Mind's brain

In meditation we become watchers of our own mind. How can the mind watch itself? How can it separate into two, the watcher and the watched? Actually the watcher is said to be beyond the mind, but when we start meditating, a corner of the mind itself has to act as proxy and watch the rest of it.

It happens in the body as well. The brain is part of the body, but it has a will of its own that decides and directs the rest of the body. It is as if it is a thing at a different level than the rest of the body. It has an added function of thought.

Similarly, in meditation, a part of the mind rises above the rest of it, anchored in the original observer, and works on the rest of the mind during meditation. The smaller the 'watcher mind' in proportion to the 'watched mind', the more effective is the meditation and the more authentic the watcher.

What a nerve!

Suppose my eyes were placed on the surface of my heart and only the nerve-endings on the heart's surface were active, what would I consider to be the limits of my physical body? I would be looking out at the cavity of my body, the various organs, the inside surface of the skin, and would presume these to be part of an external universe. 'I' would be limited to the organ of the heart and everything else would be 'outside'. 

 What we consider as 'I' is physically defined by where the sense organs are placed. The sensation of touch is the biggest culprit as it reinforces our idea of the surface of the skin as the boundary of 'I-ness'. It is possible to imagine that everything in the universe is also part of me, but the sense organs have been unfortunately placed and activated for only one physical body. Yogis who have enhanced their mental perceptions are able to receive sensory vibrations from any body they choose and understand the universality of their existence.