Soumitra Basu
Doctor
Articles by Soumitra Basu (114)
Expanding the Mind
By Soumitra Basu - Jan 15, 2025
The embodied mind, which has a separative view of the universe, is actually an individualised formation of the universal mind which itself is a multi-layered plane of consciousness. The individual mind is not, as mistakenly considered, the brain but it needs the brain for its expression. There are however several gradations of consciousness beyond and above the level of the mind-brain interaction. Sri Aurobindo has explained that there is a subliminal or inner mind behind the separative mentality of the outer mind that extends to the universal mind or the cosmic consciousness. He has also described higher levels above the ordinary mind dealing with supra-cognitive (or meta-cognitive matrices).
Premonitory Dreams
By Soumitra Basu - Jan 15, 2024
Premonitory dreams, unlike the subconscious or unconscious, arise from the subliminal plane and are veridical in nature and often carry transcripts of the future.
To live without dying
By Soumitra Basu - Jan 15, 2024
While sceptics and rationalists would vouchsafe for a doomsday to be the penultimate destiny of the earth and therefore of humanity (unless it emigrates somewhere else in space), the classical Indian view is that creation has been manifesting and dissolving in a scheme of eternal recurrence. A particular creation can dissolve when it has exhausted all its potentialities of development and would need to start anew with a fresh denouement to explore newer vistas. A creation can also dissolve if it embarks on a course of self-destruction ticking the doomsday clock.
The Physician and the Soldier
By Soumitra Basu - Jan 15, 2023
Both the physician and the soldier have certain things in common. Both have to face life and death in complex playing fields, both have to be spectators of gruesome tragedies and finally, both have to learn to be detached. But there are important differences.
Phobias in children — the price for a civilised life?
By Soumitra Basu - Jan 15, 2022
Dr. Soumitra Basu, a practising psychiatrist and member of SAIIIHR, is the Director of a school of psychology, Integral Yoga Psychology. He is also one of the editors of NAMAH.