By Sunil D’Cruz
MUMBAI, November 11, 2026: A one-day Seminar on Emotional Management, held at Atma Darshan in the Gyan Ashram Campus on Mahakali Caves Road in Andheri (East), Mumbai, on Nov. 8, enlightened participants on how to handle their emotions better.
Father Henry D’Souza, director of Atma Darshan, which is run by the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), brought his experiences to the fore during an interactive morning session.
During his address, he shared delightful insights on the six basic emotions of happiness, sadness, anger, fear, disgust and surprise.
“Emotions are triggered by past events which remain in the subconscious mind,” D’Souza stressed.
Giving individual attention to each participant in attendance, D’Souza discussed practical approaches on how to handle one’s emotions for greater personal well-being and better interpersonal relationships.
In the afternoon session, Father Infant Vinod addressed the gathering and warned against impulsive commitments driven by heightened feelings.
“One should not make decisions or promises in a state of happiness or anger,” Vinod said.
“While celebrating his birthday, King Herod Antipas was happy with the dance performance of the daughter of Herodias and asked her to make a wish. After consulting her mother, Herodias, she asked for the head of John the Baptist on a platter. The king was forced to keep his promise.”
True to its mission, Atma Darshan has evolved as a well-known center that enhances the psychological and spiritual well-being of people in order to foster values of love, peace and justice.
The courses, seminars and retreats offered at the center are based on well-accepted psychological theories of human behavior.
Programs such as Inner Healing, Family Retreat, Stress Management, Emotional Intelligence, Mid-Life Retreat, Aging Gracefully, Retreat for Widows, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Residential Retreats for Priests and Religious are conducted regularly.
In addition to these retreats and seminars, people at the center are trained in counseling skills, equipping them to help others in their communities.
Founded in 1875 by Saint Arnold Janssen, the Society of the Divine Word, also known as Societas Verbi Divini (SVD), is now in its 151st year of service in more than 80 countries.