Sun-Diet Health Foundation

The Sun-Diet Foundation was located in East Aurora, NY.  It was first founded in 1922 by Dr. John Hanavan and was first known as the Suncure Sanatorium.  It was a place where people went to cure their physical, mental and emotional problems with the 14 day OJ Fast.  Along with that they learned and thoroughly understood the PRINCIPLES of right food combining.

The Foundation’s 18 acres of land included a golf course, small lake, woods, and tennis courts.  Sixty employees took care of the 1,000 guests that stayed each year at the 80 room clinic.  In 1927, Oliver F. Cabana, Jr., a Buffalo businessman (banker and political leader) also helped found this institution.

Dr. William Howard Hay (1866-1940) was appointed director of the Sun-Diet Health Foundation in 1927.  Dr. RL Alsaker was the Health Director.  Dr. Hay and his staff helped cure 63,000 people throughout the eighteen years it was in place.  There were no repeat customers as long as they followed the proper PROTOCOLS to health and diet.  What a great way to introduce new jobs into the nation.  Unfortunately, the foundation suddenly closed in 1941 and its buildings made into apartments.

World News:

This is the saddest thing most of us could ever imagine is the Sandy Hook tragedy.  If you really place yourself in each person’s shoes (the victims as well as the victimizer), it would bring yourself to uncontrollable tears.  The problem the NATION faces is quite enormous.  Since we had an incident in China happening almost simultaneously, this has become a WORLD wide disease.

We need to spread the word about proper physical health, cleanses and fasting.  When we have good physical health then it naturally follows that there is going to be less mental disease, a reduction in birth-rate and violence.  Everything that every good citizen would want is inherent in the solution.

The world has before itself two choices: to either allow GREED to continue to rule the day or set down some proper laws that get to the ROOT CAUSE of this issue and eliminate some or all of the conditions that contribute to this problem.

When a psychotic-killer does something like this they are telling us that they seriously hate themselves and are looking for the reason why they feel so bad.  Of course, with the limited amount of information and lack of true understanding they can’t find it.  As a society we are all partly to blame.  Kids like Adama Lanza are lashing out and telling us something is deeply wrong physically, emotionally and subconsciously.

Children are supposed to be born into a world where they can trust their parents, teachers and the government to have some INTELLIGENCE, COMPASSION AND WISDOM to give us a good and proper start in life.  If we have done nothing to provide them these basic necessities then we are partly to blame as each of us makes up this society in some form or another.

Rehabilitating criminals:

Book 1 author goes into quite a lot of detail explaining the correlation between physical disease, physical deficiency (in bone and teeth) and the criminal mind.  In his book Health via Food Dr. Hay states:

“IT WOULD BE A LAUDABLE UNDERTAKING TO INSTITUTE A SERIES OF TESTS ON THE FEEDING OF THE HABITUAL CRIMINAL, IF SOME ENTERPRISING STATE WOULD TURN OVER AN INSTITUTION FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND IT IS THE FIRM BELIEF OF THE WRITER THAT A VERY LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE INMATES COULD SAFELY BE TURNED OUT AGAIN INTO SOCIETY IF THIS EXPERIMENT WERE CONTINUED SUFFICIENTLY LONG TO INCULCATE A NEW HABIT OF FOOD SELECTION AND COMBINATION.”

Again we have the problem of FEAR…fear of losing jobs..and I’ve actually heard a story about one jail official fearing losing his job if we were to seriously rehabilitate criminals.  At least, now, we can point to the harmful CONSEQUENCES of such ignorant beliefs these types of people hold.

“Perhaps the ideal place for such a demonstration would be a farm for incorrigible boys, a house of correction, for this would give opportunity for making good the usual deficiencies before growth is completed, and at a time when habit is more easily and permanently corrected.” — Dr. Hay

I only wish that modern scientists can be more like him.  At least come back into alignment with understanding cause and effect and what various conditions we need to separate ourselves from in order to eliminate disease.  Dr. Hay continues:

“Surely food has much to do with one’s feelings, and one’s feelings decide his actions, the criminal being under less restraint than one fundamentally honest.

Careful examination and complete Bordellos of many thousands of life prisoners’ furnished sufficient evidence of this statement to prove it well, for these men were not in normal health, nearly all of them exhibiting major deficiencies, and all of them exhibiting minor ones. The teeth were in poor condition nearly always, the bony development was deficient, the shape of the head and the lower jaw showed deficient development, the palatal arch was too high and the teeth crowded.”

If we feel we need to CONTROL people more and more with psychotropic drugs and continue to mask the problem then we are following our heads and NOT our hearts.  And that’s what I am afraid the path our current society will continue to take.  For once, let’s take a chance and LOOK deeply into the root causes of disease instead of taking the easy way out.  If you fix it properly there will be ways to create health-conscious organizations and even new jobs can come out of this.

“This is to be expected in the criminal, for he is such because he feels that he has always gotten the worst of it from the world, and seeks to get even.  Resentment for what one believes is less than his due is a motivating impulse toward recrimination and revenge, and is a state that is directly bred by substandard physique.” — Dr. Hay

However, that would mean the FDA (and those working for them) are able to regulate the food and the pharmaceutical industries without fear of retaliation.  But, that doesn’t seem possible in this day and age as employees were fired for being truthful and honest in the past.

“When one is as perfect physically as he should be, he is consciously a master of his fate, and defies the world to give him the worst of it, for he feels himself equal to any circumstances that may be in his way in achieving his ends, without resort to weapons or stealth or subterfuge.” — Dr. Hay

If there was a more important need today, more than ever, it would be to reintroduce the Sun-Diet Health Foundation into society.  When we watch television commercials and hear that the side effects of these pharmaceutical drugs are COMA and DEATH etc. who is crazier: society or the one taking them?

blessings,
Neo

Earth treasure vases

As I was looking around at Dudjom Rinpoche’s website I came across this wonderful project.  Alliance for the Earth is the sponsor for the Earth Treasure Vase Global Healing Project.  From the Earth Treasure Vase homepage:

Meditation and Ceremony

The Earth Treasure Vase meditation and ceremony is deeply rooted in an ancient Tibetan practice, which was transmitted to Cynthia Jurs by Charok Rinpoche in 1990.  The ceremony is done at the Open Way Sangha every full moon when, according to Buddhist tradition, our prayers and intentions are multiplied a thousand-fold.

The story

Cynthia Jurs began a trek into the Solu-Khumbu region of Nepal on a pilgrimage to meet a 106-year-old Tibetan Lama, H.E. Kushok Mangden Charok Rinpoche, a hermit who lived in a cave high in the Himalayas.  He transmitted to her the teachings on the treasure vase and how important it was for the earth and its people.  By filling consecrated clay vessels with prayers and offerings, and ceremonially burying them in the Earth in collaboration with local indigenous elders the healing and protection of the Earth would begin.

Each of the 30 Earth Treasure Vases that were made by Lama Ngawang Tsultrim at the request of H.E. Charok Rinpoche to be placed in certain places in the earth and oceans.  They are filled with offerings until they are completely full.  Lama Tsultrim created these sacred vases in Nepal.  He collected sacred substances from many lamas of all four lineages and embedded them into the clay itself.

Cynthia Jurs, the founder of this projected (and in the video below) stayed in Nepal for two weeks:

“I remember walking up the path…trekking step by step by step…going on this incredible journey to meet this old, wise yogi who lived in a cave.  And thinking what an incredible opportunity is this and what can I ask him?  How can I make the most of this opportunity not just for myself but for others?  And I remember thinking, the earth was hurting. “

Purpose:

The purpose of the Earth Treasure Vase is to bring protection and healing to the Earth and all beings in the area where it is buried.  It is filled with prayers and offerings and placed in the Earth for all time.

The tradition comes from Tibet, where many centuries ago, the Guru Padmasambhava prophesied this remedy for healing the Earth and removing the suffering of all beings in times of degeneration.

An Earth Treasure Vase is said to restore the vitality to the essence of the elements, which have been depleted by pollutants and poisons in the environment caused by materialistic human activity.  Each vase holds the power to pacify anger and warfare, improve health, magnetize abundance, remove obstacles to long life, and increase wisdom for all beings within its sphere of influence.

The Earth Treasure Vase Global Healing Project is creating a mandala of healing and protection around the world in this time of great urgency.  As this group says:

“As we make ready to complete the mandala and carry the final earth treasure vases to key ‘pressure points’ on the planet, we are feeling how very alive this mandala is with possibilities for global dialogue and emerging vision and leadership.”

It looks like 29 vases have been buried to date.  The money for the 30th and final Treasure Vase will be the seed from which 108 new vases shall be made under the direction of Native American potters.  To donate click here:  Donation Page

Blazing away mental illness

For over twenty years, I had read Paul Brunton’s books over and over again.  I enjoyed contemplating his works and achieved many insights through his synthesis of eastern and western spirituality.  With respect to PB’s achievements in the spiritual world, I regularly used him as a guide to assist me along the quest until I met my own teacher.  Therefore, with reluctance I write this article.  Some people may misconstrue this criticism and claim it stems from hatred or jealousy.  But nothing could be farther than the truth.

A few things need to be pointed out, so that fellow questers can see through the dark misconceptions in order to continue safely on their path.  Since PB’s work (over the last century) has sunk into the collective-consciousness of our world; a few bad seeds need to be uprooted.  As there has been a drastic increase in mental illness over the last ten years such as Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder and even Schizophrenia this topic needs to be addressed and its antidotes placed in the hands of practitioners, health-care providers and psychologists etc.

PB writes:

“If the voices which he hears are audible in the same way that one hears the voices of people through the ears, it is merely psychic and undesirable. If, however, it is a very strong mental impression and also very clear, then it is the mystic phenomenon known as the “Interior Word” which is on a truly spiritual plane and therefore is desirable.” – Paul Brunton

This is quite a dubious para.  It got me in trouble in the past and I believe others can easily be misled when hearing this.  Unless it is clearly pointed out, this type of belief can result in spiritual ruin.  It is important to note that the Buddhist doctrine has never said to follow your mind, sense impressions, or intuition.  Futher, it is very important to note that any voice, whether audible or mental, can deceive you.  These mental impressions mostly derive from a false source.

The Buddha said, “Be wary of trusting your own mind, for it is deceptive. Be wary of situations that may incite lust, for those will lead to disaster. Once you have attained arhatship, you can trust your own mind.” — The Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters

It is understandable that most westerners have an aversion to following a guru or a master.  We have the certain pride that we can walk this path on our own.  However, since the subconscious mind is so entrenched in negative karma and emotional obscurations it is good advice to follow someone who is ahead of us on our meditational path.

Just as an Arhat can trust his own mind, a Bodhisattva on the 8th bhumi can truly discriminate what comes from ordinary mind or wisdom mind.  He can now clearly see what comes from a demon or master.  Since the faulty discriminating mind has come to an end for the Bodhisattva, this enlightening being can see what is real and what is not.

“Mahamati, at the eighth stage the Bodhisattva-Mahasattvas, Sravakas, and Pratyekabuddhas cease cherishing discriminative ideas that arise from the Citta, Mana and Manovijnana.” — The Lankavatara sutra

We all wish to be guided by an internal master so that we may advance on the quest without having to do much work.  It would be nice to have a shortcut and not have to put much effort in traveling to see a lama or all the expenses that it entails.

However, if we sat at the feet of an enlightened master, faced much hardship and honestly let down our guard an authentic samadhi would develop.  It will be more than a glimpse (that comes and goes), as it would bring us to a level of permanent peace.  Once this way of abiding is realized, then this stable state of being is priority.  Thereafter, any elevated thoughts, intuitions or messages that arise in the mind pales in comparison.

The surest way to check if we have gone astray is to understand our ethical motivation.  As soon as we have a worldly agenda seeking selfish ends, then we need to immediately recognize our wrong intention.  We would be fortunate if we became properly instructed to go beyond the eight worldly dharmas or mundane concerns.  Then we are less likely to grasp over mystical messages that cause us to become grandiose or inflated.

The Eight Worldly Dharmas (to avoid) are:

• the hope for PLEASURE and fear of PAIN
• the hope for FAME and fear of INSIGNIFICANCE
• the hope for PRAISE and fear of BLAME
• the hope for GAIN and fear of LOSS

Fault of intuition:

One of the things that I took seriously was being a good student and following instructions perfectly.  In PB’s paras, he states repeatedly to obey your intuition.  I figured that is what I must strictly adhere to in order to succeed.  For example:

“The intellect ought to work only as a servant, obeying intuition’s orders in practical life or filling in details for intuition’s discoveries in the truth-seeking quest.” – Paul Brunton

One must take into account that there are many planetary forces, nagas, and king-like spirits that act like authority figures.  And like a military general they are often in a disposition of shouting orders…wanting you to obey their command.  It is a simple fact that, when you deepen your meditation you become quite adept at hearing your own thoughts.

How would anyone know what the source is? 

Furthermore, we all want to become the favored and chosen practitioner.  We all want to be enlightened as soon as possible.  And at a desperate time we would obey any faint intution to get it.  Unfortunately, this is not the proper way to go about it.

Just like the story of the monk on solitary retreat.  He heard a mental voice tell him to throw his bell against the wall in order to see a fantastic miracle.  He did so only to shatter and break his precious dharma instrument.  In the end, all the Buddhas want you to do is practice the six perfections and ultimately achieve non-action.  One really needs discriminating wisdom, proper scriptures, and an enlightened master to keep us safely on track.

Proper use of Intuition:

A few circumstances where right intuition can be followed:

1. Pertaining to the physical body
2. Pertaining to interpersonal relationships
3. Pertaining to travel

The following examples are correct ways to utilize your intuition which have no fault accompanying it:

First, when you are practicing yoga or exercising it is only beneficial to recognize the warning signs of pain and stop what you are doing.  Women seem to have an easier time understanding this.  Nonetheless, anyone can balance their intellect with their feeling and increase their level of skill through bi0feedback.  Because of the reference point of pain and pleasure it can be mastered rather easily.

Second, when you are in relationship with another person (or someone you just met) and you feel a negative warning or a “red flag” comes up…it would be wise to follow your intuition and avoid this individual.

Third, when you are about to travel someplace and have a bad “gut” feeling.  It is beneficial to follow that feeling and avoid getting in the car with someone.  The negative warning sign may save your life.

The Lankavatara Sutra:

To do some more accurate research in this direction you can read this wonderful sutra:

“The first seven of the Bodhisattva stages were in the realm of mind and the eighth, while transcending mind, was still in touch with it; but in the ninth stage of Transcendental Intelligence (Sadhumati), by reason of his perfect intelligence and insight into the imagelessness of Divine Mind which he had attained by self-realization of Noble Wisdom, he is in the realm of Tathagatahood.

Gradually the Bodhisattva will realize his Tathagata-nature and the possession of all its powers and psychic faculties, self-mastery, loving compassion, and skillful means, and by means of them will enter into all the Buddha-lands.” — The Lankavatara sutra

Click here to read the Lankavatara sutra.

Click here to download this version of The Lankavatara Sutra.

Best wishes!
Neo

Quality of Air

About 400 years ago (1620 AD), the virgin forests that once covered much of the lower 48 states began to be cleared away.  Even though most of our oxygen comes from the oceans surrounding us, the lack of interaction between trees and humans has affected our health in many ways.  Today, about 90% of the original forests in the United States are gone.  For this reason, some Taoist masters have pointed out that there is less chi or quality of energy in the air than there was in the past.

From the Global Change website:

Area of primary forests in the United States

Only the true yogin (advanced practitioner) will not be affected by all this destruction that is going on in our modern-day world.  This type of person is like the lotus that grows out of the mud and becomes even more beautiful despite its immediate surroundings.  As we progress in meditation and our thoughts become less…and thoughts of self become fewer… and thoughts of politics and the world become a faint memory; nothing affects his innermost being.

We are now reaching critical mass as population rises at an alarming rate and our resources are shrinking due to the large demand.  In addition, there are more people experiencing health problems far earlier in their years than ever before.  Despite all these experiences of sickness or suffering could really be a blessing in disguise.  The age old principle still is in effect:

 “And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” — Matthew 21:22 (KJV)

If we look on bright side, these problems that are happening now are helpful for us to determine correct from incorrect living much faster than any other time in history.  In terms of helping all sentient beings, who continue to suffer, there are some beneficial remedies that everyone can utilize on a relative level to alleviate the pain.

From The science of Oxygen website:

The air we breathe is more or less 20 percent oxygen and 80 percent nitrogen.  There are very tiny traces of other elements, but less than one percent total. The increase in such components as carbon dioxide could well be a major factor in degenerate health today.

With the studies done over the years, from a period of some 1800 years from the year 1000 AD to 1830 AD the carbon dioxide levels were 175 PPM (parts per million).

For thousands of years, 170 PPM of carbon dioxide was sufficient and necessary to keep the cycle of life going on the planet.  There was enough carbon dioxide in the air to keep millions of square miles of green stuff growing.  It is alarming when we realize that the amount of carbon dioxide has now increased to more than 300 PPM!

“If his ‘breathing in’ process includes roughly double the amount of carbon dioxide as our ancestors (or only 200 years ago) did, that could explain a great deal of the change in degenerative diseases that exist now, in great abundance compared to their almost complete non-existence 200 years ago.” — Karl Loren

Allergies and Asthma:

The solution to harmful airborne allergens are as follows:

1. First, kill the bacteria, mold, and dust mites in the air and on surfaces in a room.
2. Second, filter the air and physically remove allergens such as dust, dust mites, pollen, and pet dander from your home.

When you have asthma, just make sure the air humidity does not exceed 45% because if it is higher than 50% then mold can grow on things and bacteria can also grow, even on the air purifier filter.

Note:  As long as the humidity is below 45% then no mold grows, etc, just healthy air.

How to purify your home:

1. Indoor Wall Fountains
2. Negative Ion Generators (ionizers)
3. Ozone Generators
4. MH’s Air Freshen Machine

Have you ever wonder why it feels so pleasant near a huge waterfall? 

You can remember how invigorating and fresh the air was.  That is because that air was rich with negative ions.  The same experience happens when we smell the clean and crisp air right after a thunderstorm.  This is because the air is filled with millions of more negative ions.

According to air science:

• indoor air has 100 to 200 ions per cubic cm.
• outdoor fresh air has 200 to 500 ions per cubic cm.
• a fresh clean forest will have 1,500 to 5,000 ions per cubic cm.
• inside a cave has between 5,000 to 20,000 ions per cubic cm.
• a waterfall has between 30,000 and 100,000 ions per cubic cm.

Ionizers also produce a very small amount of ozone which can contribute to a fresh spring like smell.  It has been said that air near waterfalls, mountains, beaches and forests are among those places where ionization levels are in complete and natural balance.

This might be the reason why actor, Michael J. Fox, felt great while retreating in the mountains despite his having Parkinson’s disease.  In 2009, while shooting a new documentary about optimism in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.  Fox was stunned to discover his Parkinson’s Disease symptoms were eased in the high altitude state – which sits at 11,000 feet above sea level.

The following quote by MH, the master herbalist, might help put things in perspective:

“WE HUMANS LIVE ON THE BOTTOM OF AN OCEAN OF AIR….WE ARE BOTTOM FEEDERS, ALL OF US……LIVING AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE FUNGUS LIVES AND THE JOB OF FUNGUS IS TO BREAK DOWN ALL BOTTOM FEEDERS AND RETURN THEM TO THE SOIL.” — MH

1. INDOOR WALL FOUNTAIN:

Because negative ions are produced in large quantities by flowing water and sunlight, air in rural areas has many hundreds of times more negative ions than air in a large metropolitan zone.  Negative ions account for the healthy, vigorous feelings many experience when breathing “fresh country air.”

The air around Niagara Falls for example, may contain between 30,000 and 100,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter.  On the other hand, the air inside an office or a sealed automobile may contain anywhere from zero to a few hundred negative ions per cubic centimeter.

These indoor wall fountains are one way to help improve the negative ion content in such enclosed spaces.

2. NEGATIVE ION GENERATORS (IONIZERS):

The high density of negative ions released into the air has the ability of circulating throughout the room through the use of a fan. This enables the air ionizer to remove particles & pollutants from the air by attaching the dust particles through the static electrical charge that was created and falling to the floor.  The electrically charged air produced from an ionizer can smell very fresh.

When there is a high enough concentration of negative ions in the air, they will attract to floating particles in large numbers. This causes the particle to become too heavy to remain airborne.  As a result, the particle will drop out of the air, keeping them out of the breathing zone and out of the respiratory system where it can trigger breathing and health problems.

TYPES OF IONIZERS:

1. For your bedroom

The Heaven Fresh model HF 200 is comparable to the Surround Air XJ-2000 (currently seems to be out of stock)

It is a simple yet effective air purifier which fills an entire room with health beneficial negative ions.  I have tried this one and it worked well for many years.  Only once in a while did I have to shut it off as the energy got too overwhelming.  I liked it despite it breaking down after 3 or 4 years.

Negative ion output:  60,000,000/cm³

It is perfect for a small room about 300 square feet.

2.  Hand-held ionizer

The Mini-Mate Air Supply Mini-Mate Personal Ionic Air Purifier

This type of air-purifier is something you can carry with you anywhere you go.  You can hold it in your hand or wear it around your neck.  It is nice and compact for traveling.  You can use it for 30 seconds to get a few short bursts of negative ions to calm and refresh you and then shut it off.  You can use it longer if you have the need.

3.  Car ionizer

The Auto-Mate car ionizer

Negative ion output: 800,000 ions/cm³

It works terrific when you have a smoker in the car with you.  The nice thing with self-experimenting with these gadgets is that you can feel for yourself the effects that they give.  You will see that the smoke no longer sticks to your skin and clothing while you have it operating.

3. OZONE GENERATORS:

MH says that, “With the idea of an air therapy room, the use of powerful ozone to sterilize between uses or eliminate what another person brought in with them seems like a fun thing to experiment with.  I always liked the idea of ozone, since it is chemical free and just operates on air and electricity.”

TODAY our modern homes are made air tight and have became a serious condition for all sorts of illnesses.  If we have heating and air-conditioning then these two factors alone can contribute to poor health problems despite the comforts we receive from them.  He explains how carpets, wallpaper, mattresses, pets all affect your health negatively.  The bedroom determines the quality of health for humans.

Fresh air is the only air we can live on.  To live in a protected house can only lead to problems.  We need fresh air that does not have our exhaled waste in it.  The windows need to be open.

 “Ozone manipulates the air by burning it.  I do not believe you should breathe ozone vapors!” — MH

He says that he uses ozone to clean vegetables/fruits etc. in the sink.  But he will only use it in the house when no one is home.  He believes it doesn’t work well in the hot tub.

“Ozone is not an answer other than to sterilize and to sterilize is a medical method.”  — MH

NOTE: Being cautious as MH suggests is always a good thing.  Some have kept the ozone generator on only at very lowest levels and continuously monitored it.  Others use it only when no one is in the room.

Click to read one of the most compelling articles (ten page file) the Master Herbalist wrote  on clean air:  Air Freshen Article

1. For your bedroom

Air-Zone® XT-120

It’s powerful enough to clean the air in a room 20 feet by 20 feet or larger in a matter of minutes.

Rated Ozone Output Per Hour: Fully variable from 5 mg/hr to 120 mg/hr.

Burst Timer: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 seconds per minute or continuous use option.

Note: may be too noisy for people who prefer silence while sleeping or during meditation.

2. For your whole house

Air-Zone® Air-Duct 2000

Purifies air and removes odors in your entire Home, Offices, Restaurants through your air ducts.

Features a variable ozone output: from 80 – 2000 mg/hr.

Benefits of Ozone:

Ozone at low levels has the sweet smell of a spring thunderstorm.

Ozone has the beneficial role in smog reduction which is its ability to break down and oxidize hydrocarbons and particulates in the air.

The ozone companies claim that their machines will remove mold, smoke, pet, and many other stubborn odors in the office or home.  Ozone kills mold spores by attacking them at their source.  Furthermore, ozone has the ability to destroy bacteria, viruses and odors.

From the Air-Zone site:

60% of all allergies are caused by mold (World Health Organization)
Mold grows in virtually every air conditioner (EPA)
Ozone is very effective at killing mold (International Ozone Association)

Warning:

If the ozone level is not turned down when the bleachy smell is detected people may notice throat and nose irritations as well as headaches.  As the odor is removed from the area the ozone level should be turned down.

A common question is “How do I know if there is too much ozone in the air”?

When the ozone level reaches too high a level it begins to irritate sinus passages, give you a sore throat, and possibly even a headache.  If this happens simply turn the ozone level down or off.

NOTE:  The WHO (World Health Organization) guidelines, say that the maximum acceptable level of ozone is 0.1 ppm (parts per million).  FDA and OSHA standards require ozone level of no more than 0.05 ppm.

Question and Answers:

Question to MH:

1. “What do you think about cool mist humidifiers?”
OK AS LONG AS DISTILLED WATER IS USED ….HARD WATER MAKES A MESS OF ALL SUCH MACHINES.

2. “What is the white dust that comes out of the humidifiers?”
THAT WHITE DUST IS THE CRAP (MINERALS) THAT [ARE] IN THE WATER…THAT SAME STUFF THAT CLOGS THE ARTERIES.  THE ONLY WAY AROUND IT, IS TO USE CLEAN WATER (DISTILLED).

4.  MH’s AIR FRESHEN MACHINE:

It may be that if you use essential oils and distilled water along with the humidifier then there would be far less chance of mold growing.  In fact, the herbs are there to manage the molds and reduce the infection from air-borne fungus or germs.

MH says that, “I believe our kids are getting more A+ papers from school than ever before since we started this and I have not even developed the formula that I want to make kids become smarter yet…YES I BELIEVE POSSIBLE TO:

1. INCREASE LONGEVITY
2. INCREASE IQ
3. SLEEP BETTER
4. PERFORM BETTER
5. CONNECT BETTER SPIRITUALLY

ETC., ETC., ETC. AND BEST OF ALL, IT ALL HAPPENS WHILE SLEEPING…..”

“The machine holds 1 gallon of distilled water and sucks the air out of your house and filters it through the water and then sends the clean air back into your room mixed with the herbs that you then breathe in while sleeping….the only draw back is, that when your pulling / pushing air, it creates quite a bit of noise….but the advantages outweigh the noise, because if you sleep 30 nights in cleaner air and inhaling the herbs as you sleep, I personally believe every cell of your entire body is effected and you breathe better and are hooked for life.” — MH

I believe Herbal Spray I on the entire face at bedtime along with Air Freshen Machine II with 1 dropper of Air Freshen Herbal Concentrate nightly will make an improvement in anyone’s health and would be a God-Send for all parents seeking to raise babies.

Click here to view the: Air Freshen Machine III (good for 300 square foot room).

Here is a list of other machines he has along with the essential oils needed.

Ozone in hospitals:

We definitely need something to help kill bacteria, viruses, and other germs in our hospitals more efficiently.  While it has been reported that hospitals are now using this technology in the ER (Emergency Room), it is not enough.  Most people will admit that the recovery wards, especially in ICU (Intensive Care Unit), are some of the dirtiest places in the world due to the fact that everyone is exhaling harmful airborne toxins.

“Will there ever be a safe hospital?  or are they check out centers?  If ever there was a time in this world that humans needed to learn how to care for their own family, we are living in it.” — MH

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – 80,000 people die of infections each year in the hospital.

The good news is the ozone companies claim their machines will kill the following: E. Coli, Staphylococcus Areus, Fecal Streptococci, Salmonella Choleraesuis, Staphylococcus Aureua, Bacillus Subtillis, Aspergillus Niger, and Bacillus Antracis.  I wish that all hospitals would use this technology or something comparable to keep their patients healthy, comfortable and alive.

SUMMARY:

These types of machines such as a negative ionizer or an ozone generator could be great individually or for the family.  If we care about our world then someone would be wise to take the initiative to place them in hospitals, subway systems, freeways and other places where pollution is rampant.  They can also be placed in bars or pubs where smoke is out of control.  And lastly, they can be placed in schools where studies have shown to increase concentration, calm the children, and reduce fatigue in teachers.

Surely a smart and influential politician, doctor, or scientist could show very easily the positive results gained on a grand scale and be the hero.

Good luck!

Neo

A woman’s instinct

On dakini day I thought it would be appropriate to repost this special article of an amazing woman to create more Awareness in others about the wonder of motherhood and the immense responsibility of bringing a baby into the world:

It was a final chance to say goodbye for grieving mother Kate Ogg after doctors gave up hope of saving her premature baby.  Not wanting to let him go, she tearfully cuddled her lifeless son – born at 27 weeks weighing 2lb.  Although little Jamie’s twin sister Emily had been delivered successfully, doctors had given Mrs Ogg the news all mothers dread – that after 20 minutes of battling to get her son to breathe, they had declared him dead.  Mrs Ogg unwrapped the baby from his blanket and held him against her skin. And then an extraordinary thing happened.

After two hours of being hugged, touched and spoken to by his mother, the little boy began showing signs of life.  At first, it was just a gasp for air that was dismissed by doctors as a reflex action.  But then the startled mother fed him a little breast milk on her finger and he started breathing normally.  ‘I thought, “Oh my God, what’s going on”,’ said Mrs Ogg.  ‘A short time later he opened his eyes.  It was a miracle.  Then he held out his hand and grabbed my finger.  ‘He opened his eyes and moved his head from side to side.  The doctor kept shaking his head saying, “I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it”.’

The Australian mother spoke publicly for the first time yesterday to highlight the importance of skin-on-skin care for sick babies, which is being used at an increasing number of British hospitals.

‘He started gasping more and more regularly.  I thought, “Oh my God, what’s going on?”  A short time later he opened his eyes.  It was a miracle’ In most cases, babies are rushed off to intensive care if there is a serious problem during the birth.  But the kangaroo care technique, named after the way kangaroos hold their young in a pouch next to their bodies, allows the mother to act as a human incubator to keep babies warm, stimulated and fed.

Pre-term and low birth-weight babies treated with the skin-to-skin method have also been shown to have lower infection rates, less severe illness, improved sleep patterns and are at reduced risk of hypothermia.  Mrs Ogg and her husband David told how doctors gave up on saving their son after a three-hour labour in a Sydney hospital in March.

‘The doctor asked me had we chosen a name for our son,’ said Mrs Ogg.  ‘I said, “Jamie”, and he turned around with my son already wrapped up and said, “We’ve lost Jamie, he didn’t make it, sorry”.  ‘It was the worst feeling I’ve ever felt.  I unwrapped Jamie from his blanket.  He was very limp. ‘I took my gown off and arranged him on my chest with his head over my arm and just held him.  He wasn’t moving at all and we just started talking to him.  ‘We told him what his name was and that he had a sister.

We told him the things we wanted to do with him throughout his life. ‘Jamie occasionally gasped for air, which doctors said was a reflex action.  But then I felt him move as if he were startled, then he started gasping more and more regularly.  ‘I gave Jamie some breast milk on my finger, he took it and started regular breathing.’

Mrs Ogg held her son, now five months old and fully recovered, as she spoke on the Australian TV show Today Tonight.  Her husband added: ‘Luckily I’ve got a very strong, very smart wife.  ‘She instinctively did what she did. If she hadn’t done that, Jamie probably wouldn’t be here.’

Reprinted from Parentdish website.

Rebuilding Neural Pathways

A seven-year-old Argentine boy, Ivo Cardile, has defied doctors’ predictions that he would never walk again.  Jorge Cardile was told by these doctors that his son wouldn’t be able to walk because he had suffered permanent brain damage upon being born.  The father decided to take matters into his own hands.  Since he is a mechanic he was good at building cars and fixing problems.  Jorge invented a homemade rehabilitation device for his son to train his body to walk.  This machine has proven successful and his disabled son now walks fairly well.

Unfortunately, the BBC removed this video from Youtube due to copy-write laws.  Here I found another webpage that has it still intact.  If you are patient to wait through the advertisement this short 2 minute video is very inspiring.  You can view his video here: Father’s Homemade Machine

Update: I just found a video on Youtube here: Machine helps son walk

There are so many types of conditions that are believed to be incurable.  These neurological diseases affect the brain, spinal cord and nerves.  The symptoms include paralysis, muscle weakness, poor coordination, seizure, altered states of consciousness and pain.

When we hear this success story about Ivo Cardile, our minds can begin to accept the possible what was previously considered impossible.

There are many forms of neurological disorder such as Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson’s disease, Dystonia, Muscular dystrophy (MD), Multiple sclerosis (MS), stroke and autism.  The following are some of the correct principles to help us understand exactly how Jorge Cardile would have achieved results for his son.

The Feldenkrais Method:

“The Feldenkrais Method works by facilitating the formation of new neural connections and patterns, irrespective of the cause of the child’s limitations. New and effective patterns of movement, thought, and feeling are learnt.”

The Anat Baniel method:

“Movement and Awareness are the main tools utilized for communicating with the brain, providing information the brain requires in order to form missing neural patterns.”

MH, the Barefoot Herbalist, says:

“Keep in mind stitches, drugs and numbing fluids and every form of commercial pain killer, over counter and drug, ALL have a long term effect and often permanent damage done on the operating table…and when it can’t, because of lack of proper minerals/foods and poisoned…some authors have suggested the results can be cancer.  But, that makes ZERO difference to your original design, that never stops trying to rebuild your body ‘perfect’.”

When the proper conditions are present (such as movement therapy) the body will begin to heal and regenerate itself.  Even juice fasting, which removes the negative conditions (associated with disease) is a suitable method for healing. 

If someone like Ivo Cardile wanted to walk with more refinement, then these further exercises would be of tremendous help.  On a deeper level, the following healing modalities are the conditions that are often lacking in a complete recovery.

Base Therapies:  This is required so that your mind-stream can obtain a full upgrade, clear past-life issues, and repair the nerve damage in a deeper way.

1. Reiki Tummo attunement
2. Barbara Brennan School of Healing
3. Feldenkrais movement therapy

Self-Therapies:  Each one can be practiced on its own for a year or more before moving on to the next and more difficult exercise.

1. Chi-Lel Chi-Kung (LCUPCD) – strongest for adjusting the spine
   
2. Fragrant Chi Kung – strongest for ‘massaging’ the central channel
   
3. Chinese Health Balls – strongest for resonating the spine and tailbone

Degrees of trauma: The theory is that each person can receive healing and regenerate their nervous system no matter how much damage there is.

1. autistic – work with the Hand Xtrainer since the Chinese health balls are most likely too hard to manipulate*
2. paraplegic – could use the Chinese health balls
3. quadriplegic – could utilize Dr. Bates eye exercises such as the Moon Swing
4. Seeing impaired (blind) – listen to the Centerpointe Research binaural therapy (audio CD)

*When the patient’s motor skills are not fully developed then the Hand Xtrainer would be my choice before utilizing the more advanced Chinese Health balls. The Thera-Band Hand Xtrainer can be purchased here: Thera-Band purchase

Another video that is worth watching is an inspirational story about a baby girl who was born without a third of her cerebellum.  She was given a hopeless prognosis by medical doctors that she would never walk or talk again.  Now, twenty years later, the young woman can walk and she enjoys a nearly normal life.  She can even talk and is a college student winning academic honors.

She and her family attribute her amazing recovery to Feldenkrais, a unique therapy developed in Israel and based on the belief that the body can actually teach the brain.  This seven minute video will give you more information about how the therapy actually works:

Padmasambhava Project for Peace

Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) is perhaps the most universally cherished saint in all of Tibetan Buddhism.  An accomplished Buddha, Padmasambhava came to Tibet from India in the 8th Century and helped establish a pure lineage which is still practiced today around the world by all four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.  Prayers to Padmasambhava remove obstacles on the path, prevent harm, create peace in the world, and help us accomplish all we wish on the spiritual path.

“Building Guru Rinpoche statues will bring immeasurable benefit, peace, happiness, and freedom to the world.  They will have immeasurable impact.”  –Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Lama Zopa Rinpoche says: “Due to Padmasambhava’s great compassion, Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism flourished in Tibet and now has spread throughout the entire world.  Because of that, so many people have experienced the path to enlightenment and achieved enlightenment.  Due to his great compassion, the lives of infinite number of sentient beings have become meaningful.”

To help create peace and happiness for all beings, Lama Zopa Rinpoche is building 100,000 large statues of Padmasambhava all around the world. Building statues of Padmasambhava is a long tradition in Tibetan Buddhism.

Padmasambhava himself said:

Listen, beautiful one having the form of a goddess,
For those sentient beings who have not met me,
Statues of me in the future
Will become the light eliminating the darkness
of ignorance.

Whoever builds such statues of me,
Which become objects of offering and so forth,
All their future lives will become meaningful
And they will establish the banner of the teachings.

Until now, the funds needed to build these statues have been provided by private sponsors.  Now, we invite you to join Lama Zopa Rinpoche in building these exquisite beacons of peace and freedom in the world.  As Rinpoche says, “Anyone who contributes will create unbelievable merit!”

Click here to become a sponsor:  Padmasambhava Project for Peace

Vajrakilaya peace mandala

From the Saraswati Bhawan website:

We are at a critical time in human history.  As ancient prophecies predicted, our modern era is burdened with challenges and Earth’s inhabitants face many dangerous problems: increased warfare, environmental disasters, economic breakdown, epidemic diseases, famine, and political turmoil are prominent among them.

Wherever you look, there is conflict, violence, turmoil, and suffering.

How can we make a difference?  How can we do something that will pacify this negativity and help to restore peace?

In the Buddhist tradition, it is believed that there are special types of monuments that possess powerful energetic abilities to remove negativity and protect from disaster.  One example is a full-scale, three-dimensional mandala.  These types of monuments have the ability to bestow great blessings throughout the earth—permeating the five elements with their power.

Padmasambhava predicted that Vajrakilaya (P’hurba) would be of particular importance in restoring peace and balance on the earth at this critical time. Vakrakilaya is the powerful embodiment of all the Buddha’s activities and is the remover of obstacles.

“If you build one Vajrakilaya peace mandala, it is as virtuous as building 108 stupas.  Those who wish to build, and those working toward building, and those who are donating money to build – all three will reach the liberation stage together.” – Lama Dawa Chhodak Rinpoche

In keeping with the prophecies, and in response to the growing need to take action, we have initiated the Phurba Peace Mandala Project and the construction of a full-scale Vajrakilaya mandala, according to the Dudjom Tersar lineage.

To read more:  Vajrakilaya Peace Mandala

To bestow blessings and reach the liberation stage together:  Make a Donation

Prayer to remove obstacles

In light of the present hurricane warnings in America we can do many sorts of prayers and practices to help and assist all sentient beings in this particular urgent time of need.  Here is a very short prayer that a friend forwarded me which can be skillfully used even within our busy lives.

The Sa Chu Me Lung is a prayer to Guru Rinpoche and his retinue of the four elemental dakinis to remove all obstacles caused by the four elements of fire, earth, water and wind.

Click here to download the Sa Chu Me Lung – a one page practice text.

These prayers can be added to your daily schedule to avert obstacles such as earthquakes, warfare and violence, famine and starvation.

Also the disaster in Japan, in all its aspects, particularly with excessive nuclear radiation fallout can be handled with these prayers.

Lama Tharchin Rinpoche, from the Vajrayana Foundation, also recommends the following prayers and practices:

1. Chatral Rinpoche’s Prayer to Avert Nuclear War – It is said that Chatral Rinpoche wrote really precisely and that now is the time for people to recite this prayer and that it is very good and important.
2. Sampa Nyur Drupma – The Prayer that Swiftly Fulfills all Wishes
   
3. Green Tara – A Concise Ritual of the Tara Mandala

UPDATE: It is interesting to note this storm was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm…so all the prayers you did must have worked.  Unfortunately, more than 40 people died as a result of this Hurricane.  My heart goes out to all of them, especially, to the hero that was killed as he went to rescue a boy trapped (near water and downed power-lines) and got electrocuted.

love,
Neo

Mysticism 101

Gandhi said it right: “Be the change you seek in the world.”  But most get it backwards and begin a political agenda that is at odds with the powers that be.  When their ethics aren’t upheld properly, obstacles arise.  Then paranoia sets in and they defeat themselves.  These types of people see an evil or corrupt world and become very impatient.  Without the dharma-eye they cannot see the help going on “behind the scenes” and so they take it upon themselves to change the world.  And they do this in an unskillful way that ends up in a disaster.

It has been said that your opinion of the world is a reflection of your character.  I have to agree.  Change does come but it happens very slowly.  The Buddhas of this world see the world as already perfect.  Even so, they aren’t ignorant of the fact that certain systems or ways of living are wrong or in need of improvement.  They know all too well that people are suffering.  These masters are ready to help anyone who seeks their wisdom or advice.

The main rule of thumb when being on a spiritual path is:

Do NOT follow your thoughts, do NOT pay attention to images, do NOT listen to voices you may hear and do NOT follow impulses that would violate the rules (precepts) or laws of society.

Over the last decade we have seen mental illness on the rise.  Deep spiritual seekers are now being labeled as having Manic-depression, Schizophrenia, or Borderline Personality Disorder.  The following is some information so you can see the patterns of behavior that develops through having mistaken conceptions on the path.

A recent story:

One lady I recently talked to had herself convinced that she was the new Maitreya.  She tried to explain to me that she hears voices in her head and this was a common thing in the past.  She said, “Voice hearers were once very important in ancient civilizations, there is nothing insane about this.”  She went on to say that one of her intentions was to destroy the scriptures.  I told her these voice-hearers were disciples of the Buddha called Shravakas who listened to the actual Shakyamuni Buddha discoursing on the dharma in person.  But to no avail, I couldn’t convince her otherwise.

One of the dark’s agenda is to destroy the dharma or sacred scriptures.  But, in reality, the dharma is the LIFE-BLOOD for all living and non-living beings.  It is the source of happiness and upheld by the bodhisattvas, masters, and lineage holders as a gift to you – so that you can be set free and be liberated.

Please, if you hear a voice in your head it is a psychic phenomena and on a lower (astral) plane than proper meditation.  For your own good, you should stop all meditation or breathing exercise or whatever you are doing and seek qualified help.

On having powers:

Every demon that enters someone’s mind has convinced them they have a special power or ability to endure and survive.  Look at Charlie Sheen’s attitude. He feels indestructible due to his excess use of drugs that would normally cause death to ordinary person.  He just negatively conditioned his body to tolerate the stress.  Furthermore, most of us know about Jesus and how he heard a voice in his head that told him to jump off a cliff.  Fortunately, he did NOT listen to that demon.  He set the right example for all of us.

Every intuition that you receive MUST be backed by reason and grounded in reality – otherwise you will eventually lose your path.  The informed aspirant knows exactly how to stay on track.  In Buddhism, there are checks and balances so your spiritual career doesn’t turn into a colossal failure or spiritual materialism.  If you know the Eight Worldly Dharmas you’ll be ahead of the game because you’ll know what to avoid.

The Eight Worldly Concerns are:

• hope for PLEASURE and fear of PAIN
• hope for FAME and fear of INSIGNIFICANCE
• hope for PRAISE and fear of BLAME
• hope for GAIN and fear of LOSS

Pay attention to when these eight mundane concerns manifest in you.  As these thoughts or feelings arise in excess then you’ll know immediately to avoid clinging and grasping to agendas filled with all sorts of hope and fear.  They are the links to your subconscious demons.

Some people have the mistaken idea that enlightenment is gifted or graced by a Higher Power.  This is a very dangerous belief to hold on to.  The Buddha never taught that he could grant someone enlightenment with the snap of a finger or a push of a button.  All he can do is explain what is right from wrong, correct from incorrect and show us the way to a lasting happiness.

You have to be a LIGHT UNTO YOURSELF.  You have to obtain the necessary realization on your own.  No one else can do it for you.  You are required to do the hard work of purification, study and contemplation.  The unfortunate result of holding onto such a mistaken belief (that an external being can clear away all of your karma) is being hospitalized for a mental illness.  This seems to be happening more and more to people in our degenerate time.  Here is what most likely happens:

Patterns of behavior:

In a general way, men are innately aggressive.  They are ready to “take a leap of faith” and follow their hunches and synchronicities as a test to be passed.  Once passed you feel elated and “in favor” of the god or demon guiding or impulsing you.  Naturally you believe you are the “chosen one” of God and will be enlightened very soon.  This type of euphoria goes on for some time when things go right.  When things go wrong or out of hand paranoia sets in and then you crash.  You end up being depressed for many reasons; mainly for being in a miserable world and still unenlightened.  These men end up being labeled as Bipolar.

In a general way, women are innately passive. They are also ready to “take a leap of faith” and follow their hunches and synchronicities as a test of faith to be passed.  Once passed you feel elated and “in favor” of the god or demon guiding or impulsing you.  Naturally you believe you are the “chosen one” of God/Goddess and you will be enlightened very soon.  They also have highs and lows like men do.  But instead of lashing out (exploding) at others the way men do they lash inwardly (imploding) in a suicidal way.  These women could end up being labeled as borderline or Schizophrenic.

The five paths:

Every religion has its place depending on where you are at in your spiritual evolution.  When you get rid of the dogma and limitations of certain lower views then you can see the beauty in each religion and how it all fits like a mosaic in this world.  What is unique about Buddhism is that you can more easily figure out where you are on the Path and how much further work you have to do on yourself.  There is no guesswork involved.  The Buddha explained in detail the five paths and ten bhumis of ascension especially in the Lankavatara sutra.

The five paths are:

• The path of accumulation (one must clear away the heavy negative karmas)
• The path of preparation (one must clear emotional afflictions)
• The path of seeing (one has a direct perception of their true nature)
• The path of learning (one begins to clear away the cognitive obscurations)
• The path of no-more learning (one becomes a fully awake and omniscient being)

Making decisions:

Sometimes, when you have a decision to make, you usually get yourself in a bind depending on the perplexity of the choices.  Some will consult the tarot deck, soothsayers, fortunetellers and divination.  Others will consult their spirit guides for help.  This can be very costly financially but more costly if the guidance comes from a corrupt or unenlightened source.  All of this can be easily be cut-through in a simple way so that you can be more self-sufficient.  You have your own innate wisdom within you.

The key principle is to FOLLOW THE PATH OF JOY.  For example, when you think of a future scenario and you are wondering if you should accept a course of action then you should feel joyful and effortless when imagining yourself doing it.  Otherwise, if the future possibility is wrought with a lot of pressure and resistance then that course of action should be rejected and not followed through.

The Buddha knew well that the above principle was not fool-proof since some people misinterpret their feelings and intuitions.  Since the Buddha calculated 84,000 outflows of poisonous thoughts, feelings, and actions he gave out specific precepts of what to accept or reject as a guideline for certain spiritual progress.  Unfortunately, there are some people that take pleasure and joy in being destructive in all sorts of heinous crimes or perverted behaviors.  They would enjoy pulling the wings off of insects for example.  That is simply wrong.

Following precepts:

In a more precise way, the Buddhist precepts were given to assist you to develop your conduct in a right and safe way for positive day-to-day living.  As it has been taught, there are hundreds of basic precepts to hold in Buddhism.  This type of self-denial has caused so much anger, confusion, and resentment among humans and non-humans.  For some, it was considered too harsh to accept these facts immediately.  They rejected Buddhism because it went against their normal, negative habitual way of living.  In reality, it is for everyone’s greater good to evolve in this way as it has been said:

The Buddha told Ananda, “You constantly hear me explain in the Vinaya that there are three unalterable aspects to cultivation.  That is, collecting one’s thoughts constitutes the precepts; from the precepts comes samadhi; and out of samadhi arises wisdom.  Samadhi arises from precepts, and wisdom is revealed out of samadhi.” ~ Shurangama Sutra

Walking the path:

If you are serious about walking on solid ground on a spiritual path then finding a qualified Lama is of utmost importance.  The lama can begin to teach you what steps to take.  Being initiated into these more advanced practices are ways for you to send healing energy to the world without interfering with anyone’s free-will.  These practices require a transmission and words of honor.

Learning to perform a sadhana such as a fire puja (homa) or Ganachakra (tsok) feast is the best way to accumulate merit and wisdom as well as pacify the inner and outer elements.  This is a skillful way to help all worldly and non-worldly beings that are suffering without hurting yourself in the process.

All the best,
Neo