![]() ![]() Memories of past life experiences come from this part of the mind. It’s a level of mind experienced by practiced meditators and people with paranormal abilities it seems to be a memory bank that is somehow beyond the brain. Extra-cerebral memory is as yet unproven by modern science. Often students are able to learn a year’s worth of material in one month using this method. Using music and deep relaxation to occupy the conscious mind with certain rhythms that make it calm and receptive, information is repeated and seems to be absorbed directly at the subconscious level. In Bulgary, a lot of research has been done on a system of learning they call “ suggestopedia” or “super-learning.” Learning specialists are tapping into the potential of this underground warehouse of experience. This is the part of our mind that is aware of every detail of our environment and experience. Yoga science says that memory has two functions: Cerebral memory computes and stores information on a deeper level than our conscious awareness. It is the layer of information management, computation, philosophy, and memory. The vast majority of most people’s thought processes go on at this level. Spiritual practices that develop it: control of breath ( Pranayama)Īccording to yoga science, the subconscious mind functions through memory, contemplation, the experience of pleasure and pain, and dreams. Naturally developed by: the struggle for existence, thinking, remembering, reacting THE SUBCONSCIOUS LAYERįunction: controls conscious mind, memory, contemplation, experience of pleasure and pain, dreamsĬontrols: second chakra located at the mid-point between pelvis and navel In this level of mind, we perform all the functions that make us similar to animals: we eat, sleep, procreate, and we react to our environment. The conscious mind functions through the senses, desire or aversion, and acts through the motor organs. Spiritual practices that develop it: right conduct (Yama - restraints) (Niyama - observances) Naturally developed by: the struggle for existence Spiritual practices to develop it: yoga postures THE CONSCIOUS LAYERįunction: sensing, through sensory organs desire or aversion acting through motor organsĬontrols: first chakra located at the base of the spine Naturally developed by: physical labor, exercise, balanced diet Spiritual practices, including yoga postures, meditation, exercise, and regulation of the diet all contribute to the holistic development of all the layers of the mind. The layers of the mind are called the koshas. Existence is a continuum, moving from the crude, dense expression of consciousness to the subtle, and then to the unity of infinite consciousness, where all is one.Īlong this continuum are several layers, wherein the expression of consciousness in the form of body and mind performs the functions that are necessary to maintain individual existence and progress. The mind controls the chakras or energy centers along the spine, and thus the expression of the vrttis, or mental tendencies (thousands of these both negative, such as anger, greed, disdain and positive, such as hope, kindness, love) expressed around each chakra. The mind is composed of five layers (conscious, subconscious, supramental, subliminal, and subtle causal) plus its container, the physical body. Yoga science says that the body is composed of the five fundamental factors- solid, liquid, luminous, aerial, ethereal- which make up the entire universe and are controlled by the mind. You will find that those glimpses are like an attracting force, inspiring you to continue it will become less troublesome and more a part of your everyday life that you won’t want to give up. Practicing meditation every day, starting with ten minutes, and eventually thirty minutes (or more), you will begin to get glimpses of that state of still peace. The Indian saint Ramakrishna said that, in the beginning, the mind is like a “mad monkey, stung by a scorpion.” Nearly everyone experiences the frustration of thousands of thoughts taking their minds away from that still, quiet place you want to access. Practice every day, and eventually your body will remain still you will become able to quiet your mind, and experience pure consciousness. Like any new thing, you have to practice regularly - and in this case, practice does make perfect. People often quit practicing meditation because they cannot still their minds and bodies. It takes time to work through all the fears and emotional reactions that you have about the possibility that there might be a different way to approach your life. It takes time to become accustomed to openness. ![]()
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