Abstract: This paper tries to bring in notice, the practical educational significance of the concept Samādhi. It hugely depends on the theoretical backdrop which the Sāmkhya- Yoga system provides. Nevertheless it tries to transcend the theoretical backdrop in a sense in which we can actually use the concept Samādhi instead of refraining from it, thinking it to be a practice which cannot be made an integral part of our living. It is for this reason that it has been mentioned many a times in this paper that the Samādhi actually allows us to love ourselves and respect ourselves. This love and respect would then get executed through the quality of work that we produce. For the present day it is very important to be happy with one’s own self and hence be a happy dweller of a healthy society. The happiness within is perhaps possible if we know our selves and the different patterns in which our mind may function or at least the different stages in which the mind usually resides. It is quite a usual fact that we get puzzled by the current state of affairs. As far as the bafflement of the mind is concerned, we human beings are quite an easy prey to it. This paper makes an effort to bring out the educational issues which the concept of Samādhi presents so that living is a little more peaceful. This paper strongly holds the point of living a work loaded life in a peaceful way. This is becomes all the more understandable if life be guided by the concept Samādhi.
Keywords: Yoga- Yoga literally means ‘union’ or spiritual union of the individual soul with the universal soul and is used in this sense in the Vedanta. Patañjali is the traditional founder of the Yoga system.
Title: Educational Implications of the Concept Samādhi
Author: Dr. Bhumika Kanjilal
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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