Seeing the Oneness of our Reality – Part Two
This is Part Two of a Five Part Series of Seeing the Oneness of our Reality. See Part One here.
In this five part series, we will explore the meaning of Oneness – the concept of one interconnected consciousness that gives rise to all beings and matter. There is no self and the other, they are one and the same. In my opinion, it is the understanding and experience of Oneness that is the key ingredient necessary for us to progress forward as individuals and for society to solve its biggest problems. Think about it, progress on any of the major issues we face – rising poverty, food and water shortages, climate change, rising energy prices, growing inequality, deteriorating education standards, immigration etc – are all stale-mated at the current time because we have become hyper-polarized as a society in terms of us versus them, what’s mine is not yours, and winning is everything. Yet, collectively, we have enormous technology, intellectual, and financial resources to solve or at least significantly mitigate almost any problem, if we would only cooperate. But if we think we are separate and different from “the other person or group”, that cooperation will be a long time in coming, if ever.
In this five-part series, I’ll take you on a tour of what the latest information form the world of Science, Spirituality, and Psychology is revealing about our true reality. These things have been spoken about by ancient spiritual traditions for thousands of years, but our modern world took a detour around 400 years ago and is now finally catching up. Hopefully more will awaken to our underlying interconnected and shared reality and we can finally move forward to realize our true potential. -JK
Part Two:
Science
The origins of quantum mechanics theory date back to between 1924 and 1941. Some of the major quantum effects that were discovered are summarized by a leading quantum physicist, Amit Goswami, in his book The Self-Aware Universe, How Consciousness Creates the Material World:
A quantum object (an electron, for example) can be in more than one place at the same time (the wave property).
A quantum object cannot be said to manifest in ordinary space-time reality until we observe it as a particle (collapse of the wave).
A quantum object ceases to exist here and simultaneously appears in existence over there; we cannot say it went through the intervening space (the quantum jump).
A manifestation of one quantum object, caused by our observation, simultaneously influences its correlated twin object, no matter how far apart they are (quantum action at a distance).
These quantum effects of course contradict the Scientific Materialism view that we’ve lived with since the days of Newton—that essentially everything is composed of discrete particles of matter and nothing else. Furthermore, they are at odds with the associated physical laws of how that matter interacts with and affects other matter—the Laws of Motion, Gravity, and the Speed of Light—known as Classical Mechanics (the physics of dealing with motion of matter). These laws make it possible to predict the exact position, momentum, energy, velocity, and other properties of an entity at any point in time once its initial state and the forces acting upon it are known. In classical mechanics or Newtonian physics, if objects are separate physically, then they can assume to have no effect on each other and are in no way connected.
Quantum physics, however, shows us that this is not true. Specifically, at the subatomic level, electrons are sometimes particles and other times waves of energy, not merely discrete particles of matter. Electrons in fact change state into particles (matter) from waves (energy) once we observe them (the Observer Effect). This is what Einstein pointed out in his E=MC2 formula: energy equals matter multiplied by the speed of light squared. Energy converts to matter and vice versa. This naturally poses a dilemma for the modern scientist. The idea that our reality is unlike what Newtonian physics stated for over 400 years—that the world is not in fact discrete matter but rather energy potential that comes into our being through consciousness—is of course a difficult paradigm shift to absorb. In fact, as Lynn McTaggart wrote in The Field, the implication for our lives is breathtaking:
This astounding observation (the observer effect) also had shattering implications about the nature of reality. It suggested that the consciousness of the observer brought the observed object into being. Nothing in the universe existed as actual “thing” independently of our perception of it. Every minute of every day we were creating our world.
To be fair, we know that in most cases, we can comfortably use Newtonian mechanics to understand our material world. But in certain instances, those laws don’t seem to hold. McTaggart adds:
Today we know that Newtonian model is valid only for objects consisting of large numbers of atoms, and only for velocities which are small compared to the speed of light. When the first condition is not given, classical mechanics has to be replaced by quantum theory; when the second condition is not satisfied, relativity theory has to be applied.
So Newtonian Physics is not wrong; rather, quantum physics is more accurate in its description of our true reality. The question is: Are we ready on a broad scale to accept that message and change the way we approach our lives? Major scientific minds have been trying to tell us these truths for some time. In fact, Max Planck, the physicist who upon winning the Nobel Prize for his work on the atom, said:
As a man who devoted his whole life to the most clear-headed science, to the study of matter, I can tell you as the result of my research about atoms this much: There is no matter as such! All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force which brings the particles of an atom to vibration and holds this most minute solar system of the atom together … We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent mind. This mind is the matrix of all matter.
The time for us to listen has come. We are connected. We’re not unrelated bits of matter rolling around like billiard balls on a giant pool table. But it’s not only physics that is challenging our existing frameworks of how the world works. The biological sciences are also starting to challenge the existing beliefs that our genetic code solely controls our health. Certain biologists, such as Dr. Bruce Lipton, are providing proof of a mind-body connection, that our thoughts in fact affect the functioning of our bodies and that our environment is also playing a major role in the functioning of our bodies. Lipton and others show us that we can even turn certain genes on or off through environmental factors (diet, stress levels, thoughts). In his The Biology of Belief, Professor Lipton points to a ground-breaking paper published in 1990 by H.F. Nijhout titled “Metaphors and the Role of Genes and Development.”
Nijhout presents evidence that the notion that genes control biology has been so frequently repeated for such a long period of time that scientists have forgotten it is a hypothesis, not a truth. In reality, the idea that genes control biology is a supposition, which has never been proven, and in fact, has been undermined by the latest scientific research … Nijhout summarizes the truth: “When a gene product is needed, a signal from the environment, not an emergent property of the gene itself, activates expression of that gene.”
Beyond physical influencers in our environment, scientists have started to recognize that if quantum physics is right that we and our world are constructed of energy, then other energy sources would naturally have an effect on us, good and bad. In The Biology of Belief, Lipton further tells us:
Hundreds upon hundreds of other scientific studies over the last fifty years have consistently revealed that “invisible forces” of the electromagnetic spectrum profoundly impact every facet of biological regulation. These energies include microwaves, radio frequencies, the visible light spectrum, extremely low frequencies, acoustic frequen-cies, and even a newly recognized form of force known as scalar energy. Specific frequencies and patterns of electromagnetic radiation regulate DNA, RNA, and protein syntheses; alter protein shape and function; and control gene regulation, cell division, cell differen-tiation, morphogenesis (the process by which cells assemble into organs and tissues), hormone secretion, and nerve growth and function. Each one of these cellular activities is a fundamental behavior that contributes to the unfolding of life. Though these research studies have been published in some of the most respected mainstream biomedical journals, their revolutionary findings have not been incorporated into the medical school curriculum. (Liboff 2004; Goodman and Blank 2002; Sivitz 2000; Jin, et al, 2000; Blackman, et al, 1993; Rosen 1992, Blank 1992; Tsong 1989; Yen-Patton, et al, 1988)
It’s no coincidence that our societal rates of cancer and other diseases have gone up steadily and in tandem with the increase in electrical and electromagnetic energy surrounding us day and night—cellular signals, Wi-Fi signals, microwaves, bluetooth signals, and other transmissions from the cornucopia of appliances in our modern lifestyles. Most of you are likely aware of the concern/controversy about cell phones causing brain tumors. Initially, most research scientists dismissed the concerns and stated that there was no evidence supporting the link between cellular radio frequency transmissions and brain tumors or other cancer. Well, fast forward and the picture has changed. Now the recommendation is to use a wired headset and keep the phone away from your person as much as possible. Of course, if the cell signal (any form of RF—radio frequency) is a problem, what about other RF or high-energy signals like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc?
What’s more, stress—a form of internally generated “fear” and “harmful energy”—has escalated to great heights. Many of us are in constant fight-or-flight modes for long periods of our waking hours. Is it just a coincidence that our cells and overall health are being affected by increases in destructive energy from internal and external sources? Not according to the leading edge of scientific research, taken from Emotional Balance by Dr. Roy Martina:
Every Thought Is Translated into Biochemical Language: Research done by neurobiologist Candace Pert shows that emotionally-charged thoughts and memories cause the body to manufacture different neuropeptides (small protein-like molecules used by neurons to communicate with each other). Researchers at the Institute of Heart Math (Boulder, Colorado) found that positive emotions raise the body’s levels of DHEA (a hormone that rejuvenates and fights stress) and IgA (an immune-protein), while negative emotions lower both. The neuropeptides have an effect not only on the brain but on all organs, glands, cells and tissues. Every thought we think and every emotion we feel is communicated to every cell in our bodies. Furthermore, the organs can store emotional information, too. This is becoming ever more evident now that organ transplants are more and more common … Paul Pearsall’s book The Heart’s Code describes 73 cases of “memory transplants” coinciding with heart transplants. In one case a murder was solved as a result of a transplanted memory. One elderly woman started to crave the same foods her donor had; another started speaking words from a language that had been the donor’s native tongue. The list suggests that cells communicate electromagnetically, and that memory can be stored in every cell.
Using Mind-Body techniques to change the health of our cells and heal disease (and to proactively stay healthy) is a topic not generally embraced by the medical establishment at large. There are certainly some physicians (like Dr. Martina) who have championed it, but it is catching on very slowly. The doctors who are starting to use mind-body healing techniques (meditation, positive visualization, stress management through yoga and breathing exercises, etc.) do so in conjunction with traditional medical/pharmaceutical approaches. It certainly makes sense to use the best of both worlds, but if we can use fewer toxic approaches to our health (just look at all the possible side effects of your typical pharmaceutical drug), would that not be to our advantage?
Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Professor of Medicine Emeritus and founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School sums up this new approach to overall health in a conversation with Stephen Rechtschaffen, cofounder of the Omega Institute, in an excerpt from Mindfulness Magazine:
Too much of the education system orients students toward becoming better thinkers, but there is almost no focus on our capacity to pay attention and cultivate awareness. We can learn to bring together the body’s various systems to fine-tune the body and mind, so we can navigate life’s ups and downs in a way that minimizes stress and maximizes well being.
Taking a pill is easy, but as Systems Thinking teaches us, a complex system can have many different outputs depending upon its inputs. The human body is the most complex system known and there are variations from person to person (that’s why personalized medicine is such an important topic). When we input a potent drug into the body to address a specific issue, we may end up altering other elements of the system and producing unwanted effects.
Our scientists and doctors try hard to understand these possible reactions and outcomes and manage them, but we of course never know for sure what changes we may be introducing into the system. That’s why there is such a long list of disclaimers for each pharmaceutical drug. Please understand I’m not advocating here that you stop taking a prescribed medication; however, I do encourage you to consider investigating a more holistic approach to your health and well-being and to discuss with your physician how you can implement that plan together.
Though I’ve presented several powerful concepts in this section thus far, the key conclusions from physics and biology are that our thoughts have an effect on everything in our environment, including our bodies. Case in point: Think carefully. There has been an enormous amount of scientific investigation into quantum effects over the last eighty years. Some of the main postulates weren’t able to be proven until our scientific equipment and capability advanced enough to carry out the experiments. More is yet to come, but to get us started, I’ve compiled a table of the various scientific experiments (this is a small sample) that have validated the existence of non-local communication and other quantum effects that point to a Universal Consciousness:
YearDiscovery / Experiment / PaperScientist(s)
1687Principia Mathematica. Establishes Classical Physics, which accurately describes our material world.Isaac Newton
1873Discovery of Electromagnetism. The existence of an energy field that up until that time was not known by Newtonian Physics.James Clerk Maxwell
1900Paper on Quantum Theory. Planck stated that energy, which appears to be emitted in wavelengths, is actually discharged in small packets (quanta).Max Planck
1905Theory of Relativity.
Whereas Newtonian Physics considers certain measurements such as mass and width to be constants, the only constant in relativity is the speed of light. Width, time, and mass all depend on the velocity of one observer relative to another. Therefore, anything moving relative to anything else will actually be in a different time frame (when approaching the speed of light). Albert Einstein
1970String Theory.
Postulates that subatomic particles are tiny vibrating bits of energy, called strings. These strings are said to “vibrate” at different rates. These “notes” or vibrational frequencies are what give rise to the different properties of quarks and atoms. Vibrations are similar to the notes on a guitar.Werner Heisenberg
1982Experiment executed at The University of Paris proved Bells Theorem—that two complementary particles that split and travel at the speed of light in opposite directions, no matter how far apart, are always “in communication” with each other, thereby proving the non-local communication theory of quantum physics, or Entanglement as it is sometimes called.Alain Aspect
1990Paper entitled Metaphors and the Role of Genes and Development published showing that environment controls gene expression, undermining the belief that genes solely control our health and that our environment, including our thoughts, have a role.H. F. Nijhout
1993Study by US Army reported in the Journal Advances on how DNA sample taken from a person and then moved to a remote location maintains “contact” with the host DNA and is affected by emotions from the host. In other words, you can leave a “part of yourself”—your DNA—somewhere (shake hands with someone for example) and it will stay connected to you through the Field. *See Gregg Braden’s book, The Divine Matrix, for a detailed review of these experiments.Dr. Cleve Backster
1994Paper published In Physical Review, 1994, that posits Inertia is actually resistance when moving through the zero point field. Mass is an illusion—energy in the zero point field is causing the resistance to the subatomic particles giving the illusion of mass. There is no mass— everything in our world is energy.
Haisch, Rueda, Puthoff
2004Chapter published in Clinical Applications of Bioelectromagnetic Medicine showing electromagnetic fields are generated by the heart and that this energy is not only transmitted internally to the brain but is also detectable by others within its range of communication. It’s a form of bioelectro- magnetic communication within and between people.Dr. Rollin McCraty
2004Electrophysiological Evidence of Intuition: Part 1. (published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine) “The Surprising Role of the Heart.” This study showed that the body can respond to an emotionally arousing stimulus seconds before it is actually experienced. It appears that the heart is involved in the processing and decoding of intuitive information. The study presented compelling evidence that the body’s perceptual apparatus is continuously scanning the future. Another way to look at this would be to say we have a built-in GPS connected to the Field.Rollin McCraty, Ph.D, Mike Atkinson, and Raymond Trevor Bradley, Ph.D
2013In 1964 Physicist Peter Higgs postulated the existence of a particle that provides a Unifying Field that binds together all other forces (strong and weak nuclear, electromagnetic, and gravity). In 2013, physicists using the 17 mile circumference Hadron Supercollider in Geneva, Switzerland were able to prove the existence of the Higgs Boson particle. All particles pass through the Higgs Boson Field and it gives rise to all matter as we know it by slowing particles down. Without it, we would just experience pure consciousness. The existence of the Higgs Field shows that we are all connected by this energy field through all points in space and time. Scientists at CERN, the Geneva-based European Organization for Nuclear Research
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