The
Reaction to Stress Dr. Soumitra Basu
It
is interesting to note that we react to psychological threats in the same way
as we react to a physical threat. Selye, one of the pioneers of stress
research, finds that psychological events can produce the same stress responses
as physical stressors. This means that whatever may be the source of the
threat, most of us continue to physically and emotionally react to the
stressors of modern life in the same way that we did as inhabitants of the wild
- a habitual response which we now find difficult to unlearn. If this be true,
then, obviously, in the area of stress reaction, the remarkable elevation in
biological status is yet to be satisfactorily accompanied by a progressive
elevation in Consciousness.
It
is high time we outgrew our habitual reactions and responded with more maturity
to stress. Man is a mental being and we do of course psychologically react to
stress, though this reaction appears immature. In fact, we use a number of
psychological manoeuvring techniques like blaming others (projection),
minimizing the importance of the situation (denial), or avoiding the stressor
(repression). Such skills are based on internal defence mechanisms. 1:06 PM
The
basic approach is consciousness Integral
Health (By Dr. Soumitra Basu;
Published by SAIIIHR, Sri Aurobindo Society, Pondicherry, Price: Rs. 75, pp.140)
Throughout
this book Dr. Basu has quoted exhaustively from the works of Sri Aurobindo and
the Mother, describing the various planes of consciousness and the concept and
role of Psychic Being in Integral Health. The attitude of Faith in relation to
healing, the role of culture and society with respect to health and the role of
the Pranic Shakti as it acts both in the individual microcosm and the macrocosm
are elaborately discussed. The author has also given illustrative case studies
of various patients as illustrations and a very effective glossary that
explains the various terms and concepts that may be unknown to a reader not
familiar with the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. Around 159 references
are given at the end of the book and in about 140 pages Dr. Basu portrays quite
admirably a comprehensive approach to health and healing. — Dr. D.E. Mistry 11:25 PM
The human
being is a sub-unit of the universe
HEALTH: AN INTEGRAL APPROACH - Dr. Arati
Sharma
An
integral approach assumes great importance as it focuses on the very aim and
goal of life itself. It is neither a mere mixing of various approaches, nor is
it a new system or a special technique. It is called 'integral' because here
the human being is considered in totality along with the universe of which he
is a subunit. It is a multidimensional approach encompassing all levels of
consciousness i.e. physical, vital, mental and spiritual including all types of
forces acting upon the various levels, dealing with both the internal self and
external self. Healing means to rediscover and restore communication with our
inner self. 7:55 PM
Decentralisation
and dispersion of cells What is
death? Dr. R.L. Bijlani
Clinical
death is now defined as the permanent and irreversible cessation of function of
any one of the three interconnected vital systems, viz. nervous system,
circulatory system and respiratory system. Even after the person as a whole is
no longer alive, individual cells and tissues remain viable for variable
periods of time, making their transplantation possible…
Physiologically,
death is only a partial reality because a bit of the protoplasm continues to
live, even after death, in the progeny. Physiologically, death is also
necessary for getting around the problem of imperfection of the body. The body,
like any machine, cannot function for ever. Therefore renewal by reproduction
has got to be coupled with death, old order yielding to the new. Thus
reproduction and death are two sides of the same coin and are designed to keep
open the possibility of evolution of better, less imperfect forms of life.
Spiritually speaking, the answers are similar although the arguments are different and deeper. Death is a partial reality because it results in a breaking up of one form of life for reconstruction into new forms. Nothing may perish, but the configuration existing before death ceases to exist. Recycling, reconstruction and renewal are the basic features of life. 12:36 PM
Spiritually speaking, the answers are similar although the arguments are different and deeper. Death is a partial reality because it results in a breaking up of one form of life for reconstruction into new forms. Nothing may perish, but the configuration existing before death ceases to exist. Recycling, reconstruction and renewal are the basic features of life. 12:36 PM
Yoga
is threaded through the warp and weft of our existence Why Do We Practice Yoga? Have you ever asked
yourself why you’re really practicing yoga? By Richard Rosen
At
the outset, it’s natural to assume that our practice and our life are totally
separate, that we practice for an hour or so a day and then forget about it.
But after a while, the two inevitably begin to merge. As Sri Aurobindo, the
great 20th-century Indian sage and progenitor of Integral Yoga, reminds us,
“All life is yoga.”
In Aurobindo’s view, yoga is threaded through the warp and weft of our very existence, and in effect it chooses us. We practice yoga because we really don’t have any other choice. 2:43 PM
In Aurobindo’s view, yoga is threaded through the warp and weft of our very existence, and in effect it chooses us. We practice yoga because we really don’t have any other choice. 2:43 PM
Sri
Aurobindo's "sunlit path"
Gentle reminders Bharat Savur Business Line Friday, Aug
11, 2006 Getting forgetful is not an indication of ageing, but a sure sign
of living edgily. Jog your memory: Exercise helps boost brain power- N. SRIDHARAN
I
advocate Sri Aurobindo's "sunlit path". Face the sun, he
advises. Have a natural spirit of faith and surrender. If you forget something,
say cheerfully, "Well, that was pretty odd!" Dismiss it… Finally, a
bit of voluntary forgetfulness is not a bad thing. You can forget grudges,
fights, nastiness, and past negative influences... Simultaneously, remember to
walk the sunlit path to health, happiness, laughter, lovingness and a luminous
memory. (The writer is co-author of the book, ‘Fitness for Life'.) 12:00 PM
The brain has not enough
computing capacity Marko Rinck
Says: July
31st, 2006 at 2:18 pm
It
seems to me that consciousness as an epiphenomenon of the brain has already
been proven by science to be untrue. A number of courageous scientists have
started to do research on Near Death Experiences, for instance the Dutch
cardiologist Pim van Lommel who from 1988 on did research on patients that had
cardiac arrest and came back to life.
He
comes to the conclusion that consciousness exists independent from the brain
(off course this doesn’t solve the hard problem but he has some interesting
hypotheses on this subject, and his and other NDE researcher’s conclusions
still don’t seem to have filtered through to other parts of science… Pim van
Lommel has written a very interesting article “On the Continuity of
Consciousness”: The Lancet . 11:50 AM
Metallic
generation from sulfur and mercury
Transforming the Alchemists By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD - NYTimes:
August 1, 2006
Even
geniuses of the first order, like Isaac Newton, found alchemy irresistible… Newton ’s repeated experiments for the rest of his life
were aimed at fulfilling the words of the Emerald Tablet of Hermes, considered
the founding text of alchemy in ancient Egypt . Newton expected to achieve what the tablet
said was the una res, “the one thing” by which “the world was created” and with
which one could “perform miracles.” So it seems that Newton was no ordinary alchemist interested
in making gold. He apparently aspired to a theory of alchemy more comprehensive
than even his laws of gravity.
But
it could be said, in a paraphrase of Newton’s famous expression of modesty,
that the giants on whose shoulders he stood in this endeavor did not measure up
to his antecedents in physics and astronomy. Newton ’s
alchemical bent was not out of character, Dr. Smith of Columbia said. “He was drawn to the occult,”
she said. “Gravity for him was an occult force, and so was alchemy as an
explanation of how things transform into other things.”
The
British chemist Robert Boyle, a Newton
contemporary, also had a foot on each side of the alchemy-modern science
divide. He dabbled for years in an alchemical obsession, the search for the
philosopher’s stone — the long-sought agent for transmuting lead to gold and
unlocking other material and spiritual secrets. The stone was the unified
theory of everything in that time. Boyle wrote enviously in 1680 that “there
exists conceal’d in the world” a group of chemists “of a much higher order able
to transmute baser Metalls into perfect ones.” 8:29 PM
SELF: Our physical nature offers an inert obstruction to
any radical change - The Yoga of
Self-Perfection and the Triple Transformation by Richard Hartz Mon 13 Aug 2007
Our
physical nature offers an inert obstruction to any radical change. But before
we can even hope to deal with it, we must master the life-force connecting mind
and body—the vital being, as Sri Aurobindo called it—whose problematic
character already raises serious doubts about the possibility of an integral
transformation… The vital nature dominates much of our individual and social
existence. If it cannot be converted, the idea of spiritually perfecting our
embodied life would seem to be a chimera. 12:02 PM
Radical realists Times of India Baskaran Pillai Jul
25, 2011
The physical immortality of
the body is a key concept among the Siddhas. According to them, enlightenment
is simply not psychological. Liberation is not just psychological
liberation from thought forms. Nirvana, according to Swami Ramalingam who turned his body
into light in 1874, is a stage in the evolutionary process. He maintained that
one should attain evolution of body, mind, and soul. Aug
11, 2011
Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo & The Mother Rajesh commented on The genesis of Sri Aurobindo's superman. I wrote a paper on Tamil
connection to Supramental evolution "The
metaphysical meaning of Tamil by Saint Ramalingam". Just
thought it may be of general interest.
Paradigm of
dynamic synergy and harmony The Influence Of The
Ancient Greek Words On The English Language
I
apologize for the idiosyncrasy of a zealous Hellenic, practicing orthopaedic
physician who is also fanatically enthusiastic about the giant anode of
European propaedutics and academics in orthopaedics and traumatology. 4:12 PM
Language
relationships are accurate but many languages are left out - The Indo-European Language Tree from Anthropology.net by Kambiz Kamrani at 8:55 AM
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