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“The mind craves for formulations and definitions, always eager to squeeze reality into a verbal shape.” _Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Resembling a soft wrinkled walnut and weighing less than 1600 grams, or about 3 pounds, your brain controls every action and feeling you have ever had or will have in your lifetime.
This amazing organic “super computer” contains over 100 billion neurons (brain cells) who communicate to each other with a complex system of electrical and chemical reactions occurring constantly. These electrical messages travel at the amazing speed of about 220 miles per hour, which is 323 feet per second!
Loaded with genetic potential at birth, your brain began developing and learning by taking in the stimuli it received from your senses during experiences, and processing this information until it came up with conclusions. These conclusions then got stored as perceptions, memories, or beliefs within the subconscious mind. Based on these new perceptions, memories, or beliefs you formed, you chose your desired reactions, which led you to the next experience.
Neutral Pathway Formation
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