The Bhagavad Gita in the Eye of a Psychologist

The Bhagavad Gita is a major Indian text. The Gita presents an elaborate analysis of the human mind from the context of a fundamental philosophy of active living. An integral philosophy of life and transformation is told in the Bhagavad Gita in midst of the battle in Kurukshetra. The scene presents a division of a great family dynasty arrayed in opposite sides to fight against each other. The narrative of the Gita is of significance as the figurative and metaphorical meanings of the psychical war-field lead us to the mental war field fuelled by conflicting emotions, unexpressed fears and the lack of stable sense of identity. The mental conflict that humanity is confronting since ancient times, the conflict between ‘ what is right ’(dharma) and what is duty (kartavya) is presented in the opening lines of The Gita. In this study reviews of the Bhagavad Gita along with psychodynamics of some slokas are explained thoroughly. The Gita provides us the strength to fight against and triumph over our inner weakness and manifest our inner goodness and thus get into the orbit of self-actualization. Yoga and meditation can provide one with psychophysical equilibrium by raising and expanding one's life state from the lesser form to the higher one. And when we attain such an expansive life state we devote ourselves for the welfare of our shared humanity. And when we take up such actions unsurpassed happiness, and divine bliss shine brilliantly in our hearts.