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Psychology in the Indian Tradition
About this book
Professors Ramakrishna Rao and Anand Paranjpe are two distinguished psychologist-philosophers who pioneered what has come to be known as Indian psychology. In this authoritative volume, they draw the contours of Indian psychology, describe the methods of study, define the critical concepts, explain the central ideas, and discuss their implications to psychological study and application to life.
The main theme is organized around the theme that psychology is the study of the person. They go on to present a model of the person as a unique composite of body, mind, and consciousness. Consciousness is conceived to be qualitatively and ontologically different from all material forms. The goal of the person is self-realization, which consists in the realization of the true self as distinct and separate from the manifest ego. It is facilitated by cultivating consciousness, which leads to some kind of psycho-spiritual symbiosis, personal transformation, and flowering of one's hidden human potentials.
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Table of contents
- Reviewers’ Comments
- Preface to the Indian Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- 1. Scope, Substance, and Methods of Study
- 2. Cultural Climate and Conceptual Roots of Indian Psychology
- 3. Centrality of Consciousness
- 4. Mind–Body Complex
- 5. Self, Person, and Personality
- 6. Cognition, Emotion, and Volition
- 7. Applied Indian Psychology
- 8. Meditation and Applied Yoga
- 9. Self-realization: Illustrative Case Studies
- 10. Personal and Social Transformation
- Glossary of Sanskrit and Pāli Terms
- References
- Index