Mind, Perception, Intelligence

Vedas on cognition of Information

VEDAS ON COGNITION OF INFORMATION.BASUDEBA MISHRA. याज्ञवल्क्य किंज्योतिरयं पुरुष इति । आदित्यज्योतिः सम्राडिति होवाच । आदित्येनैवायं ज्योतिषास्ते पल्ययते कर्म कुरुते विपल्येतीति । एवमेवैतद्याज्ञवल्क्य ॥बृहदारण्यकोपनिषत् ४,३.२॥ अस्तमित आदित्ये याज्ञवल्क्य किंज्योतिरेवायं पुरुष इति । चन्द्रमा एवास्य ज्योतिर्भवतीति । चन्द्रमसैवायं ज्योतिषास्ते पल्ययते कर्म कुरुते विपल्येतीति । एवमेवैतद्याज्ञवल्क्य ॥४,३.३॥ अस्तमित आदित्ये याज्ञवल्क्य चन्द्रमस्यस्तमिते किंज्योतिरेवायं पुरुष इति । अग्निरेवास्य ज्योतिर्भवतीति […]

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Reality, Space, Time, Motion & Causality

What is reality? Some say reality must be well defined according to nonhuman entities that lack any understanding of human concepts like particle, observation, etc. For some there are two views of reality: external or the bird’s eye view like the overview of a physicist studying its mathematical structure and inside or the frog in the well view of an observer living in the structure.

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Indian Version of Zeno’s Paradox

अर्धजरतीयन्यायः (ARDHAJARATEEYANYAAYAH).(Nor is a semi-effete existence admissible). This is an ancient dictum quoted in Patanjali’s Mahaabhaashya 4-1-78. This is also found in Shankara’s Brahmasootrabhaashya 1-1-19 and again in 1-2-8 (while explaining some Upanishadic statements), Sarvadarshana Samgraha in its Boudha section, Saptapadaarthi, Brahmasootrataatparyavivarana 3-4-26, Nyaayamanjari of Jayanta Bhatta, Adwaita Brahmasiddhi, etc. Zeno’s paradox describes something like

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