The main theme here appears to be the expression of Indian attitude toward sex as a central and natural component of Indian psyche and life. Vatsyayana's classic work “Kamasutra” (Aphorisms of love) includes the three pillars of the Hindu religion “ Dharma”, “ Artha” and “ Kama” representing religious duty, worldly welfare and sensual aspects of life respectively. ‘The Bhagavadgita’ is well known as the essence of wisdom” contained in Vedas and Upanishads and Lord Krishna, the first psychotherapist, who modified and simplified the knowledge in a form easily understandable by common man. Upanishads give an account of various states of mind, theories of perception, thought and memory.
In Rigveda, Yajurveda and Atharvana veda, various aspects of the mind, emotions and mental illness and prevention of mental disorders have been elegantly described. The concept of ‘Mind’ as the functional element of ‘Self’ (Soul) has found a mention in the ‘Vedas’, the earliest known scriptures of human civilization.
