Find Inner Joy - - Stepping Stones to Wholeness

All the wealth in the universe is worthless unless it is spent on helping one's self find wholeness. Wholeness is high-level wellness, perfect, harmonious mental, physical and emotional health and well-being while having the full experience of every spiritual faculty available at will. Such faculties would include:

1. Samadhi at will
2. Unlimited joy, ecstasy, and love for all humankind
3. The unlimited freedom of astral projection or soul travel
4. Access to unlimited knowledge and awareness
5. Ability to live on light or live on very little food
6. Amazing memory and other mental powers
7. Psychic ability and other related faculties
8. A deep-seated feeling of perfect security
9. Everlasting self-renewal, or at least powerful healing/rejuvenation ability
10. An all-satisfying intimate relationship with one's favorite form of God or spiritual ideal

Ongoing research has so far revealed the following essential steps to wholeness:

STEPPING STONE #1 is the modification of one's diet and eating habits toward more (preferably raw) vegetarian food such as salads, avocadoes, raw vegetables, kelp, fresh flax seed oil, apple cider vinegar, tempeh, natto, soy or rice milk, pineapple, black berries, blueberries, raw pumpkin seed, sesame seed, raw wheat germ, etc. and the elimination of unhealthy cooked and processed food such as meat and similar animal products, refined carbohydrates, breads, etc. one's diet must be purified! That means no junk food such as pizzas, hot dogs, and other health disasters eaten, drunk, smoked, etc. especially if only for the sake of the pleasure of eating.

STEPPING STONE #2 The most essential stepping stone of all might very well be dietary supplements and super-foods such as ginseng, chlorella, bee pollen, kelp, fresh flax seed oil, all vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, all beneficial herbs, etc. The biggest breakthroughs toward blissfully healing wholeness has been through the regular use of a synergistic combination of as many of these beneficial supplements and herbs as possible without overdosing on too much of any one vitamin, herb or mineral, etc.

STEPPING STONE #3 is expansion of one's blood flow using special oral chelation formulas and other special herbs, vitamins, etc. such as ginkgo, ginger and niacin that promote increased circulation while clearing out blocked capillaries in the entire cerebral and cardiovascular system. One of the most essential aspects of wholeness is vital blood, nutrient and pranic flow to every cell in the body. Any disruption of blood circulation, especially in the brain, can cause serious problems. Even slight cerebrovascular disruptions in the can cause very distressing changes in one's neurochemistry and therefore outlook on life. Real lasting happiness, health, proper cellular absorption of nourishment, fulfillment, successful fasting, and transmutation of lower drives into higher aspirations all depend on having the absolute best circulation possible.

STEPPING STONE #4 is regular daily physical exercise without straining or overexertion, just enough to improve circulation and heart health. Long walks in nature where there is much intake of bioplasma (orgone energy, prana, etc.) would be most ideal. Daily physical activity is essential for the balance of mind, body and spirit. A regular, balanced lifestyle is impossible without regular exercise or some form of physical recreation. Inadequate exercise can lead to excessive tension and a sense of restlessness in the body while trying to meditate.

STEPPING STONE #5 is fasting on negatively ionized water between meals. That means instead of eating as soon as one feels the urge to snack, one drinks large quantities of ionized, alkaline water. In this way, it becomes easier and easier to go longer and longer periods without food without feeling hungry or depleted. Ionized water provides powerful cleansing and energizing properties. Water purifies the blood and every organ in the body, while making pranic vitality (bliss) more and more available as a source of energy instead of having to depend so much on physical food.

STEPPING STONE #6 is conservation of sexual fluids, especially in the later years of one's life when it takes longer and longer to replenish them. Sexual energy can be used to build up ojas which can be used for all kinds of spiritual purposes. Stored sexual energy creates in cells a greater capacity for prana and pranic nourishment, thereby making it possible for one to live on light (bliss). There is a very important relationship between fasting and celibacy. The more sexual energy one is transmuting, the longer one can enjoy blissful fasting, and the longer one fasts in ecstasy, the easier it is to transmute.

STEPPING STONE #7 is daily 2-3 hour meditation on one thing, especially God or something symbolizing one's highest and deepest love, aspiration, etc. This would mean sitting very still for a very long time in deep concentration on the third eye, and the inner sounds of the chakras where no other thoughts are allowed to intrude whatsoever on the chosen mental object be it a picture of an incarnation of God or other extremely high ideal. A fixed mind brings into focus many higher and higher levels of consciousness, bliss and joy. Eventually a breathless state is reached where the mind no longer dominates and a higher, divine power takes over. One penetrates the third eye and goes into extremely deep bliss.

Beyond this bliss lies a perfect joy so profound that everything becomes so sacred that one feels utterly honored even to just walk down the street. There are high states of breathlessness where metabolism stops, freeing the soul into high levels of cosmic freedom and union with God. Once breath is mastered, it is possible to become a master of death and rebirth. One then partakes of the "bread of everlasting life." and is "born again not of the flesh, but of the spirit."

I recently got interested in Surat Shabd Yoga. (See previous article) This method ties together all that I have learned and experienced so far regarding yoga, soul travel and meditation. It is not only meant to bring about the breathless state, but in the most natural way possible should lead one directly into the highest celestial realms, God realization and freedom from rebirth, without having to waste any time in the lower chakras.

Learn how to "die daily" (become aware of spiritual reality beyond the physical plane) using perhaps the most direct method of meditation I have found so far: Lesson 8: Higher Chakras. If one is lucky enough to succeed at contacting the higher realms of consciousness, a guide or guru may appear to help one go into even further heights of awareness, knowledge, understanding and wisdom.

"Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out" (Revelation 3:12)

Russell Symonds (Shaktivirya) has dedicated his life to finding wholeness and is living the "wholeness" lifestyle. His website, Science of Wholeness is a spiritual and nutritional information and research center dedicated to helping you find your keys to wholeness (everlasting joy, love, bliss, rejuvenation, and much, much more). Wholeness can be many things and his website not only duscusses all the different aspects of wholeness but also all the different ways toward wholeness. There is no greater thing of beauty, value and joy as wholeness!

The rest of his original articles and his free online book, Science of Wholeness I & II can be found here ==> Science of Wholeness Site Map

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Honoring Our Inner Wisdom

My fifth grade daughter can fit into my shoes now. Much more developed than I was at her age, Kyra's ten year old body is already getting curvy, and I can sense that she is nearing her transition into puberty. I recently came home from one of my "Fertile Soul" retreats to find her doing nightly sit-ups. I was appalled that she was already trying to hide the tiny bulge of her developing belly. I had to re-teach her, just as I teach my patients, that our female bellies are supposed to be fuller, and weren't meant to be flat like men's stomachs. I had to teach her how to breathe into her belly again, which she had innately known from her first breath until she and her friends started to stick out their chests, suck in their stomachs, and model themselves after their Brittany Spears-like roll models.

Not that my role models were all that voluptuous either; remember Twiggy? We baby boomers were so detached from our female essence that we couldn't accept our inherent femaleness, either. We became depressed when we couldn't reach the outward appearance to which we aspired; we developed fibroids, endometriosis, infertility, and eating disorders. I remember the day I got my first period. I saw red and after the initial panic subsided, I cried, stuffed some toilet paper in, and pretended it didn't happen. I knew this meant I was becoming a woman, and I wasn't ready to enter the shameful world of breasts, bellies, and hips. I exercised more, ate less, and still my body defied my attempts to control it and developed ever so slightly more. I could only cope with my new maturity by acting sexual; not at all in line with my Scandinavian Lutheran upbringing. Add a little more shame, poor diet, cigarettes, alcohol, and the stress of medical school, and voila - premature ovarian failure. My body turned against my own reproductive system. I treat many women like myself, with endometriosis, polycystic ovaries, fibroid tumors, and a multitude of hormonal and emotional issues which prevent the full expression of their fertility.

Perhaps how we view ourselves as women needs to change so that our reproductive health can improve. In a recent Calvin Klein add, you almost can't tell the gender difference between the emaciated female model and her male counterpart. What happened to the days when women celebrated their reproductive coming of age? I am reminded of the Renaissance paintings picturing naked large bellied, large hipped women surrounded by cherubs, and I'm certain those models didn't cry when they first saw their own blood. There was a time when our menstruation was celebrated as the root of all life. It was precisely a woman's reproductive essence that made her so powerful; in fact, according to The TaoTe Ching,

"The Doorway of the Mysterious Female is the base from which Heaven and Earth sprang."

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the first menstruation is seen as a gift from the heart which houses our spirit, to the uterus. The gift that pronounces, "You have entered sacred womanhood. Your body is now in tune with the tides of the moon, and with nature. You may now produce life." A woman who received these messages respected herself and honored her childbearing potential. She took care of her reproductive essence. She listened to the deeper messages of her body: how much sleep she required, what kind of foods her body needed, and how she was to express her spirit in the world. When her childbearing years were over, the uterus bestowed its gift of life blood back to the heart. Menopause represented a transition into a woman's wisdom, when she became revered by society.

TCM views the body, mind, and spirit as inseparable from each other, and ultimately from nature. As a part of the natural world, we abide by the same laws as the rest of the living universe. Just as atoms consist of protons and electrons, everything else is composed of opposing positive and negative forces, yin and yang. Yin energies are feminine - quiet, subdued, dark, and internal. Yang energies are masculine - loud, bright, energetic, and external. Neither yin nor yang is preferable, yet in our society the yang attributes are accorded far more worth. We are not encouraged to go within and care for ourselves. Melancholy moods are not allowed, and a sense of quiet is rarely achieved. Most women's physiologies desire a time of rest and turning within every month. Yet we are rewarded for pretending we don't menstruate. Use a tampon, take a Midol, and go to work. In fact, then go grocery shopping, and then to the gym. Make dinner afterwards, too. Our lifestyles scream for a break. Yet we are encouraged to go, go, go; beyond stress, beyond fatigue, beyond our inner sense of knowing. We have become too yang, and this has created a disparity in our health and in the world. The physical consequences of this imbalance cause us to enter puberty earlier, develop endocrine ailments, fertility disorders, and psychic conflicts all through our reproductive lives.

The demands of our externally focused, fast paced lifestyle don't encourage us to live or eat healthfully, which underlies the development of most modern day disorders. Our bodies begin by sending us subtle signals like migraine headaches and back spasms, and when we don't pay attention to the faint messages, they will become more obvious, like diabetes, cancer and heart disease.

Chinese medicine views diet as the foundation of our health and well-being. Yet most of us in the West devour a quick snack for taste and instant energy; not for what our bodies truly need. Most of us know what our bodies need; we just haven't been encouraged to pay attention. We are too frantic to listen to our internal messages. A cup of coffee and a donut is easier than a spinach omelet with a side of fruit. Yet knowledge about health isn't limited to ancient Chinese secrets; dietary wisdom is a part of our past, too. In fact, it is almost instinctual when we pay attention. Here are some examples:

- Our grandmothers recognized that Chicken soup was good for a cold. They knew our bodies became so depleted from fighting germs, that the bone marrow (from which blood cells are produced) deeply replenished our immunity.

- When we have a sore throat we are inherently drawn to warm liquids like hot lemon with honey.

- Warm milk before bed contains L-tryptophan, which helps us to relax and sleep better.

- People with liver disease develop an aversion to fried foods. The body knows that the liver is under stress, and can't break down fats.

We all have access to dietary insight when we listen to the deeper parts of our beings that truly know what we need. At our retreats, women are guided to reestablish their mind-body communication and tune in to their deeper wisdom; improving their fertility, general health, and emotional well-being.

I choose to pay attention to the wisdom of my ancestors and change the patterns of the messages that aren't congruent with health. Kyra is learning to eat when she is hungry, and to pay attention to what her body truly needs. And when she gets her period, we are going to celebrate. We will buy fancy red underwear; we will go outside to look at the sky and see what phase the moon is in; I will teach her to rest, and to honor the needs of her sacred body.

Jessie Johnson is the executive director of The Fertile Soul, which is an Eastern medicine and fertility institute specializing in assisting couples diagnosed as "infertile". Through the work of Dr. Randine Lewis, a comprehensive therapeutic program rooted in traditional Chinese medicine offers uncommon success for thousands of couples. www.thefertilesoul.com

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