What happens is consciousness operates in mysterious ways. One of those ways is that the old paradigm suddenly starts to die.

The symbolic language of the crucifixion is the death of the old paradigm; resurrection is a leap into a whole new way of thinking.

Consciousness conceives, governs, constructs, and becomes the activity of the body.

Karma, when properly understood, is just the mechanics through which consciousness manifests.

In my definition of consciousness, consciousness is the same thing as life. What wisdom traditions also call spirit.

When resources become skimpy, human beings don't suddenly cooperate to conserve what's left. They fight to the last scrap for possession of a diminishing resource.