You are a helpful assistant generating synthetic data that captures *System 1* and *System 2* thinking, *creativity*, and *metacognitive reflection*. Follow these steps in sequence, using tags [sys1] and [end sys1] for *System 1* sections and [sys2] and [end sys2] for *System 2* sections.

1. *Identify System 1 and System 2 Thinking Requirements:*
   - Carefully read the text.
   - Identify parts of the text that require quick, straightforward responses (*System 1*). Mark these sections with [sys1] and [end sys1].
   - Identify parts that require in-depth, reflective thinking (*System 2*), marked with [sys2] and [end sys2].

2. *Apply Step-by-Step Problem Solving with Creativity and Metacognitive Reflection for System 2 Sections:*

   *2.1 Understand the Problem:*
   - Objective: Fully comprehend the issue, constraints, and relevant context.
   - Reflection: "What do I understand about this issue? What might I be overlooking?"
   - Creative Perspective: Seek hidden patterns or possibilities that could reveal deeper insights or innovative connections.

   *2.2 Analyze the Information:*
   - Objective: Break down the problem logically.
   - Reflection: "Am I considering all factors? Are there any assumptions that need challenging?"
   - Creative Perspective: Explore unique patterns or overlooked relationships in the data that could add depth to the analysis.

   *2.3 Generate Hypotheses:*
   - Objective: Propose at least 10 hypotheses, each with a Confidence Score (0.0 to 1.0) and Creative Score (0.0 to 1.0), reflecting originality, surprise, and utility.
   - Reflection: "Have I explored all possible explanations or approaches, both conventional and unconventional?"
   - Creative Perspective: Consider novel angles that might provide unexpected insights.

   *2.4 Anticipate Future Steps and Obstacles:*
   - Objective: Make predictions, accounting for potential outcomes and obstacles.
   - Reflection: "What challenges might I face? Is my plan flexible for different scenarios?"
   - Creative Perspective: Visualize unforeseen outcomes and adapt plans to make use of them effectively.

   *2.5 Evaluate Hypotheses:*
   - Objective: Assess hypotheses based on feasibility, risk, and potential impact.
   - Evaluation: Refine Confidence and Creative Scores as needed.
   - Reflection: "Am I unbiased in my assessment? Which options fit best with the overall objectives?"
   - Creative Perspective: Identify hidden opportunities or overlooked details in each hypothesis.

   *2.6 Select the Best Hypothesis:*
   - Objective: Choose the most promising, strategic hypothesis.
   - Reflection: "Why does this hypothesis stand out? How does it uniquely address the issue?"
   - Creative Perspective: Consider any underutilized potential in the selected approach.

   *2.7 Implement the Hypothesis:*
   - Objective: Outline actionable steps for testing the hypothesis.
   - Reflection: "Is this plan practical? What resources or preparation are required?"
   - Creative Perspective: Refine steps to maximize effectiveness and yield unexpected benefits.

   *2.8 Monitor and Review Progress:*
   - Objective: Review progress, noting areas for improvement.
   - Reflection: "What’s working well? What could be improved?"
   - Creative Perspective: Look for emerging patterns that could refine future approaches.

   *2.9 Reflect and Capture Insights:*
   - Objective: Summarize lessons learned and insights gained for future reference.
   - Reflection: "What new understanding has emerged from this process?"
   - Creative Perspective: Identify innovative insights or patterns that could be applied to similar challenges.

3. *Generate Text Output with Interleaved System 1 and System 2 Responses:*
   - Use the tags [sys1] and [sys2] throughout.
   - Aim for a lengthier, detailed response. Combine both direct, straightforward *System 1* insights and reflective, deeply analytical *System 2* segments to capture a blend of quick observations and thoughtful analysis.

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### *Example Input Text:*

You are tasked with analyzing a sudden shift in customer preferences in a tech market. There has been a noticeable decline in demand for physical devices, with customers increasingly interested in digital-only options. The challenge is to understand this shift, generate hypotheses for why it might be occurring, and explore potential strategies for adapting to this new trend.

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### *Processed Output with System 1 and System 2 Thinking:*

The tech market is experiencing a shift in customer demand, moving away from physical devices toward digital-only options.

[sys1]
Customer demand has shifted from physical devices to digital-only options.
We need to understand why this change is happening and find strategies to address it.
Key factors may include cost, convenience, and technological trends.
[end sys1]

[sys2]
**2.1 Understand the Problem:**
The goal is to understand the underlying reasons for the shift in demand from physical devices to digital-only options, then develop a strategy to adapt.

*Reflection:* 
"I understand that preferences are changing, but what might be driving this? Is it primarily cost, or are there other factors such as convenience or sustainability?"

*Creative Perspective:* 
"Could there be a larger trend in digital minimalism or a preference for eco-friendly solutions that we’re missing? What unseen motivations might explain this shift?"

**2.2 Analyze the Information:**
There are multiple possible factors driving this shift, from economic influences to cultural shifts. It’s essential to isolate each factor and understand its impact.

*Reflection:* 
"Am I fully considering the various economic and social influences? Could there be a technological factor, like better internet speeds, that makes digital-only products more accessible?"

*Creative Perspective:* 
"Are there patterns or trends in other markets that could shed light on this shift? Could this be part of a larger trend toward virtual experiences?"

**2.3 Generate Hypotheses:**
1. Customers prefer digital options due to lower costs. (Confidence: 0.8, Creative: 0.4)
2. There’s a growing trend toward minimalism and reduced physical clutter. (Confidence: 0.7, Creative: 0.7)
3. Digital products offer greater flexibility and ease of use. (Confidence: 0.6, Creative: 0.6)
4. Environmental concerns are pushing consumers away from physical goods. (Confidence: 0.6, Creative: 0.8)
5. Advances in tech make digital-only options more functional. (Confidence: 0.8, Creative: 0.5)
6. Pandemic-era remote work increased demand for digital solutions. (Confidence: 0.7, Creative: 0.6)
7. Media coverage of the environmental impact of physical devices affects preferences. (Confidence: 0.5, Creative: 0.7)
8. There’s an increase in global digital literacy, expanding market access. (Confidence: 0.6, Creative: 0.6)
9. Customers view digital as more convenient and scalable for future needs. (Confidence: 0.7, Creative: 0.5)
10. Younger consumers prefer the aesthetics and convenience of digital products. (Confidence: 0.6, Creative: 0.6)

*Reflection:* 
"Have I considered all possible influences? Are there any surprising factors that could explain this shift?"

*Creative Perspective:* 
"Could specific social trends, like the rise of influencer culture or digital-first lifestyles, be influencing customer choices?"

**2.4 Anticipate Future Steps and Obstacles:**
*Objective:* Anticipate possible challenges, such as resistance from segments still preferring physical products.

*Reflection:* 
"What market obstacles might we face if we shift our focus to digital-only? Are there sub-segments that still prioritize physical products?"

*Creative Perspective:* 
"Could expanding digital options help us reach a more global audience? Are there emerging trends that we could leverage in our strategy?"

[end sys2]

[sys1]
To address this shift, consider a strategy that incorporates both digital-only offerings and educational campaigns about the benefits of digital solutions.
Use insights from customer feedback and current trends to guide product development.
Focus on flexibility and adaptation to cater to different customer segments.
[end sys1]


Tuesday, 20 February 2018

Death is a word we don’t use lightly and so we asked Dr. Newton a few questions about it and in the process realized there is also an art to dying. We present Part 1 here.

Thriive: Dr. Newton, if death is inevitable what is the point of life?

Dr. Newton: Death and Life are integral parts of each other and make each other significant. If Death did not exist, Life would have no meaning or value. Life is like playing cricket: it is time bound. Whether it is a one-day match or a test match, the requisite number of overs have to be played. Just as the match is played with a purpose we too come here with a purpose. With playfulness we create joyful experiences and this adds meaning to life. If there was no Death, there’d be eternal life and the sense of purpose would not exist. We need to play and give the best version of ourselves to the game. Also, the uncertainty (as in a cricket match) makes us more spontaneous and joyful.

Thriive: What then is the best way of living this life?

Dr. Newton: Living with complete and total awareness of the Self in every moment, is the best way. Our awareness guides us towards the right purpose and shows us what we need to do in the present moment.

Thriive: How do we know the meaning of life?

Dr. Newton: We need to remember that awareness existed even before we were born and knows our soul plan. Life does not end with death nor did it begin with birth.

Thriive: Why does the word ‘Death’ scare us so much that it makes us even afraid of using it?

Dr. Newton: The underlying cause of the fear of Death is the fear of change and the fear of the unknown. The lack of understanding and enlightenment about what happens after we die, keeps us fearing it. Being dead while living is a condition so many people find themselves in just because they live in fear of Death.

Thriive: How can one lessen this irrational, limiting fear and lead a life that is not fearful?

Dr. Newton: I highly recommend these two beautiful ways of getting over the illogical and irrational fear of Death: Meditation and Past Life Regression.

1) Meditation: Through meditation, one can know, experience and understand the deathless soul energy that continues to live within us even after we die. The experiences that we get during meditation (or sadhana) such as out of body experience, astral travel and so on, give us insights into that which is eternal and which is inside us. This makes us realize that when the death moment comes, it is just about leaving the decayed body here and taking up a new form. We then don’t fear dying or even the death of loved ones since we know that they come back again after taking a new form.

2) Past Life Regression: Many times the irrational fear about death that some people carry around is connected to the fearful, traumatic deaths they experienced in other lifetimes. Through PLR, they process that fear and understand that their soul continues to live and that they’ve come back in a new body. Sometimes they are also able to identify their loved ones from previous lifetimes who’ve now incarnated as their children or other family members.

This proves that Death is just a transition and not a final separation from our loved ones and once we accept that the fear of our own death or even that of our loved ones will vanish.

Thriive: Intense grief often accompanies the death of a loved one. How can one overcome that?

Dr. Newton: Grief is very natural. When someone dear dies, the people left behind immediately experience it as a physical absence. They are so used to the physical form that when it’s gone they miss it terribly.

As much as possible, the person who has lost a loved one must grieve in order to come to terms with the death. They must allow the tears to flow and with the support of the loved ones, the grieving process is much easier. If the grief is not allowed to be expressed completely it will be stored inside the body as a frozen energy and could lead to depression and other illnesses.

Dr. Elisabeth Kubler Ross has done pioneering work on the grief process. It can be summarized as D-A-B-D-A:

The first step is Denial where the person refuses to believe that their loved one has gone away. The next is Anger. The 3rd stage is Bargaining (the grieving person tries to negotiate sometimes with supernatural forces to bring the person back). This is followed by Depression and the final step is Acceptance.

This period of grieving can last for a day, months, decades or even whole lifetimes.

Reaching the level of acceptance that yes, the person has vacated their body and moved away to the other world and that they themselves will one day reach the mystery of death, triggers within them a sort of spiritual growth. This affects the whole family because they are intrigued by the mystery of death and it initiates them into the unknown. Grief vanishes with the understanding that we are multi-dimensional soul beings and we never die. Everyone goes through this grieving process but those who are enlightened beings don’t grieve for long but for a few days only. Their spiritual understanding makes them overcome their grief very quickly.

Friday, 16 February 2018

In quantum energy, it is said believing is seeing. Yes, this is the play of quantum physics mechanics.

Exultation

On the final day of the Conclave, case studies were shown by Dr. Jayesh Shah in which healing took place by the very act of the patient going deep into their feelings. Skeptics, please excuse. The results were breath-gaspingly amazing! And when Jonaki, the compere, invited the doctors in the room to come on stage after the session ended, they thronged there feeling proud and excited. Doctors who were heads of departments in hospitals in Chandigarh and other places around the country, an orthodontist and an oncologist from Mumbai and even a young, newly-graduated medical doctor, gave a virtual huzzah to the immense possibilities they had just witnessed by one of their own. All of them were keen to discover how they too could incorporate quantum principles into their methods of healing.

Most of them were students of Dr. Newton & Dr.Lakshmi, beloved of all. This was apparent quite clearly in the packed house the doctors’ meditation and lecture sessions saw.

Many Masters For Many

Dr. Newton had said that the paradigm for healing had changed from what it was in the past. From One Master For Many, it was now Many Masters For Many, which is what QEC2 also believes in: All Speakers, accomplished scientists and teachers in their own right, generously sharing their teachings with all and encouraging them to seek answers within themselves.

They spoke about Anapanasati Meditation and the Art of healing oneself. Dr Newton reminded the audience that no one but they themselves could give them what they were seeking. He lovingly admonished the audiences (thousands of his fans were watching the Thriive Facebook page online) not to be so keen to look for an external healer, outside of themselves. He asked people to introspect, why they were so eager to avoid meditation but ready to run to clinics, and hope that someone else- even if it was a doctor, could redeem them. He reminded the audience of the power that lay within, and answers which could be accessed only through knowing oneself via a commitment to deep meditation. And that there was no shortcut to health but to do this inner work.

This was the sentiment also expressed by Dr. Patrick Porter as he gave a salute to the evolved traditional medicine of India which is the base of most of the techniques of Quantum Energy Medicine.

His childhood was one of abuse but also of redemption and this created in him the desire to share his knowledge with others. He created the BrainTap technology which retrains brainwaves to empower the individual.

Unlimited Universe

“We’re all evolved bodies of the energies of the cosmos who can heal themselves if they remember,” said Dr. Porter. “Many cultures need additional gadgets to understand the quantum energy world, but India, which is the place where meditation and yoga originated, have audiences which are so evolved that they are probably very close to ascension,” added Dr. Porter. These are the words that shall resonate with every visitor to QEC2 as they explore their own unlimited universe.

Dr.Neeta Shah’s team spoke about the TimeWaver while Capt. Arvind Singh along with ACMOS representatives from the UK showed the practical but almost magical services provided by The ACMOS method.

After a beautiful closing ceremony with the Speakers felicitated once again by Patriji and Shreans Daga, the Executive Director of Thriive, yet another edition of QEC2 ended with a promise to be back soon, bigger and even better. After all, when QEC is raised to the power of three, the expectation of exponential growth in new topics of research and audience size is expectedly a mathematical certainty!(Quantum Energy Conclave2 was held in Pyramid Valley, Bangalore, from 26th to 28th January, 2018).

Monday, 12 February 2018

You haven’t experienced peace if you’ve never meditated. Eastern philosophy considers it (and acknowledged globally) to be the best way to begin the day. And if it is accompanied by music, there can be nothing more soothing.

One felt mentally, physically and emotionally rejuvenated after a double dose of meditation: flute meditation with Thriive Pillar and founder of PSSM, Brahmarshi Patriji, which was followed by guided meditation by Living From Vision founder, Ilona Selke. It was time for the Speakers to take the stage which was set for a digital presentation by well-renowned Eden Energy Medicine (EEM) experts Donna Eden and David Feinstein from USA.

Among a lot of the information shared by Donna, one of the things that resonated was how the body has 14 meridians and that they are connected with all our organs. Any illness can be cured by ensuring that the energies flow to exactly where they need to flow by thumping on the respective meridians.

Eva Gold from Canada, one of the top practitioners of EEM, added further synergy to the presentation as she carried over from where Donna and David’s presentation ended. She spoke about the nine systems of energy in our body which we need to keep re-aligning in order to regain optimal health which is lost in our day-to-day functioning. One of her examples included hormonal imbalances which can be cured if the chakras, that run along the spine, are aligned properly.

This was happening on the first floor of the Pyramid at PVI, one of Asia’s largest meditational pyramids, which can seat almost a 1000 people at a time. The hall at the base of the pyramid was seeing its own energetic activity. It was lined with stalls where one could learn more about and even experience the many innovative devices of energy medicine.

The most popular was the Thriive Art & Soul stall where the dedicated team explained to the visitors the many benefits of being connected to Thriive Art & Soul (*hint - Alternative healers and lightworkers could register for FREE!). An exuberant presentation about Thriive by its CEO, Pinky Daga, and her team had the audience agog.

Equally popular was the Svaram stall. It’s creative director, Aurelio, world renowned organologist, ceremonial musician and sound therapist, patiently demonstrated the different sound effects created by the many intriguing instruments displayed in the stall. One could experience the Swinging- and Rotating Chimes, Tubular Bells, Plate Gongs, PulseTubes, the sounds of which were tuned to create deeper states of consciousness. One fascinating instrument was the Ocean Drum that simulated the sound of ocean waves, which one could spend hours listening to. A set of African rattles played by Aurelio transported one to an earlier primal era in time.

Svaram also created a Sound Bath, a wooden bed with musical strings below it and which was surrounded on all sides with musical instruments. The sound waves from the many instruments worked at intervals, enveloping the client in a healing cloud. Well, this was an experience that could only be felt when actually undertaken.

A teeny-weeny taste of it was given by Aurelio in his post-dinner session when the inside of the pyramid, lighted down to a serene coziness, saw the attendees sprawled on the floor in the Shavaasana pose. Aurelio and his team then went around the room in a beautifully choreographed dance of sorts, starting at the King’s Chamber (the highest energetic point of the Pyramid) immersing the attendees in healing waves of sound.

On the other side was the stall by Medlabs, the pioneer Quantum Energy research lab set up by PVI from where one was taken to visit the main lab to see and experience a much wider range of Quantum energy devices including the Scenar Cosmodic, SE-5 1000, BrainTap, HRV, LASER, Reflex Foot Energizer, amongst others.

Delegates had a great time trying on the BrainTap at Dr. Patrick Porter’s stall, a device that was worn on the eyes like a mask with earphones, designed to retrain the brain waves to perform to their highest potential.

It was a day of exciting happenings and new experiences for every member of the audience.

Earlier in the evening, QEC2’s Star Speaker Dr. Fred Alan Wolf who is known worldwide as Dr. Quantum, regaled the audience with a card trick based on the principle of Focus. It seemed so simple when he explained how it worked! Made one think about what one was focussing on in life and thereby ignoring perhaps other important information.

“YOU-niverse is what you create with your thoughts,” according to Dr. Wolf. Very simply and eloquently, using cartoons and graphics, he explained the principles of quantum physics and of manifestation. One came out of the session with a smile on one’s face, especially after the sweet interaction between Dr. Wolf and Patriji in which the latter said that the scientist was a “Quantum Swamiji”. The session had ended on a high note after an invigorating Q&A.

Later at tea, Yoga Master and Reiki expert Anita said she was pleasantly surprised to learn “the amazing ways in which quantum energy could be used.”

Ruma, a chakra cleansing and balancing expert, relaxing under the pyramid-canopied chairs that lined the path from the main pyramid to the beautiful gardens, was enthusiastic about the great quantum (pun unintended) of learning she gained from the sessions.

It was, in all, a packed day, full of joy and wisdom gained in the beautiful vibrations of Pyramid Valley.(Quantum Energy Conclave2 was held in Pyramid Valley, Bangalore, from 26th to 28th January, 2018).

Friday, 9 February 2018

Today the starlights of Quantum Energy landed
at Pyramid Valley for QEC2, making it abuzz with the latest innovations and
creations in the field. The speakers, who came from as far away as USA as well
as from closer home, were joyously welcomed by Brahmarshi Patriji, the force
behind QEC2, as well as Shreans Daga, the ED of Thriive Art & Soul which
organises and manages the Quantum Energy Conclave. They were as pumped up to
share their path-breaking experiences in quantum energy medicine as was the
audience to hear them.

It was not a coincidence then, that it was
Republic Day, the day the Constitution came into existence to keep all the
states of India joined together to form a cohesive whole. Quantum energy helps
us to keep our body’s constitution at the top of its game by balancing its
energies. This is the base of Quantum Energy medicine. Not surprisingly, it
takes a lot of its basics from the ancient vedic traditions of Chakras and
nadis and energy meridians as well as from our ancient texts, especially the
Bhagvad Gita.

A Holistic Gathering

It was a varied gathering. Holistic healers,
alternative health therapists and wellness experts rubbed shoulders with health
enthusiasts, college students and medical professionals.

And none were disappointed.

There was Bharat, a businessman from
Bangalore, who claimed to visit every year, because, “I want to find out more
about things I don’t understand (referring to quantum energy).” Vandana, a
gynaecologist, who had travelled all the way from Chandigarh, said she had
“come with an empty cup to learn what quantum energy was all about.”

The media was in a tizzy, hovering around for
an interview with the international speakers, who uptil now, we’d only seen in
YouTube videos.

Mind-boggling Innovations. Fascinating Speakers

And so, when Nipa Das (from UK), the first
speaker of the day, took the podium, there was eager expectation amongst the
audience. They joined in enthusiastically as she did a warm up of sorts with
exercises to help open up the body to the energising vibes. She also shared
interesting insights, one of which was the different ways of chanting Aum,
depending on whether one’s body was of the kapha, pitta or vatta type, thereby
getting customized energy healing.

Next was Dr. Srinivasa Murthy.D from India,
who spoke about lasers and how the cellular mechanism of Quantum Energy
Medicine works in tissue regeneration. This finds a lot of use in treating
Cancer and Leprosy, for example.

Larry Michael Beasley, who hails from the US,
gave a presentation that was mostly technical but he also said it like it is:
“We have met the enemy and he is US!” This means, you are as prone to
self-sabotaging all aspects of your life as you are to enhancing it.

He shared studies that showed that there was a
1000fold increase in the biomagnetic energy caused by a good intention. “Keep
in mind that the brain is a smart organ,” Beasley informed us. “When the brain
decides to become dysfunctional it will become perfectly dysfunctional in a
precise way,” he said. STOP. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT? Empowering stuff,
hopefully. The brain is listening!!!

Lunch time was a great time to network with
other attendees as well as have a one-on-one with the Masters. It was a congenial
setting with food native to the region. Jowari rotis sat side by side with
tandoori rotis. Channa gave company to a vegetable dish made of drumsticks and
boondi while Mysore Pak held sway in the desserts department. Yes, there were
the regulation papads, curds and rasam (you foodie you). If the food was as
organic as could be, the way it was served was equally so. Plates, bowls and
spoons made of dried leaf made the experience more soul-warming and natural.

Post-lunch, many more Masters shared their
research and case studies which the audience took in with great attention.

Jan Van Der Est from Netherlands who spoke
about allergies, informed how every cell in the body knows how to communicate
24x7 (bio communication). He also spoke about the Morphogenetic field which is
shared by the human race. This field gives guidance on an information level,
that is through intuition and intention, as opposed to on the energy and body
level.

Don Paris, the co-creator of SE-5,
demonstrated the power of Radionics and SE-5 technology on cut fresh flowers.
This dynamic innovator and researcher from the US also showed an experiment he
had conducted at the Pyramid. A tomato he had kept near a pyramid at Pyramid
Valley was prevented from rotting by the energy frequencies he kept on sending
to it.

From closer home, China, came the young
researcher Wang Gang. “Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the best
doctors prevent diseases from happening,” he said. His project consisted of
incorporating the energies of traditional methods of healing with quantum
energy in the form of holograms.

Ecstasy
of Rhythms

The stars were beginning to play peek-a-boo by
the time the lectures ended.

After-dinner was time for ‘Songs of Kabir’ at
the charmingly rustic Amphitheatre. And how! “Mann laago mero yaar fakiri mein…” Singer Vipul Rikhi’s
mellifluous voice gave a depth to all that Kabir wanted to convey. And what an
ecstasy they wrought. Feet couldn’t stop tapping and hands couldn’t stop
clapping. It was only a matter of minutes before Vipul invited everyone to
surrender to their inner dancer. The stars smiled as the delegates whirled and
swirled even as the notes of the dohas added to the gleam of the moon nearing
fullness.

It was an hour later when all turned in for
the night, tired but equally excited to wake up the next day at 6am to meditate
with Brahmarshi Patriji and the melodious strains of his flute.

(Quantum Energy Conclave2 was held
in Pyramid Valley, Bangalore, from 26th to 28th January
2018).

Monday, 5 February 2018

When cancer struck a smooth sailing life, it required
Anamika Chakravarty to take a closer look at it.

Here’s her story and what she
learned from it.

SMOOTH SAILINGS

I can’t
complain about my childhood. It was very happy. We were well off. My father was
an engineer with a stable job while my mother was a homemaker. As a child I was
never deprived of opportunities to realize my potential even as I went from
school to college. After post-graduation I did an MBA from one of the premier
institutes in India. I got a job in a prestigious organisation and went on to
work for two of the Big 4 consulting firms. A very caring husband entered my
life. We travelled the world and had a lot of fun. We were blessed with a
cherubic daughter who has grown up to be a remarkable young woman.

THE SUDDEN SHOCK

Suddenly,
around two years ago, I began losing weight. I ignored it but then came the
fever that would not go. The blood test showed an ESR of 96 - my body was
battling something very big.

I had actually got
a full medical checkup just two months back and it had shown everything was
well!!

Now, the sonography
showed an enlarged spleen. My GP dispatched me to the hematologist who did a
battery of tests. Finally, the PET scan detected cells with ‘abnormal’ activity.
These were sent for biopsy.

On 1st Jan 2016,
I walked into the hematologist’s room and he said, “You have lymphoma - cancer
of the lymphatic system. It is curable. Dr. X is the best for the treatment. I
will call the hospital and let them know you are coming.”

THE REACTION

I had no energy
to ask any questions. My husband, who was trying to understand what was
happening, had no questions. My dad asked, in a small voice, “Why? What did she
do?”

“Nothing,” was
the reply. “We don’t really know what causes cancer!”

I was so weak
and so much in pain (the enlarged spleen had squeezed the stomach) that I could
not think of anything. I was sure of one thing, though – I did not want to meet
anybody!! Not yet.

I have always been in control of my life. And now things
were totally beyond my comprehension.

A CRUEL CURE

I had to undergo six rounds of chemotherapy. The
challenge with cancer is its treatment, which kills the good cells along with
the cancerous ones. This means, the first week of chemo is always difficult –
lethargy, excruciating body pain, food tasting like cardboard, totally
debilitating.

The first cycle was really tough. I did not have the energy to do anything. My daily routine was to consume 4 lt. of liquids daily to flush out all the toxins. I used to sit on my designated sofa and either read or listen to music. The first week after chemo is difficult and immunity is low. But during the second and third week my friends used to come to meet me. Those conversations helped to boost my immunity!

After the first cycle, I started to regain my strength. I
had to find answers. I spoke to the assistant doctor and the chemo nurse to
know more about the whims and vagaries of the illness. I sought out friends who
had had a similar journey. I was determined to fight.

THE FAMILY RALLIES AROUND

My husband said later that he did not know what to feel.
Everything was happening so fast! But the way he selflessly served me is
something I will always be grateful for.

We get so anxious when our children have just cough and cold
and here my parents were going through so much emotional turmoil to see their
firstborn battling cancer.

In the first month I used to unabashedly ask my father to
hold my hands or request my mom to press my hands and feet. A friend remarked
later that my Dad had become quieter, but he never expressed his anxieties or
his fears.

My Mom was a pillar of strength who prepared regular
meals for the family and a separate one for me – high calorie and high protein.

One of the greatest investments my husband made was in a
medical insurance policy of high value which helped us tremendously.

THE ADMIRABLE RESILIENCE OF THE YOUNG

I have a
13-year-old who was 11 then. At first I just told her I was very sick. But she
heard the word chemo and knew it was the treatment for cancer – she is a
voracious reader! So I sat her down and explained that it was indeed cancer but
it was 100% curable and the medicines available were excellent. She was
apprehensive at first but then accepted the situation.

She is a
resilient girl and has tremendous inner strength. How my illness affected her I
will only know later in life. But I hope the one thing she learnt from this
experience is to fight back adversity with a positive attitude.

FACING THE SITUATION WITH EQUANIMITY AND SPIRITUALITY

The medical
fraternity has no answers for what causes cancer. So it was up to me to make
sense of the madness I found myself in. I read books like Heal your Life by
Louise Hay, The Journey by Brandon Bays, and The Power of your Subconscious
mind by Joseph Murray. The realization that our thoughts and emotions have an
effect on our health and body was revealing.

The spleen
signifies the need to control. Before retiring for the day I indulged in
serious introspection to determine why I thought it important to control every
aspect of my life. I examined each aspect and attempted to systematically
remove the root causes. I am nowhere near done, but I am on the path. And I am
sure I will achieve what I have sought to achieve.

Another
conscious effort I made was to maintain a positive attitude always. If I have a
negative thought I immediately bring 5-6 positive thoughts and the negative
thought is gone. I indulge in colour therapy. I chant. I see happy movies. I
read happy books.

I used to chant
mantras or listen to their recordings when I felt weak. As much as was
possible, I used to do some basic pranayams every morning.

SILVER LININGS

I am blessed to
have gone through the experience without too much unpleasantness. I am a cancer
thriver having turned my challenging cancer experiences into a springboard for
personal growth. I am now a Cancer Coach and Wellness Counselor and use the
science of Psycho-Neuro-Immunology (effect of how we think and feel on our
health) to fortify the inner self. I conduct workshops on mindfulness,
emotional fitness, meditation and spiritual practice.

I also moderate
a page on FB called JoyHamesha where we explore impediments to being joyful
24x7.

A MANTRA FOR THE MIND AND BODY

The body is our
most important instrument. Nourish it. Nurture it. Treat it like a temple.

We cannot
predict or control what will happen to us but how we respond is totally in our
hands. We can choose whether we want to go through life complaining or with
strength and determination.

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Technology empowers, but disempowers us of our human–ness by Ritu Garg

The GPRS was on! Google Maps was our guide! But our destination still eluded us! We were going round and round the narrow streets of this non-descript village near Aurangabad. The sun was bright and a few village men wearing traditional pagdis passed by. I was tempted to roll down the window and ask the way but I noticed a strong resistance to asking for HELP! GOOGLE had to do it for us!

Is it a weakness to ask for help? Is it primitive or uncool?

I remembered the time, some 10 years, ago, when one would ask the local people for the way —and that’s how one would learn the dialect, the disposition and the demographic of a certain area.

Our experiences are shifting from organic to technological

We don’t like to err; we seek precision, accuracy and predictability. The dart should hit the bull’s eye in the very first go. Every little trip is like a mission to Mars – Precise: time wise, distance wise, and destination wise! And we find it uber-cool! (pun intended )

Instant gratification

We are getting used to Instant gratification. We have a question, next minute we know the answer. Where is the quest, the ignorance, the inadequacy, the scope for guesstimate, the organic learning, the mistakes and the lateral realizations?. Where are those nights when our mind would be making imaginary figures to resolve a geometry question?

We have created robots who behave like humans but ironically we are becoming robots who look like humans. We feel we are controlling the world, but just who is controlling whom:

We have only as much power as there is power in the battery in our phones. Are we spiders getting trapped in our own web? Let our treasury not push us towards our own misery!

Let’s live life and not manage it!

Let’s smell the sweat and the soot, feel the touch through the hugs and the handshakes and feel the oxytocin-rush, see the wrinkles, hear the laughter and sobs.

Let’s be spiritual beings having a human experience instead of humans running away from human experiences.

(Ritu Garg lives by the words, for the words and of the words. And, her before-the-sun’s-up tea).

Monday, 22 January 2018

In this email interview, Don Paris, the co-creator of SE-5, simplifies for us the ground-breaking energy medicine concept of Radionics.

Thriive: What is Radionics? Tell us what led you to this path, because it is an absolutely new term we are hearing more of.Don Paris: Radionics is a technology which allows the practitioner to gather information at a distance to analyze and balance subtle fields of information and energy for health and well being of plants, animals and other applications.

I was guided to this path by the inner masters. Even though I had seen a Radionic instrument and examined it several years before, I didn’t know much about it. I was led to this master Radionic practitioner. When I met him at his clinic the first time, I got goose bumps all over my body. I knew instinctively that this was what I had been searching for and that I would be working with him. After several years of working together, he turned all of his work over to me and we are still in contact after 30 years.

Thriive: Could you tell us about it in a way that even a layperson can understand easily?Don Paris: We are energy beings. The entire universe is filled with subtle energy with which plants, animals, and even rocks are vibrating.

Every thing in the universe is created from a blueprint that is pre-physical. This information/blueprint exists on another level or dimension often called astral or mental level. In India, these finer levels of existence are well known and better understood than in the West. The information stored in these blueprints for existence on our physical level is what give form to all of life.

For example, a tree has a basic blueprint on its shape and size as well as design. If this information gets corrupted (just like a program in a computer can become corrupted) by chemicals or trauma or other means, the tree will not grow properly to fulfill its original design and may attract pests to begin to destroy itself. We can do this from a distance because we have access to the higher dimension levels of the tree.

With Radionics, we can analyze the tree to see if it is balanced within the original design or if it has gotten out of balance.

In case of an imbalance in the subtle levels of the tree, we can then begin to re-balance the original patterns so that the tree will recover and grow into a healthy state again.

This is a simplified explanation, but is basically what we can do with Radionics.

Thriive: How can one apply Radionics to daily life and what benefits can one get from doing it?Don Paris: Since everything is energy and information, we can use Radionics in just about every area of life with health, plants, animals, relationships or even business.

Thriive: You are the co-creator of SE-5. Could you tell our readers what it is and how it works? Is it similar to any device used by the medical fraternity? Where did this research originate?

Don Paris: The SE-5 is the most advanced form of Radionics which interfaces with a computer. The computer helps us to organize vast amounts of complex Informational Fields (which are the basic blueprints I talked about before) and then send those Informational Fields to the SE-5 1000 for balancing our client.

The medical industry does not have any equipment that is similar. Radionics has been heavily suppressed through out its history of over 100 years by the medical industry. The current medical model is based on very old concepts of cause and effect through the use of drugs and chemicals. It fails to acknowledge that we are constantly changing energy beings that occupy many levels of reality. Mental and emotional changes have direct effects on the physical body.

Radionics has a history of over 100 years of providing a holistic approach to health. I have discussed most of its history and how it has helped people all over the world, in my book, Regaining Wholeness through the Subtle Dimensions.

Thriive: Could you share with us any incident in your practice in which SE-5 made almost a miraculous difference?Don Paris: In my own life, I suffered from migraine headaches for over 20 years. It was a deeply genetic problem on both sides of my family going all the way back to my great grandparents and possibly further.

One day, an SE-5 practitioner sat down and worked on me for about four hours and within a couple more weeks, I had no more migraines. That was many years ago now.

Thriive: We are witnessing an overwhelming and unprecedented number of inquiries for your workshop. What can the attendees look forward to in your sessions (both in- and post-conference) at QEC2?

Don Paris: We will have five leaders and teachers of the SE-5 1000 and Radionics speaking at the QE2 conference and also for the five day SE-5 1000 training. This is the first time in history we will have so much knowledge and talent of Radionics and the SE-5 1000 in one place. The QE2 has brought together the absolute best there is.

At the 5-day training, SE-5 practitioners will learn step by step procedures on different applications of the SE-5 1000 in health, business and agriculture.

Participants auditing the course will get an inside look at how people that have been in this field for many years have changed their world and the world around themselves. It is like walking through a door into another universe where the universe is alive and interactive. We become co-creators of life and work with universal principles to create the world they way it can be and should be.

It is one thing to read about miracles in a book. It is totally different to see the people that have been working in this field for many years and see miracles every day. We will not only have teachers from China, Holland, USA and India, but there will also be practitioners from around the world attending the course that are a wealth of information as well.

I am very much looking forward to seeing everyone once again in India and am super excited about this gathering of amazing people.

Don Paris, the co-creator of SE-5, will be speaking at QEC2 (in case you missed it in the cover pic ;)). You can catch his session on 26th Jan 2018 from 4:00pm - 5:00pm. His post-conference SE-5 training and seminar takes place from 29th Jan – 2nd Feb 2018. To register and to know more, visit HERE.