Your conscious mind is sometimes referred to as your
objective mind because it deals with outward objects. The
objective mind takes cognizance of the objective world. Its
media of observation are your five physical senses. Your
objective mind is your guide and director in your contact
with your environment. You gain knowledge through your
five senses. Your objective mind learns through observation,
experience, and education.
As previously pointed out, the greatest function of the
objective mind is that of reasoning.
Suppose you are one of the thousands of tourists who come
to Los Angeles annually. You would come to the conclusion
that it is a beautiful city based upon your observation of the
parks, pretty gardens, majestic buildings, and lovely homes.
This is the working of your objective mind.
Your subconscious mind is oftentimes referred to as your
subjective mind. Your subjective mind takes cognizance of its environment by means independent of the five senses. Your
subjective mind perceives by intuition. It is the seat of your
emotion and the storehouse of memory. Your subjective mind
performs its highest functions when your objective
in abeyance. In a word, it is that intelligence, which makes
itself manifest when the objective mind is suspended
sleepy, drowsy state.
Your subjective mind sees without the use of the natural
organs of vision. It has the capacity of clairvoyance and
clairaudience. Your subjective mind can leave your body, travel
to distant lands, and bring back information oftentimes of the
most exact and truthful character. Through your subjective
mind, you can read the thoughts of others, read the contents
of sealed envelopes and closed safes. Your subjective mind has
the ability to apprehend the thoughts of others without the
use of the ordinary objective means of communication. It is
of the greatest importance that we understand the interaction
of the objective and subjective mind in order to learn the true
art of prayer.