Note: This is a self-crafted book. I believe in producing everything myself, as I manifest my attributes as a creator. The cover and interior graphics, photography, verses, formatting, and new concepts are all mine. I hark back to the times in the past before the printing press was invented when all books were handmade. I try to make all my books a personal work of art, incorporating as much of my creativity as possible. Some people will denigrate this, thinking that all "good" books must come from a traditional publisher. This is false. The list of famous self-published authors is long, including such notables as Charles Dickens, Alexander Dumas, T.S Eliot, Zane Grey, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Stephen King, Louis Lamour, J.K. Rowling, Upton Sinclair, Virginia Wolf, Tolstoy, Mark Twain and many more. Plus, the new technology permits me to upgrade my books as I gain new insights. This new edition has a new cover and better graphics. Along with clarifying some traditional concepts, many new and original ideas are explored in this book such as using fractal theory and biology to explain life after death; the relationship between the golden rule and phi, the golden ratio; qualtum organics, a newly coined word differentiating a reality based on quality (values) rather than on quantity (things). These ideas are so outside of most people's conceptual framework, their "box", that it may require many readings to fully understand these revolutionary ideas, some of which are an amalgamation of old concepts made more comprehensive using new insights and perceptions. You will enjoy reading this book over and over, finding new meanings in it each time you re-read it, and delight in the new insights. Refuting the assumption that we are alone in the universe, the book begins with the premise that the pattern of conscious living things extend out from our brain cells to the planet and to the universe: that the universe is a living being endowed with a universal intelligence that some have turned into a mystical God. Transcending the current conventions of science and spirituality, this book morphs them together with mysterious information from a purported off-world source. Using fractal theory and the latest discoveries in neuroscience as well as the wisdom of past faith traditions, the purpose of existence as well as methods of becoming whole as an individual and as a planet are explored. This information is expressed here not as a linear, scientific document with dry data nor as a mystical, religious tract but as an artistic work that embodies the living universe. You will find not only scientific facts and religious truths in this book but also verse, photos, graphs and illustrations based on the idea that the best way to understand the soul of living systems is through artistic expression.
About the Author: Richard Omura feels he was fortunate to have the opportunity to become deeply immersed in two cultures, Japanese and American, enabling him to see how words and actions are so strongly influenced by the box of culture and tradition. His background and origin seems to have designed him just for this purpose for he is constantly on the lookout searching the horizon for answers to questions that are about to be posed. His experiences in the world has enabled him to come up with fresh new perspectives. He has delved into transcendental states of consciousness and discovered insights into himself and the universe with explorations into religion, spirituality, science and philosophy. He brings to his work a lifetime of experiences in various disciplines and sources of insight such as Buddhism, Transcendental Meditation, The Urantia Book, Science of Mind, and katsugen as well as study of the life and teachings of Jesus, the works of Deepak Chopra, Thich Nacht Hanh, Krishnamurti, Lao Tse, and keeps up with the latest discoveries in science and stays abreast of current trends. Aside from creative, spiritual and intellectual pursuits, he is also an adventurer. He has swam with dolphins, surfed big waves in Hawaii, communicated with whales, been in Hollywood films, played Eskimo baseball with Inuits, lead tv crews to over 40 states, have composed, recorded and produced original music, have written four books, six screenplays, been a radio DJ and copywriter, have gigged in various clubs in Los Angeles with his blues band, been a nightclub manager, and currently works as a professional photographer and writer.