A guest post by Jennifer Monahan-Searles.
It’s easy to think that as a mere individual, we cannot bring about world peace.
Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a lecture by Dr. Masaru Emoto, author of The Hidden Messages in Water. For those of you who are not familiar with Dr. Emoto, he has spent a number of years researching the impact specific, concentrated thoughts have on water and its crystallization capabilities.
In short, Dr. Emoto demonstrated that water exposed to positive words (verbal or written), photos, or music formed beautiful crystals; while water exposed to negative words, photos or music formed deformed crystals (if at all).
Personally, I think the “love and gratitude” crystal is prettier than any diamond at Tiffany’s!
He has also shown that water that is polluted or damaged (and therefore created deformed crystals) can be healed and create beautiful crystals by praying over it. You can see more photos of his work here: http://www.hadousa.com/gallery.html.
Dr. Emoto’s hypothesis is that everything – even the written word or an intention – has an energy field. This energy can impact and change water. Since water has a “memory,” meaning that it retains that energy, it can share that memory with all water. Said another way, one drop of water taken from a jar of water exposed to the words “love and gratitude” will form crystals as beautiful as any other drop of water from the same jar.
All the water in the jar has been impacted by the words of “love and gratitude.” If this water is poured into water with no memory, the water without the memory will pick up the “love and gratitude” memory.
He has taken his hypothesis one step further, though. Since humans are about 70% water, we, too, can be impacted by not only our thoughts and intentions, but also by the memory that the water in us or that we
consume has.
While Dr. Emoto’s work has been mocked and derided by some of his fellow scientists, his work has reached global acclaim. He has meet with many heads of state, the Dalai Lama, and has traveled all over the world. In the spring of 2005, he gave a presentation to the United Nations and announced the formation of the Emoto Peace Project – an organization focused on helping to bring about world peace by distributing 6.5 billion picture books to children around the world.
As stated on the Emoto Peace Project website, “Dr. Emoto and many of his readers believe by holding the intention of peace towards water ― by thinking, speaking and acting with the intention of peace toward water ― water can and will bring peace to our bodies and to the world.” His goal is to share his work with children through the book and ask them to begin thinking thoughts of world peace toward water, the element that makes up most of us and most of the planet, so that it can change us all.
While I think it is a great project, whether or not you agree with Dr. Emoto’s research is irrelevant. Here is a man that is passionate about something and has come up with a way to transform his passion into (hopefully!) a better world for all of us. If he can get even one child to grow up thinking and acting on thoughts of love, gratitude and peace, he will be successful in my opinion.
And, it goes to show that each one of us can use our passion to make an impact on the world – even if all we can do is put the intention out there. Guess that means I don’t have an excuse anymore!
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Jennifer Monahan-Searles spends her days (and occasional evenings and weekends!) helping organizations understand their customers, using that insight to create better customer experiences and relationships. She has just started a blog on customer strategy. When not working, you can usually find her exploring her favorite city, San Francisco.
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Jennifer! This post blew my mind. I got chills reading it. Thank you so much for sharing this. Amazing!
Jennifer – thank you so much for sharing your experience. I often think people (myself included) don't remember that it's not a massive effort that makes change, it can be the smallest thing – about 50 major initiatives or world changing events come to mind. Looking forward to your next post!
Thanks Christa – it is pretty mind-blowing stuff!
So interesting Jennifer! Such a new and fascinating perspective on something we all take for granted. We really tend to take love and kindness for granted the same way we may take water for granted. Whereas in countries where water is scarce, love abounds. I like the analogy as something to learn from. Thanks for sharing.
That is a great analogy – one that I hadn't thought of before. Thanks!
Dr. Emoto is AMAZING! I have seen him speak in San Francisco and I am a true believer of his work. Great article and topic to cover.