 the age that is generally assumed to
bring on all manner of illnesses and all-round physical and mental decline. Not many therapies
can claim to be lifesavers and powerful rejuvenators as well! Coming off the therapy at the right time has to be handled with care. Just when is the right
time is a tricky question. To stop too soon, before all the essential organs are restored is a great
mistake, likely to lead to a recurrence. In Dr.Gerson’s time rebuilding the body’s defenses after
cancer took some 18 months. Today that is no longer enough. The world is infinitely more toxic
and people are more seriously damaged than they were half a century ago; as a result, cancer
patients need two full years to recover on the therapy. Even that may not be enough for those who
have been pre-treated with chemotherapy prior to starting the Gerson protocol—it is difficult to
set a time limit for them. (see Chapter 18 )
Patients suffering from non-malignant diseases which respond well to the Gerson Therapy
(see Chapter 19 ) can be fully healed in a year or 18 months, on a less demanding protocol than
the one prescribed for cancer patients. While coming off the treatment too soon is dangerous, staying on it for too long doesn’t
seem to do any harm. Stopping the therapy has to be a gradual process. Provided all is going
well, juices, enemas and medication are slowly and gradually reduced, as set out in the Annual
Schedule, pg. 132. By the end of two years, patients may manage on 8 juices and one enema a
day; or, if the bowel function is regular on its own, one or two enemas a week. If this reduced
program feels comfortable, with no headaches, no constipation and no new symptoms, juices may
be cut down to 5 or 6 a day, and enemas dropped altogether. But as a ‘health insurance’, it is wise
to drink a few freshly made organic juices every day—indefinitely. Eating Wisely
Changing over from the strict dietary rules to a more permissive regime also needs care. During the treatment the body has got used to the best possible nutrition—fresh, pure, tasty Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 163Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comorganic vegetarian food that is easily digested and provides all the necessary nutrients for health
and fitness. It would be a grave mistake to switch from such a wholesome diet to the so-called
normal variety, heavy with meat, poultry, cheese and chemical-rich convenience foods, and risk a
serious upset. Besides, in our experience, recovered patients with their “clean” systems don’t feel
tempted by such foods, even if during the long treatment they did fantasize about some “forbidden
fruit” or other. Above all, they find anything salty quite distasteful. On the saltless Gerson regime
their taste buds have recovered from the paralysis caused by the highly salty foods of the past;
now they find anything salty unpleasant and even offensive. (Just like former smokers, who find
it impossible to stay in a smoky room, let alone start smoking again.) Of course once a recovered patient is in a truly good condition, with all systems working
well, it is all right to attend a banquet, a wedding, or a birthday celebration and “binge” a little. But afterwards digestive enzymes should be taken for a few days, accompanied by a daily enema,
to get rid of the mess and feel good again. Please don’t discard your enema bucket. An “upside
down coffee”, in Gerson parlance, helps if you have a headache, a toothache, even an incipient
cold or a general malaise. Also, hang on to your Norwalk or other juicer, instead of switching over
to bottled juices; they won’t help to keep you well. Patients who had been very seriously ill must take extra precautions to preserve their new-
found health. We suggest that however long they have been off the therapy, they should go back
on the full intensive program for two weeks twice a year. (Spring and Fall, the times of seasonal
changes are best for the purpose.) During those two weeks they should drink10-13 juices a day,
eat only freshly prepared organic foods, avoid animal proteins and take 3 or more enemas daily. If this return to the strict Gerson protocol produces a healing reaction, which these patients would
recognize at once, the body is obviously clearing up some fresh damage, and the strict program
should be extended for another two weeks. If, however, no new symptoms pop up, the patient is
doing well and can stop the “refresher course” after two weeks. The Art of Maintenance
Originally Dr.Gerson suggested that recovered patients should maintain their good health
by ensuring that 75% of their diet consisted of “protective” foods, namely organic fruit and
vegetables high in nutrients, vitamins, minerals and enzymes, to keep the immune system in
prime condition. The remaining 25% of food was to be “at choice”. Unfortunately this division
is no longer applicable, since the freely chosen foods would be far too damaging. We therefore
have to urge former patients to stay with 90% of “protective” foods, and have at most 10% of their
intake consist of freely chosen items. Even so, they should NEVER return to fast foods, junk foods containing pesticides, food
additives and other toxic stuff, and most certainly not touch items such as hot dogs, spiced Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 164Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.commeats and sausages laced with preservatives, or cheese—the very foods that contributed to the
breakdown of their health in the first place. However, if some serious dietary indiscretion occurs,
it is wise to go back on the full therapy for a few weeks and clear up the body, rather than risk
long-term damage. Needless to say, great care must be taken with alcohol; very occasionally a
little wine may be enjoyed, but only if it is organic. Commercially produced wines, made from
frequently sprayed grapes, are to be avoided. If you know what to avoid and what to hang on to, maintenance quickly becomes an easy
and pleasant routine. And the answer to the question, “Is there life after Gerson?” is a clear and
resounding YES!Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 165Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comCHAPTER 24
Psychological Support for
the Gerson Patient
By Beata Bishop
Gerson patients and others interested in the therapy often wonder why, apart from one or two
passing references, the psychological aspect of healing does not figure in Dr. Gerson’s
epoch-making book.1  The reasons for this apparent omission are simple. For one thing, Dr. Gerson
wrote his book solely from the point of view of the physician-scientist, excluding all other
considerations. For another, psycho-oncology, a branch of psychology specializing in the care of
cancer patients, did not come into being until the early 1960’s, after Dr. Gerson’s death. However,
by now it has become an important specialty in its own right that needs to be included in any
healing protocol claiming to be holistic. Holistic medicine is based on the insight that body and mind are two sides of one coin; they
sicken together and must be healed together. Whatever affects the one will affect the other. This
is particularly relevant to the Gerson Therapy, whose powerful effects extend beyond the body to
the patient’s non-physical self as well. While detoxifying the body, the combined impact of the
juices, the food and the coffee enemas reaches the brain and the central nervous system, causing
strong emotional reactions, mood swings and uncharacteristic behavior in the unsuspecting
patient. For that reason alone—and it is not the only one—the psychological side of the healing
journey must be properly understood and adequately handled. Neglecting it poses the risk of
some repressed psychological problem sabotaging the therapeutic process. Since body and mind interact and influence each other every moment of our lives, it makes
sense to try to ensure that both are in good condition. The therapy works on the body—but what
about the psyche, the inner world of emotions and drives, and is it really important that they, too,
should be in good health? The answer is yes—and here is why:
There is now solid scientific evidence to prove that our moods, emotions and general outlook
have a direct and measurable impact on our immune system. The proof comes from psycho-
neuro-immunology (PNI), a new medical specialty, which has been rapidly developing since
the late 1970s, thanks to a better understanding of brain chemistry and of the subtle connections
that exist on the cellular level of the organism. Put briefly, the limbic system of the brain and the
central nervous system releases certain hormones that fit into receptor sites located throughout the
body, causing them to release other hormones. The quality of these hormones determines whether
the immune


 will allow for a much slower and
generally easier cleansing process. One of the deepest ways to detoxify yourself is through water fasting. I
do not, however, recommend water fasting in chronic and especially
degenerative cases where the patient has little energy in the first place. The process of detoxification is not always fun. Most of the more
difficult cases are from cancer, HIV, or spinal cord injuries where the
individual has become very toxic. Remember, the body will start eliminating
anything that should not be in it, even to the point of eliminating weak tissue
(like fingernails), and weak muscle tissue. This sounds more gruesome than it
is, but you should know what the body will do to clean itself out. The body
can tear itself down to a frightening level to rid itself of its weaknesses and
toxins. However, rest assured that the body
will
 rebuild itself beautifully. If
your house burned partially down, you would have to remove the old burned
material before you could properly rebuild it. Your body has to do the same. Most doctors run in fear of this, even
though it’s a normal process of nature. Nature always eliminates the weak
and replaces it with the strong. The same thing can be said of the cells. If you have toxic chemicals stored in your body you may experience
heart palpitations as you cleanse. This is rare, but it can happen. Remember
that we have toxins stored deep within us from as far back as when we werein our mother’s womb. Don’t expect to clean this out overnight. However, I
have seen lymphomas disappear in forty-five days, stomach cancer gone in
fifty-nine days, and diabetes eliminated in sixty days. The body will also promote its own diaphoresis (process of perspiration)
by increasing its systemic temperature to dilate, sweat and kill parasites. The
good thing is that this process does not last long, and the cleaner you get
internally, the less cleansing is needed. You may only need to go through
one, two or three cycles of this to overcome most disease symptoms. FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

Life is a constant process of consuming and eliminating. You will be
detoxifying for the rest of your life at one level or another; especially if you
eat fresh fruits and vegetables on a regular basis. Your body will keep
digging deeper and deeper within itself, cleansing and restoring proper
functions. Most of this processing then becomes very subtle. You won’t
know it is even going on, except for occasional symptoms of mucus
discharge, cold-type symptoms, or aches and pains. The body is amazingly
designed and highly intelligent. If you learned all that is known about
chemistry, biochemistry and physics, you still would not understand much
about the human body and how it works. Always ask the question: “What is
my body doing this for. ” There is always a reason why your body does what
it does in any situation. We only have to learn
the language of the body to
understand what it is doing and why. (See
Chapter 5
,
Module 5. 11
,
Body
Language). Observation and common sense almost always supersede science. Although science started out by observation and common sense, it has
become very biased, yielding to industry and high finances. To discover the real benefits of a natural healing program or healing
modality ask yourself: “What can it do for me in fixing the cause of my
problem. Can it help me gain vitality, health, and longevity. Most
importantly, does it aid in my spiritual unfolding or awakening. “ Vibrant
health, in which body, emotions, mind and soul are brought into harmony, is
true spirituality. Remember, true Naturopathy is the study of nature and how nature
sustains its own health. When human beings finally learn the basic truths of
nature, they too will be able to restore health. Detoxification is the golden key
that unlocks the magic door of nature and allows regeneration and vitality totake place. Always keep it simple. Since detoxification is synonymous with alkalization, the next section
will examine this process in relationship to the foods we eat. MODULE 6. 4
Alkaline-Forming and Acid-Forming Foods and Detoxification

It is important to know a little about the foods you eat. As stated earlier, one
of the most important factors about food is how it affects the pH of the body. Foods can be divided into two basic categories: foods that have an acid
reaction in your body and foods that have an alkaline reaction. This is not
necessarily related to the pH of the food itself. Alkalinity is the great detoxifier of the body, so foods that are alkaline-
forming will detoxify the body. The more alkaline-forming they are, the
greater and deeper you will detoxify. Fruits, in general, are an example of
high alkaline-forming foods. Alkaline constituents are also used to feed the
body. They are truly the regenerators. Acid-forming foods slow, inhibit or stop the detoxification process. They
are inflammatory and mucus-forming to your body, ultimately causing tissue
failure. Acids can become free radicals, causing tissue damage unless linked
to an antioxidant (which is alkaline) and removed. Acids are necessary, however, for ionization and oxidation. Don’t be fooled. Foods either feed, clean and rebuild you, or they
destroy you. Some foods fill you full of mucus, congestion and
inflammation, which leads to hypoactivity or failure of cells, tissues, organs
and glands. Let your foods be your health and medicine, not the cause of
your disease. Now let’s discuss the differences between these two food types. ALKALINE-FORMING FOODS

I compare alkaline foods to winter. They cool and soothe inflamed tissues,
heal ulcerations and enhance cellular functions. These foods leave mainlycalcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium ash after they have been
digested, yielding mainly an alkaline reaction and condition. The human is predominately an alkaline species. Most of our bodily
fluids are (or should
be) alkaline, including the blood, saliva, urine, synovial
fluids, cerebral fluids and the digestive enzymes (except those in the
stomach). If these fluids become acidic, deterioration and death can result. We have only one acid chamber in the body, the stomach. Here proteins are
initially broken apart. Your mouth, pancreatic and intestinal enzymes are used
for alkaline digestion. It is vital to consume alkaline-forming foods if you want the
detoxification process to take place. Alkalization is the key to your success at
regenerating yourself and getting healthy. A good example of the importance
of alkalization is found in emergency medicine. In hospital Emergency
Rooms, or with other on-the-spot emergency treatments, one is almost always
given an IV with normal saline, which is a sodium solution. Sodium is called
“the great alkalizer. ” This helps reverse acidosis, the main reason we get into
trouble in the first place. Acidosis equals pain, swelling and inflammation. Raw fruits and vegetables act the same way that normal saline works, but
are much more energizing and nutritional. You cannot alkalize yourself
properly if you do not consume raw, ripe, living foods. Alkaline foods, like
fresh fruits and vegetables, are the natural food of humans. You should eat at
least 80-90 percent alkaline-forming foods. ACID-FORMING FOODS

I compare acid foods to fire. Acid foods are high in sulfur, phosphorus and
nitrogen. They are mainly protein (amino-acid-rich) foods. These foods
include all meats, eggs, grains, beans, nuts, seeds, pasteurized dairy products
and cooked tomatoes, to name a few. Most animal protein foods are irritants to the mucosa and cells of the
body, invoking an immune response. This causes your lymphatic system and
mucosa to respond with mucus and lymph cells. Foreign proteins cause
mucus production all through the body, creating congestive issues. The more
we consume, the more congestion we create, and the more we create, the
more we store, until our lungs, sinus cavities, ear canals, and throat become
saturated. The intestines also become saturated with this mucus. This bringsparasites, increases white blood cells, and creates inflammation, all of which
affect the body’s ability to function properly. This congestion and
inflammation eventually leads to cellular death. The clearest example of this congestion and inflammation problem is
seen with dairy products. These proteins are so abrasive to body tissues that
many people can feel their lungs, sinuses, ears and throat becoming
congested as they drink or eat these foods. Congestion will impair the
function of the tissues in these areas as the mucus is stored or pushed deeper
within the body. Much of this mucus and these toxins are stored or filtered
through the lymphatic system, especially in the lymph nodes. (Lymphatic
cancers are extremely high in the U. S. ) The body is constantly trying to
eliminate this congestion through processes like colds and flus, bronchitis,
sneezing, and coughing. The conventional medical profession sees this effort
by the body to eliminate these toxins and mucus as “diseases” and tries to
stop this effect with toxic-chemical pharmaceuticals which only add to the
problem. These preparations suppress the body’s elimination


 lemon squeezed overit. After your salad, if desired have a bowl of steamedgreens (
kale, Swiss chard, collard, mustard or beet greens )  and
peeled tomatoes, season with garlic, Bragg Olive Oil and
Aminos. Bring greens to  boil, then turn off heat. Withgreens, you may eat
1–2 slices 100% whole grain bread
that’s been oven–dry–toasted into melba toast. See recipe
below for delicious garlic toast. During the day have threeBragg Vinegar drinks and all the distilled water you wish. For dinner you may have another salad of grated
cabbage, carrots, chopped celery and avocado, with freshorange or lemon juice for dressing. Often you may not
require or desire any more food. But, if so, you may have
1
to 2 cooked vegetables; such as broccoli, stringbeans,
carrots, peas, okra, squash, etc. You may also have  1-2 pieces
delicious  whole grain garlic toast. Lightly dry–toast bread
slices in oven. Rub raw garlic cloves on both sides, spreadwith Bragg Organic Olive Oil, then spray with Bragg Liquid
Aminos and sprinkle on nutritional yeast (
large) flakes. Prayer is the mortar that holds our house together. – Sister TeresaChapter 1 090On the morning of the 9th day, you may have a
variety of fresh organic fruits such as banana, pineapple,
papaya, grapes, orange, grapefruit and apples. Or you
may have a Bragg Pep Drink (page 230). At noon you
may have a salad of grated carrots, cabbage and celery
and some  garlic toast. At dinner you may have the Bragg
Health Salad and, if desired, steamed veggies or soup. How to Break a 10 Day Fast
There is little difference between the  7 and the  10
day fast. On the 10th day around dinner time  you will
have stewed tomatoes; from then you will follow thesame schedule as given in the
 7 day fast. IMPORTANT – It’s Harmful to Your Body to Overeat! Don’t eat more than you need or desire! Remember
that you have been without food for  7 to 10 days. By
this time, you have lost the strong craving for food.Because you eat, does not mean that you are going toimmediately feel a surge of energy. It takes the body
time to adjust from a detoxifying mode to eating again. Remember – Don’t Worry About Evacuation
It may take the body a day or two to adjust to eating
again, so don’t be concerned if your bowels are sluggish.In many instances some people will have a bowelevacuation shortly after eating their first meal after afast. Elimination is different for each person, so wecannot set a standard when the bowels will move. I urgeyou to be patient with Mother Nature and don’t try toforce your bowels to move. Mother Nature has giventhe bowels their own sanitation and antiseptic system.This system will promote natural bowel movements. Youare now eating healthy foods that stimulate theperistaltic or wavelike motion of the bowels. When theydo begin evacuation, if you follow our instructions andalways eat healthy foods, you will establish healthyregular eliminations that will naturally flush the toxins
and waste matter from your body on a regular basis. Behind every successful person is themselves. – American Proverb91The Ideal Elimination Program
In my own life, by living on a diet which is rich in
bulk, moisture, water and lubrication, I have established
the following good eliminati on habits. I have a bowel
movement shortly after arising. I encourage this by a few
waist twists and leg kicks ( pg. 118) to help give me good
elimination. I told you, I don’t eat breakfast because Ibelieve the No Heavy B reakfast Plan is health ier. Several
hours after arising I then eat delicious organic fresh fruits
or a dish of fresh sliced pineapple, banana, orange,
papaya, etc., or Bragg Pep Drink or dish of prunes or
sundried apricots soaked in pineapple juice. At noon I have
my first real meal of the day, usually Bragg Raw VegetableSalad page
231. I often add avocado to my salad – veggies
and avocados are excellent lubricant s in promoting
healthy elimination for  the gastrointestinal tract. I make it a hard and fast rule to always eat my salad
first. I do this for several reasons. First I think we musteducate our
260 taste buds to accept only natural foods. Therefore when you have raw foods, either a raw vegetable
salad or a fruit salad to start the meal, you educate your
taste buds to enjoy and want clean, live, healthy foods! Most people start a meal with a broth or soup with
sandwiches or bread. This is wrong in my opinion! Tomake the taste buds keen, sharp and alive – having yourraw health salad or fresh fruits first starts the digestivejuices flowing for raw foods are rich in natural healthyenzymes. All this contributes to good nutrition. I urgeyou to always eat something raw at the beginning ofeach meal. You will find in time your taste buds willbegin to reject devitalized, unhealthy foods that you maybe tempted to eat. As you re-educate the taste buds toenjoy more fruits and salads, you will find that you canand should increase the daily amount of raw, live foodsyou eat to
60% to 70%  of your total intake – it’s the healthiest! Healthy, healing dietary fibers are organic fresh vegetables, fruits, salads
and whole grains and their products. These health builders help normalizeyour blood pressure, cholesterol and also promotes healthy elimination.92The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle
Promotes Super Health & Longevity
Remember that raw foods are the live, vital foods. They are as Mother Nature made them. They’re whole,natural, live foods – vibrating with enzymes and solar
energy! Most people want food that stimulates them –
the sugars, fats, salt, heavy, overcooked and refined foods
that have little food value. They want fast foods and
most of them have been stripped of their goodness. The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle consists of eating a diet
of
60% to 70% fresh, live, organically grown foods; raw
vegetables, salads, fresh fruits and juices; sprouts, rawseeds and nuts; all-natural
100%  whole grained breads,
pastas, cereals and nutritious beans and legumes. These
are the no cholesterol, no fat, no salt, “live foods” thatproduce the body fuel that helps produce healthy, lively
people. Healthy “live foods” and fasting are the main
reasons people become revitalized and reborn into a freshnew life filled with youthfulness, health, vitality, joy andlongevity! There are millions of healthy Bragg followers
worldwide proving this lifestyle works miracles! Vegetarianism Versus Meat Eating
Over the  long years that I have been a Nutritionist,
the controversy of “Vegetarianism versus Meat Eating”
has raged furiously. Both sides present the most scientificreasons for their side of the story. I am not going to try
to persuade you to be either a vegetarian or a meat eater. There are hundreds of books written on both subjects. Cabbage (raw) has amazing properties. It stimulates the immune system, kills
bacteria and viruses, heals ulcers, and according to Dr. James Balch in Prescription
for Cooking and Dietary Wellness, your chances of contracting colon cancer can bereduced by up to 60% by eating cabbage weekly. Dr. Saxon-Graham states that
those who never consumed cabbage were three times more likely to develop colon
cancer. A Japanese study shows that people who ate cabbage had the lowestfatality rate from any cancer. Therapeutic benefits have also been attributed to
cabbage in relation to scurvy, gout, rheumatism (arthritis), eye diseases, asthma,
pyorrhea, and gangrene. See our Bragg Salad Recipe (page
 231). Cooking destroys
the cabbages healing  properties. We love cabbage and also we make a variety of
sandwiches wrapped in cabbage leaves instead of bread. Try this – so delicious!!!Eat Plenty of Cabbage – The Miracle Cleanser and Healer93I Prefer the Healthier Vegetarian Diet
Over the years of following a program of fasting and
eating a diet containing an abundance of raw organic
fruit and vegetables, my body has become so keen that
it practically tells me what to eat at every meal. Afteryears on this healthy vegetarian diet, my body has lost
the desire for meat, fowl and fish. My diet is composed
of organic raw fruits and vegetables, cooked vegetables,beans, legumes, brown rice, etc. with raw nuts and seeds
and their butters, raw wheat germ and Brewer’s yeast. This is what my body seems to thrive on. But
occasionally there were times when my body told me to
eat a piece of meat or a piece of fish, or to have some
natural cheese or a few fertile eggs. In other words, mybody developed an instinct for the selection of foods. Sometimes I go 4 or
 5 years without tasting eggs, etc.,
then my body will telegraph that I need some. Listeningto my inner voice has helped me enormously. Basically I have been a vegetarian by nature most of
my life. I was reared on a large farm in Virginia wherehundreds of hogs and


 fonn  a single  proccss. Now  thcre  havc  bccn  manr  theorics  abom  the
unity  o( thc uniYcrse. But che)'  have  not delivercd
human  beings  from  the isolinion  oí cgotism. from
conílict, and  from  thc fear of lifc. bccausc  thcrc  is a
world of diITcrcncc bctwccn an  infercncc anda fccl-
ing. You can rcason that thc 11nivcrsc is a unity with -
out fccling it  w be so. You  can cstablish  thc thcory
that your body is a movcrncnt  in an unbrokcn  proc -
ess which  includcs  al. suns  ancl  stars,  and yet con-
tinuc  to (ce. scparatc  and loncly. For thc fccling  will. Ofj TIIE  WISDOM  OF INSECURITY
not correspond  to Lhe theory  umil  you have  also
discovered the unity of inner experience. Despite
all theories, you will fcel that you are isolated
from life  so long  as you are divided  within. Bue you will ceasc to fecl isolated when you
rccog - nize,  for example,  thaL you do not have a
sensation  of che  sky: you are that sensation. For all
purposcs of  feeling, your scnsation of the sky is
che sky, and there  is no "you"  apart  from  what  you
sense,  fcel,  and know. This is why the myslics and
many of the pocts  givc frequent uttcrance to thc
fecling that they  are "onc wilh the Ali," or "unitcd
with  God," or, as Sir Edwin  Arnold  cxprcssed  it-
Foregoing  sel{,  the universc  grows  l. Sometimes,  indeed,  this feeling  is purcly  senti -
mental,  the poet  being  "onc  with  ature"  just so
long as  she is on her best  behavior. J live 1 1 o t i 1 1 myself,  but I  l 1 l'C o 1 1 1 e
Porlio11  o/ thal a r o 1 1 1 1 d  me; and to
me
I-Iigh niotwtains  are II f eeling,  but the hum
Of huma11  cities  torlllrc:  I can see
Nothing to loalhe  i11 nature,  saue  to
be A /inh  reluctant  i11 a (leshly  chai11,
Classcd  amo11g  creat11rcs,  when  t11e  soul ca11
fice, And with  thc sky, the peah,  thc heaui11g  plain
0/ occan,  or thc stars,  mi11gle  1 a 1 1 d nol in v a i 1 1. This rural rapturc  from  Byron  is quite bcsidc  the
point. He has only come to tcrms with nature to
the extent  that  he has bcfricnded  his own  human
nature. 110  THE  TRANSFORMATION  OF LIFE
The fly likes  thc sweecness  of the honey,  but not its
stickiness,  which  makes  him
A link reluclanl in a fleshly chain,
Classed  amo11g  crealures. The  sentimentalist  does  not look  into  the depths  of
nature  and sec
Sluggish  existences  grm:ing  lhere,  suspended,  or
slowly  crawling  clase  lo the botlom:. The leaden -eyed  shark,  the walrus,  lhe turtle,  the
hairy  sea-leopard,  an(l  the stíng -ray,
Passio11s  there,  wars, p11rsuits,  lribes -sight  in lhose
ocea11  depths -breathing  thal  thick  breathing  air. Man has to discover that everything which he be -
holds in naturc -the clammy foreign -feeling world of
the ocean's depths, che  wastes of ice, the reptiles of
the s,vamp, thc spiders and scorpions, the deserts of
lifeless  plancts -has its countcrpart within  himself. He is not, then, at onc with himsclf until he realizes
that th is "undcr  sidc"  of nature  and thc fcel ings  of
horror  which  it gives  hirn  are also  "I. " For ali the qualities which we admire or loathe in
che world aronnd us are reflections from within -
though from a within that is also a beyond, uncon -
scious, vast, unknown. Our fcclings abouL the crawl -
ing world of thc wasps' nest and thc snakc pit are
fcclings about hiddcn aspccts of our own bodics and
brains, and of ali thcir potcntialities for unfamiliar
crceps and shivers, for unsightly diseases, and un -
imaginable  pains. 1 1 1 TIIE  WISDUl \l OF JNSECURITY
1 do not  know,rhether it is true,  but it is said  that
sorne of the great sages and "holy men" havc an ap•
parently supernatural power over beasts ancl reptiles
which  are always  dangerous  Lo ordinary  monals. lf
this is true. it is ccrtainly because they are able  to livc
at pcace with thc "beasts and reptiles" in themselves. They need  not call the wild  elcphant  Ilehcmoth  or
the sca-monster  Leviathan;  they  address  them  fa-
miliarly  as "Long -Nose"  and "Slimy. " Thc sense of unity with  the "J \11" is not,  however,
a ncbulous  state  oí mind, a son  of trance,  in which
all íorm and dis1 inction  is abolishecl, as  if man ancl
the universe  merged  into  a luminous  mist  of pale
mam·e. Justas process ancl  form, energy and mattcr,
myself ancl  experience,  are names  for, an<l  ways  of
looking at. the same  thing -so one and many,  unity
and multiplicity,  idcntity  and differencc,  are not
mutually  exclusive  opposites:  they  are ench  othcr,
much as  thc body  is its vnrious organs. To discover
that  the mnny are  the one, and  that  1he one  is thc
many,  is to realize  that  both  are words  and noises
repn:scnting  what  is al once  obvious  to sense  and
fecling. ancl  an enigma  10 logic  and description.,\ young  man  in search  of spiritual  wisdom  pul
hirnscl f  u nder  thc instruction  o( a cclcbrated  holy
man. Thc sage madc him his personal auendant, ancl
aftcr sorne  months  the young man  co,nplained  that
thus  far he had received  no instruction. •·,vhat  do
you mean. " exclaimcd  the holy  man. "Whcn  you
11. THE  TRANSFORMATION  OF LIFE
brought  me my rice,  didn't  I eat it. When  you
brought me my tea, didn't 1drink it. Whcn you made
salutations to me, didn't l return  them. vVhen  havc
I ever ncglected to give you instruction. " "I'm afrai<l
1 don't  unclerstand,"  said  thc young  man,  totally
mystified. "When you want to see into it," answcrcd
the sage,  ··see into it dircctly. When you  begin  tO
think  about  it, it is altogether  missed. " Plucki11g  chrysa11them11ms  along  the East fence;
Cazing  i11 silence  al tite sot1lhern. hil/s;
The birds  {lying  home  in pairs
Through  the soft mou11tai11 airo/ d u s k -
[11 these  thi11gs  there  is n deeJJ  meaning,
But when  we are ab


 industrial production of bread and biscuits, even many classed as 'brown' or 'wholemeal', is highly suspect, so that the best answer is  to make one's own, from wheat of
known provenance. The bread should be made as coarse as possible,
for, as with all cooking, one of the aims of breadmaking is undoubtedly to make it easier to eat more than one could otherwise. Pastry, homemade with wholemeal flour and good vegetable
oil, thinly worked out and as light ly baked in the oven as possible,
avoiding overbrowning, has probably been over-maligned. Vegetarian'meats', whose basis is often cheap peanut meal, and
various industrialized food additiv es, can be better made at home,
with lentils or soya as a base and wholemeal flour and nuts as a
padding. Yeast. The yeasts are present everywhere, and play an active
and important role in the human alimentary tract, providing some of the B vitamin requirements when a fermentative flora prevails. But
different yeasts produce many thousands of different nitrogenous
substances, some of which are suspect. Moulds, close relatives of yeasts, are known to manufacture some of the most deadly chemicals, such as the cancer producing substances in mouldy peanut meal. While fresh fruit and bakers yeasts are probably excellent, care should be taken with brewers yeast, and only small
amounts consumed. As for the so called hydrolized yeast
preparations, made from disintegrating yeast cells usually in a strongly salted medium, they are definitely suspect. Their content of the B vitamins may be high, but they also contain nitrogenous extractives and other substances which have a dramatic effect on the
blood-forming system, too dramatic not to be harmful. The seeds of the leguminous plants
Green peas and beans when fresh  are close to other green
vegetables and are excellent, but pulses are in some cases suspect. A
few contain lethal amounts of hydrocyanic acid. Two which appear
to pass the test are lentils and so ya beans. Raw peanuts are barely
edible. Cooked when fresh they might pass, but a tropical crop, whose storage conditions are never known by the consumer, they are a very suspect food item in view of the extremely dangerous mould products they may harbour. It is of great interest that a milk substitute for infants made
from soya beans is now available which appears to meet all the needs of the developing infant. Mothers who are not able to breast feed for a sufficient time, should ser iously think of such substitutes
rather than condemn their offspring to a start in life which entails a
permanent handicap to their arteries for which cow's milk is
probably responsible. Coconut. These can be obtained today in fairly fresh condition,
and are an excellent food. Human milk fats are closer to those
present in 'coconut milk' than to those of cow's milk. A host of
attractive preparations can be made from the dried meal. Sugar. The evil of sugar is that it fools the call of sweetness for
fruits. The common belief that brown sugar is preferable, indeed beneficial, is unfounded, for the br own is due to caramelization and
to metallic contamination in the course of manufacture. The content
of B vitamins, not derived from the plant juices but formed as molasses is stored before the sugar is separated from it, is not sufficient justification. It is curious  to observe that in the days when
hygiene was all the craze, white sugar, like white flour and white
rice were thought of as better than the brown products because they
were cleaner and purer, today there h as been a reversal into an equal
absurdity, when anything 'b rown' is necessarily good. Honey, another cult food, honey is designed for extremely
rapidly growing insects, not humans. Although 'natural', there is no
reason to suppose that it is preferable to sugar. There is, alas, no
way out; if humans want sweet things while remaining healthy, they should have fruits. Mushrooms, fungi. There he goes again, the reader will say,
belittling the one gourmet article of the vegetarian! But the aim is to
face the facts, point out the extrem ely thin line of normality; it is up
to the individual to decide how far he will swerve from the line, how much he is willing to pay for the deviant pleasures. The fact is that primates are as innately terrified by the sight of a mushroom, as by that of a spider or a snake! Although only a few fungi kill, most,
if not all, cause various subtle sens itivity reactions in a majority of
people. Commercially grown mushro oms are increasingly subjected
to a rain of chemicals. However, if one comes upon a lucky patch of bluits, chanterelles, or capes, it would amount to cowardice to resist them. Leafy foods. As already indicated, it is not the more mature
leaves, but the tender shoots which are intended to feature in moderation in the human diet. Since these are scarce, population
pressure has encouraged the use of harder leaves, like the brassicas,
which usually need cooking. It is not therefore surprising that
various contradictions have been discovered. The brassicas, for
instance, contain substances which interfere with thyroid function. The already mentioned poisonous oil,  from rape seed, is the product
of a member of that plant family. They should therefore be looked upon as emergency rather than regular foods. Members of the lettuce family, the cruciferae such as the cress,
and many other tender green leaves, appear satisfactory. A
neglected green food is the tender green shoots of grass. Onions and garlic. Both contain extremely irritating and toxic
substances which can induce serious anaemias and in large amounts,
can possibly be fatal. They also  often result in hypersensitivity
reactions of the mucosae and skin, and in some people appear to affect the mind, inducing lethargy and stupour. They should only be used sparingly. Roots, tubers. Here also, the ability to be eaten raw is a good
test, which allows carrots, and celeriac to pass, while casting doubt on many others. Those members of the mustard family with roots, such as radish, contain strong irritants and are suspect. Tropical fruits. Many people who have lived in the tropics have
become upset from eating tropical fruits, or at least developed a
certain antipathy for particular fruits, longing for the more temperate apple. It is the high growing fruits which are usually involved. The ground living prehumans would not have had ordinary access to them. An example known to contain toxic
substances, injurious to the liver, is  the Avocado. It has surprisingly
been found to induce mastitis in mammals! Another is the mango, beautiful, but frequently nauseati ng and containing a milk which
tends to irritate the lips and mouth. Low growing tropical and semi-tropical fruits, on the other hand, such as the banana, the pineapple, the citrus family, are pleasant and wholesome. But many attractive
low growing berries and fruits of tropical regions are also extremely
poisonous. Man's ideal dietary can eviden tly be extended, but care is
needed, for many things commonly consumed and lightly assumed to be wholesome and good turn out to be suspect. Even beauty and
attractiveness are no longer a reliable guide when one moves into an
environment very different from that  of one's genetic wombing, or
is exposed to apparently edible products from a foreign environment. Evidently, many foods which carry a relatively light risk, such as the potato, have a role as an emergency item, and at the present, the entire planet is in an emergency. But even if one is
likely to be obliged to trespass the narrow limits of the ideal set by
the very particular perimeters of humanization, one should at least appreciate how extremely narrow these limits happen to be, and realize that a levy is inevit able for the common sloppy and
insensitive approaches to eating. Those coming the closest to the
ideal human diet are the vegans, and, somewhat less close, the
vegetarians. These people are usually above average in sensitivity, in an awareness of self and of others, of things and creatures, which is one reason why many of them come to differ from the common
patterns in the first place. There can be no doubt that the subjective rewards are considerable, providing a sense of compassion and
purpose, a zeal for what is whole and natural, and a delight in
simplicities, rarely met in the genera l modern confusion. It is this
cleansing of the doors of perception which no doubt accounts for the fact that many of the more sensitive people in the arts are attracted to vegetarianism while the more tough minded tend to go in an opposite dionysian direction of booze and beef. One does find in the ranks of vegetarians persons with a
tendency to anxiety neurosis above the usual, as one does in any sensitivity demanding pursuit. Their condition is usually improved or cured, thanks to the sense of purpose and an effective life-pattern and idealism which vegetarianism can provide. But there are the
few health-kick vegetarians who may not rise beyond a self-centred
preoccupation. If that was all there was to vegetarianism, it would be a shallow concern, even if the pursuit of health is a primordial duty. The great advantage of vegetarianism today is not only its
practice, but the philosophy it offers regarding other human beings,
living creatures and nature generally. As the help in these directions
which past religions could provide is


41 or 42, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea, and had to start using a CPAP (continuou s positive airway pressure) machine at night
to control my breathing. I had very little energy, began to have fairly r egular anxiety attacks, and felt very low emotionally much of
the time. I had perpetual head congestion, and I continuously cleared my th roat. I began to have problems with dry skin and brittle
nails, and then psoriasis began to appear. I began to break out with hives fair ly regularly but could not find out what was causing
them. My hair began to thin very noticeably. Then about five years ago, there was a period of time when I had intense it ching all over my body, but especially in the
extremities, combined with intense swelling of my hands and feet. The n there was extreme joint pain in my knees and ankles. This
went on for about a year. My doctor could not diagnose the problem and sent me to a rhe umatologist who suggested that I might
have something called psoriatic arthritis, and that I should try a c ertain medication. I can’t remember what it was called, but I do
remember that he said that it would require monthly visits for blood work, sin ce the medication was highly toxic to the liver. So, I
made a choice—I thought I could better deal with the itching and swel ling than I could deal with not having a liver—so I just said,
“No thanks!”
I began to seriously investigate the area of nutrition at this time, and some friends encouraged me to consider going vegan. I
dropped the dairy and eggs that had continued to be part of my diet. I LOVED cheese, but I hated what was happening to my
body, so I tried it out. I ate mostly fruits, veggies, grains, legumes, some ra w and some cooked. I began to see some improvement almost immediately; the psoriasis began to fade away, I was able to use th e CPAP less and less, and I began to lose some weight. I was feeling pretty good about what was happening, and continued to do researc h in the area of vegan nutrition. That was
good, but what was not good was that I began to increase my use of vegan processe d foods, and I began to think I needed certain
kinds of supplements. My cupboard began to fill with various powders, pills, etc., al l guaranteed to be good for me. I also began to
experience increased anxiety trying to find the “right way” to b ecome healthy. I also gained another 20 pounds. I then connected with some folks who were following a modified raw diet, aver aging about 85% raw (15% fruit, the rest
veggies, seeds and nuts) and 15% cooked. They used supplements, but minimally, a nd juicing was a large part of the diet, as well as
making mock cooked foods, often with the help of a dehydrator. I was intrigued, and I ga ve it a try. I bought a juicer, I bought a
dehydrator, I bought the books, I bought the special supplements. I dropped processed foods entirely, drank a lot of juice, and ate a lot of salad. Cooked food portion s would often be based
on potatoes, brown rice, whole-grain pasta, or bread. I began to see improvement ag ain: the weight began to come off, I had
increased energy, I was able to get rid of the CPAP completely, and my gast ric reflux disappeared. I still had problems with itching,
but it had decreased. The problem I ran into with this way of life, however, was that I began to ha ve days of weakness and hunger, which I would
assuage with nuts and dried fruits, or dense foods like hummus, other legum es, tahini, almond butter, etc. And I found I was
beginning to feel some of the old heaviness and apathy that I remembe red from my SAD days. I couldn’t understand it, because I
thought I was doing everything right. The other thing was, that I was  simply tired of working so hard to make the right kind of food
for me to eat, especially since I was still cooking SAD food for my husband. Then, I became familiar with the world of the 100% raw foodists; initially, it was the writings of Victoria Boutenko and her
family, Alissa Cohen, and Frederic Patenaude that opened the raw food door for  me. Their enthusiasm, their stories, their sincerity
—all of this inspired me to at least give it a try. So I bought books, milk bags, and slicers, got myself all ready to go … and ran into
another wall. The more I read, the more confused I got, because there were even more voice s out there in the raw food world, and it was
hard to find folks who would agree on the constituent parts of the optimal  diet. And I was really afraid of not doing it “right.” I might
get sick, or I might fall apart. (Funny, how I didn’t worry about this so muc h when I was eating Twinkies and Ding Dongs!) Again,
anxiety was my friend. Finally, through a friend, I became familiar with Dr. Doug Graham and h is work in the area of raw food and Natural Hygiene. At first, I thought, “This is just way too extreme,” but the more I re ad, the more I was attracted by the simplicity and common sense
in his information. It was hard to imagine that eating mostly fruit c ould be good for me, and the whole 811  thing was pretty
intimidating at first. (I am the Almond Butter Queen!) But I came  to believe that it just might work for me. While some other paths
had helped, I always seemed to come back to some basic problem with all of them. Another part of his program that made a huge difference in my thinking w as his list of the other elements of hygiene. As Dr.
Doug says, you can eat all the right foods, but you are only as healthy as  your weakest link—whether that be sleep, rest, water,
sunshine, movement, etc. I could see that I was looking at what I was eati ng to heal me, and I was totally ignoring the other aspects
of my health. I was trying to function on five hours of sleep each night, n o rest during the day, not enough water, very little exercise
or activity, no time outdoors in the sun at all (I didn’t want to get cancer  … go figure). I had never come across such a
comprehensive program, and I decided to give it a try. Well, it has been several months now. I am slowly losing weight (about a pou nd a week on average; I still have over a
hundred pounds to lose, but I’m not worried … it’s coming off). My skin has imp roved, I am more alert, and my mood is generally
positive. I have no more anxiety attacks, no more swelling and itching of m y hands and feet. I have no more gastric reflux at all, no
more joint or neck pain, and my head congestion is minimal at worst (I can si ng again without going into spasms of coughing, much
to my relief). I am trying to establish a more regular schedule of sleep, and I use my lu nch hour for rest, sitting in my car and listening to soft
music for an hour each day. I don’t juice as much, and while I sometimes h ave monomeals, I still find myself depending on
smoothies for a good portion of my food intake. I am not 100% consistent, but I have come a l ot closer to the 811  ideal for my
intake, and it was easier than I thought. And it is definitely easier  to eat a pile of clementines for dinner, than trying to make a raw
vegan version of the cooked food I am preparing for my husband! When we go visiting, I just pack a couple of boxes of fruit, and eat that where ver we go; most of my family and friends are
used to this by now. If I go out for dinner, I just call the restaurant ahead of  time. If they can accommodate me, great; if not, I eat
before we go out and just go along for the company. Things that I used to think would be hard about this way of life no longer seem  that way to me. I am so tired of being so
limited, so sick of having to deal with so much pain, that I am no longer wil ling to compromise in the name of “peace” with others; it
is a false kind of peace that demands that I do something that will ultima tely hurt me. I am going to turn 50 in 2005, and I hope to be
even healthier and more energetic than I am now. Every day seems to be be tter than the day before, and I find even the hard things
easier to handle. I would not go back for anything! Kathy Raine, Ithaca, New York
I went raw six years ago for chronic intense jaw pain, which subsided on t he raw vegan diet when nothing else had helped. My husband and two young children went raw with me, but eventually we fe ll away from it. When my pain came back, we went raw
again, and I researched a little bit more about the raw vegan diet throug h books and the Internet. I experienced initial improvement,
but after a


243
ego
dualities of attraction and aversion, 219 – 235
egocentrism, 228
egotism, 103, 112
evolution of consciousness and, 98 – 100, 116, 123
experiencer as leading edge of, 216 – 218
as “pet,” 282
resistance to change by, 205 – 206
self-centered ego as spiritual problem, xvi
spiritual progress, 281 – 282
transcending, 268
“Elephant Man” (Merrick, Joseph), 51 – 52
emotions. see also  Levels of Consciousness; individual emotions
as column on Map of Consciousness, 52 – 53
rapid change in, 89 – 91Encyclopædia Britannica, 230
“enemies,” avoiding creating, 291 – 292
ener gy fields. see also  consciousness calibration; individual emotions
addiction recovery and, 184 – 186
overview, 15, 20 – 21, 23 – 25
enjoyment, success and, 159 – 161
Enlightenment
Buddha and Buddhism on, 22, 285
commitment to, 276
defined, 257
Divine States and, 265 – 266
ener gy level of, 82 – 83
gradations of, 19
of mystics, 255 – 257  ( see also  spiritual truth)
self-realization and, 255 – 257
traditions of, 15
entrainment, 277
etheric (ener gy) brain, 104
evolution of consciousness, 95 – 135
for animals, 107 – 108
below 200  vs.  above 200, 99 – 101, 104
Brain Function and Physiology, 105 – 107
compassion and, 116 – 117
evolution from survival to Love, 98
having, doing, and being, 95 – 97
human evolution and, 101 – 103
impact of Love and, 108 – 109
intention and, 119 – 121
logarithmic progression and counterbalance, 117 – 119
Q&A about, 123 – 131
realism and, 112 – 115
safeguards and countermeasures, 115
societal leadership and, 109 – 111
study-group questions about, 311
truth and infinite field, 122 – 123
Eye of the I, The  (Hawkins), 61, 257
F
false gurus, avoiding, 295
Fear
addiction and, 181 – 182
of dying, 272 – 273
ener gy level of, 68 – 69
letting go of, 206 – 209overcoming, for health, 142 – 151
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 237 – 238
field of dominance, 45
force
defined, 45, 47
fulcrums of advancement on Map of Consciousness, 84 – 85
Map of Consciousness and historical levels of, 54 – 55
for giveness, 233 – 234, 289
Foundations, overview, 20, 31 – 33. see also  evolution of consciousness; Levels of Consciousness;
Map of Consciousness
free speech, 231
Freud, Sigmund, 4, 9, 64 – 65, 77, 116
G
Gandhi, Mahatma, 48, 50, 54 – 55, 152, 179
givingness vs.  gettingness, 176 – 177
Glamour  (Bailey), 226
God. see  religion and spirituality; spiritual truth
Gorbachev, Mikhail, 110
Grace, Fran, 30
Grace, role of, 213 – 216
Grace of God, availability of, 287
graciousness, success and, 175 – 177
Grief
addiction and, 188
ener gy level of, 67 – 68
letting go of, 25
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 237
guidance for spiritual seekers, 277 – 302. see also  spiritual truth
aligning with powerful ener gy, 277 – 279
calibration lists for spiritual aspirants, 327 – 332
Q&A about, 281 – 285, 296 – 302
qualities and attitudes for seekers, 285 – 288, 298 – 299
spiritual direction, 279 – 280
spiritual facts, 287 – 288
spiritual principles, 288 – 295
spiritual work to help the world, 300
Guilt
ener gy level of, 65 – 66
giving up, 292 – 293
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 236H
Hate, 236
having, as evolution phase, 95 – 97
Hawkins, David R., 1 – 30
on absence of personal “I,” 123 – 124, 347 – 348, 352 – 354
biographical information of, 2 – 8, 344 – 347
breakthrough by, 11 – 15
calibration by, 20
“Consciousness and Addiction,” 187, 345
death of, 19
The Eye of the I,  61, 257
Healing and Recovery,  187
I: Reality and Subjectivity,  61, 257
on Infinite Presence, 347 – 361
inner discoveries by, 9 – 10
on left- and right-brain comprehension, 10, 15, 23, 27 – 30
legacy of, 1 – 2
Letting Go,  18, 206 – 209, 225
on Levels of Consciousness, 22 – 27
Map of Consciousness  book plans of, 19 – 22
The Map of Consciousness Explained  (lecture), 20
marriage of, 15 – 17
Orthomolecular Psychiatry, 344, 346, 351
Power vs. For ce, xiii, 5, 9, 17, 18, 36, 345
published works of, 17 – 19  ( see also individual titles of books )
study-group questions about, 309
T ruth vs. Falsehood, 94, 114
Hawkins, Susan J., xiii – xx, 15 – 17, 19
Hawkins Study Groups, 347
Hay House, 17
Healing and Recovery  (Hawkins), 187
health and happiness, 137 – 154
ABC for, 137 – 138
inner freedom and, 151 – 154
overcoming negative programming for, 142 – 145
power of mind over body, 138 – 142
Practical Application for, overview, 133 – 135
self-compassion for, 149 – 151
self-healing process and, 145 – 149
study-group questions about, 311 – 312
Heisenber g’ s principle, 60, 220 – 221
High Pass, 272 – 273
Hitler, Adolf, 37, 113Homo spiritus,  emer gence of, 103
Hope, xvi – xvii
human nature, 167 – 168
humility, 288 – 289, 293
humor, 282 – 283
I
I: Reality and Subjectivity  (Hawkins), 61, 257
ignorance, 122, 228
India, Gandhi and, 48, 50, 54 – 55, 110, 179
individuals. see also  Self
calibrating oneself, 58 – 59
consciousness level and change in, 61 – 62
consciousness level of, 56
infatuation vs.  Love, 232
Infinite Presence of Love
Buddha-nature, 260 – 261
Hawkins on, 347 – 361
snowbank example, 3, 257 – 261, 348 – 349
inherent attractor pattern, 46
inner freedom, 151 – 154
inner spiritual work, discipline of, 267 – 268
Institute for Spiritual Research, 344 – 345
Institute of Noetic Sciences, 1
integrity
calibration and, 37
Levels of Consciousness and, 38
of teachers, 245 – 252
intention, 157 – 159, 280
J
James, W illiam, 6
Jesus
on avoiding negativity, 286
ener gy field of, 37
pathway to surrender and, 244
Joy
ener gy level of, 80 – 81
Satchitananda  and, 256
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 243
Jung, C. G.on collective unconsciousness, 12, 40
influence on Hawkins, 9 – 10
on shadow, 91
on synchronicity, 41
K
kinesiologic method/kinesiology. see also  consciousness calibration
calibration and, 15
Diamond on


ceased to disturb the stomach, there was a lot of energy. But when
examination, the gynecologist, my cyst is unchanged. In June I
came to the Altai. Went dry fractional fasting, the first
184
184starvation for five days (bore too heavy), the second-nine days
(Took a lot easier). On the eighth day I had a huge
fever, body pains and was sick underbelly. Sergei Ivanovich told me
it is a real classical second acidotic crisis. On
morning of the ninth day, I felt a strong relief. After the arrival of Altai, I immediately became pregnant. In a study on
U.S.: ovaries were normal. Of course, I did not tell the doctor that treated
Hunger. Dear Sergey, how are you? I hope that all
the procedure and the patients you are not too tired. And I have good news: I'm pregnant. However, not twins,
but it does not matter. For more than four months (ie, I
became pregnant almost immediately after returning from the Altai). My cyst has decreased, but not gone, I hope that after
childbirth and breastfeeding will resolve completely. But this is, in general, are not
very important. Do not know yet, boy or girl probably know
in January. Thank you again so much for everything! Convey greetings
Vale and Andrew, as well as your mom. Happy New Year to you and Merry Christmas! Tatiana. It is very difficult, of course, our bodies treat that - it separately. Organism - is a unified whole. to us, of course, mostly coming
treated girls and women with problems in gynecology. My
observing them for many years, a detailed study
medical literature, study cases cure patients
limotherapy allow me to draw the following conclusions. Causes of mastitis, uterine fibromatosis,
endometriosis, cysts and other benign diseases are
long-term and long-standing chronic diseases in the body,
chronic foci of infection and sources of intoxication. Not less
than 90% of all cases of such diseases are chronic
colitis. As a rule, colitis no cures, but they - the reason
disruption in the work of all organs and systems. Somewhat less
cause is thyroid problems. I like the method of fasting so that cures all hunger
organism, and most important - and eliminates the cause and effect
disease. During fasting the body directs its efforts
for a cure on the principle of priority. It heals on its
wise laws, contrary to our logic, all the forces of the body
directed to the most important organs and functions. I
have been many occasions when I come to treat asthma or psoriasis,
with these illnesses get better, but women
got rid of infertility. Then I realized - childbearing
is for the body of one of the most significant, and during
starvation (of any), he first tries to restore this
paramount feature. 185
185When I wrote this book, accidentally found on the Internet is interesting,
amazing story of a girl, proving I was right about
the enormous significance of genital function during treatment
starvation. I cite this story in full. "For many years, Ira was dreaming about the children. Went to the doctor
and healers, resorted to the procedure of artificial insemination -
and to no avail. The absence of the left kidney, polycystic ovarian cancer
thyroid: a "bunch" of disease, it seemed, did not leave
chance to become a mother... When a woman first realizes that may never experience
joy of motherhood, she experienced a shock. As a rule, the diagnosis
followed years of surveys, analysis and painful experiences. unfortunately, not always, this saga ends with the birth
Child. Someone persists in looking for ways to cure, and somebody
then takes the baby from the orphanage. Ira and her husband were ready for such a serious step as
adoption. But the desire to go through all the stages of parenthood has been
too spicy, so she decided to do everything possible
to become pregnant and give birth. A few years walking on doctors not
unsuccessful. and then il try... starvation. Result
shocked everyone: today, a young mother grows ten-
son Philip and his parents dream that a few
years in their family will be replenished. A hopeless diagnosis. "The first time I got on the operating table in 17 years - recalls
Irina. - During a routine medical exam revealed that the left
kidney is not viable and should be removed. When opened
abdominal cavity, it turned out that in addition to the kidney patient, I
a large cyst in the ovary and the inflammatory process that led
to the formation of many adhesions in the pelvic area. Cyst was removed, and
ultrasound study after surgery revealed
More and double uterus. Urologists and gynecologists in unison I predicted a big problem
with childbirth: enmeshed spikes ovaries hardly release
outside the egg, the pipes can be impassable, so
and the uterus of this form does not cope with intra-uterine. Not to mention
potential load on the kidney... in general, the continuous obstacles. Gradually, I put up with this idea: after all, a new body to me no
do not give, sickness and disease will not disappear, and hence
and hope for motherhood is useless... When I met her future husband, frankly warned
him that the children I probably will not. He was not afraid: most importantly,
that we are together, we can always take the kid from the orphanage. On
For five years we have not really thought about it, but then
child was my sister. That's when I realized how much
I want to become a mother. and decided to do everything possible to my dream
realized. 186
186The failure of failure. Deciding to try to become parents, we
My husband and I came to the family planning clinic. After hearing about
my numerous diagnoses, I was invited to do IVF
(IVF), during which
injected sperm into the egg, and formed as a result of embryo
carefully tended, planted in the uterus. In preparation for IVF found that I had pathologically
formed egg. They were too fragile
and most of them just popped before fertilization. with great difficulty was to select healthy cells and their
fertilize. Two-implantation embryos have failed: neither one of them
not stuck. The third time the doctor suggested that I enter into the uterus two
Donor eggs, mixing them with mine. I understand that if
Success will be born baby, who is biologically a child of my
husband and another woman. Kids really like it and I gave her consent. However, when mixed and my donor cells, hesitated. Of course, I would love this child unconditionally. But I think the whole
Life would like to see someone is actually the baby... maybe
be because of my doubts third replanting embryos also did not
failed. My husband and I decided to stop trying - too hard
had to wait until the end of the month and end up getting nothing. I accidentally found... cancer. Realizing that even such an advanced
method such as artificial insemination, not in a position to me
help, I decided to independently take care of your health. There was no
the special confidence of a successful outcome, but did not want to think
I'm absolutely hopeless. online read that the state
female sex hormones directly affect the thyroid
cancer. I had a slightly lower body temperature - I wrote off
is at a lower thyroid function and agreed to be surveyed. in the Diagnostic Centre passed the tests for hormones and enrolled in a
Ultrasound. The study revealed a small nodule in the left side of the gland,
which initially did not attach significance. But getting results
biopsy, I learned that I had... the first stage of the cancer! Already four days later I was lying on the operating table. Thyroid
gland surgeons excised completely, partially remove the lymph nodes,
affected by metastases. Until now, a mystery to me that it was
prompted me to examine if thyroid - because such
Malignant tumors do not give pain and absolutely no
concerned. It was literally a miracle! The first thing that happened
in my life, and, fortunately, not the last. Hunger - the best medicine. When I woke up a bit
after removal of the thyroid gland, again addressed in one of the clinics
family planning. I refused IVF because pregnancy
may trigger the growth of neoplastic processes. No risk
did not want. I cried and decided not to seek help from doctors. Went to healers and healers, hereditary sorceress
187
187on ads from newspapers, contact centers devoted to
eastern culture. I was prescribed expensive vitamins
and dietary supplements, conducted psycho-correction. Once I saw a TV show dedicated to wellness
starvation. Led her doctor V oroshilov, who talked about
benefits of food pauses to normalize hormonal levels and
as a consequence, the elimination of women's issues. I immediately telephoned
and make an appointment. The doctor promised that I will certainly become a mother soon, because
in his practice, pregnancy is even the most hopeless
patients, because fasting cleanses the body
and harmonization of organs and systems. I recommend
refuse food for 5 days in the first month, and then
3 days per month. at a point in the auricles
and are responsible


 weakness, and lead to
deterioration of associated organs and glands. For information on non -physical energies see: Bio-Energies. Many of our health problems are caused by blockages of our sexual
energies. For an overview see: Healing Our Emotions. and for more
details see the 6-part series, Healing with Sexual Energy. 7. Emotional and Mind Improvement:  Practice  relaxation exercises
and learn meditation and  especially guided imagery; learn expressing
your negative emotions appropriately, and also to generate positive
feelings and emotions; love yourself as well as your neighbour; adopt a
positive or spiritual philosophy of life. Find a worthy goal or ideal a nd
strive to manifest it, see:  Mind Tools. 8. Healing groups:  Form or join a health or healing group to support and
heal each other. The main purpose of a healing  group would be to help
each other with the Health Improvement Program. In addition,  a healing
group can act as an extended family with an unlimited possibility of 10
 support functions such as with child minding, childbirth, sickness,
bereavement, unemploymen t, or building activity. There may be common fruit and vegetable production, a food co -op,
communal library and leisure facilities, and shared expensive healing
appliances. A member of the group may participate in a healing workshop, and then
pass on the experience to the group. The group may also invite natural
therapists and other health professionals for demonstrations, lectures,
and teaching of specific methods  see: Healing Social Relationships. By adopting this program, better health is possible for almost everyone. The key to success is in your mind! True healing simply means learning
and applying the laws of nature. THE HEALING CRISIS
When using holistic healing methods, you need to understand the principle
of the healing crisis, otherwise you may undo all the good you have done
by getting frightened and take drugs to stop further health improvement. We do not follow a straight line of either health improvement or health
deterioration. Periods of illness interspersed with times of relative well -
being occur on the downhill road to chronic degenerative diseases and
death. Similarly, we also have ups and downs on the uphill road to
superior health. Travelling downhill is eas y, we do not need to work for
it, but improving our health requires consistent effort. Contrary to the lengthy periods of ill health on the downhill road, the dips
on the uphill road are often short and sharp. They are called 'healing
crisis' although I pr efer the less dramatic name 'healing reaction', or
simply'reaction'. After each successful reaction we advance to a higher
level of health than before. The road to better health follows a definite
pattern. The old system of Nature Cure called it…
Hering's law of cure: "All cure starts from within outwards, from the
head down and in reverse order as the symptoms have appeared." 11
 This means that in every real healing the sequence of our health
deterioration will automatically be retraced: old, long-forgotten disease
symptoms may suddenly flare up again in the form of a healing crisis. You may understand this principle by comparing our health changes with
walking along a winding mountain path. When you eventually turn back
you encounter all the p revious features again, this time just in reverse
order. In addition, the emotional side of our health problems is important. Each
disease, accident or surgical intervention contains a strong emotional
component that may be re -experienced during a reaction ; otherwise,  the
healing remains incomplete and the problem may present itself again at
a later time for healing at a deeper level. This also means that the body selects the kind of healing crisis that is
most appropriate at the time, taking into considera tion its needs and
abilities to have a certain area healed or improved. We can consciously
influence this choice by working on a particular problem. In the beginning our healing reactions will be mainly on the physical or
biological level, but more and mo re we will experience the release of
emotional blocks and changes in consciousnes s. For more information
see: Healing Crisis. Patterns of Healing
At some stage on the road towards health the body will feel strong
enough to renew the fight for healing a diseased organ and this can result
in inflammation and pain. Also,  a limb that had been paralysed during an
earlier disease may temporarily be so aff licted again. When we are on
the road to disease,  we need to alkalise the body to control chronic
inflammations but on the road to health healing inflammations are
needed to improve a diseased organ. Other common healing reactions are boils, mucus discharg e in what
appears to be a cold, or skin rashes - a skin reaction over a stiff or painful
joint may lead to functional improvement. If one supports the body during
this period with rest, cleansing diets and so forth, then it will eventually 12
 acquire better h ealth than before the flare -up. However, if drugs or even natural remedies are used to suppress the
healing symptoms, then the inflamed organ will return to its sub -acute,
chronic condition and wait for another opportunity to heal itself. Nevertheless, so metimes a reaction may be too severe or continue for
too long or  happen at an inconvenient time. Then you can tune it down
by heavily alkalizing the body and  using mainly cooked food in addition
to other anti -inflammatory measures. Listen to Your Body
You may actually learn much about yourself, your body, your health
problems and your emotional reactions by patiently observing the healing
process instead of rushing to “fix” it. What you should do rather, is live as
healthily as possible, cleanse the body and be optimistic about it all. Such
healing crises may appear from time to time separated by weeks, months
or even years, bringing us ever closer to our goal of radiant health. Various problems may suddenly develop during health improvement. Formerly, the body was insensitive to commonly used harmful foods or
drugs, but now there may be an immediate and forceful reaction. Foods
that you habitually used before cleansing may suddenly cause a gastro -
intestinal upset, making you feel sick and mise rable for days. However,
such reactions do not need to happen if you first test for food allergies or
use a low -allergy diet. Your body now trusts that you will not hurt it again as before. But if you
do, your body is very offended and lets you (the mind) know about it in
no uncertain terms. This is the language of the body. If you learn to listen, your body will first tell you about its needs in a subtle
way - an intestinal rumbling, an itch, a slight muscle weakness or a
passing pain - before using more drastic measures. Eventually it will let you know its needs by intuition, by likes and dislikes, and
you will rediscover your  lost body instincts. Then you become independent
of expert advice and just do what your body ‘tells’ you to be right. 13
 While one can often gain quick relief from distressing symptoms,
rebuilding a strong and healthy body is a slow process and can take a
long time. How quickly you can achieve this also depends on the shape
you are in right now. The poorer your health,  the longer it will take. It
needs much experimenting and solid determination to carry through for
many years with the HIP program. *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

 14
 Chapter Two
NUTRITION – Part One
Adopt a Healthy Diet for Your Specific Requirements

A good diet is essential for preventing and overcoming diseases. It needs
to be appropriate for your metabolic type and body condition, and should
be high in enzymes, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other protective
factors. Eat your food as much as p ossible whole, live, and organic, chew
well, enjoy what you eat, combine different foods correctly and
deliberately under -eat rather than over -eat. • Whole food  mainly means unrefined, using all edible parts. • Live food  means raw or uncooked food high in vitality and naturally
 occurring enzymes. These are destroyed when food is heated
 above 450 C but also decline with inappropriate storage. • Some v itality  or life -energy/bioenergy can remain in conservatively
cooked food. More about this later. • Organic Food  is free of toxic chemicals, was grown in good soil
 without pesticides or inorganic water -soluble fertilizers, it has not
 been irradiated, and is free of GM components and added
 chemicals. Some important cooking rules:
• Avoid soda in cooking or baking, it destroys B -vitamins
• Use the cooking water; it is ri ch in vitamins and minerals
• Cook for the shortest period and at the lowest temperature
• Do not keep food warm for long, cool quickly for storage
• Preferably cook with glassware, ceramic or enamel, avoid
 aluminium
• Do not cook with microwave  15
 • Do not fry or  highly  heat oils or fats
• Do not leave acid food in contact with metal surfaces
• Do not cook what can conveniently be eaten raw
Before cooking legume s or whole grains soak them overnight. This
liberates inositol and  allows absorption of minerals that are not available
when cooking without prior soaking. Soaking and rinsing the seeds
before cooking


 energy v
30% to produce
sexual energy
70% Is used for dally work,
digestion etc. This unique human freedom of utilizing our sexual energy so
flexibly does not come without it's price. The price is that we
spend an estimated 25% to 40% of our chi energy taken in through
food, air, and sunlight just to manufacture this sperm energy and
maintain sexual readiness. Why does the body spend so much of its
valuable resources to produce billions of sperm cells and regulate
them with an accompanying hormonal system? Simply to produce
a few children over the course of a lifetime? Nature is not that
extravagant. The enormous investment of our bodies in producing
this sperm energy is to speed our overall evolution. The more
successful man is in transforming his stored energy into higher
creative and spiritual energy, the more rapid his evolution. This
path of Taoist cultivation of chi energy is simply an attempt to most
efficiently utilize the natural gifts every man is born with to evolve
the maximum possible in a single lifetime.CHAPTER 3
THE BIOLOGY OF ESOTERIC SEX
Ordinarily discharge of the seminal fluid completes the act of love. As soon as the fluid is spent, the body strains to replace it. The
faster sperm is used, the more the body is forced to produce. Quite
obviously, production of this nutritionally rich and psychically su-
perpotent substance requires an enormous amount of raw mate-
rials. The reproductive glands receive these raw materials from the
blood stream. In its turn, the blood withdraws the precious ele-
ments from every part of the body, liver, kidney, spleen, etc.,
including the brain. Every organ pays heavy tribute to the glands that produce the
sexual seed. Because a single drop of semen houses such pro-
digious life energies, frequent loss of fluid depletes the body sys-
tems of their most precious nutrients and speeds the inevitable
physical decline into old age. Retaining the seed within the body is
the first step to reversing this cycle in which the male pays an
unnecessarily stiff price for sexual satisfaction. THE VOLUME OF SPERM FLUID LOST IN A LIFETIME
One may conservatively estimate the average American male
ejaculates 5,000 times in his lifetime, equal roughly to 4 gallons of
fluid. The Kinsey Report provided the following details on the
American male's normal frequency of ejaculation:22 Taoist Secrets Of Love
AGE
Puberty-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60AVERAGE
EJACULATION
PER WEEK
3.17
3.3
4.14
3.51
2.9
2.42
1.95
1.8
1.54
1.09
More recent studies suggest that it is likely that the vital seed
is more frequently lost now than in the time of Kinsey's study
because the overall level of sexual stimulation and activity is pres-
ently higher. The effects of the sexual revolution, availability of
contraceptives, attitudes toward sex in television, film and maga-
zines has been particularly strong in encouraging premarital sex
among youth. But to avoid any statistical inflation, let us use the estimate of
5,000 ejaculations per lifetime made by Kinsey in the 50's. To
calculate the flood of fluid normally lost: 5,000 (ejaculations) x 3
cc (fluid) = 15,000 cc. This is 15 liters or roughly 4 gallons of fluid. The semen spent
in an average ejaculation has a volume of 2 to 5 cubic centimeters. These drops contain 200,000,000 to 500,000,000 individual sperm
cells. YOUR BODY HAS ATOMIC ENERGY IN IT! This is an astonishing statistic: a single male ejaculation scatters
two to five hundred million sperm cells. Cast upon two hundred
and fifty million female eggs, a single ejaculation could conceivably
generate the present population of the United States. Multiplying
this figure by 5,000 ejaculations per lifetime yields a numerical
indication of the seminal power. The normal male ejaculates enough semen to generate oneThe Biology Of Esoteric Sex 23
trillion human lives. Within a single man's loins sits the capacity to
sire more than two hundred times the present population of four
billion on the planet! In a very real sense every man can create a
stockpile of sex energy literally more potent than the atomic bomb. If this immense reservoir of psychic energy were to be redirected
towards love and spiritual harmony, the possibilities for a peaceful
existence seem unlimited. Some Western scientists may scoff at the idea that semen is an
immensely powerful substance. Yet no one can deny the pro-
digious life-potential in the seed of a single man. By gathering this
life-generating force within oneself, one collects tremendous en-
ergy. The effects of conserving this energy would differ with every
individual. No man or race produces the same type of energy. Each
creates according to its own genius. One group develops enormous
physical force, another massive resistance to disease, another
clairvoyant powers, still another great longevity. But all men have
the inherent ability to substantially increase their active lifespan by
creatively adapting to their environment. Scientists have tried to improve upon Darwin's thesis by
focusing on specific genetic impulses behind behavior that lead to
increased survival of an individual's gene pool. This correctly gives
a lot of evolutionary power to our sexual impulses, but ignores the
process whereby this sex energy is transformed into higher cre-
ative impulses of the mind and spirit. The evolved man directs his
animal body and instincts with his mind and spirit. The scientists
maintain the reverse is true. They are right, but only to the extent
that man's evolution back to his original self is incomplete. Man is still bullied about by his biological urges. When man is
complete, and has truly integrated his still clumsy body with his
mind and spirit, his total freedom of spiritual being is beyond the
control of biological instinct. This does not violate the physical
laws of the universe; it simply postulates that we are beings with
the inherent power to cultivate our energy to a level of power
where it allows us to direct our bodies freely. It is not mind over
matter, as that implies a battle. It is more mind inside matter. The
revelations of mind have allowed us to create nuclear bombs and
send man to the moon, so why not use mind to direct its own body
which is immediately at hand? Scientifically minded readers may refuse to accept this. No24 Taoist Secrets Of Love
proof is possible except in the experience given by daily cultivation
of one's chi. Many scientists may have thought it impossible to
have an orgasm without ejaculation, yet I and hundreds of my
students know it is only a matter of education, of training the mind
to control the chi in the domain of its body. While science may analyze the chemical constituents of semi-
nal fluid, it cannot account for the human seed's life-genius. This is
beyond instrumental measure. How can one measure a human life? Only a scientific philistine would try to reduce man to a mechanical
theory. These and other scientific explanations pale before the power
of the seed's ability to make 4 billion unique human beings with
creative intelligence. Theoretical physics now acknowledges it is
impossible to scientifically analyze the ecstatic fact of creation. Quantum physicists have accepted the likelihood that there is no
smallest particle, no physical building block upon which the cos-
mos is built. There are only the multi-universes of space and time
linked together by infinite fields of energy. These are currently
described as gravitational, weak and strong forces, and electro-
magnetism. Taoists view any attempt to describe the totality of
nature, the Tao, as futile. They found it far more useful to find
ways of experiencing deeper harmony with it. Sexual energy is a field generated within the body and linked
to the larger cosmic fields in ways that no scientist can presently
understand. But there is no reason to wait 500 years for science to
come up with explanations of sexuality, as every man can experi-
ment with his own sexual energy field and draw his own conclu-
sions today. The Taoist masters were ancient scientists with a
genius for self-observation and were dedicated to furthering human
evolution. Each generation tested the practices taught to them by
their masters and tried to improve on it. The methods of chi
cultivation may have evolved over the millennia, but the principle
has remained the same: The ching or sperm power is a super potent
force readily available to men, awaiting only their harvest. Sexual
essence is a building block for expanding our personal universe,
the foundation for human love and evolution.The Biology Of Esoteric Sex 25
BIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF SEX HORMONES TO
HEALTH
Modern science has given us the opportunity to study the function
of sperm in the body in amazing detail. Each of the sperm cells
contains 23 chromosomes, prostaglandins, ions, enzymes, trace
elements and other essential parts of human life. Only the elements
of the egg and the nurturing environment of the mother are needed
to form a living human being of infinite potential. The seminal vesicles, two little sacks collecting sperm at the
base of the bladder, are tied to the vas deferens. They produce a
yellow fluid that mixes with the sperm and thickens the seminal


 Te Ching:
Cultivate your r elationship with the planet. Live in the spirit of wholeness, knowing that you have a role as one of the
parts of the Tao. Remind yourself that you cannot interfere with the Tao and
live a life of greatness. This means respecting the environment in every way
by living in an Earth-friendly manner as a part of its oneness. Become an
advocate for conservation. Make time to pick up and recycle trash. Drive an
environmentally friendly automo bile, or better yet, walk in peace to as
many places as possible. Whole ness means maintaining a sense of balance
with the all-providing, gentle, nonpushy T ao. In humility, you’re able to feel
your own tiny role in this great drama orchestrated by your Sources. You’ll
see what Lao-tzu means by: “A man’ s life brings nothing unles s he lives in
accordance with the whole universe.”
Change the way you think of yourself fr om being separate to seeing
yourself in all that you encounter. As you live in wholeness, notice how you begin to feel a connec tion to all
of life, rather than the separateness that your ego prefers. See yourself in
everyone you encounter, in every creature on our planet, in the forest and
the oceans and the sky—the more you do, the more you’ll want to stay in a
state of coopera tion rather than competition. You’ll also feel more inclined
to reject the concept that there is a “them.” Practice this way of being andnotice that the type of happiness that may have eluded you for a lifetime is
part of the oneness you begin to enjoy. Here’ s how Rumi expressed this sentiment:
If you put your heart against the earth with me, in serving every cr eatur e,
our Beloved will enter you fr om our sacr ed realm and we will be, we will be
so happy. Do the T ao Now
Go for a walk today and think in wholeness terms with all that you
encounter durin g a 30-minute period. See yourself in those  you might
otherwise have judged, includin g the very old, very young, obese, disabled,
or indigent. As you look at them, remind yourself, I share the same
originating spirit with every one of these people. This will help you feel
whole by shifting from your ego to the virtue of the T ao. OceanofPDF.com40th Verse
Returning is the motion of the T ao. Yielding is the way of the T ao. The 10,000 things ar e born of being. Being is born of nonbeing. OceanofPDF.comLiving by
Returning and Yielding
I see one of the greatest teachings of the Tao Te Ching here in the shortest
of its 81 passage s. If you can master the wisdom in these four lines, you’ll
be as happy, content, and centered in the T ao as any sage. With the first word, returning, you’re being nudged toward an
understanding of the basic principle of your existence. Without needing to
leave your body, you’re asked to die while alive. You accomplish this by
realizing that you’re one of the 10,000 things that has appeared in the world
of form. What Lao-tzu is expressing here in the 40th verse is what
contemporary quantum physic s has confirmed many centuries later:
Particles do not come from particles at the tiniest subatomic level. Instead,
when the infinitesimally small specks are collided in a particle accelerator,
there’ s nothing remaining but waves of “particle-less” energy. In order for
you, a much bigger speck, to form, you must have come from an originating
spirit. Now Lao-tzu may have known nothing of quantum physics in the 6th
century b.c., but he was teaching  an essential truth even then: It’s spirit that
gives life. So to truly live out your destiny as a piece of the originating Tao,
you must shed your ego and return to spirit—or you can wait until your
body dies and make your return trip at that time. Six centuries after Lao-tzu dicta ted the 81 verses of the Tao Te Ching, the
man who wrote a huge percen tage of the New Testament also spoke of
whence we come. Formerly called Saul of Tarsus, he became known as
Saint Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ. In his letter to the people of Ephesus,
he wrote: “You were created to be like God, and so you must please him
and be truly holy” (Eph. 4:24). This is an invitation for us all to return to
what we came from, which is loving, kind, and not exclusive in any way. How is this accomplished, according to Saint Paul and Lao-tzu, who
emphasizes this point in many of the verses of the Tao Te Ching? You do so
by yield ing your ego, surrendering, and being humble. To that end, in hisletter to the people of Corinth, Saint Paul quote s Jesus directly: “My grace
is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Paul then
goes on to say himself, “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my
weaknesses, so that Christ’ s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’ s
sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in
difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Cor. 12:9–10). Indeed, yielding is the way of the Tao, as well as the key to an uplifted
existence, according to virtually all spiritu al texts that have survived over
the centuries. When you truly change the way you think about all of life, the world
begins to look very different. You begin seeing everyone and everything as
if they have round-trip tickets: You know they all arrived from spirit, and
you know they must return. All that composes also decomposes, and
whether anyone  else understands that isn’t important to you. You find the
awareness that life on Earth is a death senten ce to be a liberating and
amusing viewpo int. You’re choosing to live every day, each moment that
you have and as much as you can, as the nonbeing aspect of yourself. As a being of spirit, you decide  to use your “return ticket” while you’re
still in physical form by keeping yourself in precisely the same loving status
that you occupied before enter ing this world of boundaries. As you take
your return journey, you not only get to lose your ego-identification card,
you have the added bonus of regaining the power of your Source, which is
the all-creating power of the unive rse. You merge into the onene ss of a
being who dissolves ego concerns, and the world that you now see is
perfect and infinite in nature. There is no more worry, anxiety, or
identification with your possessions—you’re a free person. You’re a
spiritual being first, last, and always. This is what I feel that Lao-tzu is telling you in this brief yet profound
teaching of the 40th verse of the T ao Te Ching: 40th V erse
Monitor your dir ection, emphasizing r eturning and yielding. Mentally make an ef fort to assess every step you’re taking in all aspects of
your life—including in your career, your relationships, and your health—in
terms of directionality. That is, ask yourself, In which way am I truly
moving? Am I getting away from my originating place, or am I returning toit? As you make this assessment, you can be more forthright about
returning to, rather than movi ng away from, the Tao. A resolution to
exercise or eat more nutritious foods is a step taking you back to the well-
being from which you originated. A decision to suspe nd your ego and take
an interest in another person is a movement of moving back to the Tao. A
determination to be generous rather than hoard is a choice to be in the
return motion. All of these actio ns come from your thinking first about the
direction in which you’re moving— away from your origination spirit or
back to it. Surr ender! This is what yielding is all about. Recognize that your little ego does
nothing and that the Tao creates everything, including you. As I sit and
write these words in my magic al writing space, I know that I don’t own
what mysteriously appears on the paper. I’ve surre ndered. I know that God
writes all the books, composes all the music, and erects all the buildings. I
bow to this all-creating power. While  it appears that all of the 10,000  things
are born of the world of beingness, as I think about it more, the beingness
itself came from nonbeing. It is to this glori ous state of nonbeing spirituality, or the Tao, that I yield. I
encourage you to do the same, and then peacefully obser ve how it all flows
together perfectly. Do the T ao Now
Strategically place a picture of a yield sign, frequently found as a traffic
device, within your field of vision. Each time you look at this sign, use it as
a remind er for you


	fight? The	only	reason	you
did	was	because	your	parents	were	standing	over	you. That	kind	of
forgiveness	only	creates	more	resentment,	which	you	will	bury	because
resentment	is	supposed	to	be	bad. There	is	another	way. Forgive	because	it
makes	you	feel	better. Forgive	because	it	removes	toxic	memories	from	your
mind. Forgive	because	it	opens	the	door	for	accepting	yourself. In	the	end	you
cannot	accept	yourself	without	forgiveness,	because	in	your	heart	of	hearts
you	know	that	you	want	to	be	forgiven	too. Once	you	admit	that	to	yourself,
people	will	hear	the	sincerity	in	your	voice	when	you	forgive	them.”
G
IFT
Today,	decide	that	you	will	look	upon	life	as	a	gift. Take	a	moment	to	list	the
blessings	in	your	life. Maybe	that	sounds	corny,	but	Baba	found	it	very
important. “Do	you	think	every	day	is	a	gift?”	he	asked	me. “Well	…”
“I	thought	so. The	funny	thing	is	that	people	mostly	want	to	grab	at	life. They
want	more	and	more	for	themselves. With	that	attitude	life	isn’t	a	gift,	it’s
more	like	loot	that	you	are	robbing	from	someone,”	Baba	said. “To	make
every	day	feel	like	a	gift,	you	must	feel	deep	down	that	no	one	can	take	itfrom	you. Isn’t	that	what	a	gift	is—something	completely	yours	without
strings	attached? Life	seems	to	have	strings	attached. You	must	work	and
prove	yourself;	you	must	strive	for	love	and	approval	that	may	be	taken	away. “All	these	things	exist	in	the	mind,	however. To	your	soul,	life	is	purely	a	gift. It	is	ever	fresh,	ever	flowing,	like	water	in	a	fountain. This	attitude	is	also	the
key	to	giving. When	you	can	truly	say	to	yourself,	‘Everything	I	have	came
from	God	and	goes	back	to	God,’	then	you	can	give	to	others	in	the	same
spirit	that	life	was	given	to	you.”
H
EART	AWARENESS
Today,	decide	to	see	the	world	with	your	heart	and	not	your	head. To	imagine
what	that’s	like,	think	about	how	a	mother	feels	toward	her	child. No	matter
how	many	ways	the	child	may	decide	to	be	bad,	its	mother	doesn’t	change	her
love. She	sees	her	child	with	heart	awareness. You	can	do	that	for	anyone	you
happen	to	pick. Overlook	their	faults	for	just	ten	minutes,	seeing	them	as
totally	good. Baba	was	very	clear	that	we	all	need	to	practice	this	because	we
use	our	minds	far	too	much. “Your	head	isn’t	shy	about	ruling	your	heart. It	will	remind	you	every	day
why	you	should	look	down	on	person	A,	resent	person	B,	never	forgive
person	C.	It	will	show	you	faults	and	imperfections	everywhere	you	look. The
heart	doesn’t	do	that. It	asks	one	simple	question:
Am	I	feeling	love? If	the
answer	is	yes,	then	you	have	true	heart	awareness. If	the	answer	is	no,	you
must	get	back	to	heart	awareness. Most	of	spiritual	life	comes	down	to	letting
love	have	its	rightful	place	at	the	center	of	life.”
I
NSPIRATION
Today,	let	something	inspire	you. Allow	yourself	a	moment	when	you	go,
“Aha!”	If	possible,	look	at	a	work	of	genius,	like	a	great	painting,	or	listen	to
music	that	takes	your	breath	away	Baba	put	a	high	value	on	inspiration
because	he	traced	it	back	to	the	soul. “Inspiration	shouldn’t	be	mechanical;	it’s	not	like	throwing	a	switch,”	he	said. “Your	soul	knows	when	you	need	to	be	inspired. The	word	itself	means
‘bringing	in	spirit.’	When	do	you	need	to	bring	in	spirit? Who	can	say? It
might	be	five	seconds	from	now,	it	might	be	this	evening	when	you	see	thesunset	or	tomorrow	when	your	eye	is	charmed	by	a	baby	in	the	park. “But	always	know	this:	Inspiration	isn’t	optional. Your	soul	uses	it	to	get
through,	to	send	you	a	message. That	sunset	is	about	you,	and	so	is	that	baby
in	the	park. Inspiration	isn’t	reserved	only	for	great	deeds	and	great	works	of
art. Be	attentive,	appreciate	your	life	and	all	who	are	in	it,	set	yourself	a
vision. With	these	things	in	place	the	door	to	inspiration	is	always	open.”
J
USTICE
Today,	be	fair	to	somebody	who	needs	it. Justice	is	fairness,	and	the	opposite
of	justice	is	unfairness	in	all	its	forms. Unjust	treatment	turns	people	into
victims,	and	that	is	not	what	the	soul	wants. It’s	fair	to	be	told	the	truth. It’s
fair	to	be	seen	as	equal. It’s	fair	to	share	in	the	good	things	of	this	world. If	you	know	someone	who	is	on	the	wrong	end	of	fairness,	do	something	to
make	it	right. Share	your	time,	money,	food,	or	simply	your	respect	with
someone	who	lacks	these	things. You’ll	be	doing	exactly	what	you	think	God
should	do	for	you. Baba	once	asked	me,	“Have	you	heard	people	say	that	life	is	unfair?”
“All	the	time,”	I	said. “But	they	also	say	that	God	is	just. So	which	is	it? Some	spiritual	questions
make	a	huge	difference,	and	this	is	one. Either	life	is	unfair	or	God	is	just.”
“I	guess	people
hope
	that	God	is	just,	but	no	one	can	prove	it. Anyone	can	see
that	life	isn’t	fair,”	I	said. “I	can’t,”	said	Baba. “Nobody	ever	handed	me	a	set	of	rules. For	all	I	know,
God	may	be	handing	out	cosmic
	justice,	but	I	don’t	have	cosmic	eyes;
therefore,	I	will	never	know. But	I	do	know	one	thing:	Sometimes	life	says
yes	to	me,	and	sometimes	life	says	no. If	you	really	look	at	it,	most	people
think	life	is	unfair	because	they	hit	a	no	when	they	wanted	a	yes. “If	you	could	get	life	to	say	yes	more	often,	you’d	think	there	was	justice	in
the	universe. Wanting	a	yes	is	natural. It’s	the	very	thing	your	soul	is	trying	to
achieve. I’ve	shown	you	many	ways	to	live	from	the	level	of	the	soul. Once
you	do	that,	life	will	begin	to	feel	much	more	fair.”“But	I	will	still	see	terrible	things	happening	to	other	people,”	I	said. “Everything	you	see	in	the	world	reflects	the	power	for	good	and	evil	that	is
inside	you,”	said	Baba. “Solve	the	question	of	whether	life	is	fair. Go	as	deep
as	you	can. Never	stop	asking	what	the	divine	plan	is. You’ll	never	find	a
complete	answer,	but	layer	by	layer	you	will	come	to	see	that	God	did	not
create	an	unjust	world. He	created	a	world	where	all	possibilities,	including
triumph	and	tragedy,	play	themselves	out,	exactly	as	they	do	in	our	hearts