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PORTENTS AND FEATURES OF THE MAHDI'S COMING

nied by a hiss ing sound or with atmos pher ics as does
a hi-fi; rath er, it per ceives sound exact ly as it is, sharp
and clear. This is the way it has been since the cre a -
tion of man.
So far, no man-made vis u al or record ing appa ra tus
has been as sen si tive and suc cess ful in per ceiv ing sen -
so ry data as are the eye and the ear. However, as far
as see ing and hear ing are con cerned, a far great er truth
lies beyond all this.

To Whom Does the Consciousness that Sees and
Hears with in the Brain Belong?
Who watch es an allur ing world in the brain, lis tens
to sym pho nies and the twit ter ing of birds, and smells
the rose?
The stim u la tions com ing from a per son's eyes, ears,
and nose trav el to the brain as elec tro-chem i cal nerve
impuls es. In biol o gy, phys i ol o gy, and bio chem is try
books, you can find many details about how this image
forms in the brain. However, you will never come across
the most impor tant fact: Who per ceives these elec tro-
chem i cal nerve impuls es as ima ges, sounds, odors,
and sen so ry events in the brain? There is a con scious -
ness in the brain that per ceives all this with out feel ing
any need for an eye, an ear, and a nose. To whom does
this con scious ness belong? Of course it does not
belong to the nerves, the fat layer, and neu rons com -

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