What is Death and Can we reduce the Fear of Death?

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Can We Reduce the fear of Death?

This is a talk by Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) on the Science behind Paranayama. He explains what is Prana and what happens to our brain and body when we inhale air. The detailed article is available at: https://nariphaltan.org/pranayamscience.pdf  I will be delighted to get a feedback on this talk.

India recently celebrated its 76th Republic day on 26th January 2025.   In the affairs of a country 75 years is a young age. Yet I feel Indian democracy has matured, though a lot of work still remains to be done.   This is a podcast of my reflections for this happy day. It has been published in a form of a small essay "India of my dreams". We all want this country to become great and this essay expresses my feelings. The URL of this essay with all the references is given in:  https://nariphaltan.org/futureindia.pdf   If you think the ideas presented in this podcast or essay have merits then it will be appreciated if you can please spread the message.   Warm regards.   Anil K Rajvanshi

This is a podcast of the tribute to Dr. Manmohan Singh by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf)   Dr. Manmohan Singh was a dear friend of Anil. They met many times in Dr. Manmohan Singh ji's house and so this podcast is Dr. Rajvanshi's tribute to a noble soul.   The transcript of this podcast is available here. https://nariphaltan.org/manmohansingh.pdf 

This is a podcast by Dr. Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) on how to reduce the fear and pain of death. It is based on a longish essay written by him. https://nariphaltan.org/deathfearandpain.pdf  Death is a very physical process and is the final exit of the body. Hence, I felt that it should be  governed by physical, physiological and neurobiological laws. This thinking has led to this small essay and podcast. Dr. Rajvanshi believes that during death both brain and cellular memories are shed. This produces pain and fear. He talks about how to reduce them by understanding their structure and living a good and emotionally satisfying life by being in tune with earth's gravity and magnetic fields.

This is an audio version of the booklet "Exploring Deep Science in Patanjali Yoga Sutras". https://nariphaltan.org/sutrascience.pdf   The booklet has been written by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) and was published in 2023.   This is a booklet on the deep science embedded in Patanjali Yoga Sutras. According to me Patanjali was a true scientist who gave the first knowledge about the control of thought and mind and about universal laws governing time and space. Unfortunately, till now none of the commentaries on Yoga Sutras have explored them through the lens of science. I feel this booklet will help overcome that lacuna.

This is an audio version (Part 2) of the booklet "Exploring Deep Science in Patanjali Yoga Sutras". https://nariphaltan.org/sutrascience.pdf   The booklet has been written by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) and was published in 2023.   This is a booklet on the deep science embedded in Patanjali Yoga Sutras. According to me Patanjali was a true scientist who gave the first knowledge about the control of thought and mind and about universal laws governing time and space. Unfortunately, till now none of the commentaries on Yoga Sutras have explored them through the lens of science. I feel this booklet will help overcome that lacuna.

This is an audio version (Part 1) of the booklet "Exploring Deep Science in Patanjali Yoga Sutras". https://nariphaltan.org/sutrascience.pdf   The booklet has been written by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) and was published in 2023.   This is a booklet on the deep science embedded in Patanjali Yoga Sutras. According to me Patanjali was a true scientist who gave the first knowledge about the control of thought and mind and about universal laws governing time and space. Unfortunately, till now none of the commentaries on Yoga Sutras have explored them through the lens of science. I feel this booklet will help overcome that lacuna.

My father late Shri. Jagdish Prasad Rajvanshi was a freedom fighter and was in Lucknow jail for 2.5 years during the 1942 freedom movement.   He wrote a book on his experiences in jail during that time.  It was titled “Hawalaat” and was written in Hindi and published in 1947. This is an audio version of that book created by the team at Gaatha on Air. I am extremely grateful to them for creating it.   The book is out of print and there have been many requests by quite a number of readers who remembered reading it earlier on. I have digitized the book and put it on the net in 2018.  nariphaltan.org/hawalaat.pdf       Shri. Jagdish Rajvanshi was born on 16 November 1918 and died on 4 March 2006.  In 2018 November was his birth centenary. Putting this book on the net at that time was a small tribute to this remarkable man and an unsung hero of the freedom movement.    Shri. Jagdish Rajvanshi went to jail at a young age of 25 years. There were large number of such idealist youth who were inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and left their careers and future and joined the freedom movement. How I wish such a movement to come back again so that we can get rid of poverty, ignorance and hatred towards our countrymen.  That will be a true independence.   I have written quite a bit about my father in my many books. Readers are encouraged to read about him in my autobiography: http://nariphaltan.org/mylife.pdf     I will be delighted to receive a feedback and comments on this book.   Warm regards,   Anil K. Rajvanshi Phaltan September 2018 anilrajvanshi50@gmail.com  

This is the audio book of the paperback published in 2008. The complete printed book is available at: https://nariphaltan.org/usexp.pdf This is the story of a young idealistic student of IIT Kanpur who in 1974 at the age of 24 went to USA to pursue higher education. He left a very lucrative career in US to come back and work in rural India in 1981 and in the process of developing technologies for rural applications discovered himself.  Dr. Anil K. Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) has written in an engaging and lively style the memoirs of his stay and experiences in America in 1970s. It is an inspiring story and should appeal to all Indians including non-resident Indians (NRIs) and students aspiring to go abroad and who want to come back and make a difference in India, especially the rural India.   

This is the audio broadcast of the complete booklet entitled ”What is Thought”. The booklet has been written by Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf)

Dr. Rajvanshi describes about What is human thought, its neurobiological and physical basis of production, transmission and interaction with matter.

I am happy to share the second and last part of this booklet in which I discuss the neurobiological basis on how thought can be transmitted and the use of the novel concept of quantum entanglement to describe how we can get knowledge and how thought can interact with gravity and matter. https://nariphaltan.org/thoughtpart2.pdf    Both these sections of the booklet provide an interesting inquiry into the nature of human thought and its interaction with the surroundings. After all, we are what we think! So the inquiry in these matters is fulfilling and interesting.   The first part is at: https://nariphaltan.org/thoughtpart1.pdf 

In 2004 I wrote my first book entitled “Nature of Human Thought”.  In it and in subsequent edition I tried to cover some ideas on how thought is formed and transmitted. The ideas were speculative in nature, but I tried my best, with the knowledge available at that time, to explain the mechanism of how thought could be formed in the brain and transmitted. The basic framework was explained but the details were missing.   Since then, I have thought a little more about the subject and I present in this booklet a possible mechanism on neurobiological basis of thought production and memory formation (Part 1). And furthermore, a mechanism on how it is transmitted and its interaction with matter and gravity (Part 2). I also speculate on the unexplored possibilities which might provide a detailed mathematical foundation of the nature of individual thought.   The full text of this podcast is here.

Technology guided by spirituality can lead to sustainability and happiness.

IIT Palakkad Convocation address by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi