A straightforward two-fold Philosophical question...?
1 - What exactly is it that the human mind, conceals from man? #2 - If something is indeed being concealed from man by the human mind, what might be the precise reason that something is in need of concealment?
Please, share what knowledge you have been given regarding this two-fold Philosophical question.
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2014-01-27T09:33:37Z
Someone has finally given a profound response..Thank you...most remarkable!... ..."Love"... ..."Unconditional Love"... Hard to explain such a thing to a human being, isn't it? The human mind always seems to object and rebel, to such a fanciful thought. Only when a human being truly discovers and finally realizes that Love has been cleverly concealed, may Love ultimately be observed and embraced. The illusion of Love's concealment is definitely most real. Love hides behind a thin veil...a thin veil of illusion...It's a veil that must eventually be observed and cleverly discarded. Love will remain cleverly concealed until one finally discovers, that most beautiful quality known as " Unconditional Love". That's truly the first step that a human being must take if a human being were to decide to embark upon a journey towards self-realization. Love must finally realize, Love. Love must be shared. Love remains hidden because is has a profound nee
?2014-01-26T19:46:50Z
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I have attempted to ponder your question & discern the perspective from which it was asked. Finally I gave up on that & decided right or wrong I can only truthfully answer from the place I stand now. It all seems to be much simpler to me now. What does the human mind conceal from man? Love. It conceals from us that love was our source & is our true state. It sounds simplistic I know, & I doubt I could even explain the process that has brought me here. Why the need for the concealment? The realization that love is what you are & not just something that you feel changes your perspective so drastically one in danger of coming to Remembrance. Many Blessings!
>>1 - What exactly is it that the human mind, conceals from man?
Maybe you meant the question in a esoteric way, but looking at it scientifically, we can easily answer the question and much research has been done on this.
There is the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. Basically, everything in the subconscious mind is hidden from you although it may spill out in your dreams at night. The subcon works much faster than the conscious mind and is used to do things you don't want to waste time on, such as controlling your movement when you walk or even when you drive. However, it also is capable of evaluation and some functions you may associate with the conscious mind.
>>#2 - If something is indeed being concealed from man by the human mind, what might be the precise reason that something is in need of concealment?
If you are walking through the jungle and a tiger jumps out to eat you, you don't want to stand around for five minutes considering whether you should run or put up a fight and which direction to run etc etc. Therefore, the subcon takes over and you run like hell. This is the reason for concealment. In a word: evolution.
The obvious answer to #1 is things that it doesn't want to share with others. Looking at it like that, obvious examples come to mind such as withholding thoughts that would miscommunicate an idea or simply lying about something. So in response to the second question, it's not always that something needs to be concealed, but rather someone thinks it should be concealed. In other words, it may not truly be necessary to lie, but sometimes it's an easier way to do things, so people decide to lie. Not everything can be communicated as well, so when giving a piece of information would further confuse understanding, it's often withheld. All this said, you've really asked a very simple question in a rather complex way.
I would say that the human mind conceals knowledge or truth. Think about all the secrets you know that would cause others to hurt if they were revealed. Think about the truths that your subconscious conceals from you, because you are not ready to deal with the truth yet. We avoid reality. We drink or use drugs to escape it. The conscious mind does not want to know. Suppose you made a great discovery and suddenly found yourself wondering if mankind will use it for good or for evil. At that point you wish that you did not know that truth. As Alfred Nobel found out knowledge used to take lives causes the discoverer regret. Accordingly the mind could conceal some truths of this nature due to conscience. If the mind were able to know some things about the future, that too would be concealed because the human mind would not be able to handle it, nor society. In all we probably keep more things secret from others and from ourselves than we reveal. Hence knowledge is concealed.