Relevance of this lesson in Positivity : We need to understand our mind, its divisions and states of consciousness to know which parts help us to practice positivity.
Lesson 2 - Lessons in Positivity
Abstract: The topics in this lesson get us to know our mind well. This is achieved by telling us what the thing we call mind really is. This is being put across to fulfill the needs of the course. Then the divisions of the mind are explained. The last topic covers the states of our mind. At the end we will come to know the relevance of these topics in Positivity.
Topic 1 - Understanding our Mind
Mind is something that is difficult to define in specific terms. However, it is not that difficult to say what the mind does. Our mind enables us to have subjective awareness. It helps us to perceive stimuli and respond to them. It grants us consciousness with the help of thinking and feeling. It grants intentionality (a capacity to act with purpose). It also grants us some other capacities. They are memory, imagination, means of communication using language, judgement and using logic and rationality. Taken from Mind-Wikipedia.
Topic 2 - Divisions of our Our Mind
Our mind is divided into three parts. They are:
- The Conscious Mind
- The Sub-conscious Mind and
- The Unconscious Mind
They help us understand what each part represents and what it contains.
The conscious mind represents easily accessible memories and information.
The sub-conscious mind represents information that is unawarely stored. This information is collected from what / how we think, reason, conclusions we make and our responses. It is constantly getting recorded. It is continually shaping our thinking, feeling, orientation to reality and capacity to cope with events and happenings.
The unconscious mind represents repressed memories. When we consciously push away thoughts and / or feelings about a person, thing, experience, observation or conclusion it gets buried as a memory. This process of burying is called suppression. Multiple times of suppression of the same type of memory or strongly pushing it away from memory causes its repression. While suppression occurs when we consciously force thoughts and feelings out of our conscious awareness, repression occurs when impulses, thoughts, feelings and emotions are unconsciously pushed out of awareness. An example will explain the difference - A person may take calculated risks in stock trading. He will be setting aside fears consciously. The fears are suppressed. Another person may recklessly take risks in the same circumstances. His fear is repressed. When repression takes place we deny ourself the ability to re-experience. It however shapes our psyche - the manner in which we perceive, evaluate, assess and conclude things about people, incidents, events, occurrences and experiences. These conclusions shape our responses, motivation, self image and self esteem.
Topic 3 - States of Consciousness
The states of consciousness are named or labelled Beta, Theta, Delta and Alpha States of Consciousness.
Beta State of Consciousness : In this state we are wide awake. We can see, hear, feel, smell and taste. Our rational and logical mind is also functioning in this state.
Theta State of Consciousness : The theta state of consciousness is marked by we being able to bounce back to the beta state by stimuli sensed by ear and touch. We are likely to be awakeend by the ring of our phone, a knock on the door, someone calling out our name, or by someone touching us / shaking us. We revert to the beta state when the stimulus crosses a tipping point.
Delta State of Consciousness : This is the state we experience when we are in deep sleep. We are not awakened by mild or moderate stimuli of the types listed above. The sensory centres of our brain have been shut down and only autonomous functions (functions of the heart, lungs, and other internal organs) are working.
Alpha State of Consciousness : This is a patch of consciousness between the Beta State and the Theta State. It is experienced by us when we are drowsy, deeply relaxed, in the moments before falling asleep, during the few moments when we are waking up, or when we are day dreaming.
These then are the four states of consciousness. A person who has mastered the art of practicing positivity has learnt techniques to message the subconscious using the Alpha State of Consciousness.
Summary : The purpose of Positivity is to be able to message our mind to get it to do things for us easily and fast without we doing much. This is magical but true. This lesson explains to us what the mind is what its divisions are and what the states are. Of these we will most concern ourself with the subconscious mind and alpha state. You are requested to roll back and read these two sections again. So that they will be handy when we are reading other topics.
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