Saṃjñāna aur Cetanā
sañjñāna and cetanā (Cognition and Consciousness) is a proposed special panel bringing together renunciate representatives from eight living sampradāyas of Sanātana Dharma to deliberate upon first-person understandings of Consciousness (cetanā) and cognition (sañjñāna) emerging from contemplative life, spiritual praxis and embodied realization traditions.
Positioned at the intersection of contemplative studies, consciousness research, cognitive science, psychology, social work and Indian Knowledge Systems, the panel foregrounds renunciates not merely as informants but as epistemic contributors and living repositories of experiential knowledge. By bringing first-person contemplative narratives into dialogue with contemporary scholarship, the session seeks to advance theoretical and methodological conversations around consciousness, cognition and human transformation.
Ask Swāmi–Swāminī & Āśīrvacan
Ask Swāmi–Swāminī & āśīrvacan is conceived as an open public interaction session bringing together renunciate representatives from diverse living sampradāyas of Sanātana Dharma in a shared space of dialogue, inquiry and experiential exchange. Rooted in the Indic civilizational ethos, āśīrvacan (words of blessing) extends beyond its conventional meaning to embody transmission through speech, wherein blessings become vehicles of wisdom, ethical reflection, lived experience and guidance.
Positioned at the intersection of public scholarship, contemplative traditions and community engagement, the session seeks to reaffirm the continuing relevance of living wisdom traditions in addressing contemporary human concerns while fostering dialogue between experiential knowledge systems and society.
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