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'''Mind''' refers to the collective aspects of [[intellect]] and [[consciousness]] which are manifest in some combination of thought, [[perception]], [[emotion]], will and [[imagination]]. Mind can be defined as the stream of consciousness. It is defined as all processes of consciousness, including both conscious awareness and the [[subconscious]] and [[superconscious]]. "Mind" is collectively all classes of consciousness as experienced through each sphere.  

'''Mind''' refers to the collective aspects of [[intellect]] and [[consciousness]] which are manifest in some combination of thought, [[perception]], [[emotion]], will and [[imagination]]. Mind can be defined as the stream of consciousness. It is defined as all processes of consciousness, including both conscious awareness and the [[subconscious]] and [[superconscious]]. "Mind" is collectively all classes of consciousness as experienced through each sphere.  

There are many theories of what the mind is and how it works, dating back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle Aristotle], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankara Adi Shankara], [[Siddhartha|Siddhārtha Gautama]], and other Ancient Greek and Indian [[philosophy|philosophers]]. Pre-scientific theories, which were rooted in [[theology]], concentrated on the relationship between the mind and the [[soul]], the supposed [[supernatural]], [[divine]] or God-given essence of the [[human]] [[personality|person]]. Modern theories, based on a scientific understanding of the [[brain]], see the mind as a [[phenomenon]] of [[psychology]], and the term is often used more or less synonymously with consciousness.

There are many theories of what the mind is and how it works, dating back to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle Aristotle], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankara Adi Shankara], [[Siddhartha|Siddhārtha Gautama]], and other Ancient Greek and Indian [[philosophy|philosophers]]. Pre-scientific theories, which were rooted in [[theology]], concentrated on the relationship between the mind and the [[soul]], the supposed [[supernatural]], [[divine]] or God-given essence of the [[human]] [[personality|person]]. Modern theories, based on a scientific understanding of the [[brain]], see the mind as a [[phenomenon]] of [[psychology]], and the term is often used more or less synonymously with consciousness.

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Mind''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Mind '''''this link'''''].</center>

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Mind''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Mind '''''this link'''''].</center>

The question of which human attributes make up the mind is also much debated. Some argue that only the "higher" [[intellect]]ual functions constitute mind: particularly [[reason]] and [[memory]]. In this view the emotions - love, hate, fear, joy - are more "primitive" or [[subjective]] in [[nature]] and should be seen as different in nature or origin to the mind. Others argue that the rational and the emotional sides of the human person cannot be separated, that they are of the same nature and origin, and that they should all be considered as part of the individual mind.

The question of which human attributes make up the mind is also much debated. Some argue that only the "higher" [[intellect]]ual functions constitute mind: particularly [[reason]] and [[memory]]. In this view the emotions - love, hate, fear, joy - are more "primitive" or [[subjective]] in [[nature]] and should be seen as different in nature or origin to the mind. Others argue that the rational and the emotional sides of the human person cannot be separated, that they are of the same nature and origin, and that they should all be considered as part of the individual mind.

But man does not passively, slavishly, surrender his will to the Adjuster. Rather does he actively, positively, and co-operatively choose to follow the Adjuster's leading when and as such leading consciously differs from the desires and impulses of the natural mortal mind. The Adjusters manipulate but never dominate man's mind against his will; to the Adjusters the human [[free will|will]] is supreme. And they so regard and respect it while they strive to achieve the spiritual goals of thought adjustment and [[character]] transformation in the almost limitless arena of the evolving human intellect.

But man does not passively, slavishly, surrender his will to the Adjuster. Rather does he actively, positively, and co-operatively choose to follow the Adjuster's leading when and as such leading consciously differs from the desires and impulses of the natural mortal mind. The Adjusters manipulate but never dominate man's mind against his will; to the Adjusters the human [[free will|will]] is supreme. And they so regard and respect it while they strive to achieve the spiritual goals of thought adjustment and [[character]] transformation in the almost limitless arena of the evolving human intellect.

Mind is your ship, the Adjuster is your pilot, the human will is captain. The master of the mortal vessel should have the wisdom to trust the divine pilot to guide the ascending soul into the morontia harbors of eternal survival. Only by selfishness, slothfulness, and sinfulness can the will of man reject the guidance of such a loving pilot and eventually wreck the mortal career upon the evil shoals of rejected [[mercy]] and upon the rocks of embraced sin. With your consent, this faithful pilot will safely carry you across the barriers of [[time]] and the handicaps of [[space]] to the very source of the [[divine]] mind and on beyond, even to the [[Paradise]] Father of [[Thought Adjuster|Adjusters]]. [http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper111.html#1.%20THE%20MIND%20ARENA%20OF%20CHOICE]

Mind is your ship, the Adjuster is your pilot, the human will is captain. The master of the mortal vessel should have the wisdom to trust the divine pilot to guide the ascending soul into the morontia harbors of eternal survival. Only by selfishness, slothfulness, and sinfulness can the will of man reject the guidance of such a loving pilot and eventually wreck the mortal career upon the evil shoals of rejected [[mercy]] and upon the rocks of embraced sin. With your consent, this faithful pilot will safely carry you across the barriers of [[time]] and the handicaps of [[space]] to the very source of the [[divine]] mind and on beyond, even to the [[Paradise]] Father of [[Thought Adjuster|Adjusters]]. [https://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper111.html#1.%20THE%20MIND%20ARENA%20OF%20CHOICE]

==See also==

==See also==

*'''''[[Human mind]]'''''

*'''''[[Human mind]]'''''