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

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

Ananthanarayanan Raghu, Noa Schwartz Feuerstein
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781668497784|ISBN10: 1668497786|ISBN13 Softcover: 9798369346426|EISBN13: 9781668497791
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-9778-4.ch009
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Raghu, Ananthanarayanan, and Noa Schwartz Feuerstein. "Mahabharata Immersion: The Praxis of Antaranga Sadhana - A Pathway to Personal Transformation." Global Applications of Indian Psychology: Therapeutic and Strategic Models, edited by Anuradha Sathiyaseelan and Sathiyaseelan Balasundaram, IGI Global, 2024, pp. 158-177. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-9778-4.ch009

APA

Raghu, A. & Feuerstein, N. S. (2024). Mahabharata Immersion: The Praxis of Antaranga Sadhana - A Pathway to Personal Transformation. In A. Sathiyaseelan & S. Balasundaram (Eds.), Global Applications of Indian Psychology: Therapeutic and Strategic Models (pp. 158-177). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-9778-4.ch009

Chicago

Raghu, Ananthanarayanan, and Noa Schwartz Feuerstein. "Mahabharata Immersion: The Praxis of Antaranga Sadhana - A Pathway to Personal Transformation." In Global Applications of Indian Psychology: Therapeutic and Strategic Models, edited by Anuradha Sathiyaseelan and Sathiyaseelan Balasundaram, 158-177. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2024. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-9778-4.ch009

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Abstract

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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