Following a short, imaginative Indian story, two metaphysical principles are introduced: becoming... more Following a short, imaginative Indian story, two metaphysical principles are introduced: becoming and being, and also the two related principles, unmanifest and manifested, which are then briefly developed.and interralated.
Suggests that eikasia is more properly understood - rather than as imagining or inference, as in ... more Suggests that eikasia is more properly understood - rather than as imagining or inference, as in Cornford's translation - as apprehension or sense perception, related to pistis, despite Plato not defining it quite as such.
Elucidation of a few key metaphysical concepts in Advaita vedanta (as per title), also including ... more Elucidation of a few key metaphysical concepts in Advaita vedanta (as per title), also including Transcendence - Immanence. Scriptural context provided, and a story from Yoga Vasistha added at the beginning.
Estudio crítico de la homeopatía desde sus fuentes y cuestionable desarrollo histórico, sus princ... more Estudio crítico de la homeopatía desde sus fuentes y cuestionable desarrollo histórico, sus principios y metodología, y la evidencia (o ausencia de) clínica desde sus principios hasta el presente. Se explica porqué da resultados, aunque limitados, y en contra de sus tesis. El efecto placebo sólo un factor entre cuatro que lo explican.
Distinguishing between ego (person or 'soul'), (pseudo-)'ego' or 'personality', and Spirit or Atm... more Distinguishing between ego (person or 'soul'), (pseudo-)'ego' or 'personality', and Spirit or Atma from the metaphysics of Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta. Contrasiting it with the Western empirical tradition. This last inadequate concerning re-integration of the individual. Clinical derivations with a view to psychotherapy given full coverage.
Many of my answers to questions on philosophy & spirituality extracted and selected from Quora fo... more Many of my answers to questions on philosophy & spirituality extracted and selected from Quora for five years (2015 - 2019)
Dormir, soñar, despertar El tema del sueño y/o los sueños (la ciencia que trata de ellos, sus alt... more Dormir, soñar, despertar El tema del sueño y/o los sueños (la ciencia que trata de ellos, sus alteraciones, sus interpretaciones, etc.) es extremadamente rico y complejo. No puede establecerse un paralelismo o comparación entre los hallazgos y explicaciones científicas modernas, por un lado, y las teorías y enseñanzas de las diferentes tradiciones, por otro, por ejemplo, las del Advaita Vedanta dentro del Hinduismo. Para centrarnos en esta tradición-y por el resto de este ensayo-, no podemos decir, pese a ciertas similitudes, que exista una correspondencia directa entre las distintas fases del sueño normal, incluida la del sueño profundo-fase en la que no hay sueños-según se estudia aquél en el mundo occidental, y el 'sueño profundo' (sushupti) de la tradición india. Los dos enfoques son diferentes e independientes el uno del otro, como lo son sus respectivos fines y la importancia que cada uno de ellos tiene dentro de la cultura a la que pertenece. Uno de ellos es de naturaleza empírica (como lo es, en parte, con S. Freud y lo que él escribe sobre los sueños), y el otro de naturaleza metafísica y espiritual. Por mencionar sólo brevemente otra fase del sueño normal, considerada como profunda, y que ha sido investigada extensamente por la ciencia occidental: el sueño REM (que ocurre tres o cuatro veces durante la noche, constituye aproximadamente el 25% de la duración total del sueño, y es cuando aparecen la mayoría de los sueños que se recuerdan con nitidez), tampoco puede compararse con cualquiera de las descripciones que se encuentran en la doctrina hindú ("las cuatro fases").
Brief outline of the principles of Manifestation-Non-manifestation (Transcendence-Immanence) and ... more Brief outline of the principles of Manifestation-Non-manifestation (Transcendence-Immanence) and Becoming-Being, preceded by an excerpt of a story from the Yoga Vasistha
First, brief historical sketch. Scientific basis of homeopathy are null. Four reasons given as to... more First, brief historical sketch. Scientific basis of homeopathy are null. Four reasons given as to why it 'woks', the placebo only one of them. Bibliography provided, showing lack of evidence in its favor: most of the articles apparently positive being of poor quality. Nothing has moved in that regard over the past 150 yrs. (and since the article was written a few yrs. ago).
Suggests that 'eikasia' - as per 'The Republic' of Plato - is better understood as the first step... more Suggests that 'eikasia' - as per 'The Republic' of Plato - is better understood as the first step in the process of apprehension or sense perception rather than as 'imagining' or 'inference' as translated by F.M. Cornford. Its relation to 'pistis' and the other ascending steps above The Line would then be far more cogent.
A selection of Qs&As published for me by Quora from 2015 to 1019 dealing with Eastern & Western a... more A selection of Qs&As published for me by Quora from 2015 to 1019 dealing with Eastern & Western approaches to universal metaphysics, both dual and non-dual. Divided into Sections.
Following a short, imaginative Indian story, two metaphysical principles are introduced: becoming... more Following a short, imaginative Indian story, two metaphysical principles are introduced: becoming and being, and also the two related principles, unmanifest and manifested, which are then briefly developed.and interralated.
Suggests that eikasia is more properly understood - rather than as imagining or inference, as in ... more Suggests that eikasia is more properly understood - rather than as imagining or inference, as in Cornford's translation - as apprehension or sense perception, related to pistis, despite Plato not defining it quite as such.
Elucidation of a few key metaphysical concepts in Advaita vedanta (as per title), also including ... more Elucidation of a few key metaphysical concepts in Advaita vedanta (as per title), also including Transcendence - Immanence. Scriptural context provided, and a story from Yoga Vasistha added at the beginning.
Estudio crítico de la homeopatía desde sus fuentes y cuestionable desarrollo histórico, sus princ... more Estudio crítico de la homeopatía desde sus fuentes y cuestionable desarrollo histórico, sus principios y metodología, y la evidencia (o ausencia de) clínica desde sus principios hasta el presente. Se explica porqué da resultados, aunque limitados, y en contra de sus tesis. El efecto placebo sólo un factor entre cuatro que lo explican.
Distinguishing between ego (person or 'soul'), (pseudo-)'ego' or 'personality', and Spirit or Atm... more Distinguishing between ego (person or 'soul'), (pseudo-)'ego' or 'personality', and Spirit or Atma from the metaphysics of Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta. Contrasiting it with the Western empirical tradition. This last inadequate concerning re-integration of the individual. Clinical derivations with a view to psychotherapy given full coverage.
Many of my answers to questions on philosophy & spirituality extracted and selected from Quora fo... more Many of my answers to questions on philosophy & spirituality extracted and selected from Quora for five years (2015 - 2019)
Dormir, soñar, despertar El tema del sueño y/o los sueños (la ciencia que trata de ellos, sus alt... more Dormir, soñar, despertar El tema del sueño y/o los sueños (la ciencia que trata de ellos, sus alteraciones, sus interpretaciones, etc.) es extremadamente rico y complejo. No puede establecerse un paralelismo o comparación entre los hallazgos y explicaciones científicas modernas, por un lado, y las teorías y enseñanzas de las diferentes tradiciones, por otro, por ejemplo, las del Advaita Vedanta dentro del Hinduismo. Para centrarnos en esta tradición-y por el resto de este ensayo-, no podemos decir, pese a ciertas similitudes, que exista una correspondencia directa entre las distintas fases del sueño normal, incluida la del sueño profundo-fase en la que no hay sueños-según se estudia aquél en el mundo occidental, y el 'sueño profundo' (sushupti) de la tradición india. Los dos enfoques son diferentes e independientes el uno del otro, como lo son sus respectivos fines y la importancia que cada uno de ellos tiene dentro de la cultura a la que pertenece. Uno de ellos es de naturaleza empírica (como lo es, en parte, con S. Freud y lo que él escribe sobre los sueños), y el otro de naturaleza metafísica y espiritual. Por mencionar sólo brevemente otra fase del sueño normal, considerada como profunda, y que ha sido investigada extensamente por la ciencia occidental: el sueño REM (que ocurre tres o cuatro veces durante la noche, constituye aproximadamente el 25% de la duración total del sueño, y es cuando aparecen la mayoría de los sueños que se recuerdan con nitidez), tampoco puede compararse con cualquiera de las descripciones que se encuentran en la doctrina hindú ("las cuatro fases").
Brief outline of the principles of Manifestation-Non-manifestation (Transcendence-Immanence) and ... more Brief outline of the principles of Manifestation-Non-manifestation (Transcendence-Immanence) and Becoming-Being, preceded by an excerpt of a story from the Yoga Vasistha
First, brief historical sketch. Scientific basis of homeopathy are null. Four reasons given as to... more First, brief historical sketch. Scientific basis of homeopathy are null. Four reasons given as to why it 'woks', the placebo only one of them. Bibliography provided, showing lack of evidence in its favor: most of the articles apparently positive being of poor quality. Nothing has moved in that regard over the past 150 yrs. (and since the article was written a few yrs. ago).
Suggests that 'eikasia' - as per 'The Republic' of Plato - is better understood as the first step... more Suggests that 'eikasia' - as per 'The Republic' of Plato - is better understood as the first step in the process of apprehension or sense perception rather than as 'imagining' or 'inference' as translated by F.M. Cornford. Its relation to 'pistis' and the other ascending steps above The Line would then be far more cogent.
A selection of Qs&As published for me by Quora from 2015 to 1019 dealing with Eastern & Western a... more A selection of Qs&As published for me by Quora from 2015 to 1019 dealing with Eastern & Western approaches to universal metaphysics, both dual and non-dual. Divided into Sections.
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