All you need is genuine determination to bring what you desire
into reality. If you really want to start creating your life, get
the word impossible out of your vocabulary. Yes, there is a certain
value to remaining realistic, but do you really desire much beyond
the realm of realism? I have met few people who honestly
desire something that goes beyond the basic laws of the universe.
I am willing to bet that everything you are looking to create will
fit very nicely into the system of reality as it is currently manifested,
so don’t be afraid to go after what you want in life.

I really don’t believe in greatness that is bestowed as a rare
gift to a few lucky ones. Rather, I think everyone has greatness
inside them. It is really just a matter of persistence—sticking
to what you have envisioned until it is reality. I have a deep conviction
that everyone, including you, has been given exactly the
right set of gifts to fulfill some magnificent purpose for their
lives. Greatness must simply be chosen. And if you choose it, it
will happen.

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We have come to a point in human
history where we need to redefine spirituality in a way that
goes beyond religion—one that is satisfying to atheist and deist
alike. Many of the squabbles we have today in regard to religious
faith are not about spirituality at all. Rather, they are about layers
of identity that we have piled on our spirituality. We keep trying
to give specific form to something that is actually formless
and beyond the limits of our rational minds. The more we try to
define spirituality through theology and philosophy, the more it
slips away from us.

I believe that spirituality is actually quite simple, so simple,
in fact, that our rational minds will barely allow for it. Ironically,
the tricky part is not learning to be spiritual. That part is automatic
and requires little effort. The real trick is getting your
thinking mind out of the way so that you can experience it directly
and purely.

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The excitement of life is in the numinous experience wherein we
are given to each other in that larger celebration of existence in
which all things attain their highest expression, for the universe,
by definition, is a single, gorgeous celebratory event.
–Thomas Berry, Catholic theologian

There has been a lot of debate recently about the relationship
between God and the brain. Some say that God is an outdated
by-product of the brain, an illusion created by primitive parts of
the brain. Others claim quite the opposite, saying that the brain
contains evidence of a spiritual realm existing beyond the brain,
which the brain is well designed to perceive.

One thing is clear to me: the brain is indeed designed for
spiritual experience. It is also clear that such experience does not
come from thinking long and hard about the minutiae of theological
issues. Rather, it comes from a quieting of the thinking
mind so that one may open up to the mysteries of experience.

Ilchi Lee, Brain Wave Vibration

Page 84

To me, it is not a worthwhile question to debate the existence
or nonexistence of God. One way or the other, the spiritual
realm is beyond the power of the human mind to describe,
and as soon as we attempt to put our experience of it into words,
we have already shrunken it, regardless of how beautifully we
speak. If it is helpful for you to conceive of God as a specific entity,
then by all means, do so. There is indeed great truth to be
found in many descriptions of God, but I would implore you not
to let these descriptions confine your perception of possibility.
Rather, allow them to simply be a starting point.

Brain Wave Vibration is one among many training methods I
have developed to help people stop thinking about spirituality so
that they can start experiencing it.

Ilchi Lee, Brain Wave Vibration

Page 84-85

When you consider the many different manifestations of spiritual
experience in the world, it obviously does no good to debate
which one is right. That has been the root of unbelievable
amounts of suffering in the world. In fact, in the way I see spirituality,
it is quite contradictory to differentiate in this way. It is
best rather to focus on the concepts we have in common.

Most spiritual traditions have at their root the notion of the
ultimate peace that comes through the oneness of all beings. The
Bible speaks of “the peace that surpasses all understanding,” and
Hindus speak of nirvana. My belief is that journeying to this
place of oneness is the only thing that ultimately matters in any
spiritual practice.

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Page 85

Much of our mythology teaches us that life is about finding
our way back to oneness. In Korean traditions, we have the story
of Mago, an Earth spirit analogous to Mother Earth in Western
society. At one point, humanity was in accord with Mago, and
there was a state of perfect peace and harmony. Like in the biblical
story of Eden, this paradise was eventually lost as people began
to divide themselves.

According to the mythologies of many cultures, humanity
once lived harmoniously only to lose this perfect existence. The
story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden is a familiar example.
I believe these stories are a reflection of the paradise that
already lies within the human brain. I am certain that we have
the potential for perfect joy and harmony already written into
the structure of our brain. So what then is it that keeps us from
living accordingly?

Ilchi Lee, Brain Wave Vibration

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In the Eden story, the first man and woman ate of the fruit
of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. It is significant that
knowledge and judgment of right and wrong—ideas created and
processed in the prefrontal cortex—were responsible for the
downfall of humankind. As soon as we began separating good
from evil, we began separating ourselves from one another and
the rest of the universe.

While this may seem regrettable, it is also fortunate on many
levels. Differentiation separates, but it also provides the chance
for reunification. Separation gives us a chance to truly value the
experience of oneness, in much the same way that both light
and shadow are needed to create the perception of form. If we
had simply kept our oneness from the beginning of time, there
would have been no chance to choose oneness through our own
free will, which is the choice we have to make now.

Ilchi Lee, Brain Wave Vibration

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The question then is how to return to this place of oneness. I believe
that it is through quieting the mind and the experience of
energy that we can return.

Brain Wave Vibration can open the door to this possibility
because it offers a way to stop the thinking mind, even if only
for a few minutes. When you practice well, you will feel a disintegration
of the surface of your body. Of course, it is not a literal
disintegration—your skin and the rest of your body will remain
intact. What you will realize, however, is that you do not
end there, that your being goes far beyond the confines of your
body. You will experience that directly, not just as an intellectual
concept.

I once had a student who was a Buddhist monk. Like most
monks, he spent many hours a day meditating, looking for that
very state of oneness. He was very distracted, however, because
he found that his health began to deteriorate. He could not sleep
or sit still for long because of serious kidney problems. He began
to practice Brain Wave Vibration and had immediate improvements
in his health, and was finally able to focus properly for
meditation. He says he now knows what Buddha meant when he
said, “Find truth in your body; outside you will not find it in a
thousand years.”

Ilchi Lee, Brain Wave Vibration

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It is very important to pay attention to the experience of energy
in your body as you practice Brain Wave Vibration. Energy
is the real stuff of life, and it is through energy that oneness reveals
itself. If you can quiet your mind sufficiently, you will sense
this in your body as a subtle but consistent vibration.

If you allow this sensation to expand, you will not sense any
end to this energy and you will glimpse the infinite nature of the
universe. This greater cosmic energy I call Chun-ji-ki-un, which
literally translates as “the circulation of heaven and earth energy.”
To connect to this energy is to connect to the ultimate energy
pulsing through all of existence—what some may call the Source
and others call God.

There is a part of your brain that exists to connect to this energy.
You can conceptualize it as a radio receiver picking up invisible
messages from the cosmos. When your brain waves are
agitated, it is like static interrupting the signal. Please use Brain
Wave Vibration as a way to clear out the static and tune in to the
greater peace and serenity of the cosmos.

Ilchi Lee, Brain Wave Vibration

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On my computer, I have two photos
of two little boys, both about seven years of age. The pictures
are very meaningful to me, although I don’t know either
boy. One shows the face of a chubby little boy smiling blithely at
the camera, and the other shows a picture of a starving boy sitting
on parched earth with a vulture lurking in the background.
These are pictures that represent the imbalance we have created
in the world, an imbalance that reflects the incomplete use of
our brains.

All the problems in the world were created by the human
brain, and within the human brain lie all the answers. To me,
these photos are symbolic of the root causes of suffering in the
world. If all human problems result from the human brain, they
can also be solved by the brain. Imbalance in the world is a reflection
of the imbalance within our bodies and brains.

Ilchi Lee, Brain Wave Vibration

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Chapter 6: At the Root of the Matter

Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always
do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.
–Mark Twain, writer