The Vedic Approach to Emotional Intelligence

The Vedic Approach to Emotional Intelligence offers a profound re-imagining of emotional intelligence through the timeless wisdom of the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita. Written with rare depth, compassion, and lived authenticity, this book bridges ancient spiritual insight with modern emotional challenges. Dr Bhaskar Bora-former physician, spiritual seeker, and survivor of spinal cord injury and cancer-guides readers on an inward journey where emotions are not problems to be managed, but teachers to be understood.
Drawing on Vedic psychology, the book explores core concepts such as Atman (the true self), Manas (the emotional mind), Buddhi (discriminative intelligence), and Ahankara (ego), offering readers a framework for emotional clarity rooted in self-awareness rather than suppression. Through the lenses of Dharma, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga, and Sankhya philosophy, emotions are reframed as pathways toward balance, resilience, compassion, and liberation.
This is not a quick-fix self-help guide. It is a contemplative companion for readers seeking: Emotional steadiness without emotional numbness Spiritual depth without dogma Inner strength without denial of pain Gentle yet rigorous, poetic yet grounded, this book speaks to anyone navigating loss, identity shifts, overwhelm, or the quiet longing for meaning. It invites the reader to rediscover emotional intelligence not as a performance skill-but as a way of being aligned with the deeper truth of who we are.