factorinthepres-
enceofcertaindiseasesinthepersonalorfamily
historyofsuchpatients.Herealisedthesediseases
mustconstituteblockstohealthwhichstoppedthe
indicatedconstitutionalremedyfromworking.He
calledtheseblocks'miasms'anddevelopedacompre-
hensiveandcomplextheoryaroundthem.Hisin-
sightshaveenabledtheprofessionalhomeopathto
assessthroughthehistoryofapatient(bothpersonal
andinherited)theirlikelyconstitutionalstrengthand,
inmanycases,topredictthesortofblocksthathe
orshemightencounterduringthecourseofconsti-
tutionaltreatment. Hahnemanndefinedthreebasicmiasmswhichhe
believedtobetheunderlyingcausesofchronicdis-
ease,eachofwhichpredisposesapersontoaparticu-
larrangeofhealthproblemswhichhealsodefinedat
length.Thethreemiasmswere:Psora,whichhe
associatedwithsuppressedskindiseasesandwith
leprosy;Sycosis,associatedwithsuppressedgonor-
rhoea;andSyphilis,associatedwithsuppressedsyph-
ilis. Homeopathshavesinceaddedmanymoreand
believethatcancerisa'marriage'ofthemiasms-itis
presentinpeoplewhoseinheritedpictureincludesall
threemiasmsandmore. Whenthehomeopathencountersa'miasmatic
block'inapatient,andtheindicatedremedydoesnot
act,theblockmustbecleared.Therearevarious
methodsfordoingthis,butitisamatterforthe
professionalhomeopath,notforself-treatment. TheLawsofCure
TheLawsofCurewereformulatedbyConstantine
Hering(seepage7),whobasedthemonalifetime's
observationoftheprocessesinvolvedwhensick
patientsbecamecured.Throughouthisyearsofprac-
ticehewasabletodrawthefollowingconclusions:
•Assomeoneiscured,symptomsmovefromthe
innermostorgansofthebody(thosemostvitalto
life)totheouterorgans.Inotherwords,curemoves
fromwithintowithout.Forexample,someonewith
heartdisease(serious,lifethreatening)mayexperi-
encestomachorbowelproblemsduringtheprocess
ofcure. •Curealsotakesplacefromabovetobelow,sothat
symptomsusually'dripoffthebody,startingfrom
theheadandclearingdownwards,withthehands
andthefeet(sometimessimultaneously) beingthe
lasttobeaffected(with,say,askineruption).•Symptomsthathavebeensuppressedinthepast
oftenresurfaceduringtheprocessofcureand
usuallydosointhereverseorderfromtheiroriginal
sequence.Forexample, ifapatientwithheartdis-
easehadbeensuccessfullytreatedwithorthodox
medicinesforastomachulcerbeforetheheartcon-
dition,thentheappearanceofstomachsymptoms
(lessseverethanintheoriginalcomplaint)wouldbe
welcomedasasignthattheoldsuppressedsymp-
tomswerebeingclearedout.Theselawsapplyto
thetreatmentofchroniccomplaintsbutoccasion-
allyalsotoacuteprescribing-soifanoldsymptom
surfacesafteragoodprescription,waittoseeifit
willclearofitsownaccord.Ifitdoes,theremedyis
stillworking...carryonwaiting. Thesuppressionofadiseaseusuallyleadstoamore
deep-seatedillnesssurfacing.Forexample,manychil-
drenwhoseeczemahasbeen'successfully'treated
withsteroidsmaysufferfromasthmaatalaterdate. Thesetwoeventsareseenbytheorthodoxmedical
professionashavingonlyacasualconnection,where-
asthehomeopathbelievesthatthesuppressionofthe
eczemahascausedtheasthma.Successfulhomeo-
pathictreatmentinvolvestheeczemareappearing at
somepoint. Itisalsopossibletosuppresswithhomeopathic
medicinesbytreatingasinglesymptomandnotthere-
foretakingthewholepersonintoaccount. HomeopathsusetheseLawsofCuretomonitor
treatment,tocheckwhetherthecureisgoinginthe
'right'direction.Asfarasacutetreatmentorhome
prescribing isconcerned,occasionally averywell-
selectedconstitutionalremedywillpushtothesurface
oldsymptomsthatmayhavebeenforgotten.These
willclearoftheirownaccord.Itisimportantnotto
prescribeanotherremedyandbysodoingencourage
thechronicconditiontogoback'in'again. Health
Healthismorethansimplytheabsenceofdisease. Beinghealthygivesusasenseofwell-being,ofbeing
balanced,ofpersonalfreedom. Itisaboveallthe
abilitytowithstandstress. Whenwearephysicallyhealthywehavestrength
andflexibility,andareservoirofenergytodrawon
shouldweneedit.Beingemotionallyhealthymeans
wecanacknowledgeandexpressourfeelingsandby
sodoingmaintainrewardingrelationships.Being
mentallyhealthyenablesustothinkclearly,toformu-
lateideas,solveproblemsandmakedecisionseasily. Diseaselimitsthatpersonalfreedom;abrokenleg,
forexample,limitsaperson'sphysicalfreedom
16•Health PRINCIPLESANDCONCEPTS
bymakingitdifficulttowalk,tobephysical.Ade-
pressioncanlimitaperson'semotionalfreedom
becauseofhisorherdifficultyininteractingwithother
people,andsoon.Mentalexhaustionafter,say,a
taxingexammakesitdifficulttoconcentrateandto
makedecisionsandthereforelimitsaperson'smental
freedom.Ifyoudofallillitisoftenusefultoask
yourselfhowandwhythatillnessislimitingyou. Theorthodoxmedicalview,orgermtheory,of
diseaseisthatillnessisa'bad'thing.Analternative
medicalviewisthatdiseaseisa'good'thing,alerting
thebodytothenecessityoftakingsometimeand
spacetohaveagoodclear-out. Ithinkthatdiseaseis
neithergoodnorbad.Thediseasewesuccumbto
providesuswithinformationaboutourpersonal
weaknesses,abouthowwearelivingourlivesand
copingwithstress.Italertsustothefactthatthereare
deficienciesorweaknessesthatneedattention. Buildinghealth-preventativemedicine
Thedesiretoridthebodyofdiseaseisahealthy
attitude,althoughanyapproachthatinvolvesbuild-
inghealthandthereforepreventingdiseaseorill-
healthwill,ofcourse,beofgreaterbenefitinthelong
termthananytemporarysuppressionofthesymp-
tomsalone.Howweapproachillness,aswellasthe
treatmentwechoose,deservessomethought. Thepresenceofdiseaseorpainoftencreates
anxiety,whichinturncanleadtofearandpanic.In
thissituationmostofusatonetimeoranotherhave
consultedanauthoritativefigure(adoctor)toallayour
anxietybyputtinganametowhatishappeningtoour
bodies,andtodeterminehowitmustbetreated.The
dangerhereisthat,inlookingoutsideourselvesfor
theanswersandinaskingtoofewquestions,we
experiencealossofpersonalcontrolwithconsequent
feelingsofhelplessness.Wegiveupourresponsibilityforourownhealthtothepeople'incharge'andwe
becomerealpatients,or,asIseeit,victims. Inthissituationwemayfindthatwefeelunableto
confidemisgivings,toexpressourinstinctsaboutour
ownhealth,ortoexploreotheroptions.Webecome
passiveconsumersofmedicalcare.Forexample,
womenwhoarenotwellinformedonthesubjectof
contraceptionandwhothenbegintohavetrouble
withthecontraceptive pill,will,onvoicingtheir
worriesandsymptoms,bereassuredthatthePillisper-
fectlysafe,thatthereisnothingtoworryaboutand
thattheirproblemispsychosomatic. Thisisusually
nottrueandthesewomenthensufferneedlesslyfor
monthsandsometimesyearsbecausetheycarryon
takingadrugthatdoesn'tsuitthem. Howdowe,aspatients,redressthisbalance?The
firststepistobecomeinformed,byreadingandtalk-
ingtopeoplewhoaresympathetictoourviews(and
doubts),andwhomayhavehadsimilarexperiences. Wealsoneedtolearntoaskforwhatweneed,tomake
realisticdemandsofhealth-careprofessionals.We
needtoseekthehelpofdoctorsandspecialists(both
orthodoxandalternative)whoarewillingtocom-
municatewithus,whoareabletoacknowledgethat
we,thepatients,haveaparttoplayinourownhealing


pongingdown(seeabove). •respondtoyourpatient'sindividualneeds-some
peoplefeelchillywithafeverandcannotbeartobe
uncovered, letalonespongeddown-evenwitha
hightemperature. •makesurethatyourpatienthasadayortwoon
foodsnutritiousandeasilydigestedoncethefever
hasabatedandtheappetitereturned. DON'T
•giveahomeopathicremedy,sayAconite,Belladonna
orChamoinilla,atthefirstsignofarisein
temperatureasthiscanconfusetheremedy
picture.Anyattempttointerruptthebody's
self-healingprocessisunwise. SEEKHELPIF
•ababyundersixmonthsoldhasafever. •anolderbabyhasafeverofover103.5°F/40°Cthat
doesn'trespondtospongingandhomeopathic
treatmentwithintwenty-fourhours. •apersonofanyagehasafeverof105°F/40.5°Cor
over. •thereishistoryofconvulsionsaccompanying
fevers. •anyonewithafeverisalsorefusingtodrink(is
thirstless)asdehydrationcanoccur,especially if
thefevercontinuesforseveraldayswiththe
patienttakinginorkeepingdown(ifthereisalso
vomiting)onlysmallamountsofliquids. •thereisalackofreaction(listlessnessand
limpness),whichcanimplythataseriousillness
suchaspneumoniaormeningitishasdeveloped-
seeCauseforConcernpage203. IFYOUAREWORRIEDGETINTOUCHWITH
YOURDOCTORAND/ORYOURHOMEOPATH
IMMEDIATELY. Nci'ersuppressafeverinchildrenwithaspirin(or
Disprin)asthishasbeenknowntoleadtodangerous
althoughrare,complications, inparticularReye'sSyn-
drome,whichaffectsthebrainandliver.Symptoms
includesuddenvomitingsometimeaftertheonsetofa
viralinfection,sleepiness,confusion,diarrhoea,and
rapid,shallowbreathing.Calpol(paracetamol)maybe
usedinanemergencybuttherecommendeddose
shouldneverbeexceeded. Flatulence
Windisoftencausedbyeatingtoomuchofsomething
thatisnottoleratedwell-meat,refinedfoods,alcohol
(especiallybeer),beansorwholegrainsareknown
tocauseflatulence-orbyeatingtoohurriedly.Emo-
tionalstress,especiallyanxiety,andconstipationcan
bothalsocausewind. DISEASESYOUCANTREATUSINGTHISBOOK Headache •217
DO
•sitdownandrelaxwheneatingandchew
thoroughly;boltingyourfoodontheruncanstress
yourdigestivesystem. •trytoreduceyourintakeofliquidswithmeals
(drinkmorebetweenmeals). •avoidfizzydrinkswithmeals. •cookbeanscarefully(soakovernight,boilfor
twentyminutes,rinsewellandthensimmertill
cooked). •experimentwithyourdiettoseeifyoucanfindthe
culpritifthereisoneandthencutitoutoreatless
ofit. •tryaherbteasuchaspeppermintorfenneltoaid
digestion. Flu
LooktotheappropriatesectionssuchasSorethroat,
CoughandFever,etc.,dependingonwhichparticular
symptomsyouaresufferingfrom.Ifyourfluis
'gastric',i.e.accompaniedbydiarrhoea,colicand/or
vomitingthenyouwillneedtolookupthese(relevant)
sectionsalso. Usecommonsensemeasurestolookafteryourself
duringaflu.Treatitasabadcoldandtakesometime
offworktosleepandrecharge. DO
•gotobed. •drinkextrafluids,hotorcoldasdesired. DON'T
•gotowork. FoodpoisoningseeVomitingand
Diarrhoea
Foodpoisoning iscausedbyeatingcontaminated
meat,fishorotherfoodsandIhaveincludedseveral
appropriateremedies.Certainchemicalsandplants
cancausevomitinganddiarrhoea(includingthegreen
partofpotatoes),andpoisoningfromtheserequires
urgentmedicalhelp.Stomach'bugs'whichlookand
feellikefoodpoisoningcanbejustasunpleasant
andwillusuallybeaccompaniedbyafever(food
poisoningfromcontaminationhasnofever). SEEKHELPIF
•thereiscontinuedabdominalpainandbloodinthe
stools. •thereisdifficultyfocusing,doublevision,
convulsionsorparalysis. GermanMeaslesseeChildhood
illnesses
GumBoilseeAbscessesGumsbleeding
Ihaveincludedafewremediesthathavesensitive,
bleedinggumsaspartoftheirpicture.However,a
gooddiethighinfibre(fruit,vegetables,saladand
wholewheatbread)andgooddentalhygieneare
essentialtomaintaininghealthygums. DO
•seeyourdentistforregularcheck-ups. •askyourdentistorthehygienisttoshowyouthe
correctwaytobrushyourteeth. •usedentalflossandbrushregularlyand
conscientiously. •useamouthwash(seepage28)andmassagethe
gumsgentlyafterbrushing. •cutoutsugarifpossibleforatime,atleastuntilthe
gumsimprove. SEEKHELPIF
•yourgumsstillbleedinspiteoftakingtheabove
measuresandyoualsofeelunwellgenerally(pale,
exhausted,poorappetite,swollenglands). Hairloss
Ihaveincludedsomeremediesforthefirst-aidtreat-
mentofhairlossthatoccurs,mainlyinwomen,after
anacuteillnessorchildbirth. Iftheconditionpersists
thenseekhelpfromaprofessionalhomeopath. Hayfever
Thepresenceofhayfeverindicatesanunderlying
weaknessthatneedsconstitutionaltreatmentand,
thoughthereareafewfirst-aidremedieshereforacute
hayfever,homeopathsprefertotreatahayfever
suffererthroughthewintermonthsinorderto
strengthenresistancetopollenandotherallergens. DO
•wherepossible,avoidpollen,animalhairorother
substances(tobacco,dust,flowers,etc. )towhich
youknowyouareallergic,andkeepdustlevels
lowinthehome.Usefoampillowsandduvets
filledwithsyntheticfibres. •bathetheeyesiftheyareitchyandinflamed(see
page33). DON'T
•takeantihistamines ordecongestants ifyoucan
avoidit.Thesesuppressthebody'sdefencesand
cancauseareboundeffectsothatthesymptoms
returnmorefiercelythaneverastheeffectswear
off. Headache
Occasionalminorheadachesthatresultfromobvious
stressessuchasoverwork,alcohol,lossofsleep,etc.,
i
218•Headinjuries DISEASESYOUCANTREATUSINGTHISBOOK
canbetreatedwithfirst-aidhomeopathy.Aswellas
findingtheappropriateremedy,identifythecauseof
yourheadacheandtakeappropriateaction:remove
thecausetemporarilyinthecaseof,say,alcohol,or
rebalanceyoursystemwithagoodnight'ssleepifyou
areexhausted. DO
•restandrelax;checkyourposturefortensionand
spendtenminutesrelaxingandbreathingdeeplyif
yoususpectyouhaveaheadachestarting. •getsomefreshairifyou'vebeeninastuffyroom. •haveyoureyestestedtomakesurethecauseisnot
poorsight. •seekcounsellingorpsychotherapy ifyouareunder
alotofemotionalstress. •haveamassage. •takealong,hotbath. •eatregularmeals,andcutdown(orout)on
smoking,drinkingtea,coffeeandalcohol. •takeanap. •maketimetoseefriendsorpursueahobby. DON'T
•smoke. •takepainrelieversandcarryonunlessyoureally
havetoandcanseeatimeaheadwhenyoucan
rest. SEEKHELPIF
•aheadacheisverysevere. •yousufferfrequentorsevereheadaches,
particularly ifyoureyesightisdeteriorating. •aheadacheisaccompaniedbyastiffneck.' •thereisahighfever. •thereisanyvisualdisturbance. •thereisanyweaknessorlackofco-ordination. •thereisanydizziness. •aheadachelastsmorethanthreeorfourdays. Headinjuries
Recentminorknocksandfallscanbesafelytreated
withinternalandexternalhomeopathicremedies. Givetheappropriateremediesforshockandbruising
butregardallheadinjuriesaspotentiallyserious. Keepacarefulwatchforanyofthesymptomsbelow,
someofwhichmayonlydevelophoursorevendays
aftertheinjury.Osteopath


 ego is in charge of your life. But when you recognize the connection between your infinite self
and the God force, you will know that God has been patient with you
no matter how long it took you to come around, regardless of how
far you may have wandered and no matter how much you may have
refused to listen. Infinite patience produces almost immediate results in your life. You become free when you relax your insistence to have it now, and
you increase your awareness that you actually do have it now, already,
even though it may not have shown up as you would like it in your
immediate surroundings. As an infinitely patient person you know
that you are already where you want to be, that there are no acci-
dents and that all that appears to be missing is nothing more than an
illusion perpetrated by your ego. With this awareness, impatience leaves, and you stop looking for
results of your manifestation meditation. You turn your thoughts to
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the affairs of your life, knowing that you are not alone. Your patience
allows you to remain in silent appreciation for all that is manifested
in your life. This practice of patient detachment from outcome is a
foreign concept to those of us who have been taught that goals, suc-
cess symbols and the accumulation of merit badges are the ways to
feel important and fit into our culture. You have achieved peace with
your infinite patience, and peace is what enlightenment is all about. What follows is a guide for living with: the seeming paradox of
attempting to manifest something into your life, and at the same time
not being attached to when and how it shows up. A STEP-BY-STEP PLAN FOR PUTTING PATIENT DETACHMENT
INTO YOUR MANIFESTATION PRACTICE
Understand the essence of what you desire. What you desire is not
necessarily in the realm of things. If you want to manifest money, for
example, notice if your attention is centered on the dollars or on
the experience and feeling of financial security. Ask yourself what
you want this money. for. Put your attention on the joyous experi-
ences that you associate with what you are desiring rather than
focusing on a new automobile or a new boss or a different partner. The experience is the essence of your desire. The essence is always located where you experience your feel-
ings. By putting your attention on the inner feelings, you shift from
being gratified by externals to the experience of gratification. The
essence of your desire is a feeling of well-being and joy and an align-
ment with the universal spirit. Then you will see many things show-
ing up in your life that will lead you to the inner-directed path. They may have nothing to do with what you originally thought you
wanted or needed. You may feel that you truly want to manifest more income and a
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promotion, but if you find the essence of this desire, it may revolve
around more security and a sense of well-being. Detach yourself
from the in-the-world promotion and increase in pay: Instead, put
your manifesting energy around the very essence of your wanting to
feel more secure and less stressed. You will probably begin to see
things arriving in your life and reducing your anxiety. Again, they
may seem to have very little to do with what you originally thought
you wanted. Banish the doubt and enter into the realm of certainty. Remove all
doubts concerning your ability to manifest the essence of your
desires. Review what you have read up until this point and remind
yourself, whenever any doubt creeps in, that you and the universal
intelligence are one and the same, and that this universal intelli-
gence is in all things. Section summary:

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Q: What is the author's perspective on destiny?,
A: Destiny is not pre-ordained, but rather is ordained by each individual's thoughts and choices.
Q: What is the source of true joy and peace?,
A: Unconditional love, which is the energy of the universe, and the absence of fear.
Q: What is the role of the ego in the manifestation process?,
A: The ego is a barrier to manifestation, as it creates an illusion of separation and fear, and prevents the connection with the divine source.
Q: What is the purpose of the meditation practice described in the book?,
A: To connect with the divine source, transcend the ego, and align with the universal intelligence, allowing for the manifestation of desires.
Q: What is the key to infinite patience and peace?,
A: Recognizing the connection with the universal intelligence and the illusion of separation, and trusting that the universe will provide what is needed, rather than trying to control the outcome.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>You know this and you know that you can con-
nect to this energy in a way that will fulfill the essence of your
desires. I recommend that you review the second principle in this
book, and the entire chapter titled “Banish the Doubt” in Your
Sacred Self; if you want to reinforce this idea. When you have removed the doubt about your ability to mani-
fest, it will be easy to detach yourself from the outcome and all of
the details. Your trust in yourself and in the divine energy of the
universe is all that you will need. Leave your expectations and go about your business. Once you have
put your aaah meditation out into the universe through the opening
of the third eye, simply forget about it and get on with the business
of your daily life. Do not keep looking for reasons to disbelievé your
ability to attract to yourself what you desire. Practice the patience that God has always displayed toward you
during your tumultuous times. You will find comfort in the silent
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inner knowing and in your relationship to God. Maintain your daily work and play regime with a new sense of
peace, originating in your inner knowing alent what is manifesting
for you. Remain completely detached from the inclination to mea-
sure and calculate what is and is not showing up for you. In fact, it may take some time after your desires have manifested
for you to even be aware that they are here! There may be a time
when you notice that it has already begun to happen and you realize
that you did not see it right away because you had let go and let God
handle it for you. This is an indication that you have been able to
master this principle of patient detachment from outcome. Maintain privacy about your desires. As was stated earlier, sharing
your manifestation efforts decreases the energy and deflects that
energy into the ego’s need to gain approval. You want the energy of
your manifestation to be direct and as pure as possible. Furthermore,
you want to avoid dissipating the energy that you are projecting by
preventing it from becoming involved with any ego needs. When you are patiently detached, you have also detached your-
self from any need to gain approval for your efforts. Of course, you
may wish ultimately to share the results of your spiritual manifest-
ing, but while you are incubating this divine experience with God,
make every effort to keep it a private affair. A need to share it at this
stage is an indication that you are focused on outcome and are
attached to the results. Be aware of the cues that your desires are manifesting. Keep in
mind that the way things will show up in your life is not necessarily
related to what your rational brain has indicated. Things may begin
popping into your life that were never there before, and which may
surprise you as you notice them more and more frequently. 138
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You will also begin to notice more of a connection between your
thoughts and the object of those thoughts materializing in your life. Things that you used to label coincidences will become more and
more evident as you practice these principles of manifesting. You
will see people showing up to help you after you have thought about
these needed helpers. You will find objects appearing that were in
your mind, and which you have forgotten about, but now are show-
ing up more and more. Someone will mention a particular movie or song or some other
apparently irrelevant item, and you will hear it over and over, or the
out-of-print movie you had mentioned wanting to see will arrive in
your video store that very same day. Be aware of what you have been
thinking about in relationship to what you want to manifest. These
are cues that will begin to pop up in a multitude of delightful and
unexpected ways. All of these synchronistic events and happenings are the result of
beginning to live in a heightened state of awareness. You are con-
sciously making contact with the universal source of all energy that
has been below your conscious level before, but is now beginning to
appear above the surface. Pay close attention to the cues as they sur-
face, and gently tell yourself, “It’s working. I can see the results and
I know that they are due to my using these principles and my medi-
tation practices. I'll continue privately to do what I am doing. a
Act immediately on the cues that arrive by acknowledging them. When you acknowledge the early signs of arrival of what you wish to
manifest, you are


Asteraceae)
Yin Chen Hao
Description  Medium-sized perennial herb with
an erect stem, thin feathery leaves, and clusters of small composite flowers. Habitat & Cultivation  Native to Southeast
Asia, yin chen hao is cultivated in China and other  Far Eastern countries. The young plants are gathered in spring. Parts Used  Aerial parts. Constituents  Yin chen hao contains a volatile
oil and coumarins. The volatile oil is antifungal. History & Folklore  Yin chen hao has been
used in Chinese herbal medicine for more than 2,000 years. Its medicinal properties were first listed in Divine Husbandman’s Classic (Shen’nong Bencaojing), written in the 1st century ce. Medicinal Actions & Uses Yin chen hao
is an effective remedy for liver problems, being specifically helpful for treating hepatitis with jaundice. Traditional Chinese medicine (see pp. 40–43) holds that it is bitter and cooling, clearing “damp heat” from the liver and gall ducts and relieving fevers. Yin chen hao is also anti-inflammatory and diuretic. It was formerly applied in the form of a plaster to  treat headaches. Research  Investigation undertaken in China
indicates that like many Artemisia species, yin chen hao has a tonic and strengthening effect on the liver, gallbladder, and digestive system. Cautions  Do not take during pregnancy. Unsuitable for children under 12 unless  prescribed professionally.Parts Used  Aerial parts. Constituents  Southernwood contains a volatile
oil, abrotanin, and tannins. History & Folklore  Much prized during the
Middle Ages and the Renaissance, southernwood  is now used infrequently in herbal medicine. The closely related wormwood (A. absinthium,  p. 66) is considered superior. Like wormwood, southernwood contains a strong volatile oil that repels insects, and the leaves are placed among clothes to repel moths. Mrs. Grieve (A Modern Herbal, 1931) reports that in England “even in  the early part of the last century a bunch of southernwood and rue [Ruta graveolens, p. 265] was placed next to the prisoner in the dock as  a preventive from the contagion of jail fever.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Southernwood is
a bitter tonic. It strengthens and supports digestive function by increasing secretions in the stomach and intestines. An infusion of southernwood has been given to children as a treatment for worms, but this is not recommended without professional supervision. Like other Artemisias, southernwood stimulates menstruation and is commonly
taken to encourage the onset of irregular or absent periods.Southernwood leaves were traditionally placed among
clothing to repel moths. Artemisia cina (Asteraceae)
Levant Wormwood
Description  Shrubby perennial with long thin
leaves and tiny round tufts of flowers. Habitat & Cultivation  This herb is native
to the region stretching from the eastern
Mediterranean to Siberia. The unopened flower heads are gathered from wild and cultivated plants. Parts Used  Flower heads. Constituents  Levant wormwood contains
santonin (a sesquiterpene lactone), artemisin, and  a volatile oil (with up to 80% cineole). Santonin  is directly toxic to roundworms and, to a lesser extent, threadworms. History & Folklore  Levant wormwood was
known to the classical Greek world as a remedy  for intestinal worms, and it has been used for this Arnica montana (Asteraceae)
Arnica
Description  Aromatic perennial growing to
1 ft (30 cm). Has downy egg-shaped leaves and bright yellow daisy-like flowers. Habitat & Cultivation  Arnica grows in
mountain woods and pastures in central  Europe, the Pyrenees, Siberia, Canada, and the northwestern U.S. Its flowers are harvested  when in full bloom; the rhizomes after the  plant has died back in autumn. Parts Used  Flowers, rhizome. Constituents  Arnica contains sesquiterpene
lactones, flavonoids, a volatile oil that includes thymol, mucilage, and polysaccharides. History & Folklore Arnica has been used
extensively in European folk medicine. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), the German philosopher and poet, drank arnica tea to ease his angina in old age. Medicinal Actions & Uses  Best known as
an effective ointment and compress for bruises, sprains, and muscle pain, arnica improves the local blood supply and accelerates healing. It is anti-inflammatory and increases the rate of reabsorption of internal bleeding. Generally the plant is now taken internally only at a homeopathic dilution, principally for shock, injury, and pain. If taken as a decoction or tincture, it stimulates the circulation and is valuable in the treatment of angina and a weak or failing heart, but it can be toxic even at  low dosage and thus is rarely used in this way. Related Species  In North America A. fulgens
is used. RQ Cautions  Do not take internally. Do not
apply arnica preparations to broken skin. External use may cause dermatitis. Arnica is subject to legal restrictions in some countries. Self-help Uses  Bruises, p. 304; Sprains, p. 312;
Tired & aching muscles, p. 312. US_158-179_Abies_balsa_Boswe_serratta.indd   172 26/02/16   12:47 pm173 other medicinal PlantsAsclepi As Tuberos A
purpose ever since. Its active constituent, santonin,
was first isolated in 1830, and is now more
commonly employed than the plant itself. Medicinal Actions & Uses  Used almost
exclusively to expel worms, Levant wormwood
is strongly bitter and aromatic and has a tonic
and stimulant effect on digestion. The dried flower
heads are occasionally mixed with honey to
disguise their bitterness. QCautions  Do not take during pregnancy. Use
only under professional supervision, especially in
the case of children under 12. Artemisia dracunculus (Asteraceae)
T arragon
Description  Aromatic perennial growing
to 3 ft (1 m). Has narrow lance-shaped leaves
and small greenish flower heads in long
drooping clusters. Habitat & Cultivation  Native to Russia,
western Asia, and the Himalayas, tarragon is now
cultivated as a culinary herb in gardens around the
world. The aerial parts are picked in summer. Parts Used  Aerial parts, root. Constituents  T arragon contains tannins,
coumarins, and flavonoids, and up to 0.8% volatile
oil, consisting of up to 70% methylchervicol, which
is toxic and potentially carcinogenic.History & Folklore  T arragon is widely used
as an herb in cooking. In French, it is sometimes
known as herbe au dragon, because of its reputed
ability to cure serpent bites. Medicinal Actions & Uses  While tarragon
stimulates digestion, it is reputed to be a mild
sedative and has been taken to aid sleep. With its
mild menstruation-inducing properties, it is taken
if periods are delayed. The root has traditionally
been applied to aching teeth. Cautions  Do not take during pregnancy. Do
not exceed the standard dose, and do not take
for longer than 4 weeks at a time. Artemisia vulgaris (Asteraceae)
Mugwort
Description  Shrubby perennial growing to
about 3 ft (1 m). Has dark green deeply indented
leaves and numerous clusters of small reddish or
yellow flower heads. Habitat & Cultivation  Mugwort is found in
temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. It
flourishes in open areas and along roads, and is
gathered in late summer just before flowering. Parts Used  Leaves, root. Constituents  Mugwort contains a volatile oil
(mainly caryophyllene), a sesquiterpene lactone,
flavonoids, coumarin derivatives, and triterpenes. History & Folklore  Known as Mater
Herbarum  (mother of herbs), mugwort was used
from the earliest times in Europe and Asia. Roman
centurions reputedly placed it in their sandals to
keep the soles of their feet in good shape. The
Greek physician Dioscorides (1st century ce)
recounts that the goddess Artemis (who inspired
the plant’s genus name) was believed to give
succor to women in childbirth. The 13th-century
Welsh herbal The Physicians of Myddfai  recommends:
“If a woman be unable to give birth to her child
let the mugwort be bound to her left thigh. Let
it be instantly removed when she has been
delivered, lest there should be hemorrhage.”
An 18th-century Spanish herbalist, Diego de
Torres, recommends the application of a mugwort
plaster below the navel as an effective method
of inducing labor. In the Isle of Man (UK), sprigs
of mugwort are worn at the annual open-air
parliamentary assembly, held on Tynwald Hill. In
China, mugwort has been valued for millennia. It is the principal


 the mucous tissue lining the eyes, which is contiguous with the nose and throat. Problems affecting the linings of the eyes often respond well to local treatment with herbal remedies, but care must be taken not to irritate the eyes with particles of herbs left in the lotion.General Remedies
Herb Thyme (Thymus vulgaris, p. 143)Remedy T ake 3 cups (750 ml) of infusion a day. Dry Coughs in the Throat & Chest
Herbs Balm of Gilead (Populus x candicans,
p. 254), thyme (Thymus vulgaris, p. 143), licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, p. 101)Remedy Make an infusion using equal parts of
thyme, balm of Gilead buds, and licorice powder. T ake 1/3 cup (75 ml) 6 times a day, or mix equal parts of each tincture and take 1 tsp up to 5 times a day with water. Reduce the dosage as the cough eases. QCautions Seek professional advice if no improvement
occurs after 1 week. Do not take licorice if pregnant. Chest Coughs & Bronchitis
Herbs Elecampane (Inula helenium, p. 107), eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus, p. 96), licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, p. 101)Remedy (Internal) Make a decoction of elecampane and take 11/4–12/3 cups (300–450 ml) a day. Add 5 g licorice powder to improve flavor.Note For acute bronchitis and coughs, add
5 g of eucalyptus leaf to the decoction. Caution Do not take elecampane during pregnancy. Herbs Echinacea (Echinacea spp., p. 92), garlic
(Allium sativum, p. 59)Remedy (Internal) T ake
1⁄2 tsp of echinacea
tincture with water 2–3 times a day, or take tablets. In addition, eat 2 garlic cloves daily. Herbs Thyme (Thymus vulgaris, p. 143), cajuput
(Melaleuca leucadendron, p. 234), eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus, p. 96)Remedy (External) Mix 5 drops each of eucalyptus and thyme essential oils with 2 tsp  of olive or sunflower oil. Massage over the chest and back, up to twice a day. Alternatively, burn 5–10 drops of one of the oils in a burner for  30 minutes. Caution Do not apply thyme oil during pregnancy. Prevention of Nosebleeds
Herbs Eyebright (Euphrasia spp., p. 209), nettle
(Urtica dioica, p. 146)Remedy Make an infusion using 25 g of either
herb to 3 cups of water. T ake up to 21/2 cups a day. Sore & Tired Eyes
Herbs German chamomile (Chamomilla recutita,
p. 77), ju hua ( Chrysanthemum x morifolium, p. 78)
Remedy Make a compress by infusing a German
chamomile teabag, or make a poultice with 15 g
of either herb to 1 cup (250 ml) of water. Cool,
squeeze out the excess, and place the teabag or poultice over the eye.Nosebleeds
Herbs Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum,
p. 216)
Remedy First, pinch the nostrils and tilt back the
head. Then sniff 1⁄2 tsp of the powdered herb. Conjunctivitis
Herbs Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis, p. 209),
cornflower (Centaurea cyanus, p. 185)Remedy Make an infusion with either herb and
strain. When warm (not hot), put in an eyebath and bathe eyes well. Use no more than twice a day. QCaution Seek professional advice if there is no
improvement in 3–4 days. QSeek immediate professional
advice for:
■ Difficulty in breathing or chest pain
■ Cough that lasts for more than 2 weeks
■ Severe pain in the respiratory tract
■ Coughing up blood
■ Fever of 102°F (39°C) or more
■ Heavy nosebleed lasting longer than
1 hour
US_310-313_Respiratory_Tract_Problems.indd   310 26/02/16   4:43 pm311 Herbal remedies for Home useColds, Flu, & Fevers
Sore Throats & T onsillitis  The common cold, with which most of us are
only too familiar, is a viral infection normally
affecting the nose and throat. Flu is considerably
more debilitating and may include fever, headache,
muscular pain, nausea, and vomiting. Both have a
habit of striking when we are stressed or run
down. Herbal home treatment is especially suitable
for these familiar “self-limiting” ailments since it
enables us to make life more comfortable, control
fever, and improve the body’s recovery rate. Garlic, ginger, and lemon  combine to
create the classic flu remedy that can also be
used to relieve colds, sore throats, and tonsillitis. Ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and cayenne
have heating properties and stimulate sweating. This helps to lower the body’s temperature
during fever. Elderberry and yarrow  are antiviral, stimulate
sweating, and astringe the mucous membranes
of the nose and throat, reducing the production
of mucus. Boneset and cayenne  are particularly helpful
for respiratory infections. Wormwood and gentian  are bitter herbs
that cool the body and combat high fever. Diet
For all these problems, eat lightly. Fruit and
vegetables are best, the latter perhaps in a
soup. Avoid greasy, fatty, sugar-rich food and
dairy products. Self-help
Reduce fever and temperature by washing with
cool or cold water and drinking plenty of liquid,
especially when sweating. QGeneral cautions Remember that in the very
young and very old, even a common cold can develop
into pneumonia. Always seek professional advice if
symptoms persist or suddenly get worse. The garlic, ginger, and lemon mixture listed
under General Remedies for Colds, Flu, & Fevers
(see above) can alleviate the symptoms of both
sore throats and tonsillitis. The brave can slowly
chew a clove of garlic; sage and echinacea are
also strongly antiseptic. All these herbs will
relieve symptoms and aid a speedy recovery. QGeneral caution Always seek professional
advice and treatment for children under 5 suffering
from tonsillitis.General Remedies
Herbs Garlic ( Allium sativum, p. 59), ginger ( Zingi
ber officinale, p. 155), lemon ( Citrus limon, p. 82)
Remedy Crush a medium-sized garlic clove, grate
a similarly sized piece of fresh ginger, and squeeze
the juice from 1 lemon. Mix together with 1 tsp of
honey. Add 3/4 cup (150 ml) of warm water and stir. Drink up to 12/3 cups (450 ml) a day while
symptoms last. Herbs Thyme ( Thymus vulgaris, p. 143), boneset
(Eupatorium perfoliatum, p. 208)
Remedy Make an infusion using 1⁄2 tsp of each
herb with 3/4 cup (150 ml) of water and then drink
12/3–21/3 cups (450–600 ml) a day. Note  This remedy is very effective if thick green mucus
and nasal congestion occur. Colds
Herbs Lemon ( Citrus limon, p. 82), cinnamon
(Cinnamomum spp., p. 81)
Remedy Drink the freshly squeezed juice of
1 lemon, neat or diluted in warm water. Option Add 1 tsp of honey to the juice and 1⁄2 tsp
of cinnamon powder. Herb Ginger ( Zingiber officinale, p. 155)
Remedy Infuse 2–3 slices (1 g) of fresh ginger
with 3/4 cup (150 ml) of water for 5 minutes. T ake
up to 3 cups (750 ml) a day. Herbs Elderberry ( Sambucus nigra, p. 132), lemon
(Citrus limon, p. 82)
Remedy T ake 1 tsp (5 ml) of elderberry tincture
or extract in warm water up to 3 times a day. Add
in freshly squeezed juice from half a lemon. High Fever
Herbs Y arrow ( Achillea millefolium, p. 56), boneset
(Eupatorium perfoliatum, p. 208), cayenne
(Capsicum frutescens, p. 74)
Remedy Make an infusion using 1 tsp each of
yarrow and boneset, with a pinch of cayenne, to
3/


2, foo d can’ t make up for what’ s missing in our lives. The
second t hing overconsumption indicates is that we feel somehow insecure
about having “enough,” even though we may have an abundance of
everything in our life. This scarcity mindset makes us greedy and we hoard. The more we h ave, the more w e want. When we have too much, fear of
losing it can set in. What if we won’ t have all this, all  the time? Overconsumption of anything c an’ t satisfy our needs, however; it can only
be corrected by connecting to our Source. T H E  D E S I R E  F O R  “ M O R E ”
T o some extent we have all bou ght into the belief that more is better. There
is a certain lure to the bigger ho me, the bigger car, the bigger refrigerator or
an extra freezer, the big screen T V, and the computer or mobile  phone with
bigger c apacity. And still the de sire for “more” remains. Perhaps there is aperception that having more con fers a higher status and a better quality of
life. Or we are trying to overcompensate for not having had eno ugh at some
point in our live s. The accumulation of material things, includin g food, may
give us a higher status, but a healthier and happier life is a bala nced life. A
better life is a healthier life. Food is everywhere we turn and it has become normal for people to
overindulge at social gatherings, and snack non-stop. It is impor tant to point
out that we can  overconsume healthy food as well, at which point it can
become “too much of a good thing.” Overconsumption of processed food is
a m uch bigger c ause of concern as it creates a deficiency in our body that
we then must seek to balanc e. The average grocery store sells more
processed food than fresh, “real” food, which obviously encourages
increased consu mption of processed food. The more processed food we
purchase, the more retailers make available and, as more becomes available,
the mor e we purchase. I conte nd that the overconsumption of processed
food pro ducts le ads to disease. Prevention is the ultimate cure  and that is
what we are after when we use food as medicine. W e can thank the marketing world, as well, again, for luring us into
overconsumption. The slogan, “the more you buy, the more y ou save” is
true only if you buy more because you NEED it, and because it is going to
move you in the direction that you have set for your life and your health. This af fe cts us psychologically. W e don’ t even think to pick ju st one apple
when there are hundreds in a bin. By prepacking quantities o f a fruit or
vegetable, the stores are suggest ing that we buy that amount and, unless we
are payi ng atten tion, we just f ollow along, only to realize th at we have
bought too much when we get home. W e can learn from this experience. W e
can pack our ow n quantity in a  separate bag and buy what we need rather
than buying what we are told  to buy. More food just d oes not just take  up more space in our refrigerators, it takes
up space in our body as well. D O N ’ T  S A V E  M O N E Y. S A V E  Y O U R  H E A L T H. B U Y  L E S S!I hosted a Sufi Saint in my yoga studio a few years ago. His mission was to
travel to  as many places as he c ould to spr ead his love and blessings. Many
people showed up to get his ble ssings. T wo stories about his v isit come to
mind: The Sufi S aint’ s disciple asked me for water and asked that I only fill
the glass half wa y. He kneeled d own in my kitchen next to the sink and with
both han ds drank the water as if it wer e the nectar of life. He drank the
entir e amount. He asked for only what he needed and did not waste a dr op. The Sufi  Saint’ s comments on wo rry and fear also stuck with me. He pointed
to the bir ds outs ide and said, “ do they have a fridge? They eat when they
ar e hung ry and always find the ir next meal. W e have extra fr eezers in our
basements and garages and yet we ar e worried about our next m eal.” I find
a lot of truth in his wor ds. In Michigan, it is normal to have a couple of
snow storms in the winter months. I am always perplexed when I see the
long lin es at the gr ocery stor e a day befor e the storm. Y ou wo uld think it
wer e Christmas! Everyone is eager to stock up and be r e ady for the
snowstorm. Ar en’ t our kitchens stocked up enough for one day? The storm
lasts a day at most. ONE DA Y! And the gr ocery stor es ar e packed! Instead of rejoicing in the abundance that has been bestowed upon us, we
hoard. So, regardless of how much we have, there is a scarcity
programming running through our minds and that’ s what needs to be
rewired. W e are on this merry-g o-round of overconsumption while moving
further and further away from real health, happiness and joy! W e must get
of f, and get of f quick! O V E R C O N S U M P T I O N  A N D  W E I G H T  L O S S
Nearly all of us are trying to lose weight, which means the weight-loss
industry is now a multi-billion dollar industry. This is a crucial issue. W eight gain is not just weight  gain, it is heart failure, tissue and or gan
degeneration, depression and anxiety, and missed opportunities. Food can
create either disease or health. It  is up to us to decide what we want it to do
and choose accordingly. W eight  gain requires no ef fort, only mindlessness
and lack  of responsibility for one’ s own health; weight loss, on the other
hand requires persistent ef fort, and every ounce of our awareness.The best way to lose weight is to not put it on in the first place. O V E R C O N S U M P T I O N  A N D  F O O D
A D D I C T I O N S
Overconsumption can easily lea d to food addictions, especially if you are
consuming suga rs or foods that turn into sugars. Refined suga r, processed
foods and simple carbohydrates  are addictive. Addiction is a norm for us
humans. W e are all addicted to comforts, conveniences, happin ess and life
working according to our whims. What happens if we lose the in ternet for a
day, or lose our phone? If we l ove something, we want more of it all the
time. All the wa ys we discussed in Chapter 2  abo ut o vercoming emotional
hunger a pply to addictions as w ell. What works is dif ferent for everyone. The quic kest path to overcome any addictions is to transcend them through
meditation. W e connect with our Higher Self which is complete and
wholesome. Wh en we solidify our connection with that part o f ourselves,
food becomes a medicine that prevents disease and keeps us vibrant and
healthy. This is how we internally rewire. It is dif ficult to go against the grain of society. What would it be like if our
individual ef fort s to stay healthy were not undermined by money-minded
corporations? W e must be a step ahead and keep our wits about us. Food is
our ultimate health insurance. More is not better. Here are a few things
worth considering. 1. A h eightened awar eness is r e quir ed to tune into our habi ts and
behaviours and especially our needs. W e mus t develo p a habit of making new habits. The same applies to
eating habits. Which ones are working and which ones need  to be
ditched? Much like the paint color in our homes or our wardrobe,
habits need a review and an update from time to time. W riting down
what we  are eating is a great w ay to know how much we are a ctually
eating, which can give us awareness on what needs changing. 2. Real food is the answer to food addictions. Much of food ad diction relates to junk—processed food produc ts. Themiddle aisles in most grocery stores are filled with these pr oducts. That is your disease in the making. A void them. 3. Buy most of your food fr om the pr oduce section. Some st ores hav e a natural secti on where they keep all of their o r ganic
food and food products. Remember, the goal of the stores is to improve
their bottom line, not your heal th. Sometimes, they will intentionally
place he althy it ems in the mid dle aisles to lure you into buying the


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 to an end when we no longer fear
impermanence. As long as we have a stake in the illusion,
we will suffer. Children are eager to explore the world, and they love how
everything is changing. But at the same time a child wants the
security and safety of hom e. This balance becomes harder to
maintain as an adult. Change becomes threatening when there’s
no one at home to promise s afety and security. One way to hold
anxiety at bay is to pretend t hat “I,” the ego-personality, is stable
and reliable. “I” has a stake i n the world, something to maintain. The ego  builds itself up by every kind of clinging—to pleasure,
fantasy, wishful thinking, outworn conditioning, old memories,
and false beliefs. All t hose things are imperma nent, so it doesn’t work to build a
self wit h them as a foundation. Fear of change departs only when
you base your life on the true  self. As you wake up, the transition
from ego to true self happens naturally. For Today
The bes t way to feel safe is when you take safety for gra nted
without worryi ng about it. Consider the commercials you see on
television for life insurance, pharmaceuticals, retirement homes,
and burglar alarms. They offe r reassurance by first bringing up the
fear tha t you are not secure a nd safe. The tactic works bec ause we
don’t really take our personal security for granted—we push
anxiety out of sight instead. To feel how real, unshakable security feels, stop reading for a
second. Then start reading again, and stop again. In the pausebetween readin g these words, you took for granted that yo u know
how to read. T here’s no underlying anxiety about this—yo u know
it for certain—and the same is true for dozens of things you know
how to do. Thi s is how it feels when you are truly secure  without
hiding f rom underlying anxie ty. When you wake up, you will take
for gran ted tha t you have alw ays existed and always will. On that
basis, you are a gain like a child, free to explore the world and safe
from fear because you are at home always, inside yourself. YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 28

Freedom is the natural state of existence, knowing that we
are aware here and now. Virtual reality isn’t reliable when it comes to lasting happi ness,
security, fulfillment, love, and other things we cherish. Some
people enjoy very few of those things, and even when we get more
than our fair sh are, we fear p ossible loss. It is a bad deal to rely on
what is unreliable. You would n’t take a job from an employer who
says that he w ill toss a coin every day to determine if you  stay or
get fired. But we cling to vir tual reality with no guarantees that
things w ill work out. This is a form of bondage—the wor st form,
since the widely held belief is that there’s no alternative. Real freedom isn’t something  you struggle to achieve, hope for,
and fee l unlike ly to win. Free dom is our natural state if we don’t
imprison ourselves. On waking up, you no longer feel bound to
virtual reality. Mental constructs lose their grip and eventually
fade away entirely. Being her e now is the same as total freedom,
because the now is gone before anything can lay claim to y ou. You
exist and you are aware—that’s enough to set you free. For Today
All of us have our own version of what it feels like to be fre e and
its opp osite, what it feels like to be trapped, hemmed in, and
suffocated. Yet  these concepts disguise the reality, which is that
our sense of freedom is al ways bound up with its o pposite. Retirement frees us from the demands of work; having the
children go off to college frees us from having them under our
roof. But our freedom is constrained by having a job and becoming
a parent in the first place.True fre edom isn’t bound up with its opposite. To prove this to
yourself, think  for a moment and describe what you were doing at
7:37 last Tuesday evening. What thoughts were in you r head? What words did you say? Even if something memorable sticks
with you from last Tuesday, it takes an effort to recall it. You are
free fr om 7:37 last Tuesday evening because there  is no
attachment to it. A moment of now has fled and gone. The
moment when you started to read this lesson has fled and gone. Your re lationship to the now is to experience it, extract what it has
to give, and move on. This is the state of nondoing and
nonclinging, which dawns as your natural state when you wake up. YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 29

Knowing ourselves as timeless beings, we can live
consciously. We can be what we really are—a species of
consciousness creating the human universe. “I,” the ego-personality, grapples with the stuff of creation
every day, turning new idea s into reality. We call this progress,
and it is—of a sort. The ideas we turn into reality have an agenda
and a past. The y crop up in a context that accepts or rejec ts them. The con ditioned mind has no choice but to respond to all kinds of
external limita tions. Once a wish, hope, or dream manages to turn
into rea lity, we cling to wh at we have created. We ignore the
inevitable ruin  of all things—one day the things we’ve built will be
relics like the Parthenon or the Egyptian pyramids. Creation that is lasting must be built upon the timeless. That’s
not possible with physical things, and since physical objects
represent ideas, even ideas cannot truly last in the face of the
ravages of time. In the timeless, what lasts isn’t an idea or a thing
but creativity itself. The “stuff” of creation is our own awareness
and its infinite  capacity to cre ate. By waking up, you creat e on the
basis of  being a creator, not o n the ideas and things that surround
you. Yo u are beyond things and ideas, a conscious being of
timeless dimension. For Today
Timeless  i s a concept that feels very fa r removed from daily life,
but it comes c loser when you realize what time is. Time is the
process of creation and destruction. Therefore, if you don’t
identify with creation and de struction, you stand in the timeless. You have a cho ice to shift you r allegiance to the timeless w heneveryou wan t. Stop  for a moment  to look around the room. When you
return to reading this page, everything you looked at is in the
process of decaying, dissolving, and fading away. But did time take
away th e present moment? No—it only took away the things you
noticed in the present moment. The present moment constantly
renews itself. It stands for the timeless that persists in the activity
of time. When you are awake, the timeless takes precedence over
everything else. This shift allo ws you to celebrate creation without
feeling anxiety over things passing away. YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 30

Knowing that we are free, the future of humanity can go
beyond birth, death, and all the stories in between. If you could land anywhere in history, you could seek out
people who are awake. The y would always be a minor ity, and
perhaps a tiny sliver of a minority. But counting noses is n’t how
waking up works. If you want to know if human beings ca n swim,
you on ly need to find one example. Likewise, one aw akened
person tells you that waking  up is possible, and, even more, that
everyone is part of the process. Waking up isn’t learned; it is not
acquired behavior. It is a state that all of us already exist in. The
only thing that happens when you wake up is that you realize who
you rea lly are. Humanity is a lready free—we wouldn’t be here as
conscious bein gs if that weren’t true. Only the stories we tell
ourselves block our view of our true nature. This interference pattern, like a fuzzy television picture, doesn’t
affect re ality. The broadcaste r is still sending a clear picture, even
if our receiver  isn’t picking i t up. When you wake up, the signal
and the receiver are both c lear and in tune with each other. Thoughts and feelings come and go without creating interference. This is what it means to be in the world but not of it. For Today
You can  be in poverty for two reasons—either you are act ually
poor or  you are rich but don ’t know it. In relation to the infinite
potential that is our true nat ure, we feel limited in everyday life. So whic h is it? Are we actuall y limited, or do we not know that we
are unli mited? The answer isn’t given by looking at conditions on
the ground. The richest, smartest, most gifted, and happiestperson can wind up leading a very limited life. The answer is only
available in your own awareness. Sit for a moment and try to  think


healing	effects
on	your	body	and	beauty. Pillar	5
	discusses	the	best	ways	to	move	your	body	to	promote	natural	grace,
tone,	and	beauty.Pillar	1
	discusses	the	essential	Radical	Beauty	ratios	to	make	eating	for	health
and	beauty	simple. Ingredients	for	the	Radical	Soother	Mask	(see
this	page
).Syncing	with	the	natural	rhythms	of	nature	enhances	your	natural	beauty.In
Pillar	1
,	you	will	learn	dietary	shifts	to	optimize	digestion	and	to	bolster
nutrient	circulation	and	absorption	for	beautiful	skin	and	overall	vitality. Use	the	Radical	Beauty	Liver	Tonic	(
this	page
)	to	promote	cleansing. Copyright
©	2016	by	aliasemma/ShutterstockBeauty	fats	include	avocados	and	unrefined	plant	oils. Fresh	spices	help	balance	and	enhance	your	health.Aligning	your	lifestyle	with	the	seasons	and	the	solar	and	lunar	cycles	helps	you
harness	greater	power	to	support	your	overall	energy	and	vitality. Boost	sluggish
agni,
	or	digestive	fire,	with	spices	such	as	cumin.Ingredients	for	the	Acne-Preventing	Tonic	(
this	page
).Warming	foods	increase	your	metabolism	and	circulation. Ingredients	for	the	Radical	Beauty	Skin	Texture	Smoothing	Mask	(
this	page
). Peak	Beauty	Sleep	is	essential	for	Radical	Beauty. Some	of	the	ingredients	for	the	Radical	Enzyme	Mask	(
this	page
).Peace	and	self-love	foster	natural	beauty	from	the	inside	out. Abhyanga
	is	an	Ayurvedic	practice	of	oil	massage	that	is	believed	to	soothe	your
nervous	system	and	rejuvenate	your	body	and	mind. Copyright	©	2016	by	Valery
Kraynov/ShutterstockColorful	plant	foods	are	a	powerful	ally	to	support	your	beauty. Being	in	nature’s	elements	helps	harmonize	balance	and	beauty	within	us.Ingredients	for	the	Nail	Strengthening	Scrub	(
this	page
). Spiritual	beauty	allows	you	to	shine	with	an	inner	light	that	outer	beauty	alone
can	never	match.Fresh	foods	are	beautifying	as	they	are	healthy. Check	out	the	Radical	Beauty
Recipes	in	the	Appendix	(
this	page
). Smoothies	are	an	excellent,	easy	way	to	take	in	lots	of	energizing	and	beauty-
building	nutrition. Radical	Beauty	is	something	that	exists	universally	while	at	the	same	time	being
completely	unique	to	you.PILLAR	3:
Peak	Beauty	Sleep
Beauty	sleep
	is	most	certainly	a	term	you’ve	come	across	before,	but	you	may	not
have	a	clear	sense	of	why	sleep	is	so	essential	to	reach	your	beauty	potential	or
what	steps	you	can	take	to	start	sleeping	better. This	pillar	will	go	into	great
detail	about	how	sleep	specifically	affects	your	natural	beauty	and	how	to
harness	its	power	to	look	and	feel	radically	beautiful. The	word
peak
	is	often
used	in	reference	to	the	highest	level	of	athletic	performance,	or	“peak
performance.”	As	we	are	referring	to	it	here	in	reference	to	beauty,
peak
	means
experiencing	the	optimal	level	and	quality	of	sleep	to	fully	support	your	beauty. While	you	already	know	that	excellent	sleep	is	important,	you	may	still
unknowingly	employ	tactics	that	keep	you	from	getting	your	best	sleep. Many
of	us	whittle	into	our	sleeping	hours	by	going	to	bed	later	than	we	should. In
part,	this	is	because	we	tend	to	prioritize	cramming	more	activity	and	tasks	into
the	day:	cleaning	up	the	kitchen	or	e-mail	box,	catching	up	on	work,	watching
an	extra	television	show,	surfing	the	Internet,	online	shopping,	or	whatever	else
it	may	be. This	often	pushes	bedtime	later	and	later. At	the	same	time,	we	shave
our	sleep	away	on	the	other	end	by	rising	earlier	and	earlier	in	the	morning	to
tend	to	small	children,	fit	in	a	workout,	or	simply	get	to	work. No	matter	how	much	sleep	you’ve	been	getting	up	until	now,	going	forward
you	must	shift	your	priorities	in	order	to	start	getting	peak	beauty	sleep. In	this
pillar	you’ll	learn	how	creating	peak	beauty	sleep	can	help	you	lose	weight	or
maintain	your	ideal	weight,	improve	your
metabolism	and	your	immunity,
better	repair	damaged	tissues	or	cells	(including	in	your	skin),	and	delay	disease
and	aging,	all	around	working	to	increase	your	beauty. You’ll	also	learn	the
most	effective	tips	and	tools	to	optimize	your	beauty	sleep,	which	is	key	in
allowing	your	most	beautiful	self	to	shine	through. Hopefully,	by	the	end	of
this	pillar,	your	perspective	on	sleep	will	have	radically	shifted.SHIFT	10:
Understand	the
Sleep-Beauty-
Wellness	Connection
How	Much	Sleep	Do	You	Really	Need? No	matter	how	you	slice	it,	most	of	us	aren’t	getting	enough	sleep. The
National	Sleep	Foundation	suggests	that	on	average	adults	need	about	7	to	9
hours	of	sleep	per	night. 1
	This	is	a	general	recommendation,	and	you	may	need
more	than	that	depending	on	your	individual	constitution,	but	unfortunately
most	of	us	don’t	get	that	much. (Contrary	to	popular	belief,	only	a	small
fraction	of	the	population	can	get	by	for	extended	periods	on	less	than	7	hours
of	sleep	at	night.) Healthy	sleep	is	also	uninterrupted,	not	the	kind	where	you
wake	up	several	times	a	night. Data	from	the
National	Health	Interview	Survey
concluded	that	at	least	30	percent	of	American	adults	don’t	get	enough	sleep. This	30	percent	reported	only	6	or	fewer	hours	of	sleep	per	night. 2
Ironically,	there’s	been	a	lot	of	talk	lately	that
oversleeping
	can	be	harmful. In
2002,	a	study	resurfaced	that	found	that	people	who	slept	6.5	to	7.4	hours	had
lower	rates	of	mortality	compared	with	people	who	slept	either	fewer	than	4
hours	or	greater	than	8. 3
	But	before	assuming	that	getting	more	than	8	hours	is
“bad,”	it	is	important	to	know	that	this	study	was	conducted	on	cancer	patients. This	might	have	shifted	the	results,	as	those	with	cancer	likely	have	different
sleep	needs	than	the	general	public. In	those	with	high	mortality	rates,	the	lack
of	sleep	or	excessive	amount	of	sleep	might	have	been	a	symptom	of	the
patients’	illness	and	not	the	cause. This	shows	how	important	it	is	to	look	at
studies	very	carefully	before	making	broad	assumptions,	especially	as	they	relate
to	lifestyle	shifts. Meanwhile,	a	growing	number	of	researchers	don’t	believe	there	is	such	a
thing	as	oversleeping. Dr.
Sigrid	Veasey	of	the	University	of	Pennsylvania’s
Center	for	Sleep	and	Circadian	Neurobiology	puts	it	bluntly:	“
You	can	never	get
‘too	much’	sleep. When	you	have	had	enough	sleep,	you	will	wake	up
.”There	are	other	interesting	findings	as	well. Researchers	at
Stanford
University	studied	the	impact	of	playing	sports	while	involved	in	academics. The	result	is	that	players	often	get	little	sleep. They	conducted	an	experiment	in
which	the	players	slept	10


 as close to an absolute truth as anything I
know. In my parable Gifts from Eykis, Eykis says, “There is no way to
happiness, happiness is the way. ”

My thoughts have always created my world. After my mother successfully reunited her family, we lived on the east
side of Detroit. I spent many nights watching The Tonight Show, starring
Steve Allen, on a tiny black -and-white Admiral television set, while
everyone else slept. I loved Allen’ s zaniness. Sitting in that small living
room on Moross  Road, I would picture myself on The Tonight Show and in
my mind  I would practice talking with Steve Allen. I would actually work
on routines, editing this and that out of my conversation, as I imagined
myself being a guest on the show. But my mind’ s picture was not me at thirteen; it was me as an adult who
was making an appearance and discussing things I knew to be true. Most of
these guest appearances centered around my beliefs, held even then, that we
are able to choose our own destiny, able to make others laugh. These
thoughts were so real to me that I would tell my brothers and friends what I
was going to say on The Tonight Show  when I appeared. They considered
me a kid with a wild imagination who was always in another world anyway,
and so they would humor me and move on to something more realistic. But my internal pictures were never damaged by the attitudes of others. For as long as I can remember, I have been able to enter this world of “pure
thought,” and it is as real for me as the world of form is to all of us. Many
times as a young boy I would know what was going to happen to me before
it actual ly occur red, because I had experienced it in my mind so often. As ayoungster, I never did anything with this ability, and eventually I ceased
telling others about it. As I mentioned in the Introducti on, when I returned to New York City in
1974 after my transformational experience at my father ’s grave, I knew that
I had to make some big changes in my life. Though I loved teaching at the
university, some thing inside of me said that I needed to go off on my own,
needed to shift gears and go in an entirely new direction. I struggl ed for almost a year with the idea that I had to go out on my own
and leave the security of a bimonthly pay check. I had wonderful pictures in
my mind ’s eye. I saw myself talking to everyone in America about the ideas
I had just finished writing about in Your Erroneous Zones. I could see in my
mind that the book was going to be very successful. And so one day I
announced to my advanced doctoral seminar that I would be leaving the
university very shortly and going out on my own. After I made the
announcement, I was in shock. Here I was only in the talking  stages with
my family, and yet I was making a public announcement. Apparently my
form was following the invisible force of my inner world. The morning came when the picture was very clear in my mind. I saw
myself all alone in my venture, without any guarantees, and yet as peaceful
as I had ever been in my lifetim e. I knew that this was the day, that within a
few hours I would officially be out on my own, no longer able to rely on a
paycheck. When I arrived on campus, I went immediately to the dean’ s office. I had
not told my wife or family members that this was the day. It was the vision I
had had that morning that made it clear for me. The entire process of my
entering the dean’ s office was a mental one. All thoughts. All visions that
were private to me. All images  of myself that I could no longer erase. I
could hardly believe it myself. Here I was waiting to announce to the dean
that I was resigning, effective within a few weeks at the end of the current
semester. Our conversation was brief. I said I wanted to go out and do something
that I genuinely believed in. She asked me to reconsider and discuss it with
my family and some of my colleagues, but I told her that it was already
accomplished in my mind—my thoughts—and that I was now simply going
through the formality of making it real in the physical world as well. She
pointed out all of the risks, how unlikely it was that I would be able to make
a living writing and speaking, and that jobs such as the one I held wereexceedingly difficult to come by in the 1970s because of a glut of
professors and very few openin gs in the academic world. I told her that I
was aware of the risk, and that was one of the big reasons why I was taking
this turn in my life. I was head ed down the path that Robert Frost called
“The Road Less Traveled. ”
Two roads diver ged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the dif ference. When I left the dean’ s office, I walked to my own with an inner glow. I was
free, free to advance confidently in the direction of my dreams. I cleane d out my desk, made some announcements to my students and
doctoral advisees, and drove home along the expressway knowing that I
was taking the biggest step of my lifetime. Here I was, complete ly unknown
to the media, leaving my secure position to go out and tell the world about
the ideas  in my new book. Yet, I was ecstatic, for I had seen all of it in my
mind before experiencing it in the world of form. I discussed my new adventure with my wife and daughter, and they gave
me their full support and encouragement. Since I had always been a
responsible person, had always met my financial obligations, I relied on this
history, rather than creating in my mind some kind of impending disaster
concerning my family obligation s. We would use our accumulated savings;
I would borrow money if need be; and we would scale down some of our
expenditures if that became a necessity. My family was in complete
agreement with me: money was not going to be the reason to avoid
following my bliss. They seeme d to know that this was something that I had
to pursu e, and, as is almost alwa ys the case when people love you, they not
only encouraged me, but also seemed to have the same intuitive  feeling that
everything was going to work out just fine. They too were willing to take
the risks, in the knowledge that we would all be happier for the ef fort. Every obstacle that came my way became an opportunity. I was told that
there were a minimal number of copies of my book in print, and that even if
I did go out and talk to people in the media, it would do no good because
most bookstores  would not have my book in stock. So I decided  to buy up a
large quantity of books and take them out to the people myself. I literally
became my own distributor initially. I left my books  on consignment with store owners across America in
1976, and I had the great fortune to have some wonderful peopl e come into
my life at just the right time. One such person, Donna Gould, became such
an ardent believer after reading my book that she worked on her own time
to help me get bookings all across the country. Donna knew I was paying
most of my own expenses, and she contributed many many hours of her
time and tons of her energy to help me. My publisher became more of a
believer as he saw the results of my excitement about this project. Before
long I was out in my own car, traveling from small city to smaller city
appearing on talk shows and doing local newspaper interviews. First I went up and down the East Coast, then to the Midw est, and
ultimately on a long cross-country tour with my wife and daughter, paying
my own expenses, staying in cheap motels, and, most important, enjoying
every single minute of this new adventure. I seldom thought about making
money. I had published three successful textbooks and many professional
articles without financial profit; consequently, I was not motivated now by a
desire to make a fortune. I was simply doing something that I loved to do
and answ ering to no one along the way. Since I was using my own savings
to finance this trip and to purchase the books, I had total contro l over every
aspect of this promotion. As the months rolled by, my interview schedule increased to as many as
fifteen a day. Bookstores in cities that I had visited began to reorder from
the publisher. At the start, I had been able to get bookings only in the
smaller cities, but now the medi a in larger cities were beginning  to book me
on their shows. I had been told by an “expert” in publicity and publishing that the only
way to talk to everyone in America in the 1970s was on networ k television,
but that this option was pretty much closed to me because I did not have a
national reputati on. He suggested I should be happy if I sold a few thousand
books in the local New York area, had a couple of printings, and got a
publication credit toward a promotion at the university. This was the view


ama nauli). When
this is mastered, proceed to Stage (2). 121
Stage 2: Perform isolated contraction of the left rectus ab-
domini muscle only. This is vama nauli. Stage 3: As before, contracting only the right rectus ab-
domini muscle (dakshina nauli). Stage 4: The practitioner must, before attempting this, be
able to perform Stages 1, 2 and 3 without difficulty. In a stan
ding position, do uddiyana bandha. Then begin to churn or
roll the recti abdomini muscles so that they move from the
left across center to the right in one smooth motion. Repeat
the movement in succession as many times as possible while
holding the exhalation. Then relax the abdominal muscles
and breathe in. When breathing has returned to normal,
repeat the process, from right to left. 122
Preliminary practices: Before attempting Stage 1 of nauli,
the student should perfect agnisar kriya and uddiyana ban-
dha. Duration: Practice the stage 4 technique for as long as you
can hold the breath, and, counting this as one round, do up
to six rounds, three from left to right and three from right to
left. Period of practice: This technique takes time to perfect, and
regular daily practice is important. If Stage 4 is mastered
within 3 months, progress is good. Precautions: This kriya is best practiced under the
guidance of a yoga teacher. Do not perform until at least four
hours after a meal. Limitations: Those who are suffering from high blood
pressure, peptic or duodenal ulcers, hernia, or any other
serious digestive ailments should not practice nauli. Benefits: This is the most powerful method of relieving ab
dominal ailments since it massages all the organs in the ab
domen, keeping them healthy and free of malfunction. It is
very useful in cases of constipation because it encourages in
testinal peristalsis. It is also effective in treating sexual
ailments and keeping the sexual organs in good condition. The powerful massage given by nauli kriya to the digestive
organs controlled by the manipura chakra stimulates the
associated meridians, and this stimulation seems to be
transmitted to the manipura chakra, triggering the activation
of the chakra in a higher dimension. (5) Awakening the Anahata Chakra
In this practice, it is more important to breathe with full
awareness than to maintain one asana for a long time. There
fore, if a posture is uncomfortable it may be changed; if an
itch is felt, there is no reason why it should not be scratched. Sit in a meditational asana with the eyes closed, concen
trate on the throat, and become fully aware of the in-breath. 123
Feel the breath going down deep into the chest cavity. The
outgoing breath does not require any particular attention. Next, direct the awareness to the akasha, the space just
above the diaphragm; then, become aware of the space being
filled by the inhalation, and the filling process itself. Gradually, you will come to feel the space around the heart
itself. Once awareness of this "heart space" has developed,
you will feel it expanding and contracting in time with the
breath. Breathing should be normal, without any forced
retention or unusually long breaths. If the awareness of the heart space and of its contraction
and expansion is constant, after some time something will be
seen there. One must not try to produce the vision with the
imagination; it comes of its own accord. The practitioner has
only to wait and prepare for it with constant awareness. It is
a vision of a lake and a blue lotus. It is good if you can feel
the space of the heart contracting and expanding, but if this
is impossible, just try to feel the breath filling up the
space - the first stage. Then proceed to the second and third
stages, remembering that the vision in the latter appears by
itself in its own time. (5a) The Practice of Ajapa-Japa
This is another method helpful for awakening the ana-
hata chakra. It consists of awareness of the mantra SO
during inhalation and HAM during exhalation. * Be at ease
during this practice. Satyananda says that the mantras SO
and HAM, inherent in the natural breath, may be felt in the
nostrils, rising and falling between the navel and throat, in
the throat itself, or in the heart space, or in all at once, or in
each in turn. During this practice of ajapa-japa, a psychic sound (nada),
which is inaudible in the ordinary sense, is sometimes heard.
' Pronounced like English "so" and "hum." 124
This is a sign of the awakening of the anahata chakra. This
experience demonstrates the literal meaning of "anahata":
"unbeaten (sound)." (6) Awakening the Vishuddhi Chakra
To awaken the vishuddhi, Satyananda recommends the
repetition, in turn, of the methods described above for
awakening the other chakras, and finally, concentration on
each chakra in turn from the muladhara up to the ajna, and
then back down to the muladhara. A summary of these
methods follows. For the ajna chakra: Sit in siddhasana or siddha yoni
asana, hands in chin mudra, eyes closed and spine erect. Contract and relax the perineum in a natural rhythm, neither
too slow nor too fast. In a few days, you may sense the ajna
between the eyebrows; if so, concentrate on that spot. Prac
tice this stage for four minutes. For the muladhara chakra: Sit in Vajrasana and place the
hands, with fingers interlocked, below the navel. Concen
trate the eyes and mind on the tip of the nose with the eyes
closed. Continue manduki kriya for three minutes. For the svadhishthana chakra: Practice vajroli mudra for
three minutes. For the manipura chakra: Practice Part 3 of the first
method for awakening this chakra. During inhalation bring
prana from the throat down to the navel and at the same
time, apana from the muladhara up to the navel. Hold the
breath and unify prana and apana in this area. Then ex
hale. Practice for four minutes. For the anahata chakra: first concentrate on the throat and
feel the ingoing breath filling up the cavity of the chest. Be
aware of the heart space and its contractions and expan
sions, which follow the natural breath. Wait for the vision to
come spontaneously. Practice for four minutes. Next concentrate in turn on the muladhara, svadhishthana, 125
manipura, anahata, vishuddhi, and ajna; then return to the
muladhara in the reverse order. Practice this for three
minutes. This whole process is Satyananda's teaching for awakening
the vishuddhi chakra. The practitioner should stimulate the
lower chakras in ascending order before concentrating on
the vishuddhi itself, because the upper chakras cannot truly
awaken until the awakening of the lower chakras has taken
place. However, the ajna is a special case. As mentioned in the
section devoted to it, it should be activated first, in order to
lessen the serious dangers that may be encountered when the
karma of a lower chakra is activated. Also, the ajna is directly
connected with the muladhara (and kundalini], and the
awakening of these is interrelated, as detailed previously. After following the sequence given above, assume khechari
mudra and concentrate on the thyroid gland in the throat for
thirty minutes (the tongue may be relaxed at times). This
will greatly intensify the effect on the vishuddhi. (6a) Viparita Karani Mudra 126
This is a very effective mudra for activating the vishuddhi
chakra. Lie flat on the back with the feet together and the arms by
the sides, palms flat on the floor. Raise the legs and trunk us
ing the arms as levers. Then bend the elbows and prop up
the trunk with the hands. In the final pose, the legs should be
vertical and the trunk at a 45° angle to the floor. Relax the
whole body and close the eyes. Perform ujjayi pranayama
with khechari mudra. Inhale slowly, feeling the breath and the consciousness
move from the manipura chakra to the vishuddhi; keep the
attention on the vishuddhi during exhalation. Repeat as many
times as is comfortable. Duration: On the first day, practice for a few seconds only. Increase the time daily, until the mudra can be easily per
formed for 15 minutes or more. Sequence: Practice after asanas but before meditation. Precautions: Should not be practiced after heavy physical
exercise or less than three hours after eating. Limitations: This technique


 without any interruption. Q. Does not the fast weaken the patient in this condition? How
long can he sustain his strength? A. No doubt a fast qn mere water weakens the patient but the
intake of urine preserves, physical strength as its alkalines and other
useful elements supply the required nourishment. However in
serious and obstinate cases a longer fast becomes necessary and in
case the patient feels weakness, he is advised to undertake fasts of
smaller durations. Thus if a fast of ten days is necessary, it can be
broken up into two parts. During the interval the patient can take a
nourishing diet of fruits, vegetables, etc. The only way this type of
fast differs from that of continued longer duration is that it may take
some days more to bring the desired effect. Q. How to terminate the fast? A. FuJI care Is necessary while breaking the fast. Ordinarily it is ·_-...;-w-. ;.n,;o~""''"l'flt;.~···';>.~--.=-·,~--w-~.....,.,~,,.------------------~r---------------------------...,,,
204 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
advisable not to resort to full normal diet for as many days as the
observing of the fast. One must always keep in mind that taking
solid diet immediately after the fast is dangerous. Q. What diet do you prescribe for the patient after compl~te
cure? A. It is a difficult question because wrong diet is the chief cause
of all disease. Wedo not know what, how much and when to eat. we have cultivated wrong habits of eating everywhere, anywhere
and whenever offered anything. Moderation is of the utmost
necessity on the part of both the guest as well as the host. The
relations between the guest as well as the host in our society are
such that they violate all the rules of healthy diet. At times we are so
merciless with our stomach thateven after taking full meal at home,
we accept an invitation of a friend to dine in a hotel where fried and
unhygenically cooked edibles play havoc with our stomach. In order
to make them palatable, a lot of extra spiece is also taken with it. 1
can never over ~mphasise that these are the ways of inviting trouble. Anyone desirous of maintaining health must do away with such bad
habits and conventions. Q. Will you kindly say precisely what kind of food is harmful? A. The formula suggested by Gandhiji in this respect is worth
remfmbering : "One should eat according to the demand of the. stomach and not that of the palate. One who has conquered the
palate has conquered all the senses." The quantity of starch in the diet should be as littel as possible. Overmuch of cereals and their preparations should be avoided. The
dinner should always be taken three hours before going to bed. The
following substances should however be altogether excluded from
the daily menu : (1) White sugar, (2) white flour and its preparations,
(3) pasteurized milk, (4) polished rice, (5) tobacco in all forms, i.e. smoking, eating or snuffing, (6) all intoxicants, (7) preserved juices
or fruits, etc., (8) vegetable oil. A REVIEW OF URINE THERAPY : 205
Q. How are we to cure the troubles of the ear, eyes, etc? A. "Fhe substance which is useful for the,general organism in
naturally useful for its parts also. It should be kept in mind that the
disease of the eye, ear or nose are not isolated diseases. Troubles of
these parts result from the to.xins in the body. If the whole body is
attended to and purified i~ternally, the troubles of the senses and
organs disappear of their own accord.'The treatment for the troubles of the ears, eyes, skin, etc. is the
same as already suggested for the general diseases. Q. Do you believe that people will give due consideration to the
utility of this therapy and accept lt? A. I do not worry about it. It is neither my business nor my
profession. The truth which I have experienced has been placed
before the afflicated world. Everybody with a desire to be free from a
disease and having a faith in this treatment will automatically adopt
it. Others by folly or ignorance may not accept in the beginning but
after trying other systems will not hesitate to take resort to urine
th8apy.,I do not feel any need to be impatient about its
propragation. One should not adopt this treatment half heartedly or in a
haphazard manner. Prescribed rules and regulations must be
followed without.exception; otherwise a failure would result from
sheer negligence and may bring bad name to the system of urine
therapy as a whole. In conclusion, I must say that this system of treatment is not fully
developed ~nd requires and up-to-date reiiearth with proper
facilities. Obscure and long-forgotten practices should be traced out
and, new methods should be developed on the basis of varied
experiments. This will naturally take time. May God bless all with
happiness. U.T.-16 l CHAPTER X
EXPERTS• VERDICT AND WORTHY OPINIONS
After the logical treatises on urine therapy by various
practitioners, it is worthwhile to hear the verdict of modern medical
experts on the subject. Here are some very revealing statements:
1. "An extract from human urine shows great promise for
treatment of certain deadly diseases caused by formation of blood
dots." Research physicians said at the scientific sessions of the
American Heart Association. This extract is called 'Urokinase' and it
activates substances in the blood stream that dissolves the
clots... "Experience has been obtained with about 200 patients with
Pulmonary oedEima, the. most common serious lung diseases," Dr.
Sherm pointed out. Press Report: San Francisco (U.S.A.), October 24, 1967 (A.P.) 2. Normal human urine has been found to contain a powerful
artery-dilating agent resembling nitro-glycerin in its ability to
increase the coronary blood flow of the cardiac muscle, used for the
relief of angina-pectoris. Extract from the Science Digest, July 1958 I.... 3.. The.two researchers found ilnexpectedly last year that the
urine extract which they call "Directin' when added to the culture
medium ·causes all the cancer cells on which it has been so far
tested, to align themselves end-to-end into straight rows.. fr()m th,e ~~prt t?itbe.Federation of American S?Ciety for Experimental Biology,
April 1966,.,
:These ~~tracts·;~3
the independent veridcts of the expert medical
men and: researchers.. Nobody can ignore them. Now here are some
iniport~r;ttopinions of some experts on.modern medicine:
1. "~he Diabetes which ranked 20th as 'killer' a few years ago,
~ow ranked only 7th. Diabetes can be controlled and not cured. "-EXPERTS' VERDICT AND WORTHY OPINIONS : 207
Statement of Dr. s. S. Ajgaonker; Vice-President, the Diabetes
Association of India.. '2. "Millions of persons will be infected by parasitic diseases o~er
the next 20 years and medici'"'e will not be able to do anythtng
about 1t, due to the developmeru of drug-resistant bacteria and
germs." -Mr. N. G. Candan, The Director General of the World
Health Organisa~ion. This expert opinion on the present state of modern medicine
clearly conveys that allopathic medicine cannot cure 'killer'
diseases. In such a state of affairs, it is only uirne therapy that can be
a sure cure for them. After knowing the verdict of the experts, it is worthwhile to know. and understand some important-opinions of worthy and wise men. 1. Shri Hansraj Hans is a prectitioner of urine therapy and is. its
good propagandist too. He himself has experimented on auto-unne
and could cure his gout, and other minor diseases to a great exte~t. He could find it a great purifier c1f the whole body. He could get nd
of his constipation too. He use? it in place of a soap and as ·
tooth-cleaner too! So he opin~s that auto-urine ~serves man_y
purposes for him-as eye-drops, as·'both-cleaner, as soap to clean h1? body and hair and is a pain-killer to him in many a way! 2. Shri Kakasaheb Kalelkar says that like auto-urine there was
mentioned auK>-perspiration in ancient yoga-literature whereb:
perspiration due to exercise shoul.d. be. so _much massaged that 1t
wou~d dry on the skin. Auto-blood I~JectiOn IS a well-known.method
today used for certain diseases. Similarly auto-urine c~n well_~ a
logical therapy. He suggests,


	formation,	the	Akashic	field
does	exactly	the	same	for	all	matter,	energy,	and	information. Their
interactions	in	the	visible	universe	are	reflections	of	far	more	important
invisible	relationships	taking	place	offstage. Here’s	an	analogy. Imagine	that	you	are	a	scientist	who’s	been	assigned	to
measure	the	minuscule	explosions	of	light	that	take	place	in	a	field;	in	this
case,	it’s	the	screen	of	a	television	set. These	explosions	take	place	on	the
atomic	level,	so	as	you	move	in	close	you	are	confronted	with	millions	of
photons	firing	in	random	patterns. You	would	describe	the	TV	screen	as	a
field	undergoing	random	excitations,	exactly	as	physicists	describe	the
electromagnetic	field. As	you	move	farther	out,	however,	the	patches	of	red,
green,	and	blue	begin	to	cluster;	they	start	to	appear	organized. Moving	out
still	farther,
you
	begin	to	notice	vague	shapes. You	feel	like	an	astronomer
using	a	radio	telescope	to	determine	if	the	background	noise	of	the	cosmos
might	contain	patterns. Patterns	are	mathematical,	and	it	takes	intelligence	to
use	a	mathematical	code. So	you	begin	to	come	up	with	a	mathematical	explanation	for	the	patterns
seen	on	the	TV	screen. Moving	farther	and	farther	out,	you	eventually	see	that
these	patterns	are	actually	pictures	of	human	life,	and	that	the	random	firing
of	photons	had	a	purpose. This	would	be	startling	enough	to	cause	you	to
revise	your	entire	theory;	you	would	have	to	suppose	that	randomness	was	an
illusion	covering	a	deeper	reality,	which	is	the	picture. Only	consciousness
can	fully	explain	the	reason	why	the	bursts	of	red,	green,	and	blue	are	being
emitted. We	find	ourselves	at	the	point	where	many	explanations	based	on
randomness	no	longer	satisfy,	and	a	shift	must	be	made	to	a	more	conscious
explanation. Why	do	photons	fire	in	a	television. Because	they	turn	into	a
picture. Why	do	photons	fire	in	the	cosmos. For	the	same	reason. Preceding
quantum	physics	by	centuries,	the	Vedic	rishis	said	that	time	and	space	are
projections	on	the	blank	screen	of	consciousness,	the	screen	of	Akasha. In	other	words,	when	you	got	up	this	morning,	drove	to	work,	and	spent
your	day	at	the	office,
nothing	really	happened
	as	you	experienced	it. Time
didn’t	pass,	nor	did	you	move	through	space. This	conclusion	confounds
common	sense	but	is	thoroughly	accepted	in	physics. Let	me	explain. If	you
dream	at	night	of	flying	to	Paris	and	walking	the	streets,	nothing	of	the	sort
actually	happened;	not	only	did	you	go	nowhere	physically,	your	brain	didn’t
even	make	pictures	that	correspond	to	Paris. The	dream	resulted	from	brain
activity	that	can	be	broken	down	into	bits	of	information:	tiny	electrical
switches	were	either	on	or	off,	polarities	of	certain	molecules	were	eitherpositive	or	negative. Your	whole	dream	and	everything	in	it	was	just	a	zero	or
one	game. The	same	is	true	of	the	people	we	watch	on	television. A	character	may
seem	to	live	in	a	house	and	mow	the	lawn. But	the	house	is	actually	a	flat
image	on	the	screen,	and	the	movements	of	people	are	just	phosphors
switching	on	and	off. Again,	a	zero	and	one	game. Nothing	moves	on	a	TV
screen. If	someone	appears	to	run	to	the	left,	it’s	only	a	pattern	of	signals	that
light	up	on	the	left	and	turn	off	on	the	right—the	same	as	provided	by
blinking	Christmas	tree	lights	that	seem	to	move	around	in	a	circle	when	in
fact	all	that	is	happening	is	that	the	string	of	lights	is	going	on	and	off	in	a
pattern	that	makes	it	seem	as	if	motion	is	occurring. You	move	through	time	and	space	in	the	same	way,	as	does	the	Earth	in	its
orbit	and	the	stars	in	the	sky. Quantum	impulses	switch	on	and	off,	and	a
change	of	position	occurs	because	energy	gets	excited	a	bit	to	the	left	or	right
from	the	last	excitation. In	reality	not	a	single	quark	or	photon	changes
position	in	spacetime. But	doesn’t	it	amount	to	the	same	thing. If	an	object
appears	to	move,	why	not	say	it	moves. In	fact,	we	can’t. The	Earth	appears
to	move	around	the	sun,	yet	if	that	were	really	the	case,	it	would	eventually
spiral	into	the	sun	and	be	destroyed. In	fact,	even	though	the	Earth	encounters
friction	in	its	orbit—in	the	form	of	interstellar	dust	and	the	solar	wind—our
planet	never	gets	any	closer	to	the	sun	or	slows	down. This	is	because	every
atom	of	Earth	winks	out	of	sight	and	comes	back	with	the	same	energy	and
mass	that	it	has	always	had. The	zero	point,	it	turns	out,	projects	the	Earth	as
surely	as	a	television	screen	projects	its	pictures. (A	skeptic	would	ask	how
anything	changes	if	the	Zero	Point	Field	constantly	replenishes	the	visible
universe. That	is	a	riddle,	but	its	answer	may	lie	in	two	factors:	the	slow
decay	of	protons,	which	takes	billions	of	years,	and	the	expanding	universe,
which	is	carrying	dispersion	of	energy,	or	entropy,	as	the	original	heat	of	the
Big	Bang	becomes	dissipated. But	folding	these	two	factors	into	quantum
theory	is	far	from	being	achieved. ) How	does	all	this	relate	to	the	afterlife. Ask	yourself	a	simple	question. When	you’re	watching	TV,	which	is	more	real,	the	picture	you’re	seeing	or
the	station	that’s	sending	the	signal. Of	course,	the	station	is	more	real,	the
picture	is	only	an	image. Likewise,	Laszlo	says,	the	Zero	Point	Field—
Akasha—is	more	real	than	the	visible	universe. Akasha	organizes	and
coordinates	all	the	projections	we	call	time,	space,	matter,	and	energy. If	this
is	correct,	then	we	have	established	a	foundation	for	several	key	assertions	in
Vedanta:
The	material	world	is	projected	from	a	nonmaterial	source. The	invisible	world	comes	first. It	contains	the	seeds	of	time	and	space. Reality	increases	the	closer	one	gets	to	the	source. To	put	it	in	human	terms,	we	do	not	have	to	fear	that	death	is	a	vanishing
act	because	life	has	always	been	one. What	we	most	value	in	ourselves,	our
capacity	to	think	and	feel,	didn’t	come	about	from	entering	the	physical
world. It	got	projected	into	the	physical	world	from	a	source,	the	Zero	Point
Field,	that	is	the	root	of	consciousness,	extending	back	billions	of	years	and
ahead	into	the	foreseeable	future. Far	from	being	a	religious	vision,	this
model	explains	the	universe	better	than	any	other,	and	gives	us	what	the	rishis
and	modern	physicists	both	demand:	a	bridge	between	mind	and	matter. 14
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HINKING
	O
UTSIDE	THE
	B
RAIN
IF	I	DIE
	and	the	information	contained	in	my	brain	survives,	does	that	mean	I
will	survive. Survival	means	remaining	intact	at	some	level—mind,
personality,	memory,	or	soul—that	is	“me. ”	To	a	materialist,	when	the	brain
dies,	so