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On Science & Consciousness, May'07
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When I was about 19 years old, I was considering asking my girl friend to marry me. I was in the service for less than a year, and I called my parents from the base I was stationed at. I asked my Dad for advise. He couldn't give me any, falling back on his old excuse that he had only been schooled to the eighth grade, reminding me that he was "just a very poorly educated man." Well, that never worked for me because I knew him to always have a great deal of common sense, and remembered him often finding wise ways through very tough situations. But he said that I had always been very intelligent and very good at making my own decisions, and this was one I'd have to make by myself. While apparently not discouraged entirely from a certain amount of advice seeking in life, what he said did encourage me to begin to look deeper within myself for answers.
That and life experience has since taught me that, if something didn't quite make sense at the time, but otherwise seemed to come from a good source, to just put the information "on the shelf" for awhile. Over time also I learned that, metaphorically speaking, there would be little windows and doors open to me along the path of my life, that these would offer insights and opportunities. And if I was alert, I would see and utilize them. Further, I discovered that I have often created these doors and windows myself by my having previously put things on the shelf. All this has led me to hypothesize what I'll call the "Paradigm Shift Potential: "The capacity and the willingness to increase one's capability to conceptualize new ways of being and doing, and to do so in a way that realistically takes into account the largest number of related essentials. That may sound complex, but if you've ever created an affirmation for your development, you were probably engaging the same capacities. And besides, many philosophers and ancient teachers of wisdom have taught that "we create our lives, that we create our own evolutionary leaps & shifts in perception. "
After that advice from my parents, it didn't take me long to recover my insecurity and feeling of need. For way too many years, I still tended to put too much weight/credibility on words personally stated to me, as I suppose I have been too hungry for that kind of support for much of my life. But apparently, gradually, and eventually, some things clicked. And I guess I'm still clicking as I am still learning new ways of looking at things. Hence, I love and welcome advise and most any other kind of tid bits of knowledge on my path or tossed my way by well intentioned individuals.
Thanks for listening, and thanks for feedback.
© 3/3/01 - Chris Pringer
I have been (returned to) studying up on some things, thanks to the makers of "What the Bleep Do We Know" (at WhatTheBleep.Com). And more recently (Jan '09) I am reminded of HeartMath.Org with their promotion of the "De-Stress Kit for the Changing Times." Some might say that both 'Bleep' and 'HeartMath' began with what I'll call "The Tao of Physics Clan" of Fritjof Capra (of the 70's-80's era of published studies & thought) as well as "the Bleep Clan" of Fred Alan Wolfe, the academically most esteemed members of which integrated the knowledge for this much needed production. Through these efforts, IMHO, they offer ground breaking implications for mankind, for our victory over the current period of challenge to world community, re-initiating possibilities for survival into the 22nd Century.
Most any psychologist or naturopath (or most any M.D.) will tell you that the most difficult thing for any human to do is break a habit, whether physical, emotional, or mental. Or as the 'Bleep' folks put it, "Nerve cells that fire together wire together, but Nerve cells that don't fire together -- or loose their long-term relationship by our interuppting that and observing the effect, then we break the automatic response mechanisms it takes, and then are free to be there for us as we are fully present with each experience" [close paraphrase, -cp]. One way of defining any world problem (by cause and effect) is its association with one or more addictions (drugs, violence, denial, etc), relative to it's association with things that create beneficial effect (upon oneself, others, or situations.
Breaking habits is exactly the potential of what I call the "Bleep Tool Kit": those things (methodologies, practices, attendant devices if/when appropriate) that provide the capability to break habits on every level, whether personal or interpersonal, community or inter-community, and whether just conceived or fully manifested. Creation of our individual and community habit-breaking tool kits depends on the investment of time and application of principle - via the focus of one or more people. IMO, that's the first half of 'World change' - the other half is the personal and communal application of the tools.
| The "De-Stress Kit" provides much for initiating healing on the personal level, with great potential for assisting development of inner stillness and clarity. Such benefits can certainly, even naturally, expand to most every communal context. The HeartMath.Org web site is rich with fun tools for self-assessment and quickly introducing body, mind, and emotional health. It also provides FAQ's and voluminous research reports and related links & references. [Please note: as far as I know, there is no formal relationship between HeartMath.Org and WhatTheBleep.Com; I am associating them by common function - tools for conscious personal & world change. I consider their kit a valuable, perhaps essential, part of the "Bleep Tool Kit" - as I would any system(s) that does the same for an individual, actually. In you want to get really serious about such a tool kit, I would suggest integrating Chi-Gung, yoga, and a well-formed 'power-of-spoken-word' system with all the above. -cp] |  |
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Remember *TM* (Transcendental Meditation) - and it's effectiveness upon whole communities ? Once the media made it all about the person (the guru), and not about the function and capability - for anyone who wanted to invest the time and energy ...well, at that point the potential was neutralized - until 'Bleep' resurrected the offer (with a much more grounded yet far-reaching platform). And I don't mean to imply that 'Bleep' is all about such serious things. It's as fun as it is intellectually stimulating, even as "wondrous," as it pulls together and makes understandable so many realms of knowledge in a practical way, including the quantum physics that backs it all up!
All that (study, focus, etc) has effected my professional work as well as most every outlook on life. That effect began during my studies into consciousness in the mid 70's, much more in the later 80's. However, that has dramatically increased recently as I've only begun to realize the (far more) integrated picture (with the implied potentials) that I attempt a useful summary of in the above paragraphs. Below are some excerpts from the 'Bleep' website. "Following the release of 'What the BLEEP Do We Know!?', in Q&A after Q&A, conference after conference, the filmmakers were besieged by requests for more: More information, more science, more applications to their personal lives. August 1, 2006 marks the response to these requests with the release of What the BLEEP Down the Rabbit Hole, Quantum Edition multi-disc DVD set. |
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"The original 'What The Bleep Do We Know' was made for a theatrical experience of under two hours. With these new expanded versions [in 'Down the Rabbit Hole'], the filmmakers were finally able to include all the topics as originally intended. The completed picture presents all the elements that are intrinsic to the worldview put forth in BLEEP. Topics such as Quantum Entanglement, the Double Slit Experiment, Healing and the Cell, the split and re-unification of spirit and science - all are addressed in the detail required to tell the story. Hopefully they stimulate the viewer to seek further explorations. It may be the definitive BLEEP, but it is not the last word its the final beginning." The scientists make up quite the impressive list (click to read about them & what they say).
"Often dubbed 'the Critic proof movie' due to its ability to weather all sorts of negative reviews, What the BLEEP has an interesting history in the media. Not all are bad, not all are good, but the movie always seems to have extracted a strong reaction in the reviewer. To see what they said in the media, click here."
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