SPEAK UP ARTICLE ON MECHANICS OF MEDITATION BY MS. PRAGYA JAIN
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In this issue, we have an article in English titled Can Chanting a Mantra be Called Meditation? by Ms. Pragya Jain, Research Associate at ISJS, Pune.
This article examines whether chanting a mantra qualifies as meditation, through Jain distinctions of absolute and conventional practice. It explores parallels with artificial intelligence, questioning if meditation is mechanical or transcendental, while probing the essential conditions of authentic meditation in the age of AI.
The facts and the views expressed in the article are those of the author only. The author's email address is pragyajain@isjs.in. A reader may send questions or comments to the author directly.
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In this issue, we have an article in English titled Can Chanting a Mantra be Called Meditation? by Ms. Pragya Jain, Research Associate at ISJS, Pune.
This article examines whether chanting a mantra qualifies as meditation, through Jain distinctions of absolute and conventional practice. It explores parallels with artificial intelligence, questioning if meditation is mechanical or transcendental, while probing the essential conditions of authentic meditation in the age of AI.
The facts and the views expressed in the article are those of the author only. The author's email address is pragyajain@isjs.in. A reader may send questions or comments to the author directly.
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