Part and Whole

A poem based on phrases and fragments of a speech* given by Deepak Chopra:

My grandchildren are here today the most important part for me. Here is my question: What if consciousness was not a byproduct of our brain? What if instead it is the ground of Being, the basement of the Universe in geometric space-time where all co-exists as possibilities. The great Rishi wisdom teachings tell us consciousness cannot be imagined but makes the imagination possible. Can you imagine? From the basement of space-time, everything is born from a quantum vacuum,  Beauty, Truth, Love, Joy, Compassion, and also our Diabolical Self. There is only the collective mind that shows up as the individual mind. The sage plunges into it, expresses it, becomes one with it. Healing is nothing more than the memory of wholeness Nature can say that the human species was just an experiment that didn’t work out Or Not! The frantic search for security only reinforces the insecurity. Surrender to the mystery of the divine, which is constantly on the move. My grandchildren are here today, the most important part.

* Deepak Chopra’s speech, on which this poem was based, was given on the day he received the Goi Peace Award** in Tokyo, Japan,  November 8th, 2010.  I was there as a moderator the following day for a panel discussion with Deepak and thought leaders from Japan on the subject of death and dying, and wrote the poem from fragments of his speech and the group conversation.  The mission of the Goi Peace Foundation, which sponsored both events, is to bring people together in wisdom, united in their hearts toward the common goal of peace on Earth. By encouraging public awareness and building cooperation among individuals and organizations in all fields, they aim to build an international peace network and stimulate the global trend toward a culture of peace.