Monday, 27 May 2024

Tumorigenesis-Tumor as a Condensate

 A tumor is like a condensate, analogous to the precipitation of de-differentiated cells. 

Differentiated cells, overcome some kind of energy barrier (Waddingtons epigenetic landscape) and de-differentiate from defined structure to an un-defined mass of cells.

These mass of cells lose their definitive interactions (epithelial mesenchymal transition) and condense to a solid mass.

Mapping the Mind

 In the psychology tradition, there are 16 personality types, based on the following characteristic traits in various permutations:

Introversion/Extroversion, Intuitive/Logical, Thinking/Feeling, Judging/Perceiving.

In the yoga tradition, there are three attributes of the mind: Sattva (Calmness/Balance), Rajas (Energy/Activity), Tamas (Dullness/Laziness).

In the Vedanta Tradition there are five sheaths from the depth to the surface: They are annamayakosha (food sheath), pranamayokosha (vital energy sheath), manomayakosha (mind sheath), vigyanmayokosha (intellect sheath), anandamayokosha (bliss sheath). 

The three gunas of Sattva, Rajas, Tamas belong to manomayokosha. These three gunas in various permutations are expressed as the personality types.

For example Introversion is correlated with Sattva, Extroversion with Rajas. Clear thinking with Sattva and feeling or emotions with Rajas; Judging with tamas and Perceiving with sattva. Intuitive,Logical both with Sattva. 

So an INTP (Introversion, Intuitive, Thinking, Perceiving) personality trait has the predominant qualities of Sattva.

The above-mentioned correlations can be used as a technique for mapping the human mind and its expression as personality traits.