In my initial “overview of The Unity Project” I stated the following;
The initial efforts of the project will be to gather information about epiphanies, enlightenment, awakenings, and other “life changing” experiences of a profound nature. More particularly, these experiences should be such that they have a significantly positive influence on the person as a result.
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The Unity Project will act as a clearing house, or gathering point, for this information. We will review information about these experiences with the purpose of finding commonalities and similar characteristics which might point to methods of creating or reproducing those experiences.
This process began with my own contributions and ideas.
I am happy to announce that The Unity Project has a new “contributor”.
Terren Suydam has been participating in this forum so far by providing cogent and well thought out views via comments on this blog, as well as private emails to me personally.
Since his input has been considered, well-balanced, and clearly stated I have asked him if he would like to contribute to the project.
He has agreed.
Terren will make available a series of articles relating to “epiphanies” very soon. I am looking forward to reading what he has to say.
At this point, a “Contributor” is someone who is willing to contribute their own theories and points of view related to the focus of our investigation, i.e. enlightenment, epiphanies, and awakenings.
If you would like to contribute to this project, please contact me and we can discuss this. Or, you can start by contributing your comments to our blog on a regular basis.
Please welcome Terren Suydam to The Unity Project!
Imagine a day in the future when scientists have made major breakthroughs in brain chemistry and physiology… and after much research they have been able to develop a PILL that would allow the brain to see reality as it “REALLY IS”.
“The Enlightenment Pill” -- A pill that allows the brain to cut through any illusion or misconception regarding it’s sense of self, and it’s filtering of reality through the distortions of perception and preconceived views. An enlightenment pill, that peels away like the layers of an onion, any perceptual or mental mechanisms that block our experience of direct “reality”.
What if there were a pill you could take to experience enlightenment?
In the Diamond Sutra the Buddha said;
Buddhas and disciples are not enlightened by a set method of teachings, but by an internally intuitive process which is spontaneous and is part of their own inner nature.
- Diamond Sutra, Chapter 7
Is it possible that “their own inner nature” could include chemical and biological factors?
If enlightenment is “spontaneous” and “part of their own inner nature”, it seems that a chemical change could be a factor in triggering a person’s experience of a total shift in their perception -- in the direction of viewing reality directly, and without filters of any kind.
Many people may automatically think, “No Way, of course enlightenment is MUCH MORE than just chemistry in the brain!”
In fact, I usually think this way myself. However, I am able to allow myself the ability to concede that, since we don’t know exactly WHAT is involved in this process, we don’t REALLY know that it is impossible to achieve.
That is, with what little we know, how can one categorically rule out the scenario of creating an “enlightenment pill”?
What, exactly, are the reasons that enlightenment could NOT be achievable through chemistry and physiology?
If someone could tell me specifically why an “enlightenment pill” would be impossible, I would like to know.
HISTORY OF THE “ENLIGHTENMENT PILL”
There was research being done in the 1950s and 1960s that focused on the effects of LSD on the brain and perception.
Rather than write out all of the information about that history here, I am including a link to a YouTube video for you to watch if you are interested.
“LSD’s inventor Albert Hofmann called it “medicine for the soul.” The Beatles wrote songs about it. Secret military mind control experiments exploited its hallucinogenic powers. Outlawed in 1966, LSD became a street drug and developed a reputation as the dangerous toy of the counterculture, capable of inspiring either moments of genius, or a descent into madness. Now science is taking a fresh look at LSD, including the first human trials in over 35 years. Using enhanced brain imaging, non-hallucinogenic versions of the drug and information from an underground network of test subjects who suffer from an agonizing condition for which there is no cure, researchers are finding that this “trippy” drug could become the pharmaceutical of the future. Can it enhance our brain power, expand our creativity and cure disease? To find out, Explorer puts LSD under the microscope.”
National Geographic Inside LSD -
(This segment is only one of several, all highly recommended viewing.)
LSD -- The Beyond Within [Part 1 of 9] -- LSD -- The Beyond Within
- A BBC documentary on LSD. Part 2:
I would also point out that hallucinogenic plants and chemicals have been used in religious and spiritual ceremonies for perhaps thousands of years.
“Medicine men, shamans, and other spiritual leaders have used natural hallucinogens found in plants and mushrooms since ancient times, believing in their power to help contact the spiritual world or mystical beings for guidance in serving their people.”
- Hallucinogens and Spirituality
Another reference:
Historically, hallucinogens have been most commonly used in religious or shamanic rituals. In this context they are referred to as entheogens, and they are used to facilitate healing, divination, communication with spirits, and coming-of-age ceremonies. Evidence exists for the use of entheogens in prehistoric times, as well as in numerous ancient cultures, including the Ancient Egyptian, Mycenaean, Ancient Greek, Vedic, Maya, Inca and Aztec cultures. The Upper Amazon is home to the strongest extant entheogenic tradition; the Urarina of Peruvian Amazonia, for instance, continue to practice an elaborate system of ayahuasca shamanism, coupled with an animistic belief system.
- Psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants, Wikipedia.
NOTE: I am not recommending using drugs to find enlightenment, but reference this information to show that there is more to this story than the perception that hallucinogens and other mind altering chemicals are merely “dangerous drugs”. There is a history of use and development that continues until today.
Research was being done with various hallucinogenic drugs by universities, and even government agencies at one time. All of that was all lost when the drugs became “recreational” and considered a menace to society. Researchers and chemists had been working on taking out the “bad” parts, the “noise” of the drugs, and zeroing in on aspects of the chemical responses that induced positive, long term results. We don’t hear about these studies now, because the “war on drugs” has made any objective discussion of this topic nearly impossible.
Imagine if there were a focused and concerted effort to find and utilize ANY chemical substances that would particularly effect perceptions normally associated with “enlightenment” and awakenings.
My point here is not to be an advocate for creating an “enlightenment pill”.
But I DO feel that EVERY MEANS AVAILABLE should be used in pursuit of finding ways to achieve awakenings and breakthroughs.
If there IS a chemical or physiological factor involved in epiphanies or enlightenment… then that should be investigated and utilized to the fullest extent possible.
Here are a couple of my reasons for considering the chemical aspect of enlightenment:
What if there WERE a strong chemical component to these experiences, and we did NOT pursue that avenue? -- How much time and effort would be wasted going in the wrong direction, or in ignoring a perfectly valid means of achieving the goal of enlightenment?
What if the chemical aspect turned out to be a critical factor in enlightenment, and we were constantly working around that fact? - We would mistakenly be leaving out a key element in finding ways to facilitate awakenings and enlightenment. - It would take far LONGER to achieve enlightenment if this critical factor was removed from the equation.
How many drugs are taken each day for
conditions related to “mental” issues?
How many people are helped every day by
drugs that help depression?
Imagine a day when you could take an “enlightenment pill”…
Would you take it?
How would you feel about only having to “take a pill” to achieve enlightenment?
Would it diminish the value of enlightenment in any way?
Here is another scenario:
Imagine yourself in a study group, or “clinical trials” for testing the effectiveness of the enlightenment pill.
Imagine that you took the enlightenment pill, and amazingly - you actually DID achieve enlightenment!
But, when the trial was over, you found out that -
While I was thinking about the timing involved in enlightenment, the image of a ripe apple falling from the tree came to me.
It seems that there must be an exact moment when the fruit falls from the tree… if we could figure out exactly what determines when that moment is, we could understand the whole process of ripening. Wouldn’t it be possible to find out exactly what the factors are that allows for the fruit to fall from the tree, to precipitate that fateful snap when the stem releases from the tree… Though when the exact moment the event happens may remain in mystery, the events leading up to that moment should theoretically be able to be traced and pinpointed to some degree of accuracy and consistency.
What is the measure of preparedness just before a sudden realization?
What conditions need to be in place before enlightenment (or awakening) can take place?
I have said that there is a process where you gather as much relevant information together as you can, you review the issue from every angle, and you do everything you can to understand it as best you can… then you step away from your left brain activity and let your right brain go to work.
Usually you receive the answer or insight you were looking for.
Perhaps, if you pack in the information and perspective, fill yourself with as much relevant information as you can – so you can get a firm foundation to base your results on - perhaps then you are “ripe”…
I am sure that one factor in the ripeness equation is a sufficient amount of information and perspective, but what the others are I am not so sure of.
I believe that one of the factors in the human who is poised for transformation, is the emotional motivation present at the time. I will cover this aspect at another time, but note it here.
If we are full to bursting with preparedness and motivation, shouldn’t we be in range of enlightenment at that point?
So, my overall question is; “When is one ripe for enlightenment?”
The timing of enlightenment strikes me as somehow similar to the timing of an apple ready to fall from the tree… the apple is ready, the conditions right, and something triggers the fall. What is that trigger?
Another image came to me that is related to this metaphor. When the fruit falls from the tree, in that exact moment that the stem releases from the tree… there is an irreversible event. It is a sudden, dramatic, and completely transforming event. It is a complete, and clear break from the past circumstance.
The same is true for enlightenment, epiphanies or awakenings. Once the experience happens there is a clear break from the past, there is a “before” and an “after”. You can’t go back.
I got sidetracked and bogged down in my research about left brain / right brain issues.
I have since realized that the main problem I was facing was one of scope. That is, I need to clarify what I am talking about when I am using the terms “left brain” and “right brain”. To remind you of my references about left brain / right brain, read my earlier post on “Left Brain / Right Brain Refresher” .
The reason I ran into some setbacks on this subject is because I believe I was trying to answer questions about right brain left brain without clarifying what “level” of brain I was talking about.
So, here are some clarifications.
“Left Brain / Right Brain”, how I use these terms.
1. I am only using these terms as “broad generalizations”, in terms that the average layperson (like myself) can easily grasp.
I had taken some time to see how far down into brain activity I could track these generalizations, and found that it wasn’t too far. I believe that there is a functional difference, in a broad and general sense, but (not being a brain scientist) I can’t prove that.
Perhaps I was led down this road because of my interpretation of Jill Taylor Bolte, who IS a brain scientist, and her comments about both the topics of left brain /right brain function, and her own personal experience of what happened to her when her left brain was physically shut down.
One of the factors contributing to my dilemma was a comment left by a reader. Here is his comment:
Unless you were able to point to research that validates that model, I would hope that your ideas don’t depend on left/brain dominance or “imbalance”, at least from a neurology point of view. If it’s just a metaphor for how we think, I guess that would be ok but I would still be bothered that articulating it as such reinforces the popular misconception that some of us use one side of our brains more than the other side.
He makes an excellent point here. If it is a misconception I don’t want to feed into that.
2. Even if these terms are not 100% factually correct or provable, they define general characteristics that are commonly assumed to exist.
Common usage, factually provable or not, points to a general understanding of the larger issues. If someone can show me that these generalizations are wrong, I would revise my thinking entirely. Even though they are simple generalizations of characteristic brain functioning, everyone knows what I am talking about when I use these terms.
3. I am looking for the “practical” results of these generalizations, not scientific verification.
These references and concepts are used as tools. Ultimately I would like to find ways to back up my hypothesis and findings in a scientific way, with data and studies to prove the points. But my main purpose here is to find tools to use in facilitating and stimulating epiphanies and awakenings.
4. “Left Brain /Right Brain” refers to brain functioning in a general, commonly used sense. “Left Hemisphere / Right Hemisphere” refers to the actual brain or brain physiology.
I normally refer to “brain” in terms of brain functioning – brain functioning in the sense of the broad results and experiences of using the brain. References to “hemisphere” relates to a more restricted, physiologically related functioning.
That is, “left brain” functioning would include activities and responses relating to logic, analytical thought, or science – whereas “left hemisphere” functioning might refer to actual physiological processes going on within the brain.
So I hope these clarifications clear up my position on these issues around left brain / right brain.
The dominance of the left brain over right brain functions in many of us may play an important role in facilitating the occurrence of an epiphany or awakening.
It is my contention that our left brain blocks our potential for epiphanies and awakenings. I also claim that left brain characteristics, in a general sense, dominate most of us in modern society.
Since my first entry into this blog, and my first steps on this project, it has been a goal of mine to define the terms I am using, and to speak as clearly as possible about these subjects.
It is also my goal to back up as much of my thought as is possible with scientific, rational and reasoned thought. (Did you notice how I am in the grip of the dominance of my left brain by focusing so much on scientific validity as a priority?!)
I will be able to move on now with my further conclusions in the near future. Before I move on though, I will present some of my findings in studying the left brain /right brain topic. I will do this to share that information with you, and to show just how my thinking and reasoning leads to my conclusions.
I have been taking some time in following up on the “left brain / right brain” issue because the issue is a deep and complex one.
As in all other mysteries of the universe that are probed deeply, the more one learns about this topic the more difficult it becomes. I mean difficult in the sense of deep, complex, far from clear cut answers, more questions than answers… that kind of difficult.
I am going to continue soon with my main thoughts on this topic, but am researching more information and attempting to make sure that I don’t put out ideas in this area that are not backed up by something other than my own “opinions”.
As one comment left by a thoughtful reader pointed out - the issue and difference of neurology and physical characteristics of the right brain / left brain topic is NOT being covered here. So, part of talking about this is to clarify exactly what areas we ARE talking about.
The human brain is multi-dimensional, dynamic, and stunningly complex. For as much as we know about the brain, and as much as we have learned in the last decade or so, it still seems to me that the vast majority of how the brain works is completely unknown.
In talking about the brain and brain studies, it is important to know which “level” of the brain and functioning we are talking about.
So, I have been balancing the problem of wanting to cover this issue in some depth, but then finding that the depth is so deep that it would take a lifetime! On the other hand, I don’t want it to be so superficial that there is not acceptable agreement on most of the basic scientific facts.
I believe I will need to just throw my ideas out there and hope for the best. Some of my thoughts may not be able to be backed up by scientific fact… but I am in the same boat as many other people in this regard.
So, my left brain / right brain studies will end in the very near future, and I hope to have some more information posted to move us along on our path to achieving awakenings and enlightenment!
There has been a prolonged absence from this blog and writing while I was occupied with planning the trip and taking care of other concerns.
If you are interested in India you can get more information from my blog that tracked my adventures to the Kumbha Mela in Haridwar, located at http://www.kmp2010.com/blog - I went with my friend David Brunn, and there are many good photos there and some descriptions of our experiences.
My mind and body are back now… and ready to pick up where I left off.
I will have more entries here soon, so check back if you are interested.
Some time was needed for my ideas to germinate and mature. I did not find enlightenment in India… perhaps because I wasn’t looking for it there. However, I DID step out of my normal reality here, and stepped far into my “right brain” – with many experiences that defy description.
My plan is to pick up on the topic of “Left Brain Dominance” in the near future.
Until I read Jill Taylor’s book “My Stroke of Insight” I was always a little confused about exactly what each side of the brain did, and what all of the talk about “left brain / right brain” really meant.
Before I get to some of the observations I have about the two sides of the brain and how they relate to awakenings and enlightenment, I wanted to do a quick review of what is generally meant by these terms.
The best way may be through a couple of graphic illustrations I found.
Here is the first:
And here is a more graphic version:
And for those of you who are text oriented, here is another version:
LEFT BRAIN
Logical
Sequential
Rational
Analytical
Objective
Looks at parts
RIGHT BRAIN
Random
Intuitive
Holistic
Synthesizing
Subjective
Looks at wholes
So, I hope that helps in the future.
For myself, I like to think of it in broad terms that -
LEFT brain is LOGICAL and ANALYTICAL, whereas
RIGHT brain is INTUITIVE and SPIRITUAL.
These are the basic guidelines we will use in any future discussions about left brain / right brain differences and functions.
If you really want to know the full difference between how the two halves of the brain work and what the practical effects of that are – I highly recommend Dr. Taylor’s book “My Stroke of Insight”. It is easy to read, and pretty short, but you can learn a lot about the brain by reading it.
I will leave you with this thought – these are clear differences that exist in the brain. The brain can re-wire and change if damaged somehow, but naturally existing, these differences between the right brain functions and left brain functions are fairly clear cut.
That is, it is not just a “matter of convenience” that we talk about these 2 different areas of the brain… this is the way the brain functions, the way it works. The right brain carries out different functions than the left brain, and the two are clearly separate, but join together in full functioning.
The point where the two brain hemispheres merge is where I will pick up soon. Next, I will discuss what it might mean to have a fully balanced brain…
This is the first of a series of posts about the role that the brain plays in epiphanies, awakenings, and enlightenment.
This process of thinking for me was triggered by the book “My Stroke of Insight“, by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. – subtitled, “A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey“.
I had seen an interview with her a couple of years ago and recently ran across another one on the Charlie Rose show. In the latest interview I was profoundly struck by how her descriptions of her experience of her right brain during her stroke, matched up so precisely with many of the descriptions of enlightenment and unity consciousness.
In order for me to proceed with my further observations on Ms Taylor’s experiences and conclusions, I will need to give you a little background into her situation, and some quotes from her book that will serve to lay the framework for the next steps.
Here is a bit of the basic background for the book.
From the back cover of the 2009 paperback edition:
“On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist, experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life – all within four hours – Taylor alternated between the euphoria of the intuitive and kinesthetic right brain, in which she felt a sense of complete well-being and peace, and the logical, sequential left brain, which recognized she was having a stroke and enabled her to seek help before she was completely lost. It would take her eight years to fully recover.”
“For Taylor, the stroke was a blessing and a revelation. It taught her that by ‘stepping to the right’ of our left brains, we can all uncover feelings of well-being that are often sidelined by ‘brain chatter.’ In ‘My stroke of Insight’, Taylor provides a valuable recovery guide for those touched by brain injury and an inspiring testimony that inner peace is accessible to anyone.”
One thing I like to remember about Ms. Taylor and her experience, is that she is a brain scientist. She is not a “New Age Guru”, or a soft headed believer in anything that comes along… she is a trained scientist, previously not much concerned with these types of “spiritual” matters. So, when you read her comments, it helps to realize that this is a scientist speaking, not an Indian Sadhu.
Here is the first quote, from page 116, which kind of sums up her experience for her.
“I realized that the blessing I had received from this experience was the knowledge that deep internal peace is accessible to anyone at any time. I believe the experience of Nirvana exists in the consciousness of our right hemisphere, and that at any moment we can choose to hook into that part of our brain.”
“My stroke of insight would be: Peace is only a thought away, and all we have to do to access it is silence the voice of our dominating left mind.“
Notice her use of the word “Nirvana”. She doesn’t say much about HOW to “hook into that part of our brain”, but I will discuss that in more detail later.
Next, I will take in page order, a few of her other passages that touch on some interesting points. These points will surface later in my discussions, and are set down here for some background, in her own words.
Page 71 -
“My entire self-concept shifted as I no longer perceived my self as a single, a solid, an entity with boundaries that separated me from the entities around me. I understood that at the most elementary level, I am a fluid. Of course I am a fluid! Everything around us, about us, among us, within us, and between us is made up of atoms and molecules vibrating in space. Although the ego center of our language center prefers defining our self as individual and solid, most of us are aware that we are made up of trillions of cells, gallons of water, and ultimately everything about us exists in a constant and dynamic state of activity. My left hemisphere had been trained to perceive myself as a solid, separate from others. Now, released from that restrictive circuitry, my right hemisphere relished in its attachment to the eternal flow. I was no longer isolated and alone. My soul was as big as the universe and frolicked with glee in a boundless sea.”
“For many of us, thinking about ourselves as fluid, or with souls as big as the universe, connected to the energy flow of all that is, slips us out just beyond our comfort zone. But without the judgment of my left brain saying that I am a solid, my perception of myself returned to this natural state of fluidity.”
Page 72 -
“Prior to this morning, when I had experienced myself as a solid, I had possessed the ability to experience loss – either physical loss via death or injury, or emotional loss through heartache. But in this shifted perception, it was impossible for me to perceive either physical or emotional loss because I was not capable of experiencing separation or individuality. Despite my neurological trauma, an unforgettable sense of peace pervaded my entire being and I felt calm.”
Page 73 -
“Although I rejoiced in my perception of connection to all that is, I shuddered at the awareness that I was no longer a normal human being. How on earth would I exist as a member of the human race with this heightened perception that we are each part of it all, and that the life force energy within each of us contains the power of the universe? How could I fit in with our society when I walk the earth with no fear? I was, by anyone’s standard, no longer normal. In my own unique way, I had become severely mentally ill. And I must say, there was both freedom and challenge for me in recognizing that our perception of the external world, and our relationship to it, is a product of our neurological circuitry. For all those years of my life, I really had been a figment of my own imagination!“
Page 74 -
“The now offline intellectual mind of my left hemisphere no longer inhibited my innate awareness that I was the miraculous power of life. I know I was different now – but never once did my right mind indicate that I was ‘less than’ what I had been before. I was simply a being of light radiating life into the world. Regardless of whether or not I had a body or brain that could connect me to the world of others, I saw myself as a cellular masterpiece. In the absence of my left hemisphere’s negative judgment, I perceived myself as perfect, whole, and beautiful just the way I was.”
Page 84 -
“Honestly, there were certain aspects of my new existence that I preferred over the way I had been before. I was not willing to compromise my new insights in the name of recovery. I liked knowing I was a fluid. I loved knowing my spirit was at one with the universe and in the flow with everything around me. I found it fascinating to be so tuned in to energy dynamics and body language. But most of all, I loved the feeling of deep inner peace that flooded the core of my very being.”
It is striking to me how this resonates with other descriptions of spiritual experiences and revelations, and how it sounds so much like some of the core aspects of “enlightenment”.
I will follow up with more detail on my observations and insights around this topic in the near future.
The whole question of what role the brain plays in awakenings, enlightenment, and unity consciousness is an important and intriguing one. I think it will be significant in the outcome of this endeavor.
While walking through my kitchen the other day I saw on TV the end of a commercial for Nissan Chow Mein… the end tag line was this;
“Find enlightenment with Nissan Chow Mein!”
That stopped me in my tracks!
There is a little animated character, a Chinese looking guy named “Eddie” - he looks like a caricature of the old Chinese “wise man” with the long, stringy, white chin beard… and in one of his phrases in the commercial he says;
“The final step to noodle enlightenment”…
I thought it was interesting that, with my last post on this blog discussing the effect of “expecting” enlightenment, I would see the concept of “finding enlightenment” by only having to eat chow mein!
All you have to do is eat Nissan Chow Mein and you can find enlightenment!
How easy is that? That is within my reach… even I can do that!
It struck me as quite interesting that a TV commercial is disseminating the idea that enlightenment is easy… fun, and “even you can do it”!
In a strange way, it is putting “enlightenment” out into the “mass consciousness” in a way that hasn’t been seen before.
Even though, on the surface of it, it appears that the commercial is making “light” of enlightenment… it still seems to me that spirituality and enlightenment are ideas, lifestyles, and practices that are gaining traction with more and more people every day.
It’s no longer an esoteric concept that few know about, and even fewer achieve.
I finished “The Science of Enlightenment” today… it is a very insightful book.
I will be returning to specific points in the near future, but I wanted to note that the book has many points of interest to me, and I will be referring to it in the future.
The book is written clearly, and has numerous profound insights and conclusions.
Oddly enough, his ideas and explanations about enlightenment have made me think of earlier thoughts I have had regarding the “psychological” aspect of the whole process… that enlightenment might be more like a simple, cathartic breakthrough in a psychological sense.
I would like to discuss Trasi’s explanation of exactly what enlightenment is, but will have to save that for later. What is interesting is that he has a very particular, and specific idea of exactly what enlightenment is.
His definition is more detailed than most, and seems likely to be accurate.
But what is slightly troubling somehow, is that enlightenment is simply a psychological revelation that our own image of a “self”, or a “me”, is a total illusion. Like waking from a dream, reality is seen for what it is, without the distorting lens of my concept and creation of “me”… built layer by layer from the beginning of my life, without my knowledge of it happening.
Everything is as before, only without the tangle of your old sense of “me”.
But I wonder, after enlightenment, would one still ask; “what does it all mean”?
It seems that Trasi is saying that the result of enlightenment is unity consciousness… but I have to wonder, even though one would feel a unified whole, or at “one” with everything, would the answer to the question “why do we exist” be answered?
But what we are interested in here is inquiring about unity consciousness, enlightenment, and other epiphanies or awakenings. Clearly, Nitin Trasi has a very solid contribution to our study with his book “The Science of Enlightenment”.
My name is Alex Johnson, and this blog will cover my thoughts and ideas about subjects related to “The Unity Project”.
The Unity Project is an area of study I have been considering over the last 2 years. It encompasses a number of areas that I have been deeply interested in for much of my life.
I have a website in development for this project, and this blog will help me flesh out some ideas I am working on before adding them to the website. This blog will also supplement the finished website in an ongoing symbiotic relationship.
The initial “Mission Statement” Home Page of The Unity Project is here:
I welcome your comments and feedback on any of these issues, and if you, or someone you know, or know of, has had a profound epiphany or awakening, I would especially like to hear from you.
Please check back soon and often…
I hope you can be part of this fascinating journey!
The Unity Project is a study of epiphanies, awakenings and other transformational breakthroughs, with the goal of increasing the manner and likelihood of people having these types of experiences.
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Imagine a day in the future when scientists have made major breakthroughs in brain chemistry and physiology… and after much research they have been able to develop a PILL that would allow the brain to see reality as it “REALLY IS”. 
