I've been thinking about the mind for many years, and only a few years ago I understood part of my motivation: I am on the Autism spectrum (Asperger's). People have always been a mystery to me. Before I knew I was ASD, I wanted to be a psychologist, and I studied it a bit at Uni. One thing I know with absolute certainty: there is nothing supernatural about the mind. It is entirely created by the body. There is no working theory on the origins of consciousness, yet. Things I suspect about the mind:

1. Your ego is a figment of your imagination. It thinks that it exists, but it does not. The Buddhist idea of enlightenment, I think, is about the destruction of the ego. All other religions' ideas of the afterlife are because the ego literally cannot imagine itself not-existent.
2. The mind exists because the human brain can run simulation models of the future. We try to predict what would happen based on cause and effect. We are very bad at this.
3. The mind is the brain running a virtual reality simulation of the body. If you picture yourself in any situation, eg. running through a field, your sympathetic nervous system reacts dumbly as though you are actually there doing/experiencing that thing.
4. The Theory of Mind that Neurotypical people take for granted is a complete mystery to ASD people. I can't tell what you're thinking/feeling just from your body language & tone of voice. I think maybe my brain doesn't get a very strong signal-to-noise ratio from its Mirror Neurons.

Cheers for reading!

How does he explain "Trumpflakes"!

My higher, consciously aware self sits calmly, observing the machinations of a body-based mind.

I'm propably talking rubbish but blame my mind health I that happens! If the social and other aspects of the mind aren't running smoothly it'll lead to a drop in the minds general health.it won't be able to pass on energy and info, the feedback from this