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Manifestation of the mechanical process of mind is first through our tongue, then the vocal cord, large and small brains and
spinal membranes. The thought process, with the basic help of these components, spreads to each cell in the body and finally
to the Neurons in the brain.
We have so far learned of the subjective or thoughtful characteristics of the mind. We shall, now, discuss the other factors.
Chemical Properties
When the thoughts reach the Neurons, they are broken up in to parts and re-circulated through the body mechanism. The
aforementioned components of the body use certain chemicals to break up and revolve these thoughts. The same words keep on
forming on the tongue and parts of the same message are re-relayed to the Neurons as new messages. The whole process causes
secretion of selective chemicals in the glands inside the body and the other body parts react simultaneously.
This is what happens when the eyes get wet by emotional thoughts or hearing a sad news; Or, how the cheeks turn red when
mind relays a happy message or thoughts.
Electro-Magnetic Properties
The secretion of chemicals from the glands react with certain elements of the body such as Sodium, Potassium and Iron.
As a result, the thought wave develops the properties of an electro-magnetic field. This electro-magnetic field triggers specific
reactions in the body and affects the related organs. It is due to this activity that we cannot stop the force of tears (crying)
or laugh even if we wish. Similarly, we cannot stop the impulses of sexual desires and avidity once the thoughts have been
activated.
The thought waves are then relayed to the brain through the spinal cord, where they react with the Neurons. The Neurons
get charged and emitted out of the body in the vibrations similar to radio waves. The thoughts, or charged Neurons, then have
the capacity to travel long distances. Telepathy works on this system. What we call clairvoyance or ESP is the ability to
catch and decipher the same vibrations. The brain has the natural capability to both transmit and receive the Neurons. Usually,
what goes comes back. "You become what you think".
Our country, India, is full of temples of all sects, which believe in idol worshipping. At the time of installation of
an idol, there is a process called "Pran Pratishtha" or "Induction of Conscious" which may vary in the
method for different communities but is same in the essence. The person who is performing this ritual may concentrate, recite
mantras and wish that the consciousness or life elements be brought in to the idol. In the whole process, the Neurons from
that person?rain get charged with relevant thoughts and go in to the idol as intended. However, the people are not aware of
this activity. They simply assume that something is being done by the higher powers. Actually, when people start praying to
the idols, the same phenomenon continues and the idol keeps on receiving the Neurons. Although the above explanation holds
good for the Hindus, the same principle applies to other religions where they have to pray to someone.
All the prayers, we know, are well meant and wished. Therefore, the same Neurons keep on coming back to the people who,
in turn, think that the idol has fulfilled their wishes. Sometimes, if the idol has been buried or submerged in the water,
it appears in the dream of whoever is capable of receiving the signals and pledges to be rescued. There have been many such
incidents. Here, we have to reiterate that the idol in itself is nothing. Everything happens because of our own Neurons.
The way thoughts affect a person?ife; they affect the whole mankind as well. People limit their thoughts of well being
and prayer only to the temples and places of worship. Only, they do not realize that each and every thought emitting from
their brain every moment is counterproductive and affecting their life. One person?ife, in turn, touches many other lives
and therefore a collective effect influences the whole society.
We shall try to understand more about the brain that controls all these activities and the message mechanism.
Brain, a Natural Powerhouse
Naturally, the human brain is well developed and has tremendous power to absorb. Its capabilities are unlimited and incomparable.
Even if it was not fed with the words and taught to live without them, it could have still survived and sustained the body.
For instance, other creatures and animals in the Nature are not caught in the web of words and thoughts and yet enjoy the
natural life. Humans are the only creatures who have used the words and thoughts and therefore developed a form of communication
in the practical world. Other creatures just make sound as a form of expression. The humans, however, have to use the tongue
and vocal cord to speak. Ironically, this is the uniqueness of the humans and also the cause of all the sorrows.
From the point of view of the brain?ower to absorb, worldly influences and imposed culture takes about eight to twelve
years to be fully immersed in a child?rain. The brain?atural abilities and properties are thus gradually eroded in this period
of time. After that, by the age of adolescence, the word-thought culture, memories, intellect and ego become the mind and
"I" begins to appear as reality. From this point onwards, the person starts living in an illusory world. Since the
effect of mind or "I" is genetic in all humans, a newborn child is weak in many natural aspects. We can see that
many newborn animals and mammals can stand up right after the birth and thereafter enjoy the natural life in a healthy body,
devoid of "I".
The brain starts developing two months after the conception in the womb. After about four and a half months, it is capable
of sending signals to the body and due to activity in the cells, the hands and legs start moving. Gradually, the senses begin
to function and the child progresses as per the messages relayed by the brain. By the eighth month, the brain is so active
that it can move the whole body in the womb. It also requires more food and in order to sustains life, starts sending chemical
signals. This is, in fact, an early preparation for birth. Finally, in the ninth month, the child is born. Naturally, the
newborn child is ready for a new life and is extremely capable of survival. The complicated process of breathing is easily
controlled by the basic mind. Other requirements such as drinking milk, digestion, discharge of urine and stool and emotional
responses like crying, wincing etc. are natural and regulating features of the brain which even baffles the scientists. Observing
and understanding the outer world are natural qualities of the fresh brain. If mankind had been able to know and use this
ability in right perspectives, without the impeded aid of words and thoughts, the brain could have lived and grown naturally.
It would have been happy and very much capable of sustaining the body. We have to remember that anything, which is a part
of the Nature, can survive naturally. Other creatures do not need any education or training to survive.
We give a name to every newborn child. In the first twelve to twenty months, the continuous repetition of the name in
the child?ar start giving him a sense of identification. The feeling that "I am someone" lays the foundation for
later ego. From twenty to sixty months, numerous thoughts and memories enter the brain and the head expands to double in size.
Due to this intrusion of words and thoughts, the natural properties of the brain start diminishing and the illusion sets in.
First, by learning the phrases like "my toys", "my parents", "my clothes", "my school"
etc., the feelings of possession or "my-ism" start the formation of delusion. This is aided by imposed cultural
and social norms and an imaginary mind begins to function. Thereafter, in earlier days, the poems, prayers etc. recited in
the nurseries and schools (today the TV ads etc.) form the habit of murmuring and repeating the words. The tongue movements
start. As the child grows up and learns to write by hand, "my-ism" slowly gets converted in to ego or "I".
As the education continues in the schools and colleges, the mind is fed with more information and the movements of tongue,
process of learning and concentration get intense and cause the thought mechanism to accelerate. The process of thinking creates
a misimpression that there is a "thinker". The "thinker" in the mind gives form to "I" and all
the delusions commence. The person thinks, "I am what I have been given the name with" and leads the life in complete
ignorance. The mind entangles itself in the words, thoughts, memories, and ego and sets a flow of deceptive life. This is
how the basic and natural mind turns into an artificial and whimsical one.
Since the general life revolves around memories, thoughts, logic, beliefs etc. the brain is used more in comparison with
other parts of the body. The mind, therefore, has become very sensitive. The brain also has the weight of imaginary mind.
Since the thoughts are always outward, a person always wishes for materialistic fulfillment. There is no doubt that the human
life is comfortable and plentiful because of an active and powerful brain. We have, however, paid the price with loss of inner
peace, enlightenment and thus eternal happiness. Inasmuch as the sensitivity of the brain increases, other parts of the body
become weak and sluggish. Today, people may not understand this because they have not seen the healthy body; a body on which
the brain will function. It is, in fact, the other way round; mind is perceived as real and "I" controls the human
body.
Here, we have to look in to one aspect of the human body which has been ignored (or, in fact, misrepresented) for very
long. We have seen from above examples that an ordinary person keeps on living his life in the illusion of "I".
On the spiritual front, however, we are made to believe that "we are not the body". Therefore, in both the cases,
the body is completely ignored. For a materialistic person, "I" appears to be the reality. "I", however,
survives merely on past memories and thoughts. We feed the mind with thoughts and try to sort of satisfy it. But mere words
cannot satisfy the body. For a so-called spiritual person of today, the very basic education that "I am not the body"
prompts derision in the mind towards the body and the spiritualism starts with a conflict.
Body: a Truth
Our body is a family of millions of cells; each one alive and functioning.
Each cell has its own brain and works in harmony with the rest of the body. Body cannot be perceived as a barrier towards
attaining the truth. It should be as much the part of our spiritual quest as anything else. If we can go beyond mind, we can
surely go within the body. It should be a tool in the spiritual quest and not a conflict. We have devised all the means to
satisfy the mind, but none for the body. The body has therefore, lost natural sensations. That is the reason why the body
is prone to so many diseases and ailments. The following example is self-explanatory.
When a thorn pierces the skin, bloods spurts out and the gorge provides a way for bacteria to enter the body. In the blood
stream, the white blood cells detect the intruders and send warning signals to the whole body. The natural immunity system
of the body gets activated in defense. The brain does not play any role in this activity. The veins and body membranes react
to the extraneous elements and the affected part becomes sour and painful. This shows how body is independent of brain in
particular instances. In another example, immediately after a goat has been slaughtered (its head severed), if acid is poured
on one leg, the other leg tries to rub it out. It once again shows that the response mechanism of the body is independent
of brain and self-reliant.
Similarly, when a sensation is sent to the body from brain, it remains in the cells of the body. In many cases, it has
been found that even after death, hair and nail keep on growing for some time. The bottom line is that the cells all over
the body have their own characteristics and function on their own. Since the cells tend to get influenced by the sensations
and messages sent by the brain, our thoughts keep on affecting our body for many births. It is not only the brain that emits
the Neurons. The body also emits them and in the process of reconstruction of Neurons in the intermediate state, the collective
effect influences the next life.
Just like the germs in a wound, the illusory body of a person, or ?mp;quot;, attacks the natural life form. In one?ifetime,
the unnatural mind becomes the owner of the body and ultimately the cause of all sorrows. Since the humans have been bestowed
with the gift of tongue, vocal cord and voice, the usage of this system was supposed to be limited to practical purposes like
calling, asking and replying. We have, however, corrupted it by excessive thoughts and illusions. These thoughts pass on to
blood streams and then each cell in the body as invisible germs. The white blood cells do not resist them thinking they are
coming from the body. The same thoughts, in turn, activate the chemical and electro-magnetic processes as described above.
Swami Samartha Ramdas has said, "The virtuous silent person is the one who has discarded the words." Silence
does not only mean keeping the mouth shut. The mind has to be emptied of the words.
The sarcasm of human life is that although everybody rushes towards materialistic gains and physical fulfillment, the
body remains unfulfilled. We think that we are doing everything for the body but actually all the actions are aimed towards
satisfying the mind. It is mind reigning over the natural consciousness and body. It has created the illusory "I"
and we keep on feeding it with ambitions, logic and possessions. Have we ever thought if "I" is really present?
Whether the entity we are trying to satisfy is really there? Who is this "I" ? This is the question to whole mankind
and should be explored. It is; however, very unlikely that anything will be gained by this exploration. The modern science
has invented Kirleyone photography to photograph the thoughts. Though, it cannot photograph "I". It means that the
thoughts, which remain throughout the life, are there but "I" does not exist.
The basic or natural properties of the brain are today overshadowed by cultural, social and emotional influences. The
happiness should be perceived not as a satisfaction of ?mp;quot; but the natural human brain and basic mind. Today, the intellectuals,
scientists and scholars should work towards this perception and not merely the materialistic advancements. The system has
to change and the whole mankind is calling for it.
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