Frontiers in Psychology
June 20, 2023
Sucharit Katyal, Anna-Lena Lumma, Philipp R Goldin et al.
While diverse contemplative techniques are employed across a plethora of traditions around the world, contemplative research over the years has not reflected this variety. Despite exponential growth in contemplative research in recent decades, it has largely been dominated within a relatively narrow and inadequately-defined construct of contemplative practice (CP) under the umbrella term...
PsyArXiv
June 1, 2023
Sucharit Katyal, Anna-Lena Lumma, Philippe R. Goldin et al.
preprint
This is an editorial piece for a special issue (SI) in Frontiers of Psychology on 'The Varieties of Contemplative Experiences and Practices'. While diverse contemplative techniques are employed across a plethora of traditions around the world, contemplative research over the years has not reflected this variety. Despite exponential growth in contemplative research in recent decades, it has...
Journal of Applied Consciousness Studies
2023
Sisir Roy
The practice of yoga supports and accelerates the development of humans as it imparts the knowledge of the true dimension of earthly life and its purpose and potential. The ability to stop fluctuations or modifications of the mind through practice is called yoga. Yoga is considered to be acquired through constant practice. It is to be noted that simply the quiescence of the mind without any...
August 1, 2020
J. S. Reddy, Alfredo Pereira, Edilene De Souza Leite et al.
Abstract What forms the basis for validating any knowledge? Should it be always verified based on the objective and analytical methods that we adapt according to our progressive advancements in science or is there any other way of conceiving knowledge? This is the context where modern sophistication should embrace an ancient perspective. Recently, there have been great advancements in the...
Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science
September 1, 2019
J Shashi Kiran Reddy, Sisir Roy, Edilene De Souza Leite et al.
9 citations
The present article is limited to research studies focused on understanding the phenomenon and construction of the concept of 'Self.' When we look at one's experience of the Self, as a whole, it involves various components associated with different aspects like self-identification, self-location and the sense of the existence of oneself or the sense of Self. While exploring the Self phenomenon,...
Frontiers in Psychology
2019
J Shashi Kiran Reddy, Sisir Roy
Owing to its benefits on various cognitive aspects, one's emotions, and well-being, meditation has drawn interest from several researchers and common public alike. We have different meditation practices associated with many cultures and traditions across the globe. Current literature suggests significant changes in the neural activity among the different practices of meditation, as each of...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
June 19, 2018
J. S. Reddy, Sisir Roy
No individual exists without exhibiting prosociality in one or another situation during their lifetime. The argument however, is to what extent? Does it arise spontaneously, out of true empathy and compassion for others, or it is goal-oriented with some hidden motive? Here, our primary intention is to convey that, though various meditation-based interventions can be utilized for different...
Frontiers in Psychology
February 27, 2018
J. Shashi Kiran Reddy, Sisir Roy
19 citations
GENERAL COMMENTARY article Front. Psychol., 27 February 2018Sec. Cognition Volume 9 - 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00248
Simbio-Logias Revista Eletrônica de Educação Filosofia e Nutrição
2018
J. Shashi Kiran Reddy, Sisir Roy
3 citations
In recent years, a surge of interest came up with studies in terms of the influence of different types of meditation on the brain and body. Lacking the basic understanding as to why ancient cultures conceived this practice primarily in its various facets, most of these studies mainly focus on delineating the underlying mechanisms of influence in terms of wellbeing and the cognitive enhancement....
Progress in Brain Research
2008
Sisir Roy, Rodolfo R Llinas
Pellionisz and Llinás proposed, years ago, a geometric interpretation towards understanding brain function. This interpretation assumes that the relation between the brain and the external world is determined by the ability of the central nervous system (CNS) to construct an internal model of the external world using an interactive geometrical relationship between sensory and motor expression....