Among the Tamil mystic poets of the eighteenth century, Thayumanavar has a distinctive position, and his songs are valuable poetic compositions. They are the records of his spiritual experience. The songs embody the philosophical tenets of Saiva Siddhanta, the manifold emotions of human existence, and the soul's benevolent journey towards the realisation of the divine. Thayumanavar employs...
This research contributes to an innovative rearticulation of the Philosophy of Information by defining it as a phenomenology of information, both in its most basic sense as a phenomenology of certainty and as a phenomenology of identity. It is argued that the ultimate condition of possibility of conscious experience is certainty, understood in terms of reflexive identity and informational...
This research aims to investigate how the value of dhikr is internalized in the creation of the spiritual intelligence of students at two Islamic boarding schools with distinct methods and features. The main objective of this study is to understand how the methodical and contemplative practice of dhikr can influence a santri's spiritual outlook, religious respect, and spiritual consciousness....
Revista TópicosJuly 15, 2026Tiago Fontes Amorim, Andréa Cristina de Sousa, Andresa de Cássia Martini et al.
O adoecimento mental entre estudantes de Medicina, caracterizado por elevados níveis de estresse e ansiedade, tem sido agravado pela emergência da ecoansiedade no contexto das crises climáticas e ecológicas globais. Este trabalho analisa os efeitos de práticas contemplativas na saúde mental e na consciência ecológica de graduandos de Medicina, utilizando como base a experiência do projeto de...
Abstract: The philosophical tradition has been preoccupied with the concept of the mind throughout various intellectual traditions. Indian philosophy gives us a great insight of mind and its workings. The classical schools of Nyāya and Vaiśeṣika give a distinctive account of mind (manas) as an internal organ mediating between the self, the senses and external objects. Unlike materialistic...
Achtsamkeit ist ein Konzept, das Menschen anleitet, jeden Moment bewusst wahrzunehmen, ohne diesen zu bewerten. Die Achtsamkeitspraxis zielt, auf die Schulung innerer Stärke, Selbstbestimmung und Weisheit ab. Laut OECD gilt sie als pädagogische Innovation, die zunehmend im Forschungsfokus steht. Gesundheitsprävention und individuelle, sowie soziokulturelle Nachhaltigkeit sind die stärksten...
MetricsJuly 15, 2026Richard J. DiRocco, Sonia F. Pearson, Edgar E. Coons
We present a unifying thesis which posits that the biological resolution of uncertainty is a fundamental adaptation to entropy’s negative impact on the highly ordered molecular structures required to maintain the living state. These molecular biological adaptations are highly conserved and play a critical role in the survival of the earliest multicellular organisms and the vertebrates...
Bu makale çağdaş zihin felsefesi alanında özellikle 90’lı yıllardan sonra alternatif bir önem kazanmış olan bedenlenmiş biliş (embodied cognition) kuramını değerlendirmektedir. Geleneksel zihin-beden ikiliğini aşmayı amaçlayan bu yaklaşım, bilinci yalnızca beyin merkezli bir süreç olarak değil, bedenin, çevrenin ve eylemlerin bütünsel bir etkileşimi olarak görür. Makalede öncelikle klasik zihin...
AbstractPsychedelic-assisted interventions are complex, context-sensitive interventions in which pharmacological, psychological, relational, environmental, cultural, and temporal processes interact. Trials of psilocybin and related compounds have reported promising but heterogeneous findings across psychiatric, substance-use, and existential indications, while also revealing challenges related...
MindfulnessJuly 14, 2026Karina Solovieff, Miguel Angel Murua, María Arqueros et al.
Mental health professionals are at elevated risk for psychological distress and reduced well-being, yet the effects of intensive Zen retreats in this population remain understudied. This study tested whether a 5-day silent, residential Zen-style mindfulness retreat yielded greater improvement than a time- and content-matched Dharma-talk comparator in distress, well-being, self-compassion, and...