Swami Abhedananda says, "True Psychology recognizes the existence of body, mind and soul. But the modern Physiological Psychology admits the existence of body only, and nothing else. True Psychology tells us, what we call the physical body is the dwelling house of the soul. It is manfactured by the soul which is the source of intelligence and self – consciousness."Swami Abhedananda further states that we should know and realize what the true nature of the soul is and then we should also ascertain our relationship with the Absolute. The psyche is the pure ego in individuality – "which is not a thought, not a function of the mind, not a function of our intellect, not sensation, not a percept or a concept, but which is the unifying element of all and which makes each one of them related to us ". So the soul or psyche is not the mind, not a state of the mind, or not a faculty of the brain, but is the pure consciousness itself -‘svaprakasa chaitanya’.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Swami Abhedananda
Swami Abhedananda, an apostle of Sri Ramakrishna-Born on October 2, 1866-Spent his early life among the brotherhood in Baranagar monastery near Calcutta in severe austerity-Travelled barefooted all over India from 1888-1895-Acquainted with many distinguished savants, including Prof. Max Muller and Prof. Paul Deussen-Landed in New York and took the charge of the Vedanta Society in 1897-Became acquainted with Prof. Williams James, Rev. R. H. Newton, Prof. Royce of Harvard, Prof. Hyslop of Columbia, Prof. Lanmann, Prof. G. H Howison, Prof. Fay, Mr. Edison, the inventor. Dr. Elmer Gates, Ralph Waldo Trine, W. D. Howells, Prof. Herschel C. Parker, Dr. Logan, Rev Bishop Potter, Prof. Shaler, Dr. Jaynes, the chairman of the Cambridge Philosophical Conference and the Professors of Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Barkeley and Clarke Universities-Travelled extensively all through the United Sates, Canada, Alaska and Mexico-Made frequent trips to Europe, delivering lectures in different parts of the continent-Crossed the Atlantic Seventeen times-Was appreciated very much for his prof undity of scholarship, intellectual brilliance, oratorical talents, charming personality and nobility of character-Made a short visit to India in 1906-Returned to America-Came back to India at last in 1921-On his way home joined the Educational Conference, Honolulu-Visited Japan, China, the Philippines, Singapore, Kualalampur and Rangoon-started on al long tour and went as far as Tibet-Established centres at Calcutta and Darjeeling-Left his mortal frame on September 8, 1939.
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