I mantra costituiscono una delle tecnologie contemplative più antiche e diffuse nellastoria umana, presenti in tradizioni diverse come l’Advaita Vedanta, il BuddhismoVajrayana e il Buddhismo Theravada. Il presente articolo esamina tre mantra —So Ham, Om Ah Hum e Buddho — attraverso una prospettiva interdisciplinare cheintegra fonti filosofiche tradizionali, studi neurofisiologici e ricerca...
Mantras constitute one of the oldest and most widespread contemplative technologies inhuman history, present in traditions as diverse as Advaita Vedanta, Vajrayana Buddhism,and Theravada Buddhism. This article examines three mantras — So Ham, Om AhHum, and Buddho — through an interdisciplinary perspective that integrates traditionalphilosophical sources, neurophysiological studies, and clinical...
Abstract Objectives: 1) To determine student perceptions of the appeal, appropriateness, potential learning benefits, and life-skill value of regular, short, voluntary, in-class, mind-calming exercises within a range of undergraduate courses; 2) To retrospectively investigate if those perceptions reported immediately after each course change over the longer term. Methods: Mind-calming exercises...
Chapter 5 synthesizes the ethical, psychological and contemplative dimensions explored throughout the book, offering a critical evaluation of Thích Nhất Hạnh&s;s contribution to modern Buddhism. It reflects on the coherence and limits of his project, addressing tensions between accessibility and depth, tradition and adaptation and individual practice and collective responsibility. The chapter...
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The increasing integration of artificial intelligence into everyday life has created relationships that are not adequately described as merely functional interactions between users and tools. Conversational systems, social robots and autonomous agents can be trusted, loved, relied upon and even moralized. Questions arise here about the nature of consciousness, about a psychological foundation...
Holotropic Breathwork is a powerful, natural method of self-exploration and personal transformation. While the breath is ordinarily taken for granted, using the breath to turn inward using Holotropic Breathwork requires extraordinary intention, knowledge and support. Holotropic Breathwork uses sustained, deep breathing and a musical soundscape to direct attention away from the everyday mind and...
Where Do We Go When We Fall Asleep? — On the Boundaries of Reality Shaped by the Five Senses is a philosophical and speculative essay that reconsiders the conventional distinction between dreams and reality. The essay begins with a simple question: Why do we regard only the world experienced while awake as reality? It proposes that the five senses may function not only as windows onto reality,...
Sync × Coverage: A Cross-Dataset EEG Signature for Deep Meditative States Author: Qiao Ou (ORCID 0009-0008-4540-1381)Date: 2026-10-08Version: 1.0 --- Abstract We report a two-dimensional EEG signature — Sync × Coverage — that separates deep meditative states from sleep, anesthesia, and disorders of consciousness. The signature is validated across six independent public datasets totaling 328...
Critical, unstated assumptions lurk behind many persistent puzzles in the Theories of Mind (TOM). Only three commitments (3C) are required to expose them: 1) private, subjective experience exists (EE), 2) public, objective observables anchor experience (PE), and 3) differences in E imply differences in their anchoring P-constellations (PP). EE and PE are widely, though not universally,...