 p i r i t u a l  D e a t h  t o  R e b i r t h

W h e n  I  w a s  i n  j u n i o r  h i g h  s c h o o l,  I  r e a l l y  l i k e d
c h e m i s t r y. O n  t h e  o t h e r  h a n d,  I  w a s  a  t e r r i b l e  c h e m i s t r y
s t u d e n t. M y  t e a c h e r  h a d  n o  p l a c e  i n  h e r  t h i n k i n g  f o r
s o m e o n e  w h o  w a s  a  t e r r i b l e  s t u d e n t  b u t  r e a l l y  l i k e d
c h e m i s t r y  a n y w a y. I n  h e r  m i n d,  t h e r e  w a s  e i t h e r  “ g o o d
c h e m i s t r y  s t u d e n t ”  o r  “ b a d  c h e m i s t r y  s t u d e n t. ”  A n d  s h e  l e t
m e  k n o w  w h i c h  o n e  I  w a s. P o w. A n y  b e l i e f  i n  m y s e l f  a s  a  s c i e n c e  s t u d e n t  d i e d  r i g h t
t h e r e. P e r h a p s  a  p a r e n t  t o l d  y o u  t h a t  y o u  w o u l d  n e v e r  b e  p r e t t y,
a n d  a n y  b e l i e f  i n  y o u r  b e a u t y  d i e d  r i g h t  t h e r e. P e r h a p s
s o m e o n e  t o l d  y o u  t h a t  y o u  w e r e  d u m b  a n d  w o u l d  n e v e r
a m o u n t  t o  a n y t h i n g,  a n d  y o u r  s e l f - c o n f i d e n c e  d i e d  r i g h t
t h e r e. O r  s o m e o n e  t o l d  y o u  t h a t  y o u  h a d  n o  t a l e n t  a n d
w o u l d  n e v e r  b e  a b l e  t o  p l a y  i n  a n  o r c h e s t r a,  a n d  y o u r  b e l i e f
i n  y o u r  m u s i c a l  a b i l i t y  d i e d  r i g h t  t h e r e. F o r  m o s t  o f  u s,  t h e r e ’ s  n o t  a  t o m b  b i g  e n o u g h  t o  h o l d  t h e
b o n e s  o f  t h e  p a r t s  o f  o u r s e l v e s  t h a t  d i e d  a l o n g  t h e  w a y. T h e  y o u  t h a t  h a s  b e e n  i n v a l i d a t e d,  p u t  d o w n,  s u p p r e s s e d,
v i o l a t e d,  h u r t,  e n d a n g e r e d,  s m e a r e d,  h u m i l i a t e d,  m o c k e d,
b r u t a l i z e d,  a b a n d o n e d,  l i e d  a b o u t,  s t o l e n  f r o m — o n  a n d  o n
g o e s  t h e  l i s t  o f  e g o  d e l i g h t — s u c h  i s  y o u r  c r u c i f i e d  s e l f. T h e  c r u c i f i x i o n  i s  n o t  s p e c i f i c a l l y  a  C h r i s t i a n  c o n c e p t ;
m e t a p h y s i c a l l y,  i t  i s  a  p a t t e r n  o f  e n e r g y,  d e m o n s t r a t e d
p h y s i c a l l y  i n  t h e  l i f e  o f  J e s u s  b u t  e x p e r i e n c e d  p s y c h i c a l l y  i n
t h e  l i f e  o f  e v e r y o n e. E n e r g e t i c a l l y,  i t  s y m b o l i z e s  a  p a t t e r n
o f  t h o u g h t. D e a t h  i s  i t s  m i s s i o n  a n d  l i f e  i t s  e n e m y,  f o r  i t  i s
t h e  m i n d  a t  w o r k  a g a i n s t  G o d. T h u s  t h e  d r a m a  o f  e v e r y  h u m a n  l i f e,  a s  l o v e  i s  b o r n  i n t o
t h e  w o r l d  a n d  t h e n  c r u c i f i e d  b y  f e a r. B u t  t h e  s t o r y  d o e s  n o t
s t o p  t h e r e. R e s u r r e c t i o n,  l i k e  c r u c i f i x i o n,  i s  a  m e t a p h y s i c a l
t r u t h :  i t  i s  G o d ’ s  r e s p o n s e  t o  t h e  e g o,  o r  t h e  u l t i m a t e
t r i u m p h  o f  l o v e. A l l  t h a t  i s  e v e r  g o i n g  o n,  i n  a n y  s i t u a t i o n,
i s  t h a t  l o v e  a p p e a r s,  i t  i s  c r u c i f i e d,  a n d  u l t i m a t e l y  l o v e  h o l d s
s w a y. O n e  n i g h t  I  w a s  w a t c h i n g  D a n c e s  w i t h  W o l v e s  o n
t e l e v i s i o n  w i t h  m y  d a u g h t e r. B o t h  o f  u s  w e r e  d e e p l y  m o v e d
b y  t h e  l i v e s  o f  t h e  S i o u x  I n d i a n s — t h e i r  h a r m o n y  w i t h
n a t u r e  a n d  s p i r i t,  t h e  w a y  t h e y  a l l o w e d  t h e  w a y s  o f


 strong;
presented in the book are fundamental to
resists (44) the downward pressure with all
the procedure to avoid transmitting typically a murmur of surprise
rippled current treatment of mental illness.) his strength. That is all there is to it. positive or negative feelings. Accuracy is
through the audience at the implications
The thrust of the book was that seriousA statement may be made by either party. increased by having the test subject. close
of what they had just discovered. mental illnesses such as psychosis, as
While the subject holds it in mind, his
his eyes; there should be no music in the
The next phenomenon demonstrated was
well as lesser ones such as emotional
arm's strength is tested by the tester's
background. that a mere image of a substance held in
disorder, had a genetic basis involving an
downward pressure. If the statement is
(45) Because the test is so deceptively
mind produced the same response as if
abnormal biochemical pathway in the
negative or false, or reflects a calibration
simple, it is well that an inquirer first
the substance were in physical contact
brain, a molecular basis which could be
below 200 (see Map of Consciousness,
verify its accuracy to his own with the body. As an example, we wouldcorrected on the molecular level. Manic-
Chapter 3), the test subject will "go
satisfaction. Responses can be checked
hold up an apple grown with pesticides
depressive illness, schizophrenia, weak." If the answer is yes or
calibrates by cross-questioning, and everyone who
and ask the audience to look directly at it
alcoholism and depression, therefore, over 200, he will "go strong." becomes acquainted with the technique
while being tested; all would go weak. could be af fected by nutrition as well as
T o demonstrate the procedure one might
thinks of tricks to satisfy himself that it is
W e would then hold up an or ganically (46)
medication. In 1973, when the book was
have the subject hold an image of
reliable.9 It will soon be found that the
grown apple, free of contaminants, and as
published, the psychiatric establishment
Abraham Lincoln in mind while being
same response is observed in all subjects,
the audience focused on it they wouldwas still psychoanalytically oriented; the
tested, and then, for contrast, an image of
that it is not necessary for them to have
instantly go strong. Inasmuch as no one
work was accepted primarily by holistic
Adolph Hitler. The same ef fect can be
any knowledge of the matter in question,
in the audience knew which apple was
practitioners. The suggested treatment
demonstrated by holding in mind
and that the response will always be
which, nor, for that matter, had any
methods and results were frequently someone who is loved in contrast to
independent of the test subject's personal
anticipation of the test, the reliability of
verified with kinesiology. someone who is feared or hated or about
opinions about the question. the method was demonstrated to
However, it was Dr. Diamond's whom there is some strong regret. everyone's satisfaction.1 1
Before presenting an inquiry we havedemonstration that the body instantly
Once a numeric scale is elicited (see
found it instrumental to first test the
It should be remembered that people
went weak in response to unhealthy
below) calibrations can be arrived at by
statement, "I may ask this question." This
process experience dif ferently: some
emotional attitudes or mental stresses
stating, "This item" (e.g., this book,
is analogous to an entry requisite on a
primarily adopt a feeling mode, others
which had the greatest ongoing clinical
or ganization, this person's motive, etc.) is
computer terminal, and will occasionally
are more auditory and still others, more
21
22
visual. Therefore, test :questions should
frame of the memory or image involved. amount of information about these the part of the test subject, who then
avoid such phrasing as "How do youIf a test subject is holding in mind a
matters in a short time. functions merely as an indicator for the
feel?" about a person, situation or given person and their relationship, the
The numerical scale, elicited purposes of calibration. experience or "How does it look?" or
response will depend on the period the
spontaneously from test subjects, ranges
The test response is independent of the
"How does it sound?" Customarily, if one
memory or image represents. If he is
from the value of mere physical existence
subject's physical strength. It is
says, "Hold the situation (or person,
remembering his relationship with his
at 1, to 600, the apex of ordinary
frequently dumbfounding to well-
place, thing, or feeling) in mind," the
brother from childhood, he may have a
consciousness, and then on to 1,000,
muscled athletes when they go just as
subject will instinctively select his dif ferent response than if he is
holding in comprehending advanced states of weak as anyone else inresponse to a
appropriate mode. 12
mind an image of the relationship as it is
enlightenment. Responses in the form of
noxious stimulus. The tester may well be
Occasionally, in an ef fort, perhaps even
today. Questioning always has to be
simple yes-or -no answers determine the
a frail woman who (49) weighs less than
unconscious, to disguise their response,
narrowed down quite specifically.l4
calibration of the subject. For example,
one hundred pounds, and the subject may
subjects will select a mode which is not
One other cause for paradoxical test
"If just being alive is one, then the power
be a professional football player who
their customary mode of processing and
results is a physical condition of the test
of love is over 200?" (Subject goes
weighs more than two hundred, but the
give a false response. When the testersubject resulting from stress, or
strong, indicating a yes.) "Love is over
test results will be the same, as she puts
elicits such a response the question
depression of thymus gland function
300?" (Subject still goes strong.) "Love is
down his powerful arm with a mere two
should be rephrased. For example, a
from encountering a very negative ener gy
over 400?" (Subject stays strong.) "Love
fingers. patient who feels guilty about his anger
field. The thymus gland is the central
is 500 or over?" (Subject still strong.) In
toward his mother may hold in mind a
controller of the body's acupuncture
this case love calibrated at 500, and this
3. TEST RESUL TS AND
photograph of her and test strong. ener gy system, and when its ener gy is
figure proved reproducible regardless
INTERPRET A TION
However, if the tester were to rephraselow, test results are unpredictable. This
how many test subjects were tested. W ith
A GOAL OF THIS STUDY is to
the question to ask this subject to hold in
can be easily remedied in a few seconds
repeated testing using individuals or generate a practical map of the
ener gy mind his present attitude toward his
by a simple technique discovered by Dr. groups of testers with individuals or
fields of consciousness so as to delineate
mother, he would instantly go weak. John Diamond, which he called the
groups of subjects, a consistent scale
the range and general geography of an
Other precautions to maintain the "Thymus Thump." The thymus gland
is emer ged which correlates well with uncharted area of human
investigation. In accuracy of the test include removing
located directly behind the top of the
human experience, history, and common
order to make this more easily
eyeglasses, especially if they have metal
breast bone. W ith clenched fist, pound
opinion, as well as the findings ofapprehensible for the reader, the
frames, and hats (synthetic materials on
over this area rhythmically several times
psychology, sociology, psychoanalysis,
numerical designations arrived at for the
top of the head make everyone go weak). while smiling and thinking of someone
philosophy and medicine. It also various ener gy fields have been
rounded The testing arm should also be free of
you love. At each thump say, "ha-ha-ha." correlates quite precisely with the to comparative figures. jewelry, especially quartz wristwatches. Retesting will now show the resumption
perennial philosophy's strata of As we look at the Map of consciousness
When an anomalous response does occur,
of thymic dominance, and test results will
consciousness. 16
(following page, it becomes clear that the
further investigation should eventually
return to normal.15
The tester must be cautious, realizing that
calibrated levels correlate with specific
reveal the cause-the tester, for instance,the answers to some questions may be
Use of the T esting Procedure in this
processes of consciousness-emotions,
might be wearing a perfume to which the
quite disturbing to the subject. The
Study
perceptions or attitudes, world-views and
patient has an adverse reaction,
technique must not be used irresponsibly
spiritual beliefs. If space permitted, the
produ


 the army, probably fear or
apprehension was next in order of enervating influences. DIAGNOSIS A MEDICAL DELUSION

   Diagnosing acco rding to modern medical science is a
scheme of symptomatology that means nothing except a
guide in discovering organic change —pathological change;
and if no change or pathology is found, the case is sent
home, with the advice to return again in a few month s; or
perhaps it will be kept under observation for a while. Even
cases presenting pathological changes, such as we see in
rheumatic arthritis, I have known of being sent home for
six months, because no point of infection could lee found. The patient would  be sent away with the statement: “After
a thorough examination, we cannot find the cause of your
disease. Come back in about six months, and it may be
showing up in that time.” So much for the influence that
focal infection has on the mind of the professi on. Suppose
infected teeth were found. or sinus infection, what of it? What causes the teeth and sinuses to be infected? Why is
rheumatism a symptom of infection, and the focal
infections not a symptom of rheumatism? The truth is that rheumatism, infe cted teeth, and sinus
infections, as well as every other pathology found in the
body, are effects. Symptoms without lesions represent
functional derangements which have not been repeated
long enough or often enough to cause organic change. If, as
diagnosis  goes, the cause is to be found in the disease, at
what stage are we to look for it? Is it at the beginning, or in
the fully developed organic change, or in the dead man? Mackenzie believed that it should be looked for at the very
beginning, which meant wi th him the earliest change. He
believed that an intensive study at this stage would discover
cause. This was a mistaken idea of his, which is proved by
the fact that the cause of rheumatism and cancer cannot be
found early or late, and that those who belie ve germs cause
disease cannot find them until pathology is found. It
appears to me, after being in the game for over fifty years, that a plan which has received so much labor without
reward should be abandoned. Diagnosis is so fraught with the element  of uncertainty
that no reliance can be placed upon it. Research occupies an army of laboratory experts in
hunting the cause of disease, and also cures. They are
doomed to fail; for how is it possible to find cause in
effects? The specialist is s o limited in his knowledge of the
philosophy of health and disease that he becomes deluded
on the subject; and this delusion often causes him to see
meningitis, appendicitis, ovaritis —or any disease that
happens to be the subject of his specialty —in every case
brought to him. As a matter of fact, most attacks of disease
of any and all kinds get well, whether treated or not, if they
have not passed from functional to organic. This statement needs a little explanation. It is said that
eighty per cent who  fall sick get well, or could get well
without the aid of a doctor. All so -called attacks of disease
of whatever kind are crises of Toxemia, which means
vicarious elimination of Toxin that has accumulated above
the saturation (toleration) point. These cris es may be symptoms which we call cold, “flu,” tonsilitis, gastritis,
headache, or some other light malady. They come today
and are gone in a few days. If treated, we say they were
cured. If they are not treated, we say they got well without
treatment. The truth is that the surplus toxin —the amount
accumulated above the point which can be maintained with
comfort —is eliminated, and comfort returns. This is not a
cure; it is one of nature’s palliations. When the cause or
causes of enervation are discovered and  removed, the
nerve -energy returns to normal. Elimination removes toxin
as fast as developed by metabolism. This is health —this is
all there is to any cure. In a few words: Stop all enervating
habits; stop eating; rest until nerve -energy is restored to
normal. When this is accomplished the patient is cured. A
short or long fast is beneficial to most sick people. Those
who are afraid of fasting should not fast. All other so -called
cures are a delusion, and at the most a passing palliation;
but enough such cu res are performed daily to keep a large
army of doctors and cultists in bread, butter, and a degree
of respectability. The cured patients, however, glacier -like,
move steadily down to the river Styx —thousands and
thousands of them years before their time,  many even
before their prime, and all maintaining a false belief
concerning what disease is, and a more foolish notion
concerning cures. TOXEMIA SIMPLIFIES THE
UNDERSTANDING OF DISEASE

   When a child shows symptoms of high fever, pain, and
vomiting,  what is the disease? It may be indigestion frown
overeating or eating improper food. It may be the beginning
of gastritis, scarlet fever, diphtheria, meningitis, infantile
paralysis, of some other so -called disease. The treatment,
according to the Philoso phy of Toxemia, may be positive
and given with confidence. There need be no waiting for
developments, no guessing, no mistakes. What is done is
the correct treatment for any so -called disease, named or
not named. Get rid of the exciting causes, whatever th ey
are. Ninety -nine times out of a hundred the stomach and
bowels are full of undigested foods. Wash out the bowels,
and get rid of this source of infection. Then give a hot bath
of sufficient duration to furnish complete relief from any
pain. When discomf ort returns, give another bath. Use an
enema every day, and twice daily if symptoms demand. So long as there is fever, rest assured that the bowels are
not cleaned out. Provide plenty of fresh air and water, and
keep the patient quiet. See to it that nothing but water goes
into the stomach until the fever and discomfort are entirely
overcome; then give very light food at first. A child that is given meat and eggs and an excess of milk
is liable to develop putrefactive diseases. It is doubtful (and
I believe impossible) if any child brought up on fruit, whole
wheat and other grains, and vegetables can ever evolve
diphtheria, scarlet fever, or smallpox, or develop septic
fever—typhoid. The methods of the regular practice of medicine are in
keeping with the habits of body and mind that lead to
malignant disease, epidemics, etc. As a man thinketh, so is
he. The regular profession believes in antitoxin, vaccine, and
autogenous remedies; and these remedies fit the
psychology of a mode of living  that leads to vicious types
of disease. Most people are in sympathy with impossible cures —
cures without removing causes. All so -called cures will some day be proved a delusion. Remember that children will not be sick if they are not
toxemic. Let  the local manifestations be what they may, the
basic cause is always the same —Toxemia plus septic
infection; and if this state is not added to by food, cases treated in this way will be aborted —jugulated, if you
please. Doctors who have seen only regular practice will
declare that the cases recovering in this manner are
irregular and lacking in intensity. Of course, they are not
typical; for they have not been complicated with fear and
disease -building treatment. Doctors will say: “Suppose it is a cas e of diphtheria? Antitoxin should be used, for it is a specific.” What is
diphtheria? A toxemic subject with gastro -intestinal catarrh
becomes infected from decomposition of animal food eaten
in excess of digestive powers. The symptoms are those of
tonsili tis, showing a grayish exudite covering the tonsils or
other parts of the throat, accompanied by a disagreeable,
pungent, fetid breath. There is great prostration. Subjects
developing these symptoms have been living haphazardly. Their eating has been too l argely of animal foods and
starch —the conventional mixtures —and devoid of raw
vegetables and fruit. The only animal food may be milk,
and the patient a young child. There have been running
before, for a longer or shorter term, gastric irritation,
constipat ion, perhaps several gastric attacks —acute
indigestion. In some cases the physical state is so vicious that a severe
development of gastro -intestinal putrefaction may end
fatally in from one to three days. These are the cases
supposed to be overwhelme d by the diphtheritic toxin,
which means an acute protein -poisoning —intestinal
putrefaction —in a subject already greatly enervated and
toxemic. ACUTE MALIGNANC


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Q: What is the main purpose of the ancient Chinese practice of pluck-and-nurture?,
A: The main purpose of pluck-and-nurture was to preserve the male's life essence and prolong the sexual act, and also to extract the female's orgasmic secretions to absorb and refine them.
Q: What is the significance of the "cinnabar field" in the context of pluck-and-nurture?,
A: The "cinnabar field" is a reference to the female's genital area, and the significance lies in the fact that the male is trying to absorb the female's orgasmic secretions and store them in this area for rejuvenation.
Q: What is the role of the "crucible" in the context of pluck-and-nurture?,
A: The "crucible" refers to a woman who is skilled in the art of pluck-and-nurture, and the role is to train and refine her own sexual potency and longevity.
Q: What is the significance of the "plant of lustful sheep" in the context of ancient Chinese sexology?,
A: The "plant of lustful sheep" refers to the broom rape (Orobanche ammophyla), which is used as an aphrodisiac and is believed to enhance sexual potency and vitality.
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pcoplt.· dt.·rive their sexual vitality. Son1eday we n1ight find a genuine, sate aphrodisiac, one that
brings instant sexual arousal without unwant ed side effects. Up
to now. however. all known aphrodisiacs that create the illusion of
arousal have been found to be hannful. Son1c-such as Spanish
fly. and perhaps the palace grapes eaten by the otlicial in the story
recounted carlier-n1ay n1on1entarily heighten "arousal" of the
sexual organs, but they do not enhance genuine sexual desire. They stin1ulate the body in ways not intended by nature and drain
it of its lin1ited vitality. and their long-tenn side effects n1ay in
dude eventual in1potence and even death. The answer docs not lie in a pill that instantly gives people
overworked sex organs and lat er rewards them with impotence
and ill health. Perhaps the real aphrodisiac is something that first
boosts sexual health, then in turn naturally arouses sexual desire. Up to now little has been studied in the modern laboratory,
not even the long -term side effects of aphrodisiacs as defined in
the classical sense. The ultimate laboratory is the human body
itself The ancient Chinese, with their fervent though discreet
pursuit of sexual vitality, have been at it more or less for several
thousand years. Perhaps their interest in sexual nutrients can give
us some hints in our own quest for the perfect aphrodisiacs. Foods and Herbs for Love
145 11
Sexual Vitality from
the Sea of Chi
The Taoist Fountain o/ Youth? IN THEIR SEARCH into the art of lovemaking, the ancient Chinese
Taoists went beyond food and herbs, even beyond erotic tech
niques. The quintessenc e of their Art of the Bedchamber was to
generate and maxi mize sexual vitality by consciously maneuver
ing the human body's chi, or life -energy. They did this to enhance
sexual arousal, control orgasn1, and intensify ecstasy for both
men and won1en. Was this pure mysticis m? Or can it be reconciled with modern
science? The answer may con1e n1ore easily fron1 the rnodern bed
roonl than fron1 the n1odern laboratory. Scientists have, it is true,
stumbled on son1e intriguing findings in the laboratory, but in
doing so they luvc con1e up with rnore questions than answers. This chapter, which exarnines Taoist ideas of sexual enhancen1cnt,
touches on both the n1ystical and the scientific. In rnodern tenns, the Taoists' dri tnaneuver is a fonn of nlind
body interaction in which the n1ind consciously attempts to direct
the body. It is intriguing first to survey \Vhat ancient physicians
and st·xologists tht·orized and practiced, on their tern1s and with
their rationale, and then to kan1 about discoveries in this area by
conternporary scientists, East and West, and finally to sec specifi-Srxual Vitality from tire Sea ��(Chi
cally how the ancients used n1ind-body interaction to boost their
sexual vitality. The notion that there is powerful, albeit elusive, life-t(Hce in
the hurnan body has been n1aintained tlrrnly and continuously in
China for rnore than three thousand years. Chinese traditionalists
believe that this prirneval force of life can be controlled and nu
nipulated not only to intensify sexual prowess, but also to rein
force nurtial arts strength and irnprove health and longevity. According to the ancients, chi is generated and stored in a
ntysterious reservoir inside the lower abdon1en between the navel
and the pubic region. This reservoir, the ta11-ticn, or cinnabar field,
however, is not an anatornical structure that can be found in
surgery or by autopsy. It is rather an energy field whose role is in
dicated indirectly and tenuously by many n1edical and health
practices. Ancient Chinese meditation is aimed directly at the cin
nabar field, as sugg ested by the colorf ul though inaccurate expres
sion "contemplating the navel." As long as a person is alive, his chi circulates ceaselessly in his
body in a network of energy channels called meridians, which are
linked to specific organs or physiological functions. Dotting these
meridians like pumping stations are acupoints. The acupoint
nearest the cinnabar field is called chi-hai (sea of chi) and is be
lieved a key point connected to the cinnabar field. By selectively manipula ting specific acupoints with needles,
burning herbs, or fingers, one can sedate or stimulate a particular
organ or physiological function. According to the ancients, acu
puncture cured diseases because it regulated the flow of chi and
restored the balance of Yin and Yang for life-energy. Chinese physicians and acupuncturists, Zen Buddhists, Tao
ists, kung fu masters, acrobats, dancers, and sexologists all have
considered the cinnabar field of supreme significance in their re
spective domains. They use various forms of physical exercise and
mental therapy to cultivate and train it. CHI -KUNG
Among the various Chinese practices to manipulate life-energy,
the most potent is chi- kun g, or qi-,gotlJ! (life-energy skill), a com
bination of meditation and diaphragm breathing that consciously Cot� temporary
acupututure chart THE ART OF THE BE DCHAM BER
harnesses vital energy. The practitioner sits on a stiff chair or in
the lotus position on the floor, or stands, breathing slowly, while
directing his mind on the circulation of life-energy to and from
the cinnabar field. This becon1es more complex a·s the practi
tioner progresses through half a dozen stages, including reverse
diaphragm breathing, throat breathing, rectal breathing, and the
most advanced, cinnabar field breathing. The catatonic appearance of chi-kung practitioners belies the


 alone in a six-seater jet at forty thousand feet is
a v ery peaceful  place. I fell into meditation and my mind
became very still. When I opened my eyes, I absorbed the
tremendous difference in my  environment from when I
had firs t decid ed to let go and see where life would take
me. I still live d in the same woods and kept my same
practices morn ing and evening, but somehow the rest
had changed rather dramatically. I reflected back at how
many times life had presented me with changes I was
uncomfortable with. In the  beginning, it had been
difficult to ignore the resistant mind. Over time, as I saw
what ha d transpired by taking the risk of letting go of
me, the  process had become much more natural. I was
surrounded by the results of letting go. There was
nothing in my life I could point to that hadn’t come from
surrendering to life’s flow. I was so humbled by the
process that nothing in me w anted to resist ever again. I
was deeply in love with the excitement and wonder of
experiencing what would unfold next. It was in this
frame of mind that I was off to Texas to meet Synetic’s
chairman. To me, this proposed merger was simply what was
happening nex t. I didn’t need to think about it; I already
knew th at nothing inside of me wanted to merge the
company with Synetic or anyone else. I loved what I was
doing. I had a vision burning inside of me that had
driven me for twenty years. It started while I was firstwriting this amazing program, and it never subsided for
a single moment. That vision inspired me day and night. I didn’t  want to eat, and I didn’t want to sleep. I was
driven to perfect the program, its distribution, and the
support of the doctors who had entrusted their practices
to u s. I felt like life had giv en me this task, and I was
honored to do it. I had not  lost one drop of my early
focus or yearning to explore t he deeper inner states. This
surrendering t o life was  my  path to self-realization, and
there was no doubt that it was working. I was not living a
life based on w hat I wanted or didn’t want. Those types
of thoughts had ceased passing through my mind long
ago. I was way too busy tryi ng to do the work life had
given me. This was Karma yo ga at its highest. I had given
my life to the Universal Flow, and it had not only taken it
—it had devoured me in the process. I didn’t care at all
what happened to me. I car ed about the company, the
employees, the doctors, and, above all, the vision of
perfection that drove the very beat of my heart. As beautiful as that sounds, I found myself on a jet
flying to a tiny  airport somewhere in the middle of Texas
to meet  a total stranger and discuss arrangements to put
the company under his control. That was the bottom
line. Events had unfolded such that the greatest potential
for t he company had outgrown what we could provide by
ourselves. My discussions w ith John Kang about the
proposed deal had shown me how sharp Marty was. Control was definitely my ma jor issue. I wanted to be in
a p osition to keep the dream alive and protect the
company from being abused for strictly financial gain. Marty had agreed to put J ohn, me, and some other
Medical Mana ger Corporatio n board members on the
board of directors of the combined company. He also
agreed to make me co-chairm an of the board, and John
and I would become the co-CEOs. For added incentive,
the new  comb ined company would keep our name,
Medical Manager Corporation.Though I was a  novice at mer gers of public companies,
I w as astute enough to kno w what granting us these
high-level positions really m eant. It meant that Marty
was so confide nt of his position of power that he did not
feel the slightest bit threatened by ceding this amount of
power t o people with whom he had no history. Any way
you cut it, if the deal went through, Marty was going to
be my boss. T his was all th e more interesting since I
never re ally had a boss befor e, and I was fifty-two years
old. I had rese arched all I could about Marty. He was a
self-made billi onaire who bred and raced thoroughbred
horses for a h obby. He had grown up on Wall Street
buying and selling companies, and he had also built
some very successful compa nies from the ground up,
including Medco, which he had sold to Merck
pharmaceuticals for six billio n dollars years earlier. Most
important, he was highly respected in the upper echelons
of business. More than one a rticle about him freely used
the term “genius.”
Marty h ad made an offer of $1.3 billion for Medical
Manager Corporation. Our board of directors was
leaning very favorably toward the deal. I felt pretty
certain that all vectors were flowing in that direction—
that’s why I wa s flying out for this meeting. What I didn’t
know was what life would be  like in this larger corporate
environment. I realized I could never know beforehand,
and I was read y to surrender once again to the flow of
life. From a p ersonal point of view, I was much more
interested in seeing how Marty did with me than how I
did with him. I was a ponytailed, non-suit-wearing yogi,
and Marty was sure to be a more traditional
businessman. Was this going to work? Marty flew in on his jet w ith one of his business
development people. The meeting lasted only a few
hours and everything went fine, as would be expected
under these circumstances. W e each had already spent
sufficient time analyzing the proposed merger, so by thetime we met, the synergies  were quite clear. I found
Marty to be ve ry down to earth and approachable. He
was all busines s, and I really liked that. I made a point of
discussing (or more accuratel y—disclosing) the existence
of the Temple, and my commitment to meditation and
my alte rnative lifestyle. I knew I wasn’t going to give any
of that up, so it  seemed appropriate to let him know what
he was getting into. It was obvious that Marty was way
past the small stuff. He was  a big picture person, and
what he cared about was corporate development. He
couldn’t have cared less about my personal lifestyle, but
he paid close attention when I discussed how hard I
worked every day. He told me his wife did yoga, and I
figured that being from Calif ornia he was bound to have
been ex posed to the likes of me. As Marty and I shook
hands a nd went our own ways, there was no way I could
have known how much I would end up learning, both
personally and professionally, from this man.4 7. M e r g i n g — B u t  N o t  w i t h  t h e  U n i v e r s e
O ver the  years, I had come to  see that I really had no
idea wh ere life was going to  put me on any given day. And, in  truth, it was none of my business. My job was to
simply continu e surrendering and serving what was put
in f ront of me. Such was th e case on the day I found
myself chairin g a Medical M anager Corporation board
meeting speci fically called to discuss the proposed
merger with Synetic. Medical Manager had a very active board of directors,
many of whom had tremen dous business experience,
including a previous treasurer of General Motors. The
board was seriously considering our various options
going forward. We had done $140 million of business the
previous year versus Synet ic’s $70 million. But the
tremendous potential value of its web portal had pushed
Synetic’s market value way beyond ours and made the
company an attractive partner. In the end, the board
unanimously decided to accept Synetic’s $1.3 billion offer
for the company. I, of  cou rse, ha d never been in volved in a billion-dollar
merger before. But we had great outside counsel and a
good team of b ankers to assist us. I turned to Sabrina to
work by my si de on this enormous project. Marty had
put the merger on the fast track, and all the details had
to be worked out in a few weeks. We worked day and
night to get the final deal presented to both boards, and
the merger was announced publicly on May 17, 1999. The merger between Medic al Manager Corporation
and Synetic created quite a st ir. It was the main businessstory on CNN that evening and was prominent in the
Wall Street Journal  the next day. The new company kept
the Medical Manager Corporation name, and John Kang
and I were co -CEOs and sat on the board of


same time, much larger than anything I knew of myself. A presence ‘whose
148the unity of being
dwelling is the light of setting suns, and the round ocean, and the living air,
and the blue sky, and in the mind of man’. *
     Many years later, after meeting Francis, I was astonished to find that
this expansion of the body into the surrounding space, and the correspond -
ing permeation of the body with that space, had been formalised into a
spiritual practice in the Tantric tradition of Kashmir Shaivism several
hundred years earlier, as a means by which the feeling of separation may be
dissolved. Suffice it to say that, formalised or not, the softening of the boundary between
our self and all objects and others is a natural and inevitable consequence of
the recognition of our true nature. The more deeply we investigate the nature of our essential self, the
less limitation we find. We find limited thoughts, feelings and sensations,
but that which is aware of them, and within which they arise, does not
share their limits, just as the space of a room does not share the limited
qualities of the objects that exist within it or the walls that seem to con -
tain it. This liberation of our self from the confines within which it is normally
contained may be experienced as a feeling of release or expansion, and may
be accompanied by a great relaxation of the tension in the body and the agi -
tation in the mind. The feeling of expansion and the corresponding loss of the sense of sep -
aration may take place gradually, almost imperceptibly, over a period of time. Or it may take place suddenly and spontaneously. We may be walking along a street or path and suddenly the sense of being
solid, dense and located dissolves. We experience the world as a stream of
perceptions and the body as a flow of sensations appearing in the openness
of awareness. We are not a body walking through the world; the body and
the world are flowing through us. We continue to experience the world through the medium of the
body, but the body has lost its separating power. The universe becomes
our body. 149* William Wordsworth, Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey  (1798 ).you are the happiness you seek
a single, shared reality

Einstein once remarked, ‘Common sense is a series of prejudices that most people
acquire by the age of eighteen’. Most of us have been conditioned to trust the
evidence of common sense: a combination of perception and thought that frag -
ments the unity of being into a multiplicity and diversity of discrete objects and
selves, each with its own apparently separate and individual existence. However, everyone has first-hand, direct knowledge of the underlying real -
ity of the universe through the experiences of love and beauty. In the experience
of love, we recognise our shared reality with all people and animals. In the ex -
perience of beauty, we recognise our shared reality with all objects and nature. Imagine the space of my study, in Oxford, where I am now writing, and
compare it with the space in which you are currently sitting as you read this
book. They seem to be two separate and unique spaces, each with its own
particular size, shape, location, and so on. Now imagine that each of us were to remove all the objects from our
room and even to dismantle the walls within which the space seems to be
contained. What remains of the difference between our two rooms? Are they
still separate? Have they united? Were they ever really separate to begin with? Were there really even two spaces to begin with? Now do the same experiment with yourself. Imagine removing from
yourself all the temporary, changing elements of your experience: thoughts,
images, memories, feelings, sensations, perceptions, activities, relationships,
and so on. What remains of yourself? Just formless, aware being. Now do the same experiment in your imagination with someone you love. Remove, in your imagination, everything that is not essential to them. What
remains? Formless, aware being. Are your being and their being still separate? Have you united? Were you ever really two separate beings to begin with? Your shared being has simply been revealed, now that it is no longer ob -
scured by the respective elements of your experience. That revelation of your
shared being is the experience of love. We can do the same thought experiment with someone we dislike or resent,
either someone we know in person or someone we know of through the
media. What we dislike is some aspect of their conditioned character, not
their essential being or self. 150the unity of being
     Whether we like somebody or not is determined by the relationship
between one character and another, between one set of conditioning and
another, that is, the content of each of their thoughts, feelings, activities and
relationships. The experience of love has nothing to do with whether we
like or dislike a person’s character. It is the recognition of our shared being. Divested of the conditioning that defines our character and dictates the way
we think, feel, act and relate, we are all the same indivisible being. The same is true of the vast majority of people whom we will never meet. The contents of my room in Oxford and your room at home will never in -
teract, but nevertheless the space in which they appear is the same space. Likewise, although two characters may never meet, they still share their
being. When we are moved by an image of a child in distress on the other
side of the world, we are, without necessarily realising it, feeling their being
as our own. This also explains why we sometimes meet a person for the first time but
feel we are reuniting with an old friend. We do not really meet them; we rec -
ognise them. There is something familiar about them and we feel at ease in
their company. In this case, it is not necessary to know anything about them
as a person to feel that, at the deepest level, we share our being. In the experience of love, our shared being filters through the otherness of
the apparent other. The name and form of the other ceases to conceal our
shared being and becomes transparent to it. However, many long-term rela -
tionships end in conflict because the interaction of our personalities pro -
gressively obscures our shared being. We fall in love with someone’s essence;
we have to live with their personality. When we first meet, we feel our shared essence. That is the experience of
love. It is only later that we encounter each other’s personality, that is, the
layers of conditioning which subsequently veil our shared being. The word
‘personality’ comes from the Latin word persona, meaning ‘mask’, implying
a disguise that covers our real face. Our personalities prevent us from ‘seeing
the original face’ of our companion, that is, from feeling our shared being. If we look at whatever conflicts may exist in our own life, and when we
look around us at those that exist between individuals, communities and na -
tions, it is tragic to realise that, at the deepest level, everybody already loves
one another. That is, we all share our being. 151you are the happiness you seek
     Love is the recognition of our shared being. After all, when we love some -
one, do we not feel to a greater or lesser extent that everything that divides
or separates us dissolves? In love, the other is not other. This is true of our
relationship with animals as well as people. In fact, we do not  share  being, as if being were an attribute of individual
people. Ultimately, there are no individuals, no separate selves. There is just
infinite, indivisible and utterly intimate being, which shines in each of us as
the sense of ‘being myself’ or ‘I am’, before it is qualified by experience. Love is not a relationship between two people; it is the collapse  of rela -
tionship. It is the dissolution of everything that defines a person as a separate,
independently existing entity, and the revelation of the being that we share
with all others. It is the dawn of unity. As Rumi said, ‘Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere; they’re in each other
all along’. *

the self of all selves

Love is unconditional. It does not depend on the attitudes, opinions, actions
or behaviour of a person. It is simply the recognition that at the deepest level
we share our being. We are not required to like everybody, but we are called to love everybody. We are called to recognise that their being is our being, that we share our
being, and to act and relate with them in a manner that is consistent with
this understanding. Whether or not we  like someone depends upon the ex -
tent to which our conditioning and theirs are in harmony, but there is no
room for preferences in love. Next time a loved one fails to treat us in the way that we would like to be
treated, or says something unkind or disrespectful, we may become aware of
the impulse to react emotionally and to retaliate on behalf of a hurt self. If we
look for that hurt self, we never find it. We may find thoughts, feelings and
actions that arise on behalf of a hurt self, but we never find the hurt self itself. When we trace our way back through the layers of thought and feeling
in search of our self, we find only the inherently peaceful and unconditionally
152* Jelaluddin Rumi, ‘The Minute I Heard My First Love Story’ (


	chemicals	that	initiate	cancer	are	often
the	ones	that	make	headlines. What	does	not	make	headlines,	however,	is	the
fact	that	the	disease	process	continues	long	after	initiation,	and	can	be
accelerated	or	repressed	during	its	promotion	stage	by	nutrition. In	other
words,	nutrition	primarily	determines	whether	the	disease	will	ever	do	its
damage.PRINCIPLE	#6
___________
The	same	nutrition	that	prevents	disease	in	its	early	stages	(before
diagnosis)	can	also	halt	or	reverse	disease	in	its	later	stages	(after
diagnosis). It	is	worth	repeating	that	chronic	diseases	take	several	years	to	develop. For
example,	there	is	a	general	thought	that	breast	cancer	can	be	initiated
in
adolescence	and	not	become	detectable	until	after	menopause! So	we	very
well	may	have	lots	of	middle-aged	women	walking	around	with	breast	cancer
initiated	during	their	teens	that	will	not	be	detectable	until	after	menopause
. 14
For	many	people	this	translates	into	the	fatalistic	notion	that	little	can	be	done
later	in	life. Does	this	mean	that	these	women	should	start	smoking	and	eating
more	chicken-fried	steak	because	they’re	doomed	anyway? What	do	we	do,
given	that	many	of	us	may	already	have	an	initiated	chronic	disease	lurking	in
our	bodies,	waiting	to	explode	decades	from	now? As	we	saw	in	chapter	three,	cancer	that	is	already	initiated	and	growing	in
experimental	animals	can	be	slowed,	halted	or	even	reversed	by	good
nutrition. Luckily	for	us,
the	same	good	nutrition	maximizes	health	at	every
stage	of	a	disease. In	humans,	we	have	seen	research	findings	showing	that	a
whole	foods,	plant-based	diet	reverses	advanced	heart	disease,	helps	obese
people	lose	weight	and	helps	diabetics	get	off	their	medication	and	return	to	a
more	normal,	pre-diabetes	life. Research	has	also	shown	that	advanced
melanoma,	the	deadly	form	of	skin	cancer,	might	be	attenuated	or	reversed	by
lifestyle	changes. 15
Some	diseases,	of	course,	appear	to	be	irreversible. The	autoimmune
diseases	are	perhaps	most	frightening	because	once	the	body	turns	against
itself,	it	may	become	unstoppable. And	yet,	amazingly,	even	some	of	these
diseases	may	be	slowed	or	attenuated	by	diet. Recall	the	research	showing
that	even	Type	1	diabetics	can	lower	their	medication	requirements	by	eating
the	right	food. Evidence	also	shows	that	rheumatoid	arthritis	can	be	slowed	by
diet,
16
	as	can	multiple	sclerosis. 17,	18
I	believe	that	an	ounce	of	prevention	does	equal	a	pound	of	cure,	and	the
earlier	in	life	good	foods	are	eaten,	the	better	one’s	health	will	be. But	for
those	who	already	face	the	burden	of	disease,	we	must	not	forget	that
nutrition	still	can	play	a	vital	role.PRINCIPLE	#7
___________
Nutrition	that	is	truly	beneficial	for	one	chronic	disease	will	support
health	across	the	board. When	I	was	trying	to	get	this	book	published,	I	had	a	meeting	with	an	editor
at	a	major	publishing	house,	and	described	to	her	my	intent	to	create	disease-
specific	chapters	that	related	diet	to	specific	ailments	or
groups	of	ailments. The	editor	asked,	in	effect,	“Can	you	make	specific	diet	plans	for	each
disease,	so	that	every	chapter	doesn’t	have	the	same	recommendations?”	In
other	words,	could	I	tell	people	to	eat	a	specific	way	for	heart	disease	and	a
different	way	for	diabetes? The	implication,	of	course,	was	that	the	same
eating	plan	for	multiple	diseases	simply	wasn’t	catchy	enough,	wasn’t
sufficiently	“marketable.”
Although	this	might	be	good	marketing,	it	is	not	good	science. As	I	have
come	to	understand	more	about	the	biochemical	processes	of	various	diseases,
I	have	also	come	to	see	how	these	diseases	have	much	in	common. Because
of	these	impressive	commonalities,	it	only	makes	sense	that	the	same	good
nutrition	will	generate	health	and	prevent	diseases
across	the	board. Even	if	a
whole	foods,	plant-based	diet	is	more	effective	at	treating	heart	disease	than
brain	cancer,	you	can	be	sure	that	this	diet	will	not	promote	one	disease	while
it	stops	another. It	will	never	be	“bad”	for	you. This	one	good	diet	can	only
help	across	the	board. So	I’m	afraid	I	don’t	have	a	different,	catchy	formula	for	each	disease. I
only	have	one	dietary	prescription. But	rather	than	be	forlorn	about	its	effect
on	my	book	sales,	I’d	prefer	to	remain	excited	about	telling	you	how	simple
food	and	health	really	is. It	is	a	chance	to	clear	away	much	of	the	incredible
public	confusion. Quite	simply,	you	can	maximize	health	for	diseases	across
the	board	with	one	simple	diet.PRINCIPLE	#8
___________
Good	nutrition	creates	health	in	all	areas	of	our	existence. All	parts	are
interconnected. Much	has	been	made	of	“holistic”	health	in	recent	times. This	concept	can
mean	a	variety	of	things	to	different	people. Many	people	lump	all	of	the
“alternative”	medicines	and	activities	into	this	concept,	so	holistic	health
comes	to	mean	acupressure,	acupuncture,	herbal	medicines,	meditation,
vitamin	supplements,	chiropractic	care,	yoga,	aromatherapy,	Feng	Shui,
massage	and	even	sound	therapy. Conceptually,	I	believe	in	holistic	health,	but	not	as	a	catchphrase	for
every	unconventional	and	oftentimes	unproven	medicine	around. Food	and
nutrition,	for	example,	are	of	primary	importance	to	our	health. The	process
of	eating	is	perhaps	the	most	intimate	encounter	we	have	with	our	world;	it	is
a	process	in	which	what	we	eat	becomes	part	of
our	body. But	other
experiences	also	are	important,	such	as	physical	activity	emotional	and	mental
health	and	the	well-being	of	our	environment. Incorporating	these	various
spheres	into	our	concept	of	health	is	important	because	they	are	all
interconnected. Indeed,	this	is	a	holistic	concept. These	expanding	interconnections	became	apparent	to	me	through
experimentation	with	animals. The	rats	fed	the	low-protein	diets	were	not
only	spared	liver	cancer,	but	they	also	had	lower	blood	cholesterol,	noticeably
more	energy	and	voluntarily	exercised	twice	as	much	as	the	high-protein	rats. The	evidence	regarding	increased	energy	levels	was	supported	by	an
enormous	amount	of	anecdotal	evidence	I	have	encountered	over	the	years:
people	have	more	energy	when	they	eat	well. This	synergy	between	nutrition
and	physical	activity	is	extremely	important,	and	is	evidence	that	these	two
parts	of	life	are	not	isolated	from	each	other. Good	nutrition	and	regular
exercise	combine	to	offer	more	health	per	person	than	the	sum	of	each	part
alone. We	also	know	that	physical	activity	has	an	effect	on	emotional	and	mental
well-being. Much	has


 e was a beauty, a peace under neath those
tears; but I was crying. I didn't say, "Death shouldn't be" or
"Death has no meaning", no, ther e was an acceptance, but
still the tears. But it was a beautiful e xperience, even if
there was a deep sadness. But under neath, ther e was the
knowledge that ther e was something that did not die. And
so something emotional can also e xist in the vastness of
consciousness. Ram Dass, can you say something about loving something
that seems unacceptable? How, please? Something else on
the theme: loving what initially seems unlovable? I love all of it... I mean: even this... and even this... and even
this... Y ou have to mak e it come to you....and... we had
every opportunity to love, this dictator, this year...and... He
was a for m that... br ought suﬀering to many people. Is he
not worthy of being loved? I think that every for m is a for m
of God. Sometimes very well disguised! Another question is what R am Dass and Eckhart T olle think
about psychedelic drugs and/or "sacr ed plant medicine. "And for you, R am Dass, as an aid to e xploring your
consciousness at a younger age. The pr ofessional ﬁrst! That's gr eat! (everyone laughs) That's gr eat. The mushr oom
intoxication that I had had; I had lef t the gr oup and I went
into a quiet r oom and I was sitting on a couch and I saw that
there was someone else in the r oom. But the r oom was
dark, I just felt that ther e was someone ther e. And I look ed
over ther e in the cor ner of the r oom and every one of my
"roles," my superﬁcial r oles, my - you could call them kitsch,
kitsch r oles, r oles. Even the r ole of "Richar d" that my
parents gave me. And I thought, "Oh, maybe I just have
amnesia"? A t least I still had my body! And I look ed down
and ther e was the couch. And ther e was no body on it. and
my eyes wer e open and I wanted to call for help but: who
really wanted to call for help? All my parts wer e out, my
body was gone, but ther e was still something. And I r olled
around in the snow, r olled down some hills and passed T im's
house. And my par ents' house was only two blocks away. There was a snowstor m and I was up to my knees in snow. I
ran in the dir ection of T im's house. The sidewalk at the
house was full of snow. The par ents wer e old and I was
young, so I got a shovel fr om the garage. I thought I was
doing the right thing. My heart told me that this was wher e I
should be clearing their path. And I shoveled with all my
heart, then I look ed up at the window and they both look ed
very upset. Up until that point, I had always been very
careful about how I behaved in the eyes of others. But they
were upset; and I danced a little cir cle ar ound the shovel
and gave them laughs and signs. It was the ﬁrst time I
rebelled against authority. And then I found out that they
were mad because it was 4:30 in the mor ning! I was happy
with what I was doing: I was clearing the way for them! But
they lived in this little bo x with the conviction: Y ou don't
clear the way at that hour.Ram Dass, do you have anything else to say about
psychoactive substances and how you view them as an aid? It took me fr om psychology to Maharadji, that's very good! It
is very good. Y es, it says it all! It must have been powerful! Look, I never advise anyone to do this, or because I
approved it. Everything I say is what happened to me. I
make my jok es her e now, but people don't know that these
are really very, very powerful plants. And they shouldn't beused for that-although ther e's no "should-shouldn't"- God
should be their copilot. And Eckhart? Of course, I can only speak fr om my own e xperience, and it
is very limited. I'll tell you about it very brieﬂy. A fairly
recent e xperience; it's amazing that it took me so long to try
hashish; we wer e in Amster dam last year and someone
gave me some very good quality hashish to smok e and I
thought, yeah why not? P eople of ten ask me about it, is it
like a meditation, or is it useful? So I smok ed and when it
started to tak e eﬀect, it felt lik e maple syrup for the brain, it
was lik e.... And I r ealized that it could be something
wonderful for someone whose mind is very active. Because
it slows down for a while. But because my mind is not very
active, I didn't think it was gr eat and I didn't want to do it
again, but it was inter esting and I r ealized that it could help
people who suﬀer fr om a cruel mind that never stops. Not
as a per manent solution, but maybe to open a door and
then continue to meditate, practice pr esence, etc. And it's
the same with LSD. I'm not sur e, I think it was 15 years ago,
and I was alr eady working as a counselor and giving small
workshops, and of ten people would ask me: is LSD useful? And I would say : I don't know, I haven't tried it yet. And
ﬁnally, somebody br ought me something. And I took it, and
again, I have very limited e xperience. My e xperience was
just that the sensory per ceptions wer e extremely ampliﬁed,
it was lik e everything was scr eaming at me: colors, smells,
physical contact; it was lik e the volume was tur ned up
everywher e. I didn't lose attention though; the attention was
there and watching what was going on. It was inter esting,
and I immediately understood that in some people this
causes the mind to stop, because when you per ceive with
such intensity, you don't have time to comment on whatyou per ceive, so you ar e only bombar ded by sensory
impressions and the mind stops for a moment and you ar e
only amazed. Some people have the e xperience of looking
at a k ettle, for e xample, and per ceiving an incr edible depth
and liveliness, which I alr eady per ceive without LSD. When I
look at a k ettle, I feel its liveliness. It may not scr eam at me,
but ther e is something subtle about it, it has a pr esence. So
things don't have to shout at me, but I understand that for
someone who is totally dr owned in the noise of the mind, it
can be an opening. That's about it. Of course, ther e are sacr ed ar eas of other
substances, lik e mushr ooms, etc. that I haven't e xperienced
myself, this goes back thousands of years, when it was part
of a sacr ed jour ney, not a hobby; it was part of the cultural
fabric of the time and certainly did good service ther e, and
personally, I may have to wait another lifetime befor e I try
it. When someone has dementia or Alzheimer's disease, their
"being" seems to disappear. When I spend time with my 93
year old mother, I begin to wonder what it is that you ar e
referring to. Can you tell us something about it? Sometimes ther e is an in-between stage in Alzheimer's
disease, when people don't r emember their pr oblems. I had
a friend whose mother had Alzheimer's disease, and it was
in that middle stage that she was happy for the ﬁrst time in
her life, because at that point she couldn't r emember her
problems. She was for getting who she was. Of course, this
also happens when you become mor e present, but the
diﬀer ence is that when you become mor e present, you go
beyond the thought, and when you develop this loss of
memory or when you drink alcohol for e xample, you fall
below the thought, which of course can be very pleasantwhen the thought is a tortur e for you, which it is also for
many people, because they tortur e themselves by talking to
themselves with their mind. When one falls under thought,
this is what happens: per ception is not sharpened but one
goes into sleep; in the middle stage of Alzheimer's disease,
some people seem to e xperience this fr eedom fr om the
mind, but as it


.e., visual, sensory, auditory, or feeling. ‘Y our
mother ’ could therefore be how  she looked, felt, sounded, etc., or
Henry Ford could be calibrated as a father, as an industrialist, for
his impact on America, his anti-Semitism, etc. 3. Accuracy increases with the level of consciousness. (The 400s and
above ar e the most accurate.) One can specify context and stick to a
prevailing modality. The same team using the same technique will
get results that are internally consistent. Expertise develops with
practice. There are some people, however, who are incapable of a
scientific, detach ed attitude and are unable to be objective, and  for
whom the testing method will th erefore not be accurate. Dedication
and intention to the truth has to be given priority over pers onal
opinions and trying to prove them as being “right.”

Note.While it was discovered that the technique does not work for people who
calibrate at less than level 200, only quite recently was i t further
discovered that the technique d oes not work if the persons doing the
testing a re athei sts. This may be  simply the consequence of the  fact that
atheism calibrat es below level 200, and that negation of the  truth or
Divinity (omniscience) karmically disqualifies the negator just as hate
negates love. Also recently discovered was that the capacity for accuracy of
consciousness calibration testing increases the higher the level of
consciousness o f the testers. Pe ople in the range of the high 400s and
above get the most reliably accurate test results (Jef frey and Colyer,
2007). APPENDIX C

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, eternal. What happens in thatspace is relative and temporary: pleasure and pain, gain and loss, birth
and death. The greatest impediment to the discovery of inner space, the greatest
impediment to finding the experiencer, is to become so enthralled by the
experience that you lose yourself in it. It means consciousness is lost in
its
own dream. Y ou get taken in by every thought, every emotion, and every
experience to such a degree that you are in fact in a dreamlike state. This
has been the normal state of humanity for thousands of years. Although you cannot know consciousness, you can become conscious of
it as yourself. Y ou can sense it directly in any situation, no matter where
you are. Y ou can sense it here and now as your very Presence, the inner
space in which the words on this page are perceived and become
thoughts. It is the underlying I Am. The word you are reading and
thinking are the foreground, and the I Am is the substratum, the
underlying background to every experience, thought, feeling.A New Earth
T H E  B R E A T H
Discover inner space by creating gaps in the stream of thinking. W ithout
those gaps, your thinking becomes repetitive, uninspired, devoid or any
creative spark, which is how it still is for most people on the planet. Y ou
don't need to be concerned with the duration of those gaps. A few
seconds is good enough. Gradually, they will lengthen by themselves,
without any ef fort on your part. More important than their length is to
bring them in frequently so that your daily activities and your stream of
thinking become interspersed with space. Someone recently showed me the annual prospectus of a lar ge spiritual
or ganization. When I looked through it, I was impressed by the wide
choice of interesting seminars and workshops. It reminded me of a
smor gasbord, on of those Scandinavian buf fets where you can take your
pick from a huge variety of enticing dishes. The person asked me
whether I could recommend one or two courses. I don't know, I said. They all look so interesting. But I do know this, I added. Be aware of
your breathing as often as you are able, whenever you remember. Do that
for one year, and it will be more powerfully transformative than
attending all of these courses. And it's free. Being aware of your breathing takes attention away from thinking and
creates space. It is one way of generating consciousness. Although the
fullness of consciousness is already there as the unmanifested, we are
here to bring consciousness into this dimension. Be aware of your breathing. Notice the sensation of the breath. Feel the
air moving in and out of your body. Notice how the chest and abdomen
expand and contract slightly with the in and out breath. One conscious
breath is enough to make some space where before there was the
uninterrupted succession of one thought after another. One conscious
breath (two or three would be even better), taken many times a day, is an
excellent way of bringing space into your life. Even if you meditated on
your breathing for two hours or more, which some people do, one breathis all you ever need to be aware of, indeed ever can be aware of. The rest
is memory or anticipation, which is to say, thought. Breathing isn't really
something that you do but something that you witness as it happens. Breathing happens by itself. The intelligence within the body is doing it. All you have to do is watch it happening. There is no strain or ef fort
involved. Also, notice the brief cessation of the breath, particularly the
still point at the end of the out? breath, before you start breathing in
again. Many people's breath is unnaturally shallow. The more you are aware of
the breath, the more its natural depth will reestablish itself. Because breath has no form as such, it has since ancient times been
equated with spirit?the formless one Life. God formed man of dust from
the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and the man
became a living creature. The German word for breathing atmen is
derived from the ancient Indian (Sanskrit) word Atman, meaning the
indwelling divine spirit or God within. The fact that breath has no form is one of the reasons why breath
awareness is an extremely ef fective way of bringing space into your life,
of generating consciousness. It is an excellent meditation object precisely
because it is not an object; has no shape or form. The other reason is that
breath is one of the most subtle and seemingly insignificant phenomena,
the least thing that according to Nietzsche makes up the best happiness. Whether or not you practice breath awareness as an actual formal
meditation is up to you. Formal meditation, however, is no substitute for
bringing space consciousness into everyday life. Being aware of your breath forces you into the present moment the key
to all inner transformation. Whenever you are conscious of the breath,
you are absolutely present. Y ou may also notice that you cannot think
and be
aware of your breathing. Conscious breathing stops your mind. But far
from being in a trance or half asleep, you are fully awake and highly
alert. Y ou are not falling below thinking, but rising above it. And if you
look more closely, you will find that those two things coming fully into
the present moment and ceasing thinking without loss of consciousness
are actually one and the same: the arising of space consciousness.A New Earth
A D D I C T I O N S
A long?standing compulsive behavior pattern may be called an
addiction, and an addiction lives inside you as a quasi?entity or sub? personality, an ener gy field that periodically takes you over completely. It even takes over your mind, the voice in your head, which then
becomes the voice of the addiction. It may be saying, Y ou've had a rough
day. Y ou deserve a treat. Why deny yourself the only pleasure that is left
in your life? And so, if you are identified with the internal voice due to
lack of awareness, you find yourself walking to the fridge and reaching
for that rich chocolate cake. At other times, the addiction may bypass the
thinking mind completely and you suddenly find yourself puf fing on a
cigarette or holding a drink. How did that get into my hand? T aking the
cigarette out of the packet and lighting it, or pouring yourself a drink
were actions performed in complete unconsciousness. If you have a compulsive behavior pattern such as smoking, overeating,
drinking, TV watching, Internet addiction, or whatever it may be, this is
what you can do: When you notice the compulsive need arising in you,
stop and take three conscious breaths. This generates awareness. Then
for a few minutes be aware of the compulsive ur ge itself as an ener gy
field inside you. Consciously feel that need to physically or mentally
ingest or consume a certain substance or the desire to act out some form
of compulsive behavior. Then take a few more conscious breaths. After
that you may find that the compulsive ur ge has disappeared? for the
time being. or you may find that it still overpowers you, and you cannot
help but indulge or act it out again. Don't make it into a problem. Make
the addiction part of your awareness practice in the way described above. As awareness grows, addictive patterns will weaken and eventually
dissolve. Remember, however, to catch any thoughts that justify the
addictive behavior, sometimes with clever ar guments, as they arise in
you mind. Ask yourself, Who is talking here? And you will realize the
addiction is talking. As long as you know that,as long as you are present as the observer of your mind, it is less likely to
trick you into doing what it wants.A New Earth
I N N E R  B O D Y  A W A R E N E S S
Another simple but highly ef fective way of finding space in you life is
closely linked to the breath. Y ou will find that by feeling the subtle flow
of air in and out of the body as well as the rise and fall of your chest and
abdomen, you are also becoming aware of the inner body. Y our attention
may then shift from the breath to that felt aliveness within you, dif fused
throughout the body. Most people are so distracted by their thoughts, so identified with the
voices in their heads, they can no longer feel the aliveness within them. T o be unable to feel the life that animates the physical body, the very life
that you are, is the greatest deprivation that can happen to you. Y ou then
begin to look not only for substitutes for that natural state of well?being
within, but also for something to cover up the continuous unease that you
feel when you are not in touch with the aliveness that is always there but
usually overlooked. Some of the substitutes people seek out are drug? induced highs, sensory overstimulation such as excessively loud music,
thrills or dangerous activities, or an obsession with sex. Even drama in
relationships is used as a substitute for that genuine sense of aliveness. The most sought?after cover?up for the continuous background unease
are intimate relationships: a man or a woman who is going to make me
happy. It is, of course, also one of the most frequently experienced of all
the letdowns. And when


 all that comes into your world. You, alone,
can change  it. Appearances
That which is confronting  you in your world  now is the  result of your past
thoughts, beliefs, feelings and  imaginal activity. These  appearances will
continue  in being  as long  as you  give them life  through your conscious
awareness of them. You  must disregard  the evidence of your senses as it
pertains to any undesirable  condition in your life. You  must imagine and
feel that you  have already attained  that which you  want to experience
rather than that which you  do not want to continue  in being. This may ap -
pear difficult, yet you have  probably exercised  this principle  unconsciously
to produce negative  results. More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenWhen I was in my early twenties, I found  myself in a  situation that was
very unpleasant to  me and I wanted  to get out of it. After  attending  a lec-
ture by Neville, I waited  to speak  to him afterwards. I briefly told  him of
my unhappy circumstances and  was hoping  he would  offer some  advice as
to how  to change  them. He  smiled  at me  and said, “Don’t accept it. ”   At
that time  in my life  I did not fully grasp  what Neville  had been teaching. I
thought he had  misunderstood  my question, and  I tried  to clarify my
problem by stating  that I had  already made the  choice to be  in the  situa-
tion I now  found  so unpleasant. Neville  again  smiled  and said, “Don’t ac -
cept it. ”  I left his presence quite  frustrated, thinking  he had not under -
stood  my problem. I continued  to read  the two books I had  by Neville. I
gradually  understood  that regardless of the  circumstances which sur -
rounded  me, I did  not need  to accept them as final. I began to imagine
what I wanted  rather  than focus my thoughts on  my negative  surround -
ings. An event took  place two weeks after  I began my imaginal acts that
was instrumental in bringing  about my heart’s desire  five months later -
that of a  brand  new home. Meanwhile,  the situation that had  been so de -
pressing  to me  improved, and  I spent the  next five  months planning  what
I would  do in my new  home. Think  about some  past disappointment you  may have  had. Perhaps you
were looking forward  to attending  a special event with someone. In your
anticipation of it, did  you think, “This is too good  to be true, something
will probably happen  to spoil it. ”   Something  probably did  happen to cre -
ate conflict or to cause  you to miss it entirely. Man finds it relatively sim -
ple to disregard  the promise  of something  good by thinking  of all the rea -
sons why he  cannot achieve  it. People  around  you may be  quick  to point out that you  are being  unrealis -
tic when you  mention a  desire  that appears difficult or impossible  to
reach. We  should  all be  unrealistic  in the  face of the  army of doubt if we
would  experience our wish fulfilled. We  are called upon to disregard the
“facts”  which would  deny the  achievement of our heart’s desire. Habit is
the only thing  that keeps our thoughts moving  along  the old familiar  neg-
ative ruts. No one  can change  your thought patterns and, therefore, your
life but you. It is worth all the  effort it may take to center  your attention and  feel as if
you already possess that which you  want in place  of things as they are. Consciousness is the  only cause   and the only reality. Every negative  ex-
perience was produced  by first giving  attention and  feeling  to that condi -
tion. What consciousness has made, it can unmake. Your responsibility is
to impress upon your mind  with the  change  you wish to express. Your
imagination is the  creative  power  that can and  will accomplish the end
without effort and  in a natural way. More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenAppearances confirm our former  habitual patterns of thought. That which
you imagine  yourself to be  today will project itself in your world tomor -
row. Persistence in assuming  that you  are the person you  wish to be,  de-
spite your present circumstances, is the  only condition imposed  upon you
to embody that ideal. Inner Conversations
All of us are  mentally speaking  within ourselves every waking  moment. Our inner conversations must match the  wish fulfilled  if we would  realize
our desire. If our desire  is for a  better  job and  we imagine  ourselves being
congratulated  because  we are gainfully employed  in a wonderful position,
we must also make our inner  conversations conform to   that end. We
must be  certain that we  are not saying  within ourselves something  like,
“That  boss of mine  doesn’t believe  in promoting  people;”  or “It would be
difficult to find  any job at my age, never  mind a better  one,” or similar
statements that would  imply that we  do not have  that which we desire. We must persist in the  feeling  of our imaginal act by making  our mental
conversations conform to what we  would  say had  we already realized  our
aim. If, for instance, we wished  to own a  new car, we  could  imagine a new car
parked  in our garage  or imagine  ourselves driving  it, or imagine  our
friends admiring  it. We  must then  make our inner  conversations reflect
the  type  of conversations we  would  engage in were  we really the  own-
er of a new  car. Our  conversations could  consist of discussing  our new  car
with friends such as telling  them of the  wonderful fuel mileage  we are re-
ceiving, or hearing  our friends tell us how  much they enjoy riding  in our
new  car, etc. Our inner conversations are  just as creative  as our deliberate  imagining  of
the wish  fulfilled. In fact, if they are  of the  opposite  nature,  they can
negate  what we  have imagined. You  must watch what you  are saying  in-
ternally to make sure  that these  conversations coincide  with your wish
fulfilled. If you  become  aware  that these  inner talks contradict what you
would  like to achieve,  revise  them so that they follow  along  the track that
would  indicate  that you  already have  what you  desire  or are  already the
person you  wish to be. Revision
Your present world  reflects the  sum total of all that you  believe  to be true
of yourself and  others. That which you  imagine  yourself to be  today goes
forward  and will confront you  in the future. If you  have forgotten your
imaginal activities of the  past, that which you  see appearing  in your world
indicates the  kind of seeds you  have previously sown. Assuming  the feeling  of your wish fulfilled  is using  your imagination cre -
atively to bring  into your world  that which you  desire  to experience. You
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havencan use  the art of revision to  change  the effects of prior thoughts and  be-
liefs. If, for instance, you  had gone to an interview  for a job you  truly wanted
but later  learned  that someone  else was hired,  you can revise  that news
to make it conform to what you wish you  had heard. If you  react by feel -
ing depressed  or assume  any other  negative  attitude, you  will then expe -
rience the  same  type of rejection in the  future. Your reactions, whether
positive  or negative,  are creative  of future  circumstances. In your imagi -
nation, you  can hear words congratulating  you on getting  a wonderful
new job. That imaginal act  now goes forward  and you will encounter  this
pleasant experience in the  future. As you  review  your day, it is important to revise  each negative  reaction so
that you  can remember  it as what you  wished  had happened  rather  than
storing  that memory as it did   occur. What you  think of with feeling  or
emotion is an actual fact. That which you   experience in the  physical
world  is merely a  shadow, reflecting  the reality of your imaginal  activity. Therefore,  when you  revise  a conversation, an unhappy experience, or
a quality about yourself, you  are literally experiencing  it in reality (your
consciousness). The  outer  world  is a delayed  reflection of the  inner and is
confined  to a dimension of space  where  events occur in a  time sequence. Revision, then, literally changes the  past. It replaces what  occurred  in the
outer  world  with the  revised


 and yoga. All methods were tested, choosing only the very best and most practical methods of self -
mastery and self -understanding. It explains the relationship between energy, feeling and thought, how to eliminate bad habits
and create good ones through understanding the laws of mind involv ed, meditation and visualization techniques, and embraces
a wide variety of information related to stress elimination, physical and mental health and happiness. - postpaid $9
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Natural Health and Nutrition - Condensed Natural Hygiene Nutrition Course
These lessons were organized and used by Dr. Bass at "The Life Science Health Haven" in Woodridge, N.Y. for several years
as part of the curriculum of a training course in ve getarian Natural Hygiene for students. There are only a limited number of sets
left and these may be had for $21 each. Included in "4 books to download for $16.00" (Adobe Acrobat Format, 66 pages, 1608 KB):

The Eye of Revelation (The 5 Tibetan Rites of Re juvenation). Reproduction of the original unedited book by Peter Kelder, 1939. An edited version of this book exists, "Ancient Secrets of the
Fountain of Youth" - Dr. Bass searched for the original all over because of his interest in the missing nutritiona l chapter - and
finally found an old copy of the original book. Why? Because what you eat and don't eat is very important for successful mind
and body exercises, e.g. meditation. (Ever wondered why Jesus fasted 40 days?) Describes the Five Tibetan Rites of  Rejuvenation, which stimulate the 7 subtle energy centers along the spine called Chakras,
making the practitioner feel dramatically revitalized and rejuvenated. Dr. Bass first published the complete original text of "Five Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation" in  Chet Day's "Health and Beyond"
newsletter. $8.00 postpaid
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NOTE: To get the most from Dr. Bass' articles and books it is best to read them over and over - since they contain a wealth of valuable and hard -to-find
information. Every sentence has significance, it is essential to digest and redigest the content. And most important of all - you will not understand the importance of the text until you have put the ideas into practice, until you have tested the concepts for
yourself, until you have verified the truth of them by your own actions. CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. Stanley S. Bass
3119 Coney Island Ave.
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If you have health problems and want advice on the optimal die t for fastest healing - utilizing the traditional natural hygiene knowledge of
fast healing, combined with the latest knowledge in nutritional science - you are welcome to call Dr. Bass for a consultation. Dr. Bass is not
restricted to vegan - vegetarian diets, unlike most natural hygiene doctors, even though he has 40 years experience with vegetarianism. Call for consultations 10 am - 9 pm weekdays, Dr. Bass will answer whenever available. No charge for initial consultation phone call - if no
more than 10  minutes. Dr. Bass recommends that you try to understand the basics of drug -free nutritional healing methods, either from reading his books or from
the information in this website, before calling him. Long experience with detoxification, fasting, juice pro grams, diets. CONSULTATION INFORMATION
Consultation can mean different things - e.g. to
•   guide and coach you towards health - through an individualized eating and living plan. •   improve your current diet and living through small easy -to-make changes that will have great positive impact on you health and mental
well-being. •   help you through your first detoxification, or perhaps a difficult detoxification - helping you to understand symptoms that appear. The first phone consultation is $200 (to be p aid by check or money order), and you can use as much time as you need (for solving your
health problem). This also includes a couple of follow -up calls during the first 2 weeks. The purpose is get you started on a good program to
change your condition, an d teach you to improve your health in the fastest way possible. I will also mail you articles, and other information to
improve your understanding of what to do. Always call first to find out when I have time for your first consultation. - Note: I do      not  use e -mail. Later, if you need more help/consultation, I will give instructions on how to proceed, and what the cost is. For example if you are going on a juice program or fasting program, you may pay $200 per two weeks, and you can call me as mu ch as you
like for questions. During the program that I will individually design for you, you will typically get a steady stream of dif ferent symptoms -
which will vary from person to person. All patients will get reading material and written instructions. (Prices - April 2003)

Find examples of testimonial letters to a Natural Hygiene doctor here: http://goldbergclinic.com/testimonials.html
Interview with Dr. Bass:
Q:  Can you help me with m y sick pet? A: Actually, it is a common experience of mine that my patients after recovering their own health ask that question. The answer is yes, I have put many pets on a healthy diet (for the species), with the result that most have recovered easily from many types
of diseases. Pets often are given very deficient and/or toxic (especially carb -overloaded) diets, which after a certain amount of time will
cause chronic disease, in the end often resulting in cancer. Adding to the toxicity are medications an d vaccinations. Remember that the
same natural laws that cause health or disease in humans, are in effect for animals as well. What I do is give advice on what you must do, for your animal to get well in shortest possible time. copyright © Dr. Stanley S. Bass   (718) 648 -1500    www.drbass.com  86

Here is an excerpt from the first pages in “The Laws of Life” by Stanley S. Bass:
LAWS OF LIFE

You are free to choose your own way of life, but you are not free to choose the results. Preface
As a preface to this work, I can think of no more suitable approach than to quote the timeless teaching of Dr.     Herbert M.
Shelton , one of the most prolific of all health educators in this century. His brilliant writings display a depth of understanding
unmatched by any other modern health teacher. The following is a chapter entitled "Living To Live," from his book, "Getting
Well," which was published in 1946 and recently appeared in the November/December 1984 issue of  "Vegetarian Health
Science." Herbert M. Shelton:
'In those ancient Hebrew writings that are collectively known to us as the Old Testament there is expressed a
concep tion of the way in which punishment for "sin" is brought about, that I think we would do well to understand. This punishment is described as  "even the fruit of their own thoughts." ……. Every act and every emotion has its consequence. The act and the conse quence are inseparable - as inseparable
as light and shadow. It is, therefore, not possible to do a thing without setting in motion the necessary train of
consequences - of reactions. …….. There is no "beyond good and evil." Evil is that which has harmful consequences. Good is that which has helpful
consequences. Evil is that which detracts from the powers of life and tends towards death. Good is that which
enhances the powers of life and avails towards greater life. Here is the measure of right and wrong. Here is the
criterion by which any mode of living is to be judged. That is right living which produces and maintains health and happiness and increases life. That is wrong living,
which impairs health, produces misery and decreases life. To be more specif ic, right living is that living which conforms in all of its details with the laws of life; wrong living is
that living, that in part or much of its details is in conflict with these laws. The laws of life are not something imposed upon the organization of man. They are imbedded in the very structure
of our being, in our tissues, our nerve and muscle cells, our bloodstream, into the total organism. They are the way
we are constituted to live. If we live according to them, we live; if we do not live accord ing to them, we don't truly
live. Since these laws are fundamental parts of us, we cannot revolt against them without revolting against
ourselves. They are the fountain of life and when we flout them we cease to drink at that fountain. Natural law represe nts the way things are made to work. If you try to work