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The idea of sensation guides the mind to think and to know. The mind plays a role in this interaction by abstracting the universals, principles, and essences out of the sensations. By abstracting the sensations, it helps define the true causes and understanding of it. It also allows humans and animals to remember ideas, feelings, and thoughts. While the faculty of sensation is limited since it deals with only one particular concept or thought at a time, the mind is not limited. Sensations are limited by intrinsic limits, such as the different kinds of organs (eyes, ears, noses, etc.). There is a limit on how much organs can know about the world from each individual 's perspective. On the other hand, the mind leaves particulars behind, and purify/abstract the universal. This allows the mind to arrive at a clear, purified, universal concept that explains all particulars. An example that can be used to apply these concepts is the sensation of experiencing a heartbreak. It is through the senses that the person is feeling a heartbreak, which will cause him/her to think about the joyful and/or unhappy times spent together. These are some of the thoughts that can be transformed from the occurrence of the heartbreak. The sensation is only limited by the feeling of the heart aching, while it is the mind that brings everything into together in an apparent manner. The individual may contemplate on what to do next, deciding on what the right step is, whether to just move on or try to reconcile the relationship. This action can be reflected back on the individual 's personal experiences and the mind is what allows human beings, as well as other animals, to remember things. From this example, it can be seen that the substance of the sensation felt works hand in hand with the substance of the