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<blockquote data-quote="Tejwant Singh" data-source="post: 118115" data-attributes="member: 138"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Narayanjot ji,</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Guru fateh.</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Thanks for the very interesting, eye opening, mind boggling phenomena of old age that makes us physically lazy and mentally dormant which is a scary part and thus, leads us to self vegetation, the walking zombies blaming our old age for the mals we have failed to steer away from, due to our own lack of self awareness.</span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Following are the definitions of brain and mind. Brain is a biological engine which runs on the fuel called the mind.</span></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">brain</span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">NOUN:</span></strong></p><p> The portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that is enclosed within the cranium, continuous with the spinal cord, and composed of gray matter and white matter. It is the primary center for the regulation and control of bodily activities, receiving and interpreting sensory impulses, and transmitting information to the muscles and body organs. It is also the seat of consciousness, thought, memory, and emotion.</p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">mind</span></strong> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">NOUN:</span></strong></p><p> </p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The human consciousness that originates in the brain and is manifested especially in thought, perception, emotion, will, memory, and imagination.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The collective conscious and unconscious processes in a sentient organism that direct and influence mental and physical behavior.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The principle of intelligence; the spirit of consciousness regarded as an aspect of reality.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and applying knowledge: <em>Follow your mind, not your heart.</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A person of great mental ability: <em>the great minds of the century.</em></li> </ol><p> </p><p> If we do not generate this fuel from the within then the engine called the brain can not run, function and eventually deteriorates. It is like the beautiful old car that we used for our joy rides, now sitting in the garage with still the spotless engine but does not start anymore because one has not put the fuel in it for a long time. The engine is ceased and deceased.</p><p> Gurbani talks a lot about the mind and gives us the tools to learn, unlearn and relearn so we can keep our brains activated all the time. Gurbani gives us the recipe to make this fuel within.</p><p> “Mind, you have divinity with in, so keep yourself in check all the time” (Munn, tun jot saroop hein, apna mool pahchaan).</p><p> </p><p>I hope one day some Sikh and non-Sikh neurologists will study the Gurbani and then create some activities based on the tools in the SGGS, which will help us avoid or combat diseases like Alzheimer, depression, obesity and other maladies which slows the functions of our brains, if these activities are done from the very young age.</p><p> </p><p>Perhaps, the answer lies in many verses of the Gurbani. One of them is in Jap ji by Guru Nanak which shows us quite nitidly how to keep our brain not becoming a dead engine in a beautiful car:</p><p> </p><p>Gavieye, sunhieye, Munn rakhieyei bhao. Dukh par har such ghar lei jai.</p><p> </p><p>Singing cultivates our emotions, listening charges our mind which in result creates understanding of things. When we practice this understanding by acting on it, the practicing helps the mind to be alert and remain busy all the time. And the result is that we are able to confront any odds in our lives which help us lead a truthful living full of serenity and more important it generates the fuel for our brains to keep on running like a good engine.</p><p> </p><p>This is one more reason for us not to become parrots of Gurbani but its students – the Sikhs, so that we learn how to open ourselves to new horizons.</p><p> </p><p>Tejwant Singh</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tejwant Singh, post: 118115, member: 138"] [FONT=Arial]Narayanjot ji,[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Guru fateh.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Thanks for the very interesting, eye opening, mind boggling phenomena of old age that makes us physically lazy and mentally dormant which is a scary part and thus, leads us to self vegetation, the walking zombies blaming our old age for the mals we have failed to steer away from, due to our own lack of self awareness.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Following are the definitions of brain and mind. Brain is a biological engine which runs on the fuel called the mind.[/FONT] [B][FONT=Arial]brain[/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Arial]NOUN:[/FONT][/B] The portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that is enclosed within the cranium, continuous with the spinal cord, and composed of gray matter and white matter. It is the primary center for the regulation and control of bodily activities, receiving and interpreting sensory impulses, and transmitting information to the muscles and body organs. It is also the seat of consciousness, thought, memory, and emotion. [B][FONT=Arial] mind[/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Arial]NOUN:[/FONT][/B] [LIST=1] [*]The human consciousness that originates in the brain and is manifested especially in thought, perception, emotion, will, memory, and imagination. [*]The collective conscious and unconscious processes in a sentient organism that direct and influence mental and physical behavior. [*]The principle of intelligence; the spirit of consciousness regarded as an aspect of reality. [*]The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and applying knowledge: [I]Follow your mind, not your heart.[/I] [*]A person of great mental ability: [I]the great minds of the century.[/I] [/LIST] If we do not generate this fuel from the within then the engine called the brain can not run, function and eventually deteriorates. It is like the beautiful old car that we used for our joy rides, now sitting in the garage with still the spotless engine but does not start anymore because one has not put the fuel in it for a long time. The engine is ceased and deceased. Gurbani talks a lot about the mind and gives us the tools to learn, unlearn and relearn so we can keep our brains activated all the time. Gurbani gives us the recipe to make this fuel within. “Mind, you have divinity with in, so keep yourself in check all the time” (Munn, tun jot saroop hein, apna mool pahchaan). I hope one day some Sikh and non-Sikh neurologists will study the Gurbani and then create some activities based on the tools in the SGGS, which will help us avoid or combat diseases like Alzheimer, depression, obesity and other maladies which slows the functions of our brains, if these activities are done from the very young age. Perhaps, the answer lies in many verses of the Gurbani. One of them is in Jap ji by Guru Nanak which shows us quite nitidly how to keep our brain not becoming a dead engine in a beautiful car: Gavieye, sunhieye, Munn rakhieyei bhao. Dukh par har such ghar lei jai. Singing cultivates our emotions, listening charges our mind which in result creates understanding of things. When we practice this understanding by acting on it, the practicing helps the mind to be alert and remain busy all the time. And the result is that we are able to confront any odds in our lives which help us lead a truthful living full of serenity and more important it generates the fuel for our brains to keep on running like a good engine. This is one more reason for us not to become parrots of Gurbani but its students – the Sikhs, so that we learn how to open ourselves to new horizons. Tejwant Singh [/QUOTE]
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