asting Rewards You With Increased Energy
I have seen many overweight people lose  7 to 20
pounds and more the first  7 to 10 days of fasting. After
the loss of this excess weight, there is a special inner feelingof well-being and increased physical and mental energy!Of course, every human is different. Some people onlylose
1 or 2 pounds a day on a fast while some will lose as
many as  5 pounds and more. The nice thing about fasting
to reduce is that the pounds disappear where the fat isdeposited. If the weight has concentrated on the abdomenand hips, that is where the fat will shrink. Many timesthe people who go on a low calorie diet end up feelingmiserable while they are dieting. They become haggardand old-looking and their eyes will lose their sparkle. It isjust the reverse when you fast. The fat deposits dissolvefirst and – as the body is relieved of this tremendousburden of fat and toxins – the heart, pulse, blood pressure
and general health regulate themselves. So, if you have a weight problem, use this Fasting
Program. You can start with a weekly
 24 hour fast. I often
supervise weight reduction programs, where I direct
people on several  36 hour fasts in a week. In other words,
they will eat 1 day, then fast a day or fast every third
day. If the person doesn’t overload himself on the days
he eats, the  36 hour fast several times a week helps him
maintain the weight loss. Fasting for weight reduction
does get results. Your body slims and trims itself back to
its healthy, youthful lines again. For slimming down and when not fasting take two Chromium Picolinate
tablets on an empty stomach, in the mid-morning and mid-afternoon, thisalso helps in sugar metabolism and does minimize sugar cravings.116Your Waistline is Your Lifeline & Dateline! I have had years of experience in fasting many of
our greatest film and television Stars in Hollywood,
California. The movie camera always makes a person
look  10 pounds heavier than they really are, so you can
see that a Star must always have slim, trim lines! I recall a well-known female movie  Star who became
a compulsive eater because she was having marital andfinancial troubles. She sought solace in eating rich foods
such as ice cream, heavily sugared pastries and candies. In time she lost her movie contract because of heroverweight. She was a good actress, but the public makes
severe demands on their heroes! This actress became
depressed and had to seek the services of a psychiatrist.The psychiatrist then sent this actress to me for guidance. I explained to this actress it had taken months for her
to add this weight to her body and it would now taketime to slim, trim and normalize her weight. She was
determined to lose weight, so she was most cooperative! First, I put her on a good diet program with fruit for
breakfast, a raw salad with
 2 lightly cooked vegetables –
such as string beans, carrots, squash, collards or stewedtomatoes – for lunch. I took all bread, cereals and animal
proteins out of her diet. In the evening she had the Bragg
Health Salad and the brown rice and lentil casserole
(recipes page 231). Naturally, sugar desserts were eliminated. I started her on  2 weekly  24 hour fasts for the first  2
weeks. The third week I gave her a  3 day fast and in the
fifth week I gave her a full  7 day fast. After a month of
healthy eating I put her on a 15 day fast. I had her eat for  2
weeks and then put her on a  21 day fast. This eating, then
fasting program did the trick! She got back her lovely figure
(5’2” and a firm, trim 110 pounds). Her eyes became bright,
clear and she regained her youthful sparkling appearance. Producers, directors, and her many friends were amazed. When you have been stricken by illness, your new car, your new home, your
new big bank balance – all these fade into unimportance until you haveregained your vigor and zest for living again. –  Peter J. Steincrohn,
M.D. Fasting provides the magic formula for retaining youthfulness,
natural beauty and a streamlined body! –  Paul C. Bragg117Fasting – Empowers and Improves
Your Health, Looks and Lifespan
Yes, it’s a challenge because our eating habits are so
ingrained in our consciousness that fasting to many
humans is akin to starvation. It is not starvation. Fasting
is one of the oldest remedies known to man. So I sayagain, the mind must control the flesh! “Flesh is dumb!”
It takes intelligence, logic and reasoning to know
when to turn down food. If you are a determined person,if you believe in the law of compensation, you will make
fasting an important part of your life. Don’t let excess
weight make you a sick, old, unhealthy, unattractiveperson! Revolt against fat. Be the captain of your body! Say to yourself, “I am no longer going to be burdened
with unhealthy, sick, flabby flesh!” Work out an exerciseand fasting program for yourself, and don’t try to get
the fat off in
 a week. It took a long time to get heavy
and it will take a reasonable length of time to melt itaway. You will be so proud of yourself when you slimand trim yourself down to your normal weight with
normal measurements. Your family and friends will also. Every person is aware of their health and physical
appearance! We all want to look and feel our best. So
let’s do something about it! Fasting and sensible, sane
dieting and exercise is your answer! Be sure you have abathroom scale and get yourself a tape measure. Weigh
yourself and measure your abdomen, hips, thighs and
arms. With determination commit yourself to a seriousprogram of normalizing your weight for health’s sake! To prove the value of fasting to yourself, get a physical
exam before starting your fasting regimen and get copiesof your blood/cholesterol panel test (see page
138), urine
etc. for your home medical files. After faithfully
following The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle with fasting youwill be amazed at the improvements you have gained. Fasting is always the best way to take off fat; I am
not going to tell you fasting is always easy. It’s going totake positive thinking and action to attain positive
results! Start today to lose any dangerous excess pounds!118
Exercise, along with fasting, is provided to help us maintain or
restore a healthy physical balance in our daily living for a long, happy life. Do waist twists
          and windmills. Do bicycles
   and leg kicks.Bend at the waist to the sides, then front and back.Important Exercises for Keeping the
External and Internal Trunk Muscles of
The Stomach Fit and Healthy. Also These Promote Good Elimination.Do these Exercises Daily (10 per set):
You must exercise, for weak muscles of the arms, legs
and entire body indicates a similar condition of the
stomach and heart (a muscle) and other organs. Do leg
    and buttock          stretches.119How to Gain Weight Using a
Scientific Fasting Program
Thin people frantically try to gain and hold a few
pounds. Gaining weight becomes an obsession with the
underweight person and they are most susceptible toall kinds of weight-gaining diets. Underweight peoplehave come to me in a frustrated and stressed emotionalcondition, begging me to help them put a few poundson their spare frames. Most of them were cold constantly... even on the warmest summer days they wore sweatersand heavy garments! They begged me to give them adiet that would help them gain weight, because theywere ashamed of their skeleton-like bodies. When I told them there was no such thing as a
weight-gaining diet, they were as shocked as if I hadgiven them a death sentence. But, when I added mostemphatically that there was a program to gain weightwhich included fasting, they would agree to the programbut not on the fasting! They would cry out, “Don’t makeme any thinner than I am! I’m down to skin and bonesnow. If you take my food away from me, I will look likea scarecrow!” Then I had to explain that they were thinonly because their bodies were nutritionally unbalanced. I told them that food and nutrition are not
synonymous. A diet of unhealthy fats, refined sugar, andcarbohydrates, plus ample milk, cream and morefattening foods wouldn’t necessarily help them gainweight; their body might even get thinner on this diet.They must cleanse and heal their body by fasting andliving a healthy lifestyle and take a multi-enzyme. Famous comedian & author Dick Gregory, who weighed over 350 pounds,
was inspired by our Miracle of Fasting  book that guided him into a healthy lifestyle
which was life-changing. He traded his bad habits – unhealthy foods, alcohol,drugs, smoking, etc. for healthy habits!!! He now weighs a healthy 150 pounds,and has been in 8 Boston Marathons and is guiding others to reduce and liveon “live foods” and abstain from all the unhealthy, processed, dead foods.Chapter 1 5120People are not nourished in proportion to the
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—Jeremiah Neese, Santa Barbara, CA

“When I stick with Dr. Graham’s 80/10/10 diet program, I am full of energy a nd vitality. I am able to live life to the fullest and
enjoy every moment. As an added bonus, I start to lose extra weight and I f eel healthy. I don’t want for anything when I can eat all
the strawberries and watermelon that I desire.”
—Rachel Johnson, author of Wake Up Running! “I have been following Dr. Graham’s 80/10/10 diet and lifestyle for seven  years, and it is the best thing I have ever done. His
program has allowed me to fine tune my eating habits so that I’m func tioning at my best. For me, the benefits of this lifestyle include
high energy, disappearance of all ailments, cessation of depression, m ore patience, a reverence for life, and much more.”
—Gary Orlando, author of  Beyond Raw eBook

“I am so grateful to Dr. D. for introducing me to the 80/10/10 diet! I just start ed working out for the first time in many years,
and I am having the most amazing results! My energy is skyrocketing, and I am feeling better than I’ve felt in my entire life.”
—Kira Donnellan, Hartford, Connecticut

“The 80/10/10 diet as explained and advocated by Dr. Graham in his book, is in my  opinion, the greatest breakthrough ever
made in the field of nutrition. Read it, study it, and apply it as if your life  depended on it—because it does.”
—Frederic Patenaude, author of The Raw Secrets

“With Doug Graham’s 80/10/10  program, I have begun to experience levels of health I never dreamed of. My  energy is
soaring, my endurance has increased considerably, and my regularity  is better than it’s been at any point in my life. Another added
perk is enjoying my food and each subtle nuance of taste, texture and feel s o much more than I ever have! I say this with 100%
enthusiasm: Y ou are just right on, Doug!”
—Courtney Whitworth, Pahoa, Hawaii

“Armed with data drawn from the latest scientific research, Dr. Gra ham convincingly makes the case that humans are
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American Vegetarian Society

“I struggled with weight control and high serum lipids for years. Dr. G raham’s 80/10/10 diet has helped me reduce weight, fat,
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—Brad Forgy, MS, RN

“Following Dr. Graham’s 80/10/10 diet program has given me the energy, b eauty, and strength that I have been looking for all
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—Amy Harwood, Sonoma, California

The 80/10/10 ™ Diet
Balancing Your Health,
Your Weight, and Your Life
One Luscious Bite at a Time

Dr. Douglas N. Graham

The 80/10/10 Diet
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811rv. While 80/10/10 originally referred to a nutritional ratio, followers of my  work know that it has come to mean much more. Over the decades, I have strived to imbue the 80/10/10 concept with the additiona l meanings of adequate sleep, exercise, positive
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treatment that may have been prescribed by your doctor. Dr. Douglas Graham does not give medical advice  or engage in
the practice of medicine. Under no circumstances does Dr. Graham recommend particular treat ment for specific
individuals, and he recommends in all cases that you consult your physician or a qualified practitioner bef ore pursuing any
course of treatment or making any changes to your diet or medications. — Douglas N. Graham, DC. Dedication

With fondest respect,
I dedicate this book to my friend and mentor,
the late T.C. Fry. When I gave the eulogy at Terry’s memorial service, I promised tha t his memory would live on. My life, and this book, are
testaments to that intention. May his work continue to influence people  for the better until living healthfully becomes a normal and
natural part of every person’s life. Also by Douglas N. Graham

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Perpetual Health Calendar
The High Energy Diet Recipe Guide

Foreword

As an Ironman triathlete, ultramarathoner, and holder of nearly 1,000 race  first places, I know how important the right diet is. It dismays me to see how much dietary misinformation is being spread wit h the main goal being to make money. Because so many
people are misinformed about the proper diet, obesity is at the highest rates  in history, and as more people buy into these money-
making schemes, obesity and its associated diseases are going to continu e to increase at horrendous rates. Over and over again, I hear people saying they’ve tried “everyth ing” to lose weight—low fat, high fat, low carb, high carb, low
protein, high protein, all kinds


 s. This section of the book gives specific guidance for how
to avoid spiritual traps, as well as how to expand one’ s level of
consciousness. The steps are simple, yet Dr. Hawkins says tha t not many
people follow them because the ego secretly believes that it already
“knows.” Y ou might ask yoursel f: Are you ready to let go of what you think
you know? He shares from his own experience that unimaginable bliss
awaits those who surrender at  great de pth. Paradoxically, he says, the
journey is more about surrender than attainment: “When the clouds are
removed, the sun shines forth.” In other words, when we let go of what
we’re not, we be come what we truly are. He told me one time,  “Inherently
you are Buddha-nature; you just haven’ t realized it yet.”
Understanding the Levels of Consciousness
In 2003 when I first encountered the Map, I had been a scholar of mystics
and professor of religious studies for many years. I immediately recognized
Dr. Hawkins’ s “Levels of Cons ciousness” as the classic stages of human
inner evolution found in the w orld’ s sacred literature and suggested by
philosophers, sages, and mystics throughout the centuries. For example,
from Christian tradition there is  The Ladder of Divine Ascent, by Eastern
Orthodox desert monk John Climacus (c. 579–649) of Mount Sinai, in
Egypt, and the Interior Castle (The Mansions), by Catholic mystic St.
T eresa of Ávila (1515–1582 A.D. ), in Spain. Whether it’ s climbing a ladder of virtues to reach the top rung,  which is
Love, or going inward to the innermost mansion of Divine Union, the
seeker i s taken through many stages. In Buddhist tradition, the 10 ox-herding pictures showing the  steps on the path of awakening from
ignorance to Enlightenment have been a staple teaching tool since their
origin in  12th-century China. And, in Sufi tradition, there are numerous
descriptions of the inner journey  and its “stations,” from the famous poetic
allegory The Confer ence of the Bir ds, by Persian mystic Farīd al-Dīn ‘A
 ār
(c. 1142–1220), to the T welve Levels of Initiation, outlined by modern Sufi
mystic Llewellyn V aughan-Lee. Though they may vary in wor ding and context, the essence of these
teachings from diverse religion s is the same: seekers of T ruth go through
many sta ges. Ex perientially, the  stages are not linear, yet there is a definite
evolution of consciousness for dedicated seekers. The initial s tage occurs,
for exam ple, when a person r ealizes there’ s more to life than worldly
pursuits. By turning inward, th ey enter what St. T eresa calls the “interior
castle.” Or perhaps they are like the “herder” in the ox-herding pictures,
who stops to notice for the first time the tracks of the ox, a symbol for our
innate B uddha-nature. They be come aware of their spiritual life and are
interested in cultivating the needed qualities of discipline, patience,
humility, single- pointedness of mind, teachability, and service to others. Far
along on the jo urney, if they continue on the sometimes a rduous and
pathless path, seekers are given an experience of the all-importa nt reality of
Love. It had always been there but only as a “hidden treasure b uried within
the h eart” (as th e Sufis say). The opening of the heart is a turning point, for
now see kers have gone beyond t he limits of logic and entered into the realm
of selfless grace, synchronicity, and joy. Though I had imbibed and  taught this literature, the Map of
Consciousness w as the first tim e I had ever come across a scie ntific work
that con firmed these classic levels of spiritual life as actual, measurable
“attractor patterns” and “ener gy  fields.” It was a stunning verification of
right-brain intuition through the means of left-brain knowledge. I f ound the Map of Consciousness to be brilliant in its simpl icity; one
single-page cha rt reveals the entire journey. Moreover, it is clinically
sophisticated in its depiction of the emotional process, view of God, view of
self, and  view of life true to each level of consciousness. It is free of dogma
and religious nominalization, so  anyone can find their path in li fe illumined
by studying the Map, regardless of religious belief. Perhaps the most
intriguing aspect of the Map, which distinguishes it from the  plethora of
spiritual road maps presented  by mystics throughout history, is theverification that, with each progressive level of consciousness, the
“frequency” or “vibration” of ener gy measurably increases. In other words,
the more  conscious and loving a person becomes, the greater their impact
on the world at lar ge. The whole premise of Hawkins’ s work resonates with common sense. Negativity drains, positivity uplifts. Positive ener gy fields (Courage,
W illingness, Acceptance, Reason, Love) are more powerful than negative
ones (Shame, Apathy, Fear, Anger, Pride) because they are align ed with the
ener gy o f life itself. Love heals; Fear constricts. Courage moves  us forward;
Grief ho lds us back. Many of us know, for example, the courage it takes to
let go of grief and to love again after we’ve lost our love mate to death or
divorce. Each ener gy field represents a view of life that makes sense to those at
that leve l of consciousness. Endless ar guments go on between people at
dif ferent levels (even in the same family or workplace) becaus e the world
they are seeing is literally a dif ferent world. If one is wearing red-colored
glasses, everything will appear red, no matter how strong is the case
presented by those wearing green-colored glasses. Is the world green or
red? Th e world you see depend s on the lens you are looking through. A
person stuck in Grief, for example, sees nothing but the past; they talk about
“what used to be.” A lot of f rustration is eased when one realizes that
people a ren’ t “b ad”; they are simply seeing life the way they see it because
of the lens they have. That lens is their level of consciousness. Some people dislike a linear scale of “levels,” and the very idea of levels
might be  fodder  for the ego. Dr. Hawkins himself bemoaned w hat the ego
did with  it, such as thinking o neself to be in the level of Lo ve when in
reality one hasn’ t yet reached the self-resolution inherent to the level of
Acceptance. Here’ s the catch: The Map may look linear, but it isn’ t. Dr. Hawkins
provided a numerical, logarithmic scale in order to assist our linear, logical
mind in comprehending fields  of consciousness, but the ener gy fields
themselves are not linear; rather, they are attractor fields. I once asked him, “What was t he progression of your consciousness in
this lifet ime?” There was a long pause. When he dropped his head in his
hands, I knew m y question had no reality! “It can’ t be described,” he finally
said. “Y ou don’ t go from one level to the next in linear fashio n. It’ s more
accurate to say it’ s phasic, like the weather.”28Sincere seekers will find the M ap eye-opening. When first encountering
it, they are comforted to know there is a road map for the inner journey. Recently, a college student said to me, “It helps me a lot to see where
Acceptance is, and that’ s where For giveness occurs. That’ s what  I’m aiming
for in my relationship with a p articular person. Right now, I’m in Anger,
holding the resentment, but the Map gives me a process to move through.”
Seekers are also validated by the Map in their quest for Love as the
source and destiny of spiritual life. Much of religi ous history has preached a
distorted doctrine of guilt, self-punishment, austerity, and fear as the way to
T ruth. It can be relieving and a m ajor course correction to see that Guilt and
Fear are at the bottom of the scale and Love and Joy are at the top. Dr. Hawkins liked to say, “Guilt gets you an ulcer, not God!” God is Love, and
thus the way to T ruth is in Love and through Love. Also informativ e is seeing that Reason, the most highly touted  virtue in
W estern culture,  is indeed refine d ener gy, but it pales in comparison to the
ener gy o f the heart. T rue knowledge is experiential; it comes from the life
lessons we have internalized into our hearts and whole being. Otherwise,
people say, “They’re just a ta lking head.”


 many things are making sense to me now.Immediately after my enema today, I felt weak and had waves of heat passing through my body. I had to lie down and just surrender. I’ve also been feeling nauseous the last 2 days as well, and that has deﬁnitely not been nice. My neighbor has been suffering with nausea and hot spells for Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!91nearly her entire fast, and she found that putting a small slice of raw ginger under the tongue has really helped her. I tried it yesterday and today and it really does work!I never really gained any energy back today. In fact, I think I will go to bed as soon as I ﬁnish writing this. I still have random twitching in various muscles all over my body, and I just can’t help but think how many more worms could there possibly be??The full moon is in 2 days and they say that many worms and parasites are most active during the full moon. Well, I hope they activate themselves right out of me, because I want them out and I want my life back already! After seeing what came out today, I am 100% committed to ﬁnish the last 5 days of this fast. Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!92The Sixth Week: Focus Day 36Today is the day before the full moon. And guess what? I had more worms released. There were 2 worms as far as I could tell, but they broke into pieces when trying to photograph them.I really feel like there is a battle inside of me and these worms are trying to wreak havoc before they go. In fact, I can feel that they are pissed off. Which is a good thing really...they should be angry now that they are being evicted. They’ve had a very long and enjoyable stay and no one has disturbed them like this until now. Well, the party is over worms. I felt exhausted again today and just wanted to rest and sleep more than anything. The twitching was worse again today and it’s been downright maddening at times. It makes me want to jump out of my own skin. I’ve re-read the Essene of the Gospel of the Peace a few times in the last 2 days just to stay focused and understand that this is all a natural part of the process. The more I give my body the space and time to heal, the more it will simply do what needs to be done. Every time I release another worm, I am that much stronger. Each day my body is gaining back it’s power. Last night I counted how many inches of worms have been released so far and the total was about 183 inches, or 15+ feet of worms. I cannot even imagine how I was alive with all that vile ﬁlth inside of me. It’s revolting. I just have to stay focused and get these last few buggers out. Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!93I cannot wait to have a pure and perfect temple to enjoy life after this fast!Day 37It’s really shocking and unbelievable, even to me, to still see worms being released after 37 days of water fasting! Today I had 3 small worms that I could see, and man...they are really making a ruckus inside before they leave. Last night I was up until 4am again...it seems that every night I am up late, I have worms released the next day. I simply can’t sleep, sometimes from the twitching, sometimes from the waves of heat, sometimes from slight nausea and sometimes just from an overall sense of that internal ‘battle’ feeling.Certainly, you need to be mentally strong in order to endure this type of experience.Today is the full moon and both my neighbor and I can feel it. We know the worms are most active on this day, and they are for sure making that known. My neighbor felt awful today, with waves of heat, acid reﬂux, nausea and extreme fatigue. She is really struggling with these side effects, yet knows that they are all signs and symptoms of the worms stirring themselves up. I’ve been feeling generally weak, tired and lethargic. It’s always hard for me to slow down because I always have so much work that I want to do. Today I turned off the phone and decided not to answer any emails. It’s a day just for me and my healing. It was a day to rest.Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!94Day 38Well, I should not have been surprised to see another 4 worms released today. With the strong reactions I’ve been experiencing in the last few days, I should certainly expect to see some worms come out. I’m just really hoping that these are the last few buggers who have been trying to hold on for dear life, and now their time has also come to exit the premises.As soon as I ﬁnished my enema today, I felt more heat and a bit of nausea, so I rested for a few minutes, and was disappointed to almost immediately feel some twitching start again, mainly in my legs. Grrr. How many more could there possibly be? And why aren’t they coming out more quickly now after 38 days of no food?I’ve pretty much decided to go to 42 days at this point, just to try to get as much out as I possibly can in these last few days. 42 days will be exactly 6 weeks of fasting, and I have heard and read of others doing 42 or even 44 days before, so I feel safe and comfortable to continue an extra 2 days. After that, I will really have no choice but to start having some juices. Admittedly I am worried that I may not get all of the worms and I hate to think that I am stopping when they are still being released. It’s a tough decision, but at this stage my plan is to just drink green juices (cucumber, greens, tomato) with some onion, garlic and ginger in an effort to continue to kill the worms but also give my body some nutrition. I can still do one enema daily for a few days and just see what happens. I am also learning as I go.Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!95Day 39So close to the end, and yet I feel that this cleanse is somehow not complete. Today I passed another worm. Once again, I have mixed feelings because on one hand I am happy they are coming out, but on the other, I feel completely frustrated that at Day 39, they are still coming out!Admittedly I did feel better energy-wise today. My ear doesn’t seem to be popping anymore and I didn’t have any ‘waves’ of heat, but tonight the twitching in my legs started again. I did some research last night about parasites in the central nervous system, and it appears that this can be quite a common symptom. Many people even have full epileptic attacks.15  At least it is reassuring to know that I am not going crazy and that there is actually a real, physical reason to why I have been experiencing these symptoms.My neighbor decided to break her fast today, which I believe is Day 23 for her. She’s done an amazing job for her ﬁrst-ever water fast, especially considering how many worms she had released and all of the cleansing reactions she experienced. I think she was just exhausted and felt like she had had enough. I do think it’s important to listen to your body and your intuition when fasting, and never allow your ego to force you into a number. Luckily for me, the end is also near. It seems like a lifetime ago that I started this fast. I just hope that I don’t have any live worms in me still. All it takes is one to start laying 200,000 eggs per day and you can be right back where you started before you know it. I guess I just have to believe in my Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!9615 http://www.tropmed.org/primer/chapter11-2.pdffollow-up program and be strict to continue with it every 3 months for the next year. Of course, I should keep in mind that at least compared to where I was 5+ weeks ago, my body is stronger, cleaner and more prepared to ﬁght off invaders.Today I was thinking a lot about garlic, onions and ginger and I recalled a story in Dr. Richard Anderson’s Cleanse and Purify Thyself Book where he ate nothing but raw onions and garlic for 3 days to try to rid his body of worms. I started to wonder if I should start right into that on Day 41 as a ﬁnal push to get any lingering worms out. So I went to the market and I bought all of the ingredients to have on hand.I took one whole white onion and blended it using a mini-food processor. Then I added 5 cloves of garlic and equal amounts of fresh ginger. (Fresh ginger is particularly effective against the ascaris worm). I blended everything together into a raw soup. Wow! It was the best thing I ever smelled in my whole life!!! Truly magniﬁcent. I wanted to eat it immediately - it seemed so appealing to me. I knew after I made it that this is deﬁnitely what I should have for a few days. I may blend in a few cucumbers or I may eat it as is; I haven’t fully decided yet.Any


 in the Altai Mountains unique therapeutic microclimate, which is very
greatly enhances the effect of fasting. Every day he walked for five
kilometers (first passed this distance in the last twenty
years), admiring our nature. Every morning he would get up early
and walked through the dew. The second hunger he was 9 days. When he left,
We somehow found his inhaler, which lay behind the couch. But I
feared most of all - come now in its polluting
city, and asthma will be back. Exactly one year later, we met with him,
he said to me at the meeting came to a complete package of inhalers
out of habit and received in a pharmacy. "There must be at the flea market
go and sell "- he said in jest. Late one evening I called my patient's constant,
who said that her brother found an abscess in the lung and was offered
operation. Lung abscess - a purulent fusion of the lung tissue,
demarcated capsule from the surrounding tissue. The reason for his
is the microbial flora, most staph. Given the powerful
anti-inflammatory effect of SG and that the body can not at this
time afford the presence of any abnormal fluid
I agreed to do it. He immediately took nine days, a relatively
easily, with such intoxication he did not want to eat. and that surprised me was that all the nine days he quietly read a book
Although almost all patients say that there is no desire
read books and watch TV. After the fifth day of the SG in his left
low-grade fever and symptoms of intoxication. When he
came home and took x-rays, and then went to the reception
to the surgeon, he carefully studied the picture and said: "What a fool
You sent for surgery, you have a light there is nothing. " Recently, we have to come from the former
Soviet Union. Came from Moldavia, Belarus and Ukraine. I phoned a man with an Oriental accent from Azerbaijan. He told me an interesting story. Ill with bronchial
asthma for 8 years. Accidentally found my site went completely on the
vegetarian diet, cleaned the liver and intestines and gradually
at home has reached five days of dry fasting. Told
me, as he threw an inhaler after fasting: "After the dry
fasting I felt much better, but I intuitively feel that
pulls me to him is purely psychological. I was thinking all night
and decided - I now know what to do, dry hunger now I do not care
207
207help, all I have to tomorrow's more to it not touch or
I'm no longer a peasant. Sausages me five days, cool, scrap,
bronchi are compressed, but I said to myself - and if I do not inhaler
or was I lost it, is somewhere in the woods. All this, of course,
really helped me, and then every day became
it gets easier and easier. " He came to us without using an inhaler, but
with a great desire to recover fully. Hunger, he held
on the east rested. After the last of the nine dry
fasting, I said to him: "Enough shlangovat, it's time the young cells
accustomed to the cold. Now every day you have to swim in our
icy pond. Our pond - it's just staged a dam on a mountain
rivulet, water ledyanuschaya. For eight years this man was afraid of drafts
and during that time had never bathed. He is probably tuned minutes
thirty, but then plunged to the runway. You should have seen his eyes full of
joy and happiness. Now every day he went swimming several times
per day. About inhaler he did forget, and most interestingly, he
fully recovered sense of smell, which was not within
five years. Going to come to us after a year on prevention. Why limotherapy effective in the treatment of
respiratory pathology. Asthma attack - a toxic storm that
occurs when the mechanism of selection is no longer corresponds to the
entrusted to him the burden. - The liver is one of the problem of patients
bronchial asthma. When we put in front of starving leeches
on the liver area, I never saw that blood was good
quality. All patients who were cleaning the liver to starvation,
always amazed that out of them while cleaning. Starvation
very effectively cleans your main filter. Blood during fasting
cleared of all unnecessary, and blood plasma becomes transparent,
as glass, everything comes into harmony, including factors
coagulation. Limotherapy in this area cleans up
blood more completely than any hemosorbtion or hemodialysis. - As we know, one of the basic pathological mechanisms in
Asthma is a swelling of the bronchi as a result of an allergic
inflammation in the absence of water swelling and inflammation of the bronchi disappears
On the third day of dry fasting. Then, gradually returning to normal
function of the adrenal cortex, which secretes hormones (cortisol). Around the 5 th day of SG increased function of the adrenal cortex
reaches its highest point. three times more than usual
of glucocorticoids, flooding the blood, has a strong
anti-inflammatory effect, suppressing all available
in the body inflammation. After all, we know that the glucocorticoid
hormones - the most powerful anti-inflammatory agent of the body. in the action of free forms of glucocorticoids laid another
powerful therapeutic mechanism of action of starvation on the inflammatory
disease. 208
208In this case, during the famine of the endocrine glands, even
some hypertrophy. The greatest increase in volume
metered-dose fasting reaches parathyroid
responsible for immunity (thymus). During dry fasting
eliminated the last pockets of viral and bacterial lesions
infection. All this creates a comprehensive therapeutic effect in patients
bronchial asthma. What is the negative impact of inhalers and why it is so difficult
help patients with asthma, if they take hormone
therapy for more than five years. On allergic inflammation in the bronchopulmonary apparatus appears
range of pathological reactions, always delaying the exhalation. in the blood due to this developing respiratory acidosis, which
recovers, and then amplifies the process of assimilation by cells
CO2, that is, even for a short time comes the attack
bronchial asthma, but still you can include mechanisms
protection from attack. Due to bronchospasm neutralized mediators
allergic inflammation. At the height of the attack actually
in the blood can not find a single mediator of allergy. Simultaneously, he
bronchial asthma attack activates the hypothalamus, pituitary,
who through their own channels and ultimately improve the effect of
neutralize the allergy. Such complex effects, in-
First, it solves the issue of restoration of patency of the bronchial
tree and then removes the attack of asthma at times without
interference. Second, their actions bronchospasm
largely restores the general adaptive
reaction of the body and neutralize the allergic inflammation. So
, the effect of protection from allergic inflammation continues
persist long after the attack. That is why at the beginning
disease with bronchial asthma, even with regular contact
allergen with the organism asthma are rare, 1-2
once a year. and if not actively treated with modern medicines,
it is possible to suffer from asthma attacks, but to live long. So it was
earlier in the good for asthmatics old pre-war times, when
from this disease patients almost died, lived to
old age. But in the postwar years in the U. S., England and
then in our country have been introduced two versions of medical
treatment. This hormone glucocorticoid therapy and treatment
mainly in the inhaler by means of acting on
nerves (adrenergic receptors in the efferent
cells). and resulted in many seriously ill patients who
threatened death. And then there were also deaths. Now it is commonplace. It turned out that the drugs, they are called
sympathomimetic direct action through the nerve endings
(Cell walls) is rapidly intensifying nucleotides cAMP and the
most immediately cropped bronchospasm. However, these chemical
compounds in the membranes with the enzyme (chemoreceptors) form
209
209disagreeable (custom) for body protein, which in this
moment gradually gubitsya own immune system. Thus, weakened by illness of a nerve cell receptor
under the influence of modern medicine further exacerbates their
functionality, and then ceases to operate. In addition, often at the same time, the reverse effect, where
This chemoreceptor is not activated, and vice versa - is blocked
intermediates in the collapse of chemotherapy. Receptors
quickly, within 2-3 years and even more likely, fail. Already on
early stages of asthma patients have more often and in
increasing quantities to breathe these or similar
medications to take these harmful to the nerve endings tools
- Become addicted to such drugs. Finally comes the
period when the drugs act paradoxically - exacerbate
bronchospasm. Developing life-threatening asthmatic
state in which death can occur if not taken
glucocorticoid hormone drugs (hormone of the cortex
adrenal glands), which can cause operational
These nerve endings. But it imposed from outside the body
hormones destroy completely the work of immunogenetic
apparatus, and creates even more vicious circle. At the same


 bottle to
mix the ingredients, repeat shaking several times later. Store the bottle
in a dark place at room temperature for a day. Then keep the bottle of
CDH refrigerated; once cooled the CDH can be used and will last for
weeks, no further activation is needed. Every ml of CDH contains 1 pre -activated drop of MMS, so instead of
dosing with drops, dose with millilitres of CDH, e.g. instead of adding 3
drops of activated MMS to half a glass of water  you now put 3ml of CDH
in half a cup of water or more and drink. See one of the Jim Humble
websites for more details. The rectal absorption method is good with Candida or parasitic
overgrowth in the bowels, and also with rectal or prostate cancer, irritable
bowel,  and infections, cysts and cancers of the female organs. Preferably have a bowel movement followed by an enema with warm
water, and then another one with 2 activated drops of MMS in 250 ml of
water. Hold for several minutes, then expel, clean again with an  enema
and finally insert a larger number of drops, perhaps 4 to 6 activated drops
in 250 ml water and hold for a longer time, up to 30 minutes. As with oral
absorption you may also add some bicarbonate to make it less acidic. Protect the anus with some Va seline. There tends to be no direct
discomfort, but for several hours afterwards energy may be low, and
several cleanout bowel movements may follow. Non-Acidified MMS is much easier to take than acidified MMS, and
better as long -term or repeated therapy. It is much less damaging to
antioxidants than acidified MMS, and the incidence of nausea will be
greatly reduced. You may use this after an initial period with acidified MMS. It helps with
neutralising the toxic effects of acetaldehyde (brain -fog) produced  by 69
 Candida and other fungi and after chemotherapy. In this way
acetaldehyde is oxidized to the beneficial acetic acid or vinegar. As an average dose try 5 to 10 drops (or up to half a ml) of MMS once a
day after the evening meal or at bedtime in a drink. Use this periodically,
alternating with other antimicrobials. Kerosene
Kerosene can be highly effective  for overcoming cancer – see: Kerosene
– a Universal Healer. Kerosene boils between 145°C and 300°C. The
lighter fractions are mainly absorbed in the stomach and intestines while
those  with a boiling point above 200°C move mostly through the whole
of the intestinal tract with a laxative effect. The most suitable boiling
range is from about 100 to 200°C. Refined kerosene with a low content of aromatic hydrocarbons is
available as low -odour kerosene. A suitable variety in Australia is
Diggers Low Odour Kerosene with a boiling range from 149 to 194°C. It
is available from hardware stores rather than supermarkets. Recochem
also have odourless kerosene, but with 190 to 230°C the boiling rang e is
too high. To see if products in other countries are suitable, go to the website of the
manufacturer and look up the Material Safety Data Sheet or MSDS. It
should preferably be low in aromatics and mostly in the recommended
boiling range. It may not be  sold as kerosene but rather as naphtha
petroleum, hydrocarbon solvent or white spirits. It should be
petrochemical based aliphatic hydrocarbons, and not half -synthetic
isoparaffins or special solvent mixtures with a very narrow boiling range. Shell Chemi cals has 2 suitable products free of aromatics: ShellSol D40,
with a boiling range of 145° - 210°C, and the lower boiling SBP 100/140. BP White Spirits, low in aromatics, boils from 142° to 200°C. A suitable
low-odour product in the US is Klean -Strip 1 -K Kerosene. In Europe you
can get Shell -Sol D40, SBP 100/140 and Gum Turpentine, SBP 100/140
has the strongest effect, see Amazon or www.ebay.co.uk    70
 Also try stores selling building materials and paint supplies, larger
hardware stores, or the Internet. If a low -aromatic product is not available
then even normal kerosene may be used. It is not more toxic but only
has a stronger odour. Benzene is toxic b ut boils at 80°C and so is not a
problem in fractions boiling over 100°C. The dosage and duration of a course are rather flexible. Generally,  it may
be best starting with half a teaspoon, then continue with one teaspoon
for a week or two and gradually inc reasing up to one tablespoon for a
week or two until ending again with one teaspoonful for a total duration
of about 6 weeks. This may be repeated as needed. It is best taken before breakfast or at bedtime. Coat the tongue with
molasses and follow with a small amount of drink and food. For children
it has been used as several drops on sugar. The higher doses tend to
cause diarrhoea and liver detoxification. While this is beneficial, it also
causes unpleasant cleansing symptoms. Whenever a problem arises
reduce or temporarily stop the intake. Pure Gum Turpentine
Gum Turpentine ( not mineral turpentine!) was a trusted antimicrobial
remedy for thousands of years. Take up to 1 teaspoon per day, possibly
at bedtime to sleep off any reactions. You may coat your tongue with
molasses and dilute the turpentine with a spoonful of paraffin oil  or olive
oil. Wash down with a drink and follow with a small amount of food. It has a pine flavour and is relatively pleasant to take, but it has a stronger
effect than kerosene. Start with only a few drops and increase very
gradually. It is especially a ctive in the headspaces, and too high an initial
dose may cause temporary balance problems in some individuals. Instead of using it daily you may try using it 2 or 3 days a week, and
kerosene or another remedy on other days. Borax
Borax and boric acid contain boron and are excellent fungicides with
additional wide -ranging antimicrobial properties, and also chelating
fluoride and heavy metals. See Chapter 7 for more details. 71
 Dissolve a lightly rounded teaspoonful (5 -6 grams) of borax in 1 litre of
good q uality water (no chlorine or fluoride). This is your concentrated
solution. Keep this bottle out of reach of small children. One 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of concentrate is the standard dose with 25 to 30
mg of borax and provides about 3 mg of boron. Start with on e dose mixed
with drink or food. Gradually increase to the chosen maximum intake. About 10 mg of boron is sufficient as a food supplement, while the
minimum effective dose as a fungicide is about 100 mg of borax. Individuals with low to normal weight may  increase to a daily amount of
500 mg or 100 ml of the concentrated solution; drink spaced out during
the day or mix with food. Heavier individuals may use 1 gram or 200 ml
of concentrated solution. Autoimmune diseases have been cured with 2
grams/day for several months and even higher amounts have been used
for cancer. When taking high doses,  it is more convenient to use borax
powder directly mixed with food or drink. One gram corresponds to about
¼ of a level teaspoon, two grams to ½ tsp. Take your m aximum amount for about 1 month and then alternate with
another microbicide. However, continue taking a maintenance amount of
about 100mg of borax daily. Alternatively,  with long -term use of high
amounts of borax stop taking it for one week each month. Borax is rather alkaline and in higher concentrations has a soapy taste. You may disguise this with lemon juice, vinegar or ascorbic acid. It is one
of the best remedies for vaginal thrush: fill and insert a gelatine capsules
at bedtime for one to two weeks; for more details see: The Borax
Conspiracy. Fenbendazole
This is a veterinary product used to eliminate parasites and worms from
domestic animals, and it is also one of the best fungicides. It is generally
non-toxic for humans and has a bland taste as powder or liquid. In recent
years it came to prominence due t o effective cancer treatments and
positive research publications in prominent science journals. End -stage
lung cancer was cured within 3 months. I received similar success stories
from Australia, see: www.myca ncerstory.rocks    72
 Start taking about 250 mg as powder or ½ tsp of the liquid with food or
drink for three consecutive days each week and pause for the remaining
four days. Periodically you may increase this for several weeks to 500
mg or even 3 x 500 mg taken every day. The re do not seem to be any
common side -effects but if there is an increase in inflammations or pain
then return to the initial


 trees are bursting with sap, man's ching is
attuned to the cycles of nature and expands as well. What is the
relationship of this sexual "ching" essence and the other types of
chi energies that form your life force. MAJOR PHASES OF CHI ENERGY
The following lists in simplified form some of the major phases of
"chi" in humans and their relationship to "ching" essence as well
as "shien," or spirit, the highest stage of refinement. These three:
chi, ching and shien, are known as the "three treasures" because
their proper cultivation leads one to enlightenment. 1. Prenatal Energy: Combines "chi" and "ching" inherited
from mother and father, expressed in the gene code and visible as
the innate vitality that people have. 2. Breath Energy: Body absorbs cosmic energy from the inha-
lation and exhalation of air. Those who breathe properly—relaxed,
deep breaths to the abdomen—will receive more energy. 3. Food Energy: The purity of chi received from food will
depend on quality of diet and ability of body to digest and assimi-
late nutrients. 4. Meridian Energy: Comes from different types of body cells
that produce the energy. It courses through the acupuncture chan-
nels linking all the vital organs and glands. 5. Pulsation Energy: The deep rhythm of your body, felt es-
pecially in veins and arteries, also seen in biorhythm energy flue-16 Taoist Secrets Of Love
tuations that harmonize our emotional, mental and physical bodies. 6. Sperm (Ovarian) Energy: "Ching" is the sexual essence
that exists from birth but grows more powerful when fed by other
types of chi (food, breath, etc. ) Sex essence is the source of all
energy available for creative and thinking processes (shien). 7. Spirit Energy: "Shien" is the light behind our personality,
the ability to discriminate, human self-awareness. At its purest
level, it is our very being. 8. Wu Chi: The emptiness, or void from which all chi energies
originate and must return. (Original Chi)
DIAGRAM 4
THE CYCLE OF SUBTLE ENERGY
Wu Chi (Nothingness)
Yang/Heaven
Shien, Ching
and Chi
Reunite
Ching Chi,
Sexual essence
underlies all
procreationT'ai Chi
(Pure polarity)
Yin/Yang duality
underlies all existence
Five primordial elements
(Fire, water, earth, metal, wood)
Various kinds of Chi energy
Outside Chi energy is
converted to Ching Chi
inside the body
•Yin/EarthSun
Food'WaterWhat Is Chi Energy. 17
The goal of Taoists is to cultivate the life energy to the highest
level possible, bringing good health and deep fulfillment of the
human aspiration for wholeness. The early sages observed the nat-
ural process of the raw chi of the universal elements—sun and
earth, food and air—being transformed into ching, or sex energy,
and in the male stored as sperm. The next step is far more subtle
and difficult to observe. The sperm energy is mixed with the chi of
the human vital organs and refined into shien, or spirit. In short,
sex energy offers a link between our biological and metaphysical
identities, between the animal and the divine. Sexual ability gives
man the divine power to re-create himself, but it also binds him to
his animal body and that of his lover. *
The Taoists believe that you can use any substance or force
that exists in the universe to feed the process of cultivating your
spirit, and thereby free yourself of the limitations of your animal
body. Everything has energy in it, and human consciousness can
absorb that energy if it so desires. But some substances are easier
for the human body to change into a useable form than others. For
example, you can absorb the energy from eating a good hot meal
more easily then you can from sitting on the beach under the sun. The solar energy is too raw and too powerful to be easily "di-
gested" by the body. Sunlight will burn you severely if you try to
absorb too much. But your body can easily assimilate a plate of
food and function for a long time on the calories and nutrients
digested. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUNGER AND SEXUAL DESIRE
What is the difference between food and sex as energies that our
bodies crave to be fed. Many people confuse the hunger for food
and sex as being similar biological desires that are both necessary
for survival. Clearly they are connected, as many people feeling
sexual frustration turn to food for gratification. An imbalance in
*If you are interested in a fuller elucidation of the working of chi energy in the spiritual
realms, read two books by Taoist Master Ni, Hua Ching: "Tao: The Subtle Universal Law"
and "The Taoist Inner View of the Universe and the Immortal Realm" (College of Tao, 117
Stonehaven Way, Los Angeles, CA 90049). There are many volumes in Chinese on this
subject, but I feel these are the best translations and commentary on the Taoist canon
available in English. Ni's translation of the I Ching is preferred over those of western
scholars, who don't understand fully the esoteric aspects of these classic texts. His transla-
tion is titled "The Book of Changes and The Unchanging Truth. "18 Taoist Secrets Of Love
ching (sex) energy ranks as a major cause of obesity—when you
are sexually frustrated, food is the easiest substitute. The major difference between food (chi energy) and sex
(ching essence) is that sex energy, because it has already been
refined and produced inside the body, is much easier to "digest" or
"absorb" than a raw substance like food. Food must be broken
down and connected before it supplies any useful energy. Sexual
essence is already in a state of readiness that is linked within milli-
seconds to our hormonal and nervous system. The image of sex or
the mere thought of it can instantly enter our brain and alter our
entire psychological state as well as our bodily feeling. Thus sexual energy potentially has a far higher value than
food as a kind of "nourishment" needed for human emotional
maturation and spiritual growth. That is why sex was also consid-
ered a department of Chinese medicine and treated so matter-of-
factly. A Taoist doctor might prescribe a two week round of love
making in certain positions to heal your illness. Human love, ex-
pressed through the function of sexuality, was seen as the most
potent medicine you could take. It was a kind of "human herb"
that could cure most ailments as it restored the flow of chi which
governs our organ vitality and general immunological system. People become obsessed by their relationships as the ex-
change of sexual energy that occurs is the most important source of
sustenance in their lives after food. Relationships invariably get
complicated because although your friends and lovers are visible
and tangible beings, the sexual energy you are constantly exchang-
ing and transforming into emotion and spirit with them is invisible. It can be known only through your feelings and intuition. A relationship fails when the spirit of it is not properly culti-
vated, and you force yourself to "eat" negative, or poisonous,
sexual energies without transforming them into positive or neutral
energies. When the imbalance in energy becomes strong enough,
divorce occurs unless the couple finds another way to correct it. Reading pornographic magazines or masturbation are other exam-
ples of negative cultivation of your ching, because they stimulate
the "yang" essence in your sperm without balancing it with a real
woman's "yin" sexual energy. The major difference between ching, or sex essence, and food
and sunlight energy is that your ching chi is physically manufac-
tured and stored inside your body. This precious substance—What Is Chi Energy. 19
sperm, with its extraordinary power to mate with a female egg and
create another life—is manufactured and stored in your testicles
for safekeeping. The point is that you are free to tap into your
supply of sex energy at anytime by drawing the sperm power from
the testicles. DIAGRAM 5
The modern character for fire can be
interpreted as: the primordial element
of fire, physical fire, or psychic heat
burning beneath the Taoist cauldron. If you run out of sperm your body automatically makes more. This allows you to be physically ready for your lover at all times. Even if you are alone, without a lover, and never intend to procre-
ate, your body produces the sperm and transforms it into creative
sexual energy. So you can always transform this stored sex energy
into spirit, your pure awareness, and express it through creative
personality at will. So in fact "ching" is internal energy that nour-
ishes us night and day without ceasing. The process of refinement
is partly automatic, and partly voluntary. We can either help or
hinder the process of transforming our sex energy into creativity
depending on how aware we are of our internal process. Yet, like
breathing, we draw on this source of energy constantly without
being aware of it. Freud stumbled partially upon this truth many millennia after
the Taoist masters had clearly mapped out the role of sex in shap-
ing our destiny. Freud didn't realize that the mental neuroses he
discovered could be healed by cultivating


 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


physical	pain	and	illness,
	offer	comfort	and	love. Persuade	them	to	find	the	best	medical	help	possible,	remembering	that
sometimes	physical	illness	defeats	the	psychology,	making	it	hard	to	seek
help. Life	is	always	going	to	have	both	pleasure	and	pain	in	it. Don’t	set	out	to	fill
your	life	only	with	fun,	because	that’s	not	realistic;	don’t	call	pain	evil,
because	that’s	unrealistic	too. The	third	thing	Baba	wanted	me	to	know	about
good	versus	evil	is	that	life	is	in	balance,	and	balance	works	for	the	good	of
life	everywhere. Imagine	that	you’re	Mother	Earth. She	has	seen	billions	upon
billions	of	creatures	go	through	birth	and	death. She	has	witnessed	destruction
that	swept	away	whole	continents	and	all	the	animals	that	lived	on	them. Is	this	cycle	of	birth	and	death	evil?<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        I	went	over	to	where	he	was	standing. “A	spiderweb. ”	I	said. “That’s	right,	and	where	is	the	spider. ”	asked	Baba. The	web	was	suspended
between	two	bushes,	and	it	looked	freshly	made	that	morning. “After
finishing	her	web,	the	spider	weaves	one	last	thread. She	follows	it	to	a	hiding
place	and	sits,	holding	tight	to	her	thread. She’s	waiting	for	it	to	vibrate,	and
when	it	does,”	said	Baba,	“she	knows	she’s	caught	her	prey. ”
If	I	looked	very	closely,	I	could	just	see	the	thread	he	was	talking	about,
although	I	still	couldn’t	spy	its	weaver. “Now,	what	would	happen	if	you	cut	that	tiny,	nearly	invisible	thread. ”	asked
Baba. “She’d	be	cut	off	from	all	her	hard	work. ”
“That’s	true,”	I	said,	holding	up	my	hand	with	the	invisible	string	in	it. “But
this	string	doesn’t	lead	anywhere. ”“Oh,	yes	it	does,”	said	Baba. “Your	soul	has	woven	that	string. It	leads	to
what	you	want. Stay	connected	to	your	soul	and	you	will	find,	step	by	step,
that	you	are	being	led	to	your	deepest	desires. But	if	you	cut	the	string,	it
leads	nowhere. ”
W
HAT
	I	L
EARNED
I	knew	what	Baba	meant	about	the	spiderweb,	but	it	took	a	long	while	to
figure	out	how	my	invisible	string	worked. Like	getting	a	car. Baba	knew	that
I	would	have	to	wait	a	few	years,	take	driving	lessons,	pass	my	test,	and	then
hope	that	my	father	would	help	me	buy	my	own	car. These	steps	followed	one
upon	the	other. Each	step	was	necessary,	and	each	unfolded	in	its	own	time. So	following	the	thread	was	no	problem. Let’s	take	it	a	bit	further. What	about	wishes	that	are	much	harder	to	make
come	true. In	my	family	there	was	an	impossible	dream	that	changed
everybody’s	life,	and	I	will	tell	you	its	story	to	illustrate	how	amazing	a	thread
can	be. Many	years	ago	there	was	a	young	man	from	India	who	wanted	more	than
anything	to	be	a	doctor. He	went	to	school	and	got	his	degree,	but	then	a	war
came	along,	he	went	into	the	army,	and	there	was	no	way	for	him	to	finish	his
studies. As	it	happened,	the	young	man	was	assigned	as	an	aide	to	the	most	important
official	in	the	country,	the	British	viceroy	of	India. When	the	war	was	over,
the	viceroy,	who	had	ruled	over	millions	of	people,	turned	to	his	aide	and
said,	“You’ve	done	me	good	service. Is	there	anything	I	can	do	for	you. Just
ask. ”
Without	hesitation	the	young	man	spoke	up. He	wanted	to	be	trained	in
advanced	medicine	alongside	the	British	doctors,	he	said. The	viceroy	granted
him	his	wish,	but	when	he	got	to	the	training	hospital,	everyone	ignored	this
quiet	Indian	who	didn’t	even	belong	there. Day	after	day	he	studied	hard. He
knew	the	answers	to
	every	question,	but	he	was	never	called	on. One	day	the	medical	students	were	trailing	behind	one	of	the	most	famous
British	doctors	as	he	reviewed	his	cases. Senior	doctors	made	rounds	of	the
hospital	wards	every	morning	with	students	in	tow	like	ducklings. They	got	to
a	certain	patient,	and	the	famous	doctor	said,	“Who	can	tell	me	what’s	wrongwith	this	man. ”
It	was	a	difficult	case,	and	none	of	the	British	students	volunteered. But	the
young	Indian’s	hand	was	up,	so	he	had	to	be	called	on,	and	he	knew	the	right
answer. After	that	his	teachers	paid	attention	to	him. One	day	the	famous
British	doctor	called	him	into	his	office. “I’m	returning	home	to	England	tomorrow,”	the	famous	doctor	told	him,	“and
you’ve	impressed	me.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What does Baba say about the spider's web?,
A: He says it's not the spider's web, but rather the soul's web.
Q: What is the key to making wishes come true, according to Baba?,
A: Trust in the universe, and the soul's guidance.
Q: What is the main point of the story about the butterfly?,
A: The story teaches that the soul knows what you need and will help you achieve your goals.
Q: What is the importance of trust, according to Baba?,
A: Trust is crucial in the process of making your wishes come true, as the soul will only work with someone who trusts it.
Q: What is the main lesson Baba wants to convey about the nature of the universe?,
A: The universe is in balance, and the soul is part of that balance.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>You	could	focus	in	on	any	given	minute
and	see	destruction,	or	you	could	stand	back	and	see	a	glorious	vision	of	life
triumphing	over	all	obstacles. I	have	a	very	personal	story	to	tell	about	that. My	father	died	very	suddenly	a	few	years	ago;	he	was	more	than	eighty	and
had	led	a	full	and	happy	life. But	it	was	a	shock	not	to	have	said	good-bye,
and	when	I	flew	to	India	for	his	funeral,	I	felt	full	of	grief. The	day	of	the	funeral	came;	it	was	bright	and	hot. I	was	part	of	a	procession
taking	my	father	out	of	the	house	for	the	last	rites,	which	in	India	include
burning	the	body. I	looked	around,	and	here’s	what	I	saw:	Some	people	were
crying,	others	looked	peaceful	and	calm. Little	children	ran	up	to	grab	the
flowers	that	fell	as	we	passed. They	were	laughing	and	looked	on	this
procession	as	a	big,	curious	event. Strangers	glanced	our	way	for	a	second	but
paid	little	attention. A	mother	carried	her	baby	across	our	path;	an	old	manslept	in	a	doorway	in	the	sun. Suddenly	I	realized	something:
I	am	not	in	a	funeral	procession. I	am	in	the
procession	of	life
. All	around	me	was	the	whole	cycle	of	life,	and	instead	of
feeling	grief,	I	suddenly	felt	very	expanded	and	free. It’s	that	same	feeling,
which	can	surprise	you	when


 monkey study was performed,64 HD was a
technique believed to be beneficial as a treatment for acute ischemic stroke. It con -
sisted mainly of administering low-molecular-weight dextran in order to increase cerebral blood flow by dropping the hematocrit and hemoglobin levels by about 25%–50%. However, randomized multicenter studies have since shown no benefit for this approach when applied to ischemic stroke in humans. 216 Similarly, HBO was
theorized to be beneficial in stroke patients whose blood supply was compromised by the ischemic injury, and consequently, it was thought that increasing the sup -
ply of oxygen would reduce the extent of damage to the brain by limiting hypoxia. However, a systematic review of the evidence now indicates that this technique has not been shown to be of benefit in stroke patients. 217
These findings suggest that a subtle balance between CBF and oxygenation is
critically required of an agent to counteract hypoxia and ischemia seen after a stroke. That balance between CBF and oxygenation of organ tissue may be provided by DMSO, which is reported to increase both CBF and oxygen delivery. 41,118,137,136,209
It is not surprising therefore, in reviewing the use of DMSO combined with HD
or with HBO, that no synergism was observed when these combined treatments were compared to DMSO given alone following MCA occlusion in squirrel monkeys. 64
In fact, the combination of DMSO with HBO or HD may have fallen a notch or two from the effectiveness of DMSO given alone. Nevertheless, the treated animals 169 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
showed less paresis when compared to untreated animals and were more alert follow -
ing recovery from stroke but only when DMSO was added to either HBO or HD.63,64
The Mongolian gerbil is an animal that has been used in ischemic stroke research
because it lacks a posterior communicating artery in the brain that makes up part
of the circle of Willis. The function of the circle of Willis is to supply blood to the brain and surrounding structures by creating a loose ring of collaterals to the cerebral circulation from the two ICAs and one basilar artery. Lacking the pos -
terior communicating artery means that unilateral ligation of a common carotid artery can result in an ipsilateral brain infarction of the entire hemisphere. About 300 of these gerbils were used to test whether DMSO could protect the brain from ischemic infarction following ligation of the common carotid artery. The results of this immense study showed that DMSO treatment significantly lowered the cerebral infarct volume as revealed by trypan blue staining when compared to saline-treated controls. 218
Reduction of infarct volume following DMSO treatment was confirmed by
Shimizu and his colleagues219 using the filament occlusion method for the MCA to
create a focal brain infarction. DMSO at doses of 0.1–1.0 mL injected intraperitone -
ally 30 min prior to infarction resulted in significantly less infarction volume than untreated controls. 219
Further support for reduced infarct volume with DMSO therapy was obtained in
rats by Bardutzky and his colleagues.220 This study was unique in the sense that it
examined different time points of drug administration relative to ischemia onset in the same experimental setting. Moreover, it determined whether DMSO increases cerebral blood flow to prevent injury after focal brain ischemia. It then evaluated the surviving rats for neurological status in treated and untreated animals. Thus, the study evaluated the effects of DMSO on the spatiotemporal evolution of the ischemic lesion using quantitative perfusion and MRI and examined the influence of DMSO on cerebral blood flow mechanics. 220 Permanent focal cerebral ischemia was induced
using the intraluminal filament occlusion technique in the MCA. It was found that DMSO given at 1.5 g/kg resulted in a highly significant reduction in infarct size when the infusion was initiated 20 h before or 1 h after MCA occlusion. DMSO was also effective in reducing infarct volume at a dose of 0.75 g/kg initiated 1 h after occlusion, but the extent of neuroprotection was less robust compared with the higher dose of 1.5 g/kg. 220
The neurologic scores 24  h after MCA occlusion were significantly improved
when DMSO was given 20 h prior to occlusion compared to the no treatment group.220
As well, DMSO given 1 h after occlusion was also improved over the controls.220
Neuroprotection by DMSO was shown in the 3-day survival group with 50% of
the untreated animals dying prematurely between 48 and 72 h after MCA occlusion, but no rat died prematurely in the DMSO group given 1.5 g/kg DMSO starting 1 h after MCA occlusion. 220
Cerebral blood flow in the ischemic hemisphere that was reduced to an aver -
age of 36% compared to the nonischemic hemisphere in untreated control animals remained constant in both control and DMSO groups without significant differences. This study demonstrated robust neuroprotection using DMSO in a widely used
and established model of permanent focal cerebral ischemia. 220 The neuroprotective 170 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
effect by DMSO was shown in vivo  by diffusion and perfusion imaging, by neu -
rologic scoring, and at postmortem by the volume of tetrazolium staining of the
infarcted region. The effective doses of DMSO used were also clinically relevant and shown to be well tolerated in humans. 220
The effect of DMSO on energy metabolism and function following brain ischemia
and reoxygenation had not been studied in detail until 1991. A study by Gilboe and colleagues
221 reported the following metabolic and functional effects of DMSO dur -
ing a 14 min period of reoxygenation of the ischemic isolated dog brain. Blood gases, EEG, auditory-evoked potentials, cerebral metabolic rate for glucose (CMRglc), and cerebral metabolic rate for oxygen (CMRO
2) were monitored throughout the
experiment.221
At the end of the study, brain samples were taken to measure brain tissue high-
energy phosphates, carbohydrate content, and thiobarbituric acid-reactive material (TBAR is an indicator of lipid peroxidation). After 60 min of reoxygenation in the nontreated 14 min ischemic brains, markers of tissue damage, including lactate, ade -
nosine monophosphate (AMP), creatine (Cr), intracellular hydrogen ion concentra -
tion (iH+), and TBAR values were significantly higher than noninjured brain tissue, and energy molecules ATP, creatine phosphate (PCr), CMRglc, CMRO
2, and energy
charge (EC) values were significantly lower when compared to normoxic brain con -
trol samples.221 In brains exposed to DMSO, TBAR values were near control lev -
els and marked recovery of EEG and auditory-evoked potentials was observed in brains treated with DMSO. Restoration of auditory-evoked potentials and EEG sug -
gests that DMSO is involved in the preservation and restoration of cell membrane structures within the brain subjected to ischemia. 221
DMSO treatment also significantly increased ATP, CMRO2, and PCr values in
postischemic brains and lowered noxious lactate and creatine when compared to untreated brains. 221 These findings indicated that DMSO appears to come close to
normalizing brain metabolism during postischemic reperfusion, a finding that could explain in part its benefit following ischemic insults to the brain. This effect may not be totally due to free radical scavenging by DMSO since reducing free radicals alone following ischemia does not improve recovery of brain metabolism. A more likely explanation for the neuroprotective action of DMSO has to do with partially restoring to normal the energy metabolism of ischemic brain cells before bioener -
getic failure has taken hold. This outcome is supported by evidence showing the effect of DMSO in increasing the energy fuels, ATP and PCr, while reducing cellular oxygen consumption and synaptic dysfunction. 222,223 In this regard, DMSO has been
reported to increase the latency of anoxic depolarization of neurons after acute brain ischemia. 50
It is important to point out that when bioenergetic failure occurs for any reason,
brain cell metabolism rapidly diminishes and the cell begins a process leading to necrosis and death. When cerebral ischemia occurs, the source of ATP in the form of oxygen and glucose can rapidly diminish due to inadequate delivery of cerebral
blood flow, a process that leads to depletion or cessation of oxidative phosphorylation. Oxidative phosphorylation is the metabolic pathway within the mitochondria of
brain cells where the citric acid cycle takes place, where enzymes and energy are
released by the oxidation of nutrients to generate ATP. ATP is the molecule that 171 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
supplies energy to cells and allows cellular metabolism to function. Once mito -
chondria, or the process that catalyzes the synthesis of ATP, is irreversibly dam-
aged, as can happen in ischemic stroke, no neuroprotective agent or intervention can reverse neuronal death. What is important about this simple concept is the erroneous impression some investigators distill from studies where a lethal lesion is created, irreversible neuronal death is obtained, treatment of a putative neuro


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I wish something to be so so badly that I
would command it —and then sit by and
watch it not be so? What kind of a king would do that? What
kind of a ruler? And yet I tell you this: I am neither a king
nor a ruler. I am simply —and awesomely —
the Creator. Yet the Creator does not rule,
but merely creates, creates —and keeps  on
creating. I have created you —blessed you —in the
image and likeness of Me. And I have  made
certain promises and commitments to you. I have told you, in plain language,  how it will
be with you when you become as one with
Me. You are, as Moses was, an earnest seeker. Moses too, as do you now, stood before
Me, begging for answers. “Oh, God of My
Fathers,” he called. “God of my God,  deign
to show me. Give me a sign, that I may tell
my people! How can we know that  we are
chosen?”  And I came to Moses, even as I have come
to you now, with a divine covenant —an
everlasting promise —a sure and certain
commitment. “How can I be sure?” Moses
asked plaintively. “Because I have told you
so,” I said. “You have the Word of God.”
And the Word of God was not a
commandment, but a covenant. These,
then, are  the... Ten Commitments
You shall know that you have take n the
path to God, and you shall know that you
have found God, for there will be these
signs, these indications, these changes in
you:
1. You shall love God with all your heart, all
your mind, all your soul. And there shall  be
no other God set before Me. N o longer will you worship human love, or success,
money, or power, nor any symbol thereof. You will set aside these things as a child
sets aside toys. Not because they are
unworthy, but because you have outgrown
them. And, you shall know you have taken the
path to God because:
2. You shall not use the name of God in
vain. Nor will you call upon Me for frivolous
things. You will understand the power of
words, and of thoughts, and you would not
think of invoking the name of God in an
unGodly manner. You shall not use My
name in vain because you cannot. For My
name —the Great “I Am” —is never used  in
vain (that is, without result), nor can it ever
be. And when you have found God,  you
shall know this. And, I shall give you these other signs as
well:
3. Yo u shall remember to keep a day for
Me, and you shall call it holy. This, so that
you do not long stay in your illusion, but
cause yourself to remember who and what
you are. And then shall you soon call every
day the Sabbath, and every moment  holy. 4. You s hall honor your mother and your
father —and you will know you are the Son
of God when you honor your Father/Mother
God in all that you say or do or think. And
even as you so honor the Mother/Father
God, and your father and mother on  Earth
(for they have giv en you life), so, too, will
you honor everyone. 5. You know you have found God when you
observe that you will not murder (that is,  willfully kill, without cause). For while you
will understand that you cannot end
another’s life in any event (all life is
eternal), you will not choose to terminate
any particular incarnation, nor change any
life energy from one form to another,
without  the most sacred justification. Your
new reverence for life will cause you to
honor all  life forms —including plants, trees
and animals —and to impact them only
when it is  for the highest good. And these other signs will I send you also,
that you may know you are on the path:
6. You will not defile the purity of love with
dishonesty or deceit, for this is
adulterous. I promise you, when you have
found God, you shall not commit this
adultery. 7. You will not take a thing that is not your
own, nor cheat, nor connive, nor harm
another to have any thing, for this would be
to steal. I promise you, when you have
found God, you shall not st eal. Nor shall you...
8. Say a thing that is not true, and thus bear
false witness. Nor shall you...
9. Covet your neighbor’s spouse, for why
would you want your neighbor’s spouse
when you know all others are your spouse? 10. Covet your neighbor’s goods, f or why
would you want your neighbor’s goods
when you know that all goods can be yours,
and all your goods belong to the world? You will know that you have found the path
to God when you see these signs. For I
promise that no one who truly seeks God
shall any longer do these things. It would
be impossible to continue such behaviors. These are your freedoms, not your
restrictions. These are my commitments,
not my
commandments. For God does not order
about what God has created —God merely
tells God’s chi ldren: this is how you will
know that you are coming home. Moses asked in earnest —“How may I
know? Give me a sign.” Moses asked the
same question that you ask now. The same
question all people everywhere have  asked since time began. My answer is
likewise e ternal. But it has never been, and
never will be, a commandment. For who
shall I command? And who shall I punish
should My commandments not be kept? There is only Me. So I don’t have to keep the Ten
Commandments in order to get to heaven. There is no such thing as “getting to
heaven.” There is only a knowing that you
are already there. There is an accepting, an
understanding, not a working for or a
striving. You cannot go to where you already are. To
do that, you would have to leave where  you
are, and that would defeat the whole
purpose of the journey. The irony is that  most people think they have to leave where
they are to get to where they want to be. And so they leave heaven in order to get to
heaven —and go through hell. Enlightenment is understandin g that there
is nowhere to go, nothing to do, and
nobody you have to be except exactly who
you’re being right now. You are on a
journey to nowhere. Heaven —as you call it —is nowhere. Let’s
just put some space between the w and  the
h in that word and you’ll see that heaven is
now...here. Everyone says that! Everyone says that! It’s driving me crazy! If “heaven is now here,” how come I don’t
see that? Why don’t I feel that? And why is
the world such a mess? I understand your frustration. It’s almost as
frustra ting trying to understand all this as  it
is trying to get someone to understand it. Whoa! Wait a minute! Are you trying to say
that God gets frustrated? Who do you suppose invented frustration? And do you imagine that you can
experience something I cannot? I tell you this: every experience you have, I
have. Do you not see I am experiencing  my
Self through you? What else do you
suppose all this is for? I could not know
Myself were it not for You. I created you that
I might know Who I Am. Now I would not shat ter all of your illusions
about Me in one chapter —so I will tell  you
that in My most sublime form, which you
call God, I do not experience  frustration. Whew! That’s better. You scared me there
for a minute. But that’s not because I can’t. It’s simply
because I don’t choose to. You can make
the same choice, by the way. Well, frustrated or not, I still wonder how it
can be that heaven is right here, and I don’t
experience it. You cannot experience what you don’t
know. And you don’t know you are in
“heave n” right now because you have not
experienced it. You see, for you it is a
vicious circle. You cannot —have not found
a way yet to —experience what you do  not
know, and you do not know what you have
not experienced. What Enlightenment asks you to do is to
know something you have not experienced  and thus experience it. Knowing opens the
door to experience —and you imagine it  is
the other way around. Actually, you know a great deal more than
you have experienced. You simply don’t
know that you know. You know tha t there is a God, for instance. But you may not know that you know  that. So you keep waiting around for the
experience. And all the while you keep
having it. Yet you are having