Mind and consciousness must be clearly defined in academic research
As I read an article today titled Why does the mind wander?, I was wondering… What is the mind that the author is referring to? Where is...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 21, 20194 min read
How can i enjoy life if this is all an illusion?
Q. How can one enjoy and indulge in society, make commitments and make decision, with something that brings short term flashes of...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 8, 20194 min read
Timeline of how philosophers and scientists redefined the human being
900 BCE The Indian philosophical text Chandogya Upanishad declares "Tat Tvam Asi" (that thou art). Interpretation: The individual human...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 7, 20191 min read
Why physicians must speak up about the state of medical science
Physicians spend years studying the human body and its processes so we can help patients. We have a fundamental personal and professional...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 5, 20193 min read
When does self-effulgence become apparent?
Q. In the context of Third mind, I have a question--Consciousness is said to be self effulgent (swayam prakasa). So, I have been...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 2, 20192 min read
What is maya?
In the Indian philosophy of Vedanta, the world we see before our eyes is referred to as the product of maya. What is this maya? Maya is...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Sep 16, 20191 min read
Where does light come from?
If you look toward the blazing sun in the sky, you encounter blinding light. Where does this light come from? Everything we see of the...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Sep 13, 20192 min read
Intelligence is prior to education
Once upon a time, our society used to believe that intelligence could be measured by taking specific tests. Eventually, we realized that...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Sep 9, 20193 min read
3 Obstacles and solutions for second mind medicine
First, the obstacles 1. Our healthcare systems are entrenched in First Mind perspectives. Our approaches to diagnosis, treatment,...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Jun 30, 20194 min read
Sex is a gateway
Some say that all of philosophy is a way of coming to terms with death. It’s more than that. It’s also a way of coming to terms with sex....
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Jun 26, 20194 min read
What is mental illness?
Since “mental illness” refers to illness of the mind, it should go without saying that we must understand and define the mind to speak...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
May 5, 20192 min read
Consciousness doesn't have a problem
Here are my thoughts on David Chalmers’ and Anil Seth’s representations of the easy, hard, and real problems of consciousness. The easy...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Dec 12, 20183 min read
The Mathematics of Tat Tvam Asi
Tat Tvam Asi, the Sanskrit equation that we may translate to “That Thou Art”, may be the greatest mathematical statement of the ancient...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 27, 20181 min read
One body - many models
None of the following show the human being in its entirety. Each is a partial representation of what we are—a window through which we...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Mar 29, 20185 min read
Why do most scientists not consider the primacy of consciousness?
What if matter is made of consciousness, just like a dream is made of consciousness? This is a radical notion to be sure, and it's easily...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 2, 20174 min read
What is enlightenment?
According to the NIH, about 20 million adults in the United States alone meditate. Millions more do yoga. Meditation and yoga are now...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Jul 25, 20174 min read
The 3 Stages of Meditation
As I was scrolling through my Twitter feed after searching for #meditation, I noticed something. There is a lot of confusing information...
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