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Retired professor of Andhra University, faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

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By Siva Prasad | April 9th 2009 12:36 AM | 8 comments | Print | E-mail | Track Comments
ABSTRACT:

The components (or faculties) of mind according to
ancient scriptures are explained with inferences and
interpretations. Connection of the components with
states of mind known as dreamless sleep, sleep with
dreams, wakefulness, trance and para-trance are given.
Analogy of the working of the components with the parts
of a computer, and with feedback control systems in
Electrical Engineering are given. Through analysis, it
is shown that the spine works like the CPU of a
computer.

1. INTRODUCTION

No metaphysical problem is more vigorously discussed by the present day
psychologists than that of mind and body. Most of us assume that all
thinking takes place in the brain. It is only since a few decades that