Chakra Tonics
By Jay Glaser MD "Spirit Of Change"

1. Sadyavachanam ayushyanam - Speaking the truth, but only the sweet truth is the best tonic for prolonging ayu, the span of life.

2. Show respect to your elders (even if you are yourself an elder). Practice greeting persons older than yourself before they greet you.

3. Be a knower of the proper time, place and measure of activities. (Hint: Use each room in the home for it's proper function, Avoid working during mealtimes, exercising just before bed and listening to hard rock before retiring or on arising).

4. Serve ministers, sages, renuncians and the devout who have offered their lives in spiritual purposes.

5. Respect teachers, mentors and animals.

6. Be merciful and forgiving. Avoid cruelty.

7. Engage in cultivating the state of pure consciousness (awareness devoid of its content: thoughts, emotions and perceptions).

8. Donate generously and regularly.

9. Always have a plan and persevere in its implementation.

10. Keep your body, your apparel and your environment clean and orderly. Wear garments that are simple, elegant and graceful.

11. Keep flowers in and around your home and workplace. Spend time in nature listening to birds, brooks and the wind in the trees.

12. Follow a structured daily routine. Avoid sleeping in the day and staying awake into the night.

13. Take walks by lakes and rivers or in the moonlight.

14. Brahmacharyam anusiteyaanam. Practices that cultivate the nervous system to support the experience of the underlying Totality of the cosmos are the best practice for health (This includes balanced indulgence in sex, food and spirits.)

15. Indriyajayor nandanaam. Conquering the need for gratifaction of the senses is the best tonic for experience of bliss.

16. Vidya bhrmanaam. Knowledge of the self is the most nourishing of all tonics.

17. Practice effortlessness, serenity, and compassion. Cultivate your heart's ability to love, even in the most senseless of circumstances. After all, if it were easy, it would not be called "practice."

18. Avoid holding onto anger and negative thoughts. Practice non-violence. Be courageous by not losing patience in any situation.

19. Keep the company of the wise.

20. And don't forget to sing.