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THE BOOK THAT CAN CHANGEYOUR LIFE!

Garbo, Jennifer Jones, and David Ben-Gurion are aon "#e an$ devo"ees of %oa, "#ean&ien" s&ien&e '#i res"ores #ea("#, vior and $ou"# "o "#e )ra&"i"ioner! No' %O* &anen+o$ "#e boun"ifu( benefi"s of "#is e&i"in )#$si&a( and s)iri"ua( e)erien&e

YOGA, YOUTH, AND REINCARNATIONb$ JE.. .TEA/N

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s"or$ in&(udes diaras and des&ri)"ions of eer&ises "o bui(d and res"ore vi"a(i"$, bod$#aron$, and seua( )o"en"ia( 3A ore )ea&efu( a""i"ude "o'ard (ife is "#e se&ond 1'onderinredien"1 of "#e4 %oa a))roa, '#i insis"s on 2ee)in $ou $oun!3

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CONTENTS

Foreword 7((C#a "e 8 GETTING TO KNO9 8C#a)"e : ;% G*/* 18C#a "e ? ON9A/D ?:C#a "e @ CA//% ON @

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And '#a" did %oa #ave "o do 'i"# i"

3Coe u) "o Con&ord, ;assause""s, "a2e our %oa &ourse, and in "#ree on"#s, Iuaran"ee, $ou1(( be a ne' )erson3

I sniffed 3Ever$bod$1s )re""$ used "o e "#e 'a$ I a3

3%ou1re no" bad for idd(e ae, bu" before $ou 2no' i", un(ess $ou reverse "#e ain )ro&ess,$ou1(( be )assin ou" of $our )rie3

I #ad no" 2no'n ;ar&ia (on, and I 'ondered if s#e a))roaed ever$bod$ 'i"# su s"ar"(indire&"ness

.#e ave e an i)is# (oo2 3Ca(( i" $ 'oan1s in"ui"ion, if $ou (i2e, bu" I "#in2 $ou1re "#e one"o in"rodu&e %oa "o a u (arer audien&e in Aeri&a And i" 'i(( be a 'onderfu( e)erien&efor $ou3

;$ ee"in 'i"# ;ar&ia ;oore #ad been as une)e&"ed as i" 'as e(e&"ri& I #ad +us" finis#ed a"a(2 on )s$i& )#enoena before a s"aid Bos"on rou), '#en a s(i, bo$is#-(oo2in ir( 'i"#s"rai#" #air and reu(ar fea"ures a))roaed 'i"# ou"s"re"ed #and .#e a))eared "o be in#er ear($ "'en"ies 9e a""ed &asua(($ for a fe' inu"es and I (earned "#a" s#e 'as ra"#erversa"i(e .#e #ad be&oe in"eres"ed in "#e $s"i& in India, did #er radua"ion "#esis a"/ad&(iffe on, of a(( "#ins, as"ro(o$, and s#e "au#" %oa

I #ad no" iven #er an ans'er, bu" s#e &ou(d no" "arr$ Loo2in a" #er 'a" 'i"# a sa(( &r$ of#orror, s#e announ&ed, 3I us" e" #oe "o "#e i(dren3

.#e #ard($ (oo2ed o(d enou# "o be arried

3I #ave "#ree,3 s#e said, 3and "#e o(des" is fif"een3 .#e ran off, &a((in over #er s#ou(der, 3No'don1" fore", "#in2 i" over and vo"e a$e - for $ourse(f3

9e &orres)onded irreu(ar($, as s#e 'as 2ind enou# "o #e() e in soe resear onas"ro(o$ And "#en 'e e" in Ne' %or2 one da$ .#e 'as in "o'n, s#e e)(ained, for a (e&"ureon %oa, and s#e #ad brou#" #er (avender (eo"ard a(on "o a2e i" (ivin &o(or.#e seeed "o #ave end(ess fa&e"s o"#er, $s"i&, as"ro(oer, #ouse'ife, and no' a $oi or$oin, an e)er" on %oa

As I s"ood usin, s#e e$ed e ref(e&"ive($ 3%ou rea(($ ou#" "o "r$ i" I" 'ou(d brin $ou area"er ras) of (ife, and #e() $our 'ri"in3

3Bu" I a(read$ o "o a $,3 I said

.#e si(ed 3In 9es"ern &a(is"#eni&s, one de)(e"es #is ener$ in %oa, #e rene's i" Bu" "#e)#$si&a( is on($ )ar" of i"3 .#e (oo2ed e in "#e fa&e 3%ou &an1" find )ea&e and &on"en"en" in"#e-$3

I (oo2ed u) ra"#er s#ar)($ 39#a" #as "#a" "o do 'i"# %oa3

3;os" of $ s"uden"s &oe for re(aa"ion, bu" "#e$1re (oo2in for )ea&e of ind3

And did "#e$ find i"

3Coe and find ou" for $ourse(f3

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T#e ne" "ie I 'as in Bos"on, I visi"ed ;ar&ia and #er os" re&en" #usband, Louis A&2er, a""#eir Con&ord as#ra - as#ra bein a .ans2ri" "er for a s#e("er in "#e fores" i"s oderneMuiva(en", a %oa ."udio Louis, a #u(2in ian" of a an, 'as "'en"$-"#ree, soe "'e(ve$ears $ouner "#an ;ar&ia Bu" ."andin on "#eir #eads, a freMuen" )os"ure in "#e ;oore-A&2er 4 #ouse#o(d, "#e$ seeed in &o)(e"e a&&ord

I" 'as an unusua( #ouse#o(d, even &onsiderin "#e rued individua(is of Ne' En(andFif"een-$ear-o(d Louisa, '#o san fo(2 sons '#i(e s"ruin "#e ui"ar, 'as an ade)" a" "#e#i#($ eso"eri& "aro" &ards, and 'as s"ud$in Hebre' so s#e &ou(d be""er e)(ore "#e Caba(a,"#e an&ien" boo2 of Je'is# (ore T#e bo$s, C#ris, "#ir"een, and Jona"#an, e(even, fan&ied"#ese(ves Bea"(es, and "rea"ed Louis (i2e a +unior Bea"(e

Louis 'as a(so an as"ro(oer and a "eaer of %oa, and be ade "e(es&o)es in "#e one-&ararae, '#i(e s"i(( "r$in "o radua"e fro Bos"on *niversi"$ He 'as s"rane($ uni)ressed b$$ (an2 fiure and s"rin$ us&(es And '#en I &o)(ained of fa"iue af"er a "r$in da$, #esaid 'i"# Muie" disdain, 39i"# %oa, $ou1d be ab(e "o 'or2 "'en"$ #ours a da$3

;ar&ia (au#ed 3Bu" '#o 'an"s "o 'or2 "'en"$ #ours a da$, Louis3 .#e e)(ained, 39#a"Louis eans is "#a" $ou1d be fu(( of drive and a(( sor"s of ener$3 .#e rearded e 'i"# aso(i&i"ous e$e 3In our &u("ure 'e1re a(( u "oo &erebra( 9e #ave "o s"o) "#in2in on&e in a'#i(e, so 'e &an (earn '#a" 2ind of )eo)(e 'e are and '#ere 'e are oin3

I" 'as s"i(( diffi&u(" for e "o de&ide I #ad &on"ra&"s for "'o boo2s, 'as abou" "o under"a2e as$ndi&a"ed ne's-)a)er &o(un, and bein of a )essiis"i& na"ure I fe(" "#a" an$"#in )roisinas u as %oa &ou(d on($ "urn ou" bad($ I needed ore "ie "o e)(ore

I 2ne' of %oa and i"s &(aied 'onders, of &ourse, bu" I #ad never been ab(e "o 'or2 u) anin"eres" in soe"#in "#a" seeed so a(ien "o $ o'n (ife 9#en an$bod$ en"ioned %oa, $

iaina"ion us"ered u) a Gand#i-(i2e fiure si""in i)assive($ 'i"# (es &rossed, s"arin a"#is nave(, or soe Indian fa2ir s#uff(in )(a&id($ over a '#i"e-#o" bed of &oa(s

If %oa, as a bran of "#e Hindu )#i(oso)#$, 'as of an$ )ur)ose, '#$ 'as i" "#a" India, "#e(and of i"s oriin, 'as ar2ed 'i"# )over"$, sMua(or, and disease a" ever$ "urn 9#$ 'as i""#en "#a" "#is &u(" #ad ade so (i""(e i)a&" on a &as"e s$s"e '#i #ad #e()ed 2ee) Indiaba&2'ard for &en"uriesAnd $e" )erfe&"($ reasonab(e en and 'oen of "#e 9es"ern 'or(d a))eared enaored of%oa I en&oun"ered beau"ifu( $oun ir(s '#o said i" 2e)" "#e s(i, "ri, and #a))$ I 2ne'"#a" si(en"-s&reen s"ar ;ar"#a .(ee)er and (on-re"ired Li(i Dai"a insis"ed i" 2e)" "#e $ounand vi"a( I" seeed a(os" a s)e&ifi& fo "#e a)os"(es of )er)e"ua( beau"$ Jennifer Jones,O(ivia de Havi((and, Do(ores De( /io, Garbo, G(oria .'anson, .e)"uaenarian David Ben-

Gurion of Israe( did #eads"ands "o 2ee) u) #is vior and &(ari"$ of ind I" a))aren"($ #e()ed%e#udi ;enu#in1s vio(in finers s"a$ nib(e Forer ode( Dorian Lei#, a u o(der sis"er ofa&"ress .uie ar2er, (oo2ed as $oun as an$ of "#e ir(s ode(in for #er arisian aen&$5and a""ribu"ed i" "o %oa And i" 2e)" ode( ou( Gerard Ford as s(ee2 as an$ of #is ode(s,and (oo2in "en $ears $ouner

I 'ondered #o' an Orien"a( ri"ua(, sa&2in so u of "#e Eas"ern $s"iMue, &ou(d beada)"ed "o "#e #ur($-bur($ of "#e 9es" and "#e ore aressive "e)eraen" of i"s )eo)(eAnd '#a" &ou(d i" do for e

Cou(d one be C#ris"ian or Je', or '#a"ever, and s"i(( a2e use of %oa, 'i"#ou" affe&"in one1so'n fai"# I" seeed (i2e($ Ton$ .oa, )ro)rie"or of Ton$1s 9ife, a )o)u(ar ;an#a""an bis"ro,reained a Ca"#o(i&, '#i(e s"andin on #is #ead and sinin o)era"i& arias in a rear2ab(edeons"ra"ion of vi"a(i"$ a" seven"$-"#ree Bu" %oa 'as far ore "o #i "#an a draa"i&

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#eads"and He #ad "a2en i" u) af"er #is firs" 'ife1s dea"#, and i" #ad #e()ed #i "#rou# a)eriod of "ension and sorro' And no' #e s"ood on #is #ead five inu"es ever$ da$, and (e""#e 'or(d do as i" )(eased A *ni"ed ."a"es .ena"or fro ;assause""s, a Ca"#o(i& (i2e Ton$,#ad on&e deanded, 3Ho' &an $ou sa$ %oa is su)erior "o $our o'n re(iion3

Ton$ si(ed 3I don1" sa$ i"1s su)erior - +us" differen"3

Jo#n F Kenned$ re"urned "o #is dinner, a))aren"($ o((ified

As I (oo2ed abou" e, I no"ed 'i"# sur)rise "#a" an$ )eo)(e I 2ne' #ad been usin %oa "oood effe&", "#ou# ea, &urious($, seeed "o #ave a ra"#er differen" idea of '#a" i" 'as for.u$ 9ri#", an a""ra&"ive $oun dress desiner, used "#e %oa s#e #ad absorbed in a Ne'%or2 ."udio "o 2ee) #er s(i bod$ s"ron and f(eib(e and &o)ose #er "#in2in under "#e)ressures of s"ar"in a ne' business, and oin "#rou# a divor&e

A dear friend, 7irinia Be(on", sa" an #our a da$ dee) brea"#in and edi"a"in, and 'as "#eenv$ of Ho(($'ood s"ars '#o ade e)ensive )i(riaes "o .'i"er(and for re+uvena"in

in+e&"ions Free of 'rin2(es, fir of us&(e, "#is Bird 9oan of /o&2efe((er Cen"er (oo2edsoe "#ir"$-five or for"$ $ears o(d a" os" %e", Ps#e 'as, in&redib($, )as" si"$ For $ears, #ero'n #usband, '#o ran "#eir bird s#o) 'i"# #er, #ad been "a2en b$ an$ as #er fa"#er, "#ou#"#e$ 'ere of an ae

%e" %oa seeed ra"#er vaue and dis+oin"ed and #o)e(ess($ abs"ra&" In $ o'n 'a$, I s"rove"o resis" "#e a(ars of idd(e ae, (ivin one da$ a" a "ie and o&&asiona(($ 'or2in off s"eaa" a $ I "o(d $se(f I 'as e""in "oo o(d for ne' "ri&2s And "#en o&&urred one of "#osean&e en&oun"ers "#a" so of"en s#a)e our a&"ions One da$, a" "#e $, as I 'en" "#rou# $rou"ine of si"-u)s and "oe-"ouinQs, I no"i&ed a s)r$ (i""(e an, 'i"# a erubi& fa&e and 'av$iron-ra$ #air, s"ri2in a )ose "#a" even I 2ne' "o be a &(assi& Lo"us )os"ure

He sa' $ (oo2 of inMuir$ and si(ed

His nae, i" deve(o)ed, 'as C#ar(es 9eiser T#ou# sa(( in s"a"ure, #e 'as, i" seeed, abi-business "$)e Bu" un(i2e os" "$&oons, #abi"ua(($ )ressed for "ie, #e 'as friend($ andenain

3%es,3 #e said, 3"#a"1s a bi" of %oa I )ra&"i&e a fe' basi& )os"ures +us" "o 2ee) fi"3He "#re' an a)o(oe"i& (oo2 a" "#e )#$si&a( ins"ru&"or, '#o 'as e$in #i Muii&a(($ 3I" isn1"so u "#e )#$si&a( 3side of %oa "#a" I1 in"eres"ed in,3 #e said 3T#ere1s a en"a( as)e&" farore i)or"an"3

He (oo2ed do'n a" #is "ri fiure 3I (os" "'en"$ )ounds in si on"#s 'i"# %oa3

3Did $ou die" I as2ed

3No" &ons&ious($ I +us" o" de"aed fro food3

I didn1" unders"and

He e)(ained )a"ien"($ 3Af"er a '#i(e, edi"a"in abou" "#ins, e""in de"aed in $our"#in2in, $ou bein "o rea(ie "#a" u of "#e ea"in $ou do is an ou"(e", a nervous rea&"ion%ou s"ar" "#in2in of food as fue(, "#ou# $ou s"i(( en+o$ i" 9i"#ou" "#in2in abou" i", I found$se(f &u""in ou" desser"s3 He #ad no" be&oe a vee"arian, as soe $ois insis" u)on, bu"#e #ad &u" do'n on ea" 3I found I &ou(d o far"#er on (ess food3

He #ad never fe(" be""er, ore )#$si&a(($ &a)ab(e, "#ou# #e 'as no' in #is fif"ies 3I &an do

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"#ins,3 #e said, 3"#a" I &ou(dn1" do sin&e I 'as a 2id3 Bu" "#e "e)eraen" anes #adbrou#" bin rea"es" sa"isfa&"ion He #ad be&oe a an 'i"# a ne' ou"(oo2 and )ersona(i"$

3Ever$"#in used "o e&i"e e on&e,3 #e said 3No' I reain &a( and &o)osed I a ore&o)assiona"e, and &an de"a $ eo fro si"ua"ions I 'as a('a$s #avin "roub(e 'i"# $e)(o$ees I 'ou(d dis&over soebod$ #ad isre)resen"ed soe"#in or fa((en do'n on "#e+ob, and I 'ou(d &a(( #i in and bein s"orin a" #i He 'ou(d e" u)se" and s"ar" s#a2in,and I1d e" so u)se" I &ou(dn1" s(ee) a" ni#" Bu" no', if a an isn1" 'or2in ou", I &a(( #i in,reasonab($ o over #is defi&ien&$, and "#en if 'e don1" see e$e "o e$e, I ive #i a fe' 'ee2s"o (oo2 for ano"#er +ob3

I fai(ed "o see #o' "#is ira&(e #ad been 'rou#" b$ s"arin off in"o s)a&e and usindreai($ of soe vaue &osi& &ons&iousness

He si(ed 3I 2no' i" sees #ard "o be(ieve 9#en I firs" s"ar"ed, $ fai($ and friends(au#ed a" e Bu" no' "#a" "#e$ see '#a" i"1s done, "#e$ +us" 2ee) Muie" and (e" i" o a" "#a"In fa&", a fe' friends #ave "ried i" "#ese(ves3

3Bu" #o' does i" 'or2 9#a" #a))ens "#a" "riers "#is ane3

3I "#in2 of )(easan" "#ins, a arden )er#a)s, or I a$ visua(ie God, and as I edi"a"e, I find$se(f ro'in &a(er and s"roner inside I fee( ore in "une 'i"# "#e 'or(d, and of &ourseI1 ore re(aed fro "#e eer&ises, and "#a" #e()s e &on&en"ra"e I find $se(f (oo2in a")eo)(e, in&(udin $se(f, fro a sor" of oun"ain"o), and a(( "#eir s"rivin and s"ru(inbe&oes so &(ear and eviden"3

I s"i(( didn1" unders"and #o' #e #ad ained rea" insi#" and )ea&e of ind

He s#rued 3I don1" "#in2 an$bod$ &an s)e(( i" ou" for $ou I"1s (i2e a dru e)erien&e, I

su))ose $ou #ave "o o "#rou# i" $ourse(f "o 2no' #o' i" 'or2s3

ea&e of ind in a 'or(d "#a" 2ne' no )ea&e Ho' an$ )eo)(e of un"o(d ries 'ou(deane ever$"#in for "#is )re&ious &oodi"$!

I 2e)" readin abou" %oa, and "a(2in "o )eo)(e '#o seeed "o 2no' soe"#in abou" i" Ini"s Orien"a( &on"e", i" ebra&ed vee"arianis, rein&arna"ion, edi"a"ion, and s)iri"is Dee)brea"#in 'as in"era( "o "#e dis&i)(ine, and r"#$, %re&' (o"&ro), 'as "#e 2e$ no" on($"o bodi($ s"aina bu" su)ersensor$ deve(o)en" .oe rearded %oa as a re(iion, o"#ers asan ar" or s&ien&e C G Jun, "#e einen" .'iss )s$oana($s" and )#i(oso)#er, observedaf"er s"ud$ 3Ever$ re(iious or )#i(oso)#i&a( )ra&"i&e eans a )s$o(oi&a( dis&i)(ine, "#a" is,a e"#od of en"a( #$iene T#e anifo(d, )ure($ bodi($ )ro&edures of %oa a(so eans a

)#$sio(oi&a( #$iene '#i is su)erior "o ordinar$ $nas"i& and brea"#in eer&ise,inasu as i" is no" ere($ eanis"i& and s&ien"ifi& bu" a(so )#i(oso)#i&a( In i"s "rainin of"#e )ar"s of "#e bod$, i" uni"es "#e 'i"# "#e '#o(e of "#e s)iri"3

I 'as ore i)ressed b$ "#e re)or" of a dis"inuis#ed Aeri&an )#$si&ian '#o #ad "ried %oa#ise(f In Yoga for Today, b$ .)rin and Goss, Dr* Fr"+)#" T'ore)oin"ed ou" "#a" #e#ad been )ra&"i&in Ha"#a %oa, "#e )ure($ )#$si&a( %oa, for for"$ inu"es a da$ for "en$ears His 'as a resoundin "es"ionia( %oa no" on($ ade a ne' an of #i, bu" a ne'do&"or 3Durin "#is )eriod, I #ave rare($ #ad a &o(d and no disease of an$ 2ind 9#a" #asbeen )er#a)s of even rea"er va(ue "o e in "#is &onfused, fear ridden 'or(d is $&on&oi"an" sensi"ive i)roveen" in en"a( and eo"iona( &on"ro( and se(f-2no'(ede I" #asiven e a reserve of en"a( and )#$si&a( ener$ and an inner #aron$ and )oise 9#i(esavin $se(f u use(ess eo"iona( 'ear and "ear durin "r$in and diffi&u(" "ies, "#eeMuanii"$ and i)er"urbabi(i"$ I #ave ained #as enab(ed e, "#rou# a ore )a"ien" and

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s$)a"#e"i& unders"andin "o be of infini"e($ ore #e() "o $ )a"ien"s3

T#a" 'as Mui"e a brea"#fu( Bu" I s"i(( &ou(dn1" #e() 'onderin #o' %oa differed fro )ure&a(is"#eni&s T#ere 'ere )oin"s of sii(ari"$ over(a$in fundaen"a( differen&es, i" seeed

1T#e$ e" in"o edi"a"ions and ind &on"ro(,3 re)or"ed Haro(d J /ei(($, /o&2efe((er Cen"er1sfaed )#$si&a( &u("uris" 3."i(( an$ of our eer&ises are sii(ar, )ar"i&u(ar($ "#e s(o',s"re"in rou"ines, '#ere $ou us" &on&en"ra"e3 He (oo2ed u) 'i"# a si(e Bu" '#$ don1"$ou si" do'n 'i"# ;ada B(ane De7ries s#e1s been "eain %oa for for"$ $ears, and2no's a(( abou" i"3T#e nae seeed fai(iar

3Do $ou reeber Oo "#e Oni)o"en"3

I did vaue($ T#e "ab(oids #ad irreveren"($ iven "#is nae "o "#e (a"e ierre Bernard be&ause#e #ad (ed #is s"uden"s in edi"a"ion 'i"# "#e an" of "#e sa&red 'ord om or aum, "#e.ans2ri" sound sinif$in God or &rea"ion

;ada De7ries 'as #is 'ido', and "#eir ne)#e' T#eos Bernard, a(so a $oi, #ad died on aission "o Tibe" As an advan&ed $oi, '#o #ad 'on #is #D a" Co(ubia *niversi"$ viaHa"#a %oa, #e #ad been ab(e "o s"and o"ion(ess on #is #ead for "#ree #ours, irria"e #is&o(on si""in in a s#a((o' basin of 'a"er, and s'a((o' $ards of aue "a)e as )ar" of an in"erna()urif$in )ro&ess T#is 'as a (i""(e e"ree for $ "as"e, bu" as a s&ien"ifi& e)erien"i((us"ra"ed "#e )o"en"ia(i"ies of "#e bod$

;rs De7ries 'as an a)os"(e of odera"ion - and a rear2ab($ infora"ive #os"ess Loo2inou" on "#e s)(endor of "#e Hudson, a" "#e an(e of "#e Ta))an Ree Bride a" N$a&2, '#ere s#eain"ained #er as#ra, 'e #ad a re(ain (un "#a" in&(uded ea" and fo'( and )ear(s of'isdo 37ee"arianis is fine if $ou &an anae i",3 ;rs De7ries said, 3bu" in "#e "e)era"e

&(ies a (i""(e ea" no' and "#en is Mui"e usefu(3

.#e Muo"ed fro "#e B#aavad-Gi"a, "#e bib(e of "#e rea" Indian $oi and of Eerson,T#oreau, and Bronson A(&o"" 3%oa is i)ossib(e for "#e an '#o overea"s or for "#e an'#o s"arves, or for "#e an '#o s(ee)s "oo u, or for "#e an '#o does no" s(ee) enou#T#e %oa '#i dis)e(s sorro' is for "#e an '#o is "e)era"e in #is food, re&rea"ion, a&"ivi"$and s(ee)3

I" 'as ano"#er 'a$ )er#a)s of sa$in, 3A- $" &'."+- -o 'e %e(o$e-,3 a &ardina( aiof %oa

I" 'as #ard "o rea(ie "#a" s#e #ad been a "eaer so (on Her e$es 'ere bri#"($ e)ressive,

#er voi&e resonan", #er underars fir, and s#e #ad "#e &a(ves of a )ria ba((erina .#e sa"s"rai#" in #er air, )residin over "#e "ab(e T#ere 'ere )er#a)s si o"#er ues"s, in&(udin/ei(($ and a $oun dan&er 'i"# eo"iona( )rob(es

3%oa,3 ;rs De7ries 'as sa$in in #er e(odious voi&e, 3is "#e on($ re(iion "#a" doesn1"re+e&" In "#is 'a$ i" is soe'#a" C#ris" (i2e, 'i"#ou" bein C#ris"ian, sin&e C#ris" didn1" re+e&"an$one, no" even "#ose '#o "oo2 #i "o "#e Cross3

%oa a re(iion

3I"1s a 'a$ of (ife,3 s#e observed, 3and '#a" e(se, )ro)er($, is re(iion %oa is a union of bod$and ind 'i"# "#e su)ree s)iri" I" is &(ear, si)(e and dire&", and "#ere are no $s"eries "o i",e&e)" "#ose )(an"ed ere($ "o &rea"e $s"er$3

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9e "a(2ed of )eo)(e s"andin on "#eir #eads, res"aura"eur Ton$ .oa, and David Ben-Gurion,"#e e(der s"a"esan, '#o #ad been )#o"ora)#ed u)side do'n on a bea 'i"# a "e(es&o)i&(ens ;rs De7ries si(ed 3Head s"andin,3 s#e said, 3#as &er"ain )#$si&a( advan"aes I"anes "#e f(o' of b(ood, refres#in "#e brain and easin "#e ind Bu" even ore i" is adis&i)(ine, a2in one en"($ a'are of "#e au"#ori"$ of ind and bod$3

In a 'a$ %oa 'as dedi&a"ed "o "#e $oun in #ear" 39e 2ee) $ou"#fu(, bod$ and ind, b$ain"ainin e(as"i&i"$ We re ." -&&e o/ -e".). w'e" we ("0& ('"e e.&'er or&&.&de- or or %od.e-* T#en 'e are dr$in u) for sure3

T#e dan&er 'i"# "#e &rea$ &o)(eion and res"(ess dis)osi"ion )ou"ed 3%ou en"ioned "#a"$ou &an deve(o) su &on"ro( over "#e bod$ "#a" differen" us&(es &an be iso(a"ed3 .#efro'ned, 3Bu" 'e do "#a" in ba((e"3

;rs De7ries nodded 3%oa is a e"#od, no" +us" eer&ise T#ere are five basi& )rin&i)(es.i(en&e is "#e firs" of "#ese 2ee)in our ind Muie" so "#ou#"s &an en"er "#en (is"enin, so"#a" 'e &an (earn reeberin, so "#a" 'e &an &onsider unders"andin, so i" 'i(( #ave

eanin and "#en a&"in3 .#e e$ed "#e $oun dan&er even($ 3.o of"en 'e +us" a&" firs",e""in a(( s"irred u) "o no avai(3

I rearded #er )(a&id fea"ures &urious($ 3Don1" $ou ever e" s"irred u)3

.#e )ursed #er (i)s 3Aner s#ou(d be siu(a"ed on($ for effe&" Bu" rea( aner dissi)a"eseneries, and &auses innuerab(e (i""(e in"erna( e)(osions daain "o bod$ and ind3

Her 'ords seeed dire&"ed a" "#e ir( 3T#in2in 'i"# a dis"urbed ind is no "#in2in a" a((Don1" a&" firs" and rere" (a"er Don1" e" u)se" or &on&erned b$ a&"ions of o"#ers, b$ &ri"i&isor f(a""er$ ra&"i&e "#e de"aen" "#a" &oes 'i"# %oa 9#en "#e ind is &a( and Muie","ru"# en"ers unsou#"3 A 2ind($ si(e "oo2 "#e ede fro #er 'ords

3T#e need for se(f-dis&i)(ine 'as never rea"er,3 s#e 'en" on 3La'(essness and de(inMuen&$s"e fro (a&2 of se(f-dis&i)(ine 9e are (ivin in a 'or(d '#i #as abandoned "#e o(d."andards, and needs se(f-dis&i)(ine - &on"ro( - ore "#an ever .in&e i" is i)ossib(e "o (ive b$o(d )a""erns '#en "#e$ #ave disa))eared, "#e )rob(e is "o +"ow #or-e)/ - a su)reefun&"ion of %oa - and a2e "#e ne&essar$ ad+us"en"s3

No" on($ "#e #ave-no"s, resor"in "o ob vio(en&e in "#eir frus"ra"ions, bu" "#e ri and "#e over)rivi(eed &ou(d )rofi" b$ "#is dis&i)(ine I" 'as rear2ab(e #o' an$ )eo)(e a&"ed 'i"#ou"ref(e&"ion - 'i"# disas"rous resu("s

;rs De7ries re&a((ed "#e 'ea("#$ 'oan '#o #ad arrived a" "#e as#ra for #er firs" (esson9i"#ou" bo"#erin "o sa$ #e((o, s#e #ad s(i))ed off an e)ensive in2 'ra) and "#ro'n i" on aair I" s(id off "o "#e f(oor

3Le"1s e" on 'i"# "#e (esson,3 "#e 'oan said

3Aren1" $ou oin "o )i&2 u) "#e &oa"3 ;rs De7ries as2ed

T#e 'oan s#rued 39#en do 'e s"ar"3

3I "#in2 $ou s#ou(d )i&2 u) $our &oa" firs"3

3I" doesn1" a""er "o e,3 "#e 'oan said &are(ess($, 3bu" if i" bo"#ers $ou "#a" u, $ou )i&2i" u)3

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T#e %oa "eaer re"ained #er &us"oar$ &a( 3T#a" &oa" s#ou(d re)resen" soe"#in "o $ou,3s#e said i(d($ 3I" "oo2 "#e (ives of a ood an$ inno&en" ania(s, i" reMuired a rea" dea( of(abor, and i" 'as undoub"ed($ iven 'i"# affe&"ion or (ove3

3Never ind "#e (e&"ure,3 "#e 'oan said 39#en do 'e s"ar"3

As 'e (is"ened beused, ;rs De7ries bro2e off and

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