brain大脑

In The Early Sessions Book 1, Seth offers a profound account of the concept of the brain, discussing it mainly in relation to the mind and camouflage. The following are the core statements in this book concerning the concept of the brain:

1. The essential difference and the relation of inclusion between the brain and the mind Seth states clearly that the brain and the mind are essentially different: "The brain is a mechanism, and the mind is spirit" ^[1]. As for their relation, the mind contains the brain, not the other way around ^[2]. The brain may be regarded as "the mind in camouflage" ^[3]. This difference is reflected in detectability: the brain itself is part of the camouflage pattern and belongs to the products of the physical plane, so it can be interpreted and detected by physical instruments, and can even be observed and interfered with by surgeons, although such interference is extremely dangerous ^[3]. By contrast, the mind cannot be detected or sought by physical instruments ^[4]. In addition, although exercising the brain also exercises the mind, the mind possesses many abilities of which the brain knows nothing ^[5].

2. The function and operation of the brain on the camouflage plane The function of the brain is entirely limited to dealing with camouflage patterns. It is responsible for transforming vitality into the camouflage patterns of the physical environment ^[4]. In the process of information transmission, any material essential to the body's contact with outer camouflage patterns is assigned to the brain ^[6]. The brain is like the instrument through which the present personality exists on the camouflage plane; it issues instructions and transmits information to the various parts of the physical body ^[7]. Although imagination belongs essentially to the mind rather than to the brain, the brain can make use of imagination for purposes of survival ^[4].

3. The brain's connection with the inner world, the subconscious, and the entity The brain is connected with the inner world through the mind and the subconscious. The inner senses transmit data from the world of inner reality to the body, and these data are received by the mind ^[6]. The so-called subconscious is the connective between the mind and the brain, and between the inner senses and the outer senses ^[6]. In the relation among the entity, the mind, and the brain, the mind, as the part of the entity that attends to the personality on the physical camouflage plane, supplies the brain only with the data necessary for present survival ^[7]. At the same time, inner data from the inner senses leave their imprint on the physical brain and alter the personality just as other experiences do ^[8].

4. The importance and limitations of the brain Seth emphasizes that the brain is extremely important on the human physical plane ^[9]. It is the most important instrument that has brought humanity all its breakthroughs and progress, or more precisely, it is the mind containing the brain ^[10]. However, the brain also has its limitations; for example, many animals may have very small brains and yet possess highly developed minds ^[11].

In The Early Sessions Book 3, Seth gives a multidimensional account of the concept of the brain, defining it as a physical translating mechanism and analyzing in detail its interaction with the mind and with electrical field systems.

1. The brain is a very small manifestation of the mind in matter Seth points out that studying psychology solely in terms of the brain's influence on the body produces great limitations, because the brain is only a very small portion of the mind that is manifested in matter ^[1][2]. As part of the physical field, the brain is subject to the physical laws of that field; the mind, although it exists within the range of the physical field, is independent of it and is a more fruitful object of study ^[2].

2. The relation between the brain and the mind in the electrical field structure In the electrical field system, a nonphysical field closely connected with the physical world, the mind and the brain have different forms of existence. The mind does not have a physical representation in the material body, but exists purely in the electrical system or electrical field ^[3][4]. The brain exists on the physical plane, but in the electrical structure it is also part of the mind ^[3]. Nerve impulses constantly leap and connect between the physical field and the electrical field, linking the two closely together ^[5].

3. The brain as a physical translating and decoding mechanism The core function of the brain is to act as a translator. Thoughts are initially psych electric patterns established by the mind ^[6]. After these thoughts are formed in the invisible mind, they are translated to the physical brain through some electrical force not yet discovered by science, and are then transformed into action ^[5][3]. The brain is precisely the physical mechanism that translates the thoughts of the mind into human code ^[6]. It is worth noting that inspiration is often a more or less instantaneous translation that does not pass through the brain. Because it lacks the characteristic marks that the brain leaves on thoughts, the individual often does not know where the inspiration came from ^[6].

4. The transformation of dreams and initial experiences in the brain The brain also plays a key role in processing non-spatial psychological realities such as dreams and initial experiences. Initial experiences such as precognition and clairvoyance are electrical in nature; they are received and broken down by the mind, then transmitted to the brain, where they are altered or interpreted into psychological symbol form ^[7]. In dream experience, the mind first breaks down the electrical reality of the dream and forms electrical symbols, and only then, in the brain, are these particular symbols sent to the various levels of the human personality ^[8]. In the physical brain, the dream still has electrical reality, but its electrical intensity is much weaker, so much so that the brain or the individual's psychological consciousness cannot recognize it as electrical reality and regards it only as psychological reality ^[7].

In The Early Sessions Book 6 (1966), Seth gives a profound analysis of the concept of the brain, defining it as an interpretive instrument on the physical level and as a camouflage pattern, and explaining in detail its operating mechanism in processing ordinary sensory data and extrasensory data, as well as its essential difference from the mind.

First, the brain itself is a camouflage pattern. Seth points out that the brain, like the glass on the table, belongs to camouflage; it cannot go outside itself, and the very object it attempts to investigate is itself ^[1]. The knowledge of the brain must be acquired through the physical system; it can only translate and perceive what appears to be evidence supplied by the physical senses ^[1]. Therefore, although the brain can intellectually understand certain concepts, it absolutely cannot directly experience reality by itself; such direct experience of reality must come from the mind without camouflage, and is achieved through the use of the inner senses ^[2].

Second, the brain serves as an indispensable translator in ordinary perception and in extrasensory perception such as clairvoyant events. Under ordinary circumstances, data are received through the physical senses and then interpreted by the brain ^[3]. However, when an extrasensory perception such as clairvoyance occurs, the physical senses are bypassed; the data are first received by the mind and then transmitted to the brain ^[3]. The brain then interprets these extrasensory data just as it does ordinary data ^[3]. This interpretive mechanism is necessary, because only when the data are translated by the brain in the conventional manner do they become meaningful to the physical organism and can be recorded, thereby enabling the physical body to become aware of their existence ^[3].

Finally, Seth clarifies the limitations of the brain and the physical body in receiving cosmic information. In fact, many data perceived directly by the mind bypass the physical body and the brain entirely, and the body is completely unaware of them ^[3]. In such cases, some information is received by the subconscious, while other experiences leave no record at all in the physical body and are recorded directly in deeper layers of the self, which are largely detached from any physical operation ^[3]. By contrast, the mind without camouflage can perceive the uncamouflaged reality of sensory data and see the energy of existence directly, independent of physical objects ^[1][2].

In summary, at this stage of the book, the brain is positioned as a camouflage translating organ within the physical system. Although it cannot directly touch true reality, it is essential for transforming nonphysical information received by the mind into experience that the physical body can understand.