The Three Factors that Control Our Beliefs, According To Bruce Lipton
Some while ago, my mom sent me a video via WhatsApp of Bruce Lipton presenting the three factors that control our beliefs. The examples he provided to support his explanations fascinated me, as well as the visuals that accompany his words. I stumbled upon his website brucelipton.com and found his blog. Lipton repeats the same ideas throughout his blog, but each post helps give the visitors of his website a better understanding of epigenetics...wait a minute, what is epigenetics anyways?
According to dictionary.com, epigenetics is the study of genetic information being translated into an organism’s substance and behaviour (i.e. the study of how inherited traits are modified by environment or other mechanisms without changing DNA). Lipton likes to invest himself in this new and progressing science. I can definitely tell that from his website and blog posts.
Who is Bruce Lipton? Well, he’s been many things throughout his lifetime: biologist, physicist, author, speaker. Can we add epigeneticist to this list? Not a real word, but it’ll work. No matter what he’s doing, he’s always Dr. Bruce H. Lipton, holding a phD in developmental cell biology from the University of Virginia since 1971. Currently, he’s a keynote speaker and workshop presenter, who takes his findings and spiritual principles to the stage. Lipton is 74, going on 75. His entire CV can be found here.
In the video, Dr. Lipton highlights the three factors that influence our perspectives/beliefs. The first is genetics, or nature (i.e. what our parents gave us). How does Bruce Lipton put it Here’s an excerpt from his blog to explain.
“We are born with a genetically pre-programmed set of life-sustaining perceptions called instincts. Instincts represent perceptions provided by nature. [...] Many perceptions we hold about the world are incorrect. Consider for example, the perception that genes ‘control’ biology. That is, in fact, a misperception.”
Factor number two is our subconscious mind, which contains all our habits, or things we are used to doing. This is how Dr. Lipton explains it.
“The subconscious mind is a data base of stored programs, primarily derived from the programming a child receives from the last trimester of pregnancy through the first six years of life. These are stimulus-response programs, that is ‘habits’. There is no thinking in these subconscious behaviors, it’s more like push the button, play the program. Unfortunately, the downloaded programs comprising the subconscious data base are derived from recording the behavior of others (parents, siblings, and community). AND...psychology reveals up to 70% of these ‘learned’ behaviors are disempowering, self-sabotaging, and limiting.”
The third and final factor is the conscious mind. This is how Dr. Lipton defines it.
“I prefer to use the simple definition of the word consciousness: ‘having knowledge of something; being aware’. However, consciousness can also be measured in terms of ‘quantity’. [...] For example, the human has ‘more’ consciousness than a worm. The smaller the object, such as molecules, atoms, and electrons, the less consciousness they have.”
“If you put a sugar molecule in front of a cell, the cell will ‘respond’ to the sugar molecule by moving to the sugar molecule and eating it. Then is the cell conscious? The answer is YES, because it can be ‘aware’ of the sugar.”
Wait, go back, didn’t I say earlier that the subconscious mind is comprised of the things we are used to doing (and according to Bruce Lipton, the things we can do without even having to think)? Yes, in fact, overtime, our conscious actions become our subconscious actions. Wait a minute, what if all our conscious actions become subconscious actions, and suddenly, we run out of conscious actions? A-ha! That’s why we have to keep on learning and challenging ourselves to do more things that we are not used to doing. This is how we grow, by pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone (Thanks Mom), and that must continue for the rest of our lives.
And that is the world according to Bruce Lipton. Our actions may be human nature (Factor 1), yet we have the power to take charge of them (Factor 3) so that they become a part of ourselves and how we see the world (Factor 2). You can find the video that Mom sent me and other inspirational videos (especially some featuring Dr. Lipton) on the Be Inspired Youtube Channel.
According to dictionary.com, epigenetics is the study of genetic information being translated into an organism’s substance and behaviour (i.e. the study of how inherited traits are modified by environment or other mechanisms without changing DNA). Lipton likes to invest himself in this new and progressing science. I can definitely tell that from his website and blog posts.
Who is Bruce Lipton? Well, he’s been many things throughout his lifetime: biologist, physicist, author, speaker. Can we add epigeneticist to this list? Not a real word, but it’ll work. No matter what he’s doing, he’s always Dr. Bruce H. Lipton, holding a phD in developmental cell biology from the University of Virginia since 1971. Currently, he’s a keynote speaker and workshop presenter, who takes his findings and spiritual principles to the stage. Lipton is 74, going on 75. His entire CV can be found here.
In the video, Dr. Lipton highlights the three factors that influence our perspectives/beliefs. The first is genetics, or nature (i.e. what our parents gave us). How does Bruce Lipton put it Here’s an excerpt from his blog to explain.“We are born with a genetically pre-programmed set of life-sustaining perceptions called instincts. Instincts represent perceptions provided by nature. [...] Many perceptions we hold about the world are incorrect. Consider for example, the perception that genes ‘control’ biology. That is, in fact, a misperception.”
~brucelipton.com-What are your instincts? [06/12/2015]
Want another example? In the video, Lipton mentions that all babies are born with the ability to swim. That’s nature. The lizard brain, which contains all the instincts we need for survival (eat when hungry, drink when thirsty, find shelter etc.) is also a good example.Factor number two is our subconscious mind, which contains all our habits, or things we are used to doing. This is how Dr. Lipton explains it.
“The subconscious mind is a data base of stored programs, primarily derived from the programming a child receives from the last trimester of pregnancy through the first six years of life. These are stimulus-response programs, that is ‘habits’. There is no thinking in these subconscious behaviors, it’s more like push the button, play the program. Unfortunately, the downloaded programs comprising the subconscious data base are derived from recording the behavior of others (parents, siblings, and community). AND...psychology reveals up to 70% of these ‘learned’ behaviors are disempowering, self-sabotaging, and limiting.”
~brucelipton.com-Subconscious vs. Conscious [03/31/2016]
So as he said, there is the 70%, the bad habits we pick up from others; for instance, nose picking, cursing, and eating too much (I must confess I like to snack, a lot). But there’s also the 30%, the good habits we pick up from others. How about cleaning up after each meal, saying please and thank you, or even brushing your teeth twice a day? Those are all some good things children can learn just by spying on the good parts of their parents’ lives (or even easier, hearing their parents tell them to).The third and final factor is the conscious mind. This is how Dr. Lipton defines it.
“I prefer to use the simple definition of the word consciousness: ‘having knowledge of something; being aware’. However, consciousness can also be measured in terms of ‘quantity’. [...] For example, the human has ‘more’ consciousness than a worm. The smaller the object, such as molecules, atoms, and electrons, the less consciousness they have.”
~brucelipton.com-How would you describe consciousness? [10/22/2014]
He also has an interesting example of how even the tiniest things can be aware of their surroundings.“If you put a sugar molecule in front of a cell, the cell will ‘respond’ to the sugar molecule by moving to the sugar molecule and eating it. Then is the cell conscious? The answer is YES, because it can be ‘aware’ of the sugar.”
~brucelipton.com-Continuing on consciousness...is a cell conscious? [10/24/2014]
What can I conclude from the preceding two blog excerpts? 1) A human’s consciousness can be grandiose and powerful compared to simple commands alone. 2) It takes a team of cells to build more consciousness. So be glad we humans have the power to take better control of our lives with our conscious mind.Wait, go back, didn’t I say earlier that the subconscious mind is comprised of the things we are used to doing (and according to Bruce Lipton, the things we can do without even having to think)? Yes, in fact, overtime, our conscious actions become our subconscious actions. Wait a minute, what if all our conscious actions become subconscious actions, and suddenly, we run out of conscious actions? A-ha! That’s why we have to keep on learning and challenging ourselves to do more things that we are not used to doing. This is how we grow, by pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone (Thanks Mom), and that must continue for the rest of our lives.And that is the world according to Bruce Lipton. Our actions may be human nature (Factor 1), yet we have the power to take charge of them (Factor 3) so that they become a part of ourselves and how we see the world (Factor 2). You can find the video that Mom sent me and other inspirational videos (especially some featuring Dr. Lipton) on the Be Inspired Youtube Channel.
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