Third Eye/ Pineal Gland?

[Frankarmendariz]

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[cXXo]

Depends on what you mean. What do you suggest a 'Third eye' would be? Don't fool yourself into thinking you have some kind of latent super-power that meditation will unlock. The intricate functionings of the brain are largely unknown, the existence of an apparently useless gland doesn't mean anything.

 

[GrowingSmaller]

IIRC the association between the "third eys" and mind deates back at least to the times of the french philosopher Rene Descartes. He said that the seat of consiousness was to be found in the pineal gland, the reason being it was the dead centre of the brain.

Remember this was a few hundred years ago, certainly before the development of modern psychology. As far as I know there is no actual functional connection or correlation between consciousness and the pineal gland. Rather consiousness is related to activity in the cerebral cortex, which actually forms the outer shell of the brain rather than the central part.

For more information on moder views you might google 'brain consciousness" or 'neural correlates of consciousness'.

 

[Paradoxum]

Was is Descartes who thought the pineal gland was where the brain connected to the soul? Anyway, I think this is a question of biology rather than philosophy, so I can't say much more.

Google is the omniscient one with the answers

 

[pgp_protector]

Um reading just the WiKi about the Pineal glad, it appears to have quite a few functions, and not something I'd call unactivated.
Pineal gland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The human pineal gland grows in size until about 1–2 years of age, remaining stable thereafter, although its weight increases gradually from puberty onwards. The abundant melatonin levels in children are believed to inhibit sexual development, and pineal tumors have been linked with precocious puberty. When puberty arrives, melatonin production is reduced. Calcification of the pineal gland is typical in adults.
Apparently the internal secretions of the pineal gland inhibit the development of the reproductive glands, because in cases where it is severely damaged in children, the result is accelerated development of the sexual organs and the skeleton. In animals, the pineal gland appears to play a major role in sexual development, hibernation, metabolism, and seasonal breeding.

 

[sk8Joyful]

why does everyone have a pineal gland in there brain?

i know the third eye is a concept from another reilgion
is the whole concept of the third eye real?

could there be more to what we really know?

We have a pineal gland, because God in His infinite wisdom created us this way.

That people call something, they don't understand, 'useless', only speaks to a lack of awareness.

The '3rd. eye', is only man's attempt to understand.
There's no such physical structure as a '3rd. eye'.

Yes, there are vast eternities of knowledge of which man
remains ignorant; including of functions, & possibilities of our own mind.
Our minds are much more capable, even now, than most are willing to realize, for God's glory

 

[Incariol]

is the whole concept of the third eye real? our brain has a pineal gland but its no activated. why not? could there be more to what we really know? i know the third eye is a concept from another reilgion i think buddhism not sure, but why does everyone have a pineal gland in there brain? any comments or arguments about this?

We have a pineal gland to produce hormones regulating sleep cycles and other cyclical functions. It is activated, the third eye isn't real, and without a pineal gland you'd have a lot of health issues and/or die.

 

[variant]

is the whole concept of the third eye real? our brain has a pineal gland but its no activated. why not? could there be more to what we really know? i know the third eye is a concept from another reilgion i think buddhism not sure, but why does everyone have a pineal gland in there brain? any comments or arguments about this?

It's mainly just a terrible argument based upon nothing but pure speculation (yes decarte was simply speculating wildly).

The pineal gland regulates circadian rhythms.

 

[Theofane]

Depends on what you mean. What do you suggest a 'Third eye' would be? Don't fool yourself into thinking you have some kind of latent super-power that meditation will unlock. The intricate functionings of the brain are largely unknown, the existence of an apparently useless gland doesn't mean anything.

What if this gland is not as useless as it seems?

 

[DisingenuousChristian]

What sources are you people using? East or West? I think it would all depend, really....

 

[farmer joe]

Can't seem to use mine the way others seem to say you can. Not at least, that I know of anyway.