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ABSTRACT:
Indians put their hand on the chest when they say "I am saying this from
the depths of my Manas". Manas (rational mind) is a common word used in
India, and no one shows his head when he uses that word. The Europeans
have an esoteric tradition that mind exists independently of the
physical brain, and thoughts become known to a person through the brain
[1]. During the 1970s, neurologists became increasingly dissatisfied
with the epiphenomenalism [2] theories of mind and brain. More
scientists came to suspect that mind and brain were different in a kind
and could interact.
2. COMPONENTS OF MIND
The centers of these parts of the mind are located on the spine. The
Ahamkaara center is located at the base of the spine. The Chitta center
is located behind the private organ. The Manas center is located behind
the thymus gland. The Buddhi center is located behind the navel. One
writer located Buddhic plane [2] in the fourth chakra. The Jnaata center
is located behind the throat. In the study of army veterans with
spinal-cord injuries, researchers found that they can become emotional
but they do not feel it - they do not have the bodily heat that they
used to have before the injuries. Ahamkaara, Chitta, Manas, Buddhi and
Jnaata centers are the seats of elements Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and
Aakasa respectively. Some modern authors connect element Earth with
stability and practicality, element Water with sensitiveness, emotions
and melancholy, element Air with communicative and sanguine thinking,
and element Fire with activity and power. The Buddhist text Skanda says
that the five elements of creation sum up the whole of an individual's
mental and physical existence in five levels. Hindu philosophical texts
described Sukshma Sareera (subtle body), Stoola Sareera (gross body) and
Kaarana Sareera (causal body). They refer to the components of mind in
the body - Chitta, Manas and Jnaana respectively. The Sukshma Sareera
(subtle body) is called Linga Sareera (private organ) in some texts to
indicate it's location. The theosophy describes seven planes [2] of
consciousness or components of mind.
Some medieval Europeans wrote that mind has a number of faculties such
as perceiving, comparing, thinking, recalling and discrimination which
contribute to knowing. It is known to many persons at present that
knowing involves (1) sensation (or stimulus) (2) analysis (or
imagination), (3) synthesis (or interpretation), and (4) evaluation (or
justification). These phases are carried out by Ahamkaara, Chitta, Manas
and Buddhi centers respectively after accessing the Jnaana center
through Jnaata center.
3. STATES OF MIND
Nidra (Sleep with dreams): This is the subconscious state. Chitta center
controls this state. For this reason, we feel the action of Chitta
source of phantasy and dreams. F.W.H. Myers wrote that subliminal self
conscious mind.
Jaagruti (Wakefulness): This is the conscious state. The lungs are said
person who has gone into sleep or coma. Manas center controls this
state. Hence we point towards the chest for all our conscious thoughts
and intentions.
that not all persons can be induced into trance. Women in general are
said to excel in inducing trance, and also to go into that state easily
and deeply. A woman is said to throw her trance inducing looks into the
eyes of a man of her liking, and Buddhi center of that man goes into
the control of Buddhi center is the eye. Modern science knows that a
the grain.
inspired writing and speaking. Some modern western musicians wrote that
Hindu texts wrote that music transcends all limitations of language and
enjoy listening to music. Poets described that soft music moves the
chord within like a moon beam that tranquillizes the mind, and acts like
an orison. Modern para- psychology knows that crops give better yields
described the connection between Chitta, senses, and sense objects like
Higher than Artha is Manas, and higher than Manas is Buddhi. Higher
'created' elements because they were created from Sakti - the energy of
nature. Sakti is the cause for the first beginning - the creation.
Modern science also agrees that all matter was created from energy. The
which describe the basic concepts connected with the self nearly explain
In Kundalini Yoga texts, the base of the spine is called 'Moola Chakra'
(root center, primitive part of mind, or that part of mind with which a
of mind which is used as basis for all further learning). Yoga exercises
all components of mind because it contains seed forms of all the other
components of mind and assuredly something beyond. Yoga texts say that
this is the seat of undifferentiated Karma accrued through all past
This center is the seat of the element Earth. It controls the processing
of solids in the body, and interaction of the body with the solids out
side the body. The " beastly" requirements to sort out the elementary
"warm - cold", "large - small", "far - near" and the like are processed
distinguish a flying duck from a hawk, although they have never seen
annihilation of the body and preserve the self identity. It works like a
stone on it, it will absorb the small momentum of change imposed by the
are provided by this center. Modern medicine has not found the seat in
the brain which controls the Fight-or- Flight mechanism. Let us consider
a case that a man is walking through a forest at dawn. Some thing has
fallen down from a nearby tree. Survival of the body is more important
possible to fight (or kill that thing) or should the person take to his
the fallen object does not appear to be a threat to the self, then the
center.
Persons in whom this center works actively can be called service givers
or diligent workers. They are forgiving and like to keep everyone happy
with their services. They are so much work minded that they will not
leave any assigned work until they complete it irrespective of the time
no personal requirement can distract them. They see things from everyone
else's side. They lack initiative most of the time and wait for others
attend to chores selflessly, never minding that these are details that
would repel anyone else. Easily imposed upon and often submissive even
to those who lack any real authority, they remain under the control of
Plato wrote that opinion (or the sensory information) was a form of
prospectives.
liquids in the body and interaction of the body with the liquids out
side the body. This center is connected with instincts, urges, impulses,
conventional symbols and beliefs about people, life and society, and
emotions over logic making way for a vast body of literature of great
and desires connected with sex are shrouded in darkness beyond reason.
fancy, feel like, impulse, lust, passion, and urge. They give the
and zeal. Chitta center stores Papa (vice) of a person which affects the
present life. The urge to have sex will be higher on Friday than any
other day of week. The Sanskrit word for Venus is Sukra which also means
has seeds of past memories and can access Jnaana center for more details
if the man has very high artistic talents, they also will not respond
details, and each minor detail is given very high importance. In the
fallen object case that we are studying, Chitta will help to observe the
individual parts of the fallen body as if they are seen through a convex
lens. The first phase of the pattern recognition takes place here. It
will pass on the original signal along with it's pattern recognition
the term, but often he refuses to let intellect rule; he relies strongly
Many other thinkers over many centuries observed the association of mood
swings and intense emotional pain with creative artists. They are the
the conscious and the subconscious, mental health and mental disorder,
attested that persons who are mildly maniac can uncover areas of
images. Nishida Kitaro, after a long struggle with something that was
impenetrable to his logic, wrote that pure mental activity - the unity
body exists at the age of 16 years, and that a person can live for 10000
working as they are at the age of 16 years. Soon after the completion of
16 years of age, 'brain sand' starts forming in the pineal gland. This
can be likened to 'onset of gradual death'. Many fairy tales say that a
princess will die on her 16th birth day. This is the reason why
invincible in some way, and that no one can understand how they really
feel. They also believe that they are the main actors with super
personalities and all others are the audience. The sense of uniqueness
is their motivating force of life, and also the cause of high suicide
not only detect inconsistencies of self across various roles but also
that Chitta center is the seat of Prana. The word Prana means life or
Some proposed the heart to be the seat of Life. But there are many cases
that people revived to life after some hours of stopping of the heart.
Some medical experts theorized that a body will not revive after it's
brain ceases to emit the electrical signals. Even this theory could not
stand the test of truth. Modern medicine knows that the first organ to
decompose in a dead body is the private organ. There is not single case
in the medical history that a person revived after the private organ
urine; it's middle portion the blood, and it's subtlest portion Prana."
An adolescent can be cheerful one minute, anxious the next, and then be
sarcastic for the one that follows. Men of wisdom wrote that adolescence
culture. Chitta can be called adolescent's mind because they can notice
emotions forge bonds between the infant and her mother, the husband and
his wife, and a person with others in the family. This way, the center
and bonds between life forms. However, scientists are not sure how the
which causes physiological changes and prepares the body for immediate
composers who felt intense sensation in private organ when they created
master pieces. Hystera in Greek means 'womb'. History knows that every
Orthodox psychology says that such discoveries are the result of ideas
pictures and less in terms of words. They have the urge for constant but
horribly unhappy in the very setting that they did so much to create.
(It is as if their centers of liking, thinking and doing are not very
rather than rules of practicality - they are ruled by instinct more than
reason. All the argument in the world will simply make them all the more
stubborn. They are sympathetic and anxious to learn the views of others,
no matter how wide apart their interests are. They display a fascinating
problems of others. Often they lavish affection upon those who do not
deserve it. They do not hesitate entering into new and unexplored
regions, and may go to the extremes to quench their zeal. They have the
innate ability to recognize ventures that bring luck and quick success.
They are good at arts like theater, music, song, dance and painting.
They feel that art is not only inspiration, but it is the essence of
life. They are endowed with a religious frame of mind and do not miss a
pious duty or holy rite. At other times, they are indecisive, gullible,
expresses a wide range of feelings. They do not show much concern for
home and family. They are sensitive to the needs of others and have the
persons. Most of the time, they have the ability to make others feel
better about themselves and their innate abilities. They like business
situations, and can lose themselves in their goals. They may indulge in
being intuitive and passionate, they constantly strive towards some kind
tendency is to circumvent problems than meet them head on. But with a
lives because most of their their notions conflict with reality. Many
cosmetologists and fashion experts. Some women of this type may become
Even after seven decades of research, the seat of reason in the brain
which is a spread system that includes skin of the body. Manas is a slow
acting component of the mind. We know that most of the people are quick
Aristotle wrote that the individual things that men perceive with their
exercise of the senses; only the senses could supply intuitions. Every
to Kant, the raw data of sensory input is only a small part of what
the seat of the element Air. Manas means reason, logic, synthesis and
the like. Since Manas is connected with logic and doubt, it can also be
wrote the following about the faculties of emotion and reason [9]:
"In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks (the rational
mind) and one that feels (the emotional mind). These two fundamentally
mind (way of thinking); the more intense the feeling, the more dominant
the emotional mind becomes - and the more ineffectual the rational. ....
emotion feeding into and informing the operations of the rational mind,
and the rational mind refining and sometimes vetoing the inputs of the
emotions."
This center stores Punya (virtue) of a person which affects the present
persons who work in rooms filled with pure oxygen. Manas can be compared
the fallen object case, Manas center calls for required pictorial
patterns from those stored at the Jnaana center and narrows down the
pattern recognition report of the Chitta and it's own rational model to
also has these qualities; it will consider only the gross aspects,
neglects minute details and aims at long term planning. The skin is the
non-inventive because they use the logic of Manas. Using the reason and
scientific. Are there any arguments against it? Yes. In the 1930s,
statement can always be found that can be neither disproved nor proved
Buddhi center does this difficult job of going beyond the problem of
logic.
supposed to have broad chest and women are supposed to have broad loin
region (see Fig. 1 and Fig. 2). Ancient Hindu scriptures say that women
3) and men as less instinctive. Western medicine knows that women are
more easily alarmed and emotionally aroused than men. It has been the
experience of many in India that the intuition of a woman has helped her
manner, thus having many varied thoughts about a problem. At times, the
divergent thinking, some useful ideas that would have been missed by
may not score high in standard intelligence tests. They have certain
specific abilities which they can use in their search for new ideas.
of pictures and more in terms of words. They are the best among others
in general knowledge and current affairs, and are rarely interested to
great-hearted. They keep their thoughts and spirits high most of the
time. They urge others to 'shine', never giving up hope, and impel them
onward and upward even when things are the darkest. They demonstrate
adversity. They perform their work with speed and precision, and expect
dominantly enjoy more with work, discussions with others, and less with
rest. (The Japanese language has many words for "work" and no word for
"rest".) They certainly like to control others, but never towards evil
ends. They look down at any happening or situation from a higher vintage
point. They act like big brothers (or sisters) to every one to give
sacrifice. They are dualistic in the sense that they can be pompous,
time. Their innate courtesy can bring out the best of loyalties from
their subordinates. They organize the home incredibly well and keep
their surroundings as tidy as their minds. They give a very high value
people in their homes, friends or relatives coming and going, and enjoy
cooking or caring for them. They seek popularity and are sensitive to
the moods of the masses, through which they aim to gain social influence
and recognition. They crave for luxury and power. They are drawn to the
attention, and give high value to honour, respect and prestige. They
have the ability to implement at the right time and make sure that a job
is always done well. They rarely feel queasiness and act promptly to
time and circumstances are usually so correct that they know exactly
taking charge, giving orders and getting things done. They are highly
principled and have strong views of what is right and what is wrong.
They have a high mental integrity with very good memory and try to do
favouritism. They are more disillusioned than the average if let down by
near and dear. They are restless, constantly suffer from some worry
person, they sometimes refuse to help that person. Further, they may put
a few small (and right type of) hurdles in his path. They remain
tackle the situation with courage and confidence. Most of the people
around them obey their commands. They are respected even by strangers.
Women of this type have the ability to become ideal housewives and
mothers. They have high sense of duty coupled with an innate loyalty.
Manas center causes queen- like traits in some women. Such women appear
some what masculine in face and body gait. They use logic and reason
most of the time, and will have less belief in dogmatic aspects of
religion. The energy that emanates from their eyes is sharp and
synchronized like a laser beam, and resembles that of a lion. They plan
maintain some inner distance. They have forethought and foresight in all
their executions. They prefer to commit suicide than to loose honour and
Fire. Yoga texts define fire as the central channel which balances the
left and right channels of the spine. Most people think that element
fire is what we see when something is burning. The Ayurveda uses the
word Jathara Agni which means gastric fire. This center will not be
the meal consists of hard to digest items like fried mutton. It takes
state. One may wonder how the plasma, which is made in science
body. The alternative word for Agni is Tejas which indicates that this
center is the controller of aura around the living body. Buddhi means
Buddhi clarifies the doubt about the attributes and nature of a thing
Chitta, goes through the memory for related experiences stored at the
thing. Buddhi does not condemn the urge for pleasures from Chitta
center, but takes a view that the pleasures should not be treated as
eat to live but not live to eat. Buddhi is connected with decisiveness,
moderation, modesty, humanitarian consideration, acceptance of
from other persons. In the fallen object case under study, this center
analyzes the received information along with reports sent by Chitta and
Manas centers, and makes the final decision whether the fallen object is
a snake or some thing which resembles a snake. This center also decides
whether the fallen object is some thing not known to the person. It
sends the final decision to it's higher center, the Jnaata center, for
shyness. They like to dress with care and taste, never showy, but often
practical and incredibly resourceful and tackle a thing head on. They
have profound and wide ranging ideas equipped with foresight and good
mercy predominates their mind. They aim for bold ventures, noble deeds
life. They never bow before force or threats, but are easily supplicated
and won over by kind treatment, appropriate praise and affection. They
are always grateful for any small favour. They are discriminating and
exacting about details, and prefer cleanliness and order. Although they
are confident in their own opinions, they do not force their convictions
upon others to whose ideas they listen patiently. They are respectful to
the religious, elders and learned. They work hard to buildup the needed
neglect their wives in their early youth-hood will give all their
affection to them in later years. Some of them who are staunch atheists
this type are the best examples for the Vedic dictum "Asatoma sad
gamaya, tamasoma jyotir gamaya" (moving towards nobler traits from the
knowledge, they are likely to master one branch of learning and become
tire easily. They keep a sharp eye out for the right time to make a
move. Lack of some experience is normally not a problem for them. They
the courage to stand up for what they believe in, and the initiative to
lead others. They are sensitive to their own needs and feelings, but do
not make excessive demands for gratification of their own needs. They
are great at providing for and protecting people. They never let down
persons who trust them in the times of need even if the situation is
use diplomacy and shrewdness in dealing with others whose motives are
less than honorable. When they feel disturbed or frustrated, they take
refuge in hard work and incessant activity. Though they are diligent and
intelligent most of the time, they also become over critical, harsh, and
worry a lot about the persons whom they love most, and can go to any
Persons of this type are found mostly in men. Buddhi center provides
kingly traits in some men. The eyes of such men will be smaller than
normal. Their glances concentrate on the person with whom they converse
and rarely get distracted. They some times possess penetrating eyes
which make their shyer companions feel naked and defenceless before
them. Their face appears slightly more aged than what they are. The
wording in their talk will be clear, precise and to the point. Practical
and cautious, they see small things clearly and judge any work by it's
end result. They have a knack at seeing the unfolding of a trend before
the final result takes shape and predict. They are very good at trend
future belonged to this type). Men of this type have the ability to
become ideal husbands, fathers, and good teachers. They receive good
cooperation from wife, children and women. Many of them are ceremonial
spine behind genital organ) with instincts and unconscious mind, and
It is the seat of the element Aakasa. In Sanskrit, the word Aakasa means
sky. It represents the fifth state of matter - the nuclear state. Since
a very large amount of nuclear particles received by the earth from the
sun and other astral bodies is through sky, the name for the element is
key word for this center. Modern psychology says that mentally unstable
Soviet researchers found that the thyroid gland puts one electron on
each red blood cell in the stream of blood that is going up into the
brain. The negative charge of the electron on one red blood cell makes
it to repel from the other similarly charged red blood cells. This
Jnaata means the Knower. The decision taken by the Buddhi center gets
known to the Self at this center and is executed here. Signals are sent
to various organs of the body for taking the necessary physical action.
It will pass on the report on the decision command received from the
Buddhi center along with it's report of action taken to it's higher
We know that every thought, word and deed leaves an impression. These
impressions, along with many desires, lie dormant in seed form in the
subconscious mind (Chitta) of every one. Jnaata center can arouse them
to manifest level into the conscious mind (Manas). Traits like greed,
it can make a man of this type feel that he has all the energy to do
just anything. Jnaata center is the place where nerves from the left
half of the brain switch over to the right side of the body, and nerves
from the right half of the brain switch over to the left side of the
body. This center has the ability to balance and control other parts of
mind. Some persons in whom this center works dominantly may exhibit
darkness are trying to kill me), external control (my thoughts are
influenced by radio waves from planet Mars, or cancer cells are forming
away faster like abnormal cancer). Many thinkers over millenia observed
using one set of traits in connection with her family, another set with
her peers and friends, and yet another set with her lover or lovers. In
sum, adolescents are more likely than children to think that they
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" becomes easy if we remember that planet Mars has
- the tallest mountain (which is taller than Mt. Everest) and the
emotionally unbalanced. They are energetic persons who seek change and
wide range of feelings. Their glances are never steady on the persons
with whom they converse, and will be looking around for something.
restless and agitated. Their vital energy is not always as high as their
many others, but they get exhausted with a little excessive activity.
They are the most changeable of all types, and are always on the go
until their energy fails them. They look for abnormal nervous
They are very ambitious and always try to do something more for
themselves. They pursue ideas for their own sake, or get caught up in
deceptive, unreliable, tricky, and hard to pin down. They are indecisive
their liking, they can multi-task giving high importance to each task.
loved one's time, energy and money. They can be at once very romantic,
yet little touched by love or passion. Persons of this type have many
short term do not lost long. They are worried about their future, and
feel that their life span is uncertain. They see threats every whare,
often imagining the worst. They rarely trust others. The strong bonds
they form with the selected few do not lost long. They find it hard to
commit, and do things to excess. They make grandiose plans with little
attention to practicality. They feel that they have more virtue than any
and sex. Males of this type feel attracted towards low class females who
them entirely separate from their work or business. Persons of this type
are found mostly in men. Some men of this type may become cult gurus,
these persons can excel others with their agility, precision and
This center is located at the pineal gland, the third eye. The Yoga and
energy). The Hindu scriptures also say that Jnaana center is the seat of
The word Aayus (longevity), used in astrology, was derived from the word
Ojas. Western medicine also knows that if the pineal gland is removed
through surgery, the person will not survive. This center controls
that endure over long periods of time. It deals with higher relationship
which transcends all differences of culture, of religion and of race. In
center because it controls all types energies required for the body and
center, it will vibrate only for a short period of time and regains it's
stable position. Modern medicine knows that the pineal gland influences
the pituitary gland which controls all other glands in the body. Jnaana
center also controls the outer ' covering' of aura around the body. In
Jnaana center is the seat of wisdom which has the seeds of cumulative
knowledge gained through all the past lives. In Yoga and Tantra texts,
the awakened third eye is said to provide peace of mind that goes beyond
writers of Vedas and other Sastras received their knowledge through this
center. Among all countries in the world, India has inherited the
knows that the pineal gland [2] of Indians is larger than that of
others.
Persons in whom this center works actively can be called peace makers.
Most of them are first borns to their parents. They have a great liking
for flowers, and they are soft in body and mind like flowers. They are
blessed with a well- proportioned figure and lustrous eyes. They love
topics. They get one of the top ranks in college examinations, and first
prizes in arts, essay or music competitions. They are exemplary for the
saying "slow and steady wins the race". They get along well with almost
any person around. They are generous in friendship with a great energy
for affection. They posses strong emotions and passions, and have the
ability to control them. They are at peace with themselves, and are
capable of forming great and stable relationships. They seek balance and
Their face appears slightly less aged than what they are. Their smile
are called popular babes by their neighbours). They are not status
seekers, position hunters or social climbers, and love others for their
inner worth. Stability, enthusiasm and hope are always with them to
surmount toughest times of stress and hardship. Their mind has a sharp
acumen and clear thinking ability with which to judge time and
and a little more is done than what is expected of. For them, money is a
key to convenience and comfort, and is never for hoarding. However, they
tend towards laziness unless they are goaded by their family members, by
they may at times loose focus on the main task at hand. Many a times,
they get overly occupied with themselves. They tend to become obstinate
and do not like to move from a position once they have accepted it as
their own. They transcend the limitations of time while playing tunes a
their own affairs even amidst a troubled and disturbed atmosphere. They
have a strong sense of form and beauty, and can become artists and
poets. They are good at building things up from the beginning, laying
others get benefitted by their work than vice-versa. They accept fate in
some situations in which they are unable to do any thing. The percentage
type. They are generous in giving and are usually predisposed to perform
pious deeds and acts of charity. Even those who do not take to a
code of ethics in daily life. They hate to incur even small debts. They
rarely force or beg others for any thing. They can make large sacrifices
of time and energy, hating to fail or disappoint the ones who trust
them. If the situation so demands, persons of this type can access the
needs. It does not describe the self-defense need for survival of the
body. The physiological needs such as hunger, thirst and sex are
(the head) can be compared to the hard disk. The spine consisting of
Ahamkaara, Chitta, Manas and Buddhi centers works like the CPU (Central
Processor Unit). The Aakasa center can be compared to the Hard Disk
controller (and partly the DMA controller). It cooperates exchange of
information between the hard disk and the CPU. This is how the
computer, the CPU is usually 32-bit type. But a game computer requires a
because simple softwares cannot use the 256-bit GPU. Even though the
brain has the highest component of mind (like the 256-bit GPU) at the
pineal gland, the common man will not be able to use it.
respectively.
stages: (1) center of area of the object using location methods, and
it's placing relative to the known objects (2) finding features of the
object like shape, geometry, radius etc (3) pattern recognition methods
disturbances in the environment etc. In the human body, these stages are
this task. It may be noted here that the very logic of 'constancy'
in the genes of a living being for continuation of the species. The law
V.M. Dilman [11]. If these two fundamental laws are of opposite nature,
two types. The working of Manas and Jnaata are connected with
may be noted here that Kala is the name of death god; Kala also means
female and a male respectively who are going to face premature death due
that females have a longer life span than males. The masculine
more mentally healthy than others, and have lower levels of stress. They
persons with regular reading habit for some knowledge are more capable
amounts of wealth. They know that their virtue is their best guard
They have the tendency to create, rather than destroy; help, rather than
hinder; and give, rather than receive. They live with a definite sense
of life-time mission, and aim at harmony and moderation. They feel that
all their intellectual activities, and search for new ways understanding
and of living. The highest aim of Yoga is to reach this state which some
most severe for persons of this type. It will make many of them to
realize that they have gone through many past lives. The Puranas say
that people who lived in Krita Yuga were androgynous type who lived for
When people are asked to describe their emotions, they usually begin by
situation. But they do not define the emotion solely in terms of their
describable mental state. Philosophers say that there is more myth and
the the private organ is connected with emotions and subconscious mind.
energy). Bhoota also means ghost in Sanskrit. Manas, Jnaana and Chitta
are the seats of these three systems respectively. A simplified way to
Atmika system deals with mental influence of a person on others and vice
the dark and of snakes are governed by lower collective psychic energy
natural for animals. Criminals like rapists and murderers are often
planets Mars and Venus which makes them sensitive to lower collective
Old age period is influenced by planets Moon and Saturn which makes them
Classifying the mind of people into types can be found in the folk
wisdom of most cultures. A few persons are called calm type, the
majority are known to have some degree of nervousness, and the remaining
and causes obscurity and sadness. Persons who are mostly influenced by
the lower collective psychic energy are called Tamo Guna (activities of
whom Chitta and Jnaata centers work dominantly, belong to this type.
Persons who are mostly influenced by the human collective psychic energy
are called Rajo Guna (human level activities) type persons. They belong
to the nervous type according to folk wisdom. The 'managers' and the
to this type. Persons who are mostly influenced by the higher collective
activities) type persons. They belong to the calm type according to folk
wisdom. Yogis, philosophers and peace makers, in whom Jnana center works
center works dominantly and other centers work below the average level
are called Misra (mixed) Guna type persons. The 'diligent workers'
describes about the apparitional body which deals with the mere fictions
with relative existence under certain conditions, and the dharma body
knowledge. The word Kaya (body) is used in this text to designate the
centers in the body. The apparitional body, enjoyment body and dharma
Guna and Satwa Guna respectively. Arndt-Schultz Law states that small
and strong stimuli destroy life activity. Modern psychology knows that a
in the task at hand, and intense level of arousal requires the central
happy and contended life with small stimuli, Rajo guna persons are not
happy with small stimuli and try to have medium stimuli which bring a
period of upset and stress in their wake. Such persons accept them in
persons crave for strong stimuli not bothering about it's consequences,
the Satwa guna type. The majority, which makes up for about 70 percent,
relief works. They belong to the Rajo guna type. The remaining 15
The search for core personality traits that characterize people has a
these traits is somewhat different from that used in the ancient Indian
respectively.
like the police who write the F.I.R. (First Information Report) and
bring a criminal to the court, Chitta center works like the defense
lawyer and the Manas center works like the public prosecutor. The Buddhi
center works like the judge. After hearing the arguments of the Chitta
center and the Manas center, Buddhi center goes through the past case
records available at the Jnana center. Then it gives it's judgment. The
Jnaata center acts like the jail officer who executes the sentence.
information sent by the Chitta center into something practical under the
becomes a masterpiece.
In the olden days in Andhra Pradesh, a father used to say to his son
"Naa Manas poortigaa cheppaanu. Vinakapote nee Chittam" (I told from the
one of the names in Sanskrit for planet Mars). Modern medicine knows
pulse rate in a new born baby is about 140 beats per minute. This pulse
rate gradually reduces during the Koumaaram period and settles down to
it's stable value of 76 beats per minute after the age of 24 years.
Since the heart is located in the Manas region, Manas of a person said
that adolescents behave with playful and 'what if' attitude, and adults
find the need to fit their reasoning into the dimensions of real life.
Modern medicine knows that muscular strength peaks between the ages of
mid-life crisis period. Most of the people may not feel much during this
period. However for those few persons who experience it's full
(mastering the knowledge of culture) which increased well into old age.
history or literature after the age of 40. Some Puranas wrote there
divinity in what children say ("Bala vak Brahma vak"). The adolescent
is like the dawn and early morning dominated by human collective psychic
system. The age at which a person gets under this influence differs from
one person to another. Some Puranas wrote that Lord Brahma is aged 50
years. One interpretation of this line is that some persons enter the
of 50 and others any time after that or just before death. Modern
researchers have also found that personality becomes more stable after
A simple and safe experiment can be done on the spine. By scratching the
skin on these centers with a finger nail, it can be sensed that touch
Buddhi, and Jnaata. A few sensitive persons may experience some thoughts
connected with these centers during the scratching. The preferred time
for doing this experiment would be at 3.30 a.m. when most of the people
around are asleep and the influence of the human collective psychic
experiment gives better results for some persons. The creative artists
like poets and music composers can use the time from 10:30 p.m. to 11:30
p.m. (the time of sexual thoughts) for creating good works of art using
Chitta. Since Chitta center is connected with water, taking bath during
this time will also enhance emotions. Morning time of Friday can also be
used for this purpose. During Asura Sandya (Devilish Evening) time (3:30
creative artists, this is a good time for using their faculty of reason
to revise their works. Morning time of Wednesday can also be used for
such a purpose.
8. EPILOGUE
The Sanskrit language has more than 20 words to designate the various
exclusively on the scientific aspects of mind are now lost. What we can
Any symbolism that has evolved from man's desire to understand himself
and his function within the universe must invariably reflect the laws of
say that every thing in creation is unique. No person has the knowledge
topic.
9. ACKNOWLEDMENTS
The authors wish to thank Dr. K.V.S.V.N. Raju, Professor in Computer
10. REFERENCES
Version, 2002.
[2] Donald Watson, A Dictionary of Mind and Spirit, Andre Deutsch Ltd.,
London, 1991.
[3] P. Sesha Chalam, Parama Pada Margamu, N.V.Gopal & co., Madras, 1982,
p. 21.
[4] Mallaadi Venkata Daasu, Sri Rama Guru Boedhaamruta Sara, N.V.Gopal &
[7] The Diagram Group, The Brain: A User's Manual, Berkley Books, New
[10] Louise Samways, Your Mindbody Energy, B. Jain Publishers (P) Ltd.,
[11] V.M. Dilman, The Grand Biological Clock, Mir Publishers, Moscow,
1989, p. 69 - 71.
COMMENTS
In the early modern age, clockwork would be advanced as an analogy as the ne plus ultra, however with the
telegraph, telephone and primitive electronics, the telephone exchange became available as an analogy, and
nowadays it is the computer. What it will be next, we cannot know, but I reasonably sure we have not come to the
end of all possible analogies for mind and brain, and perhaps eventually our understanding will advance to the point
that we do not need analogies anymore as there will be a convergence between organic and mechanistic.
As to why a clock, a telephone exchange, a computer, are available for analogy, comes not from the nature of the
artefact itself but from the nature of the intelligence that created that artefact. Thhat is to say we make things
systematically, they have components, and they have dynamics. We cannot help but reason the way we do by
reference to them as they are in effect an extension of ourselves. (Which I confess is getting a bit McCluhanesque,
have observed it, but they are not very sure about
it:
emotion".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason
over.
http://www.answers.com/emotion
Modern science says that the right brain deals with emotions,
of mind, and that they are located on the spine. That is the theme of this article.
found that they can become emotional but they do not feel it - they do
I have to agree with you that the western 2 mind, emotional/rational mind model is seriously flawed, thought it has
I ventured into exploring the eastern traditions because of an awareness of 'a something' way beyond the almost
However I do find the western way of being succinct has advantages, as some teachings such as the Upanishads,
like this article are so wordy as to more than hint at rational mind at work, whereas the topic and the country are
'I felt I was going on an epic journey to arrive where I began', said the lost soul
Aitch
As to why a clock, a telephone exchange, a computer, are available for analogy, comes not from the nature of the
artefact itself but from the nature of the intelligence that created that artefact. Thhat is to say we make things
systematically, they have components, and they have dynamics. We cannot help but reason the way we do by
Which is why I argue that the notion 'time' is an artifact of human perception, Laurence. :)
Siva: the human brain is much more complex than the dual hemisphere model suggests. Too many books on
cognitive science focus on the cerebrum. That is like focusing on a game of cards instead of the underlying operating
system in a computer.
Yes, there are computing functions, as I would call them, in the spine, and yes, the spine carries somatic signals. It
follows that interference with the spinal cord could generate signals of bodily discomfort. And yes, that could affect
the emotions, but it is the brain that detects the condition, that makes a higher brain function aware, so that the
higher function, the 'I' or the ego can claim to 'feel' discomfort. The higher function seems to reside in the
cerebellum, but this 'captain' has a whole crew to which computing tasks may be delegated.
The Upanishads give us some very insightful ideas about the mind, and sanskrit grammar about how language
works, but I do not think they have much to offer about the brain's physical function as intercommunicating clusters
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Sorry folks, I unpublished this yesterday because the title doesn't read like anything that belongs on the science site
and I couldn't see any text (and still can't, even though I can't find any offending HTML) but people commented on
it so everyone else must see it.
So ... enjoy?
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The human energetic system has seven chakras (on spine). Each chakra
The mental issues associated with the first chakra concern survival,
cooperation...
The issues of giving love and nurturance, and reaching out to others,
nurturance and love, the capacity for devotion, faith, creativity and
self-expression.
http://www.yogachicago.com/mar00/jerrygore.shtml
http://healing.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn &c...
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