What is the Body-Identified Mind?

By Anna C. Nance <eirendel@yahoo.com>

A mind that identifies with the body is one that has yet to release the ego. A body-identified mind still associates with the material world, with other people’s opinions. Such a mind defines itself empirically: what hob do you hold, what do you own, etc. Buddhism considers the body-identified mind to be a hindrance (for want of a better word) in reaching enlightenment. Buddhists believe that the mind must release all sense of individualism, of (empirical) self before enlightenment can be attained.

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Will Mulkey <wrmulkey@hotmail.com>

This is true! Most of us are greatly influenced by the things we do and the people around us. Some of our minds have taken a step away from being body-identified though. We have chosen Lander as oppossed to some big name school like Clemson, USC, Harvard, etc......

Richele Skelton <skelton@emeraldis.com>

This was a very well written paper, and I enjoyed reading it.

Tiffany Norton <TiffNorton@Hotmail.com>

I liked it- short and to the point.

Eric Howell <grayghost13@hotmail.com>

Great Paper. It was short, but I think if you would have written more it would have detracted from what you were saying.

J.W. Preston <Wednesday@emeraldis.com>

A very unique essay. Your issue was very well stated.

Scott Elingburg <kehoutek@hotmail.com>

You have made your point very well. I agree with your ideas and your paper.

brian nettles <ned _creeper>

short and sweet good paper

Travis Galloway <hyperdedo@hotmail.com>

Nice paper ace... I agree with you on that .... teehe

Peter Rutanga <wung32@hotmail.com>

Good paper. Nothing needs to be added here!

Woody Moore <wouldhe@inetgenesis.com>

I like the though that the body is a hinderance to the mind.

shaun cutler <cutlershaun@hotmail.com>

I agree and this gave some info I didn't know.

preston garner <pgarner@meta-net.net>

well put, short and to the point. Nice.

Will Bond <wbond@meta-net.net>

Great paper! and exactly to the point.

Fran Sanders <FranSanders@hotmail.com.>

Short but very good

Dowd <rdowd@lander.edu>

Interesting paper... makes me wonder how much of a body-identified mind that I am...

Christa Ryan <christaryan@yahoo.com>

The paper was short and to the point. I liked your paper and it was easily understood.