 hat w er e al l o v er her
f ac e, lef t her f or ehead, lef t her e y es, lef t her
c heek s, and she onl y had lumps f r om her lo w er lip t o
her c hin.

I r eal l y f elt t hat tur pentine w ould pr obabl y t ak e a w a y t he l ast litt le bit of her lumps. I
mentioned
tur pentine t o her, but also said, "Y ou k no w y ou ha v e t o do enemas t o
c lear y our self out if y ou’r e not
g oing t o natur al l y ha v e 3 bo w el mo v ement s a d a y. "
B ec ause of her job, she c ouldn ’t use t he
bat hr oom 3 times a d a y, so t hat w as out. F or
her, enemas w ould be t he w a y t o g o. Y et, she dec ided t o
g o ahead and use t he
tur pentine and sug ar w it hout doing enemas or c lear ing out her c olon f ir st.
I
sa w her about a mont h l at er. She w as in g ood spir it s, w hic h w as a g ood t hing. She
l aug hed and t old
me, "Y ou k no w w hat? I tr ied tur pentine and sug ar, and y ou w er e
r ig ht —I shouldn ’t ha v e done it. "
T o r eit er at e, 1 t easpoon of tur pentine is t he adult dose. W hat does t hat mean, adult
dose? A dult is,
f or t he pur poses of tur pentine, somebod y o v er 40 pounds. It seems
t hat t he 1 t easpoon per dose f or
an y one o v er 40 pounds w or k s just f ine. N o w,
tur pentine, as I mentioned, is a v er y natur al pr oduc t,
oc c ur r ing in natur e. It is simpl y
t he oi l of t he spr uc e tr ee.

A t t his point, man y people li k e t o k no w w hat br and of tur pentine t he y should use.
W el l, as I said, I
pic k ed up a br and of tur pentine b y ac c ident t hat just so happened t o be
100% pur e gum spir it s of
tur pentine. It' s quit e t ast y, and it g oes do w n pr ett y easi l y. A nd
so, af t er using t his t y pe f or a w hi le
w it h r eal l y g r eat r esult s, I w as lea v ing on a tr ip w it h m y
c hi ldr en and f or g ot t o pac k t he tur pentine.

W hi le on t he r oad, I c ould not f ind m y br and of tur pentine and pur c hased a br and t hat
w asn 't 100%
pur e gum spir it s of tur pentine. O h m y God, I t houg ht I w as g oing t o die af t er
t ak ing it! I quic k l y
r ealized t hat t he c an ’ s ing r edient s w er e not 100% pur e gum spir it s of
tur pentine." W el l, w hat happened?" I ask ed. She said, " M y w hole
sk in tur ned bl ac k. " " O h m y God, " I said.
She r eplied,
"Y eah, but t hen I st art ed doing t he enemas and it
c lear ed up. "
B ut sti l l, t hat w as quit e an eff ec t.

S o, it is r eal l y import ant t o c lean out t he bott om
end
and g et t he e x it w ide-open so t he par asit es c an lea v e,
or c an at least g o t o t he
int estines inst ead of c r eating
pr oblems in ot her pl ac es ar ound t he bod y.
In t he end,
m y patient’ s f ac e c lear ed up t ot al l y and she g ot r id of
al l t he litt le bumps
on her c hin.11
S t ep 3: S tr e n gth e n th e immun e s y st e m
S tr eng t hen t he immune s y st em w it h f ood
t hat is or g anic
or loc al l y g r o w n, pur c hased
f r esh, and pr epar ed in y our
home.
H er bs and spic es y ou c an use inc lude:
A n y g r een leaf y
her b, c ur r y, g ar lic, pepper, c umin, and c innamon.

N otic e t hat nut s, c ook ed f r uit, and dr ied f r uit ar e absent.
T hese f oods c r eat e a hosti le
en v ir onment f or healing
c onditions in y our bod y. D r ied f r uit and nut s absolut el y
ag g r a v at e
C andid a. T r ai l mi x is an abomination and has
destr o y ed t he healt h of man y a healt h nut. It
near l y did me
in—I used t o mi x m y o w n ; t hat w as ho w ig nor ant I w as.
D r ied f r uit s and nut s
ag g r a v at e deh y dr ation, and c ook ed or
dr ied f r uit s c ont ain t oo muc h sug ar.
B y f ol lo wing my diet ar y r ec ommendations, much of the C andida in
y our
bod y wi l l lea v e just bec ause it s f a v orit e f oods ar e not r eadi l y
a v ai lable t o
it.
Ne xt ar e some sample menus t o use with the C andida
C leaner. It is
import ant t o st a y w el l -hy dr at ed, ac c or ding t o the
dir ec tions in St ep 1 of
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T he br and does not matt er, but just mak e
sur e t hat w hat e v er br and y ou pur c hase is
100%
pur e gum spir it s of tur pentine f or t he
pur poses of int er nal use.

R emember, use 100% pur e gum spir it s of
tur pentine. N o w, t her e ar e man y, man y,
man y
t y pes of tur pentine, paint t hinner s, and
sol v ent s. W hen y ou g o t o t he har d w ar e st or e
t o
sear c h f or it, it is almost as bad as pic k ing
out a br eak f ast c er eal. B ut stic k t o y our guns,
r ead t he l abels v er y c ar ef ul l y, and onl y g et
100% pur e gum spir it s of tur pentine.
I ha v e t o sa y, I ha v e t al k ed t o tur pentine mak er s ; I ha v e c onsult ed w it h t hem, and
t he y w i l l
t el l y ou, just as t heir c an does, t hat tur pentine in t he U nit ed S t at es is
def init el y not a
pr oduc t f or int er nal use.
T he y t ook her t o


 there were other
days I used a total of two quarts.) About four poor B.M.s. with much gas. Not much sleep--bad insomnia and restlessness. Two trips to lavatory during night.
   Friday, September 11, 1964 --Fast, 9th day: Weight this morning 128-1/2 pounds; a
loss of 1/2 pound from yesterday and a total loss of 11-1/2 pounds after eight days of fasting. Blood pressure 110/68. No headache. (I had no headache the entire length of
the fast; however, many people may develop one, especially if they had been drinkers
of coffee, tea, alcohol, cola drinks or users of tobacco, condiments, and other
indications of "gracious living." There ar e many crises that may develop during
various phases of 1st fast; headache is just one. Some others are nausea, vomiting, aches, and pains, just to mention a few. Usually the deeper one goes into a fast and the
more toxic wastes he eliminates, the more  tendency toward various crises, which all
come to pass. Fair day. Insomnia and much intestinal gas during the night.
   Sunday, September 13, 1964 --Fast, 11th day: Weight 126-1/2 pounds; a loss of 1/2
pound from yesterday and a total loss of 13-1/2 pounds after ten days of fasting. The
bowel infection I brought with me has gradually succumbed to the body's defense
mechanism--feel better generally and fever is gone. Similar day as yesterday, except my nose and, mainly, my feet have become cold. It is quite annoying and I ask for a
hot water bottle. (Cold feet are not uncommon during a fast. Many people experience
this phenomenon in one degree or another. My feet remained cold for the remainder
of the fast, but the hot water bottle helped a great deal.) Occasional hiccoughs all day.    Monday, September 14, 1964 --Fast, 12th day: Weight 126 pounds; a loss of 1/2
pound from yesterday and a total loss of 14 pounds after 11 days of fasting. Blood pressure 90/64. Not quite as tired, weak, or  lethargic. Slight increase in energy.
Morale fine, especially when I receive letters from home. Bowel activity all day.
Restlessness and insomnia gone, but I sleep only at intervals of several hours or less.
(Sleeping became a frustrating problem during the fast, since most of the time is spent
resting in bed and napping at intervals all through the day. This made it quite difficult to fall asleep--I was all "slept" out.) I try not to nap during the day and go to sleep as
late as possible. I think a lot about my family and how they're getting along. I have their picture on my bedside table.
   Tuesday, September 15, 1964 --Fast, 13th day: Weight 125-1/2  pounds; a loss of 1/2
pound from yesterday and a total loss of 14-1/2 pounds after 12 days of fasting.
Continued bowel activity with much gas formation throughout intestinal tract. Some
weakness, but I feel more alert and in good spirits. (I feel much better at this point than when hospitalized 1-1/2 years ago and forced to eat a high-protein diet three
times a day plus a nighttime snack. This was too much food, improperly combined
and too difficult for a weakened digestive system to handle. It continued to overwork
the colon, which needed the physiologic rest now being given.) No insomnia, but sleep sporadic.
   Wednesday, September 16, 1964 --Fast, 14th day (2 weeks): Weight 125-1/4 pounds;
a loss of 1/4 pound from yesterday and a tota l loss of 14-3/4 pounds after 13 days of
fasting. Several B.M.s. with mucus, pus-like material containing some blood. Average
day, except blood pressure is 84/60. Dr. Gross enters my room and asks me if I am
going to fast all day. I stare at him rather surprised, until he laughingly tells me that
today is Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. Being Jewish, I have fasted
every year on this holiest of days. I have lost track of time here and forgotten about this day, the ironic thing being that I have already been fasting for two weeks. I tell
Dr. Gross I am accumulating a 14-year advance reserve for future Yom Kippurs. (As
of this writing, at 46 years old, 12 years and many long fasts later, my one-day Yom Kippur fasts are "snaps" because the cleane r the internal environment of the body, the
easier the fast. This is why I find it so fascinating and even humorous--my friends and
relatives should forgive me--when I observe Jewish people at the end of Yom Kippur
day in various throes of agony such as headache, nausea, weakness, dizziness, and
even helplessness. A truly healthy individual finds a one-day fast very comfortable
and the rest it affords the body very beneficial.)
   Thursday, September 17, 1964 --Fast, 15th day: Weight 124-3/4 pounds; a loss of
1/2 of a pound from yesterday and a total loss of 15-1/4 pounds after two weeks of
fasting. Blood pressure 90/60. Basically same day as yesterday. The days have been
sunny and mild, so I've been sitting outside when I'm up to it, occasionally ambling
over to the solarium for short periods of sun "au naturel." I'm quite bony now--
somewhat resembling a concentration camp inmate, but not quite that bad. It is a rather strange feeling to see myself in the mirror, but as time progresses I shall look
worse before I look better. I remind myself  of a science fiction movie I once saw
entitled "The Incredible Shrinking Man." The subject of food preoccupies our
thoughts and conversations, but no true hunger or desire to eat.    Sunday, September 20, 1964 --Fast, 18th day: Weight 124 pounds; no loss from
yesterday. Blood pressure 90/66. More mentally alert today. Not as tired or weak. Tongue very coated-have been scraping it each morning. Breath and taste are quite
foul with much salt coming through tongue and mucous membranes of the mouth.
Can't seem to quench thirst. Occasional B.M.s, very foul and consisting of pus-like
material. Sporadic sleep.
   We are able to fast for long periods of time, particularly while resting, because our
bodies live off our stored reserves which we all have in varying degrees. The body has
its own wisdom and takes only what it needs from these reserves, no more and no less. Weight loss is also controlled and rationed by this wisdom. Contrary to
"popular" belief, the body doesn't go into ketosis or acidosis (a low alkalinity of the
blood) from the breakdown of fat, thereby causing death. True, there is some ketosis,
but again the body's own innate wisdom keeps this under control. None of these
things I've just touched upon happen by chance. None of these things occur haphazardly. There is an order based on natural laws-- physiology-- whereby our
bodies, when left unmolested, automatically and efficiently govern themselves and strive to maintain biochemical balance--homeostasis.
   Monday, September 21, 1964 --Fast, 19th day: Weight 123-1/2 pounds; a loss of 3/4
of a pound from yesterday and a total loss of 16-3/4 pounds after 18 days of fasting.
Blood pressure 94/78. If I include the 30 pound deficit from the illness when I began
the fast, then the total weight loss becomes 46-3/4 pounds. Thirst decreased. No headache or vomiting and very little nausea or other untoward reaction thus far.
Several fetid, pus-like B.M.s. Comfortable day. I experience an amazing phenomenon
this 19th fast day: a new surge of energy, no weakness or tiredness, legs have strength
with no weakness (previously, walking was slow-motion), can rise from a sitting or
lying position without light-headedness and am unusually mentally alert. The more toxic load thrown ofd by the body, the clearer the mind and all senses become. These
last three or four days have been quite a period of detoxification through the pus-like
rectal discharges and copious amounts of horrible tasting excretions from the tongue,
mucous membranes, and salivary glands.
   Tuesday, September 22, 1964-- Fast, 20th day: Weight 122-1/4 pounds; a loss of 1
pound from yesterday and a total loss of 17-3/4 pounds after 19 days of fasting. Very
little gas and only one B.M. during the night. No hunger, but my mind is flooded with
thoughts of many succulent and delicious foods this entire day and evening, but for
some strange reason all through


 from
trying to make her feel good when he was younger so she would step up
and be a good parent. He said his anxiety stemmed from having to hold so
still while being  petrified and never knowing what was going to happen in
an alcoholic household. He never knew when things would spin out of
control—again. The unpredictability was a building block in his present-
day anxiety.
Coping mechanisms like these are common for those whose parents are
overwhelmed or inconsistently emotionally available. Codependency and
being alert but numb had kept him safe growing up. Contrary to what he
had told me initially, he realized that his home life had not been as good as
initially described; in fact, the level of anxie ty he had expe rienced was
understandably off the charts. He realized that he had never been able to
turn to either parent to express big fears. He’d had to put a lid on any big
feelings for survival. Collapsing  this big table leg had a huge impact on his
anxiety.Over the next several months of our work together, Roger reported that
where he would have fallen apart or broken out in anger in the past, he had
more patience in his professional dealings, more intimacy with his wife, and
he no longer stressed as much about parenting. He was also able to just let
his mom  have her issues withou t trying to fix them and joined Al-Anon as
well. His body’ s anxiety sensa tions decreased and he stopped taking his
anxiety medication, which had been nauseating him. He also reported not
being attracted to hanging out with angry people anymore.
Important Note About T elling the Story
If you’re not seeing results, talk to a professional practitioner for help and
support. See Chapter 5 for how to find a proven, trustworthy EFT
practitioner.
As noted, the Tell the Story approach is not inherently the natural way we
think; getting the hang of focusing in on one past specific event three
minutes or less in real time takes some practice. In the beginning stages,
you might start with a one- to-three-minute story and wind up tapping on
another story that took place over thirty minutes or some other related issue
that happened over the entirety of your life. That’ s okay, just keep on going.
Keep practicing. You’re still getting results (see Appendix C for the link to
additional video and written elaboration on T ell the Story).
Helpful Questions to Ask to Elicit Aspects
Try some of these questions to help you along with Tell the Story: Am I in
the scene right behind the eyes of myself in the story, or am I watching the
scene of myself and what happened? Can I even see myself in the story?
Where am I in the scene right now? If the story is getting too intense, pull
yourself out a bit. Instead of being in the scene, let yourself watch the scene
as it unfolds, for example. Other ways to distance or minimize emotional
pain while you process a memory is to tell it in third person or come out of
the story process altogether and after a brief break, return to the story but
start from  the beginning again. Broadcasting the story “out there” on a wallor window can offer a bit of emotional distance while you still tap down
intensity.
If you’re not remembering the details, make them up. Implicit memory is
the memory we don’t remember because we were too young or because we
blocked it out. Explicit memory we do remember consciously. So if you
don’t consciously remember something, simply make up details of the story
for what you are feeling. These memories are attached to events, and it’s
okay if we just don’ t consciously remember certain things.
Many people are surprised at the minute details that elicit a gush of
feeling and then pass. Your goal is to find the gushers to clear the problem
out at its roots. More questions to consider to uncover aspects: Where are
you in the story? (Outside or inside? At work? At home? Standing or
sitting?) Who else is there? What do you notice about the other people in
the story? Their words, clothes, expressions, where they are in relation to
where you are? Can you see your feet or hands? Looking up, what do you
see? How old are you? What time of day, month, or year is it? Is the picture
in the story clear? Are you watching it from inside the younger you, or are
you watching yourself from the outside?
When you can’t actually see the story, hearing it or feeling it is just as
good. We’re not all visual processors. Some people’ s prim ary way of
processing is by hearing or feeling, and that’s fine. EFT will work just as
well in situations like these.
Signs That T apping Is W orking
The obvious sign is that you’ll experience emotional or physical relief once
you have collap sed the story’ s intensity. It won’ t bother you anymore. You
may have a new perspective and insight about what happened. You might
feel more expansive, lighter, energized, hopeful, or at peace. Another sign
that you have gotten results is that the story may be difficult to recall. You
might not even be able to place yourself in it anymore. The story scene
might not seem as clear or could even be difficult to see at all. Or it might
be far smaller than it was when you started out telling the story and wereupset. These are all signs that you have resolved the issue. Pay attention to
how you feel after the story’ s intensity is neutral.
Now let’s look at a way to systematically resolve troubled thinking and
difficult emotions from past experiences and memories with the Personal
Peace Procedure.
Personal Peace Pr ocedur e
The Personal Peace Procedure (PPP) is deceptively simple but can be
profoundly effective if done consistently over time. It is a systematic way
for you to resolv e troubling memories from your past, and you can do it on
your own. First, list troubling memories from your past, ideally  from more
than a few years ago going back to your early childhood, including
troubling stories you heard growing up. Then tap on the upsetting details of
one mem ory one aspect at a time until you feel neutral, before moving on to
the next item on your life. Imagine putting a bad memory behind you as
simply facts that happened—in the past. Even just clearing one makes you
feel a lot better and provides hope. You can also use your Personal Peace
Procedure list for tapping tar gets as you move forward in the book.
The Personal Peace Procedure can help you resolve the energy
disruptions running interference in your life. You may have fifty or
hundreds of these stories on your list. Remember the Generalization Effect?
You won’t have to tap on all of them to get relief. As you tap on enough of
the table  legs, other events similar in nature will also collapse, including
core issues. You might be surprised to see how your life improves in
unexpected ways as you move forward in ticking traumatic memories off
the list.
Exercise: The Personal Peace Procedure
Step 1. Choose a special notebook or folder on your computer for your
Personal Peace Procedure. Set a timer for anywhere from five to fifteen
minutes, enough  time when you’re just starting. You can always return later
to write more down.Step 2. In that time frame, list with a simple phrase or title in your PPP
notebook as many bothersome memories or life events as come to mind,
allowing a few spaces between each event. Number each event and give
each event a title or a name. Whatever comes to mind, write it down, even
if you are not bothered by it. Assume random thoughts are coming to mind
for a reason. Write quickly; don’t judge or think about your list. Once your
list is fifty events long, you have a lot of good content to start tapping.
Regularly review  your list, and continue to add memories as they come to
mind.
Step 3. Once you’ve made your list, rate your present intensity level as
you think of each event.
Step 4. Gold Standard EFT suggests that you start tapping on the stories
that carry the most intensity. I suggest that you go ahead and start tapping
on whichever story jumps out at you. You might start out tapping just on the
title of the event at hand, but quickly in most cases you’ll start to uncover
aspects you can tap down to zero, one at a time. Make sure you rate your
intensity after each tapping round. Adjust your setup statements to reflect
shifts in intensity  and shifts in aspects. Note progress as you go in your EFT
journal by crossing events of f the list.
Step 5. Regularly review your list after clearing five or so events. Add
events that come to mind, and cross off the events that no longer carry
discomfort. You may be surprised to see the intensity around some stories
collapsing from other events you’re neutralizing on the list.
While you are working on your Personal Peace Procedure list,
simultaneously create a list of areas in your life where you’d like to see
improvement, such as relationships, energy level, career, weight, stress
management, or what ever else. As you make progress on your Personal
Peace Procedure list, check to see if things have chang ed in your
improvement list. Note the positive changes, and savor them. Since we have
a negativity bias built in


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r a t h e r  t h a n  l o v e  t o  p r e v a i l  h e r e?  W h o  a m  I  a t t a c k i n g  o r  n o t
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r e a l  a b o u t  p l a y i n g  w e a k  i n s t e a d  o f  s t r o n g?  S o m e t i m e s  w e
n e e d  t o  t e l l  o u r  f e a r  t o  g o  t o  h e l l,  w h i c h  i s  l i t e r a l l y  w h e r e  i t
c a m e  f r o m.
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s y s t e m,  c o n s t a n t l y  l u r i n g  u s  a w a y  f r o m  l o v e  a n d
l i m i t l e s s n e s s  t o w a r d  f e a r  a n d  s c a r c i t y.  I t  i s  a  v i c i o u s
t a s k m a s t e r,  a n d  i t  h a s  o u r  h e a r t s —  i n d e e d  o u r  e n t i r e  p l a n e t
— i n  i t s  g r i p.  A n d  s o m e  p e o p l e  w o u l d  r a t h e r  d i e  t h a n
c h a n g e  t h e i r  m i n d s. *
T h e  t r a n s f o r m a t i o n  o f  t h e  h e a r t  w i l l  t a k e  m o r e  t h a n  a n
i n t e l l e c t u a l  d e c i s i o n.  T h e  e g o  i s  a  m e n t a l  a d d i c t i o n  t o  t h e
t h i n k i n g  o f  f e a r,  a n d  o n l y  a  s p i r i t u a l  e x p e r i e n c e  c a n  b r e a k
a n  a d d i c t i o n.  I f  w e  w a n t  o u r  l i v e s  a n d  o u r  w o r l d  t o
g e n u i n e l y  c h a n g e,  t h e n  w e  n e e d  a  s p i r i t u a l  e x p e r i e n c e  t om a k e  i t  h a p p e n.  A n d  t o  h a v e  t h a t  e x p e r i e n c e,  w e  m u s t  o p e n
o u r  h e a r t s  t o  r e c e i v e  i t.

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t h e n  w h y  w o u l d  y o u  t h i n k  t o  t r u s t  i t?  W i t h  a l l  t h e  m i l l i o n s
o f  c h u r c h e s,  m o s q u e s,  t e m p l e s,  a n d  s h r i n e s  t h a t  e x i s t  i n  t h e
w o r l d,  h o w  m a n y  p e o p l e  r e a l l y  t h i n k  t h a t  t h e  G o d  w h o
c r e a t e d  t h e  m o o n  a n d  t h e  s t a r s  i s  t r u l y  l o o k i n g  o u t  f o r  t h e m?
Y e t  t h e r e  i s  n o  u n i t  o f  t i m e  o r  s p a c e,  n o r  e l e m e n t  o f  l i f e,
a b o u t  w h i c h  t h e  A u t h o r  o f  A l l  T h i n g s  i s  n o t  a c t i v e l y
c o n c e r n e d.  H e  l o v e s  y o u  b e c a u s e  H e  l o v e s  e v e r y t h i n g  a n d
e v e r y o n e.  H e  w h o  i s  L o v e  c a n n o t  n o t  l o v e.
W h a t  a n  a m a z i n g  t h o u g h t,  t h a t  e v e r - u n f o l d i n g  g o o d  i s
a c t u a l l y  t h e  n a t u r a l  o r d e r  o f  t h e  u n i v e r s e.  A n d  w e  w e r e
c r e a t e d  t o  e n j o y  i t.  T o  t h e  e g o,  t h a t  i s  a  p r e p o s t e r o u s  n o t i o n ;
i t  w o u l d  h a v e  u s  b e l i e v e  t h a t  j o y  i s  s o m e t h i n g  l o v e l y  t o  b e
o u t g r o w n.  B u t  l o o k  a t  s m a l l  c h i l d r e n  g l e e f u l l y  a t  p l a y ;  d o
w e  k n o w  s o m e t h i n g  t h e y  d o n ’ t  k n o w,  o r  d o  t h e y  p e r h a p s
k n o w  s o m e t h i n g  w e ’ v e  f o r g o t t e n?  A s  I  l i s t e n  t o  m y  t e e n a g e
d a u g h t e r  d i s


 t i e s  i n h e r e n t  i n  a n y  s i t u a t i o n.  I t  i m p l i e s  a  c a p a c i t y
f o r  r e f l e c t i o n,  a n  a b i l i t y  t o  s t a y  a w a r e  a n d  a c t  r e s p o n s i b l y
n o  m a t t e r  w h a t ’ s  o c c u r r i n g.  W i t h o u t  m o d e r a t i o n,  c h a n g e
c a n  b e  m o r e  d a m a g i n g  t h a n  m i r a c u l o u s.  B u t  n o  m a t t e rw h e t h e r  a  c h a n g e  i s  h a p p y  o r  s a d,  i t  c a n  b e  a  s a c r e d
e x p e r i e n c e  i f  w e ’ r e  s p i r i t u a l l y  a w a k e.
I f  a  c h a n g e  i s  h a p p y,  y o u  r e m a i n  a w a k e  b y  b e i n g  g r a t e f u l
t o  G o d  a n d  t o  t h e  p e o p l e  w h o  h a v e  h e l p e d  y o u  m a k e  t h i s
h a p p e n,  b y  r e m e m b e r i n g  t h o s e  w h o  h a v e n ’ t  b e e n  q u i t e  t h i s
l u c k y  l a t e l y,  a n d  b y  n o t  a l l o w i n g  y o u r s e l f  t o  g e t  c o c k y  o r
g i d d y.  I f  y o u  d o,  y o u ’ r e  l i a b l e  t o  b l o w  i t.  Y o u  r e m a i n  a w a k e
b y  p r a y i n g  t o  b e  w o r t h y  o f  y o u r  g o o d  f o r t u n e,  n o w  a n d
a l w a y s.
W h e n  a  p o s i t i v e  c h a n g e  i s  o c c u r r i n g  i n  o u r  l i v e s,  i t ’ s  a
g o o d  i d e a  t o  t a k e  t h e  t i m e  t o  s i t  q u i e t l y  a n d  b r e a t h e  i t  i n,
l i t e r a l l y  a n d  f i g u r a t i v e l y.  I n  y o u r  m i n d ’ s  e y e,  s e e  a  p i c t u r e
o f  t h e  n e w  s i t u a t i o n,  a n d  i m a g i n e  y o u r s e l f  f u n c t i o n i n g  a t
y o u r  b e s t  w i t h i n  i t.  N o w  w i t h  y o u r  e y e s  c l o s e d,  b r e a t h e
d e e p l y  a n d  f e e l  y o u r s e l f  i n w a r d l y  e x p a n d i n g  i n t o  t h a t
p o s s i b i l i t y  w i t h i n  y o u r s e l f.  S u c h  e x e r c i s e s  a r e  n o t  i d l e
f a n t a s i e s  b u t  a c t u a l  p o w e r s  o f  t h e  m i n d.
I f  y o u  d o n ’ t  m a k e  s u c h  e f f o r t s,  t h e  e g o  w i l l  d o
e v e r y t h i n g  i t  c a n  t o  s a b o t a g e  y o u.  T h a t,  a f t e r  a l l,  i s  i t s
r a i s o n  d ’ ê t r e.  U n l e s s  y o u  f i r m l y  e s t a b l i s h  y o u r  e m o t i o n a l
c e n t e r  i n  t h e  m i d s t  o f  a  n e w  c o n d i t i o n,  y o u  r e m a i n
p s y c h o l o g i c a l l y  o u t s i d e  i t  a l t h o u g h  w i t h i n  i t.  I f  y o u ’ r e  n o t
y e t  d w e l l i n g  w i t h i n  i t  f r o m  y o u r  o w n  s p i r i t u a l  c e n t e r,  y o u ’ l l
n e i t h e r  t a k e  f u l l  a d v a n t a g e  o f  t h e  s i t u a t i o n  n o r  b e h a v e  i n  t h e
m o s t  c e n t e r e d  a n d  p o w e r f u l  w a y s.  P s y c h i c  s p a c e  i s  e v e r y
b i t  a s  r e a l — a n d,  o n  a  c e r t a i n  l e v e l,  m o r e  r e a l — t h a n
p h y s i c a l  s p a c e.  I f  y o u ’ r e  h e r e,  a n d  p s y c h o l o g i c a l l y  ac o n d i t i o n  i s  o v e r  t h e r e,  t h e n  t h e  s p l i t  b e t w e e n  t h e  t w o  w i l l
b e  r e f l e c t e d  i n  t h e  c i r c u m s t a n c e s  o f  y o u r  l i f e.

U s i n g  R i t u a l

O n e  o f  t h e  w a y s  t o  p o w e r f u l l y  a l i g n  a  m a t e r i a l
c i r c u m s t a n c e  w i t h  a n  i n t e r n a l  r e a l i t y  i s  t h r o u g h  r i t u a l.  W e
c a n  u s e  s i m p l e  c e r e m o n y  t o  i m b u e  a n y  t r a n s i t i o n  w i t h
e n l i g h t e n e d  u n d e r s t a n d i n g.
W e  c a n  d o  m o r e  t h a n  s i m p l y  g i v e  b i r t h  t o  o u r  c h i l d r e n ;
w e  c a n  u p l i f t  t h e  e


 remorse about the past. In Grief one sees
At the 200 level, power first appears. Courage is the zone of exploration,
sadness everywhere, this level colors one’ s entire level of existence.
accomplishment, fortitude, and determination. At the lower levels the
world is seen as hopeless, sad, frightening, or frustrating, but at the level
Fear: (100)
of Courage, life is seen to be exciting, challenging, and stimulating. At
this level of empowerment, one is able to cope with and ef fectively
From the viewpoint of this level, the world looks hazardous, full of traps
handle the opportunities of life. Hence growth and education become
and threats. Once Fear is ones focus, the endless worrisome events of
attainable goals. Obstacles that defeat people whose consciousness is
the world feed it. Fear becomes obsessive and may take any form. Fear
below 200 act as stimulants to those who have evolved into the first level
limits growth of the personality and leads to inhibition. Because it takes
of true power. People at this level put back into the world as much
ener gy to rise above Fear, the oppressed are unable to reach a higher
ener gy as they take; at the lower levels, populations as well as
level unaided.
individuals drain ener gy from society without reciprocating.
Desir e: (125)
The collective level of consciousness of mankind r emained at 190 for
Desire moves us to expend great ef fort to achieve goals or obtainmany centuries and, curiously, only jumped to its curr ent level of 207
rewards. Desire is also the level of addiction, wherein it becomes a
within the last decade.
Neutrality: (250)
source isn’ t dependent on external factors. Loving is a state of being. It’ s
Ener gy gets very positive as we get to this level. Below 250,
a for giving, nurturing, and supportive way of relating to the world. Love
consciousness tends to see dichotomies and take on rigid positions. The
isn’ t intellectual and doesn’ t proceed from the mind; Love emanates
from Neutral condition allows for flexibility and nonjudgmental, realistic
the heart. Love focuses on the goodness of life in all its expressions and
appraisal of problems. T o be Neutral mean to be relatively unattached to
augments that which is positive. This is the level of true happiness. Only
outcomes; not getting one’ s way is no longer experienced as defeating,
0.4% of the world’ s population ever reaches this level of evolution of
frightening ort frustrating. This is the level of safety. People at this level
consciousness.
are easy to get along with and safe to be around and associate with
because they are not interested in conflict, competition or guilt. These
Joy: (540)
people are comfortable and relatively undisturbed emotionally. This
As Love becomes more and more unconditional, it begins to be
attitude is nonjudgmental and doesn’ t lead to any need to control other
experienced as inner Joy. Joy arises from within each moment of
people’ s behavior.
existence, rather than from any other source; 540 is also the level ofhealing and of spiritually based self-help groups. From level 540 up is
W illingness: (310)
the domain of saints, and advanced spiritual students and healers. A
This level of consciousness might be seen as a gateway to the higher
capacity for enormous patience and the persistence of a positive attitude
levels. At the Neutral level, jobs are done adequately, but at the level of
in the face of prolonged adversity is characteristic of this ener gy field;
the W illingness, work is done well and success in all endeavors is
common.
hallmark of this state is compassion. People who have attained this level
Growth is rapid here; these are people chosen for advancement. Below
have a notable ef fect on others. They’re capable of a prolonged, open
the 200 calibration, people tend to be closed-minded, but by level 310, a
gaze, which induces a state of love and peace. At the high 500s, the
great opening occurs. At this level, people become genuinely friendly,
world one sees is illuminated by the exquisite beauty and perfection of
and social and economic success seem to follow automatically. People
creation. Everything happens ef fortlessly and by synchronicity. A
here are helpful to others and contribute to the good of society. They’re
Presence is felt whose power facilitates phenomena outside
also willing to face inner issues and don’ t have major learning blocks.
conventional expectations of reality, termed miraculous by the ordinary
W ith their capacity to bounce back from adversity and learn from
observer. Near -death experiences, characteristically transformative in
experience, they tend to become self-correcting. Having let go of Pride,
their ef fect, have frequently allowed people to experience the ener gy
they’re willing to look at their defects and learn from others.level between 540 and 600.
Acceptance: (350)
Peace: (600)
A this level a major transformation takes place, with the understanding
This ener gy field is associated with the experience designated by such
that one is oneself the source and creator of the experience of one’ s life.
terms as transcendence, self-realization, and God-consciousness. It’ s
All people below 200 tend to be powerless and see themselves as
extremely rare, attained by only 1 in 10 million people. When this state
is victims, at the mercy of life. This stems from a belief that the source of
reached, the distinction between subject and object disappears, and
one’ s happiness or the cause of one’ s problems is “out there”. At the
there’ s no specific focal point of perception. Perception at the level of
Acceptance stage, nothing “out there” has the capacity to make one
600 and above is sometimes reported as occurring in slow motion,
happy, and love isn’ t something that’ s given or taken away by another,
suspended in time and space – nothing is stationary, and all is alive and
but is created from within. Acceptance allows engagement in life on
life’ s radiant. Although this world is the same as the one seen by others,
it has own terms, without trying to make it conform to an agenda. The
become continuously flowing, evolving in an exquisitely coordinated
individual at this level isn’ t interested in determining right or wrong, but
evolutionary dance in which significance and source are overwhelming.
instead is dedicated to resolving issues and finding out what to do about
This awesome revelation takes place nonrationally, so that there is an
problems. Long-term goals take precedence over short-term ones; selfinfinite silence in the mind, which has stopped conceptualizing. That
discipline and mastery are prominent.
which is witnessing and that which is witnessed take on the same
identity; the observer dissolves into the landscape and becomes equally
Reason: (400)
the observed. Great works of art, music, and architecture that calibrate
between 600 and 700 can transport us temporarily to higher levels of
Intelligence and rationality rise to the forefront when the emotionalism
of consciousness and are universally recognized as inspirational and
the lower levels is transcended. This is the level of science, medicine,
timeless.
and of generally increased capacity for conceptualization and
comprehension. Knowledge and education are here sought as capital.
This is the level of Nobel Prize winners, great statesmen, and Supreme
Enlightenment: (700 – 1,000)
Court justices. Einstein, Freud, and many of the other great thinkers of
This is the level of the Great Ones of history who originated the spiritual
history calibrate here. The shortcomings of this level involve the failure
to patterns that countless people have followed throughout the ages. This
clearly distinguish the dif ference between symbols and what they
is the level of powerful inspiration; these beings set in place attractor
represent. Reason does not of itself provide a guide to truth. It produces
ener gy fields that influence all of mankind. At this level there is no
longer massive amounts of information and documentation, but lacks the
the experience of an individual personal self separate from others;
capability to resolve discrepancies in data and conclusions. Reasonrather, there is an identification of Self with Consciousness and Divinity.
itself, paradoxically, is the major block to reaching higher levels of
This is the peak of the evolutionary consciousness in the human realm.
consciousness. T ranscending this level is relatively uncommon in our
At this level there is no longer any identification with the physical body
as society.
“me”, and therefore, its fate is of no concern. The body is seen as merely
a tool of consciousness through the intervention of mind, its prime value
Love: (500)
that of communication. This is the level of nonduality, or complete
Oneness. The highest level attained by anybody who has lived in
Love as depicted in the mass media is not what this level is about. For
recorded history – to wit, the Great A vatars for whom the title “Lord” is
when this love is frustrated, it often reveals an underlying anger and
appropriate: Lord Krishna, Lord Buddha, and Lord Jesus Christ.
dependency that it had masked. That love can turn to hate in a common
perception. Hence love never existed for hate only stems from pride not
love.
The 500 level is characterized by the development of a Love that is
unconditional, unchanging, and permanent. It doesn’ t


v es in a controversy about its exact
nature. Freud distinguished clitoral from vaginal orgasm, calling
the former immature and neurotic. Masters and Johnson, like
Kinsey before them, stated that all female orgasms involved the
clitoris directly or indirectly.
The debate on clitoral versus vaginal orgasm, started by Freud
and put to an end-for a while-by Masters and Johnson, was re
kindled by sexologists Beverly Whipple and John Perry in 1980,
when they announc ed the findings of their research on the G spot.
In the early 1940s, while doing research on birth control, the Ger
man gynecologist Ernst Grafenbcr g claimed to have discovered a
bean -size spot on the front wall of the vagina, about two inches
from the entrance. The wel l-hidden spot was difficult to locate
in self-examination or dur ing mission ary-pos ition intercour se.
Grafenberg fi>und this spot extremely sensitive to deep pressure;
when stimu lated, orgasm resulted. Wh ipple and Perry termed
lOt) ANC IENT SE CRE TS FOR MODERN LOVERS
this little erogenous area "Grafenberg spot," or "G spot." Of the
approximately four hundred women volunteers their team exam
ined, all were found to have the G spot.
Whipple and Perry announced that stimulation of the G spot
by deep pressure led to a deep "cervical" orgasm in the female,
dissin1ilar to the usual clitoral orgasm, and that during such deep
orgasm rnany women ejaculated a fluid, sometimes abundantly.
In the past this ejaculation may have embarrassed some women
because they thought, incorrectly, that it was urine.
Whipple and Perry were joined by Alice K. Ladas, a psycholo
gist and sexologist, and her husband, Harold, who had been on a
similar track researching clitoral and vaginal orgasms. The findings
of the four are still controversial today, but they seem to confirm
some older beliefs formerly ignored or rejected by the scientific
community. It will be interesting to see their confirmation by fu
ture research.
While the existence of the G spot and its function in relation
to deep vaginal orgasm still have not been accepted by all sexol
ogists, the ancients seem to have made use of the G spot either
through experience or by instinct. The Taoists never described a
specific feature that might be the G spot, but there is evidence they
understood it all the same. The optimum intercourse positions
for intense stimulati on of the G spot, as pointed out by Gr�iten
berg, Whipple and Perry, and other sexologists, are rear entry
and woman's feet on man's shoulders. These two lovemaking
positions happened to be an1ong the most popular in China for
centuries. When one considers a n1ajor goal of the Art of the
Bedchamber, to excite and please won1en sexually, an empirical
knowledge of the G spot seen 1s con finned.
Mast ers and Johnson, perhaps the n1ost renowned atnong
rnodern sexologists, exploded n1any sexualrnyths long held in the
Western world. They clain1ed, tor ex�unplc. that the size of a nun's
pt·nis has noth ing to do with his sexual satisfaction or that of his
partner� that the n1alc-on-top, face-to-t:Ke position in intercourse
is not necessa rily the n1ost natural and satisfying; that sexual ab
stinence for long periods tnay not be benefic ial� and that older
peopk can continue sexual activity wdl into their eighties and
nineties. Mast ers and Johnson's successful treatn1ent for st·xually
dysfunctioning couples, instead of hunting tor Freudian ghosts 13
Recapture the Spring
Exercises /or Sexual Vt"gor
THRO UGHOUT THE CENTU RIES the Taoist Chinese have discreetly
but avidly sought for the magic to enhance their sexuality. Among
their efforts arc a variety of therapeutic mind-body exercises to
invigorate then1 sexually. Erotic exercises and therapy, as noted
before, are known as lwi-clllm, or "recapture the spring." (In classi
cal Chinese, as has been n1cntioncd, the word tor "spring " not
only denotes the season, but also alludes to youth and sexuality.)
Contrary to what 1nany Westerners and even n1any Chinese
believe today, the ancien t Chinese were concerned with physical
cultur e, and engaged widely in dan cing. sports, and tnartial arts.
Son1e ten centuries ago. however, when the in1perial systen1 of
literary con1petition dotninated the aspirations of educated Chi
nese, tnany of the1 n beg an neglecting physical activity. By the
tenth and eleventh cen turies, scholars virtually scorned physical
exer cise as unc outh. Son1e Taoist and Uuddhist priests. acrobats,
kung fu rnasters, practitioner s of litl.·-nurturc, and devotees of
sexual enhatKcnlent, thou gh. con tinu ed to practice and develop
various forrns of physical cultur e wit h thL' n1ind-body approach.
Sex ually orient ed exercis e and therapy arc believed to tune up
sexual orga ns, t<..)rtif y sexual stat nina, sharpen sexual sensations,
and generally incr ease pleasur e in the bedroon1. Because these
tnainly r[loist exercises and th erapy \VL'rc often jealously guarded
sccr l'ts, revealed only to funily n1e1nbcrs and trusted discipl es,
tnany of thcn1 arc lost. l)thcrs have been preserved and now are public knowkdgt.'. These. nurnhering in the hundreds.. ut.· usdtJI
and \vithin reach of everyont.'. If tht.·y an· practin·d propt·rly and
t:tithfully, one tnay ted the eftC..·cts after st·vcra ltnonth s.
As rnentioncd previously, two of tht.· best exercises, tai chi
chuan and (lli-krm.l!. arc ainlt'd broadly at litC..·-nurturt· hut can
strengthen spccitically sexual starnina. Instructions for tai chi
chuan, a con1bination of shadowboxing, �yn1nastics. and ther a
peutic ballet, an.· too cornplcx to he covt.'rt.·d here. This art is best
learned fron1 a tutor. Clli-krm.l! is so pott'nt, and its dTects so little
understood by n1odcr n science, that unless it is practiced propt·rly
under an experienc ed n1astcr, it can injure the body internally. But
its dcn1entary stage. consisting of rncditativc deep diaphragm
breathing. can be learned safely without a teacher. Instructions arc
found in the following pages.
The t'rotic exercises recon1n1cnded here include gymnastics,
therapeutic rnassage, acupressure, and others. They have been
practiced tor centuries to train the sexual muscles; to improve
blood circulation in the pubic region; to stin1ulate the autonomic
nervous systern, which controls many sexual functions; to pro
nlote gonadal secretions; and to heighten sexual sensations. Faith
fully practiced, these exercises may enhance and prolong a man's
erection, and increase his sexual stamina by promoting the secre
tion of semen. They may increase the elasticity and liveliness of a
woman's vaginal orifice and canal, and heighten her orgasmic re
sponse. Such results help bridge the gap between male and female
capabilities, and improve sexual health and pleasure for both.
Some Western-style exercises that involve chest, arm, and leg
muscles can be done while one reads, watches television, or pon
ders over the stock market. The exercises described here are more
or less internal: they require some degree of mental concentration
or meditation to be effective. Almost all of them involve directly or
indirectly deep diaphragm breathing.
Taoist purists believe that the best times to practice these sex
ual gymnastics are I I :oo p.m. to 1:00 a.m.; s:oo to 7:00 a. n1. ;
I I :oo a.m. to I :oo p.m.; and 5 :oo to 7=00 p.m. People with a busy
lifestyle may do them anytime, except within fifteen minutes be
fore a meal and within an hour after it. The best tirne to do them is
right after getting up in the n1orning, or just before retiring at
night-but not soon after a heavy meal or drinking. Most of the
exercises may be done in loose-fitting clothes such as pajan1as; it is
173 174 better not to


an attribute  of the body-mind, a faculty that I as a person possessed.
     I now realised that the person I previously imagined myself to be was
something that I was aware of, along with my experience of the world.
     I recognised that I was essentially that which knows  or is aware of  the
entire content of experience, including the thoughts, images, memories,
feelings and sensations that constitute the mind and body.
     I realised that it is not myself as a person  who is aware of the world, but
rather myself as  awareness  that is aware of the person and the world.
     The transition from the belief that we are a person with the faculty of
awareness to the understanding that we are awareness itself may seem like
a small step, but it has enormous implications for any individual and for the
evolution of humanity as a whole. Indeed, I would suggest that it is the
next evolutionary step, and that upon which the survival of humanity, as we
know it, depends.

The understanding ‘I am awareness’ is the first great understanding.
     This is not an extraordinary recognition or something that is difficult to
access. In fact, it is enshrined in common parlance. We say, ‘ I know  my
thoughts and images’, ‘ I am aware  of feelings and sensations’ and ‘ I perceive
the world’.
     In each of these statements, we recognise ourself as the knowing, aware
or perceiving  element, and thoughts, images, feelings, sensations and percep -
tions as objects  that we know, are aware of or perceive.
     In other words, we are not essentially our thoughts, images, memories
or stories about our life; we are that which knows them. We are not essentially
our feelings or sensations; we are that which is aware of them. We are not the
18* The terms ‘awareness’ and ‘consciousness’ are used synonymously throughout this book. know thyself
sights, sounds, tastes, textures and smells that constitute our experience of
the world; we are that which perceives them.
     We are nothing that is experienced; we are that which experiences.
     We are not essentially anything that we are aware of; we are simply the
fact of knowing, being aware or awareness itself.

letting go

I understand that I’m not my body or mind, but who would I be if I were to let
go of everyone and everything with which I associate and identify myself?

You would be the same inherently peaceful and unconditionally fulfilled self
that you are now, although you do not currently recognise your self as such
because of your entanglement in, or identification with, the content of ex -
perience. The only difference is that what you now consider a distant possi -
bility would become your lived and felt experience.
     Every night you willingly and effortlessly let go of everyone and everything
with whom you associate or identify and fall deeply asleep. In the experience
of deep sleep you are all alone. Everything that is not essential to you has been
removed and, as a result, you experience the peace of your true nature.
     If letting go of everyone and everything were a traumatic or frightening
experience, we would dread falling asleep at night. But we look forward
to it! Why? Because it gives us access to the peace of our true nature,
which is veiled by the activities of thinking, feeling, acting and relating
during the day.
     In fact, when we fall asleep we do not enter a new state. We are always
essentially the presence of awareness. However, during the waking and
dreaming states, we forget or overlook this or, more accurately, it is obscured
by thoughts, feelings, sensations and perceptions. In these two states aware -
ness is so thoroughly mixed with the content of experience that it is not rec -
ognised as such. It is veiled by experience.
     Likewise, when we emerge from deep sleep into the dreaming and waking
states, the presence of the awareness that we essentially are does not change
or disappear. It is simply veiled by experience. Our essential self of pure
awareness does not need to be liberated. It is already and inherently free of
the content of experience.
19
     So it is not necessary to let go of anyone or anything. All that is required
is to recognise our essential nature of pure awareness that lies behind all
experience and shines in the midst of all experience.
     Nor will you lose your ability to think, feel, act, perceive and relate.
On the contrary, these activities will be greatly enhanced by this new under -
standing of your self, for the one on whose behalf they arise, and in whose
service they are undertaken, will be clearly known.
20you are the happiness you seek
20chapter three
Are You My Sel f?
Home is neither here nor there. Home is within you,
or home is nowhere at all.
herman hesse

If the presence of awareness is the primary fact of experience, why are most of us
not in touch with it?

It is simply because we become lost in or identified with the content of our
experience. If someone were to ask us to look around the room in which we
are currently sitting and describe what we are experiencing, most of us would
refer to chairs, books, papers, photographs, paintings, a table, and so on.
     Very few would mention the space of the room. Why not? We overlook
the space because it has no objective features that can be seen, heard, tasted,
touched or smelt. At the same time, we cannot say that we are not experi -
encing it.
     Likewise, if someone were to ask us to describe our current experience
in general, almost all of us would list our thoughts, images, memories, feel -
ings, sensations of the body, perceptions of the world, activities, relationships,
and so on. Very few of us would mention the presence of awareness. Why
not?
     The fact of being aware is the most obvious, intimate and familiar element
of experience, and yet it has no objective features. Like space, it cannot be
seen, heard, tasted, touched or smelt. It is, so to speak, transparent; it is silent
and empty. And yet without it there can be no experience.

the overlooking of our true nature

It is inconceivable that a landscape painter would spend her life painting in
nature, noticing the trees, fields, animals, flowers and clouds, without ever  you are the happiness you seek
noticing sunlight. The light cannot be seen directly, and yet it is that which
renders the world visible. Indeed, it is all she truly sees!
     Likewise, awareness renders all experience knowable. It is for this reason
that awareness is said to be luminous. It is the illuminating or knowing factor
in all experience. It is, as such, the primary and most important element
of experience, and yet it is almost always overlooked or ignored in favour of
the objective content of experience.
     Consider the amount of knowledge and experience that each of us ac -
quired during our education. Did any of our parents or teachers ever ask us
what it is that knows or is aware of that knowledge and experience? I have
yet to meet anyone who answers ‘yes’ to that question.
     Is it not extraordinary that, as a culture, we have almost universally
overlooked the primary and most important element of experience? And
could there be anything more interesting than to know the nature of that
through which everything else is known? Indeed, would it be possible to
know what anything truly is without first knowing the nature of that with
which it is known?

The fact of knowing, being aware or awareness itself is closer to us than our
breathing, our innermost thoughts or our most cherished feelings. In fact,
it is not close to us; it is what we essentially are. It is overlooked precisely
because it is so intimate and familiar, not because it is remote, unknown or
inaccessible.
     It is sometimes said that awareness transcends experience, implying that
it lies beyond  experience and is, as such, out of reach, unknowable and mys -
terious. Nothing could be further from the truth. Awareness lies behind  the
layer of thinking, feeling and sensing with which we normally identify ourself
and is prior to it, just as a screen could be said to lie behind and be prior to
the movie that appears on it.
     Awareness is not overlooked because it is unknown but because it is so
well known. Familiarity, in this case, may not breed contempt, but it certainly
accounts for neglect. We tend to overlook the space of a room or the light in
a landscape because our attention is exclusively focused on objects. However,
as soon as our attention relaxes, we become aware of the space or the light.
     Similarly, we overlook the presence of awareness due to the exclusive focus
of our attention on the content of experience, that is, our thoughts, feelings,
22are you my self?
sensations, perceptions, activities and relationships. However, awareness
is like the space or the light: as soon as our attention relaxes, we become
aware of it.
     It is for this reason that in the Tantric tradition of Kashmir Shaivism
it is said that awareness is ‘the greatest secret, more hidden than the most
concealed and yet more evident than the most evident of things’. *

When I suggest that we overlook the presence


	tests	were	higher	among	those	people	who
consumed	the	most	vitamin	C	and	beta-carotene.
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	Other	studies	have	also
found	that	a	low	level	of	vitamin	C	in	the	blood	is	linked	to	poorer	cognitive
performance	in	old	age,
68,	69
	and	some	have	found	that	B	vitamins,
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including	beta-carotene,
70
	are	linked	to	better	cognitive	function.
The	seven	studies	mentioned	above	all	show	that	one	or	more	nutrients
found	almost	exclusively	in	plants	are	associated	with	a	lower	risk	of
cognitive	decline	in	old	age.	Experimental	animal	studies	have	not	only
confirmed	that	plant	foods	are	good	for	the	brain,	but	they	show	the
mechanisms	by	which	these	foods	work.
71,	72
	Although	there	are	important
variations	in	some	of	these	study	findings—for	example,	one	study	only	finds
an	association	for	vitamin	C,	and	another	only	finds	an	association	for	beta-
carotene	and	not	vitamin	C—we	shouldn’t	miss	the	forest	by	focusing	on	one
or	two	trees.	No	study	has	ever	found	that	consuming	more	dietary
antioxidants	increases	memory	loss.	When	associations	are	observed,	it	is
always	the	other	way	around.	Furthermore,	the	association	appears	to	be
significant,	although	more	substantial	research	must	be	done	before	we	can
know	exactly	how	much	cognitive	impairment	is	due	to	diet.
What	about	the	more	serious	dementia	caused	by	strokes	(vascular
dementia)	and	Alzheimer’s?	How	does	diet	affect	these	diseases?	The
dementia	that	is	caused	by	the	same	vascular	problems	that	lead	to	stroke	is
clearly	affected	by	diet.	In	a	publication	from	the	famous	Framingham	Study,
researchers	conclude	that	for	every	three	additional	servings	of	fruits	and
vegetables	a	day,	the	risk	of	stroke	will	be	reduced	by	22%.
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	Three	servings
of	fruits	and	vegetables	is	less	than	you	might	think.	The	following	examples
count	as	one	serving	in	this	study:	1/2	cup	peaches,
1/4	cup	tomato	sauce,	1/2cup	broccoli	or	one	potato.
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	Half	a	cup	is	not	much	food.	In	fact,	the	men	in
this	study	who	consumed	the	most	fruits	and	vegetables	consumed	as	many	as
nineteen	servings	a	day.	If	every	three	servings	lower	the	risk	by	22%,	the
benefits	can	add	up	fast	(risk	reduction	approaches	but	cannot	exceed	100%).
This	study	provides	evidence	that	the	health	of	the	arteries	and	vessels	that
transport	blood	to	and	from	your	brain	is	dependent	on	how	well	you	eat.	By
extension,	it	is	logical	to	assume	that	eating	fruits	and	vegetables	will	protect
against	dementia	caused	by	poor	vascular	health.	Research	again	seems	to
prove	the	point.	Scientists	conducted	mental	health	exams	and	assessed	food
intake	for	over	5,000	older	people	and	monitored	their	health	for	over	two
years.	They	found	that	the	people	who	consumed	the	most	total	fat	and
saturated	fat	had	the	highest	risk	of	dementia	due	to	vascular	problems.
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Alzheimer’s	disease	is	also	related	to	diet	and	is	often	found	in
conjunction	with	heart	disease,
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	which	suggests	that	they	share	the	same
causes.	We	know	what	causes	heart	disease,	and	we	know	what	offers	the	best
hope	of	reversing	heart	disease:	diet.	Experimental	animal	studies	have
convincingly	shown	that	a	high-cholesterol	diet	will	promote	the	production
of	the	beta-amyloid	common	to	Alzheimer’s.
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	In	confirming	these
experimental	animal	results,	a	study	of	more	than	5,000	people	found	that
greater	dietary	fat	and	cholesterol	intake	tended	to	increase	the	risk	of
Alzheimer’s	disease	specifically,
75
	and	all	dementia	in	general.
74
In	another	study	on	Alzheimer’s,
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	the	risk	of	getting	the	disease	was	3.3
times	greater	among	people	whose	blood	folic	acid	levels	were	in	the	lowest
one-third	range	and	4.5	times	greater	when	blood	homocysteine	levels	were	in
the	highest	one-third.	What	are	folic	acid	and	homocysteine?	Folic	acid	is	a
compound	derived	exclusively	from	plant-based	foods	such	as	green	and
leafy	vegetables.	Homocysteine	is	an	amino	acid	that	is	derived	primarily
from	animal	protein.
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	This	study	found	that	it	was	desirable	to	maintain	low
blood	homocysteine	and	high	blood	folic	acid.	In	other	words,	the
combination	of	a	diet	high	in	animal-based	foods	and	low	in	plant-based
foods	raises	the	risk	of	Alzheimer’s	disease.
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Mild	cognitive	impairment,	the	stuff	jokes	are	made	of,	still	permits	the
afflicted	person	to	maintain	an	independent,	functional	life,	but	dementia	and
Alzheimer’s	are	tragic,	imposing	almost	impossibly	heavy	burdens	on	victims
and	their	loved	ones.	Across	this	spectrum,	from
minor	difficulties	in	keeping
your	thoughts	in	order	to	serious	degeneration,	the	food	you	eat	can
drastically	affect	the	likelihood	of	mental	decline.
The	diseases	I’ve	covered	in	this	chapter	take	a	heavy	toll	on	most	of	us	in
our	later	years,	even	though	they	may	not	be	fatal.	Because	they	are	notusually	fatal,	many	people	afflicted	with	these	illnesses	still	live	a	long	life.
Their	quality	of	life,	however,	deteriorates	steadily,	until	the	illness	renders
them	largely	dependent	on	others	and	unable	to	function	in	most	capacities.
I’ve	talked	to	so	many	people	who	say,	“I	may	not	live	as	long	as	you
health	nuts,	but	I	sure	am	going	to	enjoy	the	time	I	have	by	eating	steaks
whenever	I	want,	smoking	if	I	so	choose	and	doing	anything	else	that	I	want.”
I	grew	up	with	these	people,	went	to	school	with	these	people	and	made	great
friends	with	these	people.	Not	long	ago,	one	of	my	best	friends	suffered	a
difficult	surgery	for	cancer	and	spent	his	last	years	paralyzed	in	a	nursing
home.	During	the	many	visits	I	made	to	the	nursing	home,	I	never	failed	to
come	away	with	a	deep	appreciation	for	the	health	I	still	possess	in	my	old
age.	It	was	not	uncommon	for	me	to	go	to	the	nursing	home	to	visit	my	friend
and	hear	that	one	of	the	new	patients	in	the	home	was	someone	whom	my
friend	and	I	knew	from	our	earlier	days.	Too	often,	they	had	Alzheimer’s	and
were	housed	in	a	special	section	of	the	facility.
The	enjoyment	of	life,	especially	the	second	half	of	life,	is	greatly
compromised	if	we	can’t	see,	if	we	can’t	think,	if	our	kidneys	don’t	work	or	if
our	bones	are	broken	or	fragile.	I,	for	one,	hope	that	I	am	able	to	fully	enjoy
not	only	the	time	in	the	present,	but	also	the	time	in	the	future,	with	good
health	and	independence.Part	III


 and cooked
vegetarian diets on the oxidation of the body. He noted that oxidation was impaired by cooked vegetarian foods. On the
raw diet the urinary output of nitrogen was greater, indicating
better absorption, and the weight increase was better. Dr.
Kuratsune, of Kyushu University, Japan, also tested raw and
cooked vegetarian diets, and reported results were decidedly better on the raw regime. Heated vegetables tended to
produce anemia, which was cured when raw vegetables were
eaten. Other diseases, which had failed to yield to
conventional medical care, responded favorably to the raw diet.
   The sum total of all human experience with raw foods has
thus been remarkably successful. As in the case with animals, the efficiency of physiological function within the body, as
well as the proportion of both infectious and degenerative
diseases, appears to correspond to a large degree with the
relative quantity of raw and cooked foods in the diet. In the
case of raw and heated milk the evidence is especially conclusive, particularly with reference to the growth and bone
and dental development of children. In the clinics and
sanitariums of the world, where a raw food diet has been employed, evidence of the value of all types of raw foods has
been obtained, and the raw diet is found to be of definite
therapeutic value in the treatment of many common diseases.
Its value in this capacity is most pronounced, as it is
associated with no adverse side-effects, which so frequently follow the use of conventional medical treatments.

        7
RAW FOOD IN LIMITATING
CIRCUMSTANCES
AFTER ALL that has been said, it may seem that raw food
constitutes the perfect nutriment of man. But in spite of the very great advantages of raw food, there is the question of
possible disadvantages. Seldom in science is there a principle
or practice which is never contra-indicated under any circumstances. The use of raw food, valuable as it is, does
have its limiting qualifications. It is important that these be
recognized if we are to view  this subject on a strictly
scientific basis.

F
OOD PRESERVATION
   Among other things, cooking is a method of preserving
foods. As such it has played an important and necessary role
in human history. Until recently, the public food supply was often seasonal and uncertain. When food was available, it
could not all be consumed at once in its raw state. Much of
the food had to be preserved for a later day. Drying and salting were two methods of accomplishing this. Cooking was
another. Often all three methods were combined, particularly
as applied to the preservation of meat. Canning, which was
associated with a long cooking process, developed later and
permitted people to keep fruits, vegetables, and meats indefinitely. Cooking was important in helping to preserve
certain foods because it destroyed the enzymes which
otherwise would bring about rapid biological change.
Cooking has thus played an essential role in human history by
stabilizing the food supply, though in the modern world,
where more practical methods  of food preservation are
available, it ceases to be of importance for this purpose.

H
EAT- LABILE POISONS
   Nature is a storehouse of  plant poisons. Through thousands
of years of trial and error, man has identified and avoided
these, selecting the non-poisonous products of nature for use
as human food. Wild animals, in their own way, have done
the same. However, in rare cases the poisons of plant or animal tissue are heat-labile
, and the process of cookin g can render the food available for human nourishment by
destroying such poisons as may be present.
   A number of foods of this type may be given mention. First
is the acorn. This food is found in both sweet and bitter
varieties. The former are satisfactory in their raw state, but
the bitter acorns contain tannin, which is removed by washing acorn meal in hot water or boiling water. Likewise with the
cassava root, the sweet varieties are perfectly innocuous and
may be eaten raw as a table vegetable, but the bitter cassava
root contains poisonous hydrocyanic acid, which must be
dissipated by heat before the root can be used as food. Cottonseed meal contains a toxic pigment, gossypol, which is
destroyed by heat treatment. The little known cynad nuts of
Australia are toxic in their raw state, but through prolonged
soaking and cooking, the poison is removed from the flour of
the nut. Young brakefern shoots are poisonous when raw, but safe for human consumption when cooked. The raw cashew
nut is surrounded by two shells, between which is found a
strong and blistering brown oil which must be dissipated by
heat before the nut can be safely extracted. Untreated raw soy
beans contain a toxic anti-enzyme which tends to block protein digestion and cause some impairment in the growth of
experimental animals. This substance is destroyed by heat or
it can be removed by soaking raw soybeans 24 to 48 hours in
an ice box or refrigerator with three or four changes of water.
The anti-enzyme is washed out into the water, which is then
discarded.
   Animal food can also contain heat-labile poisons. Certain
uncooked fish, including clams, mussels, cockles, shrimp,
lobster, suckers, catfish, bullhead, carp, herring, and
whitefish, contain the enzyme, thiaminase, which destroys part of the B complex vitamin, thiamine, in the gastro-
intestinal tract. For this reason foxes in captivity which are
fed large amount of such fish in the raw state eventually
develop symptoms of thiamine deficiency, and trout have
been observed to suffer when feeding primarily upon carp, which are particularly rich in this enzyme. People in different
parts of the world have consumed clams, mussels, shrimp,
and herring in the raw state, but no obvious signs of
deficiency disease have appeared. Apparently humans can
tolerate some thiaminase in the diet, though as with foxes and trout, excesses are doubtless possible. The troublesome
thiaminase is destroyed by heat, and thus in conditions where
very large quantities of fish containing thiaminase are
consumed, there is some reason for cooking.
   Raw egg white contains the heat-labile substance, avidin,
which tends to destro
y the B com plex vitamin, biotin, in the body. The consumption of very large quantities of pure raw
egg white can lead to symptoms of biotin deficiency, whereas
cooked egg white may be taken without difficulty. The yolk
of the raw egg is rich in biotin, which may counterbalance the effects of avidin and account for the fact that many people
have used whole raw eggs in the diet without experiencing
difficulty. In fact, there have been reports of definite physical
benefit from using whole raw eggs, and the food has been
used successfully in the treatment of tuberculosis, rheumatism, and other diseases. H. T. Parsons found that egg
white injury in rats could be prevented by including brewers
yeast or liver (which are rich in biotin) in the diet, and other
investigators have reported its prevention when the vitamin C
intake was adequate. The presence of avidin in raw egg white does not then indicate that raw eggs can never be used, but it
does indicate that the raw white should not be used alone,
particularly in diets which are rather low in biotin and
vitamin C intake.
   The removal of heat-labile poisons from food through the
application of heat is attended by removal or destruction of
essential nutritive factors. Though cooking may dissipate the poisonous principle, it does not render the foods completely
suitable for human nourishment. The foods become non-
poisonous, it is true, but they are as defective as other cooked
products. If we must use large quantities of foods containing
strong heat-labile poisons which cannot be removed by the water-soaking process, let us apply cooking by all means. But
as long as we already have an adequate supply of healthful
non-poisonous foods, there is no necessity for using those containing the more powerful heat-labile poisons. And the
mild anti-vitamin factors, such as thiaminase and avidin, need
not worry us providing we use the foods containing them in
moderation and in proper combination with other foods.

P
ARASITIC INFECTIONS
   In sections of China, Japan, Formosa, and other areas of the
Far East, human parasitic infections have been quite common
and have seriously reduced the efficiency of many of those affected. Unsanitary disposal of human nightsoil pollutes the
water and soil in these areas, which in turn infects crabs,
crayfish, snails, water plants, and vegetables with parasites.
In many cases the nightsoil is even used as fertilizer for the
water vegetables and water nuts. Lakes are so polluted that wading or bathing in them brings about human fluke
infections. When the natives consume the raw fish, snails and
red ling water nuts of the lakes, together with the raw
ve
getables of the soil, they are re-infected a gain and a gain with liver flukes, lung flukes, and other parasites. In certain
other parts of the world some parasitic infection has also been
reported, usually as


 to a healing crisis; that reversal process that we talk so mu ch about.
The healing crisis came and she developed pains and aches especially where she had been operated on for a disk in the neck. T hen
the pain went to the shoulder and different parts of the body. The intestinal problem became a little bit unmanageabl e so she went
on the tissue cleansing treatment again. We planned for 3 days due to the fact that most crises only last about 3 days and we
thought that this would be enough, but she stayed on the program for the full 7 day period. She has had greater elim inations from
the bowel during her healing crisis than at any other time. This is a very important thing to consider and I would like to di scuss this
for a moment.
First of all, we find that disease is a result of catarrh, mucus and phlegm settling in vari ous parts of the body; toxic materials that
have been in our blood over a period of years that have developed the kind of shoulder; the kind of joint material that we ha ve in
our body now. We are reversing this, we are using an evolved way of eating; we’re  going a better way from a health standpoint.
The reversal process goes right out through the tissues when they are regenerated to get rid of the old and to allow the new to come
in. In other words, we’re not building a new disease, we’re going backwards n ow and in going backwards, we call this the reversal
method of cleansing; the reversal method of getting rid of any disease accumulation that may be in the body. In this case, we  find
that the second elimination treatment, at the end of 7 weeks, did not di scharge much mucus or catarrh from the bowel. In contrast,
during this crisis it was unbelievable what the tissue cleansing treatment and the colemas have brought down from the bowel.
There were mucus strings and other materials that were unbelievable. The y were of such a copious nature that there were two
quarts at a time of this mucus membrane. It was foul and gave up a lot of gas. She had to resort to an extra colema treatment  in
order to take care of this toxic material that had settled in the bowel. Af ter the 6th day, we found that the colema became clear
again. There is still an excessive amount of material coming from the bowel. The greatest amount of toxic material came possi bly
the 4th, 5th and 6th days. It is beginning to ease up now and it is time  that she moves on to the transition diet and the regular eating
program once again.
This case has been mentioned because it illustrates clearly that during the healing crisis it may become a necessity to go on  the
colema treatment once again. I will say t hat everyone who follows this treatment is going to have these healing crises develop. It
will bring back the problems that you have had in the past, symptoms you had 10, 20, 30 years ago. It is at this time that th e toxic
material should be elimirated bec ause the body has liquified the catarrh, liquified the mucus and it is getting to a running stage. At
this time, you help it with the colema. After this is over, you will find that it will take 3 to 5 days for a complete elimin ation to
occur, after which y ou’re ready to start a better life than you’ve had in many years. The healing crisis can be a short one, it can be
a little one, it doesn’t have to take long. Anybody going through this tissue cleansing treatment will get a strong healing c risis. I
feel th at people overcome their troubles a lot quicker through this reversal process that they would any other way. You make more
progress with this program than with any way I know of other than through extreme fasting.
PATIENT 10
This man suffers from extreme f latulence and X -ray shows severe diverticula of the colon. He has had kidney operations to
remove large stones, and has been told that there is a large mass in one kidney. He hasn’t the will to live because of these troubles.
Blood pressure was high (188/1 20), extreme digestive disturbances, heart attack, gout; taking drugs now. Does not smoke or
drink alcohol. Barium enema shows number of diverticula has tripled in one year’s time. Iris examination reveals deep, dark a nd
large lesions in colon areas. Kidne y areas indicate extreme underactivity. Doctors want to take out sections of the bowel and have
no other remedy. He came to us with these troubles. The seven -day treatment was started with the tissue cleansing regimen. Good
things started to happen immedia tely. He was able to get the first decent night’s sleep in years by the third day. Flatulence has been
reduced markedly. Patient says he hasn’t felt as good in years. He claims that he feels like he has been given a new chance a t life
and is very optimisti c about staying on the program. The opportunity to reverse his degenerative processes has given him hope that
was not available before.
PATIENT 11
After taking treatments several months ago, the stomach trouble has left and the digestion is now better.
We have not heard any bad results from cases taking the treatment.
PATIENT 12
Patient had hepatitis. Tests revealed an almost normal condition after one month of colema treatment. Chemistry panel showed
alkaline phosphorous of 1760 (normal is 79 to 250 IUL) w ent to 82 during this treatment. She used no drugs, just foods and tissue
cleansing system.
CHAPTER 10
IN CONCLUSION
“Should the body sue the mind before a court judicature for damages, it would be found that the mind had been a ruinous tenan t to
its landl ord.” Essays of Plutarch
I have devoted my life’s energies to discovering the secrets of happy, healthy long life. Searching the world over for exampl es of
these blessings has been quite an experience and I’ve learned a great deal. During the 50 years of p ractice trying to help people be
and stay well, I’ve come to one certain conclusion. That the number one symptom that exceeds all others considerably is bowel
disturbance. People in this society and culture are all suffering some kind of digestive or elimi native malfunction. It is epidemic in
proportion. Our food and lifestyle are slowly doing us in by undermining the health and vitality of our great people. Sicknes s and
disease are claiming a greater and greater portion of our energy, time, money and emoti ons. We are becoming health poor and
vitality bereft. We have strayed from the right path and have been led into a dead end prematurely. This is unfortunate but n ot
inescapable. By turning around and giving up the old; cleansing, rejuvenating and taking th e higher path, we can once again enjoy
the wonderful blessings of a healthy, vital life as the Creator intended us to have.

We must defy the life -robbing habits and foods by refusing to partake of them anymore. We must be willing to cut loose of the old
and like a little child once again learn the new, better ways. Surgery and drugs merely delay and antagonize the problems, rar ely
ever reaching the source of our diseases. One operation leads to another. Drugs are given to alleviate symptoms and mask over  a
deeper and often chronic condition that goes undetected and uncared for until it is often too late to correct.

There is one sure way to deal with our health problems. That is God’s way. When we follow nature, we can’t lose. It’s perfect  and
always works.  It is beyond man’s tampering and contains all the preconditions for long, healthy life. It takes a long time to develop
a chronic, degenerative disease, and it takes awhile to reverse such conditions. But it is possible if the individual can att une his or
her self to the task and have faith and perseverance in the natural healing powers of the body. I’ve worked in bowel manageme nt
all my life. I’ve tried every natural method, product or technique known to man that would care for the bowel. Of all these t hings I
can say that fasting and alfalfa tablets have done the most good of all.

Now I want to tell you that the Ultimate Tissue Cleansing System is the greatest thing I’ve ever known to detoxify the body a nd
clean the bowel. This is a recent development; o ne we have been working on all our lives. Now it is here when we need it more
than ever before. I’m not saying it’s a cure all, but that it is a very powerful beginning for a person who is working toward  an
eventual healing. Anything we can do to stop auto intoxication is going to help slow down the disease process. The Ultimate Tissue
Cleansing System is the best way I know of to accomplish this goal.

By stripping down the old, toxic mucus lining of the bowel, we remove the number one source of disease in the body. In addition,
we open up the bowel to a more efficient means of waste elimination and nutrient absorption, both of which are essential to a ny
lasting healing process. This is also the first step toward normalizing the bowel so that the friendly ba cteria will return to keep the
colon safe from putrefaction and further autointoxication.


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a Pontiac Tempest, the  same  make and  model as the  car she  had driven
More Free Books Law of Attraction Haventhat belonged  to her  co-worker.
Mrs. C.D. was able  to obtain, through her  use of imagination, what she
could  never  have obtained  through her  own efforts at that time.  Her ex-
husband, who had  offered  her no monetary support for months, was the
avenue  chosen to provide  her with the  car she  needed.
*****
This is the  story of Mrs. E.F., who had  a desire  to live  near the  ocean and
used her imagination to fulfill her  desire.  She did not wish to sell her
present home  but wanted  to lease it for a  year before  making  the decision
to move  to the  beach permanently. Mrs. E.F. told  two of her  friends about
her wish. One  friend, who had  used the principle  of imagination, told  Mrs.
E.F. that she  would  imagine  visiting  her at the  beach in her  new home.
One week later, Mrs. E.F. traveled  to Hawaii for a  scheduled  vacation.
While  there, she  received  a call from a  friend  who lived  n San Diego. This
friend  told Mrs. E.F. that a  perfect little  house  had just come  on the  mar-
ket as a  year round  rental and  she thought  this house  would  be perfect
for Mrs. E.F. Her  friend  also said  that this was a  very desirable  rental and
that Mrs. E.F. would  need to make a  decision immediately as the  rental
would  very likely not be  available  when she  returned  from Hawaii. Mrs.
E.F. told  her friend  to tell the  owners that she  would  take it, trusting her
her friend’s recommendation. Upon Mrs. E.F.’s return from Hawaii, she
told her grown daughter  that she  had decided  to rent a  house  at the
beach in San Diego. Her  daughter  called  her later that day and  said that
the mother  of a friend  of hers wanted  to lease  a house. The  woman came
by the  next day, said  she loved  the house,  and would  like to lease  it for
a year. Mrs. E.F. gave  notice at work  and was able  to move  within a
month. Since she  was a  nurse, she  had no trouble finding  a wonderful
new job at a  nearby hospital. Mrs. E.F. has since bought a  house  near the
ocean and  has spent 17  happy years living  at the  beach.
Mrs. E.F. imagined  that she  was living  at the  beach, and  her friend  imag-
ined that she  was visiting  her there. They did  this for one  week.  It is in -
teresting  that while  she was on  vacation in Hawaii, events moved  swiftly
to bring  about her  desire. She  did nothing  to find  a new home  nor did she
do anything  to rent her  present home. Imagination was able  to draw the
necessary people  into her  life so that her  wish could  be fulfilled.
“What should  be done after we have imagined  our wish fulfilled? Nothing.
“You think you can do something, you  want to do something, but actually
you can do nothing  to bring it about. God, our own wonderful human
imagination, knows what things are  necessary to bring  about our desires.
It is only necessary to go to the  end, to live  in the end. “My ways are  past
finding  out.” “My ways are  higher  than your ways.”  If we trust  our imagi -
nation, it will “accomplish all that we  ask of it.”  Imagination can do all
More Free Books Law of Attraction Haventhings –   have  faith in it, and  nothing  shall be  impossible  to you.
*****
This story concerns a  young  man (referred  to as E.P) who was a  wonder -
ful athlete  and was good  at many different sports. During  this particular
time in his life, he  became  interested  in paddling  outrigger  canoes. He
joined  a team and  was soon competing  in local  races. In his second  year
of pursuing  this sport, he  was on a  team that competed  in the  50 mile
race from Molokai to Honolulu. The  Hawaiian outrigger  teams usually took
first place  and were considered  “unbeatable.”  E.P.’s team came  in 7th and
that was considered  quite remarkable  considering  the great number  of
teams that competed  from all over  the world  along  with the  Hawaiian par -
ticipants. After  this race, E.P. began imagining  that his team had  won the
race. He spent the  next year forming  a new team, practicing, and building
his own outrigger  canoe.  He was convinced  that if he  imagined  himself
winning the  race, his team would  come  in first.
Next year, he, his team and  at least a  dozen others flew  to Hawaii from
Southern California  to compete  in the  annual race.  There  were several
teams with much more  experience who were  considered  likely to place  in
the top ten, although the  Hawaiians were  still considered  the favorites. At
the end of the  race, E.P.’s team finished  first, ahead  of the  Hawaiians and
all the  other  teams. E.P. now  holds a  paddle  engraved  with the  words
“World  Champion”  which was given to him upon his team taking  first
place.
After winning  this coveted  title, this young  man went on to coach other
teams. He  also began manufacturing  paddles for outrigger  canoes. His
paddles are  known throughout the  world  and are used by outrigger  teams
who are  among  the top teams in the  world.
E.P. now  makes his home  in Hawaii and  enjoys coaching  teams, manufac -
turing  paddles, fishing  and sailing  his own boat. He  also uses his boat as
an escort craft for the  annual  outrigger  races.
*****
Mrs. J.K. was living  in her  twin sister’s home  after having  been divorced.
Mrs. J.K. had   three children, a  son and  boy twins. Her  sister  and her hus-
band had three boys. Needless to say, this was a  crowded  household. Mrs.
J.K. was very desirous of getting   married  and living  in her  own home.
She had  been dating  a man but decided  that she  did not wish to continue
the relationship  and broke  it off. Many of her  friends attempted  to “fix”
Mrs. J.K. up  with eligible  men they knew,  but she  was not interested  in
going  on blind dates. Several of her  friends commented  that if she wished
to meet an eligible  man, she  would  need to get out and  go places.
More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenThe twins believed  in the  creative  power  of imagination, and  they had a
friend  who also knew  of the  power  of imagining. The  three women deter -
mined  that they would  imagine  a ring on Mrs. J.K.’s finger, which would
imply that she  was married.  They did  this for several weeks. During  this
time, Mrs. J.K. also imagined  herself living  in her  own home.  However,
when she  attempted  to do so, she found  herself imagining  a home  exactly
like her sister’s.
One day, Mrs. J.K. received  a call from a  friend  who asked  her to come  to
her home  and  help her wallpaper her  kitchen. Mrs. J.K. agreed  to help
her friend  who lived  a few blocks away in the  same  tract of homes. While
she was there, a  male neighbor came  to visit her friend. The  friend  intro-
duced  Mrs. J.K. to her  neighbor. He  later called  Mrs. J.K. and  they  began
to date.  Five months later, Mrs. J.K. married  this man. The  interesting
part of this story is that all of these  people  lived in the  same  large tract of
homes. There  were only four homes in the  tract of 1200  that had the
same  floor plan. Yes, this woman’s husband  owned  one of the  homes that
had the same  floor plan as Mrs. J.K


 Ricotta (or instead of cheese, a small amount of raw or
steamed fish once or twice a week of about 3 1/2 to 4 oz. a servi ng), we should have an ultimate raw diet, or near one. Possibly
10 - 15% cooked grains and legumes could be included in this program with great benefit for those who have difficulty in
gaining weight and strength on a 100% raw diet.
(The addition of the eg g yolk, cheese, or fish is to provide the B12 and Vitamin D factors, along with fatty acids, hormonal
substances, and as yet unknown substances which they contain.)
To the basic raw diet as a foundation, fruit, other vegetables, other additional carbohydra tes, grains, legumes, and other foods
may be added as desired for variety and added nutrition.

ULTIMATE RAW VEGETARIAN DIET
For those people who prefer to remain on a 100% strict vegetarian diet, I would recommend the use of periodic vitamin B12 and
vitam in D to insure their safety. It now appears that the use of bee pollen (which contains all the B -complex vitamins) may be
used instead.
More on bee pollen in a moment.
[Ed. note: also read about the hidden dangers in eating too much fruit on an all -raw die t - mice.html. And about what deformed nails, skeletal and tooth
problems on an all -raw vegetarian diet may mean - generations.html.]

FOODS WHICH CAN BE USED ON A 100% RAW DIET
1.  For minerals: salads, lettuce (Romaine etc.) carrot leaves, kelp, grass ju ice.
2.  Fats: nuts, seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, sesame), flaxseed (1 -2 tbs. a day).

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3.  Carbohydrate (simple sugars): Fruit, eight to twenty oz. (or 24 oz. maximum, for melons); bananas, four to six maximum.
4.  Carbohydrate (complex): These to be used with legumes (or dairy or fish) for complementary complete proteins (raw, soaked  overnight
or slightly sprouted grains) hulled buckwheat, wheat, triticale, rye, oats, r ice polishings, raw wheat germ, corn, yam.
5.  Complete protein foods (animal): eggs (1 -2) or fish (1 to 3 1/2 oz. maximum) can be immersed in boiling water for six seconds then
eaten (can be marinated in lemon juice overnight to kill microbes); clams, oys ters (1/2 dozen or 3 1/2 oz maximum); dairy products; bee
pollen (1 tbs to several oz.).
6.  Vegetable proteins which need to be complemented by grains or seeds or nuts to be complete proteins, include legumes - mung beans
or lentils or others (use 1/3 to 2/3 cup or 1 1/2 oz. to 4 oz.) You may soak overnight or sprout.  - Nuts or seeds - (sunflowers, pumpkin,
or hulled sesame) 1 to 3 oz. These can be complemented with legumes (1 or 2 oz. legumes with 1 to 2 oz. nuts or seeds).

ADDITIONAL FOODS WHICH CAN BE  EATEN RAW
•   Brewer's Yeast: 1 tbs. maximum (will complement grains)
•   Seaweed: kelp, dulse, others (1 tbs. to 1 oz. maximum);
•   Tubers: yam, potato, chestnuts;
•   Oil: flaxseed (best), virgin olive oil (1 to 2 tbs. maimum for the day);
•   Herbs: fresh or dried basil, dill, parsley, garlic;
•   Young coconut.

SAMPLE 100% RAW DAILY DIET MENU
Breakfast
1.  Juice (optional)  - 1/3 each carrot, celery, and cucumber juice - 8 oz.
2.  Blended salad  - 8 to 12 oz. [Romaine, cucumber, celery, pepper, toma to], add 1 tbs. soaked raw mungbeans or lentils and 1 tsp. kelp
3.  Melon or fruit  - 8 to12 oz.
4.  Eggyolk, raw  - or 3 1/2 min. soft -boiled egg with resulting raw yolk, or 2 yolks - organic fertile, or bee pollen - 1 to 2 oz., or seeds - 1 to
2 oz. sunf lower or almonds
Lunch
1.  Juice (optional), same as above
2.  Blended salad  - 8 to 12 oz., same as above with 1 -2 tbs. mung beans (soaked or sprouted) and 1 tbs whole flaxseed ground
3.  Fruit - 8 oz.
4.  Seeds or nuts - 1-2 oz., or six clams or oysters,  or fish small pieces held in boiling water for 6 seconds (up to 3 1/2 oz. maximum one to
three times a week)
Evening
1.  Tossed salad  - [Romaine, cucumber, celery, pepper, tomato] and l -2 tbs mungbeans
2.  Grains  - 1 tbs. or more soaked, hulled buckwhea t (sprouted or you may add soaked wheat, triticale, rye, or other) plus 1 tbs. of rice
polishings plus 1 tbs. of bee pollen (optional)  - Note: If the diet is total vegetarian (vegan) - use 2 tbsp. of beepollen.
3.  Snack (optional)  - Shredded raw yam and  carrots, or up to two bananas
4.  You may omit breakfast or lunch if not hungry, or permanently if two meals are desired.

See Additional foods which can be eaten raw [above] for other choices to add. Finish (1) before (2), and (2) before (3), and so on t o practice
correct sequential eating.
 1 ounce=28.5 grams       6 ounces=171 grams       12 ounces=342 grams
www.drbass.com/newconcepts.html
New Concepts in Nutrition, Health and Rapid Healing of Illness
(The Basic Keys to Complete Success in These)

"All healing and regeneration is in ratio to the amount of energy which is available - the more energy, the
more detoxicating healing." "For men who had difficulties in erection during sex - the empty stomach
concept proved to be a miracle." "I always advised college students to omit all food before exams... "

This important article explains the energy principle in healing - a clarifying summary by Dr. Bass, of the findings of leading
Natural Hygienists over more than a century.
It also shows the continuing development of the hygienic diet based on these principles - and most recently the essential role of
Dr. Gian -Cursio, who came to question the so -called truths of the then -popular Natural Hygiene vegan diet, due to problems
with his patients.
Find an optim al vegetarian diet plan according to Dr. Cursio here - cursio.html.
- It is worth noting that Dr. Gian -Cursio was condemned, and removed from IAHP, the hygienic doctors' organization. (That
veganism could create problems was, and still is, controversial.) Even today Dr. Cursio's results are quite unknown among
hygienists.

PART 1

In 1962, I was requested by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton of     The Hygienic Review   to interview Dr. Christopher GianCursio, who had
taken care of 3 generations of Natural Hygienic pat ients in upstate New York. Dr. Shelton wanted to know the present condition
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of the vegetarian families, to be published as an article in his monthly        Hygienic Review   magazine.
On Sept. 2, 1962, Dr. Cursio and I drove to Batavia, New York, where we were lodged at the home of gracious Mr. and Mrs.
Penepent, which became a foc al point for the reception of about 20 people the first evening, followed by additional patients on
two following days. The results were recorded by me, written up and sent to Dr. Shelton. For reasons unknown, most probably
due to the somewhat radical changes Dr. Cursio introduced into the nutrition of his patients (beginning in 1934 and continuing
through 1962), the interview was not published.

I didn't hear from Dr. Shelton thereafter until Sept. 28th, 1976, a lapse of 14 years.
Now once again he wro te to me requesting me to reinterview Dr. Cursio's patients, bringing all the changes which had occurred
up-to-date. The following is a reproduction of the letter Dr. Shelton sent to me:
Tuesday Sept. 28