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"I cannot live with myself any longer." This was the thought that kept repeating itself in my mind. Then suddenly I became aware of what a peculiar thought it was. "Am I one of two? If I cannot live with myself, there must be two of me: the 'I' and the 'self' that 'I' cannot live with."
"Maybe," I thought, "only one of them is real."
Ninety years after they began to emerge, the insights of quantum physics remain a total mystery to most people. Yet, once you understand what the discovery of neuro-peptides means, then understanding the quantum is only a step further. The discovery of neuro-peptides was so significant because it showed that the body is fluid enough to match the mind. Thanks to messenger molecules, events that seem totally unconnected--such as a thought and a bodily reaction--are now seen to be consistent. The neuro-peptide isn't a thought, but it moves with thought, serving as a point of transformation. The quantum does exactly the same thing, execpt that the body in question is the universe, or nature as a whole.
The same thing happens everywhere in nature, except that we do not call it thinking. When you get to the level of atoms, the landscape is not one of solid objects moving around each other like partners in a dance, following predictable steps. Subatomic particles are separated by huge gaps, making every atom more than 99.999 percent empty space. This holds true for hydrogen atoms in the air and carbon atoms in the wood that tables are made of, as well as all the "solid" atoms in our cells. Therefore, everything solid, including our bodies, is proportionately as void as inter-galactic space.
How could such vast reaches of emptiness, dotted at faraway intervals by specks of matter, turn into human beings? To answer that question requires a quantum perspective. By understanding the quantum, we enter into a vaster reality, spanning from quarks to galaxies. At the same time, the behavior of quantum reality turns out to be very intimate to us--indeed, the faintest shadow-line separates the human body from the cosmic body.
Chapter 6, opening 3 paragraphs, Quantum Healing: Exploring The Frontiers Of Mind/Body Medicine, Deepak Chopra, M.D.
"Maybe," I thought, "only one of them is real."
Ninety years after they began to emerge, the insights of quantum physics remain a total mystery to most people. Yet, once you understand what the discovery of neuro-peptides means, then understanding the quantum is only a step further. The discovery of neuro-peptides was so significant because it showed that the body is fluid enough to match the mind. Thanks to messenger molecules, events that seem totally unconnected--such as a thought and a bodily reaction--are now seen to be consistent. The neuro-peptide isn't a thought, but it moves with thought, serving as a point of transformation. The quantum does exactly the same thing, execpt that the body in question is the universe, or nature as a whole.
The same thing happens everywhere in nature, except that we do not call it thinking. When you get to the level of atoms, the landscape is not one of solid objects moving around each other like partners in a dance, following predictable steps. Subatomic particles are separated by huge gaps, making every atom more than 99.999 percent empty space. This holds true for hydrogen atoms in the air and carbon atoms in the wood that tables are made of, as well as all the "solid" atoms in our cells. Therefore, everything solid, including our bodies, is proportionately as void as inter-galactic space.
How could such vast reaches of emptiness, dotted at faraway intervals by specks of matter, turn into human beings? To answer that question requires a quantum perspective. By understanding the quantum, we enter into a vaster reality, spanning from quarks to galaxies. At the same time, the behavior of quantum reality turns out to be very intimate to us--indeed, the faintest shadow-line separates the human body from the cosmic body.
Chapter 6, opening 3 paragraphs, Quantum Healing: Exploring The Frontiers Of Mind/Body Medicine, Deepak Chopra, M.D.