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Happiness Influences DNA

Mon, 16 Feb 2015 08:10:35 -0800

Recently, researchers discovered that the type of “happiness” an individual experiences actually influences that individual’s genetic profile.

The researchers examined the biological implications of both hedonic, pleasure seeking happiness, and eudaimonic* happiness, contentment from a life of purpose and meaning, through the lens of the human genome — a system of some 21,000 genes that has evolved fundamentally to help humans survive and be well.

The researchers drew blood samples from 80 healthy adults who were assessed for hedonic and eudaimonic well-being, as well as potentially confounding negative psychological and behavioral factors. The team used the CTRA gene-expression profile to map the potentially distinct biological effects of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being.

While those with eudaimonic well-being showed favorable gene-expression profiles in their immune cells and those with hedonic well-being showed an adverse gene-expression profile, 'people with high levels of hedonic well-being didn’t feel any worse than those with high levels of eudaimonic well-being,' Cole said.

Both seemed to have the same high levels of positive emotion. However, their genomes were responding very differently even though their emotional states were similarly positive.

The study, published in the Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, said doing good and feeling good have very different effects on the human genome, even though they generate similar levels of positive emotion.

'Apparently, the human genome is much more sensitive to different ways of achieving happiness than are conscious minds,' Cole said."

From the above, it follows that our behaviors (such as the ability to put oneself in another’s place, care for, and/or empathize with others) impacts DNA and DNA transmission. …

Triggers and Effects

Sat, 14 Feb 2015 08:58:34 -0800

I use the notions of triggers and effects to denote causes and results in describing Kundalini arousals, triggers being the cause and effects being the result.

How do you activate it? (Triggers)

In my 40 years of listening to Kundalini awakening stories, I have heard so many trigger variations it is nearly impossible to categorize them. …

Laxatives and Other Bowel Disrupters

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:45:41 -0800

Let's begin with an uplifting, inspirational theme! — that of the chronic disorder that haunts so many in so-called civilized countries — constipation. Yes, in some circles it's still an unmentionable; fortunately, you won't be censured, upbraided, or scolded just for reading this.

The Journey or the Destination

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:17:37 -0700

Self-realization begins at birth; it is the journey as much as it is the destination."

I am sometimes criticized for describing my book, Deciphering the Golden Flower One Secret at a Time as being a comprehensive breakdown of secrets in The Secret of the Golden Flower.

The internet is a public forum where off-the-wall meets cogent interpretation. …

The Energy Continuum

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:46:58 -0700

I don't know if the phrase Energy Continuum originated with me; I don't care. What I do know is it's the closest I can come to expressing what I perceive to be reality on the other side of the physical, material dimension we live in. …

The Blueprints of our Physical Bodies

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:02:10 -0700

We are all perfect at that split-second moment before conception. Of course, like a building before the foundation is laid, at that moment our beings are only blueprints. These blueprints — the numinous plans laid out for our substantiation — are perfect. At the moment of conception — the moment the egg is fertilized by the sperm — the body begins to take shape. It’s the moment when, were we able to stand over our perfect blueprints, we might wonder if they can be executed as designed. From the moment we’re born, any one of thousands of stimuli — within or out of our control — can alter our growth, assuring degrees of deviation from the blueprint for our unique bodily substantiation.

"After activating the Kundalini-Life Force, I was able to see the blueprint of my perfect body and compare it to my altered state. Amazingly, the Life Force recognized my deformity and immediately began to correct it. I witnessed it slowly reshape my body to the exact proportions in the blueprint. So — and this requires a leap of logic — if I could see the original design for my body and it was perfect in every way, there must be some sentient agency that created this design. And even though my growth took a detour on account of my deformity, the blueprint continued to exist in some ethereal computer-memory-like storage, waiting for the day that I might learn of its existence and find a way back to it.

"Happily, GFM, the method of meditation I practiced, restored my deformed body to its original state, and, in so doing, proved both the existence of the blueprint and the restorative power of the Kundalini-Life Force. This sounds an awful lot like Intelligent Design, doesn’t it? A permanent blueprint of our beings and a mechanism within the body capable of restoring it to its intended state."
~ Deciphering the Golden Flower One Secret at a Time - JJ Semple

I suppose many readers pass over the above without a second thought. One reader, however, challenged me to explain my words when he posted this inquiry on the Golden Flower Forum, "Dear JJ: How does a person access their blueprint? …

Stephen Hawking is Wrong; So is Jerry Falwell

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 09:55:00 -0700

This energy continuum — the Primal Spirit as it’s called in The Secret of the Golden Flower — is a reflection in us of Nature’s undivided entirety."
~ JJ Semple

The argument between atheists (no-God) and fundamentalists (God) is the wrong argument. Each represents an extreme too far out of range to prove or disprove. That's why this argument is a never-ending, round robin of useless polemics. …

Kundalini and God

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:08:49 -0700

Back in the 50s when I was young, bars and taverns featured philosophical discussions in which showing off your vocabulary and your syntactical prowess played a large part. Mastery of debating and spoken language was important. …

Biology of Consciousness (Part 2)

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:08:59 -0700

There’s an accident. A seven-year-old boy is rushed to the hospital. His parents spare no expense: the best care, the finest doctors, and soon life is back to normal. Months later, however, when he returns to school, there are ominous signs, such as the sudden erosion of his cognitive abilities. …

The Biology of Consciousness

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:55:12 -0800

New Age consciousness is a mass movement. Yet consciousness has a biological origin, a fact most people are unaware of. They see the treetops, but not the roots. My book, Deciphering the Golden Flower One Secret at a Time…

Kundalini & Creativity

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:16:08 -0800

After years of living with Kundalini, many practitioners develop sudden creative outlets such as painting, writing composing, film making. Like the Richard Dreyfuss character in Close Encounters, who, after his Kundalini-like …