The Relevance of Nyāya Philosophy in Philosophical Counseling

Abstract

After giving a short description of mind in Nyaya philosophy and philosophical counseling as life lessons, the present paper suggests that the methods of philosophical counseling can be enriched through the use of Nyaya sutras. The concept of mind and the formation of perception in an individual as described in Nyaya can be applied to philosophical counseling. In fact, the paper attempts to show that the methods that are being used in philosophical counseling have a clear bearing on some of the concepts of Nyaya. Furthermore, the present study proposes that the philosophy of Nyaya has remarkable potential to expand the sphere of philosophical counseling by imparting the wisdom of openness to the multi-layered meaning of lived reality.