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The Biology of Belief: Unleasing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles
Bruce H. Lipton
3.77 AVERAGE
80 reviews for:
The Biology of Belief: Unleasing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles
Bruce H. Lipton
3.77 AVERAGE
Great message, interesting. I enjoyed the science: descriptions of cell function, defining DNA, polarity and protein... somewhat overwhelming for this non scientist. His discussions of consciousness/sub consciousness were the reason I read the book. Unfortunately it is only discussion, not a lot of concrete direction.
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Full of life changing information. The science behind “miracles”
This was a reread... I first discovered this book in I think 2012 or so. It confirmed what I already believed about the importance of our beliefs on our health, though I didn't agree with a lot of the author's specific spiritual conclusions.
There was one standout concept that made me reread the book now, and that was the concept that the "brain" of the cell is not the nucleus, as was so long believed, but rather, the cell membrane. This seemed so counterintuitive--the nucleus houses the DNA necessary for cellular replication, though, so it's more akin to the gonads, while the cell membrane had previously been conceptualized as the skin... but really, it's the gatekeeper that determines what gets in and what gets eliminated. Without a cell membrane, the cell dies, but without the nucleus, it simply cannot reproduce. I'd hoped he would go into this in greater detail than he actually did though (I'd just read Jerry Tennant's "Healing is Voltage," in which he contends that the cell membrane is actually a battery pack, and I was hoping Lipton would somehow comment on or corroborate this. He did not.) This book really doesn't get into a lot of nitty gritty details; it's more of a general read.
One study really stood out to me, though, and I've referenced it in conversation since the first time I read it, but didn't remember that this is where I heard about it. In the chapter on aging, Lipton refers to the "rewind" study, in which elderly men with various physical ailments were invited to a retreat in which all of the media, decor, and the environment was designed to mimic that of the decade of their youth. At the beginning of the week, many arrived on walkers, with canes, etc. By the end of the week, they were playing touch football. The point was that so much of what we believe about aging is a self-fulfilling prophecy. The complete immersion in an environment that made these men remember their younger selves brought about remarkable physiologic changes in a short period of time.
There was one standout concept that made me reread the book now, and that was the concept that the "brain" of the cell is not the nucleus, as was so long believed, but rather, the cell membrane. This seemed so counterintuitive--the nucleus houses the DNA necessary for cellular replication, though, so it's more akin to the gonads, while the cell membrane had previously been conceptualized as the skin... but really, it's the gatekeeper that determines what gets in and what gets eliminated. Without a cell membrane, the cell dies, but without the nucleus, it simply cannot reproduce. I'd hoped he would go into this in greater detail than he actually did though (I'd just read Jerry Tennant's "Healing is Voltage," in which he contends that the cell membrane is actually a battery pack, and I was hoping Lipton would somehow comment on or corroborate this. He did not.) This book really doesn't get into a lot of nitty gritty details; it's more of a general read.
One study really stood out to me, though, and I've referenced it in conversation since the first time I read it, but didn't remember that this is where I heard about it. In the chapter on aging, Lipton refers to the "rewind" study, in which elderly men with various physical ailments were invited to a retreat in which all of the media, decor, and the environment was designed to mimic that of the decade of their youth. At the beginning of the week, many arrived on walkers, with canes, etc. By the end of the week, they were playing touch football. The point was that so much of what we believe about aging is a self-fulfilling prophecy. The complete immersion in an environment that made these men remember their younger selves brought about remarkable physiologic changes in a short period of time.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was refreshing to see science from a religious/belief perspective, but as well as see religion and belief through a science perspective. I felt that the cell science analogies were just too silly to take seriously, but this might be different for someone who isn't a cell biologist (me). At times, I think the author went on tangents, which isn't unusual for scientists either
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was refreshing to see science from a religious/belief perspective, but as well as see religion and belief through a science perspective. I felt that the cell science analogies were just too silly to take seriously, but this might be different for someone who isn't a cell biologist (me). At times, I think the author went on tangents, which isn't unusual for scientists either
Found this book really interesting, it talked about a lot of biological concepts I studied at Uni but presented them to me in a new light.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
(Audiobook) interesting take on the conjecture between biology and belief. Especially the last part on the role of subconscious and the power to change it.
This book was so interesting and explained so much. I think everyone should read it
informative
reflective
fast-paced