From outside the box

Quantum physics and other sciences like string theory are turning everything upside down that we thought we knew about the universe and even consciousness itself. Scientists are delving into the sub atomic world and finding out that there is no such thing as solid particles like we have always assumed there were. There is only vibration and energy. This means there is no such thing as solid matter. It's amazing enough that our bodies are 95% water, but even more amazing to find that we are 100% space! To me this is hinting at a unified universe where all things are connected by a fabric of energy. We truly are one! There is no definite point where you stop or something else begins because all the "stuff" we see around us is only an illusion, just a coarse vibration of energy that appears to be solid but is not. Science is also discovering that information is constantly being exchanged on this quantum highway and the transmitting of this information seems to defy time and space. It seems that there is intelligence at the very core of this universal vibration. Is science on the verge of discovering God?

Maybe science will be the medium by which we all start waking up from our back water religious views and start asking bigger questions. Questions lead to knowledge and higher awareness. However, before we can ask the important questions, we must first get past the fear and/or complacency that keeps us from asking questions. Our worst fear is fear of God. If God is love, why would we ever fear love? Complacency happens because we are spiritually lazy. It is easier to be told what to do than to follow your own heart, even when there is little logic in the things we are told to do and to believe in.

When I think about God, the universe, life, eternity, soul, consciousness, and things of this nature, I am in total wonder and awe. I have nothing but questions. And for me, my questions were never answered by the bible (although I recognize the fact that for many, their questions are answered by the bible). My life's journey would have been much easier if they could have been, but not nearly as interesting.

Science and mysticism are closing in on each other. That is to say that scientist are starting to ask the same questions that mystics have been exploring for millenniums. And this curiosity seems to be spreading. People become curious when the things they have been taught no longer serve them, when the answers they are given no longer satisfy their curiosity. Western religions offer too many partial answers and much is expected to be taken on faith. If this is good enough for a person then they are right where they belong.

There is, however, a fundamental difference between science and mysticism. Science asks what, why, when, how, and where? In mysticism, it is questions and curiosity that lead you to the beginning of your journey. Eventually the search for truth must be dropped because at some point the mystic comes to realize that as long as you are searching for truth, it will always be like the carrot on a stick, one step ahead of you. Why search for what is already within yourself? This is where the search ends and the exploration begins. The mystic's have turned their attention inward because they have discovered that consciousness and self awareness are the starting place, the source of all knowledge. As science delves deeper into the sub atomic world, they are finding that consciousness itself may be the underlying cause to everything that exists! Like I said, the worlds of science and mysticism are closing in. They are on a slow collision course, and so far, western religions are choosing not to play.

As society evolves and becomes more enlightened, we will move further away from fear based thought and antiquated ideas that are based on two thousand year old stories created by mid eastern nomads. The gulf between fact and fiction will become wider, especially for the fundamentalists, if they insist on teaching concepts like eternal damnation or that the earth was created 6,000 years ago.