Human nature: Indian perspective revisited
Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2010 DOI: 10.4103/0972-6748.90335 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
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| Citations | 11 |
| Key points | The text asserts that ancient Indian thought treats consciousness as the primary reality and holds that the goal of all scientific inquiry is self-knowledge, situating this within a Hindu mythological timeline of four yugas spanning over 8 million years. |
Abstract
Sarvasastraprayojanamatmadarshanam “The end of all the scientific pursuit and endeavor is to know our own self.” Human existence on earth, as per the Hindu mythology, dates back to over 8 million years. These years have been divided into four “yugas,” viz. Satyuga (5.6 million years), Treta (1.4 million years), Dwapar (4.68 lakh years) and the present yug “Kalyug” that started approximately 5000 years ago. Ancient Indian literature was considered to be written around 5000–1000 BC. Ancient Indian literature was considered to be written around 5000–1000 BC(1). [1] Indian thinkers placed enough emphasis on consciousness as the primary reality.