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Mind
Power News
Issue
No. 172 / Saturday,
June 23, 2007
www.MindPowerNews.com
In
this issue:
IS THE UNIVERSE DREAMING ITSELF? When you begin to awaken
to the dream-like nature of things you realize that waking
reality doesn't exist in the way you thought it did, as
something separate from you. Saying it is a dream, your
own projection, reflection, etc. is the same thing as saying
it is nothing other than your own mind appearing in a convincing,
externalized display.
IS
THE UNIVERSE A MASSIVE SUPERCOMPUTER? The legendary
Konrad Zuse was the first to suggest that the entire universe
is being computed on a computer, possibly a cellular automaton.
He referred to this as Rechnender Raun (computing cosmos
or computing space), which in fact started the field of
"Digital Physics."
THE
NEW SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS: The term new science
was first introduced in 1964 by the late Nobel neuroscientist
Dr. Roger Sperry. It is based on the premise that your consciousness
can create physical effects in your brain as well as the
other way around.
HOW
TO BE HAPPY RIGHT NOW: Gratitude is one of the most
powerful emotions a human being can experience. It alone
can put you in a state of Bliss (contentment). A grateful
mind is a content mind. A grateful mind needs nothing. When
you are in a state of Gratitude, peace and overall contentment
follows.
THE
8 MISTAKES MOST INSOMNIACS MAKE: As a result of Learned
Insomnia, people usually try to recuperate by taking
actions to work around their Insomnia. All these actions
actually make Insomnia worse by drastically weakening the
sleep system and perpetuating it instead of solving the
problem; because they do not attack the cause
of Insomnia, only its symptoms.
Is
the
Universe
Dreaming
Itself?
By
Paul
Levy
Source:
ResonateView.org
When
you
begin
to
spiritually
awaken,
it
is
like
waking
up
inside
of
a
dream
and
recognizing
that
everything
you
are
experiencing
is
nothing
other
than
a
very
convincing
projection,
or
display
of
your
mind.
The
boundary
between
inner
and
outer,
between
dreaming
and
waking
starts
to
dissolve,
and
you
begin
to
realize
that
the
same
dreaming
mind
that
is
dreaming
your
dreams
at
night
is
dreaming
your
life.
You
realize
that
there
is
a
Deeper
Dreaming
Self
that
is
having
a
dream
and
we
are
it!
This
Deeper
Dreaming
Self
is
active
in
us
at
all
times
and
is
continually
seeking
to
express
it
itself.
If
we
recognize
the
dreaming
process
that
is
happening
right
now,
we
can
step
into
it
and
help
it
unfold
consciously.
It
will
activate
our
own
inherent
process
of
awakening
and
reconnect
us
with
ourselves.
It
is
as
though
there
is
a
dream
that
is
trying
to
be
dreamt
through
each
and
all
of
us
--
both
individually
and
collectively.
The
universe
is
seen
as
a
field
not
separate
from
and
through
which
this
deeper,
dreaming
process
is
continually
expressing
it
itself.
Recognizing
the
deeper
dream,
or
archetypal
myth
that
we
have
been
unconsciously
acting
out
in
our
waking
life
reconnects
us
not
only
with
the
deeper
ground
of
the
psyche
but
also
with
other
people,
as
everybody
is
seen
to
be
fellow
actors
in
a
divine
drama.
It
takes
one's
life
out
of
a
purely
personal
framework
and
gives
it
a
deeper
sense
of
meaning,
which
makes
suffering
so
much
more
bearable.
When
you
begin
to
awaken
to
the
dream-like
nature
of
things
you
realize
that
waking
reality
doesn't
exist
in
the
way
you
thought
it
did,
as
something
separate
from
you.
Saying
it
is
a
dream,
your
own
projection,
reflection,
etc.
is
the
same
thing
as
saying
it
is
nothing
other
than
your
own
mind
appearing
in
a
convincing,
externalized
display.
Everything
that
happens
is
seen
to
be
the
unmediated
expression
of
your
mind,
which
you
now
understand
can
just
as
easily
express
it
itself
in
outer
events
as
it
does
in
inner
feelings,
dreams
or
intuitions.
This
is
related
to
Jung's
idea
of
synchronicity,
those
"meaningful
coincidences,"
where
an
inner
situation
gets
mirrored
through
an
outer
event.
They
are
examples
of
where
there
is
a
fissure
in
reality
and
one
gets
a
chance
to
glimpse
the
underlying
unity.
By
saying
that
our
waking
reality
is
some
sort
of
a
dream,
which
is
the
same
thing
as
saying
that
it
is
a
projection
of
your
mind,
the
implication
is
that
how
you
view
it
actually
effects
how
it
appears.
This
is
very
clear
in
lucid
dreaming,
where
the
dream
is
realized
to
be
the
unmediated
manifestation
of
your
mind.
Once
you
realize
this,
you
don't
become
conditioned
by,
and
react
to,
the
reflections
as
something
solid,
real,
and
autonomous
(as
a
kitten
would
looking
in
a
mirror),
you
just
recognize
them
as
your
own
energy
appearing
externally.
Your
relationship
to
the
universe
changes
dramatically.
Read
the
full
story
here...
http://www.mindpowernews.com/DreamingUniverse.htm
Is
The Universe
A Massive
Supercomputer?
By
P.A.
Wahid
Source:
The
Hindu
The
latest thinking
that is
doing rounds
in scientific
circles
is whether
the universe
is a computer.
The legendary
Konrad Zuse,
a German
scientist
who built
the first
programmable
computer,
was also
the first
to suggest
in 1967
that the
entire universe
is being
computed
on a computer,
possibly
a cellular
automaton.
He referred
to this
as Rechnender
Raun (computing
cosmos or
computing
space),
which in
fact started
the field
of "Digital
Physics."
The tremendous
advances
made in
computer
science
and technology
during the
last couple
of decades
have also
made a sea
change in
the quality
of our thought
process.
What has
been done
manually
before the
advent of
modern computer
technology
can now
be done
unmanned
more efficiently
and rapidly
by the use
of a computer.
Nature
has always
been a wonder
and a source
of inspiration
for intellectual
activity
to man.
Apart from
the physical
components
of the universe,
there are
the natural
phenomena
and a whole
variety
of rules
and mechanisms
that are
responsible
for the
entire universe
to function
as a single
system.
The
fact that
phenomena
like natural
cycles,
planetary
movements
and a host
of others
occur with
clockwork
precision
and accuracy
leads to
the obvious
conclusion
that our
universe
is a programmed
system.
Nothing
happens
in this
universe
in an arbitrary
manner but
only according
to certain
eternal
laws and
that is
why we are
able to
formulate
principles
based on
our observations
that can
reflect
the natural
order.
Every
aspect of
the universe
is mathematically
describable.
We find
sequences
in every
natural
phenomenon,
be it a
chemical,
physical
or biological
reaction
or the development
of a plant
or an animal
from the
zygote,
to cite
but a few.
All these
are proofs
of the demonstrations
of execution
of programmes
existing
in nature.
Further,
we also
know that
every organism
has a programme
stored in
its cells.
The brain
is a computer
and it has
memory.
A living
cell can
be likened
to a biochip.
Read
the full
story here...
http://www.mindpowernews.com/MassiveSupercomputer.htm
The
New Science
of Consciousness
By
Laurie Nadel,
Ph.D.
Author of
Sixth
Sense: Unlocking
Your Ultimate
Mind Power
The
term new
science
was first
introduced
in 1964
by the late
Nobel neuroscientist
Dr. Roger
Sperry (1913-1994).
It is based
on the premise
that your
consciousness
-- your
point of
focus which
can be compared
to a cursor
on your
computer
screen --can
create physical
effects
in your
brain as
well as
the other
way around.
Like most
great ideas,
the core
concept
of the new
science
is simple,
but its
ramifications
are staggeringly
complex.
Although
as few as
an estimated
5 percent
of scientists
accept its
basic tenets,
the new
science
is taking
hold in
the behavioral
and social
sciences,
particularly
in cognitive
psychology,
which emphasizes
the importance
of such
abstract
mental processes
as intuition,
insight,
and visual
intelligence
over external
behavior.
Whereas
behaviorists
believe
that they
can treat
behavior
without
addressing
the mental
state, cognitive
psychologists
say that
mental states
organize
and control
behavior.
Evolutionary
theorists
working
in biology
and related
sciences
are beginning
to accept
the new
science,
too. Because
it believes
that consciousness
can cause
physical
change,
the new
science
is also
referred
to as the
consciousness
revolution.
Mainstream
scientific
thought
is based
on three
primary
assumptions:
- Objectivism,
which
believes
that the
universe
and everything
it contains
can be
quantified.
- Positivism,
which
believes
that only
that which
can be
physically
observed
is real.
- Reductionism,
which,
as its
name indicates,
reduces
phenomena
into smaller
elements.
The
consciousness
revolution
differs
radically
from reductionist
scientific
thought
because
it contains
the belief
that the
whole is
greater
than the
sum of its
parts.
Read
the full
story here...
http://www.mindpowernews.com/ScienceOfConsciousness.htm
How
to Be
Happy
Right
Now
By
Urayoan
Paz
Author
of
The
Gratitude-Bliss
Meditation
Handbook
I
will ask
you a
simple
question...
DO
YOU WANT
TO BE
HAPPY?
Really,
think
about
it. Do
you really
want to
be happy?
Do you
deserve
to be
happy?
Are you
doing
everything
in your
power
to be
happy?
Or
do you
think
happiness
is something
for the
wealthy,
the good-looking,
royalty,
and the
spiritually
advanced?
Well,
guess
again.
I have
developed
the perfect
way for
you to
be happy.
It's called
Gratitude-Bliss
Meditation.
But
first,
If you
think
happiness
is not
for you
then stop
reading
this report
right
now. You
might
not be
ready
for this
powerful
technique.
But if
you are
ready
for happiness,
then read
on.
Being
Happy
From
the beginning
of human
history
we have
been searching
for happiness.
Most of
our daily
functions
and overall
desires
all revolve
around
"being
happy."
Being
satisfied
is a key
goal in
our current
"materialistic
society."
But
something
that the
spiritually
advanced
noticed
quickly
was that
everything
material
is impermanent.
Like beauty
fades,
and youth
withers
away,
so does
everything
material.
So happiness
cannot
depend
on the
material.
So
as this
revelation
was made
clearer,
many ancient
traditions
focused
on the
opposite,
the spiritual.
And thus,
if you
begin
studying
ancient
texts
and modern
sciences,
you'll
notice
their
complexity.
The more
you learn
the more
you get
confused.
Eventually,
the main
goal,
happiness
(or personal
contentment),
is lost
in the
haze.
Some,
the very
adept,
are able
to reach
that state
of pure
happiness
through
spiritual
ascension,
via ascetic
practices.
Going
on retreat
to the
middle
of nowhere
and living
in a monastery
devoid
of life's
simple
pleasures,
does not
seem like
a practical
option
for a
normal
human
being
living
in the
21st Century.
For us,
the normal
human
beings,
spiritual
ascension
is a goal
we might
want but
not at
the expense
of "living
life to
the fullest."
For
most of
us, our
time is
our most
precious
commodity.
We love
to live
life in
the moment
and we
enjoy
life more
when we
are in
action.
We like
doing,
evolving,
learning,
interacting,
being,
moving;
this is
who we
are.
Sitting
in a room
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