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The Divine Code of Life: Awaken Your Genes and Discover Hidden Talents
For many years, genes have been thought of as “You can’t change, it’s hereditary” was the mantra. But studies now show that genes are functioning and changing, every minute, every second. According to The Divine Code of Life , dormant genes have the potential to “wake up” and transform personality and outlook. The book shows how mental and emotional factors—negatives like stress and positives like excitement, joy, gratitude, and spirituality—are also involved in switching genes on or off. Drawing on recent scientific research and the author’s own observations, this book shows that humans can bring forth their talents at any age. How? Dr. Murakami argues that a positive outlook can turn on the genes that are necessary to bring happiness and success into anyone’s life and turn off the bad genes. He calls this process “genetic thinking”—a science-based approach to controlling the genes by cultivating enthusiasm and inspiration.
200 pages, Hardcover
First published April 28, 2006
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August 27, 2009
Kazuo Murakami is one of the bio scientists who are within the community of future Nobel laureates. His scientific achievements have been recognized internationally for a long time. The most well known achievement is the extraction of renin which is the key enzyme for high blood pressure. He succeeded to get pure renin from cow the pituitary gland.
He collected 0.5 milligrams of renin from 35000 cow pituitary gland. Pasture Institute in France was close to the success but he completed the long awaited result before anyone else in the world.
The study of high blood pressure was enhanced with his success empowering the worldwide pharmaceutical studies for the medical problem to go forward more promptly.
Thorough his academic studies he started to sense the power of nature that controls all the living creatures exist in a great harmony with other living creatures. He found many examples of incredible effects of positive thinking.
The most amazing finding was that human way to look at his/her life has great influence on how DNA's actually work in different situation. He thinks if you look at your troubles in a positive manner certain dormant DNA's start working to tackle your problems, psychological or physical.
He quotes Bernard Shaw that once he replied to a beautiful lady, "
You say if you and I get married we will have most beautiful and brilliant child on earth. But what if we had a child with your brain and may look!" It is so true that you can not have a full control on how your DNA's work at the point of birth.
However, Murakami argues. you can make certain DNA's awake a good portion of them by having a positive state of mind. Human beings have 3 billion DNA's each and yet it is scientifically true that we utilize only a small part of it. What a waste!
Adolph Hitler was one of the worst human beings ever existed on earth. However, even if someone succeeded to make a clone of him, it will not be like Adolph Hitler because the mind of the cloned being will grow with different environment, culture and state of mind!
The point is you can make a new "YOU" by having different attitude and way of thinking. DNA's are not something static. They work every moment without stopping for a second. It is you who can change your life letting your DNA's work better by keeping positive, constructive state of mind.
He collected 0.5 milligrams of renin from 35000 cow pituitary gland. Pasture Institute in France was close to the success but he completed the long awaited result before anyone else in the world.
The study of high blood pressure was enhanced with his success empowering the worldwide pharmaceutical studies for the medical problem to go forward more promptly.
Thorough his academic studies he started to sense the power of nature that controls all the living creatures exist in a great harmony with other living creatures. He found many examples of incredible effects of positive thinking.
The most amazing finding was that human way to look at his/her life has great influence on how DNA's actually work in different situation. He thinks if you look at your troubles in a positive manner certain dormant DNA's start working to tackle your problems, psychological or physical.
He quotes Bernard Shaw that once he replied to a beautiful lady, "
You say if you and I get married we will have most beautiful and brilliant child on earth. But what if we had a child with your brain and may look!" It is so true that you can not have a full control on how your DNA's work at the point of birth.
However, Murakami argues. you can make certain DNA's awake a good portion of them by having a positive state of mind. Human beings have 3 billion DNA's each and yet it is scientifically true that we utilize only a small part of it. What a waste!
Adolph Hitler was one of the worst human beings ever existed on earth. However, even if someone succeeded to make a clone of him, it will not be like Adolph Hitler because the mind of the cloned being will grow with different environment, culture and state of mind!
The point is you can make a new "YOU" by having different attitude and way of thinking. DNA's are not something static. They work every moment without stopping for a second. It is you who can change your life letting your DNA's work better by keeping positive, constructive state of mind.
June 18, 2008
Gen Kita Bahagia Kita
Buku yang padat dengan informasi terbaru hasil penelitian ilmuwan bersama penulis asal Jepang, Dr. Kazuo Murakami. Buku ini memaparkan tentang adanya kekuatan dalam gen manusia yang ditentukan oleh sikap positif. Tertawa misalnya, dapat menurunkan tekanan darah tinggi bagi penderita Diabetes. Artinya, berpikir positif selain dapat menyalakan gen kita, juga merangsang otak dan tubuh untuk memproduksi hormon yang bermanfaat. Dari penelitian yang menginspirasi itu ditemukan bahwa sikap seseorang sangat memengaruhi gen yang dapat memunculkan efek positif tubuh.
Di Jepang, para ilmuwan yang kurang produktif tiba-tiba berkembang dan mencapai kemajuan berbagai prestasi mengagumkan setelah pindah ke Amerika Serikat. Artinya, lingkungan juga berpengaruh untuk gen-gen positif yang dapat memerbaiki kondisi hidup seseorang. Kesimpulan ini tentunya tidak menjamin sepenuhnya bahwa perubahan positif hanya disebabkan lingkungan baru. Tapi, lingkungan juga ternyata dapat memicu tombol yang menyalakan gen-gen positif. Hal menarik dari kesimpulan Kazuo dan sedikit ekstrem adalah, sikap positif dapat membuat seseorang dengan vonis kanker mematikan dapat terus hidup.
Hal menarik lain dari penelitian Kazuo, tentang air mata yang dapat menjadi resep awet muda. Bagaimana kita tergerak untuk mengeluarkan emosi mendalam dan menumpahkannya dengan air mata adalah salah satu cara interaksi gen yang membawa ketenangan jiwa.
Penelitian tentang gen begitu menarik perhatian Kazuo. ”Gen kita memiliki tiga milyar kombinasi dari empat huruf kimia yang berpasangan dengan sempurna. Semua makhluk hidup menyandarkan hidup mereka pada kode genetik yang sama. Bagi saya, hal ini sangat luar biasa. Ini merupakan bukti dari apa yang saya sebut sebagai ’kekuatan yang agung’.”
Penelitian seputar kehidupan mikrokosmos dalam tubuh manusia itu selanjutnya menggelitiknya untuk meneliti tentang kehidupan setelah mati. Ia yang pernah kesulitan menangkap kekuatan yang melebihi umat manusia atau yang disebut sebagai Tuhan, berkomentar ”Selama mempelajari gen, saya dapat merasakan keberadaan ”sesuatu yang agung itu,” katanya. MARDIANA (ana_esq@yahoo.com)
October 5, 2012
"You are what you think"
penemuan spektakuler mengenai hubungan antara pikiran dan aktivasi gen-gen positif di dalam tubuh
sekaligus menjadi sarana perenungan mendalam mengenai adanya "sesuatu yang agung" yang sedemikian rupa mengatur segala hal yang ada di dunia ini, termasuk dalam lingkup paling kecil, gen.
Dahsyat nih buku!
penemuan spektakuler mengenai hubungan antara pikiran dan aktivasi gen-gen positif di dalam tubuh
sekaligus menjadi sarana perenungan mendalam mengenai adanya "sesuatu yang agung" yang sedemikian rupa mengatur segala hal yang ada di dunia ini, termasuk dalam lingkup paling kecil, gen.
Dahsyat nih buku!
May 4, 2017
Buku ini mengagumkan! Benar-benar membuka pikiran kita tentang potensi diri yang harus digali dan "diaktifkan".
August 7, 2011
The author of this little book is a top geneticist whose primary achievement within this field has been to decode the human enzyme renin.
He explains that although we have been told that it is genes that largely determine our abilities and state of health, in fact we can “choose” between turning our genes on or off. Potentially deleterious genes can be turned off while dormant genes can be activated.
He was previously an atheist, but his study of genes has led him to believe in the existence of a God-like power that he terms “Something Great”. He became so moved by his discovery of the wondrous powers and intricacies of genes that he realized that they could not have come into existence haphazardly or by themselves, and thus must have been created by the “Something Great” power he refers to.
He posits that it is the power of positive thinking that switches on beneficial genes, and in fact in the course of his research he found that 23 genes were activated by laughing. Positive thinking can activate good genes so that self-healing can occur.
Much of the book is a sort of auto-biography, in that Dr. Murakami tells us of his life as an unsuccessful scientist in Japan who when emigrating to the USA rose to prominence. His tenet is that growth occurs through movement as was the case in his own life. Also, to tap your power it helps to put yourself into a tight spot.
I was somewhat frustrated and irritated by his comments about the children of geniuses not necessarily also being gifted, since he states that the genius and the child “all share the same genes”, since he seems to forget that the mate of the genius (the other parent) has a completely different set of genes, unless of course the child is a clone of the genius! (And we all inherit an equal number of chromosomes - the gene-bearing bodies - from each parent.) When reading this I got the distinct impression that this top geneticist didn’t actually know much about genes. This is of course not true, he just used an unfortunate turn of phrase.
I found the penultimate chapter describing his research into the role of renin in hypertension to be somewhat boring and what with the one thing and the other was tempted to give the book only two stars. However, the final chapter proved to be a redeeming feature of the book.
Here Dr. Murakami elaborates on his feeling of “awe and wonder” in his study of genetics. He “feels the presence of Something Great”. He explains that we are far more wonderful than we think, and just as tomatoes cultivated hydroponically (in water instead of soil) can produce a thousand times more fruit than conventionally grown plants, similarly we humans have a great potential to improve ourselves and perhaps become geniuses if we change our way of thinking and thus activate our beneficial genes. The three things we should strive after are: 1) to have “noble intentions” 2) to live with an attitude of thankfulness and 3) to think positively.
He explains that everything that happens to us is necessary, both the good and the bad, but if we do our utmost to remain positive even in a bad situation, everything will turn out for the best. This is nothing new, but it is always inspiring to hear it again.
To sum up, if you’re particularly interested in genes, and also want to be reminded of the power of positive thinking, then read this little book. Otherwise perhaps not.
He explains that although we have been told that it is genes that largely determine our abilities and state of health, in fact we can “choose” between turning our genes on or off. Potentially deleterious genes can be turned off while dormant genes can be activated.
He was previously an atheist, but his study of genes has led him to believe in the existence of a God-like power that he terms “Something Great”. He became so moved by his discovery of the wondrous powers and intricacies of genes that he realized that they could not have come into existence haphazardly or by themselves, and thus must have been created by the “Something Great” power he refers to.
He posits that it is the power of positive thinking that switches on beneficial genes, and in fact in the course of his research he found that 23 genes were activated by laughing. Positive thinking can activate good genes so that self-healing can occur.
Much of the book is a sort of auto-biography, in that Dr. Murakami tells us of his life as an unsuccessful scientist in Japan who when emigrating to the USA rose to prominence. His tenet is that growth occurs through movement as was the case in his own life. Also, to tap your power it helps to put yourself into a tight spot.
I was somewhat frustrated and irritated by his comments about the children of geniuses not necessarily also being gifted, since he states that the genius and the child “all share the same genes”, since he seems to forget that the mate of the genius (the other parent) has a completely different set of genes, unless of course the child is a clone of the genius! (And we all inherit an equal number of chromosomes - the gene-bearing bodies - from each parent.) When reading this I got the distinct impression that this top geneticist didn’t actually know much about genes. This is of course not true, he just used an unfortunate turn of phrase.
I found the penultimate chapter describing his research into the role of renin in hypertension to be somewhat boring and what with the one thing and the other was tempted to give the book only two stars. However, the final chapter proved to be a redeeming feature of the book.
Here Dr. Murakami elaborates on his feeling of “awe and wonder” in his study of genetics. He “feels the presence of Something Great”. He explains that we are far more wonderful than we think, and just as tomatoes cultivated hydroponically (in water instead of soil) can produce a thousand times more fruit than conventionally grown plants, similarly we humans have a great potential to improve ourselves and perhaps become geniuses if we change our way of thinking and thus activate our beneficial genes. The three things we should strive after are: 1) to have “noble intentions” 2) to live with an attitude of thankfulness and 3) to think positively.
He explains that everything that happens to us is necessary, both the good and the bad, but if we do our utmost to remain positive even in a bad situation, everything will turn out for the best. This is nothing new, but it is always inspiring to hear it again.
To sum up, if you’re particularly interested in genes, and also want to be reminded of the power of positive thinking, then read this little book. Otherwise perhaps not.
October 16, 2008
Saya membeli buku ini atas saran teman saya, Inez Dikara, beberapa waktu silam. Setelah tersimpan sedemikian lama di dalam lemari, tadi pagi saya mencoba mengambilnya dari shaf-nya. Dengan niat akan dijadikan buku yang akan saya baca sembari menunggu tuntasnya aktifitas harian.
Baru bagian Kata Pengantar dari Kazuo Murakami yang saya baca. Namun, saya menemukan semacam kunci yang akan membuka pintu keasyikan (oleh karena itu saya baru memberikan 3 bintang). Mudah-mudahan puluhan halaman berikutnya akan sesuai atau melebih ekspektasi saya.
Sedikit kutipan dari sang Pengarang yang menurut saya tidak berkhayal-khayal..
" Mekanisme kehidupan adalah sebuah misteri yang mengagumkan. Orang-orang berbicara mengenai "hidup" seolah kehidupan adalah sesuatu yang sederhana, tetapi tidak ada seorang pun yang dapat bertahan hidup hanya melalui usaha sederhana. Dengan diatur oleh cara kerja hormon dan sistem saraf yang otomatis, seluruh fungsi vital kita, termasuk pernapasan dan peredaran darah, bekerja setiap waktu untuk menjaga agar kita tetap hidup tanpa adanya usaha khusus maupun campur tangan dari pihak kita. Gen kitalah yang mengontrol sistem-sistem vital ini, dan melakukan hal itu, mereka bekerja secara selaras...
Sepertinya memang tidak mungkin jika pengaturan yang begitu hebat ini terjadi hanya secara kebetulan. Sesuatu yang lebih besar pastilah berada di balik keselarasan dunia kita ini. Banyak orang yang menggunakan kata Tuhan untuk menjelaskan konsep ini; sebagai ilmuwan, saya telah memilih untuk menyebutkan "Sesuatu yang Agung". (halaman 12)"
Dari sini saja sudah menimbulkan sebuah pertanyaan, mengapa Kazuo Murakami enggan menggunakan kata Tuhan ? Weleh..weleh... semakin menarik untuk dituntaskan.
Thanks untuk Inez dan mas Dika..
Baru bagian Kata Pengantar dari Kazuo Murakami yang saya baca. Namun, saya menemukan semacam kunci yang akan membuka pintu keasyikan (oleh karena itu saya baru memberikan 3 bintang). Mudah-mudahan puluhan halaman berikutnya akan sesuai atau melebih ekspektasi saya.
Sedikit kutipan dari sang Pengarang yang menurut saya tidak berkhayal-khayal..
" Mekanisme kehidupan adalah sebuah misteri yang mengagumkan. Orang-orang berbicara mengenai "hidup" seolah kehidupan adalah sesuatu yang sederhana, tetapi tidak ada seorang pun yang dapat bertahan hidup hanya melalui usaha sederhana. Dengan diatur oleh cara kerja hormon dan sistem saraf yang otomatis, seluruh fungsi vital kita, termasuk pernapasan dan peredaran darah, bekerja setiap waktu untuk menjaga agar kita tetap hidup tanpa adanya usaha khusus maupun campur tangan dari pihak kita. Gen kitalah yang mengontrol sistem-sistem vital ini, dan melakukan hal itu, mereka bekerja secara selaras...
Sepertinya memang tidak mungkin jika pengaturan yang begitu hebat ini terjadi hanya secara kebetulan. Sesuatu yang lebih besar pastilah berada di balik keselarasan dunia kita ini. Banyak orang yang menggunakan kata Tuhan untuk menjelaskan konsep ini; sebagai ilmuwan, saya telah memilih untuk menyebutkan "Sesuatu yang Agung". (halaman 12)"
Dari sini saja sudah menimbulkan sebuah pertanyaan, mengapa Kazuo Murakami enggan menggunakan kata Tuhan ? Weleh..weleh... semakin menarik untuk dituntaskan.
Thanks untuk Inez dan mas Dika..
November 23, 2013
Allahuakbar... buku ini seakan bertanya “Siapa Kamu?” dan Dr. Kazuo Murakami memberikan pengetahuan Mikroskopisnya untuk melihat siapa diri kita sesungguhnya.
Kehidupan berawal hanya dari satu buah sel, gen terletak didalam nukleus/inti sel, satu buah sel manusia terdiri dari 3 miliar kode genetik (kombinasi dari empat huruf kimia A,T,C,G yang berpasang-pasangan secara sempurna ), bayi yang terlahir memiliki 3 trilyun sel, sungguh jika DNA dari seluruh MAKHLUK HIDUP di dunia ini dikumpulkan menjadi satu, maka besarnya tak lebih dari sebulir beras...!
Dan jika kode genetik yang menyusun satu tubuh ini dicetak buku maka akan menjadi 3000 buku dengan 1 bukunya berjumlah 1000 lembar halaman. SUBHANALLAH
dan jika kita tahu bagaimana sistem kerja Gen kita Yaa Rabb Ampuni kami...,
semakin kita zoom in , dari kerumitan satu buah sel menghidupkan kita, menjadi 200 juta spesies makhluk hidup mengelilingi kita, hidup di satu planet, melihat dari luar planet kita tersebar dalam sebuah galaksi, dan tata surya memiliki milyaran Galaksi, lalu disebut apakah kita, bahkan lebih kecil dari sebuah atom ......kita apa..tak bisa untuk disebut..., Subhanallah, Allahuakbar...Allahuakbar...Allahuakbar
Kehidupan berawal hanya dari satu buah sel, gen terletak didalam nukleus/inti sel, satu buah sel manusia terdiri dari 3 miliar kode genetik (kombinasi dari empat huruf kimia A,T,C,G yang berpasang-pasangan secara sempurna ), bayi yang terlahir memiliki 3 trilyun sel, sungguh jika DNA dari seluruh MAKHLUK HIDUP di dunia ini dikumpulkan menjadi satu, maka besarnya tak lebih dari sebulir beras...!
Dan jika kode genetik yang menyusun satu tubuh ini dicetak buku maka akan menjadi 3000 buku dengan 1 bukunya berjumlah 1000 lembar halaman. SUBHANALLAH
dan jika kita tahu bagaimana sistem kerja Gen kita Yaa Rabb Ampuni kami...,
semakin kita zoom in , dari kerumitan satu buah sel menghidupkan kita, menjadi 200 juta spesies makhluk hidup mengelilingi kita, hidup di satu planet, melihat dari luar planet kita tersebar dalam sebuah galaksi, dan tata surya memiliki milyaran Galaksi, lalu disebut apakah kita, bahkan lebih kecil dari sebuah atom ......kita apa..tak bisa untuk disebut..., Subhanallah, Allahuakbar...Allahuakbar...Allahuakbar
May 13, 2016
Semua bermula dari bagian terkecil diri kita, DNA. Penulis mengungkapkan rahasia besar yang tersimpan dalam DNA kita, yang menjadikan setiap orang unik dari yang lain. Bahkan anak kembar sekalipun pasti mempunyai susunan DNA yang berbeda.. Dengan bahasa yang ilmiah namun tidak berat, saya rasa buku ini mudah dipahami oleh semua kalangan, meskipun bukan berasal dari background sains. Pada akhirnya setelah membaca buku ini saya menjadi banyak-banyak bersyukur atas hadiah besar yang dianugerahkan oleh Sang Pencipta. Mekanisme on/off DNA yang baru saya ketahui setelah membaca buku ini juga menjadi motivasi sendiri bagi pembaca untuk bisa terus mengoptimalkan potensi yang ada di dalam diri :)
September 15, 2010
Buat para ateis yang kesulitan mempelajari konsep 'qada' dan 'qadar' dalam ilmu teologi, sedikit-banyak buku pop tentang sifat-sifat umum gen ini bisa membantumu. Sementara itu, bagi para pemeluk agama, pemikiran-pemikiran di sini dapat mengingatkan kita untuk semakin bersyukur atas keagungan nikmatNya.
November 19, 2008
It is so interesting to me that we have to power to CHANGE our own genes. I always thought you were stuck with what you got at birth until I read this book by a genetic scientist. It all starts with positive thinking and being grateful for everything around you.
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January 16, 2010كتاب الشفرة الإلهية، قرأت النسخة العربية منه، وهي ترجمة جيدة، وهو كتاب رائع حقا، يتكلم عن الجينات البشرية وعجائبها، بأسلوب بسيط يناسب غير المتخصصين،ويربطها بالحياة اليومية، ويحوي نبذا مفيدة من قصص حياة المؤلف (الياباني) وأفكاره
وفي الجملة هو كتاب جيد
وفي الجملة هو كتاب جيد
June 5, 2023
Diantara banyaknya buku yang menjelaskan mengenai DNA, Tidak ada yang menjelaskan mengenai keterkaitan kita dengan semesta beserta bagaimana kita bersikap di dalam kehidupan. Kazuo cukup berhasil mengemas apa yang ada di laboratorium menjadi suatu karya yang bernilai bagi pembacanya
October 20, 2008
good stuff about dna
October 31, 2008
a recommended book if you need to understand more on universe, explore your DNA and how to optimize it.
May 12, 2009
lumayan..menambah kamus terang bt jalani hidup..daripada ikut training mahal2..wkwkwkw
January 5, 2009
Bacanya udah lumayan lama.. tapi energi positif dari membacanya masih terasa.. Tuhan dalam Gen Kita
August 21, 2010
kereeeeeeeeeeennnn
August 18, 2011
five thumbs :D
June 3, 2012
subhanallah, ternyata kita jauh lebih indah dari yang kita duga
July 16, 2015
full of motivation
April 23, 2008
It is all in your gene.., maka nimat Tuhanmu yang manakah yang engkau dustakan?? ALLOH Ya khaliq..
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January 15, 2009active your dna by positive thinking and happy.
January 3, 2015
I'm a biology fans in my high school before move into astronomy lol. this book is one of my fave.
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