Corona fear in security-insecurity continuum

Pages: 412-414
Pallavi Bhatnagar (Department of Psychology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)

The anxiety, frustration, agitation and seemingly unending mental chatter a creating a cloud of confusion and uncertainty is the Hallmark of the present-day scenario with COVID-19. The present paper makes an attempt to address this corona fear from the perspective of security insecurity continuum. Bhagavad Gita: the greatest epic of Indian Mythology (a dialogue between Lord Krishna & Arjun in the battlefield) has been not only referred as an allegory for the ethical and moral struggles of human life but also referred to as Gandhi’s spiritual dictionary and as a major psychotherapy (Reddy, 2012). The author takes a verse from the second chapter and builds upon it, the continuum of security and resilience. On the one end, it is the yogi having wisdom, which is secured from within, and has self-validation (Real Self) and on the other end is the conceit and craving imbibed in insecurity of ‘EGO’ (Conditional Self) and clinging to accessories and hoarding. The perspective resonates the humanistic-existential paradigm concluding with celebration of a warrior with the spirit of a Yogi.