How does life work?

To learn to be wise, we need to look inside oursleves and also look at the world outside. Let's start with how to look inside first.

Understanding how the mind works is essential to figure out how to look inside us.
The heart pumps blood. The lung breathe air. The brain minds the body.

The brain is constantly working even when we are asleep. There have been numerous studies that show at brain activity even while we are asleep. It controls the body and brain is part of the body. This controlling of itself is what makes "mind" the most interesting organ in our bodies.

It's important to know that the mind is just like any other body part. All these parts, work to keep us alive. The mind is really no different. It is designed to keep us alive.

We can abuse our lungs by smoking and similary, we can abuse our mind. Sometimes it is not by choice. For example, if a child grows up in a household, where people are constantly smoking, the kids lungs will be ruined. Same thing with the mind, if the mind develops in an unhealthy environment, it is not going to be efficient ( wise ).

To be wise is to be efficient with our minds. The function of the mind is very simple and it repeats it's basic steps over and over and over again just like the lungs and heart.

The minds function can be defined in four simple steps.

1) Read the surroundings the body is in
2) Pick a best possible rule to apply for the circumstance
3) Decide on a course of action
4) Physically direct the body

And then back to step 1 over and over again. Night and day. Non-stop.

All this is done to keep the body alive. Healthy hearts and healthy lungs have a healthy pace. They shouldn't be working too hard or too little. The mind is no different. There is a healthy pace for the mind too.

Techniques like yoga, meditation, relaxation manage the pace of the the mind, heart and the lungs.

Stay tuned for more on each of these four steps.