Carl Jungian's theory and Ardhanarishvar

Carl Jung's psychology, specifically the anima/animus archetypes, projection, and the process of individuation, and it correctly draws a parallel to the Hindu deity Ardhanarishvara.

Jungian psychology:

​"मनोवैज्ञानिक कार्ल जुंग ने बताया- हर पुरुष के भीतर एक स्त्री छिपी हुई है, अपने भीतर छिपी स्त्री की तरह दिखने वाली स्त्री की तलाश आदमी बाहर करता है।"

(Psychologist Carl Jung said - every man has a woman hidden inside, and a man searches for a woman outside who looks like the woman hidden inside him.) - This  reflects Jung's concept of the anima. He believed the anima is the unconscious feminine side of a man. A man often projects his anima onto women he meets in the world, which can influence his romantic choices.

​"तुम्हें हर स्त्री पसंद नहीं आती लेकिन जो स्त्री पसंद आती है वो थोड़ी बहुत तुम्हारे अंदर की स्त्री की तरह दिखती है इसलिए तुम एक स्त्री के पीछे पागल होकर उसके प्यार में पड़ जाते हो।" (You don't like every woman, but the woman you do like looks a little like the woman inside you, which is why you go crazy for a woman and fall in love with her.) - This is simplify explains the psychological process of projection as it relates to the anima. A man is attracted to a woman who embodies the qualities of his unconscious anima.

​"भारत में सदियों पहले इस सत्य को जान लिया और हमने शिवजी का अर्धनारीश्वर रूप बनाया।" (In India, this truth was known centuries ago, and we created the Ardhanarishvara form of Shiva.).

Jung himself was heavily influenced by Eastern philosophy and spirituality, seeing parallels between his psychological archetypes and figures from Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist traditions. The Ardhanarishvara (half male, half female) is a powerful symbol of the union of masculine and feminine principles, which resonates strongly with the anima/animus concept.

​"जब तक कोई साधना में अपने अंदर के उस पुरुष या स्त्री को ना पा ले तब तक उसे सुकून नहीं मिलेगा। अपने अंदर उसे पा लेना ही आत्मज्ञान है।" (Until someone in their spiritual practice finds that man or woman within them, they will not find peace. Finding them within oneself is self-realization.) - This is close Jungian concept of individuation. Jung believed the goal of psychological development is to integrate the conscious and unconscious parts of the self, including the anima or animus. By becoming aware of and integrating these archetypes, a person achieves a more complete and balanced state of being, which Jung would call psychological wholeness. The text equates this integration with "आत्मज्ञान" (self-realization).