TY - JOUR AU - Editor, PY - 2013/07/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Editorial JF - Dev Sanskriti Interdisciplinary International Journal JA - Dev Sanskriti Interdis Internat J VL - 2 IS - 0 SE - COLUMN DO - UR - http://dsiij.dsvv.ac.in/index.php/dsiij/article/view/189 SP - 82 AB - <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Born out of a unique vision of the groundbreaking scholar and great visionary, Pandit Shri Ram Sharma Acharaya,&nbsp; Dev Sanskriti&nbsp; Vishwavidyalaya is an educational &nbsp; institution &nbsp; to&nbsp; mould &nbsp; its&nbsp; students&nbsp; into noble and enlightened&nbsp; human beings; selfless, warm­ hearted,&nbsp; compassionate&nbsp; and&nbsp; kind individuals.&nbsp; Along with excellent domain focused approach, categorical excellence&nbsp; &nbsp; and a widely&nbsp; knitted&nbsp; outreach&nbsp; connect, the&nbsp; University&nbsp; aims to build&nbsp; individuals&nbsp; with spirituality&nbsp; as their&nbsp; locus&nbsp; of&nbsp; control&nbsp; and&nbsp; help&nbsp; them excel holistically through meticulously designed curriculums&nbsp; &nbsp; and &nbsp; dedicated &nbsp; faculty. &nbsp; One &nbsp; of &nbsp; the primary objectives of the University is to provide education and conduct research in the disciplines of Vedic Culture &nbsp; (Dev Sanskriti) &nbsp; and to provide &nbsp; a proper blend of science and spirituality. This issue of </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dev Sanskriti:&nbsp; Interdisciplinary International Journal </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">is a welcome addition in the same tradition.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This issue of journal includes contributions</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">from across disciplines like Yoga, Psychology, Scientific Spirituality, &nbsp; Parapsychology, Journalism, Education, Philosophy, Indian culture, Literature and Oriental &nbsp; Studies.&nbsp; The first paper of this issue is dedicated to the concept of </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sankeertan </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">where Reena Bajpai &amp; Chadraprakash Khokhar, discussed the psychological benefits of yogic practice called </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sankeertan. </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">They concluded that it is an effective technique to improve the overall adjustment of adolescent girls. The scientific analysis of literature</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">&amp; language was conducted by Karuna&nbsp; Nidhi. Vikas</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">et al, have explored the concept of parapsychological abilities and discussed the various yogic techniques</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">&amp; processes of activation of inner potential.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Monoj Kumar has discussed the root causes of environmental problems and explored the contemporary solutions in Vedic literature. Savita Gahlawat conducted a scientific study and examined the effect of yogic practices on mental health &amp; Emotional maturity of visually challenged students. This study was conducted on 20 blind students and she found the positive effect of yogic intervention on mental health &amp; emotional maturity. Annapoorna&nbsp; et al,&nbsp; studied&nbsp; the&nbsp; effect&nbsp; of&nbsp; Yoga&nbsp; therapy&nbsp; on&nbsp; anxiety</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">disorder. Fifteen patients diagnosed as suffering from anxiety disorders aged 20 to 50 years were recruited for the study. They found significant improvement in Medicine &amp; Yoga group while comparing with Medication &nbsp; group &nbsp; and &nbsp; Yoga &nbsp; group. Para-psychological aspect of consciousness in view of Sri Aurobindo was explored by Krishna Chaudhary. In this paper he discussed the four levels of mind i.e. higher mind, illuminated mind, intuitive mind and over mind.&nbsp; Sadhana (Practices), Swadhyaya (Self study), Sarhyam (Self control) and Seva (Service) are the four important component of Spirituality this was discussed by Pravin Kumar. In this paper he also explored and discussed the scientific impact of these four spiritual practices on personality development. Nirmal Adhikari and Aditya Shukla explore the communication perspective in Hindu philosophy. Mantra or </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">stotra </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">recitation is an easy way to self­ realization and good health. The practices of mantra can give eternal peace, bliss and immortality. Thirty subjects were taken for the study and they recited </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Aaditya Hridaya stotram </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">for </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">45 </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">days. The significant positive effect on self-confidence &nbsp; &amp; anxiety was reported by Arun Kumar &amp; Akhileshwar Sao.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hemadri &nbsp; et al, have discussed the therapeutic value of </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Swadhyaya. Swadhyaya </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">is a positive thought input into cognitive area to make it healthy &nbsp; and &nbsp; function &nbsp; properly. &nbsp; It is &nbsp; the &nbsp; art of knowing oneself.&nbsp; Krishna Jhare has explored and discussed the importance of humanistic life vision. The concept and role of </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bhav Samvedana </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">in thought revolution in special reference of Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya was explored by Megha Pal.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We heartily congratulate and thank to the reviewers and all the contributors.&nbsp; Hope, this issue of Journal will inspire and generate interest among researchers, educators, policy makers and professionals to understand the significance of Indigenous Knowledge in present era. We also thank all the readers and seek your feedback to make the journal a more effective vehicle in the field of Indigenous knowledge.</span></p> ER -