 opening, such
as “Love is. ” or “My Self wants me to know that. ” After a little
practice, howeve r, you won’ t be able to stop writing—once communication
starts, it tends to pour out. The purpose of your sutras isn’t to sound poetic or wise but simply to
express where you are. Most of us cannot equal the brilliance of Rumi, but
our state of awareness is just as true for us as his was for him. The beauty of
recording your spiritual vision is that you will have the immense pleasure of
watching it grow. Each thread is valuable; none can be taken out of the
fabric of love without loss. Therefore keep in mind the preciousness of your
own awareness, and let your inspirations be a way to claim your spiritual
life as your own. THE P ATH to LOVE
The following are some sutras I have written over the past year in my own
notebooks. I wrote them in spare moments, on airplanes, waiting for lost
luggage, or sitting outside by the sea on sunny days when I wanted to be
with my Self and hear its voice. There are nearly a hundred sutras here, a
good harvest from a very busy year, and I was surprised, once I read them
all, how comple tely they express the material in this book. Thus they are
like crystals from which whole pages sprouted and grew. I do not of fer them
for you to read in one sitting, but all are given here to mark the progress of
one soul as it unfolded over a short span of time. If I could wish one thing
for myself, it would be that I weave this fabric of consciousness forever—
what is more thrilling than the prospect of truths you do not yet know. LESSONS FOR  LOVERS
Three things are absolute and cannot be destroyed: awareness, Being, and
love. You will be in love when you know that you are love. Love is the impulse of evolution that expands life. Any desire to grow is following the flow of love. If you block your desires, you block your natural avenue of growth. Growth is the willingness to let reality be new every moment. Love is the beginning of the journey, its end, and the journey itself. The path of love is everywhere and nowhere. There is no place you can go
that is devoid of love and no place you can leave that is not already love. Love is based not on how you act or feel but on your level of awareness. In duality love comes and goes; in unity there is only love. Personal love is a concentrated form of universal love; universal love is an
expanded form of personal love. Loving another person is not separate from loving God. One is a single
wave, the other is the ocean. The mind judges what is good or bad. Love brings only good. All prayers are answered. The ones answered the fastest are prayers for
understanding. Desires are fulfilled according to your level of awareness. When awareness
is pure, every desire is fulfilled completely. A prayer is a request made from a small part of God to a lar ge part of God. Dreams come true when they are held quietly in the heart. Don’ t tell your dreams to the world—whisper them to love. From a pure heart, anything can be accomplished. If you ask what the
universe is doing, it is eavesdropping on your every desire. Everything is the same spirit watching itself through the eyes of dif ferent
observers. Love is everywhere, but in some places it is blocked by fear. What does not contain love must contain an illusion. Pierce through all your illusions and you will discover that you are only
love. Other people are mirrors of your own love. In reality there are no others,
only the Self in other forms. Separation is merely an idea. At its core, reality is unity. When you blame and criticize others, you are avoiding some truth about
yourself. Everything in the outer world contains a message about the inner world. The sights and sounds of nature are reminders of a loving creation. Real change is accompanied by a new insight. Insight is an impulse of love dissolving some old imprint. Insights bring truth, which is love in action. Love is like water. If it doesn’ t flow, it stagnates. If you create any open space within yourself, love will fill it. Contemplate love every day. Loving reflections make the heart grow. Love takes many forms—it is up to you to choosewhich you wish to
express. The highest expression of love is creativity. Innocence is the ability to give and receive love without holding on. To love innocently is to allow others to express who they are. No one is wrong. In the eyes of love, all people are doing the best they can
from their own levels of consciousness. Other people seem wrong when their perspective doesn’ t match yours. All disagreements are results of misunderstanding someone else’ s level of
consciousness. All obstacles are created by ourselves, through a belief in non-love. You will have no enemies once you decide to surrender. Surrender means not giving in to another but giving in to love. All desires are spiritual when seen to their deepest level. Love is not the opposite of hate. Being whole, love has no opposites. Negativity is born in the gap where love has been excluded. Gaps occur in places where we are afraid to see ourselves. Life appears random on the surface, but at a deeper level it is completely
organized. Love’ s organizing power is infinite. The cosmos is structured to bring about growth, and growth is always in the
direction of greater love and happiness. The solution is never at the level of the problem—the solution is always
love, which is beyond problems. Bad things don’ t happen to us; we bring them to us so we can learn a
lesson. Love grows on the basis of giving. God’ s ability to give is infinite. W e limit it by our own unloving perception. Love never forces. Love is intelligent and brings only what you need. There is no divine punishment. What seems like God’ s punishment is a
reflection of our own resistance. Forgiveness is born of increased awareness. The more you can see, the
easier it is to for give. Forgiveness in the heart comes about when the walls of separation in the
mind fall. Love is attention without judgment. In its natural state, attention only
appreciates. The person you call an enemy is an exaggerated aspect of your own shadow
self. The shadow self seems to be the opposite of love. Actually it is the way to
love. Spirit is passionate; without passion no one can be truly spiritual. The awakening of true love lies in finding peace within passion and passion
within peace. Sexual ener gy is neutral. It can be loving or unloving, depending on how
you use it. Sex can be used to expand love or to shut it out. The highest eros is to take
God as a lover. When sex is fully loving, you experience the divine through your partner. Sexual love, ener gized by absolute love, is ecstasy. Ecstasy is the most primordial ener gy state. Why is sex so powerful. Because we are constantly in search of the state of
original ecstasy. The whole of reality is contained in the present moment. True love is here and now. Whatever you can remember or anticipate is
only a shadow of love. To see love in the moment you must clean the windows of perception. If you have your full attention in the moment, you will see only love. When love is replaced by an object, the result is addiction. If you are addicted to someone else, you are treating that person as an
object. Time is the ego’ s enemy, not love’ s. Love changes with the passage of time, but it never diminishes. It is always present in its fullness. Love is the eternal Being at the core of individuality. Love can create a world that is healed and holy. The two are the same thing. To feel beauty is to know the truth. T o know the truth is to be in love. Love dances in the freshness of the unknown. Love doesn’ t need reason. It speaks from the irrational wisdom of the heart. A heart that has learned to trust can be at rest in the world.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Is your world full of things and people as is mine? A: No, it is full of myself. Q: But do you see and hear as we do?A: Yes, I appear to see and hear and talk and act, but to me it just happens,,
A:
Q: How do you know that you are in the supreme state?A: Because I am in it. It is the only natural state. Q: Can you describe it? A: Only by negation, as uncaused, independent, unrelated, undivided,,
A:
Q: What is the third definition of ecstasy, according to the author?,
A: Spiritual release, which is not a feeling or idea, but a shift in perception that allows direct contact with the spirit.
Q: According to the author, what is the key to achieving ecstasy?,
A: To stop the mind's activity and gain a witness-like awareness, allowing the self to be still and quiet.
Q: What is the author's perspective on the concept of love and its relationship to the divine?,
A: The author believes that love is not an object or a feeling, but a state of being that is always present and can be accessed through the heart.
Q: What is the purpose of writing down one's inspirations, according to the author?,
A: To record one's own truth and not to be held back by the past


 attack. The young Indian doctor who was on call at our clinic that night
had sounded panicky when he phoned me, reporting that Elaine had
vomited twenty times in less than three hours. He notice d a droop
in her left eyelid and a slight facial tic, which made him fear some
kind of brain incident. He guessed that a tiny tumor, probably in the
pituitary, was beginning to hemorrhage, and he therefore had had
no choice but to get her into an ambulance as fast as possible. Now Elaine was no longer in pain and lay on the stretcher
sedated. Her symptoms had receded as unexpectedly as they had
begun, and a CAT scan, much to my relief, disclosed no sign of a
brain tumor. Incredibly, her entire sheaf of test results still indicated
that she was perfectly healthy. Nothing made any sense. As Elaine slept, I looked down at her worn, drawn face. It
occurred to me that this was the most relaxed I had ever seen her. In
her rst oce visit she had presented herself as a secure, successful
businesswoman. She owned her own public relations rm, with
twenty employees under her (they were all men, she took pains to
inform me). Whatever lay beneath this condent persona, I wasn’t
going to nd it that night. I scheduled an oce appointm ent on her
chart and in the meantime called her family doctor in Houston to
see if he could clue me in. He was not encouraging. “Elaine. ” he said. “There’s nothing wrong with her, not that I
have ever been able to nd. She has had about sixty of these attacks
in the past ten years”—Elaine had neglected to tell me that when
she came up to Boston—“and I recently told her that there was
nothing more I could do. ”
I asked him for his best guess at an accurate diagnosis. “Hysteria,”
he shot back. “No doubt in my mind. You’ll never be able to shake
her of this thing, but good luck trying. ” With obvious satisfaction he
abruptly ended the conversation. The next morning I asked Elaine about the previous attacks. Looking embarrassed, she admitted that these had occurred o and
on for fteen years, dating from when she rst got married. Did she
have a happy marriage. She turned red and looked away. “I wasraised a strict Catholic, and I feel I have a duty to remain in this
marriage. Happy. My husband treats me very well, and I respect
him as a good man. ” It turned out that because of a preexisting
organic condition, her husband had never been able to have
intimate relations with her. She described their current relationship
as caring and close but platonic. “Do you know what your doctor in Houston thinks is wrong with
you. ” I asked. She answered angrily, “He thinks I’m hysterical, of course. I’m
sure he told you that. ”
“Do you know  what is mean t by the term hysteria.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What did Ray experience during his accident, and how did it affect him?,
A: Ray experienced immense pain, but it did not turn into suffering. He instead felt a sense of calmness and security, which helped him heal his knee wound without the need for further surgery.
Q: What was Elaine's initial reaction to the doctor's suggestion to meditate?,
A: Elaine was hesitant and reluctant to agree, possibly due to her past experiences and conditioning.
Q: What did the doctor suggest to Elaine, and how did she respond?,
A: The doctor advised Elaine to seek instruction in primordial sound meditation, and she eventually agreed to try it, leading to her newfound sense of peace and connection with nature.
Q: What is the author suggesting about the role of the psyche's need for self-protection?,
A: The author is highlighting the importance of acknowledging and addressing the underlying fear of death, which is often suppressed, and the need to confront and overcome it to achieve true self-awareness.
Q: What is the author's opinion on the concept of self-acceptance?,
A: The author believes that self-acceptance is crucial for true freedom and that it is not about achieving a specific goal, but rather about being aware of one's true nature and accepting oneself.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>I do not count, time, or control my breaths. No eort is being
made to cause certain thoughts to come or go. There is no particular
feeling I try to either induce or avoid. I do not pay atten tion to my
body in a special way or attempt to relax any part of it. If I start to
fall asleep, I do not resist the impulse. What am I doing, then? The best answer is that I am just not
doing; I am engaged in getting the normal activity of the mind to
turn into silence, but without coercing it to do so. I am getting past
the inner noise of thoughts and feelings in order to reveal what the
silent witness inside me is really like. This is how the mind naturally
opens to itself and heals. “Not doing” sounds like doing nothing at all, but there is a subtle
dierence. The thinking, feeling mind is in constant motio n. If it has
the thought “Slow down, be silent,” that is a movement, too, and
will not make the mind stop. No thought can make it stop. One
might try just sitting, waiting  for the mind to stop of its own accord. There are meditations of this sort in the vast tradition of Indian andZen practice, but most novices who try this method nd it extremely
exhausting and unproductive. A mind left to its own devices tends to
run here and there like a drunken monkey, as the Indian  scriptures
say. To watch one’s mind reel around for an hour can be intensely
disturbing. Moreover, there is no reason why the mind should reach
silence during the vigil. One can try gathering the mind to a point, which is called
concentration. This form of discipline is often compared to trying to
make a candle ame hold still in the wind. Concentration is not like
active thinking, but it still falls under the category of motion, since
the mind has to be brought back to its focus every time it wanders. Enormous strain is involved, and the results may be very small
compared to the eort required. The deeper you go into it, the more dicult “not doing” seems to
be. How can any form of mental activity ever make the mind be
still? The ancient rishis mastered this extremely exacting art after
they observed that the mind has various layers. In this observation,
they agreed wholeheartedly with Freud. However, they were not
interested in the meaning  of each layer (whether it stores away
childhood fears, repressed anger, or submerged sexual desires). They
simply observed that the mind’s deeper layers are not in as much
motion as the supercial ones. This insight made them realize that meditation must be a vertical
process—a dive into the mind’s depths—not a strugg le on the
surface. Somehow the meditator’s attention has to penetrate the
chaotic surface activity of the mind, pass through all the layers of
subtle thought, and at last arrive at silence. Instead of subduing a
drunken monkey, the appropriate metaphor is much more subtle:
Meditation is like creeping through a herd of sleeping  elephants
without waking them up. In order to dive through every layer of the mind, one needs a
vehicle that can carry one beyond the thinking process. In
primordial sound meditation the vehicle is called a mantra, a
specic mental sound deriv ed from Sanskrit but with no verbal
meaning. A mantra is chosen solely for its ability to gradually bring
a person’s attention to quieter and quieter levels of the mind.Since everyone’s mind has innumerable layers, the choice of a
mantra and the precise instructions for using it are extremely
delicate. If chosen, taught, and used correctly, a mantra is as nearly
eortless as mental activity can be. It begins like a normal thought
but fades to fainter and fainter degrees of sound without getting
lost, until it disappears entirely, leaving the mind in complete
silence. Many forms of meditation use some kind of sound or visual image
as their vehicle. That might make it seem that one technique is as
good as another. However, there are any number of important issues
to consider when evaluating a form of meditation—above all: Did
my mind actually nd the silence I was seeking? Was I
psychologically comfortable during and after the meditation? Did
my old self begin to change as the result of having meditated? Is
there more truth in my self? Every person has to decide these crucial issues for himself. Patrick, a friend of mine, began meditating more than a decade ago
in order to rescue himself from a disastrous personal and nancial
fall. “In the late Seventies I was just barely emerging  from the
rockiest period  in my life. For several years I had invested heavily in
the real estate market, accumulating rental properties quickly on a
very speculativ e basis. It was an exhilarating venture at rst, and I
found myself in a powerful nancial position, at least on paper, with
assets in the multimillions. “You


 to efficiently separate wheat flour into three components: bran, germ and endosperm. Since bread made without bran and
germ is lighter and appears more "upper class" it became  instantly popular. Flour without germ and bran also had an industrial
application –it could be stored virtually forever without being infested by insects because white flour does not contain enough
nutrition to support life. Most health conscious people ar e aware that white flour products won't support healthful human life
either. Essentially, white flour's effect on humans is another demonstration of Health = Nutrition / Calories. When the bran and germ  are
discarded, remaining are the calories and much o f the protein, lacking are many vitamins and minerals and other vital nutritional
substances. Whole wheat bread has been called the staff of life. In ages past, healthy cultures have made bread the predominant staple in  their
diet. Does that mean you can just go to the bakery and buy whole grain bread, or go to the health food store and buy organically
grown whole wheat flour, bake your own, and be as healthy as the ancients. Sorry, the answer is almost certainly no. There ar e
pitfalls, many of them, waiti ng for the unwary. White flour has one other advantage over whole wheat flour. It not only remains free of insect infestation, it doesn't become  stale
(meaning rancid). In the wheat germ (where the embryo resides) there is considerable oil, containing amon g other things, about the
best natural source of vitamin E. This oil is highly unsaturated and once the seed is ground the oil goes rancid in a matter of days. Whole wheat flour kept on the unrefrigerated shelf of the store is almost certainly rancid. A lo t of its other vitamin content has
been oxidized too. If the wheat flour had flowed directly from the grinder into an airtight sack and from there directly to t he
freezer, if it had been flash frozen and kept extremely cold, it might have a storage life of  some months. Of course that was not the
case. Maybe you're lucky and your health food store is one of the very few that has its own small -scale flour mill and grinds daily. Probably not. How about your baker's whole wheat bread. Where does the baker get flour. From the wholesaler's or distributor's warehouse. In
fifty pound kraftpaper sacks. How much time had elapsed from milling to wholesaler to baker to baking. The answer has to be i n
the order of magnitude of weeks. And it might be months. Was the flou r stored frozen. Or airtight. Of course not. If you want bread made from freshly ground flour you are almost certainly have to grind and bake it yourself. Is it worth the
trouble. You bet. Once you've tasted real bread you'll instantly see by comparison wh at stale, rancid whole wheat flour tastes like. Freshly ground flour makes bread that can be the staff of life and can enormously upgrade your health –if the wheat you use is any
good. But before we talk about wheat quality, a more few words of warning. If you think wheat goes rancid rapidly, rye is even worse. Rye flour goes bad so fast that when you buy it in the store it usually is the rye equivalent of white wheat flour. The germ has been
removed. The bag may not say so. But it probably has. If you are g oing to make rye breads, even more reason to grind your own. Corn meal from the grocery store has usually been degerminated too. If it hasn't been, the oil in the seed's germ has probabl y gone
rancid. Grinding flour at home is easy these days. There is an  abundance of at -home milling products and no shortage of hype about them. You'll find staunch advocates of stone mills. These produce the finest -textured flour, but are costly. The sales pitch is that stones
grind at low temperature and do not damage the oils (remember the development of rancidity is a function of temperature) or the
vitamins, which are also destroyed at high temperature. This assertion is half true. If you are going to store your flour it is far better
to grind it cool. However, if you ar e, as we do, going to immediately bake your flour, what difference does it make if it gets a little
warm before baking. That only accelerates the action of the yeast. On the negative side, stone mills grind slowly and are very fussy about which grains the y will grind. If the cereal is a bit moist or if
the seed being ground is a little bit oily, the mill becomes instantly blocked. Steel burr mills grind fast and coarsely and are inexpensive. Coarse flour makes heavy bread. The metal grinding faces tend t o
wear out and have to be replaced occasionally –if they can be replaced. Breads on the heavy side are still delicious; for many years
I made bread with an inexpensive steel burr mill attachment that came with my juicer. Some steel burr mills will also grin d oily seed like sesame and sunflower. However, oily seeds can be ground far more easily half -
a-cup at a time in a little inexpensive electric spice/coffee mill, the sort with a single fast -spinning propeller. I currently think the best compromise are hamm ermills. The grain dribbles into a chamber full of fast -spinning teeth that literally
pound the grain into powder. Since air flows through with the grain the flour is not heated very much. This type of mill is s mall,
very fast, intermediate in price betwee n steel mills and stone mill, lasts a long time, but when grinding, sounds like a Boeing 747
about to take off. It is essential to wear hearing protectors when using it. Awareness of bread quality is growing. One excellent new U. S. business, called Great H arvest Bakery is a fast -growing national
franchise chain. They bake and sell only whole grain breads; all their wheat flour is freshly ground daily on the premises in  the
back. Unfortunately, as of the writing of this book, they do not grind their rye flou r but bring it in sacks. I can't recommend their
rye breads. The founder of Great Harvest is a knowledgeable buyer who fully understands my next topic, which is that wheat is  not
wheat. There are great differences between hard bread wheats; being organica lly grown is no cure -all for making good or nutritious bread. Great Harvest understands this and uses top quality grain that is also Organic. When I first stated making my own bread from my own at -home -ground flour I was puzzled by variations in the dough. Sometimes the bread rose well and was spongy after baking like I wanted it to be. Sometimes it kneaded stickily and ended up flat
and crumbly like a cake. Since I had done everything the same way except that I may have bought my wheat berries from differ ent
health food stores, I began to investigate the subject of wheat quality. The element in the cereal that forms the rubbery sponge in risen bread so it doesn't crumble and rises high without collapsin g, is
gluten. The word glue derives from gluten. The g luten content of various wheats varies. Bread bakers use "hard wheat" because of
its high gluten content. Gluten is a protein and gluten comprises most of the protein in bread wheat; the protein content and  the
gluten content are almost identical. Try thi s. Ask your health food store buyer or owner what the protein content is of the hard red wheat seeds they're selling. You'll
almost certainly get a puzzled look and your answer will almost certainly be, "We have Organic and conventional. " Demand that
the store buyer ask this question of their distributor/wholesaler and then report back to you. If the distributor deigns to answer, the
answer will be the same –I sell Organic or conventional hard red wheat. Period. When I got these non -answers I looked further and
discovered that hard bread wheats run from about 12 percent protein to about 19 percent and this difference has everything to  do
with the soil fertility (and to an extent the amount of rainfall during the season), and almost nothing to do with Organic or
conventional. This difference also has everything to do with how your dough behaves and how your bread comes out. And how well your bread
nourishes you. Thirteen percent wheat will not make a decent loaf - fourteen percent is generally considered #2 qu ality and
comprises the bulk of cheap bread grain. When you hear in the financial news that a bushel of wheat is selling for a certain price,
they mean #2. Bakers compete for higher protein lots and pay far higher prices for more protein. We prefer our br ead about 25% rye, but rye contains no gluten at all. Mix any rye flour into fourteen percent wheat flour and the
dough becomes very heavy, won't rise, and after baking, crumbles. So I kept looking for better grain and finally discovered a
knowledgeable la dy that sold flour mills and who also was a serious baker herself. She had located a source of quality wheat with
an assayed protein content and sold it by the 50 pound sack. When I asked her if her wheat was Organic she said it was either
sixteen or seven teen percent protein depending on whether you wanted hard red spring wheat or hard white spring wheat. Organic
or conventional. I persisted. No, she said. High protein. So, I said to myself, since protein content is a function of soil fertility and


of large sections of the stomach. Gastroenterostomy (formation of a connection or communication between the stomach and the
small intestine, thus by-passing the pylorus) is a serious and crippling operation frequently
performed where ulcer and thickening of the pylorus are suspected. It should be gratifying to know
that it is not a necessary operation—that the thickened pylorus, like a thickened nasal membrane,
can be thinned by the fast. Fear and anxiety, coupled with the insistence of the surgeon that an operation is urgently needed,
cause many patients to permit themselves to be rushed into an operation. The surgeon often paints
vivid and frightening pictures of the dangers of delay. The equally startling post-operative picture
is painted by one who has had the operation. There is the operation, perhaps the subsequent operation for the relief of adhesions, the not
infrequent gall bladder drainage or removal, a second or even a third operation on the stomach for
recurrent ulcer, and the disillusionment that accompanies the return of symptoms. The
disappointment and bitterness often shatter the patient’s faith in medicine, but, alas! It comes too
late. The constitutional condition behind and preceding the incidence of peptic ulcer is by far the
most vital factor involved in its evolution. The anemia frequently seen in ulcer patients is probably
less due to the slight loss of blood through the ulcer than to the failure of blood making consequent
upon the general nutritional impairment of the patient. As the nutritive impairment precedes the formation of the ulcer often by several years producing
in many instances the so-called “ulcer race” the original impairment is not to be blamed upon the
100ulcer. Everything in the condition of the patient, both those pathologies that precede the ulcer and
those that are concomitant with it or successive to it, point to an existing constitutional impairment
which forms the basis of the ulceration. This is one reason that purely local treatment of ulcers is
so uniformly unsatisfactory. Any sore (whether on the exterior of the body or on the inside skin—the membrane lining the
digestive tract) will heal more rapidly and readily if unhampered. It must not continaully be
irritated by handling, rubbing, wrinkling, contracting and expanding. The irritation resulting from these mechanical activities, breaks down the healing tissues and
causes bleeding. The sore will heal better if given rest. For this reason, the first step necessary to
insure healing of a peptic ulcer is to ensure complete rest for the ulcerated organ. Nothing provides
this local rest of the digestive organs more completely than the fast. Irritation of the raw surface of the ulcer resulting from the gastric acidity will also prevent
healing of the peptic ulcer. New tissue cannot form in the presence of such irritations. Since fasting
causes a cessation of a secretion of gastric juice, which otherwise bathes the ulcerated surface,
this source
of irritation is removed by the fast. In most cases only about three days of fasting are
required to suspend the secretion of gastric juice. The small amount of juice secreted thereafter
will be very weakly acid. Thus the fast speedily removes three sources of local irritation—the mechanical irritation
brought on by particles of food in contact with the raw surface, mechanical irritation resulting from
contraction and expansion of the walls of the stomach and wrinkling of its surfaces in receiving
and handling foods, and chemical irritation caused by the acid gastric juice. With the removal of
these sources of irritation, healing can proceed at a satisfactory rate. But fasting has another and more profound effect in the restoration of health to the ulcer patient. “Since it is easy to demonstrate,” wrote George Weger, M.D., “that the quckest way to overcome
constitutional acidity and restore normal alkalinity is by an absolute fast while resting in bed, one
can readily see that a complete fast serves not alone a dual purpose, but every purpose.” He
cautions against breaking the fast too soon, saying that this is a frequent cause of failure. “
The fast
must be continued until all reactions indicate that systemic renovation has been completed.”
It is also important to know that the fast results in the thickened lining of the pylorus becoming
thinned so that this passage again becomes normal, providing, of course, that this is done before
scar tissue has formed. Fasting will not result in a removal of scar tissue. As there are stages of
pathological evolution that cannot be remedied, it is the part of wisdom to remove all causes of
disease and restore the tissues to a normal state before such irreversible stages are reached. Pyloric inflammation will quickly improve and the patient will recover health if the habits of the
patient, especially his eating habits, are corrected. While I have especially emphasized the
necessity of correcting the habits of eating, it should be understood that all enervating habits should
be discontinued. Recovery from an ulcer involves far more than mere temporary healing of the ulcerated surface. Ulcers do heal and then recur, often doing so several times in the life of an ulcer patient. Ulcers
are frequently surgically removed, only to recur. The fact that there have been numerous instances
of recurrence after four and five operations for gastric ulcer is sure evidence that the operation
does not restore health. It fails to remove cause and until this is done there can be no genuine
recovery. Restoration of good health can take place at every stage of the pathological evolution which I
have pictured, from the irritation of the first cold to ulceration, inclusive, but when cachexia (the
101defining symptom of cancer) has evolved, the condition is irreversible. 10224
Migraine
“I know that my headaches are due to constipation,” a sufferer with migrane told me one day. “I’m
certain that if I could get rid of constipation, I would not suffer with headaches.” She had suffered
for years and had been the rounds of the disease-treaters. She had had about all the forms of
treatment the various schools of healing could offer, but she had never received more than brief
periods of evanescent relief. I told her that she had the true picture reversed. If she would get rid of her headaches, she would
be free of constipation. To this statement she replied: “You are crazy.” I replied: “I know it, and
so are you.” She asked: “What do you mean?” Then I explained to her that headache is a symptom
and constipation is a symptom and that symptoms do not cause each other, but that if she would get
rid of the common cause of both symptoms, she would be free of both of them at the same time. She accepted this as a logical approach to her troubles. No one else had ever suggested to her
that it would be essential to remove the cause of her suffering in order to end the suffering. They
had all depended on treatments to do what only removal of cause can do. She had a relatively short fast to enable her encumbered body to unload its accumulated toxin
and this was followed by a better way of living. She had no more headaches and her constipation
ended at the same time. Commonly referred to as “sick headache,” and “bilious headache” migraine is defined as
“periodic cephalalgia, (pain in the head), characterized by the absence of any local lesions which
might cause headaches, and peculiar as regards the visual and oculoplegic symptoms and psychic
symptoms which may accompany it.” Standard medical works state that there is evidence to sustain
the view that migraine is allergic in nature and I have even read the positive statement that it “can
be shown to be hereditary in every instance.”
Also called
megrim
 and
hemicrania
, this
syndrome
 is characterized by periodic headaches,
often one-sided, and accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and various disturbances of the senses,
particularly disturbances of the eyes and ears. There is also likely to be intolerance to light
and
noise, great prostration and an incapacity for mental concentration. Few if any other so-called functional diseases are accompanied by so much suffering. Indeed, it
is not an uncommon thing for these patients to become drug addicts in their search for relief from
their symptoms. Walter C. Alvarez, M.D., says that it is usual to put such patients in a hospital and give them
every test known to science and that as always in cases of migraine, nothing is “found that could
cause the migraine.” This is in line with the usual statement in standard works that no cause for the
disease is known. Dr. Weger, on the other hand, makes a very profound observation in relation to the disease:
“The toxemia theory can be more effectively demonstrated in its application to migraine than in
diseases of less regular periodicity. Due to frequent recurrence and consequent opportunity for
observation, every disease building factor can be checked and demonstrated in any given case so
that the whole complex can be laid bare and uncovered to the understanding.”
Women who have migraine (the disease is rare among men) are enervated and toxemic. They
suffer with poor digestion, often with menstrual troubles, and congestion of the pelvis. It is not
103difficult to determine the relation of migraine to the menstrual function, pelvic congestion and other
abnormal states of the reproductive organs. Poisoning coming from the digestive tract, added to the
prior enervation and toxemia, quickly builds migraine in those who are predisposed to its
evolution. I recall a typical instance in which I told a woman with migraine that she could be made well—
not
cured
—in a period of from four to six weeks. “I don't believe you


 to an uncle I received an
invitation to try my fortunes in Florida. My boyhood friend, Bill
Sykes, had settled there. When I told Judge Street what I had in mind,
he made me an attractive proposition:
"George, I like the way you have taken hold of things here. That
proves you will make a go of whatever you undertake. You stay on
with us, and we'll convert that land three miles up the valley at
Warrenton into a livestock farm. If you will marry and settle down, I'll
build you a nice home and give you half the proceeds of the farm,
consisting of about 800 acres." Judge Street knew that I had not become widely acquainted with
the young people in that community so he mentioned a fine young girl
whom we both knew. "Cousin Tom," I answered, that is the finest offer I ever had but I
just cannot make up my mind to acce pt it." (A 'wee small voice' within
me had told me to say "No" and, as it later seemed, for the best." So, when my second year was up, I bade the Street family good-
by and pledged them I would never forget all the things that had been
done for me. In September of that year Atkins entered the University. He and I exchanged letters for seve ral years.,When the United States
took over the Philippine Islands at the turn of the century, T. A. Street,
Jr., of Alabama helped draft a code of laws for the new possession. He
became Judge Advocate at Manila and held that post until shortly
before World War II broke out. When I revisited Alabama in the spring of 1947, I called to see
Atkins' sister, Mrs. Julia Snead, in Birmingham. She recalled how, 60-
years before, Atkins and I had written to each other, in French,
whereas, only a few months before he had drilled me in nouns and
verbs. CHAPTER 5

IN WHICH I DECIDE TO STUDY
DENTISTRY

A revered teacher of mine in Alabama, Chess Alien, first put the
idea of studying dentistry into my head. He told me that good dentists were scarce and badly needed. By ente ring that field, he told me, I
could do a world of good and at the same time earn a competence for
myself. For some years I kept turning that advice over in my mind. It
was while teaching school in Falls County, Texas that I finally
decided that was my calling. When I went to Dr. Norton in Mexia to
get some teeth filled, I suddenly confided my ambition to him. "Do you think I could make a dentist, doctor?" I asked him, "You
know I would not want to turn out a square peg in a round hole." "Young feller, what did you like to do best when you were a
small boy?" "To make wagons out of pine bark and hickory saplings." "Well, then, you need not hunt any further for a trade. You have
the knack it takes to be a dentist." Dr. Norton did not say to me, "Go and tell no one," but that was
the course I followed. I kept my counsel but began saving dimes to
pay for my education. During my last year on Tom Johnson's farm, I
spent no money for anything. When my employer would toss his worn
out shirt or pants into the rag box, I'd fish out the discarded garment,
patch it up and wear it. All the while, I worked overtime making a good farm hand. At
cotton picking time I'd be up before daylight to get the pickers into the
field early. After supper I'd help to load a bale of cotton on the wagon to start for the gin early next morning. In the long run, that policy paid
me handsomely. Whenever I wanted to go riding with Johnnie Belle,
or to go any place, Tom would let me use his horse and buggy. Then
when I became a struggling dental student, he was my friend in need. When the time came to reveal my secret, I suddenly said to my
employer:
"Tom, I'll be leaving you one of these days, I am figuring on
entering Vanderbilt University's dental school at Nashville in
September." Though he hated to lose a good farmhand, Tom Johnson
took the news with good grace. "That will be the finest thing you ever did, George. You can
count on me to help you out in any way I can." There was another person in my  life who likewise took the news
in stride. My girl, Johnnie Belle Davidson. I had kept my secret from
her too, until I had definitely made up my mind. So a delicate situation
for the two of us had to be faced. I had barely enough money saved to
get by for a year at school, and that only by making every penny
count. Definitely, I could not support a. wife. Now Johnnie Belle was an active ranch girl who could help or do
anything that came to hand. She was intelligent and broad-minded. She had written stories for newspapers in that part of Texas. Nowadays a resourceful young wife will find herself a job and help
her husband stay in college, but in the 1890s that was not so well
thought of. I knew instinctively that Johnnie Belle would have been
game to do it, but I simply could not brook the thought. I was too independent minded for that. So Johnnie Belle and I talked things over in perfect frankness
and agreed together—though it hurt us both more than we were
willing to confess even to each other—that we must drop our
romance. When the day came for me to tell her goodby, Johnnie Belle
said to me:
"I will always remember you for this George. In our relations
with each other you have been a perfect gentleman." * * *

My family in Alabama never knew how ragged I went while I
was saving my money to go to dental college. One day my friend,
Tom Johnson, spoke about my ragged clothes:
"What would the people in the community where you taught say,
and what would your girl, Johnnie Belle say if they knew how ragged
you were going." A day or so later my old friend Will Harlan came over. He
looked me over and asked:
"Why don't you get yourself something fit to wear?" "Clothes cost money," I told him. "For what a new outfit would
cost, I could buy a bunch of forceps to pull teeth with. You see, Will,
I'm leaving here next week to en ter dental school at Nashville." "Well, you had better not get hungry and come to my house. A
fellow as ragged as you are cannot eat at my table." Then I bantered him. "I'll bet you would like to have my picture
in these togs. Join me and Tom in Marlin tomorrow and you can have
one." "I'll be there sure." So, Tom, Will and I are in the picture. On a
visit to Marlin 51 years later I met up with Will Harlan. He told me he
still had that picture. Left to right—Dr. George W. Heard, Tom Johnson, Will Harlan

CHAPTER 6. I GO TO DENTAL SCHOOL ON A
SHOESTRING

When I was ready to leave his place to catch the train for
Nashville, Tom Johnson figured up how we stood. He owed me $300 in wages. "As you need this money," he told me, "I will send it to you." I
had money in my pocket to buy my railroad ticket. That $300 was all I
had to pay for dental education, three years' tuition, living expenses
and dental tools. The thought that I might not make it never entered
my head. Years later I was to read  in my Bible how Abraham entered
Canaan and took possession of the land as far as he could see. Unawares I was imitating the old patriarch on that September
morning in 1895, when I headed for Nashville nothing could stop me
short of the goal I had set for myself, a dental education. Achieving it
would call for pinching every penny and seizing every opportunity to earn another one. But, until that hour, my life had been one continuous drill in doing without things I wa nted. Saving came natural to me. On arriving in Nashville, I was lucky enough to find three fellow
students in the same fix as myse lf. Bradshaw from Kentucky, Catlett
from Mississippi and Howard from Texas. The four of us rented a
room with two beds in it for $16 a month. We found a place to eat for 10 cents a meal. Eating twice a day, I cut my food bill to $6 a month. During my whole three years in Nashville I went to the theatre
only twice. Each time a friend bought the tickets. When I wanted to go
some place, I walked. On a few rare occasions, I rode the streetcar. Being broke in Nashville, a college  town was the common lot. A
common saying at Peabody College was that no student having a half dollar in his pockets would think of spending it until the eagle on it
was worn slick. So by living frugally I got through my first year in college
without going into debt. By summer vacation time I had learned how
to do some kinds of


( Please do not practice this exe r cise if your BOL T scor e is less than 10
seconds, or if yo u ar e pr egnant or have high blood pr essur e, car diovascular
issues, diabetes, or any serious health concerns. ) T o unblock the nose, perform the following:
1. T ake a small, silent breath in  and a small, silent breath out
through your nose. 2. Pinch your nose with your fingers to hold your breath.3. W alk as many paces as possible with your breath held. T ry to
build up a strong air shortage, without overdoing it, of course! 4. When you resume breathing, do so only through your nose;
your breathing must be calmed immediately. 5. After resumin g your breathing, your first breath will usually
be bigg er than  normal. Make sure that you calm your
breathing as soon as possible by  suppressing your second and
third breaths. 6. Y ou should be able to reco ver your breath within 2 to 3
breaths. If you cannot, you have held your breath for too long. 7. W ait for about a minute or so and then repeat. 8. Repeat this exercise 5 or 6 times until the nose is decongested. 2. Br eathe Light to Br eathe Right
1. P lace one han d on your ches t and the other just above your
navel to help you to follow your breathing. 2. Breathe in and gently guide your abdomen outward.3. Breathe out and gently guide your abdomen inward. 4. Observe your  breathing pattern, noting the size and depth of
each breath. 5. Apply gentle pressure with yo ur hands to slightly reduce your
breathing movements. It should feel as if you are breathing
against your hands. 6. Encourage the depth of each breath to reduce. 7. T ake in a smaller or shorter breath than you would like. 8. A llow a relaxed breath out, exhaling gently, slowly, and
easily. 9. Bring a feeling of relaxation to your breathing. 10. Do  not tense your body, hold your breath, or pause your
breathing. Continue to breathe smoothly but take in less air
than before. 11. The obje ctive of this exercise i s to create a tolerable hunger
for a ir. T ry to sustain this for 3 to 5 minutes at a time. If your
breathing rhythm becomes chaotic or if your breathing
muscles contrac t, then the air shortage you have created is too
much. If these s igns occur, stop the exercise and return to it
when breathing is back to normal. 3. Br ea the Light to Br eathe Right— Jogging, Run ning, or Any
Other Activity
No matt er what  type of exercis e you prefer, make sure that you observe
your breath and become awar e of your inner body. Bring your entire
attention from your mind into your body. Move with every cell of your
body, from the top of your head to the tips of your toes.Allow your body to find its perfect work rate by breathing through your
nose in a steady and regular fas hion. Continue to increase your pace to the
point wh ere you can maintain s teady and regular nasal breathing. If your
breathing rhythm becomes chaotic and it is necessary to open your mouth to
breathe, you will know that the intensity is too much. If nece ssary, slow
your pace to a walk for 2 to 3 minutes before resuming your jog. As you run, fe el each gentle connection between your feet and the
ground as you p ropel yourself forward. A void pounding the pavement as
this will  lead to sore hips and joints and other possible injuries. Instead,
bring a feeling of lightness to  your body and visualize yourself barely
touching the ground as your run. Imagine yourself running over thin twigs,
treading so softly that they do n ot break. The mantra to follow is: light foot
strikes, a relaxed body, and regular, steady breathing. If you keep your  mouth closed t hroughout your exercise, your breathing
will recover quickly. 4. Br eathing Recovery, Impr oved Concentration
T o recover from physical exercise and to help calm your breathing or mind,
practice the following exercise for 3 to 5 minutes:
1. Exhale as normal through the nose. 2. Pinch your nose with your fingers to hold the breath for 2 to 5
seconds. 3. Breathe normally through the nose for 10 seconds. 4. Repeat the first three steps. Important Note Regarding the “Simulate High-Altitude
T raining” Exer cises That Follow
Please do not practice any exer cise that simulates high-
altitude training if your BOL T scor e is less than 20 seconds (or
less than 30 seconds for advanced simulation of high-altitude
training) or if you ar e pr egnan t, have high blood pr essur e or
other car diovascular issues, have diabetes, or have any serious
health c oncerns. While these exer cises involve the cr eation of a
medium to str ong air hunger, th er e is no point in over doing it. Upon co mpletion of each br eath hold, you should be able to
r ecover your br eathing within 2 to 3 br eaths. If while practicing
these exer cises, you experience dizziness or any other negative
side effect, then please stop immediately. 5. Simulate High-Altitude T raining—W alking
If you have a p ulse oximeter, you might find it motivating to observe the
decrease to your oxygen saturation as you do this. Continue walking
throughout the exercise and hold your breath only until you feel a medium
hunger for air for the first 2 to  3 breath holds. For the remaining breathholds, it is bene ficial to hold the breath until you feel a relat ively strong
hunger for air. 1. W alk for 1 minute or so while breathing through your nose. 2. Gently exhale and hold your br eath, followed by minimal
br eathing for 15 seconds:  G ently exhale,  pinch your nos e,
and walk while holding the bre ath until you feel a medium
hunger f or air, then release you r nose, inhale through it, and
minimize your breathing for 15 seconds by taking short
breaths. After 30 seconds of continued walking and nose
breathing, repeat the breath hold until you feel a medium
hunger f or air. Minimize your breathing for 15 seconds, then
allow your breathing to return to normal and through the nose. 3. Continue walk ing for 30 seco nds and r epeat:  Continue
walking for around 30 seconds while breathing through your
nose, then gently exhale and pinch your nose with your
fingers. W alk while holding your breath until you feel amedium to strong hunger for air. Release your nose and
minimize your breathing by tak ing short breaths for about 15
seconds. Then resume breathing through your nose. 4. Repeat br eath holds 8 to 10 times:  While continuing to
walk, perform a breath hold ev ery minute or so in order to
create a medium to strong n eed for air. Minimize your
breathing for 15 seconds following each breath hold. Repeat
for a total of 8 to 10 breath holds during your walk. A typical increase in the number of paces per breath hold might look
like this: 20, 20, 30, 35, 42, 47, 53, 60, 60, 55. 6. Simulate High-Altitude T raining—Running, Cycling,
Swimming
Br eath Holding During RunningBreath holding can also be incorporated into more intense exercise, such
as running:
1. 10 to 15 minute s into your run,  gently exhale and hold your
breath until a str ong air shortage is reached. The length of the
breath hold may range from 10  to 40 paces and will depend
on your running speed and BOL T score. 2. Following the breath hold, continue to jog with nose breathing
for about 1 minute, until your breathing has partially
recovered. 3. Repeat the bre ath hold 8 to 10 times for the duration of your
run. The breath hold should be a challenge and, at the same
time, should allow breathing to  recover to normal within a
couple of breaths. Br eath Holding During Cycling
A similar practice can be employed during cycling:
•   A fter your bo dy has warmed up, exhale and hold your breath
for 5 to 15 pedal rotations. •   Resume nose breathing while continuing to cycle for about 1
minute. •  Repeat this exercise 8 to 10 times throughout your ride. Br eath Holding During Swimming
During s wimming, increase the number of strokes between breaths. Y ou
can do this in gradual increment s, increasing the number of stro kes between
breaths from 3 to 5 to 7 over a series of lengths. 7. Advanced Simulation of High-Altitude T rainingFor this


 600 iu Co-Enzyme Q 10 60 mg
Magnesium 1,000 mg DMAE 100 mg
Potassium 100 mg Ginko biloba 120 mg
Calcium 1,000 mg V itamin D 3 200 iu
Please also keep in mind that there are many other useful substances not listed
above. For example, every day I have a “green drink,” an herbal preparationcontaining numerous tonic substances like ginseng and also various forms of algaeand chlorophyll extracts. My green drink makes my body feel very peppy all day,so it certainly enhances my life and may extend it. It costs about $25. 00 a monthto enjoy that. I also use various pure amino acids at times. Phenylalanine willmake me feel more aggressive whenever I am feeling lackluster; this nutrient hasalso been used as an effective therapy against depression. Melatonin taken atbedtime really does help me get to sleep and may have remarkable life-extending
properties. Other amino acids help my body manufacture growth hormones and I
use them from the time I begin training seriously in spring through the end of thesummer triathlon competition season. Pearson and Shaw’s book (seeBibliography) is a good starting point to begin learning about this remarkablyuseful subject. The Future Of Life Extension
I beg the readers indulgence for a bit of futurology about what things may look
like if the life extension movement continues to develop. Right now, a full vitamin and vitamin-like substance life extension program
costs between $50 and $100 dollars per month. However, pharmaceuticalresearchers occasionally notice that drugs meant to treat and cure diseases, whentested on lab animals for safety, make these animals live quite a bit longer andfunction better. Though the FDA doesn’t allow any word of this to be printed inofficial prescribing data, the word does get around to other researchers, togerontologists and eventually to that part of the public that is eagerly looking forlonger life. Today there are numerous people who routinely take prescriptionmedicines meant to cure a disease they do not have and plan to take thosemedicines for the rest of their long, long life. These drugs being patented, the tariff gets a lot steeper compared to taking
vitamins. (Since they are naturally-occurring substances, vitamins can’t bepatented and therefore, aren’t big-profit items. Perhaps that’s one reason theFDA is so covertly opposed to vitamins. ) Right now it would be quite possible tospend many hundred dollars per month on a life extension program that includedmost of these potentially beneficent prescription drugs. As more of life-extending substances are discovered, the cost of participating
in a maximally effective life extension program will escalate. However, those whocan afford chemically enhanced functioning will enjoy certain side-benefits. Theirproductive, enjoyable life spans may measure well over a century, perhaps
approaching two centuries or more. Some of these substances greatly improve
intelligence so they will become brighter and have faster reaction times. With moretime to accumulate more wisdom and experience than “short livers” these folkswill become wiser, too. They will have more time to compound their investmentassets and thus will become far more wealthy. They will become an obvious andrecognizable aristocracy. This new upper class will immediately recognize eachother on the street because they will look entirely different than the short-livedpoorer folk and will probably run the political economic system. And this new aristocratic society I see coming may be far more pleasant than
the one dominated by the oligarchy we now have covertly running things. For withgreater age and experience does really come greater wisdom. I have long felt thatthe biggest problem with Earth is that we did not live long enough. As GeorgeBernard Shaw quipped when he was 90 (he lived to 96), “here I am, 90 yearsold, just getting out of my adolescence and getting some sense, and my body isfalling apart as fast as it can. ”
Vitamin Program For The Sick
No matter which way you look at it or how well insured you may be against it,
being sick is expensive (not to mention what it does to one’s quality of life), andby far the best thing to do is to prevent it from happening in the first place. However, most people do not do anything about their health until forced to bysome painful condition. If you are already sick there are a number of supplementsyou can take which have the potential to shorten the duration and severity of theillness, and hopefully prevent a recurrence. The sicker you are, the more supplements you will require; as health is
regained, the dosage and variety of substances can be reduced. In chronic illness,megadoses of many nutrients are usually beneficial. Any sick adult should begin alife extension vitamin program unless they are highly allergic to so many thingsalready that they can not tolerate many kinds of vitamins as well. In addition to the
life extension program, vitamin C should be taken by the chronically ill at a dose
from 10 to 25 grams daily, depending on the severity of the condition. Many people want to know whether or not they should take their regular food
supplements during a fast. On a water fast most supplements in a hard tablet formwill not be broken down at all, and often can be seen floating by in the colonicviewing tube looking exactly like it did when you swallowed it. This waste can beavoided by crushing or chewing (yuck) the tablets, before swallowing. Encapsulated vitamins usually are absorbed, but if you want to make sure, openthe capsule and dump it in the back of your mouth before swallowing with water. Powdered vitamins (Life Extension Foundation sells them) are well absorbed. On a water fast the body is much more sensitive to any substance introduced,
so as a general rule it is not a good idea to take more than one half your regulardose of food supplements. Most fasters do fine without any supplements. Manypeople get an upset stomach from supplements on an empty stomach, and thesepeople should not take any during a water fast unless they develop symptoms ofmineral deficiencies (usually a pre-existing condition) such as leg cramps andtremors, these symptoms necessitate powdered or well-chewed-up mineralsupplement. Minerals don’t taste too bad to chew, just chalky. The same suggestions regarding dosage of supplements for a water fast are
also true for a juice fast or vegetable broth fast. On a raw food cleansing diet thefull dose of supplements should be taken with meals. There exists an enormous body of data about vitamins; books and magazine
articles are always touting some new product or explaining the uses of an old one. If you want to know more about using ordinary vitamins you’ll find leads in thebibliography to guide your reading. However, there is one “old” vitamin and a fewnewer and relatively unknown life extending substances that are so useful andimportant to handling illness that I would like to tell you more about them. Vitamin C  is one of the first ones ever identified. If you are one of those
people that just hate taking vitamins, and you were for some reason willing to take
only one, vitamin C would be your best choice because it helps enormously with
any infection and in invaluable in tissue healing and rebuilding collagen. If I wasgoing on a long trip and didn’t want to pack a lot of weight, my first choice wouldbe to insure three to six grams of vitamin C for daily use when I was healthy (I’dtake the optimum dose—ten grams a day—if weight were no limitation). I’d alsocarry enough extra C to really beef up my intake when dealing with anunexpected acute illness or accident. When traveling to far away places, exposed to a whole new batch of
organisms, frequently having difficulty finding healthy foods, going through timezones, losing nights of sleep, it is easy to become enervated enough to catch alocal cold or flu. If I have brought lots of extra vitamin C with me I know that myimmune system will be able to conquer just about anything—as long as I also stopeating and can take an enema. I also like to have vitamin C as a part of my firstaid kit because if I experience a laceration, a sprain, broken bone, or a burn, Ican increase my internal intake as well as apply it liberally directly on the damagedskin surface. Vitamin C can be put directly in the eye in a dilute solution withdistilled water for infections and injuries, in the ear for ear infections, and in thenose for sinus infections. If you are using the acid form of C (ascorbic acid) and itsmarts too much, make a more dilute solution, or switch to the alkaline form of C(calcium ascorbate) which can be used as a much more concentrated solutionwithout a stinging sensation. Applied directly on the skin C in solution makes avery effective substitute for sun screen. It doesn’t filter out ultraviolet, it beefs upthe skin to better deal with the insult. I believe vitamin C can deal with a raging infection such as pneumonia as well
or better than antibiotics. Section summary:

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 and bring the attributes of your universal Source to the presence of
that low energy. Try to imagine Jesus of Nazareth saying to his followers, “I
despise those people who despise me, and I want nothing to do with them.”
Or, “It makes me so angry when people judge me. How can I have peace
when there are so many hostile people around me?” This is absurd, because
Jesus represents the highest loving energy in the universe. That’s precisely
what he brought to the presence of doubting, hostile people, and his
presence alone would raise the energy of those around him. Now I know
you’re not the Christ, but you do have some great spiritual lessons to learn
from our greatest teachers. If you have the intention to bring peace to asituation and you’re living at the level of intention, you’ll leave that
situation feeling peaceful. I learned this lesson years ago with my in-laws. Prior to my waking up to the power of intention, family visits were events
that caused me consternation because of the attitudes and behavior of some
of my wife’s relatives. I’d prepare for a Sunday-afternoon family visit by
getting anxious and upset over what I anticipated to be a fretful, lousy
experience. And I seldom disappointed myself! I’d focus my thoughts on
what I didn’t like, and I defined my relationship with my in-laws in this
manner. Gradually, as I began to understand the power of intention and left
my ego behind, I substituted kindness, receptivity, love, and even beauty for
my former annoyed and angry assessments. Before family get-togethers, I’d remind myself that I am what I choose to
be in any and all circumstances, and I chose to be authentically peaceful and
have a good time. In response to something that used to annoy me, I’d now
say to my mother-in-law in a loving way, “I never thought of it that way;
tell me more.” In response to what I previously considered to be an ignorant
comment, I’d respond, “That’s an interesting point of view; when did you
first learn about this?” In other words, I was bringing my own intention to
be in a state of peace to this encounter, and was refusing to judge them. The most amazing thing began to happen: I started looking forward to
having these family members at our home. I began to see them as much
more enlightened than I’d previously thought. I actually enjoyed our times
together, and every time something came up that I’d found annoying in the
past, I’d overlook it and respond with love and kindness instead. At an
earlier stage of my life, expressions of racial or religious prejudice were a
stimulus for my anger and resentment. Now I’d quietly respond with a kind
and gentle reminder of my own opinions, and simply let the matter drop. Over the years, I found that not only did the racial and religious slurs
diminish to zero, but I noticed that my in-laws were expressing tolerance—
and even love—toward minorities, as well as those who practiced religions
different from their own. Although my primary intention was to stay in a state of peace, I
discovered that by not joining in the low energies of my in-laws, not onlywas the entire family more peaceful, but many enjoyable and even
enlightening conversations developed. I had as much to learn from my in-
laws as I had to teach. Even when I disagreed vehemently with a judgment
directed at me, if I remembered my intention to have a peaceful relationship
with them, I was able to do just that. No longer did I think about what I
disliked, what was missing, or what always had been. I stayed focused on
making these gatherings fun, loving, and most important to me, peaceful. Let’s take a look at the steps you need to take in order to make the stated
intention of this chapter and all succeeding ones a reality. Step 1: Identify your intention verbally and in writing, and develop a
deep yearning for it. When you create a great longing for the experience of
a peaceful family, everything will begin to happen to fulfill this yearning
spontaneously and naturally. Rather than praying to a saint or God for a
miracle, pray for the miracle of the inner awakening, which will never leave
you. The awakening of this inner light, once experienced, will become your
constant companion, regardless of who you are with or where you are. The
dynamic force is within you. This force is felt as great joy running through
your body. Ultimately, your thinking will become sublime, and your inner
and outer world will become one. Yearn for this awakening to the inner
light, and long for your intention to manifest. Step 2: Intend for all of your relatives what you intend for yourself. When anyone criticizes, judges, acts angry, expresses hatred, or finds fault
with you, they’re not at peace with themselves. Want this peace for them
even more than you desire it for yourself. By having this kind of intention
for them, you take the focus off of you. This doesn’t require words or
actions on your part. Simply picture the people in your family with whom
you’re not at peace, and feel the peace you crave for them. Your innerspeech will change, and you’ll begin to experience the peaceful authenticity
of both your beings. Step 3: Be the peace you’re seeking from others. If peace is missing in
your relationships with your family, it means that you have a place within
you that’s occupied by non-peace. It may be filled with anxiety, fear, anger,
depression, guilt, or any low-energy emotions. Rather than attempting to rid
yourself of these feelings all at once, treat them the same as you do your
relatives. Say a friendly Hello to the non-peace, and let it be. You’re
sending a peaceful feeling to the non-peace feeling. The lower energies
you’re experiencing will be strengthened by your peaceful Hi or Hello, and
eventually vanish as the divine grows within you. The way to this peace is
through any form of quiet and meditation that works for you. Even if it’s
only a two-minute respite during which time you’re silent, concentrate on
the name of the divine, or repeat that sound of “Aaahh” as an inner mantra. Step 4: Match up with the seven faces of intention. If you’ve forgotten
what the universal mind of intention looks like, it’s creative, kind, loving,
beautiful, always expanding, endlessly abundant, and receptive to all of life. Play the match game that I introduced earlier in this book, and very quietly
and with unbending intent bring the face of the universal Source of all to the
presence of everyone whom you feel brings you down or interferes with
your peace. This kind of spiritual energy will be transformative—not only
for you, but also for your relatives. Your intention to be in peaceful
relationships is now taking form—first in your mind, then in your heart—
and ultimately, it will materialize. Step 5: Review all the obstacles that have been erected on your path
to familial peace. Listen to any inner dialogue that focuses on your
resentment of others’ expectations for you. Remind yourself that when you
think about what you resent, you act upon what you think about, while
simultaneously attracting more of it to you. Examine your energy level foryour tendency to react to lower energies with more of the same, and give
your ego a reminder that you’ll no longer opt to be offended, or need to be
right in these relationships. Step 6: Act as if. Begin the process of acting as if what you intend to
manifest is already true. See everyone in your family in the love and light
that is their true identity. When someone asked Baba Muktananda, a great
saint in India, “Baba, what do you see when you look at me?” Baba said, “I
see the light in you.” The person replied, “How can that be, Baba? I am an
angry person. I am terrible. You must see all that.” Baba said, “No, I see
light.” (This story is told by Swami Chidvilasananda Gurumayi in Kindle
My Heart.) So, see the light in those others, and treat them as if that is all you see. Step 7: Detach from the outcome. Don’t let your authentic and peaceful
attitude depend on your relatives’ behavior. As long as you remain
connected to intention and radiate outward the high energy, you’ve achieved
your peace. It’s not your place or your purpose to make everyone else in
your family think, feel, and believe as you do. The likelihood is great that
you’ll see dramatic changes in your relatives as you teach them with your
own persona how you intend to be treated. But if they don’t change, and if
they continue their nonpeaceful ways, let go of your need to see them
transformed. It all works in divine order, and the saying Letting go and
letting God is a helpful reminder for you. By letting go, you guarantee your
own peace, and you dramatically increase the odds of helping others to do
the same. Step 8: Affirm: I attract only peace into my life. I remind myself of
this affirmation many times on a given day, particularly with my children
and other more distant relatives. I also practice this in grocery stores, when
greeting flight attendants,


ry a gentle saline nasal rinse to
flush out the irritants causing your
sniffles and congestion. 127Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingHoney is an incredible substance, one that’s been prized for literally centuries, and for good reason. When it
comes to allergies, local honey helps because it exposes your immune system to allergens, helping it build
itself up to them without throwing it into an all-out panic. It is vital that you get raw, unprocessed honey for this. Otherwise, any little bits of pollen and such will have been filtered out and it will be useless. Getting your honey
local is crucial as well because you will want to build up a tolerance to the pollens in your area. Y our co-op or
local farmers market are good places to check.Local Honey
-1-3 teaspoons of local, raw,
unprocessed honey 1. About a 1-1 ½ to 2 months before allergy season, eat a ½ teaspoon of
honey twice daily. Build up in increments every 1-2 weeks until you can
consume 3 teaspoons daily. Be sure to spread out consumption at first
(so if you are having it twice a day take it once in the morning and once
in the evening.) Taking too much at once won’t give your body a chance
to build up its immunity, so be patient! 128Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Seasonal AllergiesY ou will need… DirectionsStinging nettle seems like it should be the enemy, but it has a surprising amount of health benefits. When I
found out it was supposed to help allergies, it made seeking out the prickly plant that much more worth it. It is
theorized that it helps with allergies because it seems to bring down the levels of histamines the body produces
in response to an allergen, and when the levels of histamines go down, so do the irritating symptoms. If you’re
hunting down nettle yourself, make sure your wear long sleeves and pants to avoid getting pricked.Nettle Tea
-1 cup of fresh nettle leaves OR
2 teaspoons of dried nettle if
you can’t locate a fresh plant
-2 cups of fresh water
-A  pot
-Local honey (optional)1. For fresh nettle, place your leaves in a pot and cover with fresh water. Bring almost to a boil and then reduce the heat, letting the tea simmer
for 3-5 more minutes. Strain the tea into your favorite mug, add local
honey if you’d like, and drink 1-2 times daily. 2. If you are using dried nettle, use 1 teaspoon for 1 cup of water. Place
in a mug and pour boiling water over it. Cover and let it steep for 5-10
minutes before straining and drinking. Taking nettle capsules are a
convenient way to get its benefits as well. 129Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Seasonal AllergiesY ou will need… DirectionsACV is a commonly touted cure-all, said to help anything from weight loss to constipation. I don’t know about
the former, I can sadly vouch for the latter, and will tentatively add allergies to the long list of things it’s good for. The evidence for this is anecdotal, with theories being that it helps block histamine and reduce the resulting
inflammation, but I feel it is more likely the strong flavor that helps clear out stuffiness.Apple Cider Vinegar Drink
-1-2 tablespoons of ACV
-Raw, local, honey (optional)
-Warm water (optional) 1. Every morning or evening, take apple cider vinegar straight. 2. Alternatively, Y ou can also mix up a drink consisting of 2 tablespoons
of ACV, 1 teaspoon of raw local honey, and enough warm water to fill the
cup. Stir and drink daily. 130Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Seasonal AllergiesY ou will need… DirectionsSinus infections are commonly caused by a viral infection, most often a
strain of the common cold, but bacterial/fungal infections and allergies
can also be culprits. The air filled cavities around your nasal passages,
your sinuses, are lined with a thin mucous producing membrane. When a sinus infection sets in, your sinus cavities become swollen and
inflamed. This swelling blocks or reduces mucus  drainage and it builds
up, leading to throbbing pain in the face, headaches, a horribly stuffy
nose, yellow or green nasal discharge, difficulty tasting and smelling,
and a cough that usually bugs you terribly at night. If it is caused by a
virus, it will generally clear up on its own, and some home remedies may
be all that is needed to get you through.Sinus Infection
-Do the best you can to avoid
anything that may be an irritant,
such as smoke, perfume, etc. as
they can worsen the irritation in
the sinus cavities and only drag
out the time they are inflamed. -Keep a humidifier in your room
at night, as dry air will also only
further irritation. -If you feel comfortable doing so,
try doing a nasal rinse with a neti
pot or something similar to help
flush out stubborn mucus. -Avoid consuming a lot of dairy-
especially milk. It can make
phlegm fee thicker and make you
feel more congested as a result. -For general relief, place a
warm, steamy, towel across the
sinuses and bridge of nose. The
warmth can help provide some
humidification and may help
loosen mucous. Mostly, it just
brings comfort and relieves the
sensation of pressure. Scented Steam
-If you had to use one of the
essential oils, I would choose tea
tree first. Its airborne microbial
fighting action will be brought
right up into your nose, where
there may be a lurking virus. -Y ou may also add ½ cup of white
distilled vinegar. 131Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingI maintain that steam is one of the best natural ways to clear out a stuffy nose, but it’s just heaven sent when you
have a sinus infection, especially when you add the benefits of aromatherapy. The warmth and heat will loosen
and help drain mucous, and I find the pressure is almost always relieved or lessened greatly after this treatment.Scented Steam
-Several cups of boiling water
-A large bowl
-A towel
-Tea tree, peppermint,
eucalyptus, or rosemary oil1. Bring several cups of water to a boil and pour into a large bowl. 2. Add 3 drops of peppermint, tea tree, or rosemary essential oil. Y ou
can also try a combination of all or a few of those oils. Feel free to add
more or less if you find the scent too strong or too weak. 3. Place your face directly over the steaming bowl after it has sat for a
moment (be careful not to get too close as steam can burn.) Cover your
head and the bowl with the towel, creating a sort of tent that will trap
the steam. 4. Breathe deeply for 10-15 minutes. Keep a handful of tissues at the
ready! 132Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Sinus InfectionY ou will need… DirectionsHorseradish is potent, powerful, and one of the easiest ways to deal with the discomfort of a sinus infection. The
intense flavor and odor will thin out mucous and encourage your body to expel it. It is also thought to improve
facial circulation, although this has yet to be proven. The horseradish in this recipe is the fresh kind. This
pungent root should be available in the produce section of your grocery store/supermarket/co-op.Horseradish
-Fresh Horseradish
-A grater or knife1. Grate or chop a bit of fresh horseradish root. If the scent alone doesn’t
make your nose run, place a bit in your mouth and hold it there for a
minute. Y ou should notice an effect taking place quite quickly. Again,
have tissues at the ready. 133Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Sinus InfectionY ou will need… DirectionsGarlic juice is strong smelling and powerful. When used directly in the nasal passages it can help thin out
mucous and make it easier to expel.Garlic Juice
-1-2 cloves of fresh garlic
-Cotton swabs1. Crush 1-2 cloves of fresh, firm, garlic and soak the ends of the cotton
swab in the juice that comes out. Swab just inside of each nostril-no
need to jam it in there- and wait for mucous to loosen. Y ou can also use
a juicer, or purchase garlic juice, and try mixing it into some water and
drinking it to help clear out your sinuses. 134Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Sinus InfectionY ou will need… DirectionsMany health conditions don’t just affect the person experiencing them,
but their friends and family as well. Snoring, while it may not sound like
the most dramatic example, is one such condition. Couples in particular
tend to be negatively impacted by snoring, and as anyone who has
dealt with it knows, it’s not fun to have to elbow your partner or flip them
onto their side just so you can get a good night’s rest. Come morning


 reasons mentioned above, i.e., functional
variations of lumina of conducting branches as well as
local convection factors. Moreover, one would need to
know the morphology of associated, but different
BCEC branches and systems as well as the vacying
sites, magnitudes and times of occurrence of their
energies of activation. a. -. + -+. -.. -+ +
+ •
c
-+ -
~ ~ Efoo-iia!i
-~-·--'". b
d ~.. --.... + -
+ + - -~
Fig. XIII: I. Interdependence of components of BCEC sys
tems. (a) ElectricaUy conducting branch of a closed circuit,
containing water and elec-trolytes. The vessel wall is electri·
cally insulating. (b) Conductivity in this branch is markedly
impaired by an ergonar (nonionic collection, e.g., a bolus of
glucose) which locally fills the lumen. (c) Conductivit y is less
impaired than in b because the same ergonar is more elon·
gated and not occupying rhe entire cross seclion of the
branch. (d) Impairment of conducti\•ity by compression or
contraction of conducting closed c-ircuit branch. What are the mechanisms responsible for the dllfer
ences of electric reactability of ergonars and ionars? This question can presently be answered only indirect
ly by pointing toward some mechanisms which are
likely to be involved. The magnitudes of ionic dissociation of different
compounds and the buffering capacity of tissue fluids
are evidently of importance for the electrical closed
circuit events in a BCEC system. Depending on their different orbits of electrons, the
elements differ in their ability to accept or donate
electrons. Noble gases, which do not possess valence
electrons, are therefore inert and unable to accept or
donate electrons. Certain so-called noble metals, e.g.,
platinum, behave as inert materials by their property
to form stable, electron-conducting surface films
(PtO). Platinum is therefore often suitable as electrode
material. The tendency for an element or molecule to
deliver or to accept electrons in relation to another
element or molecule is determined by what is called its
electronegativity (17). The electronegativity of an ele
ment is further characterized, according to Mulliken
(12), by the difference between its ionizing energy and
its electron affinity. These concepts are evidently of
considerable interest with regard to the release of elec
tric energy of ions and ergons. Ions carry an excess of electric charge immediate ly
available for short and long distance reactions. Ergons
do not "waste" their electric energy immediat ely and
anywhere, e.g., during their transport. But at suitable
sites of reaction they are able to release their energy
when needed. Ergonars even cooperate along this line. Thus, glucose releases eighteen times as much energy
in the presence of oxygen than in its absence (22). But oxygen, as an ergon, must protect its capacity for
necessaty redox reactions during transport in the
blood. This protection is possible partly as a. function
of the microenvironment, which supports one of the
ergonic characteristics (the saving of electric energy) of
oxygen during its transport. The basic information
which allows us to recognize this important mecha
nism behind the enhanced ergonar function of oxygen
is a result of extensive studies on the binding of oxygen
to haemoglobin and myoglobin. A brief review of the
relevant literature follows. The Structures of myoglobin and haemoglobin have
been elucidated by Kendrew (8, 9) and Perntz (18). The capacity of myoglobin and haemoglobin to bind
oxygen depends prin.cipally on a nonpolypeptide unit;
the haem group. The haem is a prosthetic group of
myo-and haemoglobin. It contains an organic proto
porphyrin part and an iron atom, which can appear in
ferrous (Fe++) or fe:rric (Fe•••) states of oxidation. Only ferrohaemoglobin can bind oxygen (29). Ferri
haemoglobin is also called methaemoglobin. Corre
sponding functions also apply to myoglobin (9). The
prosthetic haem group in both myoglobin and hae
moglobin is surrounded by the apoprotein, which in
side consists almost entirely of nonpolar amino acids
(27). Glutamine, asparagine, lysine and arginine, with
out side chains, are present in the interior of the
molecule (18). Residues that have both a polar and
nonpolar part, such as threonine, tyrosine and trypto
phan, are oriented so that their nonpolar portions
point inward. Only 'two polar residues, each a mole
cule of histidine, are present inside the myoglobin and
haemoglobin molecule. Each of these histidines is very
close to the iron in the haem group. The iron atom is
directly bonded to one of the histidines (histidine F8,
called the proximal histidine). The oxygen binding site
of the iron is opposite the histidine F8, while the
second histidine (E7, called the distal histidine) is
nearby (22). In ferrimyoglobin the oxygen binding site
is occupied by water, in deoxymyoglobin it is empty,
in oxymyoglobin it i:s occupied by 02 (26). When 02
occupies the binding site, it does not oxidize Fe•• to
Fe+<•. How is this possible? The oxygen binding
site of the iron atom is remarkabl y small in relation to
the volume of the whole myoglobin molecule. This
relationship gives a hint of the function of the polypep
tide portion of the molecule surrounding the haem
(25). The haem can be isolated. In a water solution it is
able to bind oxygen ior a short time when its Fe • • is
oxidized to Fe++•. Fe+++, however, can not bind
oxygen. In some way the polypeptide poriion of
haemo-and myoglobin stabilizes Fe • •. An answer to this problem of binding oxygen has
been given by jai Wang (25) in an experimental mo
del. When the haem group is imbedded in a polysty
rene matrix containing a derivative of imidazole, it can
Energetics, ionars and ergonars 155 undergo reversible oxygenation. The matrix prepara·
tion mimics that of polypeptides. Wang proposes that
imidazole has a role similar to that of the proximal F8
histidine, while the polystyrene provides the haem
group with a nonpolar hydrophobic environment. It is
more difficult for electrons to leave ferrous iron in a
nonpolar milieu than in water. The nonpolar haem
binding site in myo-and haemoglobin therefore pro·
tecrs ferrous iron from oxidation by exclusion of water
(22). Myoglobin and haemoglobin are structurally simi·
tar, but they are functionally different in their proper·
ties as oxygen carrying molecules. For example, the
affmity of haemoglobin for oxygen depends on pH,
whlle that of myoglobin is independe nt of pH. In
haemoglobin the oxygen binding is also affected by the
affmity of haemoglobin for C02• Haemoglobin has a
lower affinity for oxygen than myoglobin, an essential
property from the point of view of transfer of oxygen
from blood to muscle. When temperature or the con·
centration of H.. or C02 increases, then oxygen is
released from haemoglobin (Bohr effect), while these
factors do not affect the capacity of myoglobin to bind
oxygen (19). Several other factors are also involved in
the mechanisms of binding and release of oxygen and
C02 to haemoglobin. The point of this review may now be evident. The
microenvironment of the haemoglob in molecule acts
selectively to protect the ergonar oxygen from being
ionized during its transport in the blood stream. Upon
contact with myoglobin, the oxygen is transferred
from haemoglobin and accumulated in the myoglobin,
stiU in a protected, ergonic state until its oxidizing
properties are needed. After thls introductory presentation of components
of BCEC systems, it is now appropriate to consider the
energy of ions and ergons. B. Ionic energy
Current concepts of energy exchange in chemical reac
tions will now be surveyed briefly, as a necessary
prelude to considering biochemical reactions in the
presence of biologically closed electric circuits. This
survey is mainly based on the authoritative presenta·
tions of Lehninger (10), Nobel (14), Bockris and Ora·
l:ic (I), Morowitz (II) and Newman (13). The total energy·" of an ionic species j in a tissue is
conventionally expressed as a sum involving its chemi·
cal activity, volume and pressure conditions, electrical
potential and gravity (14):
Jt1=


 obey  Beloved  Jesus'  Commands:
"Be ye Perfect!" "Now  are  ye the  Sons  of God!" TRIBUTE ix
"The  Things  I do, all men  shall  do, and  Greater
Things  shall  ye do!" "Death  is the  last  enemy  to be overcome!" Mankind  has  not  understood  nor  obeyed  Beloved
Jesus,  or people  would  be more  like  Him. Beloved
Saint  Germain  loves  Him  more  than  any  unascended
being  can  understand,  and  has  brought  forth  in this
Ascended  Master  Instruction  of the "I AM,"  the prac-
tical  application  of the Great  Creative  Word,  "I AM,"
and worship  of God,  which  will  set all Free  who  are
sincere  and  apply  It. The Ascended  Masters'  Understanding  and  Appli-
cation  of the Great  Creative  Word  of God,  and  the
constructive  use  of all Life  gives  us in this  World,  is
the Truest  Worship  of God  man  can  give,  and  is the
completion  of the Work  Beloved  Jesus  began  during
His Life  on Earth! Beloved  Saint  Germain  guards  America's  "Cup
of Light"  to the  Earth,  which  must  be maintained,
because  there  is not enough  Light  in the rest  of the
World  at this  time  to hold  the balance  against  war's
destruction. The Great  Divine  Director,  whose  Mighty  Ascended
Master  Instruction  of the "I AM"  is contained  in the
Discourses  in this  Book,  was  Beloved  Saint  Germain's
Master,  and  together  with  Beloved  Jesus,  assisted  Him
into the  Ascension. He is the Great  Cosmic  Being  who  is the Authority X TRIBUTE
of the Cosmic  Law  to this  Earth,  which  means  the Law
and Activity  of Life  and  Light  in this  World,  in regard
to holding  the  balance  of Constructive  Activities  for
the whole  System  of Planets  to which  this  Earth  be-
longs. That  is why  His  Light  to America  is so important
at this  time. He is called  the  Great  Divine  Director,
because  for more  than  two  hundred  thousand  years
He has been  directing  Cosmic  Light  Rays  to keep  man-
kind  from  destroying  itself  and  nature's  blessings  to
this Earth  completely! He is a most  Majestic  Being  of such  Power,  Glory,
and Love  as no words  can  describe;  and  through  His
Marvelous  Discourses  in this  Book  may  there  go forth
all the Light  America  and  her people  require  to stop
all destructive  forces  on this  Earth  forever. Our all we give  unto  this  Great  Being  of Light  who
has loved  us so greatly  that  He left His  Cosmic;  Activ-
ities to keep  the people  of Earth  from  total  destruc-
tion. To our  Beloved  Ascended  Messenger  we also  offer
our Eternal  Love,  our  Gratitude,  our  all; for He was
the only  One  on Earth  who  was  strong  enough  to open
the Door  to the Ascended  Masters'  Octave  of Light,
and hold  guard  over  Beloved  Saint  Germain's  As-
cended  Master  Instruction  of the "I AM,"  until  enough
people  could  take  hold  of It and  do their  part,  to hold
the Protection  of Light  in America,  until  the Ascended TRIBUTE xi
Masters  come  through  in Their  Visible,  Tangible  As-
cended  Master  Bodies  to all! This  Glorious  Ascended  Master  Instruction  of the
"I AM"  is brought  forth  for the Protection  of Ameri-
ca's Freedom,  for  the  True  Worship  of God,  in the
interest  of the Public  Good,  and  to bless  all construc-
tive activities  of Life  forever! It is the True  Education  of Life  and  the  Spiritual
Culture  of the people  for the whole  World,  for every
one in the World  can  make  the Ascension  by apply-
ing the Ascended  Masters'  Instruction  of the "I AM"
which  these  Great  Beings  of Light  and  Perfection  have
given. FOREWORD
HIS Book  is given  to the "I AM"  Students  and
mankind  at the Command  of the Great  Host
of Ascended  Masters  and  Cosmic  Beings. They  are offering  Their  Help  to the people  of America
and the  World  who  want  Freedom,  Divine  Justice,
Protection,  Supply  and  the constructive  way  of Life  —
enough  to give  their  assistance  in calling  for the release
of their  fellowmen  from  the destruction  which  is try-
ing to engulf  the  Earth. The Great  Cosmic  Being  known  as the Great  Di-
vine  Director  dictated  these  Discourses  before  Classes
of hundreds,  and  sometimes  thousands  of the "I AM"
Students,  at various  places  in the  United  States  of
America. He  flashed  His  Words  in letters  of Living
Light  before  the eyes  of our  Beloved  Ascended  Mes-
senger,  Guy  W. Ballard,  who  then  read  and  spoke
aloud  to the  Students  in the  room. This  Great  Blessed  Divine  Director  is offering  ev-
ery possible  Help  to the  people  of America  and  the
World  who  want  Freedom  and  Divine  Justice  to be
the governing  Authority  to the  people  of the Earth. The Power  these  Great  Cosmic  Beings  wield  is with-
out limit  and  beyond  all words  to describe. They  are
standing  Guard  over  the United  States  of America  and
all constructive  activities  in the World,  to the degree
xii FOREWORD xiii
that the  people  accept  Them. The  people  must  co-
operate  by giving  some  of their  own  energy,  which
these  Great  Ones  amplify  by the Great  Cosmic  Light
Rays  to stop  the further  destruction  of mankind  through
continued  war. The people  must  make  the  Call  to the  "Mighty
I AM  Presence,"  the Great  Host  of Ascended  Masters
and Cosmic  Beings  in order  for the Great  Cosmic  Law
to act in this  physical  world  to save  them. The people  who  do not want  to be destroyed  must
reach  up to Those  greater  than  themselves  for Pro-
tection,  because  they  cannot  protect  themselves  just
by human  physical  means. The  mass  of mankind  can-
not help  themselves  under  the present  World  chaos,
unless  they  will  give  these  Ascended  Master  "I AM"
Decrees. If they  will  do that,  they  will  provide  the
opening  through  which  the  Ascended  Masters  can
pour  Their  Cosmic  Light  Rays  to overwhelm  the  vi-
ciousness  and  destruction  raging  through  war. As one  absorbs  the electronic  force  —the  heat  and
healing  qualities  from  the suns  rays  —by  lying  or sit-
ting in the  Sun,  just  so, can  every  human  being  re-
ceive  the Ascended  Masters'  Power,  Light,  Qualities,
Protection  and  Blessing,  when  the individual  turns  his
or her  attention  to these  Great  Masters  of Almighty
Power,  and  through  that,  connect  with  Their  Out-
pouring  and  Help. Every  Word  which  the Ascended  Masters  speak  is a xiv FOREWORD
"Cup"  of Their  Pure  Energy,  Light,  Substance,  Power
and Qualities;  all are powerfully  charged  to help  the
Student  accomplish  the  Victory  for which  he or she
calls. If the reader  will  still  all feeling  of discord  within
himself  or herself,