ette wrote in Golden Day:
It isn’t the experience of today that drives men mad. It is the
remorse for something that happened yesterday, and the dread
of what tomorrow may disclose. You see examples of guilt and worry everywhere, in virtually
everyone you meet. The world is populated with folks who are either
feeling horrible about something that they shouldn’t have done or
dismayed about things that might or might not happen. You are
probably no exception. If you have large worry and guilt zones, they
must be exterminated, spray-cleaned and sterilized forever. Wash
out those little “w” and “g” bugs that infest so many sectors of your
life. Guilt and worry are perhaps the most common forms of distress
in our culture. With guilt you focus on a past event, feel dejected or
angry about something that you did or said, and use up your present
moments being occupied with feelings over the past behavior. With
worry, you use up those valuable nows, obsessing about a future
event. Whether you’re looking backward or forward, the result is
the same. You’re throwing away the present moment. Robert Bur-
dette’s Golden Day is really “today,” and he sums up the folly of
guilt and worry with these words. There are two days in the week about which and upon which
I never worry. Two carefree days, kept sacredly free from fear
and apprehension. One of these days is yesterday…and the
other day I do not worry about is tomorrow.90 / Your Erroneous ZonesA Closer Look at Guilt
Many of us have been subjected to a conspiracy of guilt in our
lifetimes, an uncalculated plot to turn us into veritable guilt ma-
chines. The machine works like this. Someone sends out a message
designed to remind you that you’ve been a bad person because of
something you said or didn’t say, felt or didn’t feel, did or didn’t
do. You respond by feeling bad in your present moment. You are
the guilt machine. A walking, talking, breathing contraption that
responds with guilt whenever the appropriate fuel is poured into
you. And you are well oiled if you’ve had a total immersion into
our guilt-producing culture. Why have you bought the worry and guilt messages that have
been laid on you over the years? Largely because it is considered
“bad” if you don’t feel guilty, and “inhuman” not to worry. It all
has to do with CARING. If you really care about anyone, or anything,
then you show this concern by feeling guilty about the terrible things
you’ve done, or by giving some visible evidence that you are con-
cerned about their future. It is almost as if you have to demonstrate
your neurosis in order to be labeled a caring person. Guilt is the most useless of all erroneous zone behaviors. It is by
far the greatest waste of emotional energy. Why? Because, by defini-
tion, you are feeling immobilized in the present over something that
has already  taken place, and no amount of guilt can ever change
history. DISTINGUISHING GUILT FROM LEARNING FROM YOUR PAST
Guilt is not merely a concern with the past; it is a present-moment
immobilization about a past event. And the degree of immobilization
can run from mild upset to severe depression. If you are simply
learning from your past, and vowing to avoid the repetition of some
specific behavior, this is not guilt. You experience guilt only when
you are prevented from taking action now as a result of having be-
haved in a certain way previously.THE USELESS EMOTIONS—GUILT AND WORRY  / 91Learning from your mistakes is healthy and a necessary part of
growth. Guilt is unhealthy because you are ineffectively using up
your energy in the present feeling hurt, upset and depressed about
a historical happening. And it’s futile as well as unhealthy. No
amount of guilt can ever undo anything. The Origins of Guilt
There are two basic ways in which guilt becomes a part of the
emotional makeup of an individual. In the first, guilt is learned at a
very early age and remains with a grown-up as a leftover childish
response. In the second case, guilt is self-imposed by an adult for
an infraction of a code to which he professes to subscribe. 1. Leftover Guilt. This guilt is the emotional reaction which is carried
around from childhood memories. There are scores of these guilt
producers, and while they work in that they produce results in
children, people still tote around these sentences as adults. Some of
these leftovers involve admonitions like:
“Daddy won’t like you if you do that again.”
“You should feel ashamed  of yourself.” (As if that will be helpful
to you.) “Oh, all right, I’m only your mother.”
As an adult, the implications behind these sentences can still
produce hurt if a person disappoints his boss, or others whom he
has made into parents. The persistent attempt to win their support
is there, and so is the guilt when the efforts are unsuccessful. Leftover guilt also surfaces in sex and marriage. It can be seen in
the numerous self-reproaches and apologies for past behavior. These
guilt reactions are present as a result of learning to be manipulated
by adults in childhood, but they can still operate when the child has
grown up. 2. Self-imposed Guilt. This second category of guilt reactions92 / Your Erroneous Zonesis a much more troublesome area. Here the individual is being im-
mobilized by things he has done recently, but which are not neces-
sarily tied to being a child. This is the guilt imposed on the self when
an adult rule or moral code is broken. The individual may feel bad
for a long time even though the hurting can do nothing to change
what has happened. Typical self-imposed guilt includes having told
someone off, and hating one’s self for it, or being emotionally drained
in the present moment because of some act such as shoplifting, not
going to church, or having said the wrong thing in the past. Thus you can look at all of your guilt either as reactions to leftover
imposed standards in which you are still trying to please an absent
authority figure, or as the result of trying to live up to self-imposed
standards which you really don’t buy, but for some reason pay lip
service to. In either case, it is stupid, and, more important, useless
behavior. You can sit there forever, lamenting about how bad you’ve
been, feeling guilty until your death, and not one tiny slice of that
guilt will do anything to rectify past behavior. It’s over! Your guilt
is an attempt to change history, to wish that it weren’t so. But history
is so and you can’t do anything about it. You can begin to change your attitude about the things over which
you experience guilt. Our culture has many strains of puritanical
thinking which send out messages like, “If it’s fun, you’re supposed
to feel guilty about it.” Many of your own self-inflicted guilt reactions
can be traced to this kind of thinking. Perhaps you’ve learned that
you shouldn’t indulge yourself, or you mustn’t enjoy a dirty joke,
or you ought not to participate in a certain kind of sexual behavior. While the restraining messages are omnipresent in our culture, guilt
about enjoying yourself is purely self-inflicted. You can learn to savor pleasure without a sense of guilt. You can
learn to see yourself as someone who is capable of doing anything
that fits into your own value system and does not harm others—and
doing it without guilt. If you do something, what-THE USELESS EMOTIONS—GUILT AND WORRY  / 93ever it may be, and you don’t like it or yourself after having done
it, you can vow to eliminate such behavior for yourself in the future. But to go through a self-inflicted guilt sentence is a neurotic trip that
you can bypass. The guilt does not help. It not only keeps you im-
mobilized, but it actually intensifies the chances that you’ll repeat
the unwanted behavior. Guilt can be its own reward as well as per-
mission to repeat the behavior. As long as you retain the potential
payoff of absolving yourself with guilt, you’ll be able to keep yourself
in that vicious treadmill that leads to nothing but present-moment
unhappiness. Typical Guilt-Producing Categories and Reactions
PARENTAL GUILT ON CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
Manipulating the child to complete a task through guilt:
Parent—“Donny, bring up the chairs from the basement. We’ll be eating soon.”
Child—“O.K., Mom, in a minute, I’m watching the ball
game and I’ll do it when this inning is over.”
Parental guilt signal—“Never mind then, I’ll do it—with
my bad back. You just sit there and enjoy yourself.”
Donny has visions of his mother falling down with six chairs
landing on top of her. And he’s responsible. The “I sacrificed for you” mentality is an exceedingly effective
guilt producer. Here a parent can recall all of the hard times in which
he gave up his happiness so that you might have something. You
naturally ask yourself how you could be so selfish after you’ve been
reminded of your debts. References to the suffering of childbirth are
one example of this


ium is a non metal material that is used for implants in other modern parts of the world. It has
been recently approved for use in the United States. If you decide you want an implant, for the same
cost as having a titanium implant here, you can fly to another country such as New Zealand and get a
zirconium implant there. As with any dental procedure, you must weigh the benefits and the costs to determine if this is right
for you. Clearly we want to place our efforts into keeping our existing teeth because none of the
alternatives are fully satisfactory, and they are costly.Dental Abuse
With a few exceptions, modern dentistry is an inhumane system. Many dentists coerce patients into
treatments that they do not need. Part of this system of coercion is to first condemn patients as failures
in life because they did not prevent their tooth decay due to poor oral hygiene. These accusations can
weaken patients’ sense of self and get them to succumb to unneeded dental procedures. You know a
dentist has abused you if you feel sick or awful in their presence, or if they try to coerce you into
treatments that you feel unsure about. A majority of dentists are in business to make money. And the
business aspect has corrupted most dentists so surely and thoroughly, it causes them to behave in
irresponsible ways. Dental abuse is also physical abuse because dental treatments when not absolutely needed damage
and harm your physical body. Dental treatments that use toxic metals cause disease, pain, and
suffering. This is also a form of physical abuse, and it is unethical. Suggestions for Healing Dental Abuse

1
. Acknowledge the past trauma
 that has been inflicted on your teeth when you did not know any
better. Feel it as fully as you can. Feel how upset, disoriented, taken advantage of, unfairly
treated or numbed you feel. Let those feelings have a space or a voice. Feel the profound
suffering that dentistry is causing people. Look it squarely in the eye. 2
. Forgive. Once the problem is acknowledged then ask for healing and forgiveness. Is there any
way you can find that tiny spark in yourself that is capable of forgiving yourself for being a
victim, and forgiving the dentist for his extreme ignorance and arrogance? By the way,
forgiveness does not mean you do not hold the dentist or dentistry in general responsible for
their negligent behavior. 3
. Get educated. Once you are able to let go of some of the past attachments towards dentistry,
then it is time to learn about good dentistry that can repair toxic dentistry. Seek out dentists who
practice less toxic and minimally invasive dentistry. 4
. Educate your friends and family. Healing the abuse of dentistry means your community needs
to be educated about the severe problems with conventional dentistry. Part of your own healing
from dental abuse will come by educating your friends and family about the dangers and hazards
prevalent in dentistry. On the practical side, if you do not feel good at your dentist’s, then speak up. If you still feel confused
and unsure, leave the dental office immediately. Get a second opinion.Do I Have a Cavity? Understanding Tooth Decay
A cavity is an impairment in the tooth structure that creates sensitivity to the environmental forces in
the mouth such as saliva, foods, and chewing. A cavity is any structural weakness in a tooth that
causes the tooth to function improperly. Feeling pain, discomfort, finding white spots and sometimes
black spots on your tooth, having hot or cold sensitivity, and not wanting to chew on a tooth are the
results of tooth decay. For a majority of people the simplest way to know if you have a cavity is to go
to a good dentist for a check-up. For the minority of people, you can do it at home. Most people are
better off working with a dentist because dentists have the experience needed to clearly diagnose
cavities. This is where a dentist can be your ally. The guidelines below will give you a general idea of the type of tooth problems you are facing. These
suggestions are not guaranteed to accurately diagnose your problems, but they can aid you in
understanding your experience. If you need a more accurate diagnosis then please seek
professional dental help. Tooth Pain:
Temporary sensitivity to hot or cold foods, without recent dental work. Meaning:
 Tooth decay is active. The tooth enamel is weak and sensations travel more rapidly to the
nerve. This may also be the beginning signs of gum disease. Tooth Pain:
Lasting sensitivity and more constant awareness of hot or cold foods, without recent
dental work. Meaning:
 The tooth pulp could be infected, the tooth may be cracked or chipped, or this is the
beginning of gum disease. Tooth Pain:
 Temporary sensitivity to hot or cold foods after a recent dental treatment. Meaning:
 Dental work can cause tooth pulp inflammation, which would be an intense but very brief
pain. The tooth pulp should heal within 2-4 weeks of a dental treatment. Tooth Pain:
 Lasting or prolonged sensitivity and constant awareness of hot or cold foods after a
recent dental treatment. Meaning:
 The cavity may have been too close to the tooth pulp so the dental treatment did not protect
the pulp sufficiently. This is a common and unfortunate problem from imprecise dental work or too
much drilling. Tooth Pain:
 Sharp pain from biting down on food. Possible Meanings
: Loose filling, tooth decay, cracked or fractured tooth, infected tooth. Tooth Pain:
 Constant and severe pain with pressure, swelling of the gum, and sensitivity to touch. Meaning:
Tooth or gum abscess (tooth infection).Pain:
The tooth hurts when you tap it with your finger from the side. Meaning:
The periodontal ligament is degenerating or inflamed. Tooth Pain
: Dull ache, headaches, tooth experiences lingering hot-cold sensitivity that lasts much
longer than a few seconds. Meaning
: The tooth nerve is damaged or dying. There may be a hidden infection. Tooth decay
 that occurs on the top of teeth, or dental tartar. Meaning:
 Too much free calcium in your blood, the calcium is not being used efficiently. The form of
calcium may be unabsorbable. Tooth decay
 that is near or below the gum line, or red, tender or inflamed gums. Meaning
: Too much free phosphorous in your blood; your body is not using phosphorous efficiently. This could also be from excess biting forces causing stress on the roots of the tooth.Monitoring Tooth Decay and Tooth Remineralization
I encourage readers to monitor tooth decay with their dentist. While it is not necessary to work with a
dentist if you would rather not, I do find that bringing the awareness and skills of a trusted dentist into
the picture can greatly help you. When you monitor the progress of tooth decay carefully you can
determine whether or not the dietary changes you have implemented are helping your teeth. If the
dietary changes are not helping, you need to make more changes or consider dental surgery. Examining your teeth frequently helps you stay aware of the reality of your dental health. The
programs in this book are not about just eating healthy food while remaining oblivious to the
effectiveness of the protocol. This is about being mindful of your dental health and paying attention to
any changes that might occur. Clear digital x-rays can show convincing documentation when tooth
dentin is remineralizing. Dentists check for tooth decay by examining x-rays and by using a tool called an explorer. With the
explorer, the dentist probes for soft or sticky spots in the teeth. He also will check around the neck of
the tooth for hidden root cavities. There are various methods for you to monitor your tooth
remineralization, and people have employed different strategies. One way to monitor your tooth decay
is to eat a small amount of certain foods, or drink hot or cold water, that typically cause tooth pain. Another is to press your teeth in various spots with your fingernail. If you want to be more precise,
you can purchase a dental explorer at the local drug store and use it carefully in the same way. If you
feel a soft spot or experience tooth pain while using the dental explorer, then you have tooth decay. Decayed spots are usually slightly sticky or feel like rotten wood. Some dentists offer a saliva test to
determine if tooth decay is active. Using these tests, you can check and monitor the progress of your
dietary changes, watching to see whether or not your tooth is getting harder. I also encourage you to do a visual inspection of your teeth. You can accomplish this by using an
efficient light and the bathroom mirror. A small dental mirror can also be useful for inspecting your
teeth from different angles. A visual inspection can help you determine if your teeth are healthy. Take
a digital photograph of your teeth if possible, and label them for comparison. You are to be responsible for monitoring your dental health. I support active participation in your
dental recovery program. I do not encourage excessive x-rays because of the dangers of radiation
exposure. Digital x-rays emit less radiation than conventional ones, but they still emit some. By
checking your progress, you will be able to determine whether or not the diet you are following is
working and you will be able to catch a problem before it becomes worse.Understanding Tooth Remineralization
Your body is always trying to heal and repair your teeth to find and maintain balance. I described this
previously as
vis medicatrix naturae
. Your goal is to align yourself and your actions with this natural
function. Any tooth has the potential to remineralize. If healing teeth seems confusing, just think of
bones


	designed	for	calves,	not	for	humans.”	This
claim	is	not	what	your	mother	told	you	(because	she	herself	was	misled),	and	itis	not	what	the	dairy	industry	would	have	you	believe,	but	it	is	true. The	idea	that
milk	is	a	necessary	and	healthy	part	of	the	human	diet	is	a	myth. As	I	lecture
across	the	country,	recommending	(among	other	things)	that	people	not	drink
milk,	I	am	always	amazed	at	how	many	times	people	will	call	me	months	later	to
say	that	they	took	my	advice,	stopped	consuming	dairy	products,	and	their	health
problems	disappeared. Most	of	the	world’s	population	(about	70	percent)	does	not	drink	milk	or
consume	other	dairy	products	(including	cheese,	yogurt,	ice	cream	and	sour
cream),	for	good	reasons. Mother’s	milk	is	a	perfect	food—for	infants,	not	for
adults. In	nature,	no	animal	drinks	milk	after	weaning,	nor	does	any	species
drink	the	milk	of	another	species. Granted,	we	humans	have	managed	to
domesticate	our	livestock,	but	this	accomplishment	does	not	change	the	fact	that
each	species	(and	their	milk)	is	unique. Feeding	elephant	milk	to	cats,	mouse
milk	to	giraffes	or	cow	milk	to	humans	is	not	a	good	idea. Cow	milk,	especially	in	the	forms	found	in	your	supermarket,	is	not	a	good
food. Cow	milk	contains	proteins	and	fats	that	are	difficult	for	humans	to	digest,
and	cow	milk	does	not	supply	nearly	the	amount	of	calcium	that	its	reputation
suggests. Also,	statistics	from	the	World	Health	Organization	show	that	the
countries	consuming	the	most	milk	products	also	have	the	highest	rates	of
osteoporosis,	breast	cancer,	allergies	and	diabetes. Actually	milk	can	deplete	nutrients	from	our	bodies—acting	as	an
antinutrient,	just	like	sugar	and	white	flour. Metabolizing	some	of	the	fats	in
milk	(particularly	when	the	milk	is	pasteurized,	and	virtually	all	of	it	is)	uses	up
essential	fatty	acids,	one	of	our	most	serious	nutritional	deficiencies. For	all
these	reasons,	foods	containing	pasteurized	milkfats	are	at	the	top	of	the	list	of
“foods	to	be	avoided.”	Additionally,	if	pasteurized	milkfats	are	not	properly
metabolized	(because	of	an	essential	fatty	acid	deficiency,	which	most
Americans	have),	then	the	fat	may	be	deposited	in	arteries,	contributing	to
cardiovascular	diseases. A	prime	factor	contributing	to	the	health	problems	caused	by	milk	is
pasteurization	(heating),	which	both	destroys	nutrients	and	creates	toxins,
thereby	contributing	to	each	of	the	two	causes	of	disease. Animals	fed
pasteurized	milk	exhibit	poor	skeletal	development,	weak	bones,	osteoporosis
and	tooth	decay. Calves	fed	raw	milk	remain	healthy,	but	calves	fed	pasteurized
milk	typically	die	within	eight	weeks! If	a	calf	cannot	benefit	from	pasteurized
milk,	how	can	a	human? The	Rest	of	the	StoryUpon	hearing	that	they	should	not	drink	milk,	people	invariably	ask,	“How
will	I	be	able	to	get	enough	calcium	if	I	don’t	drink	milk?”	My	response	is,
“Where	does	a	cow,	a	horse,	or	an	elephant	get	its	calcium?”	They	get	it	from
plants,	which	are	rich	in	all	kinds	of	minerals—including	calcium. Dark	green
vegetables	such	as	broccoli,	chard	and	kale	are	rich	sources	of	absorbable
calcium. Cow	milk	is	also	rich	in	calcium,	containing	about	1,200	mg	of	calcium	per
quart	while	human	milk	contains	about	300	mg. However,	an	infant	absorbs	far
more	calcium	from	a	quart	of	human	milk	than	from	a	quart	of	cow	milk,	even
though	human	milk	contains	less	calcium. Cow	milk	contains	a	lot	of
phosphorous,	which	prevents	calcium	absorption. Also,	cow	milk	is	low	in
magnesium,	which	humans	need	in	order	to	utilize	calcium. In	short,	your	body
is	not	able	to	use	the	large	amount	of	calcium	present	in	cow	milk. You	do	not
use	the	calcium,	so	instead	it	can	build	up	and	form	kidney	stones,	bone	spurs,
gout	and	atherosclerotic	plaque. Milk	robs	calcium	from	bones. The	protein	in	cow	milk	metabolizes	to	strong
acids,	which	can	be	harmful,	so	instead	the	body	uses	the	calcium	to	neutralize
those	acids—thereby	robbing	your	bones	and	other	tissues	in	the	process. The
United	States,	with	only	4	percent	of	the	world’s	population,	consumes	more
dairy	foods	than	the	other	96	percent	combined. If	milk	is	really	good	for	our
bones,	then	we	should	have	the	strongest	bones	in	the	world. Instead,	we	have
one	of	the	highest	osteoporosis	rates	in	the	world. We	are	not	alone;	all	other
countries	with	high	dairy	consumption	also	have	high	levels	of	osteoporosis. A	large	percentage	of	the	population	is	allergic	to	milk	and	dairy	products,
regardless	of	whether	they	realize	it. Allergic	reactions	tax	the	immune	system
and	lower	resistance	to	infections	and	diseases. Milk	allergies	are	the	primary
cause	of	ear	infections	in	children. Given	that	constant	allergic	responses	shorten
your	life	(and	constant	use	of	allergy	medications	will,	too),	the	answer	is	to
avoid	things	you	are	allergic	to	in	the	first	place. For	most	people,	this	means
avoiding	milk	products. According	to	Dr.	Oski,	“At	least	50	percent	of	all
children	are	allergic	to	dairy.”
Milk	is	harmful	to	young	children	for	another	reason:	It	may	trigger	childhood
diabetes	in	genetically	susceptible	children. More	recently,	milk	has	been	linked
to	multiple	sclerosis. Milk	also	causes	localized	inflammations	in	an	infant’s
intestines	and	can	result	in	low-level	bleeding	and	iron-deficiency	anemia. Because	of	the	problems	with	allergies,	anemia	and	diabetes,	in	1992	the
American	Academy	of	Pediatrics	recommended	that	cow	milk	not	be	given	to
babies	during	their	first	year	of	life	because	it	damages	health. Yet	manymothers	are	not	heeding	this	advice	and	still	feed	their	children	milk,	thinking	it
is	healthy. In	September	1992,	Benjamin	Spock,	M.D.,	(the	famous	“baby
doctor”)	lent	his	voice	to	the	growing	chorus	warning	against	the	dangers	of
cow’s	milk,	urging	parents	to	use	breast	milk	exclusively. Breast	milk,	yes;
cow’s	milk,	no. Infants	should	be	breast-fed	for	at	least	one,	and	preferably	for
two	to	three	years. After	that,	no	milk	should	be	consumed. Our	hunter-gatherer	ancestors	nursed	their	young	for	an	average	of	three
years,	as	compared	to	modern	Americans,	who	nurse	for	an	average	of	only
three	months. Introduction	of	infant	feeding	formulas	has	had	a	negative	effect
on	children’s	health. Breast-fed	infants	are	less	likely	to	develop	inflammatory
bowel


choose 	is	nutritionally 	complet e	and	well	assimilat ed
over	years	and	decades, 	it	is	prudent 	to	periodically 	undergo 	comprehensive 	blood	tests
and	full	health	evaluations 	by	a	wholistic 	doctor. Supplementation 	with	vitamin 	B12 and
other	nutrients 	might	be	necessary 	for	some	individuals. When	the	soils	you	depend
upon	are	remineralized, 	soil-life 	systems 	are	brought 	back	to	high	levels	of	bountiful 	fer-
tility,	and	your	natural 	foods	reach	their	peak	nutrient 	potential, 	there	might	be	no	need
for	nutrient 	supplementation, 	provided 	that	you	live	healthfully. n
“Fruits and seeds, the noblest and highest products of plant life, form the most luscious and
compact representation of condensed sunlight, the highest accumulation of vital energy. They are the perfect foods for man. ”
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        Our eyes are our foremost organs of discovery. Experience and instinct must fix a recognition of the food as desirable. 2. A natural food must tantalize the
sense of smell. To be a natural food it must be redolent, aromatic or fra -
grant enough to arouse desire in those that smell it with their olfactory

senses. 3. A natural food must be easy to apprehend and acquire with our natural faculties. The
third requisite of a natural food is ease of discovery and acquisition with our natural fac -
ulties. With our eyes, sense of smell, physical faculties, especially our legs, feet, arms and hands, we must be able to ac quir
e quantities sufficient to meet our needs within our di -
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Our Natural Faculties OnlyFoods of our biological and symbiotic nature are not always ready to consume. After ac -
quisition they usually require some external processing in order that their nutrients be
easily bitten off, chewed and sw allo
wed. Humans are the most fastidious of all eaters on
earth, rivaled perhaps only by other primates such as the chimp, orangutan and gorilla. External food processing for humans means we must prepare the food for mouth by
peeling off skins, cracking of shells, and otherwise exposing the food portion to the teeth such that bite-sized morsels may be facilitated. Our Natural Foods Must Be a Gustatory Delight in Their Natural StateHumans lived for millennia in nature before they became tool users and mastered fire. Tools do not occasion evolvement, but rather the fixation of existing faculties. Therefore
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Fruiticultureany food, to be natural, must excite our palate and be delightful in the natural unfired
state. The eating of a natural food must be a cherished and palate-ravishing experience, as all acts necessary to our well-being are blissful. Endogenous Requirements of Our Natural FoodsOur natural foods are the raw materials the body’s internal faculties use to meet its
requirements. Our natural foods must be replete with our nutrient needs and contain no components
which devitalize or poison the body. Our Natural Foods Will Not Intoxicate or Poison Us. The first commandment of eating is: “Thou shalt not poison thyself. ”  The average
American commits from 10 to 80 poisonings acts daily. Our natural foods contain only components which have inherent enzymes that break them down into their basic nutri -
ents or simplest forms. Our natural foods require almost no enzyme secretion from our secr etory faculties f or basic digestion. I
f a food has components or compounds for which
we secrete no digestive enzymes, that component is toxic to our bodies and occasions considerable distress to most. Such components or compounds are often referred to as “allergens. ”  A natural food has no “allergens” at all though some of us may be abnormally sensitive to biologically correct foods. The foremost “allergens” are really proper body objection to toxic substances or substances that its faculties cannot digest. Poisons the average American consumes consist not only of recreational drugs, but of foods in -
gested with toxic components or which, in the course of intestinal transit, are bacterially and/or fungally transformed in t
o toxic putrefactive and/or fermentative products. Our Natural Foods Must Be Easily and Efficiently Digested and Utilized
Animals in nature are equipped to easily and efficiently handle their natural foods. This
is true of humans as well. What other animals may easily digest and assimilate may be impossible for us. We must recognize that many foods are predigested, that is, the en -
zymes of the foods break themselves down into simple nutrients as needed by their biological symbionts. Pr
edigestion is, of course, the ultimate accommodation between
symbionts. The less efficiently the food is digested, the worse it is for you. The more ef -
ficiently the food is digested, the better it is for you. Perhaps it can better be expressed 46
Fruiticulturethis way: More strain, more drain. Less strain, more gain. Our Natural Foods Must Have Nutrient Adequacy That Proportionately Supplies Our
Various Needs
Editor David Klein’s note: I have updated Dr. Fry’s dietary reference figures, replacing the
Nutritional Research Council RDAs (Recommended Daily Allowances) with modern-day DRIs (Daily Reference Intakes) per the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), which operates under the US’s Institute of Medicine (IOM), within the National Academies (http://nationalacademies. org/hmd/~/media/Files/Activity%20Files/Nutrition/DRI-Tables/1_%20EARs. pdf. la=en). Estimated calorie needs per age, gender and physical activity level were tabulated by the US’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, operating under the U. S. Department of Agriculture (https://www. cnpp. usda. gov/sites/default/files/usda_food_patterns/EstimatedCalorieNeedsPerDayTable. pdf). Food symbiotic to a species amply supplies every nutrient need. This means that it does
not undersupply or oversupply any of our nutrient requirements to a burdensome or pathological extent. For instance, grass is a complete food for cattle. If foods are not symbiotic with the consuming species, certain nutrient needs must necessarily be met. Failure to meet nutrient needs results in deficiencies. Deficiencies give rise to many problems other than the obvious deficiency. The Daily Reference Intakes (DRIs) established by the US’s Food and Nutrition Board
(FNB) is deemed the most authoritative there is in this country, even though it is partially askew. The parameters and criteria they observed in the setting of the DRIs are relevant only to conventional-living Americans and quite out of line for a healthy person’s re -
quirements living on natural foods. Nevertheless, knowing FNB’s guidelines and meth -
odologies gives us ballpark proportions of our nutrient needs. The DRI for an activ e 50 y
ear-old man is 2,800 calories per day for conventional eaters. If 35% of those calories are from fat, which is the maximum the FNB recommends, that
means there are roughly 980 fat calories or roughly 109 grams of pure fat or fats in the solid state, thus leaving 1,820 calories to be supplied by proteins and carbohydrates. As the RDI is 56 grams of protein, 224 calories worth (which we really do not use for fuel), this leaves 1,594


 Manomaya
Kosha. This makes up the subtle or astral body which is
the field of our impressions. The subtle body functions in 118 Ayurveda and the Mind
dream and after-death states. The mind is action predom-
inant'7 and causes us to act in the outer world to establish
our identity as a bodily creature. Through it we take form
and have a function relative to other creatures. The outer mind adds an additional aspect of water to
the basic air and ether elements of consciousness, and, like
water, has an emotional nature. As such it has qualities in
common with Kapha, the biological water humor. Kapha
people usually have strong emotional natures as well as
sturdy physical bodies, and are well grounded in the realm
of the senses. '8 Similarly, the outer mind relates to Ojas,
the vital essence of water. Ojas is required for developing
and controlling the mind. Touch and Grasping
Though governing all sense and motor organs, the
mind most corresponds to touch as a sense organ and
grasping (the hands) as a motor organ. Touch is the root of
the lower four sense organs of touch, sight, taste and smell. It makes sensory impressions intimate and allows us to feel
them personally as pleasure and pain. Grasping — forming and making, the movement of
the hands — is the main action of the mind, which builds
up our idea of the world. As long as the mind is building
up its world of enjoyment, we must remain trapped in the
cycle of rebirth, ever seeking external happiness. Stopping
this formative action of the mind is the key to going
beyond birth and death. Energy
The mind is generally personal and is the vehicle for the
ego, but does connect with our genetic background and
species. Through the senses, it connects to our vital nature, The Outer Mind: The Field of the Senses
our Pranas, which aligns us with the vital natures of other
creatures. As dominated by Rajas, it is easily influenced by
the Pranas of ourselves or others, which are similarly the
outcome of Rajas or active energy. The sense mind (Manas) relates to instinct, but governs
a more superficial level of instinctual responses than our
deeper consciousness (Chitta). The sense mind relates more
to the subconscious and our deeper consciousness to the
unconscious. Our deeper consciousness governs primal
amorphous instincts like sex or the will to live. The mind
governs the specific urges of the sense and motor organs,
like the desire to speak or walk. Functions
The outer mind functions to plan, organize and consid-
er, and has the capacity to fashion, make, or imagine. The
two main functions of the outer mind, through which it
rules over sensation, emotion and thought, are: 1) inten-
tion, and 2) imagination'4
Intention
The mind always has a plan, intention or motivation. It
is always constructing something and drawing us into
some type of involvement, which tends to be external in
orientation. We are always involved in some planned activ-
ity, mainly centered around enjoyment for the self or ego
through the body and senses. The mind's normal function
is to build up our ego world, the realm of achievement and
acquisition, for the separate self. Unless we question and
control the mind, it will continue to create more involve-
ment and attachments that bring us sorrow. From the
mind derive ulterior motives that spoil our actions and
remove us from spontaneity. It makes us calculating and 120 Ayurveda and the Mind
self-seeking in all that we do. The result is we can receive
no real joy in what we do, which can only come unexpect-
edly and unsought. To find truth we must go beyond the
mind's plans and outer projects. The mind governs higher intentions as well, including
the will to do what is right. Having good intentions and
carrying them out is right mental activity. Such good
intentions are helping others, surrender to God, and
knowing ourselves. The creation of good intentions and
good attitudes helps develop the mind properly. These
require that we align the mind with our deeper intelli-
gence. When the mind is aligned with our deeper intelli-
gence, it becomes the will to truth and gives the power of
renunciation, through which we go beyond self-centered
attachments to oneness with all. Imagination
Imagination is the projection of a possibility, which
creates the future. Imagination is part of will, the projec-
tion of an intention. We must imagine something as a pos-
sibility before we can do it. If we are going to move our
hands, for example, we must first imagine doing it. Imag-
ination allows us to project future action, like planning
out a trip before taking it. Sensory perception is remem-
bered through imagination. Whatever we have experi-
enced through the senses, the mind can imagine. This
ability to reimagine things is the basis for developing
knowledge of the world. In its wrong action, imagination creates wishful think-
ing that causes illusions. We imagine something to be true
when it does not correspond to anything real. We confuse
being able to imagine something with actually doing it. This creates many psychological problems. We may imag- The Outer Mind: The Field of the Senses 121
ine many things about ourselves — that we are wise, right
or holy — which may have no real basis in our behavior. We confuse our emotional reactions, our personal likes and
dislikes, with what things actually are. The mind governs the dream state, in which our imag-
ination comes freely into play. Mind as the dream state
relates to the animal kingdom, which lives in a state of
dream or impressions prior to the development of con-
scious reason. Additional Functions
Art and Vision
The outer mind, ruling over expression, governs artis-
tic and creative work. A well-developed sense-mind is nec-
essary for the facility of the motor organs, like the skill of
the hands is responsible for the plastic arts. It gives refine-
ment of impressions, particularly when coordinated with
intelligence and consciousness. From it comes the creative
vision that allows us to create objects of pure form and aes-
thetic beauty (Sattvic impressions). For the higher creative function of the mind to develop
our enjoyment of subtle sensations, its lower function,
which is enjoyment of gross sensations, must be controlled
and redirected. The higher function of the mind reveals
the subtle senses and psychic abilities that go with them. This includes extrasensory perception (E. S. P. ), like seeing
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Q: What is the ultimate goal of life, according to the text?,
A: The ultimate goal of life is not to explore the contents of consciousness but to dissolve them to realize the Self or Pure Consciousness.
Q: What is the role of the heart in the context of Ayurveda?,
A: The heart is the central core of deep feeling and profound knowing, and it is the seat of our deeper consciousness. It is the basis of our relationships and is influenced by our connections with others.
Q: What is the primary function of the intellect (Buddhi)?,
A: The primary function of the intellect is to determine truth and guide our actions, and it is responsible for decision-making and problem-solving.
Q: What is the difference between the intellect and true intelligence?,
A: The intellect is an instrument of thinking and processing information, while true intelligence is a direct and internal perception that transcends the senses and ego.
Q: What is the relationship between the mind and the senses?,
A: The mind coordinates the five senses and motor organs, and it serves as a screen for the senses, allowing us to perceive and react to the external world.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>All the sensory and motor organs
have their subtle counterparts, through which we can
experience the subtle world and the occult forces behind
the physical world. 122 Ayurveda and the


 and done, is
accomplished with the introduction of spirit, which cannot live in the same
space as fear. You cannot have God and have fear too. Every fear represents a disbelief in
God at that moment. Keep uppermost in mind these two observations. One
from the scriptures, “I will fear no evil, for thou art with me,” and one from
the Sufis, “Y our greatest gift lies beyond the door named fear.”
Don’t Feel Spiritual—Be It! You don’ t wander around all day feeling moral or honest. Y ou simply are a
moral person. If you consciously felt moral you would be broadcasting it all
day, explaining each act of honesty as a reflection of your feelings of
morality. Instead, you simply are honest and moral and your behavior
comes from within you. The same is true of your spirituality. Being spiritual
is not an emotional accomplishment to praise yourself for. It is your way of
being with God that is as natural as your health, morality, or even your
artistic sense. T rying to feel spiritual is not the same as being it. When you attempt to feel spiritual you erect a barrier, because you are then
introducing your ego into the picture. Ego wants to praise you for being
more spiritual than those around you, and condemn you when others are
more spiritual than you. Ego wants to explain and defend your spirituality,
and monitor how spiritual you are feeling at various times and in many
circumstances.By simply recognizing your connection to God, and inviting that part of
yourself to consciousness, you are raising your ener gy level to the level of
spirit. But if you make yourself a pawn in a game of “How mystical can I
feel?,” you invite ego to assess how superior you are to others. Ego thinks
that feeling more spiritual is equivalent to being in an elite classification
and will begin to try to get more spiritual points than your opponents. It is
that very elitist world of the lower vibrations that you want to leave behind. Don’ t try to feel spiritual, just be it. God Cannot Be Divided Against God
God is an omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent infinite power that cannot
be fragmented or divided. That is, God cannot be available for some people
and unavailable for others. He cannot be here one day and gone the next. He cannot be in anything that is evil and also be in that which is good. In
defining God, all discussion disappears and you have only the one, all
knowing, all good, all loving presence. When you find yourself in duality you are in the physical world where your
senses perceive opposites such as: good/bad, healthy/sick, alive/dead,
right/wrong, and so on. This is where you perceive yourself as laden with
problems and you seek solutions. So, your ego insists the solution to being
sick is to find health; the solution for scarcity is abundance; and the solution
to pain is pleasure. In your ego-dominated world you perceive all these
opposites. But if disease or evil were to exist, God would have to be responsible for
them and therefore their nature would be good. Since God created
everything, and everything that God created is good, the things we call
problems are constructs of our thoughts and senses. Recognize that the
nothingness, appearing as a problem, is what frightens us. It is not God that
is divided into problems or solutions, good versus bad, disease versus
health, it is you. The absolute way to health, prosperity, and love is in knowing that disease,
scarcity, or evil never can be acknowledged as having power. If you ask
God to heal you, you are acknowledging that God made you sick. When
you ask God for special favors you acknowledge a God power that keptthose favors from you. When you ask God for health, it is like saying, “God
you’ve got this thing called health, but you won’ t give it to me, please
reconsider.” You are asking God to be divided into having health and not
having health, or abundance, or anything else. Instead of seeking benefits or favors from God, remind yourself to
commune with this eternal presence that is in you. Bring this presence to
the illusions that are in your mind called problems. See that in the presence
of this unconditional, nonjudgmental love duality based problems disappear
and only loving presence remains. As Joel Goldsmith put it, describing the infinite way in Foundations of
Mysticism :
All you have to do is face the impersonal source of all worldly evil and
recognize its nothingness, its lawlessness. Then be still, be quiet, be
calm, and watch—watch the hypnotism and its pictures pass away
from you. That’ s how it’ s done. Harmony Is Y our Normal, Natural State of Being
While God represents the one power and does not recognize any other
power, your mind is something quite dif ferent. Y our mind has both the
power of evil and the power of good. As long as you use this power for the
purpose of creating harmony in yourself and others you are consistent with
the one power of spirit. Spirit is the one unifying force in the universe. It is possible for you to use this power of the mind to bring about
disharmony, and when you go in this direction you are lowering the
frequency at which you vibrate ener getically. Your body cannot be
independent of itself, it needs an “I” to direct it. If your mind says overeat,
your body conforms to the mind’ s instructions. If your mind says imbibe
poisons, your hand will obey and pour the toxins into your body. A mind
imbued with ignorance or error will keep the body in a constant state of
disrepair and problems. This same error -plagued mind will create a
multitude of problems for your body and all its attendant circumstances. Harmony is your normal, natural state of being, because when you are
natural you are in the hands of the one loving presence called God. It isyour mind that generates disharmony and creates havoc or problems for
you. Now, of course you do not want to get rid of the mind or the body to bring
about a spiritual solution to your problems! The body is a glorious
instrument through which you function as a human being. Y ou need it to
enjoy this incarnation and go for a swim, drive an automobile, and make
love. Y ou do not want to get rid of it. Y our mind, which is the captain of
this ship called your body, has the power to steer you through this lifetime
and make it a marvelous voyage. When you reach the spiritual peace that is
what this book is about, your mind and your body are the instruments
through which God ener gy flows. Y ou are no longer limited by the
boundaries of the body and mind. At this consciousness there is no limit to what can be revealed to you. Y ou
will taste the fruits of synchronicity wherein you are in collaboration with
fate to manage the coincidences of your life. Y ou will have a knowing that
transcends the mind and the body. As you become more aware of your
divinity you will discover your abilities to remove illusions of illness,
scarcity, and evil in the ways that Patanjali alluded to in the second chapter
of this book. This harmonious relationship with spirit is your natural state of
being. Our Lacks Come from Failure to Understand God’ s Law
Over the years I have often been asked if I have a secret formula for the
success I’ve achieved in transcending a childhood partly spent in foster
homes to having acquired virtually all that I could possibly ask for.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Its presence
in higher amounts indicates a level of calmness. The higher the serotonin
level the more at peace you are. After several hours of intense group
meditation, the serotonin was measured again and there was a significant
increase in serotonin levels in virtually all the participants. As predicted, the
participants in this long group session of meditation were more peaceful
and calm, as measured by their increased serotonin levels. The second part of this experiment involved measuring the serotonin levels
of people in the immediate vicinity of the lar ge meditation group, who werenot doing the group meditation. Their serotonin levels were measured both
before a long group meditation and immediately following the meditation
of the entire group of several thousand people. It was discovered that
serotonin levels were significantly increased by simply being in the
immediate neighborhood of a lar ge group of people who were radiating
tranquil ener gy. The implications of this kind of scientific research are
astounding to contemplate. Just imagine, when you become more peaceful
and you practice sending out this kind of serenity silently, you have an
impact on everyone in your physical environment. On several occasions I have had the pleasure of being in the presence of
those who do this. I consider these people to be divine masters. In a little
village in Germany, I sat with 199 others in the presence of Mother Meera,
an enlightened soul, whose lifetime has been devoted to spreading peace
and love to devotees from around the world. As she held my head in her
hand, and looked into my eyes, I felt as if I was in the presence of God in an
egoless human form. I have never had such a feeling of bliss merely by
being in the same room with someone. When Mother Meera entered


 nourish
ing and varied diet. The important thing is not to get disheartened by the initial resistance from your child, but persevere. Hundreds of parents who have imple
mented the ABA programme with their children had to go through the
initial stage of tantrums to get their children to do anything, from simple
"Come here" to more complex things. Nobody can teach a child who would
not comply with anything you tell it to do. But once you have won that first
battle, you have gained your child's compliance, which means that now
you have a child whom you can teach. 1. Introducing new foods to GAPS children without language problems
With GAPS children who do not have problems with communication the
procedure is similar but much easier. The child has to eat the good food
first in order to get what he/she wants: a preferred food, a game, a toy, etc. In these children I would not use non-allowed foods, like chocolate or
crisps for rewards. You can use your home-made desserts, allowed on the
diet. I am sure that most parents are familiar with the timeless mother's
motto: Have your meal first, then you will get your pudding. Apart from
that, use more sophisticated rewards as games, toys, trips to cinema, etc. rather than food rewards. Just like with autistic children, with other GAPS children it is important
to start from small achievable targets, like one mouthful or a small piece of
the food. If you try to suddenly introduce a large plateful of food, which
your child hates, you are going to fail. Once your child will accept a small
piece for a reward, slowly move to larger and larger portions. Be patient
and consistent. Do not give in to whining, complaining or tantrums. If
he/she does not eat the good food - he/she does not get the pudding (or
any other reward). As simple as that. You have to be firm. Once you have
asked your child to have the one mouthful of food you cannot back off or
allow any negotiations or manipulations. If you allow your child to win on
the food issue, you have lost on many other issues. If your child refused the one mouthful of the good food and does not
seem to care that he/she did not get the reward, it means that you have
chosen the wrong reward. Choose a reward which your child cares about
strongly enough that he/she would do anything to get it. However, no
matter how motivating the reward is never forget to add to it your lavish
enthusiastic praise with a hug. Your child has to feel that he/she has done
something really good when they had that mouthful of the good food. In the majority of cases once the children have had a good taste of a food
which they did not touch before they actually start liking it. As their bodily flora starts to improve, a lot of cravings go away and the normal sense of
taste returns, so your child will start developing a new liking for different
foods. But to start this process off your child needs your help. On his/her
own your child is not capable of braking the vicious cycle of cravings,
toxicity and abnormalities in taste. Once your child has a good balanced
diet, you can allow him/her not to eat a small number of foods which they
particularly dislike. We all have these likes and dislikes. However, make
sure that it is within normal proportions,
It is very important to keep the whole process positive. Talk to your child,
explain why you want him or her to eat this food, what good it will do in
their bodies. Try to talk on this subject at every meal time using language
and phraseology on your child's level making it fun, a game and a laugh. And when your child complies do not put any limits on your praise or
expression of delight. Let your child really feel how happy he or she has
made you by eating the good food. Your enthusiasm combined with the
reward, given at the same time, will make this experience for your child
something to look foreword to, to anticipate with pleasure at the next meal
time. In conclusion I would say that about 60-70% of parents who come to see
me with their children say up front that any idea of introducing any diet
into their child's life is impossible. "My child will not eat it. " However,
having implemented the ABA principles, which I have described here,
most of these parents soon forget just how fussy with food their child used
to be. Sitting down to a meal with your family becomes a normal and plea
surable procedure, as it is supposed to be. SUPPLEMENTATION FOR
CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH GAP SYNDROME
We all love our small or grown up children very much and we are prepared
to do our best for them, no matter how difficult or expensive it might be. That makes us vulnerable to try anything and everything in the hope that it
will help our children. I meet family after family who give their child 10,15,
20 or more of various nutritional supplements without any idea if any of
them are doing any good. Nutritional supplements are expensive and the
market is full of hundreds of various brands. Many of them have question
able quality and the whole industry is not regulated very well. I cannot emphasise enough that an appropriate diet has to be the
number one intervention in successful nutritional management of the
GAPS child or adult. No pill in the world is going to come close to the effect
of the diet on your patient's condition. When it comes to digestive dis
orders in particular, and GAP Syndrome is essentially a digestive disorder,
we have to be very careful what we introduce into the gut of the patient. Why. Because a lot of supplements may irritate an already inflamed and
damaged gut lining and interfere with the healing process. You do not want
to put a lot of effort into implementing the diet and then spoil the whole
process by a pill. However, some supplements can be very beneficial and some are essen
tial. The supplementation protocol has to be very individual and ideally
should be worked out by a qualified practitioner. Here we are going to con
centrate on absolute essentials. A majority of my patients progress very
well with the use of diet and these essential supplements without adding
anything else. The essential supplements for GAPS patients:
1. An effective therapeutic strength probiotic. 2. Essential fatty acids. 3. VitaminA. 4. Digestive enzymes. 5. Vitamin and mineral supplements. Let us have a good look at each of these supplements.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What should you not give to your child when they refuse to eat a new food?,
A: You should not give in to tantrums, screaming, crying, or other misbehaviors. Instead, offer a small amount of the new food and reward them with praise, hugs, and kisses.
Q: What is the importance of probiotics for GAPS patients?,
A: Probiotics are essential for GAPS patients as they help to restore the balance of beneficial bacteria in the gut, which is crucial for their health.
Q: What are some examples of fermented foods that can be used as rewards for GAPS children?,
A: The text does not provide specific examples of fermented foods that can be used as rewards for GAPS children. However, it does mention that it is important to use rewards that your child likes and finds motivating.
Q: What is the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A for a 7-10 year old GAPS child?,
A: According to the text, the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A for a 7-10 year old GAPS child is 250-700 micrograms per day (half to almost a full dessert spoon).
Q: What is the recommended way to take omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids?,
A: The text does not provide a specific recommendation for the intake of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. However, it emphasizes the importance of getting these essential fatty acids from natural sources such as animal fats and not from processed foods.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Children with vitamin A deficiency can be given as
much as 60,000 micrograms of vitamin A as a single dose. A lot of parents are concerned about overdosing on vitamin A. Indeed in
excess this vitamin can be toxic. However, to reach toxic levels you have to
have more than 10 times the recommended daily allowance for a period of
weeks to years. For an adult that is 20 teaspoons of cod liver oil every day
for weeks or years. For a small child -10 teaspoons a day. I cannot imagine
anybody taking that amount of cod liver oil once, let along on a regular
basis. To cause an acute toxicity an adult has to have 100 times more than
the recommended dose and a child - 20 times more, which translates into
20 teaspoons of cod liver oil for a child of three years of age. GAPS patients may benefit from larger doses, than the recommended
daily allowances. To be completely scientific about it the person should be
tested for vitamin A status and according to the result of the test the indi
vidual dose can be established, taking into account that absorption of this
vitamin can be poor in a GAPS gut. The initial dose may be quite large. Then of course the patient has to be re-tested on a regular basis to re
adjust the dose. However, in real life the majority of patients cannot do that
for various practical reasons. I generally recommend following RDA according to age.


ritable bowel syndrome?,
A: Constipation.
Q: What is the potential cause of restless leg syndrome?,
A: Excess adrenaline.
Q: What is the main cause of fibromyalgia, according to the author?,
A: Internalized anger due to excess adrenaline.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Knowing that I had a
hormone problem, which has been corrected with natural
products, and I don’t have a disease, I feel like living my life again. Please do not stop fighting to help people get well
because you’re one of the few who do really put people on
the right track. I cannot express enough how grateful I
am for the work that you do. And thank you, Dr. Platt, ADRENALINE DOMINANCE 76  |
for your continual work to give back lives, even against
all the aggression/oppression you have in your daily life. Sincerely,
L.C., Ph.D. CHRONIC INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
An estimated 750,000 to 1,000,000 women in the United
States suffer from a condition called chronic interstitial cystitis. It often manifests as severe pain in the bladder 24 hours a
day, along with uncomfortable burning during urination. Like so many other conditions discussed in this book, it has no known cause and, as a consequence, no known cure. It is most commonly treated with the drug Elmiron, which offers little or no help to the majority of women who use it. I consider chronic interstitial cystitis another manifestation
of adrenaline dominance. As we saw in the section on urinary
urgency (in the previous chapter), excess adrenaline can cause
not only the urge to urinate but also the need to urinate
frequently. However, some women, for one reason or another—
perhaps they work as teachers or cashiers—do not have the
luxury of being able to run to the bathroom every 20 minutes
or so. As a result, they tense up the muscles of the bladder in an
attempt to prevent leakage. Any prolonged tensing of muscles
can cause lactic acid to build up. This, in turn, can cause both
pain in the walls of the bladder and burning upon urination. Because of the role of lactic acid buildup in chronic
interstitial cystitis, I refer to it as fibromyalgia of the bladder. Not surprisingly, it is often associated with fibromyalgia
elsewhere in the body. |   77 ExCESS  ADRENALINE: THE  UgLy

Because of the role of lactic acid buildup in chronic
interstitial cystitis, I refer to it as fibromyalgia
of the bladder. Elimination of this condition makes for an extremely
grateful patient. One of my patients had been to doctors all
over the world looking for relief. Two weeks after visiting my
office, she sent a card thanking me and called me her “miracle
doctor.” The treatment, needless to say, was simply to lower
her adrenaline level. Trying to educate people who are in a position to change
how this condition is treated has been frustrating. As an
example, I approached the Interstitial Cystitis Association
and offered to write an article for their newsletter about how
I treat this condition, but they were not interested. Perhaps
they could not fathom that this devastating condition might have a relatively simple solution. ROAD RAGE
I have included road rage in the “ugly” category because it is
a potentially lethal condition, especially if two people with
road rage come into contact with one another. People with
road rage often tailgate other cars, they tend to drive too fast
and make unsafe lane changes, and they certainly antagonize
other drivers—especially those who also have road rage. It takes very little imagination to see that these people have
an excessive amount of adrenaline. They frequently wind up in anger management classes, although these classes provide
little benefit because they do not link the problem with its
real cause.ADRENALINE DOMINANCE 78  |
Road rage can have serious consequences. For example, a
medical doctor in Los Angeles with excess adrenaline got into
a road rage incident with two bicyclists who also had excess
adrenaline. The doctor wound up in prison for five years, and
both bicycle riders were hospitalized. One of them will never
ride a bike again. Those who have a tendency toward road rage should keep
in mind that their driving is monitored by law enforcement
personnel who usually have excess adrenaline themselves. When an officer pulls a driver over and tells the driver to get
out of the car and lie down on the ground, my recommendation
is to do what the officer says. One only has to remember what
happened to Rodney King in Los Angeles in 1992. After a
long chase by highway patrol officers, he was pulled over and wound up attacking two policemen. He failed to heed their
request to lie down, which resulted in his being beaten by
over-adrenalized officers, an event that wound up precipitating
the infamous Los Angeles Riots. Of course, the treatment for road rage is to lower adrenaline. The following letter illustrates how quickly this can be
accomplished. This 30-year-old gentleman from the San Francisco
Bay Area came to see me with only one complaint: anger. Patient A.W. Since the first time I rubbed the progesterone cream on
my arms I could feel the effects. From that moment on, I have felt an inner calmness that had always seemed to be
missing. This was something I had been trying to control for
years by using different substances. I feel “normal” again,
I should say, I like myself again. The biggest thing for me is
driving. As you can imagine, where I live in Silicon Valley |   79 ExCESS  ADRENALINE: THE  UgLy
there is no shortage of traffic and bad drivers. Before coming to your office I would have times when
I would just choose not to go out because of the devastating
effect driving had on my attitude. Sometimes I just wanted
to run drivers off the road or honk at them, and I just felt
unusually frustrated with the whole experience. I should
mention there was a point in my life when I loved to
drive. Now, something amazing has happened, I can enjoy
driving again. The local driving habits of people, or the lack
thereof, haven’t changed. I have. It just doesn’t bother me
anymore. I am amazed, too, when this happens. I think to
myself, “Wow, that person just cut me off and that’s OK. I am OK with that.” Whereas I used to think, “Who in the f#*$ is that a%&#!+?” That is a big difference! I just feel so much better. I want to thank Dr. Platt and his team for their
courage to move forward and really try to heal people
during a time when people need it most. I know that there
will be/is a lot of resistance, there always is with change, but if I can ever be of help I am here! It has been less than a week since I was there and I am seriously a new person! Before coming in to your office I had been working so hard
on the physical and mental parts, but something was still
missing. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for filling
the missing part. I can now truly live my life. BIPOLAR DISORDER
In my opinion, understanding how excess adrenaline can
affect the body sheds light on the condition known as bipolar
disorder. The older term, “manic-depressive disorder,” was
perhaps a more apt name.ADRENALINE DOMINANCE 80  |
People with this condition go from periods of extreme
restlessness and hyperactivity to periods of extreme depression. In the hypomanic phase (a true manic phase is rarely seen
outside of an institution), the mind can go extremely fast and
the person may exhibit rapid speech or have grandiose ideas. These characteristics are symptoms of excess adrenaline in the
brain. This same output of adrenaline, the anger hormone, can
lead to depression when the anger is internalized. Subsequently,
the adrenaline causes a swing back to euphoria. There is no way of accurately determining the behaviors
through which a bipolar tendency will be expressed. It may
be that right-brained patients exhibit more rapid speech and
flow of ideas, while left-brained patients may manifest extreme
activity. I suspect that both can become severely depressed
and suicidal. I also suspect that everyone with this condition started out
with ADHD. People with ADHD  can actually be pushed into
a bipolar state simply with the use of commonly prescribed
antidepressants that are in the norepinephrine reuptake
inhibitor (NRI) category, or with stimulants. A partial list
of these drugs includes: Wellbutrin, Effexor, Cymbalta,
Lyrica, Pristiq, Adderall, Strattera, and Ritalin. The last three
are prescribed for ADHD  specifically, while the others are
commonly used for depression. Bipolar patients are often
placed on antidepressants, with Cymbalta and Lyrica added
for pain control. |   81 ExCESS  ADRENALINE: THE  UgLy

Doctors are giving bipolar patients medications that
increase the adrenaline level in the brain when they
have too much adrenaline in the brain to begin with. All of these drugs can increase the amount of adrenaline
in the brain. Reminiscent of how doctors often treat type II
diabetics with insulin or drugs


fection, unity, and at-oneness with ourselves. In their relationship with
us, they will feel joined; they will identify with us; they will understand at a
deep level; and they will feel in communion with us. As a consequence,
they will seek our presence, because in it they feel complete, recognized,
and contented. They will experience an increased awareness of their ownreal Self. They will feel higher in our presence or when they think of us. Their response back to us will be that of love and gratitude for the blessing
of our presence. In such a relationship, goals are automatically and
ef fortlessly accomplished. Because we are not holding negativity, there is
nothing we wish to hide from the other person, and this openness allows the
other person to drop all defenses. Nothing is hidden out of guilt or fear, and
there is a very conscious psychic connectedness. It is on this level that so-called telepathic phenomena occur with
regularity. When we are in total harmony with another person, there is no
desire on our part to withhold or guard any thoughts or feelings. Because
the other person responds similarly, there is an ef fortless knowing of what is
crossing the other person’ s mind and what their passing feeling states may
be. There is a total acceptance of our own humanness and that of the other. If we are really in tune with others, we for give them when we see a passing
jealousy or reactivity. W e realize it is only natural. And we know that they,
in return, are aware of our passing resentment. Y et, they are overlooking it;
they accept our humanness, and they understand the situation. They know
us so well that they recognize the likelihood of a passing resentment in
certain situations, but they know, also, that we are going to let it go. The
people with whom we share a relationship of loving acceptance are okay
with our humanness and their own. No matter the surface emotions, we
remain aware of the shared alignment to love, acceptance, and harmony
with each other and the world. This level of communication actually can be reached with anyone. It
does not have to be someone with whom we are intimately associated. V ery
often we experience it first with our friends with whom there is less at stake
than intimate family members. Another situation where it often occurs in
the course of an average life is with an ex-lover. W ith this person to whom
we have revealed so much—now that there is no longer anything romantic
at stake—a friendship might develop in which it is no longer necessary to
hide anything. There can be truly open communication, honesty, and
integrity. W e see this not infrequently in couples that have separated or
divorced. Once the turmoil has settled down, they get along easily and may
even remain the best of friends for many years. Ef fect of Positive FeelingsIt is obvious that higher states of consciousness have a profound ef fect on
our relationships, because one of the laws of consciousness is like goes to
like. Our inner states are actually radiated to others. W e can positively af fect
others even when we are not physically with them. Feelings are ener gy and
all ener gy gives of f a vibration. W e are like sending and receiving stations. The less negativity we are holding, the more aware we can be of what
others are really holding about us. The more we love, the more we find
ourselves surrounded by love. The replacement of a negative feeling by a
higher one accounts for the many miracles one can experience in the course
of life. These become more frequent as one continues to surrender. As we surrender, life becomes more and more ef fortless. There is a
constant increase in happiness and pleasure, which requires less and less
from the outer world to be experienced. There is a diminution of needs and
expectations of others. W e stop looking “out there” for what we now
experience as coming from within ourselves. W e let go of the illusion that
others are the source of our happiness. Instead of looking to get from others,
we now look to give. Others now seek to be with us, instead of avoiding us. In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Car ol, Scrooge experienced the pleasure
of giving instead of looking to get from others. The joy of that
transformation is available to us all. Carl Jung wrote of the phenomenon called “synchronicity,” which
might also have been called “simultaneity,” to explain the occurrence of
events that, to the intellect, appear unrelated. As we surrender more and
more, this type of experience becomes commonplace. An illustration of this
phenomenon is the following experience related by a business executive
who had been practicing the letting go technique for about a year. I was President of a small corporation with about fifty employees. W e had built up a promising young man to head one of the
divisions of the company. It turned out, however, that this man was
very immature. Instead of responding with gratitude and
cooperation for all that was done for him, he reacted by becoming
grandiose, demanding, and somewhat paranoid. He declared that
he was going to bar ge into the next Board of Directors meeting and
cause a big upset with his wild accusations and demands. Although
all of his accusations could have been easily refuted, the whole
af fair sounded like a dreadful experience to live through. For days,he appeared just plain hateful with his threats. The day of the
Board meeting, which was to be at 1 P.M., I was driving along the
parkway thinking angry thoughts about him. Suddenly I let it all
go; I surrendered on him totally. I started to see the frightened
child in him, and I started to send him love. All of my anxiety
disappeared, and I felt a sympathetic love for him. I looked at my
watch and it was 12:30 P.M. When I got to the of fice, my secretary
said that this man had walked into the of fice and stated that he was
calling of f the whole thing; he had changed his mind at the last
minute. I asked her what time he had walked into the of fice. She
said she had made particular note of the time, as the Board meeting
was soon to take place. She looked at her watch when he had made
his announcement about his change of heart. The time was exactly
12:32 P.M. Letting Go of Expectations
When we put pressure on other people in order to get what we want, they
automatically resist, because we are trying to pressure them. The harder we
push, the harder they resist. Even though, out of fear, they may actually
concede to our demands, there is not an inner acceptance and, later on, we
will lose what we have gained. This resistance is in all of us. W e can be
aware of it as it operates unconsciously, and we evade that awareness by
making excuses and plausible explanations. As mentioned in an earlier chapter, in his book, W inning Thr ough
Intimidation, Robert Ringer called it the “boy/girl theory.” (Boy meets girl. As soon as she realizes he wants her, she becomes hard to get. So then if
boy decides to withdraw, she now wants him, and he in return acts aloof.) When we refer to this phenomenon to explain sales resistance, one way
around it is to take the view that our responsibility is to make an ef fort, but
not try to determine the result. Another way is to surrender the feelings we
have about what we want from the other person, and let go of the pressures
we are putting on them in the form of expectation and desire. They, then,
have the psychic space to become agreeable or even to initiate the desired
result on their own, the result we had wished for in the first place. An example of this dynamic is a man who was working with the letting
go technique in the midst of a divorce. He and his wife got into a heated
ar gument over something he wanted. She just kept saying “No” to hisrequest. So in the middle of it, he surrendered on the object that he wanted. It was now okay with him if she didn’ t give it to him, and it was okay if she
did. The instant he let go of it in his mind, she suddenly turned to him and
of fered, not only to give it to him, but to have it packed and shipped as well. This illustrates a very simple but decidedly elegant and active way of
clarifying relationships. First, look at how you are secretly feeling about a
person in a given situation. Presume that the other person is aware of those
thoughts and feelings. Then, put yourself in their place and see how you
would react. Y ou will see that their behavior is probably just what you
would have done in their place. The goal is to let go of all those feelings
until you can go up to a positive thinking-feeling space about the matter. Once in a positive space, now see how you would react as the other person
who was aware of these new feelings. The likelihood is that their behavior
will change just as you would expect. There may be a time delay; but, if
you keep watching, the change will likely take place. Even if it doesn’ t, you
will no longer be upset about the situation. Sometimes the “payof f” refuses
to show up, but we can say, “This is one that the universe owed me in due
time


 not. It responds to what you
give, period. "Y ou ar e  r ewar d ed not accor ding to your work or your time bu t accor ding
to the measur e of your love. "(St Catherine of Siena 1347- 1380)

When you receive your salary, be grateful for it so it multiplies. Most
people don't even feel good when they are paid, because they're so worriedabout how to ma ke their salary last. They miss an incredible opportunity to
give love every time they're paid. W hen so me money comes into your
hands, no matter h ow little it is, be grateful. Remember, whatever you'r e
grateful for multiplies. Gratitude is the great multiplier. Seize Every Opportunity to Play
Seize every moment that you are handling money to make the money
multiply by feeling good. Feel love wh en you pay for anything. Feel love
when you hand over money. Feel love with all your heart by imagining how
much yo ur money is helping th e company and the staf f who work for the
company. It will make you feel goo d about the money you'r e giving instead
of feelin g bad because you have less money. The dif ference between the
two is the dif fer ence between having plenty of money and struggling with
money for the rest of your life. Here is a game you can play so you remember to feel good about money
each tim e you handle it. Imagine a dollar bill. Imagine the front of the
dollar bill as the  positive side, which represents plenty of mon ey. Imagine
the b ack of the dollar bill as the n egative side representing a lack of money. Each time you handle money, deliberately flip the bills so the front is facing
you. Put bills in your wallet with the front facing you. When you hand over
money, make sure the front is facing upward. By doing this you are using
money as your cue to remember to feel good about plenty of money. If you are using a credit card, then flip th e credit card to the front where
your name is, because the front of your credit card is telling y ou that there
is an abundance of money and it has your name on it. When you pay for anything, as you hand o ver your card or money, imagin e
an abun dance of  money for the person you are handing it to, and mean it. Whatever you give out, you receive back. Imagine that you are wealthy right now. Imagine that you have all the
money you need right now. How would you live your life dif ferently. Think ab out all the things you would do. How would you feel. Y ou would
feel dif f erent and because you would feel dif ferent, you would walk
dif ferently. Y ou would talk dif ferently. Y ou would hold your body in a
dif ferent way, and you would move dif ferently. Y ou would react dif ferently
to every thing. Y our reaction to bills would be dif ferent. Y our  reaction to
people, circums tances, events, and everything in life would be dif ferent. Because you would feel dif feren t. Y ou wou ld be relaxed. Y ou would have
peace of mind. Y ou would feel happy. Y ou would be easygoing about
everything. Y ou would enjoy every day, without giving any thought to
tomorrow. That's the feeling you want to capture. That is the fee ling of love
for money, and that feeling is magnetically sticky. "Captur e the feeling associated  with your r ealized wish by assuming the
feeling that would be yours wer e  you alr eady in possession of the thing you
desir e, and your wish will objectify itself" (NevilleGoddar d 1905-1972)Say Y es to Money
Remember, any time you hear of another person receiving more money or
success, get excited, because it means you're on that frequency' It is
evidence that you're on a good frequency, so be as excited a s if it were
happening to you, because your reaction to the news is everything. If you
react wi th joy and excitement for the other person, you are sa ying yes to
more money and success for yourself. If you react by  feeling disappointed
or en vious that it's not happening to you, your bad feelings are saying no to
more money and success for yo urse lf. If you hear of a person winning the
lottery, or you hear of a company making rec ord profits, be excited and
happy fo r them. The fact that you heard the news tells you that you're on
the same frequency, and your reaction o f feeling good feelings for those
people says yes for you. A few yea rs ago, I rea ched an all-time low with money in my life. I had
several c redit ca rds that I had char ged up, my apartment was mortgaged to
the limit, and my c ompany was in debt for millions of dollars because I wa s
making a film called The Secr et. I thi nk my situat ion with money was about
as bad as anybody's can get. I wanted money to finish the film, I knew the
law of attraction, and I knew I had to fe el good about m oney to bring it to
me. But it wasn't easy because every single day I was confronted by the
mounting debt, with people calli ng for money, and had no idea h ow I would
be able to pay my staf f's wages. So I took drastic action. I w alked to an A TM and drew out several hundred dollars from my credit
card account. I n eeded  that money so badly to  pay bills and buy food, but I
took the money in my hand, w alked down a busy street, and I gave the
money away to people on the street. I put a $50 bill in my hand, and as I walked, I looked at each person's face
as they wa lked tow ard me, trying to decide who to give the money to. I
wanted to give money to every single person, but I only had a certain
amount. I l et my heart c hoose and I gave the money away to all kinds of
people. It was the first time in my life I had felt love for money. But it
wasn't th e mone y itself that caus ed me to feel love, it was giving the moneyto pe ople that m ade me feel love for money. It was a Friday, and afterward I
had tears of joy all weekend about how good it felt to give money. On Monday afternoon something astounding happened: my bank account
received $25,000 through the most incredible sequence of events. That
$25,000 literally fell out of the sky into my life and into my account. I had
bought some shares in a friend's company years earlier, and I had for gotten
about them because they had n ever increased in value. But that Monday
morning I received a ph one call asking me if I woul d sell my shares as they
had skyrocketed in value, and by Monday afternoon the money for the
shares was in my account. I didn't set out to give money away to bring more money to me. I gave it
away so I would feel love about money. I wante d to change a lifetime of
feeling bad about money. If I had given away that money in order to get
money, it would never have worked, because it would have meant I was
motivated by feeling a lack of money, which is  negative, instead of be ing
motivated by love. But if you g ive money a way, and if you feel love when
you give it, most surely it will return to you. One man wrote a check and
donated $100 to a charity he felt was really w orthwhile. W ithin ten hours of
writing the check, he closed the lar gest sale he had ever had in his company. "It not h ow much we give but how much love we put into giving. " (Mother
T er esa 1910 -199 7)

If yo u are strugg ling with money, in order to feel really go od abou t money,
you can send tho ughts of abundance of money to the people who m you pass
on th e st reet dur ing the day. Look at each of their faces and imagine giving
them ple nty of mon ey, and imagine their joy. Feel it, and move on to the
next per son. It's a sim ple thing to  do, but if you real ly feel it, it will change
how you feel about mon ey, and it will change the circumstances of money
in your life. Car eer and Business"T rue genius without heart is a thing of naught -for not gr eat understanding
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Q: According to the text, what is the key to changing your circumstances?,
A: Change your feelings and the outside circumstances will change.
Q: What is the key to making money stick in your life?,
A: Giving love and feeling good about money.
Q: What is the most important thing to do when someone is being negative or abusive in a relationship?,
A: Change your feelings and turn away from the negativity.
Q: What is the key to changing a negative situation


 you want them to learn. By expressing to them that it hurts when
they bite, they may learn how to express themselves when they are hurt in a
respectful way; when you provide them with an alternative relief for
teething, they may learn that they can count on you for support when they
need you. By being clear in your ener gy and intentional with your responses
—rather than becoming triggered and then responding unconsciously—you
support them in learning how to regulate their own emotions and create the
boundaries necessary for them (and you. ) to feel safe. You will feel much, much better as a mama when your actions come
from a place of responsiveness, compassion, presence, and care. You will
also notice that it is a much more ef fective way to teach your little one. You have to be so mindful as a mama, and simultaneously so gentle,
patient, and for giving toward yourself. Mamas tend to put so much pressureon themselves to be “perfect”; but you deserve just as much grace and
forgiveness as you are giving your child. You are learning. You will become
triggered at some point. It is an opportunity for your growth. And like any
spiritual endeavor, conscious motherhood is a practice. We are all conditioned by our past experiences—by the ways that our
parents dealt with us and the ways we have seen others being treated. We
are af fected by our friends, by the media, and by society. When you are a
new mother, many new things arise that you have never experienced before
and therefore may not know how to respond to in ways that are actually
supportive. Guilt is a common emotion among mamas, though rather than getting
stuck in it, know that it is there to show you what you value. The experience
of guilt makes it crystal clear when you have acted out of alignment with
what you care about, and thus it helps you self-correct the next time around. The important part is to be able to notice the way you reacted, to become
aware of the way in which you wish you showed up, and to keep refining. Children do not need a perfect mama. They need a mama who is genuine
and who is committed to the work of becoming better. Apologize to your
little one when you step out of line. Let them know that it wasn’ t okay how
you spoke to them, ignored them, or touched their body. Let them know that
it wasn’ t their fault and that there is nothing they could do to make you not
love them. Take responsibility for your actions so that they eventually learn
how to take responsibility for theirs. This repairing also supports your little
one, from the youngest of ages, to rewrite—or reintegrate—what happened
in a way that is supportive for their development. You are a newborn mama. You are learning how to love in the deepest and
most profound way possible. Swami Prabhupada would often say that the closest thing to God’ s love
that we can experience in this world is the love that a mother has for her
child. Experiencing this love from the inside out, from the heart of a mama,has revealed much to me about the way God loves us all. Wow, God loves
me without reason. There is nothing I could do to make Him not love me. There is no way that I could act that would make the Divine turn away from
me. I am not “good” or “bad” in His eyes. I am simply me, and that is
perfect. How can I become an instrument of that boundless, shoreless ocean
of love in my little one’ s life. In the Puranas, the Ultimate Mother is known as Sri Radha. Both the
Padma Purana and the Brahma Vaivarta Purana elaborate on her pastimes of
love with Lord Krishna and reveal how the divine couple is the Source of
all that is. Sri Radha is the embodiment of love and compassion. You can
pray to her to become an instrument of divine, motherly grace: to know
how to love your little one without conditions. Mother Yasoda is Lord
Krishna’ s mother. You can pray to her for the wisdom of how to raise your
little one with devotional love. Goddess Bhumi is Mother Earth: the
epitome of generosity, care, nourishment, and reciprocation. You can honor
Mother Earth for being the perfect example of how to love no matter what. The ancient Vedic scriptures guide us toward living a life where we
intentionally support each other, respect the world, and honor God as the
source of all that is. When we show up in our relationships, of fering our
gifts without selfish motives, without the need for validation or recognition,
we will feel a deep satisfaction and fulfillment that might otherwise feel
elusive. While this may be hard to conceptualize, the living example of
millions of mothers gives us an insight into what selflessness really is. Devotional service is love expressed. I remember when I was learning to love my little one: the kind of love
that is beyond what I could feel, but rather a love that stemmed from
learning what he needed and how I could serve him. I remember the depth
of experience I began to move into as I took full responsibility of caring for
him, and the realization that the experience of love is deeply enhanced
through service. When you really love someone, you will naturally go out
of your way to make them feel happy, content, and at peace. It will give you
the greatest joy to see them joyful, and the greatest satisfaction to know
they are satisfied. My first experience of loving him was a knowing that there was nothing
I would not do to protect him. There is nothing I would not give up or give
away if it meant that he would be safe. Through serving him, I began to
know a love that I had only heard about from others. My own needs
effortlessly became secondary, as the well-being of my little one moved to
become my top priority—a constant meditation and full absorption. The
way a mama serves her little one is unmotivated and uninterrupted, which
births a love consisting of those same qualities. un·mo·ti·vat·ed: without a reason or motive. un·in·ter·rupt·ed: without a break in continuity. You are here to love, and thus serve, your little one—to let them feel the
way that God loves them through the way that you care. When you can
remember who they really are, beyond the limited scope of “your” child,
you can see the pure spirit soul within their tiny little body; this eternal
spirit who has been traveling from one body into the next since time
immemorial searching for the lasting happiness that can only be found in
connection to their true Self and in relation with God. You can understand
that the greatest service, while caring for their basic needs and loving them
with attention and intention, is to raise them to know who they really are,
beyond their body, mind, and emotions. Instill within them, through your
own example, the real value of living a deeper life and the importance of
spiritual connection. Nama Karana Samskara: Name-Giving
Ceremony
In Vedic tradition, it is auspicious for the parents to have the
name-giving ceremony— nama karana —on the 10th day,
12th day, 101st day, or first year after the birth of their baby. After the father spends the morning bathing and worshipping
the Lord with certain of ferings and mantras, the V edic name-
giving ceremony is done with the father of fering ghee-
soaked wood into a fire while saying specific prayers. If you will be doing a baby-naming ceremony, you can
bring your own sacred intention into naming your baby. Start
the morning by cleaning your house and then taking a
shower. Make a small fire or light some candles, and
arrange some flowers, leaves, or fruits in a mandala shape
around the fire with the intention of creating a sacred space. Say the following prayer, or a prayer that you write
yourself with similar intention. I offer my respects to the earth. I offer my respects to the space between the heavens
and the earth. I offer my respects to the heavens. I offer my respects to the universe. With your family sitting around the fire, you can hold your
baby in a clean cloth and sit on the father ’s right side. Handing the baby to their father, mama walks behind papa
and comes to his left side. At this point you should be facing
east. The father touches the mouth, nostrils, eyes, and ears
of the baby with his right hand and says:
Your essence is spiritual, immortal like the Lord, O
[baby’ s name] enter in this solar month. May the Lord
consign you to the day. May the day consign you to the
night. May the night consign you to the day and night. May day and night consign you to half-months. May the
half-month consign you to the full months. May the
months consign you to the seasons. May the seasonsconsign you to the year. May the years consign you to
long life, O [baby’ s name]. The father then whispers the name of the baby into the
left ear of the mother, saying, “[baby’ s name] is your
son/daughter. ”
The father then gives the baby back to the mother and
places more ghee-soaked wood into the fire