Cure the stress anxiety phobias fear and pain of spiritual syphilis

Many of us suffer from stress, anxiety, phobias, disorder of attention deficit, ADD, fear and physical and emotional pain. We are the generation of fast food and we like our resources in a manner easy and quick. We are about to lead to the Hamburger unit through the window and asking for Prozac go. We have made for the control of our sufferings to incorporate large pharmaceutical companies and doctors. Unfortunately these medicines often only mask the symptoms of the disease and often come with side effects even worse than the disease from which we are suffering. A good idea is to take the best of conventional medicine and alternative medicine.

A person is composed of a body, mind and various spirits. Dios of Mount Sinai who gave Moses the ten commandments aka Dios father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, Alá (Dios of Mount Sinai in Arabic), Adonai, Elohim (Dios of the Mount Sinai in Hebrew) said King David in the old testament, which is the sacred scripture of Christianity, Islam and Judaism, "is all the gods, sons of God". (Salmo reversed). The born Jew Rabbi Yeshua aka Joshua aka of Jesus Christ, the awaited Messiah for Christianity and Islam also said "You are all the gods". (John 10: 34). In the New Testament, the Holy Scriptures of Christianity and Islam, Jesus was busy people casting demons, them healing.

A human body is therefore a container for a white light holy spirit of God and evil spirits dark cloud. Evil spirits can manifest itself as dark clouds, soot, snakes or part snake vicious growling Lion spear around his body very quickly. The Greek mythologists were these alien creatures that live within each one of us and he called it the chimera. In the book of revelations John called the beast, part snake, goat part part lion. In the film independence day was asked what I wanted. Replied "Die!" Wants to destroy and damage the body lives in and any other person.

M. Scott Peck M.D. is a psychiatrist who sold 5 million copies of a book called "the road less Traveled". In order to understand pathological liars abusive one must read the Bible on the subject "People of the lie". He also wrote detailed accounts of exorcisms performed and filmed in his latest book "Devil's flashes". Dr. Peck says that although psychiatrists do not believe in demons and Devils have qualified people seriously affected by demons in the diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatry from the American Medical Association in narcissistic personality disorder. According to Dr. Peck these possessed "people of the lie" suffers incredible fear and anxiety and can not be treated successfully by psychiatry.

The big question is, "do we are born with these evil spirits, or make that only attack us and live within and connected to our bodies or not invite them in?" The answer is all three. They often attack the holiest people. Just before the death of Mother Teresa had an exorcism.

According to the laws of nature, if a Virgin woman only has sex with a Virgin man her husband during her life she will be free of sexually transmitted diseases. On the other hand if she has sex with multiple partners is likely that captures all kinds of sexually transmitted diseases. It can not break the laws of nature, but doing so will break the back.

Aura and biofield of a person is visible to human beings with the Kirlian photography. Your aura is a field of energy that comes from its skin to 3 centimeters of distance from his entire body. A dark cloud aura around and inside a body to the sound of a group of negative energies aka negative souls aka demons aka discarnate entities. When many schizophrenics hear voices it is these spirits who are listening. In most of us these negative entities cause stress, anxiety, phobias, fear and physical and emotional pain. When mix our auras sexually, physically with the auras of several partners collect negative entities in their auras and infect with us for lack of a better term to call it "Spiritual syphilis". On a global scale this causes warmongering. Carved in stone or telepathed God to Moses "Do not murder" and "do not commit adultery."

The question that concerns us is, "How that cleanse ourselves from an overabundance of evil spirits causing all these negative physical and emotional problems?" The answer is that many people have had wonderful results visiting spiritual healers, shamans, healers of energy, vibrational medicine doctors, professional therapeutic touch, Reiki healers and exorcists. Acupuncture (without batteries) can correct the fields of energy and now the technology has invented machines of the homeopathic endorser.

Here is something useful that you can do on your own. Buy some cheap glasses and put them on the ledge of the window for a month of the Moon clean them. Keep a few in each hand. They are in his bed, close your eyes and meditate. Count down from 20 to 1 saying to yourself "20 means inner tranquility deep, my nerves, my soul, my body and my mind are very relaxed". "the 19 media...". Now he thinks for himself, "in the name of Jehovah Israel Dios, God the father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, Alá, Elohim, Adonai, Buddha, Chinese gods, Indian gods, (all names of God) in my right hand Michael God's protection, in my left hand Gabriel God's power, behind me Raphael Diosdelante me Uriel Angel healing light of God and above my head the Shekinat"the presence of God, (or any name of your God), remove the curse of me, please fill me with your holy light white, your holy spirit and cast Satan out of me and me and away from me, te amo Dios. "Keep on repeating this and I also think that" Satan, demons, I rebuke you, I resigned, I command you in the name of God comes from me, get a discount from me, get away from me! "" Also believe that, "Blessed be the glory of God from his heavenly abode", "listen to or Israel the Lord our God, the Lord is One" and the prayer of the Lord. Pray each Angel individually and to God and ask for the help of every angel in the universe. Do this as many times as you want. It's how to cure and eliminate the root of the problems that we all suffer. 10ve

Karen fish is a writer who lives in Los Angeles California. The Temple of love http://www.thetempleoflove.com/ the religion of world peace

Amazing spiritual and Social transformations in the 21st century

Today, according to recent studies, people in advanced societies, while overwhelmingly believing in a Creator whether called God, Allah, or else, less and less desire to be attached to religious institutions such as churches or synagogues or adhere to their strict rules. Spiritual thoughts are tending to be based on reason and rationalization. Maybe for this reason Islam, which is an individualized religion without organizational hierarchy , is flourishing so rapidly in developing as well as developed countries.

Recent studies reveal that worldwide, for every one person converted into Christianity, seven enter Islam. An ayatollah is the highest person of spiritual knowledge in Islam. He is like a person holding a Ph.D. degree. The holder does not belong to any religious hierarchy. After graduation, he selects a community for his residence and is considered an Islamic scholar and the source of knowledge in Islam. He is contacted by the people in the community seeking answer for religious questions or for clarification of religious issues, or resolving relevant problems brought before him. Large communities have several resident ayatollahs. Muslims in the community are free to choose any of the resident ayatollahs they prefer for referrals. They may desire to choose none which is usually the majority of the residents. So, individuals are left alone in their spiritual thoughts and practices. Even in Iran which has an established theocratic regime, there are ayatollahs in different communities who do not agree with certain spiritual rules advocated by the regime; they have their own followers and some are quite influential such as Grand Ayatollah Shariatmadari. Some ayatollahs following, like any scholar, may extend beyond their community of residence, even beyond national borders. Unlike Christianity or Judaism, the non-hierarchical status of Islam creates a free and peaceful environment for Muslims to practice their religion the manner they, as individuals, wish.

As stated by Richard Holloway, "when authority, in religion as well as politics, is dispersed among many centers it helps to neutralise the corrupting and oppressive effects of power."[1] More likely, this freedom of spiritual thought in Islam is a powerful factor in enticing to embrace Islam by individuals seeking a rationally acceptable spiritual commitment. Fundamentalist Islamic groups of today advocating rigid and radical Islamic life will not succeed and will be marginalized in time, including those in control of a country such as Saudi Arabia or Iran. It is expected that by the year 2050, Islam, in its free and moderate form, to become an influential social and political, if not economic, force in advanced societies and dominant majority force in many important developing nations. This would be one substantial transformation in the 21st century. It will have an unexpected political implications since in Islam there is no separation between religion and state; the community organizational and operational norms are parts from the spiritual belief. However, such political and social implications will be positive, with a tendency toward moderation and democratic orientation. An important ground for such transformation, as Holloway states, would be that "we are astoundingly fertile in our conceptions. There is unlikely to be a final, settled endgame which absolutely establishes everything in a single theory, because it is in our nature to go on questing for understanding through time and space."

The explosion of information and communication technology, the Internet in particular, has created a fluid environment for such transformation. "I am so optimistic that I expect to live to see the evaporation of then powerful mystique of religion. With the worldwide spread of information technology, ... it is no longer feasible for guardians of religious traditions to protect their young from exposure to the kinds of facts ... that gently, irresistibly undermine the mindsets requisite for religious fanaticism and intolerance."[2] Today, many "young people quietly walk away from the faith of their parents and grandparents. That trend will continue, especially when young people come to know how many of their peers are making this low profile choices."

The reason for democratic tendencies in religion, which is usually dogmatic where the religious norms must be obeyed, is the global development of tolerance in religious beliefs, mainly as a result of phenomenal expansion of electronic information and communication technology . What Richard Holloway stated years ago is the same true today and will be in the future. He said "My working assumption was that the discoveries we have made in our quest for meaning all came from us, were all human constructs. ...We are constantly digging for meaning, searching for understanding."[3] For example, "if you believe that every word in Bible was in some sense dictated by God then you are going to have massive problems with contemporary society.... If you are a Christian who believes in the freedom of women to order their own destiny within the normal limitations that define any human life, then you have already deconstructed the traditional view of the Bible."

According to Nicholas Lash, "The 'modern' world is ending, and the consequent confusion contains the possibility of discovering new forms of ancient wisdom which the 'modern' world obscured from view."[4] However, this enormous spiritual reorientation, though somehow satisfactory for many people, will not resolve the quest for spiritual liberalism, namely, a system of spiritual thought that would be based on reason, rationalization, open for individual discovery without interference by any intermediary. An earnest search for such an spiritual philosophy in advanced societies is already in motion and will continue. It will mainly be centered on three fundamental issues:

First, while many believe in the existence of a Creator, there are question about Its essence, origin, purpose, and the extent of Its authority over individuals. Many religions do not allow doubt or feasibility of search and investigation for the truth or, at least, a reasonable answer for these questions. This old dogmatic approach is not anymore acceptable to many of those in the search of a logical and rationalized spiritual commitment.

Second, the secret and purpose of the Creation of the Universe and human beings as a part from it, is the next question. How was the material universe created? Is it rational to believe that it was created by the Creator in six days? Or, was it created by a Big Bang; if so, who caused it? Does the universe follow a pre-set course? Who set it up? Were human beings created by God, or came to existence through evolution from lower species, or a combination of both.

Third, what is the purpose of life? Are we here to live and then perish, or is there a life after death? Many religions tell us that the life continues beyond our material life and we are assigned a mission to accomplish. We are here to purify ourselves facing the pitfalls of the material life. We are here to create a just and fair society , help, educate, and guide our fellow humans toward that end, and avoid being pre-occupied with material things beyond our needs. Are these the purpose of our life? Is this an ordained mission by the Creator? What is the kind of society which would be just and fair for all? How can it be rationally created under such spiritual belief? Should there be a separation between people's spiritual beliefs and the state? [5]

It must be noted that if this latter transformation takes place within the framework of Christianity, there will still be a substantial rapprochement to the Islamic beliefs. Christ will be demoted from his God-like status to that of a prophet like Mohammad which is the way Muslims believe in Christ. This, seemingly, may lead to a closer cooperation between the followers of the two major spiritual sectors. Such cooperation, more likely, will be a matter of survival since the world, particularly advance societies, would be seeking a logical and rationalized answer for their spiritual beliefs if any.

These are fundamental questions. People will be looking for rational and satisfactory, if not ascertainable, answers for their spiritual commitments during this century. As these questions are answered one by one through search and research, we will face enormous economic and social changes. It, definitely, will not justify the survival of Capitalism, neither would those of socialism, communism or other prevailing ideologies. A new spiritual philosophy, rather than a religion, will emerge. Its principles will be based on scientific research, analysis, and rationalization. It will encompass the concept of the Creator, the Universe, the human life, its purpose and meaning and the whole societal system. Authoritarianism whether spiritual, political, social or economic will be universally despised. People will strive for a taste of true democracy with equality of opportunity available to all in every aspects of the societal life.

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1. Richard Holloway, "Radical Faith: Exploring Faith in a Changed World."

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2. End of Religionhttp://www.vimipa.wordpress.com/2007/04/10/end-of-religion

3. Holloway, op.cit., p.3

4. Nicholas Lash, "The Beginning and the End of 'religion'"

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Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin System,and a Fulbright scholar, a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural, and multi-lingual scholar with background in Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.), Continental and Islamic Law (Licenciate), J.D. in American Jurisprudenxce, LL.M. in International Law and International Economics, Ph.D. in Political Science, Economics and Administration, and Doctor of the Science of Law (S.J.D.) the highest law degree offered in U.S. Fluent in five languages: English, French, Spanish, Persian, Azeri-Turkish. Elementary knowledge of Arabic, Urdu, Russian and Italian. Patented inventions; an artist, a poet (oil and pastel), a musician (violin), with over 35 years of academic background in teaching, reseasrch and administration, research and cultural studies in many countries in Europe including USSR, Middle East, Central Asia, Northe africa, Central and South America. Author of 8 books and many scholarly articles listed in his website http://www.democracywhere.com

Spiritual values from point of view of an engineer

Introduction

Engineering science and practice aims at meeting the needs of society and improving the quality of life of humans through a practical application of scientific knowledge. At its highest level (for example doctoral level studies and research work) there is a convergence between science and engineering. Both endeavors create new knowledge. The only difference is that the research work of an engineer is in a direction that has a foreseeable practical application whereas that of a pure scientist may be of an entirely fundamental nature having nothing to do with any immediate application. An Engineer engaged in research such as a Professor or Scholar of any well-endowed university (as opposed to one who may be primarily involved in teaching or teaching related administration) may be classified as both a scientist and an engineer.

Spiritual Sciences too aim to improve the quality of life of humans by proposing methodologies for increasing peace, happiness and by alleviating human want and suffering. A primary forum for spiritual study has been organized religion. Hinduism, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism are some. However, Spiritual Sciences can be, and have been pursued independent of religion as well. The main difference between religious and pure spiritual science is that religion involves history, tradition, ritual etc. besides spiritual knowledge and these differ from religion to religion. That is only to be expected since different religions have evolved in different cultures at different times. If one isolates the spiritual content from religious sources then the differences reduce. There is considerable unanimity between fundamental beliefs as propagated by various religions that are prevalent on our planet. All uphold Love, Truth and Simplicity as some of the highest virtues and all believe in a Single Supreme Intelligence and Creator that is in complete control of all processes - microscopic as well as Macroscopic in His creation.

Some Spiritual Concepts

Just to consider few of the primary spiritual beliefs as upheld by most major religions -there is belief in the existence of a soul as something fundamental to living beings- something that was present before birth and continues after death. The physical body is said to be transient and temporary whereas the soul is not. It is explained that even in childhood and old age beings possess different bodies but the soul remains the same. Through modern science it is possible to transplant and change significant portions of a human body, however as long as the soul remains the same the person remains the same. There is some difference in the stated fate of souls after death amongst different schools. Religions such as Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism and Hinduism that emerged in the Himalayan belt incorporate the principle of reincarnation. It is held that a soul can be reborn as a human being, animal or even on other planet through a process of reincarnation. Religions that developed in the Semitic regions appear to reject this principle at least in their current versions. However even Christianity and Islam profess that a soul will be reborn in heaven or hell according to its deeds and thus support the principle of reincarnation although its nature or terminology differs.

A second aspect most religions emphasize is the principle of retribution. A soul is judged for all its actions (even thoughts) and faces a consequence because of these, either good or bad or both. The principle of retribution is called the principle of Karma in Eastern religions. It has an analogy in physical laws of conservation - to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

When engineers or scientists confront spiritual principles they are faced with several doubts. First of all, scientists and engineers are used to dealing with physical proofs. Spiritual beliefs do not offer any such foolproof evidence and whenever some evidence is actually offered an alternative scientific explanation of the phenomenon remains equally plausible. A second concern that a scientifically minded person faces is that in most cases the methodology proposed for an individual's spiritual progress is often the opposite of that which is required for material progress. For example spiritual practice involves sacrifice and working for serving others as opposed to personal gain. It proposes giving away rather than accumulating. Further, spiritual attainments involve besides sacrifice, long hard practices such as meditation, prayer, fasting, dietary restrictions, functioning in a manner contrary to basic instincts etc. (for example celibacy or Brahamcharya is recommended as opposed to sexual involvement).

Another question a scientist may ask is - if spiritual beliefs are valid then why is it that most humans do not follow that path. It is only a rare Saint or Sanyasi who appears to display spiritual attainment or a firm belief in spiritual practices. Religious texts too say that true spiritual understanding is rare. One of the most widely respected spiritual books in India - The Bhagvat Gita - states that of thousands of men only a few undertake to follow the spiritual road and of these only a few gain understanding. The Christian Bible too claims that reaching heaven is as difficult as a camel passing through a needle's eye. If that is the case, it is entirely reasonable for an ordinary human to question the usefulness of an undertaking where progress is limited and rare as compared to a purely material and physical methodology that is easier more widely practiced and does not involve anything as nebulous as mere faith.

This author too is a Scientist and Engineer but besides scientific study he has had deep interests in spiritual philosophy as well. His belief is that true progress of mankind lies in spiritual development and that scientific progress is not contradictory to material progress. In fact the most fundamental advancement in scientific disciplines have been due to persons who were highly evolved spiritually as well. Einstein for example was a firm believer in God. The doubts such as those expressed earlier in this article have occurred to this author as well, but a resolution of these have been found in spiritual studies. These are discussed next.

Scientists often do not actually measure or perceive a scientific quantity directly. It is perceived through the effects of that quantity. For example, substances possess something known as Internal energy. A quantification of this quantity is essential for design of such things as thermal power plants. However the internal energy of steam, for example, is not directly measured. It is deduced from the effects of internal energy on quantities such as temperature and pressure. Temperature too is not directly seen or measured. A thermometer deduces temperature by the effect; temperature has on the expansion of substances such as mercury or the current that is produced in devices such as thermocouples constructed through wires of two dissimilar metals. Spiritualists argue that the soul too can be deduced from its effects even if it cannot be perceived directly.

As opposed to machines and robots, human possess feelings and emotions. It is difficult for any engineer to conceive of a robot or computer that even in its most extreme extrapolation can possess emotions such as love and hate, or struggle to preserve its existence such as living beings do. I wish that my computer possessed such an instinct. It hardly cares if a virus infects it and if all of my files are destroyed. All living beings on the other hand (except some evolved spiritualists) struggle to hold on to life. Spiritualists declare that these emotional qualities are something that is totally alien to purely physical and material aspects of our universe. Life possesses these because it has something that extends beyond the physical universe and at the individual level this extra something is the soul.

A second effect of the soul is the existence of free will in living beings. All of us believe that we have the freedom to choose between a set of given decisions. Purely material constructs cannot have such a freedom. Its entire doings must necessarily be a result of internal programming or external effects. Indeed engineering designs would fail miserably if machines designed by engineers displayed any sort of free will. In the latter case Power plants may choose to take a holiday at Christmas or one's car may decide to go to the beach when one intended to go to office. Engineering designs are based on the premise that machines cannot possess free will. Engineers as living beings however do possess a free will, albeit within the constraints of circumstances. The constraints that an individual is subject to are related to the degree of evolution of the individual. Individuals and beings that are more evolved possess wider choices and a greater ability to make their wishes come true as opposed to those who are less evolved. God as the most evolved Infinite power in the universe is believed to possess total control and enough power to create or destroy any or all of our universe merely by wishing. Other life forms possess a small or large fraction of this infinite power according to the degree of their evolution. Spiritual sources declare that even though a final attainment of eternal peace or nirvana is indeed rare, any effort in working towards it is not wasted. Such effort even though it may not lead to final liberation, leads to a being evolving more rapidly than his fellow beings, perhaps to become a leader in his chosen field if he or she so desires, and this evolution is carried by that being into future lives even after death.

As to the third concern raised in this article - if spiritual attainments are indeed beneficial why is it so rare? The answer is perhaps a simple one although a blow to human pride. Consider that life exists on other planets in our universe as well. Indeed, that is the likely scenario if one considers the vastness of our universe and the near infinite magnitude of stars that exist in it. It would be too egoistical to think that ours is the only Sun capable of breeding life. The extent of evolution of life must vary from planet to planet as it has varied on ours over time. On some live planets life would be at its most primitive bacterial level, on others at the animal level and on some at a more advanced and higher level than our own planet. If the level of evolution is at the animal or primate level (say that of a chimpanzee that is more than 99 per cent human genetically) then spiritual understanding is impossible. Animals are not capable of understanding spiritual concepts. Whatever evolution will take place on such a planet would be under the benevolent influences of nature and over a long period of time - even millions of years as has happened on our own. Until human or other intelligent beings emerge on such a planet life will function entirely under primary extinct such as those of breeding, eating, shelter, preservation of species etc.

Where exactly does our planet lie in terms of its degree of evolution in this universal scheme? Humans consider themselves far more advanced than animals. However if a close study is made of their motivations, these are identical to those of animals. Humans spend a great deal of effort and thought on sexual pursuits or accumulating wealth (a measure of their capacity for acquiring food and shelter etc.). Great leaders fallen from their chosen course when confronted with sexual temptation. Only a few humans indulge in true philanthropic activity and selfless service that are for the benefit of others rather than their own (or their families) and when they do, it is usually a small portion of their overall effort. Often it is for show or a tax benefit. Governments know of this tendency very well and therefore attach a tax incentive to charitable donations. In this respect the overall evolutionary levels of humans is not really that different from animals. Working for one's family as opposed to just one's own self is not an instinct very different from that of animals. It is then not surprising that at the present level of evolution on our planet, true spiritual knowledge and spiritual attainment is rare. It is simply because planet earth is still an animal planet even if it hurts our ego to admit it. The quality of life has undergone a significant change over the last hundred years as a result of scientific discoveries but the fundamental motivations of humans have not undergone a similar change. An intelligent being - human - that can compose books has definitely emerged on planet earth, but his emergence is recent and his evolution limited.

Some ancient spiritual texts contain a description of heavenly planets (Dev Lok in Hinduism) where the beings (devas) are more advanced then humans and where the primary motivation of beings is selfless service in the universe rather than animal instincts or working towards satisfying one's own interests. At some stage, perhaps hundreds or thousands of years later, our planet too may evolve to the level of a Dev Lok. In the meantime its only a few individuals will perhaps hasten their own evolution to godly levels to be reborn on other planets or perhaps on earth to lead others to follow a similar path, but their call will continue to be the call of a prophet in the wilderness. It will fall on deaf ears too preoccupied with serving their own needs in the way they are accustomed to.

Highly evolved persons give greater importance to service rather than personal gain. Peace, happiness and prosperity are a necessary prerequisite to excellence in any endeavor. How is that possible if individuals spend their time in philanthropic activity rather than in meeting their own personal needs? If some individuals or advanced beings (Dev Purush in eastern terminology or Angels in western terms) base their actions primarily on the service motive, it does not imply that they are disregarding personal gain. They simply put it on the back burner but with the assurance that the meal will be cooked. They are moved in the direction of service because it pleases them to do so yet at the same time they believe that their own personal interests are more easily taken care of when they are involved in selfless service and that their own good lies in the greater good of the world that surrounds them. The principle of retribution assures that it will be so. If we carefully examine the life of humans we know personally, we may come to realize that whatever good or bad happens to them is more a result of external circumstances rather than their own doing. If they take credit for it that may just be a matter of human pride and ego.

Humans are blessed with intelligence but a side effect of this intelligence is pride that is frequently present to cloud reason. The process starts with birth. Some individuals are born with superior genes and in rich families. They get an advantage from the start. Others may be born handicapped or disadvantaged. The process continues throughout life. We find some people get lucky opportunities while others have to face bad luck time and again. Luck is a concept invented by humans. Strongly spiritual persons do not believe in luck but rather believe in a universe where everything that happens is a result of precise control and calculation by Universal Intelligence. Nothing takes place by chance or at random or as Einstein said "God does not play dice". Thus beings that spend their effort in selfless service believe that their own minor interests will get taken care of easily and automatically by the will of the Universe i.e. by circumstances that surround them as a result of their Karma. The latter if true is perhaps a much easier and effortless path to serving one's own interest then having to struggle endless hours for it as most humans seem to. The creator who is capable of creating an infinite universe can do it for you far more easily if He deems fit.

Our planet may be regarded as one that is on the threshold of Dev-like evolution but not yet a Dev Lok or heavenly planet. The reason why it may be regarded to be on the threshold is because life on our planet has evolved to a level where the most intelligent beings i.e. humans can indulge in logical thinking and attain spiritual understanding albeit with extraordinary and rare effort. Humans have been encouraged to undertake to the spiritual path by religiously evolved personalities so as to hasten their own natural and slow evolution and thereby excel as compared to other fellow humans that disregard this path.

Personal Experience:

The readers of this article may find some personal experiences of this author interesting rather than a mere abstract discussion of science versus spirituality.

Since childhood this author has been connected to a well-known religious ashram (monastery) in the Nanital District of Himalayas called Baba Haidakhan Ashram. The connection has been through family and friends. This author did not visit the ashram since the age of five (1955) till the summer of this year (2007). The religious personality - Babaji- under whose guidance this ashram was constructed passed away in February 1984. Since then a trust and administrators that include a large number of International members have managed it. Prior to the visit this summer, this author devoted himself near exclusively to spiritual practice to the best of his abilities as prescribed by Babaji. These included ignoring personal desires and activities and instead practicing to the best of his abilities the virtues of Love, Truth and Simplicity as advocated by Baba Haidakhan. This was combined with further recommendations of chanting and prayer.

In Eastern tradition religious personalities and Saints are said to possess specialized spiritual powers called Siddhis that are not usually possessed by ordinary humans. The power to affect faith healing is one of these. The gift of tongues - ability to speak or understand any language another, mind reading or projecting one's thoughts into another human is also a siddhi. The lists of possible siddhis a being may possess are limitless but human saints become famous because of one or more siddhis that they display prominently. Baba Haidakhan possessed abilities i.e. siddhis such as the ability to read minds, the ability to appear simultaneously in more than one location simultaneously etc.

During his own lifetime the author noted (he has been interested and involved in spiritual practices since childhood) some exceptional powers sporadically through his busy professional career as an International Educator. These included the power to heal, read minds, communicate with animals etc. However these powers were intermittent and often there was an alternative scientific reason or coincidence to explain away the incident. However, on his visit to the ashram and the few months preceding and following the visit when his indulgence in spiritual practice was near total, the author noticed a major rise in the same abilities to the extent that no doubt remained in his mind that these powers do exist. Combined with this power was the power to influence significant events (just by thought) as well as the gift of tounges. During this period this author stayed for a week at the Sheraton hotel in Jaipur in order to organize an exhibition designed to enhance environmental regeneration. The hotel has many international visitors and the author was able to converse with them in their own languages as well as with Indians in several Indian languages. The hotel security and service staff of this hotel as well as several other that he stayed in during his travels enquired if there was any language the author could not speak in. Since these powers were noticeable, some at the ashram enquired from him if he was Babaji himself (Babaji would have been the same age if he was still living). Both bear a certain degree of personal resemblance as well as some family resemblance and both appear to have been born in the Nainital District.

However, all of these powers were not such as those that might violate scientific laws. The power of telepathy, which permits a human to communicate with animals or read minds, is probably a yet undiscovered phenomenon. Many machines that humans have invented have advanced counterparts in the human body. The power to enter another mind has an analogy in the world of networked computers. It is possible to hack into a computer and takeover some of its functions from afar. The human mind at its most evolved levels appears to have a similar ability. The gift of tongues also has a scientific explanation. The author has traveled widely and knowledge of many languages, perhaps even from past lives may exist in the subconscious mind. Spiritual practices enable a person to tap into this resource in a manner that is not possible otherwise. A senior devotee at the ashram enquired from this author about the power of Babaji to appear simultaneously at more than one location. His answer was that in all probability babaji created the effect only as an illusion and in reality he stayed put at one location. Anything is possible if a hallucinatory state can be created. What we perceive through our senses is what our mind interprets and for a being that can enter minds this would not be an impossible feat.

The stated spiritual powers appeared in the author without any real understanding of how they arose. However, that is not a concept most of us are unfamiliar with. We work on our computers without knowing its inner mechanics. All we know is which keys or buttons to press and what effect they might produce. Similarly here the keys were prescribed spiritual and religious practices and the effects appeared to a degree that enabled the author to gain a degree of control on them. Since his return to professional practice he has had less time to indulge in prolonged chanting etc. that he carried out for over six months and simultaneously the said siddhis have also diminished. What remains is the experience and knowledge that the feat can be repeated provided the required effort is put in.