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BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY Anil Mitra © May 2016—July 2016 CONTENTS The value of Buddhist Psychology Some aspects of the psychology
Buddhist psychology
Measures of enlightenmentBelief = Knowledge—intellect, body, experiential = Action and sharing = Universe .. to incorporate in TWB Resolution of some polaritiesAttachment vs. connection | “For others” vs. “For the whole movement” | Anger vs. wrath | Impermanence of manifestation vs. universality of identity | Worry vs. concern and care | Karma and its kinds; karmic cleansing and ‘guilt’ | Awe and the mundane The complete and the incomplete | Form « Process º Completeness « Incompleteness My ‘deficits’See ‘resolution of some polarities’, above Seeking approval – therefore must be right and so no space to think vs. sharing, doing for others Pushing my ideas – Enough, too much, not enough. Why? See seeking approval – Vs. sharing my ideas, means, for all rather than just me Buddhist PsychologyThe value of Buddhist PsychologyTibetan Buddhism has a metaphysics that encompasses the ordinary world and the world beyond. It has a psychology that relates the individual to the entire world. Some aspects of the metaphysics and psychology may be unappealing to the secular culture. However, 1. Regarding the metaphysics as allegorical, both metaphysics and psychology have an interpretation in this world and our present lives 2. The psychology is a mature view with a range of paths of development that I think would be effective in relating individuals to their true being and satisfaction 3. Though the metaphysics has some rough edges it has some realism when interpreted in terms of the universal metaphysics and so there is a potential for the two systems to enrich each other. Some aspects of the psychologyI refer to the views that 1. We have an absolute and samsaric nature 2. Even with #1 as metaphorical, there are consequences for a realist psychology. A consequence is that (a) there is an intellectual view that there is a realist perspective above the issues—suffering and confusion—of the ‘samsaric’ and (b) there are ways and practices of realizing the intellectual in the entire psyche—conceptual, emotional, and ‘empty’ which is beyond explicit concepts. ReferencesI find the following complementary: Gates to Buddhist Practice: Essential Teachings of a Tibetan Mater, Chagdud Tulku, 2001 How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind, Pema Chödrön, 2013. The following book may have potential Meditation in Action, Chögyam Trungpa, 1991. Chagdud Gonpa Rigdzin Ling—Junction City, Trinity County, California PlanContinue to find sources, read, reflect, practice, and incorporate findings to the way of being.html. Re-consider the title Buddhist Psychology.
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