Mahabharata Immersion: The Praxis of Antaranga Sadhana - A Pathway to Personal Transformation

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Author(s): Ananthanarayanan Raghu (Ritambhara Ashram, India)and Noa Schwartz Feuerstein (Ritambhara Ashram, India)
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 20
Source title: Global Applications of Indian Psychology: Therapeutic and Strategic Models
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Anuradha Sathiyaseelan (Christ University, India)and Sathiyaseelan Balasundaram (Christ University, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-9778-4.ch009

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Psychology / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This chapter traces the theory and practice of the Mahabharata Immersion (MI) process. It draws from autoethnographic documentation of the participants of more than 20 MI programs. It also explores the parallels with Jungian approaches to inner transformation as experienced by Noa Schwartz Feuerstein (a Jungian Psychotherapist) as a participant observer in one of the programs. The process of deep introspection aided by mirroring oneself through the Mahabharata stories is the central process of the MI. By working with Indian dance and theatre, as well as drawing, introspective practices, and discussions, the participants discover how to practice a meditative witnessing of their inner processes. The MI participants write a reflective journal on their experience of each day. The themes that emerged in the self-reflective essays and the data analysis form the concluding part of the chapter.

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