Manoanveshan · Research

My Intellectual Investigations

मनोऽन्वेषण mano’nveṣaṇa · inquiry into the mind

Investigations into consciousness, Yoga, Indian psychology and the philosophy of time and space.

  1. Pātañjala Yoga and Samādhi Pātañjala Yoga and Samādhi Reading the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali and their classical commentaries, with particular attention to samādhi and to the stilling of the movements of the mind (citta-vṛtti-nirodha). Research interest
  2. Indian Psychology Indian Psychology How Indian philosophical traditions understand mind, perception, emotion and well-being, and where they meet contemporary psychology, including the clinical perspective of my own training. Research interest
  3. Time, Temporality and Cosmological Thought Time, Temporality and Cosmological Thought How the Vedas, the Upaniṣads and the Darśanas think about time (kāla), space (dik and ākāśa) and the order of the cosmos. Research interest
  4. Indian Knowledge Systems and Contemporary Life Indian Knowledge Systems and Contemporary Life What the Indian knowledge traditions can offer everyday life today, approached with textual care and without overstated claims. Research interest
  5. Experiential and Transformative Education Experiential and Transformative Education Ways to experience philosophical ideas as well as study them: interactive media, visual storytelling and reflective practice, always alongside the original texts. Research interest