the intersection of Self and Mind. Deep within, we get struck by pain, suffering and misery. Deep within, there exists abundance of energy that can give rise to an ever-present smile, and the person can function in giving mode without expecting anything in return. It’s true: It’s All in Our Mind! Can we reset our Mind? Can we wash our Mind? Can we plant goodness in our Mind? Let us explore!
Upasana is a discipline of human pursuit as knowledge and action are. Being a composite of Body, Mind & Self, Action makes our Body function and Knowledge relates more to our Mind. Upasana is a human pursuit that relates to Self and Self-Mind interface. Its motivation springs from the deep dreamless (profound) sleep that we experience once in a while. During the hours of profound sleep, we experience no pain whatsoever, and wake up refresh. Upasana seeks to obtain the similar state of quiet Mind at our will.
Dr. Harish Chandra is a combustion scientist with BTech from IIT Kanpur and PhD from Princeton University. He switched full time to an intensive study and research of the classics Samkhya and Yoga related to Upasana in 1996. An authority on the Vedic concept of Mind, he founded CIS in 2004. Among other books, he wrote a ground-breaking commentary on Samkhya that can usher the humankind succeed in real Upasana via simple, authentic and comprehensive method of real meditation/mindfulness. He has announced Mission Upasana as a powerful mechanism towards universal love, brotherhood-sisterhood, and long-lasting peace.