also  immortality
Degas, Edgar, 291
déjà vu, 209
Descartes, René, 95
deserving, 133, 154, 157
detachment, 77–78, 163–206, 257, 277
from children, 179–80, 183, 198, 204–5
defined, 163–64
from external opinions, 175
implementation of, 199–206
love and, 176–77, 182–84, 188, 197–98, 201
from outcome, 175, 177from ownership, 184, 200–201
paradoxes of, 163–64, 174, 175, 177–78, 183–84, 188,
190, 192–93, 195, 200–201
resistance to, 196–98
suffering eliminated by, 180, 183–84, 185
determination, 52
Divine Romance, The  (Yogananda), 102–3, 187
dreams, 48, 56–68
awakening from, 58, 60–61, 62, 67–68, 80–81, 109–10,
130, 163, 218
beginnings and endings missing from, 57, 63–64, 77–79
cause and ef fect unconnected in, 76–77
consciousness in, 58, 59–60, 67–68, 108, 163
creation of all needs in, 57, 65–66, 68, 78–79, 107–8
as formless world, 56, 58, 60


 to sustain on urine alone. "I feel thatthis experiment can be undertaken by all. I can assure
that there is absolutely no fear of any ill effect. 1 do not write as a
propagandist, but being a physician I write this with full sense of
responsibility." Infantile Cold and Cough : My grandson Prashant, at the time of
birth weighed 4 112 lb. only. The normal weight of a baby is 7 lb. He
continually suffered from cold and cough since birth. It can be said
that doctor Ankleshwaria kept him alive by skill and injections. Up
to the age of three, his cold and cough continued in all the seasons
and so he grew up. U.T.-9 94 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
In spite of the belief in the efficacy in urine, he was not prepared
to drink it. He used to turn away his face and say, "Who can drink
urine? 11 I asked his mother tG rub urine on his body. The mother
continued rubbing regularly. As a result of it he was free from the
attack of cold, cough and fever in the last monsoon in spite of heavy
rains and is also free from the trouble during the cold season too. There was a general improvement in his health also. Now to make him drink auto-urine, I made a small
demonstration! I showed him a glass full of my urine and asked him
what it was. He looked at the glass and said, 11lt is urine.11
11See now, I drink it myself. There is nothing bad about-it. It tastes
and smells better than those ill-smelling medicines given to you.11
Saying thus I drank about 4 oz. urine while he was watching me. At
once he went to his mother, took a glass, passed urine in it and
drank a little. His hesitation diminished. Thus he got the means of
curing his disease. Thereafter some friends brought to my notice the fact that the
rubbing of urine had very good effect on child's paralysis. Whooping Cough : Shri Chandrakant of Ahmedabad (Rajpur,
Government colony, Block G), came to the Urine Therapy Centre to
receive instructions about urine treatment to be given to his wife. He reported that this baby was cured of whooping cough by
urine treatment. With a view to confirming the report, he had
submitted the following statement on 31-5-61 :
"I hereby state that last year my little son got whooping cough
when I was on service at Surat. The allopathic and Ayurvedic
medicines were tried. During the period my mother went there. She
made the young patient drink his own urine after every call. Thus the
old cough was cured by this simple treatment. We practised this
treatment ever after when ever the boy and any trouble. "Thus with gradual improvement, the whooping cough was
totally cured. His health which had gone down has been fully COUGH AND COLD : 95
totally cured. His health which had gone down has been fully
restored." AFTERMATH OF CASES
1. Shri Mukundrai D. Yy'i'!. ~n,xtor Street, Mahuva, Saurashtra)
had informed that he had used urine therapy for cough and cold and
he had recovered from both of them and in addition got complete
relief from other ailments. 2. The school-teacher from Chandranagar (Sankheda, Dist. Baroda) took to urine therapy and got rid of not only cough but
gas-trouble, pain in throat and chest, rheumatic pain in hands and
feet, and other ailments. He began to use this therapy on the
children of his school for their eye, skin and other ailements and it
has proved a blessing to them all. 3. Shri Rayashibhai Raojibhai (Sujapur, M.P.) had written that he
derived much benefit from the use of urine therapy in cough and
.,'&her ai I ments. 4. Shri Nariniprasad Roy, Mill Can Inspector, (New India Sugar
Mills, P.O. Manasi, Dist. Munger, Bihar) stated in his letter that the
could derive much benefit by urine therapy on cough, cold and
other ailments. 5. Shri Mangulal Shankarlal (UIIasnagar, Kalyan Camp, Room
No. 2, Barrack 406). had informed in writing that the could cure his
daughter's cough and cold by urine. 6. Shri B.Y. Bhagat from Surat wrote that his friends and their
wives utilized auto-urine and could derive much benefit. He has not
mentioned their ailments. CHAPTER VI
FEVERS
lnflue~za : Influenza has become a common malady these days. It undermmes the vitality and creates a lot of trouble. The patient
becomes extremely weak and the ill-effect continues for long even
after t~e fever _disappears. Urine works like a miracle against it. Some mformat1on about it was sent to some daily papers of
Ahmedabad by the office of Bharat Sevak Samaj for publication but
n~ne. of them. cared to publish it. Thereafter Dr. Manubhai Patel, the
D1stn~t Med1cal Officer, Mehsana, sent a report of his own
expe.nence to the same office. This important report was also not
publ1shed by the newspapers. I could not understan.d the attitude of the newspapers. It appeared
to ~e that they are ma1nly after advertisements only! 1 think it is
the1r duty to acquaint the public of anything of general intereste and
common welfare. I am giving below the report of Dr. Manubhai
Patel:
11This year in~luenza bro~e out. There is hardly and need to say
much about th1s. The pat1ents of this disease are considerably
worried while the doctors treat them very lightly. 111 am ~ ~actor of allopathy by profession. My remarks about
co-profess1on1sts may displease them. But 1 do not want to conceal
or ~urde~ ~uth. The physicians begin their treatment merely on the
bas1s of. VISible symptoms without probing into the underlying roots
of the d1sease. 11The modern allopaths.use strepto-penicillin injections APC
t~blets ~nd other medicines of the sulpha group. It is true that the
d1sease ·~suppressed by this treatment but it badly affects the heart
and the k1dneys. A number of patients have insomnia. '1A good number of patients of influenza come to me f~r
treatment. On the basis of my own experience, 1 can claim 'that the
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one. 11ln 1931, when I was in Africa, this disease spread out among the
aborigines residing in forests of Uganda. I was anxious to know
about their method of is treatment. For this purpose, I investigated
and was surprized to know that some Protestant priests were treating
them by the application of auto-urine. By this treatment, Africans
had recovered their health in a short time. Then I took some interest
in this method of urine treatment. I cannot forget the love and
sympathy of those priests. They gave me two books on urine cure so
that I can understand the scientific method of this therapy. In 1942,
during the military service, I myself and other European officers of
my rank adopted urine treatment against a number of diseases.11
Shri Ranjitbhai Baladevbhai Parikh is a man of selfless service. He wa~ benefited by urine treatment. Now he is giving this
treatment to others also. There was an outbreak of influenza in
1958. As he was drinking urine daily, Ranjitbhai was saved from any
contamination but one of his nephews Dilip fell a prey to it
Ranjitbhai advised him to drink auto-urine. After half an hour the
patient had a strong vomit of some yellow and black substance. His
chest ana ·omach became light and influenza disappeared. The
patient did not teel further necessity to drink urine again. In this way
Shri Ranjitbhai cured a number of patients but never cared for any
publicity. CHAPTER VII
ASTHMA
1. Asthma of Twelve Years : Though I had experienc:= of urine
treatment on asthma, I would not rest satisfied with.. it I wish every
family to derive benefit from such experience and every
grandmother and mother to start using this invaluable substance to
cure the diseases of their young children. God has created all th. :
living organism with the same elements and nature has provided 98 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
every ~rganism wit~ the same fluid to maintain health. Why then
shoul_d 1t not be poss1ble to cure all the diseases in human organism? That IS why I felt that others should have experief,lce·similar to mine. B~t due to the natural difference or the diffe'rence in intensity of
?1seases,_ there may be slight difference in the method of treatment,
1


elief,	fear,	and	prejudice. Blake’s	“mind-forgedmanacles”	create	separation	and	repression	where	none	need	exist. Mind	is	more	collective	than	individual. I	may	say	“my	mind,”	meaning
my	unique	thoughts	and	memories,	but	90%	of	our	thoughts	are	picked	up
from	society	and	its	many	outlets. A	great	many	memories	are	shared,	and	the
very	stuff	of	thought—language—is	a	collective	creation. Therefore	the	rishis
say	that	mind	is	the	first	Kosha	where	wholeness	dominates	over	separation. This	Kosha
brings	us	closer	to	wholeness
	through	shared	beliefs,	social
conditioning,	religion,	received	opinions,	and	common	values. This	Kosha
keeps	us	in	separation
	through	divisive	beliefs	in	politics	and
religion,	prejudice,	“us	versus	them”	thinking,	nationalism,	and	arbitrary
mental	boundaries	made	of	fear	and	hatred. Vigyanmaya	Kosha
	(
ego	and	intellect
)
:
	This	is	the	level	of	identity
dominated	by	“I,	me,	and	mine.”	Society	places	positive	value	on	someone
with	high	ego	drive	and	will	to	succeed,	but	in	spiritual	circles	the	ego’s
reputation	is	low. Spiritual	seekers	often	feel	it	is	their	duty	to	“kill	the	ego”
and	control	its	impulses. However,	if	we	look	at	“I-ness”	without	prejudice
against	the	ego,	this	level	of	the	self	brings	identity	into	being,	not	all	the
external	things	that	ego	drive	makes	us	pursue. Identity	isn’t	a	blank	slate	for	long. It	becomes	filled	with	attachments	and
associations	depending	on	what	we	choose	to	identify	with. Vigyanmaya
Kosha	is	that	level	where	myth	and	archetypes	operate,	giving	us	stories	and
models	to	identify	with. The	gods	play	out	our	primal	desires,	quests,	wars,
and	loves. Ego	also	gives	us	knowledge	about	identity	itself,	what	it	means	to
be	human:	I	cannot	know	who	I	am	without	family	and	society. At	this	level
	consciousness	is	self-centered,	brought	to	a	focus	upon	“I.”
Nothing	is	more	universal,	yet	ego	drives	separate	us	when	one	person’s
desires	clash	with	another’s. To	be	fair,	this	clash	develops	in	the	mind,	not	in
the	ego	itself. When	we	say	ego,	we	usually	mean	the	ego-personality,	which
is	full	of	individual	desires,	dreams,	beliefs,	likes,	and	dislikes. Vigyan	is
closer	to	unity	than	that. At	this	level	wholeness	dominates	over	separation,	as
can	be	seen	from	the	world’s	shared	archetypes	and	myths. This	Kosha
brings	us	closer	to	wholeness
	through	a	sense	of	one
humanity,	heroic	quests	and	mythic	exploits,	and	the	need	for	self-respect,
dignity,	and	inner	worth. This	Kosha
keeps	us	in	separation
	through	personal	alienation,	separation
anxiety,	loneliness,	and	repressed	emotions	that	give	rise	to	shame	and	guilt. Anandamaya	Kosha
	(
body	of	bliss
)
:
	To	the	rishis	bliss	was	more	than	a
feeling	of	ecstasy. It	was	the	basic	vibration,	or	hum,	of	the	universe,	the
ground	state	from	which	all	diversity	springs. It’s	possible	to
imagine
	an
afterlife	where	one	no	longer	has	a	body,	where	there	is	no	need	for	breath,where	the	mind	doesn’t	process	data	anymore. But	there	must	be	a	faint	sense
of	both	ego	and	bliss. Ego	says,	“This	is	happening	to	me.”	Bliss	says,	“I	feel
the	spark	of	creation.”	Ananda	is	the	possibility	for	creation	to	manifest,	and
as	long	as	you	inhabit	the	body	of	bliss,	bliss	is	an	intense,	dynamic
experience	and	not	just	a	potential. At	this	level
	consciousness	is	the	joy	of	being. Instead	of	focusing	on
anything	in	the	external	world,	our	attention	comes	to	rest	on	the	numinous
presence	that	has	been	described	as	a	golden	light	suffusing	every	particle	of
Nature. In	bliss	you	perceive	that	separation	is	only	a	thin	veil. Behind	the
veil	shines	the	light	of	pure	consciousness. Devotional	practices	that	increase
a	person’s	sense	of	joy	can	reach	as	deep	as	the	level	of	ecstasy. But	bliss
itself	is	far	from	the	feeling	of	happiness	or	even	joy,	though	in	diluted	form	it
can	be	experienced	as	both. It	is	the	vibratory	connection	that	allows	pure
consciousness	to	enter	into	creation. This	Kosha
reveals	wholeness	so	entirely
—through	love,	joy,	and	ecstasy
—that	separation	no	longer	holds	any	attraction. One	could	say	that
Anandamaya	Kosha	is	pure	Being	mixed	with	just	a	touch	of	individuality,
just	enough	to	allow	someone	to	live	in	physical	form,	and	whatever	form	the
afterlife	takes. Without	this	gossamer	sheath	you	would	dissolve	into	Being
and	become	bliss	itself,	without	an	experiencer. It’s	not	difficult	to	see	yourself	in	multidimensions	once	the	Koshas	are
described. The
physical	dimension
	contains	action. You	live	here	whenever	you	see
yourself	as	a	body	separate	in	time	and	space. The
Pranic	dimension
	connects	you	to	other	living	things. You	live	here
when	you	see	yourself	as	part	of	the	web	of	life,	a	creature	of	Nature. The
mental	dimension
	organizes	reality	through	thought. You	live	here
when	you	see	yourself	as	the	sum	of	your	thoughts,	desires,	wishes,	dreams,
and	fears. The
ego	dimension
	defines	your	unique	identity. You	live	here	when	you
see	yourself	in	terms	of	“I,	me,	and	mine.”
The
dimension	of	bliss
	holds	out	ultimate	fulfillment	through	love	and
joy. You	live	here	when	you	see	yourself	blending	into	everything	through	the
power	of	love,	or	when	you	have	no	other	sensation	than	ecstasy. Making	these	dimensions	more	familiar	doesn’t	automatically	bring	them
together,	however. Each	Kosha,	as	we	saw,	can	pull	you	closer	to	wholeness
or	increase	your	tendency	to	remain	separate	and	isolated. The	rishis
considered	wholeness	to	be	the	only	reality,	compared	to	which	every
experience	in	separation	is	a	dream. The	goal	of	life	is	to	find	unity,	or	Yoga,
and	this	can	be	accomplished,	they	said,	by	focusing	on	each	Kosha. Physical	body:
	Yoga	uses	physical	postures	(called
Asanas
)	that	combinebalance,	strength,	and	body	awareness	to	bring	us	to	physical	consciousness. Pranic	body:
	Yoga	uses	exercises	in	soft,	self-aware	breathing
(
Pranayama
)	to	bring	us	to	consciousness	of	the	flow	of	Prana. Mental	body:
	Yoga	uses	the	whole	field	of	discrimination	(
Viveka
)	to
bring	us	to	consciousness	of	how	the	mind	works. Manomaya	Kosha	is
therefore	the	level	of	evolution	in	consciousness,	both	for	you	and	me	and	for
human	beings	as	a	whole. We	carve	out	individual	niches	in	collective
consciousness,	and	as	a	wave	of	evolution	passes	through	humanity,	each	of
us	can	decide	to


share their pain, and avoid playing the role of a mechanic-lifesaver. But,
because so many doctors are caught up in that role, patients often must help
change them. Toward this end, I advise patients to insist on the following
Patient’ s Bill of Rights, in the form of an open letter to physicians:

Dear Doctor:
Please don’ t conceal the diagnosis. We both know I came to you to learn
if I have cancer or some other serious disease. If I know what I have, I
know what I am fighting, and there is less to fear. If you hide the name and
the facts, you deprive me of the chance to help myself. When you are
questioning whether I should be told, I already know. You may feel better if
you don’ t tell me, but your deception hurts me. Do not tell me how long I have to live! I alone can decide how long I
will live. It is my desires, my goals, my values, my strengths, and my will
to live that will make the decision. Teach me and my family about how and why my illness happened to
me. Help me and my family to live now. Tell me about nutrition and my
body’ s needs. Tell me how to handle the knowledge and how my mind and
body can work together. Healing comes from within, but I want to combine
my strength with yours. If you and I are a team, I will live a longer and
better life. Doctor, don’ t let your negative beliefs, your fears, and your prejudices
affect my health. Don’ t stand in the way of my getting well and exceeding
your expectations. Give me the chance to be the exception to your statistics. Teach me about your beliefs and therapies and help me to incorporate
them into mine. However, remember that my beliefs are the most important. What I don’ t believe in won’ t help me.You must learn what my disease means to me—death, pain, or fear of
the unknown. If my belief system accepts alternative therapy and not
recognized therapy, do not desert me. Please try to convert my beliefs, and
be patient and await my conversion. It may come at a time when I am
desperately ill and in great need of your therapy. Doctor, teach me and my family to live with my problem when I am not
with you. Take time for our questions and give us your attention when we
need it. It is important that I feel free to talk with you and question you. I
will live a longer and more meaningful life if you and I can develop a
significant relationship. I need you in my life to achieve my new goals. HELPING P ATIENTS MAKE CHOICES
I always try to get patients to see standard medical treatments—such as
radiation, chemotherapy, and sur gery—as ener gy that can heal them. They
buy time during which I can help the patient find the will to live, change,
and heal. Many of the disagreements over the worth of alternate therapies
arise because some people heal themselves no matter what external aids
they choose, as long as they have hope and some control over the therapy. I
support them as long as a patient has chosen them with a positive
conviction, not out of fear. When a patient says, “I’m scared to death of
surgery” and therefore chooses something else, I can’ t support that choice. Affirmation aids the body, fear is destructive. Treatment chosen out of fear
is unlikely to be helpful. I try to get patients to understand that the body  heals, not the therapy. All healing is scientific. At a recent conference, someone told me he knew
someone on a macrobiotic diet, someone else on a diet exactly the opposite,
and a third person on chemotherapy and radiation. All three got well, and
this person couldn’ t understand how the body could accomplish this or how
the treatments made any sense. But the body can utilize any form of ener gy
for healing—even Krebiozen or plain water—as long as the patient believes
in it. Let’s say I recommended eating three peanut butter sandwiches a day to
cure cancer. Some people would get well and claim it was the peanut butter
that did it. Then even more people would have hope, eat peanut butter, and
get better, too. But we know it’ s not the peanut butter. It’s their hope and the
changes they produce in their lives while they’re on the new therapy.The most important thing is to pick a therapy you believe in and
proceed with a positive attitude. Each person must chart his own course. One may want a comprehensive nutritional supplement program, while
another thinks taking dozens of pills a day is too much of a nuisance, and it
becomes counterproductive. Some can just “leave their troubles to God”
and be healed. Others need what I call the “football coach” method, in
which the patient plans every detail. I thought of the phrase while working
with Eileen, a patient who saw a hypnotherapist regularly, picked the date
for sur gery herself, and hired private-duty nurses. She made sure she was in
control of the situation and ready for every eventuality. She is alive and
well today, having recently celebrated a year cancer -free anniversary with a
big party at her house. Her message to others with cancer is, “Here’ s the
information. Go and do it.”
Since cancer patients typically feel little control over their lives, to the
point where their own cells are in revolt, the mere fact of making a choice
can itself be a turning point. For Herbert Howe that moment came when he
decided to stop chemotherapy because it was making him too sick. His
oncologist told him he was crazy and would soon die. That angered Howe
so much that he wanted to hit his oncologist. Instead he went out and started
jogging. Since then, he has practically made a career out of exercise—
running, rowing, climbing mountains, and in general putting all his ener gy
into life and living. Seven years later he is free of disease. Training patients in meditation is one of the best ways to help them past
their fear to choices based on their own beliefs. This was dramatically borne
out by the experience of Bruce, a family therapist who took up meditation
after hearing one of my talks. Bruce had become addicted to opiates and
alcohol after using them for the pain of recovery from a skiing accident. He
developed severe liver disease and a portacaval shunt was recommended, to
allow the blood to bypass the diseased liver. While meditating, he heard an
inner voice saying, “Y ou have to turn the tide.” The voice later gave him a
four-point program:
1. A week of intravenous vitamin C.
2. Daily meditation. 3. Consultation with a nutritionist. 4. Use of a computer.At this time Bruce knew nothing about the value of intravenous vitamin
C in such conditions, but he found someone to administer it to him anyway. The last bit of advice was puzzling until a few days later, when he read a
newspaper article about programming a computer to deliver subliminal
messages. Having access to a computer, Bruce created an image of a
spiritual figure protecting and healing him, and programmed the machine to
flash this image repeatedly on the video screen. Other people have shown
that subliminal images of white cells eating cancer cells also help patients
get better. In a few months Bruce’ s liver tests were normal, he conquered
his other problems, and required no sur gery. Group discussion is also immensely helpful in convincing patients that
they can choose a course that feels right to them. In ECaP  we have had
people on laetrile, vitamin C, strict dietary regimens, standard therapy only,
and some on no medical therapy at all. At first I was worried that people
would argue over who was doing the right thing. Instead, they all share the
belief that they will get well. They waste no ener gy on deciding whose
therapy is better. The diversity opens people’ s minds to other allies in the
struggle and helps them see that there’ s no single answer, that in a sense any
path can be the right one. The group is a family but more open than most
families. It’ s an environment where it’ s safe to say and feel anything, where
those further along in their psychological development become “therapists”
to help the newcomers find meaning in their lives, no matter what treatment
they’ve chosen. In general I feel it’ s best for patients to focus their ener gy on one or two
approaches they believe in most strongly. However, many actions—such as
nutritional supplementation, exercise, and meditation—are valuable aids to
any treatment and therefore are important parts of the ECaP  program. When a patient wants to fly to Mexico and take laetrile, I ask, “Why are
you going? What are your beliefs? What are your fears?” If the response is,
“Gee, it costs a lot of money. Should I go?” I say, “No, not if you’re
questioning it.” But if the person has a confirmed belief in laetrile, I may
support the trip, even though I may say, “I wouldn’ t do that if I had what
you have.” But I always tell the patient, “I’m here as another option if this
doesn’ t work out for you.”
MINIMIZING SIDE EFFECTSI don’ t try to browbeat people into receiving radiation or chemotherapy
if they think


 a food inclusion and a plant
which is worshiped in Indian tradition. It’s presence in the premises of our
home is said to be an auspicious sign. Amalaki is known to ward oﬀ many diseases and prevent as many diseases
when regularly consumed. us Amalaki is not only a part of Ayurveda but
also a part of belief in Indian religion; it is a part of Indian culture. Amalaki can be used both internally as well as externally. When taken
internally Amalaki helps to prevent many diseases, cures as many and provides
good immunity. Amalaki has a similar impact when used externally too. Amalaki is skin and
hair friendly. Amalaki is used in many oils, skin cleansers, shampoos, hair
washes and soaps. Apart from having a coolant eﬀect, it prevents damaging of
skin and hair. It can also be used as a skin scrub. Bathing with Amalaki Water (Indian Gooseberry Shower) – Reference:
Yoga RatnakaraA reference form an old Ayurveda text, Yoga Ratnakara explains the benets of
external application of Amalaki as –
“e person who uses Amalaki for bathing purposes will surely avoid Vali
(premature ageing and wrinkling) and Palita (Premature greying) and will live
a healthy life span of 100 years”
is explanation points out towards the skin and hair protective property of
Amalaki. We can conclude that Amalaki provides a long standing protection to
skin and scalp making them immune to heat, light, pollutants, allergens and
irritants. Why don’t we regularly use this easily available wonderful herb for bathing
purpose especially after knowing how good it is for skin and hair health? Benets of Amla Shower
Skin protection and rejuvenation, Twak rasayana – Amalaki provides a long
standing protection to skin and scalp making them immune to heat, light,
pollutants, allergens and irrita nts. Promotes hair growth, Keshya – strengthens the hair roots and make them
long thick, strong, dark and denser, not allowing untimely greying of hair or
hair-fall. Natural hair conditioner – Amalaki provides long standing conditioning to
hair and skin, thus making the skin look young and attractive. When used for
a prolonged period, it avoids the ageing of skin by avoiding the wrinkles and
maintaining the texture. e rich Vitamin-C in Amalaki and its anti-oxidant
properties can be credited for its property of skin-hair protection. Natural coolant property – Apart from this Amalaki would keep the skin
cool due to its coolant property and prevent boils and eruptions due to its
Pitta-alleviating property. us its activity on Bhrajaka Pitta located in skin can
be substantiated.Beautication, soundarya vardhaka – Amalaki keeps up the skin glow and
gives a soft texture, making the skin beautiful and attractive. Scrub and cleanser, twak shodhana – Amalaki powder or paste when used as
a scrub removes dirt, dead cells and microbes, keeping the skin healthy and
clean. Note –
Intake of Amalaki simultaneously will help. Regular detoxication with an
herbal laxative (at least at weekends) would work wonders for skin and hairs. Take the opinion of your Ayurveda doctor before using shampoos and hair
conditioners, though they are herbal. Something else might be better for your
constitution. You may also require some additional internal medications and treatment
especially in chronic skin and scalp conditions. (Many skin, hair and scalp
diseases are due to metabolic errors, systemic diseases and disorders related
with immunity). How to Take ‘Amalaki Water’ Bath? Method 1:
Mix Amalaki powder in water. Use this water for head and body wash (bath)
Method 2:
Apply paste of Amalaki over the body and scalp. Wash oﬀ with water. Method 3:
Apply paste of Amalaki over the body and scalp. Take bath with Amalaki
mixed water. Note
Use the same Amalaki paste or powder for scrubbingUse a suitable herbal shampoo, soap and conditioner, preferably having
Amalaki as one of the ingredients
Do not rub the hairs hard during hair-wash
How Long to Use? Amalaki snana can be practised life long without worrying much. Excellent properties of Amalaki in a nut shell. Special Qualities of Amalaki:
Shivam – Auspicious and good in all aspects
Doshanulomanam – Propels Doshas in downward direction for elimination
Deepanam-Pachanam – Good in kindling the metabolic re (appetizer), aids
digestion and metabolism, Digests Ama (metabolic wastes) and prepares them
for elimination. Aayushyam – Good for life, enhances the life quality of each and every cell
Poushtikam – Nutritive
Dhanya – e person taking Amalaki regularly lives a disease free life devoid of
any fear and thus is blessed. Vaya Sthapana – Enhances and establishes the life span of an individual (and of
every individual cell also). Sarvaroga prashamaneem – Alleviates many diseases. Buddhi-indriya-balapradam – Strengthens brain, intellect and senses. Medicinal Uses of Amalaki:
Amalaki when taken individually or in combination with other benecial and
compatible compounds is said to alleviate the below said diseases eﬀectively:
Kushta – Skin ailmentsGulma – Abdominal tumors
Udaavartam – Retrograde movement of Doshas and body components
Shosham – Depletion of tissues, Consumption
Pandu – Anaemia, Eﬀects of blood loss
Arsha – Piles/Haemorrhoids
Grahani dosha – Metabolic errors of small intestine, Sprue, Irritable bowel,
Malabsorption
Purana Jwaram – Chronic fevers
Vishama Jwaram – Inconsistent fevers of chronic nature
Hridroga – Heart disorders
Shiro Roga – Diseases pertaining to head
Atisaram – Diarrhoea
Arochakam – Anorexia
Kasa – Coughs
Prameha – Diabetes, Urinary disorders
Aanaaha – Flatulence, Bloating
Pleeha – Spleno – Hepatomegaly
Udaram – Abdominal disorders of recent onset
Kaphaprasekam – Excessive salivation, W ater – brash
Vaisvaryam – Disorders of voice
Vaivarnyam – Discolouration of body due to various diseases and causes
Kaamalam – Jaundice and other liver related diseasesKrimi – Worm infestations
Shvayathu – Swelling and inammation
Tamakam – Dyspnoea, Breathing disorders, Asthma
Chardi – Vomiting
Klaibyam – Impotency, Sexual disorders
Angaavasaadanam – Fatigue syndrome
Vividha srotovibandhaan – Removes many blocks in the cells and channels of
the body
Hridaya – urasaha – pralepam – Heaviness and constricted feeling in the chest
and region of heart
Smriti pramoha – Diseases aﬀecting the memory process
Buddhi pramoha – Diseases aﬀecting the intellect
Amalaki can be individually administered as a single entity or as a part of a
compound. Ayurveda makes adequate use of Amalaki in various preparations
especially Rasayana’s (Rejuvenators) and Vajikarana’s (Aphrodisiacs), It is used
in wet (juice) and also in dry (powder) form. Amalaki is the riches source of Vitamin-C and is a powerful anti-oxidant and
anti-ageing agent. Medical research has established the anti-viral, anti-microbial and anti-arthritic
properties of Indian Gooseberry.154. Amla Turmeric Home
Remedy for Urinary Tract
Disorders
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Here is a simple home remedy for the treatment of Urinary tract infection
associated with diﬃculty in urination using three easy ingredients. Ingredients
Amla – Indian Gooseberry – 1 fruit/10 grams
Turmeric powder – 5 grams
Honey – 1–2 teaspoon. Method of Preparation
Take Amla fruits, wash it, grate it into small pieces. Crush it in a mortar and
pestle. Extract juice out of it by squeezing. With one fruit, you may get 1–2
teaspoon of juice. Add turmeric powder to it mix well. Add 2 teaspoon of honey to it and mix
well. Dose – 1–2 teaspoon 2 times a day before food for 10–15 d ays time. How long to take? All the three are pretty basic, natural dietary ingredients. So, good to use for
long term – 2–3 months of time, if required.Rules for Preparation
If you prepare it in the morning, you can use it till evening. You can prepare slightly large quantity and refrigerate it so that you can use
it for 2–3 days but keep in mind that such


 red beets is not high, it is of a
quality that furnishes excellent food for the red corpuscles of the
blood. The greatest virtue of the chemical elements in the beet is the
fact that more than 50% is sodium, while the calcium content is only
about 5%. This is a valuable proportion for maintaining the solubility
of calcium, particularly when, as a result of eating cooked foods,
inorganic calcium has been permitted to accumulate in the system
and has formed deposits within the blood vessels, resulting in a
toughening of the walls, as in the case of varicose veins and hardening
of the arteries, or a thickening of the blood, resulting in high blood
pressure and other forms of heart trouble. The 20% potassium content furnishes the general nourishment
for all the physiological functions of the body, while the 8% content
of chlorine furnishes a splendid organic cleanser of the liver, kidneys,
and gall bladder, also stimulating the activity of the lymph throughout
the entire body. The combination of carrot and beet juice furnishes a good
percentage of phosphorous and sulphur on the one hand, and potassium
and other alkaline elements on the other hand, which, together with
the high content of Vitamin A, completes what is probably the best
natural builder of the blood cells and particularly the red blood
corpuscles. CARROT, BEET AND COCONUT JUICE
With the addition of some pure coconut milk extracted from the
meat of the coconut making a combination of carrot, beet, and coconut
juice, a food is obtained which, in addition to its properties as an
intensive body builder, has even more potent qualities as a cleanser
of the kidneys and gall bladder. If properly prepared, this combination
contains the alkaline elements potassium, sodium, calcium,
magnesium, and iron in abundance and the other elements phosphorus,
sulphur, silicon, and chlorine in ample and correct proportions. CARROT, BEET AND CUCUMBER JUICE
Gallstones, kidney stones, and gravel in the gall bladder and
kidneys are the natural result of the inability of the body functions to
eliminate from the system the inorganic calcium deposits formed after
eating concentrated starches and sugars. The gall bladder is directly connected with the liver and with the
blood stream by means of the bile duct and the hepatic duct. All the
22 food we eat is "broken down" in the digestive tract, and the elements
it contains are carried by the blood to the liver for further processing
and segregation. No concentrated grain or flour product can be
completely utilized for the reconstruction of cells and tissues,
particularly if it has been devitalized by heat. Its component elements,
however, must necessarily pass through the liver; and among these
elements we have calcium. Such starch molecules are not soluble in
water. Vital organic calcium is needed by the entire system, and such
calcium, the only kind that IS soluble in water, can be obtained ONLY
from fruits and vegetables, and their juices when these are raw and
fresh. As such, it passes through the liver and is completely assimilated
in the process of gland functions and cell and tissue building. The calcium in all concentrated starches and sugars which have
been subjected to heat is inorganic, and is not soluble in water. Its
presence in the system is extraneous and foreign, and as such is cast
aside at every opportunity by the blood and lymph streams. The first
convenient dumping ground is the bile duct, which carries it to the
gall bladder. The next most convenient place is what we may term the
dead-ends of blood vessels either in the abdomen, resulting in tumors,
or in the anus, resulting in hemorrhoids. Such inorganic calcium atoms
as happen to get past these usually end up in the kidneys. A few atoms of inorganic calcium, either in the gall bladder or in
the kidneys, may not do much harm, but with a continuance of the
use of bread, cereals, cakes, and other flour products, the deposits
become progressively cumulative and result in the formation of gravel
or stones in these organs. It has been found from long experience that the removal of
these deposits or encumbrances by means of surgery is often
unnecessary except, perhaps, in the most extreme cases; and even
then, it is doubtful if better results could not be obtained by helping
Nature, the Great Healer, by the intelligent use of natural means. Lemon juice, in the proportion of the juice of one lemon to a
tumblerful of hot water, taken many times a day, supplemented with
a tumblerful of the combination of carrot, beet, and cucumber juice
three or four times a day, has helped a great many sufferers to
experience with satisfaction the disappearance of both gravel and
stones sometimes within a matter of a few days or a few weeks. 23 A perfect example would be to share the experience of a business
man well into his forties. He stood prominent in the business world
having successfully placed on the highway to fortune, several of the
large nationwide chainstores in this country and one or two in Great
Britain. He has suffered acute pains for more than twenty years. X-rays were taken with and without idophthalein, which is a dye used
to detect problems in what appeared to be the gallbladder area. The
Dr.'s diagnosis was confirmed with the results of the tests. He was
suffering from stones in his gallbladder. Fear and aversion to surgery
was the only thing keeping his gallbladder where it belonged. He was then told about the success of JUICE THERAPY, read
one of the earlier editions of this book, and sought aid from a person
competent and experienced in this treatment. It was explained to him,
that in order to receive a relatively quick treatment with these juices
that he may experience, for a short time, more agonizing pain than he
had before. These pains could last for a few minutes or maybe even
and hour or so at a time, but would eventually cease all together with
the passing of the dissolved calcium. He drank ten or twelve glasses
of hot water with the juice of one lemon in each throughout the day
and about three pints of carrot, beet and cucumber juice daily. On the
second day he did have some terrific spasms of pain for 10 to 15
minutes each. By the end of the week the crisis arrived and for about
half an hour he rolled on the floor in agony; but the pain suddenly left
him and a short while afterward stones passed out and caused a reaction
like mud in his urine. That evening he was a different man. The next
day he took a long trip—from New York to Washington and on to
Canada—with me in my car, feeling 20 years younger and marveling
at the simplicity of Nature's miracles. This is not an isolated instance. Thousands the world over have
testified with gratitude to the benefits derived from fresh-raw
vegetable juices. The combination of carrot, beet, and cucumber juice gives us one
of the finest cleansing and healing aids for the gall bladder, liver,
kidneys, and the prostate and other sex glands. Something else to bear in mind is the fact that when we eat meat
an excessive amount of uric acid is generated in the system, which
apparently cannot be completely eliminated by the kidneys, thus
causing a definite strain on these organs, reacting on the rest of the
body. This combination of juices is therefore invaluable in this respect
to help cleanse the system. At the same time, it has been found
24 advisable to eliminate concentrated sugars and starches, as well as
meat, for awhile at least to give the body the opportunity it needs to
readjust itself to normalcy. Once the healthy condition of the body
has been reestablished then of course, we should know from experience
that to devitalize it again, if we choose to do so, we need only to go
back to eating devitalized foods. It is truly gratifying to find that
many have no desire to return to a mediocre or worse state of health. They have experienced the realization that health, vigor, energy, and
vitality are well worth retaining and that it is not a sacrifice to exchange
what they thought was palatable with what they now know is more
nutritional. Nevertheless, nourishing foods are, and can be made, palatable
by the simple method of learning how to do it. Study my book DIET
& SALAD SUGGESTIONS. BRUSSELS SPROUTS JUICE
The juice of Brussels Sprouts combined with that of carrot, string
bean, and lettuce furnishes a combination of elements which helps to
strengthen and regenerate the insulin generating properties of the
pancreatic functions of our digestive system. For this reason, it has
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WHAT'S MISSING IN YOUR BODY. RESEARCHING A BETTER LIFE FOR YOU SINCE 1910
Dr. Norman W. Walker is recognized throughout
the world as one of the most authoritative students
of life, health and nutrition. For almost 70 years,
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 121, 161
glands see endocrine system; specific
 glands (eg prostate); specific reflex
  areas (eg adrenal gland reflex areas)
golf-ball techniques feet 162, 166-7
 hands 162, 168, 169, 170-5, 176-7
 health concerns
see specific health
  concerns (eg headaches)
 men 244-5
 pregnant women 57, 238
 reflexology lifestyle 52, 53
 respiratory system 282
 senior citizens 223, 228, 229348 INDexgripping
 golf-ball technique 169
 multiple finger grip 281, 308
groin reflex areas children 213
 foot self-help sequences 116, 117, 120
 foot sequences 98, 99, 106
 hand self-help sequences 156, 157, 161
 hand sequences 136, 137, 140
 hernia 247
 impotence 246
 maps 28, 29, 32, 33, 343
gums reflex areas see teeth/gums/jaw
 reflex areas
Hair growth, stimulating 247
hand desserts children 214
 hand relaxer workouts 316-19, 322-5
 mini-sessions 196-7, 199, 251
 rejuvenation 291
 senior citizens 222
 techniques 122-5, 142-5
 use in sessions
see hand workouts;
  specific desserts (eg finger-pull)
hand maps & charts 24, 30-3 body system charts
see specific body
  systems (eg cardiovascular system)
hand problems 220, 326-9
hand rejuvenation 20, 44, 290-1, 314-25
hand relaxation exercises 180-1
hand-stretcher hand relaxer workout 316, 318, 319
 left hand sequence 138, 139, 141
 relaxation mini-sessions 197
 right hand sequence 126, 127, 129, 131,
  133, 135, 137
 technique 124
hand tools 52, 57, 168-9, 202, 230
 see also  golf-ball techniques
hand workouts babies 205-6
 children 214-15
 golf-ball self-help sequences 170-5, 176-7
 health concerns see specific health
  concerns (eg headaches)
 mini-sessions 183-99
 relaxer workouts 316-19, 322-5
 self-help sequences 146-57, 158-61
 self-help tools 168-9, 202, 230
 sequences 126-37, 138-41
hands awareness & health 19, 44-5, 62-5, 290-1
 ergonomics 64-5
 fingernail length 69
 pressure sensors & signals 8, 13, 19, 20,
  291
 skin care 62
 spa treatments 62
hay fever see allergies
head/brain reflex areas Alzheimer’s disease & dementia 226,    227, 278
 babies 203
 cerebral palsy 278
 children 210, 215
 epilepsy 278
 foot maps 26, 27, 28, 29, 332
 foot-roller technique 163
 foot self-help sequences 108, 109, 121
 foot sequences 84, 85, 102, 103, 107
 golf-ball technique 167, 170, 175, 177, 286
 hand maps 30, 31, 32, 33, 276, 332
 hand self-help sequences 146, 147, 154,
  155, 159, 161, 227
 hand sequences 126, 127, 134, 135, 138-
  9, 140
 headaches & head pain 189, 252, 253
 incontinence 286
 insomnia 257
 nervous system 276, 277
 paralysis 279
 Parkinson’s disease 279
 pregnant women 241
 stroke 278
 see also  nail-buffing
headaches & head pain 48, 54, 189, 252,
 252-3
health benefits 40, 46, 50-1, 54-7
 relaxation response 13, 20, 42, 56
 see also  specific health concerns (eg
  headaches)
health concerns 192-3, 249-51 babies 207
 men 242-7
 mini-session example 193
 pregnant women 238-41
 senior citizens 222-9
 stress-related 20
 teenagers 216-21
 women 184, 231, 234-41
 see also  specific body systems (eg
 digestive system); specific health
 concerns (eg headaches)
health pathways 48, 55, 58, 59, 222, 302-5,
 311
hearing impairments 50, 227
heart attack 260, 263
heart failure, congestive 260, 262
heart reflex areas
 angina pectoris 263
 arrhythmia 262
 babies 203
 cardiovascular system 260, 261
 congestive heart failure 262
 foot maps 26, 27, 260, 335
 foot-roller technique 245
 foot self-help sequences 111, 120
 foot sequences 88, 89, 103
 golf-ball technique 170, 172, 177
 hand maps 30, 31, 260, 335
 hand self-help sequences 150, 151, 158
 hand sequences 130, 131
 heart attack 263 high blood pressure 262
 stress 244, 245
heartburn 266
hemorrhoids 267
hernias 247, 266
herpes zoster infection (shingles) 258
hiatus hernia 266
high blood pressure 260, 262
high cholesterol 255
hip reflex areas foot self-help sequences 118, 119, 121
 foot sequences 100, 101, 107
 golf-ball technique 173
 lower backache 240
 maps 29, 32, 33, 272, 342
 musculoskeletal system 272, 273
 skeletal reflex areas 35
hook & back-up 76-7
hormones 268, 284
 see also  specific hormones (eg
 adrenaline)
hypoglycemia 251, 271
hypothalamus 276
IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) 266
ileocecal valve reflex areas 26, 31, 92, 93,
 264
immune system 193
impotence 55, 246
incontinence 228, 286
infants see babies
infertility 234-5
inflammation 254
injuries 25, 57, 62, 70, 186-7, 190-1
 see also  specific injuries (eg ankle sprain)
inner ear reflex areas
 babies 203, 205
 children 210, 211, 215
 dizziness 255
 foot self-help sequences 110, 111, 120
 foot sequences 86, 87, 102, 103
 golf-ball technique 170
 hand self-help sequences 150, 151, 159
 hand sequences 131, 140
 hearing impairment 227
 maps 26, 27, 30, 31
insomnia 257
irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia ) 260, 262
irritable bowel syndrome 266
Keyboarding problems 220, 291, 328
 prevention 63, 64-5, 180-1, 216, 329
kidney infections & problems 54, 286, 287
kidney reflex areas acne 218
 arthritis 223
 babies 204
 bladder problems 193, 286, 287
 children 211, 215
 diabetes & hypoglycemia 271
 digestive system 265
 fluid retention 239INDex 349 foot maps 26, 27, 28, 29, 286, 339
 foot self-help sequences 112, 113, 121
 foot sequences 90, 91, 104
 golf-ball technique 171, 176
 hand maps 30, 31, 286, 339
 hand self-help sequences 148, 149, 159
 hand sequences 128, 129, 138
 kidney infections 286, 287
 pregnant women 238, 239
 psoriasis 257
 senior citizens 222, 223
 swollen feet 301
 urinary system 286, 287
knee reflex areas
 foot maps 28, 29, 272, 341
 foot self-help sequences 118, 119, 121
 foot sequences 100, 101, 106
 hand maps 32, 33, 272, 341
 musculoskeletal system 272, 273
Lateral markers 21, 22-4
leg reflex areas foot maps 28, 29, 272, 341
 foot self-help sequences 118, 119, 121
 foot sequences 100, 101, 106
 hand maps 32, 33, 272, 341
 musculoskeletal system 272, 273
leverage 73, 74, 172
liver reflex areas constipation 229
 digestive system 264, 265
 environmental sensitivity 256