Mind Grows in Magnitude

The first mental faculty is that the mind thinks: it discovers and invents newer modes of thinking, with concentration -- that is, the mind meditates. If it is done in a methodical way, the result of thinking is certainly positive: a negative result is achieved only in rare cases. But if it is not done in a methodical way, the general result is negative: only in rare cases do we get a positive result. So students should be taught how to think in a methodical style, otherwise there will be wastage of mental potentialities.

Regarding thinking with concentration, that is, meditation – it is another, still subtler, science. Meditation should be performed knowing fully well the location of different glands and sub-glands and also the different cells in the human brain. And people should not only know the location of these glands and sub-glands, they should also be acquainted with their respective systems of hormone secretion, otherwise their meditation will not produce any fruit. So for this system of meditation, knowledge of biology is essential. We need to progress and grow to do methodical thinking and meditation based on the location of cells, glands and sub-glands, and their secretion of specific quantities of hormones.

The second mental faculty is that the mind remembers: it discovers or invents different systems of remembering or memorising. While remembering, the mind should know how to associate the object to be remembered with psychic pabula of a similar nature. And we should know how to select these which have similarity or proximity to the object that they want to remember. In the case of memorising there should be both a physical, psychic and spiritual approach. For the purpose of memorising, we should avoid use of different sub-glands producing inimical hormones. Committing to memory should be associated with qualities and roots of different flexi of the body.

The third faculty which we should know is the process of transmutation and diversion of different psychic pabula in a scientific manner. This may vary from one person or group to another, from animal to animal, from bird to bird. And for this, there should be specific training that teaches how to transmute and divert different psychic pabula, and this should be open to all.

The fourth one is to create more scope for rationality and rationalisation on the different planes of existence – physical, psychic and spiritual.

If we want to encourage rationality and rationalisation at the physical level, we must avoid thought waves which originate on the physical plane and concern physical objects. On the psychic level, avoid various psychic forms, ideas and movements, and also those aspects of telepathy or clairvoyance which originate on the psychic plane.

However, there are certain phenomena which occur on a blended plane, for instance on a blending of the psychic and spiritual planes. Only the thought wave which emanates from the spiritual plane could save us from the devastating influence of dogma, which separates one person from another, which creates hindrances in the remoulding of human society into a single existence. This process of rationalisation should be developed through the intrinsic human potential of remodelling every aspect of mind. We need to overcome challenges and create a new world in all the three emanations of life – physical, psychic and spiritual.