 of surrendering, and allowing your world and
everyone in it to do as they are ordained to do. Surrendering is a mental
process: It involves taking a split second to stop yourself in your mode of
judgment or frustration and have a brief talk with yourself on the spot. Just
remind yourself  to step back and be a witness rather than a protagonist,
which you can do by providing a sanctuary for the feeling you’re judging. Invite Divine natural order in by simply allowing what you’re experiencing
to go forward without criticism  or control; in this way, you move to the
center. Think of the need to control as a signal to allow the Tao to flow
freely through your life. At first your ego-mind may loudly scoff at the idea
of the Tao being  responsible for the perfect unfolding of everything. It’s up
to you to recognize that your belief that ego can control life is an illusion. Practice r ecognizing that ther e’s a time for everything. When you’re in the middle of a tough moment, repeat the lines given to
you by Lao-tzu. I do this in yoga practice when I feel exhausted holding a
position for what seems like a too-lengthy period. I remind myself, There’s
a time for being  exhausted, and there’s a time for being vigor ous. This frees
me immediately  from my demanding ego, which is saying, You shouldn’ t be
feeling this tired. You can do the same in any moment in your life. Experiences of pain, loss, fear, anger, and even hatred seem to vanish when
you remember that this is a part of the perfect blossoming of natural law;
and there will soon be a time for comfort, peace, and love. Apply this verse of the Tao Te Ching by creating your personalized
statement when you observe things such as crime, AIDS, hunger, and war. Try something like, Yes, there seems  to be a time for such things, and I
choose not to remain in extremes of resentment and anger. But there is also
my desir e to do something about these cir cumstances— that feeling is also a
part of the natural law unfolding. I choose to act on my inner desir e to
rectify these conditions. By remaining internally peaceful and avoiding the
extremes, I will impact the world in the same loving way that the Tao
eternally manifests fr om love and kindness. It’s not what you see around you that keeps you connected to the Tao; it’s
understanding how this eternal flow works. As Ralph Waldo Emerson putit, “By atoms, by trifles, by sots, heaven operates. The needles are nothing,
the magnetism is all. ”
Do the T ao Now
Find a place where control is all-consuming and relinquish it today. Stifle
your inclination to interfere, reminding yourself as you do so that there’ s a
time for everything and you’re becoming more adept at observing
peacefully rather than taking over. Post this advice by Naomi Long Madgett where you can read it, and be
constantly reminded of your desire to live naturally:
I wouldn’ t coax the plant if I wer e you. Such watchful nurturing may do it harm. Let the soil r est fr om so much digging
And wait until it’ s dry befor e you water it. The leaf ’s inclined to find its own dir ection;
Give it a chance to seek the sunlight for itself. Much gr owth is stunted by too much pr odding,
Too eager tenderness. The things we love we have to learn to leave alone. OceanofPDF. comOceanofPDF. com30th Verse
One who would guide a leader of men in the uses of life
will warn him against the use of arms for conquest. Weapons often turn upon the wielder. Wher e armies settle,
natur e offers nothing but briars and thorns. After a gr eat battle has been fought,
the land is cursed, the cr ops fail,
the earth lies stripped of its Mother hood. After you have attained your purpose,
you must not parade your success,
you must not boast of your ability,
you must not feel pr oud;
you must rather r egret that you had not been
able to pr event the war. You must never think of conquering others by for ce. Whatever strains with for ce
will soon decay. It is not attuned to the W ay. Not being attuned to the W ay,
its end comes all too soon.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: According to the passage, what is the nature of the Tao?,
A: The Tao does not lord it over anything, but rather allows all creation to reveal itself with perfect timing.
Q: What is the author suggesting as an alternative to force and control?,
A: The author recommends surrendering and allowing the natural flow of the Tao, rather than trying to control or manipulate situations.
Q: What is the key to living in harmony with the Tao?,
A: The key is to recognize that the Tao is not a power-hungry and ego-dominated control freak, and instead, focus on allowing and surrendering.
Q: What is the author's perspective on the concept of greatness?,
A: The author suggests that true greatness is not about achieving worldly success or recognition, but rather about aligning with the Tao and living in harmony with nature.
Q: What is the author's advice on how to live in accordance with the Tao?,
A: The author advises to recognize that the Tao is always at work, and to instead focus on allowing and surrendering, rather than trying to control or manipulate situations.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Therefore, nobility is r ooted in humility;
loftiness is based on lowliness. This is why noble people r efer to themselves
as alone, lacking, and unworthy. The pieces of a chariot ar e useless
unless they work in accor dance with the whole. A man’ s life brings nothing
unless he lives in accor dance with the whole universe. Playing one’ s part
in accor dance with the universe
is true humility. Truly, too much honor means no honor. It is not wise to shine like jade and
resound like stone chimes. OceanofPDF.comLiving Wholeness
We traditionally  think of wholeness as something that’s complete. “The
whole nine yards,” for instance, implies the entire distance. “I ate the whole
thing” signifies having consumed something completely. Lao-tzu, however,
seems to view the concept differently: Who leness, he writes, has roots in
humility. When  humility evokes our wholeness, we live the reality that
we’re pieces of the whole. With this attitude, you want to exist harmoniously with the entire universe
—cooperating with, and being subjugated to, other aspects of the whole. You can’t even consider interfering with any piece of it because you’re one
with it. The mom ent you begin to place yourself in a transcendent position
in relation to others, or to your world of the 10,000 things, you’re
interfering with the Tao. I encourage you to examine your concept of
wholeness based upon this 39th verse of the Tao Te Ching. I can assure you
that the world will appear to have changed when you see it through this
lens. Lao-tzu insists that the universe is whole; that is, it’s in a state of oneness. There are no parts needing separation from this state. Sky, earth, spirit, and
the 10,000 things are all parts of the whole—and what’ s more, that’s their
virtue! Now while the sky and the trees may truly be in a unified state, your
ego insists that you’r e separate, distinc t, and generally superior. But if you
can modify your ego’ s viewpoint, your life will change. When you’re cooperative and looking for signs of oneness, you’ll begin to
see and feel the interconnectedness of everything. For exam ple, your body
is a conv enient analogy for a universe all unto itself. While it is one entity,
it certainly has trillions of individual, although interconnected, cells. Just
one cell with an arrogant relationship to the whole makes all the cells suffer
and ultim ately become extinct, much like the individual who interferes with
the Tao by polluting the sky, depleting the earth, and disrupting the
equilibrium of the whole. A cancer cell that refuses to cooperate with the
cells adjacent to it will ultimately gobble them up, and if left unchecked,
will destroy the whole. Why? Because that cancerous cell has no
relationship to the whole. It will destroy itself as it kills the host upon whichit depends for its own survi val. And you’ll destroy yourself if you
participate in destroying the Tao upon which you are dependent for your
survival. Each seemingly  individual part of a whole is potentially dange rous (and
generally useless) if it doesn’ t function in harmony. What’ s true for the
chariot in this verse of the Tao Te Ching is true for you as well. Your life
needs to have a relationship with the Tao, and that relationship is
characterized by Lao-tzu as a bond forged by humility. In other words,
wholeness and humility are one and the same, so update the way you think
about your relationship to life, and play your part “in accordan ce with the
whole.”
Here’ s what Lao-tzu seems to be instructing as I read and interpret this
verse of the ancient T ao


ome. Baba	had	a	good	way	of	explaining	this. “Do	you	know	the	story	of	the	blind	men	and	the	elephant?”	he	asked. I	did. In	India	every	child	is	told	the	fable	about	how	six	wise	men	tried	to
describe	an	elephant,	but	each	was	blind. The	first	blind	man	felt	the
elephant’s	side	and	said,	“I	know	what	an	elephant	is,	it’s	very	much	like	a
wall.”	The	second	blind	man	felt	the	elephant’s	tusk	and	said,	“No,	an
elephant	is	very	much	like	a	spear.”	The	third	blind	man	took	hold	of	the
trunk,	so	to	him	an	elephant	was	much	like	a	snake. And	so	it	went. The	tail
felt	like	a	rope,	the	ear	like	a	fan,	the	leg	like	a	tree. None	of	them	got	it
completely	right,	so	there’s	a	moral:	If	you	know	only	a	little	bit	about
something,	you	don’t	really	know	it	at	all. “That	still	leaves	a	riddle,	though,”	said	Baba. “Why	do	you	suppose	they
picked	the	number	six? Why	not	seven	blind	men	or	three? Six	stands	for	the
five	senses	and	the	mind. We	use	these	six	things	to	figure	out	what	the
universe	is	like. For	the	universe	is	the	elephant,	and	the	real	moral	of	the	tale
is	that	you	cannot	trust	your	senses	to	tell	you	what	is	real,	no	matter	how
hard	you	think	about	it. It	takes	something	else—the	eye	of	the	soul—to	truly
see	the	elephant.”C
OMMUNICATE
Today,	tell	someone	about	a	feeling	you’ve	been	keeping	to	yourself. Be
brave	enough	to	communicate. Communicating	has	two	sides. There’s	what
you	say	and	there’s	what	you	don’t	say. Most	spiritual	feelings	fall	into	the
second	category. It’s	hard	to	talk	about	feeling	that	God	loves	you,	or	the
opposite,	that	he	doesn’t	love	you. It’s	hard	to	talk	about	your	deepest	feelings
for	your	family. But	spirit	doesn’t	like	to	be	trapped	inside,	so	don’t	keep
these	feelings	private	forever,	or	they	will	become	stuck. You	don’t	have	to	start	with	something	really	deep	and	personal. Find
someone	today	who	will	listen	to	just	one	feeling	you	haven’t	expressed
before. It	could	be	as	simple	as	“I	think	we’re	a	lot	alike,	but	I	never	told	you”
or	“I	feel	really	comfortable	around	you.”	As	a	start	this	may	sound	pretty
basic,	but	this	is	a	powerful	way	to	reach	your	soul. Revealing	what’s	in	your
soul	is	like	using	the	telephone. You	can’t	expect	to	reach	anyone	if	the	line	is
cut. People	think	they’re	being	put	on	hold	when	they	call	God,	but	actually
the	line	is	out. “Why	doesn’t	God	just	repair	the	line	himself?”	I	asked	Baba. “Because	he’s	not	the	one	who	cut	it,”	Baba	said. “If	you	begin	right	now	to
communicate	what’s	really	in	your	heart,	you	will	be	repairing	the	line,	bit	by
bit,	until	you	and	spirit	are	on	speaking	terms	once	again.”D
OING	FOR	OTHERS
Today,	decide	to	do	something	for	others. Pick	an	action	that	you’d	like
someone	to	do	for	you. At	home	this	can	be	as	simple	as	bringing	food	to	the
dinner	table	without	being	asked	or	making	the	bed	for	someone	(they’ll
probably	faint,	so	this	is	an	especially	good	choice). Or	you	could	save	a
place	in	line	at	the	movies	for	someone	who’s	not	already	your	friend. Whatever	you	choose,	do	it	in	the	spirit	of	unselfishness. How	do	you	know
what	that	feels	like? Baba	had	a	surprising	idea	about	that. “When	you	do
anything	for	another	person,	it	must	feel	as	if	you	are	doing	it	for	yourself.”
“That	sounds	strange,”	I	said. “But	true. At	the	soul	level	there	is	no	difference	between	you	and	another
person. The	feeling	you	get	from	helping	them	is	just	as	sweet	as	if	you	did
the	same	deed	for	yourself. Sweeter,	in	fact,	because	every	unselfish	act
allows	more	love	to	come	into	this	world. What	could	be	better	than	that?”E
XPAND
Today,	decide	to	expand	the	way	you	see. Explore	a	book—maybe	on
astronomy	or	medicine—that	everyone	else	would	think	is	too	difficult	for
you. If	you	go	to	a	football	game,	try	rooting	for	both	sides. If	you	are	a	boy,
spend	five	minutes	thinking	about	how	a	girl	would	see	a	certain	situation,	or
reverse	that	if	you	are	a	girl. Seeing	things	as	the	opposite	sex	does	is	always
expansive	because	we	spend	so	much	time	believing	that	the	man’s	way	or	the
woman’s	way	has	to	be	right. Baba	took	this	much	further. He	thought
everyone	should	expand	on	five	levels	every	day. Mind:
	You	are	expanding	mentally	if	you	understand	more	about	life
and	the	soul. Body:
	You	are	expanding	physically	if	you	feel	light,	carefree,	and
safe	in	the	world. Emotions:
	You	are	expanding	emotionally	if	you	feel	happier	and
more	positive. At	the	same	time	fear	and	anger	don’t	cloud	you	with
their	negativity. Psychology:
	You	are	expanding	psychologically	if	you	feel	more	free. Spirit:
	You	are	expanding	spiritually	when	your	vision	of	life	is
coming	true. I	apply	these	five	levels	to	myself,	and	only	if	I	am	expanding	on	all	of	them
do	I	feel	I’m	really	getting	closer	to	my	soul. F
ORGIVENESS
Today,	forgive	somebody	for	one	thing	that	hurt	you	in	the	past. You	don’t
have	to	talk	to	the	person	who	wronged	you	or	make	an	announcement. But
you	do	have	to	truly	forgive,	which	means	that	from	this	day	on	the	wrong
has	been	erased	completely. You	will	treat	that	person	as	if	the	hurt	never
happened. (I’m	sure	you’ve	met	people	who	say	“I	forgive	you”	on	Monday
but	somehow	manage	to	dredge	up	your	offenses	on	Tuesday—or	the	nexttime	they	get	irritated. If	you	find	yourself	saying,	“Remember	that	time	you
did	X	to	me?”	then	you	haven’t	really	forgiven	or	forgotten.) Even	if	somebody	in	your	life	needs	a	lot	of	forgiving,	you	can	find	one	small
thing	to	start	with. Baba	knew	that	even	this	was	a	challenge,	however. “Do	you	find	it	hard	to	forgive	people	who’ve	done	something	wrong?”	he
asked	me. “Sure,	especially	if	they	did	it	to	me,”	I	said. “Then	why	bother	to	try?”	he	asked. “Because	you’re	supposed	to.”
“Ah,	now	you	know	why
not
	to	forgive,”	Baba	said. “Anything	you	do
because	you	are	supposed	to	is	forced. Remember	the	times	as	a	child	when
you	were	told	to	make	up	with	your	brother	after	a


treated animals when compared to dexamethasone or saline controls. The caudate-lentiform region is an area of the brain supplied by the lenticulostriate branches of the MCA, and because they are end-arteries, the brain regions they feed lack
a significant collateral blood supply. 209 These end-arteries are not only a common
site for thrombosis but are also difficult to treat with thrombolytics because they remain localized to the regions where they terminate, such as the caudate-putamen and internal capsule. In addition to light microscopic analysis, selective brain tissue regions from all
groups of macaque monkeys were examined by electron microscopy on a blind to treatment basis. 47 Brain sections from the nontraumatized hemisphere showed
no evidence of swelling or distortion of cellular components, including well pres -
ervation of synapses, synaptic vesicles, and unremarkable neuropil. By contrast, the traumatized hemisphere in dexamethasone-treated macaques showed severe swelling of neurons near the MCA occlusion and loss of a clearly delineated plasmalemma. 47
Ribosomes and osmophilic particles were seen to aggregate throughout the fluid-
filled intracellular space, while mitochondria in neurons appeared to be undergoing degenerative changes. Loss of neuronal mitochondria in brain tissue is known to reduce energy synthesis of ATP and make neurons more vulnerable to ischemic damage. Dexamethasone-treated animals also showed swelling of boutons (axon ter -
minals) and considerable loss of synaptic vesicles. These vesicles store neurotrans -
mitters at the axon terminal that are released at the synapse and are essential in propagating nerve impulses between neurons. Brain sections from DMSO-treated macaques showed swelling of some boutons
and synaptic vesicles within neurons, but the axo-dendritic synaptic contacts revealed TABLE 8.2
Neurological Deficits Observed in Rhesus Monkeys 24 h and 7 Days after
Occlusion of the MCA and Following No Treatment (Saline Control, N = 8)), Dexamethasone (N = 5), and DMSO (N = 5)
Neurological Status in Monkeys after MCA Occlusion
Treatment24 h Postocclusion 7 Days Postocclusion
A B C D A B C D
Saline (control) — — — 8 — — — 6
Dexamethasone — — — 5 — — 1 4
DMSO — 4 1 — 2 3 — —
Source:  Adapted from de la Torre, J.C. and Surgeon, J.W., Stroke, 7(6), 577, November–December 1976. Notes:  No neurological deficits (A); contralateral paresis, alert (B); contralateral paresis, lethar gic (C); severe
lethargy, or coma (D). Two saline-treated monkeys died on the fifth and sixth day postocclusion. Significant improvement was observed in the neurologic status of DMSO-treated animals after 24 h and after 7 days following MCA occlusion as compared to saline controls and dexamethasone-treated animals.167 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
good preservation, and little to no damage of neuronal mitochondria or neuropil was
appreciated.47 There was no expansion of the extracellular space or compression of
the neuropil as compared to dexamethasone or no treatment animals. These findings showed significantly less subcellular damage after DMSO treatment when compared to dexamethasone or no treatment macaques. In particular, loss of axon terminals and synaptic vesicles in dexamethasone- and saline-treated monkeys, but much lesser after DMSO treatment, implies impairment of synaptic neurotransmission and dys -
function of sensory-motor pathways. 47
The reduction of focal brain edema by DMSO was confirmed in a study using
ferric chloride injection into rat brain to induce the formation of lipid peroxidation and free radicals. 211 DMSO caused a decreased formation of brain peroxidation at
the injection site, as measured by the formation of NMDA, and a significant reduc -
tion of tissue edema of the injured cortex when given with or without the antioxidant tocopherol. 211
Another brief study using baboons subjected to MCA occlusion and treated
with DMSO or DMSO-barbiturate coma appeared less definitive in its conclu -
sions.213 Four baboons underwent 6  h of temporary MCA occlusion and were
treated with 1 g/kg of intravenous DMSO 30 min and 2 h after occlusion. DMSO infusion was continued for the next 8 h at 1 g/kg. The same DMSO-treated ani -
mals additionally received pentobarbital at a loading of 30 mg/kg begun 4 h after MCA occlusion. Continuous barbiturate infusion was titrated to maintain an isoelectric EEG while
not allowing a reduction of arterial blood pressure of more than 15%. 212 This group
was compared to a DMSO-only group of four baboons given similar doses but without pentobarbital therapy. A neurological score was used to assess each of the four baboons treated with DMSO–pentobarbital and DMSO alone resulted in only one baboon of four (25%) with a good survival and few deficits for DMSO alone and with good sur -
vival with mild deficits for one of four baboons given DMSO–pentobarbital. 212 All
untreated baboons had a high mortality rate and suffered severe neurologic deficits. This study pointed out the success of DMSO in only 1 of 4 baboons subjected to MCA occlusion. Possible reasons for the difference in findings from those using rhesus mon-keys could be the DMSO dose that was twice that used (2.5 g/kg vs. 1 g/kg) and speed of delivery (bolus vs. slow infusion) in the baboon study, as well as the fact that primate brains differ considerably in their vascular anatomy and physiology, including those of baboons and rhesus monkeys. 213
One major difference between baboons and macaque monkeys is the higher vul -
nerability of baboons to MCA occlusion producing marked edema and high risk of death. 214,215 This conclusion is supported by the fact that MCA occlusion in the baboon
study using DMSO resulted in a 75% mortality regardless of treatment used and 100% mortality or severely poor outcome in 8 untreated baboons. 213 Consequently,
it is likely that the MCA lesion in this baboon study may have been too severe to adequately test the value of DMSO or any other treatment. A second ischemic stroke study using DMSO was carried out by the de la Torre
team
48,64 in 45 squirrel monkeys. Survival rate was used to evaluate the efficacy of
each treatment at the end of 7 days. The left MCA was accessed via a retro-orbital craniectomy and occluded with a small Mayfield clip for 4  h. The animals were 168 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
randomly separated into groups of 5 animals/group except for DMSO only, which
included 10 animals. The following treatments were given intravenously: Group 1, physiological saline; Group 2, DMSO 1 g/kg in a 50% solution; Group 3, hemodilu-tion (HD) with 6% dextran solution to reduce hematocrit by 50%; Group 4, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) 2 atmospheres pressure for 4 h; Group 5, DMSO + HBO; Group 6, DMSO + HD. This study was prompted by controversial findings regarding the use -
fulness of HBO and HD in experimental stroke. The results of this study confirmed the potential value of DMSO in cerebral
infarction. Seven days after each treatment, 8 of 10 DMSO-treated animals were alive with 2 animals showing mild paresis of the contralateral side. Animals treated with DMSO–HD or DMSO–HBO had 50% and 75% survival rate, respec -
tively, with mild-to-moderate neurologic deficits. Animals given single HD or HBO showed 34% and 75% survival rates, respectively, but neurological outcome ranged from moderate-to-severe deficits involving hemiparesis, lethargy, and lack of alerteness. 48,64 Combining DMSO to HBO or to HD did not appear to improve
neurologic outcome after MCA occlusion when animals were examined at the end of 7 days. Using only HBO or HD suggested that these therapies by themselves were not
helpful in providing neuroprotection to the brain tissue after infarction of the MCA. The lack of neuroprotection by these agents was evident despite the increased oxy -
genation to brain cells presumably offered by HBO and increased cerebral blood flow ostensibly provided by HD as suggested by previous studies. We now know that while HBO is known to increase oxygen to tissues includ -
ing brain, it reduces CBF by reducing the powerful vasodilator nitric oxide while increasing hyperoxic vasoconstriction. 212a Conversely, HD increases CBF but reduces
oxygen delivery to brain by lowering the number of red cells in the circulation.212b
In the early 1980s when the squirrel


eur only exists in the space of that
which is not grand. The soul, therefore,
never condemns that which is not grand,
but blesses —seeing in it a part of itself
which must exist for another part of itself to
manifest. The job of the soul, of course, is to cause
us to choose the grandeur —to select the
best of Who You Are —without con demning
that which you do not select. This is a big task, taking many lifetimes, for
you are wont to rush to judgment, to call  a
thing “wrong” or “bad” or “not enough,”
rather than to bless what you do not
choose. You do worse than condemn —you actually
seek to do harm to that which you do not
choose. You seek to destroy it. If there is a
person, place, or thing with which you do
not agree, you attack it. If there is a religion
that goes against yours, you make it  wrong. If there is a thought tha t contradicts yours,
you ridicule it. If there is an idea  other than
yours, you reject it. In this you err, for you
create only half a universe. And  you cannot even understand your half when you have
rejected out of hand the other. This is all very profoun d—and I thank you. No one has ever said these things to me. At least,  not with such simplicity. And I am
trying to understand. Really, I am. Yet some
of this is  difficult to grapple with. You seem
to be saying, for instance, that we should
love the “wrong”  so that we can know the
“right.” Are you saying we must embrace
the devil, so to speak? How else do you heal him? Of course, a
real devil does not exist —but I reply to you
in the idiom you choose. Healing is the process of accepting all, then
choosing bes t. Do you understand that? You cannot choose to be God if there is
nothing else to choose from. Oops, hold it! Who said anything about
choosing to be God? The highest feeling is perfect love, is it not? Yes, I should think so. And can you find a better des cription of
God? No, I cannot. Well, your soul seeks the highest feeling. It
seeks to experience —to be —perfect  love. It is perfect love —and it knows this. Yet it
wishes to do more than know it. It wishes
to be it in its experience. Of course you are seeking to be God! What
else did you think you were up to? I don’t know. I’m not sure. I guess I just
never thought of it that way. There just seems to be  something vaguely
blasphemous about that. Isn’t it interesting that you find nothing
blasphemous abou t seeking to be like the
devil, but seeking to be like God offends
you—
Now wait minute! Who’s seeking to be like
the devil? You are! You all are! You’ve even created
religions that tell you that you are born in
sin—that you are sinners at birth —in order
to convince yourselves of your own evil. Yet
if I told you you are born of God —that you
are pure Gods and Goddesses at  birth—
pure love —you would reject me. All your life you have spent convincing
yourself that you are bad. Not only that you
are bad, but tha t the things you want are bad. Sex is bad, money is bad, joy is bad,
power is bad, having a lot is bad —a lot of
anything. Some of your religions have  even
got you believing that dancing is bad, music
is bad, celebrating life is bad. Soon you’ll
agree that smiling is bad, laughing is bad,
loving is bad. No, no, my friend, you may not be very
clear about many things, but about one
thing  you are clear: you, and most of what
you desire, are bad. Having made this
judgment about yourself, you have decided
that yo ur job is to get better. It’s okay, mind you. It’s the same
destination in any event —it’s just that
there’s a  faster way, a shorter route, a
quicker path. Which is? Acceptance of Who and What You Are right
now—and demonstration of that. This is what Jesus did. It is the path of the
Buddha, the way of Krishna, the walk of
every Master who has appeared on the
planet. And every Master has likewise had
the same message: What I am, you are. What I can do, you can do. These things,
and more, shall you also do. Ye t you have
not listened. You have chosen instead  the
far more difficult path of one who thinks he
is the devil, one who imagines he is  evil. You say it is difficult to walk the path of
Christ, to follow the teachings of the
Buddha, to hold the light of Kri shna, to be
a Master. Yet I tell you this: it is far more
difficult to deny Who You Are than to accept
it. You are goodness and mercy and
compassion and understanding. You are
peace  and joy and light. You are
forgiveness and patience, strength and
courage,  a helper  in time of need, a
comforter in time of sorrow, a healer in time
of injury, a teacher in  times of confusion. You are the deepest wisdom and the
highest truth; the greatest  peace and the
grandest love. You are these things. And in
moments of your life you  have known
yourself as these things. Choose now to know yourself as these
things always. Chapter 4
Whew! You inspire me! Well, if God can’t inspire you, who in hell
can? Are You always this flip? I meant that not as a flippancy. Read it
again. Oh. I see. Yes. However, it would be okay if I were being
flip, wouldn’t it? I don’t know. I’m used to my God being a
little more serious. Well, do Me a favor, and don’t try to contain
Me. By the way, do yourself the same  favor. It just so happens I  have a great sense of
humor. I’d say you’d have to when you  see
what you’ve all done with life, wouldn’t you? I mean, sometimes I have to just  laugh at
it. It’s alright, though, because you see, I
know it’ll all come out all right in the end. What do You mean by that? I mean you can’t lose in this game. You
can’t go wrong. It’s not part of the plan. There’s no way not to get where you are
going. There’s no way to miss your
destination. If God is your target, you’re in
luck, because God is so big, you can’t  miss. That’s the big worry, of course. The big
worry is that somehow we’ll mess up and
not get to ever see You, be with You. You mean “get to heaven”? Yes. We’re all afraid of going to hell. So you’ve placed yourself there to begin
with in order to avoid going there. Hmmmmm. Interesting strategy. There You are, being flip again. I can’t help it. This whole hell thing brings
out the worst in Me! Good grief, You’re a regular comedian. It took you this long to find that out? You
looked at the world lately? Which brings me to another question. Why
don’t You fix the world, instead of allowing
it to go  to hell? Why don’t you? I don’t have the power. Nonsense. You’ve the power and the ability
right now to end world hunger this  minute,
to cure diseases this instant. What if I told
you your own medical profession  holds
back cures, refuses to approve alternative
medicines and procedures because  they
threaten the very structure of the “healing”
profession? What if I told you that  the
governments of the world do not want to
end world hunger? Would you believe  me? I’d have a hard time with that. I know that’s
the populist view, but I can’t believe it’s
actually true. No doctor wants to deny a
cure. No countryman wants to see his
people die. No individual doctor, that’s  true. No
particular countryman, that’s right. But
doctoring  and politicking have become
institutionalized, and it’s the institutions that fight these  things, sometimes very subtly,
sometimes even unwittingly, but
inevitably...because  to those institutions  it’s
a matter of survival. And so, to give you just one very simple
and obvious example, doctors in the West
deny the healing efficacies of doctors in the
East because to accept them, to admit  that
certain alternate modalities might just
provide some heal ing, would be to tear at
the very fabric of the institution as it has
structured itself. This is not malevolent, yet it is insidious. The profession doesn’t do this because it is
evil. It does it because it is scared. All attack is


 nonexistent, everything dreamed of comes to them,
and because they’re consciousl y living as A wareness, they’re fully aware of
their immortality. They know they are everything, and yet the y know they’re
not af fected by anything. Life on earth doesn’ t get any better than this!“Every little thing you do or see—every little, ordinary thin g—carries this
tingly se nse of being. It is hard not to cry sometimes at the most unspectacular
things. The lines of the walls in relation to the flat of the floor. I ts horizontality. The nap of the rug. The sound of the car going by. The smell of the skin on
your arm. All is miraculous.”
Jan Frazier, fr om  Opening the Door
But you have to experience it for yourself. Hearing it from someone else is a
guide, p ointing you in the righ t direction. It’ s like a travel agent describing
Mount E verest. Y ou can’ t know what Mount Everest is like until you get there
and experience it for yourself—only then will you know. “It is actually impossible not to remain as this open space of consciousness. However, to be it knowingly is a dif ferent matter.”
Francis Lucille, fr om  The Perfume of Silence
“Y ou cannot be out of awareness—it is missed simply through the habit of
placing the attention in the thinking.”
Peter Lawry
W e can put our a ttention either on the thoughts in our head or on  the A wareness
that we  are. It’ s a simple sh ift of your attention. Put your attention on
A wareness as often as you can r ather than giving your attention to thinking, and
you will be on your way to absolute freedom and bliss. The A war eness Practice—Thr e e Steps
to Bliss
The A wareness Practice is what I use and continue to practice to consciously
stay as A wareness. This practice is not to become  A waren ess, bec ause you’rethat alre ady. It’ s  so you can live your life consciously as the A wareness that you
are. It’ s just three simple steps to a life of total freedom and lasting, blissful
happiness. Step 1. Ask yourself, “Am I aware?”
Step 2. Notice A wareness. Step 3. Stay as A wareness. Step 1. Ask Y ourself, “Am I A war e?”
Don’ t try to answer the question with your mind; thoughts cannot help you
experience A wareness. Each time you ask the question, your attention will be
taken away from thinking and t he mind and put on A wareness. When you ask,
“Am I aware?” A wareness is present instantly. The mind may come in quickly
afterward with a thought, but if it does, simply ask the question again. The
more you ask th e question, the longer you will remain as A wareness, and the
quieter your thoughts and your mind will become. “Notice that the mind, in all its changes, has a changeless background.”
Hale Dwoskin
After as king, “A m I aware?” the  first thing you’ll likely feel is a sense of relief
as a ny resistance you are holdi ng in the mind and body starts to melt away. After re peatedly asking the question, over time the feeling of relief will turn
into a subtle fee ling of peaceful happiness. Y ou may feel a sense of serenity, as
your mi nd beco mes quiet. Y ou may feel currents of joy running through the
area around your heart. The relie f you feel is due to you r mind falling into the backgrou nd. The longer
the mind  remain s in the backgro und, with A wareness present in the foreground,
the greater the relief, and the more happiness you will begin to feel. Bliss
comes when A wareness remains permanently in the foreground, and the mind is
delegated to its rightful place. Remember, A wareness is formless, so it’ s not something you can hold on to. It’ s
like love. Y ou know love exists, but can you hold on to it? Y ou can feel the
sensations of love in your hear t, but you can’ t grasp it in you r hand. It’ s the
same wi th A war eness. Y ou will feel the sensations of relief and happiness in
your body from A wareness, but you can’ t grasp it or hold on to it. It ca n se em dif fi cult to consciously stay as A wareness in the beg inning, because
of the habit of thinking. “As soo n as this is noticed, we may ask again, ‘Am I A ware?,’ in this way
inviting the mind away from th e objects of knowledge or experience, towards
its essence or source.”
Rupert Spira, fr om  Being A ware of Being A ware
The way to break the habit of incessant thinking is by bei ng the Infinite
A wareness that you are. Y ou can ’ t use the mind to stop the min d and break the
habit of thinking. It’ s the reason many people fail at meditation, because they’retrying to  use the mind to quiet  the mind, instead of allowing the thoughts to
come and go without giving them any attention. For mo st people there’ s virtually no relief from their min d because it’ s
constantly throwing up one thought after another, and they do n’ t realize they
can rem ove thei r attention from their thoughts. Freedom from t he mind is such
a glo rious relief, and it comes when you can observe thoughts ra ther than being
lured into following them and believing them. Step 2. Notice A war eness
In a rela tively short time of practicing step 1, you’ll get to the p oint where you
automatically notice A wareness. Y ou won’ t need to ask, “ Am I aware?”
anymore, because in the moment you think of A wareness, instantly A wareness
will be in the foreground and your mind will recede into the background. “Allow the experience of being aware to come into the foreground of
experience, and let thoughts, images, feelings, sensations and perceptions
recede into the background. Simply notice the experience of be ing aware. The
peace and happiness for which all people long reside there.”
Rupert Spira, fr om  Being A ware of Being A ware
Shift your attention to A wareness by noticing A wareness multiple times
throughout the day. It won’ t be long before you feel a sense of exquisite relief
and happiness each time you return from the turmoil of the mind to the deep
peace of A wareness. “There’ s a fork in every moment. T o be what you are or what you are not. Y ou’re choosing in every second.”
My teacher
If you feel like your mind is cov ering A wareness, or you feel like you’ve lost it
and you can’ t get it back, ask yourself, “What is aware that A wareness is lost?”
It’ s A wareness that’ s aware of it! And with that, you wil l be aware of
A wareness. If you don’ t think you’ve been able to discover A wareness yet, ask yourself,
“What is aware that I haven’ t discovered A wareness?” It’ s A wareness that’ s
aware of that too! And now you’re aware of A wareness. “Y ou are already awareness itself, not the one trying to be aware.”
Mooji
Are you  aware of your body right now? It’ s A wareness that’ s  aware of your
body. A re you aware of the seat you’re sitting on? It’ s A warene ss that’ s aware
of th e s eat. Are you aware of your breathing? It’ s A wareness that’ s aware of
your breathing. It’ s that simple. “Whenever you think of it, bring yourself back to the awareness of now. Do it
hundreds of times each day, because, remember, all of your power is in your
awareness of your power.”
Fr om  The SecretStep 3. Stay as A war eness
“In the beginning you feel like a visitor to awareness, but as you keep
discovering the realness of it, any sense of fear or separation melts away.”
Mooji
Staying as A wareness is all about where you put your attention. My teacher
suggests a simple way to think about this. Our mind operates in a similar way to
the lens on a cam era. The mind has an automatic zoom function, and it focuses
our attention on things in detail, just as you would zoom in with a camera lens
for a  close-up. The majority of  the time the mind is zoomed in and we are
seeing the world through focused attention, which results in a very narrow and
distorted perspective of the world. But when you want to take a photograph of a
wide-open space, you zoom out and open the lens as wide as you can for a
wide-angle shot. In the same way, if you open your attention wid e so you’re not
focused on any detail anymore, A wareness is revealed. It’ s a simple way to stay
as A wareness and let everything be just as it is. T o put this into practice,


15 minutes (does not include overnight soaking)
Serves 2-4
2 oz. raisins, presoaked
2 oz. dried figs, presoaked
2 oz. dried apricots, presoaked
1/2 white cabbage, finely shredded
2 carrots, coarsely grated
2 red eating apples, coarsely grated
8 tbsp. yogurt
1 lemon
parsley, chopped
Soak the raisins, figs and apricots overnight in cold water, or pour boiling water over them and
leave for a couple of hours until plump. Finely shred the cabbage. Coarsely grate the carrots and
apples. (Sprinkle the apples with lemon juice to stop them from turning brown.) Put the above
ingredients into a bowl. Combine the yogurt, lemon juice and chopped parsl ey in a jug  and
spoon over the salad. Toss together until well mixed. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 225Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comGerson® Coleslaw
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Serves 2-4
onion, sliced or chopped
white cabbage, grated or sliced
carrot, grated
Dressing:
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. water
sugar (optional)
yogurt
cottage cheese (nonfat, unsalted)
Slice or chop the onion. Grate or slice the white cabbage. Grate the carrot. Mix all together. For
the dressing, mix lemon juice with water (and sugar, if used). Mix yogurt with cottage cheese
and beat well to get rid of any lumps. Then add the lemon juice and water mixture. Mix well
and pour over salad. Grated Lime Zucchini Salad
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Serves 2-4
1 lb. zucchini, finely grated
juice of 1 lime (or lemon)
1 red bell pepper, grated
1 clove garlic, crushed
lettuce
Grate the zucchini  finely. M ix with the lime (or le mon) juice and grated pepper. Add crushed
garlic. Allow the flavors to blend a little before serving on a bed of lettuce. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 226Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comHungarian Tomato Salad
Preparation time: 15 minutes
whole tomatoes, skinned
lettuce
chopped chives
Dressing:
yogurt
lemon juice
flaxseed oil
grated horseradish
Skin the tomatoes by dipping them in boiling water for a minute. Make the dressing. Place
the whole, skinned tomatoes on the lettuce leaves and cover with the dressing. Garnish with
chopped chives. Jumbo Salad
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Serves 4-6
variety of shredded lettuce leaves and salad greens, bite-sized and shredded
Any, or all, of the following:
tomato, chopped
green (or red) bell pepper, chopped
green onions, finely sliced
carrot, finely grated
beet, finely grated
radish, finely sliced
fennel, finely sliced
grape halves
lemon juice
flaxseed oil
dried dill  weed
raisins, plumped
Gradually build up the salad, beginning with the bite-sized shredded lettuce leaves and salad
greens. Add any, or all, of the ingredients listed above. Pour boiling water over the raisins
and leave for a few minutes to become plump and juicy. Sprinkle on top of the salad. Grate
the carrot and/or beet and place to one side of the salad. (If you put it all on top, it tends to
“smother” the salad.) Pour on the lemon juice and flaxseed  oil. Sprinkle with dill. Serve with
rice, oven-cooked and sliced potatoes or boiled small new potatoes. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 227Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comMinted Apple and Celery Salad
Preparation time: 15 minutes (does not include soaking)
Serves 2
1 red eating apple, cut, cored and chopped
apple cider vinegar
1 stalk of celery, chopped
raisins, presoaked
mint leaves
lettuce
Cut and core the apple and chop into bite-sized chunks. Mix with a little apple cider vinegar
(diluted with water, if desired). Chop the celery and add, with the presoaked raisins, to the apple
and apple cider vinegar. Take the mint leaves and tear into small pieces. Add to the dish and
serve on a bed of lettuce. (Leave for a little while before serving  so the flavors have time to mix. ) Variation: Yogurt  can be mixed with the apple cider vinegar  for the dressing. Orange, Chicory and Watercress Salad
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Serves 2-4
1 orange, peeled and segmented
2 heads of chicory
1 bunch of watercress
Dressing:
1 tbsp. flaxseed  oil
1/2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar  (or lemon juice)
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 green  onion
parsley
chives
dill
fennel
mint
Peel the orange and split into segments. Separate the chicory leaves and arrange like the spokes
of a wheel  around a large dish. Put the watercress and orange in the middle. Combine all the
dressing ingredients in a jug and stir vigorously. (If you have no fresh herbs, use a generous
pinch of dried herbs.) Pour over the salad and serve immediately. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 228Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comRadish, Apple and Celery Salad
Preparation time: 15 minutes (does not include soaking)
Serves 2
radishes, chopped
green apples, chopped
celery, chopped
raisins (presoaked)
lettuce
Dressing :
1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp. water
1 tsp. sugar (or honey)
1 or 2 cloves garlic, crushed
dill, chopped
yogurt
Chop the radishes, green apples and celery into small chunks. Add the raisins. For the dressing,
mix together the apple cider vinegar, water, sugar (or honey), garlic and dill. Add enough yogurt
to make a creamy dressing. Pour over the salad and serve on a bed of lettuce (include radicchio
or red leaf, if available). Variations: Use other herbs instead of dill, omit the yogurt or add some flaxseed oil. Raw Turnip, Watercress and Orange Salad
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Serves 2
1 turnip, peeled and cut
1 orange, segmented
watercress
Dressing:
orange juice
flaxseed oil
Peel and cut the turnip into matchstick -size pieces. Segment the orange and add to the turnip
pieces. Add the watercress and toss in the dressing. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 229Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comRice Salad
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Serves 2
green  bell pepper, chopped
red bell pepper, chopped
tomato, chopped
1 cup cooked brown rice
Dressing:
1 tbsp. flaxseed  oil
1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1 clove garlic
sugar
Chop the peppers and tomato. Prepare the dressing, mixing well, and add the chopped peppers
and tomato. Spoon onto the rice. Serve with a mixed green salad. Romaine Lettuce with Yogurt Dressing
Romaine lettuce
chives, chopped
Dressing:
yogurt
sugar
lemon juice
crushed garlic
Coarsely shred the lettuce. Pour on the dressing and sprinkle with chopped chives. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 230Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comSalad Kebabs
Preparation time: 15 minutes
tomatoes, thinly sliced
zucchini s, thinly sliced
whole radishes, thinly sliced
lettuce hearts, thinly sliced
carrots, thinly sliced
Dressing:
lemon juice
yogurt
flaxseed oil
herbs (mint, dill or parsley)
Thread on wooden skewers thinly sliced pieces of tomato, zucchini, whole radishes,  lettuce
hearts and raw carrot. Dip into the salad dressing before serving. Salad Loret


 special pro-
gram that also includes the intake of energizing
and adaptive herbal infusions from Altai moun-
tains (rhodiola or golden root, red root or
Hedysarum neglectum, Rhaponticum car-
thamoides  and othe rs). Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frThe second (strictly therapeutic) cycle of dry
fasting lasts until the second acidotic crisis oc-
curs, aimed at eradicating the disease. The sec-
ond cycle of DF is normally better tolerated than
the first, both physically and psychologically. In
some cases, in the presence of very serious dis-
eases, it is advisable to practice also a third cycle
of DF, the final one. The most important thing
to note is that with every new fast an ever more
rapid transition to endogenous nutrition occurs
and a very high quality biosynthesis. In other
words, this kind of "pendulum" fasting cycle al-
lows to increasingly strengthen the body's de-
fenses. The further advantage of this method lies in
the fact that, after the first cleansing phase, the
functionality, memory capacity  and energy
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quently, with the second fasting period, the cell
is allowed to conclude the process, to clean up
deeply and perfect the steps that may have been
neglected. It is something like the principle of
supercompensation: everything that at the be-
ginning has been superficially treated, now is de-
finitively cleansed and purified. As a result, the
body approaches new positive stresses in a state
of "greater combat readiness". In this system, a
fast is superimposed on the other, optimizing
the therapeutic effect. The FDF is also convenient for people who
are overweight or  obese,  because it does not al-
low weight gain. The weight decreases progres-
sively and usually obese people not only regulate
their weight, but they reduce it by 2 -3kg because
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idotic crisis, their number is normalized and
they become as many as the amount patients had
in their youth. The DF according to the method Filonov, in
addition to its therapeutic value, has a strong re-
juvenating and regenerating effect, it is tolerated
rather well and does not bring any complications
in practice. Therein lies the difference with
Shchennikov’s fasting, who recommends right
away prolonged DF practices, of 9 -10-11 days. In
the cascade fasting according to V. P. Lavrova
the DF is practiced with equal times for the fast
and the exit: 1 day of fasting and 1 day of eating,
then 2 days of DF and 2 days of eating, up to 5
days. It is a very effective fast, but it is nece ssary
to practice it for a long time before reaching the
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method, on the other hand, the process takes
place in crescendo, the terms increase with each
cycle and thanks to this way of proceeding the
second ac idotic crisis occurs in a shorter time. After a proper preparation for DF (proper
feeding, bowel and liver cleansing, water  fasting,
DF training days – (see question 9 and follow-
ing), it is possible to switch to the Filonov
method: a practice of 5 - 7 days of DF, then a re-
covery period of 2 -3 weeks and a second practice
of 7-9 days. If there are still problems you can
complete with a final practice of another 9 days
(the terms are individual, and depend on the
pathological situation and the individual aims). One of the disadvantages of the FDF is that it
takes much more time than the CDF and a
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adapt the body to this type of practice. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr7. What are the advantages of dry fast-
ing compared to water  fasting? In a dry fa st the organism is subjected to
harsher conditions than in a water fast. It is
forced to restructure itself in order to produce
not only nutrients but also water. In the body’s
tissues the splitting occurs more quickly and
takes place in a short time. The phases of thera-
peutic fasting, in the case of dry fasting, are the
same ones identified for water  fasting, but the
times are reduced considerably: the excitation
phase lasts less than a day, the phase of increas-
ing ketoacidosis lasts from 1 to 3 days and o n the
third day of dry fast the ketoacidotic crisis ap-
pears. The second acidotic crisis, the most
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sooner it appears, the sooner it passes, and the
more time remains for renewal and healing of
the organism. During a water fast, exogenous water (water
coming from outside) enters the body, and water
is the main factor of purification. According to
the law of biological expediency, a cell, in this
case, spends the minimum of its energy: all tox-
ins, poisons, waste are dissolved and, to put it in
a figurative sense, there is a phenomenon of
washing the toxins from the cell and intercellular
space. During a DF, however, incineration of
toxins occurs in their own furnace, in a way. This
means that every cell, in the absenc e of water,
triggers an internal fusion reaction, and turns
into a mini -reactor. Water is of utmost necessity
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especially for diseased and altered cells. In these
extreme circumstances what happens is that  the
strongest, healthiest cells survive, and in order to
survive in this situation they must intensify the
production of their own high quality endoge-
nous water. This endogenous water is probably
of a quality many times higher than that of exog-
enous water, always according to the law of bio-
logical efficiency. A cell consumes a lot of energy
and consequently the resulting product must, in
terms of quality, correspond to the effort in-
vested. Here we are not dealing with the human
mind, which can be mistaken,  but with a natural
process that overseas each stage of development
and aims to ensure the continuation of life. Dur-
ing a dry fast the replacement of the old "dead
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quality, endogenous water, synthesized by  the
organism itself. Many patients report that dry fasting is better
tolerated than water fasting because of the lack
of hunger. This is not surprising. The fact is that
the exogenous water and the body’s own water
are very different. When the organism re ceives
water coming from the outside, it has to rework
the molecules, erase the useless information,
structure it and transform it into "its" molecules,
having the properties of the organism itself. To
do this, as well as for the digestion of food, the
body is forced to spend a certain amount of en-
ergy and time. With DF all these processes do not take place,
and in this sense it is a more complete practice
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wate r, the blood does not receive harmful sub-
stances and has the chance to be constantly
cleansed by the organism. The same blood com-
position is repeatedly cleansed through the filter
systems and thus becomes perfectly pure. Dur-
ing a DF practice the blood purifies all the super-
fluous substances and the blood


	the	carrots	and	orange	through	a	juicer. 2. You	can	enjoy	this	juice	on	a	daily	basis. It	prevents	heart	diseases,	cancer,
infection,	and	the	other	disorders.Black	Currant	and	Sprout	Juice
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 1	cup	red	grapes

1. 1⁄2	cup	black	currants

1. 2	tablespoons	alfalfa	sprouts

1. 1/2	cup	coconut	water

Directions

1. Juice	the	ingredients	in	a	juice	machine. 2. You	can	sweeten	the	juice	with	your	favorite	natural	sweetener	if	desired. 3. These	ingredients	promote	healthy	skin. Blackcurrant	is	widely	used	as	an
herbal	medicine.Mint	Pineapple	Juice
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 1	cup	pineapple,	peeled	and	cut	into	chunks

1. 2	celery

stalks,	with	leaves

1. 1	tablespoon	mint	leaves

Directions

1. Process	the	pineapple	and	celery	through	a	juicer. 2. Serve	the	juice	garnished	with	mint	leaves. 3. The	juice	contains	anti-inflammatory	ingredients	and	vitamin	C.Grape	and	Melon	Surprise
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	3)

Ingredients

1. 1⁄4	small	honeydew	melon

1. 1	cup	green	grapes,

seedless

1. 2	kiwi	fruits,	peeled

1. 3⁄4	cup	spinach,	torn	into	pieces

1. 1	lemon,	peeled

Directions

1. Mix	the	juice	thoroughly	to	combine	all	the	above	ingredients. 2. Serve	at	once	and	enjoy! 3. Honeydew	melon	is	rich	in	vitamin	B	and	potassium	and	grapes	are	high	in
phytochemicals.Mint	Tropical	Delight
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	3)

Ingredients

1. 1	mango,	peeled	and	cored

1. 2	apricots,	pitted

1. 1⁄4	cup	pineapple,	peeled	and	cut	into	chunks

1. 1	teaspoon	fresh	grated	ginger

1. 1	cup	strawberries

1. 1	tablespoon	mint	leaves

Directions

1. Process	the	ingredients	through	your	electronic	juicer	following	the
manufacturer’s	directions. 2. You	can	sweeten	the	juice	with	the	raw	honey. 3. The	juice	is	beneficial	for	digestion	and	weight	loss. Enjoy!Hot	Beet	Juice
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 4	carrots,	trimmed

1. 3	celery	stalks

1. 1	beet

1. 1⁄2	cup	kale

1. 3	tomatoes

1. 2	red	bell	peppers,	seeded

1. 4	green	onions,	trimmed

1. 1	teaspoon	salt

1. A	pinch	of	black	pepper

1. A	few	drops	hot	pepper	sauce
	Directions

1. Clean	all	the	above	ingredients. 2. Process	the	carrots,	celery	and	beet	through	your	electronic	juicer	following
the	manufacturer’s	instructions. 3. Add	the	kale,	followed	by	tomatoes,	bell	peppers,	and	green	onions. Season
with	salt,	black	pepper,	and	hot	sauce. 4. Lastly,	whisk	the	juice	thoroughly,	and	serve	over	ice. Enjoy! 5. Remember	that	the	micronutrients	in	fresh	juices	are	fragile,	so	drink	your
juice	immediately.Carrot	and	Tangerine	Juice
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 2	carrots,	trimmed

1. 1	apple,	cored

1. 1	pear,	cored

1. 3	tangerines,	peeled

1. 1-inch	piece	fresh	ginger

Directions

1. Process	the	carrots,	apple,	and	pear	through	an	electronic	juicer. 2. Add	the	tangerines,	a	few	pieces	at	a	time. Stir	in	the	ginger	and	mix	the
juice	thoroughly. 3. Serve	and	enjoy! 4. The	juice	is	very	beneficial	for	circulation	and	digestions.Melon	and	Coconut	Juice
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 1	cup	watermelon	chunks

1. 1⁄2	honeydew	melon,	peeled

1. 1	tangerine,	peeled

1. 1/2	cup	coconut	water

Directions

1. Juice	all	the	ingredients;	transfer	the	juice	to	the	glasses. 2. This	is	the	natural	way	to	fight	stress. Enjoy!Avocado	and	Apple	Juice
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 4	Granny	Smith	apples,	cored

1. 1	medium	cucumber

1. 1-inch	piece	of	ginger

1. 1	avocado,	pitted

Directions

1. Process	all	the	ingredients,	except	for	avocado. Then,	blend	the	juice	and
avocado	well. 2. Pour	into	serving	glasses	and	serve. 3. Avocado,	also	known	as	‘alligator	pear’,	is	nutritious	fruit	loaded	with	good
fatty	acids.Berry	and	Apple	Cooler
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 4	apples,	cored

1. 2	cups	strawberries,	hulled

1. 1/2	cup	blackberries

1. 1	cup	blueberries

Directions

1. Simply	juice	the	apples	through	an	electronic	juicer	following
manufacturer’s	directions. 2. Add	the	strawberries,	followed	by	the	blackberries	and	the	blueberries. Serve	over	crushed	ice. 3. The	useful	ingredients	help	your	muscles	relax,	so	it	is	a	perfect	juice	at	the
end	of	a	hectic	day!Grape	and	Sugar	Beets
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 2	sugar	beets,	with	greens

1. 1	medium	carrot,	trimmed

1. 1⁄2	pound	black	grapes,

seedless

Directions

1. Trim	the	beets	and	after	that	cut	them	into	pieces. Transfer	the	beets	to	your
electronic	juicer;	process	them	according	to	the	manufacturer’s	instructions. 2. Add	the	carrots	and	black	grapes. 3. Whisk	the	juice	before	serving. Try	to	drink	immediately. 4. This	amazing	juice	helps	your	body	remove	toxins. Enjoy!Minty	Beets	with	Fruits
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 2	sugar	beets	including	greens

1. 1	pear,	cored

1. 1	orange,	peeled	and	segmented

1. 1	large	cucumber

1. 1	handful	parsley

1. 2	tablespoons	fresh	mint	leaves

Directions

1. Process	the	beets	together	with	greens	through	an	electronic	juicer. 2. Add	the	remaining	ingredients. 3. Blend	your	juice	thoroughly	to	combine;	serve	over	ice	and	enjoy. 4. Beet	with	their	greens	is	an	amazing	cleanser	of	our	blood	and	liver. Enjoy!Green	Detox	Special
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 2	cups

spinach

1. 1	½	cups	arugula


 However,
one
thing
was
killing
me:
at
first
my
penis
became
red
and
swollen. I
couldn't
even
touch
him. I
consulted
an
endocrinologist
and
a
urologist. I
didn't
take
any
medicine
except
urine. Shall
I
continue. " Recommendation:
Cleanse
the
colon
and
liver. To
better
cleanse
the
body
of
harmful
substances
and
waste,
go
to
the
steam
or
sauna
more
often
and
do
not
eat
artificial,
refined
foods. Letter
#2:
“As
I've
written
before,
I
have
diabetes
and
eczema. I've
done
a
colon
cleanse
and
cleansed
my
liver
twice
and
my
kidneys
once
(with
sunflower
oil). I
cleaned
my
joints
with
rice
and
bay
leaf
decoction. I
starved
for
three
days
a
month. Eczema
is
slowly
receding,
it
has
almost
disappeared
from
the
palms,
there
is
still
rough
skin
on
the
feet. I
have
applied
the
poultice
to
my
limb
several
times
as
per
your
advice
and
have
no
more
problems. Rub
the
hands,
feet
and
limbs
with
a
quarter's
worth
of
urine
daily. However,
I
have
another
concern. In
the
last
letter
you
advised
me
to
omit
bread
from
my
diet,
because
my
body
is
heavily
clogged
with
phlegm
and
slime. Should
I
give
up
all
bread
and
for
how
long. Otherwise,
I
visited
the
steam
room
and
felt
wonderful. I've
been
single
for
five
years
due
to
eczema. I
no
longer
take
medication
for
diabetes
and
treat
eczema
only
with
urine. I'm
in
a
good
mood. I'm
just
asking
for
answers
to
questions
about
bread
and
eczema
on
the
feet.'Recommendation:
Continue
to
cleanse
the
body,
eat
only
natural
products
and
cook
onlywith
melted
water. Letter
#3:
"I
will
describe
to
you
the
result
of
my
treatment. Recently,
I
drink
urine
three
times
a
day
and
at
the
same
time
rub
a
quarter
of
the
urine
on
my
feet
and
palms
for
5
to
10
minutes. I
starved
four
times,
twice
for
two
days
and
twice
for
three
days. I
pass
urine
5-6
times
a
day
and
have
eliminated
bread
and
pastries
from
my
diet. In
the
past
two
months,
I
have
cleansed
my
colon
twice
and
my
liver
five
times,
washed
my
kidneys
once
with
rosehip
root
decoction,
drank
melted
water,
bay
leaf
decoction
and
ate
rice,
porridge,
salads
and
potatoes. At
the
same
time,
I
also
cured
hemorrhoids
with
urine
therapy,
and
it
seems
diabetes
too:
in
any
case,
its
symptoms
disappeared,
such
as
sweating,
weakness,
dry
mouth,
etc. According
to
your
advice,
I
go
to
the
steam
room
every
day. The
feet
are
cleared
of
eczema,
but
slowly. Eczema
on
my
palms
no
longer
bothers
me. I
await
further
advice.'Recommendation:
Supplement
the
diet
with
sprouted
grain
(stimulation
of
the
body
with
group
B
vitamins
and
trace
elements),
instead
of
massages,
apply
poultices
with
one-fourth
evaporated
urine
to
places
with
eczema
(use
it
more
often
at
all)
and
fast
for
longer
than
two
or
three
days
in
order
to
achieve
a
deeper
cleansing
of
the
organism. Letter
#4:
"I
have
not
been
able
to
completely
cure
my
eczema. I
ate
sprouted
grains
on
an
empty
stomach,
put
compresses
on
my
feet
with
evaporated
urine,
didn't
eat
bread
or
pastries
for
a
month,
and
starved
myself
for
a
week. I
drank
evaporated
urine
twice
a
day. I
follow
a
diet,
eat
only
salads
and
porridges,
drink
juices,
but
I
have
not
achieved
a
complete
cure. Although
my
feet
are
almost
eczema-free
and
my
palms
are
clean,
my
urine
and
blood
sugar
levels
are
close
to
normal. Anyway,
I
improved
my
health
with
urine
therapy.'Comment
and
recommendation:
Only
five
and
a
half
months
have
passed
since
the
beginning
of
the
treatment,
yet
the
disease
was
long-term:
diabetes
for
seven
years
and
eczema
for
five
years. The
diabetes
has
practically
disappeared
and
the
eczema
must
still
be
tried
to
remove
the
compresses
with
evaporated
or
standing
urine
-
the
rough
skin
will
then
peel
off
better. The
combination
of
acidification
and
alkalization
of
eczema
with
these
two
types
of
urine
will
strengthen
the
effect
of
urine
therapy. Salads
or
stewed
vegetables,
porridge,
meat
and
the
like
should
be
eaten,
but
only
according
to
the
principles
of
a
separate
diet. It
is
necessary
to
cook
only
with
melted
water,
eat
sprouted
grain
bread
more
often. An
interesting
case
of
curing
diabetes
is
described
by
A. Maslenikov,
one
of
the
founders
of
Russian
urinotherapy:
A
woman
cured
herself
of
"terrible"
diabetes
within
one
year
by
drinking
her
child's
urine
every
morning
and
then
freshly
milked
milk. By
the
way,
Avicenna
already
talks
about
such
a
comprehensive
treatment
of
diabetes
with
urine
and
milk
in
his
"Canon
of
Medical
Science"
from
the
11th
century:
"Human
urine
and
camel
urine,
especially
together
with
its
freshly
milked
milk,
helps
with
dropsy
and
hardening
of
the
spleen. " Thus
the
words
of
the
Prophet
are
confirmed:
'If
you
drink
milk
and
urine,
then
you
will
surely
be
healthy. '" Comment:
Such
treatment
is
suitable
only
for
people
who
tolerate
milk
well. Urine
helps
to
stimulate
the
functions
of
the
pancreas,
activating
its
enzymes. Freshly
milked
milk
in
small
quantities
is
an
ideal
food
that
is
processed
by
its
own
enzymes. In
addition,
freshly
milked
milk
has
a
special
energy
that
also
helps


. Lehrer, “Emotionally T riggered Asthma: A Review of Research Literature and
Some Hypotheses for Self-Regulation Therapies,” Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
22, no. 1 (Mar. 1998): 13–41. h o l d i n g  t h e i r  b r e a t h :  Panic suf ferers visit the doctor five times more often than other patients, and are six
times more likely to be hospitalized for psychiatric disorders. Thirty-seven percent of them will
seek some treatment, usually drugs, behavior therapy, or both. But none of these therapies
directly address what could be contributing to this condition: chronic poor breathing habits. That 60 percent of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease also have anxiety or
depressive disorders is not a coincidence. These patients are very often breathing too much, too
fast, panicking in anticipation of not being able to take another breath. “Proper Breathing
Brings Better Health,” Scientific American, Jan. 15, 2019,
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/proper -breathing-brings-better -health/. h y p e r s e n s i t i z e d  t o  c a r b o n  d i o x i d e :  Eva Henje Blom et al., “Adolescent Girls with Emotional Disorders
Have a Lower End-T idal CO2  and Increased Respiratory Rate Compared with Healthy
Controls,” Psychophysiology 51, no. 5 (May 2014): 412–18; Alicia E. Meuret et al.,
“Hypoventilation Therapy Alleviates Panic by Repeated Induction of Dyspnea,” Biological
Psychiatry CNNI (Cognitive Neur oscience and Neur oimaging)  3, no. 6 (June 2018): 539–45;
Daniel S. Pine et al., “Dif ferential Carbon Dioxide Sensitivity in Childhood Anxiety Disorders
and Nonill Comparison Group,” Ar chives of General Psychiatry 57, no. 10 (Oct. 2000): 960–
67. A l i c i a  M e u r e t :  “Out-of-the-Blue Panic Attacks Aren’ t without W arning: Data Show Subtle Changes
before Patients’ [ sic ] A ware of Attack,” Southern Methodist University Research,
https://blog.smu.edu/research/201 1/07/26/out-of-the-blue-panic-attacks-arent-without-
warning/ ; Stephanie Pappas, “T o Stave Of f Panic, Don’ t T ake a Deep Breath,” Live Science,
Dec. 26, 2017, https://www.livescience.com/9204-stave-panic-deep-breath.html. c a p n o m e t e r s,  w h i c h  r e c o r d e d :  “New Breathing Therapy Reduces Panic and Anxiety by Reversing
Hyperventilation,” ScienceDaily, Dec. 22, 2010,
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101220200010.htm ; Pappas, “T o Stave Of f
Panic.”
s o u n d l e s s  r o o m :  Floatation, as Feinstein has found through five years of clinical research, was
particularly ef fective in treating anxiety, anorexia, and other fear -based neuroses. “The
Feinstein Laboratory,” Laureate Institute for Brain Research,
http://www.laureateinstitute.or g/current-events/feinstein-laboratory-publishes-float-study-in-
plos-one. “ s u p e r  e n d u r a n c e ” :  See Buteyko’ s chart of optimum (and dangerously low) carbon dioxide levels at
https://images.app.goo.gl/DGjT3bL8PMDQYmqL7. r e p o r t s  f r o m  p u l m o n a u t s :  Recently, carbon dioxide therapy has made a bit of a comeback, not just with
Olsson and his crew of DIY pulmonauts. It’ s now being used, again, to treat hearing loss,
epilepsy, and various cancers. The U.S. health care provider Aetna of fers carbon dioxide
therapy as an experimental treatment for patients. “Carbogen Inhalation Therapy,” Aetna,
http://www.aetna.com/cpb/medical/data/400_499/0428.html. c h e m o r e c e p t o r s  a r e  n o r m a l l y :  Chemoreceptors designed to analyze the tiniest fluctuations in carbon
dioxide, a fraction of one percent. Chapter T en: Fast, Slow, and Not at Allh e a v y  d o s e  o f  s t r e s s  h o r m o n e s :  Even an hour after the T ummo practice ended. Think of the lungs as a solar
panel; the lar ger the panel, the more cells there are to soak up sunlight, the more available
ener gy. W im Hof ’ s heavy breathing can increase available space for gas exchange by about 40
percent—a tremendous amount. W ith this bonus space, Hof, for instance, was able to consume
double the normal amount of oxygen 40 minutes after he finished the exercises. Isabelle Hof,
The W im Hof Method Explained  (W im Hof Method, 2015, updated 2016), 8,
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EN.pdf. s n o w  f o r  h o u r s  a n d  n o t :  Joshua Rapp Learn, “Science Explains How the Iceman Resists Extreme Cold,”
Smithsonian.com, May 22, 2018, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/science-
explains-how-iceman-resists-extreme-cold-180969134/#WUf1Swaj7zYCkVDv.99. b r e a t h e  s l o w  a n d  l e s s :  Herbert Benson et al., “Body T emperature Changes during the Practice of g T um-
mo Y oga,” Natur e 295 (1982): 234–36; W illiam J. Cromie, “Meditation Changes
T emperatures,” The Harvar d Gazette, Apr. 18, 2002.
t h e y  c e r t a i n l y  a r e  n o t :  I queried this conundrum to Dr. Paul Davenport, a renowned physiologist and
Distinguished Professor at the University of Florida. He replied within a few hours. “Interesting problem,” he wrote in an email. “My answer will be appropriately, academically
vague :) Bottom line, the ef fect of voluntary hyperventilation depends on multiple factors
including regional blood distribution, degree of blood gas changes, reduced buf fering capacity
of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), changes in cardiac output, pH balance compensation, time and
factors yet unknown. (Is that ambiguous enough?) Research on the physiological response of
blood and CSF to voluntary hyperventilation is relatively straight forward. However, the
cognitive responses to the physiological changes is much more ambiguous and complex.” At
the end of the email, he told me he was working on a detailed analysis of the problem, which
would take some time to put together. As of this writing, he was still writing it. I will post it on
my website: mrjamesnestor.com/breath. In the interim, you can peruse a few studies here: I. A.
Bubeev, “The Mechanism of Breathing under the Conditions of Prolonged V oluntary
Hyperventilation,” Aer ospace and Envir onmental Medicine  33, no. 2 (1999): 22–26; J. S.
Querido and A. W. Sheel, “Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow during Exercise,” Sports
Medicine  37, no. 9 (Oct. 2007), 765–82. m e c h a n i s m  b e h i n d  t h e s e  t e c h n i q u e s :  Iuriy A. Bubeev and I. B. Ushakov, “The Mechanism of Breathing
under the Conditions of Prolonged V oluntary Hyperventilation,” Aer ospace and Envir onmental
Medicine 33, no. 2 (1999): 22–26; Seymour S. Kety and Carl F. Schmidt, “The Ef fects of
Altered Arterial T ensions of Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen on Cerebral Blood Flow and
Cerebral Oxygen Consumption of Normal Y oung Men,” Journal of Clinical Investigation 27,
no. 4 (1948): 484–92; Querido and Sheel, “Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow during
Exercise”; Shinji Naganawa et al., “Regional Dif ferences of fMR Signal Changes Induced by


) amounts, leaving a  1-inch (2.5
cm) headspace. Remove air, label and seal. Freeze for up to 6 months. Fr eezing T urnips
1. Select Equipment:  Se lect suitable-size freezer c ontainers, bags or
Mason jars ( Freezing ). 2. Blanc h cube d turnips in b oiling water for 2 minutes. Lift out and
plunge i nto cold  water. Let stand for 2 minutes. Drain and pat dry. Pack into
containers, leavi ng a 1-inch (2.5  cm) headspace. Remove air, lab el and seal. Freeze for up to 9 months. OR
Purée:  C ook cubes in boiling, salted  water for 5 to 6 minutes or until
tender. D rain an d cool slightly, then mash using a potato masher. Pack into
containers, leavi ng a 1-inch (2.5  cm) headspace. Remove air, lab el and seal. Freeze for up to 6 months. Z u c c h i n i
SOMETIMES YOU WILL SEE THE WORD COURGETTE,
especially when  reading British or French cookbooks. Cour gette is French
for z ucchini, a ty pe of summer s quash that was developed in Ita ly. Zucchini
(Cucurbita pepo)  is long and slender, and usually dark green over yellow,
giving a striped, sometimes speckled ef fect. It can grow huge, but the
smaller fruits are fresh, tend er and delicate in flavour and best for
preserving. Good Pr eserving V arieties
A vailable year -round, local zucc hini peaks in August. All varieties are good
for preserving. All Gr een Bush:  Light speckles on dark green skin; early variety
Newer zucchini varieties are golden yellow in skin colour, and some are round or globe-shaped
Condor:  Nutty flavour; good for baking and preserving. Costata
Romanesco:  Ric h flavour; as  a bonus, produces male blossoms that can be
stuf fed and cooked in addition to the fruits. Eight Ball:  Round, baseball-size fruits that are great for stuf fing; easy to
pickle and can. Golden Dawn:  Golden yellow skin; mild flesh.Pur chasing/Storing
1 lb (500 g) yields 3 cups (750 mL) sliced or cubed zucchini. Y ou will need about 1-1/2 lb (750 g) for each quart (1 L) jar. A medium-green zucchini hybrid with smooth, cylindrical fruit, Radiant is good for pickles, salsas
and other preserves; smooth skin means peeling is not essential. Choose firm, well-rounded zucchini, with tender, glossy, unblemished skin. Fruits longer than 3 to 6 inches (8 to 15 cm) will be tougher and have more
fibre, but zucchini up to about 10 inches (25 cm) long can be pickled. Good W ith
Culinary herbs such as oregano, sage, chives, basil, bay,
thyme, chervil, rosemary. Spices such as nutmeg, cumin, coriander, curry blends. Rice or pasta (in sauces or stuf fed with rice mixtures). Other vegetables, such as tomatoes, garlic, onions, leeks,
eggplant, peppers. Pr eparation
Scrub in  a sink full of cool wa ter to which a drop of food-safe soap has
been ad ded. Rin se well and pat dry. T rim away the blossom end and the
rounded end only if necessary. Leave the peel on if fruit is tender; peel
away strips of skin if mature or damaged. Canning Zucchini
See detailed canning information, Preparing and Canning V egetables.1. Pr epar e Equipment:  W ash and heat pint (2-cup/500 mL) or quart (1 L)
jars, and scald the lids, funnel, ladle and tongs ( Pressure Canner Method ). 2. For every 2 cups (500 mL)  of cut zucchini, bring 2 cups (500 mL)
water or br oth to a boil. 3. Pack quarter ed or cubed zucchini into jars either hot or raw. Make a  Hot Pack:  Add zucchini to  gently boiling water or broth and boil
for 1 minute. Drain, reserving cooking liquid. Fill hot jars with hot
zucchini, shakin g the jar to pack fairly tightly. Pour hot cooking liquid over
zucchini, leavin g a 1-inch (2.5 cm) headspace. Run a thin non-metallic
utensil a round th e inside of the jar to allow air to escape. W ipe s ealing edge
of ja rs w ith a clean, damp, lint-free cloth. Position flat lids over the tops of
jars and hand-tighten screw bands. OR
Make a Raw Pack:  Fill jars with quartered or cubed zucchini, shaking the
jar t o pa ck fairly tightly. Cover with hot water or broth, leavi ng a 1-inch
(2.5 cm)  headsp ace. Run a thin non-metallic utensil around the i nside of the
jar to allow air t o escape. Add hot liquid, if necessary, to leave a  1-inch (2.5
cm) headspace. W ipe sealing edge of jars with a clean, damp, lint-free
cloth. Position flat lids over the tops of jars and hand-tighten screw bands. 4. P lace jars in  pr essur e canner:  Use  a Pressure Canner accordi ng to the
chart below for Dial-Gauge or follow manufacturer ’ s instructions. 5. Cool, Label and Stor e:  T urn of f heat; let pressure return to zero
naturally. Once gauge shows 0 pressure, wait 2 minutes then open the vent.Unlock and remove canner lid. W ait 10 minutes then lift jars from canner
and place on a clean towel or ra ck. Do not re-tighten screw ba nds. Let the
jars cool  to room temperature. T his may take from 12 to 24 hours. Remove
and store screw bands. Check lid seals ( Pressure Canner Method ). W ipe and
label sealed jars. Store in a cool, dark place. f i v e - s p i c e  z u c c h i n i  p i c k l e s
As anyon e who has ever gr own zucchini knows, the gar den always pr oduces
an ample amount. If you can get out and harvest one good lot of the bright
yellow f lowers, this helps to thin the yield out slightly and pr ov ides a very
nice dish when stuffed with rice and poached in tomato sauce. MAKES ABOUT 10 CUPS (2.5 L)
9 cups (2.25 L) sliced zucchini
2–1/2 cups (625 mL) thinly sliced onions
1/3 cup (75 mL) pickling salt
3 cups (750 mL) white wine vinegar
1 cup (250 mL) granulated sugar
3 tbsp (45 mL) Five-Spice Blend  (stor e-bought), tied in a cheesecloth
bag

1. In a stoneware crock or non-re active bowl, combine zucchini and onions. Sprinkle with salt and cover wi th water. Let stand for 2 hours. Pour into a
lar ge colander and drain well, di scarding the liquids. Rinse with fresh water
and drain well. 2. Heat five 1-pint (2-cup/500 mL) jars in boiling water, and scald the lids,
lifter, funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 3. In a M aslin p an or canning kettle, combine vinegar and su gar. T ie the
spice bag to a handle. Bring to a  boil over high heat, stirring constantly Addzucchini and onions and boil gently stirring frequently for 5 minutes. T ry making your own authenti c Chinese five-spice blend for these zippy
pickles—the flav our will be clea r and fresh, and you can tailor the amounts
to suit your taste. 4. Skim of f and discard any foam. Using tongs, fill hot jars with zucchini
and onions to within 1 inch (2.5 cm) of the top. Shake the jar to pack fairly
tightly L adle ho t brine over, le aving a 1/2-inch (1 cm) headsp ace. Run a
thin non-metalli c utensil around the inside of the jar to allow a ir to escape. Add more hot brine, if necessary to leave a 1/2-inch (1 cm) headspace. W ipe rims, top with flat lids and screw on metal rings. Return jars to the hot
water ba th, topping up with hot water if necessary Bring to a  full rolling
boil and process jars for 10 minutes ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 5. Remo ve cann er lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or
rack to cool completely Check seals, label and store in a cool place for up to
1 year. m e d i t e r r a n e a


 not projecting blame, or
talking about another person, event, or idea in a complaining or
fault-finding manner. • Stop waiting for others to change. Ask yourself why others160 / Your Erroneous Zonesshould be different simply because you would like it better if they
were. Recognize that every person has a right to be whatever they
choose, even if you irritate yourself about it. • Come up with a blame list, wherein you detail everything about
yourself that you dislike. It can look something like this:
Who, What Is To Blame What I Dislike About Me and My Life
Sara Lee, metabolism, mother,
McDonalds, heredityI’m too fat……. Parents, grandparents, God, ge-
netics, homework, Con-EdI have poor eyesight……. Elementary teachers, sister, defi-
cient math genes, motherI’m lousy in mathematics…. Luck, all creeps at my school,
parents, I can’t wear makeupI have no boy/girl friends…. Genetics, God, mother I’m too tall……. The economy, Dow-Jones, di-
vorce, my children hate me, ill-
nessI’m unhappy……. Mother, genetics, luck, no early
nourishment, God, SatanMy breasts are too small……
Helena Rubenstein, heredity, girl
friend, the sunMy hair is the wrong color…. Presidents Ford, Nixon, Johnson,
etc., the Communists, humanityThe state of the world bugs me
The neighborhood, “Those kinds
of people,” zoning regulationsMy neighbors are bitchy……
The wind, the sun, the net is too
high/low, the distractions, my
cramps, my sore arm, leg, etc. My tennis outcome……. My metabolism, my period, my
doctor, the food, the heat, the
cold, the wind, the rain, the pol-
len, You Name It. I don’t feel well……. BREAKING THE BARRIER OF CONVENTION  / 161Now add up your total blame score and see if you are any different
now that you have fault and blame appropriately doled out to all
of the precise people and things that are responsible for your feelings. Isn’t that something. You are exactly the same. Whether you blame
or don’t, you stay as you are unless you do something constructive
to correct your dislikes. You can use this as an exercise in seeing the
futility of blaming. • Announce out loud that you just blamed and that you are
working on eliminating this behavior. By stating it as a goal, you’ll
be mindful of your proclivities in this direction. • Decide that any and all unhappiness that you choose will never
be the result of someone else, but rather that it will be the result of
you and your own behavior. Remind yourself constantly that any
externally caused unhappiness reinforces your own slavery, since
it assumes that you have no control over yourself or them, but they
have control over you. • When someone is blaming, politely ask them, “Would you like
to know if I want to hear what you are telling me right now. ” That
is, teach others not to use you as a blame receptacle and begin to
label other people’s blaming and fault-finding so that you get in
touch with recognizing it in yourself. You can label it with a nonof-
fensive treatment such as, “You just made George responsible for
how you feel. Do you really think it’s that way. Or, “You keep saying
that if only the market would go up, you’d be happier. You really
give it a lot of control over your life. ” Your recognition of others’
blames and shoulds will help you to eliminate such behavior in
yourself. • Refer back to the lists of shoulds discussed earlier in this chapter. Try to substitute some new and different behavior for these old
habits—perhaps a late night dinner, or changing your sexual posi-
tion, or wearing what you like. Begin to trust yourself and give less
credence to those external musts. • Remind yourself that what other people do is not what bothers
you, it’s your reaction to it. Instead of saying “They162 / Your Erroneous Zonesshouldn’t do that,” say, “I wonder why I bother myself with what
they are doing. ”
Some Final Thoughts on Should Behavior
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in Literary Ethics  in 1838,
Men grind and grind in the mill of a truism, and nothing comes
out but what was put in. But the moment they desert the tradi-
tion for a spontaneous thought, then poetry, wit, hope, virtue,
learning anecdote, all flock to their aid. What a beautiful thought. Stay with tradition and you ensure that
you’ll always be the same, but toss it aside, and the world is yours
to use as creatively as you choose. Become your own judge of your conduct and learn to rely on
yourself to make present-moment decisions. Cease leafing through
a lifetime of policies and traditions for an answer. Sing your own
song of happiness in any way that you choose, oblivious to how it
is supposed to be. BREAKING THE BARRIER OF CONVENTION  / 163VIII
THE JUSTICE TRAP
If the world were so organized that everything had to be fair, no living
creature could survive for a day. The birds would be forbidden to eat
worms, and everyone’s self-interest would have to be served. W e are conditioned to look for justice in life and when it doesn’t
appear, we tend to feel anger, anxiety or frustration. Actually, it
would be equally productive to search for the fountain of youth, or
some such myth. Justice does not exist. It never has, and it never
will. The world is simply not put together that way. Robins eat
worms. That’s not fair to the worms. Spiders eat flies. That’s not fair
to the flies. Cougars kill coyotes. Coyotes kill badgers. Badgers kill
mice. Mice kill bugs. Bugs…You have only to look at nature to
realize there is no justice in the world. Tornadoes, floods, tidal waves,
draughts are all unfair. It is a mythological concept, this justice
business. The world and the people in it go on being unfair every
day. You can choose to be happy or unhappy, but it has nothing to
do with the lack of justice you see around you. 164This is not a sour view of humanity and the world, but rather an
accurate report of what that world is like. Justice is simply a concept
that has almost no applicability, particularly as it pertains to your
own choices about fulfillment and happiness. But too many of us
tend to demand that fairness be an inherent part of our relations
with others. “It isn’t fair. ” “You have no right to do that if I can’t”
and “Would I do that to you. ” These are the sentences that we use. We seek justice and use the lack of it as a justification for unhappi-
ness. The demand for justice is not the neurotic behavior. It only
becomes an erroneous zone when you punish yourself with a negat-
ive emotion as you fail to see evidence of the justice that you so fu-
tilely demand. In this case the self-defeating behavior is not the de-
mand for justice, but the immobilization that may result from no-
justice-reality. Our culture promises justice. Politicians refer to it in all of their
campaign speeches. “We need equality and justice for all. ” Yet day
after day, nay, century after century, the lack of justice continues. Poverty, war, pestilence, crime, prostitution, dope and murders
persist generation after generation in public and private life. And if
the history of humanity can be used as a guide they will continue. Injustice is a constant, but you, in your infinite new wisdom, can
decide to fight that injustice and refuse to be seduced into being
emotionally immobilized over it. You can work at helping to eradic-
ate injustice, and you can decide that you won’t be psychologically
defeated by it. The legal system promises justice. “The people demand justice,”
and some of them even work to make it happen. But it generally
doesn’t. Those with money are not convicted. Judges and policemen
are often bought by the powerful. A President and Vice-President
of the United States are pardoned or wrist-slapped for obvious
felonies. The poor fill the jails, and have next to no chance of beating
the system. It’s not fair. But it’s true. Spiro Agnew becomes rich after
evading his income taxes. Richard Nixon is exonerated, and his yes-
men serve a fewTHE JUSTICE TRAP  / 165months in a minimum security prison, while the poor and members
of minority groups rot in jail waiting for trial, waiting for a chance. A visit to any local courthouse or police station will prove that the
influential have a separate set of rules, although this is relentlessly
denied by the authorities. Where is the justice. Nowhere. Your de-
ciding to fight it may be admirable indeed, but your choosing to be
upset by it is as neurotic as guilt, approval-seeking or any other of
the self-flagellating behavior that constitutes your erroneous zones. “It’s Not Fair. ” The Slogan of Ineffective Relationships
The demand for justice


 at home. The grain foods were usually from freshly ground
organic grains which were soaked overnight prior to cooking. The whole grains were even consumed
in the context of a nutrient-rich diet high in fat-soluble vitamins. Toxins in grains, whether it is phytic acid, lectins or other compounds, can cause severe cavitiesquite rapidly. A severe case of cavities in a five-and-a-half-year-old girl was related to me from a
Canadian correspondent which illustrates the point. The mother took the child to her dentist regularly
every 6 months for the child’s entire life. She submitted the child to dental surgery under general
anesthesia and spent thousands of dollars on her dental treatments. Yet even after all of this, the child
needed four more root canals, three more crowns and five new fillings. A severe case like this is not
the result of a high sugar diet, but the result of a potent toxin in grains. When questioned about the
girl’s diet, the mother told me that the girl received, along with nut butters, seeds, and sweet fruits, a
daily supplement of wheat bran and wheat germ in her morning smoothies. I have studied the diets of several cases of children and adults with rampant cavities. Severe cavities
behave like an unending torrent of decay which seems impossible to stem as new cavities rapidly
form. One tooth may have multiple cavities, and nearly every tooth is infected with tooth decay. Under most circumstances, it is quite difficult to cause this sort of rampant severe tooth decay in such
a brief period of time. For example, in adults, drinking multiple cans of decay-causing soft drinks
every day over a period of several years will produce severe cavities. A diet consisting of a large
percentage of fruit over a period of many years in one case produced ten cavities. Yet in a relatively
short period of time, whole grains can cause severe cavities in children with hypoplastic (weak) teeth
from birth. Young children cannot digest modern grains well. A good suggestion is to wait until they are one or
two years old to feed them any grains at all. Always avoid white flour, crackers and store-bought
breakfast cereals. Avoid any grains containing bran. The exception may be pseudo-cereals like
buckwheat and quinoa. If your child has significant cavities I would not recommend feeding any
grains to your child until the severe tooth decay has stopped. If a child has minor tooth decay, then
you can feed the safe grains as discussed in chapter four, such as sourdough bread from unbleached
flour, or correctly prepared rice. Sprouted grain breads are not helpful for any child with cavities
because of their bran content. Severe Tooth Decay and Children
Children with a weak constitution or ones who develop cavities easily many times have been exposed
to toxins from the bran and germ in grains, or to an extremely inferior diet such as a vegan diet filled
with lots of sweet foods. Because these children face a large nutritional deficiency, you will need to
be extremely vigilant to heal these types of cavities. If whole grain consumption (no matter how you
prepared it) is the cause, then your child will be hypersensitive to most grains. I recommend at least
avoiding all grains for 3 weeks for a child with pain or severe tooth decay. You will want to focus on
increasing calcium in the diet such as from cheese, and vitamin D such as from fermented cod liver
oil, and vitamin C from vegetable or berry sources. These children will do better on a lower grain
and lower carbohydrate diet. Their diet will therefore focus primarily on vegetables, with animal
proteins and fats. You can use sweet potatoes, other root vegetables, or dairy products to provide
them with carbohydrates. Tooth Infections and Tooth Pain
A young child with severe decay can develop infections in the gum as a result of compromised teeth. The infections come and go and are usually a result of poor food choices by the parents. The whitepus is a sign that the rest of the body will be protected. With improved diet, tooth infections normally
heal. Echinacea with goldenseal tincture diluted in water can help heal tooth and gum infections
. This is to be taken internally by both the child and breastfeeding mother. I have seen echinacea
perform wondrous healing of infections. Goldenseal powder or plantain powder can be placed on the
infected gum itself. Again use herbs with care. Try a very small dose at first to make sure your child
doesn’t react adversely to it, and make sure not to use these herbs with prescription medications or
other strong herbs unless advised to do so by a practitioner. You can learn more about tooth infections in the dentistry section. The same general principles apply
to children. Make sure to closely monitor teeth that can become infected. Infected teeth that do not
heal properly can result in bone loss, or the child getting sick from a focal infection. Infected teeth
that do not heal or improve in a short period of time usually need to be extracted. If the pain and
infection do not go away and stay away then this is a sign that the body is not able to heal the damaged
tooth. Remember there could be years of deficiency that have caused the tooth to break down. While I
would not recommend pulling teeth as a preventative measure since there is no evidence to support
this, pulling out painful teeth or ones where the infection does not heal quickly can be a good idea. This is your decision to make along with your dentist. You know what is right to do, so trust your own
feelings on the matter. Moderate Tooth Decay in Children
Not all children require heroic measures to restore their dental health. It really depends on how
strong they are, and how many cavities they have. Children with a few small cavities will respond
very well to a moderate amount of dietary modifications. In particular, adding fat-soluble vitamins
into the diet, and getting good quality raw milk or cheese is usually sufficient to remineralize small
cavities in children’s teeth. This along with avoiding too many sweets is a good place to begin if you
feel unable or unwilling to completely clean up your child’s diet. Junk Foods in Schools, at Parties and Gatherings
There are two types of sweet foods. There are sweets that in moderation do not harm healthy children
who have no tooth decay, and then there are just plain harmful sweets. Occasionally having sweet
fruit or natural sugar in a dessert does not harm a healthy child. But many children are exposed to high
intensity sweeteners with high fructose corn syrup (corn sugar). When children eat these foods at
parties, such as ice cream, or cake, it throws their body chemistry into a tail spin. Children with tooth
decay can be adversely affected by these sweets for weeks and months. When well-meaning adults at
schools, community gatherings or birthday parties feed children high intensity sweeteners, they are
poisoning them with highly toxic artificial food. This is not acceptable behavior from organizations
that are supposed to support and safeguard children’s health and safety. Be vigilant about keeping
these sweets away from your child especially if he has tooth decay. Grains You Can Feed Your Children
If your child’s cavities have remineralized and you believe the original cavities were not caused by
too many whole grains, then you can safely feed your child grains as discussed in the previous
chapters. Likewise if your child has a strong and robust constitution and the tooth decay is not toobad, you can follow the grain guidelines for adults. If your child has more severe cavities or other
damage from grains, you will need to be very careful with any grains you feed your child for many
years, and in this case, grains should be used minimally. Vegetarian Children
Vegetarian children should follow a diet similar to the diet in the vegetarian section. I would
encourage a parent whose child is vegetarian and has severe cavities to consider some sea food or
cod liver oil. Green Pasture’s™ butter oil is a must for vegetarian children because they will
otherwise be lacking in fat-soluble vitamin D.
Dairy-Free Diets for Children
Since children with tooth decay may be lacking calcium, having dairy foods in the diet is extremely
helpful in healing tooth cavities. If your child is sensitive to dairy foods, see if kefir, goat milk, or
some type of grass-fed cheese is comfortable for them to eat. If your child absolutely cannot tolerate
dairy products, then you will need to get calcium from sea foods and vegetables. In this case you will
need to prepare vegetable soups and stews, preferably with a meat or fish stock base to provide
adequate calcium. The calcium guidelines in chapter four will help you with more suggestions for
calcium-rich foods. Feeding Children Who Won’t Eat Good Food
Children mirror and mimic their parents’ food habits. Pay attention to the foods you eat and you might
find that even though you may eat meat or eggs, you could be a finicky eater and consume too many
foods that are not in balance with your needs. While these habits may not affect you overtly, they
affect your child to a greater degree. Sometimes children won’t eat meat if they have a chronic feeling
of pain and emotional upset. If a parent smiles and enjoys a particular food, then the child will usually
follow. Sometimes you will need to be positively assertive to persuade your child to eat certain
foods. A small struggle may ensue while you help your child switch from addictive, less healthy
foods, and you may need many days to completely make the change. Children who do not digest foods
high in phytic acid such as