Important Missing Dimensions In Our Current Understanding Of The Mind
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Important Missing Dimensions in Our Current Understanding of the Mind
Our current scientific achievements in understanding the working of the mind are commendable. However, in it’s over insistence on objectivity science seems to have overlooked some important dimensions of the mind. There are many questions science fails to provide satisfactory answer. Interestingly, many of these questions were addressed by ancient philosophies and probably in the true scientific spirit we should look at these philosophies with an open mind. This second part of the 3 part series Marvels of the Mind focuses on these missed dimensions and how ancient philosophies address them. A range of ancient philosophies, amazingly well conceptualized, that look at different aspects of the mind are discussed in the current book. There is the ancient philosophy of Plato who points out the limitations of our sense perception, the elaborate psychology of ancient Buddhists that almost parallels with our scientific understanding, the philosophy of Sankara who even questions the reality of existence and the concept of domains beyond mind that are the focus of ancient Upanishads. All these, and more, are explained clearly in this second part of the series. These philosophies compel us to rethink on our current definition of science and its approach. The book also provides a smooth transition point from science to philosophy and finally to domains beyond both these.
Unraveling the Hidden Mysteries of the Vedas , Part 1 : Aliens of the Vedic kind
Vedas are the most ancient scriptures known to us today. They are not just religious texts but are storehouses of vast knowledge, both worldly as well as spiritual. However, these voluminous texts are shrouded in mystery that seem to be unresolvable. This book tries to unravel some of these mysteries and throws lot of light on often misunderstood aspects of these scriptures. This is the first part of the series “Unsolved mysteries”. Table of Contents On a breath-taking journey into the Himalayas Vedas – The unsolved puzzle of ancient India! Chapter 1. Who really composed the Vedas? Did some barbaric nomads compose the Vedas? A King who bartered the youth with his son! Story of white Veda and black Veda! Putting the pieces of the puzzle together Story of ShunashEpa Story of Mahidasa How big are these Vedas? Chapter 2. Were propagators of Vedas primitive people? A brief re-look at the Aryan invasion theory Does lack of evidence imply nonexistence? Secrecy led to caste and gender discrimination? Ingenious techniques to remember massive Vedic texts Were Vedic Indians mathematical genius? The amazing constructs of Vedic Indians! Chapter 3. Were Vedic Indians in touch with aliens? Overview of communion of Vedic people with Devas Aliens of the Vedic kind! Did the aliens really visit Vedic Indians? Were the Vedic Indians vegetarians? A tour of a typical Vedic ritual Is it right to kill an animal just for our benefit? Epilogue Moving from ritualism to spirituality
Buddha’s Soul : Invaluable Insights from an Enlightened Master
This book explains some of the key ideas propounded by Buddha that makes us rethink on several things we take for granted. The way these ideas are presented is as if Buddha is sitting just in front of us and talking to us. They are invaluable! Unlike other ancient Indian philosophies like the Upanishads, Buddha’s words are simple, direct and delivered with full authority. They are like a handholding experience to an ardent practitioner who wants to make progress in the spiritual path. Whatever Buddha said more than 2500 years ago is relevant even today. In a world where commercialization of spiritual practices is becoming rampant, Buddha’s original messages dispel lot of misconception and provide a guiding light for right way of propagating spirituality. In this marvelous collection of short articles, Dr. King presents some of the key ideas from ancient Tipitakas – Buddhist source for everything. The focus is on core principles carved out from otherwise difficult to understand and voluminous, original Pali scriptures.