Page No – 212-223
Raghubir Singh Pirta
Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
Psychologists in India are engaged in laying the foundations of a psychology
that aims to explore human experiences in a distinct way and significantly
contribute to theory building and application. The primary activity in a new area
such as Indian Psychology entails abstraction of concepts; the next important
task is acquisition, innovation, and discovery of appropriate methods of enquiry.
The presumption is that these methods, in comparison to others, would make
Indian Psychology truly an Indian contribution for the exploration of human
consciousness in all its manifestations. This process involves three initiatives.
First requirement is to underline some important methods, and then describe
them in minute details even if they are available in Indian schools of thought.
Second urgent task is the improvisation of linkages of the psychology departments
of universities and colleges with the centers of spiritualism and religion in India.
Lastly, these efforts would require a change in the investigator’s mindset—to
imbibe an ethos conducive for a mind-science of Indian origin.
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