uernol from Alberta, Canada
Mike from Ashland, Oregon
Pioneering Tooth Cavity Remineralization
DENTISTRY'S INABILITY TO CURE CAVITIES
Reaffirm Your Choice to Cure Your Cavities
The Real Cause of Cavities
Remembering Your Connection
Fear of the Dentist
How Conventional Dentistry Works
Micro-organisms
Conventional Dentistry’s Losing Battle Against Bacteria
The Failure of Conventional Dentistry
Chapter 1 References
DENTIST WESTON PRICE DISCOVERS THE CURE
Lack of Nutrition is the Cause of Physical Degeneration
The Healthy People of the Loetschental Valley, Switzerland
Modern Swiss were Losing Their Health
The Healthy People of the Outer Hebrides
Gaelics on Modern Foods are Losing Their Health
Genetics and Tooth Decay
Aborigines of Australia
Nutritive Values of Diets Compared
Fat-soluble Vitamins and Activators
Why Tooth Decay with Modern Civilization. Weston Price's Tooth Decay Curing Protocol
Dr. Price's Protocol Summarized
Chapter 2 References
MAKE YOUR TEETH STRONG WITH FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS
How Teeth Remineralize 101
Hormones and Tooth Decay
Cholesterol
The Miracle of Vitamin D
Vital Fat-Soluble Vitamin A
Cod Liver Oil Heals Cavities
Weston Price’s Activator X
More Fat-Soluble Vitamin Sources: Bone Marrow, Brain, Kidneys, and Glands
Organs from the WaterFat-soluble Vitamin Summary
Chapter 3 References
REMINERALIZE YOUR TEETH WITH WISE FOOD CHOICES
The Town without a Toothache
Deceptive Labeling
Pasteurization Kills Milk
Obtaining Raw Milk
Good Soup Heals Your Teeth
Blood Sugar
Sweeteners
Protein for Your Teeth
Protein Assimilation
Low Quality Proteins
Fermented Foods & Enzymes
Vegetables for Minerals
Are Grains the Hidden Reason for many Modern Diseases including Tooth Cavities. The Anti-Scorbutic Vitamin and Your Teeth and Gums
The Effect of Oats on Children’s Teeth
Problems with Unfermented Grains
The Effects of Soaking and Sprouting on Phytic Acid
Grain Bran and Fiber
Indigenous People’s Fermentation of Grain
Safe Grains Guidelines
Eating Grains At Home
Beans
Breakfast Cereals and Granola
Nuts and Nut Butters
Trace Minerals Repair Cavities
Do Multi-Vitamins Fight Tooth Decay. Soy Products
Fake Milks
Nightshades
Organic Food Is Better
Healthy Fats
Hidden Monosodium Glutamate
Health Food Bars, Energy Bars and Tooth Decay
Addictive Substances
Prescription Drugs, Recreational Drugs and Your Teeth
Thanks Giving
Chapter 4 Part C References
Chapter 4 Part B References
Chapter 4 Part A References
NUTRITION PROTOCOLS THAT REMINERALIZE AND REPAIR CAVITIES
Nature’s Rules for Healing Teeth
Remineralize Your Teeth with DietBalanced Tooth Decay Remineralizing Program
Food Intake Suggestions
Foods to Avoid in All Protocols
The “One-Amazing-Meal-a-Day” Protocol
Food Intake Suggestions
Tips for Going out to Eat
Advanced Tooth Decay Healing
Daily Food Intake
Healing Tooth Cavities on a Vegetarian Diet
Daily Food Intake
Self Care
Common Mistakes Made By People Who Think They Are Eating a Healthy Diet
Cleansing and Fasting
Heal Your Teeth in Six Weeks or Less
Chapter 5 References
STOP CAVITIES WITH YOUR NEXT MEAL
Tooth Decay Healing Diets that Worked
Recipes for Healing Your Teeth
Bone Broth Recipe
Bieler’s Soup
Eggnog Tooth-Strengthening Formula
Spicy Steak Tartare for Fighting Tooth Infections
Fish Head Soup
Ayurvedic Green Drink
Poke (pronounced POH-kay) Fish Salad
Cooking Suggestions
Preparing Grains So That They Do Not Cause Cavities or Disease
Phytase Content of Grains
Vibrant Sourdough
Oat Preparation
Quinoa Preparation and Phytic Acid Removal
Chapter 6 References
HEALTHY GUMS LEAD TO HEALTHY TEETH
Dental Plaque and Gum Disease
Gum Disease, Bleeding, Swollen Gums and Fat-Soluble Vitamins
Gum Disease, Vitamin C, and Scurvy
The Amazing Blotting Technique and Healing Gum Disease Naturally
How to Blot at Home
Sea Salt for Your Gums
Herbal Treatments for Gum Disease
Oil Pulling for your Teeth and Gums
Healing Gum Disease Program
Chapter 7 References
DENTISTRY AND ITS HIGH PRICE
Toxic DentistryDiseases and Mercury
What to Do About Current Mercury Fillings. Mercury Fillings Lead To Crowns and Root Canals
More Dental Dangers from Toxic Dentistry
Safer Filling Materials
Finding a Good Dentist
Finding a Dentist to Work with Diet
Minimally Invasive Dentistry
Getting a Second Opinion
Taking Charge at the Dentist’s Office
Cavities and X-rays
The Dental Code of Silence
Root Canals
Focal Infections
Dental Implants
Dental Abuse
Do I Have a Cavity. Understanding Tooth Decay
Monitoring Tooth Decay and Tooth Remineralization
Understanding Tooth Remineralization
How to Treat Your Decayed Tooth
Still not Sure. Talk to Your Tooth
The Vicious Cycle and Tooth Decay
The Hidden Need to Be Sick
Busting the Myth that Food-Stuck-On-Teeth Causes Cavities
Tooth Care
Healing Tooth Pain
Dental Sealants
Teeth Whitening At the Dentist’s and At Home
Brushing, Flossing and Toothpaste
Tooth Brushing
Tooth and Gum Healing
The Fluoride Deception
Tooth Decay is Not an Infectious Disease
Moving Beyond Painful Dentistry
Chapter 8 References
YOUR BITE: A HIDDEN CAUSE OF CAVITIES AND A FRESH LOOK AT ORTHODONTICS
AND TMJ
Your Ideal Jaw Position and Enjoyment of Life
Genetics versus Intercepted Heredity
Why Teeth are Crowded and Wisdom Teeth are Misaligned
Your Bite and TMJ Pain, Night Grinding, and Tooth Decay
The “Feel Good” Substance P
Profound Effects of TMJ Dysfunction and a Bad Bite
Orthodontics
Dental Orthopedics Focuses on Normal DevelopmentConventional Orthodontic Practices Damage Faces
Orthodontics Does Not Address the Physiological Cause of Crooked Teeth
Functional Orthopedics
Craniopathy
Functional Appliances and Practitioners
Functional Dental Appliance Goals
Finding a Functional Orthopedist
Regaining Your Dental Health
Chapter 9 References
YOUR TEETH CAN HEAL NATURALLY
The Evidence and Proof That Cavities can Remineralize and Heal
Curing Tooth Decay — Parting Words
Get Support
Give Support
Healthy Teeth Are Your Birthright
Chapter 10 References
REMINERALIZE AND REPAIR YOUR CHILD'S TOOTH CAVITIES NATURALLY
From Fear to Faith, From Suffering to Peace
Children's Tooth Decay is Not an Easy Road for Most
Treating Children's Tooth Decay Naturally
Surgery on Children for Tooth Decay. Toxic Dentistry in Children’s Mouths
England’s Dentists say, “No Benefits, no Proof, and no Evidence” to support ANY dental Treatment
on Painless Baby Teeth
Healing Early Childhood Tooth Decay Naturally
Why Do Children Have Cavities. Dietary Keys for Remineralizing Tooth Decay in Young Children
A Food guide for Halting Childhood Tooth Decay
Vaccines Promote Tooth Decay
How to Prevent Cavities in Babies
What You Can Expect from Nutritional Treatments
Monitoring Your Child’s Tooth Decay
A Little More about Early Childhood Tooth Decay
Homeopathic Cell Salts
Pregnancy and Cavities
Breastfeeding and Cavities
Final Thoughts on Remineralizing Your Child’s Tooth Decay
About the Author
How to Order Additional Copies of Cure Tooth Decay
Chapter 11 / Bonus Chapter References

        Section summary: This chapter explains how children develop cavitiesspecific dietary keysfor reminaralinizng tooth decay. Please summarize this table-of-content list as follows:
• Identify any patterns you find within these chapters. • Highlight key points related directly towards oral health care,
       particularly focusing on prevention strategies against cavity development;
     • Determine if there exists some correlation between nutritional deficiencies
         and their potential impact upon teeth' s overall well-being;

**Summary**

This book explores various aspects of curing tooth   **(a)** [missing link]. Pattern recognition:

Patterns observed include discussion topics focused mainly around nutrition-related themes such as diet plans tailored specifically toward treating childhood
caries while emphasizing self-care practices like breast feeding during early years. Oral Healthcare Key Points:

* Emphasis on raw milk consumption. *. Key findings reveal correlations among poor diets
and subsequent negative effects on enamel strength, bone growth, etc., leading to increased susceptibility
to caries. In addition,

more focus placed on maintaining healthy gums through herbal treatments and oil pulling techniques;

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	researching	the	toxic	effects	of	chemicals	used	to	make
products	that	people	consume	on	a	daily	basis. I	discovered	that	regular
toothpaste,	for	example,	contains	numerous	toxins,	such	as	fluoride,	artificial
colors,	flavors,	sweeteners	and	synthetic	detergents,	all	of	which	can
bioaccumulate	in	the	body	and	lead	to	toxic	overload. Toothpaste	is	especially
important	because	the	mucous	membranes	in	your	mouth	are	very	permeable,	so
if	you	expose	yourself	to	toxic	toothpaste	several	times	a	day,	you	subject
yourself	to	a	lot	of	toxins. I	eventually	selected	a	toothpaste	for	my	personal	use
that	was	both	safe	and	effective	(see	appendix	C),	but	it	took	eighteen	months	of
research	to	find	it. Toxic	chemicals,	used	for	detergent	and	foam-generating	properties,	are
present	in	most	toothpastes,	as	well	as	in	many	other	personal	care	and
household	products. When	these	toxins—	sodium	lauryl	sulfate,	sodium	cetyl
sulfate	and	sodium	laureth	sulfate—are	placed	on	the	surface	of	the	body,	they
can	cause	eye	irritations,	skin	rashes,	hair	loss,	scalp	flaking	similar	to	dandruff
and	allergic	reactions. These	chemicals	are	known	to	be	irritating	to	the	skin	and
are	used	to	irritate	the	skin	in	laboratory	experiments! Think	about	what	happens
when	your	highly	sensitive	gum	tissue	comes	into	contact	with	a	known	irritant,
like	sodium	lauryl	sulfate,	in	your	toothpaste. Could	this	factor	be	contributing	to
our	epidemic	of	gum	disease? These	man-made	detergents	pass	through	the	skin	and	mucous	membranes
and	bioaccumulate	in	fatty	tissue—eye	tissue,	for	example. Is	there	a	possibleconnection	between	the	sodium	lauryl	sulfate	found	in	toothpaste	and	our
epidemic	of	macular	degeneration—a	disease	in	which	cells	in	the	central	part	of
the	retina	degenerate,	and	the	leading	cause	of	blindness	in	people	over	age	fifty-
five? The	focus	of	manufacturers	is	always	on	marketability,	so	they	often	try	to
disguise	these	synthetic	and	toxic	ingredients	by	making	them	seem	“natural.”
Labels	will	often	state	something	like,	“sodium	lauryl	sulfate—derived	from
coconut.”	Regardless	of	derivation	they	are	toxic	and	can	accumulate	easily	in
your	tissues	to	levels	that	cause	cellular	malfunction	and	disease. People	choose	antibacterial	soaps	thinking	they	will	protect	them	from	germs,
but	the	germicide	in	the	soap	goes	right	through	the	skin	and	bioaccumulates	in
tissue. In	fact,	these	toxic	chemicals,	designed	to	kill	cells,	are	now	showing	up
in	alarming	amounts	in	human	breast	milk,	and	infants	are	much	more
susceptible	to	toxins. As	always,	the	solution	is	to	choose	safe,	natural	products,
usually	available	at	health	food	and	specialty	stores. There	are	high-quality,
certified	organic,	hair	and	skin	care	products	available	and	I	recommend	you	use
them. (See	appendix	C	for	my	personal	choices.) Toxic	Cleaning	Products
The	home	can	be	a	toxic	place	already—do	not	make	it	more	so	with	toxic
cleaning	products,	solvents	and	workplace	chemicals. Household	cleaning
products	rank	among	the	most	toxic	everyday	substances	to	which	people	are
exposed. Unfortunately,	the	manufacturer	of	household	products	is	seldom	the
best	source	of	accurate	information	about	safety. As	a	practical	matter,	do	not	let
any	chemical	come	in	contact	with	your	skin	unless	you	know	it	is	safe. Most
commercial	brands	are	not	safe,	although	safe	household	products	are	available
at	health	food	and	specialty	stores. (See	appendix	C	for	my	choices.) Some	especially	toxic	household	cleaners	include	ammonia,	chlorine	bleach,
aerosol	propellants,	detergents,	petroleum	distillates	and	toluene. Many	of	these
substances	not	only	harm	the	skin;	they	also	give	off	toxic	fumes	that	affect	the
person	using	the	product	and	everyone	else	in	the	household. If	you	cannot	avoid
toxic	household	products,	at	least	use	them	sparingly	and	in	well-ventilated
areas. Symptoms	from	“the	flu”	to	headaches	have	been	associated	with	products	we
use	to	clean	our	furniture,	bathrooms	and	clothes,	as	well	as	air	fresheners	to
keep	our	bathrooms	smelling	pleasant. Debra	Lynn	Dadd,	in
Nontoxic	and
Natural,
wrote	about	a	fifteen-year	study	of	housewives	in	Oregon. Women	whostayed	home	all	day	had	a	54	percent	higher	death	rate	from	cancer	than	women
who	worked	away	from	home. The	study	concluded	that	the	higher	rate	likely
was	a	consequence	of	exposure	to	the	chemicals	in	household	products. Dadd’s
book,	along	with	many	others,	contains	formulas	for	making	your	own
environmentally	safe	household	products. A	Prescription	for	Toxic	Overload
Often,	toxic	exposure	comes	from	medical	and	dental	offices,	from	the	very
professions	that	you	expect	would	keep	you	healthy. Whether	it	is	antibiotics	in
your	food,	the	drug	in	your	inhaler,	steroids	on	your	skin,	mercury	in	your
mouth,	medicines	in	your	stomach	or	fluoride	in	your	water,	the	medical	and
dental	industries	are	significant	sources	of	toxins. In	fact,
medical	journals
acknowledge	that	prescription	drugs	are	the	third	leading	cause	of	death	in
America	(after	heart	disease	and	cancer). As	you	recall,	prescription	and	over-the-counter	drugs	“work”	by	interfering
with	normal	chemical	processes	in	cells. They	are	designed	to	suppress
symptoms,	but	do	not	cure	disease. In	fact,	by	interfering	with	normal	cell
function,	prescription	drugs	can	cause	cellular	malfunction,	which	is	the	same	as
causing	disease. Decisions	about	which	procedures	and	medicines	to	choose
should	be	based	on	knowledge	of	the	toxicity	involved. Every	molecule	you	put
into	your	body	is	going	to	have	an	effect,	for	better	or	worse. Almost	always,
prescription	and	over-the-counter	drugs	are	for	the	worse. Furthermore,	physicians	label	many	of	today’s	chronic	diseases	as	being	of
“unknown	etiology,”	a	fancy	way	of	saying	“we	are	clueless	about	the	cause.”
Actually,	many	new	disease	conditions	can	be	traced	back	(either	directly	or
indirectly)	to	environmental	toxins	that	bioaccumulate	in	tissues,	contribute	to
toxic	overload,	disrupt	cell	chemistry	and	cause	disease. The	Toxic	Truths	Inside	Your	Body
Although	we	are	accustomed	to	thinking	about	toxins	in	the	outside	world,
often	we	forget	about	the	powerful	toxins	produced	within	our	bodies. The	body
must	eliminate	internal	toxins	to	stay	healthy. Under	normal,	healthy	conditions,	the	body	is	designed	to	control	those	toxins
and	protect	us	against	harm. Under	other	circumstances,	however,	the	toxins
produced	internally	can	be	a	serious	problem,	worse	than	anything	from	theoutside


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bathing, wind-bathing, saunas, reducing sleep
Emotional: cultivating detachment, service to oth-
ers and selfless love; releasing greed, attachment,
and clinging
Mental: anti-Kapha mantras like Aim, Krim or
Hum, cultivating wakefulness, mental exercises and
games (like chess), breaking with the past and with
tradition
Spiritual: meditation on active or wrathful Deities,
including strong forms of the Divine Mother (like
Kali) or of the Divine Father (like Rudra), medita-
tion on the Void or on the inner light 187
12. Outer Treatment Modalities:
Diet, Herbs, Massage and
Pancha Karma
reating the mind is unlikely to be successful if
Twe do not also consider the condition of the
body. In this chapter we will examine the phys-
ical treatment methods of Ayurveda and how they
used relative to the mind. These begin with the most basic
factors, which are diet, herbs and massage. Because they
are explained in detail in regular Ayurveda books, we will
only examine them generally. Diet
The food that we eat affects not only our body but our
entire state of mind. As is the quality of our food, so
becomes the quality of our consciousness. Similarly, unless
we change our diet, we are unlikely to be able to change
our consciousness. We can all easily observe how different
foods affect us. Food that is heavy, like steak, makes the
mind heavy and can cause irritability, dullness and depres-
sion. Food that is light, like fruit or salads, makes the
mind light, and in excess causes lightheadness and insom-
nia. Food that is balanced and full of the life-force, like
whole grains and cooked vegetables, improves sensory
function and promotes mental harmony and clarity. If we
want to calm our emotions or raise our state of conscious-
ness, we cannot ignore the food we eat or our dietary
habits. 188 Ayurveda and the Mind
Diet is one of the most important therapies in Ayurve-
da. In fact, Ayurvedic treatment begins with the proper
diet. The physical body, after all, is made up of food which
builds the tissues. While diet is not central to treating
psychological conditions, it cannot be ignored. An
Ayurvedic diet can be a very helpful factor for treating the
mind. This section does not aim at outlining a complete
Ayurvedic dietary therapy. That can be gained from other
books on Ayurveda. 5' Here we will deal primarily with the
mental and emotional effects of food. Food provides three levels of nutrition: 1) Physical
(outer level) — five elements; 2) Mental (inner level) —
sensory and mental impressions; and 3) Spiritual (core
level) — three gunas. Food itself is a physical substance composed of the five
elements of earth, water, fire, air and ether. It provides the
first or physical level of nutrition directly, the other two
indirectly. The second and third levels of nutrition occur
on the levels of the mind (Manas) and consciousness (Chit-
ta) respectively. This was discussed in the chapters relating
to sensory therapies and the functions of the mind. However, because food affects the other levels of our
nature through a physical medium, it takes its influence
deep into the unconscious. Food nourishes the vital force
that sustains autonomic and instinctual reflexes. Through
the vital force, the effects of food can reach the emotional
urges embedded in our deeper consciousness. Through the
vital-force, the food drives us to particular activities,
according to its nature. For example, if we eat a lot of
meat, which is permeated with the influence of harm to
other creatures, this will promote aggressive and perhaps
violent actions on our part. During the process of eating, our life-force and mind Outer Treatment Modalities '89 A
open up and are exposed to environmental influences. Our
Prana becomes exposed. While eating we become vulnera-
ble to impressions and feelings from the world around us. We are strongly influenced by people while eating with
them, particularly in social circumstances, like in a restau-
rant. We are not only what we eat but whom we eat with,
as well as where we eat. The impulses of the unconscious are the hardest part of
awareness to change and the source of the hidden fears and
desires that most disturb us. Therefore we should not
underestimate the power of food to affect either our
thoughts or our behavior. Control of diet aids in the con-
trol of the subconscious and the release of its contents. As
psychological problems are rooted in the unconscious, diet
should not be overlooked in treating them. Most psychological problems reflect our dietary habits,
either in what or how we eat. They cause us to eat wrong
food or to eat in a wrong or irregular manner. All imbal-
ances of the mind disturb the digestive system through the
nervous system. Correcting diet helps clear out the uncon-
scious habits that sustain our mental unrest. Levels of Nutrition Through Food
Food provides nourishment through all the five ele-
ments, predominantly earth. The six tastes of food help
build up the respective elements in the body and mind (see
table below). 190 Ayurveda and the Mind
Element In Nourishes
Earth Solid food Internal organs, muscles, skin,
bones and other earth predomi
nant tissues
Water Liquid food Mucous membranes, secretions,
plasma, fat, And drink nerve,
reproductive and other liquid
predominant tissues
Fire Heat, sunlight and
fire element in food Blood, digestive fire, and fire
predominant enzymes and
digestive juices
Air Breath and the air
element in food Vitalizes nervous system, promotes
discharge of impulses and
secretions
Ether Space in breath and
in food Clears and nourishes mind
and senses
Along with the food we eat, we take in various sensory
impressions, the most evident being the taste of the food,
although smell, texture, and sight also come into play. Additional subtle impressions come in through how the
food is grown and prepared, as well as the atmosphere and
state of mind in which it is eaten. This is part of the sec-
ond or mental level of nutrition. Food, like all things in the universe, consists of the
three cosmic qualities of Sattva (balance), Rajas (agitation)
and Tamas (resistance). These are reflected in both the ele-
ments and impressions gained through the food. These
constitute the third or core level of nutrition, which
Ayurveda emphasizes through a Sattvic diet. Sattvic Diet
Ayurveda emphasizes a Sattvic diet for healthful living,
particularly for keeping our minds happy and at peace. Outer Treatment Modalities
Sattvic diet was originally devised for the practice of Yoga
and the development of higher consciousness. It aids in the
treatment of mental disorders because it helps restore har-
mony and balance (Sattva) to the mind. The prime factor in a Sattvic diet is vegetarian food. If
one follows a vegetarian diet, one goes a long way toward
a wholesome diet for the mind. This means avoiding meat
and fish, and all other foods caused by harming animals. 56
Red meat is the worst in this regard, particularly beef. Yet being a vegetarian does not require following a
strict raw food diet, living only on salads and fresh fruit. The cerebrospinal fluid has an oily nature and needs cer-
tain rich foods to sustain it. Nutritive vegetarian foods like
whole grains, seeds, nuts, and dairy products help build
the brain tissue and develop Ojas. Raw foods, like salads
and greens, detoxify the body and increase Prana, but are
not adequate to sustain our energy over long periods of
time, particularly if we do physical work or movement. Sattvic diet means not only vegetarian food, but food
rich in Prana (life-force) like organic fresh fruit and veg-
etables. It requires avoiding canned and processed food,
and foods prepared with chemical fertilizers or sprays. It
also means properly cooked fresh food. Even if we cook
food, we should make sure that it is fresh to begin with,
eaten at the same meal and not overcooked. It takes time for the effects of dietary changes to mani-
fest on the mind. Changing our diet may not impact our
psychology overnight, but in a period of months can affect
it significantly. A number of psychological disorders can
be cured, or at least alleviated, by following a Sattvic diet
as outlined in the appendix. While it may not be possible
to follow a strictly Sattvic diet, we should at least orient
our food habits in that direction. For psychological imbal-
ances, we should consider diet more seriously. A 192 Ayurveda and the Mind
Sattvic Diet and the Six Tastes
Ayurveda recognizes six tastes, each of which is
composed of two of the five elements:
Sweet earth and water
Salty water and fire
Sour earth and fire
Pungent fire and air
Bitter air and ether
Astringentearth and air
Sweet is the primary Sattvic taste because it is nurtur-
ing and harmonizing, reflecting the energy of love


 that you
could never be separated from him. Obviously, fear would be impossible. Remember, evil cannot and does not exist in the omnipresent good. It is all
the product of your mind (and of our collective mind as well), an error if
you will, in need of correction. In A Course in Miracles  we are reminded
that there are only two emotions, love and fear. When you are in a condition
of fear, you are experiencing problems. When you remove fear and replace
it with love, the problems dissolve right where you experience them, in
your thoughts. In the scriptures we are reminded, “Perfect love casteth outall fears. ” In other words, you know that you can never be separated from
your real self which is God. REPLACING FEARS
Fear has the ef fect of changing the body through a chemical process. It also
changes the external world as well. For instance, Mother T eresa addressed
the fears of the sick and homeless. Section summary:

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Q: What is the author's message about the coexistence of love and hate?,
A: The author states that love and hate cannot coexist, and that the solution to problems is to focus on loving thoughts and not react to hate with hate.
Q: What is the key to transforming hate into joy and beauty?,
A: The key is to become conscious of your thoughts and commit to staying in loving thoughts, as problems are experienced in your thoughts first.
Q: What is the author's view on the concept of self-love and self-forgiveness?,
A: The author emphasizes the importance of self-love and self-forgiveness, stating that self-hatred is a result of not loving oneself and that it is essential to replace self-hatred with self-love.
Q: What is the author's suggestion for responding to hate?,
A: The author recommends not engaging with hate and instead, silently reciting "Where there is hatred, let me sow love" and focusing on loving thoughts.
Q: What is the author's view on the concept of illness and healing?,
A: The author suggests that illness is an illusion and that healing is not possible through external means, but rather through spiritual means, such as rejoining with the divine and using one's thoughts to bring about healing.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>She told a friend of mine who asked
what he could do for her, “Get up at four A.M., and go out onto the streets of
Phoenix, and find someone who is living there who believes he is alone,
and convince him that he is not.”
Those who live in squalor, and have lost their way, who are ravaged by
addictions and feelings of hopelessness, believe they are alone. They have
seemingly lost their soul and need to find a spiritual base. That base is love,
which is the only permanent power in the universe. It is the central
ingredient in healing and in all harmony. Recognize and realize the power
of love and its dominion over all things, and you and others will be restored
to a fearless place. Make a list of all your problems and see if you can find
one that is not rooted in fear that you are separate from spirit. The next time you feel yourself experiencing fear, think of yourself as a part
of this perfect love and watch what happens inside of you where the fear
was residing. The love will supplant that fear. This is the beginning of
bringing faith to the presence of doubt. The simple inner recognition of
your ability in any moment to move love in where you felt separated from
your source. I have used this technique when I have been in a space of strong
disagreement with my wife. Right in the midst of feeling exasperated while
defending my position, as she works equally hard at defending her own, I
have been able to stop and realize that the feeling of hurt comes from a kind
of fear that I am all alone in this dispute. In a brief second I can dispel that
fear and get my ego out of the way by inviting love onto the scene. I have a
knowing that I am never alone and that love will cast out fear and resolve
feelings of hurt. Saint Francis beckons us to know, where there is doubt let
there be faith to dissolve the doubt.HAVING THA T KNOWING
Rabindranath T agore, the brilliant Indian poet, once said, “Faith is the bird
that sings when the dawn is still dark.” It is a knowing within that in any
moment of darkness, light is on the way. No one can oblige you to have this
faith which, like love, cannot be forced. When you force love, you create
resistance and even hate. T rying to compel faith leads most often to doubt
and disbelief. If you are not ready, no amount of forcing will allow you to
see light in the midst of your darkness. But if you are ready, you will know
faith regardless of what may appear to you. I will relate to you how I came
to have this knowing which once and for all banished doubt from my mind. I heard a story once that just seemed to make sense to me. From that
moment on I have replaced all my doubts with faith. At one time I seriously
questioned the existence of God and a spiritual solution to problems. I was
more of an agnostic, pragmatic kind of person, who felt if I couldn’ t see it,
touch it, feel it, or smell it, then it didn’ t apply. This story seemed to clear it
all up for me. It was a simple story highlighting the absurdity of a perfectly
functioning universe without an underlying intelligence. In this story you are asked to imagine what it would be like to see a
junkyard filled with millions of pieces of random junk: wires strewn about,
bits of metal, tires, cushions, electrical machinery, screws and bolts, glass,
toilet seats, and everything else you can imagine, lying about haphazardly. Suddenly a gigantic wind blows through this messy junkyard and the pieces
of junk are thrown up into the air, colliding with each other, flying and
crashing here and there. Just as suddenly the force of the wind subsides, and
there in the junkyard where millions of pieces of trash had previously been,
is a jumbo jet, a Boeing 747, all ready to fly. By happenstance, luck, a
weird coincidence, all the parts were pieced together to make a perfect jet
aircraft out of several million pieces of debris. From random rubbish to
precise perfection by accident. As I contemplated the absurdity I thought about how I once proclaimed
such an explanation for the universe, with its zillions upon zillions of
component parts all arriving and interacting with each other in perfect
symmetry. All just working out coincidentally, by sheer chance andhappenstance. I revised my viewpoint to accommodate a newly arrived at
sense that there has to be a creative ener gy at work here. This is an intelligent system that we are all a part of. There is a force, a
power, a consciousness that created and supports this system. That force is
omnipresent and therefore it is in you. Y our body is a part of this system,
and is also a system of perfectly coordinated parts itself. While it may
appear random and unintelligent, it is the height of arrogance and naïveté to
assume it is accidental. It is just as unlikely for the wind to accidentally
blow together several million pieces of debris and create a 747 jumbo jet, as
it is for a force to accidentally arrange this intelligent system that we are all
a part of which has billions of moving parts. That simple little story opened
me to knowing that there is an intelligence called by many names, but
essentially comprised of cooperation, harmony, peace, flow, or love that is
the source of all. By staying in the ener gy of cooperation, harmony, peace and flow we are
always connected to this force that I am calling spirit or God. I know I can
turn my life over to this force at any moment. When I notice that I have
allowed my thoughts to stray from this one creative power, I invite love to
replace the illusion of a problem. Another way of saying it is, I bring faith
to doubt, and the doubt dissolves. The old Irish proverb says this so well,
“Fear knocked at the door, faith answered, and no one was there.”
CONTROLLING YOUR


 — Mr. Q. New York
But it's not only people like these who have used this remarkable substance for
healing. Medical scientists and doctors in the U.S. and all  over the world have
proven that this incredible body fluid and its components can actually destroy
disease-causing viruses, bacteria and cancerous tumors, dissolve dangerous blood
clots that cause heart attacks, heal ulcers, obesity, asthma, hay fever, allergies,
colds, flu and digestive complaints as well as a host of other abnormalities and
diseases. 15This simple natural fluid contains one. of the best and safest diuretic agents ever
discovered. This agent has been proven to heal serious wounds and burns without
scarring and is one of the most extraordinary natural skin moisturizers available. After nearly 100 years of modern study, medical researchers, in reference to this
fluid and its components, report these findings:
In clinical studies using an extract of this fluid on cancer patients,  most patients in
the study showed remarkable improvement after only one week of treatment and
continued  treatment  produced  a  reduction  in  tumor  size  and  normalization  of
biochemical tests with-out toxic or dangerous side effects. — Dr. S. Burzynski
Physiology, Chemistry & Physics, 1977
It surprisingly and easily kills viruses. In strong concentration, it not  only weakens
viruses such as polio and rabies, but actually destroys them. — Proceedings of the Society of Experimental Biology, 1936
Natural antibodies to the HIV virus appear in this fluid in patients  diagnosed with
AIDS. — New York University Medical Center, 1988
Sufficiently concentrated, it will kill gonorrhea bacteria. — Dr. Robert C. Noble
Division of Infectious Disease
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 1987
16It is capable of controlling a wide range of food, environmental and  chemical
allergies. — Dr. C.M.W. Wilson
Department of Geriatric Medicine
Law Hospital, Scotland, 1983
It  is  capable  of  killing  or  stopping  the  growth  of  the  bacteria  that  causes
tuberculosis. — The American Review of Tuberculosis, 1954
This agent is one of the safest and most useful diuretics known. Its use  is indicated
in the treatment of excess pressure on the brain and eyes, inoperable brain tumors,
skull fractures, and cerebral contusions. Further  trials  of  this  substance  are  warranted  in  the  treatment  of  chronic
glaucoma, hydrocephalus, delirium tremens, premenstrual edema, meningitis and
epilepsy. — Symposium on Surgery
of the Head and Neck
Urea - New Use Of An Old Agent, 1957
This substance acts as an excellent and safe natural vaccine and has  been shown
to  cure  a  wide  variety  of  disorders  including  chronic  and  acute  hepatitis,
whooping-cough, asthma, hayfever, hives, migraine and intestinal disfunctions. The method is so simple it can be used without any difficulties. — Plesch
Medical Press, London, 1947
17It was found that many physical illnesses were relieved, such as multiple sclerosis,
colitis,  hypertension,  lupus,  rheumatoid  arthritis,  hepatitis,  hyperactivity,
pancreatic  insufficiency,  psoriasis  and  eczema,  diabetes,  herpes  zoster,  and
mononucleosis. — Dr. N. Dunne
Medical Advisor to the
Irish Allergy Treatment and Research Association
Oxford Medical Symposium, 1981
Certain fractions of this substance have an inhibitory action on the  growth of
malignant tumors in mice...while smaller doses inhibit growth, bigger ones make
the tumors regress. — Science Magazine, 1963
More scientific papers have probably been published on this substance  than on
any other organic compound. — Journal of the American Medical Association
July 3, 1954
So what is this mystery miracle medicine and why don't any of us  know anything
about it? If the body really does produce such an amazing substance, and doctors
and  scientists  have  used  it  to  heal  people,  where  are  the  news  reports,  the
accolades, the commercials, the media hype? You want to know the answer? Then prepare yourself by first opening your mind. Let go of your initial disbelief and preconceptions and get ready for the best-kept
secret in medical history. This  extraordinary  miracle  medicine  that  numerous  doctors,  researchers  and
hundreds of people have used for healing is human urine. 18Surprised? Now before you scream "I don't believe it" and slam the book shut,
consider this: Whether you know it or not, you've already re-used and reingested
your urine - large amounts of it for a long period of time, and it's one of the reasons
you're alive today. As medical researchers have discovered:
"Urine is the main component of the amniotic fluid that bathes the  human fetus. Normally, the baby 'breathes' this urine-filled amniotic fluid into its lungs. If the
urinary tract is blocked, the fetus does not produce the fluid, and without it, the
lungs do not develop." — New York Times Medical Section,
August 16, 1988
This is a fact that probably none of you without a medical background  know -but
the reality is, that urine is absolutely vital to your body's functioning and the
internal and external applications of wine have proven medical ramifications far
beyond anything that we, the general public can imagine. It doesn't matter how violent your reaction or how strong your disbe-lief may be,
by  the  time  you  finish  reading  this  book  you  will  be   utterly  convinced  and
astounded by what the medical community hasn't told us about this incredible, but
almost completely publicly unrecognized natural medicine. What amazes people most when they first hear about the medical use of urine is
that they've never heard of it. To the vast majority of mankind, urine is nothing
more than a somewhat repugnant "waste" that the body has to excrete in order to
function. But as you'll discover, urine is not a waste product of the body, but rather, an
extraordinarily valuable physiological substance that has been shown throughout
the history of medical science right up until today to have profound medical uses
that most of us know absolutely nothing about. 19One of the first things we need to clear up is the common perception of urine -
urine is not what you think it is. As a matter of fact, you probably have no idea
what urine is or how your body makes it. In reality, urine is not, as most of us believe, the excess water from food and
liquids that goes through the intestines and is ejected from the body. I know that
we generally think of urine in just this way - you eat and drink, the intestines
"wring" out the good stuff in the food, and the urine is the left-over, dirty waste
water that your body doesn't want, so it should never, ever be reintroduced back
into the body in any form - right? Wrong. No matter how popular a conception this commonly shared scenario may be, it just
isn't true. Urine is not made in your intestines. Urine is made in and by your
kidneys. So what does this mean and why should it change the way you feel about
urine? In layman's language, this is how and why urine is made in the body: When you
eat, the food you ingest is eventually broken down in the stomach and intestines
into extremely small molecules. These molecules are absorbed into tiny tubules in
the intestinal wall and then pass through these tubes into the bloodstream. The blood circulates throughout your body carrying these food molecules and other
nutrients, along with critical immune defense and regulating elements such as red
and  white  blood  cells,  antibodies,  plasma,  microscopic  proteins,  hormones,
enzymes, etc., which are all manufactured at different locations in the body. The
blood continually distributes its load of life-sustaining elements throughout the
body, nourishing every cell and protecting the body from disease. As it flows through the body, this nutrient-filled blood passes through the liver
where toxins are removed and later excreted from the body in the form of solid
waste. Eventually, this purified, "cleaned" blood makes its way to the kidneys. When the blood enters the kidneys it is filtered through an immensely complex and
intricate system  of minute tubules called nephron through which the blood is
literally  "squeezed"  at  high  pressure. This  filtering  process  removes  excess
amounts of water, salts and other elements in the blood that your body does not
need at the time. 20These excess elements are collected within the kidney in the form of a purified,
sterile, watery solution called urine. Many of the constituents of this filtered watery
solution, or urine, are then reabsorbed by the nephron and delivered back into the
bloodstream. The remainder of the urine passes out of the kidneys into the bladder
and is then excreted from the body. So


contrary. The expression of a feeling, first, tends to propagate that feeling
and give it greater ener gy. Second, the expression of the feeling merely
allows the remainder to be suppressed out of awareness. The balance between suppression and expression varies in each
individual depending on early training, current cultural norms and mores,
and the media. Expressing oneself is now in vogue as a result of a
misunderstanding of the work of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis. Freud
pointed out that suppression was the cause of neurosis; therefore,
expression was mistakenly thought to be the cure. This misinterpretation
became a license for self-indulgence at the cost of others. What Freud
actually said, in classical psychoanalysis, was that the repressed impulse or
feeling was to be neutralized, sublimated, socialized, and channeled into
constructive drives of love, work and creativity. If we dump our negative feelings on others, they experience it as an
attack and they, in turn, are forced to suppress, express, or escape the
feelings; therefore, the expression of negativity results in the deterioration
and destruction of relationships. A far better alternative is to take
responsibility for our own feelings and neutralize them. Then, only positive
feelings remain to be expressed. 3. Escape. Escape is the avoidance of feelings through diversion. This
avoidance is the backbone of the entertainment and liquor industries, and
also the route of the workaholic. Escapism and avoidance of inner
awareness is a socially condoned mechanism. W e can avoid our own inner
selves and keep our feelings from emer ging by an endless variety ofpursuits, many of which eventually become addictions as our dependency
upon them grows. People are desperate to stay unconscious. W e observe how often people
flick on the television set the minute they enter a room and then walk
around in a dream-like state, constantly being programmed by the data
poured into them. People are terrified of facing themselves. They dread
even a moment of aloneness. Thus the constant frantic activities: the
endless socializing, talking, texting, reading, music playing, working,
traveling, sightseeing, shopping, overeating, gambling, movie-going, pill-
taking, drug-using, and cocktail-partying. Many of the foregoing mechanisms of escape are faulty, stressful, and
inef fective. Each of them requires increasing amounts of ener gy in and of
itself. Enormous amounts of ener gy are required to keep down the growing
pressure of the suppressed and repressed feelings. There is a progressive
loss of awareness and an arrest of growth. There is a loss of creativity,
ener gy, and real interest in others. There is a halting of spiritual growth and
eventually the development of physical and emotional illness, disease,
aging, and premature death. The projection of these repressed feelings
results in the social problems, disorders, and the increase of selfishness and
callousness characteristic of our present society. Most of all, the ef fect is the
inability to truly love and trust another person, which results in emotional
isolation and self-hatred. In contrast to the above, what happens instead when we let go of a
feeling? The ener gy behind the feeling is instantly surrendered and the net
ef fect is decompression. The accumulated pressure begins to decrease as we
constantly let go. Everyone knows that, when we let go, we immediately
feel better. The body’ s physiology changes. There are detectable
improvements in skin color, breathing, pulse, blood pressure, muscle
tension, gastro-intestinal function, and blood chemistries. In the state of
inner freedom, all bodily functions and or gans move in the general direction
of normalcy and health. There is an immediate increase in muscle power. V ision improves and our perception of the world and ourselves changes for
the better. W e feel happier, more loving, and more easygoing. Feelings and Str ess
There is much attention and publicity given to the subject of stress without
a real understanding of its essential nature. It is said that we are more stress-prone than ever. What is the essential cause of stress? Certainly it is not the
external precipitating factors. They are merely examples of the mechanism
we described as projection. It is “they” or “it” that is thought to be the
culprit when, in fact, what we are feeling is merely the letting out of the
inner pressure of repressed emotions. It is these repressed feelings that
make us vulnerable to external stress. The real source of “stress” is actually internal ; it is not external, as
people would like to believe. The readiness to react with fear, for instance,
depends on how much fear is already present within to be triggered by a
stimulus. The more fear we have on the inside, the more our perception of
the world is changed to a fearful, guarded expectancy. T o the fearful person,
this world is a terrifying place. T o the angry person, this world is a chaos of
frustration and vexation. T o the guilty person, it is a world of temptation
and sin, which they see everywhere. What we are holding inside colors our
world. If we let go of guilt, we will see innocence; however, a guilt-ridden
person will see only evil. The basic rule is that we focus on what we have
repressed. Stress results from the accumulated pressure of our repressed and
suppressed feelings. The pressure seeks relief, and so external events only
trigger what we have been holding down, both consciously and
unconsciously. The ener gy of our blocked-of f feelings re-emer ges through
our autonomic nervous system and causes pathological changes leading to
disease processes. A negative feeling instantly causes a loss of 50% of the
body’ s muscle strength and also narrows our vision both physically and
mentally. Stress is our emotional reaction to a precipitating factor or
stimulus. Stress is determined by our belief systems and their associated
emotional pressures. It is not the external stimulus, then, that is the cause of
stress, but our degree of reactivity. The more surrendered we are, the less
prone we are to stress. The damage caused by stress is merely the result of
our own emotions. The ef fectiveness of letting go and reducing the body’ s
response to stress has been demonstrated in scientific studies (see Chapter
14 ). Many stress-reduction programs of fered today often miss the essential
point. They try to relieve the after -ef fects of stress rather than remove the
cause of the stress itself, or they concentrate on external events. This is like
trying to reduce the fever without correcting the infection. For instance,
muscle tension is the aftermath of anxiety, fear, anger, and guilt. A course inthe techniques of muscle relaxation is going to be of very limited benefit. It
would be far more ef fective, instead, to remove the source of the underlying
tension, which is the repressed and suppressed anger, fear, guilt, or other
negative feelings. Life Events and Emotions
The rationalizing mind prefers to keep the true causes of emotion out of
awareness and utilizes the mechanism of projection to do this. It blames
events or other people for “causing” a feeling and views itself as the
helpless innocent victim of external causes. “ They  made me angry.” “ He  got
me upset.” “ It  scared me.” “ W orld events  are the cause of my anxiety.”
Actually, it’ s the exact opposite. The suppressed and repressed feelings seek
an outlet and utilize the events as triggers and excuses to vent themselves. W e are like pressure-cookers ready to release steam when the opportunity
arises. Our triggers are set and ready to go of f. In psychiatry, this
mechanism is called displacement. It is because we are angry that events
“make” us angry. If, through constant surrendering, we have let go of the
pent-up store of anger, it is very dif ficult and, in fact, even impossible for
anyone or any situation to “make” us angry. The same, therefore, goes for
all other negative feelings once they have been surrendered. Because of social conditioning in our society, people even suppress and
repress their positive feelings. Suppressed love results in the broken heart of
the heart attack. Suppressed love re-emer ges as excessive adoration of pets
and various forms of idolatry. T rue love is free of fear and characterized by
non-attachment. Fear of loss ener gizes undue attachment and
possessiveness. For example, the man who is insecure about his girlfriend is
very jealous. When the pressure of suppressed and repressed feelings exceeds the
individual’ s tolerance level, the mind will create an event “out there” upon
which to vent and displace itself. Thus, the person with a lot of repressed
grief will unconsciously create sad events in life. The fearful person
precipitates frightening experiences; the angry person becomes surrounded
by infuriating circumstances; and the prideful person is constantly being
insulted. As Jesus Christ said, “Why do you see the splinter which is in
your brother ’ s eye, and do not feel the beam which is in your own eye
(Matthew 7:3)?” All the Great Masters point us within.Everything in the universe emits a vibration. The higher the vibration,
the more power it has. Emotions, also, because they


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Army (1863) in which reference is made to thi
method. These days few doctors give urine injec
tions; only Heilpraktiker (natural doctors) in Ger
many use this method regularly. They specificall
consider urine injections to be a worthwhile metho
of treating illnesses related to allergies. This appli
cation of urine therapy was recently highlighted o
a German commercial television broadcasting sta
tion in which several people with allergies wer
shown injecting themselves with urine. The medical interest in urine and its component
increased around the beginning of this century
particularly in Germany. Experiments were con
ducted on injecting urine, and the results were posi
tive. The German physician Dr. Herz was an enthusi
astic proponent of this method and, in 1930, h
wrote a book reporting his experiences (Di
Eigenharnbehandlung, 'Auto-Urine Treatment') Although scientists and clinics were initially inter
ested in his work, his research came to a halt, since
the German government at the time tightened the
reins on scientific research. Even so, a number of
doctors kept practising this therapy. In the 1940's, doctors in Germany gave urine-en
emas to children exposed to measles or smallpox. Those treated with urine-enemas came down with
a milder form of these illnesses. The German phy
sician Dr. Martin Krebs wrote Der menschliche Harn
als Heilmittel ('Human Urine as Medicine'), a book
about the application and results of urine therapy
with children. Martin Krebs was a fervent follower
of Dr. Herz. In 1965, Dr. Edam from Germany recommended
urine therapy as the most effective treatment for
morning sickness during pregnancy, and advised the
larger university hospitals to try this method in
stead of the frequent use of medication. He main
tained that no side effects had been diagnosed, and
he hoped more doctors would take an interest in
this therapy. Scientists also began to research the effectiveness
of the separate components of urine. Hundreds of
research reports have been published on the com
ponent urea, apart from water the main compo
nent of urine. In Chapter 5, the importance of urea,
a simple breakdown-product of proteins, regarding
the effects of urine therapy is discussed in more
detail. Research has been conducted into the possible
medicinal effects of urine's individual components,
such as the hormone specimens obtained from preg
nant women's urine. Under the motto'mothers for mothers', urine is collected from pregnant women
and processed into a hormone product for those
women who have difficulty getting pregnant. An
other preparation is also made as a side product from
this urine and is used for slimming cures. Below are two examples of the results of scien
tific research on urine substances which have a
proven curative effect in the case of cancer. The
discovery of these kind of substances in urine helps
to bring onto a more scientific level the understand
ing of the positive effects of urine therapy in treat
mg cancer. -In the 1960s the Nobel Prize winner Albert Szent
Gyorgi (who also discovered vitamin C) isolated
a substance in urine called3-methyl glyoxal.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        The GOLDEN FOUNTAIN
The Complete Guide To Urine Therapy
Coen van der kroon
U rine therapy -the drinking and external· application of one's own urine
as a healing agent -is an ancient Eastern tradition which is gaining
popularity in the West. Devotees, who include the acress Sarah Miles,
claim that it is the oldest of natural remedies and swear by its health-enhanc
ing properties. The venerable former prime minister of India, Morarji Desai -
who was 99 and in excellent health the author met him in 1994 -was open
about the fact that he drank a glassful of his own urine every day. It was while he was in India in 1990 that Coen van der Kroon was first given
the opportunity to experience the therapy's healing benfits first -hand, follow
ing an accident. Afterwards, he embarked on a long journey around the world
to research into its history, uses and efficacy. The Golden Fountain, the most
complete book to date on urine therapy, is the result of those wide -ranging
investigations. The author tackles his subject with sensitivity and conviction. He provides a
comprehensive overview of urine therapy's history throughout the world,
together with detailed case histories and a user-friendly guide to its practical
application in relation to specific ailments. Swami Pragyamurti Saraswati, a strong advocate of urine therapy who teach
es in London, has written an authoritative foreword to the book, while individ
ual accounts from people who have tried it and found it beneficial add a fasci
nating personal touch. As an intriguing do-it-yourself home treatment, urine therapy is often the sub
ject of lively debate, but there's one thing that everyone agrees upon-it's
absolutely free. Coen van der Kroon
oreword by Swami Pragyamurti Saraswati TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword by Swami Pragyamurti Saraswati 9
Introduction 11
t. GETTING THE TASTE: An Introduction to Urine Therapy
4. 1 My Introduction to Urine Therapy 1
4. 2 A Brief Introduction to the Principles of Urine Therapy 8
f2' THE WATER OF LIFE: The History of Urine Therapy in the West r The t. Se of Urine in Ancient Europe 13. 2 Medical t. Se of Urine in the Last Centuries 16. 3 20th Century Developments of Urine Therapy 18
"2. 4 Recent Research, Practice and Literature -4
a. NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY: The History of Urine Therapy in the East
3. 1 Urine Therapy within Hindu Tradition 29
3.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Who is the author of the book "The Water of Life"?,
A: J.W. Armstrong
Q: What is the main component of urine, according to the author?,
A: 95% water, 2% urea, and 2% minerals, hormones, and enzymes
Q: What is the primary focus of urine therapy, according to the author?,
A: To stimulate the self-healing power of the body
Q: Who is the former Indian Prime Minister who drank his own urine every day?,
A: Morarji Desai
Q: What is the name of the book that Coen van der Kroon read at the monastery in the Himalayas?,
A: The Water of Life<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>It has
subsequently been proven that this substance
destroys cancer cells. - A certain Dr. S. Burzynski isolated a peptide com
ponent in human urine called Antineoplaston. It
is now known that this substance selectively
combats the growth of cancer cells without fight
ing the growth of normal cells. (see also the let
ter of Dr. Burzynski to the urine therapy centre
in Ahmedabad, India, in Chapter 6). Many substances with an anti-cancer effect have
since been discovered in urine, a number of which
are listed and briefly discussed in Chapter 5. It has
been discovered that the substance laetrile (also re
ferred to as vitamin B17) is extremely effective in
the treatment of cancer. Although it was initially
not known how this substance could be produced,
it was subsequently discovered that when goats
The History of Urine Therapy in the West 21 persistent in his conviction and enthusiasm con
cerning urine therapy, probably because through
urine therapy, he cured himself of tuberculosis
which had been declared 'incurable'. Armstrong began urine therapy after a long and
agonising journey in which doctor after doctor
proved unable to cure him of his symptoms. On
the contrary, his condition only worsened. He de
cided to try urine therapy for two reasons. First of
all, a quotation from the Bible stimulated his curi
osity: "Drink water from your own cistern, flowing wa
ter from your own well." (The Book of Proverbs 5: 15)
Secondly, he had childhood memories of his mother
smearing urine on his face which was swollen from
a bee sting, and of his grandfather treating animals
with urine. Armstrong is unclear as to whether this quota
tion from the Bible should be interpreted as he has,
but he does claim it to be the source of inspiration
for his beginning a forty-five day fast based exclu
sively on urine and water. He combined this fast
with massaging urine into his skin, based upon
what he found in another passage in the Bible, the
Gospel of Matthew 6:17-18: "But when you fast, anoint
your head and wash your face,... " He found that fast
ing was much easier and more pleasant if he also
massaged himself with (old) urine. After his own successful experience, Armstrong
treated hundreds of people with urine therapy. Only
after a number of years, and at the explicit request
of those he had treated, did he write a


. The Vedas, the ancient sacred texts of India, use the Sanskrit term sat-
chit-ananda  to describe the soul. Sat means that the soul is eternal. The soulis unborn and never dies; it simply moves from body to body at the time of
death. Chit conveys that the soul is fully conscious and fully aware; the soul
is seeing through your eyes, hearing through your ears, feeling through your
skin, and so on. And ananda  signifies that the soul is eternally blissful, with
the potential to experience the highest happiness that comes from the love
shared between the individual soul and God. The V edic literature compares God to the sun and our
eternal nature to the sun’ s rays. The celestial body we call
the sun is the source of all light and all heat, and nothing can
live without it. The sun’ s rays are not dif ferent from the sun,
in quality; they give of f heat, they give of f light, and they are
of the same substance. And every sun ray is coming from
the same source; so they are all related, they are all united. But quantitatively, there is a dif ference between a sun ray
and the sun itself: the sun is not coming from the sun ray,
rather the sun ray is coming from the larger body of the sun. Similarly, the Upanishads explain nityo nityanaam cetanas
cetananam : that is, there is one Supreme Truth—God—who
is like the sun—from whom everything emanates, and there
are limitless, eternal, unique, and individual souls—like the
sun rays. Wherever there is life, there is part of God. So in
the Bhakti tradition, we are all like those sun rays. W e are
sat-chit-ananda;  just like God, we are eternal, full of
knowledge, full of bliss.THE CAUSE OF DISEASE
Ayurveda teaches that disease begins with raga  and dvesha, attachment and
aversion, which come from identifying with matter and for getting who you
really  are. Raga and dvesha cloud your connection to your true essence, as
you become caught up in choosing what you want and what you do not
want; what you like and what you do not like; what you move toward and
what you move away from, based on your previous experiences in life. You
make your decisions based on the limited scope of your past, moving
toward what you think  will bring pleasure and away from what you think
will bring pain, measured and weighed by what brought pleasure or pain
before. You have conditioned responses, habits if you will, of action and
reaction based on what you have already experienced in life. You may go for that third bowl of ice cream because you want  it, even
though you know  that you will not feel good afterward. You avoid deep,
loving relationships because twelve years ago your best friend moved away
and deep relationship, unconsciously, equals pain. You drink cof fee each
morning because it is what you are used to doing, even though you
experience dryness, irritation, and anxiety (things that cof fee will
exacerbate!). You seek pleasure in people, places, or things that remind you
of past pleasurable experiences, even if choosing those things is not best. You avoid people, places, and situations that remind you of past painful
experiences—even if they would ultimately be good. Because you filter all
your choices through raga and dvesha, attachment and aversion, based on
your past experiences, these govern your entire experience of life and are
the cause of all imbalance. Like and dislike take away your ability to be centered and to perceive
things clearly. If you were centered—connected to your self—you would
make choices that ultimately serve, rather than being pulled or pushed by
what you want or don’ t want right now. If your baby will not stop crying,
rather than being present with them and seeing how you can support them,
your mind may say, “I don’ t like this.” It will continue by trying to validateitself and find a solution: you might think, “This is not acceptable,” and
decide the baby deserves to be hit, or ignored, or yelled at. Parents will oftentimes respond to their children based on how their
own parents responded to them. By observing and experiencing your
parents’  likes and dislikes and their corresponding reactions, you were
programmed to like and not like certain things, and you learned how to
respond. So much of your spiritual life, or your attempt to live consciously,
is in the practice of noticing what programs run your life and your impulse
to respond based on them. The Vedas teach that out of millions of species of
life on this planet, the main thing that distinguishes the human form of life
from any other species is our ability to choose, and to thus consciously
evolve and realize the essence of our spiritual existence. All other animals
on this planet (including most humans!) are making decisions based on their
previous experiences; choosing things that they think will bring happiness
and avoiding things that they think will bring pain, based on how they have
been programmed by their past. Once you become aware of this phenomenon, rather than responding to
the world based on your personal programmed preferences, you can instead
choose to show up in a way that actually serves. Rather than continuing the
cycles of dysfunction and dis-ease, you begin to more clearly see and
understand the most beneficial way to be in each situation. Awareness
creates a gap between stimulus and response, and that gap is a crucial skill
on the journey of parenthood. When you act from a place of deeper
awareness, your actions will be helpful and bring about an experience of
balance and ease. In every circumstance there is right action. Not right as opposed to
wrong, but “right” in the sense of what actually serves. Because of raga and
dvesha, attachment and aversion, you become unable to make this
distinction. By contrast, when you are able to feel steady within any
situation you can make a “right” decision based on what is real, rather than
a decision founded in your hopes, past fears, and fantasies. When you are
present, rather than being pushed and pulled by personal preference and
how you think things should  be, you can choose how to respond based onyour values, whether the situation involves what food to eat, whether to stay
in a relationship, or how to parent your child. When reacting from a mental
or an emotional place, you will often say or do things that do not serve the
highest good but instead only serve to temporarily pacify your state of
stress, fear, anxiety, unhappiness, or desire. The mind and emotions are always changing, so being governed by
them will never lead you to lasting happiness or a life of true meaning. If
your desires are not stemming from a deeper place than your mind and
emotions—that is, stemming from a sense of who you really are—acting
with those desires as your compass is the cause of all imbalances. When you have for gotten who you really are, you seek lasting happiness
in a temporary world, when what you are actually seeking is anandamayo
bhyasat —the happiness that is inherent within the nature of your soul. It is
said that this inherent happiness is anandam buddhi var dhanam —like an
ever-expanding ocean of happiness that is not caused by anything! It is not
because  I got the raise, or because  he looked at me a certain way, or
because  life is unfolding the way that I want  it to. Anandamayo bhyasat is a
happiness that is beyond circumstance, which means that it will not be
interrupted as the circumstances inevitably change. This is unconditional
happiness, as it is not dependent on conditions or circumstances. This happiness is what you experience when you awaken to your true
Self. The happiness that you experience in life is often linked to something
external being the way that you want it to be. You feel “happy” thinking, “I
got the job,” “It is sunny outside,” “He complimented me.” Your happiness,
then, is completely dictated by an external experience or circumstance that
you have absolutely no control over. This is conditional happiness:
happiness based on the conditions of your environment. The other side of
that coin is that as soon as things outside of you are not the way that you
want them to be—or are the way that you do not want them to be—youbecome sad, distressed, disappointed, or angry. If your happiness is linked
to something outside of you being a certain way, you are going to suf fer
because it is not going to stay that way. The Three Causes of Disease
Because you have forgotten who you really are, you might
experience the following. Prajnaaparadha, knowing what is best but choosing
something different. Eating something that you know
makes you sick just because it tastes good or watching a
scary movie even though you know you will have
nightmares. Acting from ignorance, you ignore your own
wisdom, trying to satisfy particular needs, though in a
temporary and unsatisfactory way. Asatmendriyartha samyoga, misusing your senses. Eating too much or not enough; eating foods out of season
or not supportive to your health; watching too many movies;
indulging in too much screen time; listening to music too
loud; and so on.


ame seeds, 56, 128, 260
Dry-Fruit Laddus, 276
Herbal Chewing Mix, 213, 289–90
See also  tahini
sexual desire, regulating, 41
sexual intercourse
apana vata and, 102
Ayurvedic guidelines for, 68–69
ojas and, 94, 128
preconception, 55
during pregnancy, 93–95
shatavari
for acid reflux, 99
contraindications, 58, 305
descriptions, 213, 304
in ghee, 87, 207
for lactation, 260, 263
powder, 215–16, 297–98, 307
preconception, 58
shilajit, 58
showers, 29, 43
shukra dhatu, 87
sitali. See cooling breath
sitz baths, 87, 126, 318
skin
healthy fats for, 110
herbal baths for, 91
itchy, essential oils for, 314
of newborns, 244, 245, 254–56
pitta imbalance and, 24
skin-to-skin contact, 150
sleep
co-sleeping with baby, 306
difficulties in, 109–10
essential oils for, 314, 318
excess, from kapha imbalance, 27
herbs for, 303
of newborns, 240, 243newborn’ s and mother ’s, 251–52
pitta and, 66
postpartum, 207–8
during pregnancy, positions for, 93
sleep apnea, 110
snacking, 21, 65
soul, 42, 81
ahimsa and, 37
conception and, 32
maha gunas and, 78
of newborns, 233
nourishing, 4, 80
presence of, 9–10
study of, 8
sounds
for baby in womb, 78, 80
maha gunas and, 75, 76, 77
spiritual vibrations, 83–84
sperm, 32, 54, 57, 63
spikenard oil, 319
spiritual people, associating with, 82
spiritual traditions, 38, 42
spirituality, 8, 32, 35, 52, 78–80, 233
spring, 27, 28, 60
sprouts, 274, 282, 285
Śrīla Gopāla Bha ṭṭ a Gosvāmī, Sat Kriya Sara Dipika,  138
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto, 59
stillbirth, 216–18
stress hormones, 33, 57, 151
stretch marks, 110–1 1, 182, 315
sucanat, 56, 264–65, 292–93, 297–98
sugar, 19, 275
avoiding, 28, 105, 215, 278
cane, 56, 274, 277
cravings, reducing, 313
for newborns, 260
options, 284
rapadura, 215–16
turbinado, 217–18
summer, 23, 25, 61
surrogacy, 216–18
Sushruta Samhita,  85, 100, 268, 276
svastha, 9, 14
swaddling, 252Swami, Radhanath, 42, 81, 157–58
symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD), 107–8
T
tahini
Tahini Cookies, 297–98
Tahini Sauce, 296
tamas, 73, 74, 76–77
tastes, six, 261
celebrating, 88–89
seasons and, 60, 61
sweet, 270
Teitelbaum, Marianne, Healing the Thyr oid with Ayurveda,  210
tests and procedures, 119, 134, 162–63
thyme oil, 310, 317
thyroid, 204, 208–10
time of day, 16
tongue scraping, 65
Touching Heaven  (Oakes), 215, 261, 281–82, 283, 289
travel, 84, 178, 206
trimester, first
imbalances during, 97, 100
miscarriage in, 102–3
overview, 84–85
vata in, 20
trimester, second
overview, 85–86
pitta in, 24
trimester, third, 86–87
hair-parting ritual, 113
imbalances during, 97, 107, 108–9
kapha in, 27
pain reduction during, 125
triphala, 58
true Self, 13, 44, 45, 64, 83, 233
trust
in birthing process, 122, 128–29, 142, 160, 162
in relationships, 48, 49–51
turmeric, 56, 104, 264–65
avoiding, 283
essential oil, 314, 317
Herbal Chewing Mix, 289–90
Hot Milk Tonic, 290–91kanji, 292–93
kitchari, 294–95
Warm Yam Smoothie, 292
U
umbilical cord
bathing and, 245
ceremony for cutting, 168
massage and, 247
when to cut, 154
Upanishads, 10
uterus
involution of, 203
irritable/exhausted, 155
preconception influences on, 32
strengthening, 57, 58, 212, 304, 305
V
vacha (calamus root), 153, 315
vaginas
during birthing, 149
bleeding from, 95
oiling, 151
tissues of, preparing for birth, 123, 126
valerian, 208, 318
values
choice based on, 12
guilt and, 231–32
living in alignment with, 38–39
vanilla, 207, 276, 307
vata
balancing, 21–23, 66
in breastfeeding, 263
depression and, 217
imbalances, 20–21, 62, 94, 100, 204
during labor, excess, 154–55
nesting as, 122
overview, 18–19
pacifying, foods/herbs for, 277–79, 303–4
postpartum, 174–75, 180, 201–2
preconception, 57
during pregnancy, 17, 20, 86–87, 90
sleep and, 109stabilizing, 64, 126
vitiated, eliminating, 125
weight gain and, 111–12
See also  apana vata
Vedas, 10, 11–12, 232–33
Vedic tradition
parameters in, 36
rituals, 138, 168, 220–21, 234
vegetables
Kitchari, 294–95
Steamed Veggies, 296
when to avoid, 282
See also individual vegetables
vegetarian diet, 269
Velamentous Cord Insertion (VCI), 163, 164–65
vernix, 135, 244
vetiver oil, 314, 317
vitamin B (various forms), 57, 109, 210, 269, 275
vomiting
by newborns, 243–44, 252
during pregnancy, 97, 106, 108, 149, 273
W
walking, 22, 79, 84, 87, 90–91, 178
walnuts, 56, 262, 273, 276, 284
water breaking, 144, 146, 147
water element, 15, 17, 23–24, 26–27, 91
Weed, Susan, Wise W oman Herbal for the Childbearing Y ear, 109, 256
weight gain, 27, 111–13, 209
Western/allopathic medicine, 14, 71, 301
Williamson, Marianne, 1
winter, 19, 21, 60, 61
winter green oil, 316
witch hazel bark, 181, 200
Wolf, David B., Relationships That W ork, 51
Womanly Art of Br eastfeeding, The  (La Leche League International), 261
Y
yamas, five
ahimsa, 37–38
aparigraha,


, intention, and dedica tion—are
favorable, a decision may arise to drop everything in the world. One might
then throw oneself totally into an all-out, “go for it,” continuous, laser-like,
focused surrendering of the perceiver/experiencer aspect of the ego. This
process takes one quite rapidly beyond the mind to the very “processing
edge” of the experiencer. This “processor” edge is the actual locus of the ordinary sense of “I-
ness,” and it creates a 1/10,000th-of-a-second delay between reality (the
world as it is; Descartes’ s res extensa ) and the world as it is perceived orexperienced (Descartes’ s res cogitans ). This separatio n is the crux and locus
of the self’s illusion of duality, which obscures comprehension of the
intrinsic Reality  of Nonduality (Self). With transcendence of the illusion of
a separa te, individual, personal self, there emer ges the Radiance and
Oneness of the Self—by which  all life, whether denoted as subjective or
objective, is recontextualized into Oneness. Enlightenment is merely the emer gence of Truth when the obstru ctions to
the realization of that Truth have been removed. By analogy, the shining of
the sun is not conditional upon the removal of the clouds ; it merely
becomes apparent. The way to sudd en enlightenment is through strict adherence to spiritual
awareness and specifics of consciousness so that the personality (ego) is
transcended rather than perfected. The term “enlightenment” is semantically correct. It is the recognition
and realization that one’s reality is the light of the Self—and that it stems
from within as an awareness and profound, self-evident Reality. In Reali ty, time is merely an illusion and an appearance. No “time” is
really wasted once one has chosen the spiritual goal. Actually, it makes no
difference in the end whether enlightenment takes a thousand lifetimes or
one. In the end, it is all the same. A “goo d person” is one thing; enlightenment is another. One is
responsible for the effort and not the result, which is up to God and the
universe. The essence of man includes the potentiality for enlightenment. Readiness implies that one has evolved through the lower levels of
consciousness, so spiritual inspiration now becomes the spark that ignites
the quest. To understand the nature of consciousness makes enlightenment possible. This essentially entails the realiz ation of the difference between duality and
nonduality, as well as how to transcend the realm of duality. The straightest way to enlighten ment is by transcending the limitation of
the ego/mind by dedication to verified Truth itself. This proces s is suitable
for modern humankind and devoid of conflict with science and religion. When one stops identifying with either the body or the mind, the
functions continue autonomously, but merely without an identification as
“myself. ” The sense of authorship disappears. Ongoing survival is
autonomous, and continuance is an expression of conscious ness in its
alliance with the Holy Spirit. From the viewpoint of conscious ness and enlightenment, the reign of fear
does not cease until the desire for existence itself is surrendered  to God. In
the silen ce that ensues comes a great realization that one’s existence has
always been due to the Presence of the Self, which has attracted from the
Universe whatever is necessary for survival. Salvation requir es purification of the ego; enlightenment requires its total
dissolution. The goal of enlightenment is more demanding and radical. The seeking of enlightenment is a very major commitment—and is, in
fact, the most difficult of all human pursuits. Enlightenment as the primary
goal of one’ s life occurs in only one in ten million people. Clarify that it is not a personal “you” who is seeking enlightenment but
an impersonal quality of consciousness that is the motivator. There is no separation in the Allness of Creation, so it is impossible for
the created to be separate from the Creator. Enlightenment is therefore the
revelation of the Self when the illusion of the reality of a separate self is
removed. The road to enlightenment is not for bleating sheep. To be offended
signifies that one is defended, which, in itself, signifies the clinging to
untruth. Truth needs no defense  and therefore is not defensive ; Truth has
nothing to prove and is not vulnerable to being questioned for an answer. The oneness of Self-identity is the substrate of the phenomenon known as
Revelation or Realization. Enlightenment is the finalized state that ensues—
and it is unconditional, total, and complete. The personal “I” is “content,” whereas the “I” of Reality is context. By
analogy, the cloud is subject to change and dissolution. Weather  comes and
goes, but the sky itself remains unchanged. Enlightenment is merely the
shift of identity from the cloud to the sky. Enlightened awareness is best described as a state or a condition, a realm
or a dimension. It is self-revealing and all prevailing. It eclipses and
displaces mentation, which beco mes unnecessary and would, in fact, be an
interference and intrusion. Revelation is subtle, powerful, soft, gentle,
exquisite, and all embracing. The senses are bypassed, and all perception of
“this” or “that” disappears. It is also apparent that the entire content of
revelation has been there all along and simply not experienced or observed. The vision of what “Is” in its totality is entirely “Known” by virtue of the
Self already being All That Is. Identity confers absolute authority of
knowledge. The observer, that which is observed, and the process of
observation are all identical. To be enlightened merely means that consciousness has realized its most
inner, innate quality as nonlinear subjectivity and its capacity for awareness. Be resol ute on the level of absolutely no reservation. Avoid the lure of
the astra l realm s. Beware of the wolves in sheep’ s clothing, for they are
attracted to the devotee who is making significant progress. Do not accept
anyone into your life who does not pass the calibratable level of Truth. Keep your spiritual goal ever in awareness, no matter what the activity. Dedicate all endeavors to God. Remember the true nature of God and avoid
any teachings that state otherwise. The desire to search for God or enlightenment is already evidence of
having been spiritually inspired. As the ego vacates, the Radiance of the
Self uplifts and inspires. Hence forth, it is not possible to be alone. At the
critical moment, spiritual commitment and dedication bring forth the
unseen help of the Great Beings who are no longer in physical bodies—yet
their energy stands at the great doorway of the final moment when one is
sustained by the Holy Spirit and the wisdom of the teachers of T ruth. The straightest way to enlightenment is through devoted introspection,
meditation, and contemplation of the inner workings of the ego so as to
understand consciousness. The process is energized by intention,
dedication, and devotion; and the total effort is supported by spiritual
inspiration. The dedication is focused on the process itself as a surrender to
God. The focus needs to be intense, and it is energized by fixity and
deliberateness of intention. The process is one of discovery and becomes
progressively self-revealing. To follow the strict pathway to enlightenment is a specific disci pline and
commitment. It is not the same as practicing a religion. While there are
many tenets of religion that support the search for enlightenme nt, there are
also many that do not and actually constitute a hindrance. T o be pious is one
thing; to be enlightened is quite another. It is important to realize that the destiny of those who choose
enlightenment is enlightenment—who else would be on such a quest. To
merely seek spiritual purification and awareness is already a gift. Enlightenment means that the former personal identity and all that had
been believed about it have been erased, removed, transcended, dissolved,
and displaced. The particular has been replaced by the universal, qualities
have been replaced by the nonlinear, and the discrete has been replaced by
the unlimited. When enlightenment occurs, the ensuing state also completely
reconstructs the appearance of the world. Everything is seen to happen of its
own. There is no longer a “me” or a personal “I. ” The orientation to the
world is completely altered, and functioning may be impossible or very
difficult. In the state of enlightenment, all is self-revealing of its essence as its
existence. Everything already is what it “means. ”
Because no languaging of the state of enlightenment is actually possible,
a Zen master may just suddenly shout “Ha. ” and hit you with a stick. What
is hoped for is a sudden flash, during which the inexplicable Reality stands
revealed. Enlightenment is the ultimate aesthetic awareness, for it allows the
beauty of creation to shine forth with stunning clarity. Another simple analogy is that a shadow does not become a sunbeam, but
is replaced by it. The ego is the shade; enlightenment is the consequence of
the light of the Self that replaces it. Enlightenment is merely the full, conscious recognition that innate Truth
is the core of one’s own existence—and that God as Self is the illumination
whereby that realization is made  possible. The Infinite Power of God is the
manifestation


 elements physically and
psychically, the Small Intestine  protects the Spirit  by ltering out
negative input. Pathologies of the Heart  often manifest in
inammatory disorders of the Small Intestine. This occurs when
overactivity of the Heart  produces Heat that is transm itted to the
Small Intestine  and conducted downward and outward through the
Bladder  and Large Intestine. Urethritis, cystitis, ileitis, duodenal
ulcers, and enteritis can be precipitated by anxiety states associated
with agitation of the Spirit. DISTURBANCES OF THE  HEART
Shocking surprise, inordina te sorrow, or overwhelming joy can
obstruct the Heart ’s function and disrupt the perfusion of Blood  and
the continuity of consciousne ss. An individual whose Heart  has been
overwhelmed by emotional trauma may suer a “break with
reality,” a heart attack, or stroke. If the Blood  of the Heart  isinsucient, even without emotional trauma, the mind will have no
house in which to dwell, and the Spirit  will “wander and roam.” This
deciency  is experienced as forgetful ness, distraction, restlessness,
and disturbed sleep. The Heart  becomes overheated and overactive
when the Yin or Blood  becomes decient. This Heat manifests as
incessant talking, disturbing dreams, aberrations of behavior,
disjointed thinking, or blood in the urine, stool, or sputum. In order for the Heart Network  to function well, it must remain
peaceful and protected. When there is agitation and unrest, it is
dicult for the Heart  to respond appropriately to sensory input. This
makes the Heart  insecure and generates a feeling of anxiety. Under
stress, circulation is abnormal and thinking becomes disordered and
confused. When the Qi of the Heart  dissipa tes, a healthy pink complexion
can alternate between gray pallor and a scarlet veil. The person may
experience sudden exhaustion and feel either too hot or too cold. Enthusiasm for life can be overcome by periods of withdrawal and
melancholy. This person may have diculty nding words and
suer short-term memory loss, shortness of breath, and perspire
with slight exertion. When the Heart  cannot perform its job properly, arterial
circulation becomes impaired: blood pressure lowers, the limbs
become cool, the heart skips beats, and the person feels tired,
swollen, and breathless. These are the symptoms associated with
heart failure. As the Qi dissipates, the tendency is for the Blood  to
become sluggish and stagnant. The extremities may become numb,
and the lips, nose, and nger s take on a purplish hue. As a result of
this Blood  stasis obstructing the Heart, angina or chest pain may
occur. FULL-BODIED SPIRIT
The Heart  has the pure nature of Fire. It exudes warmth and light:
the warmth of good circulation and the light of consciousness. Under stress, the warmth can either dissipate or turn to ames and
the light may become cloud y. When the Heart Network  functionsproperly, a person has a tranquil mind, good memory, clear senses,
restful sleep, and a robust complexion. It is the nature of the Heart
to be accessible, responsive, and serene, like a monarch  who rules
not by force, but by spreading joy, maintaining peace, and
establishing communication. EARTH:  THE SPLEEN
As a minister of agriculture oversees the production and distribution
of farm resources, the Spleen  supplies the nourishment that sustains
the organism. The raw material of food and experience is ingested,
digested, and assimilated to fuel the life of the body and mind. This
fuel, called Nutritive Essence, is extracted and converted into an
abundance of Qi and Blood. Gathering and holding together is the
dominion of Earth. Like Mother Earth, the Spleen  is the constant
provider, the hearth around which the body gathers to renew itself.Spleen NetworkSpleen-Stomach
EXTRACT, CONVERT, SUPPLY, CONTAIN, LIFT
By providing nourishment, Qi, and Blood, the Spleen  holds the fabric
of the body together and upright, maintaining the integrity and
position of esh, blood vessels, and organs. The Spleen  “governs the
Blood “ by keeping it within the arteries and veins and “uplift s the
Qi,” counteracting gravity, by holding the viscera and muscles in
their proper place, preventing prolapse. METABOLIC  FUEL
The Spleen  regulates metabolism. It adjusts the quantity of the pure
uid Essence  that is rened from digestion and released intocirculation. As a hydroelectric dam assures a reliable power output
by controlling the amount of water owing through the turbines,
the Spleen  regulates how much Essence is transfo rmed into Qi and
Blood— that is, the quantity of fuel metabolized determines how
much energy is produced. MOISTURE AND  DENSITY
The distributi on of Moisture  is another function of the Spleen. Through the process of accumulating and releasing Moisture, the
Spleen  adjusts  the viscosity of blood and uids circulating through
the vascular and lymphatic systems, the density of the esh, and the
total mass of the body. The dissemination of Moisture  aects the
weight, shape, and tone of tissue and the lubrication of joints and
mucous membranes. ASSIMILATION
The Spleen  governs the physical extraction of nutrients from food
and the incorporation of ideas and information by the mind. The
faculties of concentration, ideation, recollection, and reection
emanate from the Spleen, which focuses the mind and bestows the
power of intention. Intention is a means of gathering the momentum
necessary to transform will, the impulse of the Kidney, into action,
the drive of the Liver. Maintaining the motivatio n necessary to
sustain eort over time arises from the Spleen. Regulating
metabolism, adjusting the distribution of Moisture, holding tissue
together, preserving the uprightness of muscles and viscera, and
facilitating higher mental processes constitute the means by which
the Spleen  maintains homeostasis and assures adaptation and
equilibrium. CONSTANCY
The Spleen  occupies the position of the fulcrum, the balance point
through which  transition occurs. By means of a fulcrum, a lever
transfers energ y and mass from one site to another. The Spleentransports Nutritive Essence— the basis of Qi and Blood— throughout
the organism, forming and re-forming self and tissue, imparting to
us a sense of substantiality and terrain. Just as a heavy keel assures
the stability of a sailboat, the Spleen  provides ballast. Body weight,
size, and shape remain virtually the same from day to day. To
accommodate uctuating conditions, the Spleen  shifts uid and mass
from place to place, retaining the body’s center of gravity. By
promoting continuity of mental orientation and psychological
perspective, the Spleen  preserves a sense of continuous identity in
relationship to place, people, and values. Such constancy supports
adaptability, the capacity to endure stress without harm. As a strategy for counterbalancing extreme deviation, the Spleen
alters its density to cope with stress. Shifting the mass of the body
facilitates ease of movement or reinforces remaining still and
unperturbed. When the Spleen  metabolically liberates energy and
uids from tissue, relieving pressure and enhancing circulation, the
esh becomes less dense and the body becomes lighter and more
mobile. When matter and uids accumulate, esh increas es and the
body becomes heavier and more stationary. The Spleen  attempts to
master disequilibrium by slowing down or speeding up the
conversion of nourishment to Blood  and Qi. When  the Spleen
thickens uids and tissue, it produces stagnation and adhesion,
retarding movement and weighing down the body. OVERWHELMED
When overburdened by excessive input, either food or information,
the Spleen  cannot transform or transport what it receives, and it
produces congestion instead of providing nourishment. This
congestion is experienced as distension, fullness, and lethargy
accompanied by ponderous, obsessive, and muddy thinking. Movement of mind and body is lugubrious and eortful. When the
Spleen  is exhausted, the mind becomes disoriented, easily distracted
by scattered, supercial, and elusive thoughts. The body feels
fatigue, a lack of energy and strength.The Spleen  “supervises” the Blood  by keeping it within the vessels. Normally through its function of digestion and assimilation, the
Spleen  supplie s the nourishment to maintain the tone and elasticity
of the blood vessel walls. If the Spleen  cannot  perform this role, the
blood vessel walls grow fragile and may even collapse—the basis of
bruising, varicosities, chronic bleeding, and hemorrhage. Since the Spleen  is