Tuesday, 12 August 2008

An Afterlife? - Richard's 3rd Post - You Are What You Think

Richard had a reply to his post which hinted at the duality of mind and body and discussed the spiritual inner life of a person in relation to the universe around him. His correspondent argued that what best defines a person is what he is thinking and indicated some Indian philosophical texts which support this idea. His post can be found here.

Richard's post was made on 10 Apr 2008 at 04:16 pm:

Hey again thanks for your reply, how is the weather over in India? It is very cold over here in Britain at the moment! lol I must say your response was very interesting, I especially found the part about the sanskrit texts very interesting indeed, as I have never come across them before. From what you think, would you say the mind is part of the body, or would you say that the mind is totally separate to the body? Also, do you see the mind as a brain process, or do you see it as a separate spiritual presence? I'm interested to see what you think.

I totally agree what you said about "you are what you think" I've found that is very true from experiences with people. I suppose myself I am more satisfied with values of physical scientific evidence more than religious beliefs, hence why I am not a strict Church of England Christian, even though I was christened one when I was younger. Although I do believe in one creator who created the Universe for a specific purpose, only I wish I knew what it was, and why it was created. I guess it's a great universal mystery of life that remains to be solved.

I've seen that European physicists are going to try and find traces of God in a huge project starting this summer, the outcome will either be hugely dissapointing or massively intriguing. I only hope they find good answers, as it is a massive job to attempt.

I look forward to hearing from you again. Take care.

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