13. Camp Thirteen : Mind and Brain

Once in the assembly of Karan-Satsang, when some friends were discussing spiritual matters, one fellow posed a question: ‘If root-cause for the origin of this physical body is mind, one question arises that in embryonic state, when foetus develops in sequence; it is found that brain develops in the seventh or eighth month i.e. in latest stage. Why so?’ Such question is raised to many people, because this queston is based on such misunderstanding that mind and brain are synonymous means the same. In fact, mind and brain both are different entities. For worldly transaction, brain is an instrument of mind, nothing more than this. As soon as, the body dies, the brain ceases to exist but still mind remains active.

Compared to mind, brain is very slow instrument. Mind sends figures on physical plane and accordingly brain gets instructions to act. As mind traces images, brain works.

These images are coming out of the memory treasure of mind. Samskaras of infinite births are stored in that treasure. Whereas in the centre of physiological brain, the memory of this birth is preserved. It is said that at the time of death, on the basis of collected memories of whole life, the dying person can see the picturesque views of all the incidents. In a wink of an eye, it presents before the dying man whatever took place during his life.

Then after brain is perished, but before death that memory is engraved in sub-conscious mind. As long as Jiva lives in the physical body, the memory of mind remains faint & feeble, because at that time, the senses being constantly active, send images all the time to brain due to reactions. After death, when brain demolishes, mind becomes highly active and all the memories of innumerable births embedded in mind become live and fresh.

According to modern medical science, there are ten lacs of various nerves in the upper surface of the brain. A man can perform tremendous activities due to the interaction of informations by these nerves. These activities include even common sense of removing fly from the tip of nose to complicated manufacturing process of super computer. Our brain is not less powerful than any extraordinary computer in any manner. This unique machine made by nature is matchless in the world. In the internal network of this machine, the microscopic details of the biological evolution of twenty lacs of years have been preserved.

Not only that, the seeds of the progress of 50 thousand years old civilization are preserved in it. In the brain of each person, the map of his individual evolutionary growth achieved during his life is prepared.

Brain is an organ made up of soft semi-solid material. Its weight is 1300 gms in average. In the deep part of brain, a section named Hypocampus just like the shape of second day moon is hidden. Some specific neurons have been assembled in this section.

With the help of these cells, a process like coordination of memory takes place. Moreover, in almond-like amy-g-dala, there is an amount of typical nerve cells which accumulates the feeling of fear. Brain’s grey matter named basal ganglia helps us in memorizing our various habits and physical skills. In our daily life, we are exhibitting our different feeling in different circumstances and some times occasionally we analyse many matters in a moment. All these miracles are performed by this majestic brain, a marvellous creation of nature. Will man-made neural silicon chips be able to do such miracles any time?

Recent scientists have invented that as the I.Q. (Intelligence Quotient) is high, there are less activities in the brain. In neuro science, intelligence is considered as neural efficiency. Smart brain does not work in vain. It achieves more results with minimum utilization of energy. Thus intelligence is not exerts but efficiency. At present scientists can observe the mental processes on the monitor screen with the help of M.R.I. and P.T.I. scan. Del Gado, a physiologist had performed a novel experiment. He brought a strong and ferocious spanish bull on the ground with electrodes in its brain.This aggressive bull was rushing on the ground to crush the men standing there. But when the scientists switched off the centres responsible for aggression by electrodes, the bull stopped suddenly and stood calm and quiet.

As soon as the radio waves entered its amy-g-dala field, it became quiet.

Modern science has proved that now it is not necessary to keep fierce and terrifying criminals behind the prison bars. At the time of perol, radio transmitters will be joined with their brain which will transmit live telecast of brain activities. Police control room will note down his specific mental condition. As soon as any anti-social thought will be presumed, that will be repressed with the help of transmitters. Thus many crimes will be prevented, but do we feel that by playing tricks with the brain, are not the scientists challenging the supremacy and secrecies of brain?

The most stupid man of the world pauses so many questions that even the wisest man can not reply. It is obvious that our brain and mind are not so skillful that they can explain their own capabilities in full and final.