1. THE MIND.
As to the true conception of matter the world is ignorant. Yet when asked, “What does matter do?” the reply is, “Matter moves, matter vibrates.” Moreover, relative to the exact nature of mind, the world is likewise ignorant. But to the question, “What does mind do?” the response comes, “The Mind knows, the mind feels, the mind wills.” The mind has ever manifested itself in these three ways. Because of this three-fold function it is easy to think of the mind as being separated into distinct compartments, each constituting an independent activity. This is erroneous. The mind is a living unit having three sides but never acting one side at a time. When the mind knows it also feels in some way and wills to some extent. To illustrate: Music is heard and one knows it to be Rubinstein’s Melody in F. The execution being good one feels pleasure. That the pleasurable state may be augmented one wills a listening attitude. For analytical purposes the psychologists have a way of naming the state of mind from the predominating manifestation.