Intrapersonal communicationas the basis of communication and its spiritual significance

Abstract

Communication is the basic function of human beings, which makes him a social being and the whole development story of human civilization and culture possible. Human communication has different aspects – interpersonal communication being the most common – the basis of our day-to-day life. Then comes group and mass communication; the later being mostly used in media.Transpersonal communication covers the spiritual domain of communication. Intrapersonal communication is the basis of all communication, and also perhaps the most neglected and the least discussed or thought out aspect of communication in our daily life as well as in academic field.
This research paper is a humble attempt to explore this important but mostly a neglected aspect of communication. Its meaning, dimensions and importance as an aspect of communication in daily life will be discussed. Also the Spiritual significance and applications of intrapersonal communication will be highlighted. It will be elaborated from Indian perspective in the light of Vedic Spiritual tradition.
The barriers in intrapersonal communication and the strategies to improve it will also be highlighted from worldly as well as spiritual angle. As such this paper is an attempt to explore this much neglected area of intrapersonal communication in a comprehensive way.