Here's How the Person Makes the Difference


When a person tries to be good, he becomes better. A good person is impossible to beat, because he has the blessings of God. He becomes an instrument of goodness and whatever he does prospers. It is truly amazing grace whenever you meet a good person, his whole personality shines with happiness, optimism, balance, and harmony, because the blessings of God are within him.

The Bible tells many stories of the apostles, disciples, and the saints doing the will of God. There are countless accounts of miracles, healings, and marvelous sermons where all the listeners heard what our Lord wanted them to hear to become perfect, and to be saved.



When you are blessed by God, you are in the zone. You are the fastest runner, you are the strongest player, nothing you do falls short of the mark, all the important facts are remember, you make a perfect score, and you know that you can not fail.



Let us not forget the Pittsburgh Steeler's 2005 season and Ben Roethlisberger's first year as a pro with 15 wins and 1 loss.

HOLISTIC THERAPHY


"The cure of many diseases is unknown to the physicians of Hellas, because they are ignorant of the whole, which ought to be studied also; for the part can never be well unless the whole is well.... This is the great error of our day in the treatment of the human body, that the physicians separate the soul from the body." Plato (428BC - 347BC)

Life has built in drives because they are part of the design of creation. From the way the stars move to the way the smallest living things act, everything is guided by intelligent design. Human beings know that they are influenced by these drives every day. The main human drives are: replication, reproduction, and extension.

These drives affect every aspect of human life. Just as the universe does not have a center or an edge, it is almost impossible to learn about every aspect of human life. Everyone has a body and a soul, but the body and the soul are not separate things nor are they one thing in the human being. The soul gives life to the body; yet it endures forever, even after the body dies.

There are unlimited aspects to the body. Some of them are physical, behavioral, mental, intellectual, scientific, technological, artistic, emotional, ethical, social, psychological, political, religious, and spiritual aspects of the human being. Some of the aptitude tests attempt to measure our potentiality for genius in these areas. However, there are unlimited potentialities to the human being and no test can ever be devised to measure all of our skills, talents and qualities for genius and goodness to the human species.



The best guide to our success is our self, and holistic therapy is the tool to help us improve. Each day we have some idea of how we feel. We know when we are tired, when we feel sick, and when we are unhappy. So we can guess how physically fit, how mentally alert, and how spiritual sound we are each moment by the way we feel. The way we can improve is by setting some goals. No one knows you better than you know your self, and you are the best person to set some realistic, and challenging goals that will help you improve your total self.

There are many ways we can improve. We can set up a good exercise and work schedule to maximize our physical qualities for strength, speed, flexibility, endurance, and aerobic capacities. We can study nutrition and good health practices to allow our body to grow, and develop to its greatest potential. We can make some plans about what you want to do with your life. There are thousands of careers we can chose from and countless opportunities that are open to us to make a very good choice. We can even create our own profession and design our own path to enjoy the good life, and have it more abundantly.


Holistic therapy is the tool for helping you fulfill your dreams. Society has a plan to make good human beings. Their plan is influenced by every person, and every human organization in that society. Some of the groups are: the government, the schools, the churches, the businesses and the other professions that make up the society. We all know that all our plans fall short of our goal to make a better world. There is still conflict and much sorrow in the world because of poverty, cruelty, and evil. Our plan needs to address these difficulties.

We need to learn how to be good along with how to be wealthy, healthy, and happy. When we learn what influences our desire to improve our self, we will learn how to keep the bad influences from destroying our hope for the good life. All the groups in society use their influence to make it more like them. The replication, and extension drives are at work in every society; just as the drive for reproduction is a constant factor in the life of every human being.

For most of mankind's existence, there has been a desire for to explore the world. We have moved in every direction at about thirty miles a year. Some are influenced by the bigger groups and move toward the cities, while the others move to new lands in a hope to create a better life. Those who like to stay put, look inside to make a better world, and hope the person will make the difference. Both ways are good, and none have a guarantee to succeed.

We need farmers, just as much as we need carpenters. Every town needs someone to fill one of its needs, and every family needs someone to make it complete, and fulfill its needs too. It all begins with the person who wants to be good, no matter what are the circumstance of his life.

Charismatic Prayer Meeting
Catholic Charismatic Renewal

What is Catholic Charismatic Renewal?

Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) is a spiritual movement within the Catholic Church that emphasises the availability of the power and the many gifts of the Holy Spirit in the life of every believer, and the need for a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ in order to live life to the fullest.

CCR has its international office in Rome, and consists of thousands of local prayer groups and communities, as well as special ministries and servies, in almost every country around the world.

CCR emphasises the goodness of God, and proclaims, with the Church, that God's grace is freely given to everyone. Jesus Christ fully revealed God, enabling each person to know God as good, as totally giving, and as one who shares fully in the human experience.

The experience of the first followers of Jesus was that they were empowered by God through the Holy Spirit to live a new kind of life "life in a fuller dimension whereby God's power worked in them and through them in order to bring God's love and grace to all who would receive it." Essentially, it is this experience of God that is at the basis of the Catholic faith.

The Church has experienced through the centuries the power of God working in and through imperfect people, all seeking to know God. CCR lies firmly within this tradition.

What is Distinctive about the Spirituality of CCR?

CCR originated in 1967 when some Catholics experienced the presence and power of God working in a new and deeper way in their lives. This experience of God, which they described as being "baptised in the Spirit," drew them into a far deeper spiritual life than before. They wanted to give their lives more fully to God. They experienced his love more deeply, and appreciated even more deeply the spiritual riches to be found in the Catholic Church.

They discovered, in particular, that God was wanting to be far more active in their lives than they had previously understood. They experienced gifts of the Holy Spirit that enabled them to help and serve others, such as praying for healing, and teaching and preaching in more powerful ways. They found God to be vitally interested and involved in every aspect of their lives, no matter how seemingly minor. God worked in their lives in a powerful way and, through them, healed and transformed others.

Baptism in the Spirit

Although each person's experience of God is unique, the experience within CCR is that there is usually a moment of deeper conversion in each person's life which brings them into this deeper spiritual dimension. This is called "the Baptism in the Spirit," or "a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit" (as the person has usually already received the Spirit in many ways in their life). The word "baptism" is not to be confused with sacramental Baptism, but simply means immersion "immersion into God in a fuller way, and being immersed in the Holy Spirit." It is a grace of God that often brings with it new spiritual gifts, and sometimes a calling and enabling to move into new roles in serving others.

The receiving of this grace is pure gift, and the recipient does nothing to earn it, but must allow God to act, as he always respects our free will. It empowers the individual to serve others, and to move into a deeper spiritual awareness and longing to know God. It empowers the person to using the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which are always for the benefit of others.

People who have experienced this grace speak of a new love of God, a desire to pray and to attend Mass, to join with other Christians in sharing their faith life, to serve others, to read Scripture and other spiritual reading, and to learn more about the ways of God. They have a new desire to praise God, and experience a deep peace and joy as they find a new awareness of the presence of God in their lives.

Typically, those coming into CCR attend a Life in the Spirit Seminar within a prayer group. The seminar lasts a number of weeks, and facilitates a process of openness to new graces that God might give that person. In one of those sessions, there is specific prayer for the Baptism in the Spirit.

Gifts of the Spirit

For the early Christians, the Holy Spirit was experienced as a real power in their lives. The Holy Spirit empowered them to continue the work of Jesus. When a person received the Holy Spirit, they experienced a very real difference in their lives and others noticed it. That is still true today.

Although all Christians receive the Holy Spirit through Baptism, God's Spirit works in many ways in the world, in both Christians and non-Christians. Yet the experience of being "baptised in the Spirit" is a time of entering a deeper spiritual dimension. Similarly, St Teresa of Avila describes a person entering her "Fourth Mansion": "Supernatural experiences begin here..." (Interior Castle 4.1.1).

Those who experience this deeper infilling, or new outpouring, of God's Spirit usually begin to discover new spiritual gifts. Some of these are:


The Gift of Prophecy:
The ability to sense what God is saying to a group or an individual, and to pass on that message. This usually takes the form of encouragement, comfort, hope or exhortation.

The Gift of Praying in Tongues:
This is a way of praying without words a form of contemplative prayer that is very useful in personal prayer and in prayer ministry. It enables the person praying to focus on God without worrying about finding the right words.

Gifts of Healing:
There seem to be a variety of gifts given by the Spirit to enable people to be instruments of God's healing through prayer.

Paul describes some of the gifts of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12, "...but the Spirit works in many ways." The Spirit also empowers people to move into new roles of service and ministry to others. In all case, the gifts are given to serve others. God works through people, and these gifts help spread his goodness in the world.


Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia

"...proclaiming the power of the Holy Spirit,
and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ."

What is a Charismatic Prayer Meeting?

A charismatic prayer meeting consists of a group of people from varying backgrounds who meet regularly (usually weekly) in an atmosphere of love and support for one another in an effort to grow in the knowledge and love of God, and to show this love in their attitude to their neighbour.Each prayer meeting is open to anyone who wants to come. Those who attend CCR prayer meetings are predominantly Catholic, but groups are open to anyone.

The prayer meeting has been a place where many, many, people have found a new dimension to their spiritual lives, and have discovered the love of God in a more profound way.

St Paul wrote in 1 Cor 14:26:
When you assemble, one has a hymn, another some instruction to give, still another a revelation to share, one speaks in a tongue, another interprets. Let all things be done to build up the community.

The meeting takes place in a relaxed atmosphere where joy and the love of God is emphasised, and where everyone is welcomed. God is praised with enthusiasm. Praise of God is characteristic of Catholic Charismatic Renewal, in line with the Catholic tradition in which praise permeates the liturgy, song and prayer.

Sometimes people suggest that the praise in the prayer meeting is ‘forced’ in that it does not reflect the way people feel. It is ‘put on.’ CCR encourages people to incorporate praise of God into their whole lives, as in praising God we go out of ourselves and gaze at the goodness of God. Often people’s problems disappear when they begin to praise God, who gives them a new perspective on things. Praise focuses on the utter goodness of God, and celebrates his goodness in our lives.

“Rejoice in the Lord always,” said Paul (Phil 4:4). We believe our joy should be expressed often in praise.

Large parts of the prayer meeting are quiet. Silence forms an important part of the worship periods, and people are encouraged to listen to what the Lord is saying to them. Some will sense that God has a message of encouragement, exhortation, or consolation for the group, and will feel moved to speak this out. This is known as the gift of prophecy.

The Word of God in Scripture is read and listened to, and regular teaching on Scripture and aspects of the Christian life instructs and helps people to grow in their spiritual life. Each prayer meeting has a teaching program. In addition to these times, there are times of prayer ministry, and times of intercession. People are encouraged to share what God has done in their lives as a most important way of building the faith of others. The Eucharist is often celebrated for the prayer group, and time may be spent before the Blessed Sacrament. There is much variety in the prayer meeting.

A leader coordinates these main segments of the meeting:

Praise and Worship
God is praised in song and prayer for his majesty, his love and his faithfulness, and thanked for his grace in our lives. This praise and thanksgiving may be in words, songs or through that way of praying without words known as ‘praying in tongues,’ which has been described by Fr Robert Faricy, S.J., as a form of contemplative
prayer, and by others as similar to praying the rosary. This form of contemplative prayer follows a long Catholic contemplative tradition. St Teresa of Avila wrote of a form of prayer which she called “jubilation” — “a strange prayer I don’t understand.” She called it “a deep union of the faculties” and that “all [the soul’s] activity is directed to this praise (Interior Castle 6.6.10).



Prophecy
Someone may speak an exhortation or word of encouragement from God, through the Holy Spirit. The group discerns this word in the light of Scripture and the Catholic tradition.

Scripture
Someone may share a brief passage of Scripture. CCR encourages the prayerful use of Scripture as taught by the Church.

Teaching
A speaker may give a short talk on one of a variety of subjects aimed at helping us to know God and to
lead better Christian lives.



Intercession
There will usually be times of intercession for the needs of the world, the Church, parish and home. Prayer for healing is always available for those who ask for it.

Witness
Someone may relate how they have experienced God working in their life, and how God has blessed them and changed them.

Throughout, the aim is to be open to the action of God’s Spirit in the meeting.

A BILLION TIMES STRONGER SUPER ACID
World's Strongest and Kindest Acid

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), have discovered the world’s strongest acid, according to Nature. It's a million times stronger than concentrated sulfuric acid and about a billion times stronger than the acids found in your stomach. But surprisingly, it's also one of the least corrosive. So you might soon find one of these new carborane acids, or superacids, in vitamins bought at your local drugstore. Even if this is not appealing to you, these researchers have other projects. They want to have fun by building molecules that have never been made before. Read more...

This new superacid is even better described in this UCR news release. Let's start with the introduction.

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have discovered the world’s strongest acid. Remarkably it is also the gentlest acid. This non-toxic and non-corrosive acid may have a role in processes such as improving the quality of gasoline, developing polymers and synthesizing pharmaceuticals.

The most important characteristic of these carborane acids is that they have anextraordinary chemical stability.

They have an icosahedral arrangement of eleven boron atoms plus one carbon atom, which is probably the most chemically stable cluster of atoms in all of chemistry, according to Christopher Reed, UC Riverside Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.

This means that the carborane part of the acid cannot participate in the chemistry of corrosion and decomposition that fluoride and nitrate show in hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid.


Here is a diagram of the CHB11R5X6 carborane ions (Credit: UCR).

Now, how strong are these superacids?

The strongest one is at least a million times stronger than concentrated sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and hundreds of times stronger than the previous record holder, fluorosulfuric acid (HFSO3). Concentrated sulfuric acid is already more than a billion times (1012) stronger than dilute swimming pool acid or the acid in one’s stomach.



And here is another diagram showing the structure of the carborane, part of the world’s strongest acid. [Atom color code: orange = boron, gray = carbon, green = chlorine, white = hydrogen.] (Credit: UCR).

Fine, but how can we use these enormously strong acids? They could be used for example in hydrocarbon cracking, a process which raises the octane levels of gasoline.This could be useful, but Nature points to other possible usages.

They allow the production of 'acidified' organic molecules. These are compounds that have had a hydrogen ion added to them, as in the case of many vitamins in over-the-counter supplements.

Acidified compounds occur fleetingly in the digestion of food, petroleum refinement and drug manufacture, says Reed. Carborane acids could be used to study these elusive chemicals more closely, or even help chemical industries to run their reactions more efficiently.
But even more importantly, these researchers want more to have fun than to make money.

But the researchers' immediate goal would be less of a money-spinner. They want to use carborane acids to acidify atoms of the inert gas xenon, simply because, they say, "it's never been done before".

And in the UCR news release, Reed adds the following.

Our research is driven by making molecules that have never been made before. Carborane acids are allowing us to do this. That is the true value of this research. Science gets advanced, and at the same time, students are experiencing the thrill of discovery as they become scientists.
I don't know for you, but the idea of taking vitamins containing such strong acids disturbs me a little.

Anyway, if you want more information before taking your next dietary supplement, the research paper has been published by Angewandte Chemie under the ramarkably simple titlee "The Strongest Isolable Acid." Here are the links to the abstract and to the full paper (PDF format, 4 pages). The diagram of the carborane ions was extracted from this paper.

Sources: Michael Hopkin, Nature, November 16, 2004; University of California, Riverside news release, November 15, 2004; Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Volume 43, Issue 40 , Pages 5352 - 5355, October 5, 2004

FALACIES OF REASON, LOGIC AND REALITY
It took millions of years for us to know that the world is not flat, nor the center of the universe, and that we influence everything we come in contact with by touch, observation, or even think about with our mind.

When we think about something we become attached to the ideas, and soon they become a part of our reality that may or may not be true.

The Sacred Scripture tell us most of these truths and the Holy Spirit, angels and saints reveal the rest of them to those who seek their guidance.

There are many eternal truths in the Songs of Solomon, the Book of Job, and the Bhagavad-Gita. Yet, the New Testement chapters are the heart of the Bible. Even much more so after our Lord rose from the dead, because no one else ever proved that they were God!

The Holy Spirit is just as much alive as when the Apostles first received his gifts. You only have to look for his blessings. They are everywhere.

Renewal Exercise

Body in Motion

The more physically fit you are, the longer you will live, concludes the largest study yet to examine the effects of fitness on life span. More than 13,000 men and women were followed over an 11-year period at the Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas. To make sure participants were capable of fitness and not likely to die of a preexisting disease, only healthy people were allowed into the study.

The results: The least physically fit people were three times more likely to die (of all causes) during the study period than the most fit. And the least fit were eight times more likely to die of heart or cardiovascular disease than the most fit.

The Role of Exercise in Renewal

Exercise buffs up your circulatory system, so more nutrient-rich blood can access more areas of your body. Your body will have developed that more-powerful heart and those sleek, muscle-bound jumbo vessels to service those large, hungry, churning leg and trunk muscles. But guess what? From brain to big toe, the entire body, literally every cell, is the beneficiary of this abundance. Protection is strengthened, repair is more rapid. Healing is enhanced and accelerated. Let me share some examples.



The brain can send and receive nerve and hormone signals faster. The hypothalamus gland (which regulates hunger, thirst, and sex drive) and the pineal gland (which regulates sleep and waking, stress, and immunity) can send out more accurate signals to the rest of the body, which can respond more promptly and effectively to them. The thyroid and adrenal glands, which regulate metabolic activity levels, can make sure you have enough energy. The digestive organs will digest, absorb, and deliver nutrients better. The liver can process blood with greater efficiency, and the kidneys use the extra flow to clean house better. The hormones of the endocrine system go to their target tissue destinations more rapidly and give more appropriate feedback messages. I could go on and on, but you get the point: Everything works better.

Specific benefits of exercise:

Enhanced antioxidant activity.
Beefed-up production of anti-aging chemicals.
Better brainpower.
Quicker reflexes.
Improved mood.
Stronger bones.
Protection against cancer.
Blood sugar regulation.
Weight loss and maintenance.

Getting Started

Start out slowly and increase your activity level gradually. The importance of this cannot be overemphasized. Although it is never too late to start, one can't make up for a lifetime of inactivity in one month. An effective exercise program should include 3 basic components:

Aerobics

A regular, moderate aerobic workout cures depression, improves self-esteem, and elevates mood.
It gives you increased energy, stamina, and agility. On a metabolic level, it stabilizes your blood sugar levels, reduces cholesterol, and improves fat metabolism. By strengthening the heart and arteries and reducing blood pressure, aerobic exercise dramatically reduces your chances of succumbing to a heart attack, stretching and strength training.

Strength Training

Strength training induces the development of additional new muscle cells and more resilient tendons, ligaments, and muscles. Added strength improves neuromuscular control, which in turn protects you from injury. Strength training is especially important for the back, since lower-back pain is often caused by weakness of the abdominal and/or back muscles.

Stretching

Flexibility diminishes with age. Muscle fibers shorten. Connective tissue loses elasticity. Stretching slows these changes, integrates the other aspects of a conditioning program, and improves the flexibility of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joint tissues and protects them from injury. Ballet, tai chi, and yoga all increase flexibility. But just doing stretching exercises will suffice.

A good cross-training program should allow you to fit in all 3 types of renewal exercises in one workout. Diet and nutritional supplements also play a major role in the effectiveness of any exercise program. Consult with your physician about any specific health concerns.

The Kingdom of God is within your Soul
The Kingdom of God is like a lost treasure or a pearl of great price that is lost and the young women searches her house for it. She moves all her possessions and sweep every inch of the floors until it is found.

All the religions of the world believe in God, but disagree who is God. Christians believe in Jesus Christ is the son of God. Jews believe in the Messiah and that he will come to earth to establish the kingdom of God. The Moslems believe that Mohammad is the prophet of God and that there is no God except Allah. Hindus believe that there are three main gods and many other gods that we should pray to for help in life. Buddhist follow the teachings of Buddha and the five fold path to Nirvana.

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Does It Matter? Are They Just "Different Roads To The Same Place"?

"For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether such a great thing as this has ever happened or was ever heard of. Did any people ever hear the voice of a god speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and still live? Or has any god ever attempted to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, and by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that The Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? To you it was shown, that you might know that The Lord is God; there is no other besides Him." (Deuteronomy 4:32-35 RSV)

"Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other." (Isaiah 45:22 RSV)

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On the path to China that passes the sacred mountain the center of the spiritual world, and by a city
called Shambala are the sacred cliffs where the seekers go to contemplate God.



Mount Kailash, which is believed to have been formed 30 million years ago when Himalayas were in their early stage of formation, is one of the most revered places in the Himalayas.

Spread out on the Tibetan plateau beside Mount Kailash is the giant lake of shifting colours - Lake Mansarovar. Brahma, the creator, had a mind (?Man?) for the creation of a lake (?Sarovar?), hence its name. A pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and a bath in the Mansarovar is believed to bring about salvation (Moksha).



















 #Mount Kailash & Mansarover Via Lhasa (Tibet) 



Duration : 21 Days
Places Covered : Kathmandu - Lhasa - Sigatse - Ngamring - Saga - Prayang - Mansarover - Darche Chuku Gompa - Dara Phuk - Laham Chuu Valley - Zutrul Valley - Zutrul Phuk - Darchan Paryang - SAGA - Pegu Tso - Zhangmu - Kathmandu - Delhi
Tour Code : HM0026
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Day 01 : Arrive Katmandu
You are met on arrival and transferred to your hotel.

Day 02 - 03 : In Kathmandu
(to process Visa for Tibet) During your staying Kanthmandu you will visit Pashupatinath Temple & there is free time to go shopping for mountain goodies.

Day 04 : Kanthmandu - Lhasa - By Air (3600mts.)
Morning fly to LHASA across the mightiest mountain range in the world. Pass by close Mt. Everest, on a clear day all the high peaks are in view.

Day 05 : Lhasa
Visit Sera Monastery, Norbulingka, the summer palace of Dalai Lama, as well as the Jokhang Temple.

Day 06 : Lhasa
A morning visits to the Potala Palace & Drepung Monastery.

Day 07 : Lhasa - Sigatse
Shigates greets its visitors with golden roofs

Day 08 : Shigatse - Ngamring
Transfer by surface.

Day 09 : Ngamring - Saga.
Stunning Himalayan view, particularly of Shishapangma.

Day 10 : Saga - Prayang
The scenery along this section is one of the most panoramic views of our journey.

Day 11 : Paryang - Mansarover (4560m.) (227kms. / 8hrs. drive)
We arrive on the shores of the Serene and beautiful lake, Surely one of the most stunning place on earth.

Day 12 : Lake Mansarover.
At 14, 950 ft. the highest frees water lake in the world has something truly spiritual about it. Overnight camp.

Day 13 : Lake Mansarover - Darche Chuku Gompa - Dara Phuk. (First Day Of Prakrama).
Trek commences the traditional clockwise circuit of Kailash.

Day 14 : Continue Prakrama.
Over Dromala Pass to Laham Chhachu valley (second day of prakrama). Devotees of all religions prostrate before this stone and walk around it three times before continuing on.

Day 15 : Laham Chuu Valley - Zutrul Valley - Zutrul Phuk - Darchan (Third Day Of Prakrama)
easy trek back to Darchen and continue the drive to lake Mansarover

Shangri-La


In Search of Myths & Heroes

People have been visiting Kailash - Mansarovar for centuries. Almost all the major passes of Uttaranchal Himalayas lead to Kailash.

Michael Wood's search for Shangri-La takes him on a thrilling trek through India, Nepal and Tibet. The tale of the magical hidden valley of Shangri-La was popularized in the 1930s by James Hilton in his novel, Lost Horizon. But, the story of a lost kingdom behind the Himalayas free from war and suffering is descended from a much older Indian myth. When Europeans first caught wind of the tale back in the 16th Century, they set about trying to discover it.


To find the truth behind the legend, Michael follows their track on foot through the Maoist controlled lands of Western Nepal and then on into Tibet. On the way he visits Mount Kailash — the sacred center of the world for all Hindus and Buddhists. Eventually, after hundreds of miles on dirt roads, he reaches the fantastic ruins of the lost city of Tsaparang, which he suggests is the real inspiration behind the myth.

The mythical land of Shangri-La is the novelist James Hilton's fictional account of the legendary Tibetan paradise Shambala. In Hilton's 1933 novel, Lost Horizon, he changes the name of the paradise to Shangri-La. This lost Tibetan paradise is a valley cut off from the world. The wisdom of the human race is being conserved there against the threat of imminent catastrophe. Hilton's novel was turned into a hit Hollywood movie and the name Shangri-La came to mean a lost paradise.

The legend of this lost valley is one of the most ancient Tibetan myths, and one of the most striking myths of a sacred landscape, a landscape that inspires stories itself. Traditionally, Shambala is located in the Himalayas, in the remotest part of Tibet, on a high plateau, surrounded by a ring of mountain peaks.

The myth of a lost Tibetan paradise came to the notice of Europeans in the 1580s, when travellers to the court of the court of the Moghul Emperor Akbar heard strange and wondrous tales of a remote Himalayan world. Although the story is told in a Buddhist text and is considered Tibetan, the tale seems to have been recorded first in India in AD 962. The tale is that there is a land behind the Himalayas full of peace and harmony where an isolated people live in accordance with Buddhist precepts preparing for the day when the world will be ready to live in peace. The kingdom is in the shadow of a white crystal mountain, approachable only through a ring of peaks. Next to the mountain are a lake and a palace. Here the wisdom of humanity is conserved, ready to save the world when needed.

The present Dalai Lama says this about Shambala:

Nowadays, no one knows where Shambala is. Although it is said to exist, people cannot see it, or communicate with it in an ordinary way. Some people say it is located in another world, others that it is an ideal land, a place of the imagination. Some say it was a real place, which cannot now be found. Some believe there are openings into that world which may be accessed from this. Whatever the truth of that, the search for Shambala traditionally begins as an outer journey that becomes a journey of inner exploration and discovery.

Today, Shangri-La is seen both as a place, and as an era of enlightened consciousness. The Tibetans say that the need to find paradise elsewhere is it what keeps us from having it. Wherever Shangri-La is, the search for it continues.

Try to locate these places with Google Earth. Look in Western Tibet for Mount Kailash which is also called the Crystal Mountain, and the Sacred Lake that are around 25,000 to 21,000 feet above sea level, respectively.

Examine the Tibetan myth of Shambala and the journey of Antonio Andrade, a Portuguese missionary sent to find it during the 16th Century by the Moghul emperor Akbar.

In retracing Andrade's route, Wood embarks on an extraordinary journey through India, Nepal, and Tibet to reach a village near Lake Mansarovar and Mt. Kailash, some of the holiest places in the Buddhist and Hindu religions. Here he discovers what some might classify as Shangri-La, the abandoned city of Tsaperang and its two great temples that were once home to the King of Gugay.

Hint to Shangri-La

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Formula:

1. Start this Procedure on the NEW Moon.

2. Take 1 part - FRESH chopped ORGANIC Garlic Cloves (Anti-Bacterial/Fungal/Viral/Parasitical), 1 part - FRESH chopped Onions (HOTTEST available - similar to Garlic), 1 part - grated Ginger Root (Circulation - Extremities), 1 part - Horseradish Root (Circulation - Head), and 1 part - FRESH chopped Cayenne Peppers (HOTTEST Habenero available - Super Blood Stimulant).

3. Fill a Glass Jar 3/4 of the way FULL with these Ingredients.



4. Fill the Glass Jar to the Top with RAW Organic Apple Cider Vinegar (Bragg's or Spectrum).

5. Let it sit until the FULL Moon (15-16 Days) or the NEXT NEW Moon (28-29 Days - OPTIMAL)

6. Shake it as MANY times during the Day as possible.

7. Topping it off with MORE Vinegar, when NEEDED.

8. Strain this Mixture through an UNBLEACHED Coffee Filter.


Applications & Dosages:
If and when ANY SERIOUS Health Problems do occur, including ANY Plagues, then you must
1. Gargle and swallow 2-10 dropperfuls (70-350 drops).
2. Use 1 to 5 times daily as needed.

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Anti-Plague Formula
(Dr. John R. Christopher)


Mix well the following liquid (see below) ingredients:


8 parts apple cider vinegar

5 parts glycerine U.S.P.

5 parts honey

2 parts garlic juice, fresh

2 parts Comfrey root concentrate

1 part wormwood concentrate

1 part lobelia leaf and/or seed concentrate

1 part oak bark concentrate

1 part black walnut bark concentrate

1 part mullein leaf concentrate

1 part skullcap leaf concentrate

1 part uva ursi, hydrangea, or gravel root concentrate

1 part marshmallow root concentrate


To Make Concentrates:


Each concentrate should be made individually. Start by soaking the herb for four hours or more in enough distilled water to cover it completely. After soaking, add more distilled water so that the total added equals 16 oz. (.5 litre) water per 4 oz. (113 grams) herb. Use a multiple of these amounts for a larger quantity of formula. Using these amounts approximately one gallon (3.75 litres) of the formula will be produced.


After adding the appropriate amount of distilled water to the soaked herb, simmer the herb on very low heat in a covered pan or double boiler for thirty minutes. Then strain the liquid into a clean pan. Put the liquid into a double boiler or on very low heat (uncovered) and simmer (steam) it down to one-fourth of the original volume (4 oz. 125 ml.) Only after all ingredients have been prepared should the liquids be mixed.


DO NOT USE ALUMINUM, TEFLON, OR CRACKED PORCELAIN. Glass corning ware or stainless steel or whole porcelain are best.


This is the best remedy for colds, flu or any communicable disease (especially bacteriological). It strengthens and stimulates your immune system and should be used as a tonic and preventative at the dosage of one tablespoon of syrup per day. If infected, increase to one tablespoon per hour.*

Anti-Plague Formula
Formula:
2 parts-Fresh Garlic Juice, 8 parts-Apple Cider Vinegar, 5 parts-U.S.P. Grade Vegetable Glycerine, 5 parts-Unfiltered Raw Honey, 2 parts-Fresh Comfrey Root, 1 part-Wormwood, 1 part-Lobelia, 1 part-Marshmallow Root, 1 part-White Oak Bark, 1 part-Black Walnut Bark, 1 part-Mullein, 1 part-Scullcap, & 1 part-Uva-Ursi.

Applications:
1. This is good for car, plane, or boat sickness; in fact, for most any motion sickness. It is also good for Nausea from Pregnancy and other forms of Nausea.
2. You can clear up a Cold, Flu, Earache, Eruptive Diseases, and Water or Food poisoning.
3. The BEST INSURANCE in the world against the "predicted coming Plagues" and "Killing Diseases" is to have the body in a GOOD HEALTHY CONDITION! Disease germs are merely scavengers and can ONLY live on Toxins, Mucus and the residue from Junk Foods. They cannot and will NOT DAMAGE HEALTHY Cell structure! Therein lies the KEY! Have a HEALTHY, CLEAN body and Disease Germs will BYPASS you--wanting to have NOTHING to do with your body, because it would be "SUPER CLEAN" with NO filth for them to live on!


NOTE: If the Plague, or some other Epidemic hits before you are in a GOOD HEALTHY CONDITION, you should also do a COMPLETE COLON CLEANSE!


Dosages:
1 tsp. 3 times a day; or 1 tablespoon EVERY 1/2 hour, if infected.


This has also been called Four Thieves. The origin of the name "Four Thieves" is as follows. "It in Marseilles, a Garlic-Vinegar preparation known as the Four Thieves was credited with protecting MANY of the people when a Plague struck that city. Some say that the preparation originated with four thieves who confessed that they used it with COMPLETE protection against the Plague, while they robbed the bodies of the dead. Others claim that a man named Richard Forthave developed and sold the preparation, and that the "medicine" was originally referred to as Forthave's. However, with the passing of time, his surname became corrupted to Four Thieves."


Testimonials:
1. Garlic Wormwood Soup: From a letter to Dr. Christopher's Newsletter. We have been making and giving the "Anti-Plague" Formula ALL last Winter and Spring, and I must say, I am AMAZED at it's POWER! There has NOT been a case of acute Respiratory or Gastrointestinal Illness that has NOT responded FAVORABLY and QUICKLY! It tastes like Broth to me so I call it "Garlic-Wormwood Soup".


2. Dr. Christopher's "Anti-Plague" Formula History: While lecturing in Snowflake, Arizona one night, one of the group asked if we had an "Anti-Plague" Formula, and I was prompted to give them a "certain combination" of herbs to use.


The people there were very impressed to go right to work and prepare this liquid, having it READY for use. We had told them, that Plagues come at unexpected times and it could be tomorrow or maybe even years away, but expect the unexpected and be ready NOW! If the "Anti-Plague" Formula was still unused, from "NO NEED" years later, we could ALL be happy, but "'TIS BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY".


These good people made it up in Gallon lots and had it on hand. Months later, while speaking in Tucson, Arizona, someone asked for the ""Anti-Plague" Formula. I was surprised and asked where they had heard of it, as we had ONLY given it out ONCE! We were informed that a Plague-like condition or Flu had hit the Snowflake area and when other Herbal Aids had FAILED, this combination of Herbs in liquid form performed its job with amazing SPEED!


At our next series of lectures in Snowflake, some time later, we heard one testimony after another about the MANY different types of ailments, that were given QUICK RELIEF by using "Anti-Plague" Formula! This Formula has now spread in MANY areas from coast to coast and is being used with GOOD RESULTS! A man picked us up at an airport on the west coast a short time ago, and on the floor of his car was a bottle with liquid in it. When asked what it was, he said, "oh, that's your "Anti-Plague" Formula, we NEVER travel WITHOUT it as it works GOOD on about ANY Sickness, that comes up, while we are traveling and also are NEVER WITHOUT a bottle of it at home!


3. Dr. Christopher said that the tea of Red Raspberry Leaves is a PERFECT remedy for Colds and Flu. He said to take NO foods or other liquids, but to drink LARGE amounts of Red Raspberry Leaf Tea. His son, David, used this method, when he came down with a Cold and became WELL, so FAST, that he and his wife went out to eat that night, before the Cold was COMPLETELY CLEARED! His Cold returned and so he decided to repeat the Red Raspberry treatment, but it would NOT work the second time. He had to use the "Anti-Plague" Formula which is somewhat NASTY, but EFFECTIVE!