The Transparent Mind and the Peaceful Self
Journal of Applied Consciousness Studies January 1, 2022 Vinod D. Deshmukh 4 citations
A neurologist draws on personal journal observations and a review of neuroscience to explore the nature of self, self-consciousness, and the experience of a peaceful, transparent mind. The author argues that self-aware experience is singular, nonspecific, and multimodal, with deep roots in human development and evolution, which is guided by both external signals and internal self-organization. The sense of self has subjective and objective aspects, and understanding it better through an affective rather than cognitive approach is proposed. The article connects these ideas to descriptions of the Atman in Upanishads, Vedanta, Yoga, and Buddhism, suggesting that the wholeness of spontaneous peaceful being can be actualized.