The state of human self-awareness is analyzed as a process and result of person’s self- consciousness. It is proved that this state becomes a fundamental factor of human health, and accordingly, the task of education as a social institution is to form and develop a state of self- consciousness in participants in the educational process, which (state) makes a person a creative, happy, healthy...
Research examining the psychological condition of congregants during the practice of dhikr and its impact on inner peace remains relatively limited. Objective: This article aims to explain the process through which inner peace is formed among members of the Annisa Dhikr Assembly (Majelis zikir Annisa) in Matesih, Karanganyar, Central Java, Indonesia. Method: This study employs a qualitative...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from being an external instrument to an environment that increasingly mediates attention, interpretation, and judgment. In religious life, this shift is not merely practical; it is structural. It reconfigures how religious experience is organized, how authority is distributed, and how religious subjectivity is formed. This article examines these...
The paper examines the character AM from Harlan Ellison’s I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream through the lens of Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialist theory. It addresses how AM, an artificial intelligence, becomes self-aware yet remains constrained by its programming, resulting in psychological torment and existential anguish. The existence of AM reflects the paradox of consciousness without...
The non-self (anatta) concept is a distinctive and psychologically vital teaching in Buddhist philosophy. Scholars and psychotherapists working in mindfulness interventions draw on various Buddhist teachings and practices in clinical settings, and many empirical studies demonstrate their effectiveness. This study aimed to investigate the significance of integrating the non-self concept into...
Indian philosophical traditions including Vedas, Upanishads, Yoga, Vedanta, Buddhism, and Jainism offer sophisticated models of consciousness, mind body relations, and psychological functioning that continue to shape contemporary thought. This paper analyses key contributions from Vedic and Upanishadic conceptions of self, Samkhya Yoga dualism, and Buddhist and Jain theories of cognition to...
Classical deep neural networks excel at many tasks and even multimodal generative outputs but remain energetically inefficient by orders of magnitude from the human brain, lack mechanisms for integrated binding, and have been argued toexhibit no genuine route to consciousness. While inspired by neural architectures in brain tissue, deep neural networks face limitations such as scaling limits....
This article examines the concept of new birth in light of neuroplasticity and Christian spirituality, aiming to construct a neurosoteriological paradigm that views salvation as the holistic renewal of human beings encompassing biological, psychological, and spiritual dimensions. In this approach, divine work is understood as the renewal of the human mind, consciousness, and behavior through...
Abstract Emerging research in neuroscience, psychoneuroimmunology, and epigenetics increasingly supports ancient yogic and philosophical claims that consciousness, mental states, and subtle regulatory systems play a crucial role in physical and psychological health. This paper presents an integrative framework combining yogic practices (Kriya Yoga, pranayama, meditation, chakra theory), depth...
This study examined the spiritual well-being of regular Vipassana meditators in Lumbini, Nepal, a region revered as the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, through a transcendental phenomenological lens. This study examined how regular meditation enables individuals to grow from within, discovering deeper meaning, inner transformation, and a richer spiritual life, thereby building on Maslow’s concept...