Explanation of personality from yogic concept

Pages: 1018-1019
Himani Bhattacharya (Psychology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata)

The concept of personality is not new. It can be described from the Sankhya school which is considered one of the oldest Hindu systems of philosophy. The concept of the Triguna seems to have implication to our understanding of human behaviour. The gunas are Sattva, Rajas, Tamas. They are always changing. These gunas determine the individual’s personality type and behaviour. In present situation the concept of trigunas is very essential to all human being from lower to higher as evident from the Maslow’s hierarchy (1970) that is from tamas to sattva.