Transcript Introduction to Vedic Psychology University Complutense Madrid

Introduction to Vedic
Psychology
Hanumatpresaka Swami
(Professor Huber Hutchin Robinson)
University Complutense
Madrid
7 May 2008
1.Contrast with Western Psychology.
2.Basic Ontology
3.Basic Practices
Contrast with Western Psychology
• Oxford English Dictionary – Psyche &
Persona.
• St. Thomas Aquinas – Kiss God.
Basic Ontology
Bhagavad Gita 7.4
Subtle
• Narcissistic Ego (Ahankara)
• Sub-conscious (Buddhi)
• Thoughts (Manas)
Gross
• Space (Kham)
• Touch (Vayu)
• Sight (Analo)
• Taste (Apo)
• Smell (Bhumir)
Basic Practices
Japa – Rosary
Kirtana – Group Meditation
Basic Practices
Japa – Rosary
Basic Practices
Japa – Rosary
Basic Practices
Kirtana – Group Meditation
Basic Practices
Kirtana – Group Meditation
Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna,
Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama,
Rama Rama, Hare Hare
Carl Jung
Analytical Psychology-Its Theory and Practice
The Tavistock Lectures, 1935
E. T. Hall
The Hidden Dimension, 1992
Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Nectar of Instruction, 1975