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Exploring Psychological Resilience and Meaning-Making in Hindu Bhakti Practices: An Examination of Devotional Experience, Ritual Participation, and Neuropsychological Adaptation

Author(s) Ms. Nisha Bhardwaj
Country India
Abstract The Hindu bhakti traditions are traditionally significant psychological, social, and spiritual assets of the South Asian society. Over the past few decades, there has been an increase in academic interest in the connection between devotional practices and psychological well-being, especially regarding the topics of resilience, emotional regulation, coping, and meaning-making. This cross-disciplinary review looks at how Hindu devotional practices like kirtan (devotional chanting), japa (mantra repetition), puja (ritual worship), darshan (sacred viewing), meditation, pilgrimage and satsang (spiritual gatherings) can lead to adaptive psychological functioning. Based on the religious psychology, neuroscience, anthropology, sociology, and Hindu philosophy, the article discusses the effects of devotional engagement on emotional processing, social bonding, cognitive reframing, and neurophysiological regulation. Special attention is given to the psychological roles of karma, dharma, surrender, reincarnation, and attachment to the divine in the formation of the reaction to suffering and misfortune. The neurobiological impacts of chanting and meditative processes are also reviewed such as stress reduction, attentional control, and neuroplasticity related to mantra recitation. Besides, the article critically analyzes the drawbacks and dangers of devotional coping, such as spiritual bypassing, fatalism, and negative religious coping. The results indicate that bhakti traditions are a multidimensional resilience model that incorporates emotional, cognitive, social, physiological and spiritual aspects of human experience. The paper ends by emphasizing the significance of culturally sensitive mental health research, and interdisciplinary methods of studying religion and psychological well-being.
Keywords Bhakti, Hindu Devotion, Psychological Resilience, Religious Coping, Meaning-Making, Spirituality, Neuroscience Of Religion, Hindu Psychology, Emotional Regulation, Ritual Participation
Discipline Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In Volume 4, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On 2026-07-07
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