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Taming the Restless Mind: Insights from the Bhagavad Gita on Philosophy, Psychology, and Everyday Practice
The balance of effort (practice) and detachment (dispassion) parallels modern concepts in psychology: behavioural conditioning and cognitive distancing. The yogic insight here is that training alone is not enough — without inner detachment, practice becomes mechanical; without practice, detachment remains theoretical.
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Oct 129 min read
Yoga, the Triune Brain, and the Dissolution of Fear: How Patanjali’s Path Rewires Survival Itself
When the yogi masters these layers, what happens? The brainstem no longer shouts for survival, the limbic system no longer floods the mind with fear, and the prefrontal cortex ceases its endless strategising. The whole triune brain becomes a quiet instrument.
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Oct 55 min read
Reality behind Reality: If Memories Fade, What Remains?
If our lives hinge on memories—real, imagined, or ephemeral—then what is reality? A collective hallucination? A neurological glitch in an indifferent cosmos? And if Alzheimer's or a rogue dream can dissolve it all, why persist? What purpose animates our striving—the careers we chase, the bonds we nurture, the dreams we dare? Why should we do anything when the ground beneath us is quicksand?
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Sep 284 min read
The Evolution of Indian Philosophy: From Pre-Vedic to Vedanta Schools
The evolution of Indian philosophy—from pre-Vedic spiritualism to Vedantic metaphysics—demonstrates its remarkable depth and adaptability.
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Feb 99 min read
From the Macrocosm to the Microcosm: The Enigma of Subjective Experience
How does a collection of atoms, following deterministic or probabilistic laws, give rise to thoughts, emotions, and Consciousness?
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Feb 37 min read
How Science Helps Us Understand Our Material Nature
Perhaps the reality we seek is not solely contained in the material parts of he universe, but also in the way we experience them.
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Feb 25 min read
The Material Nature of a Human Being: A Journey into the Physical Self
At the deepest level, a human being is a temporary arrangement of particles—an intricate dance of energy and matter governed by natural laws
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Feb 23 min read
Exploring the Schools of Buddhist Philosophy: A Journey into Emptiness (Śūnyatā)
Both samsara and nirvana are empty, and even emptiness itself must not be grasped as a final truth, as doing so would perpetuate delusion.
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Jan 2013 min read
Quantum Physics and Advaita Vedanta: Convergence of Science and Ancient Wisdom
While,Quantum physics describes these phenomena mathematically, Vedanta provides the philosophical framework to understand their implication
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Jan 1312 min read
Why Does the Universe Exist at All?
Just as a dream is real only to the dreamer, the perceived universe is real only to the mind but arises from the substrate of consciousness.
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Jan 1310 min read
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