by Raphaelle Clay

Created on: July 01, 2009   Last Updated: July 16, 2009

The mystery of the mind

How many times have we tried to define the mind ? The mind is plural as human beings are. Since all human beings have their own vision, we can multiply the definition by billions. As a matter of fact, we can agree that there are thousands of definitions, thousands of ways to approach the mind. Who can really say or write 'I know the mystery of the mind'? Nobody except the person who is talking about his mind, and yet it will remain a unique vision and inform us on what he is able to discover about his mind.

Actually, since we are trusting our senses, we might as well acknowledge that what we touch is what our senses and filters let us see, ear about our mind. Considering those facts, approaching the mind looks like a game(set), where we appear as the leading character, discovery, the path, understanding, the goal. As we march the way we enter clear zones, dark areas, funny places, visit hilarious events, meet strange and sometimes amazing people or memories...Even if it sounds weird, the mind is the field where everything is possible. Huge, wonderful and incredibly charming.

We might as well consider that field of knowledge like a puzzle ; joining pieces together build an image, a kind of masterpiece. But can we reduce the mind to this vision ? According to me, the mind is much wider, much more imperceptible. It is the absolute unknown containing an extraordinary power, a wide range of energy, colours, shapes, will, spaces, times, virtual elements that human beings are far from understanding. Writing this reminds me that these words are the only ones my brain is capable to process to try to explain the mystery of the mind. If I was to let my mind express itself, it wouldn't need either, ink, papers or screen or words, it just will, and it does.

Thus, let see how some definitions help us understand it.

When we consider some definitions, what do we learn? First we are taught that the mind refers "to the aspect of the intellectual and consciousness manifested as a combination of thoughts, emotions perceptions, memory, will, imagination, the brain consciousness and unconscious cognitive process which includes the mental processes such as perception, cogniton and personality." Wow ! What are we going to do with this information. Of course, those elements are part of the mind. Nevertheless, let's look deeper into the map. How far from reality is it ?

That is the first point we could discuss about the mystery of the mind. How

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• Next Page >>