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Are we interpreting a world of form and matter or are we creating it?
To answer this question comprehensively, one has to ask - which "we" are we talking about? This is the crux of the issue. The identity...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Aug 29, 20201 min read


Q. What changes would occur if a certain percentage of people have no boundaries?
Q. What changes would occur if our culture (or world) achieves a certain percentage of people with no boundaries to individual...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Aug 24, 20201 min read


Q. Does past life karma really make one suffer in this life?
Q. Is past life karma is true? How about small babies suffering of hunger? Does past life karma really make one suffer in this life? A....

Anoop Kumar, MD
Aug 24, 20201 min read


Q. Do you have any advice on how to teach this to young children?
Q. Do you have any advice on how to teach this to young children, when I, myself, am just starting on this journey to self knowledge? In...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Aug 24, 20201 min read


The origin of the Three Minds
The main framework I use to explain the relationship between the individual and the world, and also to show the way forward for...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Aug 12, 20203 min read


How can pharma turn its ship around?
Today I read an article about how Novartis paid about $700 million to settle a lawsuit accusing them of illegally paying physicians to...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Jul 12, 20203 min read


Free Will, Destiny, and Karma
Q. Do you think things happen to us for a reason (pre-destined) or is it based on karmic events? A. This universe is a participatory...

Anoop Kumar, MD
May 15, 20203 min read


Medical science is due for a software patch
from Emergency Medicine News https://journals.lww.com/em-news/Fulltext/2020/01000/Viewpoint__Medical_Science_Is_Due_for_a_Software.25.aspx

Anoop Kumar, MD
May 14, 20201 min read


I am as I am
I am the well of the universe, the abode of the mind. I am as I am, home sweet home. In me it all sinks. In me it all surges. I am as I...

Anoop Kumar, MD
May 14, 20201 min read


Consciousness, the universe, and fundamental reality
A video from the recent Sages & Scientists symposium facebook.com/watch/?v=442546999779311

Anoop Kumar, MD
Dec 1, 20191 min read


What can VR teach us about who we are?
Virtual reality (VR) has already been used in healthcare to help treat phobias, detect dementia early, treat chronic pain, and ameliorate...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Nov 1, 20194 min read


Mind and consciousness must be clearly defined in academic research
As I read an article today titled Why does the mind wander?, I was wondering… What is the mind that the author is referring to? Where is...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 23, 20192 min read


How can i enjoy life if this is all an illusion?
Q. How can one enjoy and indulge in society, make commitments and make decision, with something that brings short term flashes of...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 22, 20194 min read


Timeline of how philosophers and scientists redefined the human being
900 BCE The Indian philosophical text Chandogya Upanishad declares "Tat Tvam Asi" (that thou art). Interpretation: The individual human...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 9, 20194 min read


Why physicians must speak up about the state of medical science
Physicians spend years studying the human body and its processes so we can help patients. We have a fundamental personal and professional...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 8, 20191 min read


When does self-effulgence become apparent?
Q. In the context of Third mind, I have a question--Consciousness is said to be self effulgent (swayam prakasa). So, I have been...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 6, 20193 min read


What is maya?
In the Indian philosophy of Vedanta, the world we see before our eyes is referred to as the product of maya. What is this maya? Maya is...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Oct 3, 20192 min read


Where does light come from?
If you look toward the blazing sun in the sky, you encounter blinding light. Where does this light come from? Everything we see of the...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Sep 17, 20191 min read


Intelligence is prior to education
Once upon a time, our society used to believe that intelligence could be measured by taking specific tests. Eventually, we realized that...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Sep 14, 20192 min read


3 Obstacles and solutions for second mind medicine
First, the obstacles 1. Our healthcare systems are entrenched in First Mind perspectives. Our approaches to diagnosis, treatment,...

Anoop Kumar, MD
Sep 10, 20193 min read
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