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India has a rich tradition of meditative practices designed to
study the phenomenon of consciousness. From the distant past to the
present, India has evolved a unique psychological culture with
grand unifying themes and universal modes of meditative practice.
This book provides a detailed analysis of classical and modern
Indian views on consciousness along with their related meditative
methods. It offers a critical analysis of three distinct trends of
Indian thought, viz., a dualistic mode of understanding and
realizing consciousness in Hindu Samkhya, an interactive mode in
early Buddhist abhidhamma, and the evolutionary transformational
mode in the teachings of the twentieth-century sage Sri Aurobindo.
This book explores the unifying features in Indian first person
practices with regard to consciousness and the importance of these
applied psychological practices and their associated understanding
of our conscious inner lives. The most striking feature of the work
is that side by side theoretical exposition of consciousness, it
includes a number of worksheets which explain how to use meditation
to achieve relaxation as well as cognitive 'maps' of the different
levels of conscious states and instruction and how one can traverse
from one state to another. The final chapter explores Sri Aurobindo
who introduced new and decisive Indian spiritual thought and
practice to India in the form of Integral Yoga. This innovative
book will be of interest to scholars studying Indian philosophy,
Indian religion and the emerging field of contemplation studies.
India has a rich tradition of meditative practices designed to
study the phenomenon of consciousness. From the distant past to the
present, India has evolved a unique psychological culture with
grand unifying themes and universal modes of meditative practice.
This book provides a detailed analysis of classical and modern
Indian views on consciousness along with their related meditative
methods. It offers a critical analysis of three distinct trends of
Indian thought, viz., a dualistic mode of understanding and
realizing consciousness in Hindu Samkhya, an interactive mode in
early Buddhist abhidhamma, and the evolutionary transformational
mode in the teachings of the twentieth-century sage Sri Aurobindo.
This book explores the unifying features in Indian first person
practices with regard to consciousness and the importance of these
applied psychological practices and their associated understanding
of our conscious inner lives. The most striking feature of the work
is that side by side theoretical exposition of consciousness, it
includes a number of worksheets which explain how to use meditation
to achieve relaxation as well as cognitive 'maps' of the different
levels of conscious states and instruction and how one can traverse
from one state to another. The final chapter explores Sri Aurobindo
who introduced new and decisive Indian spiritual thought and
practice to India in the form of Integral Yoga. This innovative
book will be of interest to scholars studying Indian philosophy,
Indian religion and the emerging field of contemplation studies.
The phenomenon of consciousness has always been a central question
for philosophers and scientists. Emerging in the past decade are
new approaches to the understanding of consciousness in a
scientific light. This book presents a series of essays by leading
thinkers giving an account of the current ideas prevalent in the
scientific study of consciousness. The value of the book lies in
the discussion of this interesting though complex subject from
different points of view ranging from physics and computer science
to the cognitive sciences. Reviews of controversial ideas related
to the philosophy of mind from western and eastern sources
including classical Indian first person methodologies provide a
breadth of coverage that has seldom been attempted in a book
before. Additionally, chapters relating to the new approaches in
computational modeling of higher order cognitive function and
consciousness are included. The book is of great value for
established as well as young researchers from a wide cross-section
of interdisciplinary scientific backgrounds, aiming to pursue
research in this field, as well as an informed public.
* Presents the latest developments in the scientific study of
consciousness
* Critically reviews different theoretical and philosophical
explanations related to the subject
* An important book for both students and researchers in designing
research projects on consciousness
Supramolecular materials have a great number of applications due to
the reversibility of their non-covalent molecular interactions,
such as reversible hydrogen bonding, host-guest interactions and
electrostatic interactions. This book provides a comprehensive
source of information on the structure and function of organic and
metal-organic supramolecular materials. The chapters of this book
provide an overview of supramolecular material assembly at various
scales, including the formation of 2D polymers and molecular cages.
The role of intermolecular interactions in solid and solution state
self-assembly is discussed, as is the role of mechanochemistry on
molecular and supramolecular architectures. Finally, novel
applications of these materials in molecular recognition,
catalysis, light harvesting and environmental remediation are
covered. Functional Supramolecular Materials will be of interest to
graduate students and researchers in academia and industry in the
fields of supramolecular chemistry and functional materials
science.
Ethanol has been established as a commendable adjutant of gasoline
to meet the constraints of the contemporary scenario of ever
decreasing fuel resources and constantly increasing emission
legislations. Though ethanol as a dual fuel for diesel emissions
promises commendable emission reduction potential, performance
indices such as BSFC, thermal efficiency are penalized arising out
of its low calorific value, immiscibility and very low cetane
number.In this present study, CNG enrichment for a broad range of
diesohol blends was carried out to investigate performance and
combustion improvement, along with the possibility of retaining the
trait of emission reduction.These tests were carried out on an
existing DI diesel engine at various engine load conditions with
port injection of CNG.The present study has been able to portray
the efficacy of CNG and ethanol when used in conjunction to usher
in the benefits of reduced pollutant formation without unacceptable
penalization of performance indices as comparable to conventional
diesel operation and thus opens up avenues for greater in-depth
exploration of the complimentary use of CNG and ethanol in diesel
engines
The important motivations for exploring alternative fuel resources
are energy security and air pollution, problems that are
collectively calling into question the fundamental sustainability
of the current energy system.Hydrogen-fuelled engines with
near-zero emissions are a potential near-term option and a bridge
to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.With emission legislations getting
more stringent, research studies have definitely established the
advantages of extremely clean burning characteristics of hydrogen
as a dual fuel in engines.But that said, the premium of using
hydrogen as a green energy carrier needs to be augmented with
studies on its potential to satisfy conventional engine combustion
characteristics for ready deployment.In this present study, the
performance and combustion analysis were carried out on an existing
direct injection diesel engine at various load steppings using
hydrogen inducted at different injection timings and injection
durations.The findings of the study cater to its audience
interested to employ such uses in practical diesel engines and also
to those chartering a course of pursuance in the context of
reducing emission from existing combustion engine
Neither Water Nor Governance is a study of the problems of water
governance in the Maan river basin in Madhya Pradesh state of
India. Hydrological estimation has been done to find out whether
the current use of water in the basin through various technologies
is sustainable or not. The cost effectiveness of an irrigation dam
that has been built on the river is also analysed. The policy
framework that has led to the present situation and the effects
that it has had on sustainability are analysed in detail. Steps
that need to be taken to ensure sustainability in future are
underlined in conclusion.
For Rahul Banerjee, the road from the Indian Institute of
Technology, Kharagpur led straight into the land of the Bhils, the
indigenous people in Central India. Over the last quarter of a
century, Rahul Banerjee has worked among some of the poorest of the
poor in the country. This book recounts not only his life among the
Bhils, but also his own transformation into an apostate from
modernity. The book is the product of an active and restless mind
presenting a delightful account of activist and Bhil life in India
"from below" while engaging with the broader ideas that are shaping
contemporary India.
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