Spanda · The Still Point https://stillpoint.saiteja.ai en-us © 2026 Sai Ram Labs Short teacher-and-student dialogues that pair one idea from the contemplative traditions — Vedanta, Buddhism, Kashmir Shaivism, Taoism — with one idea from modern consciousness science — predictive processing, global workspace, neural dynamics, meditation neuroscience. Calm, precise, and non-woo. About five minutes each. A Sai Ram Labs production. Short teacher-and-student dialogues that pair one idea from the contemplative traditions — Vedanta, Buddhism, Kashmir Shaivism, Taoism — with one idea from modern consciousness science — predictive processing, global workspace, neural dynamics, meditation neuroscience. Calm, precise, and non-woo. About five minutes each. A Sai Ram Labs production. Eastern wisdom meets the science of consciousness — five minutes at a time. Sai Ram Labs episodic false Sai Ram Labs sai19872000@gmail.com https://stillpoint.saiteja.ai/assets/cover.png Spanda · The Still Point https://stillpoint.saiteja.ai no cd3dbd6457f80196a4814549a6110cc878c18060 Fri, 29 May 2026 21:57:19 +0000 Fri, 29 May 2026 21:57:19 +0000 Spanda atomic factory The Rope and the Snake The Rope and the Snake 3 full 1 A rope in dim light becomes a snake, heart-pounding and certain. Shankara called it superimposition; Anil Seth calls perception a controlled hallucination. The world you see so clearly is a guess so good you forgot you were guessing. A rope in dim light becomes a snake, heart-pounding and certain. Shankara called it superimposition; Anil Seth calls perception a controlled hallucination. The world you see so clearly is a guess so good you forgot you were guessing. Advaita Vedanta māyā · controlled hallucination A rope in dim light becomes a snake, heart-pounding and certain. Shankara called it superimposition; Anil Seth calls perception a controlled hallucination. The world you see so clearly is a guess so good you forgot you were guessing.

Pairing: Advaita Vedanta māyā · controlled hallucination.

]]> 8b8272fcae5fc7dc8359704273f300850d955427 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 00:04:49 false https://stillpoint.saiteja.ai/#ep03_the-rope-and-the-snake The Pulse Between Two Thoughts The Pulse Between Two Thoughts 2 full 1 Between any two thoughts there is a seam that is not blank. Kashmir Shaivism calls that living stillness spanda — the pulse. Dynamical neuroscience finds a brain that never holds still either, always rhythm forming and breaking. A resonance worth sitting in. Between any two thoughts there is a seam that is not blank. Kashmir Shaivism calls that living stillness spanda — the pulse. Dynamical neuroscience finds a brain that never holds still either, always rhythm forming and breaking. A resonance worth sitting in. Kashmir Shaivism spanda · neural oscillations Between any two thoughts there is a seam that is not blank. Kashmir Shaivism calls that living stillness spanda — the pulse. Dynamical neuroscience finds a brain that never holds still either, always rhythm forming and breaking. A resonance worth sitting in.

Pairing: Kashmir Shaivism spanda · neural oscillations.

]]> 2b8485837186da6150e07615ff8248a2e7dadf93 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 00:05:07 false https://stillpoint.saiteja.ai/#ep02_the-pulse-between-two-thoughts The Self That Isn't There The Self That Isn't There 1 full 1 Look for the watcher behind your eyes and you find only more watching. The Buddha called it anattā; the neuroscientist calls it a self-model the brain builds and can't see through. Two traditions arrive at the same place: the self is made, not found. Look for the watcher behind your eyes and you find only more watching. The Buddha called it anattā; the neuroscientist calls it a self-model the brain builds and can't see through. Two traditions arrive at the same place: the self is made, not found. Buddhist anattā · the predictive self-model Look for the watcher behind your eyes and you find only more watching. The Buddha called it anattā; the neuroscientist calls it a self-model the brain builds and can't see through. Two traditions arrive at the same place: the self is made, not found.

Pairing: Buddhist anattā · the predictive self-model.

]]> 5256456418f2bfedf86121c70961bebcbf131d27 Mon, 25 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 00:05:01 false https://stillpoint.saiteja.ai/#ep01_the-self-that-isnt-there