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| Prof. (Dr.) S. D. Sharma speaking on the Conference (Photo: Abhishek/ASCO) |
AUR, 6TH August, 2010: Prof. (Dr.) S. D. Sharma, Ex-Dir, IHBAS delivered a very informative, encouraging and impactful lecture on Spirituality and Mental Health. He made it pretty clear that spirituality is all about psychology. Adding to that, he vividly put forth an idea that religion and spirituality are not the same; while religion paves way for doubts, spirituality with its autonomy soothes minds and souls without any false thoughts.
Citing the famous quote of Plato “Man is not only conscious but he is conscious of his consciousness”, consciousness is the very window tool where we perceive reality. Dr.Sharma added humorously that scientists believe that there is no spiritual source for mystical experiences. Body and mind are inseparable and interlocked. For a healthy living and mental health, balance of both is necessary and essential. Satisfaction leans towards the pleasure of the hedonists. Being self actualized is more important than anything for a human, saying this he quoted -“Better is Socrates dissatisfied than being a fool satisfied!” Social emotions help to break the out the ego cage of Iand MINE. Sigmund Frews quoted that “Religion is related to people’s psychological makeup.” Spirituality is concerned with soul and it is directed towards the pursuit of personal meaning that gives purpose & meaning to life.
In the end, Dr. Sharma concluded that spiritual experience is eternal and permanent. In spiritual life, a person develops his power of concentration through self actions, gains, discrimination between the spirit and humans.
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