aspectsofyourbeingandrealizingthatyouarenotjustaphysicalbodyandfinite,mortalpersonality,
iswhatopensthedoortoyourdiscoveringthetrueSelfwithinyou.Inthismanner,“outofbody”ex-
periencesandexperiencesthattranscendconsciousnessofeventheastralbody,leadtothediscovery
ofexistencewithoutyourmindandsenses.Whenthislevelofexperienceisreached,youhaveat-
tainedtrueandabsoluteknowledge.Incontrast,knowledgethatwasgainedthroughthestudyofthe
teachingsandthevariousotherpracticeswasindirectandincomplete.Thisisthehighestgoalof
meditation,toassistyoutogodeeperwithinyourownbeingandtohelpyoudiscoverthatpartof
yourself, which you are not aware of.
Secrets of Longevity of Body Mind and Soul
Whatisthesecretoflongevity?Weareconstantlybombardedbythemedia,inducedbythemedical
establishment’sfalseclaimsthatpeoplearelivinglonger,healthierlives.Yet,ifweexaminethestat-
isticswewilldiscoverthatthisisactuallythereverse.Priortotheadventofprocessed,chemicalized
foodsinthe 20 thcentury,humanitysufferedfromplagues,etc.Inaddition,manychildrendiedat
birthandduetoinfectiousdiseases,andalsomanymothersdiedinchildbirth,Todaywehavemany
machinesthatartificiallyprolonglife.Twoexamplesofsuchmachinesareartificialhearts,andkid-
neydialysismachines.Indeedthepopulationoftheworldhasincreasednotduetotheimprovement
oflifeduetomedicalscience,buttoimprovedhygieneandfirstaidemergencyassistanceaswellas
artificialmeansthathaveallowedmorepeopletosurvivethebirthingprocess,betterhygieneandar-
tificial life support machines.
Therearerecordedcasesofpeople,eveninancienttimes,whosurvivedtobe 100 yearsoldandbey-
ond.Currentlylessthan1%oftheworld’spopulationreachthatage,andthequalityoflifeofthose
who grow old is dismal at best.
Sohowdidtheancientsdoit?Firstofalltheylivedonwholefoodsandnotdenatured,chemicalized,
processedfoods.Theyalsogotplentyofsunshineandtheybreathedplentyoffreshair.Changingtoa
vegetableandfruitdiet,adietthatishighinnutritionandlowincalories,allowsthebodytoliveoff
ofthenecessaryamountoffoodandnotoverworkthemetabolism,whichwillcausethebodytowear
out sooner as it must work hard to process the excess calories from junk foods, candies, sodas, etc.
Also,itisimportanttoreducethestressofmodernlife.Thusitisnecessarytoworkwiththemind
anddevelopacopingmethodthatallowsustounderstandtheworldandourplaceinitwithoutbe-
comingfrustratedandstressed.Thedisciplinesofmindallowustodothis.Finallythespiritualout-
lookonlifeneedstobepositive.Herethedisciplinesofspiritualevolutionarenecessarytobringthe
soulintoharmonywiththecosmicorder.Inthismannerthepersonalityisvibratingonallthreelevels
(body,mindandsoul)insynchronizationandpeace.Thisallowsthepersonalitytobecomeelevated
andwise,bringingmeaningtothepurposeoflife.Therefore,thekindifdietadvocatedinthisbookis
the way to pristine health and a fruitful old age.
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