Digestive system of the Mind

“I am unable to digest easily, what you say!”

There are very few people, who have never come across such a statement... And, such statements are 'normally' spelt out orally (not in written communications....).

Dis-ease occurs to body as well as the mind.

Food is the source of health as well as that dis-ease.

Main input organs for body-food is mouth and nose.

Stomach has its own cellular level intelligence, so a head-ache pill will “act” even when consumed with little bit of negative attitude, sad mood, singing a song, lamenting, etc (once the body is 'lifeless', that head ache pill does not 'help' the body/stomach, forensic science uses this concept to arrive at the 'exact' time of death....).

Mind receives it food through all the sense organs.... We hear about 'healthy' mind, mind growth, good-company to 'grow' in.... etc...

One funny thing is, mind chews the food in two ways... at once, one session, and also 'later on'.. like those ruminating animals (chewing the cud)....

We also ruminate, the already-chewed, already-digested food of the mind, and also re-ruminate, ruminated food (we do reconsider, a well considered opinion.... Supreme court judges do just that... mostly 'appeals'....!)

Chewing certain ideas, is itself a tough job (words do not need a reference to the dictionary, but the concepts are elusive!).....

Children who are 'put on' healthy food, right from early age, have an added advantage.... they mix(that re-mix-songs concept too! Old-wine-in-new-bottle... concept, etc) pre-digested food, with non-chewable food, now find it softer, and then chew it (flight of knowledge from known to unknown!)

Now the tail-piece... out of context, but I can't help... force of habit (you may say.....not me...)..... Spiritual concepts are food-inputs beyond sensory levels.... none of the above tricks (mind-tricks) really work, when it comes to chewing, eating, digesting spiritual concepts. At best, we may delude ourselves, creating an illusion of having grasped spiritual concepts, by expounding the 'definition' meaning etc , using time tested punch-lines, dialogues, interpretations and what not..... all at mind level only... and as if to confuse us further, a few extra-sensory capabilities (siddhis) play a mighty role in evading the grasp of the already elusive spiritual concepts, by deliberately involving the mind, mind-powers, to boost that egoistic aspect of the self (that is why stories abound, about even high-tech-rishis, who remained 'stuck' even at a greater height of evolvement on spiritual 'path'... yes just the path, not the destination!)

(Enough for the present, lest I cause indigestion to the mind!)

psn(12^th January, 2012)