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"The Wisdom of your cells" by Bruce Lipton makes sense on every level. The science is fascinating in itself, but the real gems are the conclusions. I don't want to spoil it for you, but if you feel stuck with a dysfunctional fate, there is hope to change it, and a calling to change it for the sake our individual and collective evolution.
The Wisdom of Your cells
Very easy to listen to. Rather deep in some areas but very interesting and informative. I don't agree with his belief in discrediting God and that our source of wisdom comes from our environment. The Spirit of God lives in me and helps me in becoming who I am. I do believe environment has a much greater impact on us than it has been given credit for, especially in relation to thoughts, fears and peace of mind. I really appreciate the new understanding of science Bruce has to bring in understanding the cells! Much easier to listen than to read, for me.
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Bruce Lipton provides scientific arguments that back up the idea that we create our own reality. He gives wonderful insight into how our cells respond not only the environment we subject them to, but the thoughts we think. Makes you reconsider all those worst case sceanrios playing out in your head. Thanks to Lipton for backing up what we already figured was true.
Short on Practical Value
I thought the author presented the science pretty well... Stem cells/DNA are programmed externally via the membrane, non-random evolution suggesting deliberate genetic mutations, EEGs that pick-up brain signals outside of the body , the placebo pill effect, etc.
In short, he makes good arguments how environmental factors, both at the cellular level and by extension on the body as a whole, can indeed be responsible for one's present condition.
Where I felt cheated, was the ending. It seems the whole book is leading to the climax that will explain what exactly one can do armed with this information. Unfortunately, it comes up short. Basically, he says positive affirmation and/or willpower aren't effective since they involve the conscious mind.. instead what is needed is to reprogram the unconscious. How do you do that? The book doesn't have any specifics.
Great work! Great Speaker! Great Science!
Listening to this book it was an immense experience to hear how Dr Lipton explains about the ins and outs of the biology. What I found particularly higly interesting, was the constantly present buildup of lower-level phenomena (e.g. cell biochemistry interaction) to a collective higher level observables (e.g how a collection of cells express themselves).
Where I must compliment Dr Lipton is his enthusiasm with which he speaks. I necer heard an 'uh' or any other kind of pause and it never seems as if he is reading from a paper too. This for itself is a joy to listen to.
It all, makes a very well founded scientific piece of work and presented higly interestingly. As a physicist I feel pitty for myself not to have studied biology instead.
In the later chapters it comes to the point of mentally controlling the physics (of the body - the cells). There, and only there I am having a conflict. Not because I am in a tight scientific tube of thinking, but because it just can't be. What I mean to say is this:
Dr Lipton refers to 'buying into the disease'. To put my opinion clearly I will polarise with an example to the more extreme: Suppose I have no legs but 'I do not buy into that', will that make me walk?
OR: if I command my cells (in whatever way) not to feel the pain when walking hot coals, what happens with my command if the 'coals' appear to be 1000 degree Celcius. My feet will vaporise, if I feel it or not.
Dear Dr Lipton, you are a great man and I love you for this work and your enthusiasm, but there are real physical limitations as to what we can command our cells to do. I hope you can appreciate that.
I hope I'll ever meet you. Only one star reduction because of the latter argumentation.
Nevertheless one must and may not fail to share Dr Lipton's thoughts. A must have, a must read! Higly recommended.
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