In the secular world, the brain is generally identified with the mind. When we talk of a smart person we say that he has a big brain. When someone is brain dead we say that that thinking and awareness stop. This is the current medical...
I watched a you tube video of a debate between a spiritual guru and a famous atheist last night. Names need not be mentioned and are unimportant. It is the ideas that are important. The Guru stressed the importance of not listening to the mind....
As long as we are identified with our body, dealing with negative emotions and states is very challenging. For it feels to us as if we ARE those states. When they happen (and they are bound to happen) we must resort to stratagems to get...