ABSTRACT: The components (or faculties) of mind according to
ancient scriptures are explained with inferences and
interpretations. Connection of the components with states of
mind known as dreamless sleep, sleep with dreams, wakefulness,
trance and para-trance are given. Analogy of the working of the
components with the parts of a computer, and with feedback
control systems in Electrical Engineering are given. Through
analysis, it is shown that the spine works like the CPU of a
computer. 1. INTRODUCTION No metaphysical problem is more
vigorously discussed by the present day psychologists than that
of mind and body. Most of us assume that all thinking takes
place in the brain. It is only since a few decades that
psychologists are treating body and mind as a single unit called
psycho-somatic system. This led to the development of new
subjects like Psycho-biology and Psycho-neuro-immunology. Modern
medicine has recognized the brain-spine system as a single unit,
but it does not assign thinking functions to any p