International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
February 20, 2024
Douglas S. Duckworth
1 citation
This paper presents two dimensions of a bodhisattva, the ideal of Maha- ya- na Buddhism. One dimension involves contemplative practices that disclose a pure nature that is always already present; this reality is unveiled after the obscurations that cloud it are removed. I refer to this as a “top-down” approach because it is based on qualities of awakening that are already there, yet lie beyond...
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy
February 20, 2024
Gabriella Ann Hogan, Karen Elaine Wagner, Erin Tichenor et al.
5 citations
Background. Interest in the use of psychedelics for mental health therapy is burgeoning. Qualitative research methods are increasingly used to understand patient's experiences; however, there is a lack of literature that explores psychedelic use from an occupational perspective. Purpose. To conduct a scoping review of qualitative literature on the experiences of psychedelic use for the purpose...
February 19, 2024
Fanny Charrasse, Nicolas Marquis
Classified by the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, coordinated by the United Nations (UN) in 1971, as dangerous substances with no real therapeutic value, psychedelics have been prohibited since that date in the United States and most European countries. However, over the last two decades there has been a resurgence of interest in them – so much so that some researchers are talking about...
PsyArXiv
February 18, 2024
Han Hao
preprint
Butlin et al. (2023) propose a rubric for evaluating AI systems based on indicator properties derived from existing theories of consciousness, suggesting that while current AIs do not possess consciousness, these indicators are pivotal for future developments towards artificial consciousness. The current paper critiques the approach by Butlin et al., arguing that the complexity of...
ادبیات تطبیقی
February 17, 2024
Rooyintan Farahmand, Ehsan Zeineddini
. Introduction Comparative literature is a new branch in literary research, which has an unbreakable bond with topics like literary criticism, textual criticism, and investigation of the purpose of speech in the prominent works of different nations. This phenomenon was put forth almost two centuries ago in France which was then followed by Germany, Japan, and the United States of America. This...
Religions
February 16, 2024
K. Taylor, Eli Kramer
In this paper, we will present Rinzai practices from Zen Masters Ikkyū Sōjun (一休宗純, 1394–1481) and Hakuin Ekaku (白隠 慧鶴, 1686–1769) as offering a distinctive kind of spiritual exercise: disruptive reorientation to transcendence (enlightenment) through immanence (a return to the world in all its ugly distractions, beauty, and insight). This paper seeks to explore Hadot’s philosophy as a way of...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
February 10, 2024
Alyssa F. Harlow, Peter S. Hendricks, Adam M. Leventhal et al.
6 citations
Despite common depictions in the media, there is little scientific evidence on microdosing psychedelic drugs. We assessed awareness, prevalence, and dosing practices of microdosing psychedelic drugs among young adults 18-22 years old from Southern California (2018-2019). We examined whether sociodemographic factors, personality traits, mental health, or other substance use behaviors were...
Literary Voice
February 8, 2024
Good bodily and mental health is a condition of well-being. We may keep our bodies in good health by embarking on a quest to explore the deepest corners of our minds. The practical and scientific approaches for comprehending the relationship between the mind and body are the main emphasis of the study. Through their writings, Deepak Chopra and Swami Vivekananda emphasize the vitality of the...
The MIT Press eBooks
February 6, 2024
A well looks at a donkey, not vice versa [#33] Self-image and infinity somehow fell into one.[#3024] One of the many things that make a more genuinely philosophical meditation practice so in ter est ing is that some of its aspects can be taught, while others can't.Some things you simply have to find out for yourself.Before we start, let us do a little demo.Be assured that you do not have to be...
The MIT Press eBooks
February 6, 2024
There is no waking, there is no sleeping, there is only being.[#1784] Contemplative practice is related to sleep in a number of in ter est ing ways.First, many dozens of our experiential reports emphasize how deeply relaxing, restful, and refreshing it is to spend a while abiding in the wakeful presence of bare awareness.What is more, the relationship between our subjectively experienced target...