Understanding the Elements of Body and Mind : หน้า 58/164

Suzanne Jeffrey perfectly mixed together in the body: earth, water, wind and fire. The earth element is the solid component of flesh, skin, and bone. The water element is the liquid – blood and plasma, and so on. Wind, of course, is the gas. And fire is the energy, generating warmth and heat. "But what is the mind? The mind is a refined element and is invisible to the physical eyes. It is the ability to KNOW, or the knowing element of knowledge inside of the body. It resides only in a living human body. If it leaves the body, the body will become a corpse and the mind will search for a new place to be reborn. "And what is the structure of the mind? The mind is in a spherical form that consists of four overlapping layers. Each layer is clearer and more refined from the outside in. The first outermost layer is perception: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching; the second layer is memorization; the third layer is thinking or awareness; and the fourth layer is knowing or mindfulness. So it looks something like this…" Luang Por has an overhead projector by his side, and draws, on the piece of paper that is placed on the overhead, the following diagram: Sensation ________ / \ / \ Memory ____/ \____ Thought \ / \ / \__________/ Wisdom Illustration #4 54