CREATIVITY OF C. JUNG IN THE ASPECT OF PERSONALITY SELF REALIZATION IN COMPARISON WITH THE VEDIC CONCEPT

Abstract

Relevance. The problem of self-realization of a person at the moment is one of the cardinal problems of our time. The purpose of the study is to analyze the methodological foundations of the study of the problem of self-realization of the individual in the works of Carl Jung. A comparative analysis of his work in comparison with Indian religious and philosophical thought is carried out. Methodology. In this study, the main methodological principle is comparative analysis.
In the work, in addition to the comparative method, the methods of the unity of the historical, and logical and the descent from the abstract to the concrete are used, which are important for understanding the subject of research. The research also made use of general scientific methods: analysis, synthesis, abstraction.
Results. In the opinion of the author, C. Jung's concept of the collective unconscious is difficult to understand without drawing parallels with the understanding of the concepts of Brahman and Atman in Indian philosophy, where through the connection of the individual soul (Atman) with the Absolute God (Brahman) a state of enlightenment (omniscient) is achieved. The use of a comparative approach allows us to assert that Carl Jung's work was significantly influenced by his fascination with Eastern philosophy, especially Indian philosophy. Appropriate parallels can be drawn between Jung's teaching and Indian religious-philosophical thought concerning the self-realization of the individual, which passes into God-realization. C. Jung, considering himself a god-like being, founded the Psychology Club, which acted like an Indian religious community led by a charismatic personality, where higher knowledge was obtained through a system of yogic practice, by achieving enlightenment. Similar to the Indian religious-philosophical tradition, he shared the concept of karma and reincarnation.