Part I — The Mind and Instincts.
The Mind: A Silent Architect!
The mind is not a machine to be programmed—it is a path to be walked.
It carries fragments, doubts, sparks, and shadows, yet always seeks form.
Mischievous, playful, disciplined, and reverent, it is both the questioner and the witness.
To speak of the mind is to confess our unfinishedness—to admit that behaviour is not given but shaped, and instinct is its hidden compass.
Instincts:
Instincts are the first whispers of the mind, the untrained movements beneath thought. They guide survival, desire, and the primal rhythm of life. To honour instinct is to acknowledge the roots of our being.
The instincts that shape human life are:
- Survival Instincts — hunger, thirst, safety, protection.
- Affectionate Instincts — love, care, tenderness, nurturing.
- Romantic Instincts — desire, attraction, intimacy, bonding.
- Creative Instincts — curiosity, play, exploration.
- Moral Instincts — fairness, empathy, justice.
Yet instinct alone is raw and immediate. Behaviour is its refinement—the ritual by which impulse is tested, polished, and placed like a stone in the riverbed. Through behaviour, the mind reveals its discipline, its playfulness, and its reverence.
Role of the Mind
The mind does not simply solve mysteries—it honours them. It turns raw instinct into refined behaviour, and behaviour into the ritual of living.
It is raw, immediate, like the spark before the flame, yet also the architect that balances instinct and behaviour.
Hence, controlling and monitoring the mind is crucial, for only then can instinct and behaviour serve life with dignity.
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