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       The Human Mind Glossary: A Definition of terminolgy  | 
  
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       The individual sense of self, the 'I am'-ness, the conscious developing individual.  | 
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       Egoism  | 
     
       The theory of self interest as the central principle of living. Doing it all 'my' way, with little interest or connectivity with the collective; groups, organisations,humanity.  | 
  
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       Egotist  | 
     
       Individuals or groups who are afflicted with extreme egoism.  | 
  
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       Jiva  | 
     
       Vedantic term for inflated egoism. Also meaning an individual who has no knowledge of their extended self ("Om aham mani!"), thus dis-connected individual.  | 
  
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       Behaviour  | 
     
       Physical, mental, and emotional activity.  | 
  
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       Repression (active denial)  | 
     
       Banishing aspects of the conscious mind / being into the sub and unconsious states, generally without further inspection, understanding or analysis. An attempt at permanent dissociation from these aspects of being.  | 
  
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       Supression (subdueing)  | 
     
       Subduing, putting on 'hold' aspects of the conscious mind to be dealt with later. A temporary measure. We use less harsh, less permanent repressives techniques, and we don't banish aspects 'fully' into the sub / unconscious.  | 
  
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       Personality  | 
     
       The stable and enduring characteristics of an individual. Learned behaviour 'filters' - ie programmed / conditioned behaviour. Learned responses and habits learned through experience ie habitual responses to certain situations.  | 
  
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       Imprinting  | 
     
       The process of learning by imitation, usually refers to first cycle of life 0 - 7years when the imprinting process is very stong and lays down deep behavioural patterns, but we continue imprinting throughout our live  | 
  
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       Repertoire  | 
     
       a collection of behaviour patterns that a person can use. ie, an emotion, mental construct, physical posture or movement.  | 
  
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       Essence  | 
     
       The Individual Soul. The deep and enduring characteristics of an individual. Those aspects of an indivduals behavioural repertoire that they appear to have been born with.  | 
  
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       Character  | 
     
       More concerned with essence than personality.  | 
  
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       Perception  | 
     
       Interplay of sensory organs and the nervous system (brain) that furnishes us with our 'world-vision'.  | 
  
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       Sense organs  | 
     
       The organs of the body that we use to perceive the world. Sight (eyes), sound (ears), nose (smell), mouth Taste), touch (skin),  | 
  
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       Paradigm shift  | 
     
       a change (shift) in outlook, attitude, perspective.  |