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exist or at least cannot affect the universe today. There is no way science can prove that.
Now I don’t want anybody to think that I believe I am teaching absolute truth when I say the world is a product of the spiritual dimension—I know there is faith involved in my assertion. But I do object when scientists say or imply that there is no faith involved in their methods and theories.
Someday the public will demand an explanation for experiences that science today says are impossible: spontaneous and spiritual healing, mental telepathy, precognitive dreams, telekinesis, etc. Science will finally be forced to open its eyes to a whole new realm of events. The next great discovery in science will be that the physical universe is only the surface layer of total reality. What is ironic is that scientists will be discovering something that has been known to non-scientists for thousands of years.
I want to end this essay with a short discussion of medicine, the field of science that deals with human health. We are taught by medical science that we are victims of disease, and that without modern medicine we would be helpless against a multitude of illnesses. Science has turned the doctor into a mechanic, and our bodies have become machines with parts that wear out. Little is said about our natural defenses, nor about the cooperation between our cells that makes our lives possible.
I cannot criticize medicine without mentioning that the attitude of the public in the West, and especially in the United States, contributes to this difficulty. We refuse to accept responsibility for our health, and then when something goes wrong, we expect modern medicine to fix us. I believe the best medicine is a belief in your own health, worth, and safety.
I do want to point out that some doctors understand there is a relationship between the soul, the mind, and the body. A doctor who counsels cancer patients wrote: “The fundamental problem patients have is a failure to love themselves.”
Medicine has done a lot to relieve pain and suffering. On the other hand, medicine has done a lot to increase pain and suffering. What am I talking about? Doctors extend the lives of many patients who would otherwise die fairly quickly. In many cases, the result is a prolonged and painful death, with physicians and hospitals raking in huge fees that place a financial burden on vulnerable families, insurance systems, and Medicare.
I see this dilemma as having two main causes. First is that our materialistic culture is basically atheistic. People who believe that this life is all there is will of course try to prolong it. Secondly, many doctors feel that if they let a patient die, they have failed, and so they keep their patients alive as long as possible.
I believe it is time Western civilization wakes up to these truths that are understood by animals and in native societies: Death is a normal stage of existence and is necessary to make room for new life. And without death, we would not appreciate life. As an African tribal leader said, “Death is what makes life precious.”
We need a new definition of human consciousness, because it stretches beyond the years between physical birth and death. In the coming age, death will be known as a door to another reality, as a place to rest and to review one’s past life for weaknesses and errors, and, ultimately, as an opportunity to start over with a new body.
The Arrogance Of Power
Genuine peace comes when justice is served.
For as long as peasants remain landless,
For as long as laborers receive unjust wages,
For as long as we are politically and economically dominated by foreign nations,
For as long as we channel more money to the military than to basic social services,
For as long as the causes of social unrest remain untouched,
There will be no peace.
Seen on a sign in Cagayan de Oro,
Philippines, December 1991
Throughout history, czars, emperors, generals, kings, popes,
Now I don’t want anybody to think that I believe I am teaching absolute truth when I say the world is a product of the spiritual dimension—I know there is faith involved in my assertion. But I do object when scientists say or imply that there is no faith involved in their methods and theories.
Someday the public will demand an explanation for experiences that science today says are impossible: spontaneous and spiritual healing, mental telepathy, precognitive dreams, telekinesis, etc. Science will finally be forced to open its eyes to a whole new realm of events. The next great discovery in science will be that the physical universe is only the surface layer of total reality. What is ironic is that scientists will be discovering something that has been known to non-scientists for thousands of years.
I want to end this essay with a short discussion of medicine, the field of science that deals with human health. We are taught by medical science that we are victims of disease, and that without modern medicine we would be helpless against a multitude of illnesses. Science has turned the doctor into a mechanic, and our bodies have become machines with parts that wear out. Little is said about our natural defenses, nor about the cooperation between our cells that makes our lives possible.
I cannot criticize medicine without mentioning that the attitude of the public in the West, and especially in the United States, contributes to this difficulty. We refuse to accept responsibility for our health, and then when something goes wrong, we expect modern medicine to fix us. I believe the best medicine is a belief in your own health, worth, and safety.
I do want to point out that some doctors understand there is a relationship between the soul, the mind, and the body. A doctor who counsels cancer patients wrote: “The fundamental problem patients have is a failure to love themselves.”
Medicine has done a lot to relieve pain and suffering. On the other hand, medicine has done a lot to increase pain and suffering. What am I talking about? Doctors extend the lives of many patients who would otherwise die fairly quickly. In many cases, the result is a prolonged and painful death, with physicians and hospitals raking in huge fees that place a financial burden on vulnerable families, insurance systems, and Medicare.
I see this dilemma as having two main causes. First is that our materialistic culture is basically atheistic. People who believe that this life is all there is will of course try to prolong it. Secondly, many doctors feel that if they let a patient die, they have failed, and so they keep their patients alive as long as possible.
I believe it is time Western civilization wakes up to these truths that are understood by animals and in native societies: Death is a normal stage of existence and is necessary to make room for new life. And without death, we would not appreciate life. As an African tribal leader said, “Death is what makes life precious.”
We need a new definition of human consciousness, because it stretches beyond the years between physical birth and death. In the coming age, death will be known as a door to another reality, as a place to rest and to review one’s past life for weaknesses and errors, and, ultimately, as an opportunity to start over with a new body.
The Arrogance Of Power
Genuine peace comes when justice is served.
For as long as peasants remain landless,
For as long as laborers receive unjust wages,
For as long as we are politically and economically dominated by foreign nations,
For as long as we channel more money to the military than to basic social services,
For as long as the causes of social unrest remain untouched,
There will be no peace.
Seen on a sign in Cagayan de Oro,
Philippines, December 1991
Throughout history, czars, emperors, generals, kings, popes,
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