Pathways
To Knowledge by Prof. P.K.Keshap
Brain is said to have about 15000 million brain cells called
neurons.Also called memory cells. In addition, neorons may be called store
houses of information received by a child.
On birth, the child has about 3750 million memory cells or
stores houses and receives the information from the environment.
The information is received through eyes, ears, touch, taste and
smell. These senses are the Pathways to Knowledge. They work as doors and
windows to the brain where memory is stored.
Generally, the elders think and believe the child is young to
undertstand their activities. But it is not so. Passively, the child• s brain
goes on recording the informtion in its sub-conscious mind.
At the age of about 18 months the memory cells double to 7500
million and by the age of 6 they go up to 90% of the total i.e. 13500 million.
The information received and gathered during the first 6 years consciously or
unconsciously largely determines the beliefs and basic personality traits like
faith in the world • good or bad, just or unjust, worthy of living or leaving,
crime free or full of criminals, fit for building or breaking the world and
many more. Mother• s mental status and the environment around mother improves
the behaviour of the child. Happier the mother, happier the child.
Looking at the saintly pictures, watching healthy and religious
programs on TV, avoiding strong negative foods and violent media reports
contributes in making the child social, non-violent and peace loving
personality.
This all affects his behaviour in later years of his/her life.
That is why wise-men say, • Give us the child for the first 6 • 7years and we
can make him angel or devil as we wish.• Here the basic learning matters a lot.
Orientation of mind needs direction at this level. Affection and
basic faith in family system of which the mother is most important plays a
vital role in establishing child• s faith in the established real world.
If the mother loves the child, the child will develop healthy
concept of the world and would love to make it and ideal world.
On the other hand, neglect and ignorance on the part of the
mother and other family members and community develops wrong definitions
relating to various relationships in the established world.
The child finds himself/herself more confused than clear about
existence in this world. By the age of 18 the brain is developed fully. This
may be more illustrated.
We may take brain as a field named memory comprising of 15000 million acres of
land. At the time of birth, the child has 3750 million acres of land to be
cultivated. This much cultivation is done by the environment in which he is
born.
His or her information receiving power is greater than the
knowledge imparted to him/her. By the age of 18 month, this land increases to
7500 million for which the information lacks. Now at 6, the land i.e. memory
cells increase to 90% i.e. 13500 million acres but how can it be ploughed and
good seeds be sown.
We may ask where is the new knowledge and new information? In
case all the land is not cultivated, what happens?. It goes barren and thorns
or bushes grow. Similarly, our mind which is mostly dependent upon brain as a
hardware, goes barren.
We have the capability to know more, work more, understand more,
create more, innovate more but the environment in which we live does not have
enough to cultivate.
By the age of 18 years, we are fully developed i.e. 15000
million acres of land is ready for cultivation. The family, community and
society in which we live impose so many hurdles and constraints that even 1% of
the brain is not used throughout life.
Moreover, ill-knowledge about law gathered from newspaper and
media presents a fearful picture of the world. Law is the only mechanism
through which the human beings are ensured life on this planet Earth. Law must
be respected rather than feared. Compliance of law must come voluntarily rather
than out of fear. Law should be treated as friend and source of freedom rather
than an instrument to curtail freedom of speech or movement. But proper
knowledge of law is rare and the child does not develop healthy concept of law.
Legal system in the world is a very sound system. But elders around present it
otherwise and child starts from law rather complying law happily.
This also adds to the killing of creativity in the mind of the
child. Developing mind all goes astray.
Self beliefs and definitions useful for life are made during the
very first 6 years of life.
The society as well as the family that provides the environment
to the child and nurtures him finds less criminal minded people as its
constituents.
Mind is fertilizer, say Vadanta. It can be fertilized. Prayers
and meditation fertilize the mind. Ferilized Mind can be cultivated, oriented
and directed for achieving the desired results from life.
Meditation changes Brain Waves, Brain States and Brain
Chemicals. Brain waves are classified in 4 states i.e. Beta (13 to 25 cycles
per second), Alpha(8 to 12 cycles per second), Theta (4 to 8 cycles per second)
Delta (0.5 to 4 cycles per second) Lower the cps, greater is memory and
psychometric response to REAL LIFE.
What benefits meditation gives in 15 -20 years, the scientific
studies show that people have experienced the same benefits by using Machines
in months or so.
Dynamic Personality is primarily developed by 3 factors: family,
environment and mind development. Family is beyond a person• s choice. It is
NATURE• S work. It is given by nature and hence is beyond the control of a
person.
Environment i.e NURTURE is also somewhat in control not in toto.
It is the mind only where control of the possessor is possible. Every living
being has memory, but innovation and creativity needs imagination.
New inventions like internet, mobile phones etc are the result
of imagination and visualization which can be enhanced by yoga and meditation.
They boost memory, concentration and imagination by disciplining mind.
Yoga and meditation discipline the mind. Disciplined mind
generates energy useful for attraction and • Law of attraction• applies.
What you think that you will get in life. This is law of
attraction.
You think happiness, you get happiness; you think miseries, you
get miseries and so on.
Think what you want not what you don• t want. Much of the time
mind fears failures and likes to have success. How is this possible? Think
success and like successful people, you will definitely be successful. Surround
yourself with positive, successful people not negative and failed people.
Critics waste energy and time.
So, it all depends on your thinking what you want from your
life.
About the
Author
Founder Director: Institute for Personality Development(Venture
of Mind Power Institute), 165/64-J, Bhair Randhir Singh Nagar, Ludhiana(India), Phone:
0161-2455560 Branch Office: "Knowledge Park" STEP Govt. of
India, G.N.E, Backside Nankana Sahib Public School, Gill Road, Ludhiana.
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