Subjects blindfolded could identify objects they couldn’t see — and the science of why is reshaping how we understand perception itself. Dr. Jyotiranjan from the Institute for Science and Spirituality presents cutting-edge research on how Indian philosophical frameworks — particularly the concept of Pratyaksha and the role of consciousness in perception — are being validated through empirical neuroscience.
His research team has studied reincarnation cases where past life memories could be independently verified, and examined how the sense of agency (Ahankara) is directly linked to the perception of time in cognitive neuroscience. Crucially, he shows how meditation measurably transforms both self-concept and the experience of temporality — providing empirical grounding for what Vedantic philosophy has always held about the constructed nature of the self.
The broader agenda is to develop a scientific framework that is genuinely inspired by Indian philosophy rather than merely borrowing its vocabulary. As Western science struggles with the “hard problem of consciousness,” this talk argues that Indian epistemology provides not just metaphors but a complete methodological architecture for a consciousness-inclusive science.

About the Speaker:

Dr Jyotiranjan Beuria is the Principal Investigator at the Institute for Science and Spirituality, Delhi—an Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Research Centre recognised by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. He previously served as an Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at the IKSMHA Centre, IIT Mandi. He received his PhD in theoretical high-energy physics from the Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Prayagraj, and completed his Integrated M.Sc. in Physics at IIT Roorkee, where he was awarded the Institute Silver Medal. His research interests span multiple disciplines, including theoretical physics, computational geometry, physics of complex systems, cognitive neuroscience, and Indian philosophy.