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>From: las@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu
Subject: MIND, BRAIN, CONCIOUSNESS
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Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1991 21:48:16 GMT






Having been trained as a mathematician I feel very inclined
to ask for a defenition of what is meant by the following terms:

a) mind
b) brain
c) conciousness.

I once asked a Zen master this question. First he laughed at me, and
then he said:

"Brain happens to conciousness. Mind happens to brain after brain is
happening to conciousness". I smiled and thanked him. you can 
imagine how I felt.  Does this make sense to any of you? I would 
appreciate an  honest reply. I know that Zen masters are notorious
for not making sense.




