International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)
September 27, 2024
Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Prachi Indurkar
This article explores the hindrances to Samadhi in the 21st century by drawing comparisons between ancient Vedic, later Vedic, and contemporary Western philosophical insights. Samadhi, the state of profound meditation and spiritual absorption, has been a focal point across texts like the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Yoga Darshana. Traditional challenges to Samadhi include distractions,...
Psychoactives
September 27, 2024
Rúna F. E. Walther, Hein T. van Schie
14 citations
This narrative review explores the utilization of psychedelic states in therapeutic contexts, deliberately shifting the focus from psychedelic substances back to the experiential phenomena which they induce, in alignment with the original meaning of the term “mind-manifesting”. This review provides an overview of various psychedelic substances used in modern therapeutic settings and ritualistic...
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
September 24, 2024
A. Vancappel, Claudie Chavigny, Lyna Chami et al.
ABSTRACT Dissociation is a widespread difficulty among patients suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, there is no gold standard treatment for dissociative symptoms. Recent studies propose a cognitive and behavioral conceptualization for dissociation. The aim of this study was to explore the efficacy of a group program of Dissociation-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy...
Lurian Journal
September 23, 2024
Mariya V. Zinnatova
The article provides a theoretical justification for the self-transcendence and the phenomena of the cognitive sphere of personality that determine it. The results of an empirical study are presented in which the following psychological phenomena reflecting the cognitive mechanisms of personality self-transcendence were: mindfulness and its manifestations, indicators of the intellectual sphere,...
Journal of Human Psychology
September 23, 2024
D. Raković
Nikola Tesla's visions and inventions realized in his controlled altered states of consciousness were considered previously as manifestations of his meditative insights within extended framework of quantum-holographic macroquantum correlations of individual & collective consciousness. This Tesla-inspired paper now focuses on some related psychosomatice aspects of quantum entropy & entanglement,...
Journal of Medical Ethics
September 20, 2024
Vera Tesink, Thomas Douglas, Lisa Forsberg et al.
The possibility of neurotechnological interference with our brain and mind raises questions about the moral rights that would protect against the (mis)use of these technologies. One such moral right that has received recent attention is the right to mental integrity. Though the metaphysical boundaries of the mind are a matter of live debate, most defences of this moral right seem to assume an...
September 19, 2024
Philip Gerrans
Abstract The self is an avatar, a virtual entity, constructed by the brain to play the game of life. To control the organism the mind manipulates the avatar through the world. The avatar co-ordinates bodily, perceptual, sensorimotor, cognitive, and metacognitive processes in pursuit of the organism’s goals, the most basic of which is homeostatic maintenance. Other processes are layered over...
FLSF Felsefe ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
September 19, 2024
Volkan Çi̇fteci̇
1 citation
Bu çalışmada, felsefe tarihi boyunca etkisini hissettiren idea ve doğa arasındaki ayrımın izlerini sürüyorum. Söz konusu ayrıma vurgu yaparak gerçeklik anlayışımızın, paradoksal bir şekilde, doğrudan erişilmesi olanaklı olmayan bir doğası olduğunu göstermeye çalışıyorum. Var olan birçok gerilimin nedeninin, idea ve doğa arasında süregelen ayrım olduğunu söylemek çok da yanlış olmaz. Daha en...
Kultura i Społeczeństwo
September 19, 2024
Krzysztof T. Konecki
1 citation
The paper investigates meditation as a state of consciousness that isolates an individual from the attitude of everyday life and the perspective of practical actions. It is an “ethnography of the mind” instead of the place. The paper analyses self-reports from meditators’ self-observations as part of hatha yoga practice and data from semi-structured interviews with hatha yoga teachers. Elements...
Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
September 19, 2024
Gabriella Gobbi
7 citations
For 3000 years, psychedelics have been used in religious contexts to enhance spiritual thinking, well-being, and a sense of community. In the last few years, a renaissance in the use of psychedelic drugs for mental disorders has occurred in Western society; consequently, a pressing scientific need to elucidate the intricate mechanisms underlying their actions has arisen. Psychedelics mainly...