Let us try and understand the functioning of the left and right side of the brain. 

We are all aware that we have an inner mind, which is called the subconscious mind. Freud was one of the first who gave an insight into the functioning of the subconscious mind linking it with the causes of various diseases. Dr Carl Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist, termed the spiritual part of the mind as super conscious, which was directly connected to God.

The subconscious mind works like a computer. The subconscious mind inspires, guides and is a permanent storehouse of memory. Our mind remembers everything we see, feel and experience but to recall is difficult. It is said that the subconscious mind has a memory capacity of 70-100 trillion images because all our feelings, emotions and experiences are stored within us as an image or sound. Just as a computer digitizes everything, our brain too does the same. 

Subconscious mind never sleeps, never rests and is always on duty because it controls our heartbeat, circulation of blood, regulates digestion, assimilates, harmonizes and eliminates. It controls all the vital processes and functions of our body and knows the answers to all our problems. 

Subconscious mind is always awake whether one is asleep, unconscious, under drug or alcohol effect or under coma. One of its functions is to guard us from harm and danger, yet ironically it also causes illness and even self-destruction. 

Subconscious mind is infinite intelligence possessed by man beyond time and space, and it helps us to receive new thoughts, ideas, business plans, discoveries, inventions, and knowledge of nature. 

Subconscious mind has the habit of taking everything literally. If we keep on thinking that we will never succeed in a particular venture, it is most likely that we will not because we are blocking all positive energy flow into the subconscious. This results only in negative energy getting attracted. Therefore, it is we who are responsible for our successes and failures in life.

Subconscious mind never grows old. It is ageless, timeless and endless. Hence it is very important to develop patience, kindness, humility, will power, and responsibility for oneself, peace, harmony, hope and brotherly love towards every creation of GOD. 

The subconscious mind can be dealt with creative visualization, positive affirmations and self-hypnosis to bring harmony and balance in all aspects of your life.

There are innumerable examples to prove beyond doubt that subconscious mind remembers the past life as well as present. There is chance that our conscious mind may sometimes forget certain incidences but our subconscious mind remembers everything. It also causes all the emotional and physical disorders arising due to these deep-rooted memories. 

Any passing comments or trivial statements can have a devastating effect on our subconscious mind because it is not argumentative or analytical. It accepts all the statements directly on the face value. 

It is very imperative that we do not become sad and depressed as negative thoughts crowd the subconscious mind which could react immediately or maybe after several years. It is the responsibility of elders and parents to be very careful in using words when they are amidst children in the formative years as during this time the mind takes concrete shape for many years to come.