EC Psychology And Psychiatry

Tibetan medicine’s primary emphasis on gastrointestinal digestion, which affects the function of the entire organism, has parallels in mental and emotional processes, with reference made to the individual’s “mental and emotional digestion”. Tibetan medicine and Ayurveda describe the psyche as consisting of the empirical and absolute souls. The empirical soul, termed Purusa, is a material entity that regulates mental and emotional digestion. The term Purusa derives from the ancient Ayurveda text by Caraka Samhita, which describes the material, empirical soul. Unlike the immaterial, absolute soul, the material, empirical soul is subject to age and disease deterioration and is treatable pharmacologically [1]. This paper describes an account of the empirical soul, Purusa, and its role in the process of mental and emotional digestion. It also identifies distinct, clinically important features in comparison to the paradigm of mind in Western psychiatry. The discussion of Purusa comes mainly from Tibetan Medicine and is derived predominantly from the work of five generations of the Badmaev family, who have practiced Tibetan and Western Medicine since 1851 [2].

 Keywords: Tibetan Medicine; Empirical Soul Purusa; Mental and Emotional Digestion

1. Badmaev V. “Interactive nutrient process (INP) in a generative AI of a new drug-6-shogaol as a potential case”. Drug Design, Development and Therapy 18 (2024): 161-163.
2. Badmaev V. Tibetan medicine in essentials of complementary and alternative medicine by Wayne B. Jonas and Jeffrey S. Levin; published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (1999).