The so-called "hard problem of consciousness," famously articulated by philosopher David Chalmers (1995), asks why and how physical processes in the brain give rise to subjective experience. Why does neural activity in the visual cortex generate the qualia of red, or neurochemical shifts involving oxytocin result in the felt sense of love? Despite significant advances in cognitive neuroscience,...
This review critically examines how meditation, particularly mindfulness-based practices, contributes to habit change through mechanisms grounded in behavioral science. Drawing on dual-process theories, reinforcement learning, and self-regulation models, the paper explores how meditation enhances meta- awareness, disrupts automatic behavioral loops, and facilitates intentional change....
This paper proposes a transpersonal reframing of the Hard Problem of Consciousness by positing that consciousness is ontologically primary-not an emergent property of neural processes, but the foundational reality from which mind and matter arise. Integrating insights from non-dual spiritual traditions such as Advaita Vedanta and Tibetan Buddhism, contemplative science, and the work of...