Past research has suggested that reflective awareness in dreams, as a broader concept for understanding the phenomenon of lucid dreaming, can be further differentiated into a five-factor model (i.e., lucid mindfulness, dual perspectives, depersonalization, intra-dream self-reflection, and willed appearances) (Lee, 2010; Lee & Kuiken, 2015). Past research has also indicated that two kinds of...
Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan bahwa shalat merupakan media komunikasi vertikal transendetal. Komunikasi transendental ini dapat dilakukan melalui berbagai macam media yang biasa dikenal dengan ritual ibadah, baik itu ibadah wajib maupun sunnah. Salah satu media komunikasi transendental yang terjalin untuk berkomunikasi dengan Allah adalah shalat. Habsilnya adalah bahwa shalat sebagai...
Consciousness becomes partially visible through some content, and only an empty consciousness manifests itself in its infinity. Consciousness is seen in the body through behavioral activity, consciousness outside the body is reachable through spiritual experience and transpersonal experiences. A person with a personal consciousness acts under conditions of the limitedness of the created...
This chapter provides a background to the essays in Kant and the Philosophy of Mind. In the first part of the chapter, some of the issues in the philosophy of mind which are addressed in Kant’s Critical writings are summarised. The second part charts some of the ways in which that discussion influenced twentieth-century analytic philosophy of mind, with particular focus on the way in which...
The last chapter introduces a framework of contemplative science as a new discipline investigating changes in the metacognitive self-regulatory capacity (MSRC) of the mind and shifts in modes of existential awareness (MEA) resulting from meditation training. Building on this framework, it further outlines the disciplines of contemplative psychology, contemplative psychotherapy, contemplative...
This chapter explores the importance of embodiment in the therapeutic process and its relevance to working outdoors. Drawing on the theory of focusing developed by Eugene Gendlin and on Buddhist mindfulness practice, both in the Satipatthana and in recent work of Jon Kabat-Zinn and others, this chapter offers practical guidance on grounding and body-awareness exercises and on the use of...
BACKGROUND: Ketamine, administered in subanesthetic doses, is an effective off-label treatment for severe and even treatment-refractory depression; however, despite dozens of studies across nearly 2 decades of research, there is no definitive guidance on matters related to core practice issues. METHODS: This article presents a qualitative review and summary about what is known about ketamine...
Philosophers have tried to solve the problem of consciousness for centuries. Philosophical mind–body theories are trying to specify how consciousness and brain might be related to each other. This chapter discusses the basic nature of consciousness and the different philosophical theories about it and also discusses some questions such as: what is the fundamental nature of consciousness. what...
The essays in this volume explore those aspects of Kant’s writings which concern issues in the philosophy of mind. These issues are central to any understanding of Kant’s Critical philosophy and they bear upon contemporary discussions in the philosophy of mind. Fourteen specially written essays address such questions as: What role does mental processing play in Kant’s account of intuition? In...
Our understanding of the effects of meditations developing existential insight is very limited. This chapter provides an in-depth examination of this type of meditation, starting with an overview of insight practice categories and conceptualizations. Neuroscientific evidence relevant to existential insight practices is discussed in four categories: attentional foundations of existential...