Received Ideas in Quotes 40: the Brain, Mind, Soul, Psyche

 

La maggior parte delle persone conduce una vita meccanica, guidata dal’ inconscio senza nemmeno accorgersene. Per rendersi conto della vastità del’ inconscio, il risveglio della consapevolezza è fondamentale. (@NADYEUGENY. Most people lead mechanical lives, driven by the unconscious without even realizing it. To realize the vastness of the unconscious, the awakening of awareness is fundamental.)

We’re unaware of 90% of our brain power. (They confuse the autonomic nervous system – kept ticking over by that 90% – with being on automatic, on auto-pilot. We think with 10% of our brains. The rest isn’t designed for thinking.)

Everyone has the same IQ. If you put your IQ to work it gets to highest level anyone can reach any level they want to!! (@boozippy)
This is factually not true on any level. (@whatifalthist)

Does really advanced meditation harmonize proteins/structure *inside* neurons and not only *between* neurons? I.e. do you give any credence at all when someone says that meditation is now changing them "at the cellular level"? Meaning that we are not just changing the weight of the connections between neurons but perhaps things like the tensile strengthening of microtubules inside them and things of that sort? (@algekalipso. The human mind cannot directly affect material reality.)

As a psychotechnology, zazen is starving the left hemisphere/ego/myopic grasping objectifying optimizing dualist mind of input. Over time, that lets the right hemisphere/holistic embedded nondual mind become the focal point of our experience. (@IkkyusDen 2024 doesn't know what the word "dualist" means.)

Maybe children are naturally better at “tulpamancy” and can indeed separate parts of their minds with frightening ease? Who can be sure that our “I” is naturally and always one continuous unit? (@Anselmus_BIOS. A "tulpa" is an entity created by several minds. Believing we are several people is popular this month.)


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