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Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? Are these questions for the field of science or spirituality? For centuries the church and the scientific community have been at odds — each wanting to partition the other off, each claiming to have the corner on “truth”. Now, for the first time in human history, the veil is beginning to lift and the “truth” is more breathtaking than anyone could ever have imagined.

One of our greatest teachers, Jesus Christ, repeatedly emphasized that, “The Kingdom of Heaven is within you.” (And, in fact, he wasn’t the first to say this.) He didn’t say the Kingdom of Heaven is within you, but only once you follow a certain number of steps or once you have internalized enough of this or that truth or studied enough of this or that doctrine. No, he stated it as a simple and universal truth: The Kingdom of Heaven is within you. Period.

What does that mean? Most modern teaching of the concept proposed by Christ rests on an esoteric or metaphysical understanding, which implies that we can, with a certain amount of effort, foster an internal relationship with “God” or a Higher Power. While I don’t argue that this idea is beautiful and possibly true, I would like to offer a different perspective, which I believe was just as much Christ’s intended message as the previous explanation.

The Science of God

From a scientific perspective, we humans are beginning to understand that everything in the entire universe is made up of tiny discrete packets of energy. All of space-time — even that which appears to be empty space — is made of this energy. It is everywhere, permeates everything and is the fundamental building block of all that is, seen and unseen. Physicists sometimes refer to this as the “fabric of the universe”. You and I are made of it, as is the chair on which you sit, the planet on which you live and the galaxy in which you reside. Everything is made of these fundamental building blocks of energy.

Many respected and influential physicists are beginning to believe that this “fabric”, these “energy packets” have intelligence — or mathematical truth — encoded into them. They possess a sort of “universal DNA”, which represents fundamental or universal truth.

Furthermore, on the cutting edge of science, brilliant physicist Roger Penrose has postulated that this universal “intelligence” is what accounts for and gives rise to the experience of consciousness that we are all having. In other words, we (meaning all living organisms) possess a physical mechanism within our cells by which we latch on to this “universal intelligence” and this is what gives rise to our own individual awareness and personal drive. (Search on Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff for more information.)

This intelligence appears to possess some fundamental properties including a drive to thrive. It is “pro-life” at its most basic level and seems to encourage life to spring forth in even the unlikeliest of places and circumstances. Even in the scummiest, darkest most unlikely corners of our planet — the seemingly most “anti-life” environments — life not only springs forth but it thrives. This is amazing, inspiring and breathtaking! At the most basic and fundamental level of our beings, we are encouraged to thrive.

The Science of You

The Kingdom of Heaven is within you because you are made of it. Literally. Your entire being is made of these discrete packets of energy, or this fabric of the universe. This is scientific fact. You are connected to universal intelligence through a quantum connection at a cellular level. In other words, you are made of “God-energy”.

You can debate about whether or not this “fabric of the universe”, or these “energy packets” can be called “God”. However, if, as Roger Penrose (and many other brilliant physicists, beginning with Max Plank) postulates, this universal fabric has some sort of intelligence encoded into it, your debate becomes nothing but semantics. Call it what you like, it is intelligent and you are connected to it, whether you like it (or even admit it) or not.

Where do science and spirituality meet? They meet within you, at the most fundamental level of your being.

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