Open AccessImpact of Mahatma Gandhi′s concepts on mental health: Reflections
Author(s) -
Abhinav Tandon,
Vijay Kumar Singh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.105540
Subject(s) - mental health , psychology , psychological resilience , resilience (materials science) , psychoanalysis , psychotherapist , social psychology , epistemology , philosophy , physics , thermodynamics
Mahatma Gandhi can be looked upon as one of the greatest visionaries born. His life tells us about the varied emotions he went through as a boy and young adult during difficult times, and the experiments he did to cope up with these problems. It was his perseverance and dedication to an unrelenting pursuit of his goal that finally led to his transformation. His concepts like nonviolence, satyagraha, brahmcharya and the concepts related to 'Truth' and 'God' can give psychological strength and mental resilience to any individual trying to cope up with the demands of life.