Notes about Mind Due to momentum (prarabdha) a flow of thoughts passes which is illuminated by the Self. If one examines closely, there is no physical location of the m ind inside the body. It is of the nature of Sukshma sharira, or the subtle body and hence doesn’t have a “gross” or a physical nature like the brain etc. It is also to be noted that Mind is an English word and does not correspond to an exact word in Sanskrit. Popular misconceptions Thoughts constitute the Manas or loosely the Mind. However, there is no separate physical or a gross entity called the mind inside which intellect, memory or ahamkara reside collectively. Together, the manas, intellect, memory and ahamkara are called Anthah-karana or the inner equipment. Science has not been able to pinpoint such an apparatus nor has science been able to confirm thoughts by way of experiments. All that science has been able to do is map electrical activity in the brain each time different thought...