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THE BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT JOURNAL

NAMAH is a pioneer, peer-reviewed, internationally indexed body, mind and spirit journal with an integral vision looking at the influence of the spirit or soul in psychology and health.


Growth

The Blessing of Misfortune

The Mother

Insight

34 — O Misfortune, blessed be thou; for through thee I have seen the face of my Lover.

If through misfortune one sees the face of God, then it is no longer misfortune, is it?

Obviously, far from being a misfortune, it is a blessing. And this is precisely what Sri Aurobindo means.

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The Soul

The Journey to the Soul-Space

Dr. Soumitra Basu

Insight

We have not only an Outer Being (which is known as the personality in contemporary psychology) but a larger and vaster but subliminal Inner Being. Unlike the outer being, the Inner Being cannot be sustained by the ego, it needs to be supported by the inmost soul-essence or the Psychic Being. The Inmost Being occupies the soul-space deeper to the psychological space of the inner Being and the aspirant for personal growth has to traverse all other spaces to reach the soul-space. Read more...


Growth

Dreams and Sadhana

Lopa Mukherjee

The Mother said that dreamtime is the night-school of sādhanā. We can use dreams in our spiritual quest and they are important for our psychological health. Dreams have been used by oracles from the beginning of civilisations to solve problems, predict the future, heal deep-seated wounds and create new possibilities. This paper explores how dreams can help our inner growth if we open ourselves to their subtle touch. Read more...


Insight

Origin and Nature of Suffering

Nolini Kanta Gupta

Suffering there is, some say, because the soul takes delight in it: if there was not the soul’s delight behind, there would not be any suffering at all. There are still two other positions with regard to suffering which we do not deal with in the present context, namely, (1) that it does not exist at all, the absolute Ananda of the Brahman being the sole reality, suffering, along with the manifested world of which it is a part, is illusion pure and simple, (2) that suffering exists, but it comes not from soul or God but from the Anti-divine: it is at the most tolerated by God and He uses it as best as He can for His purpose. That, however, is not our subject here. We ask then what delight can the soul take when the body is suffering, say, from cancer. If it is delight, it must be of a perverse variety. Is it not the whole effort of mankind to get rid of pain and suffering, make of our life and of the world, if possible, a visible play of pure and undefiled Ananda? Read more...


Consciousness and health

The Role of Will in Sadhana

Dr. A.S. Dalal

True Will is free from all mental or vital interference. As long as they are involved, there has to be effort. Effort is necessary in opening to the psychic influence and, as that gradually happens, effort is replaced by surrender and the true Will emerges in our sādhanā. Read more...


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UPCOMING EVENTS


Consciousness-Based Counselling (Integral Psychotherapy), a year-long, vocational and certificate course, organised by NAMAH, the Journal of Integral Health, with Dr. Soumitra Basu on 6th & 20th July, 3rd & 17th August, 7th & 21st September, 5th & 19th October, 2nd & 16th November, 7th & 21st December 2025, 4th & 18th January, 1st & 15th February, 1st & 15th March, 5th & 19th April, 3rd & 17th May, 7th & 21st June, 5th July 2026 at 4.30-6.00 pm IST (1st & 3rd Sundays)



The Flow of your Being, an online course organised by NAMAH, the Journal of Integral Health with Dr. Uma Narayanan on 22-24 July, 2025 at 5.30-7.00 pm IST



Change Your Thoughts & Change Your Life: A 3-Day Workshop on Affirmations, Forgiveness & Self-Esteem organised by NAMAH, the Journal of Integral Health with Amit Bhatia on 29-31 July, 2025 at 5.30-7.00 pm IST



Healing Your Inner Child with Unconditional Love, an online workshop organised by NAMAH, the Journal of Integral Health with Poornima Murugesan on 6-8 August, 2025 at 7.00-8.30 pm IST



Blossom Like a Flower an online and live two-day programme at Society Hall, Pondicherry, organised by NAMAH, the Journal of Integral Health on 13-14 August, 2025 with sessions between 9.30 and 18.00 IST