 of the Law  of
your  own  Life;  because  you  are dealing  with  Vibration  and
Substance;  and  every  feeling  which  goes  forth  from  you,  is
setting  a cause  into  action  to produce  results  for you. That  is why  We  know  this. We  went  thru  the human
experience  in gaining  Our  Freedom,  the same  as you  are. Knowing  your  Requirements,  We  have  so kindly  offered
Our Assistance;  but if mankind  says  We do not exist;  it is
the Messenger's  own  activity,  which  is giving  this  forth;
then  you  have  lost  to a large  extent,  the Blessing  of Our
Vibratory  Action;  with  which  We  release  you  thru  your
Call,  from  all limitations. In My  Privilege  to assist  the number  who  have  been  re-260 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
leased  so far, could  you  see this  moment,  the Release  from
the Inner  Standpoint  for these  Individuals,  your  Joy would
be Boundless  forever. Just  because  you  have  not seen  some
Miraculous  Out-picturing  thru  and  from  those  Individuals,
is not the slightest  reason  to think,  It has not been  accom-
plished. This  is why  I say to you  today,  go on, and  on, and
on, in your  Application;  not worrying,  not being  definitely
concerned  about  the results. If you  do, you  are so apt to fix
your  attention  upon  the results,  instead  of the Power  which
produces  them. You  will  see at once  it is what  mankind  has
been  doing. The  people  are fixing  their  attention  upon  the
result  out here  all the time,  instead  of Its Power  of Release. In this  preparation  today,  for the coming  Class,  there  is
no one  thing  in which  We  rejoice  so greatly,  as the oppor-
tunity  to visit  the Groups;  and  to those  who  are present,
bring  a Certain  Attunement  for the Greater  Blessing  re-
leased  in the Class  Work. Did it ever  occur  to you  why  these  Classes  became  ten
day Classes ? Why  was  it not  different ? Because  it repre-
sents  the  Balance  between  the  human  and  the  Divine. Whatever  is more  than  that,  will  mean  an added  Power,  to
the Accomplishment  of Balancing  for all mankind. You  do
not know  outwardly,  what  it means  to hold  the Balance
over  the human  from  the Ascended  Masters'  Octave;  for
the Release  of Our  Light  into  the octave  which  is a lower
vibratory  action. We  see and  know  so clearly  what  that
means;  how  so many  have  been  lifted  out of their  limita-
tions;  and  had  the Complete  Release  from  this  lower  octave, DISCOURSE  XVIII  261
while  still  moving  in it. We know  there  is no limit  to what
can be accomplished  for the students. Try  to realize  with
Me today,  aside  from  yourselves  who  are students,  these
Mighty  Decrees  going  forth  in the  mental  and  feeling
world  of mankind,  are reaching  thousands  and  thousands
of people  who  have  not yet touched  This  Work. It is acting
in their  feeling  world. The  moment  the  slightest  thing
comes  to call their  attention  to This  Mighty  Presence,  their
"Mighty  I AM,"  their  feeling  is prepared  and  ready  to re-
ceive  It. It is why  the Transcriptions  and  the Radio  Broadcasts,
have  done  so much  for the Blessing  of mankind  and  they
are bringing  such  a tremendous  number  of people  into  This
Understanding. Therefore,  remember  in your  Group  Work
and in your  Decree  Work,  you  are rendering  a Service  In-
describable  and  Unparalleled  in the history  of the Earth. If it had  not been  for that,  We could  not have  hoped  to have
saved  humanity,  from  the  condition  which  threatens  the
entire  World. I said  mankind  might,  one  day,  be surprised  at another
Transformation  which  would  take  place  in Russia. I still
maintain  It! The  change  in the feeling  world  of those  peo-
ple, may  bring  a great  Transformation  there,  and  We  are
pouring  the Light  forth  for It. The  destructive  element  in
that great  country,  is fast losing  its power. It is why  recently,
We asked  the students  everywhere  to give  their  assistance  to
Europe  and  the Orient. We are trying  an Experiment  and
so far it is beyond  Our  expectations. 262 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
As We  have  found  Ourselves  reaching  a certain  point
of safety  in America,  We have  been  utilizing  some  of This
Power,  released  from—let  Me call them—the  Great  Amer-
ican people,  because  they  are! Who  on Earth  is so great  as
those,  who  give  forth  their  Life  Energy,  so We may  utilize
It, to bless  mankind  and  the world ? Should  Our  Experi-
ment  succeed,  you  will  see a Transformation  in Europe
which  will  be the Greatest  Miracle  you  ever  witnessed! We cannot  yet tell you  the outcome,  for We  cannot  de-
pend  upon  Europe,  as We do upon  the students  of Amer-
ica, today. Let  Me  call  your  attention  to something  you
might  have  heard,  some  of you. Beloved  Saint  Germain
performed  This  Tremendous  Service. When  it was  planned
to send  a secret  fleet  of airplanes  with  their  destructive
power  at night  over  America,  to spread  devastation,  He
prevented  that  plan's  success. Five  times,  He intercepted
the messenger,  who  tried  to carry  it out. At last,  He com-
pelled  their  destruction  back  into  the messenger  in order  to
prevent  it. Then,  He went  to the instigator,  who  is at the
head  of a great  army—made  Himself  visible  to him—and
said to him:  "If you  try this again,  I will  destroy  every  plane
and all that  is in them;  and  then  if you  persist,  I will  destroy
your  entire  army,  and  if you  think  I cannot  do it, try Me
out"! It is what  comes  from  the Activity  of the Great  Cosmic
Light,  which  on the seventh  day  of the Shrine  Class,  made
it possible  for the viciousness  of Individuals  to be returned
upon  their  creators! There  is no wrong  in doing  that! There DISCOURSE  XVIII  263
is no viciousness  about  it. Get  this  clear  in your  minds;  be-
cause  if you  don't,  you  will  find  yourselves  meeting  ob-
struction ! The  World  today,  is under  the pressure  of vicious
destructive  human  qualities. All mankind  is to some  degree
responsible  for it; but those  who  have  utilized  the destruc-
tive force,  to get the governing  power  over  mankind,  to
compel  the people  to be subservient,  will  find  themselves
meeting  their  own  creation. When  they  are compelled  to
look  upon  it, they  will  see their  own  destruction. This  is not  a matter  of My  Opinion,  your  opinion  nor
anyone's  opinion. It is the Law  of Life  which  is the Law
of cause  and  effect;  and  when  the cause  of destructive  qual-
ities comes  to a certain  point


 that RSA has a central role in the
resting state of the cardiorespira tory system. RSA maximizes during sleep,
relaxation, and slow, deep breathing but is reduced in states of anxiety. 27
Energy expenditure is naturally minimized with improved pulmonary gas
exchange. HRV BIOFEEDBACK
In the 1990s, clinician and research psychologist Paul Lehrer and his
colleagues began to experiment with heart rate variability biofeedback
(HRVB). The central focus of the technique is on slowing the breath to
obtain beat-by-beat heart rate data so the participant can maximize RSA and
match it to heart rate patterns. The participant uses feedback or a breath-
pacing device to produce a heartbeat more rhythmically “in tune” with the
breath. This synchronization provides the best conditions for gas exchange
in the lungs. Significant evidence supports the benefits of HRVB for a variety of
common disorders,16 as well as for enhancing athletic performance. While
controlled studies are still needed for many specific conditions, scientists
believe that training to optimiz e the rhythms of the breath and heart has
potential applications for illnesses as varied as asthma, irritable bowelsyndrome, COPD, cyclic vomiti ng, recurrent abdominal pain, fibromyalgia,
cardiac rehabilitation, hypertension, chronic muscle pain, pregnancy-
induced hyperte nsion, depress ion, anxiety, PTSD, and insomnia. The
improved gas exchange achievable with HRVB training may help people
with respiratory diseases and stress-induced hyperventilation. 16 HRVB has
been proven to restore the balance of the nervous system to combat
inflammation. 30 It may also have advantages as a diagnostic tool for
cardiovascular system dysfunction and its resulting illnesses. 31
While most research in the field focuses on helping people who are sick,
HRVB can also be used to reduc e stress in otherwise healthy individuals. A
study of young athletes who were taking their university exams found that
the breath training resulted in long-term improved resistance to stressful
situations (i. e., better vagal tone). 32 Another small study of women
suffering from fibromyalgia concluded that actively participating in HRVB
treatment restored a level of control to the patient, improving self-esteem
and feelings of empowerment. 33
RSA, THE BAROREFLEX, AND BLOOD PRESSURE
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is also significantly connected to blood
pressure. Remember, RSA describes changes in the heart rate during the
respiratory cycle. Its functionin g is highly dependent on the flexibility of
the vagus nerve, or the heart’ s vagal tone, as measured using HR V. One of the most important mechanisms of RSA is the baroreflex, a
homeostatic function that helps maintain blood pressure at healthy, near-
constant levels. The baroreflex is a reflex mediated by blood pressure
sensors in the aorta (the largest artery in the body) and carotid arteries (the
ones that supply  blood to the brain, neck, and face). 34 Even during rest,
blood pressure constantly fluctu ates as breathing causes the pressure in the
chest cavity to change. Scientist s consider the strengthening of homeostasis
in the baroreceptors to be the most obvious mechanism at play during
HRVB training. 16
All major blood vessels contain pressure receptors. These detect the
stretching of the arteries as blood pressure increases. When blood pressure
rises, the barore flex immediatel y causes the blood vessels to dilate and theheart rate to drop. Conversely, when blood pressure falls, the baroreflex
ensures that the blood vessels constrict and heart rate increas es. 16 Under
stress, the baroreflex reduces sympathetic outflow and increases vagal tone
to protect the heart against unhealthy arrhythmias. 34
The baroreflex is optimized when the relationship between breathing
and heart rate is at its most efficient with regard to blood gas exchange. This means that breathing is a natural way to provide the external
stimulation to increase HRV. At the same time, each breath stimulates the
baroreflex. Hear t rate and blood  pressure are linked to the amount of air we
breathe and to the exchange of oxygen between the lungs and the blood. During HRV biofeedback, the baroreflex works more effectively. This is
associated with better mental and physical health, because as with higher
oscillations in RSA and HR V, the body is more adaptable. The sensitivity of the baroreceptors is also a good indicator of the
body’ s response to a buildup of CO2. 35 The respiratory system reacts to
CO2 buildup  with involuntary contractions of the breathing muscles after an
exhalation, triggering an inhalat ion. The stronger the reaction to blood CO2,
the harder it is to hold your breath after exhaling and the sooner you need to
breathe in. The baroreceptors are most functional when the body is less
sensitive to CO2. Imagine being able to wait much longer before needing to
breathe in. A high BOL T score, indicating comfort with slower breathing,
signifies a reduced sensitivity to CO2 in the blood. A healthy baroreflex
with less sensitivity to CO2 results in more frequent reflex es, slower heart
rate, and increased vagal tone. The cardiovascular and respira tory systems are tightly interconnected
by the ANS which controls major functions of the body without conscious
direction. 8,36 Blood pressure receptors are triggered by the workings of
RSA, which can be measured through HRV, providing strong indicators of
mental and physical health. The fight-or -flight reaction (SNS) causes blood
vessels to constrict, increasing heart rate and blood pressure, while ACh,
the neurotransmitter released by the PNS-controlled vagus nerve, slows
heart rate, dilates blood vessels, and suppresses the inflammatory response. The baroreflex system is more than just a control mechanism involving
heart rate and blood pressure. The activity of the baroreflex affects vascular
tone—the sensitivity with which blood vessels expand and contract. 31 HRValso changes when there is inflammation. There is a clear relationship
between various pro-inflammatory cytokines and lower HRV. The impact of
the immune system on HRV, and the implications of that for health and
disease, is probably underestimated. 8
The common denominator in all these systems is the breath, especially
slow breathing. Reducing the number of breaths per minute improves vagal
tone, reduces stress, and suppo rts health and cognition. The practices of
slow breathing and relaxation benefit the heart and respiratory system in
many ways. The baroreceptors become more responsive to changes in blood
pressure, the heart rate becomes more lively and elastic, the vagus nerve
more reactive, and the ANS shifts away from fight and flight toward less
stress—which supports social interaction and enables the body to thrive. BETTER BRAIN FUNCTION: SLOW V AGAL
BREA THING
It may seem obvious that it is easier to think when we are less stressed, and
that when we concentrate on a breathing exercise, there is less room for the
brain to worry. However, there is also evidence that slow breathing
exercises have a direct impact on the way the brain works. In one Belgian study, scientists discovered that vagus nerve stimulation
(VNS) in rats clearly produced a memory-enhancing effect. 37 The rats
performed a gambling task in which they could learn to use reasoning to
maximize their food reward. Those that were treated with VNS developed
better decision-making. Further trials, from another Belgian lab, found that
vagal breathing could be used as a possible intervention agains t stress and
its negative effects on decision-making in humans. 38 Other experiments
have shown a connection between the vagus nerve and enhanced working
memory. 39 Patients given inhalant anesthetics experience an increase in
vagal tone as they regain consciousness9. Diaphragmatic  breathing can
directly lower cortisol levels,28 reducing the negative physiological
responses to stress and improving cognitive function. Research into the connection between the breath and the brain in nasal
breathing found that the breath directly affects neural activity in the brain. 40
Breath actively promotes oscillatory synchronicity, which produces theconditions for optimal gas exchange and information processing in areas of
the brain that mediate goal-directed behaviors. Nasal breathing offers an
entry point to areas of the limbic brain that modulate cognitive function,
which has interesting implica tions for mental agility given that the
structures in the limbic syste m are involved in motivation, emotion,
learning, and memory. 41 For example, experiments demonstrated that
breathing influenced a participant’ s ability to identify fearful emotions in
other people and their memory of visual objects. Passive inhalation of air
through the nose enhanced reaction time to scary stimuli. While there is a need for more research into the applications of VNS,
slow breathing, and activation of the PNS on cognition, these correlations
have been studied to some  extent in other fields. For example,
investigations into the impact of yogic breathing exercises have produced
interesting insig hts into the connection between breath and brain. A study
looking at Nadi Shodhana, yogic alternate nostril breathing, used EEG
measurements (from scalp electrodes) to assess the balance between the two
halves of the brain. It found that the practice generated more beta and alpha
brain waves. 42 Beta waves are characteristic of a strongly engaged mind. A
person who is in active conver sation or focused


ucose comes from the food we eat, especially foods rich in
carbohydrates. During digestion, those carbohydrates are broken down into
simple sugars that enter the bloodstream via the intestines. 1 When this
happens, beta cells in the panc reas secrete insulin, which is a hormone. 2
Hormones are chemical messeng ers produced by the body and released into
the blood to trigger specific responses. Insulin’ s job is to enable the cells to
absorb blood sugar to release energy. The relationship between  insulin and
glucose is similar to that of carbon dioxide (CO 2) and oxygen. Just as CO2
is needed to release oxygen from the blood, insulin is necessary to unlock
the ener gy in blood glucose. In a healthy system, insulin helps regulate blood sugar, making sure
there is never too much (hyper glycemia ) or too little (hypoglycemia )
glucose in the blood for the body’ s vital systems to function. 3,4 In a diabetic
body, this proce ss is compromised, either because the pancreas produces
insuf ficient or no insulin (type 1) or because the body is unable to use
insulin properly (type 2). When this happens, glucose can’t be absorbed by
the cells, and levels of blood sugar become chronically high. TYPE 1 DIABETESType 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder that results in excessive sugar in
the bloodstream. People with this type of diabetes are not able to produce
their own insulin due to an immune system malfunction that destroys the
insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. Instead, they have to inject
insulin every day to keep blood sugar under control. This type of diabetes tends to occur during childhood or early
adulthood. Its cause has not yet been determined, but scientists believe it
begins with a genetic predispos ition and is initially set off by an immune
system activated by, for example, a viral infection, environmental triggers,
or a genetic condition. 5 The immune system attacks the beta cells in the
pancreas, producing a single insulin-destroying antibody. According to TrialNet, an international network of researchers working
to understand type 1 diabetes, if you have a relative with type 1 diabetes,
you have a 1 in 20 chance of developing the disease, compared to a risk
factor of 1 in 300 for the general population. 2,6 In child ren under the age of
five years, incidence is increasing. In the United States, figures suggest that
1 child in every  400 to 600 is affected, and 15% to 20% of new diagnoses
are in children under five. 7 Because type 2 diabetes is also to some extent
hereditary, peop le often confuse the two conditions, but it is important not
to lump the two types of diabetes together. TYPE 2 DIABETES
This is the more  common type of diabetes, affecting around 90% to 95% of
adult diabetics. Type 2 diabetes manifests as difficulty using and producing
insulin, otherwise known as insulin resistance. Blood sugar levels become
too high because the body can’t respond normally to insulin. This causes
the system to compensate by producing ever-increasing amounts of the
hormone. Over time, the pancre as becomes exhausted by its efforts to meet
the demand for insulin. It becom es unable to produce sufficient insulin, and
blood sugar levels rise even higher. 3,4
Whenever imba lances exist, the body’ s systems will try to restore
homeostasis. If any aspect of those systems is faulty, long-term adaptations
occur that can drain the body’ s resources, impacting overall health. Oneexample of the body’ s attempt to restore homeostasis, of course, is the
biochemical response to habitual overbreathing. According to key statistics from Diabetes UK, contributing factors in
type 2 diabetes include obesity, age, genetic predisposition,8 socioeconomic
status, and ethnicity,9 In part, this is because people from deprived
backgrounds are more likely to experience physical inactivity, a poor diet,
and tobacco use. 10
The onset of type 2 diabetes can be difficult to identify, as it progresses
more slowly and without the acute metabolic disturbances seen in type 1
diabetes. 11 As many as half of all type 2 diabetics may be undiagnosed. 11
WHY DIABETES LEA VES YOU BREA THLESS
Abnormal respir atory function is a feature of both types of diabetes. 12 A
2017 study describes the negative impact type 2 diabetes has on lung
health. 13 Researchers explain that insulin resistance, chronic low-grade
inflammation, and damage to the veins and autonomic nervous system all
contribute to the lung deterioration associated with type 2 diabetes, causing
physical changes that include changes to the tissues. 13
Diabetes is recognized as a risk factor for sleep-disordered breathing,
sleep apnea, and daytime sleepiness. 13 Researchers recommend that patients
with type 2 diabetes should be considered at risk of pulmonary
dysfunction. 13 The paper notes that in previous studies, declines in lung
function could be detected up to three years before type 2 diabetes was
diagnosed. 13 In another paper, which examined lung health in Native
Americans with diabetes, impaired pulmonary function was observed
before diabetes occurred. What’ s more, the risk of diabetes increased by 2%
for every 1% decrease in forced ventilatory capacity,14 a measure of lung
volume. Also, both types  of diabetes can cause a type of nerve damage called
neuropathy. Neuropathy can affect the phrenic nerve, an important nerve
responsible for motor control of the diaphragm. 15 This is one factor that
may lead to respiratory symptoms, respiratory failure, and even death in
diabetics. When the body is not able to process blood sugar properly,
complications occur on a “microvascular” and “macrovascular” level—both
in the small and large blood vessels. The blood vessels essentia lly become
“clogged” with excess glucose. On a microvascular level, this affects the
tiny blood vessels in the skin and eyes and can lead to problems that include
blindness,16 damage  to the retinas and nerves, and kidney failure. 16 On a
macrovascular level, it affects the feet,17 impacts organs including the heart
and brain, and can lead to heart attack and stroke. 12 The first obvious sign
of these problems may be excessive breathlessness. According to the National Kidn ey Foundation, around 30% of type 1
diabetics and 10% to 40% of type 2 diabetics will eventually suffer from
kidney failure. 18 One outward symptom of kidney failure is breathlessness. Acute breathlessness can be caused by a serious condition called diabetic
ketoacidosis or metabolic acidosis, which involves disruptions to the blood
acid-base balanc e that adversely affects the respiratory system. 19 Metabolic
acidosis can lead to respiratory failure and contribute to the development
and progression  of disease. Much like respiratory acidosis, this type of
acidosis commonly causes hyperventilation, a fast breathing rate, and a
decrease in blood CO2 that evolves into overbreathin g with an increased
tidal volume. 19 Left untreated, it can be fatal. 19
Dysfunctional breathing is prevalent in type 2 diabetes. One study found
that patients with type 2 diabete s had significantly lower end-tidal CO2 and
a much higher respiratory rate than a control group of healthy people. Scientists conclu ded that lung function was impaired in the diabetic patients
and that they would benefit from a program to improve it. 20
Earlier research, which investig ated lung function in patients with type
1 diabet es, identified the lung as a “target organ” for diabetes. 21 Another
paper examined 45 patients with type 2 diabetes and found a “strong and
inverse relationship” between the duration of the diabetes and diminished
lung volumes, concluding that poor blood sugar control was directly related
to decreases in the volume of the lungs22. Severa l other studies have also
associated diabetes with reduced lung function and respiratory muscle
weakness. 23–26
Gas exchange in the lungs occur s in the alveoli, where a thin membrane
separates capillary blood from the air. Any damage to this membrane willnegatively affect the lung’ s ability to absorb oxygen into the blood and
release CO2. Scientists have suggested that changes in lung function,
especially reduced gas exchange, may occur in patients with diabetes as a
result of damage to the alveoli. 27
A study of yogic techniques, including breathing exercises and
relaxation, found that the exerc ises led to better lung functio n in type 2
diabetic patients, improving forced expiratory volume and forced vital
capacity. 28 Researc hers suggested that the increase in lung function was due
to pract ices designed to improve respiratory muscle stamin a and lung
expansion and to conscious breathwork, which relaxed the respiratory
process, suppor ting better lung elasticity and function. 28 Like previous
research in healthy patients and people with a range of conditions, yoga was
found to be helpful in diabetes, reducing obesity, improving oxygenation,
opening the airways, and increasing recruitment of the alveoli. 28
Diabetics should find breathing exercises helpful


asily align yourself with the ener gies they represent. In your journal pages, write down some of the thoughts, feelings, and
activities of the new you. W rite “The New Me” at the top of a page, and
then start making a list. Each line begins: “I … ”
The New Me• I … go skinny-dipping in the neighbor hood pond. • I … wear a bathing suit at the beach and do not feel embarrassed. • I … walk thr ough a shopping mall and do not feel unhappy. • I … get on a scale and feel pr oud of myself. • I … take my clothes off at the doctor ’s office and do not feel ashamed. • I … know what it feels like to be hungry befor e I eat. • I … go to a party and do not feel inadequate. • I … enjoy r olling ar ound and playing games on the floor with young
childr en. • I … am pr oud to know that my family is pr oud of me. • I … am mor e sensitive than I used to be to the suffering of others. • I … see food as a gift for which I am grateful to God, which I would
never abuse, and which I wish all people to have enough of. • I … enjoy my body. • I … enjoy taking car e of my body. • I … give thanks for my body and the joy it brings myself and others. Beneath each sentence, embellish further on what you embrace in your
new life. Do this by speaking in the first person, as if you were writing in
your diary:
Today I went to the beach, and enjoyed wearing my new orange cover -
up with the gold beads in the fr ont. As I walked acr oss the sand, I enjoyed
the feeling of the sun on my skin, the way my body was healthy and toned,
and how good it felt to be so light and fr ee. Then write these words, or something like them:
Praise God; Hallelujah; So be it; Amen;  or How fabulous is that!!!You are building new pathways in your brain now, preparing a home for
the you who is emer ging. But these paths must develop according to your
own rhythms and your own choices. The new you isn’ t the arrival of
someone other than you; she is the emer gence of whom you have always
been but have long kept hidden. It’ s not that something was wrong with
you; it’ s that in the area of weight, something as right with you as with
anyone else has been buried by your addictive ur ge. Y ou were never wrong;
you were just wounded. Y our need is not to replace some defective self, but
to invoke into operation once more the perfect you that is the truth of who
you are. The fear -mind would have you believe none of that: “Y ou are wrong
because you have this weight problem. Y ou are wrong because you haven’ t
dealt with it better.” But you are a child of the divine, and the divine is not
wrong. Yes, you’ve been thrown of f the track of your perfection, but your
perfection was never destroyed. In order to manifest your external perfection, you must reconnect with
your internal perfection. But your way of doing that might not look like
everyone else’ s. Your essence is not something imposed from without; it is
something that emer ges or ganically from within. Y ou give birth to the real
you by giving yourself something that perhaps you’ve never had: the
permission to simply be. For whatever reason and in whatever way, the real you has been
crouching for years in a corner of your psychic closet. The real you has not
shown up in the world as too lar ge; she has shown up as too small. And
while you have tried desperately to feed her, it is not food—but rather your
permission, your approval, and your appreciation—that makes her stand tall
and proud. When you feed her emotionally, she will feed you physically. For in giving birth to her, you will become her. And the imposter will fade
away. No wonder you have not had perfect appetites: there is a place where the
perfect you has not been given the psychic space to even exist. Now that
you see this, you can allow her to emer ge. Y ou can stop censoring her. You
can stop hiding her. You can stop emotionally aborting your own birth
process. And you will find that the real you, once she is allowed to shine,
knows exactly what to do, in every area of your life, to cast a radiance and a
glow.You do not need to tell her what to do or how to be; you need only to
allow  her to do and to be what she already is programmed by God to do and
be. One thing is sure: like all children of God, she is both perfect and
perfectly unique. The last thing you need to do is to tell her how to eat: your
miracle lies in allowing her to tell you how to eat. In a world of cookie-cutter this and cookie-cutter that, she is anything but
cookie-cutter. You’re going to lose weight, but you’re going to do it your
way. The real you has a natural wisdom for how best to eat, and a natural
wisdom for how best to lose weight. Just know that your pattern might not
look like someone else’ s. Some of us move in circles, and some of us move
in a line. I realized long ago that if I go into my bedroom and tell myself, “Okay,
now. Make your bed. Clean up your room. Or ganize everything,” I’m liable
to feel completely overwhelmed by the task. But if I tell myself that every
time I go into my room, I can make something  right—make up part of the
bed, pick up my shoes and clean up the books in that pile over there, then
make up another part of the bed next time I walk in, and so forth—then I
will have cleaned up my room in the same amount of time that it might
have taken others. I will have just done it in a kind of circular, rather than
straight-line, motion. Circles aren’ t worse than straight lines; they’re just a
different pattern. I’ve discovered the same thing with physical exercise. If I tell myself that
I must work out for an hour, then that’ s sometimes dif ficult for me—
something I’m not likely to do as regularly as I should. But I’ve discovered
that if I have a yoga mat in my of fice, a set of weights there and another set
in my bedroom, an exercise ball in the hallway and an ab machine behind
my desk, then I have no problem whatsoever—in fact, I enjoy it—stopping
every couple of hours or so and doing about ten minutes of exercise because
it feels good! By the end of the day, I’ve done all the exercise I need. I realize there are exercise experts who would ar gue that the continuous
motion of a one-hour workout is better, but all I know is that whether it
comes to food, exercise, or almost anything else, I have to find my own
rhythms and honor them. I tell myself daily that even a short walk or a tiny
run is okay. And when I do go to the gym, I don’ t have to spend an hour
there for my time to have been well spent.My relationship with food is similar. I am not a food addict, so there’ s no
particular food from which I must abstain. Having been a compulsive eater,
however, I still have it within me to act that out. A good cake can’ t sit
around my house or I’m likely to eat it. Cookies aren’ t often in my
cupboards because I’ve learned better. But neither do I deny myself. The key for me is to let myself have whatever I want, because in so
doing, I give myself permission to be who I really am—and who I really am
does not want  to overeat. As long as I allow myself when at a restaurant to
order the fruit crumble if I want it, then I’m likely to eat very little of it. A
teaspoon or two might be all I want. But if I don’ t order it? I’m likely to eat
many more calories than that later on in the day, as a reaction to having
denied myself. The real you, like the real me, knows what to do and how to do it. But
you must allow yourself to prove that. Limits are good, but they can’ t be
arbitrarily imposed; they must emer ge from your own internal wisdom. No
one said to me, “Under no circumstances allow cake to sit on your kitchen
counter.” No, I came up with that one myself. I choose  not to let cake sit
there, out of love for myself and a recognition of my own limitations. If you
are an addict and must  impose certain limits, then know that those limits are
a gift to you and receive them as such. Ultimately, your greatest miracle is this: you’ll come to realize that you
are fine exactly as you ar e. The real you wants  healthy food, invigorating
exercise, and an active lifestyle. The real you doesn’ t want  the damaging
effects of unhealthy, chemically processed food and a sedentary existence. The real you knows those things for what they are


possibly react in a worse manner. At least the person who runs away lives to
fight another day, but the one who cannot either fight or run can only be
destroyed. Facing Fear

In our modern society each of us is engaged in a constant bout with fear. We
must work to provide a living, and the fear is always with us that we will
not earn enough for ourselves and our families. Many people are employed
by an industrial colossus in which they are a mere cipher on the payroll, and
since they cannot help but perceive their dispensability, insecurity
constantly haunts them. They see that they neither called themselves into
existence nor can stay their eventual death, and because they cannot see
beyond these ends of existence, they turn their psychological face from anyconsideration of their spiritual side. They usually live out their lives with
their awareness fronted in the ego, and as a consequence they forever are
comparing themselves with others. They are either better or worse but never
equal, and so they are either patting themselves on the back or berating
themselves for being inferior. Though fear is their constant companion, they
often fancy they have overcome it because they do not run away; but the
fear remains and announces its presence by ulcers, high blood pressure,
heart trouble, arthritis, cancer. If we do not want to run away from danger and if we do not want to be
frozen by it, then our only alternative is to fight it, to face it and allow our
own particular dynamic to work out the overcoming of it. This involves
above all things conquering fear, for when emotion permeates our body and
brain, we are unable to think; we encase ourselves in a shell through which
the true essence of the dangerous situation cannot possibly penetrate. W e
isolate ourselves from our own subconscious and freeze or run away. Conquering fear means to subordinate fear, to force it out of the level of
awareness so that the psyche is free to appraise the situation, so that the
individual consciousness may penetrate the essence of the situation
confronting it and perceive its meaning independent of the ego. When we
do this, we are able to take action against our dangerous situation in such a
manner as to reduce its threat to nothing. T ake the lion tamer. As a novice
she steps into the cage and experiences the frozenness that comes with fear. She would not be in the cage in the first place if she had not already
overcome the running-away reaction, but now she must overcome her
frozenness. She looks into the great beast’ s eyes and is mesmerized. She
can barely bring her limbs to move in response to the dictates of her mind. But as the weeks and months go by and she is constantly in the cage with
the lion, she begins to understand and the barriers between the animal’ s
subconscious and her own are lowered. Then she comes to an instinctive
understanding of the lion, and the lion becomes aware of this and follows
her orders docilely. There comes a day when stepping into the cage and
putting the lion through its tricks no longer involves any danger at all. She
has become so skilled in perception of the true relationship between herself
and the lion and has so disciplined fear that she performs the task of
running the lion as easily as she drives her automobile. No matter thesituations that seem to imperil you, you can overcome all; you can act in the
midst of them with great bravery, with an otherworldly boldness if only you
will squeeze fear out of your consciousness, recognizing that it proceeds out
of the ego and must be surmounted before any obstacle can be overcome. Increasing Understanding

Marcus Aurelius wrote, “Do not think that what is hard for thee to master is
impossible for man; but if a thing is possible and proper to man, deem it
attainable by thee.” In order to reduce each obstacle to its proper size we
have to grow. We only meet an obstacle in the first place because of some
smallness in our nature, and when we have gotten rid of that smallness we
will have gotten rid of the obstacle too. All obstacles are in actual truth
illusions, and the extent to which we are deluded by them indicates a side of
our nature that needs more maturity and understanding. Generally we only
recognize opposition when we fail to pass beyond a certain point with our
methods of action. If a bridge lies before us and we seek to cross it, we
recognize opposition when a barrier is put in our path and a person asks us
for a toll. Then we see very clearly that we must pay a price for our desire. Each of us, as we move along without opposition, consider that we have
evolved a formula that will make our path serene. There is no such formula,
and no path will be serene for long. W e are all sailors on a stormy sea that
appears to be uncharted, but to some higher knowing mind the depths and
the deeps are specifically known. Each of us sails this gigantic ocean
according to our understanding. All people are created equal in potential, but at any particular stage of their
development the primary thing observable about them is their absolute
inequality. Each is shorter or taller or fatter or leaner or smarter or bolder or
more vigorous and seems to have no counterpart. Though we all set forth on
life’s journey with the same potential, present development of that potential
is an individual matter; and the opposition that confronts us as we move
from hour to hour of our temporal span is directly indicative of ourunderstanding. It is what we cannot do or be or see that comes into our life
as a problem. If our problems revolve around love, it is because we cannot
love. If our problems revolve around success, it is because we are insecure. If our problems revolve around health, it is because we are spiritually and
emotionally repressed. Always we seek to surmount the problems in our
subconscious, and we generally do this by any means possible, sometimes
creating the most fantastic illusions in order to substantiate our position. If
we are unsuccessful, for example, we create a world of mean and capricious
people whose sole purpose is to defeat our particular aims. If we are
unloved, we relate by the hour the number of times we have done things for
people and they have repaid us by ignoring us. If we are unhealthy, we
recount at great length the tremendous drama of our struggle against the
countless bugs that attack our weak and inef fectual or gans. If we are
overweight, we think everybody else eats more and stays thin. If we are
poor, we think everybody else works less and makes more money. If we are
weak, we envy the strong, but seldom have the courage to strengthen our
minds and our bodies by exposing them to tension and pain. Decision Determines Gr owth

In every obstacle lies the key to another level of awareness. Until we find
the key, we cannot grow and our perception is ringed around with barriers. We look at a hurdle and decide whether or not we can leap over it. In that
decision we determine our fate. W e may look at the hurdle and decide that
we cannot leap over it no matter how high it is. W e may look at the hurdle
and decide that we cannot leap over it at that particular height but could if it
were lower. We may look at the hurdle and think that we could leap over it
if it were twice as high. And our trial will be according to our mental
conception. W e are all on trial in life. Problems are posed to each of us, and
we either face them or we don’ t, but if we face them our growth is assured. Some people appear to conquer their problems easier than others, but this
appearance sometimes is misleading. Enlightened people do not spread
their troubles about. They keep them to themselves, preferring to createimpressions of control and serenity. They have the inward realization that
all people are equally troubled, that each has the same number of problems,
perhaps on dif ferent levels, but equally important, nonetheless. The most psychologically sound philosophy is a religious philosophy
because it recognizes that life is aspiration, seeking to grow beyond its
present understanding toward a goal that is as limitless as space. No one
stands alone on the top of their mountain, no matter how small that
mountain be. W e are sustained and ener gized by a power beyond us, which
in the end we must surrender to, which we must seek to express and
effectuate upon the earth. What is going on in the universe stretches far
beyond the imagination of the individual. W e are in the grip of a power that
knows exactly where it is going, that uses us as instruments to execute its
will in the world. But the ennobling and heartening fact is this, that each
individual may become anything they desire, may fit into any conception
they are capable of conceiving, for no one is limited to what they appear to
be but they have innate within them a quality that enables them to become
anything they are capable of envisaging. They may reach out and touch the
stars, for their creator can, and they are their own creator, part and parcel,
lacking only in understanding. Destiny and Understanding

If we oppose our will to events, we are opposing only our mental blocks. That which seems to be opposition, when truly perceived, is not opposition
after all. Life is proceeding toward some great end.


 Charity  Heros  Amora  Paul the
Venetian  Divine Love  Pink
Fourth  Gabriel  Hope  Elohim of
Purity  Astrea  Serapis  Purity / Discipline /
Hope  White
Fifth  Raphael  Mother
Mary  Cyclopea  Virginia  Hilarion  Science / Consecration
/ Healing  Green
Sixth  Uriel  Aurora  Elohim of
Peace  Aloha  Lady Master
Nada  Service / Ministration /
Peace  Purple /
Gold /
Ruby
Seventh  Zadkiel  Amethyst  Arcturus  Victoria  Saint
Germain  Invocation / Freedom /
Mercy / Transmutation  Violet

Secret Rays /
Elemental Forces of
Nature  Archangels  Elohim  Hierarchs of the
Elements  Chohans  Qualities  Color
First  Roiiel  Surya  Ether -
Zeus & Tara  Goddess of
Light  Responsibility  Prana appearing similar to
transparent crystal
Second  Adonel  Hyperion  Air-
Aries & Thor  Lanello  Authority  Prana appearing similar to
peach / golden -pink
Third  Agapiel  Kronos  Fire- Oromasis
& Diana  Rose of
Light  Sacrifice  Prana appearing similar to
ruby
Fourth  Anankiel  Mighty
Cosmos  Water -
Neptune & Luara  Lady Master
Leto  Necessity  Prana appearing similar to
sea foam green / aquamarine
Fifth  Shaddiel  Regulus  Earth -
Virgo & Pelleur  Tabor  Constancy  Prana appearing similar to
turquoise

PLANETARY CHAKRAS

1. Heros and Amora's Retreat,
Lake Winnipeg, Canada
2. The Temple of Faith and
Protection, Banff and Lake
Louise, Canada
3. The Western Shamballa and the
Retreat of the Divine Mother,
Royal Teton Ranch, Southwest
Montana, USA
4. The Royal Teton Retreat, Teton
Range, Wyoming, USA
5. Orion's Retreat, Mountains of
North America
6. Gabriel and Hope's Retreat,
between Sacramento and Mt. Shasta, California
7. Four retreats in the Rocky
Mountains : the Cathedral of the
Violet Flame, the Cave of
Symbols, the Retreat for
Teenagers and Tabor's Retreat, all
located in the Rocky Mountains
of North America
8. The Goddess of Purity's Retreat
over San Francisco
9. El Morya's Retreat in El
Capitan and Hercules a nd
Amazonia's Retreat in Half Dome,
Yosemite Valley, California
10. Tabor's Focus in the Mountains above Colorado Springs, USA
11. John the Beloved's Retreat over the Arizona Desert and Eriel's Retreat in Arizona
12. The Temple of the Crystal -Pink Flame, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
13. Meta's Healing Retreat over New England, USA
14. The Rose Temple, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
15. The Temple  of the Sun, Manhattan and New Jersey, USA
16. The Temple of Peace, Hawaiian Islands
17. The Temple of Purification, Cuba
18. The Temple of Illumination, Island of the Sun, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
19. The Shrine of Glory, Andes Mountains, South America

20. Puri ty and Astrea's
Retreat, Gulf of
Archangel, Russia
21. Apollo and
Lumina's Retreat, West
Lower Saxony,
Germany
22. Lanello's Retreat on
the Rhine, Bingen,
Germany
23. The Master of Paris'
Retreats in Paris, France
24. Le Château De
Liberté, Rhône River,
South of France
25. Raphael and Mother
Mary's Retreat, Fátima,
Portugal
26. Uriel and Aurora's
Retreat, Tatra
Mountains, South of
Cracow, Poland
27. The Rakoczy
Mansion and the
Temple of the Maltese
Cross, Carpathian
Mountains, Romania
28. The Queen of
Light's Retreat,
Messina, Sicily
29. The Temple of
Truth, Crete, Greece
30. The Resurrection
Temple, Jerusalem
31. The Persian Retreat

32. The Ascension Temple and Retreat at Luxor
33. The Arabian Retreat, Arabian Desert
34. Portia's Retreat, Ghana
35. Arcturus and Victoria's Retreat, near Luanda, Angola
36. The Goddess of Purity's Retreat over the Island of Madagascar

37. Oromasis and
Diana's Retreat, an
Island off the
Kamchatka
Peninsula, Bering
Sea
38. Cyclopea and
Virginia's Retreat,
Altai R ange,
where Russia,
Mongolia and
China meet
39. Shamballa,
Gobi Desert
40. The Temple of
Mercy, Foothills
above Beijing,
China
41. Maitreya's
Retreat over
Tientsin, China
42. Jophiel and
Christine's Retreat,
South of the Great
Wall, near
Lanchow, China
43. The Jade
Temple, China
44. The Cathedral
of Nature,
Srinagar, Kashmir
45. The Palace of Light and the Cave of Light, Himalayas
46. Djwal Kul's Retreat in Tibet
47. Kuthumi's Retreat at Shigatse, Tibet
48. Four Himalayan retreats: Maitreya's Retreat, P alace of White Marble, Retreat of the Blue
Lotus & Vaivasvata Manu's Retreat
49. The Temple of Good Will, Darjeeling, India
50. The Temple of Comfort, Sri Lanka
51. The Sacred Retreat of the Blue Flame, Island Northeast of Viti Levu, Fiji Islands

12 SOLAR HIERARCHIES
Aries  (3/21 to 4/19): Beloved Aries - Cosmic Virtue of Wisdom; Purifying Power; Temple of
Sylphs and Devas of the Air

Taurus  (4/20 to 5/20): Beloved Hercules - A radiating Center of Faith, Strength, Courage and
Power

Gemini  (5/21 to  6/20): Beloved Maitreya - Lord Divino - The Focus of Love - The Christ -man
working through personality

Cancer  (6/21 to 7/22): Beloved Vista  - All the Power of Concentration and Power of
Consecration

Leo (7/23 to 8/22): Beloved Apollo - Temple of Royalty, of Courtesy, Dignity and of Princely
Charm; Drawing mankind upward, nearer to the consciousness of the Ascended Host. Virgo  (8/23 to 9/22): Beloved Virgo - Balance of Virgo, The Solidity, The Assurance And The
Confidence

Libra  (9/23 to 10/22): Beloved Alexa, the Goddess of Liberty - A Focus of Liberty and
Freedom to this Earth

Scorpio  (10/23 to 11/21): Beloved Victory - Radiation and Power of the Momentum of Victory
and Accomplishment

Sagittarius  (11/22 to 12/21): Beloved Zar athustra - Spirit of Fire and of Enthusiasm, Home of
the Salamanders and Fire Elements

Capricorn  (12/22 to 1/19): Beloved Minerva  - Discrimination, Discretion, Perception and
Intuition

Aquarius  (1/20 to 2/18): Beloved Aquari us -  Momentum of Progress - Stimulation of the
Intensification of Spiritual Growth, Motivating power to progress

Pisces  (2/19 to 3/20): Beloved Neptune - Purifying Power of Water Element Training of
Undines and Water Element s

KEYNOTES
AKSHOBHYA: Beethoven —Beginning of 4th movement from  Symphony  #9
AMARYLLIS: Anon —"Londonberry Air"
AMITABHA: Bach —Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
AMOGHASIDDHI: Mahler —Symphony #2, Resurrection  (Finale)
ANGEL OF RESTORATION: Novello—"Rose of England"
ARCHANGEL GABRIEL: Pietro Mascagni —Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana"
ARCHANGEL MICHAEL: Dykes —Eternal Father
ARCHANGEL RAPHAEL: Handel —"Messiah" Overture
ARCHANGEL URIEL: Johannes Brahms —"Lullaby"
ARCHANGEL ZADKIEL: Wagner —"Magic Fire" Music
ASCENSION FLAME: Giuseppe Verdi —Triumphal March from  "Aida"
BUDDHA OF THE RUBY RAY: Wagner—Transformation music from Parsifal
CAUSAL BODIES OF THE MESSENGERS:  Franck—All Music  CHAKRA: BASE OF THE SPINE (Drum sounds): Charles Gounod—"Angels


 u a l l y  s q u e e z e  t h e  t i p  o f  o u r  n o s e  o n  a v e r a g e  f o r  2 - 4  s e c o n d s
a n d  n o  l o n g e r? B e c a u s e  w e  a r e  a i m i n g  t o  a c h i e v e  a  s e n s e  o f  a  v e r y  s l i g h t
s h o r t a g e  o f  a i r. A  v e r y  s l i g h t  o n e! I f  y o u  h o l d  y o u r  n o s e  f o r  a b o u t  8  o r  1 0
s e c o n d s,  t h e  d e f i c i t  w i l l  b e  q u i t e  s i g n i f i c a n t. Y o u  c o u l d  n o t  s i t  d o i n g  t h e
e x e r c i s e  f o r  1 0 - 1 5  m i n u t e s  w i t h  s u c h  a  l a r g e  s h o r t a g e  o f  a i r. Y o u  w o u l d
q u i c k l y  f e e l  l i k e  t a k i n g  a  d e e p  b r e a t h  –  a n d  a l l  y o u r  p r e v i o u s  e f f o r t s  w o u l d
b e  w a s t e d. …. I n  p r i n c i p l e  y o u  s h o u l d  b e  a b l e  t o  s q u e e z e  t h e  t i p  o f  y o u r  n o s e  f o r  a s  l o n g  a s
y o u  c a n  h o l d  a  c o n t r o l  p a u s e. T h a t  i s  w h a t  w e  w e r e  t a u g h t  a t  t h e  B u t e y k o
C e n t r e. B u t  m o r e  o f t e n  t h a n  n o t,  p a t i e n t s  d o  n o t  k n o w  h o w  t o  m e a s u r e  t h e i r
c o n t r o l  p a u s e  c o r r e c t l y. T h e y  o v e r - e x t e n d  t h e m. S o  i t ’ s  b e s t  t o  b e  s a f e,  a n d
t o  s q u e e z e  t h e  t i p  o f  y o u r  n o s e  f o r  3 - 4  s e c o n d s,  i f  y o u  h a v e  a  c o n t r o l  p a u s e
o f  8  s e c o n d s. I f  y o u r  c o n t r o l  p a u s e  i s  5  s e c o n d s,  t h e n  2 - 3  s e c o n d s ’  h o l d i n g
y o u r  n o s e  i s  e n o u g h. C o m m e n t a r y  t o  P o i n t  3 b
O u r  v e r y  f i r s t  i n - b r e a t h  a f t e r  l e t t i n g  g o  o f  o u r  n o s e s,  s h o u l d  b e  i n c o m p l e t e. W h a t  d o e s  t h a t  m e a n? S o m e t h i n g  t h a t  i s  b o t h  v e r y  s i m p l e  a n d  a t  t h e  s a m e
t i m e  n o t …. A n d  i t  i s  t h e  c r u x  o f  E x e r c i s e  N o  2. H o w  i s  i t  s i m p l e? B a s i c a l l y  b e c a u s e  y o u  a r e  n o t  b r e a t h i n g  d e e p l y. B u t  n o t
s i m p l y  t h a t ;  y o u  a r e  m a i n t a i n i n g  y o u r  n e w  a w a r e n e s s  o f  b e i n g  s l i g h t l y  s h o r t
o f  a i r. H o w  c a n  I  c o n v e y  t h e  n u b  o f  t h e  e x e r c i s e  m o r e  c l e a r l y? I  a l w a y s  l i k e
t o  d o  i t  g r a p h i c a l l y. I m a g i n e  t h a t  y o u  a r e  a t  t h e  c i n e m a,  i n  f r o n t  o f  a  g i a n t
s c r e e n  s h o w i n g  y o u r  l u n g s  i n  m a g n i f i e d  f o r m. T h e y  a r e  a l i v e,  a n d  t h e y  a r e
b r e a t h i n g,  a n d  a  g l a s s  t u m b l e r  h a s  b e e n  p u t  i n  t h e i r  m i d s t. A n d  n o w  h e r ec o m e s  y o u r  f i r s t  b r e a t h  s i n c e  y o u  l e t  g o  o f  y o u r  n o s e. A i r  b u b b l e s  i n t o  t h e
t u m b l e r  l i k e  s p a r k l i n g  m i n e r a l  w a t e r,  p l a i n  f o r  a l l  t o  s e e. T h e  w a t e r  ( i e  y o u r
f i r s t  i n t a k e  o f  b r e a t h )  c a r r i e s  o n  f i l l i n g  t h e  g l a s s,  r i g h t  t o w a r d s  t h e  b r i m. Y o u  h a v e  t w o  c h o i c e s. Y o u  c a n  e i t h e r  c a r r y  o n  b r e a t h i n g  a n d  f i l l  t h e  g l a s s
b r i m f u l,  o r  y o u  c a n  c h o o s e  n o t  t o  b r e a t h e  r i g h t  t o  t h e  r i m. A t  t h e  l o w e r  e d g e
o f  t h i s  r o u n d  r i m,  y o u  c a n  m a k e  a n  i m p e r c e p t i b l e  e x h a l a t i o n  t h a t  w i l l  r e s u l t


insists,	they	are	determining	and	complicating	factors	that

must	be	reckoned	with	in	any	study	of	the	cause	of	these	diseases. It	has	always	been	the	assumption	of	the	medical	profession	that	they	could

inject	their	so-called	"immunizing"	substances	into	the	bodies	of	old	and	young,

that	this	would	produce	"immunity"	and	that	there	the	matter	would	end. It	is

now	quite	obvious,	even	to	the	members	of	the	medical	profession,	that	there	the

matter	does	not	end. Eighty	or	more	years	ago,	Herbert	Spencer,	writing	of

vaccination,	showed	that	"there	the	matter	does	not	end,"	when	people	are

vaccinated	against	smallpox. It	was	shown	years	ago,	a	fact	recorded	by	no	less	a

medical	authority	than	Sir	William	Osler,	that	serum	injections	damage	the	germ

plasm,	the	results	showing	up	in	the	second	and	third	generations. It	does	not	really	matter	whether	the	vaccines	and	serums	are	the	cause	of

poliomyelitis,	or	merely	complicating	factors,	the	damage	is	there,	and	it	is	folly

to	think	that	the	body	can	be	rendered	more	resistant	to	any	so-called	disease	by

seriously	impairing	it. It	should	be	noted	that	the	actual	pathological

development	that	results	in	paralysis	is	in	the	brain	and	spinal	cord,	not	in	the

limb. The	destruction	of	the	nerve	center	is	the	reason	for	the	paralysis. Inoculating	a	child	in	the	arm	and	rendering	the	nerve	center	more	likely	to	be

destroyed	means	that	the	damage	is	done	far	removed	from	the	point	of

injection. As	there	is	no	means	of	controlling	this	distant	damage,	nor	of

localizing	it,	they	have	no	means	of	knowing	what	other	serious	developments

follow	in	the	wake	of	their	ill-advised	pollution	of	the	human	bloodstream. By	omitting	the	inoculations	during	the	summer	months,	when	polio	is	most
	prevalent	(it	has	been	reported	in	the	arctic	regions	and	cases	in	this	country

have	been	reported	in	Winter),	may	have	the	effect	of	reducing	the	number	of

cases	of	polio	and	it	may	reduce	the	amount	of	paralysis,	but	to	resume	the

inoculations	in	the	Fall	and	continue	them	through	the	Winter	and	Spring,	may

simply	render	other	"diseases,"	such	as	pneumonia,	"influenza"	measles,

whooping	cough,	scarlet	fever,	diphtheria,	etc.,	much	worse	and	build	serious

complications	in	these	diseases. How	can	they	confine	the	evil	effects	of	these

injections	of	various	kinds	to	poliomyelitis? It	will	be	noted	that	the	Report	of	the	"American	Public	Health	Association’s"

committee	states	that	published	and	unpublished	data	so	far	collected	indicate

that	many	cases	that	are	reported	as	polio	would	not	have	been	so	reported	if

prior	inoculation	had	not	resulted	in	the	development	of	paralysis	in	these	cases. This	is	to	say,	had	these	children	not	been	inoculated	a	short	time	prior	to

becoming	ill,	they	would	not	have	become	paralyzed. Have	we	not	declared	for

many	years	that	the	medical	profession	is	composed	of	past	masters	of	the	art	of

producing	pathology? If	part	of	the	paralysis	seen	in	these	cases	is	admittedly

due	to	treatment	given	prior	to	the	development	of	disease,	how	much	of	the	rest

of	it	is	due	to	treatment	given	during	the	course	of	the	illness? Are	medical

treatments	responsible	for	the	paralysis? I	would	answer	this	question	in	the

affirmative	and	challenge	the	profession	to	produce	cases	of	paralysis	that	have

developed	under	non-medical	care. When	wholesale	deaths	follow	an	orgy	of	inoculations,	it	is	customary	to	blame

the	deaths	on	faulty	serum. As	an	example	of	this,	there	were	the	large	number

of	deaths	reported	in	Japan	in	December,	1949	following	inoculation	with

diphtheria	anti-toxin	On	Dec	30,	the	press	reported	64	deaths	and	900	ill	from

the	inoculations	The	inoculations	were	halted,	while	the	serum	was	being

investigated. I	do	not	know	how	many	more	of	the	900	who	were	ill	also	died,

nor	how	many	of	them	were	left	with	serious	after	effects. The	press	did	not	find

this	matter	to	be	"news." But	all	deaths	from	inoculations	and	all	serious	disease	resulting	from	these

inoculations	are	not	due	to	"faulty	serums." On	the	contrary,	in	every	orgy	of

inoculations,	as	in	the	army,	many	serious	troubles	arise	and	deaths	are	often

reported. In	these	instances,	"faulty	serum"	is	not	blamed—only	when	several

deaths	and	much	serious	sickness	follow	do	they	find	the	serum	to	be	"faulty." But	all	inoculations	give	rise	to	troubles	ranging	all	the	way	from	slight,

transient	trouble	to	instantaneous	death	from	anaphylaxis. In	many	instances,
	serious	organic	impairment	has	resulted	that	has	been	permanent. Despite	all	of	this	injury	and	danger,	parents	might	be	justified	in	taking	a

chance	with	the	health	and	life	of	their	children,	did	the	inoculations. actually

prevent	the	diseases	against	which	they	are	directed. But	there	is	not	a	shred	of

unequivocal	evidence	that	any	vaccine	or	serum	ever	prevents	any	disease. There

is	no	justification	for	parents	subjecting	their	children	to	the	risks	inherent	in

inoculations	and	vaccinations	and	there	is	certainly	no	justification	for	resort	to

compulsion	in	the	use	of	these	vaccines	and	serums. Compulsory	inoculation	and

vaccination	is	a	form	of	tyranny	that	sooner	or	later,	mankind	must	destroy. THE	CRIME	AT	HOUSTON
DR.	SHELTON’S	HYGIENIC	REVIEW,	MAY	1955

The	scene	was	a	room	in	Houston,	Texas. It	was	a	temporary	"clinic"	set	up	for

the	purpose	of	experimenting	on	a	great	mass	of	hapless	and	helpless	children. It

was	but	one	of	eight	such	"clinics"	that	had	been	set	up	in	the	city. The	room	was

filled	with	children	and	their	frightened	parents,	who	had	"voluntarily"	brought

their	children	for	the	experiment. The	children	ranged	from	toddlers	barely	past

their	first	birthday	to	six-year-olds,	who	brought	their	"comic"	books	or	listened

as	their	parents	told	them	"children’s	stories." In	the	room	where	the	children

were	being	tortured	by	needles	being	pushed	into	them	and	through	which	a

serum	was	inoculated	into	them,	there	were	cries	of	pain	and	fear. Parents	of	the

frightened	children	attempted	to	still	their	fears	and	stop	their	cries	with

"soothing	words." What	was	it	all	about? Why	were	the	children	being	thus	tormented? What	were

they	afraid	of? Why	were	they	having	needles	stuck	into	them? The	answer	is,

they	were	being	used	as	guinea	pigs	in	a	mass	experiment	conducted	by	a	gang

of	voodoo	priests	whom	the	newspapers	referred	to	as	"scientists." Headed	by

William	D.	Hammon,	a	professor	of	something	or	other	in	the	University	of

Pennsylvania,	the	voodoo	practitioners	were	inoculating	the	children


 buds and a boon for your
body! They are designed to help you adopt a new eating life-style so that you
will never again have to deal with the problem of excess weight. They are
designed to put you in harmony with your natural body cycles. New
menu ideas will be presented allowing you to effortlessly adhere to the
principles and begin the all-important detoxification of your body. Once
initiated, this detoxification will be ongoing and automatic as long as you
adhere to the principles to the best of your ability. Weight loss will also
be automatic as your body, given the energy to do so, joyously restores
itself to its most comfortable weight. If you enjoy these recipes and find
them satisfying, you may be interested in referring to my first recipe
book, The Common Sense Guide to a New Way of Eating,* which offers
many different ideas for the transition period. 4Marilyn Diamond. The Common Sense Guide to a New Way of Eating. Santa Monica, California:
Golden Glow Publishers, 1979. 112'FIT FOR LIFE Consider the next four weeks a transition period in your life. If you
follow the menus outlined, you will automatically be eating fruit cor
rectly, consuming an adequate amount of high-water-content food, and
combining your foods properly. In our practice and in the Four-week
Detoxification Workshops5 we have held, we have found that the sim
plest way to adopt a new eating life-style is to follow a step-by-step four-
week sample of what that life-style would be. Keep in mind that this is
precisely what your program is—A SAMPLE. It is not the only regimen
that works. That is not what FIT FOR LIFE is all about. What we are
giving you here is an example of how to use the principles correctly on a
daily basis. Our goal is to demonstrate to you the free and creative use of
these principles, not to imprison you in a regimen that you use as you
have used diets in the past... until you got so bored that you had to
revert to your old eating habits. That is why you will notice that there are
no hard and fast rules in the menu section. Portions are loosely defined. We encourage you to eat to be satisfied and to substitute your favorite
ingredients or even a favorite menu item from another day for the exam
ples given. Once you have completed the program, you will know how to
eat according to the principles, and you will feel confident about your
new eating life-style. If you don't, then repeat it until you do. For some it
takes longer than others to learn a new skill. That is what this is—the
skill of joyful eating to achieve and maintain your natural body weight. You now have all the background information that you need. It is time
to put the program into practice and experience firsthand... 'In those four-week workshops, many people easily lost between fifteen and twenty-five pounds! INTRODUCTION • 113 CHAPTER
Breakfast
Y -I-our morning meals from now on
will be a breeze. They will hardly ever vary, UNTIL NOON EVERY DAY
YOU MAY HAVE AS MUCH FRESH FRUIT JUICE AND FRESH FRUIT AS
YOU DESIRE. This will insure that during the length of the elimination
cycle your body will be able to work fully on elimination, not digestion! Feel free to eat as much fruit as you need to feel satisfied, and, of course,
make sure you eat it on an empty stomach. Try to start each day with a
fresh fruit juice, if it is available: orange, apple, tangerine, melon,
pineapple. Remember that it is most beneficial to make your juice your
self. Make it a top priority to own a juicer—at the very least, a simple
citrus juicer. When desired, have pieces of juicy fruit throughout the morning. Over
a three- to four-hour period we recommend that you have several pieces of
fruit. One serving of fruit is the amount that leaves you feeling comfort
able. It may be one orange, or it may be a bowl of four quartered
oranges. It may be an apple, or it may be two peaches sliced and sprin
kled with a tablespoon of currants. It may be half a cantaloupe or a threc-
inch-thick slice of watermelon. It may be a banana or two bananas. Fruit
consumption is an art to be developed by each individual. What matters
• 114 • is that you eat enough to feel satisfied. It does not matter if that requires
one piece or a large platter full. In Harvey's words, "Some like to have
fruit in the morning, some like to have juice, others prefer warm water
with lemon juice. The most important thing I can tell you is that we are
not intending to give you some ironclad laws not to be violated or di
gressed from in any way. Rather, these are principles to be conveniently
fitted into your personal life-style." Learn to listen to the wants and needs of your body, DON'T OVEREAT
AND DON'T UNDEREAT! DO BE SATISFIED! Neither stuff yourself to com
pensate for the emptiness you may feel from missing your customary
heavier breakfast nor skip the fruit because you don't feel like having it. YOU NEED THE FRUIT! It supplies the water content and fuel that are so
necessary for detoxification. As the morning progresses, if you feel hungry and are beginning to
crave heavier foods, have a couple of bananas. They stay in your stomach
a little longer than juicy fruits and give you a fuller feeling. It is fine to
have more than one. Be sure that they are ripe, not green. The green
indicates that the starch has not yet turned to sugar. Brown spots on the
skin of the banana indicate that the starch has been converted to sugar. Dates and dried fruit should not be eaten at all during the period when
you are concentrating on weight loss. Although they are wonderful natu
ral energy foods, they are so full of concentrated sugar that they will
inhibit weight loss. Since it is easy to overeat them, it is best to avoid
them completely until you have lost at least some of the weight you wish
to lose. Ultimately, when you are nearing your ideal weight, you will
find them to be a perfect solution to a craving for unwholesome processed
sweets. Initially, however, they can be counterproductive, especially if
you lack self-control. An important rule to review is that you may eat fruit of a juicy nature
until twenty minutes to one half hour before you eat lunch. Allow about
forty-five minutes for banana to pass out of your stomach. Melons have
the highest water content of any fruit. It is recommended that they be
eaten before other fruit, because they pass through the stomach more
quickly. If you like to sit down to a meal in the morning, try a fruit salad. If you
have children, try, little by little, to start off their day with fresh juice and
a fruit salad too. Even though they may be addicted to overly large, ill-
combined breakfasts, if they make the transition to fruit in the morning,
they will have much more energy for their work than when their bodies
were forced to expend energy on the demands of the digestive tract. When we first began to develop the program, my two children were
both in elementary school. It took over a year to help them break the
BREAKFAST • 115 habit of a large morning meal. I never put pressure on them. I did,
however, always make sure that fruit was the first food in the morning. Then, if they were still not satisfied, I offered a slice of whole-grain toast
and raw butter, or granola and apple juice, or even better, I hit on the
idea of giving them bowls of piping hot steamed vegetables after their fruit
in the morning. At least that way they were still staying on high-water-
content food during the all-important elimination cycle. At least bowls of
steamed vegetables are real, wholesome foods, unlike those multicolored
packages of chemically laden imitation foods pushed on our young by the
processed food industries. Once my children were able to make the transition to fruit in the
morning, it became clear to them how tired heavier food before noon
made them feel. As the years went by they rarely sought anything but
fruit before lunch. Their health generally improved, and while other
children had frequent colds, they did not. I attributed this to the fact that
their elimination cycles were being allowed to function regularly without
interruption. Even now, as teenagers, they rarely eat anything before
noon but fruit. With the birth of our son seven years ago, Harvey and I were able to
verify even more clearly the definite advantage of feeding only fruit to
children in the morning. Since the elimination cycle, from birth, was
rarely interrupted by the consumption of heavy food before noon, he did
not develop the mucous nose, the earaches, and the coughs that most
young children experience and that their parents come to expect as rou
tine. Our child was never stuffed up or blocked with mucous waste, be
cause his body was allowed every day to complete its elimination cycle. His little system was not forced to store waste, unlike those of so many
children, whose bodies from morning to night are being forced to deal
with an onslaught of heavy food. As an infant and toddler we found him


 to get
other people to agree with you or approve of you, you are deny ing what
you truly feel in any given situation.
Just like the desire for specialness, people pleasing is something we
do when  we are feeling small and limited. The word “sorry” comes up a
lot. Someone touches an elbow in a crowd by mistake, and they say,
“Sorry.” Someo ne stares at you, you glance over, and they say, “Oh,
sorry, sorry.” And the thought arises, I looked at you for 7.2 seconds.
Sorry, that was over the limit; it was very rude of me to stare at you. It’s
like there is a giant apology going on everywhere. This is made-up social
conditioning. It’s an example of trying to adhere to bodies and their
perceived differences. Some would say it’s an example of being overly
sensitive and of not wanting to be in anyone’ s space or doing anything
that could be judged as disturbing by another. It reflects a belief that we
have to limit ourselves and compromise as an attempt to fit in.
In the deceived, separate state, the mind is highly uncertain.
Because we are identified as a distinct and separate person, our true
strength is obscured and is some thing that the mind is out of touch with.
Therefore, the attempt to look to people for approval or behaving in
certain ways to make it smooth for others becomes a way to feel
accepted, liked, and approved of. We feel okay only if we are okay to
others. People pleasing is a bargain with reality. It is ego looking for
love, recognition, and respect from others to consolidate the belief in a
small self. It can take many forms. It can be looking up to other people
or covering things over. It is a way of trying to minimize fear but withoutactually letting it go. While you are busy focusing on external situations,
it will be difficult to find stability and peace of mind. If egocen tric pride
and preoccupation with self is on one end of a pendulum, then people
pleasing and preoccupation with others is on the other. When we people
please, we make other people so important that we lose all sense of
integrity.
People pleasing  is a powerful defense mechanism: It keeps true
joining and authentic relations hips at bay. It keeps the separation in
place. It’s usually heavily reinforced as being something wonderful. It is
encouraged. We are raised to be people pleasers—to please our parents,
our relatives, our employers, our spouses, our children.
The Fear of Rising and Speaking Up
How would our life be if we would start to speak up about what  is going
on in our awareness and no longer dance around our issues, if we would
say what we need to say? The Bible said, “Let your yea be yea and your
nay be nay.” When you are very layered with people pleasing—
courteous, acting nice, mild-man nered, and all that—it’ s hard to let your
yeses be yes and your noes be no. You may say yes to many requests and
invitations, and then at some point think, What have I just agreed to?
I’ve just planned my whole week, but I just want to r est! We have to learn
how to discern and let our yeses  and noes come from a place of integrity
inside where we join with the Holy Spirit and follow His guidance. This
is how to be truly comfortable and free of fear of consequences!
With people pleasing, the layers  come on really thick, to the point
that you just freeze up. Your unconscious thoughts and beliefs don’t get
unlocked. No matter how hard you work at your ability to please, that
“disapproving look” always comes at some point. Y ou get that stab in the
heart when you think you have disappointed someone or that you have
done something terribly wrong.  The guilt! “Did I let you down?” And
the disapproving voice comes back with, “Yes, you did. I am
disappointed with you. I thoug ht better of you. I thought I could trust
you,” the words that just twist a dagger in your heart. It alway s comes
back to get you. You walk on eggshells for years, taking great care not toupset people. You tiptoe along over all those eggshells, and then
suddenly you hear one crack. Yikes! All of your efforts to please were
about avoiding disapproval and disappointment. You constri cted and
contorted yourself into a little pretzel in order to please. But it did not
work. Y ou may continue pleasing for twenty, thirty, or fifty years without
coming to a vibrant experience of what true integrity and joining really
is.
In my family, we never talked  about feelings—never. You might
have heard the joke, “Grab it—there’ s a feeling loose in the living
room!” Talking about feelings was just off-limits. You could talk about
the weather, the sports scores, who broke up with whom, who’ s dating
whom, and everything in between, but don’t talk about the feelings!
Mom and Dad never talk about their feelings. Mom and Dad don’t even
express affection. And you internalize that. It’s just reinforced that this is
the way relationships are and that you don’t talk about anything that
seems uncomfortable.
Why would we people please unless we were afraid of losing our
relationships, our parents or children, or our jobs? Why would we people
please at all? W ithout fear, we would just tell it like it is; we would speak
from our heart. This is the starting point for freeing our minds and
moving toward a state of consistent peace.
It is important to acknowledge your perceptions and your feelings
because they are inroads into what’s underneath. But if you’re burying
your authentic feelings, how are you going to get in touch with and
acknowledge the thoughts and beliefs that are underneath them? (See the
levels of mind discussion in chapter 2.)
People pleasing is the substitute “love” that the ego has in place of
true love. It is all to do with trying to stay in your comfort zone and
resisting deeper change. It is thus an insidious defense against  our true
Self. It comes from a desire to be liked. It often includes giving in to
peer pressure. Codependency is common. People pleasing come s from a
false contract in the mind, made to keep your self-concept and familiar
roles. It is a way of distracting yourself by seeking to find love and
recognition from others instead  of from within. But it is merely self-
deception.Let’s look at what people pleas ing covers up in the mind. It is a
subtle version of the lethal poiso n analogy described in chapter 4, where
the ego simply dilutes the guilt so we don’t notice its presence. In fact,
the guilt is so diluted that people pleasing actually seems to be a good
thing. People work at it for lifetimes; they try to get really good at
pleasing others without recognizing that it is just guilt dressed up to look
good. When you live from a self-concept, you wear a mask and play
roles. This is laying a limit upon your own mind.
If you solely run your life on the surface, without getting at what is
underneath, then you’ll never really come to true healing. The people
pleaser suppres ses resentment,  frustration, and other emotions while
doing what they believe is expected. People pleasing thus come s from a
desire to perceive oneself as a victim. It is impossible to stay a victim
and not have attack thoughts toward the perceived victimizer and thus
oneself.
The Refreshing Courage of Honesty
We can now challenge ourselves through mind training and mind
watching. We can become really, really honest with our motivations. By
looking into our minds, we can see why we reason in certain ways,
notice how often  there is people  pleasing behind it, and stop doing things
out of believed expectations. W e will begin to see when, and maybe even
why, we think there is gain throu gh playing out victimhood. Refuse to be
a victim  of anything in this world and release all those who you assign a
victimizer role. This is the maste r switch to the light that will shine away
all darkness in the mind and remind you who you truly are.
You don’t have to wear and hide behind a mask, to pretend to be
happy when you feel angry. Recognizing that you are not actually a
victim, you can start to cultiv ate willingness to expose the people-
pleasing role, the mask, for it covers the present moment in awareness.
In that process, you need to be straightforward and honest and practice
letting your words be guided when you speak to someone. This frees you
up.People pleasing runs most interactions in daily living. Because of
its hold on our personality self, we get so locked into pleasing everyone
that we generally need a few jolts before we realize how pervasive the
problem is. An example is that you start to have experiences of being
turned away or rejected when you of fer your knowledge and advice. This
is because you are likely doing it where it’s not asked for or wanted. We
can enco unter reactions that feel really awkward in the sense that people
won’ t agree to the people-pleasi ng games anymore. Instead, people will
start to reflect our desire to heal!


 intense  immersion in t he gentle, renewing and healing ways of
coconut, my own relationship with this incredible plant—its water, its meat
and its oils—has developed into a full-on love af fair. I have experienced
first-hand the amazing ef fects it has on the body—both inside and out. W ith
this book and t he products of one plant known and revered by ancienttropical peoples, you, too, can begin an odyssey of delight and delicious
adventure.
—Pat Cr ocker1
C o c o n u t :  T h e  E s s e n t i a l s
The T r ee of Life
The coc onut tre e ( Cocos nucifera ) ha s be en entre nched in the As ia-Pacific
culture, diet and traditional hea ling arts for centuries. In fact, A yurvedic
medicine has been using the o il from “The T ree of Life” as a healing
ingredient for some 4,000 years.
In tr opical regions where the co conut palm grows in abundance, coconut
is a nutritious staple in the diet, rich in fibre, vitamins, minerals and
phytonutrients. Folk medicine practitioners have used it for generations to
treat a wide range of health conditions, including the following:
•    skin condit ions (infections, minor wounds, dry skin, bruises, sun
protection, abscesses, jaundice, rash, scabies, burns)
•  scalp and hair problems (baldness, lice) and as a conditioner
•    internal disorders and diseases (asthma, tuberculosis, toothache,
dysentery, const ipation, earache,  kidney stones, gingivitis, inflammation),
cough and flu (sore throat, bronchitis, fever, nausea, upset stomach)
Now coconut oil is becoming a n important “new” healthy food in many
W estern and European countries. Modern science has confir med that it
possesses incred ible healing properties not present in any other edible oil
(see pag es 17 to 18). Despite its vilification in the middle of the twentieth
century (due to pressure from vegetable oil producers and  a lack of
understanding a bout the nature of its fatty acids), the cocon ut—and, in
particular, coco nut oil—is beginning to be understood as a “functional
food” because it of fers several specific health benefits that go far beyond its
nutritional constituents.
In the hour of the dusk, when the fire blazes, and the scent of the
cooked breadfru it fills the air, and perhaps the lamp glints already
between the pillars and the ho use, you shall behold them s ilently
assemble to this meal, men, women, and children; and the dogs and
pigs frisk together up the terra ce stairway, switching rival tails. Thestrangers from the ship were soon equally welcome: welcome to dip
their fin gers in the wooden dish, to drink cocoanuts, to share the
circulating pipe.
—Robert Louis Stevenson,  In the South Seas  (1896)
Coconut W ater
People w ho live among coconut palm trees harvest young green coconuts
for the exceptionally pure, clear liquid or juice inside the immature nut. The
mildly s weet water, called coconut water, is found in abundan ce in young
green coconuts and in much sm aller quantities in mature brown coconuts.
Y oung green coconuts can produce between 1-1/2 to 2+ cups of coconut
water, whereas a mature coconut may only yield 1/2 cup. Coconut water is a
natural compone nt of the growing coconut and is completely di f ferent from
coconut milk and cream, whic h are made by pressing shredd ed coconut
meat with plain water (see pages 22 to 23).
T apping young coconuts for thei r fresh water delivers more nutr ients than
the pasteurized (heated) coconu t water now available in bott les, cans or
T etra Paks.
Primary Use
Coconut water is consumed as a sports drink or refreshing bev erage. Soft,
immature coconut meat is often mixed with coconut water to produce a
thicker drink or smoothie.
Health Benefits
•    H ydrating—lu bricates and cushions joints, flushes toxins and waste, and
protects sensitive tissues.
•    Rich in fibre—fibre isn’ t easily digested and stays with you longer so it
helps you feel full.•    Keeps you regular—easily digested due to medium-chain fatty acids;
doesn’ t require pancreatic enzymes so it puts less of a burden on your
digestive system.
•    Supports antiviral, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory functions—fatty
acids assist these processes, wh ich are crucial to lowering you r risk of
disease.
•    Heart-healthy—contains medium-chain fatty acids (dairy and red meat
contain long-chain fatty acids, which increase risk for heart disease).
•  Promotes the absorption of other nutrients found in the food you eat.
•    Promo tes dige stive healing and helps prevent chronic inflammation, gas
and diarrhea.
•    Assists in weight loss—triglycerides are sent directly to the liver for
ener gy so they burn fast and act as a wick to help burn other fats.
•    El ectrolyte bo ost—thought to contain the electrolyte equivalent of human
blood plasma; vitamins, minera ls and enzymes help balance the body’ smetabolic processes.
•    Anti-a ging ton ic—helps boost immunity and prevent cell damage through
oxidation.
•    One o f the best dietary sources of cyto-kinins (molecules that protect the
cells during healthy cell division and thus help to fight against cancer).
Nutrients in W ater fr om 1 Medium Fr esh Y oung Coconut
3 g saturated fat, 50 mg sodium, 2 g fibre, 15 g sugar, 2 g protein, 17%
calcium, 1% iron, with potassium and magnesium
Forms A vailable
•    Whol e young  green coconuts are sometimes available in sp ecialty food
markets and online. These are tapped for the water.
•    Huske d young  green coconuts are available in specialty food markets, in
some supermark ets and online. These are tapped for both the water and
the immature flesh (see page 9).
•    Bottles or T etra Paks of pure coconut water or coconut water with
additives such as sugar and phytochemicals are available at most
supermarkets.
Selection and Storage of Fr esh Y oung Gr een Coconuts
•    Look for coconuts that are heavy for their size. Select those that have no
sound o f wate r sloshing around inside when shaken because this
indicates that the shell is completely full of water.
•    St ore in the re frigerator or a c ool place. Whole young green coconuts will
keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. After tapping a fresh coconut,
consume the water immediately or store in the refrigerator for 1 day only
to retain the maximum healing nutrients.
Selection and Storage of Coconut W ater in Bottles or T etra Paks
•    The product closest to fresh coconut water is raw, unpasteurized coconut
water th at has been bottled u sing pressure (not heat) to d eactivate
bacteria. This product must be refrigerated. Drink or cook with the waterimmediately afte r opening or sto re in the refrigerator for 1 day only after
opening.
•    Heat-treated water sold in T e tra Paks may be stored in a cu pboard and
chilled before consuming. Drin k or cook with the water immediately
after opening or store in the refrigerator for 1 day only after opening.
Health Notes
•    A ll no n-refrigerated canned or T etra Pak liquids—coconut water included
—have been sterilized by st eam retort, a process that c ooks the
ingredients and damages much of the healing nutrients.
•    Not all canned or shelf-stable T etra Pak products contain pure coconut
water. Always check the label.
Cooking with Coconut W ater
•  Use as the liquid in smoothies.
•    Use in place o f plain water or vegetable or chicken broth in soups, stews
and other dishes cooked by moist heat (such as poached fruit, fish or
chicken).
•    Use in place of plain water or broth when cooking rice, vegetables or
pasta.
•    S ubstitute for  the milk or liquid in baked goods such as bre ad, cookies
and cakes.
•  Use in glazes, icing, marinades and sauces.
•    Ferme nt by adding kefir starter to make a probiotic, reduced- sugar drink
that helps boost ener gy, aids digestion and improves immunity.
Caution
Fresh co conut water is clear and  the soft, immature flesh inside  the shell is
white. Do not drink the water or eat the meat from a young coc onut that is
even slightly pink—this is a sign that the sterile environmen t inside the
coconut has been compromised.  Pink water (and meat) from a c oconut may
have fer mented and/or be fizzy and sour -tasting. However, if you purchase
bott


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It is /G0E/G10/G17 /G09/G01/G02/G03/G01/G07/G08/G05/G01/G13/G08/G05/G05/G04/G03/G10/G01/G0C/G02/G0A/G04/G01/G04/G26/G0D/G04/G05/G02/G04/G03/G13/G04/G16/G09/G01/G10/G0B/G12/G10/G01/G1C/G04/G01/G0B/G12/G14/G04/G01/G10/G0B/G04/G01
opportunity to pay attention to our sentient cues, our vibrational signals, and our indiv idual creations.  If we are
experiencing a /G10/G0F/G0D/G16 /G01/G07/G0A/G01/G16/G07/G0F/G04/G10/G0B/G02/G03/G0E/G01/G10/G0B/G12/G10/G01/G1C/G04/G01/G11/G04/G16/G02/G05/G04/G09/G01/G02/G10/G01/G02/G16/G01/G12/G01/G05/G02/G0D/G04/G01
/G07/G0D/G0D/G07/G05/G10/G08/G03/G02/G10/G19/G01/G10/G07/G01/G11/G07/G01/G10/G0B/G04/G01/G02/G03/G03/G04/G05/G01/G16/G0D/G02/G05/G02/G10/G08/G12/G0C/G01/G1C/G07/G05/G23/G01/G03/G04/G13/G04/G16/G16/G12/G05/G19/G01/G10/G07/G01peacefully release the previous  default truths (or karmic
effects).  When we make the committed conscious choice to release our past creations that no longer serve us or the greater good, we take a giant step forward in our cosmic wealth development and our own inner ascension.
If we remember that it is ou r vibration that creates the
details of our life experiences (through the energies in our thoughts, feelings, choices, beliefs, actions, inner conversations, and focused attention), we can begin to understand that we  may have unconsciously launched creations in times past that are still vibrating /G03/G0C/G06/G11/G05/G17 /G0F/G12/G10/G01 /G09/G01/G22/G04/G0C/G07/G1C/G01/G10/G0B/G04/G01/G05/G12/G11/G12/G05/G01/G07/G0A/G01/G07/G08/G05/G01/G13/G07/G03/G16/G13/G02/G07/G08/G16/G01
awareness.  In this grand awak ening process, we begin to see
the increasing transparency of our true, divine, creative nature and the incredible art of choosing our way back into the flow  of the Creator’s divine design.  From this broader aerial view, we begin to more clearly see the precision and perfection within the universe.  If we pay attention, and if we can engage the conscious processes that facilitat e release, we can heal these
blocks, neutralize and release prior default settings, release karma, and feel our lighter free-e r selves buoyantly rising to Cosmic Wealth
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higher levels of conscious creation.  And we can begin to see
that our most precious desires, that had eluded us before, are
coming into our life experiences now with much greater ease and more prosperous flow.  One of the simplest ways to facilitate the release of
unwanted energy patterns, default truths, and karmic effects  is through the power of intention.   We can simply intend their
release, by making an affirm ational declaration or prayer
request.  A sample intention for release is included here.  You
can use this one, if it resonates with your heart and what
you wish to release, or you can write your own.
/G24/G0B/G25/G16/G1A/G09/G01/G26/G0A/G0A/G13/G08/G25 ation for Intentional Release:
/G23/G07/G12/G09/G0D/G05/G24/G06/G08/G10/G05/G0F/G04/G05/G06/G0D/G10/G05/G0F/G0C/G04/G05/G06/G0F/G0C/G11/G06/G09/G05/G10/G05/G0F/G04/G05/G06/G0F/G0C/G1A/G06/G08/G09/G05/G13/G03/G07/G12/G04/G06/G03/G0C/G04/G01/G09/G12/G0D/G01/G03/G07/G0C/G04/G24/G06
karmic creations and effects, and default truths that no longer

serve my highest good.  I am grateful for their gifts and their
service in my life and soulful expansion.  And I now surrender
them completely for divine cleansing and release, /G0D/G0A/G09/G05/G06/G06/G09
directions of time /G0A/G06/G06/G23/G07/G12/G09/G0D/G05/G06/G05/G0C/G05/G09/G0E/G03/G05/G04/G06/G17/G03/G10/G10/G06/G0F/G0C/G11/G06/G09/G05/G0C/G05/G14/G06/G19/G1A/G06/G04/G08/G03/G09/G03/G01/G06
with pure divine light, love, grac e, and well-being.  With this
releasement and renewal, I invite the original shine of my
divine inner light to prosper all of my new conscious desires
and to gracefully manifest profound peace and cosmic
prosperity for the greater good.  I am clear, cleansed, whole,
refreshed, and renewed!  I am grateful. /G01
When you are ready to activa te a releasement, take a
deep breath and feel your heart-felt intentional focus on your chosen affirmation or prayer.  State your intentions aloud if
you can, believing as much as you can in this clearing and intentional release.  Even if you think  you cannot feel Source
energy within or around you, take some deep breaths to feel your own relaxation and release of these previous energetic patterns.  When you feel yourself relax, trust that that relaxation
/G0D/G0F /G01 /G2E/G07/G08/G05/G13/G04/G01/G04/G03/G04/G05/G0E/G19/G01/G0A/G0C/G07/G1C/G02/G03/G0E/G01/G1C/G02/G10/G0B/G02/G03/G01/G19/G07/G08/G09/G01/G0C/G04/G10/G10/G02/G03 g you know that
your prayer is heard and answered.  Stay in that quiet still place for a moment, feeling your full a ppreciation for the cleansing
that is taking place and the ne w opportunities being created to
experience your divine grace. Default Truths 37
Our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and choices are divinely
wired with a vibrational aliveness that really does create our life
experiences.  The more we enga ge the laws of the universe
and see the fruits of our creations, the more real they become  to us.  These intentional releasem ents provide a conscious step
in an inwardly expansive journe y - to re-align with our truest
desires and to rise to the good feelings and innate talents of  our rich inner divine essence.  It still requires conscious discernment, sentient monitoring, and a co nsistent application
of universal laws – in order to continue in this grand inner
rising.  But when we do, we see much more flow.
Through this lens, we see how default truths and
energetic resistances, when allowed to unconsciously exist in the moist shadows of our inner gardens, grow their own kinds of weeds and prevent ou r experience of newer, free-er, lighter
creations.  Look for the cues in your life, if you have some of  the symptoms of unconscious default truths.  And then take the conscious deliberate steps to allow their release and to fertilize the creations that you are /G0D/G12/G09/G09/G05/G0C/G01/G10/G1A /G01 /G11/G04/G16/G02/G05/G02/G03/G0E/G20/G01/G01/G2F/G07/G10/G0B/G02/G03/G0E/G01/G02/G16/G01/G04/G14/G04/G05/G01
kept from us, unless we deny /G07/G12/G09/G04/G05/G10/G13/G05/G04 /G20/G01/G01/G2E/G07/G08/G05/G13/G04/G01/G04/G03/G04/G05/G0E/G19/G01/G02/G16/G01
available and flowing to us, through our sentient experience  of transparent truth, every day in our moment-to-moment creations.  Source is there ever y step of the way.  When we
release our resistances, and we release our unconsciously “beeping” default truths and our old energetic patterns, we simply rise with the buoyancy of our


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1  glass  spring  water
TEA  (3-4)
1  cup  lavender  tea
vanilla  cookies
DINNER  (6-7)
Karikai  (Squash  Curry)
Barley  and  Mung  Kichadi
Plain  Dhal
Amasake  Payasam
EVENING  BREW  (8-8:30)
1  cup  rose  flower  tea,  steeped  in  milk
$> Festivities
(brunches,  celebrations,  holidays)
BREAKFAST  (7-8)
Select  from  among  the  following:
whole  wheat  blueberry  pancakes  with  maple  syrup
Wheat  and  Split  Pea  Dosa  with  Mango  Chutney
Sloppy  Joe  (scrambled  tofu)
whole  wheat  toast  and  Spicy  Home  fries
Eggless  French  Toast
Pear  Lassi  or  Warm  Spiced  Soy  Milk LUNCH  (12-1)
Select  from  among  the  following:
Ricotta  and  Tofu  Quiche
steamed  leafy  greens  or  Vegetable  Tempura
with  Mild  Tamari  Sauce
Nori  Rolls  with  a  Carrot  and  Cucumber  Aspic
Stuffed  Mushrooms  (with  Wheat  Bread  Crumbs)
Peppered  Barley  Idli  with  Orange  Rasam
mineral  water  or  Pitta  teas
TEA  (3-4)
Select  from  among  the  following:
Pitta  teas,  Pear  Lassi,  Amasake  Payasam,
hot  Morning  Booster,  or  fresh  juices
fruits,  Saffron  and  Apple  Pie,  Cherry  Strudel
tea  sandwiches  (cucumber,  watercress,  buttercup
squash  and  avocado,  or  jams)  with
Ghee  or  unsalted  butter
DINNER  (6-7)
Select  from  among  the  following:
whole  wheat  pasta  dishes  with  Sunflower  Seed  Sauce
Tofu  Tempura  or  Chickpeas  and  Seitan  Stew
kichadi  and  Karikai  (Squash  Curry)
Coconut  Rice
Lime  and  Raisin  Rice
Shepherd's  Pie Mustard  Greens  and  Asparagus  with  I  Iollaudai.se  Sauce
Steamed  Artichokes  with  Cilantro  and  Coconut  Sauce
DESSERTS
Select  from  among  the  following:
Hazelnut  (  arob  Mousse
Rosewater  Pudding
fruit  (  lake
Universal  Trifle
EVENING  BREWS  (8-8:30)
Selet  t  from  among  the  following1.
Wai  m  Saffron  Milk
Cardamom,  (  oriander,  and  Fennel  Tea
Warm  Sandalwood  Milk  Brew
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THE    PRACTICE    OF    AYURVEDA
MENUS  FOR  KAPHA  TYPES
KAPHA,  KAPHA-VATA,  KAPHA-PITTA
Note:  Kapha  types  should  substitute  certified  raw  goat's  milk  for  cow's  milk.
Spring
BREAKFAST  (8-9)
fresh  strawberries
puffed  millet  cereal  in  warm  apple  juice  with
dash  of  cinnamon
1  cup  Warm  Spiced  Soy  Milk
LUNCH  (1-2)
steamed  vegetables  (Brussels  sprouts,
leafy  greens,  carrots,  daikon)  with
Basil  Dressing
Millet  and  Corn
'/2  glass  spring  water
TEA  (4-4:30)
1  glass  Carrot,  Celery,  and  Ginger  Juice
rice  cakes
DINNER  (6-7)
Barley  and  Mung  Kichadi  with  Green  Ginger
and  Coconut  Chutney
sauteed  leafy  greens
1  cup  raspberry  tea
EVENING  BREW  (7:30-8)
1  cup  warm  goat's  milk  with  cardamom
Spring
BREAKFAST  (8-9)
granola  with  raisins
1  cup  hot  Morning  Booster
LUNCH  (1-2)
Arugula  Salad  or  endive  salad
Sauteed  Asparagus  with  Hollandaise  Sauce
Millet  Croquettes
1  glass  spring  water TEA  (4-4:30)
1  cup  barley  and  cardamom  tea
dried  fruits
DINNER  (6-7)
Stuffed  Mushrooms  (with  Rye  Bread  Crumbs)
wild  rice
Sauteed  Red  Cabbage
Clay  Pot  Baked  Apples
EVENING  BREW  (7-7:30)
1  cup  warm  apple  cider  with  fresh  mint  leaves
Spring
BREAKFAST  (8-9)
Roasted  Breakfast  Grain  with  sprinkle  of
Pudina  (Mint)  Masala
72  glass  Carrot,  Celery,  and  Ginger  Juice
LUNCH  (1-2)
Peppered  Corn  on  the  Cob
Clear  Ginger  and  Corn  Soup  with  3  radicchio  leaves
Quinoa  and  Carrots
V2  glass  spring  water
TEA  (4-4:30)
1  glass  pear  juice  with  pinch  of  dried  ginger,
or  fruits  in  season
DINNER  (6-7)
Split  Pea  Dhal
Peppered  Barley  Idli
Broccoli  Rabe  with  Lemon  or  sauteed  mustard  greens
EVENING  BREW  (7-7:30)
1  cup  cardamom  and  coriander  tea
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MENUS  FOR  KAPHA  TYPES  (continued)
m m Summer
BREAKFAST  (8-9)
puffed  millet  cereal  with  warm  goat's  milk
and  dash  of  cardamom
V2  glass  spring  water  with  pinch  of  ginger
LUNCH  (1-2)
Buckwheat  and  Pea  Salad  (substitute  snow  peas  for  peas)
1  cup  chamomile  tea
1  apple
TEA  (4-4:30)
1  glass  mango  and  lime  juice
rice  cakes
DINNER  (6-7)
udon  noodles  with  Pesto  for  K  Types  garnished  with
fresh  radicchio  leaves  or  fennel  bulb
Raspberry  Gel  Pie DESSERT
Pineapple  Kanten
w Summer
BREAKFAST  (8-9)
corn  flakes  and  pears  in  warm  soy  milk
1  glass  orange  juice
LUNCH  (1-2)
Barley,  Onion,  and  Carrot  Salad  with  Orange  Fennel Dressing
fresh  endives
1  glass  spring  water
EVENING  BREW  (7-7:30)
1  cup  chrysanthemum  and  fennel  tea  brewed
in  soy  milk  with  touch  of  honey
Summer
BREAKFAST  (8-9)
apricots  and  peaches
1  cup  blackberry  tea
LUNCH  (1-2)
steamed  leafy  greens
Lemon  Broccoli  Tofu
Millet  and  Snow  Pea  Salad
1  glass  spring  water
TEA  (4-4:30)
1  cup  cooled  rose  flower  tea
roasted  pumpkin  seeds
DINNER  (6-7)
Corn  Balls  and  Red  Peppers
lightly  saut£ed  zucchini TEA  (4-4:30)
1  cup  lemon  balm  tea
Popcorn  Crunch  Crustless  Pie
DINNER  (6-7)
Lima  Bean  and  Cauliflower  Soup
steamed  watercress
Chapati
DESSERT
fresh  strawberries