International Journal of Indian Psychology

10.25215/0403 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Indian Psychology

THE TRUE STATE OF INDIAN PSYCHOLOGY

1967 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 428-428
Author(s):  
DURGANAND SINHA
Keyword(s):  
Indian Psychology ◽  
True State

Bringing Spirit Back In, the Vedic Way

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramashray Roy
Keyword(s):  
Modern Science ◽  
The West ◽  
Indian Psychology ◽  
Spiritual Psychology ◽  
Strong Case ◽  
Psychological Science ◽  
Human Psyche

The author engages with recent attempts to develop an Indian psychology and develops a strong case for a spiritual psychology. The article discusses the evolution of the science in the West to point out that spirituality fell by the wayside because modern science accepted a model of man which denies its connection with the divine. Modern Indian psychology has also adopted this approach. Vedic texts are privileged by the author to argue for the fusion of psychological science and spirituality which are seen as complementary and also to understand human psyche and consciousness better.

THE INDIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN DISCIPLINE AND “THE DESTINY OF ONE NATION”, 1905–1947

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 415-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARIA LASKIN
Keyword(s):  
Public Intellectuals ◽  
Global Networks ◽  
Indian Psychology ◽  
The World ◽  
Scientific Networks ◽  
Ancient Texts

In the age of decolonization, Indian psychology engaged with and nationalized itself within global networks of ideas. While psychology was eventually applied by public intellectuals in explicitly political arenas, this essay focuses on the initial mobilization of the discipline's early Indian experts, led by the founder of the Indian Psychological Association, Narendranath Sengupta. Although modern critics have harshly judged early Indian psychologists for blind appropriation of European concepts, an analysis of the networks through which the science of psychology was developed challenges this oversimplification. Early Indian psychologists developed their discipline within a simultaneously transnational and nationalistic context, in which European ideas overlapped with ancient texts, creating a deliberately “Indian” brand of psychology. As the discipline of psychology exploded across the world, Indian psychologists developed a science ofswaraj, enabling synergies between modern psychological doctrine, philosophy and ancient texts. This paper explores the networks of ideas within which modern Indian psychology was developed, the institutional and civil environment in which it matured, and the framework through which it engaged with and attempted to claim credence within transnational scientific networks.

Hinduism and Counseling

2019 ◽  
pp. 211-222
Author(s):  
Devi Venashinee Muruges
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Mental Health Practitioners ◽  
Religious Experiences ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Indian Psychology ◽  
States Of Consciousness ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
The Mind

Indian psychology lays enormous importance on the research of religious experiences and the expansion of approaches by which to accomplish them. In addition to that, it also provides understanding of the different states of consciousness. Hence, it is undeniable that Indian psychology will be able to make a definite therapeutic contribution to many psychological problems. For mental health practitioners dealing with Hinduism, there are teachings within various texts that directly strengthen counseling and mental services. Some of the examples include perceiving the conscious and the unconsciousness aspects of the mind, utilizing meditation to support people with mental health issues, yoga exercises to curb anxiety and stress, and many others. Therefore, this chapter intends to elucidate the application of Hinduism in therapy.

Spiritual and Religious Sources of Indian Psychology

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiran Kumar Keshavamurthy Salagame
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Transpersonal Psychology ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Spiritual Experiences ◽  
The West ◽  
Indian Psychology ◽  
Spiritual Dimension ◽  
Modern Psychology ◽  
Western Psychology

Indian psychology is a nascent discipline, although it has a history that dates back many millennia. It differs from Western psychology both in its subject matter and its methodology. Whereas Western psychology at present is still anchored in a material worldview and governed by a reductionist paradigm, Indian psychology is founded on the primacy of consciousness as revealed by spiritual experiences and supported by logic and reasoning. Mainstream Western psychology has yet to recognize and accept the spiritual dimension of human nature, though transpersonal psychology emerged in the West fifty years ago. Indian psychology has the potential to enlarge the scope of modern psychology, and Indian psychological thought has universal significance.

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