C. tetani is found as spores in soil or in the gastrointestinal tract of animals. C. tetani produces a potent biological toxin, tetanospasmin, and is the causative agent of tetanus, a disease characterized by painful muscular spasms that can lead to respiratory failure and, in up to 40% of cases, death.
mind. 1. the element, part, or process in a human or other conscious being that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc. 2. Psychol. the totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities. 3. intellect or understanding, esp. as distinguished from the emotions and will; intelligence.
An understanding of the clear light mind therefore becomes crucial in the context of spiritual endeavor. In general, the mind can be defined as an entity that has the nature of mere experience, that is, clarity and knowing.. It is the knowing nature, or agency, that is called mind, and this is non-material. But within the category of mind there are also gross levels, such as our sensory perceptions, which cannot function or even come into being without depending on physical organs like our senses.