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TV-like channels in the mind - Dr Shrirang Bakhle (Edited excerpt)
http://www.freepressjournal.in/weekend/tv-like-channels-in-the-mind/882051
(Knowing this technique will help you understand yourself and others better)
You flick a button of the TV remote and switch on a channel: It’s a sad story. Sad faces, lots of crying. Switch on another channel: Everyone is laughing in response to stand-up comedians! Another channel: Anger is boiling like lava! Sharp words lead to bitter fights. Switch on a different channel and it is all peace and wisdom and meditation! Remember: the TV is the same. Just changing the channel changes the atmosphere.
Our mind is exactly like the TV set receiver. At different times, we can experience all these different thoughts and emotions. Suppose you have finished all your chores. Peace reigns at home. You are relaxing, reading a wonderful book. It’s the ‘Peace channel’ going on in your mind. Suddenly, you get a phone call: one of your loved ones has become seriously sick and has been admitted to the hospital. Channel changes in your mind: The anxiety channel comes on. It has lots of panic and concerns. Plenty of sweating and praying, too.
But suppose it is party time. All the buddies have gathered. The Fun – Humour channel gets switched on. You crack jokes, remember jokes and laugh. Where are all the sad stories, the panic –action dramas, the anger and scolding? You do not feel any of those because those channels are not on in your mind. The mind is the same. But as the Emotion channels change everything changes: the topic of thinking, choice of words, future predictions, which memories you remember, whether happy events will give happiness or nor (and vice versa) etc. This leads to changes in voice tone, facial expressions, posture and all actions.
For example, consider the Anger channel in the mind. When this channel is on in the mind, you will be more frustrated, use harsher words, the speed of thinking will be fast, and you will be prone to make more negative judgement. You will remember all bitter memories – and not remember wonderful memories at that time. Happy events will not produce happiness, while unhappy events will trigger more anger. For example, if someone says something nice, it does not make you happy. Finally the angry disgust makes you want to avoid people – perhaps humanity!
What is the use of recognizing these channels in yourself and in others? Once you recognize what channel is going on in your or the other person’s mind, you will be able to understand your or his / her actions better. For example, consider the choice of words. Normally, we interpret words to know what the other person is thinking about a topic. For example, consider the following words: “I wish I had not married you”. Should we consider these words as the thoughts of the person – or the thoughts of a particular channel (the Anger channel)? Would the person say the same thing if another channel (e.g. Love channel) was going on in the mind? Understanding this is so vital not only for husband – wife relationship but for every type of relationship.
Recognizing which channel is going on in one’s own mind, or your boss, neighbor, colleague, or a child etc is also useful. Suppose you notice that you or the other person you are dealing with is angry or sad or upset, try to find out whether it is because of some channel running in the mind.... Then you should work on changing the channel first. Some channels are quite unpleasant. Hence recognizing this becomes the first step in changing the channel in the mind.
How to change the channels in the mind? We don’t have a remote for it. But all of us have an innate mental ability to change the channels in the mind. With practice, it can become as easy as saying, “Click”!
http://www.freepressjournal.in/weekend/tv-like-channels-in-the-mind/882051
(Knowing this technique will help you understand yourself and others better)
You flick a button of the TV remote and switch on a channel: It’s a sad story. Sad faces, lots of crying. Switch on another channel: Everyone is laughing in response to stand-up comedians! Another channel: Anger is boiling like lava! Sharp words lead to bitter fights. Switch on a different channel and it is all peace and wisdom and meditation! Remember: the TV is the same. Just changing the channel changes the atmosphere.
Our mind is exactly like the TV set receiver. At different times, we can experience all these different thoughts and emotions. Suppose you have finished all your chores. Peace reigns at home. You are relaxing, reading a wonderful book. It’s the ‘Peace channel’ going on in your mind. Suddenly, you get a phone call: one of your loved ones has become seriously sick and has been admitted to the hospital. Channel changes in your mind: The anxiety channel comes on. It has lots of panic and concerns. Plenty of sweating and praying, too.
But suppose it is party time. All the buddies have gathered. The Fun – Humour channel gets switched on. You crack jokes, remember jokes and laugh. Where are all the sad stories, the panic –action dramas, the anger and scolding? You do not feel any of those because those channels are not on in your mind. The mind is the same. But as the Emotion channels change everything changes: the topic of thinking, choice of words, future predictions, which memories you remember, whether happy events will give happiness or nor (and vice versa) etc. This leads to changes in voice tone, facial expressions, posture and all actions.
For example, consider the Anger channel in the mind. When this channel is on in the mind, you will be more frustrated, use harsher words, the speed of thinking will be fast, and you will be prone to make more negative judgement. You will remember all bitter memories – and not remember wonderful memories at that time. Happy events will not produce happiness, while unhappy events will trigger more anger. For example, if someone says something nice, it does not make you happy. Finally the angry disgust makes you want to avoid people – perhaps humanity!
What is the use of recognizing these channels in yourself and in others? Once you recognize what channel is going on in your or the other person’s mind, you will be able to understand your or his / her actions better. For example, consider the choice of words. Normally, we interpret words to know what the other person is thinking about a topic. For example, consider the following words: “I wish I had not married you”. Should we consider these words as the thoughts of the person – or the thoughts of a particular channel (the Anger channel)? Would the person say the same thing if another channel (e.g. Love channel) was going on in the mind? Understanding this is so vital not only for husband – wife relationship but for every type of relationship.
Recognizing which channel is going on in one’s own mind, or your boss, neighbor, colleague, or a child etc is also useful. Suppose you notice that you or the other person you are dealing with is angry or sad or upset, try to find out whether it is because of some channel running in the mind.... Then you should work on changing the channel first. Some channels are quite unpleasant. Hence recognizing this becomes the first step in changing the channel in the mind.
How to change the channels in the mind? We don’t have a remote for it. But all of us have an innate mental ability to change the channels in the mind. With practice, it can become as easy as saying, “Click”!
Some stuff from mail and whatsapp....
Quotes :
If you always put limits on everything you do,physical or anything else, It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them – Bruce Lee
You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time - Charles F. Kettering
One of the simplest ways to stay happy is... Letting go of the things that makes you sad.
Some thoughts to ponder.....
When we don't accept an undesired event, it becomes Anger, when we accept it, it becomes tolerance.
When we don't accept uncertainty, it becomes fear, when we accept it, it becomes adventure.
When we don't accept other's bad behavior towards us, it becomes hatred, when we accept it, it becomes forgiveness.
When we don't accept other's success, its becomes jealousy, when we accept it, it becomes inspiration.
Acceptance is the key to handling life well.
Brilliant Puns:
* A man who wants a pretty nurse, must be patient.
* A man who leaps off a cliff, jumps to a conclusion.
* A man running in front of a car, gets tyred.
* And a man running behind a car, gets exhausted.
* War does not determine who is right. It determines who is left.
* A man who drives like hell, is bound to get there.
* Toilets are a great place to think.No wonder they are called "Sochalayas". :lol:
Some good advice :
In ordinary course we keep issuing and submitting our KYC documents (identity and residential proofs..such as PAN card, electricity bill etc.) to various people. For housing or car or other loans, bank accounts,or even for buying new sim card we submit these documents.
At almost all these places they ask for self certification on these documents. We immediately sign those documents and hand over. Just imagine your self certified copies are freely available in the hands of such persons & those documents can be used by him for EVERYTHING!
Its really serious and its been seen that KYC documents handed over, can be misused... Hence, please inculcate a 'HABIT' of writing the date and purpose for which you are submitting the self certified KYC Documents so that those documents cannot be used again.
Quotes :
If you always put limits on everything you do,physical or anything else, It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them – Bruce Lee
You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time - Charles F. Kettering
One of the simplest ways to stay happy is... Letting go of the things that makes you sad.
Some thoughts to ponder.....
When we don't accept an undesired event, it becomes Anger, when we accept it, it becomes tolerance.
When we don't accept uncertainty, it becomes fear, when we accept it, it becomes adventure.
When we don't accept other's bad behavior towards us, it becomes hatred, when we accept it, it becomes forgiveness.
When we don't accept other's success, its becomes jealousy, when we accept it, it becomes inspiration.
Acceptance is the key to handling life well.
Brilliant Puns:
* A man who wants a pretty nurse, must be patient.
* A man who leaps off a cliff, jumps to a conclusion.
* A man running in front of a car, gets tyred.
* And a man running behind a car, gets exhausted.
* War does not determine who is right. It determines who is left.
* A man who drives like hell, is bound to get there.
* Toilets are a great place to think.No wonder they are called "Sochalayas". :lol:
Some good advice :
In ordinary course we keep issuing and submitting our KYC documents (identity and residential proofs..such as PAN card, electricity bill etc.) to various people. For housing or car or other loans, bank accounts,or even for buying new sim card we submit these documents.
At almost all these places they ask for self certification on these documents. We immediately sign those documents and hand over. Just imagine your self certified copies are freely available in the hands of such persons & those documents can be used by him for EVERYTHING!
Its really serious and its been seen that KYC documents handed over, can be misused... Hence, please inculcate a 'HABIT' of writing the date and purpose for which you are submitting the self certified KYC Documents so that those documents cannot be used again.
Some trivia....
When we write equal to (meaning same), it is symbolized with two similar lines = the meaning of which does not need any explanation....
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Came across this (while reading bookmarked pages for reading on weekends)
- The logic behind numbers :
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Some lateral thinking puzzles to excercise the brain...
1. Several people were asked to jump over a pencil placed on the floor, but none could do it. Why?
2. A man jumps out of a 20 story building and falls down, but still survives. How?
3. A man was tossing and turning in the bed, unable to sleep. Then he took his phone, dialled a number, heard it ring a few times, kept the phone down, and then went to sleep. Why?
4. A man fell off a boat into deep water. He could not swim and he was not wearing anything to keep him afloat. It took 30 minutes for the people on the boat to realize someone was missing. The missing man was rescued two hours later on the return trip. Why didn't he drown?
5. George Washington, William Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Albert Einstein. Who is the odd man out?
6. You see a girl sitting down, then she gets up and leaves, but you can't sit in her place. Why?
7. A hotel has 7 floors. There are 7 people on the ground floor. Each floor above has two more people than the one below. Which floor will the elevator will be called most often?
8. There are three boxes. One is labeled "APPLES" another is labeled "ORANGES". The last one is labeled "APPLES AND ORANGES". You know that each is labeled incorrectly. You may ask me to pick one fruit from one box which you choose. How can you label the boxes correctly?
9. A man was found dead lying in a field with an unopened package. How did he die?
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Edward De Bono's 6 Thinking Hats..... (Edited excerpt)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Thinking_Hats
Six Thinking Hats is a system designed by Edward de Bono which is described as a tool for group discussion or individual thinking by using "Six Thinking Hats" It is used to plan thinking processes in a detailed, cohesive and an effective way. The premise of the method is that the human brain thinks in a number of distinct ways which can be deliberately challenged. De Bono identifies six distinct directions in which the brain can be challenged. Since the hats do not represent natural modes of thinking, each hat must be used for a limited time only. Also, many will feel that using the hats is unnatural, uncomfortable or even counterproductive and against their better judgement.
Six distinct directions are identified and assigned a color. The six directions are:
Managing Blue - what is the subject? what are we thinking about? what is the goal? Can look at the big picture.
Information White - considering purely what information is available, what are the facts?
Emotions Red - intuitive or instinctive gut reactions or statements of emotional feeling (but not any justification)
Discernment Black - logic applied to identifying reasons to be cautious and conservative. Practical, realistic.
Optimistic response Yellow - logic applied to identifying benefits, seeking harmony. Sees the brighter, sunny side of situations.
Creativity Green - statements of provocation and investigation, seeing where a thought goes. Thinks creatively, out of the box.
Coloured hats are used as metaphors for each direction. So when an idea is discussed, all participants must 'wear' only the hat being discussed.... This roots out negativity or criticism, as flaws or fallacies can be discussed when wearing a black hat....
When we write equal to (meaning same), it is symbolized with two similar lines = the meaning of which does not need any explanation....
***
Came across this (while reading bookmarked pages for reading on weekends)
- The logic behind numbers :
***
Some lateral thinking puzzles to excercise the brain...
1. Several people were asked to jump over a pencil placed on the floor, but none could do it. Why?
2. A man jumps out of a 20 story building and falls down, but still survives. How?
3. A man was tossing and turning in the bed, unable to sleep. Then he took his phone, dialled a number, heard it ring a few times, kept the phone down, and then went to sleep. Why?
4. A man fell off a boat into deep water. He could not swim and he was not wearing anything to keep him afloat. It took 30 minutes for the people on the boat to realize someone was missing. The missing man was rescued two hours later on the return trip. Why didn't he drown?
5. George Washington, William Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Albert Einstein. Who is the odd man out?
6. You see a girl sitting down, then she gets up and leaves, but you can't sit in her place. Why?
7. A hotel has 7 floors. There are 7 people on the ground floor. Each floor above has two more people than the one below. Which floor will the elevator will be called most often?
8. There are three boxes. One is labeled "APPLES" another is labeled "ORANGES". The last one is labeled "APPLES AND ORANGES". You know that each is labeled incorrectly. You may ask me to pick one fruit from one box which you choose. How can you label the boxes correctly?
9. A man was found dead lying in a field with an unopened package. How did he die?
***
Edward De Bono's 6 Thinking Hats..... (Edited excerpt)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Thinking_Hats
Six Thinking Hats is a system designed by Edward de Bono which is described as a tool for group discussion or individual thinking by using "Six Thinking Hats" It is used to plan thinking processes in a detailed, cohesive and an effective way. The premise of the method is that the human brain thinks in a number of distinct ways which can be deliberately challenged. De Bono identifies six distinct directions in which the brain can be challenged. Since the hats do not represent natural modes of thinking, each hat must be used for a limited time only. Also, many will feel that using the hats is unnatural, uncomfortable or even counterproductive and against their better judgement.
Six distinct directions are identified and assigned a color. The six directions are:
Managing Blue - what is the subject? what are we thinking about? what is the goal? Can look at the big picture.
Information White - considering purely what information is available, what are the facts?
Emotions Red - intuitive or instinctive gut reactions or statements of emotional feeling (but not any justification)
Discernment Black - logic applied to identifying reasons to be cautious and conservative. Practical, realistic.
Optimistic response Yellow - logic applied to identifying benefits, seeking harmony. Sees the brighter, sunny side of situations.
Creativity Green - statements of provocation and investigation, seeing where a thought goes. Thinks creatively, out of the box.
Coloured hats are used as metaphors for each direction. So when an idea is discussed, all participants must 'wear' only the hat being discussed.... This roots out negativity or criticism, as flaws or fallacies can be discussed when wearing a black hat....
***
Some lateral thinking puzzles to excercise the brain...
1. Several people were asked to jump over a pencil placed on the floor, but none could do it. Why?
The pencil was placed on the top floor while the people were on the ground floor.
2. A man jumps out of a 20 story building and falls down, but still survives. How?
The building was 20 stories, but he jumped from the ground floor
3. A man was tossing and turning in the bed, unable to sleep. Then he took his phone, dialled a number, heard it ring a few times, kept the phone down, and then went to sleep. Why?
4. A man fell off a boat into deep water. He could not swim and he was not wearing anything to keep him afloat. It took 30 minutes for the people on the boat to realize someone was missing. The missing man was rescued two hours later on the return trip. Why didn't he drown?
He held on to a floating log
5. George Washington, William Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Albert Einstein. Who is the odd man out?
Beethoven (has a "u" in his name, which the others don't)
6. You see a girl sitting down, then she gets up and leaves, but you can't sit in her place. Why?
7. A hotel has 7 floors. There are 7 people on the ground floor. Each floor above has two more people than the one below. Which floor will the elevator will be called most often?
Ground floor (everyone has to get down, right ?)
8. There are three boxes. One is labeled "APPLES" another is labeled "ORANGES". The last one is labeled "APPLES AND ORANGES". You know that each is labeled incorrectly. You may ask me to pick one fruit from one box which you choose. How can you label the boxes correctly?
9. A man was found dead lying in a field with an unopened package. How did he die?
***
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Some lateral thinking puzzles to excercise the brain...
1. Several people were asked to jump over a pencil placed on the floor, but none could do it. Why?
The pencil was placed on the top floor while the people were on the ground floor.
2. A man jumps out of a 20 story building and falls down, but still survives. How?
The building was 20 stories, but he jumped from the ground floor
3. A man was tossing and turning in the bed, unable to sleep. Then he took his phone, dialled a number, heard it ring a few times, kept the phone down, and then went to sleep. Why?
4. A man fell off a boat into deep water. He could not swim and he was not wearing anything to keep him afloat. It took 30 minutes for the people on the boat to realize someone was missing. The missing man was rescued two hours later on the return trip. Why didn't he drown?
He held on to a floating log
5. George Washington, William Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Albert Einstein. Who is the odd man out?
Beethoven (has a "u" in his name, which the others don't)
6. You see a girl sitting down, then she gets up and leaves, but you can't sit in her place. Why?
7. A hotel has 7 floors. There are 7 people on the ground floor. Each floor above has two more people than the one below. Which floor will the elevator will be called most often?
Ground floor (everyone has to get down, right ?)
8. There are three boxes. One is labeled "APPLES" another is labeled "ORANGES". The last one is labeled "APPLES AND ORANGES". You know that each is labeled incorrectly. You may ask me to pick one fruit from one box which you choose. How can you label the boxes correctly?
9. A man was found dead lying in a field with an unopened package. How did he die?
***
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TP,
Posting answers to your replies.... Will update all tomorrow.... Unanswered questions :
3. A man was tossing and turning in the bed, unable to sleep. Then he took his phone, dialled a number, heard it ring a few times, kept the phone down, and then went to sleep. Why?
6. You see a girl sitting down, then she gets up and leaves, but you can't sit in her place. Why?
8. There are three boxes. One is labeled "APPLES" another is labeled "ORANGES". The last one is labeled "APPLES AND ORANGES". You know that each is labeled incorrectly. You may ask me to pick one fruit from one box which you choose. How can you label the boxes correctly?
9. A man was found dead lying in a field with an unopened package. How did he die?
***
Some lateral thinking puzzles to excercise the brain...
1. Several people were asked to jump over a pencil placed on the floor, but none could do it. Why?
The pencil was placed on the top floor while the people were on the ground floor.
Original answer : The pencil was placed besides the wall.
2. A man jumps out of a 20 story building and falls down, but still survives. How?
The building was 20 stories, but he jumped from the ground floor
Original answer : The man jumped from the 1st floor of the 20 story building
4. A man fell off a boat into deep water. He could not swim and he was not wearing anything to keep him afloat. It took 30 minutes for the people on the boat to realize someone was missing. The missing man was rescued two hours later on the return trip. Why didn't he drown?
Original answer : He held on to a floating log
The did not drown, because he fell in the Red sea. (Where due to the high salt content of the water, a person cannot sink/drown)
5. George Washington, William Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Albert Einstein. Who is the odd man out?
Beethoven (has a "u" in his name, which the others don't)
Original answer : Sherlock Holmes - He is the only fictional character. Rest all real people.
7. A hotel has 7 floors. There are 7 people on the ground floor. Each floor above has two more people than the one below. Which floor will the elevator will be called most often?
Ground floor (everyone has to get down, right ?)
Right. :thumb::thumb::thumb:
Posting answers to your replies.... Will update all tomorrow.... Unanswered questions :
3. A man was tossing and turning in the bed, unable to sleep. Then he took his phone, dialled a number, heard it ring a few times, kept the phone down, and then went to sleep. Why?
6. You see a girl sitting down, then she gets up and leaves, but you can't sit in her place. Why?
8. There are three boxes. One is labeled "APPLES" another is labeled "ORANGES". The last one is labeled "APPLES AND ORANGES". You know that each is labeled incorrectly. You may ask me to pick one fruit from one box which you choose. How can you label the boxes correctly?
9. A man was found dead lying in a field with an unopened package. How did he die?
***
Some lateral thinking puzzles to excercise the brain...
1. Several people were asked to jump over a pencil placed on the floor, but none could do it. Why?
The pencil was placed on the top floor while the people were on the ground floor.
Original answer : The pencil was placed besides the wall.
2. A man jumps out of a 20 story building and falls down, but still survives. How?
The building was 20 stories, but he jumped from the ground floor
Original answer : The man jumped from the 1st floor of the 20 story building
4. A man fell off a boat into deep water. He could not swim and he was not wearing anything to keep him afloat. It took 30 minutes for the people on the boat to realize someone was missing. The missing man was rescued two hours later on the return trip. Why didn't he drown?
Original answer : He held on to a floating log
The did not drown, because he fell in the Red sea. (Where due to the high salt content of the water, a person cannot sink/drown)
5. George Washington, William Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Albert Einstein. Who is the odd man out?
Beethoven (has a "u" in his name, which the others don't)
Original answer : Sherlock Holmes - He is the only fictional character. Rest all real people.
7. A hotel has 7 floors. There are 7 people on the ground floor. Each floor above has two more people than the one below. Which floor will the elevator will be called most often?
Ground floor (everyone has to get down, right ?)
Right. :thumb::thumb::thumb:
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