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Human Technology (Hardcover)
By Ilchi Lee
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Hardcover | 192 pages | 8.5 x 5.7 in | ISBN 1932843116 | June 2005
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| Book Description |
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Ilchi Lee, author of a dozen books, has just released his latest, Human Technology: A Toolkit for Authentic Living.
Following in the footsteps of such works as Healing Society, which became an Amazon bestseller shortly after publication;
Twelve Enlightenments for Healing Society; and Peaceology, Lee presents a tool kit for self-reliance management of three of lifes core issues:
health, relationships and life purpose.
In Human Technology, Lee says that in the name of comfort and security, we have traded our internal sense of judgment
for systematized knowledge. We have unknowingly surrendered our authority over matters of great personal importance and increasingly
turned to specialists for solutions. This excessive reliance on experts permeates every aspect of our lives.
According to Lee, "There is no expert for human experience. Each of us is the specialist of our lives. The ultimate goal of education,
institutions and expertise should be 'self-education.'"
Lee defines "Human Technology" as simple skills individuals can use responsibly to improve life experience without undue dependence on
outside sources.
Meditation, breath work and Oriental healing arts such as acupressure and moxibusiton, Lee says, are among the health management
practices self-reliant individuals can follow.
Human Technology also features a distinctive perspective on relationships and a guide readers can use to discover their passionate
life purpose. The book includes a practical guide to optimizing the brain, which, Lee says, is our lifes master controller.
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| About the Author |
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| Ilchi Lee has dedicated his life to health and peace education. In 1980 Lee undertook
an intensive twenty-one-day meditation on Mount Moak in South Korea, which
culminated in his spiritual awakening to a philosophy of enlightened action. Lee is the
founder of Dahnhak and Brain Respiration, integrative mind-body training programs.
He is also the founder of the Healing Society and Earth Human Movements. Lee has
authored twenty-eight books, including Healing Society, The Twelve Enlightenments
for Healing Society, and Brain Respiration.
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| Chapter Excerpt |
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- We carry a deep wish to create a healthier, happier, and more peaceful society. I believe in the power of this
wish. I believe that the people who nurture this wish by the choices and actions that stem from their courageous
insights make history.
- The most valuable heritage that we can pass on to future generations
is the recovery of our humanity so that they can experience a deeper
and more meaningful existence.
We may not be able to create or control all of the events that impact
our lives but we can create and control our responses to everything that
we experience.
Institutions or specialist cannot answer lifes most important questions. This is solely the responsibility of
the individualthe only being that can be held accountable for ones life.
The first principle we must understand is our innate healing power.
Our role as masters of our bodies is to facilitate and enhance this process.
I believe we should try to maximize the natural healing mechanism of
the human body when we feel unwell.
- Life need not occur as an experience that is happening TO us. It
can be an experience that is happening through us. We can place ourselves
in charge. In face, we always are ?n charge.?When people are absolutely
satisfied with what they have done through their lives, when they are totally
sure of the continuity of their existence, then I think they will be more
likely to exhale at the moment of death.
- The most precious gift we can give our children is to let questions of the purpose of their existence grow
naturally in them, and respond to their questions with the wisdom we have gained from our life experiences.
- Peace must not be left to government leaders or gurus. It must spring from the brains, hands, and minds of the people.
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| 12 Human Technology Maxims for Authentic Living |
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There is no expert for human experience.
Each of us is the specialist of our own lives.
- Return to your breath and body as tools for your health.
- Breathe slowly, deeply and lightly, especially when you are upset.
- Keep a fire in the belly and a cool head.
- Celebrate your sexuality with purpose and responsibility.
- Listen for the voice of your soul until you find your passionate life purpose.
- Embrace suffering and emptiness as the foundation of enlightenment.
- Live as your soul directs with honesty, integrity, and diligence.
- Train your body so that change feels better than habit.
- Smile and be at peace for no reason.
- Recognize you are what you choose and what you act.
- When you need an answer, ask your brain.
- Remember to exhale at the moment of death.
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