The great advances in science precipitated by the advent of quantum mechanics in the 20th century have profound implications for the nature of reality. The universe is now assumed to be fundamentally quantum at all scales of existence. As such, ancient questions about what the roles of human beings in the universe are, what is the relationship between the observer and the observed, the role of...
Numerous scientific studies have investigated the impact of yoga on cognition in children and adults. However, fewer studies have assessed the impact of yogic practices on cognition in children and adolescents with visual impairment. Despite their keen intellectual abilities and advanced linguistic skills, teens with visual impairment often experience difficulties with cognitive control and...
The Bonny method guided imagery and music (GIM) is a depth approach to therapy that uses music to support letting go of cognitive control to explore different levels of consciousness. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a third-wave behavior therapy focusing on using mindfulness, acceptance, and spirituality to support clients in increasing psychological flexibility. While on the surface...
Neuroanthropology looks for the comprehension that what culture means for our brain and furthermore the way in which brain shapes our way of life. This is an understanding of human culture via neural pathways.From theperspective of Indian contemplative practices, the elucidation of Self (I-ness) is firmly established. Recent developments in neuroscience have improved our knowledge of how the...
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the human race has entered the era of hope and transformation, and there is growing pressure and focus to raise awareness to adopt alternative interventions and sustainable practices to ensure gaining sound functioning of physiological organs. Can yoga and meditation promote clarity in thoughts and enhance alertness at work? Does practice of mudras help...
The article aims to comprehend the impact of Zen Buddhism, its philosophical positions and practices on the problems and poetics of the novel by A. Makushinsky The Stopped World. The Buddhist influence in the novel is manifested in the literary implementation of the principles of the emptiness of reality, the illusory nature of the human ‘I’, the relativity of time and space, and also in the...
Deepening Perspectives on Spirit Lonny S. Jarrett1 (bio) A human being is a part of the whole, called by us “Universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a...
Abstract: A logical explanation of consciousness has been known for decades. The brain must construct a specific set of information about conscious feeling (theory-of-mind information), causing people to believe, think, and claim to have consciousness. Theories that propose an actual, intangible feeling are non-explanatory. They add a magical red herring while leaving unexplained the objective...
The Buddhist practice of mindfulness has enjoyed a tremendous surge in popularity in the last few decades, both in the popular press and in the psychotherapy literature. However, the philosophy and practice of mindfulness has often been erroneously equated with quietism or a withdrawal from the world of action, misconceived as a practice of sterile, self-absorbed contemplation. On the contrary,...
The social psychology of George Herbert Mead shows that society is the source of mind and self-emerging from the biological matrix, and mind and self are indispensable for the complex types of social organizations seen by human beings. It is precisely because of advanced language ability and developed mental mechanism that individual humans can adopt others' attitude toward themselves through...