I feel really dumb asking this..but what does "mind over matter" mean....if it means anything in the first place?
2007-02-08 09:08:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
It means you will accomplish more with intelligence than with brute strength.
2007-02-08 09:11:08 · answer #1 · answered by martin h 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An example will clarify you...
A person who is stressed about what the boss said to him one day. So, he lost his ability to sleep because the boss complained about his work.
But the next day, he found out the boss was talking about the tv character, not him. So, he misunderstand.
So the matter is things he heard. Mind is how he takes it.
If he took it lightly or tried to find out right away if the boss did mean him, he probably had a good night sleep
so, that is what mind over matter means. Lot of times, it is really from our mind, not from the matter or fact you think you know it is true.
Of course, that is only example and that example is about negative mind over matter. There are positive mind over matter as well.
Like if you are craving for some food, but you tell your mind that that is not good for you. You dont need to eat it. You stop, then it means positive mind over matter
2007-02-08 17:18:51 · answer #2 · answered by YourDreamDoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” ~ Doctor Seuss
“No matter how much it hurts, no matter what the pain is inside, work hard to make somebody happy everyday, even if it is yourself.”
“No matter how difficult life can be the most important thing is to live it with hope.”
“I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter.” ~ W.C.
“People always overdo the matter when they attempt deception.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” MLK
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." ~ Henry David Thoreau
“In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.” ~ Albert Einstein
“People who matter are most aware that everyone else does, too.” ~ Malcolm S. Forbes
“What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind. What is the soul? It is immaterial”
“The mind is a matter over every kind of fortune; itself acts in both ways, being the cause of its own happiness and misery.” ~ Seneca
It means everything!
"What the mind can concieve and believe- it can achieve." ~ Jesse Jackson
2007-02-08 17:23:34 · answer #3 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mind over matter is a saying that means to put your mind over whatever problem you have. For example, say if you have like an extremely bad headache or you just broke up with your boyfriend/girlfriend you would not think about the pain or sorrow, instead mind your mind in some other place and think about something better or happier
2007-02-08 17:15:11 · answer #4 · answered by 4everxOxhis 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Mind over matter" is a phrase popularized during the 1960s and 1970s. It originally was used in reference to paranormal phenomena such as extra-sensory perception and psychokinesis. However, it has also been used in reference to mind-centric spiritual and philosophic doctrines such as responsibility assumption. It is the belief that the mind is more powerful than the body. For example, "self-help" personalities such as Tony Robbins claim that, through the power of concentration and "positive thinking", people can walk on hot coals without getting burned.
2007-02-12 12:51:54 · answer #5 · answered by dew drop 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mind over matter suggests that your mind can convince you do some thing that your body may not want to. Like working out for example, you may feel tired and lazy so you don't want to go to the gym, but it's really a "mind over matter" deal because you can think about the benefits long enough and you can convince yourself to go even though you don't want to.
2007-02-08 17:11:40 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Matter
1. the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made.
2. physical or corporeal substance in general, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, esp. as distinguished from incorporeal substance, as spirit or mind, or from qualities, actions, and the like.
3. something that occupies space.
It's basically saying that the mind can overcome obstacles that seem as though there's no way around it, assuming your strength of will is strong enough.
2007-02-08 17:13:08 · answer #7 · answered by yearofthebox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can ease pain by using 'mind over matter' - i.e., by thinking of something completely different from the pain. I suppose it is some form of meditation as in yoga, but that is what I believe the saying to mean.
2007-02-08 17:13:00 · answer #8 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means using the way you think to control and overcome the way you feel.
"Mind" is the mental aspect, while "matter" is the physical.
Your body might tell you that you are tired, hungry, in pain, etc., but you can sometimes convince yourself that you are alright or better through the power of mental assertion.
2007-02-08 17:12:21 · answer #9 · answered by marklemoore 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The matter part is reffering to anything that you can phisically grasp. It is basically saying that your mind can rise above and overcome anything in the phisical world.
2007-02-08 17:12:38 · answer #10 · answered by luker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Mind over matter" in my experience can mean a couple of things. Firstly, if you put your mind to a problem (or matter), you can overcome it. Secondly, and this one I say all the time... "If you don't mind, it don't matter!"
2007-02-08 17:11:42 · answer #11 · answered by Collin R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋