Assumption number one: The mind and the physical body are not separate and distinct. The mind and the body are different aspects of the same person. While we have the ability of being able to see certain parts of a system without seeing the whole system, the system itself is not altered. That is to say, just because we see only trees doe not negate the fact that a forest actually exists. There are, however, differences between mental and physical things. The physical body can be weighed and measured. The mind cannot be measured but is known only through thinking. Common sense (meaning the view adopted by most people) holds that we are not capable of seeing another person’s mental functions. We have been taught to see the body and mind as different. The fact that we have been educated to believe that the body and mind are separate does not in actuality separate the mind and body in any way. The mind and body are not separated simply because they have different appearances. When you are young, you look different each month. You are, of course, the same person. If you get sick or change weight, your appearance changes but you are still the same person. The earth has a winter and a summer with different appearances. There is still only one earth. A coin has a head and a tail, both of which must be present to be a coin. Just so, the body has both a mental and a physical appearance. When we look at the coin, we see only one side at a time. The other side is still there even if that other side is not where we are looking at that moment. Whatever changes the physical aspect of a person also changes the mental aspect of the person. Likewise, whatever changes the mental aspect of a person changes the physical aspect. If a small event, such as a flea bite, happens to your physical body you have an immediate mental reaction. A careful observer knows that every thought you have creates a physical reaction. The blush is one such charming example. Gamblers make a living at playing cards by being able to see the physical expression of thoughts. They observe how the other card players look and what they do or say when someone has a winning hand and what they do differently when they are bluffing.