Yoga therapy-III, Pujya Gurudev

Yoga therapy for psycho-complexities

=Pt. ShriRam Sharma Acharya

His approach does not have a reach to the super-conscious beyond the unconscious. Similar is the case with the other researchers and scholars who have drastically modified Freudian psychology and given new directions to and laid the foundation of the modern schools of psychology; the list includes Eric Fram, Erickson, Karenhorny, Sulivan, etc. Their focus is generally the self emanated from the ego and they view the individual personality mostly in contemporary social context.

The above considerations have, by and large, dominated the study of consciousness in modern psychology till date. Significantly different and worth mentioning here is the theory of humanism by Maslow. He liberates the psychological views from the rather negative and mechanical outlook of Freudism and pragmatism by emphasizing the essential presence of "self-actualization" and "metaneeds" in human nature. This way he seems to proceed one step ahead from Jung towards spirituality. But, his concept of "Self-Actualization" also originates from the same idea of ego as defined by his predecessors. His conceptualization of "Self-Transcendence" indicates the hidden aspiration of the human-self for spiritual fulfillment.

 It has been the basis of research in "Trans-Personal Psychology" today. However, like the theory of Jung, these innovative and in-depth ideas also are somewhat confined in the peripheries of mind and psycho-synthesis of life only. This is mainly because of the lack of sound philosophical foundation and misconception of mystical elements of the knowledge of the sublime evolution of consciousness force. The root cause of the limitations of the modern psychological developments in deciphering the multiple dimensions of personality appears to be narrow understanding of the nature of human consciousness and near total absence of realization of deeper layers of consciousness beyond the mental domain. Maharshi Aurobindo points out this fact eloquently with deep insight. His views could be summarized as consciousness is often regarded as synonymous with the mind but this is only a (narrow) perception of the human intellect. 

The entirety of consciousness is far beyond and infinite. Thinkers like Swami Pranavanand have therefore remarked that Todays psychologists and psychiatrists might adjust or alleviate certain psychosomatic disorders, but nothing beyond that. What the current developments in cognitive and neurosciences know of the human consciousness is like a tip of the iceberg viewed on a hazy day.

There appears to be several illusions such as those of regarding the soul and the mind as one; confusing the realms of consciousness only as those perceivable and expressible by the body and the mind; and neglecting the importance of spirituality. Erudite scientist of human mind, Dr. Lawrence Hyde also recognizes these lacunae and accepts that because of the limitations of psychological sciences, the deficiencies and complexities of personality could be diagnosed and cured by these methods up to some extent only. Total healing and positive transformation is impossible to be achieved by these approaches. He opines that the dispersion of mind, abrupt scattering of ones life and splitting of personality cannot be checked without inner-engrossment. Rev. Gurudev Shriram Sharma Acharya and Rev. Mataji Smt. Bhagavati Devi Sharma have demonstrated that solutions of all psychic problems and worries could be found in the deeper depths of the inner-self. All current remedial measures for mental peace and happiness and attempts of healing the complexities of personality and resolving the complications of life are like pouring water on the leafs instead of irrigating the roots of a plant. (Countinue)

Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,

Shiv Sharma