Comprehensive Memory Development Course E-Book

Dr. Bk Chandra Shekhar

• Herausgeber: V&S Publishers
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

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What nobody ever told you about memory sharpening methods

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Contents

Introduction

    1. Need of Memory

    2. Problems People Face Without Good Memory Power

    3. Analogy Between a Computer and Human Brain

Part I: Laws of Memory

    1. Introduction to Memory

    2. Efficacy of Various Memory Techniques

    3. Rhyme Method

    4. Shape Method

    5. Value Method

    6. Phonetic Method

    7. Mnemonics

    8. Link and Story Method

    9. Memorising Faster with Mental Pegs

    10. Mind Mapping

Part II: Applications of Memory Techniques

    1. How to Remember Names and Faces

    2. How to Remember Places, Locations, Dates and Phone Numbers

    3. How to Memorise History and Social Studies

    4. How to Memorise Geography

    5. How to Memorise Laws, Articles, Sections and Sub-sections

    6. How to Memorise Physics

    7. How to Memorise Chemistry

    8. How to Memorise Biology

    9. How to Memorise Long Answers of MBA Subjects

    10. How to Memorise Mathematics

    11. How to Memorise Accounts Subjects for CA students

    12. How to Memorise GK for Civil Services and Competitive Exams

Part III: Psycho Neurobic Exercises for Developing Mind and Memory Power

    1. Three Essential Psycho Neurobic Exercises for Developing Memory Power

    2. Mind Management Techniques

    3. Sleep Management Techniques

Part IV: Brain Massaging Techniques

    1. Brain Sharpening Techniques

    2. Brain Balancing Techniques

Afterwords

Dedication

This book is dedicated to the most revered Supreme God Father Shiva, who disclosed the knowledge of mind and memory power of Head Top Computer to me. I also dedicate this book to my daughter – Khushi (alias “Pari”), who is the source of constant inspiration and creative writing.

Publisher's Note

Do you find it difficult to recall names, faces, phone numbers or text matter from any academic or other field you have been acquainted with?

How often do you experience the embarrassment of forgetting the next few lines during an important lecture?

Don't you shake our head mentally ashamed at your inability to recall the text you have studied?

If your answer is yes to any of the above questions, then your memory needs some work. We may conclude, ‘You have a bad memory.’ It's time to take shelter under the watchful guidance of Dr. BK Chandra Shekhar, Guinness World Record Holder and an ideologue on mind sharpening, with his life-changing book named – Comprehensive Memory Development Course.

Using various time-tested scientific as well as innovative techniques, the author in this inimitable book explains how to remember names, facts, events, and almost any academic and non-academic information with simple yet powerful methods that are simple enough even for a child.

This comprehensive book on memory development will allow us to achieve what we always desire – a sharp memory. The book is divided into sections which give ideas on different memory enhancement methods, such as, rhyme method, shape method, value method, phonetic method, mnemonics, link method, mental pegs, etc. The techniques to remember names, place, location, phone, etc., are explained. The best part for students is the applications of memory methods to remember subjects like, geography, history, social studies, articles, physics, chemistry, biology, management studies, civil services subjects, etc. A whole section has been devoted to explaining psycho neurobic exercises for developing mind and memory power.

On the whole, the treatment delivered here has been such that the reader learns the effective techniques on how to maintain the brain in top condition, how to overcome forgetfulness, and how to easily retain data and figures and information in the mind for immediate retrieval at any desired time.

Get ready to upgrade the mental faculty to memorise numbers, facts, course materials and other information like never before.

Acknowledgements

At the outset, I thank my Almighty father-GOD, the father of humanity pita Shri Brahma Baba and my Divine mother Jagdamba Saraswati, who have taught me the concept of head top computer and programmed the treasures of knowledge and wisdom in my memory. I express my deep gratitude to Air Marshal P S Bhangu, PVSM, AVSM, VM (Retd) for motivating me and writing the foreword for this book. I am also thankful to my Memory Guru Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury and his spouse Mrs Neerja Roy Chowdhury for all encouragement and supports.

I specially thank my younger brother Vijay Shankar Tiwari and Vidyawati for helping in writing and editing of this book. I specially thank my elder angelic brother Rajkumarjee, angelic guide Chanda and angelic sister Sonu (Son Pari) for constant supports and motivation. I also thank Shikhar Taneja, Kanika Taneja, Renu Mishra, Munish Kaushal, Dibya Bora (the editor) and the young, energetic CEO of V&S Publishers, Mr Sahil Gupta, who has brought out the book so soon and so decently.

I am also thankful to my parents (Father – Shri Braj Kishore Tiwari and Mother – Smt Sumanti Devi) and family members (wife – Reeta and duaghter – Khushi), my younger brother Shiv Shanker Tiwari for all help and their best wishes.

– Dr BK Chandra ShekharEmail:[email protected]: www.invisibledoctor.comwww.sigfasolutions.com

Foreword

Air Marshal P S Bhangu,PVSM, AVSM, VM (Retd)

Memory development skill is directly related to creative intellect. Intellect is a faculty of soul through which it selects the desired thoughts and emotions. The intellect performs three important functions, i.e. to visualise, to discriminate and to decide. Out of these, the power to visualise is the most important function of the intellect. Memory development is the result of creative visualisation power of intellect.

A soul with a powerful intellect can enjoy the experience of its own choice regardless of external stimuli, whereas a soul with a weak intellect is often pushed by the strong impressions or habits stored in subconscious mind. It can also be influenced by the moods of the other or by atmosphere around. That is why many psychologists say that our subconscious mind/ unconscious mind is very powerful and it gets things done automatically. Memory development means programming subconscious or unconscious mind.

This book is comprehensive in nature that provides very interesting techniques on developing the memory skills. This book surpasses other write-ups on this subjects in following aspects:

This book, comprehensively analyses the human memory system with respect to the power of soul, whereas other books relate the function of memory entirely with the process of the brain mechanism only. Brain is just an instrument for recording but the mind and intellect play the vital role in memory programming.

This book systematically presents the techniques of memory programming with special focus on students’ requirements. This book is very helpful for students and can be easily grasped by them. The technique taught in this book would be a great help to anyone besides students.

Dr B K Chandra Shekhar is known to me personally for the last seven years. He is a simple man with high thinking. He has lots of experience of applying the power of third eye. He applied these powers to get rid of life threatening diseases like cancer, hepatitis and diabetes. His services are sought from various schools, colleges, social organisations, institutions and Central/State govts. He conducts memory workshops for students and professionals. He also provides very useful guidance to students to remove their exam fear and better their performances.

He has put sincere efforts to present this precious knowledge of memory system in a book form worth emulating for the benefits of student community. His efforts are an eye opener for all of us. I hope this book will certainly prove beneficial for the student in opening their third eye and in enhancing their memory power and help them to harness their talents and release their true potential. I wish him in this hard endeavour and many successes in his life.

– Air Marshal P S BhanguEmail: [email protected]

INTRODUCTION

Need of Memory

The concept of human mind and memory is a complex phenomenon, beyond the scope of modern science. Since science is basically concerned with the physical universe, it deals with the matter and not with the spiritual aspects. Hence, modern science is not capable of explaining the truths of life beyond matter. There is a tendency to reject whatever cannot be understood through materialistic reasoning and logic. Ocasioanally, what cannot be explained in normal life is also attributed to God, the supreme power.

There are two channels in the acquisition of knowledge. One is knowledge gathered through five senses. This knowledge is limited in range and is gross in content. As long as human being is alive and continued to remain physical world – oriented, one can experience only transient happiness. Our association with the world is because of the physical body. The human mind remains busy in with sensuous pleasures and completely ignores the purpose of our incarnation. It is high time for our dormant mind to awake now.

What is perceptible only through five senses is incomplete. The other channel through which the awakening and enlightening of the mind take place, lies beneath the normal mental awareness. Logic and normal reasoning do not bind it. By activating the standard software of the intuitive mind or conscience (also called sub- conscious mind) the truths of life can be perceived. What is difficult to understand by the normal mind can be understood through the intuitive mind or conscience or you can say “the third eye”. Albert Einstein had admitted that his theory of relativity was gained with the help of intuitive mind or “the third eye”. Rational knowledge is limited to five senses while intuitive mind or “the third eye” goes beyond. This is the base of our memory. The vast reservoir of rational knowledge possessed by the most learned persons today fails to explain the truths of life and solutions to life's problems.

NEED OF MEMORY

A number of people remain skeptical about the potential of the human brain, pointing to the substandard performances that many of us routinely churn out. Consider the following aspect of education, which is not given to students in the schools, colleges or universities.

Brain, its function and memory power

Memory techniques

Function of mind

Difference between mind and brain

Application of study technique in day-to-day student life

How to develop concentration power

How to motivate self.

How to take examinations.

The power of Third Eye for vivid visualisation.

How to develop creativity and so on.

The reason our performances do not match our potential is simply because we are given no information about what we are or about how we can best utilise our inherent qualities. Hence, understanding these basic concepts and techniques of memory will help us to match our performance with our inherent potential.

From the moment we're born, we're learning. Learning, however, would be useless if we didn't have a way to store all the information we're learning and then access it later. Fortunately, memory takes care of that – memory allows us to process information, store information, and then access it later when we need it.

This may sound very simple, but it's actually quite complex. But have no fear; we'll break it down for you, so it's not too tough.

You can think of human memory like a library. The purpose of a library is to store books, magazines, music, and other material. A library has a system of filing and categorising the materials so they can be retrieved later. If books wear out from excessive use or get lost, they need to be replaced. Libraries obtain new books and materials every year that also need to be filed and categorised. If certain books are rarely used or never retrieved, they are removed to make room for new ones.

SHORT TERM MEMORY

Short term memory allows a person to recall something after a short period of time without practicing or rehearsing. George Miller wrote a paper on short term memory called “The magical number 7±2.” He concluded from his experiments that we could retain 5 to 9 items with our short term memory without rehearsal. The amount can be increased if items are “chunked” together. Most people remember phone numbers in three chunked sets – the area code, the first three numbers, and the last four numbers. After a short period of time, this information degrades and becomes lost unless it is repeated or rehearsed.

LONG TERM MEMORY

Long term memory refers to retention of information over the long term from days to years. There are 2 types of long term memory; objective memory and subjective memory. Conscious mind and intellect both are known as objective memory – because it deals with outward objects. The objective memory is aware of the objective world. Its media of observation is our physical sense. Our intellect, one of the faculties of objective mind, is our guide and director in our contact with our environment. We gain knowledge through our five senses. Our objective memory works through observation, education and its association with past experiences of memory. The greatest function of the objective memory is performed by intellect that is of reasoning, visualising and decision making.

Subconscious memory is also referred as subjective memory. It is aware of its environment, but not by means of physical senses. It perceives by intuition. It is the seat of emotions and the storehouse of memory. It performs the highest functions when our objective senses are not functioning. In other words, it is that intelligence that makes itself known when the objective memory is suspended or in a sleepy or drowsy state or in alpha, or delta state.

For example, riding a bike would be considered an objective memory. Remembering something that happened as a child would be subjective memory.

There is no limit to how much information a person can store in long term memory although various brain disorders and damage can prevent or slow the process. Many techniques can aid and increase the likelihood that information will be retained long term. The next section will illustrate different ways to memorise and strengthen retention of information as well as describe some reasons why we may forget things.

In the context of studies, we can say that our thoughts about the subject which defines the amount of learning. Of course, thoughts can make us efficient and effective to produce any result in our studies… but they must be very strong and organised. If it is not so; they will take us nowhere. Mostly students memorise any subject in a rote method “in hindi we call rattu tota” (parrot memory). In rote method of memorisation, thoughts or information are most of the time unorganised and students blindly mug up the answers… they repeat the things until the material is registered in their subconscious mind. Whenever they are asked a question, an answer will flow out. Although, this is also a method to learn the things but it is boring. Remember, how many times we commit ourselves to memorising all the tables or equations or maps or the long questions answers, and then we mug them up blindly, hours later, when we try to recollect, we find ourselves confused and frustrated.

Rote method is time-consuming, boring and efficient. In rote method, you are required to take more and more revisions and still there is no guarantee of perfect and timely recall.

Though hard work is must and there is no substitute for it, however, in today's competition era, you cannot win with hard work alone. There are techniques to help us in competitions, and to memorising all subjects, i.e. science, maths, physics, etc., these techniques are based on visualisation and they can make learning easy. According to these techniques, you can keep any information perfectly in your mind if you can convert it into mental pictures.

Problems People Face Without Good Memory Power

When we forget things, it is often a problem of encoding. Perhaps we were distracted while trying to learn information or while we were doing something. For instance, how many times you have lost your keys or misplaced the remote control? Perhaps you were thinking about something else when you put your keys down. Distraction reduces encoding efficiency while memory requires conscious attention. Thus, distraction explains why you put your keys in the refrigerator and threw the remote control in the garbage can.

Perhaps you weren't distracted but also didn't make enough associations to strengthen the memory of where you put your keys. This leads to an inability to retrieve the memory of where you left them. You may be able to imagine several possible places they could be but can't quite remember which. A common solution to this is to “retrace your steps.” In essence, “retracing your steps” goes through all the associated locations in your mind until you find the correct one that is connected to the keys’ location.

All information can't be sent to long term memory, because our memory is like a pet child. It will not accept information unless it is provided by the special language in which it understands, i.e. by certain technique. Generally memory or you can say it subconscious mind does’ not receive if the information is provided at the rate in which conscious mind receives. There may arise some problems while memorising due to:

Incapability of the conscious mind

Incapable of memorising anything by the right method.

Due to absent-mindedness

Yes, people with excellent memory can also be absent-minded. Here is a popular anecdote about absent-mindedness.

Louis Pasteur was dining at home with his friends. When his table companions were about to eat the grapes served for dessert, Pasteur stopped them by saying, ‘there is nothing as dangerous as eating grapes without washing them first,” and he washed his grapes in a glass of water. He then explained to them all the bacilli and microbes that may be found in a cluster of grapes.

Everybody listen raptly, but suddenly, the spell was broken by a general burst of laughter. The scientist had unconsciously picked up the glass of water in which he had drowned so many germs and taken one long swallow. Pasteur was not the last to laugh at his absent-mindedness.

So, absent-mindedness is nothing more than in attention. If pay attention to anything, we will remember it.

Remember our eyes cannot see when our mind is absent.

Many times we experience that when we start listening to a lecture in the classroom with full attention, but after sometime we find our mind wandering somewhere else.

Analogy Between a Computer & Human Brain

When Albert Einstein died, his brain was brought in a laboratory and was examined meticulously comparing it with a common man's brain. On comparison it was found that there existed no dissimilarities of even .001%. Both the brains were exactly similar. Then what made Albert Einstein's brain so special? It was the Einstein's being, which utilised more than 10% of his brain's trillions of neurons. Invisible doctor uses physical brain, which is the hardware of his head top computer.

Head top computer of the soul consists of brain, which is the hardware and universal laws, which are the standard software. Soul through its faculites (Mind, Intellect and Sanskar) automatically operates this computer (we call it head top computer because it is in the head of all human beings) within the universal laws to keep the body, mind and intellect fully fit. The human brain is a paired organ; it is composed of two halves, called cerebral hemispheres. The theory of the structure and functions of the brain suggests that the two sides of the brain control two different modes of thinking. Just stop to wonder for a moment, how a two-year-old baby can master the task of speaking so effortlessly, while most adult's efforts of learning a foreign language tend to end up as more of confusion and less learning. Most children are born with dominant right hemisphere. When an infant learns a language, he/she does so with all senses, such as those of smell, sound, colours and touch. As we grow older, the left hemisphere's mode of thinking, which relies heavily on partial processes (without visualisation) of the intellect, such as logic, sequence and organisation, become dominant. In the Zen tradition, the left mind is associated with the process of thinking and the right mind is associated with knowing. Most individuals tend to have a distinct preference for one or the other side of the brain. From very early in life, school and society too conspire to identify individual as having preference for either Arts or Science and thus label them as being “Creative or logical”.

Soul through its one of the faculties, i.e Mind uses left hemisphere of brain for logical and verbal reasoning. It deals with words, analysis (breaking a part of word or sentence) and sequential thinking. Mind uses right hemisphere of brain for intuition, creativity, dealing with pictures, synthesis (putting together) and holistic thinking. Brain itself does not do anything. In the absence of mind (conscious life force) brain is called dead. Right hemisphere of brain is mostly used by the intellect's creative power and visualisation power (third eye). Do not confuse mind with brain. Both are two different things. Mind is the faculty of soul whereas the brain is the part of our physical body.

TYPES OF BRAIN WAVES

Thought is an energy, which is created in conscious mind by the input of either sense organs or memories. When thoughts enter into the brain, brain waves are created. Thoughts can be compared to stones or pebbles and brain can be compared to a pond. When pebbles or stones (thoughts) are thrown into the pond (brain) ripples called brain waves are created. Thoughts are also similar to electrical current. When an electrical current enters into a wire, a wave of frequency 50 Hz is created in the wire. These waves are categorised as per their frequency and voltage. These are:

Alpha Waves: These are moderately fast (8 to 13 cycles per sec) and are relatively high voltage waves. Normally, EEG records these waves when an individual is awake, has his eyes closed and is in a relaxed state and his cerebrum is idling so to say. It keeps our mind and body in relaxed and receptive state. It is having a vast potential for performance. Alpha state of mind triggers our standard impressions of memory.

Beta Waves: These are comparatively faster (13 to 25 cycles per sec) than alpha waves but in amplitude they are lower in voltage. Beta waves are obtained when an individual is awake, has his eyes open, and is in an activated or attentive state, that is to say, when his cerebrum is not idling but is busily engaged with sensory stimulation and mental stimulation. Brain is just like a pond, where water is still and one can see one's faces very clearly as there are no ripples on the surface of water. Thoughts and emotions can be compared to pebbles and stones. When these pebbles and stones are thrown into the pond there are several ripples created on the surface of water due to agitations caused by the stones. Similarly, when pebbles and stones of thoughts and emotions from our metaphysical mind enter into the pond of physical brain, agitations in the brain are caused and different types of brain waves are created depending upon the nature of (size) pebbles and stones of thoughts and emotions from mind entering into the brain. One cycle in one second is called one Htz.

Beta Waves are further categorised as follows:

Normal Range: Between 13 and 18 Hz. This is triggered by routine impressions. In this state we are busy and active. Biochemistry, hormones and enzymes levels remain within normal range. Continuing in beta waves gives sign of tiredness.

Abnormal Range: Between 18 and 25 Hz. Thoughts of waste impressions of our memory bank trigger these waves. Biochemistry and secretion of hormones and enzymes get affected. Tiredness and stress increases. Disturbance in easiness of mind causes diseases in body.

Most Abnormal Range: Between 25 and 50 Hz. Thoughts of negative impressions of our memory bank trigger these waves and further cause distress and depressions in life. All types of diseases start, immune system gets weakened. Brain cells and capillaries get ruptured which further cause brain hemorrhage and paralysis.

Deranged Range (beyond50 Hz): Sign of mental disorder and madness. It also indicates loss of memory.

Theta Waves: These are moderately slow (3 to 7Hz) and low voltage waves that predominate when drowsiness descends. This is a dream state. Consciousness never functions but intellect keeps functioning with uncontrolled visualisations of images from subconscious mind. All randomly recorded images (Recorded by electronic or print media and by visualisation of waste and negative images during awake state) get opened during dream state, which makes our brain to work during sleep. This lowers the potential and creates a low voltage. This further gives tiredness despite sleeping more.

Delta Waves: These are the lowest (0.5 to 3Hz) brain waves and they have a high voltage. They are recorded when an individual is in deep sleep. Because of this fact, the physiologists refer to deep sleep as Slow Wave Sleep (SWS). This is the deep state of sleep that gives complete relaxation to our mind, intellect and body. Our mind and body get charged due to deep relaxation. Constant state of delta waves triggers our standard impressions, which renew us physically, mentally and spiritually. All inventions take place during this concentrated state of mind. Mystery of the universe sometimes gets revealed during dream waves between 3.5 to 4 Hz. If the EEG indicates that the cerebrum is producing no brain waves, it is called a flat EEG and is considered to imply that the individual is dead.

Function of Head Top Computer (HTC) and its relationship with the operator:

Software for HTC is impressed in the Standard Files of Memory Bank (Subconscious mind). This software is related to the following:

Regulation of heartbeat, blood circulation, pulse rate, respiration, maintaining body temperature, standard secretion of hormones and enzymes, maintaining normal biochemistry of blood, digestion, assimilation (transmitting food into tissue, blood muscles, bones etc.) and controlling of all vital functions. It starts working automatically through the involuntary actions of the autonomic nervous system, from the day the soul enters into a human body. No one teaches it. It is an in-built mechanism within the memory of the soul, which functions without a remote control and round the clock whether we are awake or asleep. The basic qualities (primary virtues) of the soul are that of knowledge, peace, purity, love, joy, bliss and power, along with Secondary virtues such as harmony, honesty, maturity, politeness, etc. It is a vast source of our ideals, aspirations and altruistic urges. It has a solution to all our problems and vast information about creativity, art, science and everything. It has infinite intelligence and boundless wisdom. It has secrets of the universe and infinite potential, which can do a miracle. It is also known as the sixth sense or intuitive mind/ spiritual powers / higher consciousness / supra consciousness.

Soul also operates programmed essential software in routine files of Memory Bank (Impressions of Routine Work) in coordination with standard software. Information related to daily routine works on day-to-day activities.

PART: I

LAWS OF MEMORY

Chapter 1

Introduction to Memory

DATA STORAGE OR MEMORY BANK

Now let us see the last system of being – “The Memory System”. (Its faculties are Subconscious mind and Unconscious mind, which can be called memory bank). Impressions of every action, observation and imagination in Subconscious Mind and unconscious mind are called Memory. The memory bank or the treasures of impressions are known as “Sanskar”. The Psychoanalysts say that it is the sleeping mind or involuntary mind or even female mind.

WHAT IS A MEMORY BANK?

(It is also known as treasures of subconscious and unconscious mind)

It is our inner garden: This storehouse is also known as a garden. Soul is the gardener. As the soul plants the seeds of thoughts with the help of an implement known as intellect, in the garden of Subconscious mind, so shall it reap in the future. Imagine your subconscious mind as a bed of rich soil that will help all kinds of seeds to sprout and flourish, whether good or bad. If you sow thorns, you will reap thorny plants and if you sow roses, there will flourish a rose garden. Every thought is cause and every condition is an effect. This is the reason it is so essential that you take charge of your thoughts through enhanced power of third eye. Now begin to sow thoughts of peace, happiness, right action, good will and prosperity. Think quietly and with conviction on these qualities. Continue to plant these wonderful seeds of thought in the garden of your subconscious mind and you will reap a glorious harvest. Once you begin to control your thought processes with the help of your intellect, you can apply the powers, which are hidden in your storehouse to solve any problem or difficulty. If you repeatedly say to your memory bank, “I cannot do it,” your memory will create the same environment in the body and mind and you will feel incapable of doing it.

It is like Software of Human Computer: Let us understand this with one more example. Your body is like a ship. You are the navigator of the ship. You navigate this ship with the computerised cabin devices. This cabin can be compared to the brain of the body. The software in these computerised devices is known as memory data. As you press the required button, so is the response from these devices, which create conditions for smooth navigation. Similarly, your memory bank receives order from you through conscious mind and intellect and it responds accordingly through physical body for navigating life in the ocean of the world. Be sure, your subconscious mind follows only your orders. If you press the button of fear, worry and anxiety through the thought system of your conscious mind and visualise the same things through your third eye (the Intellect), your subconscious mind or memory banks will act accordingly and will activate fear syndrome in the physical body and the same will be reflected through the face (index of the mind).

It is the Basis of our Consciousness: Subconscious mind or Impressions (sanskar) is a major manifestation of human consciousness (soul). It can be compared to a receptacle that contains habits, tendencies, personality traits, memories, values, beliefs, learning, talents, instincts, etc. The qualities of activities of the other two manifestations of human soul, i.e. mind and intellect environment are based on the quality of sanskars is the “Sansar” (World) of our inner lives. It gives the soul its specific configuration, just as each compound has a specific chemical configuration, depending on which it reacts.

It is the Archives of All Previously Recorded Experiences: It is the store of the complete data of the soul's roles in the entire life on this world stage and this is the basis of our individual uniqueness. Impressions (Sanskar), being the receptacle of original attributes, virtues, values and all the experiences, project thoughts, desires or feelings on the mind's screen initiating either positive or negative chain of thought and experience depending on the state of soul-consciousness or body-consciousness respectively. A thought, desire or feeling arises in human mind based on past experiences recorded in memory bank. It Influences our personality. There have been innumerable small and big events in the past, which have exerted their influences on our personality and have molded our characters but which we do not often recognise consciously. Their influences lie in overt or dormant forms. These have become a part of our lives. Our present attitudes, beliefs, fears, prejudices and all that gives us a pattern of unconscious or subconscious behaviour have been formed of these events. The negative experiences of the recent past get projected as negative thoughts, desires or feelings frequently because they are at the top of the Stockpile of experiences in the receptacle of sanskar. Even our obsessions, our temper, our lifestyle is because of these. Some of these memories can perhaps be retrieved under special conditions or with the help of hypnotism or drugs. These implicit or latent memories determine in part what we do and these influence us all the time. It is this kind of memory to which Freud and psychiatrists of his school of thought give a very great significance. Comparing it to a glacier, which has 5/7th of its mass under water; these unconscious memories form a major part of one's personality and a forceful factor that influence its behaviour. These bear heavily on self. All brain-scientists, psychologists and psychiatrists agree that it is this, which gives continuity to one's personality. It is this unconscious memory, which gives a unified character or personality in man's normal state of wakefulness from moment to moment. In Sanskrit language, these dispositions or unconscious memories, which are the result of previous actions, are called impressions (sanskars). It is these, which give unity to the self. The self coordinates the information received from various senses into various parts of the brain and gives to it an experimental unity without which the encoded memory would be meaningless.

BASIC LAWS OF MEMORY

Registration – Retention – Recollection

There are three stages by which a clear memory is formed. These are Registration, Retention and Recollection.

Registration: Formation of memory begins with registering the information during perception by sense organs. The data is then filed in a short-term memory system, which is very limited. At this stage sense organs have to be alert for registering the information clearly. Otherwise, the waste and negative information, which keep coming from subconscious or unconscious memory, might replace it soon.

Retention: