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Using the Intrinsic Vibrational Pattern Last month, while reviewing the website for the movie What the #$BLEEP*! Do We Know (www.whatthebleep.com), I mentioned that a number of the links to websites connected with the scientists in the movie would become tributary journeys that would be featured in future Cyberweave columns. One of those journeys begins with the website for Dr. Masaru Emoto (www.masaru-emoto.net). Dr. Emoto is the doctor of alternative medicine whose research and stunning photographs of water crystals are central to the What the Bleep movie. The Emoto website itself is a bit awkward to use. However, that site does introduce you to the concept of Hado and links you to www.hado.net where Hado, the intrinsic vibrational pattern at the atomic level in all matter, and its practice is explained. Hado is defined as the smallest unit of energy. Its basis is the energy of human consciousness. The “Introduction” section states that Dr. Masaru Emoto is the chief of the Hado institute in Tokyo. A quote from Dr. Emoto states: “Hado creates words. Words are the vibrations of nature. Therefore beautiful words create beautiful nature. Ugly words create ugly nature. This is the root of the universe.” I had never heard of Hado before visiting the Dr. Emoto site, but in Japan the term has become part of everyday language. Sentences like “The Hado of this place is really low. Let’s leave,” “That person has a really powerful Hado,” and “Let’s change the Hado of this environment” have become common. Hado is based on Dr. Emoto’s work on water crystals, which indicate that thoughts and feelings affect physical reality. The FAQ section gives an excellent summary of some of the questions about that research. One intriguing question, Is water self-conscious?, is answered like this: As a conclusion, water is not self-conscious. However, the mission of water is to act as a multi-dimensional transporter, carrying our thoughts and whatever is in front of them, constantly copying the information provided. Water crystal photo might seem, as they are conscious on the first sight. In this case, water is only a reflector and mirror acting as projector. The “Links” section brings you a click away from Hado/Water Crystal site in Europe and the U.S. A link to “Messages From Water: Water’s Remarkable Expressions” by Ralph Suddath, a networker in the U.S., contains another excellent overview of Hado, calling it a resonance wave, the source of energy behind the creation of all things, and stating that Hado is the specific vibrating wave generated by the electrons orbiting the nucleus of an atom. Suddath points out the connection between Hado and health. Through his understanding of Hado, Dr. Emoto has become convinced that microorganisms play an important role in our lives. People become ill due to negative thinking that triggers an imbalance of elements within their bodies. Therefore, Dr. Emoto feels that the most effective medicine for a severe disease would be an awareness that we are living in cooperation with microorganisms at each moment of our lives. The Hado website and its links provide plenty of food for thought. Check it out. A Network For Grateful Living As I write this column, it is November, the month in which we celebrate Thanksgiving and giving thanks. A Network for Grateful Living (www.gratefulness.org) is a website that helps us remember to be thankful year around. The “What’s New” section on the homepage, for example, might invite you to pause to be grateful for the wonderful things that almost did not happen by reading a poem by Dale Biron that shows how the slightest turn of a moment can profoundly reshape our lives. Another section allows you to light a cyber-candle for someone or something you appreciate. All you have to do is click on the Candles link and follow the directions. The section points out that “in many different traditions, lighting candles is a sacred action. It expresses more than words can express. It has to do with gratefulness. From time immemorial, people have lit candles in sacred places. Why should cyberspace not be sacred?” The suggestion is that “you may want to begin or end your day by the sacred ritual of lighting a candle on this website. Or you may want to light a birthday candle for a friend. One single guideline is all you need: Slow down and do it with full attention. From here on, you will be guided step by step.” An attitude of gratitude can work miracles in our lives. It can even help us sleep better according to a University of California at Davis study that found that people who pause each day to give themselves a “gratitude boost” sleep longer and deeper than those who don’t. My advice is to visit the Network for Grateful Living site and light one of the cyber-candles. The process is a lovely meditative ritual—very tastefully done. So far 2,121 candles from 38 countries have been lit. Celebrating a Mystic Life On October 20, 2004, the world lost yet another enlightened being when Brother Wayne Teasdale made his transition after losing his second bout with cancer. There are a number of Internet tributes to Teasdale, the author of The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World’s Religions and A Monk in the World: Cultivating a Spiritual Life. Celebrating the Life of Brother Wayne Teasdale (http://home.comcast.net/~brotherwayne/index.htm) is a good one to visit—either to pay your own private tribute or to find out more about this wonderful soul whose work will surely live on. The home page features an excerpt from The Mystic Heart that sums up Brother Teasdale’s philosophy: “Every one of us is a mystic. We may or may not realize it, we may not even like it. But whether we know it or not, whether we accept it or not, mystical experience is always there, inviting us on a journey of ultimate discovery. We have been given the gift of life in this perplexing world to become who we ultimately are: creatures of boundless love, caring compassion, and wisdom. Existence is a summons to the eternal journey of the sage—the sage we all are, if only we could see.” The home page also features photos of Teasdale with Father Bede Griffiths and the Dalai Lama (who wrote the introduction to The Mystic Heart). The site explains Teasdale’s life: Brother Wayne was a world-renowned spiritual teacher and scholar. A Catholic monk, Brother Wayne took a vow to make interreligious dialogue his ministry. He was a passionate activist who worked throughout his life to create dialogue and mutual understanding among the world’s religions. Wayne was a leading voice in the Christian contemplative movement and he dedicated himself to helping people discover their true spiritual nature. Sections include an unpublished essay by Br. Wayne, “Spirituality as a Primary Resource in Promoting Peace,” and a page where you can make donations to the Bede Griffiths Foundation in order to support the continuation of Wayne’s work. There is also a “Remembrance” section where you can read or add to the guest book of memories of Brother Wayne. My own remembrance is of Br. Wayne as a teacher during a summer session at the Catholic Theological Union. Our class had the privilege of previewing much of the work that would become The Mystic Heart. During his life, Br. Wayne used the material of his mystical research to build bridges of commonality between religions and their members. Today, in this world where fear Mary Montgomery-Clifford is a certified web author and developer. Her company, Montgomery Media Enterprises ("Freelancing with Finesse!"), specializes in public relations, events, promotions, writing project and web authoring, development and publicity. Ms. Montgomery-Clifford has a Master's Degree in religious studies from Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) in June 2002 and is working on a Ph.D. with a focus on the new scholarship of Unlimited Love and the Other Regarding Virtues in the Fall of 2002. She is also in the process of completing the Morris Pratt Institute Course on Modern Spiritualism. Contact her via e-mail at Monty764@aol.com, by phone at 773-235-8821 or at her web site at www.montymedia.com. Next Article |
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