Why We Do The Things We Do

Spiritual ScienceResearch FoundationBridging the known and unknown worlds SpiritualResearchFoundation.org

Why we do the things we do?

www.SpiritualResearchFoundation.org

- a spiritual perspective


Refer to previous tutorials


Decisions Decisions Decisions !!!

???


Bad Decisions !!!


Insight into decision making


Example John and Mary
















What went through Mary’s mind?



Rewind


How we make decisions

“Mary, will you marry me?”

Sound waves hit Mary’s ear



“Mary, will you marry me?”

Impulse reaches Mary’s brain



“Mary, will you marry

me?”

Impulse reaches Mary’s subtle sense of hearing



Conscious mind

Mary is now aware that some words have been spoken



Conscious mind

Identification and interpretation centre

Here it identifies and interprets the impulse as – the words that have been spoken by John are that he wants me to marry him.



Conscious mind


Like and dislike centre(-ve)

As Mary does not like the way John’s mother treats her.



Conscious mind



Mary’s strong urge to be married and have children.

Instinct and desire centre (+ve)



Conscious mind



Mary’s felt that she was put on the spot


Temperamental characteristics centre (-ve)



Conscious mind



Maximum give-and-take accounts with John in this lifetime



(+ve) Give-and-take account centre



Conscious mind





(+ve) Give-and-take account centre

Intellect



Identification and interpretation centre No

Like and dislike centre No

Instinct and desire centre No

Temperamental characteristics centre No

Give-and-take account centre Yes

Intellect No

Final decision = Yes

Give and take account centre has vetoing rights over all the other centres and the intellect



This is also the explanation behind why some people go ahead and get married despite it being obvious to everyone including the couple that they are mismatched.



Intellect

Five subtle motor organs

Motor and hypothalamic centres in the brain and the conscious mind




How we make decisions – when there is no give-and-take account

Conscious mind


Like and dislike centre

Instinct and desire centre

Temperamental characteristics centre

Give-and-take account centre

Active

Active

Active

Active

Neutral


All major events are destined

The Give-and-Take account centrein the mind influences all major events

Birth

Marriage

The Sub-conscious Mind

Major accidents

Death


Overcoming bad decision making due to destiny

Only way by spiritual practice


Overcoming bad decision making due to destiny

Only way by spiritual practice

Next tutorial - Chanting the Name of God as a spiritual practice helps in overcoming destiny

Technology

Why We Do The Things We Do