One of the themes that I have in my writing is sexuality, in
all its flavors, without pain, fear or guilt. Yet, in our society, damning
judgements are made by so many usually in the name of some moral code. On one
extreme are fundamentalists of all types- women beaten in the Middle East by
self appointed 'protectors', to kids in school calling other children sluts
because of the way they dress, just to name a few.
I have always found good sex to be a transcendental
experience. Not ALL sex- a good romp, a happy quickie has it's place! But those
wonderful, passionate encounters, where I lose myself in my partner, who is
also lost in me; those episodes have a spiritual dimension. They're just plain
GOOD. In and of themselves, they're a gift.
Which begs the question 'Gift from Whom?'.
For a long time, I have explored issues of the Spirit. I
believe that we are MORE than these atoms, molecules, cells and organs that
make up our bodies. My explorations have led me to the books of Neal Donald
Walsch- if you are interested in inspired writing, his books are magnificent.
Just as I am a person with a Spiritual side, I am also a
rational being, living in a world where reason is also a value, no? But
generally speaking, science does not allow for questions of Spirituality. Which
makes sense- if empirical methods are those employed, and you cannot see or
measure one's soul, what the hell can you expect? And, in my life, the advances
of science have led to many many good things in this world I live in.
I love my hot tub! LOL
I remember when I was an undergrad in Psychology, and one of
my professors- a man who had lost the love of his life to cancer- stood before
the class telling us that the sooner we learn to accept that when the brain
dies we cease to exist, when he said that, I was profoundly disturbed.
And yet that professor's viewpoint is an accepted tenet of
psychology, neurology, and even brain surgery.
Up till now.
Over the last few months, I've read a tale of a remarkable
experience by one of the top brain surgeons in the world. No kidding- his
resume reads like one of the characters in a romance novel! Accomplished MD,
Ivy League professor, tall, handsome…
I digress….
Anyway, he had the experience of being literally brain dead
for a week. And he came back.
And he has a message to tell, and I want to share it here.
IF you've read this far, then take this gift of what Doctor
Eben Alexander has to say here:
Naturally, he was pilloried by many other scientists, and
here is his response.
These articles were a delight for me to read, and I hope
that you enjoy them too!
KD and Desmond
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