Rabindrasangeet in Psychotherapy
2. Rabindrasangeet is a journey to Whole or completeness
3. CONSCIOUSNESS PARADIGM Inner Core Layer Inner Layer -Harmony with -Vividness Environment -Orderliness -Aesthetics -Complexity -Cleanliness Outer Layer: -Missing -Anomalies
4. A Journey Rabindrasangeet is a journey from outer layer to inner core through inner layer of consciousness. – \"Chokher aloy dekhechilem chokher bahire\"; (outer layer) – \"Antare aaj dekhbo, jakhan alok nahi re\" (inner layer) – \"Dharay jakhan dao na dhara hriday takhan tomay bhara, ekhon tomar apan aloy tomay chahi re\" (innercore layer)
5. Characteristics of 3 layers The outer layer or Murta : What we sense through our five sensory organs; It is tangible and measurable. The inner layer or the Raaga : The meaning carried by the sensory stimuli. It is attached with emotion; It is apperception. It can be measured through quasi continuous scale. It is mixed with error variance. The inner core layer or Saraswat layer : The feeling of harmony, the existence of truth, the feeling of white; It is partially measured by the quasi continuous scale. It is free from error varance.
6. Playing in the outer layer “Emni karei jay jadi din “Ami keboli swapan jak na, karechi bapan batase- Tai akashkusum karinu Mon ureche uruk na re chayan hatashe mele diye ganer pakhna” Chayar matan milay dharani, kul nahi pay ashar tarani, Manaspratima bhasia beray akashe”
7. First stage of the journey Outer layer properties “Ami jwalbo na “ suddenly find the Ja chilo kalo-dhalo tomar existence of inner layer; range ranga holo. “ Amar hiyar majhe lukiye Jemon rangabaran tomar chile charan tar sane aar bhed n Dekhte ami pai ni, tomay ralo. dekhte ami pai ni. Ranga holo basan-bhushan, Bahir-pane chokh melechi, ranga holo shyan-swapan amar hriday-pane chai Holo kemon dekh re, jemon ni…..” ranga kamal talomolo. “
8. The Second stage The journey is not very smooth. Lot of ideas are broken, built and rebuilt. – “Tomay niye khelechilem khelar gharete khelar putul bhenge geche pralayy jhaarete Thak tabe sei kebol khela, hok -na ekhon praner mela- tarer bina bhanglo, hriday-binay gahi re. \"
9. Mixing with inner core/Saraswat layer “Amar poran jaha chay tumi tai, tumi tai Go toma chhara ar e jogote mor keho nai, keho nai Go. Tumi sukh jodi nahi pao, jao sukher sondhane jao ami tomare peyechhi hridhoymajhe, ar kichhu nahi chai go. Ami tomar birohe rohibo bileen, tomate koribo baas dhirgho dibos dhirgho rojoni, dirgho borosh- maas.”
10. Association among the layers occurs following the principles of perceptual organization suggested by the Gestalt schools followed by principles of searching.
11. Principles of Perceptual organization Figure and Ground Similarity Proximity or contiguity Closure Area Symmetry
12. Searching Principle : Growth of inquisitiveness Feeling of scattered impulses,needs etc. Searching cues Does it give meaningful pattern ? N Y
13. Faulty evolution
14. Assumption of Mental Illness Faulty evolution of layers causes mental illness. Fault occurs due to – Deformity in 3 layers; (Physiological explanation: sensory limitation, Limbic system/ thalamic region problem, Problem in nervous system) – Faulty learning during the journey.
15. Faulty learning “Swapnamadir neshay mesha e unmattata jagay dehe mone eki bipul byatha” (substance abuse) “Keteche ekela biraher bela akashkusum chayane” (depression) Jani tomar ajana nahi go ki ache amar mone.Ami gopan karite chai go, dhara pare du nayane. Ki bolite pache ki boli tai dure chale jai keboli. (Anx. Disorder) Kandale tumi more bhalobasari ghaye- Nibir bedanate pulak lage gaye (Sadism of hysteric patient)
16. Introspection “Keno jamini na jete” “Sakhi bohe gelo bela, shudhu hasikhela e ki aar bhalo lage” Keno sara din dhire dhire balu niye shudhu khelo tire. Chale gelo bela, rekhe miche khela….”
17. Adjusting self “Amar ekti katha banshi “ Ami bhoy karbo na jane, bhoy karbo na” banshii jane. “Jadi tor daak shune Bhare railo buker tala, keu na ase tabe ekla chalo re” karo kache hoy ni bola, kebol bole gelam banshir kane kane ”
18. Case Study 1: Where all fail, Rabindrasangeet acts
19. Response control of OCD A woman of 52 years old came to me with complaint of OCD to dirt. Patient reported her inability to control washing compulsion. For last 30 years, she regularly went to toilet for washing and cleaning hands. She always closed her hands tightly so that her hands would be completely cleaned. Before visit to me, she was treated by many psychiatrists and one psychologist. No notable changes are noticed except long time sleep.
20. Patient’s behaviour Very inhibitive; Hand clasping tightly; Strong resistance to open clasping; Non-cooperative to participate; Not able to administer any available psychological tests.
21. Analysis of patient Patient is searching for dirt in the outer layer. In the inner layer, dirt is perceived as threatening; Patient wants to move away from inner to inner core layer. For the same, she spends most of the time in worshipping the God and keeping cleanliness. She is not happy with soaping hands as this can not help her to reach at the innercore layer of consciousness. This results approach – avoidance conflict. (Approaching to the soap in order to avoid dirt, again few soaping is not sufficient, so more soaping is required ).
22. Analysis of family Repeated soaping consumes more water; Family assumes that it is unreasonable but patient assumes it as reasonable ; Family member is not aware of consciousness dynamics playing inside the patient.
23. Therpeautic analysis Target: Preventing clasping hands; Consciousness model: – Outer layer : Dirt perception; – Inner layer : Dirt as threat; – Innercore : Feeling of cleanliness; Currently, patient is moving around outer and inner layers only. Therapeautic target: Providing her Feeling of cleanliness. Rabindrasangeet is non-dirt area; Explore the song suitable for feeling of non-dirt area;
24. Session-1 In the first session, patient was highly inhibitive to reveal herself. Due to difficulty in rapport establishment. I started singing - \"Ananda loke, mangala loke\" (moving to spiritual land). Suddenly, she started singing with me in very low voice; I paid my attention to her and started moving the hands keeping with the rhythm and waves of the song loudly. She participated into my hand movement and sang the song loudly.
25. Session-2 In the 2nd session after 6 days, the client sang with me same song by standing. She moved her hands above head when she sang \" Grahataraka chandra tapana byakula drutabege\" (the planets, satellites are moving speedily). It is noted that her hands now completely opened.
26. Session-3 In the 3rd sitting, patient reported that she alone practiced two songs – \"Ektuku chona lage....\" (feeling light touch), and – \"Eto din je bosechinu\" (waiting for long days) at home. Finally, she sang with me both songs alongwith Ananda loke, danced and she never closed her hands. Termination : Patient herself is able to prevent stopping hand clasping.
27. Case Study 2: Geetbitan as Projective test.
28. Projective test Individual projects own feelings, conflict and desires on others; Psychologists use several tests for analysis of projection of the patient; Some widely used tests are : Rorschach, TAT, Sentence completion test, Word association test etc.
29. Analysis of Projection A neurotic depressed patient 1. Akash bhara surya tara came to me with complaints of 2. Aloker ei jharna dharay suicidal desires. She was co- 3. Ananda dhara bahiche operative. In stead of using bhubane common psychodiagnostic 4. Ananda loke mangala loke 5. Aji jato tara tabo test, I used Geetbitan She was 6. Amar mukti aloy aloy asked to select 10 songs from 7. Ami chini go chini Geetbitan, the famous Book of 8. Aro aro prabhu aro aro songs composed by 9. Alo amar alo ogo Rabindranath Tagore. 10. E ki labonye punya Patient selected following 10 songs: Next, I told her to rank them. Her rank was :First : 3, Second : 10, Third : 4
30. Finally, she sang the first rank song “Anandadhara bahiche bhubane, (Ananda dhara bohiche bhubane). I dinarajani kato amritarasa followed her in singing.I have uthali jay ananta gagane. noticed that each line of this song reflects her current mental state and Pan kare rabi shashi anjali it is interesting to note that the bhariya- sada dipta rahe song also provides the answer as akshyaya jyoti- nitya purna how to recover from such dhara jibone kirane. problems. Finally I have used that song for Bosiya acho keno apanmone, her psychological swarthanimagana ki karane? counseling.Therefore, I have Chari dike dekho chahi hridaya developed following assumptions: 1. Geetbitan as Psychological test; prasari, khudra dukhosab 2. The words of Geetbitan tuchcha mani advances knowledge of psychotherapy. Prem bhariya laho shunya jibone. “
31. Case Study 3: Self-understanding
32. Complaints Over learning Poor academic performance Apprehension of danger
33. Analysis of client Layer dynamics: – Outer layer : Perceiving the book; – Inner layer : Book is perceived as source of completeness; – Innercore : Feeling of completeness; Reason for over learning: He tends to be complete being. Problem lies on over study due to extrinsic reading motivation Target of change : Study for intrinsic motivation Case history : He can play tabla and can sing Rabindrasangeet. It is practiced in family.
34. Session Requesting him to sing any song of Tagore; He selected “Jadi tare nai chini go se ki amay nebe chine ei naba falguner dine---- jani ne, jani ne”. I asked if your book asked you the same what would be your answer ? He: Jani ne (I do not know)….after brooding…he said that from today I would study the lesson to understand it. Termination: Client is able to understand how to be complete.
35. Summary Man searches for feeling of completeness or harmony among all the impulses or desires scattered in consciousness. Frustration and conflict occurs when he is searching for harmony around the outer and inner layer of consciousness. His consciousness is guided by Maya (errors).
36. Following the principles of pattern perception (Figure-ground, similarity, Proximity or contiguity, Closure, Area, Symmetry), man tends to organize the impulses. Feeling of incompleteness causes tension and prolonged tension leads to mental illness.
37. In therapy using Rabindrasangeet, therapist should analyze the consciousness layer dynamics for the unreasonable behaviour. For both co-operative and non co-operative clients, analyst can use Rabindrasangeet to understand above layer dynamics. By singing the songs and through realization, client sometimes get insight behind the complaints and sort out the path to innercore layer of consciousness. To sum up, Rabindrasangeet is not the ultimate but acts as the supporting system for psychotherapy.
38. Acknowledgement Subir Bose, Sudipta, Susmita of Srijon o Gunjan, Orkut Ms. Sahana Roy, Dept. Applied Psychology, C.U. , Kathak dancer
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3. CONSCIOUSNESS PARADIGM Inner Core Layer Inner Layer -Harmony with -Vividness Environment -Orderliness -Aesthetics -Complexity -Cleanliness Outer Layer: -Missing -Anomalies
4. A Journey Rabindrasangeet is a journey from outer layer to inner core through inner layer of consciousness. – \"Chokher aloy dekhechilem chokher bahire\"; (outer layer) – \"Antare aaj dekhbo, jakhan alok nahi re\" (inner layer) – \"Dharay jakhan dao na dhara hriday takhan tomay bhara, ekhon tomar apan aloy tomay chahi re\" (innercore layer)
5. Characteristics of 3 layers The outer layer or Murta : What we sense through our five sensory organs; It is tangible and measurable. The inner layer or the Raaga : The meaning carried by the sensory stimuli. It is attached with emotion; It is apperception. It can be measured through quasi continuous scale. It is mixed with error variance. The inner core layer or Saraswat layer : The feeling of harmony, the existence of truth, the feeling of white; It is partially measured by the quasi continuous scale. It is free from error varance.
6. Playing in the outer layer “Emni karei jay jadi din “Ami keboli swapan jak na, karechi bapan batase- Tai akashkusum karinu Mon ureche uruk na re chayan hatashe mele diye ganer pakhna” Chayar matan milay dharani, kul nahi pay ashar tarani, Manaspratima bhasia beray akashe”
7. First stage of the journey Outer layer properties “Ami jwalbo na “ suddenly find the Ja chilo kalo-dhalo tomar existence of inner layer; range ranga holo. “ Amar hiyar majhe lukiye Jemon rangabaran tomar chile charan tar sane aar bhed n Dekhte ami pai ni, tomay ralo. dekhte ami pai ni. Ranga holo basan-bhushan, Bahir-pane chokh melechi, ranga holo shyan-swapan amar hriday-pane chai Holo kemon dekh re, jemon ni…..” ranga kamal talomolo. “
8. The Second stage The journey is not very smooth. Lot of ideas are broken, built and rebuilt. – “Tomay niye khelechilem khelar gharete khelar putul bhenge geche pralayy jhaarete Thak tabe sei kebol khela, hok -na ekhon praner mela- tarer bina bhanglo, hriday-binay gahi re. \"
9. Mixing with inner core/Saraswat layer “Amar poran jaha chay tumi tai, tumi tai Go toma chhara ar e jogote mor keho nai, keho nai Go. Tumi sukh jodi nahi pao, jao sukher sondhane jao ami tomare peyechhi hridhoymajhe, ar kichhu nahi chai go. Ami tomar birohe rohibo bileen, tomate koribo baas dhirgho dibos dhirgho rojoni, dirgho borosh- maas.”
10. Association among the layers occurs following the principles of perceptual organization suggested by the Gestalt schools followed by principles of searching.
11. Principles of Perceptual organization Figure and Ground Similarity Proximity or contiguity Closure Area Symmetry
12. Searching Principle : Growth of inquisitiveness Feeling of scattered impulses,needs etc. Searching cues Does it give meaningful pattern ? N Y
13. Faulty evolution
14. Assumption of Mental Illness Faulty evolution of layers causes mental illness. Fault occurs due to – Deformity in 3 layers; (Physiological explanation: sensory limitation, Limbic system/ thalamic region problem, Problem in nervous system) – Faulty learning during the journey.
15. Faulty learning “Swapnamadir neshay mesha e unmattata jagay dehe mone eki bipul byatha” (substance abuse) “Keteche ekela biraher bela akashkusum chayane” (depression) Jani tomar ajana nahi go ki ache amar mone.Ami gopan karite chai go, dhara pare du nayane. Ki bolite pache ki boli tai dure chale jai keboli. (Anx. Disorder) Kandale tumi more bhalobasari ghaye- Nibir bedanate pulak lage gaye (Sadism of hysteric patient)
16. Introspection “Keno jamini na jete” “Sakhi bohe gelo bela, shudhu hasikhela e ki aar bhalo lage” Keno sara din dhire dhire balu niye shudhu khelo tire. Chale gelo bela, rekhe miche khela….”
17. Adjusting self “Amar ekti katha banshi “ Ami bhoy karbo na jane, bhoy karbo na” banshii jane. “Jadi tor daak shune Bhare railo buker tala, keu na ase tabe ekla chalo re” karo kache hoy ni bola, kebol bole gelam banshir kane kane ”
18. Case Study 1: Where all fail, Rabindrasangeet acts
19. Response control of OCD A woman of 52 years old came to me with complaint of OCD to dirt. Patient reported her inability to control washing compulsion. For last 30 years, she regularly went to toilet for washing and cleaning hands. She always closed her hands tightly so that her hands would be completely cleaned. Before visit to me, she was treated by many psychiatrists and one psychologist. No notable changes are noticed except long time sleep.
20. Patient’s behaviour Very inhibitive; Hand clasping tightly; Strong resistance to open clasping; Non-cooperative to participate; Not able to administer any available psychological tests.
21. Analysis of patient Patient is searching for dirt in the outer layer. In the inner layer, dirt is perceived as threatening; Patient wants to move away from inner to inner core layer. For the same, she spends most of the time in worshipping the God and keeping cleanliness. She is not happy with soaping hands as this can not help her to reach at the innercore layer of consciousness. This results approach – avoidance conflict. (Approaching to the soap in order to avoid dirt, again few soaping is not sufficient, so more soaping is required ).
22. Analysis of family Repeated soaping consumes more water; Family assumes that it is unreasonable but patient assumes it as reasonable ; Family member is not aware of consciousness dynamics playing inside the patient.
23. Therpeautic analysis Target: Preventing clasping hands; Consciousness model: – Outer layer : Dirt perception; – Inner layer : Dirt as threat; – Innercore : Feeling of cleanliness; Currently, patient is moving around outer and inner layers only. Therapeautic target: Providing her Feeling of cleanliness. Rabindrasangeet is non-dirt area; Explore the song suitable for feeling of non-dirt area;
24. Session-1 In the first session, patient was highly inhibitive to reveal herself. Due to difficulty in rapport establishment. I started singing - \"Ananda loke, mangala loke\" (moving to spiritual land). Suddenly, she started singing with me in very low voice; I paid my attention to her and started moving the hands keeping with the rhythm and waves of the song loudly. She participated into my hand movement and sang the song loudly.
25. Session-2 In the 2nd session after 6 days, the client sang with me same song by standing. She moved her hands above head when she sang \" Grahataraka chandra tapana byakula drutabege\" (the planets, satellites are moving speedily). It is noted that her hands now completely opened.
26. Session-3 In the 3rd sitting, patient reported that she alone practiced two songs – \"Ektuku chona lage....\" (feeling light touch), and – \"Eto din je bosechinu\" (waiting for long days) at home. Finally, she sang with me both songs alongwith Ananda loke, danced and she never closed her hands. Termination : Patient herself is able to prevent stopping hand clasping.
27. Case Study 2: Geetbitan as Projective test.
28. Projective test Individual projects own feelings, conflict and desires on others; Psychologists use several tests for analysis of projection of the patient; Some widely used tests are : Rorschach, TAT, Sentence completion test, Word association test etc.
29. Analysis of Projection A neurotic depressed patient 1. Akash bhara surya tara came to me with complaints of 2. Aloker ei jharna dharay suicidal desires. She was co- 3. Ananda dhara bahiche operative. In stead of using bhubane common psychodiagnostic 4. Ananda loke mangala loke 5. Aji jato tara tabo test, I used Geetbitan She was 6. Amar mukti aloy aloy asked to select 10 songs from 7. Ami chini go chini Geetbitan, the famous Book of 8. Aro aro prabhu aro aro songs composed by 9. Alo amar alo ogo Rabindranath Tagore. 10. E ki labonye punya Patient selected following 10 songs: Next, I told her to rank them. Her rank was :First : 3, Second : 10, Third : 4
30. Finally, she sang the first rank song “Anandadhara bahiche bhubane, (Ananda dhara bohiche bhubane). I dinarajani kato amritarasa followed her in singing.I have uthali jay ananta gagane. noticed that each line of this song reflects her current mental state and Pan kare rabi shashi anjali it is interesting to note that the bhariya- sada dipta rahe song also provides the answer as akshyaya jyoti- nitya purna how to recover from such dhara jibone kirane. problems. Finally I have used that song for Bosiya acho keno apanmone, her psychological swarthanimagana ki karane? counseling.Therefore, I have Chari dike dekho chahi hridaya developed following assumptions: 1. Geetbitan as Psychological test; prasari, khudra dukhosab 2. The words of Geetbitan tuchcha mani advances knowledge of psychotherapy. Prem bhariya laho shunya jibone. “
31. Case Study 3: Self-understanding
32. Complaints Over learning Poor academic performance Apprehension of danger
33. Analysis of client Layer dynamics: – Outer layer : Perceiving the book; – Inner layer : Book is perceived as source of completeness; – Innercore : Feeling of completeness; Reason for over learning: He tends to be complete being. Problem lies on over study due to extrinsic reading motivation Target of change : Study for intrinsic motivation Case history : He can play tabla and can sing Rabindrasangeet. It is practiced in family.
34. Session Requesting him to sing any song of Tagore; He selected “Jadi tare nai chini go se ki amay nebe chine ei naba falguner dine---- jani ne, jani ne”. I asked if your book asked you the same what would be your answer ? He: Jani ne (I do not know)….after brooding…he said that from today I would study the lesson to understand it. Termination: Client is able to understand how to be complete.
35. Summary Man searches for feeling of completeness or harmony among all the impulses or desires scattered in consciousness. Frustration and conflict occurs when he is searching for harmony around the outer and inner layer of consciousness. His consciousness is guided by Maya (errors).
36. Following the principles of pattern perception (Figure-ground, similarity, Proximity or contiguity, Closure, Area, Symmetry), man tends to organize the impulses. Feeling of incompleteness causes tension and prolonged tension leads to mental illness.
37. In therapy using Rabindrasangeet, therapist should analyze the consciousness layer dynamics for the unreasonable behaviour. For both co-operative and non co-operative clients, analyst can use Rabindrasangeet to understand above layer dynamics. By singing the songs and through realization, client sometimes get insight behind the complaints and sort out the path to innercore layer of consciousness. To sum up, Rabindrasangeet is not the ultimate but acts as the supporting system for psychotherapy.
38. Acknowledgement Subir Bose, Sudipta, Susmita of Srijon o Gunjan, Orkut Ms. Sahana Roy, Dept. Applied Psychology, C.U. , Kathak dancer
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