 Fruitarian.  After assimilating this entire book, I’d love to get your response to all of this!
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A Fruiticulture food forest, Maui, Hawaii14
FruiticultureVeganic Fruiticulture is the Fruitful Way
by Jesse Krebs, Ph.D.
Veganic Fruiticulture is an approach to growing food
that encompasses a respect for animals, the envi-ronment and human health.  It is a form of agricul-ture that goes above and beyond the standards for organic farming by e x
cluding the use of products
derived from confined animals and by encouraging the presence of native wild animals on the farmland.  Organic farmers are permitted to use animal prod -
ucts as fertilizers: manure, blood meal, bone meal, feather meal, and fish emulsion.

Veganic Fruiticulture breaks the link between live -
stock operations for the production of organic plant-foods by using plant-based t
echniques for soil fer -
tility such as: glacial rock dust, mulching, fruit and
vegetable compost, g r
een manure, wood chips, crop rotation, polyculture and other sus-
tainable methods.  A veganic maxim states that by feeding the soil, the soil will feed the plan ts and trees.  A dding or
ganic plant-based materials to the soil produces a rich, living
soil that has a plethora of microorganisms, which in turn feed the plants and create long-term sustainable fertility.
Veganic Fruiticulture is the ultimate ideal for a sustainable, vibrantly thriving culture.
There simply is no better way of living in harmony with Mother Nature and being true to our frugivorous nature than to create cruelty-free, abundant fruit forests in every open space available.  Who needs a grass lawn anyway?  Can you imagine a society where you can walk and freely pick your lunch from the trees that line the streets and fill the public parks and places?  Fruit trees create fertility, abundance, and health.
We have a naturally symbiotic relationship with fruit trees.  They tempt us with their
sweet, tangy edibles so that we, in return, will spread their seeds to sustain their spe -
cies.  No life is lost in Veganic Fruiticulture—there is only a perpetuation of fertility, life,
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Fruiticulturehealth and abundance.  That is a life in harmony with nature—the foundational design
element for all human systems, integrated harmoniously with the planet’s ecology.  That is Veganic Fruiticulture!
n
To watch the video, Raw Fruitarian Permaculture on Maui with Jesse Krebs, Ph.D., by Dr.
David Klein and Shakta Edmunds, click here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrxy5WCTM
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Fruiticulture food forest, Maui, Hawaii16
FruiticultureUnderstanding & Meeting Our True Human & Planetary Needs
by Don Weaver
My primary passion is for “the causes of health” and see -
ing humanity awaken to these causes and go beyond mis-
guided preoccupation with disease, destruction and death.  It is time to transf or
m our relationship to ourselves, Nature
and the Earth by understanding and meeting true human and planetary needs.  Clearly, such understanding and suf -
ficient “applied love” can swiftly restore and regenerate our now largely degenera t
e species on our interdependently
degraded and depleted Earth Biosphere.  This total Earth Regeneration requires that we free ourselves from the psy -
chic and physical addictions of our false little fear-driven
egos which futilely a ttempt to fill the v oids mean
t to be filled to overflowing with the
natural expressions of human love, wisdom, goodness and compassionate action. These expressions are generally smothered by the false beliefs and miseducational systems de -
signed to produce competitive, conforming consumers who passively accept the health-and- earth-destruc tiv
e mass media images of “how to live in the modern world. ”
If our passion is for knowing how to live sanely, healthfully and constructively in symbi -
otic (not parasitic) relationship with each other and our home planet, then we will dis -
cover, and remember, those wise ways.  Will they include living lightly, planting gardens and orchards, g iving back c
ompost and rock dust to the soil which gave us our body, em -
bracing living nutrition and health?  Surely it’s our degree of passion-compassion-love of life and gra titude f
or Life which energizes us to muddle or fly toward realization of truth -
ful answers.  As more and more of us rise up on our human/angel wings, the total world consciousness will rise up with us.
Possibly the h
ypnotic spell imprisoning much of natural human consciousness can be
broken as enough of us live a life demonstrating healthy love between people, animals, plants, trees and all Creation.  Perhaps the wise, responsible and compassionate thing to do is for each of us to assume it is our passion that will determine the fate of humanity
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Fruiticulture
Fruit tree planting in India by Naandi Foundationand Earth. Each may say:  “If I am Life then I must pass-Life-on to this and future genera -
tions. ”  This is another way to feel the truth of “pass-i-on. ”  Life is our birthright; it is defi-
nitely our adult opportunity!
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“When the truth is buried deep“When the truth is buried deep
Beneath a thousand years of sleepBeneath a thousand years of sleep
Time demands a turn aroundTime demands a turn around
And once again the truth is found”And once again the truth is found”
-George Harrison (a verse given to Donovan for his classic song, Hurdy Gurdy Man)-George Harrison (a verse given to Donovan for his classic song, Hurdy Gurdy Man)

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FruiticultureGenerosity Towards the Earth Can Swiftly Reverse Our Soil-Food-
Health Degeneration
by Don Weaver
An unknown author—perhaps it was “the human soul”—proposed that: “Unhappiness
is the hunger to get. Happiness is the hunger to give. ”  I think we can see a lot of truth in this as we observe our individual and collective lives.  Have you ever felt completely well-nourished, healthy and whole, in no particular need for “more?”  Isn’t that when we’re most likely to feel spontaneously grateful to be alive, with Love in our hearts, and naturally wanting our friends, fellow humans and all life to share this simple, natural happiness?
Is there any good reason why humanity and the Earth can’t move into an awakened
consciousness of health and happiness, where our primary motivations are giving and sharing “simply abundant” life on a rejuvenated planet?  We’ve dragged some of the heavy, obsolete, “bad” reasons into the new century, e.g. our hyper-competitive, separa -
tive, egocentric systems in every field, creating a mental climate that encourages the horrendous exploita tion of humanit
y, animals and the whole crying Earth.  While we
are greedily getting and getting and sucking dry our generously giving Mother Nature, we’ve neglected our critical role as givers and replenishers.  Now in 2018, while we’ve so far miraculously managed to avoid nuclear self-destruction, it is clear that Nature’s finite reserves of quality soil-water-vegetation-air-climate-and-beauty are being severely de -
pleted worldwide.  Therefore, a future in which we and Earth are alive and healthy clearly depends on a dr amatic flow er
ing of our true, generous minds and hearts to enable the
essential symbiotic human-Earth regeneration.
Psychologist Abraham Maslow (The Farthest Reaches of Human Nature) wrote that we
have a “hierarchy of needs” and, until our primary survival needs of adequate food, wa -
ter, shelter and security are met, our “higher” needs or aspirations to share in conscious evolution and giving from our deepest na tur
e of Intelligence and Love cannot be real -
ized. Ecologist John Hamaker (The Survival of Civilization) wrote that most of us are more or less deficien t in multiple essential nutrien ts
, thanks to the “efficiency” of modern
agribusiness, based on mining and poisoning the soil and ignoring “the Law of Return, ”  19
Fruiticulture
Fruit tree planting, Kauai, Hawaii  among others. Add the many toxic byproducts of diets based on cooked and “refined” an -
imal and vegetable conglomerations, the alcohol, tobacco and other drugs used to sup -
press pain and “stimulate” vitality, and we see a human race in deep trouble: a naturally
beautiful, intelligent, inspired and aspiring human race largely “on hold, ” having yet to meet even its primary need for natural, fresh, pure mineral-vitamin-protein-enzyme-rich foods. Consider very deeply how much this can explain the manifestations of a global sickness—including the worldwide epidemic of “the hunger to get” and the relative scar -
city of “a happy mind in a healthy body” and “the hunger to give. ”
Since neither the U.S. Department of Soil Fertility Mining nor the profit-driven Medical
Symptom Suppressing (usually body-destroying) Business nor the largely “corporate-20
Fruiticulturesponsored” governments appear ready to eliminate the causes of disease and support
the causes of health, I suggest we each let our own lives be meaningful in leading the way toward personal and planetary Regeneration.  Since the “health care” bill is up to


 Yoga. It is the
central aspect of yogic practice. In fact. Yoga is defined in
the Yoga Sutras primarily as Samadhi.82 Samadhi is the Ayurveda and the Mind
capacity of consciousness to become one with its object of
perception, through which the nature of ultimate Reality
is known. It can perhaps be best translated as "absorption."
Samadhi is the capacity to merge with things in con-
sciousness and gives ultimate joy and fulfillment in life. It
is the highest stage of meditation that brings us to the
underlying Divine nature in everything. It is the natural
outcome of true meditation. Sustained meditation results
in Samadhi.
Samadhi is also of two types: with or without form or
quality, just like meditation. Preliminary Samadhis
involve heightened perception, deep thinking and con-
templation, and are with form or thought. Higher Samad-
his involve transcending thought to pure consciousness
devoid even of the highest thoughts and experiences. Yet
it is very difficult, if not impossible, to reach the thought-
free Samadhis without having already developed the
Samadhis of deep thinking and profound inquiry. Much
profound contemplation is necessary to develop Samadhi.
It is not something that comes in a day or even in a year
and may require decades of practice to really manifest.
To approach Samadhi in the yogic sense is not possible
for one whose mind is not developed or who is suffering
from psychological imbalances. Psychological cleansing
must come first or the mind cannot reflect the state of
Samadhi in an undistorted manner. In this regard,
Ayurvedic psychology lays the foundation for yogic
Samadhis.
Samadhi is the main way that our inner consciousness
(Chitta) develops, which occurs through the higher func-
tion of intelligence (Buddhi). In Samadhi we return to this
core consciousness (Chitta) and can perceive all its func-
tions. Hence Samadhi helps us to understand how the The Eightfold Method of Yoga II
mind works and how to change it. The knowledge gained
from Samadhi adds much greater depth to any psycholog-
ical treatment. Ayurvedic knowledge has this efficacy for
treating the mind because it was originally bom of Samad-
hi, the realization of the ancient rishis.
Lesser and Greater Samadhis
We are all pursuing Samadhi or absorption in one form
or another. There are not only the higher yogic Samadhis
but ordinary Samadhis. We are only happy when we are so
engrossed in something that we forget ourselves because
the separate self is sorrow. Samadhis are peak experiences
in which we become lost in the object of our perception.
Being inspired, enwrapped in music, engrossed in a movie,
or lost in a sexual experience are all lesser Samadhis.
Yoga teaches that there are five different levels of con-
sciousness (Chitta):
1) deluded (mudha)
2) distracted (kshipta)
3) imaginative (vikshipta)
4) focused or one-pointed (ekagra)
5) calmed (nirodha)8'
Samadhis exist on all five levels of consciousness, but
Yoga as a spiritual discipline is only concerned with
Samadhis of the last two levels, which are purely Sattvic
(spiritual) in nature. These are arrived at through the
development of our higher awareness and are under the
control of our deeper intelligence. They are the greater or
the yogic Samadhis.
Samadhis of the one-pointed mind involve the use of an
idea or support, from contemplating an object in nature to
reflecting on the nature of ultimate Reality. They are Ayurveda and the Mind
focused on a particular object that may be external or
internal. Here the mind consciously gets concentrated in
the object and its underlying cosmic truth is revealed.
Yogis use this type of Samadhi to uncover the secrets of the
cosmos and the psyche.84 These are an extension of the
methods of Pratyahara, Dharana and Dhyana that we have
already discussed.
Samadhi of the calmed mind is beyond all objects and
thoughts and involves stilling or silencing our conscious-
ness on all levels. This type of Samadhi is necessary for
transcending the outer world and for Self-realization. Gen-
erally one must develop the Samadhis of the one-pointed
mind in order to develop those of the calmed or silent
mind.
The lesser or non-yogic Samadhis are transient in
nature and cannot permanently bring peace to the mental
field. They occur when the unpurified mind comes under
the temporary domination of one of the three gunas and
through this merges back into its core (Chitta), which is
the level of the gunas. When one guna prevails there is an
absorption in that guna. But in time the other gunas must
assert themselves and the Samadhi comes to an end. These
lesser Samadhis are outside the control of our awareness
and depend upon circumstances. Such lesser Samadhis are
the main cause of mental disturbances because they breed
attachment and cause addiction to them.
Samadhis of the Deluded Mind
Samadhis of the deluded mind include sleep, comas,
and states induced by alcohol or drugs in which the qual-
ity of Tamas or dullness prevails. Here the mind is
absorbed in a blank state in which consciousness of the
body is obscured or even lost. One loses control of one's The Eightfold Method of Yoga II
mind and gets absorbed in a mindless or non-feeling state,
or one gets absorbed in a sensation in which there is no
movement, like a drunk lost in a drunken stupor lying
half-conscious on the floor.
Samadhis of the Distracted Mind
Samadhis of the distracted mind occur when the mind
is so engrossed in an activity or external sensation that it
forgets itself. Here the quality of Rajas or energetic move-
ment prevails. This type of absorption occurs in sexual
activity, in sports — like the enjoyment of running fast —
or in watching a movie (which has an element of Tamas,
however, being mainly a passive sensory enjoyment). The
mind is calmed by the weight or intensity of sensory stim-
uli. It occurs when we are engrossed in our work, which is
why overwork can be an addiction. We get so lost in what
we are doing that we forget ourselves. This state of mind
is behind most of the ordinary achievements of life, in
which we imagine a goal for ourselves and then pursue it.
The attainment of such goals like wealth or fame is a kind
of Samadhi experience, the absorption of success.
Samadhis of the distracted mind can occur on a nega-
tive level when the mind becomes engrossed in great fear
or pain. Any intense emotion, including violence, creates a
drama in which the mind becomes concentrated, a kind of
Samadhi.
Samadhis of the Imaginative Mind
Samadhis of the imaginative mind occur when the
mind is so absorbed in its own projections that it forgets
itself. This occurs mainly when the quality of Sattva pre-
vails. These are the Samadhis of the inspired mind or
genius. Such are the visions of artists, the musings of Ayurveda and the Mind
philosophers, and the great discoveries of scientists. They
include many transient spontaneous religious or mystical
experiences.
While Sattva prevails in this Samadhi, Tamas and Rajas
have not been eliminated and so assert themselves after a
period of time. In this regard. Yoga does not look up to
these creative or intellectual Samadhis as the ultimate,
which is the tendency of Western intellectual culture to
glorify genius as the highest human type. Yoga is based on
higher Samadhis and, while honoring these Samadhis of
the inspired mind, realizes that these are not sufficient to
purify the mind, particularly the subconscious. They can-
not overcome the other gunas of Rajas and Tamas that will
again bring the mind down and cause it pain. Such
inspired Samadhis are like a window on the higher Samad-
his but cannot take us there. This requires more than cul-
tivation of the intellect; it requires a yogic type training.
It requires not imagination but realization.
Samadhis of a mixed nature exist in which the three
lower Samadhis combine because the three gunas behind
these states are ever fluctuating. Generally, Samadhis of
the distracted mind lead us to a Tamasic state, when we are
exhausted by them, just like the joy of running a race leads
to the pleasure of deep sleep.
Lesser Samadhis include all the powerful experiences of
life to which we get addicted and cause us sorrow. The
mind gets trapped in the influence of such peak experi-
ences or moments of intensity and these serve to color and
distort it. Whatever experiences most impress the mind
give us the greatest sense of absorption or self-loss, deter-
mine our background state of mind and the external con-
ditions that


 DGLA the body needs magnesium, zinc, vitamins B3, B6 and
C, so this conversion will also be a problem for GAPS patients, which
means that GLA has to be supplemented as well as LA. GLA is found in
evening primrose oil (9%), borage oil (24%), blackcurrant seed oil (18%)
and hemp oil (2%). Many omega-6 oils can be very efficiently supplied
through regular consumption of nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, pine,
Brazil nuts, etc.) and seeds (sunflower, sesame and pumpkin). Hemp oil,
evening primrose oil, unrefined sunflower oil, borage oil and safflower oil
are concentrated sources of omega-6 fatty acids, available on the market.
One omega-6 fatty acid deserves particular attention as far as the GAPS
conditions are concerned, Arachidonic Acid (AA), which makes up 12% of
all brain fat. It is by far the most abundant fatty acid in the brain. Research
shows that patients with autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and
depression have low levels of AA in their bodies. What is happening in
these patients is that AA and other fatty acids leak out of the cell mem
branes, where they are naturally located. This deficiency in AA means that
any function, no matter how small or large cannot be accomplished effi
ciently between the brain cells, immune cells and other cells in the body. Why are GAPS patients loosing AA and other fatty acids from their cell
membranes? The reason is not yet clear. However, a lot of research points
in the direction of an enzyme, called Phospholipase A2 or PLA2, whose
function is to release AA from the cell membranes. In GAPS patients this
enzyme is overactive, leaching AA from brain cells leaving them deficient
in this vital fatty acid. There are a number of things which can cause PIA2
overactivity. Bio-toxins coming from bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites
in the gut are usually the major cause. Chronic inflammation in the body
activates PLA2 and we know that GAPS patients have chronic inflamma
tion in their digestive systems. Exposure to heavy metals, pesticides and
other chemicals is known to cause PLA2 overactivity. High levels of insulin,
caused by the consumption of processed carbohydrates and sugars, is also
a strong stimulant for PLA2 activity. Cutting out grains, starch and sugar
will help to preserve a lot of essential fats in the brain of a GAPS patient.
Aspartame, heparin, snake and bee venom, brain injury and lack of oxygen
can induce PLA2 overactivity. Due to this enzyme GAPS patients actively
lose AA and other essential fatty acids from their brains and other tissues in
the body. That is why it is vital to supplement them in large amounts. We
have talked about LA, LNA, EPA, DHA, GLA and their dietary sources.
Where do we get AA from? Here is the surprise: AA comes from meat, eggs
and dairy products. You can not find it anywhere else! The GAPS diet is rich
in these foods and provides large amounts of AA, so vital for GAPS patients
to have. At the same time the GAPS diet cuts out the foods which cause the
loss of AA and other fatty acids from cell membranes-processed carbohy
drates and sugar.
We need both omega-3 and omega-6 oils. However, due to wide con
sumption of sunflower oil, which is quite rich in omega-6, people generally
get more omega-6 than omega-3 oils in their diets, which may predispose
them to various inflammatory diseases. Clinical experience shows that for
people with health problems it is important to have more omega-3 oils
than omega-6 in their diet. The ideal ratio is disputed as it is probably very
individual, but generally it is accepted that 2:1 of omega-3:omega-6 is the
correct ratio in oil blends. For GAPS people it is vital to have not only
parent essential oils (LNA and LA) but their derivatives as well (EPA, DHA
and GLA). That is why it is important to supply not only seed and nut oils,
but fish oils as well.
There are good blends of seed/nut oils available on the market, where
flax oil is the main source of parent omega-3 LNA and evening primrose oil
is the main source of omega-6 LA and GLA. Look for the brands with twice more of omega-3 fatty acids than omega-6. As long as the 2:1 ratio of
omega-3:omega-6 is adhered to, you normally cannot overdose on these
oils. In fact the higher the dose the more health benefits are seen in the
clinical practice. Look for high-quality blended oils which have not been
refined, deodorised or adulterated in any way. Heat, light and oxygen
destroy seed/nut oils very quickly, so theyhave to be supplied in dark glass
bottles and refrigerated at all times. Never use them for cooking. They can
be mixed with cold or warm food to give to the GAPS child or adult.
Apart from the seed/nut oil blends make sure that you supplement EPA
and DHA through good quality cod liver oil and fish oil. These oils are also
highly perishable and should be refrigerated and protected from light and
oxygen.
To summarise on supplementation of fats
GAPS children and adults should have a group of essential oils supple
mented:
1. A good seed/nut oil blend in the ratio of 2:1 of omega-3:omega-6 fatty
acids. It will supply the parent omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Make
sure that the oil is high quality, in dark glass and refrigerated.
Depending on the age of the child start from a very small amount (a
few drops added to the cold/warm food) and slowly build the dose up
to 1-3 tablespoons a day. For children under the age of 18 months 1-2
teaspoons a day are usually enough. For GAPS adults start from a tea
spoon a day and slowly increase to 4-5 tablespoons a day. I recom
mend introducing these oils gradually to avoid any reactions, which
are possible in individuals with severe fatty acids deficiency.
2. Cod  liver oil, which will supply EPA, DHA, vitamin A and vitamin D.
Depending on the age of the child give 1-2 teaspoons a day. For chil
dren under the age of 18 months half a teaspoon is usually enough. It is
sensible to start from a small amount and slowly build up the dose. I
consider cod liver oil an absolute must for GAPS patients, children in
particular, because it supplies them with vitamin A in the most appro
priate biochemical form. Look for detailed information about vitamin
A in the next chapter. An adult should have 2 teaspoons a day or an
equivalent in capsules.
3. Fish oil with higher ratio of EPA to DHA, as more EPA seems to be
beneficial for GAPS patients. There are no toxic levels for these oils. Start from a small amount added to your child's food (not hot) and
slowly build the dose to 1-3 teaspoons a day (up to 1 teaspoon for chil
dren under the age of 24 months). An adult should start from a small
amount and build the dose up to 3-4 teaspoons a day or an equivalent
in capsules.
Make sure that you supplement the oils after food or with food, not on
an empty stomach. If you supplement oils on an empty stomach the gall
bladder would empty its bile into an empty duodenum in order to deal
with the oil, which may cause cramps, belching and nausea.
There are two oils which patients ask about the most, as they contain
both omega-3 and omega-6 fats in considerable amounts. These are hemp
oil and flax seed oil.
Hemp oil is a fairly recent oil on the market. It contains both omega-3
and omega-6 fatty acids in the ratio of 1:3. It is too heavy on omega-6 fatty
acids to be supplemented on its own to GAPS children and adults.
Flax seed oil is too heavy on omega-3 LNA, it contains 4 times as much of
omega-3 as omega- 6 fatty acids and also should not be supplemented on
its own.
Olive oil is a time-proven health-giving food, used by Mediterranean
countries for centuries. The long list of benefits include lowered risk of
heart diseases, healing and anti-inflammatory effects, stimulation of bile
flow, activation of liver enzymes, antioxidant activity, stimulation of pan
creatic enzymes, anti-cancer effects, anti-bacterial and anti-viral activity,
membrane development, cell formation and cell differentiation. Virgin
olive oil has been shown to improve brain cell maturation and function.
And yet it has not got much in the way of essential fatty acids which shows
us that we need much more than just omega-3 and omega-6 oils. It con
tains some LA (omega-6) in a range from 3.5 to 20% and LNA (omega-3)
from 0.1


ingbythemouth—only
itisslowerinitsoperation.
Countrypeoplearemuchmoreafraidofwaterthantown
people;poorpeoplethanrichpeople.Manyagood,active,
cleanly,countryhousewifehastoldmewithpridethatshehas
neverhadherchildren’sfeetwashedinalltheirlives,norlet
oneofthemevertouchhimselfwithcoldwater.Manya
collierandlabouringmanstillboaststhathehasneverwashed
anythingbelowhisface,excepthishands.Indistrictswherethe
water-cureisestablished,intownswdiereb.athsandwash-houses
arewellknown,theseextraordinaryprejudicesaredyingout.
Butthereisstillmanyaschoolwherethegreatestdiflicultyis
foundingettingthechildrentohavetheirfeetwashed.All
schoolsoughttohavebathsandWivshing-places attachedto
them.
Eveninremotecountryvillages,how’ever,peoplearegetting
wiser.Anexcellentoldgrandmother,whohadneverwashed
herownchildren,began,inheroldage,towashherdelicatelittle
orphangrandchild allovereveryday,andfoundhimgrowupa
PERSO^ALCLEANLINESS. 75
stoutboy.Anoldladybeijantowashherselfalloverwithcold
waterforthelirsttimeaftereightyyearsofage,andlivedten
goohyearsafterwards.
Theamountofreliefandcomfortexperiencedbysickafter
theskinhasbeencarefullywashedanddried,isoneofthe
commonestobservationsmadeatasickbed.Butitmustnot
beforgottenthatthecomfortandreliefsoobtainedarenotaU.
Theyare,infact,nothingmorethanasignthatthepowei'sof
lifehavebeenrelievedbyremovingsomethingthatwasoiipress-
ingthem.Thenurse,therefore,mustneverputoff.attendingto
tliepersonalcleanlinessofherpatientundertheideathatall
thatistobegainedisalittlerelief,whichcanbequiteaswell
givenlater.
Inallwell-regulated Iiospitalsthisoughttobe,andgenerally
is,attendedto.Butitisverygenerallyneglectedwithsickat
home.
Justasitisnecessarytorenewtheairroundasickperson
frequentlj%tocarryoffsicklyvapoursfromthelungsandskin,
bymaintainingfreeventilation,soisitnecessarytokeepthe
poresoftheskinfreefromallobstructingexcretions.The
object,bothofventilationandofskin-cleanliness, isprettymuch
thesame,—towit,removinghurtfulmatterfromthebodyas
rapidlyaspossible.
Careshouldbetakeninallsponging,washing,andcleansing
theskin,nottoexposetoogreatasurfaceatonce,soastocheck
theperspiration,whichwouldrenewtheevilinanotherform.
Thevariouswaysofwashingthesickneednotherebespecified
—thelesssoasthedoctorsoughttosaywhichistobeused.
Wheretheskinishardandhai’sh,thereliefaffordedby
washingwithagreatdealofsoftsoapisincalculable.Inother
cases,spongingwithtepidsoapandwater,thenwithtepidwater,
anddryingwithahottowelwillbeordered.
Everynurseoughttobecarefultowashherhandsveryfre-
quentlyduringtheday.Ifherface,too,somuchthebetter.
Onewordastocleanlinessmerelyascleanliness.
Comparethedii-tinessofthewaterinwhichyouhavewashed
whenitiscoldwithoutsoap,coldwitlrsoap,hotwithsoap.You
willfindthefirsthashardlyremovedanydirtatall,thesecond
alittlemore,thethirdagreatdealmore.Butholdyourhand
overacupofhotwaterforaminuteortwo,andthen,bymerely
rubbingwiththefinger,youwillbringoffflakesofdirtordii’ty
7G NOTESONNURSING.
3kiu.Afteravajwurbathyoumaypeelyourwholeselfcleanin
thisway.AVliatImeanis,thatbysimplywiishingorsponging
withwateryoudonotreallycleanyourskin.Takearough
towel,diponecornerinveryhotwater—ifalittlespiritbe
addedtoititwillbemoreeffectual—audthenrubasifyou
wererubbingthetowelintoyourskinwithyourfinger.The
blackflakeswhichwillcomeoffwillconvinceyouchatyouwere
notcleanbefore,howevermuchsoapandwateryouhaveused.
Theseflakesarewhatrequireremoving.Andyoucani-eally
keepyourselfcleanerwithatumblerofhotwaterandarough
towelandrubbing,thanwithawholeapparatusofbathand
soapandsponge,withoutrubbing.Itisquitenonsenseto.say
tli.at.anybodyneedbedirty.Patientshavebeenkeptasclean
bythesemeanson<alongvoy.age,whenabasinfullofwater
couUlnotbeafforded,andwhentheycouldnotbemovedoutof
theirberths,^ ifalltheappurtenances ofhomehadbeenat
hand.
Washing,however,withalargequantityofw.atcrhasquite
othereffectsth.anthoseofmerecleanliness.Theskinabsorbs
thewater,andbecomessofterandmoreperspirable.Tow.ash
withsoapandsoftwateris,therefore,desirablefromotherpoints
ofviewthanthatofcleanliness.
Yououghttousefreshwaterasfreelyfortheskinasfreshair
forthelungs.Butthewatermustbesoft.Peo])leverylittle
thinkofthis.Theythinkmainlyofhardwaterasch.apping
theirhands,notasbeingapromoterofdrunkenness,unclean-
liness,indigestion.“Water-dressings,” usedtosores,h.aveabso-
lutelytheoppositeeffect,viz.,poisoningthesore,whenmade
withveryhardw.ater,towhattheyhave,viz.,cleansingand
healingthesore,whenthewaterissoft.Whenw.aterishard,it
isworthwhiletohavedistilledwaterforeveryw.ater-dressing.
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ortocondensesteamfromaboiler,ortoboilw.atcr,whichwill
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intlieso.ap,theperspirationfromtheskin,andthelimeinthe
water,unitetofonnakindofvarnishupontheskin,which
comesoffintheabove-mentioned blackflakeswhenrubbed.
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boilingvegetables,ormixingmedicines,isveryimportant.A
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CIIATTERINOHOPESAHCADVICES. 77
standforthislastpurjiose.Shehadoftenaswellnotgivethe
medicineatall.
XII.—CHATTEEINGHOPESANDADVICES.
Theinvalidtohisadvisers :—
“Myadvisers!TheirnameisLegion.*••Somehow
orother,everyman,woman,andchildconsidershim,her,or
itself,privilegedespeciallytoadviseme.Why?Thatispre-
ciselywhatIwanttoknow.”AndthisiswhatIhavetos.ayto
them.Ihavebeenadvisedtogotoeveryplaceinandoutof
England—totakeeverykindofexercisebyeverykindofcall:,
can-iage—yes,andevenswing(!)anddumb-bell(!)inexistence;
todrinkeverydiflerentkindofstimulusthateverhasbeen
invented.Andthiswhenthosebestfittedtoknow,viz.,medical
men,haddeclaredanyjourneyoutofthequestion,hadforbidden
anykindofmotionwhatever,hadcloselylaiddowmthedietand
drink.Whatwouldmyadviserssay,weretheythemedical
attendants,andI,thepatient,lefttheiradvice,andtookthe
casualadviser’s?ButthesingularityinLegion’smindisthis:
itneveroccurstohimthateverybodyelseisdoingthesame
thing,andthatI,thepatient,mustsayinself-defence,“1could
notdowithall.”
“ChatteringHopes”mayseemanoddheading.ButIreally
believethereisscarcelyagi-eaterwoirywhichinvalidshaveto
endurethantheincurablehopesoftheirfriends.Thereisno
onepracticeagainstwhich-1canspeakmorestronglyfromactual
personalexperience,wideandlong,ofitseffectsduringsickness
observedbothuponothersanduponmyself.Iwoiddappeal
mostseriouslytoallfriends


, various types.
Gout attacks. Necessary to carry a cane in the trunk of the car and
to have a restricted diet.
Cholesterol problem. Further restrictions in diet.
Duodenal ulcer. Chronic and recurring for over 20 years,
unresponsive to all medical treatments.
Pancreatitis. Intermittent attacks precipitated by the recurrent ulcer.
Gastritis; hyperacidity; intermittent pylorospasm. Therefore,
further diet restrictions.
Colitis, recurring.
Diverticulitis. An appendicitis-type condition of the colon.
Sometimes hemorrhaged, requiring hospitalization and blood
transfusions.
Common problems at the lower end of the gastrointestinal tract.
Scheduled for sur gery.
Arthritis of the cervical spine (neck). Displacement of the fourth
cervical vertebrae.
Low back syndrome, necessitating chiropractic treatment.
V ibration disease (Raynaud’ s Syndrome). Loss of sensation and
impending gangrene in finger tips due to loss of circulation.Middle age syndrome. Coldness in hands and feet, loss of ener gy
and libido, and depression.
Pilonidal cyst at base of spine. Curable only by sur gery.
Bronchitis and chronic cough. Aggravated the headaches,
spondylosis, and low back syndrome.
Poison ivy sensitivity. Skin broke out every year. Sometimes
required hospitalization.
Athlete’ s foot. There was the belief system that it came from hotel
room floors.
Dandruf f. There was the belief system that it came from being in a
barbershop.
Inflammation of the cartilage (Tzietze’ s Syndrome).
A rare disorder, with painful swelling of the junction of the rib and
sternum.
Dental and gum problems. Loss of bone around the base of teeth.
Sur gery was recommended for the gums.
Overall ener gy imbalance. Kinesiologic testing revealed that all  of
the ener gy systems were out of balance, and every meridian tested
weak.
In retrospect, it is mind-boggling how the body kept on going in the
world and functioned as well as it did. Inasmuch as each of the disorders
required a further restriction in diet, there were times when lettuce and
carrots were about the only “safe” foods. This led to the loss of 25 pounds
and a body that looked thin and haggard. Later, some friends revealed that
they had made bets on how long that body was going to last. Most of them
estimated that it would probably keel over at about age 53.
The inner question at the time was: How could a successful, highly
educated professional man, functioning creatively in the world, leading abalanced life, who had been thoroughly psychoanalyzed and experienced
many modalities of therapy and healing, still have so many physical
ailments? Y es, there was a lar ge workload, but it was balanced with
physical exercise and creative work such as carpentry, masonry, woodwork,
and architectural design. Moreover, the spiritual life was active, with two
hours of meditation every day, before and after work. The endless
techniques mentioned in the Introduction were investigated: self-hypnosis,
macrobiotics, reflexology, iridology, polarity therapy, af firmations, astral
projection, group intensives, bodywork, relaxation, and so on.
What was the answer to this strange paradox of someone who had tried
a multitude of techniques, groups, and therapies, but who still had a
staggering array of illnesses? Also, how was it that he operated so
successfully in the world despite this long list of illnesses and the constant
pain that went with them? The answer seemed to be: a very strong will. It
carried him through all obstacles and had the power to push aside anything
that interfered with that ef fective functioning—in this case, primarily,
feelings. W ith that kind of willpower, when a feeling was suppressed, it
stayed suppressed.
The scientific ideal is objectivity. Objectivity means an absence of
emotion. The achievement of this ideal in clinical and scientific work
necessitated a suppression of feelings. This was especially intense given the
nature of the clinical practice, which was with severely ill people. The
extent of their suf fering and that of their families seemed nearly endless. It
went on relentlessly day after day, year in and year out. The intensity was
compounded by having a compassionate nature and being attuned to
people’ s suf fering. The mounting pressures of suppressed emotion in all
areas of life obviously contributed to the multiplicity of illnesses.
At a certain point, both the mechanism of surrender and A Course in
Miracles  were investigated and applied to daily life. Because of the busy
work schedule, there was very little time for any new techniques. Happily,
the “W orkbook” of A Course in Miracles  requires the simple contemplation
of a sentence or “lesson” throughout the day. The power of this technique is
the alleviation of guilt by utilizing the mechanism of for giveness. The
mechanism of surrender could also be done silently throughout the day as
an inner process. The two tools worked together. Surrendering and
for giving went on simultaneously during the day.Once the mind knows the way to alleviate its inner pressure, like
Pandora’ s box, it begins to let all the garbage up, and up it came in
profusion! Thoughts and feelings, which had hardly been noticed at the
time of their occurrence, now returned. Life had been so busy that there had
not been the time to handle them. The decompression process began to
unfold on its own.
One immediate discovery was that every negative feeling or thought is
associated with guilt, and this guilt is so all-encompassing that it is
constantly being suppressed. Thus, there is no such thing as just anger. The
actual feeling is anger/guilt. There is guilt every time we have a critical
thought about someone. The mind’ s constant judging and criticizing of the
world, its events and people, is an unending source of guilt. Guilt itself
engenders negative feelings, and negative feelings in and of themselves also
engender guilt. It is that deadly combination which pulls us all down and
creates such widespread illness and unhappiness. The guilt is so
omnipresent that no matter what we are doing we feel somewhere in our
mind that we “should” be doing something else. W e have lived with so
much guilt for so long that we don’ t even recognize it anymore, and
somehow that guilt is projected by the average mind onto the world around
it. That is why most people need an “enemy”—an object on which to
project their inner guilt. It is also where tyrants get their power, by
manipulating people’ s guilt and finding a satisfactory tar get for it.
There was also the discovery of a disdain for feelings. Anger surfaced
at the imposition of feelings, which can make a person feel like a “victim.”
T o a left-brain orientation, feelings were the opposite of reasonableness,
logic, and rationality. Superimposed on this was the male chauvinist idea
that emotions were for women, children, and artistic types. Feelings had
been primarily a matter of intellectual understanding and clinical analysis.
When they came up internally, they had been labeled, pigeon-holed, and
filed away.
At the beginning of working with the letting go technique, there was a
period of rebellion and actually hating the feelings and experiencing dread
over having to deal with them. It seemed degrading to have to suf fer
through them. This required a shift of self-concept because of the strong
identification with the intellect. Now, like it or not, it had to be
acknowledged that everyone is a thinking/ feeling  or ganism. It would not
work to keep denying reality.Before long, it was okay to have feelings. W ith the letting go
technique, the only way out was to acknowledge and relinquish the feelings.
This became easier as the physical condition started to improve. Although it
can initially be dif ficult to face feelings in ourselves, the light at the end of
the tunnel had shone itself, and this engendered hope.
W ithin days of using the technique, the physical condition at the lower
end of the gastrointestinal tract promptly healed itself and, in fact, the
sur gery was cancelled. Many of the symptoms that had been active for
years, even decades, began to diminish in intensity and frequency as the
months went by. Migraine headaches, in particular, became less and less
frequent. Lower back pains disappeared. The body began to feel lighter and
stronger.
Then, an unexpected crisis came that brought intense emotional
pressure. The diverticulitis returned in a severe form with massive
hemorrhaging. There was an inner decision of great magnitude: “Either this
stuf f works or it doesn’ t.” So this time, instead of going to the hospital and
getting transfusions, there was complete surrender. All of the sensations
going on in the abdomen were acknowledged and not resisted. They were
not given a name or a label. Instead of thoughts or words, there was a sense
of oneness with the sensations, the cramps, and the pain. There was no
resistance to the sensations, no matter how intense. Like being on a razor ’ s
edge, every sensation and feeling was recognized and surrendered. This
went on for four solid hours. At the end of four hours, the bleeding stopped,
the cramps went away, and


 and it is the law that is operating
in your life.
• Whatever you give out in life  is what you receive back in life. Give
positivity, you receive back positivity; give negativity, you receive back
negativ ity.
• Life doesn 't happen to you; you receive everything in your life  based on
what you've given.
• Whether your thoughts and feelings are good or bad, they return as
automatically and precisely as an echo.
 • People w ho have great lives thi nk and talk about w hat they l ove more
than what they don't love'
 • T alk about the good news of the day. T alk about what you love. And bring
w hat you love to you.
• Y ou have an unlimite d ability to thin k and talk about what you love, and
so you have an unlimited ability to bring everything good in life to youl
• Love, because when you love you are using the greatest power in the
universe. The Power of Feelings

"Feeling is the secr et."  (Neville Goddar d 1905 1972)

Y ou'r e a Feeling Being
From th e moment you are born,  you are always feeling somethi ng, and so is every
other person. Y ou can stop your conscious thoughts when you're sleeping, but you
can never stop f eeling, because to be alive is to feel life. Y ou are a  fee ling "be ing"
to the core of you, and so it's no accident that every part o f your human body is
created so you can feel lifel
Y ou have the sense of sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch, so that you can feel
everything in life. They are "feeling" senses, because they enable you  to feel what
you see,  feel what you hear, feel what you taste, feel what you smell and touch.
Y our entire body is covered with a fine layer of skin, which is a fee ling or gan, so
you can feel everything.
How you feel in any one moment is more  important than anything else, because
how you feel right now is creating your life.
Y our Feelings Ar e the Fuel
Y our thoughts and words have no power at all in your life without your feelings.
Y ou thin k so many thoughts in a day that don't amount to anything because many
of your thought s don't elicit a strong feeling within you. It's what you feel that
matters!
Imagine your thoughts and word s as being like a rocket ship, and your feelings as
the fuel. A rocket ship is a s tationary vehicle that can't do  anything without fuel,
because the fuel is the power that lifts the rocket ship. It's the same with your
thoughts and words. Y our thoug hts and words are vehicles that  can't do anything
without your feelings, because your feelings are the power of your thoughts and
words!
If you think, "I can't stand my b oss," that thought is expressing a strong negative
feeling you have abo ut your  boss, and you're  giving out that negative feeling. As a
consequence, your relationship with your boss will continue to get worse.
• I f you think, " I work with so me fabulous people in my job," those words are
expressing the positive feeling you have about the people you work with and you
are giving out that positive feeling. As a consequence, your relationships with
your work colleagues will continue to get better.
 "The emotions must be called upon to give feeling, to the thought so it will take
form. " (Charles Haanel 1866 -1949)

Good and Bad Feelings
Like everything else in life, you r feelings can be either positive or negative; you
have good feelings or bad feeli ngs. All good feelings come f rom love! And all
negative feelings come from a lac k of love. The better you feel, like when you feel
joyful, t he more love you give out. And the more love you give, the more you
receive.
The worse you feel, like when you feel despair, the more negativity you give out.
And the  more negativity you give, the more negativity you receive back in life.
The reas on you feel so b ad with neg ative feelings is because love is the positive
force of life, and negative feelings don't have much love in them!
The better you feel, the better life gets.

The worse you feel, the worse life gets until you change how you feel.
When y ou feel good, your thoughts are automatically good too. Y ou cannot feel
good and have negative thoughts at the same timel Likewise it's impossible for
you to feel bad and have good thoughts at the same time.
How you feel is an exact ref lection, a precise measure to the finest degree, of what
you are giving out in any mom ent. When you feel goo d, you don't have to b e
concerned about anything else because your thoughts, words, and actions will be
good. Simply by feeling good you are guaranteed to be giving love, and all of that
love must come back to you!
Good Means Good
Most pe ople un derstand how it feels to feel good or really ba d but don't realize
they are living wi th negative feelings a lot of the time. People think that feeling
bad mea ns feeli ng extreme negativity, such as sadness, grief, a nger, or fcar, and
while fe eling ba d does include a ll those fee lings, n egative feelings  come in many
degrees.
If you feel "okay" most of the time, you may thin k that feeling "okay" is a positive
feeling because you don't feel really bad. If you've been feeling really bad and you
now fee l okay then most certain ly feeling okay is far better than feeling really bad.But feeling okay most of the time is a negativ e feelin g, because feeling okay is not
feeling good. Feeling good means feeling good! Good feelings mean you're happy,
joyful, excited, enthusiastic, or passionate. When you're feeling okay, average, or
you're n ot really feeling anything much at all, then your life wil l be okay, average,
or not much at all! That is not a good life. Good feelings mean you feel really
good, and feeling really good is what brings a really good life!

 Love
Gratitude
Joy
Passion
Excitement
Enthusiasm
Hope
Satisfaction
___________________________________________________________________

Bor edom
Irritation
Dissappointment
W orry Criticism
Anger Hate
Envy Guilt
Despair Fear
 "The measur e of love is love without measur e." (St B ernar d Christian Monk And
Mystic 1090 - 1 153)

When you're feeling joyful, you are giving joy, and you'll receive back joyful
experiences, joyful situations, and joyful people, wherever y ou go. From the
smallest experi ence of your favorite song playing on the  radio to bigger
experiences of receiving a pay raise - all of the circumsta nces you experience are
the law of attraction responding to your feeling of joy. When you're feeling
irritated, you're giving irritation, and you'll receive back irritating experiences,
irritating situati ons, and irritating people wherever you go.  From the small
irritation of a m osquito, to the bigger irritation of your car breaking down, all of
these experiences are the law of attraction responding to your irritation.
Every good feeling unites you w ith the force of love, because love is the source of
all good feelings. Feelings of enthusiasm, excitement, and passion come from
love, and when you feel any of them con sistently, they give you a life filled with
enthusiastic, exciting, and passionate things.
Y ou can harness the power of a good feeling to the fullest by turnin g up its
volume. T o turn up the volume of a feeling, take char ge of it and deliberately
intensify it so you feel as good as you can. T o amplify enthusiasm, revel in the
feeling o f enthu siasm; milk the feeling for all that you can by feeling it intenselyl
When you feel passion or excitement, revel in those feelings and intensify them by
feeling them as deeply as you can. The more you amplify your good feelings, the
greater the love you give, and the results you will receive back in your life wiLl be
nothing short of spectacular.
When you're feeling any good feeling, you can also amplify it by looking for
things you love. Before sitting down to write thi s book, each day I spent several
minutes amplify ing my good feelings. T o amplify my good feelings, I thought
about all the t hings I love. I counted the things I love nonstopone after the other:
my family, friends, home, flowers in the •  gar den, the  weather, colors, situations,
events, a nd thin gs I loved that happened during the week, month, or year. I kept
listing e verything I love in my mind until I felt amazing. Then I sat down to write.
It's a s easy as that to amplify your good feelings, and you can do it anywhere, at
any time.
Y our Feelings Reflect What Y ou'r e Giving
 Y ou can tell right now in the major areas of your life whether you have been
giving


 293–95, 296–97
during pregnancy, 127
Rice Gruel, 277
shatavari, 87, 207
ginger, 303
Edema Massage Oil, 313
essential oil, 314, 317
fresh, 264–65, 294–95
Herbal Chewing Mix, 289–90
Hot Milk Tonic, 290–91
for postpartum, 286, 291, 293–94
powder, 56, 199, 215–16, 291
Tahini Cookies, 297–98
in teas, 55, 103, 106, 180, 283, 284, 307
Warm Yam Smoothie, 292
God, 10, 52, 232–33
golden hour, 150–51, 261
goldenseal, 245
grapefruit oil, 123, 313, 316
gratitude, 39, 42, 47, 80, 81, 125, 259
green tea, jasmine, 306
greens, leafy, 100, 260, 274, 282
grief, 175–76, 217
guduchi (heart-leaved moonseed), 58, 305guests (in postpartum), 178, 186
guilt, 231–32
gum acacia resin, 215–16
gunas, twenty, 18. See also  maha gunas
H
hair loss, 204, 209
headaches, 62, 99, 108, 311, 313
heart
formation, 86, 217
of mothers, 218–19
of newborns, 243
heat rash, 254, 256, 312
helichrysum oil, 214, 315, 317, 318
hemorrhoids, 24, 181, 198, 200, 204, 317
herbal baths
ashoka, 55, 217
Ayurvedic Baby Soap, 247–48
for colic relief, 250
essential oils for, 310
guidelines for, 92
labor and, 151
for newborns, 244–45
postpartum guidelines, 181, 199–200
during pregnancy, 91
herbal chewing mix, 213, 289–90
herbal teas, 302
CCF tea, 55, 103, 180, 202, 288
for colic, 249–50
dashamula, 179–80, 202, 205, 208, 212, 214, 287–88
herbal blends, 198–99
during labor, ratio for, 152
Mama’ s Mood Tea 1, 306
Mama’ s Mood Tea 2, 307
Moon Milk Tea, 306
Moon Milk Tea 2, 307
sweet water lactation tea, 212, 263, 288
hibiscus, 200, 207, 256
home birth, 120, 163
benefits of, 153
hospital transfer plan, 133
VCI and, 163, 164–67
homeopathic treatments, 177, 215, 250honesty, 38, 42, 45, 75
honey, 56, 61, 274, 310
in baths, 92
heating, toxicity of, 282
during labor, 130, 131, 132, 137, 153
during pregnancy, 85, 274
in teas, 306, 307
hormones
balancing, 204, 213
imbalances in, 57
kapha and, 26
mood swings and, 104–5
hospital birth, 121
Ayurvedic packing list, 136–37
plan for, 133–36
reasons for, 163–64
restrictions during, 152, 153
vata excess in, 154–55
when to leave, 147
hot packs, 181
house cleaner, DIY, 122–23
Humphrey, Sheila, Nursing Mother ’s Herbal, The,  261
hydration
congestion, 101
foods for, 57, 270
during labor, 148, 152, 155, 156
low milk supply and, 263
in postpartum, 179, 187, 201–2, 204
during pregnancy, 275
for vata balance, 112, 278
hypertension, 103, 104, 108
hyperthyroidism, 209–10
hypoglycemia, 156
hypothyroidism, 208–9
I
imbalance
causes of, 11, 12
chronic, 98
correcting, 14, 16
defining, 15
treating root of, 301
immunity/immune system, 55, 65, 208, 272abhyanga for, 66, 181
baby’ s, 246, 258, 269
baths for, 91
digestion and, 14
herbal support, 58, 213, 303
vata and, 19
indigestion, 24, 146, 271, 311. See also  acid reflux/heartburn
induction, labor, 145, 314
inflammation, 24, 58, 65, 86, 181, 263, 318
informed consent, 133–34
intention, 91, 184
in childbearing, 1–2, 3–4
in conception, 32, 33, 67–68
early labor, setting, 146
in mothering, 228–29
in parenthood, 79
in sexual desire, 41
interventions, 116, 120, 121, 128, 134, 135
intuition, 194, 243, 305
iron anemia, 100
irritability, 16, 24, 62, 104–6, 202, 206–7, 256
J
jaggery, 56, 284
jasmine, 75, 207, 306, 307
jasmine oil, 126, 151, 198, 315
jatamamsi oil, 317, 318
Jivani, Krsna, 305
Journey W ithin, The  (Radhanath Swami), 81
Judith, Anodea, Eastern Body, Western Mind,  1
K
kalala, 84–85
Kali-Santarana Upanishad, 83
kanji, 153, 280, 283, 292–93
kapha
balancing, 28–29
constitutions, 94
diabetes and, 103–4
imbalances, 27–28, 62, 112
overview, 26–27
postpartum, 203, 281
during pregnancy, 86–87kirtan, 75, 78, 83, 89, 158
kitchari
in home cleanse, 55
instructions, 294–95
Kitzinger, Sheila, Experience of Childbirth, The, 115
Knost, L. R., 236
Krishna, 157–58, 159, 232
kumquat oil, 313
kustha (costus root), 153, 315
L
labor
active, 147–48
early, 146–47
essential oils for, 311, 315–16
herbs for, 304
in hospital birth, planning, 135
kapha during, 156
messages about baby during, 148
nourishment during, 152–53
pain reduction during, 125
pitta during, 155–56
placenta phase, 150
planning for, 129–30
preterm, 95, 314
pushing stage, 149
slowing or stopping, 120, 131
terms for, 143–45
transition stage, 148–49
vata during, 20, 154–55
visualizing, 124
lactation specialists, 249, 253, 254, 261
Lad, Vasant, 7
lavender, 198, 199, 200, 210
after C-section, 214
Diaper Rash Cream, 320
Edema Massage Oil, 313
essential oil, 252, 311, 312, 314, 316, 317, 318, 319
Stretch Mark Blend, 315
law of conservation of mass, 9
leavenings, avoiding, 283
Leboyer, Frédérick, Birth without V iolence,  124
leftovers, 278, 281, 282legs, restlessness of, 110
lemon balm, 208, 210
lemon oil, 107, 123, 311,


Privation of food (fasting) first brings a sensation of hunger, occasionally some nervous stimulation,
but also determines certain hidden phenomena which are more important. The sugar of the liver and
the fat of the subcutaneous deposits are mobilized, and also proteins of the muscles and glands, in
order to maintain blood, heart and brain in a normal condition. Fasting cleanses, purifies and
profoundly modifies our tissues. – Dr. Alex is Carrel • nobelprize.or g/medicine/laureates/1912/carrel-
bio.html
Hippocrates, Aristotl e, Galen, Paracelsus, Plato, Socrates and other great philoso phers, scientists
and physicians for centuries have used fasting as a method of cleansing, healing and renewing the
body, mind and soul.
OceanofPDF.comChapter 10
Doctor Healthy Elimination
– Mother Nature’s Way
Banish Constipation Mother Nature’s Way
Constipation is often referred to as the cause of many serious physical
health problems. Yet few people know what a normal bowel movement
means. The average person feels that if they have one bowel movement a
day they are not constipated. This is not true! People who only have one
daily bowel movement are chronically constipated and carry 5 to 10 pounds
of putrefying, fermenting food material in their lower bowel. This produces
irritation to the delicate lining of the bowel. The bowel then either tries to
get rid of the irritations quickl y – which results in diarrhea  – or puts a
spastic clamp on the intestines to keep them from producin g further –
resulting in constipation and other health problems.
Civilized people  never seem to go to the root cause of their constipation –
an unhealthy lifestyle, lack of sufficient water (8-10 glasses of distilled or
purified water daily is a must), no exercise and weak internal and external
muscles of the abdomen. Americans spend over a billion dollars yearly
trying to move their constipated bowels. In fact, all of the civilized
countries sell lar ge amounts of laxatives to move their cemented bowels.
The chief reason Americans need so much bowel “dynamite” is because
they eat so much refined, mushy, lifeless, unnatural and empty-calorie
foods. The refined grains and other foods have lost the B-compl ex vitamins
needed to have a healthy and clean intestinal tract. Their digestive tract will
lack tone unless vitamin B1 is prese nt. Most diets consist of too many over-
cooked, mushy, fast foods that lack the tough cellulose fibers of raw
vegetables that act as helpful, tiny intestinal brooms to give mobility, bulk,
moisture and lubrication to the colon.
Good Elimination is important for Super Health and Longevity!Raw Fresh Vegetables and Fruits Promote
Healthy Elimination
The Bragg Heal thy Lifestyle emphasizes at all times that a person should
have 1 to 2 raw coarse salads a day. The base of these salads should be raw
chopped or grated cabbage, carrots, beets, broccoli, cauliflower  and celery.
(See page 123 for our famous Bragg Healthy Salad Recipe!) The fleshy part
of raw vegetables and fruits, contain cellulose, a colloidal element that
retains water and acts as a soft bulk throughout the entire digestive system
and helps promote health and good elimination! If for some reason you
can’t eat coarser raw foods grate or blend them – or can’t tolerate them –
then grind 2 Tbsps flaxseeds (great over veggies, soups, etc.) or make a
flaxseed tea and drink 20 minutes  after meals (page 48). Or you may presoak
overnight 1 Tbsp flaxseeds in 12 cups of water. In the morning stir and drink
or if too thick, spoon eat and then after, drink your Bragg Vinegar Cocktail
on page 122.
Another suggestion for relieving constipation is to mix 1-2 Tbsps crude
blackstrap molasses in cup of hot distilled water (it’s also a delicious,
healthy coffee substitute). You may also add 1 Tbsp psyllium husk powder
to this drink. Have a cup upon arising and one an hour after dinner.
For easier -flowing, healthful bowel movements:
It’s natural to squat to have bowel movements. It opens
up anal area more directly. When on toilet, putting feet up 6-
8 inches on waste basket or footstool gives the same
squatting effect. Now raise and stretch your hands above
your head so that the transverse colon can empty
completely with ease. It’s important to drink 8 glasses of
pure water daily! (Read page 88 and take your psyllium or
flax in drinks daily.)
Eliminate the “Dribbles” ExerciseTo keep the bladder and sphincter muscles tightened and toned,  urinate –
stop – urinate – stop, 6 times, twice daily when voiding, especially after the
age of 40. This simple exercise works wonders for men and women.
Buy unscented, uncolor ed tissues and toilet paper, both can irritate the skin.
B-Complex Vitamins are Important for
Intestinal Health and the Nervous System
The muscles of the intestinal tract may become flabby and prolapsed if
the B-complex vitamins are not abundant in the diet. (We take B complex
tabs and extra subliminal B12 daily). These water -soluble vitamins are not
stored, but are lost in perspiration and urine, so be sure to include in your
diet foods rich in B vitamins. These foods include: raw wheat germ, Bragg
Nutritional Yeast, blackstrap molasses, rice polis hings, brown rice, barley,
millet, quinoa, soybeans, lentils, dried peas and beans, cornmeal, buckwheat
groats, mushrooms, broccoli, turnip and mustard greens, spinach, cabbage,
peas, cantaloupe, grapefruit and oranges. It’s also found in fish, beef steak,
beef heart, lamb kidney and egg yolks – but we prefer the heart-healthy
vegetarian sources!
Caution! Never, under any circumstances, use mineral oil as a laxative! It
robs the body of the fat-soluble  vitamins (A, D, E and K) that are waiting to
be assimilated by the intestinal tract. A void all mineral oil products.
Preferably don’t use enemas or colonic irrigations except in cases of
sickness when there is a bowel blockage or on advice of your health
advisors. Your nerves move your bowels and they can and will do the job if
your B-complex intake  is adequate and if your diet is correctly balanced
with sufficient fiber (raw salads, vegetables, fruits, etc.), moisture, natural
lubrication and 8 glasses of distilled water daily!
Keeping Clean Internally is the Secret To
Health, Youthfulness and Long Life!You should have  a bowel movem ent soon after arising and one within an
hour after each meal. Output must equal intake! Make it a practice to go to
the toilet within 20-30 minutes after each meal and concentrate on having a
bowel evacuation. Use this squatting-like position (page 106). It helps the
stomach muscle s relax and open up better, aiding your colon to have a more
complete, easier bowel movement.
Periodic fasting keeps you connected to your body’ s natural tendency to cleanse and r ejuvenate. –
Pamela Serure,  The 3-Day Ener gy Fast
Gardenburger Creator Thanks Bragg Books
Paul Wenner, the Gardenbur ger Creator, says his early
years as a youth with asthma were so bad he would
stand at the wind ow praying to breathe through the night
and stay alive. A miracle happened when as a teenager
he read the Brag g Books Miracle of Fasting and Bragg
Healthy Lifestyle  and his years of asthma were cured in
only one month. Paul became so inspired that he wanted
to be a Health Crusader like Paul Bragg and his daughter
Patricia – and Paul Wenner has! Now Gardenbur gers are
sold worldwide.  gardenbur ger.com
8-10 Glasses Purified Water Daily Promotes
Super Health and Also Healthy Elimination!
Cleanliness of the colon is important for superior health. If you are
troubled by rectum soreness or hemorrhoids, a peeled garlic bud – oiled
with olive oil, inserted as a suppository and allowed to remain overnight –
aloe gel has also been found to be healing.
See that your daily liquid intake is at least 8 glasses of distilled or purified
water, plus some vegetable or fruit juices, especially if bowel movements
are dry. Many people suffer from constipation due to dehydration because
they don’t drink enough water. Remember salt, black tea, coffee, alcohol,
cola, soft drinks  are dehydrating. One function of the lower bowel is to
remove surplus water from the waste. If wastes are not evacuated or remainin the colon too long and a great deal of water is removed, then the stools
become too hard to easily eliminate. This painful condition can even
damage delicate colon membranes causing hemorrhoids.
There is nothing as important to your health as good bowel elimination!
Take care of this important function after each meal. Don’ t say that you are
too busy. Regular bowel elimination is vital to vigorous health. These
poisons must be moved out of the


 When the Spleen  metabolically liberates energy and
uids from tissue, relieving pressure and enhancing circulation, the
esh becomes less dense and the body becomes lighter and more
mobile. When matter and uids accumulate, esh increas es and the
body becomes heavier and more stationary. The Spleen  attempts to
master disequilibrium by slowing down or speeding up the
conversion of nourishment to Blood  and Qi. When  the Spleen
thickens uids and tissue, it produces stagnation and adhesion,
retarding movement and weighing down the body.
OVERWHELMED
When overburdened by excessive input, either food or information,
the Spleen  cannot transform or transport what it receives, and it
produces congestion instead of providing nourishment. This
congestion is experienced as distension, fullness, and lethargy
accompanied by ponderous, obsessive, and muddy thinking.
Movement of mind and body is lugubrious and eortful. When the
Spleen  is exhausted, the mind becomes disoriented, easily distracted
by scattered, supercial, and elusive thoughts. The body feels
fatigue, a lack of energy and strength.The Spleen  “supervises” the Blood  by keeping it within the vessels.
Normally through its function of digestion and assimilation, the
Spleen  supplie s the nourishment to maintain the tone and elasticity
of the blood vessel walls. If the Spleen  cannot  perform this role, the
blood vessel walls grow fragile and may even collapse—the basis of
bruising, varicosities, chronic bleeding, and hemorrhage.
Since the Spleen  is the source of the juices of the body that
circulate in the media of blood, lymph, and saliva, it is vulnerable to
problems of Dampness. Surplus uid spills over into the tissue. After
tissue becomes saturated, uid is shunted into joints, sinuses,
abdomen, lungs, and the space between skin and muscle. This excess
is experienced  as spongy tender esh, swelling of the belly, joints,
and lymph nodes, edema under the skin, painful swellings of the
breast or repro ductive organs, and copious or sticky disch arges from
the nose, throat, mouth, and other mucous membranes. The texture
of secretions is determined by the interaction of Dampness  with Heat
or Cold. Clear and uent discharges are a product of Cold aecting
the Spleen ; thick and sticky discharge s occur when Heat becomes
entangled with Moisture.
Phlegm is congealed uid that arises from accumulated Dampness
and obstructs the free ow of Qi and Blood, producing stagnation.
Phlegm in the respiratory tract is associated with coughing,
wheezing, and expectoration of sputum. Phlegm aecting the joints,
muscles, and nerves is felt but not seen—this “invisible phlegm”
creates arthritic and rheum atic pain, dizziness, seizu res, even
paralysis.
MATE OF THE  SPLEEN. THE STOMACH
The Yang partner within the Spleen Network  is the Stomach, which
“rots and ripens” food by moistening and decompos ing it. In
contrast with the Spleen, the Stomach  needs uids to execute its
duty. Yet excessive wetness makes the Spleen ’s job of absorbing and
distributing uids more dicult. Since the Stomach  is Yang, its
nature is warmer and drier and therefore needs the balance of Yinmoisture; since  the Spleen  is cooler and damper, Yin, it needs the
balance of Yang dryness.
Normally the Spleen Qi moves up, bringing pure Essence  to the
Lung, and the Stomach Qi descen ds, bringing impure matter and
liquid to the Intestines. If instead the Stomach Qi rebels and moves
upward, belch ing, hiccups, nausea, regurgitation, and inamed
gums can occur. It is the Spleen ’s upward-moving Qi that maintains
organs, vessels, and tissues in their proper place. If Spleen Qi sinks
downward, diarrhea and prolapse of organs and veins occurs,
especially of the stomach, intestines, uterus, and rectum, causing
hernias and hemorrhoids.
WEAK SPLEEN: DEPLETED  QI AND BLOOD
Just as Spleen  weakness leads to deciency  of Qi, it also leads to a
deciency  of Blood. Symptoms of this are anem ia, dry skin and hair,
blurry vision, pale lips and nails, dizziness, and fatigue (muscle
atrophy, weak ness, and emaciation). The Heart  depends on the
Blood  formed by the Spleen, the lack of which leads to symptoms
like palpitations and insomn ia. Similarly, without having  adequate
Blood  to store, the Liver will become unstable, unab le to properly
regulate the Qi. This in turn causes disruption to the digestive
function of the Spleen. For the Lung, when the moist Essence
generated by the Spleen  is insucient, its delicate lining, plus that of
the nose and large intestine, becomes dry and fragile. This hinders
the blending of Essence  (Food and Air), leading to a loss of vitality
and weakening of body defenses.
GREAT SUSTAINER
Thus the Spleen  assists the Liver and Heart  by maintaining the
integrity of the blood vessels, nourishing the Blood, and maintaining
its proper viscosity so that it ows smoothly. This helps to preserve
the stability of the mind and emotions. It assists the Lung and the
Kidney  by generating Essence  and distributing adequate Moisture  and
lubrication for skin and mucous membrane.METAL: THE LUNG
In the Lung, the Qi of Heaven (air) joins with the Qi of Earth
(nutrition), forming the Qi that vitalizes human life. Like a minister
who conducts aairs of state and determines territorial borders, the
Lung governs the relationship between the inside and the outside,
setting limits and protecting boundaries. With restraint and
delicacy, expanding and contracting, the Lung collects, mixes, and
scatters the Qi, instilling rhythm and order.
Lung-Large Intestine
ESTABLISHING THE  CADENCE OF  QI
The newborn’s rst breath ushers in its separate, individual
existence. The activity of respiration drives the Qi throughout the
body. This continuous bellowslike pulsation of the chest and
abdomen sets the basic rhythmic pattern of all functions in the
organism. To receive air, the Lung empties, slowing the movement
of Qi, and when the chest lls, the movement of Qi accelerates. In
Western terms, the function of the parasympathetic nervous system
is analo gous to that of the Lung insofar as it is a mechanism for
inhibiting and quieting activity.
Many physical and spiritual self-mastery systems adhere to the
premise that by controlling the breath one can achieve and preserve
mental clarit y, emotional  tranquillity, and physic al vigor.
Accordingly, Taoist adepts developed a practical discipline of breath
called Qi Gong  to cultivate vitality and prevent disease.As in the alchemical proces s of transmuting the base metals of
lead and mercury into gold, the Lung extracts the Essence  from Air,
combining it with the Essence  from Food sent by the Spleen, distilling
it into the pure, correct Qi of bodily life. The Lung then guides this
rened essence downward from the head into the chest and
abdomen and outward toward the muscles, skin, and extremities.
Through exhalation, the Lung eliminates the by-products  of its
alchemical work by expelling  the turbid, used air. If this descending
and dispersing  cadence is thwarted, an uprising of rebellious Qi
causes coarse breathing, headaches, tightness of the chest and
shoulders, and mental distress.Lung Networ k
EXTERNAL  SECURITY
As the interface between our inner and outer world, the Lung
manages external security. Sometimes referred to as the “third
Lung,” the skin is the outermost surface of the self, providing an
elastic envelope that contains us, shielding against intrusion. The
Lung transpires across the dermal layer: through perspiration, plus
opening and closing the pores, it constantly adjusts the moisture and
temperature of the body. Like a screen of variable porosity, the Lung
tightens and thickens the skin to ward o undesirable inuences
and seal in valuable internal resources, or it loosens and thins the
skin to release unwanted internal substances or feelings and permit
penetration of desirable inuences. Often the rst strategy for
treating acute illness is to drive the pathogenic inuenc es of Cold,
Heat, and Wind  out through the skin by using methods that
stimulate peripheral circulation and open the pores. The Lung
mobilizes the periphery, called the wei Qi, or rst line of defense,
which enables the body to adapt


and	enthusiasm	and	to:
Lynn	Johnson	for	research	and	preparation	of	materials.
Susan	Hawkins	for	endless	hours	of	research,	critical	participation,	and
inspirational	intuition.
Dr.	Moon	Jin	Hee,	Radha	Soami	Meditation	Center,	General	Kyong-Suk
Jahng	and	their	spiritual	communities	for	their	concordance	with	the	purpose
of	the	work,	and	to	Dr.	Moon	for	the	Korean	translation.
The	gracious	members	of	the	National	Assembly	of	the	Republic	of
Korea	for	their	hospitality	and	generosity	of	spirit.
Sonia	Martin	for	the	diligence	required	to	prepare	and	edit	the	manuscript.CAVEAT
The	traditional	religionist	or	the	spiritually	timid	is	forewarned	that	the
material	herein	presented	may	be	disturbing	and	therefore	better	bypassed.
The	teachings	are	presented	for	the	seriously	committed	spiritual	student
who	is	seeking	God	as	Enlightenment.
The	pathway	to	Enlightenment	via	radical	truth	is	demanding	and	requires
surrender	of	belief	systems.	Only	then	does	the	ultimate	reality	reveal	itself	as
the	sought-after	‘I’	of	the	Supreme.
The	material	presented	therefore	is	from	the	perspective	of	the	Eye	of	the
I.INTRODUCTION
Throughout	history,	descriptions	of	enlightened	states	of	consciousness	have
been	of	great	interest	to	many	people,	and	the	reporting	of	these	states	has	had
an	impact	on	individuals	and	society.	The	statistical	rarity	of	the	occurrence
stimulates	curiosity	and	underscores	the	value	of	such	information.
Although	there	is	already	spiritual	literature	in	all	languages	that	describes
such	states,	many	of	these	reports	are	sketchy	and	incomplete.	Some	include
errors	in	translation,	and	there	are	many	errors	in	transmission	over
generations	until	they	finally	acquired	written	form.	Some	scriptures	have
therefore	included	errors	that	have	brought	down	the	level	of	truth	from	the
original	as	stated	by	the	enlightened	teacher.
An	articulate	restatement	of	the	evolution	of	consciousness	to	advanced
states	in	current	language	is	therefore	of	value.	In	addition,	many	spiritual
treatises	lack	explanation	and	the	reporting	of	subtle	details	that	are	of
considerable	importance	to	the	advanced	seeker.	The	purpose	of
The	Eye	of
the	I
	is	to	convey	information	that	can	be	verified	and	whose	level	of	truth	can
be	calibrated	in	order	to	provide,	for	the	first	time,	a	body	of	useful
information	which	can	withstand	the	tests	of	certainty.	Until	now,	spiritual
students	relied	on	faith,	belief,	or	hearsay,	as	well	as	the	reputation	and
standing	of	the	spiritual	teacher.
The	complaint	of	the	doubter	was	that	verification	of	the	truth	was	the
very	ingredient	they	were	lacking.	The	great	‘doubt	block’	had	to	be
overcome.	As	in
Power	versus	Force
,	the	truth	of	every	page,	paragraph,
sentence,	and	statement	in	this	book	has	been	calibrated	and	is	verifiable.	To
doubt	is	to	become	educated,	and	the	purpose	of	writing	this	present	book	is
to	share	totally	that	which	has	been	experienced.
Power	versus	Force
	ended	with	“Gloria	in	Excelsis	Deo!”	This	book
begins	with	that	statement	by	referring	to	what	is	the	ultimate,	final	spiritual
experience.	It	is,	of	course,	not	an	experience	at	all	but	instead	an	eternal
state.	The	condition	is	its	own	authority.	It	speaks	for	itself;	it	presents	itself
as	an	actuality.	There	is	no	speaker.	Truth	is	self-revealing.	It	stands	on	its
own	and	is	complete,	total,	profoundly	obvious,	and	overwhelming	by	virtue
of	its	innate	magnificence.Section	One
The	Presence	of	God
An	account	of	Enlightenment	in	recent	times:
Its	sudden	onset,	the	replacement	of	ordinary	consciousness	by	an	Infinite
Awareness,	and	the	transformation	of	the	self	to	the	Self	by	the	Grace	of	the
Divine	Presence.CHAPTER	1
The	Presence
Prologue
Years	of	inner	struggle,	suffering,	and	seemingly	futile	spiritual	striving	had
eventually	culminated	in	a	state	of	black	despair.	Even	a	retreat	into	atheism
had	not	brought	relief	from	the	ceaseless	quest.	Reason	and	intellect	were	too
frail	for	the	formidable	task	of	finding	the	ultimate	truth.	The	mind	itself	had
been	led	to	a	final,	agonizing,	crushing	defeat.	Even	the	will	had	been	stilled.
Then	an	inner	voice	cried	out,	“If	there	is	a	God,	I	ask	Him	for	help.”
Then	all	ceased	and	disappeared	into	oblivion.	The	mind	and	all	sense	of	a
personal	self	disappeared.	In	a	stunning	moment,	it	had	been	replaced	by	an
infinite,	all-encompassing	awareness	that	was	radiant,	complete,	total,	silent,
and	still	as	the	promised	essence	of	All	That	Is.	The	exquisite	splendor,
beauty,	and	peace	of	Divinity	shone	forth.	It	was	autonomous,	final,	timeless,
perfect,	the	Self	of	the	manifest	and	the	unmanifest,	the	Supreme	Godhead,
and	thus	was	set	forth	…
The	Presence
A	hushed	silence	pervades	the	surroundings,	and	motion	itself	slows	and
becomes	still.	All	things	radiate	forth	an	intense	aliveness.	Each	is	aware	of
every	other.	The	luminous	quality	of	the	radiance	is	overwhelmingly	Divine
in	nature.	It	completely	includes	everything	in	its	total	Oneness	so	that	all
things	are	interconnected	and	in	communication	and	harmony	by	means	of
awareness	and	by	sharing	the	basic	quality	of	the	essence	of	existence	itself.
The	Presence	is	a	continuum	that	completely	occupies	what	had	appeared
previously	to	ordinary	perception	as	vacant,	empty	space.	That	inner
Awareness	is	not	different	from	the	Self;	it	pervades	the	essence	of
everything.	Awareness	is	aware	of	its	own	awareness	and	omnipresence.
Existence	and	its	expression	as	both	form	and	formlessness	is	God	and	prevail
equally	in	all	objects,	persons,	plants,	and	animals.	Everything	is	united	by
the	Divinity	of	existence.
The	pervasive	Essence	includes	everything	without	exception.	The
furnishings	in	the	room	are	equal	to	rocks	or	plants	in	their	importance	or
significance.	Nothing	is	excluded	from	the	Allness,	which	is	allencompassing,	total,	complete,	and	lacking	in	nothing.	All	is	of	equal	value
because	the	only	real	value	is	the	Divinity	of	existence.
That	which	is	the	Self	is	total	and	complete.	It	is	equally	present
everywhere.	There	are	no	needs,	desires,	or	lack.	Neither	imperfection	nor
discord	is	possible,	and	every	object	stands	forth	like	a	work	of	art,	a	piece	of
sculpture	in	perfect	beauty	and	harmony.	The	Holiness	of	all	Creation	is	the
reverence	held	by	everything	for	everything	else.	All	is	imbued	with	a	great
splendor,	and	everything	is	silenced	in	awe	and	reverence.	The	Revelation
instills	an	infinite	Peace	and	stillness.
A	glance	at	the	body	reveals	it	to	be	the	same	as	everything	else—
unowned,	unpossessed	by	an	individual,	equal	to	the	furniture	or	other
objects,	and	merely	part	of	All	That	Is.	There	is	nothing	personal	about	the
body,


.
Garlic, Horehound, MistletoeKIDNEYS A,B12,C,E Potassium, Chlorine, Iron, Manganese,
MagnesiumAlfalfa, Uva  ursl,Blood Root, Buchu.
Comfrey. Juniper, Oat Straw, P arsley,
Scurvygrass. Shavegrass
LIVER A,B12,C,E, NiacinIron, P otassium, Chlorine, Copper, Iodine:
Magnesium, SodiumYellowdock, Alfalfa seeds, Archangeli ca,
Artichoke, Blue violet, Boldo, Cascara
sagrada, Dandelion Golden Seal, Mari-
gold, Mullein, Nettle, Oat Straw, Saw
palmetto, White oak bark
LUNGS/BRONCHIALS A,B,C,D Calcium, Copper, Fluorine. Iron, Oxygen.
SiliconComfrey. Lungwort, Angelica, Elecam-
pane, Eucalyptus, Fenugreek, Licorice,
Marshmallow, Mullein, Sage, Thyme
LYMPH SYSTEM B Complex, E Potassium, Sodium, Chlorine Pokeweed, Dandelion Root, Golden S eal,
Cascara sagrada, Blue violet tea
MAMMARY GLAND A,B1 Chlorine, Sodium, Potassium Anise seed, Black Cohosh, Fennel,
MuIIein
MEDULLA C.B Complex Phosphorus, Silicon, S ulphur Sage, Rue
MOUTH/THROAT A,B,C,D Iodine Comfrey, Fenugreek, Golden Seal,
Licorice, Raspberry, Sage
MUSCLES A,B1,B6,C,D,E,G Nitrogen, Potassium, Chlorine, Iron.
SodiumRye, Banan as
NAILS AD Calcium, Silicon, Phosphorus,
Potassium, Sodium, SulphurOat Straw
NERVES A, B Complex,B1,B2, B6,
Niacin, C,D,GPhosphorus, Calcium, Sulphur, Iodine,
Magnesium. ManganeseOat Straw, Valerian, Bairn, Lavender,
Orange blossoms, Passion flower,Peppermint
NOSE/SINUS A,C,D Calcium, Chlorine, Silicon Licorice, Comfrey, Eucalyptus,
Fenugreek, Golden Seal, Mint, SageOVARIES/GONADS A,B,B12,C,E,F Calcium, Zinc, Fluorine, Iodine, Iron,
Phosphorus. SiliconElderberry, Raspberry, Black Cohosh
(ovaries), Catnip, Damiana (testes)
PANCRE AS B Complex, B1,B12 Sodium, C hlorine, Copper. Iron,
Magnesium, Potassium, Silicon, ZincDandelion, Alfalfa, Beanpods,
Eucalyptus, Goldenrod. Juniperberry
  PINEAL/PITUITARY B Complex, E Bromine, Iodine, Manganese,
  Phosphorus, Silicon. SulphurMistletoe, Sage, Veronica
PROSTATE C,B,B12,E,F Zinc, Calcium, F luorine, Iron, Potassium,
Silicon, SulphurGolden Seal, Juniperberry, Buchu,
Gota, Kola, Kelp, Uva ursi

 SPLEEN C,B Complex Copper, I ron, Chlorine, Fluorine,
Magnesium, Potassium, S odiumDandelion Root, Cascara sagrada,
Chaparral, Pokeweed
SPINE A,B,C,D Calcium, Sodium, Silicon, Comfrey, Barley, D andelion
SKIN A,B1,B2,C,G, Niacin,
PABASilicon, Copper, I ron, Manganese,
Potassium, Sodium, SulphurOatStraw, Alfalfa, Bay leaf, Burdock,
Chickweed, Elderflower, Sarsaparilla,
Yarrow
STOMACH A,B1,B2,C,D,G, FolicAcid. Niacin Chlorine, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium,Sodium, Sulphur Comfrey, Fenugreek, Peppermint,Archangelica, Ginger, Papaya RaspberrySlippery Elm, Alfalfa
THYMUS B Calcium, Fluorine, Iron, Silicon Dandelion Root
THYROID A,B6,B12,C.D,E Iodine. Chlorine, Magnesium,
Potassium. SodiumDulse, Horseradish, Parsley, Pokeweed(
black), Radish, Kelp
TEETH/GUMS A,B2,C,D Calcium, Sodium, Silicon,Fluorine,
Phosphorus, SulphurGinger, Myrrh, Shephord's Purse,
Tormentillia, W alnut  leaves
UTERUS B Complex.B12,C,E,F Calcium, Silicon, Zinc Black Cohosh, Red Raspberry, RueMINERAL DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS
ACIDOSIS:Depletion of the alkali reserves of the body. Need Sodium Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium.
ACNE:Eczema,. muddy skin, pimples. Need Chlorine, Sulphur, Iodine, Iron and Copper, Hydrogen, Silicon,
ANEMIA:Malnutrition, underweight. Need Nitrogen, Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron, Copper, Manganese.
ARTHRITIS: Rheumatism, gout. Need Sodium, Iodine, Magnesium, Hydrogen andSulphur.
ASTHMA:Needs Iron, Copper and Manganese, Oxygen, Hydrogen,
AUTO-INTOXICATION: (Absorption of impurities) Chlorine, Potassium, Sodium, Iodine, Calcium, Silicon.
BILIOUSNESS: Need Sodium, Chlorine, Potassium, Silicon,
BLOOD PRESSURE: {High} Need Sodium, Hydrogen, Magnesium and Potassium,
ROILS: Need Silicon, Chlorine, Sulphur.
BRIGHT'S DISEASE: Need Sodium, Hydrogen, Potassium, Magnesium and Oxygen,
BRONCHITIS: Cotds, sinus trouble, catarrh, Need Iron, Copper, Manganese, Oxygen. Hydrogen, Calcium, Silicon,
COLITIS: Mucous, hyperacidity, ulcer of digestive organs, gastric and duodenal enteritis, gastritis.
CONSTIPATION:Needs Sodium, Magnesium, Chlorine, Hydrogen,
DIABETIC PEOPLE: Need Sodium.
EYESIGHT FAILING: Cataract. Need Fluorine, Silicon, Phosphorus.
FALLING HAIR: Need Sulphur, Silicon, Fluorine, Calcium, Phosphorus, Iodine,
FINGERNAILS: Thin, hard, brittle. Need Calcium, Manganese, Fluorine.
GALL BLADDER DISORDERS, GALL STONES: Jaundice. Need Sodium, Chlorine, Magnesium, Hydrogen.
GOITER: Simplo, Need Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Calcium, Sodium, Phosphorus, Chlorine,
HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES; Need Potassium, Hydrogen, Magnesium.HAY FEVER: Need Calcium and Phosphorus..
JOINTS; Stiffness, Need Sodium, Potassium, Phosphorus.
LEUCORRHEA: Need Calcium, Phosphorus.
LOW VITALITY: No endurance, "lack of pep." Need Nitrogen, Sodium. Potassium,
NERVOUSNESS: Neuralgia, nerve exhaustion. Calcium, Phosphorus, Nitrogen, Iron, Copper, Manganese,
OBESITY: Reducing. Need Silicon, Chlorine, Iodine, Potassium,
PROSTATE GLAND ENLARGEMENT: Need Iron, Copper. Manganese and Calcium,
POOR CIRCULATION: Need Calcium, Phosphorus, iron, Magnesium.
SEX INDIFFERENCE: N eed Phosphorus, Fran, Copper, Sulphur, Manganese, Nitrogen.
TEETH AND GUMS: Teeth decay, spongy and bleeding gums. Need Calcium, Phosphorus, Silicon, Fluorine, Nitrogen,
TUBERCULOSIS: Need Nitrogen, Calcium, Phosphorus. Silicon, Oxygen, Fluorine, Iron, Copper and Manganese.
UNDERNOURISHED CHILDREN: Need Calcium, Phosphorus, Iodine, Iron and Magnesium.MINERAL AND CHEM ICAL ELEMENT ANALYSIS CHART
T-Destroyed or injured by high temperatures
W-Dissolves In water
0-Oxidizes rapidly
Essential Mineral Salt Mineral Salt Activity in the Body Principal Sources
CALCIUM: Found and needed mostly in
structural system. Tooth and bone mineral.
(W.T.O)Tone building in the body. Builds and main-
tains bone structure. Gives vitality and endur-
rance. Heals wounds. Counteracts acid.Milk. cheese. raw egg yolk, apricots, figs,
prunes, cranberries. Gooseberries, cabbage
spinach, parsnips, lettuce. onions, dates.
bran, tops of vegetables.
CHLORINE: Found and needed mostly in
digestive system and secretions. (T)Cleanser in the body. Expels waste.
Freshens, purifies, disinfects.Goat and cow milk, salt, fish. cheese, coco-nut, beets. radishes.
COPPER: Found in central nervous system,
liver.Aids in iron absorption, synthesis of hemo-globin, myelin sheath of nerves, metabolism
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cept. I applaud you! Your self-concept is everything
that you believe to be true about yourself.Overcoming this I am not mentality begins with trusting your inner world
of spirit. There are no boundar ies restricting your inner world. But your
worldview and your self-concept in the outer world are defined by your five
senses. The outer world is always changing, which, by our previous
definition, means it is not real. This awareness could lead to you
experiencing a majestic wake-up call right here, right now.
How does it feel to realize that most of what you believe about yourself
and your limitations is based on an illusion—a well-intentioned illusion
handed to you by people in bodies that no longer exist, in a time that has
passed? Much of your self-con cept is a fiction based on beliefs that are
untrue and conta ined no veracity when you were first exposed to them. This
is exquisitely detailed by Anita Moorjani, who had a near-death experience
(NDE) that challenged all her previous self-concepts about who and what
she was. Her story illustrates that there’ s another dimension where you can
become one with God and create miracles in your everyday life.
Anita had Hodgkin’ s lymphom a throughout her body. Her organs were
shutting down, and she was told that she had less than 36 hours  to live. On
the website for the Near Death Experience Research Foundation
(nderf.org ), she relates: “Then I actua lly ‘crossed over’ to another
dimension, where I was engu lfed in a total feeling of love. I also
experienced extreme clarity of why I had the cancer, why I had come into
this life in the first place, what role everyone in my family played in my life
in the grand scheme of things, and generally how life works.”
While in her NDE state, Anita was shown that everything going on in our
lives is depende nt on this energy around us, created by us. Nothing is solid
—we are the creators of our surroundings and life conditions depending on
how we use this energy. Our physical bodies become sick because of the
energetic level at which we live. As Anita reports, “I realized that if I went
back, it would be with a very healthy energy. Then the physical body would
catch up to the energetic conditions very quickly and perman ently. I was
given the understanding that this applies to anything, not only illnesses.”
Anita was given the opportunity to return to her cancer -ravaged body.
Astoundingly, four days after her NDE, her body showed almost  no signs of
cancer. Essentia lly, this woman discovered the I am God lesson of this
book, as well as the great messa ge of Jesus that I’ve detailed in the previous
chapters.I made contact with Anita and encouraged her to write her own book and
share her remarkable story with the world. Her book, titled Dying to Be Me,
is an incredibly inspiring and compelling account of her experience. Anita’ s
physical body, with billions of cancer cells, went from being at death’ s door
to being cancer -free following her NDE. She has so much to share with us,
and I am proud to have written the Foreword to her book.
Anita realized that the seemingly solid world that our senses offer us is an
illusion. She changed the outcome of test results and concluded that we can
change anythin g by changing our energy, which we create with our
thoughts. For her, this included  a reality  called cancer because a shift in
consciousness made it disappear. “From what I saw, it looked like we are
energy first, and physical is only a result of expressing our energy,” she
says. “And we can change our physical reality if we change our energy.”
This is what your declaration of I am God can be for you. God is not
physical, it is energy, and this Divine energy is not like the material-world
energy that your senses report to you.
Anita reported that she experienced a profound awareness that everything
and everyone are interconnected—there is no separation. All she had to do
to heal her physical body was to merge into God-consciousn ess and be
perfect love: “I felt one with everything. I felt a connection with every
living thing. And it felt like the whole universe is within me.” She reports
that time and space felt very different in that dimension. “It doesn’ t feel
linear, like it does here. It felt like everything was happening
simultaneously.”
Anita came to find that even past lives are not past—the words that best
describe them are parallel lives, because there is no time and no separation.
That idea is something that our senses find next to impossible to
comprehend because we think linear— cause and effect, before and after.
For Anita there was only love, and it was an all-consuming love that she
described as constructing the entire world: “I was also flooded in all-
encompassing, unconditionally loving energy. … This universal energy is
there for us no matter who or what we are. I felt amazingly powerful and
magnificent.”
The world that Anita experienced while in her NDE is also your world. It
requires making a shift to the true understanding of what the words I am
signify to you. Live from the perspective that all things are possible,planted firmly in the depths of your imagination. The more you believe in
your own Divine nature, the more it starts to become real for you.
Anita’ s almost instantaneous healing from an imminent death prognosis
taught her that our highest self is unconditional love—no separation, no
time, no judgme nt. As she puts it, “Whatever you believe, you will find that
you are correct.”  Just think of the importance of living from this perspective
now, rather than hoping it will become your reality sometime in the future,
or after your body dies.
Living from the I am God awareness necessitates knowing that you are
one with transcendent uncondit ional love. This awareness attracts to your
life everything that confirms this belief about yourself. Here you are
ignoring what your senses preach to you, and after the words I am, you are
placing the word magnificent.
To quote Anita, as she explains what she learned from this amaz ing NDE:
“When you realize your own magnificence, you will only attract
magnificence into your life,” and “If you believe in things like ‘like attracts
like,’ then the absolute best way to attract what’ s best for you is to love
yourself to the point where you are filled with love, and will only attract to
your life everything that confirms this belief about yourself. It’s actually
very simple, really.”
Anita entered the realm of God-realization and lived from there while in
her NDE. Yet she also returned to a healthy body after her organs had shut
down, and the prognosis was imminent death. She is love  rather than loving.
Being love requires no action; it is simply loving yourself and your
magnificence so totally that it overflows to all others.
Remember these  words that Jesus spoke: “God is love, and he who abides
in love abides in God, and God in him.” Your I am for this is simply I am
Love.  Live from this awareness, rather than the expectation that someday
you’ll arrive there. You will then capture the quintessence of this second
wishes fulfilled foundation. I bring Anita’ s experience to you here because I
was floored by the descriptions she offered concerning this great feeling of
being bathed in unconditional love, and this is why I sought her out to write
her own story for the world to hear.
I want to bring to your attention one final observation she made about the
concept of being in the state of God-r ealization.  There is no there—it’s alljust being—so there is no being her e, because here implies the existence of
there.
As Anita writes: “When we ‘pursue’ externally, we seem to see the world
as being competitive and limited, and we use external measures to judge our
achievements. To me, herein lies the illusion. There is no limited supply of
‘beingness.’ We seem to measure our ‘beingness’ by the achievement of
goals. I don’t, and neither do most people who are happy. My point is to
shift your views. See the magni ficence in your being whether you are rich,
or poor, physically impaired or not, with the one you love, or not, and so on.
I am now just focused on being, and am now the creator of my life—that is,
the artist of my life.”
Apropos of the message of this chapter, Anita concludes, “The only thing
you need to learn is that you already are what you are seeking to attain.”
I am inviting you to live this way, first in your imagination— be it. Then
live your life in the way Saint Paul suggests, treating those things which do
not exist as though they did, and surely they will become your reality.
Your Reconstructed I Ams
Run through as large an inventory as you can of the things that you would
like to define your life. Then make the shift in your imagination from an I
am not  or I am hoping to become  to I am.  You want what follows I am to be
congruent with your highest self, which is God. Beginning with your inner
dialog