HEART OR MIND :

The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world dies,
With the dying sun.

The mind has a thousand eyes,
And the heart but one;
Yet the light of a whole life dies,
When love is done.

.........Francis William Bourdillon

It is now generally known that there are two distinct aspects of our

thought processes or consciousness that operate ( or operated upon )

in contrasting ways, and this contrasting style more often than not

leads to lack of coordination between the two and even leads to

conflict between the two. (This is now substantiated and supported by

Brain research done by Sperry). Although these are counter-processes,

countering and contrasting each other in nature, function, style and

application, resulting in one process dominating and inhibiting the

other, this however is not necessarily always true, though at times

unavoidable .

The point is to harmonize and co-ordinate their operation, and this age

suffers due to lack of harmony between these two and this disharmony

is also one of the formidable challenges facing mankind.

Whenever these are in harmony in individuals, their complimentary

effect becomes exponentially powerful.

At times there may be no apparent sharp dividing line between the two,

depending upon the kind of experience that may have balanced elements

of both processes or operations. ( at times it may be difficult or maybe

even pointless to classify certain experiences ) Yet there are clear

indications that broadly speaking there are two distinct categories

of operation modes that need to be understood in their contrasting

and comparative natures. This understanding is especially vital for

the rational based contrast study of the two very fundamental ways

in which we think, conceptualise and experience reality.

To get a better perspective, I have consolidated the various ways

in which these two operating component processes of the functional

self have been conceptualized by different people :

	0.PROCESS (8)
PROCESS TOOL	SYNTHESIS	ANALYSIS
PROCESS TYPE	PARALLEL PROCESS	SERIAL PROCESS
PROCESS TYPE	NON-LINEAR	LINEAR
PROCESS MODE	SIMULTANEOUS	STEP by STEP
PROCESS MODE	SPONTANEOUS	METHODICAL
PROCESS MODE	LATERAL	SEQUENTIAL
Process SPECIALTY	VISUAL	VERBAL
Process SPECIALTY	IMAGES	WORDS

"Why has a religious turn of mind always a tendency to narrow
and harden the heart?" ..............Robert Burns

	2.FUNCTION (10)
ESSENTIAL FOR	CREATIVITY	SURVIVAL
Function TYPE	CREATIVE	CONSTRUCTIVE
Function TYPE	INSIGHT	UNDERSTANDING
Function TYPE	FEELING	THINKING
EASILY Deals with	WHOLE	PARTS
Speed of Operation	SUDDEN, IN A FLASH	GRADUAL,IN STEPS
OPERATION	ANALOG LIKE	DIGITAL LIKE
PATTERN MODE	PATTERN SEEKER	PATTERN USER
Function MODE	ABSTRACTIVE	LOGICAL
Function MODE	INSTINCTIVE	INTELLECTUAL

	3.NATURE (24)
Primary NATURE	INTUITIVE	RATIONAL
Primary NATURE	RANDOM	SYSTEMATIC
Primary NATURE	Dreamy	Critical
Primary NATURE	HIP	SQUARE
Responds / Seeks	NOVEL STIMULI	FAMILIAR STIMULI
Responds / Seeks	FREEDOM	ORDER
Responds / Seeks	ETHICAL	MEANINGFUL
Responds to	Demonstration	Instruction
Sec. Nature	Non Conformist	Conformist
Sec. Nature	Day Dreams, Erratic	Follows Rules, Schedule
Sec. NATURE	IMPULSIVE	STABLE, STEADY
Sec. Nature	DRIFTY	STRAIGHT
Nature of activity	IMAGINATION, DREAMY	LANGUAGE,Associations SYMBOLISM
Nature of activity	FEELING	THINKING
Nature of activity	Experiential,Figuring, Visualising	Evaluating, Judgmental Calculative
Memorises	Faces, Shapes,Images	Names,Facts, Dates
Assigns Value	Evaluates Primary Value	Meanings, Derived Value
Perceptual Preference	Values sensation over Ideas, Symbols	Values Ideas, Symbols Over sensations
Perceptual preference	Overall appeal	Intricate details
Perceptual preference	Beauty, looks	Functional value
Preference	Abstract Goals	Definitive Goals
Preference	Risks, Reckless	Caution, Safety, Security
PREFERENCES	Wide, Open Spaces	Orderly City Spaces
PREFERENCES	CHANGE	Routines

	4.KNOWLEDGE (24)
Nature of knowledge	INSIGHT	UNDERSTANDING
Pirsig's "Quality"	ROMANTIC	CLASSIC
Fields of knowledge	ART,POETRY,LIT.MUSIC	SCIENCE,MATHS
KNOWLEDGE Type	SPONTANEOUS	ORDERLY
Knowledge Type	DYNAMIC, INSTANTANEOUS	STABLE, STATIC
Knowledge Base	Unconventional, Unstructured	Procedural, Conventional,Structured
Knowledge Validity	Situation, Context specific	More General
Knowledge Validity	Personal, immediate	General, Longer Span
Knowledge Type	NON-SYSTEMIC	SYSTEMATIC
Knowledge Type	IMMEASURABLE	MEASURED
Knowledge Processing	Declassifies	Classifies
Knowledge Processing	Defocuses	Focuses
Knowledge Processing	Finds Commonality	Finds Distinctions
Knowledge Processing	Integrates	Differentiates
Knowledge Type	Seeks COMPLETENESS	Seeks CONSISTENCY
POTENTIAL	Unlimited	Limited
CONCEPTUALISATION	DIFFICULT	EASIER
AGREEMENT	NOT- AGREEABLE	AGREEABLE
Knowledge FORM	NON- DEFINITIVE	DEFINITIVE
Knowledge SOURCE	Essentially UNKNOWN	SENSORY SYSTEMS
RELATIONSHIPS	COLLEGIAL	HIERARCHICAL
OBJECT MATCHING	By APPEARANCE	By FUNCTION
C. CASTANEDA	NAGUAL, Second Attention	TONAL, First Attention
Primarily deals with	Non- PHYSICAL Reality	PHYSICAL, SENSORY

"There is only one thing that will really train the human mind and
that is the voluntary use of the mind by the person themself. You
may guide them, you may suggest to them, and, above all else, you
may inspire them. But the only thing worth having is that which they
get their own exertions, and what they get is in direct proportion
to what they put into it.".............Albert L. Lowell

	5.EXPERIENCE (8)
Nature of experience	VIVID,STARTLING,STRANGE	DOWN TO EARTH
Depth of experience	Seeks Depth	Superficial, concise
Interaction	Rhetorical	Dialectical
LANGUAGE	POETRY	PROSE
MUSIC	MELODY	RHYTHM
MOODS	UNPREDICTABLE, UNSTEADY	STEADY, PREDICTABLE
EMOTIONS	HIGHER, DEEPER	BASE EMOTIONS
TIME- SPACE Experiences	Laws of SPACE-TIME INVALID, CAN WARP	SPACE-TIME CONTINUITY

"Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart
can hold"............Zelda Fitzgerald

	6.COMMUNICATION (10)
Dominant Mode	Content determines Control	Control determines Content
Comm Type	Overviews, Comprehensions	Details
Comm Arrangement	Random, Meandering	Methodical, Linear
Handles well	Flux	Data
Handles well	Data Quantums	Data Strings
Context handling	Flexible	Mostly Rigid
Comm Level	Supra- Conscious	Conscious and Sub
Inter-Relationship	Recombines into new interrelationships	Formulates known Rules,Relationships
Communication	Non- SENSORY POSSIBLE	WITHIN SENSORY
Heightened Activity in	DREAMING, HIGH STRESS HALLUCINOGENIC DRUGS	CONVERSATION, INTERACTION

	7.CONTROL(7)
Control derivative	WILL	REASON
Control Type	Free	Directed
Control Type	Divergent	Convergent
Control Type	Unpredictable	Predictable
Control derivative	Aesthetics	Accuracy
Control Level	No fixed priorities	Definitive priorities
Control Level	Weak, Ill defined	Strong Well defined

	1.PHYSIOLOGY (4)
Physiological Association	RIGHT BRAIN	LEFT BRAIN
Common Association with	HEART	MIND, BRAIN
Activity increases with	Hallucinogenic Drugs	Mild Depressant Drugs
Physiological side	LEFT SIDE BODY	RIGHT SIDE BODY

	8.REALITY (3)
REALITY MODE	CAUSATIVE	CAUSE- EFFECT
Usually associated with	SOUL/ SPIRIT	Chronological Life
REALITY TYPE	PERSONAL/ SUBJECTIVE	SOCIAL/ OBJECTIVE

	9.TECHNIQUES
TECHNIQUES TO DEVELOP	NO FIXED PROCEDURES	WELL KNOWN EDUCATIONAL TECH