Mind-Body Problem-Is Mind And Brain The Same Material Substances?
To clearly understand the mind-body problem and if human mind and brain are the same, You need to first understand the nature of parallel universes / multidimensional universes and the illusion of time. Well first what do you think? do you think mind and body are related or mind and body are two distinct separate substances. Sometimes it is good to have some sort of foundation before you face the problem.
“Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, quote
Mind – Body Problem
In philosophy of mind the mind body problem is the term used to point out the problem whether there is a connection between mind and body, is mind and body separate or they are one material substances?. The problem was first pointed out by René Descartes . There are two theories;
- Dualism; suggests that mind and body are two separate substance.
- Monism; suggests that mind and body are one of the same material substance.
Image obtained from the sub atomic particle collision at a very high speed close to that of light
Is Mind and Brain the same
The question of whether the human brain and the mind are the same or they are separate you need to understand what is the relationship between the mind and brain. The brain acts as the receiver and the connection between the mental realm and the physical realm. The human mind and the human brain are one but not the same in such a way that the mind exists in a higher dimension while the brain exists in the denser dimension. Or brains processes information while our minds are the master control unit. so the answer to “is mind and brain the same” is yes as to the mind and body are the same.
The nature of Mind and Body
Our physical body are clearly visible, we see our hands, legs , head and so fourth. If i ask you where is your hand you would show me without any point of doubts. But when it comes to mind, what is mind? Just as you would use your hand to grab and manipulate the environment around you, the mind is that which we use to learn, process and identify the environment around us, without the mind the body will be more of the Inorganic matter, or in other words it will be a dead object. However even the dead objects or the inorganic matter also have some sort of mind it only depends on how you define a mind.
Mind over matter meaning
Most of the readers already agree that mind or at least our thoughts have some effects over matter. So to illustrate mind over matter meaning consider the following example; If i had an intention in my mind and i hold it in my mind for sometime it can cause some effects, this is the basing meaning of mind over matter. The famous scientific experiment that demonstrates how mind over matter works is that of Dr. Masaru Emoto (message from water). watch the video below:
So you can see that mind has power over matter. Here is another interesting fact that demonstrates mind and brain are the same. Even the objects we understand as inorganic matter have a mind. For example a rock has a mind because it has physical properties, that holds it in the way it is, like it’s shape, color, structure, the ability to react with other materials and so fourth. Simply because there has to be a mind to identify all these properties. If we can tune our mind to the greater consciousness we are able to alter the ‘mental states, of matter changing their molecular structures.The big question is can your use your own mind to heal your body through mind body connection?
How is mind and body one of the same material substance?
We know that our physical body or this plane of reality is composed of molecules, atoms, electrons and sub-atomic particles. But that is as far as our science has explored, if we go further down the quantum particles it is hard to see what is down there. The human brain is composed of countless neural networks, in these neural networks passes a variety of messages instructing our body what to do, like how to move your hand, when to run, when to laugh etc. these messages are carried out in form of pulses which is micro-electric in nature just as close to that of our electronics. As for now in quantum mechanics they understand that light is both particle and wave, it has a ‘dual nature’ or in another words wave particle duality.
The image showing the famous double slit experiment where light exhibits the property of matter both energy and matter. where it acts as wave and particle. this signifies that mind and body are one.
This takes you close to realizing the material existence of mind but not quite yet, you need to understand the nature of multidimensional universe, multidimensional being and the illusion of time. We know that light travels in a very high speed, considering that fact and imagine that you are able to perceive electrons with extremely slow speed, you will see the mind as a material existence with its form. Our bodies under a microscope are gaseous of loose molecules, and if we slow down time, we will not be able to perceive our physical body because the blood pumping into our veins and the rate of exchange of living and dead cells will be extremely fast for us to see it.So the mind body problem and if mind and brain the same is the matter of angle of perception.
The Mind And The Brain
“Every time you make a CHOICE, you are molding your reality and Rewiring your brain”
The main difference between human mind and brain is that the brain acts as a hardware while human mind is the software, but unlike computer software and hardware, the human mind hard-wires the brain and changes the physical reality according to a person’s perceptions.
Human mind as the canvas of reality
Human mind is a part of us that we use as a tool to be aware of our surroundings, One has to understand that the mind is the blue print of everything that is happening.
If one disciplines his/her mind, then he/she controls everything within it. To get a glimpse of the potential of mind just think about what it does. A taste, sight, feelings, hearing and smell we use all of these to navigate our external environments, yet they are merely defined by our brains, and they are just electrical signals all happening INSIDE our brains. Everything you do whether is writing, reading, driving and so forth, has been hardwired in the brain, if you had learned something in the wrong way, unless you change that “hardwired part” you will keep on doing the same mistake for the rest of your life.
Everything we perceive as a physical reality is the result of our ‘mental filters’ subconsciously, all the physical matter you see, touch, smell and everything is not the ultimate reality, nothing that exists on this plain of reality stays the way it is forever they all undergo process of decomposition and transformations, from the universe to the atom, these are not indivisible but they can all be changed and altered.
The physical matter that we perceive is only a ‘Mental Perception’ this is to say however we programmed out minds to perceive the reality that’s how we will perceive it; for example if you touch a cold bottle of water that is the senses that tells you that it’s cold but outside your consciousness there isn’t any concept of cold and hot because there isn’t the mind to identify which is cold and hot, big or small etc..
There isn’t any difference between cold and heat nor is there a temperature nor is there material, the mind is the only that tells that apart
- Ø In the Darkness black and white are the same.
- Ø The space has a single direction, there is no up, down, north, south.
- Ø Light and darkness are the same in the empty space
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Psychology and Philosophy of the Human Mind
In psychology of human mind there are four states of consciousness which manifests as four brain frequencies or brain waves. Human brain generates micro electrical pulses as when thoughts permeates the labyrinth of mind. The physical conduits of these thoughts are the millions of nerve cells or neurons in the brain. Just as mobile phone or any other wireless communication devices, in order to tune in of sync another device,your device has to tune into that specific frequency, Brain waves can be measured on an electro-encephalograph machine (E.E.G. Machine). By using special electrodes that are attached to the skull, brain waves can be measured accurately as the person drifts into these different states of consciousness. Keep in mind that depending on a persons character they are mostly operating their brains on different levels so one maybe an Alpha or Delta, that’s why some are geniuses and some are leaders. Brain waves are measured in the number of cycles per second (C.P.S.) which are 4 main frequencies:
Delta level brain waves – range 0.5-3 C.P.S
This is the state where a person is dreamless, tranquil an deeply relaxed, it is believed at this state a person is in tuned in Oneness, at this level of awareness a person sees the relationship and interconnectedness of all things. At this state time doesn’t exists they all merge into oneness. Usually here people would get ‘messages from beyond’.
Theta level brain waves – range 4-7 C.P.S
At this level of mind a person usually have high level of creativity, they would get inspirations, bright new ideas, most of the children operates in this frequency level where they are highly creative and their brains are highly receptive. This is a good state to program one’s mind and get rid of bad habits.
Alpha level brain waves – range 8-12 C.P.S
At this state you are relaxed and can have daydreams, emotional and a heightened memory it is easy to access your subconscious mind at this level. Most of the T.V commercial can reach your subconscious mind at this state easily because people jump into this state of consciousness on and off without being away of it.
Beta level brain waves – range 13-25 C.P.S.
This is basically your conscious mind, when you are awake and aware with logical thoughts, analysis and actions. at this level a person can hardly learn something new because the mind is in the mode of doing something so it is hard to gain any new insights. If you want to get something done you will accomplish it easily at this level because your mind can be less interfered with external factors.
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Relationship Between Pineal Gland And The Third Eye
The Pineal gland | Pineal Body
The pineal gland also known as pineal body is a tiny, pea-sized endocrine gland in the brain, which is responsible for regulating the wake and sleep patterns of humans. This gland resembles a tiny pinecone, sits near the middle of the brain, between the two hemispheres behind, and just a little above the pituitary gland. It regulates sleeping and waking patterns by secreting melatonin. The pineal gland produces melatonin relative to the absence of light. Melatonin is produced in the dark, while light inhibits the production of this natural happy drug(melatonin). Pinealocytes are photoreceptor cells like those of the retina, which postulates that mammals had the third eye.
The Third Eye
The pineal gland is in fact the part of the third eye, where by the sixth chakra or ajna. In this chakra we are able to acquire many psychic abilities, and it varies on which level you open your third eye.
The Pineal Gland , The Third Eye in Different Cultures
According to New Age spirituality, the pineal gland is also thought to be our connection to deep thought.Upon opening of the third eye one achieves enlightenment in Hinduism and Buddhism. In India, the eye of wisdom is believed to be possessed by wizened yogis and teachers who have successfully opened their third eyes. According to Indian myths, the opening of Shiva’s third eye resulted to the total annihilation of the physical world. In the book Thiaoouban prophecy the author was taken by aliens to the ninth planet, and these being touched his pineal gland then he could see auras.
It is the gland’s control over the endocrine system, which translates to its influence over the energy channels of the body according to Chinese medicine. This gland is thought to be responsible for kundalini awakening, shamanic states, and visions, as well as astral projection. The third eye has also been linked to the legend of the Cyclops, a one eyed being in Greek mythology, when you examine their legends you find out that they have psychic abilities and are able to see beyond the physical realm, this can literary imply opening of the third eye. In modern times, shamans and New Age practitioners have been exploring the significance of the third eye. Among the most influential is the Enigma video of David Wilcox where he exposes the various symbolisms of the pineal gland and the third eye.
DMT- Natural Compound that activates The Third eye
DMT or N,N-Dimethyltryptamine is the natural occuring chemical compound found in variety of plants, is it also secreted by pineal gland during the deep relaxation and sleep, even during meditation. alters the brain chemistry and shift a persons consciousness. The shamans of the amazon uses ayahuasca as their main source to connect with the spiritual world.Rick Strassman did an extensive research on DMT. and found out that Pineal gland appears in human embryo about 49 days of gystation, where in tibetan they believe 49 days is required for a soul to reincarnate to the next life, the same time when you can differentiate if the human embryo is male of female
How to Activate Or Opening the Third Eye
There are various methods on which you can activate or open your third eye whereby your pineal gland is stimulated some of them are;
Extreme pressure on the area of the brain where the pineal gland is located can activate this pineal gland. Head injuries are commonly thought to open the pineal gland so that patients awaking from these injuries often feel a more open reception to deeper realms of thought compared to other people.
Meditation is also another way to open the third eye, remember deep relaxation stimulates your pineal gland to produce melatonin so while meditating a practitioner would stimulate on the third eye. Deep breathing exercises as well as visualization of the seven chakras will help a person reach a certain meditative state where all negative emotions are released and one is able to see through the third clearly more clearly than before. The use of crystals such as amethysts and lapis lazuli, as well as aromatherapy oils, can also help in the meditative process of opening a blocked third eye.
What Happens When You Open The Third Eye
If one has successfully opened their third eye, they are able to see the Universe as it is, (in it’s true nature) people can see both the large celestial bodies and the microscopic level, charles webster, Madam Blavatsky, Rudolf Steiner and Charles Webster Leadbeater are among many who succeed to open their third eye and were able to see what ordinary people can’t see. It brings fourth the ability to see people’s auras, where one would be able to know a persons intentions. Charles Webster Leadbeater and Annie Besant publish the book occult chemistry which was the product of their third eye (yogic powers) observation of nature of different elements.
However opening of the third eye takes time to some it may take day and some it may take decades depending on a person himself, and according to experts you must improve your moral character before you try to stimulate your pineal gland or opening your third eye. this is our natural innate abilities just because of the decline of moral values among the society these abilities diminishes with time.
Factors that Block the Effective Function of the Third Eye
While there are methods to open the third and stimulating the pineal gland, there are certain factors, which block the third eye and hinders proper function of the pineal gland as well. Grief is one of the main causes why the third eye becomes blocked. Severe emotional states and genetic predisposition to negative energy will also cause blockages to the third eye. Individuals whose third eyes are blocked may experience nightmares, headaches, poor eyesight, and lack of concentration.
Calcification and Fluoridation of Pineal Gland
In this modern society we use calcium in various things such as toothpaste, and for fluoride which clogs pineal gland which causes;
- Cancer
- Genetic DNA Damage
- Thyroid disruption, which alters the entire endocrine system leading to obesity
- Neurological functioning which causes learning disabilities, lack of focus and concentration
- Alzheimer’s disease
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Types Of Intelligence
In the society today most of the people look on the intelligence in one dimension, in the end when they compare themselves with someone else they see themselves as not intelligence. This is a wrong way of viewing yourself, and one should know there are seven types of intelligence and have been identified by Psychologist Howard Gardner as follows:
Known Types Of Intelligence
Linguistic Types of Intelligence;
In this type of intelligence these people are good at writing, telling stories and everything that involves verbal-linguistic intelligence, they can play with words, memorizes words.
Logical/ Mathematical Types of Intelligence;
These types of people are good with logics, abstractions, reasoning and numbers. It is believed that these type of people are good in math, computer programming and many other logical and numeral tasks, but it is not necessary that they are good in these areas, to take a simple explanation on this is just think about different cultures, we have different types of writings, and ways of computing and it can only be measured relative to their environments.
Bodily-kinesthetic Types of Intelligence;
In this category these people are good learners when they involve muscle activities, this include timing, body motion etc. you may find these types of people are good dancers, athletes, actors, musicians etc. they usually have good coordination in their body movement and can precisely time when to move and how to move.
Musical Types of Intelligence;
These types of people are usually good at rhythms, tones and music., they can produce different types of sound pitch, they are capable of singing, learn easily to play musical instruments, and even compose their own music, they are believed to have strong auditory component, they can hear slight differences in sounds, rhythms and tones.
Interpersonal Types of Intelligence;
with the prefix Inter- it means between of among, so in these types of people are mostly extroverts they express their ideas and feelings external they are aware of others feelings,moods, temperaments and motivations, the are good with communications skills and understand how to communicate with others, they are mostly good sales people, leaders, politicians, managers etc.
Intrapersonal Types Of Intelligence;
The word intra is a Latin word meaning ‘Within’ so as you can already guess these types of people are mostly introverts, they are more self-reflective and understands the “inner-world” they are good at deciphering their own intuitions, feelings and thoughts, they mostly prefer to work alone.In career they can be lawyers, philosophers, psychologists, gurus, psychics etc.
Naturalistic Types Of Intelligence;
This area refers to the types of people who have a sense of nurturing one’s natural environment, they understand the natural world easily and are mostly farmers, biologist, botanist etc. i would imagine Viktor Schauberger in this category
Spatial Types Of Intelligence;
These types of people are usually good at images and visualizations, they are good at diagrams, sketches, shapes colors as long as it is something visual. They make a good artist, architects, designers etc.
Existential Types of Intelligence;
There are people with multiple types of intelligence, they seem to be good at anything, they can learn anything fast and understand most of the things.
Conclusion – Intelligence is not fixed
In conclusion we can say that there are many many types of intelligence that have not even been discovered, we are only using this as a reference, as we can say there are subjects that have not even been branched out of what out current society have. So in case you find yourself not good at anything think again, test yourself and be patient with yourself until your find your place in this World
and intelligence is not fixed, you can become better at anything, just do more of it, “if you don’t use it you lose it”.
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Brain Chemistry – Bullying Leads To Anxiety
Bullying alters brain chemistry
“We found that chronic social stress affects neuroendocrine systems that are paramount for adaptive mammalian social behaviors such as courtship, pair-bonding and parental behaviors,” says Yoav Litvin, M. S. Stoffel Postdoctoral Fellow in Mind, Brain and Behavior. “Changes in components of these systems have been implicated in human disorders, such as social phobias, depression, schizophrenia and autism.”
Litvin and colleagues in Donald Pfaff’s Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior set up a rough-and-tumble school yard scenario in which a young mouse is placed in a cage with a series of larger older mice — a different one in each of 10 days. The mice, being territorial, fight it out in a contest that the new arrival invariably loses. Following the 10-minute battle, the mice were separated in the same cage by a partition that keeps them physically apart but allows them to see, smell and hear one another, a stressful experience for the loser.
Given a day to rest, the test mice are then put in the company of nonthreatening mice of comparable size and age. The biggest change in behavior was that the traumatized mice were more reluctant to socialize with their fellow mice, preferring to keep their distance compared to their unbullied counterparts. The mice that had lost their battles were also more likely to “freeze” in place for longer periods of time and to frequently display “risk assessment” behaviors toward their new cage-mates, behaviors that have been shown to be valid indices of fear and anxiety in humans. The researchers also gave a group of mice a drug that blocked vasopressin receptors, which partly curbed some of the anxious behavior in the bullied mice.
Being low mouse on the totem pole is tough on murine self-esteem. It turns out it has measurable effects on brain chemistry, too, according to recent experiments at Rockefeller University. Researchers found that mice that were bullied persistently by dominant males grew unusually nervous around new company, and that the change in behavior was accompanied by heightened sensitivity to vasopressin, a hormone involved in a variety of social behaviors. The findings suggest how bullying could contribute to long-term social anxiety at the molecular level.
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Seven Ways To Recharge Your Brain
Have you ever been in the situation where you can’t ‘think’ or you feel so drain and tired to do anything,
You keep on saying yes to things you don’t want
Find yourself in places and situations that you shouldn’t have been?
Less motivated to do anything and your mind can’t seem to work
All of this happens because you have used all of your resources and it is time to recharge your brain, just as you would feel hungry after eating for a while, this is the same case when it comes to your mind, it needs to constantly be renewed, cleansed and re-energized.
The problem with the current society is we don’t take time for ourselves , we don’t take time to know who we really are, you may find an engineer is perfect on their field, but knows way to little about themselves.
First we will look on the factors that contribute in ‘energy drain’
- The environment, this includes the people around you, objects and the activities around you, as you know the energy within your body is not always the same with the external energy, for example if the weather outside is too cold and you don’t have warm clothes to ‘retain’ your body energy you will get sick, that is one simple example, moving it further, the ideas, thoughts and the individual mentality requires an external factor to complement the internal thought process, what this means is that the environment have to complement the internal system, and if the movement of energy is not in alignment and balance, you become drained so fast and might get sick, that’s why people become stressfully, unhappy, angry, anxiety and many other bad things. if you stay with the no so like minded people you are in danger of killing the inner man, or you might kill the others, in chemistry if you mix very high concentrated acid and water it will explode, mix one chemical element with another you create a poison. just to give you the idea, another thing to put into consideration is the activities just as you would have some certain types element that can’t be stable in certain conditions, say like water, its freezing point is zero degrees and in order to retain its solid state we would want to keep it in this type of temperature, your mind is like an element which has it’s attributes, characteristics etc., it process information in patterns, people are easily distracted because of the surroundings, their mental elements are not maintained in a certain condition, when exposed in certain type of surrounding it may be extremely active or extremely dull, when this is properly applied you will become aware of energies in different places and sense different with different people.
- Another factor could be the internal contents, this is not a ‘natural’ it’s artificial implanted in your brain, Most kids have original creativity from the age of 1- 7 but when they go to school it becomes clogged and contaminated with the educational system. The environment can be 100% of support but because of the contents in your mind, it doesn’t synchronize in harmony with the external environment
Those are two major factors that could be affecting your energy levels: so here are 7 simple ways you could do everyday to keep your energy level in balance
1. Staying in the environment that will be in harmony with what you are, the only way to test if the place supports you is to see the activities.
2. Sensory input, the brain is active when your senses are stimulated and are active, if you stay in a constant temperature room, your sense of feeling stays stagnant because there is no any alertness. keep entertaining your senses by not staying in one place for a long time, go for a walk, go in the park,go swimming etc., just to keep your mind alert and stimulated, this is the same when it comes to food, and smell.
3. Musical vibrations, we all know that music gives a big impact on mental stimulation, you must bear in mind that your brain takes external input in full, say you are listening to certain music, consciously you may be listening to the words, but subconsciously your brain takes all the input, not only the words but also the musical instruments and the music tone, if the music has bad rhythm your thought process will be bad as well and this can disrupt your thinking process.
4. The food you eat, science has totally ignore the taste and only focused on nutrients, the tongue is there for a very good reason, it stimulates the brain creativity, this is some type of energy that your brain requires to function.
5. Being in tune with the present moment, we always focus on the past and future and forget what is happening in the present, this creates a habit and a habit becomes an addiction, but when you are in tune with the present moment it becomes and habit as well. it keeps the energy flow in and out easily.
6. Motivation and inspirations, keep a constant seek of new experiences, read new books, learn something exciting something that will keep you going , inspired and motivated.
7.Maintaining a constant connection with the source, there is indeed an inner source that has all energy, maintaining a constant connection helps you to stay in a state of happiness, you can do this by meditation, prayer, contemplation etc.
