Testing
the Vedic Psychology of the Bhagavad-Gita
M.C. Dillbeck |
This
paper addresses the empirical testability of the Vedic psychological
theory found in the Bhagavad-Gita. It is suggested that research
on a meditation practice which is consistent with the descriptions
of the Bhagavad-Gita may be used to assess the theory's testability.
Research on the Transcendental Meditation (TM) and TM-Sidhi program
is reviewed as evidence relating to the following predictions of
this theory: the experience of transcending, the growth of qualities
of enlightenment, and "field" properties of consciousness.
It is concluded that the Vedic psychological theory describes empirical
discoveries which may be practically applied rather than solely philosophical
speculations.
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