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Recieved: 2001/08/09 09:32
Subject: [K-list] The mind
From: mgb

On 2001/08/09 09:32, mgb posted thus to the K-list:

"A scientist seeks to understand the universe through
reason based on the knowledge derived from the
sense-organs. But the powers of the senses are limited.
Therefore he utilizes the aid of various instruments. With
the help of the telescope he brings a very distant object
within the range of his vision; with the help of the
microscope he immensely magnifies a minute object. The
technicians of science are busy, day and night, inventing
new instruments by means of which to strengthen and
intensify the powers of the senses. But there exist minute
things in the world that cannot be detected even by the
most powerful electronic microscope. The final secrets of
the universe will for ever remain unrevealed to physical
scientists; for intellect, aided by the senses, is the only
means employed by them in their quest for understanding.
The rishis, on the other hand, did not entirely depend upon
reason, as this word is usually understood. They developed
another faculty of understanding, which is called bodhi, or
deeper consciousness. The seeker of Bramavidya wakened the
subtle power of the mind and senses by means of
concentration and self-control. By withdrawing the senses
from outer objects, he made the scattered mind one-pointed.
 This practice of concentration presently endowed it with
keenness, depth, and a new intensity, and as the power of
concentration increased, the seeker became aware of deeper
phases of existence. Instinct, reason, and intuition, or
higher consciousness - the three instruments of knowledge -
are all differing states of the same mind. Hence a lower
state can be developed into a higher. The means to this
end, however, are not external instruments but appropriate
disciplines directed within."

General Introduction of The Upanishads, pg. 21-22,
translation by Swami Nikhilananda

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