ZOMBIES, GORILLAS & SELF-MASTERY
By Dr. David Lowry

It is strange to realize that I have been a zombie all of my life--Maybe for many lifetimes. A zombie is a creature that is dead but walks the walks the earth like a living person. I knew this on a deeper level I just didn't know what to do about it. It was sort of like your skin color or the region of the country you are born in--it just is. Besides, all of my friends are zombies too. There seemed little I could do about it except to accept it and go on. Being a zombie isn't all that bad--except that things never really work out.

Just when I thought things would go the way I wanted them to, I would discover that that what I obtained wasn't what I wanted at all or it begin to dissolve before my very eyes. There is also a lot of pain and suffering associated with being a zombie and living among them. It is a world where only the strongest zombies survive and the zombie with the most toys in the end wins. The only good thing about being a zombie is that it will allow you, on limited occasions, to seek new and better ways of improving your zombie status.

As a zombie, I must have read at least 1,000 books on self-improvement, religion, philosophy and metaphysics. All of them were helpful and useful in improving my zombie state. What I didn't know, though some books actually plainly stated it, was that some books were written by awakened individuals--people who weren't zombies. These books are so powerful that the information can slip right past the zombie censors. The textbook SELF-MASTERY: A JOURNEY HOME TO YOURSELF is such a textbook. It continues to awaken a deeper part of me, bringing me out of my zombie status into the thing that I, and all zombies, most want--SELF-MASTERY.

The first thing this book does is to plant a seed that there is more to life than what I am experiencing. It also confirms what experience had taught me, that my mind and emotions can only carry me so far. I can read all the books I want and still not awaken if I don't know how to apply the things that I am reading to my life. In short, a zombie can read all the enlightening materials he/she wants and still not be empowered to do anything about it.

The second thing these materials are doing is causing me to notice that an alarm clock has been going off for a long time. In my stupor, I thought the alarm was part of my dream and not real at all. It was sort of funny, I was dreaming about awakening. This time I noticed that someone was gently shaking my body as well. Through my squinty eyes I see an old friend. This time he calls himself HU Dalconzo. He has a smile and he keeps shaking me and telling me to WAKE UP! The things I have been reading in my dream state are already causing me to awaken--though it is very apparent that I have been in a deep slumber and it may take some time to fully awaken.

The thing I am learning most from these materials is that while I have been sleeping, an 800-pound gorilla, called my ego, has taken over my body. In my zombie state, I would look at the mirror and think that the gorilla was me! Truthfully, this gorilla is very ugly looking and will do almost anything to get his way. I just thought I was an ugly looking gorilla. Then, Hu helped me to understand that the gorilla wasn't the real me at all. Mostly, this fella was a creation of my parents and failed science experiments for many years ago. Over the past 50 years, this gorilla told me that it would be my protector if I would only feed it a banana now and then. This seemed fair so I did. The only thing was that the gorilla got bigger, stronger and more demanding. True to his word, he has protected me; but my True Self has told me that I really don't need him as much as I thought. Hu and my True-Self have pointed out to me that despite what I have done and continue to do, I have never pleased this bully. In fact, my True-Self has been telling me lately that we don't need him and that it is time that to accept my responsibility of bringing this ego maniac under control. I'm not entirely sure how to do this, but Hu and my True-Self tell me not to worry. They have a tried and true step-by-step process of unruly beast control, sort of like a 12 step program for controlling gorillas! Sounds good to me.

The materials are teaching me that I am going to have to put the gorilla on a diet--at first--then starve that gorilla altogether. Finally, once that Gorilla is in a totally weakened state my True-Self will step right up and take total control. My Real-Self tells me it is going to become... "the new sheriff in town!"

Naturally, this will not be easy. Not only is the gorilla powerful, but also he is very smart, alert and manipulative. In short, he is a tricky bastard who is used to getting his way and will do anything to protect what he believes is his. But my friend Hu and my True-Self are smarter. Together, we are working our plan to win the confidence of this oversized bully. Each day I am winning the confidence of this big guy by constantly repeating to him the benefits of the disciplinas. The funny thing is, this crazy gorilla seems to really believe what I am telling him but he's a bit cautious and isn't going to cave in very quickly. Still, I can tell that he really wants to be brought under control and know that I can feel safe, sane and secure without resorting to any gorilla tactics. There are other things that I am doing as well.

I am beginning to learn that I can awaken more out of my zombie state and that gorillas become more tame when I am aware of my healing feelings. The trick is that I must actually FEEEEL them. This is something my gorilla isn't used to. Every time I allow myself to feel, instead of block, my healing feelings the gorilla goes to his corner and sits down with a puzzled look on his face. My Real-Self and Hu give each other a high-five.

Naturally, my total awakening out of zombie hood and taming the gorilla is going to take time. It is an uphill struggle that is very hard to do in a sleepy state. The gorilla is scary and slumber can seem so peaceful. I can't be overly surprised when I slip back into my old zombie ways. However, I can feel the time approaching when I am more awake than asleep. When this happens, a tremendous shift of power is going to occur in my life. Hu won't have to shake me quite so hard to awaken me. Soon, I'll be able to shut off that damn alarm clock (smile), arise and start to do the things that awakened people do--awaken other people from their zombie hood and help them fight the gorilla that took them over while they were asleep.

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