The Realm of Supraphysics: Mind, Matter, Energy
The Realm of Supraphysics attempts to capture an extremely large conceptual territory in which a wide array of forces operate and interact, giving birth to the individuals that comprise the cosmos and to the numerous universes of which our world is a small part. This work does not cover the extensive and varied realm of supraphysics in full, because it is simply too vast to be grasped in a single volume. However, it does open a window onto an enchanting realm of unmanifest factors, forces and processes and their manifest functions and operations.
CONTENTS
The Realm of Supraphysics
Introduction
SECTION 1: CONCEPTS
Physics and Supraphysics
The Universe of Supraphysics
Atma, Prana and Pashu
Agni Devata: The Foremost Supraphysical Energy
Five Stems of the Cosmic Tree
SECTION 2: MATTER
The Challenge of Matter
The Concepts of Matter and Wak
Wak and Veda
Wak and Communication
SECTION 3: ENERGY
Energy in Modern Science
Prana as Physical Energy
Prana as Supraphysical Energy
SECTION 4: MIND
Mind and Brain: A Modern Dilemma
Mana in Darshana
Mind in the Vedic Sciences
SECTION 5: INTERFACE
Three Constituents of Atma
Mind, Energy and Matter Interactions
SECTION 6: EPILOGUE
Epilogue
SECTION 7
Brahma Vidya Kendra and its Guru Tradition
Acknowledgements
Endnotes
Glossary
Bibliography
Appendix
(Original verses in Sanskrit and Roman transliteration)
Index