BUDDHA'S THREE MARKS OF EXISTENCE: A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
The Venerable Buddha emphasized that meditating on the 3 marks of Existence shown by everything in life namely Imperfection, Impermanence and Insubstantiality (Dukkha, Annica and Annata) can help achieve nibbana and end suffering. This paper traces analogies between original Buddhist thought and modern-day psychological derivations to incorporate these core principles into regular meditative practices
GRADATION OF SUFFERING
Suffering is part of Disease and includes a lot many symptoms other than pain. We need to objectively assess the grade of suffering rather than subjectively evaluate it. Medical sciences have not yet graded the patient’s extent of suffering and its about time we look into this subject.
THE SATORI OF ZEN
Zen is all about training the mind to be mindful of self, mindful of emotions, mindful of environment, mindful of events that are happening in the present moment without rumination or worry. Zen is a celebration of Life.
The Freudian complex -Sexual Dictations of the Mind
This article is about how the freudian complex, is deeply embedded in the unconscious, exerts dominance of every aspect of or lives.
THE SANITY in IN SANITY
This article explains how insanity is nothing but an extension of normal thoughts manifesting into unorthodox behaviour as perceived by society.
The No Mind, Void Meditation & Mindfulness of Zen Buddhism: A Scientific Perspective from India
This paper aims to trace analogies between Eastern Buddhism and Modern Science with regards to the concept of No Mindedness of Zen. Zen Buddhism describes the entity of ‘No Mind’ as the prelude to ‘Satori’ or the spiritual awakening. According to Zen philosophy this state cannot be intellectually explained as it is ‘beyond the intellect’ and it defies rationale. Buddhism outlines meditative skills leading to a similar state of No Mindedness called ‘Sunyata’ meant to give insights into ‘Pragnya’ or wisdom just as No Mind is an avenue to ‘Kensho’ or deep insights into supreme knowledge of spirituality. In Chinese Chan, this No mind is comparable to the ‘Great Void’ of Lao Tzu’s Tao, which supposedly ‘includes everything and excludes nothing’. With modern scientific advances in allied fields of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psycho therapeutic sciences we cannot brush off understanding such an important concept of oriental wisdom – the No Mind. This paper is one more attempt to define what is seemingly obscure, in the light of the modern times.
Zen and The Mind Range
Angel Publications, 2009
This is a book on the MIND.
For all of us, the best companion and often the only companion is our Mind. The Mind is what perceives. So any event however bad is bad because it is perceived to be so by the Mind. The Mind by itself can make heaven out of hell and hell out of heaven.
Most often, we do not realize the Enemy within. Our Mind. The Lethal Weapon with which we tend to destroy ourselves as well as others around us.
So read on, Open your Mind, Contemplate and Investigate all you believed
A New Perspective to Disease: Harmless and Useful Manifestation
PhD Thesis, 2003
Research paper is on how disease symptoms are a physiological manifestation of disease with the function of aiding towards its resolution, system by system analysis from this novel physiological viewpoint, under the guidance of Prof. Emeritus Manu Kothari from KEM Hospital in 2003
Interpreting Zen in the Era of Modern Psychology
The Zen process of finding Kensho or Insights to ease suffering is similar to conflict resolution process of modern Psychotherapy. Zen has many similarities of approach to soothe the distressed mind and corelates well with modern day psychotherapeutic practices.