Three-day national seminar on Spiritual Psychology organized at AMU

ALIGARH, November 2: The three-day national seminar on Spiritual Psychology organized by the Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University concluded recently. Prof. Sangeetha Menon, Professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore was the chief guest. The concluding session was chaired by Prof. Hamida Ahmad, Chairperson, Department of Psychology.


Prof. Sangeetha Menon presented her address on Brain Studies, Consciousness and Spiritual Psychology. Prof. Menon started with the postulate that brain is the most important part of the human body that is the center for sensation, emotion and consciousness and the single unit of information and experience that connects sensation, emotions and consciousness is said to be the ‘self’. Prof. Menon said that self is constantly emerging as a result of its interaction with nature outside (social/biological) and the nature inside (mind). In the process of change the self has the capacity to change the neuro-chemicals of the brain.


Prof. Menon further said that spirituality can be seen as a voyage to the unknown space but here the exploration is of the inside space. A person who cannot understand the inner space can never correctly understand the outer space, she concluded.



Prof. Hamida Ahmad, while delivering the presidential address, expressed happiness over the successful completion of the seminar and highlighted the fact that psychology, while retaining the scientific methods, has to evolve alternative methods to explore the positive and humane side of human psyche.


Prof. Saeeduzzafar, Convener of the Seminar presented the detailed report of the scientific sessions. Prof. Akbar Husain, Organizing Secretary, proposed a vote of thanks.