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Anoop Kumar, MD
May 29, 20212 min read
Can enlightenment be achieved in this lifetime?
Q. After reading your book, it seems that enlightenment can indeed be achieved without total integration (in which a physical body...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
May 29, 20212 min read
Is there no free will?
These thoughts are in response to a recent monologue by Sam Harris, in which he suggests there is no free will. ----- To say "there is no...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
May 24, 20212 min read
If "Truth is a pathless land" how do teachings work?
Q. I read that J. Krishnamurti said truth is a pathless land but what about what Krishna, Jesus, and so many spiritual teachers say? If...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
May 23, 20211 min read
The role of consciousness in emergency medicine
My latest article for Emergency Medicine News: https://journals.lww.com/em-news/Fulltext/2021/05000/Viewpoint__The_Role_of_Consciousness_...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
May 21, 20214 min read
What is the relationship between the 3 minds and Maharishi's model?
Q. What is the relationship between the three minds and the seven levels of consciousness (expounded upon by Maharishi)? For example, it...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Apr 21, 20213 min read
UFO's, UAP's and consciousness
When I was a kid, I read a few books on UFO's and occasionally saw a story about crop circles popping up somewhere in the world. UFO's...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Mundaka Upanishad
(selected verses) Shaunaka approaches Angira in the prescribed manner and asks, What is that, having known which, all becomes known?...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Mar 30, 20211 min read
How to train your brain, via BBC News
Myself, neuroscientist Vidita Vaidya, and the world's fastest human calculator Bhanu Prakash in conversation with Davina Gupta.
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Feb 11, 20212 min read
Is Wellness for the Wealthy?
Wellness seems to cater to the wealthy. Fresh fruits and vegetables are more expensive than canned and pre-packaged foods. Getting away...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Feb 10, 20212 min read
Rejecting vs. Including
Q. "Are you absolutely sure that once we have cleaved the part of ourselves off that we refer to as “other” that we can then reclaim...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Feb 5, 20212 min read
Chakras, Physics, and Bypassing Love
A chakra can be understood as a confluence of energy, almost (crudely) like a traffic circle where different currents enter and exit....
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Jan 29, 20211 min read
What is the Third Mind?
#3Mframework M1 is most easily understood (though not necessarily easily recognized) because verbal language is generally a reflection of...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Metaphysical implications of the Three Minds
+The Third Mind (undifferentiated consciousness, "no mind") self-illumines as the Second Mind. The Second Mind differentiates as the...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Martin Buber and the Three Minds
In his seminal work I and Thou , Martin Buber explored the relationship between subject and object. Here are a few lines from the...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Dec 28, 20202 min read
What is the connection between a story and a mantra?
Q. I kept thinking about the use and importance of the word"story"as a way to approximate truth or trampolines, since language or...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Dec 11, 20203 min read
Do We Have Free Will?
Q. Do we have Free Will? Is it that the 1st Mind feels it has Free Will but at 3rd Mind level, everything is orchestrated and we are just...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Dec 5, 20201 min read
On the Banks of a River
On the banks of a river Spirit soars Body clears Mind vanishes The sky looks for me I am not to be found That home from which words arise...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Dec 5, 20201 min read
Reflection on Body and Mind
What we call 'body' is a series of intermittent sensations. What we call 'mind' is a series of experiences. Consciousness illumines both....
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Dec 5, 20202 min read
Language Blossoms
My son and I were just talking about the question "Is this a dream?" He decided it was a universal question. We decided it was a...
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Nov 26, 20202 min read
I'm Grateful for the Cultures of Indigenous Peoples
Today I'm grateful for the cultures of indigenous peoples who lived on this land, now called the United States, thousands of years before...
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