Spiritual Technology

    I've written before about technology, our over-reliance on it, and the belief that technology is going to solve all of our problems. Spiritual records show that civilizations in the distant past sometimes had a lot more technology than we thing they did but, in some cases, eliminated that technology when it was found to be turning people away from their spiritual destiny. Now let's look at it from another point of view, the possibility of spiritual technology.

    There are a number of books available, most largely speculative, about the spiritual technology of ancient civilizations like Egypt and Atlantis but I'm not going to go into that. I'm more interested in the future and what can be done with the rapidly developing technology of today to make it more spiritual or at least spiritually neutral.

    At the most superficial level, you can obviously read spiritual books on a Nook or Kindle and listen to spiritual music on an iPod, but lets go beyond such obvious things. One simple thing that can be worked on is to develop devices the do not give off harmful radiation. While that is a physical benefit, it is also a spiritual one. Cell phones are a good place to start, but even televisions, computer monitors and some light bulbs give off some harmful radiation. One author I've read suggests that motors on things like refrigerators and air conditioners be tuned so that they produce soothing sounds rather than annoying ones. I would certainly appreciate an air conditioner that sounded more like Gregorian chants than a dish washer full of tin cups. We could make clothing that would help rather than hinder spiritual growth (remember the special robe of Jesus made from a single thread). We could build houses in shapes that enhanced the flow of spiritual energies in the living areas. We could stop making glass that blocks nearly all ultraviolet light. Ultraviolet is the most spiritual light and we all need exposure to it. We can also use our technology to study the energy in the foods we eat and eat those foods that improve our spiritual energy rather than those that nourish the body, but harm the spirit.  We can make lab-grown gems that are designed to best aid in spiritual growth.   And we can do a lot more with wind and solar power.

    Those are just a few of the ideas and I'm sure if you try you can probably come up with others. The point is technology may not be inherently beneficial, but it is possible to develop technology that is.

 

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  • 8/27/2011 7:51 AM Cherokee Billie wrote:
    I think you make some excellent statements about technology. I agree with you that people rely too much on technology nowadays. There’s no way to escape technology, but it would benefit a person to use less so that they develop more thinking and creativity. How about making your own music? Instead of relying on an Ipod. There’s nothing more intriguing then turning the page on a book that you really love. Having to use a computer throughout the day why read books on a computer? People talk about not using books because it saves the forest, but all the power it takes to run these products consumes more energy than you think. These are just my thoughts.
    Cherokee Billie
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