why is it the the concept of mind over matter is so hard to put into action?
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There is no absolutely proven link for mind over matter. In terms of using your mind to overcome pain, then this may be possible as you are simply training your brain to ignore pain signals. Walking over hot coals may be an example of this, but again scientists are divided over whether this is true mind-over-matter.\n\nIn terms of using your mind to move objects across a room, then i think this highly unlikely to be acheivable, purely for the fact that it would require an immense energy exchange.
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Brilliant ideas are not good enough, its like dreaming at night only to wake up and, "it was a good dream" and that never took you anywhere, did it? No one ever became anything by just "knowing" stuff! The driver is not a driver because he "knows" how to drive, but because he "drives"; the teacher is not a teacher because he "knows" how to teach, but because he "teaches". You must get you ideas into reality else they remain just "thoughts" and no one ever got rich by having brilliant ideas, but by practicalizing these ideas. I used to have the same problem, but ACTION is the key. Knowledge is not power, it is the application of knowledge that is the power! Someone once said that a man that attempted only idea and faild, is by far better that the other man who had 1,000 ideas and never attempted any! Discussing your ideas is not all, you have to take ACTION!
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Everything that requires application of mind
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They can't actually see one working. The effects ae difficult to see in action in terms of how the brain physically responds.
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I believe that you have a mental confusion.  I do not require thoughts in order to perceive.  Also thoughts can be controlled through discipline of the mind.  This has been recorded for several centuries.\n\nThe human mind is a tool.  Thoughts are the results of using this tool.  If the tool is not required, then the mind can be shut off.  Just because you may not be able to do this does not make this a Universal condition.\n\nYes, you can control thoughts.  Yes, with training or discipline, you can stop it, mold it, shape it or do anything with it.
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In our FINITE minds, we only can comprehend that everything is an effect, and has a cause.\n\nWe can not comprehend that there is a cause... but nothing caused the cause.\n\n.. ouch... my brain can't handle this!! :)
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in favt the thing that is in your mind and allways is talking whit you is your ghost ! your ghost and your brain are working in pair.because that is allways whit you from childlish till end .but never gets old and your body gets older and weaker ! so that is something not made by elements and you cant see it but feel it .
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to begin, there is no such thing as the mind. the mind is an idea that man made up for something that know one can understand or comprehend. a psychological construct if you will.
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When you talk of the possibilities of Matter and Anti-Matter...we already have them.\n\nProblem in lies that if you seperate matter and anti-matter and combine them to forn energy, you have to find a way to contain the energy (there is alot from a small cumbustion)  There is the problem.  So my thoughts are not yet ready for warp technology.
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Good question. I actually thought about this one before. What I realized is that it is impossible. If you are thinking of nothing you are still thinking of something which is thinking of nothing. See it goes around in a loop. The human mind is always "working". The only way to think of nothing is to be dead or in a really deep meditation (even that is impossible).
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Very true- the old saying "mind over matter" is not just a saying- studies done on cancer patients have shown a much higher recovery rate among people who use positive visualization than those who don't- So if you get stressed out over something ,even with no underlying health problem, it is entirely possible for you to experience "asthma" type symptoms, or heart palpitations, etc. By the same token, it is just as possible to "cure" these symtoms by using relaxation techniques, etc.
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You have to be strong enough to block it out mentally.  Otherwise, it's going to work eventually.
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Possibly because it's unconventional, in terms of thinking. You have to think about so many things to properly predict the products of a reaction, like kinetics and the regio or stereospecificity of the product.\n\nI, personally, thought Physical Chemistry (a junior year class) was harder, but it just meant I had to work harder.
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It's much more difficult for us to be open with our emotions.  As we grow up were told to be tough and "act like a man".  In the end we realize that in order for us to function in the world and for people to be able to rely upon us we need to be stronger and work through or past our emotions in order to get where we need to go in life.  So, when we come upon moments where people want us to "open up" and admit how we're feeling, we not only have difficulty letting our guard down, we also sometimes don't even know how we feel until we really think about it and try to reaquaint ourselves with what we've been bottling up.
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It's impossible to be all-knowing. The more you know, the more complex your brain would need to be. And that increases the amount of information there is to know. Can a computer be aware of every atom it is composed of? And to know the future is even more impossible.
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The model that humans only use 10% of their brain was a myth developed about 30 years ago and completely discredited.  The misunderstanding is due to the fact that most of the brain is not involved in conscious processing or abstract reasoning.  But's still busy, involved with sensory processing, motor control, language etc.  (and these tasks are a lot harder than we ever thought.....)
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This all leads back once again to mans primitive state...the human mind in general does not allow us to fully understand "being" to reach that plateau we must rid ourselves of primitive thoughts ..part being..the only way we learn as simple humans is through pain and suffering until we progress past the constant circle we follow..only through meditation can one reach the goal ..which is to free oneself from the human body and mind and to become one with the universe ..to be everything..from the largest mass.. to the most infinitesimal particle ..to feel all the true love and happiness constantly flowing through the universe ..words can never describe the powerful feeling that comes..and you can never imagine until that very moment...to truly understand the universe and life itself .