Mind over Brain

            To look for answers on a personal level one must first engage a heartfelt relationship with the brain. All things stored there from early childhood to present day are accessible as in filing drawers. Many are locked by either the lightness of their memory or by the distant relevance to current times, but they are there.

            Finding the thread that decodes the access, is a simple process. For these implants of activity or learning are always open to the manipulation of the mindful part of the thinking process.

            Facts such as 1+1=2, the birth dates of friends or family or the titles of favorite books or movies are cataloged information. The image of a loving friend, the experience that titillated emotional response or the smells or sounds of  a favorite memory are all stored in what may be called cushioned memory cells. These become bridges to mindful thinking. For it is the idea or project that needs intimate thinking that pulls on the feelings of these memories.

            To set up thinking patterns for mindful thought the calculated areas of the brain must be vacated. It is not the center for logic that always comes up with a logical thought out opinion. As opinion of a personal directive needs the avoidance of others plans as the pattern as the connectivity into the paradise of the mind brings a clarity that  is void of calculated thinking. To define the love that children have of their parents ventures past the world of innocence and into the world beyond logical analysis. This is the area of the brain where mindful consideration blossoms. When one speaks of reaching the connection to soul they have found their nirvana center. Do not assume that this state of connection holds only the nectar of thoughts, for it of itself has no storage system. This nirvana center is a magical electrical field that accepts only what is brought in from the cushioned or logical memory cells. Yes, this area accepts all input, but these are thoughts of choice as the quieted mind will choose as a recipe the necessary ingredients. This process burns more brain calories than any other brain sector when used for developing personal values that create the unique pearls of wisdom from your own higher thought.

            The only instruction to stepping into a mindful thinking process is to set up your own platform for communication. For those with visual prominence, a visual that offers a restive familiarity may be used time and time again. One that has aural peace may find sounds whether musical or those of nature to lead to the gate of their nirvana. Do not eliminate any state that you may find of greater assistance as this is unique to your own sensitivities (water immersion, the touch of smooth wood, smell of incense or a favorite essential oil, taste of a tea or herb emulsion). If you have the luxury of a massage therapist use  that time of focused touch to open your gate. The possibilities of obtaining your nirvana are as vast as the differences of individuality. Once your connection is found it is easily found again and again.

Many essays in my book will bring your own unique understanding to not only know yourself, but also understand the actions of others. My greatest discovery has been to listen to the amazingly different views of readers, as they have found life lessons for themselves in "A View".