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Introduction to Indian Psychology

Prof. Anuradha Choudry · IIT Kharagpur

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Lectures

Week 1 | Psychology : Definitions and Scope

  1. Lecture 1 | Indian Psychology: Course Overview Video
  2. Lecture 2 | Psychology: Its Etymology Video
  3. Lecture 3 | Psychology: Its Evolution Video
  4. Lecture 4 | Psychology: Its Definitions Video
  5. Lecture 5 | Psychology: Research Methods Video

Week 2 | Schools of Western Psychology

  1. Lecture 6 | Structuralism and Functionalism Video
  2. Lecture 7 | Indian Psychology: Behaviorism Video
  3. Lecture 8 | Psychoanalysis Video
  4. Lecture 9 | Humanism Video
  5. Lecture 10 | Brain-Mind-Consciousness Connect: Modern Science and Ancient Indian Wisdom Video

Week 3 | Paradigms of Indian / Yoga Psychology

  1. Lecture 11 | Introduction to Indian Psychology Video
  2. Lecture 12 | Schools of Vedānta Video
  3. Lecture 13 | Sāṁkhya & Yoga Video
  4. Lecture 14 | Āyurveda Video
  5. Lecture 15 | Research Approaches in Indian Psychology Video

Week 4 | Foundational Concepts of Indian Psychology - 1

  1. Lecture 16 | Self and Identity Video
  2. Lecture 17 | Spectrum and Map of Consciousness Video
  3. Lecture 18 | States of Consciousness and Types of Knowledge Video
  4. Lecture 19 | Vedic Triad: satyam, ṛtam, bṛhat and dharma Video
  5. Lecture 20 | prakṛti, svabhāva and svadharma Video

Week 5 | Foundation Concepts of Indian Psychology - 2

  1. Lecture 21 | Puruṣārthas & Caturāśrama Video
  2. Lecture 22 | The Varṇa System Video
  3. Lecture 23 | Daivīsampat and Āsurīsampat Video
  4. Lecture 24 | The Theory of Karma and The Importance of Vivekabuddhi Video
  5. Lecture 25 | Ṛṇa (ऋण) and Yajña (यज्ञ) Video

Week 6 | Concepts of Mind and Mind++ in Indian Psychology

  1. Lecture 26 | Concepts of Mind and Mind++ Revision: “Being” and “Becoming” Video
  2. Lecture 27 | Concepts of Mind and Mind++ Video
  3. Lecture 28 | Concept of the Mind in Vedānta Video
  4. Lecture 29 | Concepts of Mind and Mind++ Video
  5. Lecture 30 | Nyāya–Vaiśeṣika & Pūrvamīmāṃsā Concept of Mind Video
  6. Lecture 31 | Conception of Mind: Buddhism and Jainism Video

Week 7 | Mind-Senses-Body Complex: Yogasūtra and Bhagavadgītā

  1. Lecture 32 | Integrated Human ‘System’ Through the Quantum Lens Video
  2. Lecture 33 | The Three Guṇās of the Gītā Video
  3. Lecture 34 | Mind and Senses in the Gītā Video
  4. Lecture 35 | Mind and its Processes in Āyurveda Video
  5. Lecture 36 | Aṣṭāṅga-Yoga of Patañjali Video

Week 8 | Definitions and Streams of Yoga

  1. Lecture 37 | Cognition, Emotion and Volition in Indian Psychology Video
  2. Lecture 38 | Definitions of Yoga Video
  3. Lecture 39 | Streams of Yoga: Their Practical Implications Video
  4. Lecture 40 | Tantra Yoga: The Psychology of Being Video
  5. Lecture 41 | Cakras and Their Influence Video

Week 9 | Techniques of Consciousness

  1. Lecture 42 | Techniques of Consciousness - 1 Prāṇāyāma (प्राणायाम) Video
  2. Lecture 43 | Techniques of Consciousness - 2 Indriyajaya (इन्द्रियजय): Mastery of Senses Video
  3. Lecture 44 | Techniques of Consciousness - 3 Vāksaṃyama: Mastery Over Speech Video
  4. Lecture 45 | Techniques of Consciousness - 4 Dhāraṇā (धारण) and Dhyāna (ध्यान): Mastery Over Mind Video
  5. Lecture 46 | Techniques of Consciousness - 5 Bhakti (भक्ति): Sublimation of Emotions Video

Week 10 | Integral Well-Being

  1. Lecture 47 | Sukha and Self-Architecture Video
  2. Lecture 48 | Svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य): Integral Well-Being Video
  3. Lecture 49 | Sthitaprajña (स्थितप्रज्ञ): Being Established in the Self Video
  4. Lecture 50 | Yogī / Yoginī: Possessing ‘Yoga’ Video
  5. Lecture 51 | Svarāṭ to Samrāṭ: Mastery of the Individual to the Collective Video
  6. Lecture 52 | The Culmination of Human Life Video

Week 11 | Self-realisation: Illustrative Case studies

  1. Lecture 53 | Sadāśiva Brahmendra Sarasvatī & Śrī Ramaṇa Maharṣi Video
  2. Lecture 54 | Sri Ramakṛishna Paramahamsa & Swami Vivekananda Video
  3. Lecture 55 | Sri Aurobindo & The Mother Video
  4. Lecture 56 | Ma Anandamayi & Neem Karoli Baba Video
  5. Lecture 57 | Living Masters of Indian Psychology Video

Week 12 | Applied Indian Psychology

  1. Lecture 58 | Applications of Indian Psychology - The Tripuṭi of Health: An Indic Perspective Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Kharagpur
Department
Humanities and Social Sciences
Teacher
Prof. Anuradha Choudry
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics
Source
NPTEL
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