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competentandexperiencedhealthpractitioner,whileatthesametimegaininginsightintothenature
of health and self-healing.
Somepeoplewillhaveapastbasisforeatingavegetariandiet,fasting,meditating,etc.,forminthis
orpreviouslifetimes,andbeabletoconverttothislifestyleveryquicklyand“effortlessly,”while
othersareonlynowenteringintothisculture,andwillfinditmorechallenging.Themostimportant
thingistonotgiveup.Donotquit,regardlessofifyoufailahundredtimes.Imagineifyouheldan
attitudeoffailurewhenyouwereababytryingtowalk.Ifeverytimeyoufelldown,andmaybeeven
gotafewbumpsandbruisesintheprocess,youdecidedthatyouwereafailureandthattheprocess
oflearningtowalkwasmuchtoohard,wherewouldyoubetoday?Youwouldstillbecrawling
aroundonyourhandsandknees!Withcontinuedeffort,nomatterhowlongittakesyou,committo
succeeding, for “as you think, so you become.”
Thosepersonsmentionedabove,whocanconvert“seemingly”effortlessly,alsohadtogothoughthe
stageofstriving,failuresandcontinuedeffortinthepast.However,thismaynotbeevidentnowbe-
causetheymayhavedoneitinapreviouslifetime,andnowtheirdeepermemoryistriggered,andall
theyhavetodoistopickupwheretheyleftoff.Noonepersonhasbeenmoreblessedwithtalents,
specialgiftsorwillpowerthananyother.Whatevertalent,giftsorwillpowerapersonhasisdueto
theirpreviousworkinthisarea,inthisorapastlifetime.Soitisnotvalidtocompareoneselftooth-
ers,excepttobeinspiredbythosewhoaremoreadvancedthanyouinthisarea.Asyourenthusiasm
wanesandself-doubtsrises,letthemserveasprooftoyourmindthatitcanbeachieved.Lettheglow
of health in their face, and the bounce of vitality in their step, inspire you and allay your fears.
Becauseofdoubt,insecurity,fearorlackofwillpowerordesiretochange,mostpeopleresistmak-
ingthecorrectionsthatareneededtopracticespiritualityinitshighestandpurestessence,yetitis
onlythisintensityofpracticethatwillleadthemtotheattainthatforwhichtheyhavebeenseeking
andwhichcannotbeattainedbyanyothermeans,thatis,self-knowledgeandself-discoveryinthe
stateofunionwiththeHigherSelf,ortoputitinsimpleterms,truehealthandtrueabidinghappiness
andpeace.ThefactthatmakingthesechangescanbechallengingisevidencedbythestatementofJe-
sus,that“Manyarecalled,butfewarechosen.”Manypeopletakethisstatementtomeanthatthere
areonlyafewspecial“chosen”peoplewhoareblessedenoughtobecomesaintsandsages.However,
thatisnotwhatthisstatementmeans.WhatJesusisremarkingabouthereisthatmanypeoplebe-
comeinspiredandenthusiastic,butonlyafewstaythecourse.Theothersgiveupbygivinginto
theirweakwill,insecurities,doubts,fears,laziness,etc.Thecovetedstate(Enlightenment)isavail-
ableforeveryone.Oneonlyhastoapplytheformula.Ifyoucontinuetopersist,nomatterhowslow
the pace seems, you will succeed, even in this very lifetime.
Considertheexampleillustratedinthefollowingparable.Apersonhadtowalkthroughadarkforest
togettotheirdestination.Alltheyhadwasalittlecandlelight,whichglowedandilluminedfivefeet
infrontofthem.Lookingattheforestwithtrepidation,theywonderedhowtheywouldbeableto
makeitthoughthatdeepforest,withtheirlittlelight,whichonlyilluminedfivefeet.Whentheystar-
tedtowalk,theynoticedsomethingamazinghappened.Whentheygottotheendofthefirstfivefeet,
anotherfivefeetaheadwasillumined,andlikewise,whentheygottotheendofthatfivefeet,yetan-
otherwasillumined.Soon,littlebylittle,fivefeetatatime,theymadeitthroughtheentireforest.So,