2006-10-25 14:17:44 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes.
2006-10-25 14:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by Brahmanda 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, the genitals allow us to appreciate some very precious things, but I'm not so sure they'd function without the mind, so the answer to your question is yes.
2006-10-25 21:20:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swami Sukhabodhananda
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Satsang
How can I know my mind?
An alert mind is not a problem; an unaware mind is. The mind projects the future to be fulfilling but misses the beauty of the present. If you are rich, you want to be richer; if you are strong, you want to be stronger; if you are beautiful, you want to be more beautiful. Such a mind does not make you live life but leave life.
Such a mind creates false prayers. You make a ritual out of prayer and pretend to pray. Such prayer becomes an empty gesture.
Why am I so greedy?
There is a visible world and there is an invisible world. There is a visible self and an invisible self. The visible world is a world of diversity and the invisible world is a world of oneness.
If we live on the periphery we will feel incomplete but completeness is one’s nature. This incompleteness wants us to be a complete person. But the only track it knows is greed, wanting more. The enlightened masters give us not a dogma but a device to reach this state of completeness.
We should stop fooling around with life. Just thinking to be happy is not enough; just thinking to be wise is not enough. It is a luxury to think but it is wisdom to live. Ask yourself: Are you concerned with reality or fantasy?
There are two ways to know reality. If you want to know objective reality, then science is the way out. If you want to know subjective reality, turn to spirituality.
Why does one worry in life ?
Worry has become a habit for many. An inner energy that is not creative goes around in circles of worry. A creative person is one who, when he encounters a problem, is focused on the solution and is not a victim to the problem. Convert the problem into a springboard for possibilities.
A doctor does not cure illness but allows the healing process within to surface by giving it the right condition. So, too, the true healer exists within you. But you have to create the right condition. By looking at the mountain you can’t climb the mountain, you should will yourself to climb the mountain. Optimise this will for you to be above worry.
What should one do to be successful in life?
Ultimately what you need is self-confidence, mental toughness, commitment to excel and the ability to use the power of imagination.
What do you mean by self-confidence?
There are three pillars of self-confidence: Feeling good, taking responsibility and developing skills. There are both healthy ways and unhealthy ways of feeling good. You should develop the discipline to feel good in a healthy way. The quality of one’s life is the quality of one’s consistent feeling. There are techniques that are taught how to hold and maintain consistent feelings of empowerment within you.
How does one acquire clarity?
Clarity is acquired not by knowledge but by knowing. It is not a belief system; it is intelligence operating in the domain of freedom. The true meaning of renunciation is not renouncing the world but renouncing bondage. When bondage is renounced there is freedom, the most important thing. In freedom lies intelligence. It is not just discipline but true freedom. Freedom is not something devoid of order; it is a flowering of order.
2006-10-25 21:35:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the mind is the way in which we interpret all responses by our senses. We only understand things through our senses and the way our mind interprets them and the thought process which incurs from them.
All bad things are simply responses interpreted by your brain as a means for you to avoid possibly hazardous scenarios. Pain from the sense of touch tells us that we should either avoid something or avoid the situation (be careful). High pitched sounds and loud noises are interpreted as painful to prevent harm to the ear drums and to avoid the source which may be harmful to the body. Foul smells and tastes are intended as a prevention from poisonous or ill-causing vapors and foods. Very bright lights and poorly resolved sights are interpreted as painful or dizziness to avoid strain on the eye's focusing and dilating abilities and loss of vision.
The mind can also think and attempts to help us avoid physical stress and strain to reduce mental stress and strain which can induce physical problems. Our mind works hard to keep our body in top physical condition.
2006-10-25 21:33:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It is the heart that allows us to appreciate that which is precious to us.
The mind is for us to understand why it is precious.
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2006-10-25 22:17:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Were you born w/out a todger or something? I suppose it's connected to the mind but whether that makes any difference, you probably just need a brain stem to appreciate it.
2006-10-25 21:21:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you have a Spirit too!
With that Spirit you can Appreciate LIFE (GOD, GODs Love).
Once you Experience Life (get Born-Again and Walk with GOD), Everything Else HE gave us to Enjoy-----becomes Second Place.
2006-10-25 21:22:04 · answer #7 · answered by maguyver727 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because what is to be found most precious is what is in the Heart.
2006-10-26 21:59:51 · answer #8 · answered by Ashaka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, actually, the mind is the cause of delusion and pain. If you think about it, it distorts how the world actually is, making us only see it how we want to see it. The mind is what gets attached to perishable items, and thus it does not allow us to appreciate them, rather, it causes us to desire them. That's my opinion at least.
2006-10-25 21:21:01 · answer #9 · answered by Dahni C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Being a Christian has helped me personally really enjoy what life is really about. I see things differently now.
I wouldn't go back for the world.
2006-10-25 21:49:10 · answer #10 · answered by JaimeM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this fast pased world it is about the only thing that is private.
Yes and it does allow us to slow down look around you and see what is really important.
2006-10-25 21:23:10 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋