Ancient Secretof theFountain of Youth New Revised Edition of a Boo by Peter Kelder RITE NUMBER ONE "The first

rite," continued the Colonel, "is a simple one.It is done for the exp ress purpose of speeding up thevortexes. Children do it all the time when they'r e playing."All that you do is stand erect with arms outstretched,horizontal to t he floor. Now, spin around until you becomeslightly dizzy . One thing is important: you must spin fromleft to right. In other words, if you were to put a cloc onthe floor face-up, you would turn in the same directionas the cloc hands."At first, most adults will be able to spin around onlyabout hal f a dozen times before becoming quite dizzy. Asa beginner, you shouldn't attempt to do more. And if youfeel li e sitting or lying down to recover from the diz?z iness, then by all means you should do just that. I cer?tainly did at first, To begin with, practice the rite only tothe point of slight dizziness. But with tim e, as you prac?tice all five rites, you will be able to spin more and moretimes with less dizziness."Also, in order to lessen dizziness, you can do whatdancers and figure s aters do. Before you begin to spin,focus your vision on a single po int straight ahead. As youbegin to turn, continue holding your vision on that po intas long as possible. Eventually, you will have to let it leaveyour field of v ision, so that your head can spin on aroundwith the rest of your body. As this h appens, turn yourhead around very quic ly, and refocus on your point assoon as y ou can. This reference point enables you tobecome less disoriented and dizzy."Wh en I was in India, it amazed me to see theMaulawiyah, or as they are more common ly nown, thewhirling dervishes, almost unceasingly spin around andaround in a r eligious frenzy. After being introduced to ritenumber one, I recalled two things in connection with thispractice. First, the whirling dervishes always spun in o nedirection, from left to right, or cloc wise. Second, theolder dervishes were v irile, strong, and robust. Far moreso than most men of their age."When I spo e t o one of the Lamas about this, heinformed me that this whirling movement of the der?vishes did have a very beneficial effect, but also adevastating one. He expl ained that their excessive spin?ning over-stimulates some of the vortexes, so th at theyare finally exhausted. This has the effect of firstaccelerating the flow of vital life energy, and then bloc ?ing it. This building up and tearing down a ction causesthe dervishes to experience a ind of 'psychic rush,'which they mist a e for something spiritual or religious."However," continued the Colonel, "the Lamas do notcarry the whirling to excess. While the whirling dervishesmay spin a round hundreds of times, the Lamas do it onlyabout a dozen times or so, just eno ugh to stimulate thevortexes into action." RITE NUMBER TWO "Following rite number one," continued the Colonel,"is a second rite which furth er stimulates the sevenvortexes. It is even simpler to do. In rite number two, o nefirst lies flat on the floor, face up. It's best to lie on a thic carpet or s ome sort of padded surface. The Lamas per?form the rites on what Westerners call a prayer rug, abouttwo feet wide and six feet long. It's fairly thic , and isma de from wool and a ind of vegetable fiber. It is solelyfor the purpose of insul ating the body from the cold floor.Nevertheless, religious significance is attac hed toeverything the Lamas do, and hence the name 'prayerrug'."Once you have str etched out flat on your bac , fullyextend your arms along your sides, and place the palmsof your hands against the floor, eeping the fingers closetogether. The n, raise your head off the floor, tuc ing thechin against the chest. As you do t his, lift your legs, nees straight, into a vertical position. If possible, let t helegs extend bac over the body, toward the head; but donot let the nees bend. "Then, slowly lower both the head and the legs, neesstraight, to the floor. All ow all of the muscles to relax,and then repeat the rite."With each repetition, e stablish a breathing rhythm:breathe in deeply as you lift the legs and head; bre atheout fully as you lower them. Between repetitions, whileyou're allowing the m

uscles to relax, continue breathingin the same rhythm. The more deeply you breat he, thebetter."If you are unable to eep the nees perfectly straight,then let t hem bend as much as necessary. But as you con?tinue to perform the rite, attempt to straighten them asmuch as you possibly can."One of the Lamas told me that wh en he first attemp?ted to practice this simple rite, he was so old, wea , anddec repit that he couldn't possibly lift his legs into astraight position. So he sta rted by lifting his legs in a bentposition so that his nees were straight up an d his feetwere hanging down. Little by little, he was able tostraighten out his legs until at the end of three monthshe could raise them straight with perfect e ase."I marveled at this particular Lama," said the Colonel."When he told me this , he was the perfect picture of health and youth, although I new he was many ye arsolder than I. For the sheer joy of exerting himself, he usedto carry a load o f vegetables weighing fully a hundredpounds on his bac from the garden to the m onasteryseveral hundred feet above. He too his time, but neveronce stopped on t he way up. When he arrived, he didn'tseem to be in the least exhausted. The firs t time that Iattempted to follow him up the hill, I had to stop at leasta dozen times to catch my breath. Later, I was able toclimb the hill as easily as he, an d without my cane. Butthat is another story."RITE NUMBER THREE "The third rite should be practiced immediately afterrite number two. It too is a very simple one. All that youneed to do is neel on the floor with the body er ect. Thehands should be placed against the thigh muscles."Now, incline the head and nec forward, tuc ing thechin against the chest. Then, throw the head and ne c bac as far as they will go, and at the same time leanbac ward, arching the s pine. As you arch, you will braceyour arms and hands against the thighs for supp ort. Afterarching, return to the original position, and start the riteall over a gain."As with rite number two, you should establish arhythmic breathing pattern. Breathe in deeply as youarch the spine. Breathe out as you return to an erect p osi?tion. Deep breathing is most beneficial, so ta e as muchair into your lungs as you possibly can."I have seen more than 200 Lamas perform this ritetogether. In order to turn their attention within, theyclosed their eyes. In this manner t hey eliminated distrac?tions, and could focus themselves inwardly."Thousands of years ago, the Lamas discovered thatall of the answers to life's imponderable my steries arefound within. They discovered that all of the things whichgo together to create our lives originate within theindividual. Western man has never been able to under?stand and comprehend this concept. He thin s, as I did,that our li ves are shaped by the uncontrollable forces of the material world. For example, most Westerners thin it is a law of nature that our bodies must grow old anddet eriorate. By loo ing within, the Lamas now this tobe a self-fulfilling illusion ."The Lamas, especially those at this particular mon?astery, are performing a gr eat wor for the world. It is per-formed, however, on the astral plane. From thi s plane,they assist man ind around the globe, for it is high abovethe vibrations of the physical world, and is a powerfulfocal point where much can be accomplis hed with littleloss of effort."One day the world will awa en in amazement to see the result of great wor s performed by these Lamas andother unseen forces. The t ime is fast approaching whena new age will dawn, and a new world will be seen. I t willbe a time when man learns to liberate the powerful innerforces at his comm and to overcome war and pestilence,hatred and bitterness."So-called 'civilized' man ind is in truth living in thedar est of dar ages. However, we are being pre pared forbetter and more glorious things. Each one of us whostrives to raise his or her consciousness to higher levelshelps to elevate the consciousness of man ind as a whole.So, performing the five rites has an impact far beyond thephysica l benefits which they achieve." RITE NUMBER FOUR "The first time I performed rite number four," said theColonel, "it seemed very difficult. But after a wee , it wasas simple to do as any of the others."First, sit down on the floor with your legs straight outin front of you and your feet a bout 12 inches apart. Withthe trun of the body erect, place the palms of your h andson the floor alongside the buttoc s. Then, tuc the chinforward against the chest."Now, drop the head bac ward as far as it will go. Atthe same time, raise your body so that the nees bendwhile the arms remain straight. The trun of the

bodywill be in a straight line with the upper legs, horizontalto the floor. And both the arms and lower legs will bestraight up and down, perpendicular to the floor. Then,tense every muscle in the body. Finally, relax yourmuscles as you re turn to the original sitting position,and rest before repeating the procedure."A gain, breathing is important to this rite. Breathe indeeply as you raise up the body. Hold in your breath asyou tense the muscles. And breathe out completely as you come down. Continue breathing in the same rhythmas long as you rest between repetitions."After leaving the monastery," continued Colonel Brad?ford, "I went to a number of larger cities in India, and asan experiment I conducted classes f or both Englishspea ing people and Indians. I found that the oldermembers of eit her group felt that unless they could per?form this rite perfectly from the very start, no good couldcome of it. It was extremely difficult to convince them tha tthey were wrong. Finally, I persuaded them to do the bestthey could just to see what might happen in a month'stime. Once I got them to simply do their best in attemp?ting the rites, the results in one month's time were morethan gratifying. "I remember that in one city I had quite a few elderlypeople in one of my classe s. In attempting this particularrite number four they could just barely get their bo diesoff the floor; they couldn't come close to reaching ahorizontal position. In the same class, there were somemuch younger persons who had no difficulty perfo rm?ing the rite perfectly the very first day. This sodiscouraged the older peopl e that I had to separate thetwo groups. I explained to the older group that when Ifirst attempted this rite, I couldn't perform it any betterthan they. But, I t old them, I can now perform 50 repeti?tions of the rite without feeling the slig htest nervous ormuscular strain. And to prove it, I did it right before theireye s. From then on, the older group bro e all records forprogress."The only differe nce between youth and vigor, and oldage and poor health is simply the rate of sp eed at whichthe vortexes are spinning. Normalize the rate of speed,and the old m an becomes li e new again." RITE NUMBER FIVE The Colonel went on, "When you perform the fifth rite,your body will be face-dow n to the floor. It will be sup?ported by the hands, palms down against the floor , andthe toes in a flexed position. Throughout this rite, thehands and feet shou ld each be spaced about two feetapart, and the arms and legs should be ept stra ight."Start with your arms perpendicular to the floor, andthe spine arched, so t hat the body is in a sagging posi?tion. Now, throw the head bac as far as possi ble. Then,bending at the hips, bring the body up into an inverted'V'. At the sam e time, bring the chin forward, tuc ing itagainst the chest. That's all there is to it. Return to theoriginal position, and start the rite all over again."By th e end of the first wee , the average person willfind this rite one of the easies t to perform. Once youbecome proficient at it, let the body drop from the raised position to a point almost, but not quite, touching thefloor. Tense the muscles for a moment both at the raisedpoint, and at the low point."Follow the same deep breathing pattern used in theprevious rites. Breathe in deeply as you raise the body.Breathe out fully as you lower it."Everywhere I go," continued the Colonel , "people atfirst call these rites isometric exercises. It's true that thefive r ites are helpful in stretching stiff muscles and joints,and improving muscle ton e. But that is not their primarypurpose. The real benefit of the rites is to nor malize thespeed of the spinning vortexes. It starts them spinningat a speed whic h is right for, say, a strong and healthyman or woman 25 years of age."In such a person," the Colonel explained, "all of thevortexes are spinning at the same ra te of speed. On theother hand, if you could see the seven vortexes of theaverage middle-aged man or woman, you would noticeright away that some of them had slow ed down greatly.All of them would be spinning at a different rate of speed,and n one of them would be wor ing together in harmony.The slower ones would be causin g that part of the bodyto deteriorate, while the faster ones would be causing ne r?vousness, anxiety, and exhaustion. So, it is the abnormalcondition of the vort exes that produces abnormal health,deterioration, and old age." A s the Colonel was describing the five rites, questionswere popping into my mind. And now that he wasfinished, I began to as a few."How many times is each rite

performed?" was my firstquestion."To start with," replied the Colonel, "I sugges t that youpractice each rite three times a day for the first wee .Then every wee that follows, increase the daily repeti?tions by two, until you are performing each rite 21 timesa day. In other words, the second wee , perform each ritefive times; the third wee , perform each rite seven times;the fourth wee , perform e ach rite nine times daily, andso on. In ten wee s' time, you'll be doing the ful l numberof 21 rites per day."If you have difficulty practicing the first rite, t he whirl?ing one, as many times as you do the others, then simplyo it as many ti mes as you can without getting too dizzy.Eventually you'll be able to whirl arou nd the full 21 times."I new a man who performed the rites more than ayear befor e he could spin around that many times. Hehad no difficulty in performing the ot her four rites, so heincreased the spinning very gradually, until he was doingth e full 21. And he got splendid results."There are a few people who find it diffi cult to spinaround at all. Usually, if they omit the spinning, and per?form the other four rites for four to six months, they findthat they can then start to ha ndle the spinning too.""What time of day should the rites be performed?" wasmy n ext question to the Colonel."They can be performed either in the morning, or atn ight," he answered, "whichever is more convenient. Iperform them both morning an d night, but I would notadvise so much stimulation for the beginner. After youha ve been practicing the rites for about four months, youmight start performing th em the full number of timesin the morning, and then at night perform just threer epetitions of each rite. Gradually increase these, as youdid before, until you a re performing the full 21. But it isn'tnecessary to perform the rites more than 21 times eithermorning or night, unless you are truly motivated to do so. "Is each of these rites equally important?" I as ed next."The five rites wor ha nd-in-hand with each other, andall are equally important," said the Colonel. "Af ter per?forming the rites for a while, if you find that you are notable to do al l of them the required number of times, trysplitting the rites into two sessions , one in the morning,and one in the evening. If you find it impossible to do one of the rites at all, omit it and do the other four. Then, aftera period of month s, try the one you were having difficultywith again. Results may come a little m ore slowly this way, but they will come nevertheless."Under no circumstances sho uld you ever strainyourself. That would be counterproductive. Simply do asmuch a s you can handle, and build up gradually. Andnever be discouraged. With time and patience there arevery few people who cannot eventually perform all fiverites 2 1 times a day."In attempting to overcome a difficulty with one of therites, some people become very inventive. An old fellowin India found it impossible to prop erly perform ritenumber four even once. He wouldn't be satisfied with justgettin g his body off the floor. He was determined that historso should reach a horizon tal position such as Idescribed earlier. So he got a box about ten inches high,a nd padded the top of it. Then, he lay down flat upon thebox, placing his feet on the floor at one end, and his handson the floor at the other. From this positio n, he was ableto raise his torso to a horizontal position quite nicely."Now, thi s gimmic may not have enabled the oldgentleman to perform the rite the full 21 times. But it didma e it possible for him to raise his body as high as muchstron ger men were able to. And this had a positivepsychological effect, which in itse lf was quite beneficial.I do not particularly recommend his technique, but itcou ld help others who thin it's impossible to ma e pro?gress any other way. If you have an inventive mind, you'llbe able to thin of other ways and means to help yourself perform any rite that may be particularly difficult foryou."Following u p on my last question, I as ed, "What if oneof the rites were left out entirely? ""These rites are so powerful," said the Colonel, "thatif one were left out whil e the other four were practicedregularly the full number of times, excellent res ults wouldstill be experienced. Even one rite alone will do wonders as the whirl ing dervishes, whom I spo e of earlier,demonstrate. The older dervishes, who did not spinaround so excessively as the younger ones, were strongand virile a good i ndication that just one rite can havepowerful effects. So, if you find that you simply cannotperform all of the rites, or that you cannot perform themthe full 2 1 times, be assured that you will get good resultsfrom whatever you are able to

do."I next as ed, "Can the rites be performed in conjunc?tion with other exercis e programs, or would the two con?flict?""By all means," said the Colonel, "if yo u already havesome ind of exercise program, continue it. If you don't,then thin about starting one. Any form of exercise, butespecially cardiovascular exercis e, helps the body main?tain a youthful equilibrium. In addition, the five rites willhelp to normalize the spinning vortexes so that the bodybecomes even more re ceptive to the benefits of exercise.""Does anything else go with the five rites, " I as ed."There are two more things which would help. I'vealready mentioned dee p rhythmic breathing whileresting between repetitions of the rites. In addition, be?tween each of the rites, it would be helpful to stand erectwith your hands o n your hips, breathing deeply andrhythmically several times. As you breathe out, imaginethat any tension which may be in your body is drainingaway, allowing you to feel quite relaxed and at ease. Asyou breathe in, imagine that you are filli ng yourself witha sense of well-being and fulfillment."The other suggestion is t o ta e either a tepid bath ora cool, but not a cold one after practicing the rit es. Goingover the body quic ly with a wet towel, and then with adry one is proba bly even better. One thing I must cau?tion you against: you must never ta e a sh ower, tub, orwet towel bath which is cold enough to chill you inter-nally. If yo u do, you will have undone all of the good youhave gained from performing the ri tes."I was excited at all the Colonel had told me, but deepdown inside there mus t have been some lingering s ep?ticism. "Is it possible that the 'Fountain of Yo uth' is reallyas simple as what you have described to me?" I as ed."All that is required," answered the Colonel, "is to prac?tice the five rites three times a d ay to begin with, and togradually increase until you are performing each one 21t imes a day. That is the wonderfully simple secret thatcould benefit all the worl d if it were nown.""Of course," he added, "you must practice the ritesevery day in order to achieve real benefits. You may s ipone day a wee , but never more t han that. And if youallow a business trip or some other commitment to inter?rupt this daily routine, your overall progress will suffer."Fortunately, most people who begin the five rites findit not only easy, but also enjoyable and rewarding to per?form them every day, especially when they begin to seethe benefits. Afte r all, it ta es only twenty minutes or soto do all five. And a physically fit pe rson can perform therites in ten minutes or less. If you have trouble findingeve n that much spare time, then just get up a few minutesearlier in the morning, or go to bed a little later at night."The five rites are for the express purpose o f restoringhealth and youthful vitality to the body. Other factors helpdetermine whether you will dramatically transform yourphysical appearance, as I have done . Two of these aremental attitude and desire."You've noticed that some people lo o old at 40, whileothers loo young at 60. Mental attitude is what ma esthe dif ference. If you are able to see yourself as young,in spite of your age, others w ill see you that way too. OnceI began practicing the rites, I made an effort to erase frommy mind the image of myself as a feeble old man. Instead, 29 I fixed in my mind the image of myself when I was in theprime of life. And I put energy in the form of very strongdesire behind that image. The result is what y ou see now."For many people this would be a difficult feat, becausethey find it impossible to change the way they seethemselves. They believe the body is progra mmed tosooner or later become old and feeble, and nothing willsha e them from th at view. In spite of this, once theybegin to practice the five rites they will b egin to feelyounger and more energetic. This will help them tochange the way the y see themselves. Little by little, theywill begin to see themselves as younger. And before long,others will be commenting that they have a youngerappearance."T here is one other extremely important factor forthose who want to loo dramatica lly younger. There isan additional rite which I've intentionally been holdingbac on. But rite number six is a subject which I'll savefor a later time." Part Two No man is free who is a slave to the flesh. Lucius Annaeus Seneca I t had been almost three months since Colonel Brad?ford's return from India, and

a great deal had hap?pened in that time. I had immediately begun practicingthe f ive rites, and was greatly pleased with the excellentresults. The Colonel had be en away tending to personalmatters, so I had been out of contact with him for so metime. When he finally phoned me up again, I eagerly toldhim all about my progr ess, and I assured him that I hadalready demonstrated to my complete satisfactio n howvery effective the rites can be.In fact, I had become so enthusiastic about the rites,I was eager to pass the information on to others whomight also benefi t. So I as ed the Colonel if he would con?sider leading a class. He agreed that it was a good idea,and said that he would do it, but only on three conditions.Th e first condition was that the class must contain across section of men and wome n from all wal s of life:professionals, blue collar wor ers, homema ers, and soo n. The second condition was that no member of the classcould be under 50 years o f age, though they could be ahundred or more if I could find anyone that old wil lingto participate. The Colonel insisted on this, even thoughthe five rites are equally beneficial to younger people. Andthe third condition was that the class be limited to fifteenmembers. This came as a considerable disappointmentto me, b ecause I had envisioned a much larger group.After trying without success to pers uade the Colonel tochange his mind, I agreed to all three conditions.Before long , I had managed to assemble a group thatmet all of the requirements, and right f rom the beginningthe class was a huge success. We met once a wee , andas early a s the second wee I thought that I could seesigns of improvement in several of i ts members. However,the Colonel had as ed us not to discuss our progress withone another, and I had no way of nowing whether theothers would agree. Then, at th e end of the month myuncertainty was put to rest. We held a ind of testimonialm eeting at which all of us were invited to share ourresults. Everyone present rep orted at least some improve?ment. Some had glowing accounts of progress, and a f ewof these could even be called remar able. A man near-ing 75 had made more gain s than any of the others.Wee ly meetings of the "Himalaya Club," as we namedit, continued. When the tenth wee finally came, prac?tically all of the members wer e performing all of the fiverites 21 times a day. All claimed not only to be fee ling bet?ter, they also believed that they were loo ing younger, andseveral even jo ed that they were no longer telling theirreal ages. This reminded me that wh en we had as ed theColonel his age some wee s bac , he had said that hewould hol d that information until the end of the tenthwee . Well, the time had arrived, b ut as yet the Colonelhadn't put in an appearance. Someone suggested thateach of us guess the Colonel's age, and write it on a slipof paper. Then, when the truth was announced, we could 33 see who came closest. We agreed to do this, and the slipsof paper were being col lected as Colonel Bradford wal edin.When we explained what we were up to, Colone l Brad?ford said, "Bring them here so I can see how well you'vedone. And then I' ll tell you what my age really is." In anamused voice, the Colonel read each of the slips aloud.Everyone had guessed him to be in his forties, and mosthad guess ed the early forties."Ladies and gentlemen," he said, "than you for yourvery ge nerous compliments. And since you've beenhonest with me, I'll be the same with y ou. I shall be 73years of age on my next birthday."At first, everyone stared at him in disbelief. Was it reallypossible for a 73 year old man to loo nearly hal f his age?Then, it occurred to them to as , why had the Colonelachieved results so much more dramatic than their own?"In the first place," the Colonel explained , "you havebeen doing this wonderful wor for only ten wee s. Whenyou have been at it two years, you will see a much morepronounced change. But there's more to it than just that.I haven't told you all that there is to now."I have given you five rites which are for the purposeof restoring youthful health and vitality. They will alsohelp you regain a younger appearance. But if you reallywant to com pletely restore the health and appearance of youth, there is a sixth rite which you must practice. I'vesaid nothing about it up until now, because it would have been useless to you without having first obtained goodresults from the other fiv e."The Colonel warned them that in order to ta e advan?tage of this sixth rite, they would have to accept a verydifficult self-restraint. He suggested that they ta e sometime to consider whether they were willing to do this forthe rest of t

heir lives. And he invited those who wished 34 to go on with rite number six to return the following wee .After thin ing it ove r, only five of the group came bac ,though the Colonel said this was a better sh owing thanhe had experienced with any of his classes in India.When he had told t hem about this additional rite, theColonel had made it clear that it would lift up the body'sreproductive energy. This lifting up process would causenot only th e mind to be renewed, but the entire body aswell. But he warned that this would entail a restrictionwhich most people were unwilling to accept. Now theColonel c ontinued with this explanation."In the average man or women, part often a largepar t of the vital life force that feeds the seven vortexesis channeled into reproduct ive energy. So much of it isdissipated in the first vortex that it never has a c hanceto reach the other six."In order to become a superman or superwoman, thispo werful life force must be conserved and turned upward,so that it can be utilized by all of the vortexes, especiallythe seventh. In other words, it is necessary to becomecelibate so that reproductive energy can be re-channeledto a higher use ."Now, turning vital life force upward is a very simplematter, and yet, through the centuries, man in attemp?ting it usually fails. In the West, whole religious ordershave tried this very thing and failed, because they soughtto master repro ductive energy by suppressing it. Thereis only one way to master this powerful u rge, and thatis not by dissipating or suppressing it, but by transmuting it transmuting it, and at the same timelifting it upward. In this way, you have no t only discov?ered the 'Elixir of Life,' as the ancients called it, you havealso put it to use, which is something the ancients wereseldom able to do."Now, rite number six is the easiest thing in the world to perform. It should be practiced only when you feel anexcess of sexual energy, and there is a natural desire forits expression. Fortunately, this rite is so s imple that youcan do it anywhere, at any time, whenever the urge is felt.Here's all you do:"Stand straight up and slowly let all of the air out of your lungs. A s you do this, bend over and put your handson your nees. Force out the last tra ce of air, and then,with the lungs empty, return to a straight up posture.Place your hands on your hips, and press down on them.This will push your shoulders up . As you do this, pull inthe abdomen as much as possible, and at the same timera ise the chest."Now, hold this position as long as you possibly can.When you are finally forced to ta e air into your emptylungs, let the air flow in through the nose. When the lungsare full, exhale through the mouth. As you exhale, relaxyou r arms, letting them hang naturally at your sides.Then ta e several deep breaths through the mouth ornose, allowing them to escape through either the mouthor no se. This constitutes one complete performance of rite number six. About three re petitions are required formost people to redirect sexual energy, and turn its po wer?ful force upward."There is only one difference between a person who ishealth y and vital, and one who is a superman or super-woman. The former channels vital life force into sexualenergy, while the latter turns this force upward to creat ebalance and harmony through all of the seven vortexes.That's why a superman or superwoman grows youngerand younger day-by-day and moment-by-moment. He orshe cr eates within themself the true 'Elixir of Life.'"Now you can understand that the 'Fountain of Youth'was within me all the time. The five rites or six to bemore pr ecise were merely a ey that unloc ed the door.When I recall Ponce de Leon and his futile search for 'TheFountain of Youth,' I thin what a pity it was that he jo urneyed so far in order to come up empty handed. Hecould have achieved his goal without ever leaving home.But li e me, he believed that the 'Fountain of Youth' mustbe in some distant corner of the world. He neversuspected that all the time it was right within himself."Please understand that in order to perform ritenumb er six, it is absolutely necessary that an individualhave active sexual urge. He or she could not possiblytransmute reproductive energy if there were little orn othing to transmute. It is absolutely impossible for a per?son who has lost sexu al urge to perform this rite. He orshe should not even attempt it, because it wo uld only leadto discouragement, and more harm than good. Instead,such an individ

ual, regardless of age, should first prac?tice the other five rites until they r egain a normal sexualurge. When this is achieved, he or she may then go intothe business of being a superman or superwoman."Also, an individual should not attem pt rite numbersix unless he or she is genuinely motivated to do so. If an indivi dual feels incomplete in terms of sexual expres?sion, and must struggle to overc ome its attraction, thenthat individual is not truly capable of transmutingrepro ductive energy and directing it upward. Instead,energy will be misdirected into struggle and inner con?flict. The sixth rite is only for those who feel sexually com?plete, and who have a real desire to move on to differentgoals."For the gre at majority of people, a celibate life is simplynot a feasible choice, and they should perform the firstfive rites only. However, in time the five rites may lea d toa changing in priorities, and a genuine desire to becomea superman or superw oman. At that time, the individualshould ma e a firm decision to begin a new way of life.Such an individual must be ready to move forward with?out wavering or l oo ing bac . Those who are capable of this are on their way to becoming true mas ters, able touse vital life force to achieve anything they desire."I repeat, let no man or woman thin of turning sex?ual currents upward until he or she is pre pared to leavephysical needs behind in exchange for the rewards of truemastershi p. Then, let that individual step forward, andsuccess will crown his or her ever y effort. Part Three To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. Benjamin Fran lin A fter the tenth wee , Colonel Bradford no longerattended each meeting, but did e ep up his interestin the "Himalaya Club." From time to time, he wouldspea to th e group on various helpful subjects, and occa?sionally members of the group as e d advice onsomething in particular. For example, several of us wereespecially in terested in diet and the tremendously impor?tant role that food plays in our liv es. There were differ?ing views on the subject, and so we decided to as Colonel Bradford to describe to us the Lamas' diet, and theirpolicy concerning foods."In the Himalayan monastery where I was a neophyte,"said the Colonel when he spo e to us the following wee ,"there are no problems concerning the right foods, nori n getting sufficient quantities of food. Each of the Lamasdoes his share of wor in producing what is needed. Allthe wor is done in the most primitive way. Eve n the soilis spaded by hand. Of course, the Lamas could use oxenand plows if the y wished, but they prefer direct contactwith the soil. They feel that handling a nd wor ing the 40 soil adds something to man's existence. I personallyfound it to be a thoroughly rewarding experience. It con?tributed to a feeling of oneness with nature."Now, it is true that the Lamas are vegetarians, but notstrictly so. They do use eggs, butter, and cheese in quan?tities sufficient to serve certain functions of the brain,body, and nervous system. However, they do not eat flesh,for the Lamas, wh o are strong and healthy, and who prac?tice rite number six, seem to have no nee d of meat, fish,or fowl."Li e myself, most of those who joined the ran s of theL amas were men of the world who new little aboutproper food and diet. But not lo ng after coming to themonastery, they invariably began to show wonderfulsigns of physical improvement. And this was due in partat least to their diet there."No Lama is choosey about what he eats. He can't be,because there is little to choos e from. A Lama's diet con?sists of good, wholesome food, but as a rule it consis tsof only one item of food at a meal. That in itself is animportant secret of he alth. When one eats just one indof food at a time, there can be no clashing of foods in thestomach. Foods clash in the stomach because starchesdo not mix well with proteins. For example, if bread,which is a starch, is eaten with proteins s uch as meats,eggs, or cheese, a chemical reaction is set up in the stom?ach. It not only can cause gas and immediate physicaldistress. Over time, it also contri butes to a shortened lifespan, and a lesser quality of life."Many times in the m onastery dining hall I sat downto the table along with the Lamas, and ate a meal

con?sisting only of bread. At other times, we ate nothing butfresh vegetables a nd fruits. At other meals, I ate nothingbut coo ed vegetables and fruits."At fir st, I was hungry for my usual diet, and the variety of foods which I had been accustomed to; but beforelong, I could eat and enj oy a meal consisting of nothingbut dar bread, or just one ind of fruit. Someti mes, ameal of just one vegetable would seem li e a feast."Now, I'm not suggestin g that you limit yourself to adiet of just one ind of food per meal, or even th at youeliminate meats from your diet. But I would recommendthat you eep starche s, fruits, and vegetables separatefrom meats, fish, and fowl at your meals. It i s alright toma e a meal of just meat. In fact, if you wish, you couldhave severa l inds of meat in one meal. And it is alrightto eat butter, eggs, and cheese wi th a meat meal, or dar bread and, if you wish, coffee or tea. But you must note nd up with anything sweet or starchy no pies, ca es,or puddings."Butter seems to b e a neutral. It can be eaten witheither a starchy meal, or with a meat meal. Mil agreesbetter with starches. Coffee and tea should always beta en blac , never with cream, although a small amountof sweetening will do no harm."The proper use of eggs was another interesting anduseful thing I learned during my stay in the monastery.The Lamas would not eat whole eggs unless they hadbeen performing har d manual labor. Then, they mighteat one whole medium boiled egg. But they would fre?quently eat raw egg yol s, discarding the whites. At first,it seemed to me t o be a waste of perfectly good food tothrow the whites to the chic ens. But then I learned thatthe egg whites are utilized only by the muscles, andshould not be eaten unless the muscles are exercised."I had always nown that egg yol s are n utritious, butI learned of their true value only after tal ing with anotherWeste rner at the monastery, a man who had abac ground in biochemistry. He told me tha t commonhen eggs contain fully half of the elements required by the brain, nerve s, and organs of the body. It is true thatthese elements are needed only in smal l quantities, butthey must be included in the diet if you are to be excep?tional ly robust and healthy, both mentally and physically."There is one more very impo rtant thing which Ilearned from the Lamas. They taught me the importanceof eatin g slowly, not for the sa e of good table manners,but for the purpose of masticat ing my food morethoroughly. Mastication is the first important step inbrea ing d own food so that it can be assimilated by thebody. Everything one eats should be digested in themouth before it is digested in the stomach. If you gulpdown food , bypassing this vital step, it is literallydynamite when it reaches the stomach ."Protein foods such as meat, fish, and fowl require lessmastication than comple x starches. It is just as well tochew them thoroughly anyway. The more completel yfood is masticated, the more nourishing it will be. Thismeans that if you thoro ughly chew your food, the amountyou eat can be reduced, often by one half."Many things which I had ta en for granted beforeentering the monastery seemed shoc in g when I left ittwo years later. One of the first things I noticed when Iarrived in one of the major cities of India was the largeamount of food consumed by eve ryone who could affordto do so. I saw one man eat in just one meal a quantityof food sufficient to feed and completely nourish four hardwor ing Lamas. But of co urse the Lamas would neverdream of putting into their stomachs the combinationso f food which this man consumed."The conglomeration of foods in one meal was anot herthing that appalled me. Having been in the habit of eatingone or two foods at a meal, I was amazed to count 23varieties of food one evening at my host's tabl e. No won?der Westerners have such miserable health. They seem 43 to now little or nothing about the relation of diet tohealth and strength."The right foods, the right combinations of food, theright amounts of food, and the r ight method of eatingcombine to produce wonderful results. If you areoverweight, it will help you to reduce. And if you areunderweight, it will help you to gain . There are quite afew other points about food and diet that I would li e togo i nto, but time doesn't permit. Just eep in mind thesefive things:(1) Never eat s tarch and meat at the same meal, thoughif you are strong and healthy, it need no t cause youtoo much concern now.(2) If coffee bothers you, drin it blac , using no mil orcream. If it still bothers you, eliminate it from yourdiet.(3) Chew y our food to a liquid, and cut down on theamount of food you eat.(4) Eat raw egg

yol s once a day, every day. Ta e themeither just before or after meals not during the meal.(5) Reduce the variety of foods you eat in one meal to aminimum.Part F our A feeble body enfeebles the mind. Jean Jacques Rousseau C olonel Bradford was addressing the "HimalayaClub" for the last time before leavi ng to travel toother parts of the U.S. and his native England. He hadchosen to s pea on various things other than the five riteswhich help in the rejuvenation p rocess. And as he stoodbefore the group, he appeared to be sharper, more alert,a nd more vigorous than ever before. Immediately afterhis return from India, he ha d seemed to be the image of perfection. But since then, he had continued to impr ove,and even now he was ma ing new gains."First of all," said the Colonel, "I mu st apologize to thewomen in our group, because much of what I have to saytonight will be directed to the men. Of course, the five riteswhich I have taught you a re equally beneficial to men andwomen. But being a man myself, I would li e to s pea on a subject of importance to other men."I'll begin by tal ing about the ma le voice. Do you nowthat some experts can tell how much sexual vitality aman ha s just by listening to him spea ? We have all heardthe shrill, piping voice of a man who is advanced in age.Unfortunately, when an older person's voice begins t ota e on that pitch, it's a sure sign that physical deteriora?tion is well under way. Let me explain."The fifth vortex at the base of the nec governs thevocal cords, and it also has a direct connection with thefirst vortex in the body's se xual center. Of course, all of the vortexes have common connections, but these t woare, in a manner of spea ing, geared together. Whataffects one affects the oth er. As a result, when a man'svoice is high and shrill, it's an indicator that hi s sexualvitality is low And if energy in this first vortex is low, youcan bet th at it's lac ing in the other six as well."Now, all that's necessary to speed up the first and fifthvortexes, along with all the others, is to practice the fiver ites. But there is another method which men can useto help speed up the process. It's easy to do. All that'srequired is willpower. You simply need to consciousl yma e the effort to lower your voice. Listen to yourself spea , and if you hear yourself becoming higher or moreshrill, adjust your voice to a lower register. L isten to menwho have good, firm spea ing voices, and ta e note of thesound. Then , whenever you spea , eep your voice downin that masculine pitch as much as pos sible."A very old person will find this to be quite a challenge,but the reward i s that it does bring excellent results.Before long, the lowered vibration of you r voice will speedup the vortex in the base of the throat. That, in turn, willhe lp speed up the vortex in the sexual center, which isthe body's doorway to vital life energy. As the upward flowof this energy increases, the throat vortex will speed upstill more, helping the voice to go still lower, and so on."There are y oung men who appear to be robust andvirile now, but who, unfortunately, will not remain thatway for long. That is because their voices never fullymatured, and r emained rather high. These individuals,as well as the older ones I've been tal i ng about, can getwonderful results by consciously ma ing the effort tolower thei r voices. In a younger person, this will help topreserve virility, while in the older one it will help torenew it."Sometime ago I came across an excellent voice exer?cise. Li e other effective things, it is quite simple. When?ever you are b y yourself, or where there is sufficient noiseto drown your voice so you won't d isturb others, practicesaying in a low tone, partly through the nose, 'Mimm Mimm Mim m Mimm.' Repeat it again and again,lowering your voice in steps, until you've forc ed it as lowas you possibly can. It's effective to do this first thing inthe mor ning when the voice already tends to be in a lowerregister. Then, ma e an effort to hold your voice in a lowpitch for the rest of the day."Once you start ma ing progress, practice in the bath?room so you can hear your voice reverberate. The n.tryto get the same effect in a larger room. When the vibra?tion of your voice is intensified, it will cause the othervortexes in the body to speed up, especia lly the first onein the sexual center, and the sixth and seventh in thehead."In older women, the voice can also become high andshrill, and it should be toned do wn in this same manner.Of course, a woman's voice is naturally higher than aman'

s, and women should not attempt to lower theirvoices to the point of sounding ma sculine. In fact, it wouldbe beneficial for a woman whose voice is abnormallymas culine to attempt to raise her voice pitch, using themethod already described."T he Lamas chant in unison, sometimes for hours, ina low register. The significanc e of this is not the chant?ing itself, or the meaning of their words. It is the vibra?tion of their voices and its effect on the seven vortexes. 48 Thousands of years ago, the Lamas discovered that thevibratory rate of the sound 'Oh-mmm . . .' is especiallypowerful and effective. Both men and women will fin d ithighly beneficial to chant this sound at least several timeseach morning. It 's still more helpful to repeat it againthroughout the day whenever you can."Fil l your lungs completely with air, and standing erect,slowly expel the full breat h to create one 'Oh-mmm ...'sound. Divide it roughly half and half between the'O hhh...' and the 'Mmmm...' Feel the 'Ohhh...'vibrate through the chest cavities a nd the 'Mmmm... 'vibrate through the nasal cavities. This simple exercisehelps g reatly to align all of the seven vortexes, and you'llbe able to feel its benefit s almost right from the very start.Don't forget, it is the vibration of the voic e that is signifi?cant, not the act of chanting, or the meaning of the sound."No w," said the Colonel, after pausing a moment,"everything I've taught you so far has concerned the sevenvortexes. But I'd now li e to discuss a few things that c anma e us all much younger, even though they do notdirectly affect the vortexes. "If it were possible to suddenly ta e an aging man orwoman out of a decrepit old body and place them in ayoung, new one about 25 years of age, I'd be willing to bet that he or she would continue to act old, and to holdonto the attitudes that helped ma e them old in the firstplace."Though most people will complain about advancingage, the truth is they get a dubious pleasure out of grow?ing old and a ll the handicaps that come with it. Needlessto say, this attitude isn't going to ma e them any younger.If an older person truly wants to grow younger, they must thin , act, and behave li e a younger person, and elimi?nate the attitudes and m annerisms of old age."The first thing to pay attention to is your posture. 49 Straighten up! When you first started this class, some of you were so bent over that you loo ed li e questionmar s. But as vitality began returning, and your sp iritsimproved, your posture improved also. That was fine, butdon't stop now. Thi n about your posture as you go aboutyour daily activities. Straighten your bac , throw yourchest out, pull in your chin, and hold your head high.Right away you have eliminated 20 years from yourappearance, and 40 years from your behavior." Also, get rid of the mannerisms of old age. When youwal , now first where you a re going; then start out andgo directly there. Don't shuffle; pic up your feet andstride. Keep one eye on the place where you're going, andthe other on everyth ing you pass."At the Himalayan monastery there was a man, li emyself a Westerner , whom you would have sworn was notover 35 years of age, and who acted li e a ma n of 25. Hewas actually more than a hundred years old. If I told youhow much ove r a hundred, you wouldn't believe me."In order for you to achieve this ind of m iracle, youmust first desire to do so. You must then accept the ideathat it is n ot only probable, but certain that you will. Aslong as the goal of growing young er is an impossibledream to you, it will remain just that. But once you fullyemb race the wonderful reality that you can indeedbecome younger in appearance, heal th, and attitude, andonce you energize that reality with focused desire, youhave already ta en your first drin of the healing watersof the 'Fountain of Youth.' "The five simple rites which I have taught you are a toolor a device that can en able you to achieve your own per?sonal miracle. After all, it is the simple thin gs of life whichare most powerful and effective. If you continue to per?form the se rites to the best of your ability, you will be everso richly rewarded. 50 "It has been most gratifying to see each of you improvefrom day to day," conclud ed the Colonel. "I have taughtyou all that I can for the present. But as the fiv e rites con?tinue to do their wor , they will open doors to furtherlearning and

progress in the future. In the meantime,there are others who need the informatio n which I havetaught you, and it is time for me to be on my way to them."At this the Colonel bade us all farewell. This extraor?dinary man had earned a very spe cial place in our hearts,and so of course, we were sorry to see him go. But we w erealso glad to now that before long others would be shar?ing the priceless inf ormation which he had so generouslygiven us. We considered ourselves fortunate i ndeed. Forin all of history, few have been privileged to learn theancient secret of the "Fountain of Youth."