Soumitra Basu
Doctor
Articles by Soumitra Basu (114)
The Genesis of Pain in the Matrix of Consciousness
By Soumitra Basu - Jan 15, 2022
Pain is the first disharmony felt by the body, the first anguish felt by the mind and the first recoil from the Ānanda of existence. It comes in myriad ways, warns us of dangers that attack us, makes us aware of our internal malfunctioning and instils in us the seed of caution. But it also motivates us to be free from its clutches and paves the way from disharmony to harmony.
To work or not to work
By Soumitra Basu - Jan 15, 2021
Equanimity in the being demands that if we know to work, we must know how not to work. That does not mean a lapse into inertia but a poise of silence, peace and timeless stability that facilitates creativity and supports the play of the outer being in time.
Apropos aggression
By Soumitra Basu - Jan 15, 2021
Is aggression a basic instinct? Konrad Lorenz had described it to be an innate and heritable trait that facilitated survival. Yet sophisticated studies have found that even the Western Lowland gorilla in the heart of the African equatorial rain-forest demonstrates a dynamic social structure with a high degree of tolerance and peaceful co-existence (1). This raises a metaphysical query, whether harmony is more basic than aggression.
The meta-psychology of reason
By Soumitra Basu - Jan 15, 2020
Sensory perception is the first gateway to the knowledge of the world, of ourself, of our existence. Once its limits are exhausted, the human being moves to another level of experience — reason.
Dealing with bereavement
By Soumitra Basu - Jan 15, 2020
We are seldom taught how to deal with bereavement. Bereavement is associated not only with psychological issues but also has occult implications. Moreover the soul-principle which departs at demise can leave earlier leaving subjects to survive out of habit under the influence of the spirit of the form. A hurry in performing last rites can leave the subtle disengagement of consciousness incomplete. Such sensitive issues need to be appreciated to understand how to deal with the phenomenon of bereavement. Unconscious mourning can prolong depression in vulnerable subjects. Finally one must learn how not to grieve for there can be conscious remembrance without mourning.