R Balasubramanian

Consciousness, cognition and the cognitive apparatus in the vedānta tradition.

Mens Sana Monographs 2011 R Balasubramanian

A human being is a complex entity consisting of the Self (also known as Consciousness), mind, senses and the body. The Vedānta tradition holds that the mind, the senses and the body are essentially different from the Self or Consciousness. It is through consciousness that we are able to know the things of the world, making use of the medium of the mind and the senses. Furthermore, the mind,...