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
Embrace Your Loneliness
We are never really alone. The sense of isolation is only an illusion. To address this malaise, our human love needs to translate into a love that exists just for the sake of loving. To be conscious of the Divine Presence is the only panacea. Aspiration is essential. The author describes a simple practice to help make this shift. Read more...
Perspective
The Third Method of Research in Psychology
Research in psychology, these days, are predominantly following the objective scientific method and its underlying worldview of materialism. While this method has its place, the very method limits the scope of our understanding and the perspectives we can get through it. On the other hand, there are other methods of research, particularly Vedic, that are hardly known or used these days, methods that rely on higher-order cognitive faculties. This paper is an attempt to discern between three different methods of research to show the need for understanding and using the Vedic or Yogic method of research in psychology that can give us a method appropriate for the domain of research. Read more...
Consciousness and health
Man and beyond Man
Life is evolving constantly at different paces. What about man? This article discusses certain lines of human evolution so far and the further prospects of future evolution of going beyond man. Read more...
Pain
Privilege of Pain — The Role of Pain in the Spiritual Journey*
Sri Aurobindo’s epic poem, Savitri, amongst many things, is also a healer. The consciousness in the mantric words of Savitri helps heal and bring back the rhythm in life, through its own sweet rhythm. Besides, Savitri provides profound insights on the subject of ‘Suffering and Pain’, which can help us heal and grow even through pain. In the Canto, ‘The Way of Fate and the Problem of Pain’, there are central lessons about the role of pain in the spiritual journey. In this study, we focus on unravelling these. Read more...
Social health
Envisioning a New Earth
‘Creating a Sustainable Contemplative Civilisation’ delves into the profound teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, envisioning a world, where humanity embraces oneness and lives in alignment with higher principles. The article advocates Integral Yoga as a means to activate a critical mass for a higher social order. It proposes a society based on Integral Education, empowering individuals to transcend divisive tendencies and adopt unity, cooperation and compassion. The vision extends to nurturing a community of enlightened beings, fostering conscious evolution, peace, and love. It emphasises the urgent need to address global crises through collective responsibility, as with ‘Team New Earth’ and ‘Task Force Peace and Harmony’, creating a new era of understanding and enlightenment. Read more...
