We are made of Energy, not Matter

The new science also accepts that the universe, including us, is made up of energy, not matter. This is not actually new – it was posited by Socrates in Europe way back when, and by the ancient rishis in India thousands of years before that. Socrates said that energy, or soul, is separate from matter, and that the universe is made of energy – pure energy which was there before man and other material things like the earth came along. However at the end of the seventeenth century Newtonian physics became the corner-stone of science, and it was based on the theory that there is only matter and nothing else – the whole universe is a machine, made of matter, and so are we. Medical science is still stuck in the Newtonian concept, even though the rest of science has now moved on to quantum physics. Quantum physics says that as you go deeper and deeper into the workings of the atom, you see that there is nothing there – just energy waves. It says an atom is actually an invisible force field, a kind of miniature tornado, which emits waves of electrical energy. Those energy waves can be measured and their effects seen, but they are not a material reality, they have no substance because they are… well, just electricity. So science now embraces the idea that the universe is made of energy. We are of course made up of atoms. And atoms are continuously giving off, and absorbing, light and energy, all the time. It doesn’t stop even when we sleep. Every cell in the body has its atoms lined up in such a way that it has a negative and a positive voltage, inside and outside. So every cell in our body is a miniature battery. Each cell has 1.4 volts of energy – not much, but when you multiply by the number of cells in your body (50 trillion) you get a total voltage of 700 trillion volts of electricity in your body. Pretty strong stuff! This is what the Chinese call ‘chi’, and is also the energy used in hands on healing. It can even be measured outside the body for a certain radius, depending on the sophistication of the instrument. And guess which has the stronger electro-magnetic energy field – your head or your heart? For the answer, see the end of this article. Now here is another interesting fact which relates to our lives… Each atom has its own distinct frequency, or vibration. And quantum physicists study the energetic effect when atoms collide, not their ‘matter’. What they see is that when two atomic waves meet, they either meet in synch, creating a constructive or harmonious effect, or they meet out of synch, creating a destructive effect in which they annul each other. Dr Bruce Lipton, a former professor of medicine at Harvard University and author of the best-selling ‘Your mind is greater than your genes’, explains that if you drop two equal pebbles at exactly the same time into water, from the same height, they will both produce the same wave ripples. Ie, their waves will be in harmony with each other, and when their ripples meet the combined effect will be an amplification of the wavelength – in other words the merged waves become more powerful. But if you drop the pebbles from different heights or a millisecond apart, then when the resultant waves meet they will not be in harmony and will cancel each other out – the waves become weaker. You can try this out for yourself. Exactly the same thing happens when atomic energy waves meet – they either have a constructive effect (become more powerful) or a destructive effect. Now, we are all created of atomic energy waves, and because it is impossible to separate waves, the new science says what Osho was saying over forty years ago: we are all connected - our waves are always meeting and getting entangled in each other. Dr Lipton says the result of such invisible meetings we call ‘good vibes’ and ‘bad vibes’, depending on whether the other waves we meet are in synch with us or out of synch. No wonder so many people were ‘magnetically attracted’ to Osho and felt peaceful and harmonious in his presence. This means it is important to be aware of whether you are in an environment where you are getting entangled in destructive energy waves or constructive energy waves. The cells that make up our bodies know instinctively what is nourishing and what is toxic (Lipton demonstrates this with cells in petri dishes which move away from toxic stuff and towards nourishing stuff). And in fact all animals and plants communicate through vibrations, ie by sensing whether the energy is good for them or not. But we have been taught not to listen to our feelings but instead to what people say. So we are not trained to use our ability to sense energy, even though we have it just as all plants and animals have. Many of the meditations Osho describes in The Book of Secrets work with the senses, and are a great way to get back in touch with your natural instincts so you can have more awareness of when you are in a nourishing or a draining situation. part of a series of articles on Science and Meditation by Anando published in the italian Osho Times A related Osho exerpt The first thing is that in this world, matter and consciousness are not two separate things. What we call matter is consciousness asleep, and what we know as consciousness is matter awakened. In reality matter and consciousness are not different; they are different manifestations of the same thing. Existence is one, and that one is godliness or brahman or whatsoever you want to call it. When that one is asleep it appears as matter, and when awake it is consciousness. So don’t treat matter and consciousness as separate entities; they are only utilitarian terms. They are not really different. Even science has come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as matter. How amusing it is that fifty years ago Nietzsche declared that God is dead, and fifty years from now science will have to declare that God may or may not be dead but matter is certainly dead. As science goes deeper and deeper into matter it finds that matter is no more and only energy remains, only energy is. What remains after the explosion or splitting of the atom is only particles of energy. And what we know as electrons, protons and neutrons are particles of electricity. In fact, it is not correct to call them particles, because particles imply matter. The scientists had to find a new word, which is quanta, which has a different connotation altogether. Quanta is both a particle and a wave. It is difficult to comprehend how something could be both a particle and a wave simultaneously, but quanta is both. Sometimes it behaves as a particle – which is matter; and sometimes it behaves as a wave – which is energy. Wave and energy are behaviors of the same quanta. When science dug deep it found that only energy is, and when spirituality delved deep it found that only spirit or atman or soul is. And soul is energy. The time is just around the corner when a synthesis of science and religion will be achieved, and the distance that separates them will simply disappear. When the gap between matter and truth has proved to be false, the gap between science and religion cannot exist for long. If matter and consciousness are not two, how can religion and science be two? The separation of science and religion was dependent on the separation of matter and consciousness. To me, only one is; two simply don’t exist. There is no place for duality; so the question of matter and consciousness does not arise. If you like the language of matter, you can say that everything is matter. And if you like the language of consciousness, you can say that everything is consciousness. I for one prefer the language of consciousness. Why do I prefer it? Because, in my view, one should always prefer the language of the higher, which has greater potential; one should not prefer the language of the lower, where potential is less and less. Consciousness asleep is matter, and consciousness awakened is consciousness. All is consciousness. http://www.lifetrainings.com/We-are-made-of-Energy-not-Matter.html eSeries #1 We are made of pure energy To be able to heal ourselves we need to understand that the universe is made up entirely of energy. Everything happens within the energy field of the universe, and all that exists is part of it. In the last decades, science has demonstrated what many teachings of old cultures have been saying for thousands of years, namely, that what we call the physical world or the manifest universe is not made up of solid matter, but of energy as its basic component. The entire universe is made up entirely of that energy. Time and space are the dimensions along which that energy moves. Everything we know is composed of energy, either in the form of matter or of radiation. One of the most striking characteristics of energy is its ability to remain constant. Until now, the creation or destruction of energy could not be observed or proven. Thus, energy is the fundamental principle that gave origin to the universe, as it has all the needed qualities for this purpose. The things we see, smell, taste, hear and touch seem to be solid, liquid or gaseous, and also seem to be separate. Quantum physics allows us to observe them minutely and in much more detail, in their atomic and subatomic levels. At those levels, what seems to be solid, liquid or gaseous matter becomes a group of ever smaller particles which are within other even smaller particles, and so on and so forth, until one realizes that everything is simply pure energy. Quantum physics has discovered that even the most dense and solid element, when analyzed to an infinitesimal level, is not what it appears to be. Scientists subscribing to the new paradigm affirm that any visible or touchable element, when reduced to the level of its particles, is no more or no less than 99.99 percent empty space. The notion that an element or object has a given position, mass or speed is then the result of a false perception. In brief, any created object is an energy skein largely composed of empty space and of particles whose state cannot be determined, since they are constantly coming into existence or going out of it. Now, since we are part of that universe and are also made up of fluctuating and changing energy, everything within us - and around us - has that same quality of energy. We are part of an immense sea of energy that is constantly changing and pulsating between a state of existence and non-existence. If all is energy, and this energy has a different density according to the frequency in which it vibrates, then our thoughts, which are a relatively light and subtle form of energy, are a speedy and easily changeable energy-form. A stone, on the other hand, is made up of a relatively much more dense energy and is therefore less likely to be changed. Exercise - We are all energy Now, stop a while to perceive your body and the things surrounding it and become aware that your body is alive. You don't need to move your legs or your arms to recognize that they are alive. Just feel their presence there. Gradually do the same with some other parts of your body. The cells of your body have been alive all this time while you were reading and thinking. Your body has been alive and functioning since day one without you noticing it. Take your time to realize that there is an incredible intelligence that operates your body and the bodies of all creatures in creation. Breathe deeply while you became more and more aware of this eternal situation. All is energy, manifested in different forms and in different states and frequencies. Close your eyes and imagine that you are submerged in a vast ocean of energy. Let yourself be part of it. Breathe, you are alive… I hope that you enjoyed our first e-series. In the next to come, I will share with you how we can use this knowledge to balance our energies towards a more enjoyable, healthy life for ourselves and those around us. In awareness and healing, Luis Diaz http://www.cellularmemory.org/mailers/eseries1.html