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Reflections on the Hidden God
Part I
Every day throughout recorded history Divisions of the Body
millions of people cry out daily or in the Our brains have a triune character
silent anguish of their broken hearts, consisting of distinct but overlapping
“Where are you, God? Why don’t you evolutionary layers. The three layers
answer me?” Philosophers, religions, are the reptilian, the limbic, and the
and atheists alike have posed the same neocortex. In evolutionary order of
question over the ages: if there is a God, oldest to newest, the reptilian is the
why is it so well hidden? instinctual brain governing basic sensory
reactions, the limbic is the seat of feeling
My study, experience, and reflections and emotions while the neocortex
over four decades indicate to me that governs rational or abstract thinking,
God is indeed hidden—in plain sight! I
draw my conclusion partly from spiritual We further possess distinct brain
traditions, partly from science, partly hemispheres that seem to delineate,
from psychology and biology but mostly focus, or express qualities of the
from validation of my inner experience. abstract mind associated with
the neocortex. The left brain is
Inner experience—let’s take our starting rational, logical, and analytic. It is
point from Jesus of Nazareth, a figure mathematically oriented and uses
some believe was God incarnate, others factual knowledge. The right brain uses
an enlightened spiritual adept. That feeling, intuition, and imagination. It is
question is not what’s important. What is oriented towards symbols and imagery
important is his repeated revelation that and is visionary.
the kingdom of God lies within. If only
people had not buried that simple truth Divisions of the Mind
with reams of dogma, hierarchy, and To make matters more complicated,
agendas, the world would be a different psychologists have identified
and better place today. differing levels of mind function
called conscious, subconscious, and
So let’s look inward, not just to the mind unconscious. Many add a layer above
but to the body for possible clues as to these called the superconscious or
what Jesus meant. higher self. The subconscious handles
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