Hormones as spiritual guide - mirror neurons.

[Guest guest]

What is quite remarkable is the fact

that due to the phenomenon known as

mirror neurons; watching someone else

in joy, love, at ease, at relaxation,

at peace [and possibly with the flow of

endorphins] makes us feel the same way

[and possibly causes flow of same

hormones inside our body] while

watching someone greatly excited,

agitated, furious, fearful - causes

same emotions [and possibly same

hormones] in us.

 

This mirror neuron phenomenon can

potentially explain why children feel

greatly more agitated, cranky,

irritable in some people's presence

while many adults report greatly

enhanced sense of well being when in

presence of great saints and other

spiritually advanced people or in the

company of just plain " good " , peaceful,

compassionate, kind souls. They

possibly just reflect the emotions of

the person in the company. After all,

to be in a 'long lasting' company, one

has to match the 'wave length'

[emotional level] of the partner,

failing to do us will cause the

relationship to be 'out of balance' and

will greatly increase the chance of a

'break up' if the wave length of the

partners continues to remain out of

sync.

 

This also means that unless met by a

Powerful Intent of Change on our part

or later company of someone with great

emotional maturity, understanding and

compassion; our emotional spectrum is

largely determined by our parents,

siblings, early friends, teachers and

company that we had during our

childhood and teenage years.

 

This tendency to be like those around us,

occurs because of how our mirror neurons work

and also because of our 'in born',

human tendency to 'fit in'! Tendency

to 'fit in' dictates that we must adapt

to our environment and surrounding. It

means that we must think/feel like people

around us.

 

Our adaptability is one of our greatest

survival skills; it is also one of our

greatest limiting factor; one that

prevents us from being radically

different from our parents, siblings

and others in our surrounding.

[Guest guest]

For these reasons, I will call company

of saints, spiritually aligned,

spiritually advanced, kind,

compassionate, forgiving, peaceful

souls as the single most important

factor that can naturally promote

spiritual growth in us.

 

On the same line, I would note that

the company of people ruled by hatred,

rage, fear, excessive greed, lust,

possessiveness, jealousy, shame, guilt,

apathy, cruelty or revenge has

potential to cause highest drop in our

own emotional well-being.

 

Unless full conscious, aware and alert

due to the working of 'mirror neurons',

we are pre-programmed to automatically

reflect the emotions and states of

those around us due to our tendency to

'fit in'; we are likely to think,

behave, act and feel the way people

around us do.

 

Therefore, the saying goes any

advancements in the consciousness level

of one soul naturally elevates those

around us and works to automatically

raise the consciousness level of the

universe.

 

 

 

 

 

> This tendency to be like those around us,

> occurs because of how our mirror neurons work

> and also because of our 'in born',

> human tendency to 'fit in'! Tendency

> to 'fit in' dictates that we must adapt

> to our environment and surrounding. It

> means that we must think/feel like people

> around us.

>

> Our adaptability is one of our greatest

> survival skills; it is also one of our

> greatest limiting factor; one that

> prevents us from being radically

> different from our parents, siblings

> and others in our surrounding.

>