Bridging Science and Religion

January 14, 2003

By His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

These are times when destructive emotions like anger, fear and hatred are giving rise to devastating problems throughout the world. While the daily news offers grim reminders of the destructive power of such emotions, the question we must ask is, what can we do to overcome them?

Of course such disturbing emotions have always been part of the human condition – humanity has been grappling with them for thousands of years. But I believe we have a valuable opportunity to make progress in dealing with them, through a collaboration between religion and science.

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Tiwaz

Tyr

Holding hands over head, intone t-iiiiiii-rrrrrrr while bringing hands down to shoulders – straight out. The t awakens consciousness, the i vivifies the blood, the r stimulates the circulation. The overall effect is an increase in consciousness.

Magic of the Runes, Samael Aun Weor

Neurosis

The other extreme of self-consciousness is neurosis. This explains many ills in the world, both individual and social.