Yoga-based practices have been increasingly studied as neurocognitive and psychophysiological interventions capable of modulating brain function and emotional regulation. The proposed framework integrates insights from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and contemplative traditions to explain how yoga promotes self-regulation and cognitive flexibility. Yoga involves a dynamic interaction...
Meditation and spiritual practices have moved from the margins of medical interest into the center of contemporary mental health research, with a rapidly growing body of randomized trials, neuroimaging studies, and systematic reviews. Evidence from programs such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, yoga based interventions, Transcendental Meditation, loving kindness practices, and mantra...
Indian philosophy offers one of the earliest and most profound enquiries into consciousness and cognition. The Vedic understanding of consciousness is fundamentally cosmological and sacrificial, highlighting Ṛta (cosmic order) and the interconnectedness of the individual and the universe. The Upaniṣads expand on this foundation by providing a deeper metaphysical exploration, centring on Ātman...
The focus of this study is the Buddhist understanding of fear, its characteristics, its role in the spiritual journey, and the healing potential of Buddhist practices that underlie the above-mentioned. In articulating Early and Mahayana Buddhist scriptures along with contemporary psychological perspectives, the study denotes that, in Buddhism, fear is not simply a negative emotion; it is...