An Invitation
Contributed by :Dr. Balveer Sikh
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This is an invitation into my worldview; a perspective shaped by over 25 years of life experience, intensive meditation, and clinical psychological practice, as well as a doctoral thesis on mindfulness that evolved through a long cycles of meditation, reading, and reflection.
My journey into meditation began as youthful curiosity in the early 1990s, during my initial attempt at a PhD exploring the potential of meditation as a psychological therapy. Under the mentorship of Dr. R.B. Singh and Mr. L.K. Pathak at Jodhpur University, I learned to meditate and began integrating Eastern and Western psychological worldviews.
My interest took a profound turn after a sudden and dramatic Kundalini activation in 1994. Since then, my path has been guided by an evolving inner energy, a process of continual purification and transformation.
Though I was unable to complete my PhD in India, I found a new opportunity after migrating to New Zealand. There, I wrote a thesis on mindfulness psychology for the Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) program at AUT University in Auckland. If you’re interested in a deeper and nuanced understanding of the mind and meditation, you’re welcome to read my thesis, publicly available via AUT’s open repository:
My worldview is paradoxical—deeply non-dualistic yet scientific. These seemingly opposite fields complement each other in my approach. The foundation of this synthesis was laid during my doctoral research, where I developed a method called “Mindfulness Hermeneutics,” now peer-reviewed and published:
The rise of quantum physics has further strengthened my worldview, especially the growing scientific voice for consciousness and non-duality. Notably:
- Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff’s theory of quantum consciousness received wide acclaim.
- Federico Faggin, inventor of the microprocessor, proposes that humans are a bridge between the classical and quantum worlds.
- Robert Lanza’s Biocentrism argues that the universe arises from consciousness—not the other way around.
Over the past two decades, I have applied meditative insight clinically, integrating mindfulness into individual therapy and facilitating mindfulness groups in both clinical and community settings. During my time in New Zealand, I was recognized as a leader and expert in mindfulness-based approaches within psychology.
I’ve also drawn on my experience of Kundalini energy in clinical contexts. I contributed a chapter to the forthcoming Routledge publication, Entanglement of Psychosis and Cultures. This chapter is a case study on Anna, exploring the intersection of Kundalini and psychosis. Anna kindly granted permission to share her story, which she also details in her book:
🔗 Battle Against the Rulers of Darkness
My psychological worldview is eclectic and is predominantly shaped by Behavioural, Cognitive, Acceptance, and Mindfulness psychologies, which are favoured by scientific approaches. I am also a poet. One of the poems published here blends psychology, energy, chakras, and consciousness to give a flavour of my approach.
When I discovered Life Positive, it felt like coming home, a village where kindred spirits gather. I’m grateful for the space and look forward to contributing and growing with this community.
