Free The Zen Diet Revolution by Martin Faulks

large amount of fuel, which makes the rocket very heavy and that means it needs more fuel to lift off!
    Being a human is a bit like this. The more you want to be rid of something, the more you want it; we all want what we can’t have! However, we did manage to overcome the rocket problem by making it more light and aerodynamic, and producing a multistage rocket. It had a number of independent boosters that burned out and then detached from the main rocket, leaving it lighter with each burst. You too can overcome the problem of wanting what you don’t have by learning detachment. Our mind draws us to strong events, memories, fears, plans. We worry about things that we don’t want to happen again, and we fantasize about the things we do want to happen.
    How do we get free from our desires? We want to feel emotions, but not let them control us. Time to deploy the detachable-booster-rocket strategy! This is achieved by withdrawing desire for things and letting it fall away. This way, we get to where we want to go, using the energy we once directed at the things we desired.
    So we need to learn to let things go. If we view ourselves as being overweight, we have to leave that behind. If we are used to taking the bus, with the lovely warmth and relaxation it brings, we need to say goodbye to that if we want to walk every day. Most of all, we need to start letting go of the foods that are too high in calories or unhealthy. Sometimes,if that’s part of our routine or social life, it is hard; also if we really love them. I, for example, love cola, but it’s melting my teeth; I know it, people know it, and my dentist knows it. The problem is that it’s so much part of my life and personality that I order it on auto. Now and again I reverse my decision to give it up or work out an exception. To be really free, I have to get rid of the whole thing completely. I have to let go of my connection with cola and forget the pleasure it used to give me. It is time to start ordering soda water!
    But how do you master detachment? It’s a hard thing to describe the process and there is no direct answer. We have to make an effort and find our own way. There are, however, a few hints we can give you that may help.
Repetition is the mother of success
    When learning to detach and let go of things you no longer need, be they things that hurt you in the past or habits that you need to get rid of to slim down, you will find it gets easier as you go on. It’s the first few changes that are the hardest. You find that if you are not used to letting things go, it is very painful to begin with. It’s a bit like getting into cold water: it takes a while for your body to get used to.
Be empowered
    When you start to let go of things, you will find a wonderful feeling of joy. It is empowering to see your life changing and you start to find the happiness inside. You start to findthe true you and are able to cultivate health. The ability to detach is the best health supplement in the world. You are able to keep yourself free of bad habits that take up your time and sap your vitality. Whenever you find yourself drawn to something you are wishing to detach from, make sure you feel the power of your ability to let go. Enjoy it, feel it and then move on to something else.
Baby tigers
    One of the most important skills on the path to self-mastery is learning to stop things when they are small and weak. For example, if your aim is to have a happy marriage, it is not a good habit to lust after other women or watch pornographic films. You may think that this habit in itself will not cause problems, especially if your wife has no objections. But as a natural tendency it will grow. The more you give in to unfaithful thoughts, imaginings and indulgences, the more you will want them. Your urge to be unfaithful will not be realized by these actions, but will rather grow. Remember that you always get more of what you focus on. Having habits like this that indulge a larger