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P01-114 - Abating Anxiety & Sustaining Peace in Mind is Possible Through Continious Practice and Devotion in Eastern Philoshopical Doctrine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2020

A. Acharya*
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Calcutta Pavlov Hospital, Kolkata, India

Abstract

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Introduction

Keeping off anxiety from mind & it's bodily symptoms is a challenging task through centuries. Cause of anxiety is broadly viewed as Heriditary & Environmental factors. We have some drugs to lessen acute/ generalised anxiety. What will happen if the environmental stimulus is sharpen or reduced gradually.

Objective

In eastern philoshopical doctrine anxiety is seen aroused as either sexual urges oriented or materialistic sences. In psycho-analytical theory of Sigmoid Freud, diguised libidonal senses that are trying to come in surface is viewed as the primary cause of anxiety. There is a similarity that libidonal or sex thoughts, usually socialy unacceptable are seen as the sole cause of anxiety mainly.

Aims

Unfolding of eastern spiritual or philoshophical doctrine will show some path in attaining a less anxiety state in an enduring pattern.

Methods

Hindu saints saying, “women and financial assettes or materiastic objects are all evils like poison, if you are diped into it, peace will not be achieved in your mind”-Sree Ramkrihna.

Anxiety reliefing is attainable through lifelong practice & devotion. According to Swami Vivekanata who delivered excellent speaches in Religions of Parliament in Chicago, in 1851 said “If you are honest for each moments…you have gained the highest state, nothing (worry or anxiety) could touch you.”

What is practice? Meditation meaning cutting the mind from external world for few minutes or hours and keep the body & mind calm, tranquil & free from all earthly thinking.

In perfoming Work, stay in a non self, or a non “I” doing way of thinking.

Results

Meditation, nonattachment will bring relief.

Conclusion

Dispassionate, non myself sencse woking&de-atachement are key-factors.

Type
Anxiety disorders
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2010
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