Guest guest Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 If the heart is only a pump where in the brain is the *mind* > situated....or is the entire brain only the mind...if not which > portion of the brain is the mind? > > Jade > > Hi Jade, P: Let's take a quick look at the word mind in the dictionary: 'the element or complex of elements in an individual that thinks, reasons, feels, perceives and wills'. This is the common interpretation, and to that we have to add that Buddhism and other spiritual philosophies sometimes use the term to designate the absolute. When we discuss the human mind we often objectivize it. We don't think of it as a function, but a thing that could be located and that is always present. In reality there is no such thing. In each conscious moment only a particular thought, feeling, perception etc is present and then it's replaced by the next and so on, creating an illusion of movement and continuity that we call our mind. So mind is a concept only, and it's located in that part of the brain that stores memory with all the other misleading concepts we hold. Best, Pete Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2003 Report Share Posted February 22, 2003 Nisargadatta , pete seesaw <seesaw1us> wrote: > If the heart is only a pump where in the brain is the > *mind* > > situated....or is the entire brain only the > mind...if not which > > portion of the brain is the mind? > > > > Jade > > > > > > Hi Jade, > > P: Let's take a quick look at the word mind in the > dictionary: 'the element or complex of elements in an > individual that thinks, reasons, feels, perceives and > wills'. So should we take the word in the dictionary as the final word? Can the dictionary (for instance) define objectively the meaning of " GOOD " art or music? Do we always mean what we say ...that is do we mean our words? Is it possible to think without words? Can words define the truth or be able to explain it? This is the common interpretation, and to that > we have to add that Buddhism and other spiritual > philosophies sometimes use the term to designate the > absolute. I would appreciate if you could explain the above sentence. > When we discuss the human mind we often objectivize > it. Really is it possible to objectivise the *mind*. > We don't think of it as a function, but a thing that > could be located and that is always present. In > reality there is no such thing. In each conscious > moment only a particular thought, feeling, perception > etc is present and then it's replaced by the next and > so on, creating an illusion of movement and continuity > that we call our mind. > Thereby it is implied that when thoughts cease the mind would cease too..that is, as and when the continuum of thoughts stops the mind becomes defunct....is that right? > So mind is a concept only, and it's located in that > part of the brain that stores memory with all the > other > misleading concepts we hold. > > Agree the * mind* is a " derivative " of " experience " . If the mind is a derivative of experience then why is it irrational at times? Are there any other sources(or centres) within ourselves which influence our activities? Is Mira talking about these sources? Are there certain centres within ourselves which take charge of the mind,to override it, to execute certain acts? Why we have done somethings,sometimes even the best of our * mind* states sometime fail to explain. Best, > > Pete > Well not really at your best are you? Jade > > > Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more > http://taxes./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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