gives birth to spirit.' This insight from Jesus has huge practical applications for all the mind sciences, from medical to psychology. It even unifies the aims of science and religion. Some of the very practical lessons are as follows if we understand the clue and interpret the brain as flesh and the mind as spirit:
1) The brain and mind are very clearly two different entities. In order to understand man it is essential that we understand the nature and function of these similar but very different components of the human self. One is flesh/body/brain and the other is spirit/soul/mind.
2) 'Spirit gives birth to spirit' means that we have to use not our flesh(brain) but only our Mind(the Divine part in us) to be born again as our mind. So again it is very essential to be able to know how to use our mind to become our mind.
3) We are born as flesh(brain) and immediately our mind begins to form. It is a matter of cultivating and nurturing the development of the human mind by following insights from the Divine Mind.
4) The purpose of life is to become the human spirit, the fully actualized human mind. In science and medical terms it means to develop one's mind to the super mature level. Thus the aim of religionand the aim of science is exactly the same - The full actualization of the brain/mind, flesh/spirit human potential. Both are saying that we must become our pure self/spirit/mind.
5) In order to be able to pursue a pure life one has to be capable of knowing, understanding and becoming one's true self. Science and religion are both saying to over come the self-centered barriers of the undeveloped brain/flesh.
6) In science the only way to comprehend life is to have a super mature emotionally intelligent mind that will interpret life exactly as it is. Religion uses the the word truth which is exactly the same as actual reality. Both are showing the way to comprehend and become our optimum self through developing our spirit/soul/mind capacity to comprehend the truth.
7) This insight from Jesus is bringing science and religion on the same page. So as far as emotional intelligence/wisdom is concerned science of religion is science and the science of science is religion. In fact Jesus is telling science to wake up to the fact that brain and mind are two separate entities and that it is essential to distinguish the differences and the similarities of the two.
8) Jesus is clearly saying to use the Mind(the insights of the Bible) to develop the mind. So we have to look for clues from other parts of the Bible to teach our selves how to become our minds.
9) Science helps religion and religion helps science; they are not contradictory. The only part of religion that is fuzzy in the eyes of science is religion's divine and eternal part. As for the rest they are both on the same page.
Sajid Ali Khan
President
4th R* Foundation
233 East, 59th Street
New York NY 10022
212 421 4848
sajidalikhan2@gmail.com
* The R stands for truth/reality. Truth/reality is not just a moral issue it is a much bigger health/economic/life/pure happiness/well-being issue. One can get away with falsehood when it comes to the ropes of life but when it comes to living ones life then truth is an essential factor in a top quality physical and emotional life.
All our emotional problems stem from not knowing, understanding and actualizing our true self. It is because our true self is hidden under the cloak of our part phony self image that we have all these problems in life. From economic troubles to depression from jealousy to suspicion, from anger to restlessness are all due to the part falsehood/emotional-baggage that runs our brains/minds. So the 4th R/truth is a very essential life factor; especially an emotional health factor.
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