Dr. Soumitra Basu
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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.
Articles by Dr. Soumitra Basu (117)
The question of immortality
By Dr. Soumitra Basu — Oct 15, 2010
(a) The spiritual and mystical traditions in India had the experiential realisation that consciousness per se could outlive the individual lifespan. The 2001 manifesto of the Scientific and Medical…
The reaction to stress
By Dr. Soumitra Basu — Jul 15, 2010
This means that whatever may be the source of the threat, most of us continue to physically and emotionally react to the stressors of modern life in the same way that we did as inhabitants of the…
Metaphysics and health – evolution of the concept of Integral Health
By Dr. Soumitra Basu — Jul 15, 2010
Should metaphysics be related to health? It is justified to do so. Our world-view progresses from two directions. We can start from the ground reality, gathering scattered evidence, correlating…
Why do we want a new approach to medicine and health?
By Dr. Soumitra Basu — Apr 24, 2010
We are witnessing an interesting transition in the perspective of health as there is a perceptible shift from the ‘illness-repair’ model to a ‘well-being’ model. The shift has primarily occurred in…
The healer’s hand
By Dr. Soumitra Basu — Apr 24, 2010
Modern medicine seems to have forgotten the importance of touch. One of the first things a tiny baby or a dying man in coma respond to is touch. When all words fail, a touch can heal. In these notes,…