Mind

[AV1611VET]

I retract my earlier comment. Astrology makes far more sense.

Don't count on it.

There's more to astrology than just pictures.

 

[Davian]

If you think Astrology is akin to Theology, then put up a Zodiac on the courthouse lawn and watch atheists go by and giggle.

Then put the Ten Commandments up and watch them go by, and read tomorrow's newspaper, where they're up in arms that the Ten Commandments is forcing Christianity on the public.

I have already retracted that comment, thank you.

 

[leftrightleftrightleft]

Each one of talk about 'Mind' which is not any form physically visible yet is most contemporary phenomenon. Mind's influence is so intense that gives no choice but to follow its directions. Most ancient inscription 'Veda' explains - Body is a carrier of the ‘Mind’ and its organs are tools. Mind interacts with external environment and gathers information so as to direct organs to act. Mind is Genetic Code or encoded seed that establishes the ‘identity’ of a person. “The mind, according to advaita Vedanta - According to advaita Vedanta the mind is a subtle substance (dravya). It is neither atomic nor infinite in size, but it is said to be of madhyama pariNAma, medium size, which may be taken to mean that it pervades the body of the particular jIva to which it belongs. The mind of each jIva is different. It has a beginning, as is proved by such shruti statements as, “It (Brahman) projected the mind” (br. up. 1.2.1). (VedAnta paribhASha). The nyaya-vaisheshika system considers the mind to be an eternal substance, atomic in size. “An article Vedanta series 30 – Vedanta – Mind, intellect, ego and consciousness – Mind is explained as संकल्प-विकल्पात्माकं मनः decision and indecision. Tattvabodha says that decision and indecision are the nature of the mind, explaining its vacillation. Mind vacillates because it gathers information from the material wrold through organs of perception. Mind is the connecting factor between anthahkarana (internal sensory organs) and bahyakarana (external sensory organs) and hence, is considered as the single important factor in spirituality. Subconscious Mind is memory that retains impressions of history of experiences, instinct and intellect (intellect derived from past history and instinct) guides mind to accept or reject. Functioning system varies from person to person, depends on unconscious and conscious mind. “Vedic knowledge online explains – Chitta (Memory) derived from the root chit, “to be conscious”. Chitta is the subconscious mind. It is the mind-stuff. It is the store-house of memory. Samskaras or impressions of actions are imbedded here. It is one of the four parts of antahkarana. A view of the mind in five parts: 1st Jagrat chitta (conscious mind-wakeful consciousness) 2nd Samskara chitta (Subconscious mind-impression mind) 3rd Vasana chitta (subsubconscious mind-mind of subliminal traits) Karana chitta (superconscious mind) 4th Anukaran chitta (subsuperconscious mind).” “(Wikipedia) Mahabali king of kerala, descendent of Asura tribe was also known as Bali or Maveli. “Another version - Mahabali’s real name is Indrasena. He was descendent of ‘Diti’ Indo Iranian mother.” According to the Yoga Vasistha, after inquiring the realm beyond the universe, heaven, devas and asura, which is ruled by the mind, Mahabali thus concentrated on the mind and being satisfied in himself, taught his pupils ‘the only thing worth preserving is mind. Mind absorbs the knowledge you gain from gurus (spiritual teacher), your books and your life, and refines it to great wisdom’.”

I enjoy Hinduism and Indian philosophy, but I am not sure what the point of this post is…

What are you asking us to discuss?

Also, paragraphs would make this more readable.

 

[AV1611VET]

I have already retracted that comment, thank you.

I doubt you could handle astrology.

You would have to learn rulership, delineation and aspect.

Just for starters.

 

[AV1611VET]

I enjoy Hinduism and Indian philosophy,

Including the caste system?

 

[Davian]

I doubt you could handle astrology.

You would have to learn rulership, delineation and aspect.

Just for starters.

Nothing then about hearts producing oxygen or being used as an alternative for brains?

 

[Strathos]

The soul is in some ways like a backup drive of the physical mind, which will survive after the physical mind perishes.

 

[juvenissun]

I enjoy Hinduism and Indian philosophy, but I am not sure what the point of this post is…

What are you asking us to discuss?

Also, paragraphs would make this more readable.

One problem to me about Hinduism or Buddhism is that they NEVER want to talk about the life after death. And that should be a big big issue any religion should have its own theology about it.

 

[sadashivan]

Hinduism is originally not a religion rather is civilization derived from Hindu Kush (Indus Valley). Strong Religion, culture, community or society's behaviour all together form civilization. Indus Valley had many small-small religions founded during settlement of groups. Each group had deity and own god to follow, therefore, you can perceive Hinduism has so many Gods. There were two major religions 1st Shaivism and 2nd Vaishnavism.

Hinduism was too vast to handle thus corrupted due to Brahmin dominance and new religion emerged 'Jainism' and 'Buddhism'. In other words Hinduism is huge tree with many branches like - Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and others. They all emerged as a result of religious crisis, similar to Judaism to Christianity and again break up to catholic, orthodox and so on. From barbaric religious rule to Islam then again break up to Shia and Sunni. All the religions and their inscriptions are same for betterment of the society. All the regions have Heaven and Hell to restrict unlawful practices that harms peaceful society.

Now your point Life after death - Is typical and complicated topic and may be joke for some. However, my explanation is - Are we electronic device? Battery goes off and we are finished. There has to be some force controlling our behaviour if not each one would have behaved same way. But some are very lucky and some looser, some are angrier, more pleasing, obstinate, fool, and intelligent and so on, why we react to surrounding environment? What forces us to get attracted? How Jesus touched one and got cured? Jesus was born on day rising glittering star. What was that? How 3-4 strangers from East came to know and visited to honour the divine birth. Planetary position is important during birth, so planets control us as sea waves by the Moon. These questions we ordinary people cannot answer, but drove sages to realize that all living species are part of energy and each individual has own energy field, in other words is ‘Aura’. Widening and narrowing energy field depends on what you sow you reap. A goal is fixed by God (unexplainable to me), is from super people of other planets, or Abraham or Shiva, or Energy rays of planets. I don’t know what I know is that there is some force that controls and we are tools. One has to achieve energy field fixed and has to go through the cycle of birth and death. One more point is that we are the creator of negative and positive environment on living earth. When negative environment reached extreme some force emerges to revive to positive but when positive environment reaches extreme it stinks and invites negative. This is what happened to all the religions, was introduced for welfare and security but over the time decayed to split up for new ideological religion. Sorry if it hurts anyone and I ask for pardon

 

[Ginger123]

One problem to me about Hinduism or Buddhism is that they NEVER want to talk about the life after death. And that should be a big big issue any religion should have its own theology about it.

That's because Christianity is only about life after death, if there was no promise of an after life there would be no Christians, Christians are only in it for what they hope to get out of it, Christianity is pure selfishness.

 

[sadashivan]

Including the caste system?

Caste system existed in all the civilizations. For example In Roman civilization democracy was for 5% of the total population 35-45% were slaves. Slave business was the best business during antiquity. However, most ancient inscription Rig Veda restricted misuse of slaves but over the time when civilization got corrupted things went opposite.

 

[sadashivan]

You are right each religion is pure as foundation of religion is for societies sanctity and preserving spiritual strength

 

[sadashivan]

The soul is in some ways like a backup drive of the physical mind, which will survive after the physical mind perishes.

beautiful insight. I love it

 

[Davian]

The soul is in some ways like a backup drive of the physical mind,

The soul is not you, but a copy of you?

which will survive after the physical mind perishes.

How do you know it will "survive"? Is this demonstrable?

 

[AV1611VET]

How do you know it will "survive"? Is this demonstrable?

Why don't you get a shrewdness of scientists to hang around someone near death with their microscales and weigh someone just before and just after they die?

Oh, wait! That's been done already, hasn't it?

 

[Davian]

The soul is not you, but a copy of you?

How do you know it will "survive"? Is this demonstrable?

Why don't you get a shrewdness of scientists to hang around someone near death with their microscales and weigh someone just before and just after they die?

Oh, wait! That's been done already, hasn't it?

Is that a "no", then?

 

[AV1611VET]

Is that a "no", then?

Yes ... the soul is what we truly are.

We're not going to have the same bodies in Heaven.

 

[HitchSlap]

Yes ... the soul is what we truly are.

We're not going to have the same bodies in Heaven.

Nope. Won't happen.

 

[AV1611VET]

Nope. Won't happen.

For most people, that's true.

 

[Subduction Zone]

For most people, that's true.

For everyone. Live life well now.

If you act right you will have very few regrets.