tothefreeflowofthevascularsystemandtheLifeForceenergies.Sopromotingleannessimplies
keepingthephysicalweightinproperbalance,butalsocleansingthecellsofthebodyaswell.One
cansurviveonadietofhamhocks,ribs,pork,lard,hamburgers,friedfoods,foodshighinfats,etc.,
andstillappearleanifthefoodintakeisataminimumorone’smetabolismishigh.Onecanevenap-
pearleanandhealthyonthisdiet.Thisisthedietandhabitinmanycountries.However,whatwill
themakeupofthemental,spiritualandphysicalconstitutionofapersononsuchadietbe?Theymay
enjoyeatingthefoods,butwhatarethefoodsdoingtothemphysically,especiallyinthelongrun,
andhowdoesthislifestyleaffecttheirspiritualevolutionnow?Fatnessandthecarnalappetiteareto
becurtailedbecausetheypromoteegoismandreinforcetheillusorinessoflife.Finally,itmustbe
cleartothereaderthattheissueofdietandhealthgofarbeyondwhetherornotfoodpromotescho-
lesterol or fat in the human body.
Youcanchangethefutureconditionofyourbodybyfirstmentallyresolvingtochangeit,andthen
employingtheself-effortinthatdirectionwhileatthesametimeinvokingthehelpoftheNeters(cos-
micforces-divineenergiesoftheHigherSelf,God)toassistyourquestforself-improvement.This
willnotbeeasysincethetemptationoffoodisverygreat.Itisrelatedtothefirstenergycenter
(chakra)ofthesubtlespiritualbody(Uraeus-KundaliniSerpentPower) 56 anditisaforcewhich
needstobecontrolledinordertoproceedonthespiritualpath.Aspartofyourspiritualprogram,be-
gincontrollingyourintakeoffoodgradually,onadailybasis,evenifyoucutbackatablespoonful
perdayuntilyoureachalevelofintakewhichwillsupportthenormalweightforyourbodystruc-
ture.Beespeciallywatchfulofyourselfinrespecttoyourhabits.Doyoueatoutofhabit,forpleasure
oroutofnecessity?Ifitisoutofhabitorforpleasure,youmustbreakthecyclebyengaginginother
activitieswhenthedesirearises.Doexercise,deepbreathing,study,chant,callafellowpractitioner
for support. The Serpent Power will be discussed in detail in future sections.
“Obesityisafactorinheartdisease,diabetesandcancer.Accordingtostatistics
citedbythesenators,anestimated 61 percentofU.S.adultsand 13 percentofchil-
drenareoverweight.Anestimated300,000deathsperyearareassociatedwith
obesity.Therearetwiceasmanyoverweightchildrenandthreetimesasmanyover-
weightadolescentsastherewere 30 yearsago.“Obesityisournation’sfastest
risingpublichealthproblem,”saidBingaman,D.N.M.“Asanation,wecanno
longeraffordtoignoretheescalatingcostsassociatedwithobesityandunhealthy
lifestyles,suchasphysicalinactivityandpoordietaryhabits.”Dodd,D-Conn.,said
afailuretoaddresstheproblemofobesitywouldendangermoreandmorechil-
dren.” 57
Recreational Drugsand Alcohol
2-Naturalwinesandothernaturallybreweddrinksmaybeacceptableinsmallquantitiesbythe
masses,however,youwillnoticethatasyoupurifyyourself,youwillnotbeabletotolerateordesire
even small amounts of intoxicants.
“Oh that thou did understand that wine is an abomination.”