through and the guys will figure out you’re just doing it to get ahead. Y our
actions will backfire in a way that will be disadvantageous to you. When I was a young stay-at-home mom, I noticed that all th e other
moms around me spent most o f their time volunteering at the  elementary
school and carting their kids a round to several sporting teams and other
extracurricular a ctivities. I fell into the trap of wanting to be like them. I
thought I should be the perfect mom and that I could achieve th at by doing
the thin gs they did. I exhausted myself by volunteering m y time and
chauf feuring my  kids to many activities. Then one day I woke up and found
myself m iserable. I also noticed that my kids were miserable too. All the
volunteering too k time away fro m parenting. And the overscheduling didn’ t
give my kids time to play and be kids. Once I realized this, I cut
volunteering down to once a month and made my kids choose at most one
extracurricular activity at a time. Everyone was happier when I was truthful
to myself. R EFLECTING ON  S PEAKING  T RUTH
T ry this interesting exercise. During the day, focus on your words and see if
they ma tch how  you truly feel. Resist the temptation to judge or admonish
yourself; just notice. Y ou may be amazed to discover times when you don’ t
think yo u’re “stretching the truth” but you are. Keep in mind that I’m not
talking about joking around or exaggerating to prove a poin t but rather
deliberately chan ging the truth t o mislead another person or you rself in any
way. For example, if you get on the scale to weigh yourself and you weigh
160 pounds, but you tell your spouse, who asks, that the sca le read 150
pounds, that’ s deliberate. Y ou might think, “W ell, what’ s the harm in that?It’ s j ust a numbe r on a scale.” That might be so, but if it weren’ t a big deal,
why would you change the number? Ultimately, speaking truth and being mindful of your inner truth is about
flexing a muscle so you can live  a life of excellence, marked by coherence
between body, mind, and spirit. The more you flex your muscles of
deception, the bigger they get. And the more you flex your truthfulness
muscles, the bigger those get. In the end, you have greater gains  when your
truthfulness muscles are flexed and toned. Living i n and speaking truth doesn’ t mean you always have to t ell all. It
is yo ur absolute right to say things such as “I’d rather not say,” “I’m not
sure righ t now,” or even “Now isn’ t the right time for me to exp ress this.” If
truth means you will hurt some one and that isn’ t where you’d  like to go
with the  conversation, you can always stay silent, unless staying silent
means you might harm them. F or example, if your friend asks  you if you
love her  new red dress and you don’ t like it at all, you could  either stay
silent or say som ething like, “I really like the flowered dress you wore last
week.” Y ou’re u sing a softener t o avoid hurting her feelings, bu t you’re not
lying. H owever, if she says to you, “What do you think about th is new guy
I’m dating?” And you google t he guy and find out he has a police record
and you  don’ t tell her, then you could potentially be harming  her by not
revealing the truth. Do you see the dif ference? As y ou g o through your day with this exercise, say to yourself, “Is what
I’m about to sa y going to hurt my integrity in any way?” and  “W ill I be
disconnecting fr om my spiritual self by saying what I’m about to say?”
Y ou’ll notice that if you can a nswer those questions honestly, you’ll go
about your day honoring truthfulness. Healing the Spiritual Body
Gaining the awareness of the fifth chakra is like awakening from a deep
slumber. Y ou begin to see thing s dif ferently. W ords spoken or written take
on new meaning. As you emer g e from the darkness of the lower chakras,
spiritual truths seem to fall into place and link together like the pieces of a
puzzle t hat seemed so complicated before. Y ou may find yourself on a
sudden spiritual  journey, seeking to take in as much information as youpossibly can. It’ s an exciting tim e for you as you begin to wond er where all
this wonderful truth has been hiding your whole life. A W AKENING T O THE  T RUTH
Have you ever r ead a really goo d book with an important message and then
picked i t back up several years later and gotten a completely dif ferent
message? That is what it feels like to awaken to spiritual tru ths. An old
adage says, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” At this
stage of our chakra journey, we have traveled far into a spiritual plane
where things just start to make sense. Y ou might feel that before this moment, you were like a p iece of
seaweed being tossed around by  the waves with absolutely no control over
your thoughts, feelings, emotio ns, and destiny. Now you’re beginning to
understand that you ar e  th e ocean. How  empowering it is to realize that
when you align yourself with the creative force of the enti re universe,
everything is possible. Y ou are at the point in your spiritual development that you are so
ecstatic you want to shout from the rooftops to everyone a round you,
“Don’ t y ou see this? Don’ t yo u understand? This is amazing!” But alas,
everyone aroun d you is not on your spiritual path, and they don’ t
understand. They are like you w ere before you awakened. In the  beginning,
it ca n be  frustra ting. Y ou want to share all this wonderful know ledge. Y ou
want oth ers to see that we are n ot our bodies but spiritual bein gs having a
human experien ce. W ith the knowledge gained from your heart chakra, you
can reach back in and have co mpassion for those who have n ot yet seen
what you see. Y our faith grows by leaps and b ounds as you test out this new spiritual
awareness. Y ou may be shy to share your joy, but it’ s necessary that you do
so in order to share these spir itual truths with others, just as  they were
shared with you. VISHUDDHA GUIDED MEDIT A TIONSit comfortably and close your eyes. Bring your attention and
awareness to the area of your throat. If it’ s chilly in the room,  cover
your throat with a warm scarf. Or if you prefer, you can use your
hands: crisscros s your hands to  make the shape of a butterfly, and
gently place your palms agains t your throat. This will bring warmth
and healing ener gy to the fift h chakra. Set the intention to bring
healing to your neck, throat, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, jaw,
mouth, tongue, vocal cords, and ears. As you settle in to relaxing all
these pa rts of your body, ask the question, “How do I know my  inner
truth?” By simply asking the q uestion, you’ll find that the an swers
will app ear. Then bring your aw areness back to the word truth. Ask
your higher self to access your inner truth. Bring to your awareness dif ferent aspects of your life, and
continue to ask your higher self, “What is my inner truth here? ” Start
with the most important things in your life, such as your family,
friends, and other relationships, then go to your personal health and
well-being, continually asking yourself, “What is my inner truth
here?” Next, expand outward to your work or career, and ask yo urself,
“What i s my inner truth here?” Then go to your passions, gift s, and
talents: “What is my inner trut h here?” Next, consider the m aterial
items in your life — finances, money, home, cars, and other m aterial
goods — and ask yourself, “What is my inner truth here?” Finally, go
to y our spirituality, your belief s, your ideals, your values, an d ask,
“What is  my inner truth here?” T ake some time to go over other areas
of your life that come up for you now, repeating the same question:
“What is my inner truth here?”
Listen to what comes up. Acknowledge it with a nod. T ry not to
judge whatever comes to you i n this conversation with your higher
self. When you’re finished, than k your higher self for all the in sight. Y ou can seal the  meditation by chanting the mantra sound HUM  three
times. When yo u feel ready, you can sl owly open your eyes and return  to
activity.


, and to be aware of one's own growth and progress.
Q: What is the author's view on the concept of punishment and forgiveness?,
A: The author does not believe in divine punishment; instead, they suggest that our perception and understanding of love and compassion can help us grow and overcome our pain and limitations.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>A time will
come, a state of awareness will grow, that transcends the suffering. Spirit
will dominate the mind instead. By bringing compassion to you, I can
reassure you that you are not abandoned; you are just at a difficult
crossroads on the journey of love. At every stage of love the goal should be kept in mind. Uniting romance,
relationship, and ascension is a code of compassion, which goes as follows:
Be kind to yourself and others. Come from love every moment you can. Speak of love with others. Remind each other of your spiritual purpose. Never give up hope. Know that you are loved. If you practice these few things,  you will be open to receive every lesson on
the path in the spirit in which it is given—as an expression of divine love. The horrors of the world are undeniable, and few people even dream that
they will go away. But they will, because love is the supre me reality,
compared to which all else is temporary, fleeting, and unreal. The love you seek is seeking you at this moment. Your longing, your
deep fantasies about being loved are mere shadows of the meltingsweetness that makes spirit want to love you. Be honest about your seeking,
and be alert to the moments when love is showing itself to you. You are the
only means that love has for conquering its opposition; theref ore you are
infinitely precio us in the eyes of spirit. The messages of love may not be
clear to anyone else around you, even those most intimate to you. That
doesn’ t matter; they are meant for you and you alone. Be assured of that. And above all, be like Laurel. Keep looking for clues. OceanofPDF.comINDEX
The page references in this index correspond to the printed edition from
which this ebook was created. To find a specific word or phrase from the
index, please use the search feature of your ebook reader. Acceptance:
and allowing, 203
and equality, 77–78
Action:
of God, 244, 247
and karma, 35
and kriya, 239, 242
Afflatus, 293
Allowing, and control, 197–201, 203
All this is That, 275
Ambiguity, 73, 74–78
Ananda, 66–68, 70
Ananda Shakti, 238–41
Angels, 15, 276
Archetypal ecstasy, 285–86
Artha, 131
Ascension, 272–73, 274, 326
Associations, 1 17–20
Attachment, 189–224
allowing and control in, 197–201
and dependency, 192
and detachment, 192
and exclusivity, 190
and fear, 201–4
and karma, 193–97loving practice, 205–17
and need, 190, 204, 205, 208
and nonattachment, 192, 197–201, 204
in our lives, 218–24
spiritual, 193–97
and survival fear, 214–15
and unity, 191
Attention, 52
on the heart, 53–54
second, 244–47, 251, 259
Attraction, 64, 66–87
and authenticity, 72–73
fantasy and fear in, 68–70
and lovability, 70–73
loving practice, 74–78
meaning in, 66
in our lives, 79–86
search and, 68–70
Attractiveness, and deservedness, 82
Authenticity, 72–73
Awareness, 105, 106, 1 12, 170, 327
and ecstasy, 294, 295
and passion, 249
and reality, 251
as Shiva and Shakti, 242, 243, 249
and sutra, 305–6
Balance, homeostatic, 42
Being, 239, 295
Beliefs, 48
Bhagavad-Gita, 11–12, 13, 195–96, 243, 275–76
Bhakta, 87, 88
Bhakti, 35, 36
Black holes of fear, 212–15
Bliss, 92, 242
and ananda, 66–68, 239–41
consciousness, 66–68Bondage, 193
Bonding, 129
Boredom, 261–71
Boundaries, 265–68, 271
ego, 291
and sex, 136–37
Brahma, 243
Brain, physiology of, 244
Chakras, 317
Chastity, 139
Chitta Shakti, 238–40
Civilization and Its Discontents  (Freud), 10
Clarity, 299
Cloud of Unknowing, The  (Anonymous), 196–97
Commitment, 100, 108–9, 157, 160
Communication, and courtship, 129–30
Communion, and kriya, 242
Compassion, 326–28
Competition, 129
Concealment, and Shiva, 247, 248
Consciousness:
bliss, 66–68
expansion of, 290–92
Control:
allowing and, 197–201, 203
ego and, 199–200
of fear, 199–200, 201–4
and happiness, 40
separation and, 202–3
sex and, 134
Courtship, 64, 106–30
and commitment, 108–9
and communication, 129–30
defenses dismantled in, 1 15–16
and equality, 127, 129–30and false love, 1 12–14
and fear, 110–1 1, 115
love vs. ego in, 107–1 1, 116
loving practice, 1 17–22
and need, 108, 109
in our lives, 123–30
and projection, 1 13–14
and sensitivity, 128–29
and trust, 109–1 1
truth vs. falsity in, 1 11–16
Creation:
divine, 1 1, 225–26
and five cardinal beliefs, 251–52
and Shakti, 227–28, 229, 240, 242, 249
and Shiva, 247, 248
Creative ener gy, 230
Creative potential, 237
Creativity:
and second attention, 251
and sex, 149–50, 226, 237
Death:
anticipation of, 222
dying unto, 218–24
fear of, 221–22
God’ s presence in, 247
as healing, 9
peacefulness of, 247
as transition, 222
Defenses, dismantling of, 1 15–16
Dendrites, 90–91
Deservedness, 82
Desire:
denial of, 267–68
and icha, 241
and intimacy, 131–34, 135and passion, 227, 269–71
and religion, 133
sexual, 229
suppression of, 139–40
Despair, 213
Destruction, and Shiva, 247, 248
Devotion, 35,36, 87–88, 274
Dharma, 131, 158–63, 166–68
choosing your own, 167–68
and free will, 167
meanings of, 160–61
power of, 166–67
and spiritual equality, 163
Dionysus, 285–86
DNA, 244
Duality, 24–28
and dharma, 166
and self-love, 103–4
Ecstasy, 272–321
as ananda, 66–68
and ascension, 272–73, 274
and ego sur gery, 279–82
and inspiration, 299–306
and intimacy with yourself, 273–76
loving practice, 299–313
in our lives, 314–21
reaching, 290–98
as sacred journey, 285
and silence, 290, 294–95
as spiritual release, 286–90
and transformation, 293, 295
varieties of, 283–86
and wholeness, 289–90
Ego:
boundaries of, 291and control, 199–200
cosmic, 275, 276
and equality, 127
vs. falling in love, 24, 1 16, 165
isolation of,


 never know the exact point when things start sliding beyond
repair. The ups and downs of the market seemed to be no worse
than before, but I couldn’t keep my grip somehow. My real estate
holdings began  to crumble, and no matter what I did, the collapse
accelerated. I had started drinking heavily, and my wife was very
distraught when I stopped relating to her and the children. It wasn’t
deliberate on my part; I had become swept up in a nancial
nightmare, and all I could think of was how to save myself.”
Spiraling deeper into his troubles, Patrick learned to meditate. He
learned almos t on a whim, but from the outset the impact was
dramatic. “The rst time I meditated came as a revelation, if for no
other reason than the comfort I felt in letting go of my huge internalstruggle. The moments of actually transcending—that is, reaching
the silent level of the mind— were very brief at rst. Several times I
asked, ‘Is this all there is?’ There was not much clear transcending
in my meditations, only the coming and going of periods of silence. However, I couldn’t deny that when I opened my eyes, I felt
changed.”
A single meditation can change people because it has allowed
them to release  part of the false self for good. Without our realizing
it, holding on to old feelings,  habits, and lifelong conditioning takes
eort. The isolated ego defends itself by remaining constantly on the
alert. Is this situation a threat? Is that person going to do what I
want? The constant need to protect oneself psychologica lly may be
too subtle to notice, but it occupies an enormous part of everyone’s
unconscious life. As we saw, meditation does not deal in meaning. The old
conditioning is released without talking about it, feeling it, or
having much conscious exper ience of letting it go. Instead, the mind
is shown how to cross over from activity to silence, and this process
accomplishes the desired result. The stresses lie in the gap between
the active and silent mind; touching this gap with one’s awareness is
enough to release them. Since it takes mental activity to keep the
false self going, ending the activity loosens the false self’s grip. It is
not that a person tries to detach himself from his fears; they detach
themselves from him. “Meditating made me feel that I was putting the pieces together
again, but I was not out of the woods yet,” Patrick recalls. “The
damage done to my personal life ran very deep. One day I came
home to nd that my wife had locked me out of the house. No one
answered the phone when I called, and I felt angry and hurt. Miserably I walked over to the park and sat down to meditate. It
didn’t seem to do any good. I felt restless and upset the whole time. “But when I opened my eyes, a remarkable thing happened. My
mind was suddenly very quiet. I tried to think a thought, and one
came, but it immediately settled back into the silence, like a drop
merging into a still pool. I began to notice that the light around me
looked brighte r than usual, and when I heard some childr en playingnearby, their voices struck me as being the most joyful sound I had
ever heard. “It is hard to recapture how free I felt just at that momen t. It was
like having all these dead layers fall o to expose some sensitive,
living part of myself. I walked around a little, and everything had
taken on the same vibrant quality. My intense feelings of aloneness
and shame were now completely gone. I was totally dierent from
the suering person who had sat down on a park bench half an hour
before.”
I believe Patrick had hit upon the breakthrough that meditation
causes: the self expands beyond the connes of the ego, at rst
gradually, but with greater  and greater intensity, until it is in
complete union with everything. “I and the world are one,” an
ancient Upanishad declares. The transformation of the small,
isolated self into something universal may come only in glimpses,
but this is the true self. It is only a matter of time before one lives its
truth permanently. At the height of his experience, which lasted for half an hour,
Patrick was approached by a panhandler. “Up to this point I was
completely lost in myself. I saw this derelict walking towards me—it
makes me ashamed to use that word. He did not look like a derelict
to me then; he was beyond that kind of value judgment. He was as
alive and vibrant as everything else. “When he was about three feet away, I looked right into his eyes. For some reason, they were changed. They looked shining and soft. I
asked him what he wanted,  and he hesitated, confused. Then he
said, ‘I don’t want nothing. I just hope you’re happy, man.’ It
sounded funny  coming out of him, and I could see his surprised
reaction to his own words. It was as if he had been draw n into my
experience. In an amazingly  joyous voice, I said, ‘Yes, I’m happy,
very, very happy.’ I mean, I wanted to embrace this dilapidated,
lthy guy. “He was walking away by now. I turned and started to go o in
the other direction, but when we were about twenty feet apart, I
looked over my shoulder. He was staring at me with disbelief. When
he caught my gaze he turned away for good. I wonder what he sawin my eyes at that moment? Probably disbelief, too, but I hope he
saw more. For a few seconds back there, I deeply loved him.”
Unconditional Love
This strange encounter between Patrick and the derelict brings us
to the issue of unconditional love, which has become a catch phrase
in popular psychology. The objection I have felt about unconditional
love is that it runs complet ely against the grain of normal love,
which is based upon relationship. The love that exists between
husband and wife is not the same as that between mother and child. The dierence is based upon the type of relationship the two people
have. Where there is no relationship, it is hard to see how love can
ow. In this case, though, Patrick had no relationship whatsoever with
the derelict. They were total strangers who had every reason to feel
suspicious and hostile toward each other. However idealistically one
may want to feel, a shambling, smelly man in raggedy clothes is an
object of love to practically nobody; usually he is an object of
revulsion whom we assiduously avoid in order not to be exposed to
feelings of fear and contempt. But it is at the point where all relationship ceases that the
opportunity for unconditional love actually arises. When you have
no relationship to another person, you are automatically thrown
back upon yourself. The feelings that come out have no basis in
what you need or want from others—they simply come out. If I get
bumped in the street and feel angry, the emotion arises
spontaneously. I may feel guilty about it the next mom ent, but in
that split second it was the only choice my self could make. My level
of awareness did not oer me a better response. In Patrick’s case, his
level of awareness had leaped far beyond its normal limits; this
expansion dictated the response that spontaneously poured from
him. I imagine  his meditation on the park bench was not the sole
cause of this sudden change ; in India they speak of the “Yoga of
desperation,” a breakthrough into higher consciousness resultingfrom a predica ment so terrible that the psyche can nd no other
way out. Whatever the precise mechanism, Patrick found himself in a state
transcending normal perception. Like a yer breaking through a
dense cloud layer to nd blue sky and brilliant sun above, he
discovered that to look at anything was to see it in the light of love. He could not help himself, just as I could not help my anger on
being bumped in the street. The rishis speak of unconditi onal love, in fact, as a transcendental
quality that becomes infused into the mind during meditation. When
the mind goes beyond normal waking awareness, the transcending
process brings  one in contact with unconditional love in its silent,
unmanifest state. “Unmanifest” means that this love is not directed
at anything; it simply vibrates within the nature of the silent
witness, like a radio signal silently waiting for a radio to pick it up. At the end of meditation, the person returns to the waking state
bringing some of this transcendental quality into his everyday
consciousness. A new vibration has been added that alters, however
subtly, the person’s former awareness. This explanation is a twist on the usual understanding of
unconditional love. By denition, you can love someone
unconditionally only if your love does not alter no matter what the
other person does. This aspect of “no matter what” implies a
superhuman eort of will. One cannot help but imagine a plaster
saint who returns rudeness, anger, jealousy, in


 since my body needs protein, I figured I am better off
eating the best quality wheat, pesticide/herbicide residues (if there are any) be damned. Think about it. The difference betw een
seventeen percent and fourteen percent protein is about 25 percent. That perce ntage difference is the key threshold of nutritional
deficiency that makes teeth fall out. We can't afford to accept 25% degradations in our nutritional quality in something that  we eat
every day and that forms the very basis of our dietary. Please unders tand here that I am not saying that high protein wheats can't be grown organically. They certainly can. The founder of
Great Harvest Bakery performs a valuable service locating and securing high -protein lots of organically grown wheats for his
outlets. But  often as not Organic products are no more nourishing than those grown with chemicals. Until the buyers at Organic
whole food wholesalers get better educated about grain, obtaining one's personal milling stock from them will be a dicey
proposition. Sometim es Organic cereal can be far worse than conventional. To make a cereal Organic is a negative definition; if it hasn't had
chemicals, then its Organic. Grain is one of the few foods that will still produce economic yields of low quality seed on ext remely
infertile soil or when half -smothered in weeds because herbicides weren't used for reasons of ideological purity. Vegetables will
hardly produce anything under those conditions; carelessly grown fruits and vegetables are inevitably small, misshapen,
unmarket able. But seed cleaning equipment can remove the contamination of weed seeds in cereal grains (at a cost. ) The price the farmer receives for Organic cereal grain is much higher, so it is possible to accept rather low yields or expen d more
money for cleanin g out high levels of weed seeds from the field -run harvest, and still make a good profit. A lousy Organic cereal
crop like this might even make a higher profit because the farmer has been spared the expense of fertilization, of rotation, of weed
control. I  remember once I bought a sack of Organic whole oats that were the smallest, most shriveled, bitterest oats I've ever tried
to eat. We ended up throwing out that tiny, light (lacking density) seed in favor of using the "conventional" whole oats that  were
plump, heavy and sweet. Wheat is not the only cereal that is damaged by industrial milling. So are oats. Most consumers have never seen whole oats; t hey
look very much like wheat berries. But rolled oats become rancid and stale on the shelf much like wheat  flour on the shelf. Another pitfall about using whole grains is that to be nutritious they must still be fresh enough to sprout vigorously. A see d is a
package of food surrounding an embryo. The living embryo is waiting for the right conditions (temperatu re and moisture) to begin
sprouting. Sprouting means the embryo begins eating up stored food and making a plant out of it. All foods are damaged by
exposure to oxygen, so to protect the embryo's food supply, the seed is surrounded by a virtually airtight s eed coat that permits
only enough oxygen to enter for the embryo's respiration (yes, seeds breathe slowly). Often the embryo is located at the edge  of the
seed and has its own air intake port. When the seed coat is removed or damaged, the innards are expos ed to air and begin
deteriorating rapidly. In the case of oats, especially rapidly, because oats are the only grass -based cereal that contains large
quantities of oil –five percent oil, more or less. That's why oats "stick to your ribs. " Rolled oats become stale and lose their flavor
(and nutritional content) and perhaps become rancid very rapidly. So we make porridge from whole oat groats that we coarsely
grind to grits (steel -cut oats) in an electric seed/spice mill just before cooking. It is not easy to cook oat grits. They take a lot longer than rolled oats and if not done exactly to the recipe I'm about to give you,
will almost inevitably stick to the pot badly and may also froth over and mess the stove. Here's how to cook them. Coarsely g rind
(like cor n meal) your whole oats until you have one cup of oat grits. Bring exactly four cups of water (no salt) to a very hard boil a t
your highest heat. You may add a handful of raisins. Light or turn on a second, small -sized burner on the stove and set it as low  as
possible. Into the fast boiling water, slowly pour the ground oats, stirring continuously. Take about 30 seconds to pour it a ll or
you'll make clumps. Keep on the high heat until the water again boils vigorously. Suddenly, the mixture will begin rising  in the pot
and will try to pour all over the stove. This means it is all at boiling temperature again. Quickly move the pot to the low b urner;
that instantly stops the frothing. Then cover. Let the porridge cook for 30 minutes, stirring once or twice to p revent sticking. Then,
keeping it covered, turn off the heat. They can be eaten at this point but I think it is better to let the oats finish soakin g on the stove
for at least two to four hours. Then reheat in a double boiler. We usually start a pot of oa ts at bedtime for the next morning. See why people prefer the convenience of using rolled oats. But
once you've eaten oats made right, you'll never prefer the flavor of rolled oats again. And if the human body has any natural
method of assaying nutritional  content, it is flavor. Nutritionally, millet is almost the same story as oats. Millet seed is protected by a very hard hull. Cooking unhulled millet  is
almost impossible. After hours of boiling the small round seeds will still be hard and the hulls remai n entirely indigestible. Worse,
the half -round hulls (they split eventually) stick in your teeth. But prehulled millet, sitting in the sack for weeks and months, lose s
a lot of nutrition and tastes very second -rate compared to freshly -hulled millet. It is possible to buy unhulled millet, usually by
special order from the health food distributor –if you'll take a whole sack. Millet can be hulled at home in small batches. Here's
how we figured out how to do it. There probably are better ways. Using a cheap ste el-burr flour mill, set the burrs just far enough apart that the seed is ground to grits, but not flour. This pops the
hulls loose. An old mill with worn -out burrs works great for this job. Then you have to get some hand seed cleaning screens just
large en ough to pass the grits but not pass the hulls (most of them). Window screen or other hardware cloths won't work. Seed
cleaning screens come in increments of 1/128 inch; we use a 6/64" round screen. Other batches of millet might work better wit h a
screen on e step larger or smaller. It will take you a little ingenuity to find hand -held screens. They're used by seed companies and
farmers to clean small batches of seed for inspection and are usually about one square foot in size with a quality wooden fra me. Larger frames made of the same screening material are used in big seed cleaning machines. (The hulls could also be winnowed out
by repeatedly pouring the grit/hulls mixture back and forth between two buckets in a gentle breeze. ) After you've screened out most  of the hulls, the rest will rinse out, floating off as you wash the grain prior to cooking. We never
hull more than enough millet for two or three meals and keep the uncooked (unwashed) millet in the freezer in an airtight jar. It is
interesting how peopl e will accept poor nutrition and its consequent sickness as the price of convenience. If you eat much buckwheat you should also figure out how to hull (sometimes called groating) it yourself. Someone should writ e a
thorough book on the home milling of cer eals. And perhaps sell the equipment by mail. Probably would be a good little homestead
business. Something else you need to keep in mind about seed. Even though the embryo's food supply is protected by the seed coat, it st ill
slowly deteriorates, steadily  oxidizing and losing nutritional value. Eventually old seed looses the ability to sprout. The decline in
germination ability matches a decline in nutritional quality. Any seed you are going to use for eating should possess the abi lity to
sprout, strongly and rapidly. (After you've comparatively sprouted a few grain samples, you'll know what I mean by this. ) Fortunately, cereal grains usually sprout well for quite a few years after harvest if they have been stored cool and dry. Eat ing dead
or near -dead seed s will help move you closer to the same condition yourself. Finally, one more warning about buying store bread. Salt -free bread tastes "funny" to most people. It bakes fine, salt is not
necessary to the leavening process, but no bakery could stay in busine ss without salting their bread. The standard level of salt is
two percent by weight. That is quite a lot. Two percent equals one teaspoonful per pound. I'll have more to say about the evi ls of
salt later on. I imagine some


,” she stated. “Why should
fasting help when nothing else has?”
I have heard similar statements many times in these cases. When she was relieved of the
headaches, of course, she had no reason to disbelieve further. But in most of these cases, the
sufferers have no ground in their past experience to give them hope that permanent relief can be
achieved. Certainly none of the mere palliative treatments in vogue have given any confidence. Ergotamine and other “pain killing" drugs, as well as coffee freely used, to damage and fail to
remove any causes. It is rarely necessary for a sufferer with migraine to have more than a few headaches after she is
started on a
Hygienic
 program. Indeed, she is most likely to get rid of her aches while she is still
fasting and they are not likely to recur when eating is resumed. There are long-standing cases where the nervous systems have been badly impaired by nerve-
depressing drugs. Here an extended period of strict self-discipline and a strong determination to
stick to a healthful program is required if the individual is to recover fully. Aside from such rather infrequent cases, most women can get well of
their migraine by resort to
a relatively short fast. But this must be followed by a genuine correction of living habits
afterwards. Ten days to three weeks of fasting under experienced supervision, will suffice in most
cases. After-care also, in both the breaking of the fast and in the general return to good living habits,
should be equally well supervised. 10425
Hay Fever
The woman was an invalid. She had to be carried from bed to chair and from chair to bed. She
was too weak to walk more than a few steps at a time. Among her several complaints was hay
fever with which she had suffered each season for a number of years. It was 1918, and we were
busy making the world safe for democracy. Every Sunday she was taken by her husband to a Bible class. He would bring along a reclining
chair for her to use during the class. It was at this Bible class that she met a
Hygienist
 and was
induced to try
Hygiene
 as a means of recovering health. Weak as she was, she underwent not one
but several short fasts. Today as I write her story she has reached what many would consider old age, 73 years. She is
in good health. She has been able to work through these decades. For more than forty years she has
had no recurrence of hay fever. She has lived all of this time in southern climates where the air is
filled with pollens almost all the year. She has no allergies and eats any wholesome food that she desires. She is, however, but one
among thousands who have recovered from hay fever by the unloading of toxins and correcting the
mode of life. In hay fever the Schneiderian membrane (a mucous membrane) of the nose becomes highly
sensitive as a consequence of a state of chronic irritation (inflammation) for a lengthy period of
time. Particles of dust, lint, and pollen, easily add to the irritation and cause it to “water” and
become congested. The excited, irritated and inflamed state of the mucous membrane of the eyes,
nose and throat seen in hay fever is but a state of what was formerly known as catarrh. To put this
very simply: the sensitive condition of those membranes is due to the fact that they are sick—
inflamed. Today hay fever is said to be an allergy or to be caused by an allergy. Precise descriptions of
allergy vary greatly. In general it is defined as “a
 condition of unusual or exaggerated specific
susceptibility to a substance which is harmless in similar amounts for the majority of members of
the same species.”
Yet it seems to me to define allergy as an unusual sensitivity is to beg the question—and to
explain nothing. The baffled expert hides behind the brilliant obscurity of his definitions. Allergy is now said to
be due to failure of one of the normal defense mechanisms of the body. If there is truth in this, it
must not be permitted to blind us to the fact that the symptoms that are called allergic reactions
represent the calling into play of another of the body’s normal defense mechanisms. If one means
of defense fails or is inadequate, there are other modes of defense at the command of the living
organism which it may call upon. It is not left helpless because of the failure of one mechanism. Whatever else we may think of allergy, we must recognize that it is not a self-caused state. Why
is one man allergic and another not? Or, take the theory that allergy represents the failure of a
defense mechanism, why does the defense mechanism of one fail while that of another does not? To answer this question, we return to our basic cause of disease—toxemia. What is the cause of hay fever? It is a chronic inflammation of the nasal passages growing out of
a pronounced toxemic condition that commonly has lasted for years. Toxemia is the basic cause of
105all inflammations of the lining membranes of the hollow organs of the body. So long as the toxemic
state is maintained by enervating habits and so long as overeating is persisted in, there is no
possibility of recovering from hay fever. Anyone can test this statement for himself. Abstain from food for a time and watch the nasal
discharge and other symptoms of hay fever clear up. There is simply no need for any one to go on,
year after year, suffering with hay fever. Let the sufferer bear in mind that the pollens, the hair of
animals, and other substances to which he is sensitive of allergic, are normal elements of his
environment and he will realize that his sensitivity of them must be due to something within
himself, rather than in those perfectly normal things that do not trouble other people. All of these
elements are sources of allergic annoyance only to the sick. The healthy are not allergic. The hay fever sufferer will cease to be troubled as soon as he is restored to health. He will not
again be affected by them so long as he maintains a state of high level health. There are numerous
means of palliating the symptoms of hay fever, but as none of these remove any causes, none
restore the patient to health. Each season he is forced to return to the means of palliation, to rush off somewhere to escape
the source of his irritation. This is expensive, time-consuming and—futile. The hay fever sufferer should take a real vacation: he should go to bed and abstain from food. This will be both less expensive and more effective than sea voyages or junkets to pollen-free
mountains. Once the sufferer has been freed of his toxic load and the irritated state of the
membrances of his eyes, nose and throat has been corrected, all symptoms of hay fever come to an
end and they do not recur if he lives healthfully. Any return to enervating habits and to overeating
will result in a recurrence of the hay fever. The period of fasting required in hay fever is commonly longer than that required for the more
simple ailments. The time will run, in the average case, from ten days to four or even five weeks. Overweight individuals will require a longer fast than those of average weight or less. Allergy in hay fever, as well as in migraine headache, is not a cause but a symptom. The answer in both instances lies in disintoxication by fasting, by cleansing, by proper modes of
living. 10626
High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is said to be second to hardening of the arteries as a cause of heart disease in
this country. By high blood pressure in this instance is meant that form of increased blood pressure
that is called hypertension. Due to a narrowing of the arteries, pressure builds up behind the
constricted vessels, thus adding to the work of the heart. Blood pressure may be understood if we think of a water hose through which water is flowing. The water flows through the unobstructed hose with a certain degree of pressure. If a nozzle is put
onto the hose, so that there is some obstruction to the flow of the water, there is an increase in
water pressure. If the opening of the nozzle is reduced, the water pressure increases still more. The
smaller the opening of the nozzle, the more water pressure is built up behind it. The same thing occurs in the arteries, in what is known as
essential hypertension
. The aorta, the
largest artery in the body, may be compared to a tree trunk. The main arteries branch off from this
and other arteries branch off from these, like the branches of a tree. The branching continues, until
some of the branches are so small that they may be regarded as the twigs of the arterial tree. It is the narrowing or constriction of these arterioles that results in the
 building up of blood
pressure. Far from being disease of old age, hypertension is frequently seen in the young, even, in
rare instances, in babies. It is estimated that today five million Americans suffer with some degree of hypertension. As the
standards of normal blood pressure are not valid, the probability is that a far higher number of
Americans than this figure indicates have high blood pressure of the hypertensive type. Perhaps in
the vast majority of instances, the pressure is not high enough to constitute an annoyance or a
hazard, but its tendency is to increase with time. In no case should its causes be neglected. It is essential that we recognize the fact that high blood pressure is an ending in a


 dental work and thought myself pretty good at it. On the sly, as I had no license to practice dentistry,  I found patients
who were game to let me fix their teeth. By that means I earned and
put away a little stake for my second year at Nashville. Too, after I
had used up the $300 that Tom Johnson had for me, he would borrow
some money, on his credit and mine, to help me over a tight spot. When you are struggling to get an education, you learn to value a friend who believes in you as strongly as Tom believed in me. One day I visited the Hermitage, that already in the 1890s was a
public shrine. While there I picked up some souvenirs which I thought
Tom, who admired old Andrew Jackson, would like. Along with the
gift went a letter informing my old friend that I was broke again. When I revisited Marlin in 1946, I went to see the Widow Johnson,
who lived there. She dug into he r cedar chest and brought out the
trinkets from Andrew Jackson's farm  and the letter which she had kept
for 50 years. During the middle of my last term at Vanderbilt, I suddenly
decided that I could spend a month at home in Alabama cheaper than I
could stay in Nashville. "Aren't you afraid you will get busted?" Catlett asked me. "When the faculty busts me," I told him, "the whole class will be
busted with me." Again when most students were cramming for their final exams I
kept pretty busy making plates and bridges for fellow students to turn
in for required credits on their finals. Thereby, at the expense of a few
moral qualms, I earned badly needed expense money. After the finals
were all in, the dental school manager came to see me:
"Heard, you are on the honor roll. You stand fifth in the class. But you can't graduate while you are in debt to the school for tuition." "What can I do that will ta ke the place of money?" "Give me a note endorsed by two financially responsible
persons." My father and an old neighbor signed the note for me, and
so I was allowed to graduate. But when I began to practice, I quickly
discovered there was little money in circulation. One time Vanderbilt
sent me a notice that my note was overdue. For the answer, I stated the
generally known facts concerning the frozen money market, and
added: "The note you hold against me is worth the money. When you
can wait no longer, there is a way to collect it." After that, I received no more duns from the college. Not long after I entered dental school I earned the nickname,
"What For." It stuck with me to gra duating day. I was never content to
take the textbook answers to a problem on trust. On final examination
Dr. Stubblefield, professor of metallu rgy, asked me to explain the play
of colors when steel is being tempered. "The colors are given off by molecules as, driven by the heat,
they rearrange themselves in a different pattern." On that answer, Dr. Stubblefield graded me 100 per cent. The
other members of the board protested: "It is not the book answer." "It
is more sensible than the book answer," Dr. Stubblefield retorted. He won his point. A zero on that one question would have knocked me
off the honor roll. On the night I received my diploma, Dr. Stubblefield gave me a
parting word which I never forgot:
"I hope, Doctor, that the Lord will take as great a liking to you as
I have." The professors "Doctore d" no student till he received his
diploma. Among all those friends of my college days, I have nothing left
today but the memory of them. So far as I can learn, I am the last one
or two survivors of the Class of '98. Yet nearly all those students were
younger than myself. After 50-odd years, I feel as young as I felt the
day I walked out of Vanderbilt. CHAPTER 7. I TAKE UP THE PRACTICE OF
DENTISTRY

Soon after I got my diploma I took out Alabama license and
opened up an office in Albertvi lle. The town was small and the
country roundabout was newly settled, but for a dentist, the outlook was bright. In that country even baby teeth decayed rapidly. Before he
was 20-years old many a youth had more fillings than natural teeth in
his mouth. Nobody, even in the dental profession, knew then that
anything could be done about it. For that matter, even today,
profession and laity are mostly uninformed as to means of preventing tooth decay. On the other hand, in those parts, pyorrhea—a disease which
attacks the gums and tooth sockets—was almost an unknown malady. It was dental decay that did the mischief. I knew a 16-year-old girl
who, on that account, wore an upper plate. As my experience was limited, I did not then know that dental
conditions were different in different regions. Indeed, the dental
profession itself did not recognize that principle until about 40 years
later. When some years earlier I suggested the idea to my fellow
practitioners, they scoffed at it. It did not occur to me until after I began practice to link up the
food that people ate, the milk and water they drank or the soil which
produced their food with the prevailing bad teeth. In that Alabama hill country, the soil was thin and sandy. It was
deficient in lime and phosphorus. Mostly the people drank water from
shallow wells. Once I thought minerals in water was valuable but not so any more. The cattle feed also was deficient in lime. My observations have convinced me  that the minerals in drinking
water do not nourish the living body. As those minerals being
inorganic are not assimilated as food, they have nothing to do with
making the food good or bad. That is my theory, but food requires
water to make it assimilable, just as  a railway car must have a track to
run on. Anyway, after several years prac tice in Albertville, the idea
occurred to me that food might have something to do with building
sound teeth along with sound bodies generally—but the idea was slow
to register with me. As I recall, I got the idea first when a batch of hen's eggs at the place where I lived turned up with soft shells. In that country, the farmers would feed their hens with limestone grit or
crushed oyster shell, to produce eggshells. If the lime in grit or oyster shells will produce eggshells, I
reasoned, sufficient lime and other body-building elements in the
children's food and milk will produce sound teeth. One day a patient of mine, Mr s. Brown, harassed over her
children's bad teeth, talked a bit short to me:
"Doctor, if you dentists knew your business, you could stop teeth
from decaying so fast." With those soft eggshells in mind, I had an answer for her:
"Mrs. Brown, if you fed your hens the same food that you feed
your children, you would not have a hard-shelled egg on your farm." As long as I practiced dentistry, I kept telling my patients that to
have sound teeth they must eat foods that contain tooth-building
elements. I told them that milk contained calcium (lime) in the form
easiest assimilated for building both bones and teeth. As calcium is
prominent in teeth, we too easily  forget without other essential
elements calcium is no good. It requires every mineral and vitamin to
create strong teeth and bodies. Our popular foods do not have these. Often as not, my patient would resent that good advice: "I say, doctor, I'm paying you to fix my teeth, not to tell me what
to eat." Just the same I kept on, day after day, trying to drill this truth
into my patients' heads: "You are what you eat." Long before I ever heard of Professor Einstein, I had worked my
own special law of relativity:
All life is interdependent: There is a harmony running through all
the forms of life, from amoeba to man. If that harmony is upset, trouble results. For its well-being and proper functioning, the human body must
constantly replace all the elements of which it is made. The little
noticed trace elements are as important as the others. They are the
catalysts which set off the body's spark plugs. That's why it takes a
balanced diet of food grown in co mpletely fertile soil to keep the
bodily machine running smoothly. The way to keep healthy (I would tell my patients) is to live upon
foodstuff out of soil which contains all the bodily elements in soluble
form. But that food should be eaten as it comes from the earth. When
the flour mill takes the hulls, bran and shorts out of wheat, to produce
white flour, it has robbed the grain of essential vitamins and minerals. Naturally incurable diseases develop. Likewise, as • chemical analysis
shows, three-fourth of the white po tato's mineral content is in the
peeling. The way to get the potato's full food value is to bake it with
the jacket on and eat it peeling and all. That identical principle holds with everything that grows in the
garden. For example, the outer lettuce leaves that the housewife


 exercise, it is necessar y to monitor your blood oxyge n saturation
with a pulse ox imeter, ensuring  that your SpO 2  d oes not drop below 80
percent. 1. W alk  for a m inute or so. Ex hale and hold your breath for
approximately 4 0 paces, then ta ke a sip of air into the lungs. A “sip” is a tiny  breath—just enough to reduce tension. Hold
the breath for a further 10 paces. 2. No w take a sip  of air in or out  of the lungs. Hold for 10 paces
or so. 3. Continue taki ng sips of air and repeating short breath holds
until you feel a fairly strong air shortage. 4. If the air shortage is too strong, then reduce the hold to 5
paces or less. W ith each successive breath hold, oxygensaturation will continue to decrease. 5. Challenge but do not stress yourself. 6. C ontinue to  monitor pulse oxygen saturation. Do not go
below 80 percent SpO 2. 7. Perform this exercise for 1 to 2 minutes.B r e a t h e  L i g h t  t o  B r e a t h e  R i g h t  ( A d v a n c e d
M e t h o d )
T he a dvanced version of Breathe Light to Breathe Right is best practiced
after yo u have mastered the basic exercise as described on page 74. The
following will teach you how to  combine reduced breathing with abdominal
breathing to increase your BOL T score. Please note that just like any fo rm of physical exercise, it is easier and
more beneficial if you practice reduced breathing exercises at least an hour
or more after eating a meal. This exercise involves three simple stages:
1. Activating and strengthening the diaphragm
2. Mer ging your breathing with the movements of your abdomen
3. Reducing your breathing to create an air shortage
By p racticing abdominal breath ing, you will allow it to become your
natural breathing method. This exercise is split into three parts to ensure
that you learn the technique correctly and to gradually incorporate
abdominal breathing into your normal breathing habits. First you must learn
to re lax the diaphragm muscle s o that it can be activated during breathing. Second, you must learn to match the movements of the abdomen with the
breath to  engag e the diaphragm. And finally, you will be able to practice
breathing lightly with abdominal breathing to maximize body oxygenationduring rest. Remember that to im prove your breathing during exercise, you
must first learn how to breathe ef ficiently at rest. Stage 1: Relaxing and Activating the Diaphragm
•   S it up straight but do not force yourself into a rigid upright
position, as doing so will only  increase the tension in your
body. Instead, try to lengthen th e distance between your navel
and sternum (chest); imagine a piece of string gently lifting you
up from the top of the back of your head.•   A s you guide your body upw ard, imagine the space between
your ribs becoming wider.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Overbreathing can cause
numerous health  concerns, but there is a more disturbing risk  associated
with this condition that could literally make the dif ference betw een life and
death. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is performed during cardiac arrest
to help preserve  normal brain fu nction until further measures can be taken
to re store blood circulation and breathing. W e know that hyperventilationcauses reduced blood flow and reduced oxygenation of the heart, but
studies h ave also revealed that e xcessive ventilation during CPR is actually
detrimental to survival. Researchers inv estigated instanc es where CPR resulted in deat h due to
excessive venti lation applied by well-trained but overzeal ous rescue
personnel. Despite adequate training, these professionals hyperventilated
their patients while attempting resuscitation through higher than necessary
breathing rates. It is thought that the high airway pressure resulting from
administering more air into the patient than necessary had a detrimental—
and ultim ately f atal—ef fect on patients’ blood flow. One study concluded
with the following warning: “Additional education of CPR providers is
ur gently needed  to reduce these  newly identified and deadly co nsequences
of hyperventilation during CPR. ”
Reviewing the findings above,  it is shocking to think that the very
procedure designed to help save lives might in fact be having the opposite
ef fect. I t is even more shocking when we consider that the relationship
between breathing volume and blood flow to the heart was first documented
over a century a go. Thankfully, since 2007 there has been a m onumental
change in CPR procedures involving manual ventilation. Increasingly, the
emphasis during CPR is now on  chest compressions to maintain circulation,
rather than manual ventilation. Over the  years, I have witnessed many young athletes at all l evels of
fitness b reathing too intensely for their given level of exerc ise. In this
chapter, I have attempted to j oin the dots between excessive breathing
volume, reduced oxygenation of the heart, and resultant ECG abnormalities,
heart att acks, and chronic heart disease. It is only logical to su rmise that a
poorly o xygenated heart is less able to cope with the demands of intense
physical exercise. Y et every month I see reports of children, teenagers, and
young a dults w ho were in the prime of life dying from undetected heart
conditions. Upo n hearing the ne ws I often wonder: Could this tragedy have
been av oided if the victim had been encouraged to breathe normally and
through the nose. The breathing volume of athletes and nonathl etes alike is
crying o ut for attention, and greater awareness would be wort h all of the
ef fort, if even just one young life were saved. CHAPTER 12
E l i m i n a t e  E x e r c i s e - I n d u c e d  A s t h m a
I n childhood, treatments for fort y-three-year -old Julian’ s asthma included
cough medicine, trips to the coast for the benefits of sea air, and inhaling
steam from a boiling kettle. On some nights, Julian remembers his
wheezing being so bad that he st ayed up most of the night with his head out
the w indow in an ef fort to breathe. Any individual who experien ced asthma
as a  child durin g the 1970s and  1980s can probably testify to the lengths
that similarly worried parents took to try to help their children to breathe. By the late 198 0s Julian had been prescribed various relievers and
preventative me dications, in addition to regular trips to the hospital for
nebulizer treat ment. This never -ending cycle of medication and
hospitalizations continued for many years, and although Julian tried to keep
fit, he often found he was unab le to breathe, particularly during the small
hours of the night. Fast-forward to 2006, and Julian was taking higher doses of asthma
medication while his fitness level gradually reduced, a totally u nproductive
cycle th at was beginning to s eriously af fect his health and well-being. Julian’ s story is typical of any individual with moderate to severe asthma;
although physic al exercise can be very beneficial, many persons with
asthma simply tend to avoid it for fear of having an attack. In early 2007, Julian attended one of my Dublin courses at which we
focused on breathing through the nose, breathing light, and practicing
breath h olds while walking. Julian took his last dose of reliever medication
the day after the course. W ithin s ix mon ths, Julian’ s asthma had drastically improved,  and by
Christmas 2007,  he had his last dose of preventative medication. His fitnessalso improved and he was able to swim a mile per day, five times a week. In
2008, J ulian’ s GP agreed to reclassify his medical record as “asthma
resolved. ”
Over the next three years, Julian’ s exercise plan evolved to include eight
hours of  high-in tensity indoor cycling, circuits, and stretching  classes per
week, as well as  the techniques of nasal and reduced-volume breathing he
learned from my course. These changes, along with adj ustments to his eating habits, allowed
Julian to  improv e his performance and enjoy more ener gy and stamina at a
higher level of activity. At the age of forty in 2012, Julian ran five half-
marathons and covered over 750 training miles. He achieved a personal best
of 1 :46 i n his third half-maratho n; two weeks later he complete d the Berlin
full mar athon in 3:57. Following the Berlin Marathon, he ran  the Dublin
City Ma rathon in 4 hours. In six months, Julian had knocked over 8 minutes
of f his first half-marathon time. In si x ye ars, Jul ian progressed from a chance encounter with one of my


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Q: What is the recommended duration of a fast for someone who is chronically ill?,
A: The text does not explicitly state a recommended duration of a fast for someone who is chronically ill. However, it does suggest that a 1-2 weeks is a reasonable duration, with the option to repeat the process as often as necessary.
Q: What is the recommended daily dose of vitamin C for a healthy person?,
A: The text does not explicitly state a recommended daily dose of vitamin C for a healthy person. However, it does mention that the author takes 10,000-15,000 mg of vitamin C daily, and notes that it would be their first choice if they were going on a long trip and didn't want to pack a lot of weight.
Q: What is the author's opinion on the importance of vitamins in a life extension program?,
A: The author believes that vitamins are essential for life extension and notes that they are the cheapest and most effective way to extend one's life, stating that it is the best insurance against age-related diseases.
Q: What is the recommended daily dose of vitamin C for someone who is acutely ill?,
A: The text does not explicitly state a recommended daily dose of vitamin C for someone who is acutely ill. However, it does suggest that the author takes 3,000-5,000 mg of vitamin C daily, and notes that it is an essential nutrient for the immune system.
Q: Can someone who is chronically ill take vitamins and supplements?,
A: The text suggests that chronically ill individuals should not quit taking prescription medications without consulting a healthcare professional, but can try tapering off medications if their symptoms improve.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>But to do that, C is going to have to be administered atthe maximum dose the body can process. This is easily discoverable by a ‘boweltolerance test’ which basically means you keep taking two or three grams of Ceach hour, (preferably in the powdered, most rapidly assimilable form) until youget a runny stool (the trots). The loose stool happens when there is so much C
entering the small intestine that it is not all absorbed, but is instead, passed through
to the large intestine. At that point cut back just enough that the stool is only alittle loose, not runny. At this dose, your blood stream will be as saturated byvitamin C as you can achieve by oral ingestion. It can make an important difference which type of vitamin C is taken because
many people are unable to tolerate the acid form of C beyond 8 or 10 grams aday, but they can achieve a therapeutic dose without discomfort with the alkaline(buffered) vitamin C products such as calcium ascorbate, sodium ascorbate, ormagnesium-potassium ascorbates. Vitamin C also speeds up the healing of internal tissues and damaged
connective tissue. Damaged internal tissues might include stomach ulcers (use thealkaline form of vitamin C only), bladder and kidney infections (acid form usuallybest), arthritic disorders with damage to joints and connective tissue (alkalineform usually best). Sports injuries heal up a lot faster with a therapeutic dose ofvitamin C. As medicine, vitamin C should be taken at the rate of one or twograms every two hours (depending on the severity of the condition), spaced out toavoid unnecessary losses in the urine which happens if it were taken ten grams ata time. If you regularly use the acid form of vitamin C powder, which is thecheapest, be sure to use a straw and dissolve it in water or juice so that the aciddoes not dissolve the enamel on your teeth over time. And this is as good a point as any to mention that just like broccoli is not
broccoli, a vitamin is not necessarily a vitamin. Vitamins are made by chemicaland pharmaceutical companies. To make this confusion even more interesting, thebusiness names that appear on vitamin bottles are not the real manufacturers.Bronson’s Pharmaceuticals is a distributor and marketer, not a manufacturer. Thesame is true of every vitamin company I know of. These companies buy bulkproduct by the barrel or sack; then encapsulate, blend and roll pills, bottle andlabel, advertise and make profit. The point of all this is that some actual vitamin
manufacturers produce very high quality products and others shortcut. Vitamin
distributors must make ethical (or unethical) choices about their suppliers. It is beyond the scope of this book to be a manual for going into the vitamin
business. However, there are big differences in how effective vitamins with thesame chemical name are and the differences hinge on who actually brewed themup. For example, there are at least two quality levels of vitamin C on the market
right now. The pharmaceutical grade is made by Roche or BASF. Another form,it could be called “the bargain barrel brew,” is made in China. Top quality vitaminC is quite a bit more costly; as I write this, the price differential is about 40percent between the cheap stuff and the best. This can make a big difference inbottle price and profit. Most of the discount retail vitamin companies use theChinese product. There’s more than a price difference. The vitamin C from China contains
measurable levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, iron and other toxic metals. TheFDA allows this slightly contaminated product to be sold in the US because theRecommended Daily Allowance for vitamin C is a mere 60 milligrams per day.Taken at that level, the toxic metals would, as the FDA sees it, do no harm.However, many users of vitamin C take 100 to 200 times the RDA. The cheapform of C would expose them to potentially toxic levels of heavy metal poisons.The highly refined top-quality product removes impurities to a virtuallyundetectable level. I buy my C from Bronson who ethically gives me the quality stuff. I know for a
fact that the vitamin C sold by Prolongevity is also top quality. I’ve had clientswho bought cheaper C than Bronson’s and discovered it was not quite likeBronson’s in appearance or taste. More importantly, it did not seem to have thesame therapeutic effect. The distributors I’ve mentioned so far, Bronson, NOW, Cooper, Prolongevity
and Vitamin Research Products are all knowledgeable about differences between
actual manufacturers and are ethical, buying and reselling only high quality
products. Other distributors I believe to be reputable include Twin Labs, Schiffand Plus. I know there are many other distributors with high ethic levels but I cannot evaluate all their product lines. And as I’ve mentioned earlier, businessescome and go rather quickly, but I hope my book will be read for decades. I doknow that I would be very reluctant to buy my vitamins at a discount departmentstore or supermarket; when experimenting with new suppliers I have at timesbeen severely disappointed. Co-enzyme Q-
10. This substance is normally manufactured in the human body
and is also found in minuscule amounts in almost every cell on Earth. For thatreason it is also called “ubiquinone.” But this vitamin has been only recentlydiscovered, so as I write this book Co-enzyme Q-
10 is not widely known. Q-10 is essential to the functioning of the mitochondria, that part of the cell that
produces energy. With less Q- 10 in heart cells, for example, the heart has less
energy and pumps less. The same is true of the immune system cells, the livercells, every cell. As we age the body is able to make less and less Q-
10,
contributing to the loss of energy frequently experienced with age, as well as thediminished effectiveness of the immune system, and a shortened life span. Q-
10 was first used for its ability to revitalize heart cells. It was a prescription
medicine in Japan. But unlike other drugs used to stimulate the heart, at anyreasonable dose Q-
10 has no harmful side effects. It also tends to give people the
extra pick up they are trying to get out of a cup of coffee. But Q- 10 does so by
improving the function of every cell in the body, not by whipping exhaustedadrenals like caffeine does. Q-
10 is becoming very popular with athletes who
measure their overall cellular output against known standards. Besides acting as a general tonic, when fed to lab animals, Co-Enzyme Q- 10
makes them live 33 to 45 percent longer! DMAE  is another extremely valuable vitamin-like substance that is not widely
known. It is a basic building material that the body uses to make acetylcholine, the
most generalized neurotransmitter in the body. Small quantities of DMAE are
found in fish, but the body usually makes it in a multi-stage synthesis that startswith the amino acid choline, arrives at DMAE at about step number three andends up finally with acetylcholine. The body’s nerves are wrapped in fatty tissue that should be saturated with
acetylcholine. Every time a nerve impulse is transmitted from one


 when visiting the post office, and while drivingmy automobile. I say this silently to myself as an absolute truth with
unbending intent on my part, and it works for me all the time. People
respond to me with smiles, acknowledgments, friendly gestures, and kind
greetings all day long. I also remind myself of the cogent observation from
A Course in Miracles when I feel other than peaceful in any given moment
with my family: I can choose peace, rather than this. Step 9: Hold no grudges, and practice forgiveness. The key to having
peace in all your family relationships is forgiveness. Your relatives are
simply doing what they’ve been taught to do over a lifetime, and the
lifetimes of many of their ancestors. Shower them with understanding and
forgiveness from your heart. This passage from A Course in Miracles offers so much in the fulfillment
of this intention:
Do you want peace? Forgiveness offers it. Do you want happiness, a quiet mind,
a certainty of purpose,
and a sense of worth and beauty
that transcends the world? Do you want a quietness that cannot be disturbed,
a gentleness that can never be hurt,
a deep abiding comfort,
and a rest so perfect it can never be upset? All this forgiveness offers you. Step 10: Be in a state of gratitude. Rather than being in a state of non-
peace concerning any family members, say a prayer of gratitude for their
presence in your life and all that they have come to teach you. These are the ten steps that you can practice each day. As you work
toward the absolute knowing that this intention will manifest for you,remind yourself on a daily basis that you can never remedy a bad
relationship by condemning it. OceanofPDF.comIT IS MY INTENTION TO:
FEEL SUCCESSFUL AND
ATTRACT ABUNDANCE
INTO MY LIFE
“God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance.”

— St. Paul
“When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to
you.”

— Lao Tzu
One of my secrets for feeling successful and attracting bountiful
abundance into my life has been an internal axiom that I use virtually every
day of my life. It goes like this: Change the way you look at things, and the
things you look at change. This has always worked for me. The truth of this little maxim is actually found in the field of quantum
physics, which, according to some, is a subject that’s not only stranger than
you think it is, it’s stranger than you can think. It turns out that at the tiniest
subatomic level, the actual act of observing a particle changes the particle.The way we observe these infinitely small building blocks of life is a
determining factor in what they ultimately become. If we extend this
metaphor to larger and larger particles and begin to see ourselves as
particles in a larger body called humanity or even larger—life itself—then
it’s not such a huge stretch to imagine that the way we observe the world we
live in affects that world. It’s been said repeatedly in a number of different
ways: As is the microcosm, so is the macrocosm. As you read this chapter,
remember this little journey into quantum physics as a metaphor for your
life. This being the case, your intention to feel successful and experience
prosperity and abundance depends on what view you have of yourself, the
universe, and most important, the field of intention from which success and
abundance will come. My little maxim about changing the way you look at
things is an extremely powerful tool that will allow you to bring the
intention of this chapter into your life. First examine how you look at
things, and then how the spirit of intention does the same. How Do You Look at Life? The way you look at life is essentially a barometer of your expectations,
based on what you’ve been taught you’re worthy of and capable of
achieving. These expectations are largely imposed by external influences
such as family, community, and institutions, but they’re also influenced by
that ever-present inner companion: your ego. These sources of your
expectations are largely based on the beliefs of limitation, scarcity, and
pessimism about what’s possible for you. If these beliefs are the basis for
how you look at life, then this perception of the world is what you expect
for yourself. Attracting abundance, prosperity, and success from these
limiting viewpoints is an impossibility. In my heart, I know that attracting abundance and feeling successful is
possible, because, as I touched on earlier, I had an early life of enormous
scarcity. I lived in foster homes, away from my mother and my absentee,
alcoholic, often-imprisoned father. I know that these truths can work for
you, because if they’ve worked for any one of us, they can work for all of
us, since we all share the same abundant divine force and emanated from
the same field of intention.Take an inventory of how you look at the world, asking yourself how
much of your life energy is focused on explaining away potentially
optimistic viewpoints by preferring to see the inequities and inconsistencies
in the abundance-for-all philosophy. Can you change the way you look at
things? Can you see potential for prosperity where you’ve always seen
scarcity? Can you change what is by simply changing the way you see it? I
say a resounding yes to these questions. And the way to work at changing
the way you see things is to take a hard look at something you may not have
previously considered. How Does the Universal All-Creating
Field of Intention Look at Life? The field of intention, which is responsible for all creation, is constantly
giving—in fact, it knows no bounds to its giving. It just keeps on converting
pure formless spirit into a myriad of material forms. Furthermore, this field
of intention gives in unlimited supplies. There is no such concept as
shortage or scarcity when it comes to the originating Source. So we’re
looking at two major conceptualizations when we think of the universal
mind’s natural abundance. The first is that it’s perpetually giving, and the
second is that it offers an infinite supply. The power of intention is perpetually giving and infinite, so it seems
obvious that you’ll need to adopt these same two attributes if you’re to
fulfill your own personal intention to live successfully and attract
abundance into your life. What should your message back to the universe be
if you want to be abundance and success rather than strive for it? Your
Source is abundant and you are your Source; therefore, you must
communicate this back. Since your Source is always serving and giving,
and you are your Source, then you must be always in a state of serving and
giving. This Source can only work with you when you are in harmony with
it! A message to the field of intention that says Please send me more money
is interpreted as your seeing yourself in a state of scarcity, but this Source
has no concept of scarcity. It doesn’t even know what not having enough
money means. Thus, its response back to you will be: Here’s a state of
needing more money because that’s how you think, and I’m the mind withwhich you think, so here’s more of what you don’t want and don’t have. Your
ego-dominated response will be: My desires are being denied! But the real
truth is, the universal Source knows only abundance and giving, and will
respond with money flowing to you if your intention is: I have enough
money, and I allow what I already have enough of to flow to me. Now this may appear to be mumbo jumbo and nothing more than twisting
words around, but I assure you that it’s exactly how the universal mind of
intention operates. The more you get back into gear with that which
intended you here, the more you’ll see that unlimited abundance showing
up. Get rid of the concept of shortages, because God hasn’t got a clue about
such things. The creative Source reacts to your belief in shortages with a
fulfillment of your belief. Now, think back to my opening observation in this chapter: Change the
way you look at things, and the things you look at change. I can guarantee
you that the universal mind only flows in harmony with its own nature,
which is providing endless abundance. Stay in harmony with this nature,
and all of your desires have to manifest for you—the universe knows no
other way to be. If you tell the universal mind what you want, it will
respond by leaving you in a state of wanting, never arriving and always
needing more. If, however, you feel that what you intend to manifest has
already manifested, you’re unified with your intention. Never allowing a
moment of doubt or listening to naysayers, you’ll be in the presence of that
all-creating field of intention. You can’t come from shortage, you can’t come from scarcity, and you
can’t come from wanting. You must come from the same attributes as that
which allows everything. This is a key word, allowing.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Now, be
aware that saying these words may be difficult at first because of the
conditions you’ve been exposed to over a lifetime, and because the words
may bring to the surface remnants of disrespect that your ego wants you to
hold on to. Your immediate impulse might be to


a frustrating argument may ensue, one person irritable and sleep
deprived, the other feeling like they are being blamed unjustly. They
might be cranky too, as snoring doesn’t make for a restful slumber. A lot of factors contribute to snoring, such as allergies, stuffy nose,
weight, alcohol consumption, and even just the construction of your
airway. Regardless of the cause, ultimately the sound happens when
your airway is partially obstructed. As you sleep the muscles in your
throat, tongue, and soft palate relax. Sometimes they relax so much
that they can partially block the airway. Air rushes past the tissue as the
person breathes in-sometimes even when they breathe out- and the
walls of the throat will vibrate. That vibration results in the harsh sound
of snoring. Sleeping on your back often exacerbates the problem as the
tongue can flop back and block off the throat even more. Snoring
-Figure out why you snore to
figure out a way to stop it. Closed-
mouth snoring may indicate a
problem with your tongue, open-
mouthed may be related to the
tissues at the back of the throat,
snoring on your back tends to be
milder and corrected with lifestyle
changes, while snoring in all of the
above situations probably means
you have a more severe reason,
like sleep apnea, behind all the
noise. -Try losing weight if you’re
overweight. Being overweight
often means you have excess
tissue at the back of your throat
which can narrow your airways,
making your snoring worse. -Avoid alcohol and sedatives at
least 4 hours before bedtime-
these can make your muscles
relax even more and exacerbate
snoring. -Place a humidifier in your room. Dry air can irritate membranes in
the nose and throat. -Clear nasal passages with a
saline rinse if congestion is the
reason you’re snoring. 135Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingThis was one of my favorite tips on the Everyday Roots website. If you snore when you sleep on your back, as
many people do, attaching a tennis ball to your back is a great way to solve the problem. When you go to roll
over onto your back in your sleep, the discomfort of the tennis ball forces you to roll back on your side, without
waking you up. As strange as it sounds, if you can sleep through your partner elbowing you (and we all know it
happens), you can sleep through the gentle nudge of a tennis ball.Use a Tennis Ball
-1 tennis ball
-Shirt pocket of an old shirt
-Scissors
-Needle and thread1. Dig up an old, clean, shirt and cut out the shirt pocket. 2. Sew the pocket into the mid back region of your pajama top. Keep
in mind the material of your pajamas should be snug enough that the
fabric doesn’t just shift the ball out of the way as you roll over. 3. Tuck the tennis ball in the pocket before bed, and carry on sleeping
as usual. If a tennis ball doesn’t work, try a body pillow to keep you on
your side. 136Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com SnoringY ou will need… DirectionsElevating your head when you snore can help take some pressure off your airways, improve airflow, and put
your tongue and jaw into a better position.Elevate Y our Head
-Several pillows or a
phonebook1. Elevate your head 4-6 inches. Y ou can do this by sleeping with
multiple pillows, a thick pillow, or by placing a phonebook under your
pillow (make sure you still have a thick pillow for that!) 137Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com SnoringY ou will need… DirectionsIf your snoring is caused by something like allergies, gargling with peppermint can be a great way to reduce
the symptoms, clear the nose and head, and help you sleep peacefully. It is thought peppermint may help
temporarily shrink lining of the nose and throat, which opens up the airway.Gargle with Peppermint
-2-4 drops of peppermint oil
-1 glass of fresh water1. Before bed gargle for 20-30 seconds. Do not swallow. 138Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com SnoringY ou will need… DirectionsA toothache has a tendency to hit at the worst time, like anytime you
can’t get into the dentist. Capable of causing tremendous amounts
of misery, these aches also generally strike at night (this can be
aggravated by the change of blood flow when you’re lying down.) If you
find yourself suffering from one these buggers, there are natural ways
to find relief. When you think about, dentists had to find ways before
modern medicine to reduce pain, at least to some degree. As horrible
as they are (and they are really quite horrible) a toothache doesn’t have
to last forever, and you can at least make life bearable until you get to
the dentist.Toothache
-Remember to rinse with salt
water before using a remedy here
if possible. Doing so cleans out
your mouth and ensures there’s
nothing in the way of what you’re
applying so it can really go to
work and do its job. Clove Compress
-If you don’t have the oil, you can
suck gently on whole cloves until
they soften, however you do not
get the same degree of relief as
you would with the essential oil. 139Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingThis is probably one of the best home remedies for a toothache. Cloves have long been used by dentists as
they contain eugenol, a powerful antiseptic and anesthetic-meaning it stops the pain and wipes out germs. Eugenol is still used today, although in a separated and “purified” form.Clove Compress
-2-3 drops clove oil
-Cotton balls
-1 teaspoon of olive oil, or any
liquid oil1. Rinse your mouth out with warm salt water, and blend the clove oil
with the olive oil. 2. Soak the cotton ball in the solution and hold it against the aching
tooth/gum area gently but firmly for 5-10 minutes or longer if needed. 140Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ToothacheY ou will need… DirectionsChamomile has also long been used as a topical anesthetic, with its dried flowers containing terpenoids and
flavonoids, naturally occurring chemical compounds found in certain plant families. Drinking the tea may help,
but I have found holding a slightly steeped tea bag against the ache to be much more effective.Chamomile Tea Bag Compress
-1 bag of chamomile tea
-Cool or cold water1. Rinse mouth out gently with warm salt water. 2. Soak 1 bag of chamomile tea in cold water for roughly 30 seconds, or
until thoroughly saturated. Hold gently but firmly against aching tooth/
gum for 10-15 minutes, squeezing occasionally to get more liquid out. 141Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ToothacheY ou will need… DirectionsCayenne contains capsaicin, a neuropeptide-active agent that affects the release and transport of substance
P. In very plain English that roughly translates to “capsaicin has something in it that talks to our nerves, and it
has been shown to lessen the amount of something called substance P, which is partially responsible for why
we feel pain.” Ginger has been shown to possibly reduce the amount of cytokines, substances that can create
inflammation, and are therefore linked to pain. Mix the two together and you have a powerful pain-killing paste!Ginger & Cayenne Pepper Paste
-1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
-1/2 teaspoon of cayenne
powder
-Some cool water
-A cotton swab1. Rinse mouth with warm salt water. 2. Mix together ground ginger and cayenne powder. Add enough cool
water to form a thick paste, and generously swab onto the gum/gum
line of the aching tooth. Let sit for 15 minutes, then rinse with cold water. If you like, you can also leave it on. 142Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ToothacheY ou will need… DirectionsThe discomfort caused by a urinary tract infection is one of the most
frustrating sensations. It makes you feel like you have to go to the
bathroom every few minutes, only to painfully push out a tiny amount of
urine, if any at all. A UTI is an infection in any part of the urinary system,
which technically speaking includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and
urethra. Most infections happen (or at least start) in the urethra and
bladder. The bacterium known as Escherichia coli (E. coli) is the usually
main culprit, but there are other strains that can cause an infection as
well. If you’re going to try and remedy your UTI at home, do so at the
very first sign of infection. If it lasts longer than 2 days, it’s important to
seek professional help, as it is quite possible for them to spread to the
kidneys, and then into the bloodstream.UTI
-Place a warm compress over your
bladder while lying down to help
relieve discomfort. -


 JtJ+RT1na1+V1P+z1FE+mjih (Eq. Xlll: 1). The potential energy I'J of the particular species j is
156 Energetics, ionars and ergonars here related to a standard rderence level by the factor
0 l'j. The next terrn represents chemical activity. R is the
gas constant and T is temperature. The "effective
concentration " is denoted as a1 of a species j, which
will be experimentally examplilied in several sections
of this book. a1 is a product of the activity coefficient
Yi and the concentration c1. The chemical activity terrn
RTina; is conventionally expressed in units of energy
per mole. The effect of pressure-volume is expressed by the
terrn V1P, where \11 represents the differential in·
crease in partial molar volume after a differential
amount of j is added. The effect of electrical potential is expressed by
z1FE, where z1 represents the charge number ofj, F is
Faraday's constant and E the actual electrical poten·
tial. The last term m~h includes an expression for grav·
ity, where g is the gravitational acceleration factor and
h the height of a mass m in relation to a reference level. In ealculations and descriptions of biologic energe·
tics, Gibbs' free ene.rgy (G) expresses the maximum
sum of different energy qualities whlch are available
for work. Gibbs' free energy of a system therefore
consists of many components, whlch with regard to
ionic energy in a tissue may be expressed as:
G = 2: njl'j (Eq. Xlll: 2). i
n1 represents here the number of moles of species j in
the system and I'; the physicochemical potential of
species j. These components of stored energy may be
released either by individual chemical reactions be
tween two reactants or by a series of reactions. In
simplest form, A and B may react, producing C and
D:
aA+bB ~cC+dD
wher< a, b, c, d represent participatory moles of A, B,
C, D.
The bulk energy change of the reaction expressed by
t.G is then expressed:
(Eq. Xlll: 3). The signs of this equation are determined by a de·
crease (negative) of reactantS and an increase (positive)
of the products. t.G represents in Eq. 3 the bulk
change of free energy, whlch, by considering the indi·
vidual energy factors of Eq. I can be expressed
t.G =-af.l~ -bp~+Cjt~+d}l~
+RT( -a In a A-bIn a8+c lnac+dln a0)
+P( -av.-b"8+d c+dV 0)
+FE( -azA -bz8+czc+dzD)
(Eq. Xlll: 4). Eq. 4 is somewhat troublesome to handle in practice. Simplified versions are therefore sometimes accepted. Most chemical tissue reactions, for example, take place
at constant temperature and often at constant pres
sure. If the volume of the reactants (all11+bV8) is the
same as the volume of the products {eli 11 +dV 0) the
pressure-volume expression in Eq. XIII: 4 is :rero. Moreover, the sum of the terms in the second to last
parenthesis in Eq. XIII: 4 equals zero because no
charge is created or destroyed, i.e., the term
(az11+bz8) equals the term (czc+de0). The last par
tial reaction in Eq. XII I: 4 also is zero because no mass
is created or destroyed by the reaction. The constant
terms of Eq. XIII: 4 (-a,u~-b;t~+CJt~+dp~ can be
replaced by tj,Cf'. Eq. XU! : 4 can now be simplified
to:
(Eq. Xlll: 5). When local chemical reactions are of the type pre
sented in Eq. XIII: 5, their electrical energy is convert
ed berween the reactants at short distances of contact. In an electrolyte solution separated ions of opposite
charge balance each other electrically. In spite of the
absence of net electric charge the ionic separation is
one of the prerequisites for new ionic recombinations. For local chemical reactions, the electrochemical po
tential is often expressed in the simplified version of
Eq. XIII: I as follows:
(Eq. XIII: 6). Formulas for calculation of electrochemical energy in
the transfer of ions include oxidation- reduction reac
tions, where the redox potential E; may be written:
£.=£?-RT In (reduced})
''zF (oxidized) ) {Eq. XIII: 7). C. Interdependence of
energies, including gravity
The abbreviations leading to Eq. XIII: S-7, useful for
chemical in vitro reactions, may be regarded from a
slightly different point of view in in vivo situations. It is easy to recognize that oil four partial energy
factors of Jli (Eq. XIII: I) are interdependent. For
instance, a local change in concentration of ions will
influence local volume-pressure conditions, and vice
versa. The piezoelectric properties of dry and living
bone tissue probably reflect such connections. Exam
ples from physiologic studies of membranes are simi
lar. Such considerations led Teorell (23, 24) to de
scribe the i.ntegrated functions of chemical energy,
12-824586 Nord...s-volume-pressure and electric energy of a system he
called the membrane oscillator. This concept repre
sents an excitable system which is able to convert
electrochemical energy into mechanical work. As in
terdependence of all four energy factors, and panicu
larly of gravity, is not immedia.tely obvious, the factor
of gravity will now be the subject for some consider
ation. It may seem unconventional to include a gravitation
al term in Eq. XIII: I. Gravity is, however, an impor·
tant and of!en overlooked factor. Small but constant
forces are known empirically to produce considerable
effects in vivo when they are allowed to act over long
periods of time. Thus, the relative distribution of air
and blood in lungs depends, for example, to a large
extent on gravity. Gravity is known to affect the ratio
between ventilation and perfusion in upper and lower
parts of the lungs (28). Even the ratio between system
ic and pulmonary arterial flow can be anticipated to
vary in different parts of the lungs as a function of
gravity. Gravitational forces are relatively less influen
tial on blood in the high pressure bronchial arteries
than in the low pressure pulmonary arteries. Weight of
the blood and, to some extent, of the lungs themselves
makes the peripheral air spaces larger at the apices of
human lungs than at the bases. Gravity-induced rela
tive effects on ventilation and on the pulmonary and
bronchial circulations in different parts of the lungs
can therefore be expected tq trigger biological mecha
nisms which are of importance for the physiologic and
pathophysiologic distribution of blood flow and venti
lation. For example, well-venuilated portions of lung
trigger their divisions of the pulmonary arteries to
dilate and preferentially distribute blood to them (5). A shunting of systemic anerial blood, as from the
bronchial arteries, to precapillary pulmonary vessels,
will, however, constrict local pulmonary vessels. Gravity has long been known to influence the local
ization of pulmonary tuberculosis. Thus, pulmonary
tuberculosis in man is found most commonly in the
apices of the lungs, while in the bat, which hangs
upside down during hibernation, the disease tends to
occur in lung near the diaphragm. In the cow, pulmo
nary tuberculosis is preferentially dorsal. When the left side of the bean fails to pump ade·
quately, the resultant oedema distributes preferentially
to dependent parts of the lung (and other dependent
parts of the body), a well known reaction related to
gravity. Orthostatic reactions, balance and orientation
are other simple and familiar examples of gravitational
forces in animals. Deep diving animals such as whales are exposed to
very high external pressure when they dive as deep as
70 m under the surface of the sea. The external water
pressure then compresses peripheral capillaries, pro
moting central diversion of blood. To prevent overload
Energetics, ionars and ergonars I 57 on the hear! and lungs, these animals possess valves
which regulate the amount of venous blood that is
allowed to flow into the thora.x. aud l'ea.ch the bean.. It
is in fact easy to fmd many morphological and func·
tional adjustments to the force of gravity in animals as
well as in plants. Furthermo re, the force of gravity can
be utilized in angiography to modify flow in vessels
and to


 and  notice  the condition  of his or
her emotional  body  after  reading  one  of these  Dis-
courses,  trying  just  to accept  and  cooperate  with  the
Help  offered,  the  feeling  within  the individual  will  be
proof  enough  of the Power  in the Words  and  the Help
this Great  Divine  Director  wants  to give. If the reader  will  place  himself  or herself  in the po-
sition  of the Student,  every  possible  Help  will  be re-
leased,  according  to the requirements  of the individ-
ual at the  time. The Great  Ascended  Masters  and  Cosmic  Beings
never  cease  to try to awaken  mankind  to the  use  of
this Law,  so the people  can  help  themselves;  but  the
Great  Law  of the Universe  does  not permit  Them  to
just pick  humanity  up—after  centuries  of disobedience
and misuse  of Life's  Energy  and  Gifts—and  take  them
into Perfection  without  any  self-effort  of obedience
to the constructive  way  of Life  and  the Great  Divine
Law  of Balance  in the  Universe! Each  Discourse  carries  a powerful  Radiation,  and
if the reader,  or Student  will  accept,  give  obedience,
and expand  the  Blessing  offered  by this  Mighty  Be-
ing, greater  and  greater  Miracles,  Marvels,  Wonders FOREWORD xv
and Blessings  will  come  forth  to enfold  all. Only  those  who  live and  work  now  for the Protection
of all mankind  who  are constructive  will  be protected,
for everyone  must  now  give  the Assistance  which  saves
all. The Cosmic  Light  is the Ascended  Masters'  concen-
trated  Power  of Light  to assist  every  constructive  per-
son and  activity  in the World  at this  time. It also  is
binding  destructive  forces  so they  cannot  keep  expand-
ing any  farther. This  Ascended  Master  Activity  of the "I AM"  is the
balance  between  religion  and  education  —therefore,
It is the best  part  of all that  is constructive  in both;
and when  one  is educated  in the Ascended  Masters'
Truth  of the "I AM,"  he knows  that  to worship  Perfec-
tion is the Highest  Education  of Life. Since  Perfection
can only  come  from  the "Beloved  Mighty  I AM  Pres-
ence"  and  the  Ascended  Masters'  Octave  of Life,
which  is God's  Realm  of Light,  he attains  Spiritual
Culture  by the  True  Worship  of God  —and  it can
never  come  any  other  way. The Great  Ascended  Master  Saint  Germain  has told
us, that  the Books  of the Saint  Germain  Series  in the
Ascended  Masters'  Octave  of Light  are bound  in covers
of jewels. So let us all accept  and  use  the  Power  and  Light
which  the Great  Divine  Director  offers;  and  draw  to
ourselves  our own  from  within  the Light. The  Cosmic xvi FOREWORD
Light  is the activity  of Perfection. Let us all draw  and  call  forth  the  Ascended  Mas-
ters'  Power  and  Victory  of Light  without  limit,  until
mankind,  the  Earth  and  its atmosphere  are  purified
and Free;  and  mankind  no longer  remembers  how  to
destroy. Be an Ambassador  of Light,  to carry  the Light  from
the Ascended  Masters'  Octave  of Light,  until  all un-
like Its Perfection  is dissolved  forever  from  the  Uni-
verse. Lovingly,  "I AM"
Lotus  Ray  King "THE  GREAT  GREAT  SILENCE"
By CHANERA
EPISODE  IV
To the  Heart  of the  Great  Great  Silence,
I now  send  my  Heart's  deepest  Calll
From  the  Heart  of the  Great  Great  Silence,
I draw  Light  to bless  and  free  all! All the  Power  of the  Great  Great  Silence,
I feel  and  direct  in my Love! The Secrets  of the  Great  Great  Silence,
I draw  forth  —Their  Miracles  prove! The Victory  of the  Great  Great  Silence,
I command  with  every  Heartbeat! The Wisdom  from  the  Great  Great  Silence,
Can  never  on Earth  know  defeat! The Peace  from  the  Great  Great  Silence,
I hold  now  —for  Eternity! The Legions  from  the  Great  Great  Silence,
I call  to protect  you  and  me! The Blest  Lords  of the  Great  Great  Silence,
Reign  on Earth  now  forevermore! All Beings  from  the  Great  Great  Silence,
With  our  every  breath,  we  adore! xvii xviii THE  GREAT  GREAT  SILENCE
The Scepter  of the  Great  Great  Silence,
I wield  to give  Earth  Cosmic  Lightl
Each  ones  Sword  from  the Great  Great  Silence,
Is Crystal  and  Pure  Dazzling  Whitel
Life's  "Crystal  Cup"  — the Great  Great  Silence,
Gives  us Strength  and  God's  Liquid  Lightl
The  Jewels  from  the  Great  Great  Silence,
Reveal  each  one's  Power  and  Height! The Substance  from  the  Great  Great  Silence,
Around  us forevermore  flows! The Presence  of the  Great  Great  Silence,
Each  Heart  craves  and  in Silence  knows! The  Angels  from  the  Great  Great  Silence,
Hold  the  hands  of all upon  Earth! The Freedom  from  the  Great  Great  Silence,
Gives  mankind  Its Great  Cosmic  Birth! Obedience  to the  Great  Great  Silence,
Brings  God's  Justice  and  Joy  to man! Our Heart's  Call  to the  Great  Great  Silence,
Brings  to all the  Answer—  "you  can"\
To abide  in the  Great  Great  Silence,
Gives  such  Glory,  no words  can  tell! So join  us in the  Great  Great  Silence,
And  in Peace  There,  let us all dwell! THE  GREAT  GREAT  SILENCE  xix
Lo! the  Voice  from  the  Great  Great  Silence,
Is now  heard  in Life's  Full  Command  —
44 'Cosmic  Light'  is the Great  Great  Silence,
And  wherever  Light  is—7  AM'  "I
Remember  all God  is the Silence,
Remember  all Power  at hand! Remember  all comes  from  the  Silence,
Whenever  you  know  the  "I AM"! Now  feel all  the  Light  in the  Silence,
Feel  all of God's  Peace  — in It stand! Now  feel Great  God  Harmony  ruling,
Now  feel all  His  Love  take  command! Now  feel Saint  Germain  and  Our  Godfre,
Now  feel Blessed  Jesus  there  too! Now  feel all  the  Great  Host  of Masters,
Ascended  —the  Silence  come  thru! Feel  Their  Arms  reach  out  and  enfold  us,
Our Freedom  Eternal  bestow! They  are  real\  They  are  True! Almighty! And  all can  Their  True  Presence  know! They  are  all Perfection—Transcendent,
The Silence  is Their  Realm  of Light! O'er  all upon  Earth,  They  are  Master,
Man's  only  protection,  God's  Might! THE  GREAT  GREAT  SILENCE
So we call  to the  Great  Great  Silence,
To open  Its Heart  to us now,
Pour  thru  our  Hearts  all Its Great  Victory,
The Light  to which  all Earth  must  bow! Lo! A Friend  from  the  Great  Great  Silence,
Answers  now  our  earnest  Heart  Call! See! He comes! A Great  blazing  Being! To awaken  and  help  us all!