About

Mission

Seekers Abode PL is a Consciousness Studies knowledge platform — the digital home for structured, accessible, interdisciplinary learning about consciousness. PL stands for Programmed Learning: a self-paced way to move from open knowledge resources into guided courses, reflection, and progress tracking.

The platform bridges science (neuroscience, philosophy, quantum physics) and spirituality (Advaita, Buddhism, Kashmir Shaivism, contemplative traditions) in a way that honours both traditions with intellectual rigour.

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”

Often attributed to Marcel Proust, from the wider spirit of La Prisonniere

That is the guiding intuition behind the platform: consciousness studies becomes powerful when learners practise seeing through more than one lens — scientific, philosophical, contemplative, clinical, and eventually artificial.

The platform is built on three commitments:

• Rigour without gatekeeping — academic-calibre content accessible to educated non-specialists
• Every claim credited — no unattributed borrowing; copyright compliance is non-negotiable
• Open by default — free access to all content

Platform Network

Seekers Abode PL is the structured learning and library layer. It hosts original summaries, thinker profiles, reading pathways, course outlines, and the Seekers Portal.

Holistic Consciousness is the companion public-facing site for the broader consciousness project. The two sites should link to each other clearly:

• Seekers Abode PL points learners to Holistic Consciousness for the wider project context
• Holistic Consciousness should point serious learners to Seekers Abode PL for courses, library exploration, and student progress tracking

Content Status

Entries in the library are labelled with their review status:

• 🟡 Seed — Imported from the Phase 1 Knowledge Inventory but not yet manually reviewed. Please cross-reference with the original source.
• 🟢 Reviewed — Manually verified by an editor.
• Featured — A deeply edited, showcased entry.

Seed entries are being reviewed and promoted to “reviewed” status over time.

Copyright & Citation Policy

Guiding Principle

We do not republish or host copyrighted full texts. We provide structured summaries, analysis, citations, and links to original sources. The platform is a knowledge concierge — pointing to the original, not replacing it.

Content Categories

Fair Dealing (Indian Copyright Act 1957, Sec. 52)

Our use of copyrighted content falls under fair dealing for criticism or review (Sec. 52(1)(c)) and research or private study (Sec. 52(1)(a)). Key safeguards:

• Every entry includes a complete APA citation acknowledging the source
• We use short extracts only (never full chapters or articles)
• We add substantial original commentary (summaries, analysis, why-it-matters)
• We do not compete with the original market — we link to the source for purchase or access
• The platform is entirely free and non-commercial

Public Domain Determination

Under Indian copyright law, literary works enter the public domain 60 years after the author’s death, calculated from the beginning of the calendar year following death. Authors who died before 1966 are in the public domain in India (as of 2026).

Note: Russell (died 1970) and other 20th-century thinkers remain copyrighted in India until 2031. Modern translations of ancient texts are separately copyrighted based on the translator’s death date.

Takedown Request

If you are a copyright holder and believe any content on this platform infringes your rights:

1. Email the takedown request to contact@seekersabodepl.com
2. Include: your name, the copyrighted work, the specific URL on this site, and a statement of good-faith belief that use is not authorized
3. We will respond within 48 hours and remove the content in question

Contact

For questions, corrections, collaborations, or suggestions: contact@seekersabodepl.com