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Bridge Rectifier

Bridging Mind and Heart

Knowledge,or “consciousness,” especially in the sense of “contacting” something on the inside serve as a “bridge” between the intellectual and emotive attributes of the psyche, creating a motivation to act (habitual or behavioral).

If you have gained knowledge you lack nothing, if you lack knowledge what have you gained?

How can we balance the mind with the heart?

At first sight they are opposites. The mind can be seen as water (cool and damp), while the heart can be seen as fire (hot and dry).

The mind overlooks the body, and should ideally be “cool and collected.”

The heart’s experience is one of excitement, without which it cannot continue to beat and pump blood.

The mind strives for objectivity – to observe reality as it is (with all 5 senses; sight corresponds to wisdom, hearing to understanding, etc.) – whereas, the heart strives to have subjective feeling for others. We can say that the mind perceives, while the heart experiences. The mind is associated with the male aspect of our being, while the heart is associated with the female aspect.

From this we learn that striking a balance between them is to actually join them in metaphorical matrimony within each of us.

The first such task should be in relation to our perceptions and our experiences.

Experiences more easily lead to action than do perceptions.

Knowledge as a Bridge

There are three types of “interrelating” conduits in the soul.

Wisdom

Understanding

Bridges of Knowledge

The role of a bridge is to connect two things that are divided by a chasm, that is, they are opposites.

The continuous nature of the bridging that knowledge provides between intellect and emotion, helps us to “stay real.” Without the ability of knowledge to bridge the objective perceptions of the mind, the emotions lose touch with reality.

Bridging Opposites

We have seen that the role of knowledge is to bridge.

1. Nullification before a common authority

Let us give a few examples of this type of unity.

Two of the most important and opposite such angels are Michael and Gabriel. Michael’s service is likened to water, whereas, Gabriel’s service is likened to fire. In order to make peace between such opposing nullification simply appears. Since both Michael and Gabriel are devoted servants, they bow down before the Almighty, which signifies their nullification before Him. In nullification before a common One, they themselves unite.

As a second example: when an observant man and woman marry, they need to reconcile their differences in matters of tradition and law. Each has a different background and they need to find common ground. To do so, a couple should agree on a common authority to which they will both be committed.

Regarding unifying the mind with the heart, this means that each needs to nullify before an authority that is higher than both.

Even though two things may seem disparate, they can be unified by analyzing them and finding some quality that is inter-inclusive. For example, in fire there is a hidden quality of water, and in water there is a hidden quality of fire. For the mind and heart this means that the mind has (intellectual) emotions and the heart has (emotional) intellect. Subsequently, the inter-included qualities connect and facilitate the union.

As another example, a man and woman unite by finding the masculine in the woman and the feminine in the man.

Unlike the unity achieved by nullification to a common source, the unity achieved by meditating on inter-inclusion is a maturing process (simply nullifying oneself does not necessarily require a great degree of maturity). Said another way, analysis by meditation is a maturing exercise.

A third party, which is not more authoritative than the two opposites appears, but is able to make peace between the two “rivals.”

For example we might suggest to a couple who are having problems to go to a marriage counselor. The counselor is not necessarily “higher” than the man and woman, but is able to negotiate between them.

As another example: another role of the righteous souls mentioned above is to act as a “third party” to connect people with a power above them.

The “third party” acts by “holding” metaphoric hands with the two rivals. Knowledge (whose role it is to unify in this manner) is defined as “connecting”.

Knowledge as such is considered to have both empathy and compassion, which allows it to connect to the heart, and inherent intelligence, which allows it to connect with the mind.

When two people have the same status, like in a corporation, or the same rank, like in the army, they have to decide who will lead and who will follow. The key here is that one side submits to the other for practical reasons. In essence the two remain equal, but practically one accepts the other’s authority.

Of course from situation to situation the relationship can change.

With relation to the mind and the heart, this type of unity is referred to as “the mind rules the heart”.

This observation, that the mind has the power to control the heart tells us that without this innate ability of the mind, most people would not be able to act in a way that would encourage the formation of a productive society. An individual who cannot control his emotions is “upside-down.”

Nonetheless, the inner essence of the heart rules the mind. Unlike average people, they are able to trust their heart’s intuitive guidance completely.

The main point here is that the relationship between the heart and the mind is one of hierarchy. At each higher level of the hierarchy, the roles switch. This hierarchy can be never-ending.

Another example of union through hierarchy is: how can a very wise man be brought to consider and think about a very simple man with whom he has absolutely nothing in common? The only manner in which this might happen is if the wise man would ask this simple person to do him a favor. The favor, so to speak, of doing the commandment then binds and unites the great man with the simpleton. It makes the simpleton a real person to the wise man.

In the same manner, in order to create a bond with us, the God commanded us to do Him “favors,” as it were, to perform His commandments and by performing them to create a bond between us and Him. God’s greatest love is exhibited in His willingness to “limit” or “contract” Himself in such a way that He would appear to need us, thereby creating a bond with us.

Unifying by nullification, the first manner of union, corresponds to wisdom, as the inner psychological force of wisdom is selflessness.

Though this is apparently the highest level of unity, there is something "problematic" about it because it may bring about a total loss of self-definition. This is reminiscent of the type of shattering of the self that was the result of the overbearing authority of the kings of the World of Chaos. Ultimately, God does not want us to totally lose our identities.

Meditation is considered an analytic process by which the inner make-up of the object of meditation is revealed. In this case, the analysis is meant to reveal the inter-inclusive principle that unites the two opposites.

Mediation by a third party , where the third party acts like a hook that holds the two opposites together. Should the hook be removed, the two opposites will separate again.

Related to hierarchy as a unifying principle is similar to that a community without a leader will eventually be led by the evil forces. The rectified leader is one who shuns leadership and would rather have someone else at the top of the hierarchy. Clearly, the role of hierarchy and leadership is the essence of the attributes of kingdom.

Above these four manners of unification, there lies an essential, not always conscious love, without  which none of them could possibly work. This love, whose source lies deep within the super-conscious realm of the soul, corresponds with unity at the level of the attribute of crown, the level of super-consciousness.

So what does this mean and how can this help you in your daily life?

First of all, the unification will let you live a more harmonic life and let you concentrate harder on the real challenges in life and forget about small details meaning nothing for you in the long run.

Secondly it tells us that no matter how many rules or types of rules we make in society, it does not help unless a unified mind and heart is found in the human existing under these rules. If your mind and heart is not unified in accordance to the above mentioned text, then it does not matter how many rules I push down on you, you will never follow them, nor will you respect them for the right purpose. You might be afraid of being punished by the authorities for not following them, but your mind and heart is not unified, and no matter what punishment you are subjected to, it will not change your attitude at all.

This is what can help us when we try to raise our children, and help them to have the unification or harmony between their mind and heart as they grow up, and teach them how to reach this level of consciousness.

About the Author

He has a background as civil engineer and geoscientist. He has worked mainly within the oil and gas industry from the mid 1980s. He has written a few fictional novels as well as being the author of some professional litterature within oil and gas sector, he is now an editor of some web sites.

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compare a bridge rectifier circuit with a full wave rectifier circuit. which has the higher output volatge?

which has the greater current in the diodes?

difficult to compare, as a FW rectifier requires a center tapped transformer winding, and the bridge (which is also a FW rectifier) does not. So it's an apples to oranges comparison.

If the FW rectifier is connected to a 200 volts center tapped winding, you will get about 140 volts DC output.

If the bridge is connected to a 100 volt winding, you will also get about 140 volts DC, both assuming there is a capacitor input filter. Of course if the connected the bridge to a 200 volt winding, you get about 280 volts.

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