Tulsi Prajna 1993 01

SR No.: 524573
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Parmeshwar Solanki
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 1993
Total Pages: 156
Language: Hindi
Classification: Magazine, India_Tulsi Prajna, & India
File Size: 9 MB

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Development of Self-Understanding Through Guidance ment, this implicit process of human life has rejuvinated itself in the form of Scientific Discipline, - dealing with all types of behavioural dynamics. It has also flowered integrally into the entire educational world.
No wonder that the initial stage of its emergency in a scientific form, it was engulfed by some narrow conceptions like imparting of career information only; or, in the over-enthusiasm of novice Psychologists to project in a spectacular technical form, appeared to be becoming synonymous with Psychological Testing, or, in an irrational haste to dub it on unprepared schools was only misrepresented as a mere frill to regular school activities, or, worst still, was immaturely handled as uprooted alien plant to adorn an Indian flowerpot! Unfortunately, after decades of its inception in India, these intitially erronesous moves have adversely affected the correct understanding of this technical field permeating the entire behaviour of individual and all disciplines related to his behavioural dynamics. Even in purely scientific terms, the technical role of Guidance in the process of Selfunderstanding cannot be overemphasized. In fact, Guidance starts as an asistance to the individual towards Self-Understanding, and systematically proceeds towards the higher goal of Self-Guidance. It is basically an Expert's Scientific Assistance to a needy Individual, ultimately aiming at enabling him to independently take discreet and responsible decisions in various Life-Situations. Initially, the process starts with arousing in the individual an awareness of the need for Self-understanding, and proceeds with assisting the individual to attain a Realistic Self-understanding in terms of knowledge of one's potentialities as well as limitations. The individual is helped to develop a Freedom of Mind with the Courage of Conviction - to be able to continually do Self-Evaluation on the path of Self-Understandings, ultimately leading to Self-Actualisation,
Guidance is also not only for the maladjusted, as is often orroneously conceived. It is in fact a continual assistance to all individuals, because each single individual possesses some unique potentialities for further development while treading the multifacet path of life.
An individual's life is not segmented into isolated sections of Home, Work, or Soceity. His Personality is an interrelated, integrated Entity wherein different dimensions of living are in dynamic interaction with one another. Hence the functional nature of Guidance and Counselling should be narrowly compartmentalized by prefixes like “Educational”, “Vocational”, “Personal” etc. The process of Guidance, with a global approach of Totally towards the “integrated" Personality, aims at the Life-adjustment of the Individual.
The most apt way of summerizing the Relation of Guidance to SelfWUnderstanding would be that Guidance is the technical means and the SELFUNDERSTANDING is its means. They are related in the relation of means and end.
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