2007-03-01 20:48:43 · 3 answers · asked by stranger 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Yeah. That's the thing. So, those intelligent people should not demean the morons and the idiots. Because without them (morons and idiots), what's the purpose of having intelligent people to think on their behalf?
2007-03-01 22:51:52 · answer #1 · answered by Makisig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Modern psychologists accept the existence of more than
one faculty of mind:
"Our two minds .... One is an act of the emotional
mind, the other of the rational mind. In a very real
sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that
feels" (Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence,
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 1996, page 8).
The Upanishads call the emotional component of mind as
Chitta and the rational component of mind as Manas. In
general, women excel in Chitta and men excel in Manas.
Men have the ability to transcend the limitations of
Manas and activate the higher component of mind Buddhi
(intellect or wisdom) which deals with philosophical
thinking. Very few women can activate this component.
I have published a paper on this topic:
V.Siva Prasad, Various states of mind - revelation
through Vedic scriptures, Express Star Teller,
August 2006, p 13 - 18.
(1) Ahamkaara (Self-sense): The need that "I have to
survive" originates here. It is common to all living
beings including the one celled.
(2) Chitta (Emotion): Sub-conscious instincts like "I
am hungry", "I am thirsty", and "I have to sleep"
originate here. Sexual instincts for continuation of
the spieces are connected with it.
(3) Manas (Reason): It deals with rational thinking,
knowing, practical possibilities and alternatives.
Conscious thoughts of will power like "I have to do
this", "I do not want to do this", "I can not tolerate
this" originate here.
(4) Buddhi (Intellect): Deliberation of the pros and
cons (or good and bad) using discrimination to
determine on a subject is it's chief characteristic.
It deals with higher knowledge, wisdom and philosophy.
In English, 'flourit' means the age of flowering or
dawning of wisdom; it also means the age of 40.
(See a multi-volume dictionary in a library).
Generally, Buddhi (intellect) starts funtcioning after
the age of 40 years. (You can not blame a teenager or a
youth for not having it).
2007-03-02 20:48:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people don't use it!
2007-03-02 06:27:35 · answer #3 · answered by Ana Erikson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋