Unit 1
Introduction
Introduction to Modern Psychology
A short history of Modern Psychology – Major Schools of Modern Psychology – The three major forces in Western Psychology – Freudian Psychoanalysis; Behaviourism; Humanistic Psychology.
Introduction to Indian Psychology
What is Yoga? – Rise of Yoga Psychology tradition – Various schools of Yoga Psychology – Universal Goal of all Yoga-schools.
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – 1
Introduction to Rishi Patanjali – Bird view of Yoga-Sutra – Definition of Yoga – Vrittis.
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – 2
Five Kinds of Vrittis – Pramanam – sources of right knowledge – Viparyayah – unfolded belief – Vikalpah – Unfolded belief – Smriti – Memory.
Unit 2
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – 3
Two formulae – Necessity of Abhyasah and Vairagyah – Foundation of Abhyasah – Foundation of Vairagyah.
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – 4
Introduction to Samadhi – Samprajnata-Samadhi – Reasoning in S.amprajnata- Samadhi – Reflection in Samprajnata-Samadhi – Bliss in Samprajnata-Samadhi – Sense of Individuality in Samprajnata-Samadhi.
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – 5
Main obstacles in the path of Yoga – other obstructions – removal of obstacles by one – pointedness; by controlling Prana – by observing sense experience – by inner illumination – by detachment from matter – by knowledge of dream and sleep – by meditation as desired.
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – 6
How to make mind peaceful? – Cultivating opposite virtues: happiness – friendliness – misery – compassion – virtue – gladness – vice – indifference.
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – 7
Five causes of Pain – avidya – ignorance (Root Cause) – asmita – ‘I-Feeling’ – raga – attraction – dwesha – repulsion – abhinivesha – clinging to life.
