Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; energy can only be transferred or changed from one form to another.
—Einstein, the first law of thermodynamics

From nonmaterial energy, we became matter. From formless, we became corporeal. From boundless, we become restricted. From homogeneity, we become separated. And from deep silence, we became one with our mother and with each of her wandering thoughts, feelings, and inner voices—in the shape of energy vibrations. Our biological...