National Conference on Yoga and Indian Approaches to Psychology
Pondicherry, India September 29 - October 1, 2002
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The National Conference on Yoga and Indian Psychology was attended by approximately 175 participants, most of them faculty members at psychology departments and research institutes in India. There were also a number of students and PhD scholars, some independent professionals, and a few psychologists from outside India.
A total of 84 papers were presented (see: Yaiap-papers ).
At the end of the conference a Declaration was passed on the position of Indian approaches to psychology (see: IP-Manifesto).
Below follows the text of the Conference Announcement:
Introduction
Academic Psychology in India is based almost exclusively on the European tradition. The reductionist and physicalist foundation of modern, as yet largely Western science, is, however, not adequate to deal with the complexity and multidimensional nature of the human psyche. It stresses the most outward and mechanical parts of human nature and neglects our higher faculties, our more subtle and intimate experiences, the meaning and in a way the very essence of human existence. There are post-modern approaches to psychology that are more open in this respect, but they don't offer as yet a comprehensive framework for the whole of psychology.
The Indian tradition, on the other hand, with its emphasis on integrality and on consciousness as the primary reality, can provide a coherent and appropriate foundation for a truly integral psychology. Its wealth of inner disciplines offers, moreover, not only invaluable tools for psychotherapy, education, management and social work, but also opens the possibility of developing rigorous methods to arrive at valid, detailed and reliable knowledge of subjective reality.
We hope that this conference will become a turning point in the development of a new approach to psychology, which will carry in itself the very best of what modern psychology and the Indian tradition have to offer. It seems the right time for a breakthrough, for the world is in desperate need of a more integral, more spiritually focussed psychology and it is India that can provide the lead in its development.
Objectives of the conference
Exposition of existing approaches to Indian psychology
Exploring important areas and issues that can make Indian psychology a living force for the future
Development of practical applications of Yoga and Indian approaches to psychology
Developing research methodologies for Yoga and Indian approaches to Psychology
Identifying support structures that will enable a successful introduction of Indian approaches to psychology at Indian universities and colleges
The structure of the conference
To achieve the objectives described above, there will be plenary, concurrent and, in case of sufficient interest, poster sessions. Each of these sessions will be devoted to one of the main objectives. The plenary sessions will have invited speakers only. The concurrent and poster sessions will work out the different issues in further detail. The highlights of the concurrent and poster sessions will be reported to all the participants during the last plenary session, after which there will be occasion to discuss concrete plans and projects for the follow-up of the conference.
Topics of the concurrent sessions
Schools of Indian psychology that are relevant today
Present applications and practice of Indian psychology
Indian concepts of personality and higher levels of mind
Yoga and Indian approaches to psychology as a means to effect change and transformation
Research in Indian psychology, development of new methodologies
The syllabus of Indian psychology, not as a relic of the past but as a force for the future
Appropriate methods for teaching Indian psychology
Submitted papers
The deadline for submission of papers was August 15th.
For an overview of submitted papers please see Yaiap-papers.htm
Venue
Pondicherry is the place where for forty years Sri Aurobindo did his tapasya. In one of his own observations about this period he says, "I am concerned with the earth, not with worlds beyond for their own sake; it is a terrestrial realisation that I seek and not a flight to distant summits."
The ashram where Sri Aurobindo and his spiritual companion, the Mother, lived and worked for the transformation of our collective consciousness, still carry a strong spiritual atmosphere. Sri Aurobindo called Yoga, "nothing but practical psychology" and it cannot be by chance that Pondicherry was chosen as the place for this conference. May we all draw inspiration from the special surrounding in which the National Conference on Yoga and Indian Approaches to Psychology is held.
Organisational support
This conference is organised by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research in association with
Infinity Foundation
Pondicherry Psychology Association
Indian Academy of Applied Psychology
National Academy of Psychology
Consciousness Research Group, Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Advisory Committee
Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao
Prof. Anand Paranjpe
Prof. R.C. Tripathi
Prof. K.V. Kaliappan
Prof. G.P. Thakur
Prof. George V. Mathew
Prof. Janak Pandey
Prof. Girishwar Misra
Prof. P. V. Krishna Rao
Dr. Aster Patel
Organising Committee
Dr. Matthijs Cornelissen (Chairman)email: matthijs@ipi.org.in
Prof. B. Mukhopadhyay (Vice-Chairman)
Dr. Panch. Ramalingam (Organising Secretary)
V. Kishore Kumar (Joint Secretary)
Dr. S. Ganapathy (Treasurer)
Address for correspondence
Dr. Panch. Ramalingam17, 14th Street, Krishna NagarPondicherry 605008Phone 0413 252476 (R)
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Pondicherry, India September 29 - October 1, 2002
download posterA4 size, PDF format, 376 KbA4 size, GIF format, 90Kb
Group Photo
The National Conference on Yoga and Indian Psychology was attended by approximately 175 participants, most of them faculty members at psychology departments and research institutes in India. There were also a number of students and PhD scholars, some independent professionals, and a few psychologists from outside India.
A total of 84 papers were presented (see: Yaiap-papers ).
At the end of the conference a Declaration was passed on the position of Indian approaches to psychology (see: IP-Manifesto).
Below follows the text of the Conference Announcement:
Introduction
Academic Psychology in India is based almost exclusively on the European tradition. The reductionist and physicalist foundation of modern, as yet largely Western science, is, however, not adequate to deal with the complexity and multidimensional nature of the human psyche. It stresses the most outward and mechanical parts of human nature and neglects our higher faculties, our more subtle and intimate experiences, the meaning and in a way the very essence of human existence. There are post-modern approaches to psychology that are more open in this respect, but they don't offer as yet a comprehensive framework for the whole of psychology.
The Indian tradition, on the other hand, with its emphasis on integrality and on consciousness as the primary reality, can provide a coherent and appropriate foundation for a truly integral psychology. Its wealth of inner disciplines offers, moreover, not only invaluable tools for psychotherapy, education, management and social work, but also opens the possibility of developing rigorous methods to arrive at valid, detailed and reliable knowledge of subjective reality.
We hope that this conference will become a turning point in the development of a new approach to psychology, which will carry in itself the very best of what modern psychology and the Indian tradition have to offer. It seems the right time for a breakthrough, for the world is in desperate need of a more integral, more spiritually focussed psychology and it is India that can provide the lead in its development.
Objectives of the conference
Exposition of existing approaches to Indian psychology
Exploring important areas and issues that can make Indian psychology a living force for the future
Development of practical applications of Yoga and Indian approaches to psychology
Developing research methodologies for Yoga and Indian approaches to Psychology
Identifying support structures that will enable a successful introduction of Indian approaches to psychology at Indian universities and colleges
The structure of the conference
To achieve the objectives described above, there will be plenary, concurrent and, in case of sufficient interest, poster sessions. Each of these sessions will be devoted to one of the main objectives. The plenary sessions will have invited speakers only. The concurrent and poster sessions will work out the different issues in further detail. The highlights of the concurrent and poster sessions will be reported to all the participants during the last plenary session, after which there will be occasion to discuss concrete plans and projects for the follow-up of the conference.
Topics of the concurrent sessions
Schools of Indian psychology that are relevant today
Present applications and practice of Indian psychology
Indian concepts of personality and higher levels of mind
Yoga and Indian approaches to psychology as a means to effect change and transformation
Research in Indian psychology, development of new methodologies
The syllabus of Indian psychology, not as a relic of the past but as a force for the future
Appropriate methods for teaching Indian psychology
Submitted papers
The deadline for submission of papers was August 15th.
For an overview of submitted papers please see Yaiap-papers.htm
Venue
Pondicherry is the place where for forty years Sri Aurobindo did his tapasya. In one of his own observations about this period he says, "I am concerned with the earth, not with worlds beyond for their own sake; it is a terrestrial realisation that I seek and not a flight to distant summits."
The ashram where Sri Aurobindo and his spiritual companion, the Mother, lived and worked for the transformation of our collective consciousness, still carry a strong spiritual atmosphere. Sri Aurobindo called Yoga, "nothing but practical psychology" and it cannot be by chance that Pondicherry was chosen as the place for this conference. May we all draw inspiration from the special surrounding in which the National Conference on Yoga and Indian Approaches to Psychology is held.
Organisational support
This conference is organised by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research in association with
Infinity Foundation
Pondicherry Psychology Association
Indian Academy of Applied Psychology
National Academy of Psychology
Consciousness Research Group, Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Advisory Committee
Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao
Prof. Anand Paranjpe
Prof. R.C. Tripathi
Prof. K.V. Kaliappan
Prof. G.P. Thakur
Prof. George V. Mathew
Prof. Janak Pandey
Prof. Girishwar Misra
Prof. P. V. Krishna Rao
Dr. Aster Patel
Organising Committee
Dr. Matthijs Cornelissen (Chairman)email: matthijs@ipi.org.in
Prof. B. Mukhopadhyay (Vice-Chairman)
Dr. Panch. Ramalingam (Organising Secretary)
V. Kishore Kumar (Joint Secretary)
Dr. S. Ganapathy (Treasurer)
Address for correspondence
Dr. Panch. Ramalingam17, 14th Street, Krishna NagarPondicherry 605008Phone 0413 252476 (R)
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