Psychedelic medicine must embrace high-quality, culturally sensitive, relational, and community-based education of facilitators in order to reduce risks and increase benefits. The University of California, Berkeley Psychedelic Facilitation Certificate Program (UC Berkeley PFCP) aims to provide this training through a mindfully crafted program. This paper outlines the UC Berkeley training model,...
During most dreams, the dreamer does not realize that they are in a dream. In contrast, lucid dreaming allows to become aware of the current state of mind, often accompanied by considerable control over the ongoing dream episode. Lucid dreams can happen spontaneously or be induced through diverse behavioural, cognitive or technological strategies. Such induction techniques have spurred research...
This research explores the fundamental differences between Buddhism and science, focusing on their unique approaches to knowledge and reality. The study aims to investigate the challenges of reconciling these two fields while identifying potential areas of complementarity. Using a qualitative approach, the research employs a literature review method to analyze key theoretical frameworks and...
This paper critically evaluates the concept of saṅkhāra within early Theravāda Buddhist knowledge, addressing gaps in prior studies by Bandusena Wickranmasinghe Dadanayaka and Venerable Nodhiñana, who primarily emphasize the doctrinal and causal aspects of saṅkhāra without substantial engagement with its psychological implications. This research focuses on saṅkhāra’s role as “mental formations”...
Abstract The article delves into the need for an anthropological exploration of consciousness in the modern context. While anthropology's core focus has always been the study of the human subject, this study argues that consciousness has emerged as a fundamental aspect that underpins all human phenomena. The historical trajectory of anthropology, from its positivist leanings to contemporary...
This essay examines how yoga, as a holistic practice, can improve mental health and build emotional fortitude. The study explores how yoga incorporates physical postures, breathwork, and mindfulness to alleviate stress, anxiety, and emotional difficulties, drawing on scientific research and traditional traditions. It looks at the psychological and physiological processes—such as autonomic...
El objetivo de este artículo es promover una reflexión sobre las articulaciones entre las tecnologías del sujeto, la política y la ontología, a partir del caso de las prácticas meditativas. En la literatura crítica sobre la meditación, hay una tendencia a asociar tales prácticas con el neoliberalismo. El artículo pretende problematizar esa asociación mediante el desarrollo de un...
Cassirer thinks of the musical art as a symbolic form. That allows him to put the emphasis both on the composer’s activity and on the audience’s, that is to say to reject the theory of inspiration and to bring up the idea of configuration. What is specific to music is that it can discover pure forms of the mind. The theory of imitation (and one of its variants: the theory of expression) and the...
January 10, 2025Navdeep Ahuja, Yogesh Singh, Jayvardhan Singh
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Enlightenment, which can be described as the end goal of long-term meditation practices, is a mental state where the boundaries of the apparent Self dissolve, experienced as a nondual awareness. The neural correlates of meditation reveal patterns such as deactivation of the Default Mode Network, activation of the Central Executive Network, and structural brain reorganization.In this context, we...
F1000ResearchJanuary 10, 2025Brandon M. Brooks, Francisco J. Cordero, Stephen L. Alchermes et al.3 citations
Social pain is emotional distress caused by harm or threat to social connections that results in social exclusion, rejection, or loss. Social Pain is also a potentiator of physical pain. Supportive social relationships are widely recognized for their impact on maintaining health and well-being. The Passion of Jesus Christ serves as a quintessential example of social pain (i.e., desertion,...