In the Future Bruce Lipton
will likely be thought of as one of the most important people alive
today. He proved that we are not victims of our heredity. He has shown that genetics (DNA) does not
control biology in the way it had been supposed. A Cellular
Biologist he was cloning stem cells several decades before other
scientists.
"Environmental signals" are primarily responsible for selecting the genes expressed by an organism."
Most people believe that the conscious mind controls our physiology,
but in fact, almost all of it is controlled by the subconscious mind,
which has data processing power perhaps a million times greater than
the conscious mind, and is in charge as much as 99 percent of all our
activity.
In humans from
several months before birth until about the age of six, a child
unconsciously acquires the behavioral repertoire needed to become a
functional member of society. In addition, a child's subconscious mind
also downloads beliefs relating to self. This is done in the theta or hypnogogic state.
At any given moment every cell in our bodies is in one of two modes: either growth or protection, however cells cannot be
in both modes at once. Remaining in the protection mode will
eventually exhaust the body's defenses because normal replacement of
protein parts cannot be continued. This is especially harmful,
resulting in various diseases.
Our belief systems include patterns of
protective behavior. A perceived threat can be as harmful as an actual threat. Both cause physical and
psychological bracing. This affects the human energy field that permeates the entire body and
radiates to the outside, well beyond the body's surface.
According to Dr. Lipton every cell has an antenna tuned into signals
broadcast by the mind.
The only way to go from the protection mode to the growth mode is through the heart. There are new methods used to change or reprogram the old tapes:
- Buddhist mindfulness ( becoming very conscious in order to reprogram the unconscious).
- Hypnotherapy - return to brain state theta or hypnogogic state.
- Energy Psychology (Superlearning -such as ESP, body talk, Avatar, holographic repatterning, and Psyche-k).
The
science we have been living by apparently has some grave errors in it.
All too often the cure seems worse than the disease,
and in fact illness brought about by medical practices (iatrogenic
illness) is the third greatest cause of illness. In fact, we are approaching a turning point, a kind of crisis in
mainstream beliefs of our culture. Increasingly Americans would prefer alternative healing methods over conventional
medical treatment.
In 1859 Charles Darwin
published his book which claimed that heredity elements are passed on
to give the character of the parents to the offspring. After that time
even psychological traits were thought to be bred into the species.
Isaac Newton's materialism viewed the world as a kind of machine, which was to
be known by taking it apart and studying the pieces (reductionism). The implication was that of structure and function where parts were replaceable. The central philosophical issue
here was about whether control was innate and mechanistic, or whether
control was spiritual, originating from the outside, "all that matters
is matter."
In 1953 Watson and Crick discovered DNA. Studies of the protein machine reveal a complex polymerase,
which is contained in every cell, so that every single human cell has
enough information to reproduce an entire human. DNA is extremely
stable and in fact studies of fossil material that is 50,000 years old
show the DNA structure to be still intact and viable.
This gave rise to a belief in the primacy of DNA as being the causal agent in all life. Genetic determinism
holds that all traits and characteristics are defined at the moment of
conception. This belief
was in the best interest of drug manufacturers who have become very
powerful.
But cell membranes contain receptors or
antenna-like parts which act like scanners, converting environmental
signals into electro-magnetic stimuli which regulate proteins within the
cell.
So
it turns out that awareness (the brain) is in the membrane, or
ectoderm that has receptors which are antenna-like structures that receive signals from the environment.
There are 50 to 70 trillion cells in the human body, and each one contains in its DNA
blueprint enough information to reconstruct an entire human body, but
it does not determine or limit the potential of that human. Organisms
can change to accommodate the environment.
Bacteria placed in an inhospitable environment can adapt
to that environment. A certain class of genes has the function of
engineering the design of other genes. It means that the cell nucleus
can create a biological pathway to accommodate the environment by
sensing the conditions of the environment.
Everything in the universe has a characteristic resonance
or frequency. Quantum physics addresses the issue of the resonances of
everything being connected, and the information transmitted by
frequency resonances. For example, electromagnetic fields can change
protein synthesis.
Four
billion bits of information come into the nervous system every second,
but only about two thousand can be processed consciously, so more than
ninety-nine percent is processed unconsciously.
Memory patterns are automatically created in the brain and once in
place, these pre-programmed patterns and beliefs become automatic, and
these pre-learned tapes
and experiences usually run our lives. Only a considerable conscious
effort can change these. This explains the difference between what we
think and what we do, and why our emotional responses often over-ride
the intellect.
"...a radically new understanding
has emerged at the leading edge of cell science. It is now recognized
that the environment, and more specifically, our perception
(interpretation)of the environment, directly controls the activity of
our genes. Environment controls gene activity through a process known as
epigenetic control.
This
new perspective This
new perspective of human biology does not view the body as just a
mechanical device, but rather incorporates the role of a mind and
spirit. This breakthrough in biology is fundamental in all healing for
it recognizes that when we change our perception or beliefs we send
totally different messages to our cells and reprogram their expression.
The new-biology reveals why people can have spontaneous remissions or
recover from injuries deemed to be permanent disabilities."
So, at the cellular level, self
respect turns out to be quite important. If you don't like yourself it
plays into an unconscious agenda of self-sabotage. On the other side of
the coin, compassion or loving kindness are even more important than we might have supposed.
Be
very careful of your thoughts and your vision. Breaking free of the
limitations imposed by past experiences requires dedication, and
conviction that you are not locked into anything. We are not helpless,
but responsible. Know your beliefs, write them down and learn to
visualize. Body is the extension of spirit. Evolution is awareness!
(This page is an editorial view of Dr.Lipton's work, and does not offer medical advice.
We cannot foreword inquires to Dr.Lipton). See: his homepage
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