Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
October 31, 2026
Ajay Hagan
preprint
Self-related capacities, such as modelling one's own states, telling one's own activity from external input and recognizing one's own past, are proposed as indicators of machine consciousness. We ask whether such indicators can tell a self from a system that merely carries information about itself. For each capacity we build the test, the cheapest mechanism that passes it, an outside observer...
Routledge eBooks
October 30, 2026
Alina Therese Lettner
Mapping the field of dynamic interdependence between subject and object, “mind” and “world”, structures of consciousness and levels of reality experienced by the lived body, this phenomenological prelude seeks to semiotically explore questions of subject/objectivity and wholeness in light of synergies between the philosophical insights of semiotics, Buddhism and Merleau-Ponty. No framework of...
Dharmakirti International Journal of Religion Mind and Science
October 30, 2026
Divya Sharma
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,...
Frontiers in Psychology
October 28, 2026
Julia Boytsova, Ngawang Norbu, Lodoe Sangpo et al.
Introduction The Tibetan Buddhist tradition distinguishes between two broad categories of meditation: Sutra and Tantra, which differ in the methods and mental faculties they employ. The main neurophysiological studies of Tibetan Buddhist meditation have been conducted mostly on Sutra practices; while Tantric meditation remains less studied. Methods This publication presents a dual comparative...
Philosophy Ethics and Humanities in Medicine
October 22, 2026
Silva Shehan, Udayangani Ramadasa, Saroj Jayasinghe
Advances in biomedical technology have transformed dying into a prolonged, technological process in which clinical attention can drift from the person to physiological parameters. This narrative review argues that phenomenology offers an essential ethical corrective by foregrounding the lived experience of dying and complementing procedural bioethics, with particular attention to South Asia,...
Pravacana
October 22, 2026
Handagiriye Sirisumana
This article examines the relationship between the modern psychological concept of metacognition and the teachings found in the Satipatthana Sutta within the Buddhist tradition. Metacognition refers to awareness and regulation of one’s own thinking processes, including the ability to observe, evaluate, and guide cognitive activities. The study explores how similar ideas appear in early Buddhist...
Pravacana
October 22, 2026
Karapikkada Sobhitha
Within the Theravāda philosophical tradition, the concept of bhavaṅga citta has emerged as a significant doctrinal development that received extensive attention in later scholastic discussions. Although explicit references to bhavaṅga citta are not found in early Buddhist teachings, its conceptual foundations can be identified in implicit forms within the Sutta literature. Building upon these...
Journal of postgraduate institute of pali and buddhist studies.
October 21, 2026
Neha Malhotra
This paper examines the relationship between interbeing and compassion in the thought of Thích Nhất Hạnh. It places his teachings within the wider framework of Buddhist philoso-phy by considering selected writings of Thích Nhất Hạnh alongside relevant classical Buddhist sources. Interbeing is understood as a relational view of existence in which all phenomena are interconnected and the self...
October 21, 2026
Joshua Cain, Micah Alan Johnson, Amirvala Tavakoli et al.
preprint
Sustained contemplative practice confers well-documented psychological and physiological benefits, yet the experiential deepening that motivates practitioners can require many hours of practice, and mastery is not assured. Methods that accelerate training would broaden access to these benefits and could also test mechanism: the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), caudate, and anterior insula are...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
October 21, 2026
Hong Liu, Bao‐Liang Zhong
Background Religious and spiritual practices are increasingly recognised as complementary approaches for managing severe mental illnesses, but their use among patients with schizophrenia in China remains poorly understood. Objectives To investigate religious affiliation, religious, spiritual, or folk healing practices, perceived helpfulness, and associated factors among Chinese patients with...