Mental health
Apropos exclusivism in thinking
By Dr. Soumitra Basu — Apr 24, 2021
One of the greatest concerns in psychiatry is the issue of delusional thinking that underlies the phenomenon of psychotic illness. A delusion is considered to be a firm, fixed, false idea that cannot…
Forgiveness and reconciliation
By Denis Capdeville — Oct 15, 2020
This article looks at the ontological nature of a thought as a concrete object, though on a subtle level. Thinking consistently over the same topic is nourishing a unique thought, which is empowered…
Facing mental challenges on the spiritual path: reaching equanimity
By Denis Capdeville — Jul 15, 2020
Three main challenges are mentioned in this article: the difficulty to assess the inner progress on the path, the persistence of ancient behaviours that could have been too rapidly assessed as…
Memories from beyond: 'unseen' effects of trauma
By Natalie Tobert — Jan 15, 2020
This article proposes that war and trauma have multiple side-effects. They directly damage not only soldiers, their ‘victims’ and descendants, but also the wider population indirectly as collateral.…
Hallucinations and visions
By The Mother — Jan 15, 2019
That which men term a hallucination is the reflection in the mind and senses of that which is beyond our ordinary mental and sensory perceptions. Superstition arises from the mind’s wrong…