Philosophical-psychological analysis of the concept of «Karma yoga» in the proceedings of Swami Vivekananda

The article is dedicated to philosophical and psychological analysis of the concept of Karma yoga at the works of Swami Vivekananda who is supposed to be one of the most outstanding representatives of the Indian spiritual thoughts. The analysis is carried out in the context of classical Indian philosophy. The paper explores the impact of Karma yoga methods on personality development. The author investigates the impact of karma on the character of the individual; he studies the possibility of applying ancient knowledge in order to create a more harmonious models of individual spiritual development in the modern world.

In Russian literature, Swami Vivekananda is generally regarded as a philosopher and thinker. The article considers his ideas in the context of the so-called «ancient Indian pedagogics». Ancient Indian one, because the concept of «karma yoga» does not belong to Vivekananda, but is, according to one of the Russian scientists, the cultural heritage of the «creative genius of the Indian people». Vivekananda, being one of the most famous spiritual leaders of India, gave this ancient concept a new, modern sound, relevant to our days. Questions related to the education of the individual, able to make the right spiritual and moral choices, personality, the ability to sacrifice, etc., in a broad sense, can be attributed to the field of pedagogy, understood as an indissoluble unity of education and upbringing.

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