CHOP WOOD, FETCH WATER! by Dr. Thornton Streeter T


here was an incredible atmosphere at the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energy and Energy Medicine annual conference this year –as the team deliberated on how to meet the


challenge of a huge groundswell of global interest in energy medicine and the science of subtle energy.


At a breakout session on Esoteric Acupuncture, Mikio Sankey, a delightful, glowing Japanese American, showed a saying from a Zen Master,


“Chop wood and fetch water”


The significance of this is that it was the reply to the question – how do I gain enlightenment?


It was again the reply when the Master was asked after a great deal of chopping and fetching- what will I do once I have attained enlightenment?


52 CHOICE POINT MAGAZINE “Chop wood and fetch water.”


In other words enlightenment is not some spiritual eternal orgasm but a state of being that connects us to the rawness of nature and holds us in a state of oneness, not just as a self aware being, but with consciousness as a whole.


There is also the understanding that those who become enlightened realise they have always been enlightened but that they were just not aligned with its simplicity. My conclusion is that we must assume we are enlightened beings and align our lives to a celebration of the now and a renewed enthusiasm for bringing sustainability to our race with relevant actions.


I have seen the biofield of enough so called enlightened masters in my research institute, the Centre for Biofield Sciences at the UNESCO chairholding at the Maharastra Institute of Technology in Pune, India, to know that they come in all shapes and sizes.


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