Meditative experience has long been associated with conceptual attenuation, reduced reactivity to phenomena, increased present moment perception, and more pleasant experience. However, the computational mechanisms underlying such meditative deconstruction are not well understood, with no formal computational models available to explicate how deconstruction alters perception and action during...
Introduction Health care professionals tend to exhibit high senses of responsibility and self-sacrifice while ignoring stress symptoms. Consequently, burn-out and stress-related complaints are highly prevalent. Attention to health care professional wellbeing is increasing. Measures aimed at reducing stress are frequently focussed on time management and organisational factors. Interventions on...
ABSTRACT: Philosophers have long debated whether phenomenal properties can play genuine causal roles. In this article, I aim to develop an emergentist approach to phenomenal causality, an approach that attributes novel causal powers to phenomenal properties and rejects the causal closure of physics. I also compare this emergentist approach with an influential competing approach to phenomenal...
Burnout, occupational stress, and reduced workplace belongingness among neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) professionals are increasingly recognized as significant concerns that may adversely affect staff well-being and patient safety. Many existing interventions are resource-intensive, difficult to sustain, or lack cultural contextualization within routine clinical practice. To evaluate the...
Meditation and exposure to auditory mantra are increasingly being acknowledged for their ability to modulate neural activity and promote relaxation, particularly during pregnancy—a period marked by heightened emotional and physiological sensitivity. This EEG study looked at 43 pregnant women with their eyes closed in three different states: resting state (RS), while listening to a mantra (M),...
Attaining pure consciousness untainted by material afflictions is the ultimate goal of yoga. It is pursued by stilling mental modifications arising from the false identification of consciousness (self) with non-self. Yoga’s eight limbs aim to free the mind from the sway of materiality, transcending misidentification of self with body. In contrast, perceiving the biological body as inherently...
The contemporary world is increasingly characterized by cognitive overload, emotional instability, attentional fragmentation, stress-related disorders, and declining psychological resilience. These concerns have encouraged interdisciplinary exploration of contemplative traditions capable of supporting cognitive regulation and mental well being. Among the classical Indian systems, Pātañjali’s...
The rapid growth of the elderly population has created a significant demand for preventive and holistic healthcare strategies that support healthy and independent living in later life. Aging is generally associated with gradual decline in physical efficiency, psychological resilience, respiratory function, cognitive performance, and social participation. In recent years, Yoga and Pranayama have...
The philosophical foundations of Ayurvedic epistemology and macrocosmic-microcosmic relations (Loka-Purusha Samya) are deeply anchored in classical Indian orthodox schools of thought, particularly Vedānta Darśana. This chapter presents a rigorous textual analysis of the concept of consciousness (Cetanā or Puruṣa) by examining structural parallels between Vedāntic metaphysics and classical...
This study explores Étienne Bonnot de Condillac’s empiricist philosophy as a proto-psychological foundation for modern theories of perception and consciousness by focusing on his famous “statue” thought experiment. It shows how Condillac’s emphasis on sensory experience as the basis of awareness anticipated later developments in associationism, behaviourism, developmental psychology as well as...