Faculty

1.  Ram Lakhan Pandey Vimal, Ph.D.

Professor (Research)

I am the Amarāvati-Hīrāmaṇi Professor (Research) at Vision Research Institute (USA) and Dristi Anusandhana Sansthana (India). After completing B.E. (Electrical Engg.) at M.A.C.T. Bhopal and Part I of M.Tech. at I.I.T. Kanpur in India, I moved to the USA to do M.S. (Computer Science) at Iowa State University, Ph.D. (Biophysics) at the University of Illinois, and a postdoctoral fellowship in color vision psychophysics at the University of Chicago. Further researches in visual psychophysics, neuroscience, and fMRI were at York University (Canada), New England College of Optometry (Boston), and Harvard Medical Schools (Schepens Eye Research Institute and McLean Hospital).  

Articles, books, podcasts:

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1. 2025-Vimal-DPV_and_ICDAM_Bring_Spirituality_and_Science_closer-LVCR-17-15-Jnana-Yoga-Volume_5.1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bNmYRQBCpLdWTekYJGXWS53UhaIYCGF6/view?usp=drive_link

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2. 2025-Vimal-DPV_and_ICDAM_Bring_Spirituality_and_Science_closer-LVCR-16-6-Discussion-Inquiries-Volume_3.3 (90-100): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SJjEjh3MXhGn4aDlQ4a0nQTYrzkK0u-4/view?usp=drive_link

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3. Section 3.BS292-298.4.2.2.5 of (Vimal, 2025v21) Subthreshold DASs eliminate 3rd realm: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dzphi7oBUa34ECn19GduWAJu53erbT2Z/view?usp=sharing pdf file

3.1. DPV and Brahma Sūtra 3.1.1

द्विपक्षाद्वैत और ब्रह्म सूत्र ३.१.१

Hindi Audio 17.11m https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/a22b749b-83bb-42e7-b917-59a1e07cf1cc?artifactId=ca4dd110-a60d-4ae0-938b-41a0900fddf1

यह दस्तावेज़ द्विपक्षाद्वैत वेदान्त (DPV), जिसे अविभाज्य-पूरक-प्रतिबिम्ब-द्विपक्ष-एकवाद (ICRDAM) के समकक्ष माना जाता है, के एक नए ढाँचे का परिचय देता है, जो ब्रह्म सूत्र 3.1.1 की पारंपरिक व्याख्या को चुनौती देता है। प्रोफ़ेसर रामलखन पांडे विमल द्वारा लिखित यह शोधपत्र बताता है कि अस्तित्व के लिए केवल दो ही सत्तात्मक स्तर—निर्गुण ब्रह्म (NB) और सगुण ब्रह्म (SB)—पर्याप्त हैं। यह मॉडल तर्क देता है कि पुनर्जन्म के लिए आवश्यक सभी सूक्ष्म अवस्थाएँ वास्तव में दोहरे-पहलू वाले राज्य (Dual-Aspect States, DASs) हैं जो मस्तिष्क में उप-सीमा स्तर पर कार्य करते हैं, जिससे एक अलग तीसरे सूक्ष्म क्षेत्र की आवश्यकता समाप्त हो जाती है। इस व्याख्या को तंत्रिका विज्ञान के निष्कर्षों से समर्थन मिलता है कि अधिकांश प्रसंस्करण गैर-चेतन होता है, और यह विचार कर्म तथा स्मृतियों के भंडारण के लिए दोहरे-पहलू वाले शून्य-बिंदु/एकीकृत सूचनात्मक ऊर्जा क्षेत्र (DA ZPF/UIEF) का उपयोग करता है।

3.2. DPV~ICRDAM Reinterprets Brahma Sūtra 3.1.1: Eliminating the Third Realm

English Audio 15.55m https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/b59da95d-286b-4458-aa84-8963e88e9751?artifactId=c2765f26-811c-472f-958f-028f05b21fdf

The provided excerpts, written by Prof. RamLakhan Pandey Vimal, Ph.D., introduce a novel metaphysical and scientific model called Dvi-Pakṣādvaita Vedānta ~ Inseparable-Complementary-Reflective Dual-Aspect Monism (DPV~ICRDAM), which reinterprets ancient Vedāntic texts. The central argument is that the DPV~ICRDAM framework only requires two ontological levels: Nirguṇa Brahman (NB) as the unmanifest ground and Saguṇa Brahman (SB) as the manifest dual-aspect domain. This structure is used to eliminate the need for a separate third subtle level often posited in classical commentaries on the Brahma Sūtra regarding transmigration. Subtle entities are explained instead as dual-aspect states (DASs) that function at sub-threshold or non-conscious levels within the manifest SB realm. Furthermore, the model proposes that karmic and mnemonic imprints are stored in a dual-aspect zero-point or unified informational energy field (DA ZPF/UIEF) between incarnations, aligning ancient philosophy with contemporary neuroscience and field theories of consciousness.

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Volume 21: Q34: How Do Yogis Access Field Information (without Hypothetical Sixth Sense)? Interpretation of Brahma Sūtras 3.1.1-7 (BS292-298) Buddhism vs DPV~ICRDAM

English audio podcast (21.38 min): https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/74fc3a29-9f3e-41a4-884a-bccf6ff53720?artifactId=66e9eb42-bdb2-4efa-8be4-29932f2ba1bf

Hindi audio podcast (18.5min): https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/8e834f71-e0d2-4824-966c-3c074e171f77?artifactId=b68cf60e-7f5d-418d-9e6f-16d8e19bebc8

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Volume 21: Q35: What Survives Death? The Ultimate Dissolution: Interpretation of Brahma Sūtras 3.1.1-7 (BS292-298) Buddhism vs DPV~ICRDAM 

English audio podcast (16.26 min): https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/30f38368-21db-4324-b41e-5fdcd70ce24c?artifactId=5e9fb7bc-1811-419a-9e3b-428da0246a05

 Hindi audio podcast (21.45min): https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/faeaf01b-0c2f-4755-b16e-e080759e5b10?artifactId=643c15ab-7030-447b-b34e-869cdb3338dc

Hindi audio podcast (21.30min):https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/1a690172-db93-43a1-8b6c-b8be1783113b?artifactId=5e00d06b-18cd-450a-a636-7ed20897fa05

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2024-Vimal-Problems-of-materialism-idealism-dualism-and-panpsychism.doc

Hindi audio podcast by SPD 17.57 min (created by Yogi Satya Prakash Dubey)

https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/37269369-848e-4a24-b55b-1ad282d56c94?artifactId=f87de153-9741-4570-877a-f916ad253584

सांख्य और अंतःक्रियात्मक द्वैतवाद की समस्याएँ

The source text presents an overview of Interactive Substance Dualism (ISD), a philosophical concept similar to the Eastern Samkhya system, which posits that mind (Purusha) and matter (Prakriti) are distinct yet interacting ultimate realities. The text extensively details numerous philosophical and scientific problems associated with both ISD and Samkhya, including the central interaction problem, which questions how an immaterial mind can affect a physical brain, potentially violating the conservation of energy. Further criticisms involve the inconsistency of these dualistic systems with the concept of an Absolute Reality (Nirguna Brahman), issues concerning consciousness and brain physiology (the many-many relationship), the zombie problem (a functioning brain without consciousness), and issues of parsimony and causal coupling. Ultimately, the text argues that these dualistic frameworks face severe challenges in explaining the origin of phenomena, causality, and the fundamental relationship between subjective experience and neural activity.

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Volume 21: Experience vs. Recall - Q35. What Survives Death? Interpretation of Brahma Sūtras 3.1.1-7 (BS292-298) Buddhism vs DPV~ICRDAM

English audio podcast (17.06 min)::https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/c601ca1d-0047-490b-b9a0-0646ed16aea3?artifactId=c1c8c44c-4450-438c-849e-1d25c3356a6b 

Experience, Recall, and Dual-Aspect Resonance

Source: BS292-298-Experience vs. Recall-Q35-What Survives Death.pdf

This academic excerpt focuses on a philosophical and scientific debate regarding the nature of consciousness, specifically addressing the framework of Dvi-Pakṣādvaita Vedānta (DPV) and Inseparable-Complementary-Reflective Dual-Aspect Monism (ICRDAM). The central conflict is introduced by Chris Nunn (Vichāraka-9), who critiques the DPV~ICRDAM formulation for potentially confusing the brain's ability to recall experience with the actual existence of experience. Nunn advocates for the "radio receiver model," suggesting the brain merely taps into a noosphere (a collective informational field), which better explains phenomena ignored by reductive materialism. The subsequent detailed response by Ram Vimal (Siddhāntin) accepts the crucial distinction between experience and recall but rejects the passive radio model, instead proposing that the brain acts as an active resonator, where consciousness is the subjective aspect of the brain-field interaction, offering a synthesis that accounts for both specific neural correlates and anomalous experiences like near-death experiences.

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Volume 21: Modern Science: Interpretation of Brahma Sūtras 3.1.1-7 (BS292-298), Challenges, and Resolution by DPV~ICRDAM

[1] Cosmos Blueprint: Unifying Vedānta, Quantum Physics, and Consciousness with the Dual-Aspect Theory

English audio podcast (18.24  min): https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/029b6ac9-0225-4acc-b8b8-00ddddf3b0ef?artifactId=18280222-9f09-49c1-8b04-37e2c3b742a9

2 sources

1-2025-Vimal-DPV~ICDAM-brief-information-for-podcast.pdf

2-Section 3.(292-298).4.5.15 of Volume  21 of (Vimal, 2025v21) MMMSN.pdf

Abstract

This audio podcast explores Dvi-Pakṣādvaita Vedānta (DPV) and Inseparable-Complementary-Reflective Dual-Aspect Monism (ICRDAM) as equivalent and complementary frameworks (DPV~ICRDAM) that bridge the historical divide between spiritual metaphysics and empirical science. Rooted in Advaitic spirituality, DPV is unified with ICRDAM, which is grounded in modern science.

The convergence rests on a two-level metaphysical model:

1. The Neutral Unmanifested Source: Identified as Nirguṇa Brahman (NB) (the spirituality-based correlate) or the Pre-Big Bang Quantum Vacuum Field (preBB_QVF) (the science-based correlate). The source is neutral, neither explicitly conscious nor non-conscious, but holds the potentiality for all manifestations.

2. The Manifested Dual-Aspect Reality: Defined as Saguṇa Brahman (SB) or the Dual-Aspect Psychophysical Universe (DA_PPU).

Reality fundamentally consists of inseparable and complementary subjective (mental) and non-subjective (physical) aspects. Every manifested entity is modeled as a Dual-Aspect State (DAS), where conscious subjective experience (CSE, the subjective aspect) co-arises with its neural-physical basis (the non-subjective aspect). This framework provides a definitive resolution of the Hard Problem of Consciousness (HP2) by rejecting materialist reductionism and asserting that the subjective aspect is not caused by, but is a non-reducible, reflective component of reality.

Furthermore, the DPV~ICRDAM framework integrates modern physics by synthesizing cosmologies that avoid the classical singularity (such as String/Brane Cosmology and Loop Quantum Gravity) with its own Heptagonal Cyclic Cosmology (HCC). The unified cosmological model shows that the universe cyclically oscillates between the manifested dual-aspect spacetime (DA_SB ~ DA_PPU) and the unmanifested, neutral reflective state (NB ~ preBB_QVF).

In essence, DPV~ICRDAM offers a philosophically rigorous, scientifically grounded, and spiritually fulfilling worldview, transforming the mysteries of consciousness and existence into a unified, coherent model where contemplative insight and scientific knowledge are seen as complementary reflections of one ultimate truth.

[2] विज्ञान और अध्यात्म का अद्भुत मेल: चेतना, सूक्ष्म शरीर और पुनर्जन्म का DPV~ICRDAM फ्रेमवर्क

Hindi audio podcast (22.45 min): https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/875233dd-e6ca-4982-84a1-f35fd06fa80d?artifactId=c912e325-b79f-432d-97e5-a6b16c27d3c9

द्वि-पहल अद्वैत: चेतना और वास्तविकता का एकीकरण

1 source: 2-Section 3.(292-298).4.5.15 of Volume  21 of (Vimal, 2025v21) MMMSN-2.pdf

ये स्रोत मुख्य रूप से प्रोफेसर रामलखन पाण्डेय विमल के द्वि-पक्ष-अद्वैत वेदांत (DPV) और अविभाज्य-पूरक-परावर्तक द्वैत-पहलू एकेश्वरवाद (ICRDAM) पर आधारित हैं, जो अध्यात्म और विज्ञान के बीच सामंजस्य स्थापित करने के लिए एक समग्र ढाँचा प्रस्तुत करते हैं। यह ढाँचा प्रस्तावित करता है कि वास्तविकता एक द्वैत-पहलू एकात्मवाद है, जिसमें चेतना (विषयपरक पहलू) और भौतिकी (गैर-विषयपरक पहलू) एक तटस्थ, अप्रकट स्रोत से सह-उत्पन्न होते हैं, जिसे निर्गुण ब्रह्म (NB) और प्री-बिग बैंग क्वांटम वैक्यूम फील्ड (preBB_QVF) के समतुल्य माना जाता है। स्रोतों में चेतना की कठिन समस्या को हल करने और मृत्यु के बाद निरंतरता की व्याख्या करने पर जोर दिया गया है, यह तर्क देते हुए कि चेतना मस्तिष्क की एकमात्र उपज नहीं है बल्कि उप-सीमा संगठनात्मक पैटर्न (DA_OPs) के रूप में क्वांटम क्षेत्र संरचना में बनी रहती है, जिससे पुनर्जन्म एक वैज्ञानिक परिकल्पना बन जाता है।

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[1] Ancient Vedanta Meets Quantum Physics: Your Pre-Big Bang Identity and the Cosmic Hard Drive

English audio podcast (15.56  min): https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/81d06852-f2bc-4498-9e55-73910fafa474?artifactId=33116af5-7351-46d4-87fd-6cb4944d118b

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2-Section 3.(292-298).4.5.16 of Volume  21 of (Vimal, 2025v21) DPV~ICRDAM

DPV-ICRDAM: Dual-Aspect Vedānta and Cosmology

This text presents a detailed exposition of the Dvi-Pakṣādvaita Vedānta ~ Inseparable-Complementary-Reflective Dual-Aspect Monism (DPV~ICRDAM) framework, developed by Professor RamLakhan Pandey Vimal. The core purpose is to bridge spiritual concepts and modern science by reinterpreting classical Vedantic texts, specifically the Brahma Sūtras (BS292-298) concerning the soul's transmigration. DPV~ICRDAM proposes a two-level ontology consisting of the neutral, unmanifested Nirguṇa Brahman (NB), equivalent to the pre-Big Bang Quantum Vacuum Field, and the manifested, timebound Saguṇa Brahman (SB), which represents the dual-aspect psychophysical universe. The document extensively explains how traditional ideas like "subtle elements" and the soul's journey after death are reconceptualized as sub-threshold informational patterns (DA_OPs/IPs) stored in a dual-aspect Zero-Point Field, thereby eliminating the need for a separate subtle realm and offering a unified model consistent with modern physics and consciousness theories.[i]

[2] ब्रह्म सूत्र 3.1.1-7: मृत्यु के बाद चेतना की यात्रा - पारंपरिक व्याख्या बनाम प्रोफेसर विमल का DPV~ICRDAM वैज्ञानिक ढाँचा

Hindi audio podcast (18.20 min): https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/748be57b-0c6a-42b9-8b52-0956dc8fac70?artifactId=7d6685c0-3f54-42f2-8e71-4b14cd7a1318  

Source: 2-Section 3.(292-298).4.5.16 of Volume  21 of (Vimal, 2025v21) DPV~ICRDAM

द्विपक्षाद्वैत वेदांत: विज्ञान और अध्यात्म का सेतु

यह दस्तावेज़ ब्रह्म सूत्र (Brahma Sūtras) 3.1.1-7 की विस्तृत व्याख्या प्रस्तुत करता है, विशेष रूप से द्वि-पक्ष-अद्वैत वेदांत ~ अविभाज्य-पूरक-चिंतनशील दोहरी-पहलू एकात्मवाद (DPV~ICRDAM) नामक एक समकालीन दार्शनिक ढाँचे के माध्यम से। प्रोफेसर विमल द्वारा विकसित यह ढाँचा, आध्यात्मिक अंतर्दृष्टि और वैज्ञानिक ज्ञान के बीच सामंजस्य स्थापित करने का प्रयास करता है, यह तर्क देते हुए कि दोनों वास्तविकता के अविभाज्य आयामों को प्रकट करते हैं। मुख्य रूप से, यह पारगमन (transmigration) के दौरान सूक्ष्म तत्वों (subtle elements) द्वारा आत्मा के आवरण (envelopment) की पारंपरिक धारणाओं की पुनर्व्याख्या करता है। DPV~ICRDAM इस विचार का खंडन करता है कि मृत्यु पर आत्मा स्थानिक क्षेत्रों में यात्रा करती है, इसके बजाय यह प्रस्तावित करता है कि "सूक्ष्म तत्व" वास्तव में दोहरे-पहलू शून्य-बिंदु क्षेत्र (dual-aspect Zero-Point Field) में संग्रहीत सूचनात्मक पैटर्न (informational patterns) हैं। इस ढाँचे में निर्गुण ब्रह्म (Nirguṇa Brahman) को प्री-बिग बैंग क्वांटम वैक्यूम फील्ड (Pre-Big Bang Quantum Vacuum Field) के बराबर माना जाता है, जिससे आध्यात्मिकता और आधुनिक भौतिकी के बीच एक दो-स्तरीय सत्तामीमांसा (two-level ontology) का निर्माण होता है

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