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By Shrii Shrii Anandamurti Excerpted from “Struggle and Progress,” Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 7, Ananda Marga Publications. The above illustration depicts Shri Caetanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534) performing Nagar kiirtan, devotional chanting and dancing, in the streets of Nabadwip, Bengal. 19th Century painting, Kolkata Physical clash leads to psychic progress. But is absolute psychic progress possible through physical…
Modern psychology and psychiatry have greatly enhanced our understanding of bio-psychology. With advances in neuroscience and neuroendocrinology, we are getting closer to distinguishing myths and age-old belief systems from what might be considered relative truths of existence. However, one area continues to frustrate a significant number of mental health patients: our reliance on chemical drugs…
By Guldeniz Yucelen The first part of this two-part series, published in Neohumanist Review 4, March 2025, looked at current societal dynamics that perpetuate mental complexes. All human beings are my own.In a single thread all hearts are stringed,for, all have the same objective.I cry in sorrow, I smile in joy and,with a loving face,…
The Biopsychological Basis of Peak Propensities By Dr. Richard Maxwell, Clinical neuropsychologist (Rtd) The human body is a “biological machine” which is “goaded by propensive propulsion,” that is, by mental propensities which motivate all overt or covert activities (Sarkar, 1994c, p. 153). The concept of mental propensities is somewhat analogous to the concept of emotion…
A Perspective on Addiction from Yoga Psychology By Shaman Hatley, Assoc. Professor of Asian Studies and Religious Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston Introduction Conceptual categories overlapping with the modern idea of “addiction” are prominent in the psychological analyses of Buddhist philosophy and the Yoga Darshana, the school of philosophy having Patanjali’s Yogasú́tras as…
An Existential Basis for Self-esteem By Sucharit Katyal, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen Abstract Considering oneself worthy is consequential to nearly every aspect of life – including mental and physical wellbeing, healthy social functioning, and more generally to pursuing life goals. What a person evaluates as their overall worth as an individual is called…
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The idea of neohumanism emerged from the need to extend human existential outlook and vision beyond the borders of “humanity for the sake of humans”. As such, neohumanism is a renaissance idea, the rebirth and rethinking of human being in an integrated three-fold world: physical, psychic and spiritual. Moving on from earlier efforts in various…
Rethinking Climate Change: A Holistic Approach to Economic and Environmental Solutions, Roar Bjonnes, NR 4 Watershed Worlds: Returning to Planetary Survival and Resilience Through Indigenous Ways, Matt Oppenheim, NR 2 Climate Change, From the Deep Past To the 22nd Century, Michael Towsey, NR 2 Holistic Solutions, Editorial NR 2 The Forest Must Be Saved, Shrii…