About Dr. N.S. Xavier

Dr. Xavier is a retired psychiatrist and author, sharing insights from his experiences and his latest book on conscience, spirituality, and religion.

Discover Dr. Xavier's journey as a psychiatrist and author, exploring themes of spirituality and conscience in his newly published book and beyond.

N. S. Xavier, M.D. is a psychiatrist who recently retired after practicing in the U.S. since 1979. He has authored three books on religion and psychiatry and received endorsements from experts in these fields and two Nobel Peace Winners, and blessings from Pope Francis. Also, he has produced two documentaries: The World's Most Enlightening Region and Harmony Beyond Belief: Two Religions, One Spirit.

The first documentary is about 2000 years' ongoing interfaith harmony and peaceful transformation of extremism using conscience in a region in Kerala, India. The film was shown at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 17th, 2015.

The film was shown on Alabama Public Television on December 29th and 31st, 2017, and al.com published articles on the film on March 4th and December 29th, 2017.

"...an awe-inspiring superb creation..."
- Dr. Babu Joseph, former Vice Chancellor, Cochin University, India

"A beautiful and inspiring film of love and hope"
- Dr. Arthur Freeman III, former psychiatry Chairman and Dean,
LSU Medical School, U.S.

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The second film was put on YouTube on the International Day of Peace on September 21st, 2018, showing details of the Hindu-Muslim harmony in Erumeli, a town in Kerala, highlighted by their unique joint celebrations. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims on their way to Sabarimala pilgrimage pay respect at the mosque in Erumeli and the mosque has a permanent site for the Hindu ritual of breaking coconuts, which is symbolic of cutting through our superficial attachments and reaching the deeper spiritual core...

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Dr. Xavier's Work, Journey, and Documentaries

The World's Most Enlightening Region

In a world of conflicts and extremisms, often connected with religion and culture, this documentary is about a great enlightening exception. This film focuses on a small region in Kerala, India, with a history of ongoing harmony of Hinduism, Christianity and Judaism from the first century A.D. and Islam from the 7th century. Each of these religions also has shown peaceful resolution of more or less extremist tendencies within itself. The lessons from this unique example can promote peace and happiness at various levels from individual to global.

Harmony Beyond Belief: Two Religions, One Spirit

This documentary is about the unique Hindu-Muslim harmony in a small town called Erumeli in Kerala, India, and its greatest expression in a two day annual celebration in which both communities actively participate. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims pay respect at a mosque named after a Muslim sage Vavar. Legend is that Vavar, a pirate who looted people, was defeated by the Hindu Lord Ayyappa and then became an associate of Ayyappa. Ayyappa’s temple and Vavar’s mosque are on the opposite sides of the same street in Erumeli. Beyond their vast differences in beliefs, identity and rituals, Hindus and Muslims here have nurtured the spirit of harmony in a wonderfully unique way and they hold it proudly as a great example for the world. Interestingly there is a special place at Vaver’s mosque for people to perform the traditionally Hindu ritual of breaking coconuts and symbolically cutting through one’s selfish attachments and defenses while submitting to the divine spirit within...which promotes love, wisdom, and harmony.

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New Book: Conscience, Spirituality, and Religion:

Conscience, spirituality, and religion explored in depth. The inner voice of conscience is one’s best guide to choose what is good and avoid what is bad, but we have other inner voices we pick up from society I call the inner parrot. St. Paul described conscience as judging by the “law written on the heart.” It involves reason, the Golden Rule, truth and moderation. Paul, emphasising conscience, warned that some people destroy faith by rejecting conscience. Like the Polly parrot, the inner parrot doesn't have a correct view of what is right and so we have to use conscience to accept or reject the social influences. Martin Luther King stimulated the conscience of the racist community to reject racism. Racism, sexism, extremism and all forms of hatred, including self–hate, are connected to the inner–parrot or superego as per Freud. This book provides a very useful perspective on spirituality, conscience and religion including an original insight into how conscience developed during the “Axial Age,” a concept developed by a German psychiatrist and historian Karl Jaspers. During the Axial Age (BCE 800 to 200) lived Confucius, Lao-tzu, Buddha, authors of the Hindu texts (Upanishads), several Jewish prophets and many Greek thinkers. Sociologists Robert Bellah and Hans Joas consider the Axial Age as the highest level of human cultural evolution. Living by conscience produces the good “fruit of the spirit” [love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control] and avoids the “works of the flesh”, in St. Paul’s terms. This book shows how religion with conscience promotes good fruits and religion going against conscience produces destructive results. Included are several cases of personal transformation from unhealthy or evil lifestyles to spiritually healthy lives by using conscience.

Previously Published Books

Dr. Xavier has written three prior insightful books exploring the complex truths contained within faith, spirituality, psychiatry, conscience, and the human experience. His book, Fulfillment Using Real Conscience, has received good reviews in Psychiatric Times, Christian Ethics Today, endorsements from Dr. Deepak Chopra, Nobel Peace winner President Oscar Arias, Fr. Richard Rohr, Bishop John Shelby Spong, and blessings from Pope Francis. He is also the author of The Two Faces of Religion, an exploration of the healthy and sick sides of religion. It received endorsements by Professor Wayne Oates, Jesse Milby, Seshagiri Rao, and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel.

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"...brilliant blend of science and spirituality..."

Jerry B.

"...an outstanding study of conscience in modern life."

Raymond D.

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