Mind over matter?

Question

How can a pure mind be tied up with matter full of evil. How can these two opposites come into rrelationship wit each other?
In referrence, all prominent philosophers agreed that matter is is spontaneous, thus a seat for evil.
Setting aside Descartes' controversial theory of dualism, please explain the relationship between pure matter and pure mind in the general idea encompassing broad inclusion of everything in existence.

please excuse me for my spelling.
I meant 'with' instead of 'wit'.
thank you.

to my wonderful first answerer, may I ask what is the relevance of pointing out what should I do to obtain a good life in connection to this question?
Sounds very personal but i'll take it.

To modest proposer, I appreciate your notion. One thing, I can't be that confused to be here in Philosophy section and have awful lot of confidence to talk about 'mind and matter' above/over subsequently. What is your supplement supporting that none of the Philosophers agreed or held matter is spontaneous or ever-changing? From early Greek Philosophers, Heraclitus, Parminedes, Anaxagoras, Phytagoras. Not to forget to forget the Sophists, which emerged Socrates but who didn't totally believe in them. Plato and Aristotle. The Christian Thinkers St. Augustine, St Thomas. Bacon, Hobbes, Galileo Galeli, Descartes and Spinoza, and above all, Kant,The atomists, and the Stoics. They all theorized, matter can assume any form as being impressed on them, thus spontaneous in nature. ANything that is prone to changes is evil. You may want to read on their individual views on the sole concept of mind and matter.

And by the way, I don't take drugs, never did or will in my whole existence.

Why, thank you Mike :)

the problem of mind and matter has haunted Philosophers even to the present. This was one of the most difficult problems as far as explanation of the relationship between pure matter and pure mind is concerned. can mind be superior and free from matter, or is it tied up with matter that is doomed and evil? it was held that matter is the source of all evil, the question how can mind remain pure and at the same time inhibit the body? Can mind be superior over matter.
Plato, Aristotle and Socrates held that there could be no mind without matter and vice versa .

Answer 1

Mind and matter are not separate. Also your mind is the same with the world's mind. Therefore there is not difference between observer, his body and the event. it means that matter is a form of energy that is ruled by mind. However, the connection of mind and matter is made by the working of the universal Law. Such Law define connection between mind and matter. because of such Law, everything depends on everything else.
You have to chant namumyohonrengekyo (the title of the Lotus Sutra). in such way, your mind will be in harmony with your body and as a result you will enjoy better karma because, as I have told you, your mind and body by the Law of namumyohorengekyo influence your surrounding. so, whatever happens to you is a result of your mind and thoughts having effect on your body.
when chanting please relate to some object of worship like painting of nature as long as you find real object of worship.
this letter is written by your mind and also by me. if you reject it, you will reject the merits of your mind and body.

Answer 2

I've studied Descartes, Kant, Husserl, Wittgenstein, Locke, Hume, Leibniz, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Marx, Spinoza, Berkeley, Quine. This isn't a full list. And I can't make sense of your question. You open with a dualist notion, but want to set aside Cartesian dualism. None of the prominent philosophers above call matter "spontaneous". Quantum physicists might, but the "spontaneity" cancels out at the scale of stable objects. And how does this make it a seat for evil?
This is either a joke question, or you're very confused, or maybe it's the drugs talking.

Answer 3

This can be simplyfied greatly and is more easily understandable if one considers the actual scale of the components of an atom. If one takes into account the fact that the neutrons, protons and electrons of an atom actually have huge spaces between them it becomes clear that the atoms that make up seemingly solid objects are made up of 99+ percent empty space.

This alone does not seem too important till you add the idea that the atoms that make up seemingly solid objects are more of a loose conglomeration that share a similar attraction but never really touch each other.

At first glance this does not really seem relevant, but closer analysis reveals that this adds a tremendous amount of empty space to solid objects that are already made up of atoms that are 99 percent space. When so-called solid objects are seen in this light it becomes apparent that they can in no way be the seemingly solid objects they appear to be.

We ourselves are not exceptions to this phenomenon.

These seemingly solid objects are more like ghostly images that we interpret as solid objects based on our perceptual conclusions.

From this we must conclude that Perception is some sort of a trick that helps us to take these ghostly images and turn them into a world we can associate and interact with. This clever device seems to be a creation of our intellect that enables us to interact with each other in what appears to be a three dimensional reality.

I hope that helps to answered your question.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 4

Mind Over Matter: In short, MOM. Pure coincidence? Well, don't believe in it? I agree to some answerer that matter@mind combined together is God.

Have you heard the text that goes, "The Lord hears the cry from the bitterness of one's heart"? You may spell heart as hearth, it still rhymes@homonymous. though they're exactly posited differently, yet, they have one common denominator. How? They are complimentaries. the heart tries everything to preserve the hearth@vice-versa. Must any stealer touch any of these two without having been granted permission, the hearth fires up to 911 degrees Fahrenheit, burning gas chambers@passes through the heart@there, it finds vent through the eyes. Haven't you seen anyone so furious? Hope you did, even once. Haven't you seen their eyes burning with rage, blazing like sword?

It might be pure coincidence, but sometimes, a troubled@trampled heart screams out in silence, its lamentations@though there's not any storm, the heavens cry? Well, in the case of the December 26, 2004 tsunami, it was caused by turbulent abnormality by the environment that echoed the CO2 emission@global warming in its own different@unique way. Yes, and the mind that thought or envisioned it beforehand, as a proof of truth of what she's been holding@telling, yet noone hears@listens@believes, has admitted it to the skies@that, she's now willing to receive punishment for it, to have caused half a million of humanity to perish, just because of one pinhole attempted forcible entry in a CY 2001 carcrash tragedy. She has just thought of that tsunami@asked that her place be invaded by those violent, turbulent waves, but remembers the family she loves, therefore, she just thought it will happen in an ocean, but she's never realized that water, like fire, or nuclear, could also be deadly. She has never really expected@anticipated what a tsunami could cause, or kill. she wwas just thinking, like a flood, it will just cause damage to properties, in proof of payment to what precious possession of name@reputation she lost when was ill-rumored she was a prostitute, when in fact, she was drug and/or liquid-wax sedated, anaesthesized@privy@was feasted, with what she's heard from her non-Catholic aunt, 62 counts! Couldn't you believe that?

Now, said bitter soul reckons the power of the skies@the galaxies@steroids... of course, even if she won't tell this, the EYEs in the skies still know that.

My opinion is, maybe, God is using this psychic or psychotic, to let his message of repentance@reparation be delivered@disseminated all over the world, across the globe@at las islas@everywhere where there is err...@much moore!

Answer 5

concentrate and stand on what you believe in your life don't make yourself confuse of a thing that has no logic.i really don't know what's in your mind it seems that something is bothering you.ask question directly.this question is not really the question you want to ask.ou really need somebody to talk to that you can fully TRUST.anyway your problem is not that complicated.you can deal with that,th only thing you need is a little advice and guidance from your parents maybe.

Answer 6

Pure mind is something viable, but pure matter is not. What is pure matter? Is dirt matter more pure than water matter? Is astral particles more pure than oxygen particles?

A pure mind is one freed of ignorance. Matter is binding and so it can never be free.

Answer 7

you are tied up by definitions instead of experiences
live life and see truth appear instantaniously
you have 2 voices in you ego and id. ego is triumphing due to your concern about peer group opinion

Answer 8

MIND IS A SUBtLE FORM OF MATTER.
WHAt we call matter is gross matter.ANYTHING SUBTLE GAINS POWER OVER GROSS.AS TO WHY BOTH ARE HOUSED IN SAME ENTITY THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS GOD.BY CONTROLLING MIND PRACTIALLY we can control body.

Answer 9

i believe in mind over matter

i dont mind
and you dont matter

i heard that in a song once
seriously
they arent opposites at all
matter is a manifestation of mind

Answer 10

matter is mind