Background: The contemporary secularization of Yoga, understood as the excision of its metaphysical foundations to render the tradition acceptable to Western empirical materialism, has produced a conceptual lacuna in the study of psychological development. Reductionist frameworks dismiss Karma and Rebirth (saṃsāra) as culturally contingent myths; yet such dismissal risks a category error,...
Background: Vedic knowledge, drawn from ancient texts like the Vedas and the Bhagavad Gita, offers a deep understanding of consciousness and its place in the universe. Methods: These scriptures emphasize that consciousness isn't just a result of brain functions but a fundamental element of existence throughout the cosmos. Findings: The Bhagavad Gita, widely acclaimed as a philosophical and...