The human brain is a filing cabinet that stores our past experiences, forming memories that influence our every thought, emotion and action. We human beings have more or less been oblivious to the thought processes that occur in our heads and the crucial role our thoughts and memories-passed on by previous generations of our society-play in how we think and act.

Must we continue along this path, allowing past memories and experiences to control our thoughts and behaviour...or is there a way to set aside the previous knowledge stored in our brains, quiet the incessant background noise in...