As we understand ourselves, we gain insight into the very nature of creation itself. In some respects, our race to understand our world appears to have outpaced the wisdom of how such awesome power may be applied responsibly in our lives. At the very least, to move forward with the technologies that allow us access to the forces of Nature, we must answer the basic questions of our existence

1. What is the difference between "Mind", "Soul" and "Consciousness"?

2. At what point does a human life acquire a soul?

3. Does a cloned human body have a soul?

4. If, as studies suggest, we are directly linked to the forces of the Earth, how do technologies that manipulate Nature and our world, affect our bodies, emotions, health and relationships?

FRAGMENTS OF A GREATER WISDOM SCIENCE AND RELIGION

Among the ancient and varied accounts of our most sacred traditions, there is a common theme that weaves a sense of continuity through our past. As different as the stories, myths and records appear at first blush, each attempts to describe the existence of a single all-powerful force that unifies the miracle of creation. From the oldest known texts exploring the origins of the cosmos, the 8,000-year-old Zend Avesta, to the 3,500-year-old Rig Veda of ancient India and the fragile remains of the Dead Sea Scrolls, each tradition describes the existence of a single all-powerful force — the source of the seen, as well as the unseen worlds. Scholars have traditionally interpreted such descriptions as references to God. In these instances God is the omnipotent presence that existed before time, and lives as all things.

As well as science has served us, the path of the scientific method has led us to an interesting dichotomy. The very beliefs of science that prevent our personal experience of creation’s unity from contributing to our story of the cosmos, have now become the greatest limitation to our understanding of creation. From the bizarre behavior within the sub atomic fields, to the beautiful displays of new galaxies and the death of ancient stars, we see evidence of a force that unites all of creation. How do we unify evidence with the visible processes of nature, as a single explanation of the cosmos?

The answer to our search for the underlying principle of creation may already exist, in a form that has survived the tests of nature and man’s quest for dominance of our world. As good as our science appears to be, the greatest minds of science admit that it is incomplete. Amidst the clarity of the genetic code, Einstein’s equations relating energy and matter, and the marvel of internet communication, there are great gaps and glaring inconsistencies that remain in our scientific understanding of our world. At the same time, the most sacred traditions of humankind may also hold the most complete record of our origins, history, capabilities and ultimate destiny.