Dear Gerda, Ky word in my previous statement *essentially*. I never said that they where one in the same, rather that they work as one and are intimatly tied together. And since I haven't died recently, nor do I remember what happened last time around, I must plead ignorance and say that I honestly don't *believe* in yeah or neh as to the existence of the mind after death. Love and Live well, Peter Reist --- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, "Gerda Heilegger" <Gerda.Heilegger@u...> wrote: > Hi Peter, > At that point I´d like to pop up with a little question, if you don´t > mind --> > > > To me, the mind and body are > > essentially one and the same. So the brain is a necessary consequence > > of us having a mind, and so the mind is a necessary consequence of us > > having a brain. > > So would you say that there is nothing (no consciousness) left once the > brain is rotting away? > *just interested, I always like exchange of thoughts* > Gerda > > (P.s.: Please don´t hesitate deleting my message, if it´s too Bardon - off > topic.)