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Randika Perera

3 papers in the library · publishing 2022-2025

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Shabdha Brahman: Yogic Mantra-Oriented Sound Consciousness Experience for the Wellbeing of Humankind

Journal of Research in Music May 3, 2025 Randika Perera

Contemporary wellness seekers utilize the various practices of yoga to promote well-being. As a mind-body intervention, yogic approaches to physical postures, breathing practices, and meditation have enriched the quality of secular and sacred living. However, apart from these practices in ancient India, its theological orientation has introduced a transcendental experience of Shabdha Brahman...

A Comparative Study of Samādhi in Buddhism and Yoga Philosophy

Anveṣaṇā December 31, 2024 Randika Perera, Yaparathna Weerasekara

The state of samādhi has been explored by several scholars and emphasizes this state as one pointedness of the mind. However, later, considered the state of samādhi as concentration or one-pointedness recognized as a misconception, it highlights the need to study samādhi in-depth and holistically. Moving to the religious and philosophical traditions of Buddhism and Yoga, under its...

The Utility of Yoga and Buddhist Practices in Sri Lanka’s Wellness and Spiritual Tourism

TRIVALENT ත්‍රිසංයුජ Journal of Archaeology Tourism & Anthropology December 31, 2022 Randika Perera

The Yoga and Buddhist meditation practices utilized in the Sri Lankan wellness and meditation retreats majorly affect the destination preference. Consequently, utilization of the new and demanding wellness practices is essential for the sustainability of wellness and spiritual tourism in Sri Lanka. Therefore, this study has explored the spectrum of the Yoga and Buddhist practices utilized in...