Gregg Braden - The Science of Self-Empowerment

ALSO BY GREGG BRADEN

BOOKS

Resilience from the Heart

The Turning Point

Deep Truth

The Divine Matrix

Fractal Time

The God Code

The Isaiah Effect*

Secrets of the Lost Mode of Prayer

The Spontaneous Healing of Belief

AUDIO PROGRAMS

An Ancient Magical Prayer (with Deepak Chopra)

The Turning Point

Awakening the Power of a Modern God

Deep Truth

The Divine Matrix

The Divine Name (with Jonathan Goldman)

Fractal Time

The Gregg Braden Audio Collection*

Speaking the Lost Language of God

The Spontaneous Healing of Belief

Unleashing the Power of the God Code

DVDS

The Science of Miracles

*Available from Hay House except items marked with an asterisk.
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Copyright 2017 by Gregg Braden

Published in the United States by: Hay House, Inc.: www.hayhouse.com

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Cover design: Charles McStravick Interior design: Pamela Homan

Indexer: Shapiro Indexing Services

Grateful acknowledgment is made to the Institute of HeartMath for permission to reproduce the steps for Attitude Breathing, copyright 2013 Institute of HeartMath, and the steps for Quick Coherence, copyright Institute of HeartMath.

Additional grateful acknowledgment is made for illustrations licensed through Dreamstime stock images, member of PACA and CEPIC.

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The authors of this book do not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the authors is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, the authors and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

Library of Congress has cataloged the earlier edition as follows:

Names: Braden, Gregg, author.

Title: Human by Design: from evolution by chance to transformation by choice / Gregg Braden.

Description: Carlsbad, California : Hay House, Inc., 2017. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017013536 | ISBN 9781401949310 (hardback)

Subjects: LCSH: Human beings--Philosophy. | Human beings--Origin. | Spirituality. | BISAC: BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / New Thought. | BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth. | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.

Classification: LCC BD450 .B6423 2017 | DDC 128/.6--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017013536

Tradepaper ISBN: 978-1-4019-4932-7

E-book ISBN: 978-1-4019-5725-4

Audiobook ISBN: 978-1-4019-5584-7

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1st edition, October 2017

2nd edition, March 2019

Printed in the United States of America

For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love.

CARL SAGAN (19341996),

AMERICAN ASTRONOMER AND COSMOLOGIST

CONTENTS

In Part II of this book, I use the term wired to indicate that we already have the biology we need and that we are predisposed to accomplish the extraordinary potentials described in each chapter.

Wired is a slang term that also has had other meanings in the past.

The original usage can be traced back to the days before telephones, when the telegraph was the primary mode of communication. At that time it was common to say that we had wired a message to someone, meaning that we had sent a telegraph message. Later meanings have varied from the jitters caused by ingesting too much caffeine or certain drugs to the way the neurons in our brains are connected. Its for these reasons that Im clarifying my intent for the word right up front, before its used in the following pages.

Since our earliest ancestors looked with awe into the distant stars of a moonless night sky, a single question has been asked countless times by countless numbers of people sharing the same experience through the ages. The question theyve asked speaks directly to the core of every challenge that will ever test us in life, no matter how big or how small. Its at the heart of every choice well ever face, and it forms the foundation for every decision well ever make. The question thats at the root of all questions asked during the estimated 200,000 years or so that weve been on earth is simply this: Who are we?

In what may be the greatest irony of our lives, following 5,000 years of recorded history and technological achievements that stagger the imagination, we have yet to answer this most basic question with certainty.

Key 1: In the presence of the greatest technological advancements of the modern world, science still cannot answer the most fundamental question of our existence: Who are we?

WHY OUR ORIGIN MATTERS

The way we answer the question of how we came to be as we are penetrates the essence of each moment of our lives. It forms the perceptual eyesthe filtersthrough which we see other people, the world around us, and most importantly, ourselves. For example, when we think of ourselves as separate from our bodies, we approach the healing process feeling like powerless victims of an experience that we have no control over. Conversely, recent discoveries confirm that when we approach life knowing that our bodies are designed to constantly repair, rejuvenate, and heal, this shift in perspective creates the chemistry in our cells that mirrors our belief.

Our self-esteem, our self-worth, our sense of confidence, our well-being, and our safety stem directly from the way we think of ourselves in the world. From the person we say yes to when it comes to choosing a life partner and how long our relationship lasts once we create it, to what jobs we feel worthy of performing, the most important decisions well ever make in life are based in the way we answer the simple, timeless question Who are we?

On a more spiritual level, our answer creates the foundation for the way we view our relationship with God. It even justifies our thinking when it comes to trying to save a human life, and when we choose to end one.