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modern physics shed a new light on classical spiritual teachings, indicating yet again that the world appears more like a great thought than a great machine. Psychologist William Braud, preeminent researcher in remote mental influence, describes the essence of psi as best characterized as the experience of direct knowing.
Many people are concerned that this mind-to-mind connection presents a threat of unlimited or uncontrolled intimacy among people, creating fear of our unlimited potential for expanded awareness. However, if we are able to overcome this fear of our natural psychic abilities, we can take steps toward claiming our heritage of spiritual community, and accessing the omniscience described in the Vedas. After all, the core teaching of Buddhism is of joy, direct experience, and no boundaries of mind; and Jesus spoke of the kingdom of God within each one of us as being peaceful and loving. Enlightened teachers throughout the world have taught that direct participation in the universe is available to the quiet receptive mind. Such participation allows individuals to tune into a greater nonlocal mind, and that experience is transforming as well as enlightening.
Spiritual healing is also about the experience of mind-to-mind connection between people. Healing occurs through a transcendent nonlocal mind expressing itself through a spiritual healer's state of consciousness, rather than from the sending of healing energy from healer to patient. Healing, like ESP, appears to be unbounded by space and time, and appears to involve an exchange of information.
The Smartest People in the World
It happens over and over again: A recognized expert in the field of medicine, physics, mathematics, etc., stands up and says, ''We finally understand it all"  at which point, an unrecognized, nonexpert publishes a paper showing that without a doubt, the expert not only didn't understand everything, but in fact, had it entirely wrong.
Physics is at that point today. Several Nobel laureates have written books declaring that the Grand Unified Theory explains everything (or

 
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