The practice of introspection is as ancient as human thinking
- In Eastern Christianity, nepsis, Greek for “sober introspection”, encourages people to observe conflicts between the heart and the mind.
- Pratikraman, Sanskrit for introspection, is practiced by Jains to learn from their mistakes, and Hindus are encouraged to reflect on their true nature as part of sāvdhyāya (“contemplation of the self”).
- Around 700 BC, The Temple of Apollo was built at one of the oldest religious sites in ancient Greece. The aphorism, “Know thyself”, was carved into the entrance.
- Philosopher Immanuel Kant rekindled our interest in introsp
ection, a process he described as the liberation and emergence of humans in developing the ability to “think for oneself”. In modern psychological sciences, introspection is known as “experimental self-observation”.
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