An
interesting question. Though there is no definitive answer available, each one
of us have our own answer anyway!
However numerous arguments have been and are being made by
exponents from different backgrounds. Philosophers, scientists, doctors, yoga
instructors are enthusiastically involved in making their case.
One
reasoning quotes quantum physics. It suggests that as everything in the world
is considered to be made up of energy or vibrations, even thoughts are variants
of energy.
It goes on to say that there is no fundamental difference between
people’s thoughts.
Sparkles of energy will be produced based on our sensory
interaction with external world in combination with the memory that we possess.
Memory can be related to our past experiences. When we consciously pay attention, the thought gains energy. Otherwise the
thought will be feeble and dies down. It is the energy that one exudes would be
picked by another.
This
element is elaborated further by intellectuals and they declare that thoughts are
just a function of memory and experiences. They announce that there is no such
thing as our thought. All thoughts come from outside – from external environment
that we are in. According to them there is no originality in anyone’s thoughts.
The doctors also have been exploring this. They are of
the opinion that neural processes facilitate emergence of thoughts. However,
the medical science doesn’t know for sure currently how thoughts emerge from
neuron activity.
They only rely on indirect evidence to support the argument
that brain is the organ where thoughts get formed. Click here to read a neuroscientist’s viewpoint on the subject.
Having heard different perspectives of origin
of thoughts, it is clear we do not have a conclusive answer as to where do they
come from. However, we have to admit that we lose massive amount of energy because we are continuously paying attention to our thoughts; we can say that weare losing energy through our thoughts.
If we are able to conserve this energy, we can channelize the energy properly
and thereby make us feel energetic. This is what “yoga” is according to
Patanjali’s yoga sutras.
According to Patanjali,
to perform yoga is to reduce the number of thoughts to zero so that energy,
which is otherwise wasted, can be utilized in the right manner and transition
into Self-Realization.
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