An Introduction to the Study of the Mind (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: LESSON III The Triune Man Man, a Triune Being. Man thinks and feels and wills. In his mental life the "immortal I," of which we have been thinking, is a triune being. The following diagram will show man's threefold mental life: Life J I Brain 'Hrnal ICord Emotion wrid H of U Worship Appreciation j ] Ceremony (Instincts and Impulses History Sociology Economic, Biography Hut u 1 (Holy 1 f y II World 1 1 Decd8 II ic, hr HflNTM Obednce hy Condnc. Abun. .l.utl.ile Control Through Intellect. One of man's chief sources of controlling, modifying, and regulating his conduct is his intellect. Intellect operates through the brain and spinal cord. Through this physical means of approach man develops his intellect by the study of such disciplines as philosophy, mathematics, sciences, and foreign languages. Through the intellect man comes to live in a world of knowledge. His mind is stored with facts and ideas. When man takes his intellect into the field of religion it gives him knowledge about God. This is the source of religious creeds, beliefs, dogma. Control Through Emotions. A second method of control is through the emotions. The emotions, besides calling upon the brain and spinal cord, depend upon the sympathetic nervous system. The emotions are developed by such studies as music, art, and literature. This gives one a world of appreciation. Besides knowing things with the intellect, man attaches to the things he knows certain values which his intellect cannot know. When one takes his emotions into religion it gives rise to worship, to ritual, and to ceremonies. The emotions provide affection and love in religion. Control Through Will. A third method of control is through the will. The will calls into play the deep-seated instinc...