Guest guest Posted March 19, 2000 Report Share Posted March 19, 2000 On Sunday, March 19, 2000 10:12 AM, Carl Weisbrod [sMTP:askcarl] wrote: >> I think, Jen, that's the #1 mind-blowing bit of scientific > insight of the last half of the 20th century...that not only > are we the sum total of all our parts, but all our parts > (clear down to the cell) are each a sum total of us. ______________________________ Puh-leez! Not that Michael Talbot's book isn't a good one, but let's give a little credit to thousands of years of civilization here! The idea of a holographic universe (where each piece contains the whole) has been implicit in many spiritual belief systems from all over the globe since the beginning of time. " As above, so below; as below, so above " is an ancient hermetic principle discussed at great length in " The Kybalion. " Also many eastern mystics (J. Krishnamurti is a more recent example) talk about a similar " pattern of wholeness " enfolded within all being. Taoist and Ayurvedic traditions also honor the same principle, and it (although maybe not expressed in quite the same way) was a belief held by the " pagan " or nature worshiping peoples of the Neolithic period on the European continent and among the indigenous Native American peoples as well. Because the western scientific community is suddenly coming to this realization doesn't mean they've had a great insight! It means they're beginning to pay attention to the collective knowledge of the planet. Maybe there's hope! Jen Hutton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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