Macrobiotic Life

This is very interesting text for me. The whole new modern science has already made so many connections with the spiritual world described thousand years before in all the ancient scripts. It’s so illuminative to read this:

There is evidence of a physical dimension to our connection to the Source. At the very centre of our brain is a tiny, pea sized organ with powers way beyond its physical size. It is the pineal gland. Mechanically, this light-sensitive gland controls the release of melatonin, which controls our biorhythms, especially the sleep/wake function. It may be responsible for the depressed feeling many experience during long periods of overcast skies, and short days.

Its true function has been contemplated for centuries by spiritual adepts, and mystical traditions speak of the pineal as the link between the physical and the spiritual worlds. It is connected to, and has many similarities with the eyes in that it has similar cells and a direct connection to the brain. It has long been regarded by many philosophers as an organ of higher vision which can see beyond the physical realm.

Dissection reveals that the front of the pineal gland matches the structure of the retina: the very same rods and cones found within the eyes can also be found within the composition of the pineal gland. It is a simple, logical step to understand that this similar type of physiology allows us to visualize or imagine scenarios, fantasies, memories, dreams or any other visual constructs. The expression, “in the mind’s eye,” starts to make sense.

The pineal responds to light and this enables it to control the secretion of two extremely vital hormones. These are melatonin and serotonin. Serotonin is the chemical that, among other functions helps us maintain a happy, balanced mental state. Melatonin induces sleep, which is when we dream or, as many believe, see beyond the veil of physical consciousness.

Dr Rick Strassman37 suggests the pineal also is responsible for the manufacture of DMT, a substance which can provide psychedelic experiences ranging from ‘hallucinatory’ to ‘positive mystical’. Under the pineal’s sensitive control, is it the release of this natural psychedelic ‘drug’ which creates the dream experience?

To return to the earlier analogy of the brain as a ‘receiver’, it appears DMT fine-tunes the brain to allow the consciousness to see higher realms. Is then the ‘third eye’ our physical connection to the divine?

Mankind has bumbled about like a sleepwalker in the sort of psychedelic dream where random fragments of events are jumbled together, confusing ownership as power, material possessions as wealth, might as right, physical prowess as the symbol of success. Deep down though, our inner consciousness has longed to quell our unrequited fulfilment, and the clash of this reality with our delusion, is the root cause of our unhappiness.

The point is, the pineal gland is physically very similar to the eye!
From the article: Harmony