The IvyPandit Letter • October 2026
From Śāstra to Science: Attention, Memory & New Conversations
A four-week digest of IvyPandit scholarship: Avadhāna and attention, Sanskrit research methods, Pitṛpakṣa and memory, public lectures, and open interdisciplinary questions.
Read the October letterNew publication • Yogvani • October 2026
From Śāstra to the Laboratory
शास्त्र से प्रयोगशाला तक — संस्कृत वाङ्मय का वैज्ञानिक अनुसन्धान
Read Dr. Nishant Kumar Mishra’s Hindi article on transforming insights from Sanskrit literature into testable research questions. Published in Yogvani, October 2026, pages 24–27.
From Puruṣa to Viśvarūpa to Govinda
Why the Infinite Divine is worshipped through sacred forms—a respectful reading of the Puruṣa Sūkta, Bhagavad Gītā Chapters 10–11, and Bhaja Govindam.
Read in English →हिन्दी में पढ़ें →
Avadhāna and the Indian Science of Attention
A comprehensive framework for Avadhāna, attention, working memory, cognitive expertise, neuroplasticity, and future research.
Read →From Ritual to Mechanism: Sandhyopāsanā
Mantra, breath, attention, meaning, imagery, timing, and daily discipline.
Read →Vedic Recitation and the Developing Brain
Oral training, memory, auditory–motor learning, attention, and neuroplasticity.
Read →Sanskrit–Hindi Bilingualism & Neuroplasticity
Language experience, shared script, cognitive control, and evidence beyond the bilingual-advantage debate.
Read →From Śāstra to Scientific Discovery
A six-step pathway from primary source and interpretation to question, evidence, and responsible return.
Read →Pitṛpakṣa, Memory, Grief & Identity
Ancestral remembrance alongside careful scientific questions about grief, ritual, narrative, and family identity.
Read →Ekādaśī Fasting, Metabolism & Brain Health
What intermittent-fasting evidence can—and cannot—tell us about a diverse devotional practice.
Read →Gāyatrī & Neuroplasticity
Attention, repetition, meaning, development, and the limits of current scientific evidence.
Read →Gītā & Cognitive Resilience
Arjuna’s crisis, disciplined action, and responsible comparison with modern psychology.
Read →Garbhādhāna & Epigenetics
Parental preparation, preconception health, and responsible limits on epigenetic analogy.
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