{"id":9181,"date":"2025-01-07T21:50:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T16:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/?p=9181"},"modified":"2026-01-16T01:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:40:37","slug":"yoga-mind-consciousness-studies-philosophical-foundations-psychological-dimensions-and-contemporary-scientific-relevance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume2-issue11\/yoga-mind-consciousness-studies-philosophical-foundations-psychological-dimensions-and-contemporary-scientific-relevance\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga, Mind &#038; Consciousness Studies: Philosophical Foundations, Psychological Dimensions and Contemporary Scientific Relevance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong>Author: Dr. Pankaj Kumar Paul<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DOI Link:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/doi-ds.org\/doilink\/10.2024-47924295\/BIJMRD\/Vol -2 \/ 8\/2024\/A1\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/02110028\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/02110028<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong> Yoga, Mind, and Consciousness Studies constitute an integrated knowledge tradition rooted in Indian philosophy, psychology, and experiential science. Far beyond physical postures, yoga offers a systematic framework for understanding mental processes, self-regulation, and states of consciousness. Drawing upon classical texts such as the Yoga S\u016btras, Upani\u1e63ads, and Bhagavad G\u012bt\u0101, Indian thought presents a sophisticated model of mind\u2013body interaction and consciousness exploration. This paper critically examines the philosophical foundations, historical development, psychological methodologies, pedagogical practices, and contemporary relevance of Yoga and Consciousness Studies. Using textual analysis and interdisciplinary scholarship, the study highlights yoga as a scientific discipline of mental training with growing relevance in psychology, neuroscience, education, and mental health research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Yoga, Consciousness Studies, Mind, Meditation, Indian Psychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Page No<\/strong>: 246-249<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/246-249.pdf\">download journal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Dr. Pankaj Kumar Paul DOI Link: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/02110028 Abstract: Yoga, Mind, and Consciousness Studies constitute an integrated knowledge tradition rooted in Indian philosophy, psychology, and experiential science. Far beyond physical postures, yoga offers a systematic framework for understanding mental processes, self-regulation, and states of consciousness. Drawing upon classical texts such as the Yoga S\u016btras, Upani\u1e63ads, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume2-issue11\/yoga-mind-consciousness-studies-philosophical-foundations-psychological-dimensions-and-contemporary-scientific-relevance\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Yoga, Mind &#038; Consciousness Studies: Philosophical Foundations, Psychological Dimensions and Contemporary Scientific Relevance<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","_joinchat":[]},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/author\/asraful-alibiswas\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/category\/volume2-issue11\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volume2 Issue11<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Author: Dr. Pankaj Kumar Paul DOI Link: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/02110028 Abstract: Yoga, Mind, and Consciousness Studies constitute an integrated knowledge tradition rooted in Indian philosophy, psychology, and experiential science. 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