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| Published: September 25, 2017
The Concept of Dreams and Dreaming: A Hindu Perspective
Guest Faculty in Psychology, School of Behavioural Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Instructor, C. G. Jung Institute, Küsnacht, Switzerland Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.131/20170404
DOI: 10.25215/0404.131
ABSTRACT
The present paper presents Hindu approaches to dreams. In the west there are numerous concepts, theories, schools and information with regard to dreams. Hindu concepts about and approaches to dreams, though, are relatively untouched and unexplored and are thus largely unknown to westerners. The main concept of dreams and dreaming is closely linked to Hindu philosophy, mythology, and ancient writings such as the Puranas, Vedas, Upanishads, and so on. The major essence of the eternal self (atman), the seven fold classification of dreams and dreaming, dreams associated with the sex of the unborn child and human nature (“prakriti”) as based on the ayurvedic personality temperament theory (“tridosha”) form the major Hindu concepts of dreams. These are presented and discussed in this paper.
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© 2017 Eranimos B, & Funkhouser A
Received: August 17, 2017; Revision Received: September 21, 2017; Accepted: September 25, 2017
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.131/20170404
10.25215/0404.131
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Published in Volume 04, Issue 4, July-September, 2017