Volume : VI, Issue : V, May - 2016

KARMA THEORY AND POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: AN OVERVIEW

Dr. Nidhi Chadha

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 The present study attempts to ascertain the importance of Eastern and Western concepts in reducing stress and consequently enhancing happiness and well–being in one’s life. The focus of this paper is on Karma theory as described in Indian religious traditions and its meaning in relation to happiness. Firstly, as proposed in the Holy book Bhagavad Gita, that one should neither worry about one’s ‘past’ nor ‘future’, rather should live in the ‘present’. Secondly, it emphasized on work is worship and that only work come in our jurisdiction and not the result. The teachings and principles of Karma theory are therapeutic in nature and map similarity to quite an extent with Positive Psychology constructs. Thus, this study is in a growing line of research that attempts to draw relationships between core beliefs of Indian philosophy of Karma theory and happiness.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Dr. Nidhi Chadha KARMA THEORY AND POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: AN OVERVIEW Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.6, Issue : 5 MAY 2016

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