Today I want to discuss the Mind and her powers with you. A lot of people have dabbled a bit in philosophy and upon hearing that you pursue formal education in Philosophy or extratemporally take an interest in discussion broach topics like sollipsism. Before continuing let me state that I believe that philosophical thought arises in communion.
The mind is extraordinary in that it allows us to:
- go back to the past
- replay previous events
- synthesize new futures based on previous experiences
Not all of these are accessible to all people. For example not everybody can synthesize previous experiences into predictions about the future. An example of this third mode of the mind is creating new recipes by adding the tastes of ingredients together in the mind. Also as dabbling home chefs might have experienced a theoretical good combination of flavours might not in practice work out that well. This would confirm the adagium that theory and practice do not always align.
These abilities however also make it possible to lose oneself in thought or without cliche that the divine also knows a bodily aspect. This bodily aspect is pursued by exercise, meditation or prayer. Prayer can be seen as uniting both theoretical and bodily practices since it involves language and movement. This can also be said for meditation if meditation involves mantras. Another aspect that can influence the mind is food, for example foods like:
- coffee
- meat
- diary
Can influence the habitas of the self. Furthermore food can also influence mental states which is expressed in revulsion of vegetarians to meat eating. The importance of food to culture can also be derived from the many proverbs deriving from food for example:
- Love goes through the stomach
The attention of philosophical exercises to food is also seen in the archetypes of celibates and monks as well as the communal rituals of fasting (Abrahamic traditions). Another example is the seperation of diary and meat in Hebrew tradition. In my personal experience some people following Christian tradition have certain weekly days associated with corresponding food. Muslims sometimes fast on mondays and thursdays following tradition of Muhammad.