,Contents
Preface
Karan Singh
Acknowledgements
Introduction
R. M. Matthijs Cornelissen, Girishwar Misra, Suneet Varma
The Psychological Perspectives of our Times… Three Shifts of a Rhythm
Aster Patel
I. Health and Healing
Introduction
1. The Philosophy of Healing in Indian Medicine
Kapil Kapoor
2. Integral Psychology: More than a Tool for Health and Happiness
R. L. Bijlani
3. Folk Wisdom and Traditional Healing Practices: Some Lessons for Modern Psychotherapies
Ajit K. Dalal
4. Psychotherapy and Indian Thought
Alok Pandey
5. Psychotherapy and Integral Yoga Psychology
Michael Miovic
6. Concept and Scope of Pratyāhāra in Management of Mental Health in management of mental
health
K. M. Tripathi
,II. Education
Introduction
7. Integral Education: An Application of Indian Psychology
Neeltje Huppes
8. The Blending of Healing and Pedagogy in Āyurveda
P. Ram Manohar
9. Situating Teacher Education in the Indian Context: A Paradigm Shift
Bharati Baveja
10. Krishnamurti and Value Education
Vinita Kaushik Kapur
11. Education for Life: The Mirambika Experience
Anjum Sibia
III. Social Issues
Introduction
12. Exploring the Images Used for the Individual–Organization Interface: Experiences and
Reflections
Anand Prakash
13. Broadening of Consciousness: A Healing Process among the Survivors of the Kachchh
Earthquake
Kumar Ravi Priya
14. Resolution of Social Conflicts: An Indian Model
Raghubir Singh Pirta
, 15. Lālan-pālan: A Psycho-Spiritual Experience for the Indian Mother
Anjali Singh
16. Being Human the Sikh Way: Some Psychological Reflections
Preeti Kapur & Girishwar Misra
17. Organizational Transformation Through Consciousness-Centred Training: A Case Study from
the Indian Army
Kittu Reddy
Glossary of Words of Sanskrit or Pali Origin
The contributors
Introduction
R. M. Matthijs Cornelissen
Girishwar Misra
Suneet Varma
What do we Mean by Indian Psychology?
By Indian psychology we mean an approach to psychology that is based on ideas and practices
that developed over thousands of years within the Indian subcontinent. In other words, we use the
word ‘Indian’ to indicate and honour the origin of this approach to psychology—the origin of the
underlying philosophy, the conceptual framework, the methods of enquiry, and the technology of
consciousness that it uses to bring about psychological change and transformation. It may be useful
to make explicit that we do not use the word ‘Indian’ to localize or limit the scope of this approach
to psychology; we do not mean, for example, ‘the psychology of the Indian people’, or ‘psychology
as taught at Indian universities’. We hold that Indian psychology as a meta-theory and as an
extensive body of related theories and practices has something essential and unique to contribute
to the global civilization as a whole.
It may also be useful to make explicit that this volume is not about the past, but about the present
and the future. You will look in vain for chapters about the history of Indian philosophy or religion
as they developed over the ages. Many such texts are already available, but this is not one of them.
This volume has contributions that demonstrate how ideas and practices from the Indian tradition
can be used to tackle issues in contemporary psychology and constructively inform its disciplinary
practice by helping theory building and application.
Psychology as taught at present, all over the world, is still amazingly unicultural. This is rather
remarkable if we consider the intensity and ease of international communications, and the fact that
it is almost half a century since the political decolonization of Asia and Africa was completed.
Preface
Karan Singh
Acknowledgements
Introduction
R. M. Matthijs Cornelissen, Girishwar Misra, Suneet Varma
The Psychological Perspectives of our Times… Three Shifts of a Rhythm
Aster Patel
I. Health and Healing
Introduction
1. The Philosophy of Healing in Indian Medicine
Kapil Kapoor
2. Integral Psychology: More than a Tool for Health and Happiness
R. L. Bijlani
3. Folk Wisdom and Traditional Healing Practices: Some Lessons for Modern Psychotherapies
Ajit K. Dalal
4. Psychotherapy and Indian Thought
Alok Pandey
5. Psychotherapy and Integral Yoga Psychology
Michael Miovic
6. Concept and Scope of Pratyāhāra in Management of Mental Health in management of mental
health
K. M. Tripathi
,II. Education
Introduction
7. Integral Education: An Application of Indian Psychology
Neeltje Huppes
8. The Blending of Healing and Pedagogy in Āyurveda
P. Ram Manohar
9. Situating Teacher Education in the Indian Context: A Paradigm Shift
Bharati Baveja
10. Krishnamurti and Value Education
Vinita Kaushik Kapur
11. Education for Life: The Mirambika Experience
Anjum Sibia
III. Social Issues
Introduction
12. Exploring the Images Used for the Individual–Organization Interface: Experiences and
Reflections
Anand Prakash
13. Broadening of Consciousness: A Healing Process among the Survivors of the Kachchh
Earthquake
Kumar Ravi Priya
14. Resolution of Social Conflicts: An Indian Model
Raghubir Singh Pirta
, 15. Lālan-pālan: A Psycho-Spiritual Experience for the Indian Mother
Anjali Singh
16. Being Human the Sikh Way: Some Psychological Reflections
Preeti Kapur & Girishwar Misra
17. Organizational Transformation Through Consciousness-Centred Training: A Case Study from
the Indian Army
Kittu Reddy
Glossary of Words of Sanskrit or Pali Origin
The contributors
Introduction
R. M. Matthijs Cornelissen
Girishwar Misra
Suneet Varma
What do we Mean by Indian Psychology?
By Indian psychology we mean an approach to psychology that is based on ideas and practices
that developed over thousands of years within the Indian subcontinent. In other words, we use the
word ‘Indian’ to indicate and honour the origin of this approach to psychology—the origin of the
underlying philosophy, the conceptual framework, the methods of enquiry, and the technology of
consciousness that it uses to bring about psychological change and transformation. It may be useful
to make explicit that we do not use the word ‘Indian’ to localize or limit the scope of this approach
to psychology; we do not mean, for example, ‘the psychology of the Indian people’, or ‘psychology
as taught at Indian universities’. We hold that Indian psychology as a meta-theory and as an
extensive body of related theories and practices has something essential and unique to contribute
to the global civilization as a whole.
It may also be useful to make explicit that this volume is not about the past, but about the present
and the future. You will look in vain for chapters about the history of Indian philosophy or religion
as they developed over the ages. Many such texts are already available, but this is not one of them.
This volume has contributions that demonstrate how ideas and practices from the Indian tradition
can be used to tackle issues in contemporary psychology and constructively inform its disciplinary
practice by helping theory building and application.
Psychology as taught at present, all over the world, is still amazingly unicultural. This is rather
remarkable if we consider the intensity and ease of international communications, and the fact that
it is almost half a century since the political decolonization of Asia and Africa was completed.
