The Human Experience · Episode

Episode 150 – Dr. Bruce Lipton – The Biology of Belief – Empowering Your Life

A conversation with Dr. Bruce Lipton

Dr Bruce Lipton is a stem cell biologist, teacher and author, whose research into cell membranes and cell behaviour questioned the established scientific view of life being controlled by genetics before the…

Published
November 26, 2019
Runtime
1:30:11
Portrait or artwork for Episode 150 – Dr. Bruce Lipton – The Biology of Belief – Empowering Your Life
Listen or watch

Stay with the full conversation.

Episode field notes

Show notes

Dr Bruce Lipton is a stem cell biologist, teacher and author, whose research into cell membranes and cell behaviour questioned the established scientific view of life being controlled by genetics before the modern science of epigenetics emerged.
After gaining his Ph.D from the University of Virginia he went on to research cloned human stem cells and the molecular mechanisms that controlled cell behaviour. Later, he would integrate theories from quantum physics into his cell research, and this led to his discovery that the outer layer of a cell was the cell’s equivalent of a brain. His research at Stanford University also revealed that environment, by way of the cell membrane, could turn genes on and off.
Dr Lipton has written a number of books: The Biology of Belief, Spontaneous Evolution and The Honeymoon Effect. These books all expand on his research findings and open things out into the realms of humanity’s evolution and our need for love. The Biology of Belief received Best Science Book award from Book News. In 2009, Dr Lipton received The Goi Peace Award, an award given to individuals felt to have made an outstanding contribution towards realizing a harmonious and peaceful world.
Episode source image

Find Dr. Lipton and all of his work Visit brucelipton.com.

You will love this episode!

 

Read the conversation

Transcript

A full transcript has been published for this conversation.

Click here for transcript

Ideas worth returning to

Quotes

Five substantial excerpts from the published transcript, lightly edited for clarity without changing their meaning.

  1. “If the chemistry of my blood is controlled by my consciousness, and that chemistry controls the genetics and behavior of the cell, what happens if I change my consciousness? When you change how you experience life, you change the chemistry of your blood, which in turn adjusts genetics and behavior. The point is that we are not simply victims of our genes.”
    From the conversation
  2. “When do people take the red pill? When we fall head over heels in love. Your life may have felt dull for twenty years, and then you meet a special person. Twenty-four hours later, life is beautiful: the music is great, the food is great, and you love your life. The experience of life has changed dramatically.”
    From the conversation
  3. “Our internal programming can sabotage what we consciously want. I may decide that I want to change a relationship or a job, but that desire comes from the conscious mind—the creative mind of wishes and imagination. If the conscious mind accounts for only five percent, wishes alone have difficulty shaping the life we actually manifest.”
    From the conversation
  4. “You cannot change the subconscious mind simply by talking to it, because there is nobody in there listening. You can change it only through the ways it learns. The conscious mind is creative and can learn in many ways, but the subconscious learns in specific ways. During the first seven years of life, the theta state functions like hypnosis.”
    From the conversation
  5. “You do not change the planet directly; you change human behavior. Human behavior is programming, which is why energy psychology is relevant. Necessity is the mother of invention: when we need to do something, we create a way. We need to change behavior quickly, and these methods are intended to help people change their lives in minutes rather than days.”
    From the conversation

About the guest

Dr. Bruce Lipton

A dedicated biography is being prepared from the original episode archive.

Continue exploring

View all episodes

The HXP dispatch

Carry the question with you.

New conversations, essential ideas, and recommendations worth your attention—sent thoughtfully.

Private by design. No spam. Leave whenever you like.

Independent conversations

Help make the next one possible.

Membership sustains ambitious, unhurried interviews and keeps the complete archive open to curious listeners everywhere.

Become a member