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Suzanne Jeffrey body. And, it resides only at the center of a living human body. If it leaves the body, the body will become a corpse and the mind, and the more subtle form and the more subtle form encasing it, will then travel to its new place of rebirth. "At its natural state, the mind is pure and clear like a diamond; but if it is disturbed by emotions such as love, hatred, fear and delusion, it will become clouded as though a dye were added to a glass of water. This creates false perception (the color, meaning mood, affects the mind and we don’t see things clearly). The mind is the master of the body and directs the body to movement and reaction. At the same time, the mind receives (and perceives) everything through the brain, nerves and all of the five senses. By practicing meditation, a person can understand the nature and form of the mind when they observe it from the right location, which is the center of the body. But everyone needs to prove this for him or herself by meditating. "The structure of the mind, as I said, is spherical in form and it consists of four overlapping layers. Each layer is clearer and more refined than the next. The first outer layer is perception. By seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching, we perceive all of the things that happen to us and bring it into our minds. The second layer is memorization, Illustration #2 36