With spiritual progress the mind grows in magnitude, the mind increases its periphery, until it finally merges in the Supreme Entity. During the course of this progress a spiritual aspirant will develop many faculties or attributes, but one must always be vigilant that these faculties do not divert one from the chosen path, from the cherished goal. Click to read more…
The welfare of the patient should be the main aim of the medical profession, regardless of the philosophical or logical ramifications of a particular system of medicine. Doctors may find it somewhat difficult to work with such a principle, because it is unreasonable to expect them to be experts in all the medical systems. In reality, it is highly unlikely. Nevertheless, what is not possible in a doctorʼs chambers may be possible in a hospital. Click to read more…
Iain McGilchrist unites, in himself, the scientist and the philosopher, joining those who aspire to combine subjective psychology and objective science across the divide between scientists and philosophers today. Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar has taken a similar path, synthesising a subjective approach with an objective adjustment in science, spirituality, and social philosophy. Click to read more…
Many researchers call for new physics. They point to the lack of references to consciousness in major physics theories, even though the founders of quantum theory gave it a special place. The author calls for an interdisciplinary perspective and proposes a new approach to physics that considers recent advances in theoretical physics, computer science, self-organisation theory, and consciousness to develop a new theory of physics. Click to read more…
The danger is not so much from the so-called malevolent-superpowerful-AI which “will rule over the humans” as it is from the (human) leaders who are spearheading the AI development. It is crucial that these leaders have their moral conscience in the right place, and that there is some global organization that closely monitors the progress. We, as a collective society, should get to decide how much technology we must allow into our lives, so that we are its master and not the slave. Click to read more…
What if atoms are alive? Abiogenesis, the origin of life from atoms and molecules, is the current scientific hypothesis for the origin of life on Earth. This may change soon. In 1986, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar proposed that billions of subatomic living entities called microvita compose atoms. Microvita may have been emanated from a Cosmic Mind and composed the hot Big Bang early universe, before they formed atoms. Click to read more…
Though from the spiritual standpoint it is not absolutely true, still we commonly divide the mind into three layers of which one is the unconscious mind. Its scope is extremely vast but it functions entirely within that vast periphery. The second layer is the subconscious mind whose scope is comparatively much smaller but which functions partly within those boundaries and partly outside them. The third layer is the conscious mind whose scope is extremely limited but which functions primarily outside those boundaries with the help of the ten sensory and motor organs. Click to read more…
Shukra is an ancient concept. The main system of Indian indigenous medicine, the ancient Ayurveda, identifies shukra as the final essence of all other bodily elements: “A person who has healthy shukra has a brightness of confidence, with eyes and skin that seem to radiate light.” According to Ayurveda, shukra is the final of the seven tissues, each resulting from the transformation or sublimation of the preceding tissue. Click to read more…
Recent discoveries in the physical sciences indicate that nonlocality is a basic feature of physical reality. Conclusive evidence also shows that the mind is nonlocal. This suggests that the spiritual explanation of reality is consistent with modern science, while materialism falls short. Spiritual ideology holds that consciousness is the first cause of creation and the ground substance of creation; consciousness, not matter/energy, is transformed into the material universe. Click to read more…
Cells have a plan of action, and consciousness exists at the cellular level. Like any theory, this is a proposition that can be debated and challenged. The bottom line is that a link is missing between physics and neuroscience, provided we view consciousness not as a metaphysical problem but as an issue of mathematical neuroscience. Click to read more…