Introduction and Overview Since the advent of computers, it has been widely believed that the human mind is just like a computer. I have previously described why this is a false analogy due to two problems: (1) the problem of meaning, and (2) the problem of choice. I have also […]
Philosophy / Psychology
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What is the Power of Kundalini?
Introduction and Overview In an earlier article, I discussed how I discussed the Sāńkhya notion of manifest and unmanifest matter and how the unmanifest becomes manifest through several stages—para, pasyanti, madhyama, and vaikhari. We also talked about how the agency to cause this manifestation is prāna, which acts as the “force” […]
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What is Prāna?
Introduction and Overview Sāńkhya divides matter into manas (mind), prāna (life force), and vāk. Manas and vāk are related as meaning and word or matter and mind. The conneciton between word and meaning is not universal because the same meaning can be expressed by different words in different contexts and […]