The Decipherment

  Author’s Note

  Much of the mysteries of the human mind and its tremendous powers are still not properly understood up to this day. It is, after all, the most complex enigma in the entire cosmos. However, the very struggle of trying to understand it is what makes worthy of possessing such a marvelous creation of God.

  The facts and figures explained in this book are scientifically valid. The concept mentioned about the great master mind, Albert Einstein, using only 10% of his brain is also a view held by many people; including important personalities well-acquainted with the sciences . . . but it is a view altogether wrong in every possible sense. As I said earlier, the human brain is the most complex thing we have ever known. Even today, with amazing technology and important breakthroughs of science, there are many areas of the human mind that are still not so well recognized. Surprising as it is, our brains are eager to know about themselves.

  The human brain is extremely coordinated in every act it performs. While picking up an empty glass, for example, not only the hands are being controlled by the brain to position them precisely so as to hold the glass carefully and firmly, but also the eyes are focused completely on the object so that it becomes clearly visible and hence easy to see. Apart from this, all senses are acute; if anything should happen in the surroundings, the brain would analyze it and thus act accordingly, making the person’s actions flow in a safe field. If a fire starts around somewhere, the brain would send off messages to every limb of the body to move away from the place of danger to somewhere safe, where the chances of catching fire are not so great. Hence, it is the correlation of every power of the brain that the person does not pick up the glass but instead runs away for his life.

  Same is the case with thinking. During this complex process, the mind not only concentrates at what is present in its consciousness; it is also searching into its subconsciousness for a memory or an idea or even a dream that might help to make the thought more comprehendible. Therefore, even if it is just a thought of a colour, the mind is using all its powers to help better shape that thought.

  And so, it is incredibly naïve to say such a thing as a person using only half his brain while thinking – or doing anything else, for that matter.