Psychology in the Indian Tradition (Indian Edition, first published in Springer in 2016)
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Author: | K Ramakrishna Rao and Anand C Paranjpe |
ISBN 13: | 9788124608845 |
Year: | 2017 |
Subject: | Philosophy and Religion/Philosophy |
About the Book
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