The Mind: How do I increase mind power?
It’s tempting to start your day with easy tasks. Don’t. Pushing a daunting task back is like holding a glass of water in an outstretched arm. At first nothing happens, but if you do it for hours or even days, you will soon feel the stress. Do the most annoying task first thing in the morning, and enjoy increased productivity and peace of mind for the rest of the day.Meditation releases the stresses that are accumulated in our mind and leaves it fresh and clear. It brings the mind to the present moment which is the field of action. See, can we smile yesterday? Can we smile two hours later? We can only plan for it. But, we can smile NOW. That is in our hands. Any action is possible only in the present moment. When we act with complete awareness of our action, when the mind is totally attentive to the moment, the action is perfect and mistakes do not happen.A turbulent mind filled with such uncontrolled thoughts drains out the energy called prana (life force energy), leaving us completely tired, exhausted and frustrated. So how do we move from this turbulence to tranquility? How can we respond to such situations with a peaceful mind? Explains Shriram Sarvotham, senior Art of Living Yoga teacher, “We cannot directly force or demand the peace of mind but we can prepare the mind to become still.” Meditation prepares the mind to calm down effortlessly.
Is there a limit to how much the brain can remember?
It would be nice to know that, but the actual mechanism of memory storage in the brain is not known, yet. I can tell you that the memory is infinite, I have read thousands of pages of pharmacology and physiology in days past and had no problem recalling them (some word for word). On the other hand, my wife will tell you that memory is finite and for her to remember something new, she has to forget something else first. Perhaps, we are both right. It is my firm belief that the soul does not reside in the brain but rather in the spirit world and that most memory is with the soul and not just an array of bits in molecules in a brain cell. Sorry to get religious on you when you are just trying to find a better way to study, but I can't seem to sort out what is important to remember and what needs to be forgotten. I find it easier just to remember everything and pick out the important stuff as I need it. Old Doc
Why is NASA worth funding?
I think because of what they could discover and then invent for us. The administration already have given a lot of contributions to mankind, just because of what they had discovered in and out of space. I've read an excellent article related to your question, it's entitled 'Why Spend Money on Science? NASA’s Contributions to Society'. Google it. :) Invisible braces, scratch-resistant lenses, memory foam, ear thermometer, shoe insoles, long-distance telecom, adjustable smoke detector, safety grooving, cordless tools, and water filters are just ten of the many contributions they had provided to society. Good day to you! I'm just really bored now. Teehee! :D