THE BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT JOURNAL
NAMAH is a pioneer, peer-reviewed, internationally indexed body, mind and spirit journal with an integral vision looking at the influence of the spirit or soul in psychology and health.Inner approach to health
The Power of Japa and Affirmations
Some of us doubt the power of a Japa or affirmation, or repetition of any name or phrase or mantra or sentence. But then we can question ourselves, ‘Am I not doing a Japa all the time?’ I am repeating my storylines in my mind, judgements and opinions about people and myself, my narratives of what happened in the past or present. Read more...
The Body
The Central Will of the Physical Being and the Cells
“Where does the physical being’s disgust at carrying on the effort of coordination and harmonization come from?”
That disgust generally occurs when there is in some part of the being — an important part, either vital or mental — an absolute refusal to progress, and so, physically, that expresses itself as a refusal to exert oneself against the deterioration that stems from time. Read more...
Consciousness and Health
Linking the Outer Being and the Inner Being
The pursuit of personal growth requires a thorough understanding of the planes and parts of the consciousness. Ordinarily, the term, ’personality’ as used in contemporary Western psychology, corresponds to what is known as the outer being in yoga psychology. Sri Aurobindo describes a vaster inner being or subliminal personality behind the outer being, which is in continuum with the universal consciousness. It is not the soul but intermediary between the soul-principle (also known as the inmost being and a projection of the central being poised beyond and above the manifestation). Read more...
Perspective
Memories of Beyond
This article crosses genre boundaries. The first part explores my personal responses to certain conflicts happening in the world, while the second part explores the parapsychology around existence beyond death. Read more...
Consciousness and health
Walk Away from Self-Pity
One must learn to walk away from self-pity and not give it access. Coming from outside, a product of adverse forces, it seeks resonance within. It feeds off ego and thrives in those with less robust vitality. First, one should be attentive to its presence and learn to short-circuit its habitual movements by ‘catching’ the vibration as it rises to the surface. Short of that, one can review real-life experiences to understand the cause and even modify future outcomes. These are remedial actions but an aspiring continuity of practice will remove all resonance to this damaging vibration. Read more...
