This question suggests a seperation between me and mind,otherwise how could one rule. What happens if the truth is no seperation.
2006-09-26 03:28:49 · 24 answers · asked by sotu 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
What an interesting question ... the mind versus the rest of one. I think that the mind can be very strong, but this can be its weakness also - it's very hard for it to let go of old habits, it can be a real struggle, because it can find ways of distracting itself from stuff that it doesn't want to deal with - my mind has been doing that for years, I have only just realised this. But happy days - now I have Yahoo answers and this frees my mind! So now my mind is forced to face issues it's been avoiding, and I'm all the better for it. My mind takes refuge in my imagination, but that's a whole other story ...
2006-09-27 00:51:28 · answer #1 · answered by Orla C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the mind rules the rest of the body. After all its emotions and mind set effect how we hold ourselfs or how alert we are. A happy mind is a healthy body and a sad mind is unproductive and weak. There is defeinent link but bieng the centre of operations if you would then Id have to say the brain. A brain can live without all the body, but a body part would need a brain to funtion.
2006-09-26 03:35:46 · answer #2 · answered by jack_doe_83 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My small mind which sometimes I call it consciousness is a bundle of knowledge I call memory. These memories are facts, real, truth, subjectivity everything under the sun. The essence of this consciousness or the judge is my "I". Unfortunately This "I" or me is subjective. I am happy to do what I like and not to do what I don't like. The "Me" is the one ruling this consciousness or my mind. When the "Me" stopped its stupidity, then the truth or the MIND is present.
2006-09-26 17:53:44 · answer #3 · answered by ol's one 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are all victims of what is called "compulsive thinking." Our thoughts continue, in whatever direction, that they will. We are not that aware of our thoughts, and far from controlling them. Thought is the first step in creation, and so, if our thoughts are not in check, then we are technically, creating what and how it is that we are thinking constantly. For the most part, and maybe ever more, our minds control us, however, if we would try to observe their thoughts and taking responsibility for them, we could regain that control. It is not a very easy thing to do, but it accomplishes, what is referred to as, creating our own world and circumstances. It is what is meant by taking control of your life. It is extremely important to regulate negative thoughts in order to reduce negativity in your life. It is imperative to think positively to have positive things happen for you. Too much of our thinking is done out of habit, and even though we might not voice a particular thought, it has done its bidding anyway. So if your are in the habit of thinking that you are always tired, guess what? If you are always thinking that there are not good men/women, guess what, none will come your way. and so on. For some reason, after years of doing these things, we are actually embarrassed to think for ourselves better, like we actually "think" that we have what we deserve, and guess what? There is no seperation, it is all what we have allowed to be, but by undoing it, one must seperate themselves from the thinker to observe the thinker objectivly and honestly, as change change only be made wtihout interferrence from the ego.
2006-09-26 04:02:29 · answer #4 · answered by lisa l 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want to say that I rule my mind, but my mind is telling me that it rules me. In fact my mind made me answer this question as I was planning to ignore it and pass to the next one.
2006-09-26 03:42:36 · answer #5 · answered by feebee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My mind is me and I am my mind.
If they are not separate then how they have conflict?
Of course the same can be asked of our gov't, but yet there is conflict.
The mind has different parts, each part has different objectives.
When the objectives interfere with each other there is inner-conflict.
Refer to Maslow's hierarchy of needs for further clarification on this.
2006-09-26 04:56:17 · answer #6 · answered by spidertiger440 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mind rules mind, says the Bhagavadgita.
2006-09-27 02:42:18 · answer #7 · answered by das.ganesh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its been said before, you are your mind.
You can consciously think of between 5-9 things at the same time, but subconsciously you carry out roughly 2 million bits or calculation every second...
You can control you conscious mind, so you can rule it, but your very being is controlled subconsciously, making you who you are.
My answer: the mind rules you.
2006-09-26 04:43:33 · answer #8 · answered by HarryBore 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to control the mind especially when I'm enjoying what I'm thinking about. And when I don't like my situation I tend to let my mind slip away or occupy it with other things.
2006-09-26 03:42:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It differs from person to person. I believe a deep understanding of your mind gives you greater control and the understanding come from recognition and meditation on the self withing.
So the answer is sometimes I do control my mind sometimes they tells me what to do (They made me answer the question)
2006-09-26 03:40:08 · answer #10 · answered by Sons of Light 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋