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SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021 (PAGE 3) SACRED SPACE PERSONALITY Understanding Mind Doyens of Dogri Dr D R Kapoor (known), the Self as a subject (the knower). The intel- Processes and standard operational procedures are Gian Singh bags Akademi Award "Each of us has a unique mind: unique thoughts, lect is the faculty which helps in making decisions, but possible through conscious mind. Focus is on under- O P Sharma award for the year 2020 has gone to Dr Gian the brain is not decision maker. It is the self which standing, modification and prediction of learner's Singh for his book, "Bawa Jitmal". He along feelings, perceptions, memories, beliefs, and atti- Dr Gian Singh, a versatile writer and former tudes, and a unique set of regulatory patterns. These decides, using the power of intellect. More elaborate- behaviour and development of cognitive ability of the with other selected Indian languages writer ly, "Beyond the senses there are the objects, beyond learners.The access to 'unconscious mind" (Vedanta) Additional Secretary of J&K Academy of Art, will be honoured at a special ceremonial func- patterns shape the flow of energy and information Culture and Languages has bagged the Sahitya inside us, and we share them with other minds". the objects there is the mind, beyond the mind there is comes from some higher source known as Soul, tion at New Delhi shortly. the intellect, and the "Great Self" is beyond the intel- Atman or self, which makes invisible visible, unknown Akademi Award in Dogri for his book " Bawa Bold Initiatives (Gyatoso, 2002) Jitmal". The unique feature of this book is that People often confuse the brain with mind, even lect.(The Gita).Why? Consciousness or self is the seat known, and impossible possible. The mind can go Dr Gian Singh was born to Thakur Mangat of soul. How? In fact, Man (Self) the microcosm, is beyond logical and verified facts and can explore the it is in Dogri verses in eight episodes about Ram and Krishna Devi on January 24,1954 at though the brain and mind are two distinctively differ- story and struggle of the revolutionary farmer ent entities. For instance, the mind is "software," the resurrected from the Man (Supreme soul), the macro- unknown areas -subconscious- super conscious mind. Ghorari Jagir in Ramnagar tehsil in Jammu cosm; therefore to know man is to know the Universe; Super Learning: Since the mind is constant swirl of common known as Bawa Jitto. Many writers and Kashmir. He had schooling in the local mystical and mysterious product of all that we are. have written about this legendary farmer but The brain is "hardware," a bodily organ that requires therefore, man is the Measure of all things". Truth thoughts, ideas, and emotions, slowing down the "cen- High School, Ghorari and passed matriculation (rata) that is a world-order manifests itself in man and trifuge" even for few second can help learner feel more the present book under review is in Dogri vers- during 1971. Afterwards, he joined service in nutrition, rest, use, and proper medical care. Question es with new approach and treatment of the arises, what is the role of mind? What is the relation- society as dharma, moral law and social order; there- relaxed and leave him with a sense of clarity. the Health section of the Jammu Municipal Meditation generates 'alfa and theta brain subject matter. It is worth mentioning that in Corporation and worked there for nearly 11 ship between brain and mind? Why mind is called Bawa Jitto's memory grand fair is organised sensorium? How does external environment help in waves'. For those experienced in medita- years and in 1983, he was selected as Research tion, these waves appear right, while it every year at Jhiri near Jammu, winter capital Assistant in Dogri Dictionary unit of the J&K learner behavioural changes? How does experiential of Jammu and Kashmir learning support in developing cognitive ability of the might take half an hour for beginner to Academy of Art, Culture and Languages where experience them. These relaxing brain and very large num- learner? Is experiential learning and knowledge all ber people from self-discipline and character building? Is learning a waves are the ones that are activated right before we fall asleep or we lie in the sun or Jammu and lifelong process to gain knowledge, experience, pro- Kashmir as also fessional acumen and values?How brain, mind, peda- right after taking hot bath. There is apart in our brain called the central or periaque- from neighbouring gogy and external environment work in tandem to States of Punjab achieve the goals of life? ductal grey matter. It is connected to the orbitofrontal cortex which is responsible and Haryana take However, the nature of mindis difficult to under- part in it. stand because it is very subtle as well as hidden,there- in great part for nurturing behaviour. Compassion, empathy, love and affection, A distinguishing fore, it has beendefined in different ways. A mind that feature is that Dr knows how to continually regenerate itself might no justice, humility, and equanimity are vir- tual elements which strengthen 'theta Gian Singh has longer be locked into 'the old linear pattern of aging- attempted a com- degeneration- death'. Freud originally presented a wave' or 'brain limbic system'. There are also three quantum states of prehensive approach topographical model of mindand defined in terms of and new treatment has been imparted to Bawa conscious, preconscious, and unconscious.-conscious mind: the state of Ordinary Perception (OP); the state of Extra-Sensory Jitmal's illustrious life in poetic form and as the part of psychethat includesmaterial of focussing on his major contribution in farm whichone is fully aware, 'preconscious 'as the part of Perception (ESP); and the state of Extra- Ordinary Perception (EOP) which are sector. The treatment is different and also dis- psyche that includes material which is not at the tinct depicting the events in a new light and his moment within one's access but can readily be observed as stepping stone to super con- scious mind. It becomes easy to access contribution in social and farm sector. Another brought to the conscious mind, and 'unconscious' as merit of the book is its simple and stylish Dogri the part of psyche that includes material which is not data and ideas outside beyond conscious mind. That is why it is called a form of language. within one's awareness and which cannot readily be Prestigious Award brought to the conscious mind(Ewen,1980). Bandler universal or infinite intelligence. Sharma (2005) maintains thatscientists and The Sahitya Akademi, national institution renowned Dogri stalwart Prof Ramnath Shastri and Grinder (1979) explained thatthe conscious mind of literature, has announced recently the pres- is a whatever we are aware of at a moment, 'subcon- fore rata is natural order, both rooted in divine order. researchers working in the extra-ordinary perception was associated with this prestigious project. According to Vedanta "the richest soil, the soil of perhaps get something new in this state of intuitive tigious annual awards for different Indian lan- After complete compilation of the Dogri scious' mind is a whatever we are unaware at a guages and declared that award in Dogri lan- moment, and 'unconscious' as everything else beyond human mind lies fallow. If it could tilled well it would mind. Super-conscious mind thus refers to the state of Dictionary, he became Assistant Editor for yield golden crop, but since lies fallow, it yields bram- mind when we experience cosmic connectivity and guage and literature is for the 216-page book by Dogri publications and later elevated as Editor the access-otherwise as a whole, it is one.It is the con- Dr Gian Singh. It has been published by the scious part of the mind which does all the processing bles, thorny bushes and weeds. It is fact that achieving have good understanding, peace, wisdom and enlight- and subsequently posted as Chief Editor in the optimal function of brain's "pleasure pathway" is to enment.Koh(2004) there is only one super-conscious Usha Prakashan, 295, Janipur Housing year 2006 and still later promoted as of informationbecause it is logical, reasonable and can Colony, Jammu during the year 2018 and change its point of view at will. rebalance and replenish overall brain bio-chemistry. mind to which all our minds are connected It helps to Additional Secretary ( editorial ) and superan- Hippocampus, amygdala, and neocortexwork in tan- make good decisions since it has infinite selected by the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi for nuated during January, 2012. We can understand mind intellectually either the year 2000. The Sahitya Akademi awards through its generic code or through experiential learn- dem to support the "Limbic System" of the brain. intelligence.It is the source of all true inventions. It is noteworthy that this youth from The brain, mind, and environment interact with Great innovators like Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein every year writers for their best book and hon- Ramnagar, worked very hard and forged ahead ing. It is conscious mind, which communicates with our them with a Shawl, Memento and cash each other in developing the cognitive ability of the have mastered the technique of receiving great ideas in life. While working and earning, he was subconscious and super conscious mind as one mind. prize at a ceremonial function at the Nation learner. The function of the brain is to filter the raw from the super- conscious Mind.It helps us achieve studying as well. He passed post-graduation in It perceives mental factors namely: feeling, discrimi- Capital.