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First Scientific Model of Human Body-Mind Activities: Proposed

by Sankhya

Prof. Ananda M. Ghosh.

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Man as an Interpreter & seeker of Truth has ......

• 5 sense organs for Observing the Nature • 5 Tanmatric signals can excite those organs • 5 bhuta i.e. elements provide support for body-

mind growth• 5 Pranas cause circulation inside every body• Brain acts as a CPU• Individual [jib- Atma] realization becomes

different due to separate Mind+Intelligence+ego• 5 (karmendria) i. e. Output Organs act as

actuators with the external world

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Sankhya’s Objective/Subjective Division

• External Sense Organs can detect only Objective Universe (Prakiti)

• Sankhya tried to discover the Subjective Universe present inside every Human Being (purusha)

• Sankhya believes in Vedas but not in God;

• Veda believes that a perfect man can only realize the holistic TRUTH

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Sankhya Philosophy

• Purusha gets manifested in the form of Micro-Consciousness in every person

• External Physical Nature also has embedded Macro-Consciousness that acts as a Server

• Lower instinctive Consciousness acts as Mind• Higher or Super-Consciousness only can see

the TRUTH • Truth finding Subjective Universe of an

individual can grow by Sadhana [education, Yoga, Meditation, etc]

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Sankhya-Tattwa : 24 Basic Elements present in every Person

• 5 (bhuta) Body Materials:: khiti (earth), apa (water), teja (fire), marut (air), bhyom (free space)

• 5 Tanmatra :: (excitation signals for) Vision, Sound, Touch, Taste, Smell

• 5(gyanendria) Sense Organs :: Eye, Ear, Skin, Tongue, Nose

• 5 (karmendria) Output Organs :: Mouth, Hands, Legs, Anus, Genital

• Mind + Ego (I-ness) + Intelligence/Memory (chitta) give rise to individual Personality [sattwa /Raja/ tama]

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Mind-Pyramid

BODY

MIND

Consciousness

• Purusha & Prakiti Divisions

NATURE

(Chit/atma) Purusha Domain

Ego +

Prakiti Domain

Annamaya

Pranamaya

Manomaya

anandamaya

vigyanmaya Knowledge

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Veda’s 5-Functional Layers:[Kosha]• Annamaya Kosha -- Body Biology

[Supported by 5 - bhuta]

• Pranamaya Kosha -- Circulatory Systems [Activated by 5-Tanmattra + flow-dynamics]

• Manomaya Kosha-- Ego+Intelligence+Memory

• Vigyanmaya Kosha - Knowledge + Wisdom [ acquired by Study, Sadhana, Practice + Mind Purification]

• Anandamaya Kosha-- Realization of TRUTH [Macro-Micro Relationship:: Client-Server (atma -Parmatma or Prakiti - Purush) communication ]

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Human - Computer Relationship• Human Body -- Computer Hardware

Mind -- Software

• Intelligence -- Algorithm + Heuristics

• Ego ( I-ness) -- absent

• Consciousness(Chetana) -- absent

• Computer has been developed by Human Creativity ..... inherited from the Nature’s Macro-Creativity[ called Bramha or Prodhan Purush { may be called GOD}]

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Man-Bramha Communication

• Creativity Server is in possession of the Almighty { Bramha or Pradhan-Purush}

• Man’s chetana is the Client process that can establish a direct path of communication using Sadhana i.e. Meditation or by concentrated Study & research

• Request ( Prayer) must be initiated by man• Sadhana ( Mind purification process) helps

reducing communication path-impedance

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Prana - tattwa [ Dynamic Activities within Human Body]

• Continuous dynamic processes are going on in every

living person for body/mind interactions ;• Prana controls physiological processes as well as

propagates signals to brain;

• Udan-outgoing currents from heart controlled by Susumna [ death-switch makes this current OFF]

• Byan- blood flow through the entire nervous system

• Apan-controller of Digestive & reproductive organs

• Saman-controller of Mind, Ego[amittwa] & Intelligence

• [ Body extracts energy from air, liquid & solid foods]

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Yoga & Pranayam

• For improved & optimized Body functions, Prana activities, Mind-Ego-Intelligence & Character building/balancing-- Yoga & Pranayam Practices have been recommended by

• Patanjal in Yoga Darsan– Sankhya gives the theory of personality

development, but– Yoga & Pranayam describe the quickest

implementation processes

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Brain & Individuality• Basal ganglia & Cortical cells of brain have

both afferent[inflow] & efferent[outflow] activities • Sensory signals move from lower neuron layers to

upper layers,• Intention signals ( coming from mind) move from

higher to lower neuron layers -- to maintain a balance or samata

• Mind gets access to upper neuron layers whereas lower neuron layers receive signals from sensory organs (ganendriya)

• Individuality = Perception + Realization + Retention + Mahattwa [ talent manifestation ]

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Neural Network vs Sankhya Model of Brain

Karmindra

Gayanindria

Processing layers (hidden)

Mind ( chitta )Mind (chitta) generating activation + inhibition signals

Ego (amitwa)

Buddhi ( Intelligence )

Chetana Love/emotion/creativity

Excited by Tanmatra

BRAIN

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Purusha & Prakiti

• Omni-presence of Purusha [Micro/Macro] can be discovered by yoga-sadhana & samadhi

• Prakiti -- Physical cause-effect relationships are discovered by scientists

• Pradhan-Purush (macro-chetana) can retain, in the Global memory, the database of individual micro- chetana’s attributes for subsequent replication at re-birth

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Chit-Science::Physical-Science

• Human Perfection -> Perfecting both Body & Buddhi (micro-mahattwa) essentially required to know the Absolute Truth

• Spiritual-Science -- is the science of purifying mind and manifesting hidden-talents

• Prakiti-> [ Imperfect] Observing Mechanism• Purush-> [Real ] Observer [ when purified]• World -> [Apparent] Observations {Maya}

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