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Namah Notes on counselling

However in the integral psychotherapeutic of the myriad strands of the personality. It
paradigm, a deeper approach in the realms is the quintessence of the integral paradigm
of consciousness is needed. This action rests of health (5).
on three basic movements:
c. A personality integrated around the
a. The energy substrates underlying the physical, Psychic Being can traverse higher ranges
vital and mental planes of consciousness in of consciousness and come to be identified
the outer being or surface personality are with the Bliss-principle or Ananda that holds
derivations of a greater and subtler Praannic Creation as its value-aspect. It is a Bliss which
SSakti (Energy) operating on the inner being is completely beyond any motivation and exists
or subliminal personality that stands behind sui generis, spontaneously. This Bliss is beyond
the outer being. The energy of the outer being all emotional dualities and bipolarities, it is a
is not fully effective as it is cramped by the Master-Emotion from which all emotions have
inertia of the physical, the desires of the vital been derived as projections, deviations and
and the preferential biases of the mental planes. distortions. A contact with this Enanda aspect
The Praannic SSakti at the inner being, free from of the Supreme Reality (Sachidananda) not only
these limitations, is aligned with the cosmic alleviates all depression but gives meaning
energy around and the higher spiritual energy to life.
in the supernal spheres of consciousness. If it
can be tapped, it can exert healing actions (3). References

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Dr. Soumitra Basu, a practising psychiatrist and member of SAIIIHR, is the Director of a school of
psychology, Integral Yoga Psychology. He is also one of the editors of NAMAH.

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