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Together with a naturally balanced diet, the recovery of mental health requires that we regain deep insight and spiritual consciousness. Let us examine the dimensions of consciousness so as to understand this more clearly. Our day to day thinking consists largely of more super-ficial thoughts, dreams, and images. Our ongoing internal dialogue often includes thoughts such as, " H e said such and such and so I'll answer in a certain way," or "I am working at the office," or "I am watching T V , " and so on. However, our consciousness includes more than just superficial, day to day concerns.

Below this level of consciousness, there is darkness, or uncon-sciousness. Then, below this is a deeper consciousness, or dream state.

Here are the understanding, dreams, and images that each of us has as a human being, and not as an office worker, student, or a housewife.

This consciousness is deeper than day to day, or surface consciousness, and often appears during times of crisis. If, for example, someone is told they have a terminal illness, and they face a life or death, or "to be or not to b e " situation, then a deeper mind starts to emerge. From deep inside a person in this situation will start to think, "What shall I do? Now I don't care about my office work or other superficial things. What shall I do as a human being?"

This consciousness also tells us, as human beings, what kind of food to eat, how to behave toward parents, how to approach friends, and how to love and care for others. Beyond more superficial differences in nationality, religion, race, or occupation, we all have this basic consciousness as human beings on this planet.

Below basic human consciousness is again darkness, or unconscious-ness, but if we go deeper, we reach another level of consciousunconscious-ness, which is the consciousness of the universe. On that level, life and death are no longer a problem, as we know that we are part of the whole universe, and are constantly changing. We also know our life on earth is only temporary, and that we have existed from the beginningless beginning of the universe and will continue until the endless end of the universe. We are aware of the endless cycle of life and of our place within it.

Human life on this planet is only a small part of this larger picture.

We may refer to this awareness as "universal consciousness." Here one sees the eternal laws that govern the universe, beyond time and space. Questions such as, "How does everything change?" or "How do opposites attract?" appear and are resolved as one comes to know the order of the universe.

Furthermore, deeper inside, there is again darkness. And very deep inside, there is emptiness or nothingness, like a blue sky with no clouds. And then clouds appear and disappear, sometimes one, and sometimes several. These clouds are like our images, imagination, or dreams, and the blue sky is nothingness. On a blank white paper, we can paint anything we want; the white color being a nonimage. Deep inside, even the universe disappears, all phenomena disappear, even the concept of infinity disappears.

Now we can see why problems such as crime, mental illness, A I D S ,

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and other degenerative sickness remain unsolved. Today, we tend to deal only with our immediate social reality, or with day to day physical or mental concerns. We often do not deal with the universe at all. So when we act as a lawyer, a doctor, a school teacher, a wife or husband, or a teenager, we do not act as a human being living in the universe.

However, day to day concerns are small and changeable when com-pared to our life as a human being on earth. We cannot solve problems such as A I D S , cancer, crime, and mental illness if we stay at the superficial level only. When we approach these or other problems, we must use our genuine human consciousness. From there we can see how to act as a human being, for example, by eating along the lines of the standard macrobiotic diet, or by respecting parents, loving and caring for children, and developing a spirit of brother- and sisterhood toward all people. These considerations can guide our daily lives and point the way toward a solution for individual and social problems.

When we view life from a broader perspective, many things will appear strange, such as the modern practice of eating highly chemi-calized foods. Avoiding foods that are heavily chemichemi-calized or irradiated is a matter of common sense. Because for thousands of generations our ancestors did not expose their foods to potentially toxic chemicals.

Meanwhile, if food irradiation becomes widespread, what will the result be? Radiation is extremely yin. If we eat grains, beans, vege-tables, or other foods that have been irradiated, we will eventually lose the ability to produce offspring. Foods that are exposed to radiation stop growing. There is no more life in them, and it is as if they have been frozen.

Another result will be a drastic reduction in immune ability that will cause A I D S and similar conditions to spread more rapidly. The irradiation of food will bring humanity closer to extinction. T h e atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed many people at once, and radiation caused many of the survivors to develop leukemia and other forms of cancer. Leukemia results from an increase in the number of white blood cells. An increase in white blood cells means that yin is excessive, in this case, as a result of exposure to radiation.

Some people may think food irradiation will preserve food longer and make it easier to transport foods and keep them fresh. However, these considerations are superficial in comparison to the effects of

siderations and act out of concern for humanity.

Intuition is the key to save the human race. Intuition does not mean day to day consciousness or learned knowledge, which often obscure deeper awareness. Everyone must reflect deeply in order to awaken intuition. Many people are too caught up in daily life to realize they are living in a delusional world. Some continue their entire lives without waking up. Modern humanity must wake up, break free from its delusions, and begin the journey of self discovery.

The first step in recovering intuition is to eat macrobiotically. In ancient times, many people, including spiritual leaders, knew the im-portance of proper food in health and human development. Confucius ate a macrobiotically balanced diet, and so did Lao Tzu and Moses.

The prophets of Israel ate foods such as dark bread, barley, chick-peas, and vegetables, and never imagined forty-eight flavors of ice cream. Buddha never drank diet cola, nor did early Christians eat frozen pizza. These and other spiritually developed people ate whole grains and vegetables, and that tradition has continued until recently.

Even today, Taoist temples in China serve macrobiotic vegetarian meals. T h e cooking at traditional Buddhist temples in Japan is still called "cuisine for spiritual development." It includes brown rice and other whole grains, miso soup, fresh garden vegetables, and other whole natural foods. Meat, dairy products, sugar, and refined foods are strictly avoided.

The second step toward recovering intuition is to reflect on how you wish to spend the remaining years of your life. Ask yourself why are you here. You may be a photographer, a lawyer, or a doctor, but did you come to this earth for that purpose ? Real life may not be like that at all. To be healthy, free, and happy, see your life as a manifesta-tion of the infinite universe.

We need to clearly know whether we are living in a delusional world or as real human beings. This self knowledge is essential to save humanity in these critical times. If we live with lower consciousness, we face the possibility of extinction within ten or twenty years. We can survive only if we awaken our higher consciousness. T h e solution to our modern crisis is actually simple, and can be found in balanced, natural eating, and the spirit of gratitude and appreciation for the

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universe, nature, and other people. Life as a real human being begins with these practices. Those who know and apply these basic truths can escape from A I D S , mental illness, cancer, and other degenerative conditions, and survive to build a healthy and peaceful world.