Integrating the Bhagavad Gita with Modern Psychological Thought: Self-realisation, Mental Health, and Holistic Human Development

Author(s)	Mr. Anil Kumar Yadav, Mr. Anoop Pandey, Dr. Sravan Kumar Singh Yadav
Country	India
Abstract	This study advances a theoretically rigorous synthesis between the metaphysical psychology of the Bhagavad Gita and contemporary psychological science. Drawing from humanistic, cognitive, existential, and contemplative frameworks, the analysis interprets Gita constructs—Atman, ahamkara, samskaras, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, and meditation—as components of a unified model of consciousness and human transformation. The Gita is positioned as articulating a proto-theoretical psychology in which cognition, affect, behavior, ethics, and ontology are inseparable domains of functioning. In contrast to symptom-oriented paradigms, the Gita situates mental well-being within an existential-ethical trajectory oriented toward liberation (moksha), meaning construction, and identity transcendence. This integrative synthesis supports the development of a transpersonal, value-embedded, and meaning-centered psychological framework with implications for psychotherapy, education, and interdisciplinary consciousness research.
Keywords	Bhagavad Gita, self-realisation, psychology, meditation, Karma Yoga, consciousness, spirituality and mental health
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On	2026-02-10
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.68608

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