The tiny 'bag' the human brain
contains an eternal treasure, which if used cautiously, can offer the
accomplishments and bliss of a divine life. However, no valuables would be of
any use, unless one recognizes their worth and mode of application. For
example, if a tribal who has never seen or heard of any jewel finds a precious
diamond on a street, he will not be able to make any fortune from it.
Similarly, for a child a pearl would be no better than a shining stone and he
would throw the pearl away after playing with it for a short while.
That, conscious mind in the brain
can think - is well known. The tasks of reading, writing, learning and teaching
are also performed by it; this way its potentials are normally used for
sustenance of livelihood and worldly success. If one seeks deeper insight and
thoroughly links one's thought process with the eminence of truth and purity of
knowledge, one might acquire some day, the honored status of a saintly scholar
or a revered erudite. This could be accomplished even if he or she does not
possess any material wealth or higher social status.
The root of inspiration is also
contained in the core of the brain. The direction of thinking is guided by this
inner power which in turn governs one's behavior and deeds. Looking at one's
lifestyle, mannerism and activities, we can easily infer the level and
direction of his thinking. In short, one's character and life is largely shaped
by his thoughts, by the inspirations of his mind.
Unraveling still deeper layer in
the core og the brain show a greater reservoir of the 'gems and pearls 'gems
and pearls' of astonishing powers. Realizations of this source of immense
potential and cautious attempts to channelize and make use of the associated
streams of mental and spiritual currents can elevate one's life from an
ordinary to an extraordinary, glorious level.
In terms of structure, physiology
and biochemistry, the human brain appears to be a living reservoir of
electrical power instead of an organ made up of flesh and bones. Its
millisecond-to-millisecond activities compare with that of a huge (electrical)
power station. It seems as if God has kept a magical box in the compact basket
of the skull. The sensitivity, creativity and level of consciousness of the
brain is so high as compared to the other organs of human body that one could
consider it as the core of the very existence of a human being.
At functional level a human brain
has two parts. One, that encompasses the activities of the mind and the intellect,.
The faculties of thinking logic, analysis and decision making etc are governed
by this part. The other part stores the memories, habits and inherent
tendencies, this part also controls the motor and sensory functions of the
body. Blood flow through the veins and arteries, consistent pumping of the
heart, maintenance of the respiratory cycle, compression and expansion of the
muscles, automatic twinkling of eyelids, regularization of metabolism, sleep,
hunger, urination, motions etc - are all activated and controlled continuously
be the unconscious mind existing in the latter half of the brain. This could be
termed as the latent mind.
Each organ of the body is like an
instrument, which is well equipped with sophisticated components. But none of these
can function automatically without the supply of energy and regulatory
instructions from the unconscious mind. Despite extensive research on human
brain, much of it, especially the unconscious mind still remains un-deciphered.
The conscious mind sleeps during
the night. It faints due to intoxication or anesthesia. In an instance of local
anesthesia - when a particular portion of the body is temporarily made
unconscious, the nerves connecting this organ with the conscious portion of the
brain are inactivated. Thus, the signals of pain induced by a surgical
operation of that particular organ do not reach the conscious mind and so the
operation is performed painlessly. It is the conscious mind that gets agitated
or excited and suffers from mental disorders.
Treatments in the mental hospital
are focused at the patient's conscious mind only. Medications of psychiatric
disease comprise of targeting and controlling this conscious faculty of the
brain with respect to specific damage or abnormality. Though substantial
progress has been made in understanding regulating and refining the conscious
mind, the researchers of psychology and neurosciences have so far analyzed only
negligible fraction of the unconscious (including the subconscious and super
conscious) mind. The auto regulation, physiological and other bodily functions
are found to be normal in an insane person who is otherwise healthy. Such observation
shows that insanity or disorders of the conscious mind have negligible effects
on the auto regulatory activities of the unconscious mind.
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