All posts by Karthick R

29Apr/25

The Influence of Buddhist Psychology on Western Therapeutic Practices: Integrating Mindfulness and Cognitive Approaches

Sun et al. (2024) showed that mindfulness practices reduce distress and improve emotional regulation The Influence of Buddhist Psychology on Western. Mindfulness enhances awareness of emotional responses and fosters a balanced relationshipRead More…

29Apr/25

Shamanic Practices and Their Psychological Implications: Exploring Altered States, Healing, and Consciousness Transformation

Shamanic Practices and Their Psychological Implications Shamanic Practices and Their Psychological Implications embeddings, and neural topic models that do exist often struggle to balance semantic coherencewith interpretability. Moreover, extracting semantically meaningful segmentsRead More…

29Apr/25

Exploring the Collective Unconscious and Spiritual Archetypes in World Mythologies

Exploring the Collective Unconscious and Spiritual Exploring the Collective Unconscious and Spiritual Carl Jung’s concept of archetypes is central to understanding the collective unconscious.Archetypes are universal, recurring symbols or patterns that manifestRead More…

29Apr/25

The Psychological Impact of Pilgrimage Across Diverse Religious Traditions: A Comparative Analysis

Psychological Benefits of Pilgrimage Pilgrimage holds deep psychological significance across many religious traditions. For centuries, people have undertaken pilgrimages seeking emotional healing and inner peace. Many studies now confirm that pilgrimage bringsRead More…

28Apr/25

Integrating Buddhist Psychology into Western Therapy: Impacts on Mindfulness and Cognitive Approaches

The Psychological Mechanisms of Religious Conversion TReligious conversion is a deeply complex psychological journey shaped by various cognitive, emotional, and social influences. Many psychologists explain this process using different theories. For instance,Read More…