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For several months in 2008, www.ilchi.com sent out a newsletter that featured Hope Messages by Ilchi Lee. At the time, Lee was emphasizing hope a lot in his lectures as he traveled, and from listening to some of them I really felt how important hope is to my life. It sounds very simple if you think about it, as do many things he says once you hear it. But I often find myself grateful that my teacher reminds me of important concepts or the deeper meaning of seemingly ordinary things and events.

Here is a Hope Message that is near and dear to me because it reminds me of how ubiquitous and abundant hope is, and yet how necessary it is for our lives. It also reminds me of how we all have a responsibility to share it when someone needs it.

Overflow with Hope

Let your heart overflow with hope. 
And give hope to every person you meet.
Don’t hold it in your chest,
But let it flow to every corner of the world.

For hope is not a jewel
To be guarded in secret,
But a spring that bursts forth
From the center of the earth
Full of Life.

It is a spring that carries your future
And the future of humanity.
It is the motor in our hearts
That propels humanity forward,
And drives us to our chosen destiny.

All we need to do
Is let it.
~ Ilchi Lee

Ilchi Lee’s latest method for brain fitness and holistic health, Brain Wave Vibration (www.brainwavevibration.com), has been generating more and more reviews and testimonials.

The latest is by the Tony Awards-winning Broadway star Tommy Tune. True to his creative nature, Tommy gave a endorsement for the book in the form of a poem.

My Experience with Brain Wave Vibration (a poem!)
To be guided to your own perfect rhythm,
to be coaxed yet never forced,
to be encouraged to find the unique vibration within,
and thus to live with it to its fullest
and highest degree.
This is the path as I perceive it. To each his own.

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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
–ALBERT EINSTEIN

Ilchi Lee has always inspired me to think beyond there ordinary, the usual, the safe. He has inspired me to dream beyond my doubts and fears, even though they still show up when I face challenges and obstacles. But I try not to let my inner opposition stand in the way of my dreams.

What do you do when you think about what you want? How affected are you by what you think you *can* do as opposed to what would make your heart sing?

Los Angeles journalist and documentary filmmaker Sam Slovick interviewed Ilchi Lee after a Brain Wave Vibration lecture/workshop Lee gave in Koreatown in LA. The interview was published in LA Yoga Magazine, but Slovick also made a short video clip about Ilchi Lee using interview footage and other images. It’s a very dynamic piece that he put on his blog samslovick.blogspot.com.  Visit Sam’s blog to watch the video.

Going, going; I, to, am going.
Going, going; you too, are going.
Windblown clouds.
Soaring birds.
Old and young.
Going, going; we’re all going.

Men and women.
Children and adults.
Going, going.
We’re all going.
Some die from a fall;
Some from a beating;
Some from old age;
Some from sickness;
Some from resentment;
Some from loneliness;
Some from abandonment;
Some from hunger;
Some from war;
Some from an accident.

Countless diseases and innumerable accidents kill us.
And we kill ourselves.
Is this world Death’s playground?
Or Death’s museum?

We live forgetting that we all die.
We forget that death is coming for us,
For the traveler.

For the student in his extracurricular studies,
For the bride and groom on the church steps,
For the would-be lawmaker running for public office,
For the voter,
For one eating noodles,
For another eating soup.

Blind to this,
Unaware of our doom,
We head carelessly toward our deaths.
You’re going.
I’m going.
We’re all going.

They smile when asked, “Why go on living?”
The person asking for a cigarette,
The person dreaming of love,
The person wanting to “make it,”
The person trying to earn a buck,
The person seeking success.

Failing to use their good head on their shoulders,
With plots, threats, and fear,
They prepare to bribe Death;
They make offerings to the god they workship.

Striving for money, honor, and power,
During their short journey toward death,
They fail to use the good head on their shoulders.

Without knowing the value of life,
People have lost their life’s goal.
No one teaches the goal and value of life.
Even those who are taught are blinded and deafened by their own desires.

We must go back to our roots,
Back to the principle of Hongik Ingan Eehwa Segae—Widely Benefitting Human, Harmonious World.
We must all wake up and pay attention.

We must see to it that we don’t have another unhappy president,
Whose last words were, “Hey, you got a cigarette?”
We must now bring an end to this environment,
In which a president had no choice but to jump off a cliff only one year after leaving office.

The choice of former president Roh Moo-hyun was courageous and resolute;
It was a final cry telling us that the Republic of Korea must no longer be this way.
The president made a choice,
And his choice was death.
He showed us that our lives are the only thing we choose.
It was entirely his choice,
Not the fate of a cow or pig,
Which has no choice but to be led pathetically to its death.

We must learn a lesson from the choice the president made.
Our lives belong to no one else;
We choose them.
They are not ours unless we choose them.
Those who choose their own life,
Those who choose to live and die,
Gain victory in life and death.

Suicide was neither holy nor beautiful for the former president,
But he was not cowardly.
He made a decision concerning what he had done,
And he can never decide again.
It wasn’t something impulsive.
He left his last words, and he said that he would embrace everything.
He was a flower that had bloomed in adversity and extreme poverty.

Everyone respected and had expectations for him.
It couldn’t last though.
There is no position of success in this world more precious than that of president.
He showed us what success is.
Even success, with all the money, honor, and power it entailed,
Ultimately ended in sad futility.

A life lived for completion is greater and more beautiful
Than one lived struggling for success.
As we pray that the soul of President Roh Moo-hyun might find peace,
We must understand why we exist at this time and what we should live for.

Let’s do our best in these times to share with others the Hongik spirit.

Place your hands, palms up, on your knees. Focus the light of your awareness onto your hands. Hands, hands, and hands. Imagine that heavy rocks are weighing down your hands in place. Silently count to one and raise your hands to your chest, only to let them sink to your knees with a silent two. One, up. Two, down. And repeat. Only through simple, repetitive movements will you allow your neocortex to momentarily stop. Now completely relax your shoulders and feel the heaviness of your hands as they lie on your knees. Feel them getting heavier until they are completely attached to the knees.

Prof Lee says you are now in complete relaxation and comfort. In this relaxed state, just concentrate on your breathing only. You feel your neocortex go silent and sense the restlessness of the cerebral limbic system. Your awareness is now at this layer. The cerebral limbic system is gently shaking in the flow of the vibration that is emitted by the brain stem. You can now feel with an immediacy you have not felt before the myriad emotions that have been locked into the cerebral limbic system. Let them out now. All the loneliness, hurt, and sorrows. Let them all out right now. Let the tears flow if they will, for through the tears the cerebral limbic system is being cleansed.

Breathe in … and out.

All about Ilchi Lee expert dahnhak and writer of book “Healing Society”

Now try creating a ball of energy with your mind. Imagine that you are holding a bright ball of light in your hands. Feel the texture of this ball, its contours, and its perfectly round shape. Make it grow and make it shrink. Play around with it gently, never letting the sensation disappear. You have just made this energy through nothing more than the power of your mind. You willed it, and the surrounding energy came together to form a ball. Be in awe of the power of your mind.

All life is in constant motion. Even rocks and mountains are in constant vibration. Every existence is dancing to the rhythm of the Cosmic Order. Life celebrates itself through constant vibration. And through vibration we can enter into the brain stem. You will experience the reality of your life in your brain stem.

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When our collective awareness has evolved high enough to affect this shift, then we will feel the great universal love that has always enveloped us. This is the reason for an Enlightenment Revolution.
Just just tweaking the system here and there cannot cure the ills of this society. It is futile to pass more laws, no matter how fair-minded and well intentioned, to solve today’s problems, because they seek to work without changing the whole paradigm. Politics, economies, cultures, and religions all have professed to seek love, harmony, and cooperation, but have failed because they could not go beyond the competition paradigm with which we all have been burdened. Therefore, each one of these professes to be the only “correct way” or the only “direct line to God” and deride and despise the “others” for not agreeing.

This will not do anymore. In order to bring about an upshift in collective human consciousness, we need an impetus, a Spiritual-Cultural Movement that will awaken people to their divinity within. Prof Lee suggests this movement will start with each one of us feeling our connection to the cosmos in such an undeniable way that we could never again forget that we are truly One.

by Prof Ilchi Lee

We give in to our needs for safety, recognition, and control when we have lost touch with the greater safety that the realization of Oneness can provide. We give in to our petty needs when we lose sense of our spiritual umbilical cord and immerse ourselves in this competition-driven society, deluding ourselves that competition is the fairest form of collective interaction, that the strongest and best should prosper—that it should be the “survival of the fittest.” And through this constant, ruthless competition, we have lost an overall sense of cooperation, trust, and harmony while constantly being fearful and anxious, no matter how much wealth or status we have accumulated. We will never truly be rid of our fear and anxiety unless we consciously reestablish this connection between the cosmos and ourselves.

Ilchi Lee recommends that only when this system of self-worth through competition changes into self-worth through harmony will we create a truly happy and fair society. This requires a revolution in spirituality—a mass enlightenment that can shift the sense of what living is all about. We have to shift the competitive social paradigm that has governed us since the beginning of recorded history.

Posted by: Ilchi Lee Prof

You have a higher spiritual existence—your True Self. Your current physical and mental manifestations are here only to serve the purpose of your spiritual master, your True Self, as part of a healing and completing process of cosmic harmony and balance. Do not sell yourself short.

When you let your True Self guide you, you are letting Jesus or Buddha himself guide your life. You are letting God be your personal guide, because all of us have the divine inside us.

Ilchi Lee Prof says when you feel your True Self, you will first feel an appreciation for everything around you. You will appreciate that you are able to open your eyes every morning. You will appreciate the intake of every breath. You will be thankful for movements in your arms and legs.

Ilchi lee writer of books like Healing Society and Brain education, he writes that the same goes for your mind. Even those of us who are aware that our bodies are not truly us, often mistakenly believe that our minds are what we truly are. Wrong! You’re personality, your knowledge, your wisdom, your emotional makeup, your thoughts, your method of deduction and induction, all these are not who you truly are. You are not a quick-tempered Latino male with a penchant for computer programming who enjoys football games on weekends and good detective stories.

You are not a patient, virtuous woman who has good judgment and shrewd mind when it comes to “too good to be true” offers. These characteristics are not you. You are not here on this Earth in human form to be some kind of a cosmic newspaper personal ad. Do not reduce yourself to what your body and mind consist of. You are far greater than that. You are eternal. You are infinite. Your True Self is the cosmos itself. Don’t ever fall into the trap of thinking that you are your physical and mental self.

These lines written by Prof Ilchi Lee

Do not be a slave to either your body or your mind. The true master of you is your True Self. Most of us are trapped behind this mistaken belief that our bodies are us, that our faces, races, ethnic groups, height, girth, aches, and pains are actually us. No. An emphatic no! Your body is yours, not you. You are here to utilize the body you happened to be born with in this lifetime for whatever purposes that your True Self has in store for you.

Your body is a precious and useful property, nothing more. When you are done with your current life, you throw it away and move on. Your physical body is not the reason for which you are born, no matter how beautiful or strong. Prof Lee says if you live through your life thinking that your body is what you are, you are a slave to the needs and appetites of your body, and will seek to satisfy those until you die. Instead of mastering your body, you will have spent your entire life being mastered by your body.

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Think back. What have I done today? Whom have I met? Have I committed any deceit? Have I hidden my True Self again? Have I represented myself falsely? Have I been truly honest with myself and with others? When you can answer yes to this last question, you are on your way to cleaning out all the dirt you have so far accumulated.

Ilchi Lee writes the road to your True Self lies not through logic and calculations, but through choice and discipline—the conscious choice to take that road, and the discipline to stay on it in the face of obstacles. So, sweep off the dirt and the grime that’s pretending to be you. Let your True Self shine through.

Repeat the following:

My body is mine, not me.
My mind is mine, not me.

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The illustration of Lecithin to stay youthful, take lecithin. Besides reducing the cholesterol level in the blood, there is growing scientific proof to suggest several other benefits from lecithin. It has been recommended that its intake in satisfactory amounts can help reconstruct those cells and organs that need it. Lecithin helps to maintain their health once they are repaired. It may mean that a shortage of lecithin in the diet may be one of the causes of ageing and that its use may be beneficial in retarding the ageing process.

With older people Ilchi Lee thinks the fats remain high in the blood for from five to seven hours and in some cases as long as 20 hours, thus giving the fats more time to become located in the tissues. If lecithin is given to older people before a fatty meal, it has been found that the fats in the blood return to normal in a short time, in the same way they do in younger people.

Information collected by: Ilchi Lee

Vitamin C is not enough to overcome a cold. The patient should strengthen the system as a whole by taking a diet, which supplies all the vitamins and minerals, the body needs. Vitamin C, however, heads the list of these nutrients. It protects one against infection and acts as harmless antibiotics. It is found in citrus fruits, green leafy vegetables, sprouted Bengal and green grins.

Ilchi Lee Prof says the usual use of this vitamin in the optimum daily amount will prevent the common cold and if a cold has already appeared, large doses of this vitamin will relieve the symptoms and shorten its duration. He estimates that one to two grams or 100 mg. to 200 mg. per day is approximately the optimum amount of this vitamin. His advice is to swallow one or two 500 mg. tablets of vitamin C at the appearance of first sign of the cold and continue the treatment by taking an additional tablet every hour.

Olive is the most significant among the many home remedies for common cold. It is highly beneficial in all types of cold and fevers. It should be taken well diluted. Vitamin C-rich limejuice increases resistance, decreases toxicity and reduces the duration of the illness. Limejuice should be diluted in a glass of warm water, and a teaspoonful of honey should be added to it. It forms an ideal remedy for a cold and dry cough.

Posted by: Ilchi Lee founder of Dahn Yoga

Vitamin B12 is a must for put off or curing anemia. This vitamin is typically found in animal protein and especially in natural meats like kidney and liver. A heavy meat diet is often linked with a high hemoglobin and high red cell count, but it has its disadvantages. One cause of anemia is intestinal putrefaction, which is primarily brought on by a high meat diet.

Moreover, all meats are becoming increasingly dangerous due to widespread diseases in the animal kingdom. There are, however, other equally good alternative sources of vitamin B12 such as dairy products, like milk, eggs and cheese, peanuts. Wheat germ and soybeans also contain some B12. Vegetarians should include sizeable amounts of milk, milk products and eggs in their diet.

For prevention of anemia, it is essential to take the entire B-complex range, which includes B12, as well as the natural foods mentioned above. Eating ovo-lacto products, which are complete proteins, and which also contain vitamin B12 is good insurance against the disease. Brewer’s yeast is a good source of complete protein.

Prof Lee says a liberal intake of ascorbic acid is necessary to facilitate absorption of iron. At least two helpings of citrus fruits and other ascorbic acid rich foods should be taken daily.

Mention must be made of beets, which are extremely important in curing anemia. Beet juice contains potassium, phosphorous, calcium, sculpture, iodine, iron, copper, carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins, B1, B2, niacin B6, C and vitamin P. With its high iron content, beet juice regenerates and reactivates the red blood cells, supplies the body with fresh oxygen and helps the normal function of vesicular breathing.

This is really what you needed an informative article by Ilchi Lee. In which position do you sleep?

If you sleep on your stomach or on your left side, you are putting pressure on your heart with the additional body weight, while the heart has to continue pumping blood as usual.

This extra burden wears the heart out more quickly. Think about it - you spend more than one third of your life sleeping! To reduce the strain on your heart, sleep on your right side, or on your back. This simple method will add years to your life.

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Present is a plant for each type of digestion problem.

· AIGREMOINE is useful when the stomach difficulty is accompanied by enteritis, diarrhea and/or chronic liver infection. It helps tone a lazy digestive system. And it also helps regularize acidity and soothe ulcers by improving metabolism.

· ANGELICA is a digestive, an aperitif, refreshment, a tonic. It decongests and soothes stomach pains and swelling. Prepare an infusion (tea) preferably using the fresh plant: 3 1/2 tablespoons of roots per quart of water. If your stomach is very swollen, prepare and drink 3 cups per day made of 5 tablespoons of seeds per quart of water.

· ANISE is a restful digestive. It aids digestion and the elimination of intestinal gas, it soothes stomach cramps, aerophagy, dyspepsia (contractions of the digestive organs, dizziness and a heavy feeling after eating). 2 or 3 cups per day, after meals: 2 tablespoons of seeds per quart of water.

· CHAMOMILE: a digestive, sedative, anti-inflammation agent and tonic. It helps painful or difficult digestion, stomach cramps, gastro-intestinal spasms, loss of appetite, and it helps expulsion of gas (determinative). Particularly recommended for persons who suffer from stomach cramps (and/or who are irritable, temperamental, angry etc.) one cup of infusion, a half hour before meals, or one hour after. To prepare the infusion, add 5 1/2 tablespoons to a quart of hot water and let stand for five minutes.

· CHERVIL: digestive, decorative and diuretic. It also acts as a stimulant. For difficult digestion, drink 2 or 3 cups per day. Prepare an infusion with one teaspoon of dried leaves per cup of water, and let stand for 10 minutes.

· SAGE: The ancients had a saying - “Why die when your garden is full of sage!” It is a digestive, diuretic, antispasmodic and helps combat hypoglycemia. It stimulates the appetite, fortifies the stomach and aids absorption, especially when digestion is hard. It is also a general tonic. Read more Prof Lee’s tips.

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The act of smiling produces positive changes in your brain. This exercise combines that fact with a relaxing meditative exercise.

Sit comfortably and shrug your shoulders up and down several times to relax.

Breathe in and out several times, massaging your face to release the tension in your facial muscles. Breathe in, close your eves gently, and breathe out while forming a slight smile. Breathe in and out deeply and naturally.

Prof Lee says that when breathing out, combine your exhale with a widening smile. Repeat this several times, focusing on the motion of the smile on your face as a light breath escapes through your lips like a gentle wind.

Slowly shift your consciousness to your brain and feel your brain become lighter and more refreshed when you breathe out with a smile.