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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...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Feb 10, 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....

Anoop Kumar, MD
Feb 5, 20212 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...

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...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Jan 29, 20211 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...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Jan 29, 20212 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...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Dec 28, 20202 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...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Dec 11, 20203 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...

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....

Anoop Kumar, MD
Dec 5, 20201 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...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Dec 5, 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...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Nov 26, 20202 min read


A Nation's Missing Identity
I'm writing this around 9 PM Eastern time on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. It's election day in the United States. As I type out this...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Nov 4, 20202 min read


How the Three Minds Integrate Knowledge Frameworks
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Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 3, 20201 min read


Every part is also a whole
Every part is also a whole. The cell is a whole entity made from smaller wholes (atoms) and comprising larger wholes (organs). The same...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 1, 20201 min read
Edits to "Is This a Dream?"
The following are edits are important for those who are interested in specific philosophical terms. The majority of the book is not about...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Sep 26, 20201 min read


What is our Second Mind perceiving?
Q. What is our Second Mind perceiving? Plato says we are only viewing shadows on the cave wall, not reality. A. "Reality" depends on the...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Sep 22, 20201 min read


What's the difference between consciousness of a bird or dog and consciousness of a tree or stone ?
Q. Whats the difference between consciousness of a bird or dog and consciousness of a tree or stone ? A. From the Second Mind...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Sep 13, 20201 min read


What are the requirements to be an expert on mind?
What should be the basic requirements to be acknowledged as an expert who can classify and communicate reliably about experiences of...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Sep 8, 20202 min read


The Second Mind & psycho-neurodiversity
Sociologist Judy Singer coined the word "neurodiversity" in 1998. She wrote: "For me, the key significance of the Autism Spectrum lies in...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Aug 31, 20202 min read


Deconstructing "mental health" & "mental illness"
Opening points We are deconstructing the idea of "mental health" and "mental illness". We are not negating, minimizing, or romanticizing...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Aug 29, 20205 min read
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