5 LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH

You’re going to die one day.

Death ClockYou just don’t know when.

But there’s a lot you can do to delay it.

The vast majority of deaths are preventable; or should I say – delayable.

What’s interesting is how the causes and contributors in death are intertwined, which puts delaying your death pretty much in your own hands.

Here’s how they rank:

accident5. Accidents

This includes motor vehicle, occupational, and residential mishaps. Dying in a plane crash is so, so, far down there – so don’t sweat your next flight. Motor vehicle incident (MVI) deaths are much more likely to claim younger people, as they’re much more likely to push the limits. And alcohol is the leading contributor to all fatal MVI’s.

copd4.  COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

COPD is an all-encompassing term for your lungs being plugged. The usual suspect lifestyle contributors come into play – alcohol, diet, lack of exercise, obesity, and smoking.

cancer3.  Cancer

What can you say about the C-word? Nasty. You don’t want to go there. Funny how all-of-the-above contribute to cancer.

Heart attack2.  Cardiovascular Disease

Heart Attack. The Big One. A Jammer. There’s two main types. A Myocardial Infarction (MI), where the heart muscle dies. Or an Arrhythmia, where the electrical system shuts down. You don’t want to try these out, either. Ah, guess what causes heart attacks?

Old Age1.  Senescence

Biological aging. Really? Yep. Old age is the leading cause of death. Eventually that’ll do you in and that’s the one you should strive for. Provided you still have quality of life till it claims you. And, if you manage the 5 leading contributors…

5.  Alcohol

4.  Diet

3.  Lack Of  Exercise

2.  Obesity 

1.  Smoking

kieth richards…you’ll get the satisfaction of dying from old age.

THE DALI LAMA IS A SHAMAN

The Dalai Lama posted this on his Facebook site:

Dalai LamaAll the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness can, and do, promote inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate.

This is why I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether.

My confidence in venturing into science lies in my basic belief, that as in science as in Buddhism, understanding the nature of reality is perused by critical investigation:  if scientific analysis were to conclusively demonstrate that certain claims in Buddhism to be false, then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims of Buddhism.

huge testclesIt takes a huge set of balls for a major religious figure like the Dalai Lama to publicly say this.

He’s not saying that his belief in Buddism is wrong. He’s just saying he’s got an open mind and is willing to look and listen to science.

As in scientific control.

A controlled way of thinking about spirituality, and ethics, and other forms of consciousness.

It’s unfortunate that so many of the world’s religions are closed to scientific discussion.

Over the years, I’ve critically investigated the science around religion.

Shaman 1That led me to a belief in Shamanism.

No, not to some witch doctor dancing around a fire with a bone and a chicken.

The science of Shamanism has been around 40,000 years, in all cultures, and on all continents. It’s appeared in identical forms to all peoples; despite language, customs, technology, and total remoteness from each other.

Shamanism 3Shamanism is about scientific mind control.

It’s about a controlled mind, scientifically entering into altered states of consciousness. It’s mandate is to achieve wisdom, just like the Dalai Lama does in meditating in his Buddhist faith. Controlled, altered, scientific states of consciousness gives us wisdom to promote inner values of love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness; which are the Dalai Lama’s values.

A Shaman goes about Shamaning; helping others – just as a minister goes about ministering. Or the Dalai goes about Lamaning.

Shamanism is a blend of science and spirituality. Shamans use outer knowledge to offer inner values.

Pretty much like the Dalai Lama has been doing.

Dalai Lama 2He connects with infinite consciousness and brings us wisdom.

So the Dalai Lama is a Shaman.

DOES GOD EXIST?

Yes.

Because to think otherwise is illogical.

GodAnd because we think, therefore we exist. And because we exist, therefore we were created. And therefore something created us.

And this is logical.

So… Tell me… Why are so many people uncomfortable with God?

God 3Like, lets give some credit  where credit’s due. To our creator.

Hey, I’m not flogging religion. Religion is about belonging to a particular set of values like the mainstreams of Christianity to Muslim to Hindi to Buddhist; and to all sorts of offshoots… and all those have something good to offer… but don’t get me going on whackos like Scientologists and J-Dubs that hi-jack the Lord.

You don’t have to be religious to be spiritual. And you don’t have to be Catholic to be Christian. And you don’t have to be smart to know that God exists.

Here’s a good quote from the Bible:

God 2‘Be still and know that I am’.

Now I think that’s God speaking.