2 papers in the library · 9 citations · publishing 1996-2023
May 11, 2023 Anand C. Paranjpe
This chapter is devoted to the discussion of some prominent modern thinkers, including psychologists whose work provides differing perspectives on the Yogic transformation of consciousness leading to Samādhi. The philosopher Edmund Husserl developed a technique that came close to that of Yoga, but in the end, he abandoned that project. Jean Piaget started with the idea that God is immanent in...
Psychology and Developing Societies March 1, 1996 Anand C. Paranjpe 9 citations
The intellectual tradition of India includes many psychological concepts, theories and techniques that parallel, contrast, contradict or complement Western ideas and theories. Using notions derived from the Upanishads and modern psychology, the paper discusses the nature and states of consciousness, Western metaphors and the Yogic techniques for the systematic control of mental processes to...