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What is heart? Whether it is the brain or the heart or both.

Some of references of the ancient Authoritative texts are sited.

1.hridaya Savit (Yoga -3-4) (on the unification of the Heart libration is

Attained.)

2.͟Bhydyate hrudaya grandhi kshidyate natrasamsaya:͟ (Mundakopanishat-2-8.

On breaking the shackles of mind all doubts will be cleared.

3.͟ Atmana:shreshtam aayatanam͟( Charaka samhita-8-2)

The highest place of soul is heart.(Mind)

From these situations it is cleared. That mind is not Heart, but the Brain.

In the contest, the work of the Heart is relevant.

1. It takes the impure blood from the body to Heart.

2. Blood circulation through veins.

3. Proper help to the Brain to the work.

The work of the brain is also relevant.

1. The intake of various stimulates through sensory nerves.

2. To activate the work limbs through motor nerves.

3. The control of the inner part of the body.

4. To activate other works of the brain.

5. The base of soul and its existence.

6. The center of consciousness

7. The center of knowledge of sensory Organs (like eye, ear etc...)

8. The center of Intellect.

9. Center of memory
10. Base of memory.

11. The base of annihilation of sleep.

12. The place of emotion and passion.

Now we will see what original Ayurveda text says on the topic

"Chindadi dushtam hrudayam pradooshya budhim smrutham cha apyupahandi

seegram" (charakam unmaadadhyayam)

The evil effect is occurring in the brain not in the Heart.

Person who wishes welfare of life (Sreyas)

The works of the the Brain, a states in items 4-6 are very imported. And treated

As such.

How to achieve the purity of mind. (The sum total effect of Brain) is the

Question.

How to control the mind? Had been explained in the Vedanta paribhasha of

Dharma Raja (15 th centuries)

He sited foe libration of the mind (Chittam)

Practice of purification of the mind is the only panacea (solution) for which

Practice of (8 fold Yogas) (Ashtama yogam) is the path.

The famous Mantra Saptasadhi and especially is last line he sited by him.

"Manobudhirahankaara chittam me sudhyandaam'

In the Bhagavat gita also we see the text "Tasmaat yogi Bhavarjuna"

a recent vedantic text Poorna chaitanya also agreed on this point.the point is
"Vendantha sravanadibhi:yadibhi:ashtabhischa yogangakai:

Yogeendrairathiyatnayotramanasoyavruthiratheeyathe

sadhee sarva padarthanischayakari suktattottama labtdhadi:

iti bhudhai:sthal labdhibhi sudhibhi:"