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STUDY GROUP PROPOSAL 2010
A HOLISTIC EXPERIMENT IN LIFE EXTENSION
Background
(The following extracts taken from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_extension)
Life extension,
also known as anti-aging medicine, experimental gerontology,
and biomedical gerontology, refers to attempts to slow down or
reverse the
processes of aging
to extend both the
maximum
and
average lifespan.
Some researchers in this area, and "life extensionists" or
"longevists" (who wish to achieve longer lives for
themselves), believe that future breakthroughs in tissue
rejuvenation
with
stem cells,
molecular
repair, and
organ
replacement (such as with artificial
organs
or
xenotransplantations)
will eventually enable humans to have indefinite lifespans
through complete rejuvenation to a youthful condition.
The sale of
putative
anti-aging products such as nutrition, physical fitness, skin
care, hormone replacements, vitamins, supplements and herbs
has become a lucrative industry, with the US market generating
about $50 billion of revenue each year.
Medical experts state that the use of such products has
not been shown to affect the aging process, and many claims of
anti-aging medicine advocates have been roundly criticized by
medical experts, including the
American Medical Association.
Bioethicists
question whether and how the human lifespan should be
extended.
Proposal for holistic approach to life extension
experiment
(The
following extracts taken from: Osho, From Death to
Deathlessness, Chapter 19, Belief is a Dirty Word)
It has been estimated by biologists that man can very easily
live three hundred years without becoming old. Just a little
work of changing the program in his cells is needed. And the
basic principles are available, but scientists are engaged in
destroying life rather than prolonging it.
There are a few scientists who believe that death
is an accident. It need not be, because man’s body has a
certain system of rejuvenating itself continuously. If it can
rejuvenate itself for seventy years, why not seven hundred
years? Why not seven million years? Death will be only if
somebody wants to die. This is possible.
Roadmap to life extension and beyond
The above illustration indicates the use of four critical tools
(meditation, correct thinking, regular exercise and correct
diet) necessary for this experiment. Each tool must be applied
in equal proportion by the experimenter without fail
throughout the life of the experiment.
Q & A
(Feel free to browse the Q & A links)
What are
the reasons for the four tools?
Who is this experiment
for?
What are the principles behind life extension experiment?
How
should the experimenter relate with Nature?
How to begin the
experiment?
Briefly,
what are
the experimental conditions?
How much time is required each day for this experiment?
What are the benefits by taking part
in this experiment?
Why is correct thinking necessary and why the Master Key
System is the recommended course of study?
How are we to get the actual, tangible results here and now?
Who to contact for more
information for 'A Holistic Experiment in Life Extension'?
What are the reasons for the four tools?
1.
Meditation: Study and practice of 112 Meditation techniques by Osho are to be used
by the experimenter in order to become aware of and to access
deeper levels of the mind so that it can be directed and
reprogrammed correctly.
2.
Correct Thinking:
In order to apply correct thinking for the reprogramming of the deeper
levels of the mind it is recommended for the experimenter to
complete the 24 part course of the Master Key System by
Charles F. Haanel.
3.
Regular Exercise:
Physical exercise is necessary for good health maintenance and overall
fitness of the body.
4.
Correct Diet:
Food is the source from which everything the body needs for its wellbeing
is derived.
Who is this experiment for?
Being healthy and fit at the beginning of the experiment is the ideal
starting point. Therefore, any adult who is fit and healthy
can participate in this experiment immediately.
What are the principles behind life extension experiment?
·
The most important principle is to comply with natural laws of
Nature and allowing nature to do its work of rejuvenation.
·
Rejuvenation function of the body is dependent upon the
programs which are at the cellular levels. These programs
determine for each individual when the ageing program should
begin.
·
Energy follows thoughts and the source of all thoughts is
mind. Therefore, energy follows mind. Since everything in the
Universe is the product of energy and therefore body is also
the product of the same energy. From this we can conclude that
'body follows mind'. Change the mind in order to change the
body.
How should the experimenter relate with Nature?
Nature is the solution for everything. The experimenter
should love Nature, respect Nature, and have a deep reverence
and gratitude for Nature. And burn all ideals that go against
Nature. Anything that goes against Nature is your enemy.
(Part of this paragraph taken from an
'Osho Talk, The Rebel, Vol. 7)
How to begin the
experiment?
The experiment can begin immediately by:
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Meditating each and everyday
throughout the life of the experiment.
-
Learning to apply the principles
of correct thinking from the Master Key System course.
-
Exercising regularly.
-
Eating correctly good natural food.
Briefly,
what are the experimental
conditions?
·
The
experimenter and the experiment is individually based i.e. one
experiment one person.
·
The
results are dependent upon the experimenter.
·
This
experiment requires for the experimenter to be in good health
and fitness before he/she starts the experiment, otherwise the
participant needs to get healthy and fit before starting the
experiment. The same principles can be applied for healing.
·
The cost
of the knowledge base for the experiment is totally free to
encourage as many people as possible to take part in the
experiment.
How much time is required each day for this experiment?
o
For
meditation: No extra time is needed once the experimenter is
familiar with the required four critical ingredients for this
experiment. For example, meditation can be practiced any time,
even at work. There are techniques for meditation which can be
applied in activity only (example, at work) and other
techniques can be used at other times without compromising on
anything in the experimenter's life.
o
For
correct thinking: after learning the techniques from the
Master Key System, no additional time is needed because
correct thinking should become part of the experimenter's
life.
o
For
regular exercise: This should be a fun part of the
experimenter's life. Time required for this activity depends
on the experimenter.
o
For food:
No additional time is required.
What are the benefits for taking part in this experiment?
Some of the benefits are listed below:
·
Meditation helps stress relief.
·
No stress
means no disease, therefore good health maintenance. All
diseases are caused by some form of stress.
·
Meditation leads to self awareness which in turn leads to
enlightenment.
·
Through
self awareness one becomes in tune with the Universal Whole.
·
In short
meditation leads to: inner silence; serenity; calmness;
alertness and awareness and these qualities are the same as
the Universal Whole. Being one with the Whole is the Master
Key which unlocks all doors.
·
Through
correct holistic thinking with awareness one starts to live
with awareness thus avoiding unconscious and accidental living
which is responsible for all the misery in the world.
·
Health
and fitness should increase throughout the life of the
experiment.
It is
hoped that
a new
Master Key System group and a discussion group for the
‘Holistic Approach to Life Extension Experiment’ will be
started soon in Cardiff (UK),
location: Cardiff Theosophical Society, 206 Newport Road,
Cardiff CF24 1DL. The Book of Secrets meditation group already
meets every Thursday 7:15pm – 9:30pm. If anyone is interested
in this proposal then please send email to:
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For participants not local to Cardiff (UK) simply use the
resorces on www.wisebing.com
totally free of charge and for questions and
guidance use email service:
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Why is correct thinking necessary and why the Master Key
System is the recommended course of study?
The Maser Key System is one of the classic
books in the “science of thought” tradition. Charles Haanel
reveals the techniques to unlock thought as a creative energy
and power.
The internalization of these concepts will
allow the individual to attract everything the individual
wants in life:
·
The
source of all power is the world within.
·
The
principle by which thought manifests itself is the law of
attraction.
·
The
subconscious can
and will solve any
problem.
·
The
secret of the solution to every problem is to apply Spiritual
Truth.
·
Abundance
is a natural law of the Universe.
·
Universal
Mind is the source of all wisdom, power, and intelligence.
·
Everything in the Universe is what it is by virtue of its rate
of vibration.
·
Worry,
fear, and negative thoughts produce a similar crop – we reap
what we sow.
·
One idea
can be of infinite worth from the right frame of mind.
(above extracts taken from
The Master Key System, Charles F. Haanel, edited by Ruth L.
Miller)
How are we to get the actual, tangible results here and now?
(The
following extracts taken from The Master Key System, Charles
F. Haanel, edited by Ruth L. Miller)
1.
In the first
place, we must put our knowledge into practice.
Nothing can be accomplished in any other way…..
…. We will get exactly what we give, but we shall have
to give it first. It will then return to us in many folds. And
the giving is simply a mental process because
thoughts are
causes and
conditions are
effects; therefore,
in giving thoughts of courage, inspiration, health, or help of
any kind, we are setting causes in motion which will bring
about the effect.
2.
Thought
is a spiritual activity
and is therefore
creative, but make no mistake:
thought will create
nothing unless it is
consciously, systematically, and
constructively
directed. Herein is the difference between
idle thinking,
which is simply a
dissipation of effort and constructive thinking, which
means practically unlimited achievement.
3.
….. We have
found that everything we get comes to us by the
Law of Attraction.
A happy thought cannot exist in an unhappy consciousness;
therefore, the consciousness must change, and , as the
consciousness changes, all conditions necessary to meet the
changed consciousness must gradually change in order to meet
the requirements of the new situation.
4.
In
creating a mental image or an ideal, we are
projecting a thought
into the Universal Substance from which all things are
created. The Universal
Substance is
omnipresent, omnipotent, and
omniscient.
….. We can best
conserve our interests by recognizing the Infinite
Power and Infinite Wisdom of the Universal Mind,
and in this way become a channel whereby the
Infinite can bring about the realization of our
desire. This means that recognition
brings about realization.
More information will be posted here soon. In the
meantime if you are interested in this experiment and want to
put any questions to the author of this 'Proposal
for holistic approach to life extension
experiment' then email your enquiries to:
 and your
replies will be posted here.
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