MEMORYA DIVINE RESOURCE

A talk by - Mr. Aravinda K.

BE, MS (Engg), MTech,

Samskrtha Kovida,

Geetha Kovida

YOUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON YOUR MEMORY

Your body contains five sensory organs – eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin.

These are the input organs which provide the external information to the brain.

THE BRAIN

• These sensory perceptions are called as – visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory and tactile.

• Is the brain meant to store all of the information that is received by it?

• No; it does not store all the experiences which we have the whole day. But why?

• Because, it is we who decide what to remember and what to forget.

LIKE !

DISLIKE !!

THE REMEMBERANCE

• We remember that which we repeatedly experience, that which we repeatedly feel, and that which we repeatedly think.

• We also remember whatever we deeply like, and also, whatever caused us pain.

• This means that, whatever satisfies our ego, is remembered very well, and whatever hurts our ego, is also remembered very very well.

• The more we try to forget something, the more we will remember it.

SENSORY

INPUTS

FROM

THE

EXTERNAL

WORLD

Eyes are at the

front side, but the visual

memory is at the

back side!

Other functions

THE RESOURCE

• Human brain has nearly 100 billion neurons.

• Each neuron forms about 1,000 connections to the other neurons, amounting to more than a trillion connections.

• If each neuron could only help store a single memory, memory could run out of space.

• Yet neurons combine such that each one helps with many memories at a time, exponentially increasing the brain’s total storage capacity to something closer to around 2.5 Petabytes.

• When we have such a big resource, there is no such thing called as improvement of memory.

• This means that our memory is unlimited; but its usage or utility is limited.

• Although the human brain represents only 2% of the body weight, it receives 15% of the cardiac output, 20% of total body oxygen consumption, and 25% of total body glucose utilization.

• Visual memory is retained longer than the other sensory perceptions / experiences.

DID YOU SEE HER?

WHY DO WE FORGET?• If we remember everything everyday, then we

definitely become mad.

• The general tendency of the ordinary people is to remember pains, rather than pleasures.

• All the pains remembered will cause us more anxiety, tension and stress.

• Hence, forgetfulness is also a divine gift, which happens during sleep, where we lose our ego.

• In addition, we forget that information which we think is not important for us at that time.

• Further, we forget everything when we are under stress, tension or anxiety.

THE

TWO

SIDES

OF

THE

BRAIN

THE CONNECTION WITHIN MALE AND FEMALE BRAINS

SOME EXERCISES FOR FUN

• Fist rotation :i) Both fists forward movementii) Both fists backward movementiii) Right fist forward, left fist backwardiv) Left fist forward, right fist backward

• Leg and hand rotation :i) Right leg anti-clockwise, left hand anti-clockwiseii) Right leg anti-clockwise, left hand clockwise iii) Right leg anti-clockwise, right hand anti-clockwise iv) Right leg anti-clockwise, right hand clockwise

COME NEARER, AND LOOK

NOW, GO FAR AWAY

MEMORY UTILIZATION

• The process of memory is three-fold: RECORD, RETAIN, RECALL

• First “R” : Focus and concentrate

• Second “R” : Repeat and remember

• Third “R” : Relax and link

• Hence, the three R’s correspond to -- “Shravana” (effective listening)- “Manana” (reasoning and storing)- “Nididhyaasana” (recalling and utilizing)

THE BIGGER MINDThere are four Anthahkarana (inner organs) –

• Manas – the thinking part : Mind• Chiththa – the storing part : Memory• Buddhi – the deciding part : Intellect• Ahamkaara – the controlling part : Ego

- All these are using the brain within the brain!- The only way to forget is to dissociate, and the only

way to remember is to associate. You should decide what to do with what !

- Respect the brain – it is divine. - Remember; the brain never sleeps!- Don’t turn your brain into a trash-basket.

HOWARD

GARDNER’S

MODEL

Bloom’s Taxonomy

EXERCISES FOR MEMORY

• Creative method : Develop your own ideas to remember the words / concepts

• Linking method : Construct a story containing all the unrelated words

• Physical exercises : Sarvaangaasana, Mathsyaasana

• Breathing exercises : Kapaalabhaathi, Bhraamaree

• Focusing exercises : Mental chanting of “OM”

TAKE CARE OF YOUR MEMORY

• Learn to like those which you have to remember.

• Study and understand, and then repeat the process.

• Writing helps in 3 ways – thinking, reading, checking.

• Keep the eyes healthy; use herbal eye drops.

• Keep your head cool; use coconut oil regularly.

• Eat almonds regularly; soak them in milk overnight.

DON’TS• Don’t watch Television excessively; take care of your eyes.

• Don’t use mobile phone excessively; take care of your brain.

• Don’t work with computer excessively; take care of your time.

• Don’t keep talking about useless things; take care of your mind.

• Don’t listen to music while studying.

• Don’t read excessively; follow the 20-20-20 rule.

• Don’t think of too many things at once; do one thing at a time.

• Don’t remember all the painful experiences; but remember the lessons of the pain, so as not to get exposed to it once again.

EYE EXERCISESROLLING TRACING

CHANDRA NAMASKAR

BRAIN TONICSAND

REJUVENATORS

BE FOCUSSED.

BE HEALTHY.

BE USEFUL.

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