Secular Buddhism as a Phenomena in the West Society: Meditation, Mind and Life
Zhargal Ayakova
Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 7: Философия. Социология и социальные технологии September 1, 2017 DOI: 10.15688/lp.jvolsu.2017.2.12 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Buddhism Meditation |
| Key points | Argues that Buddhism's account of personality and consciousness is fundamentally psychological, and that Western science and academia now engage Buddhist meditation chiefly for its psychotherapeutic effects and everyday use, with the Mind and Life Institute under the Dalai Lama XIV as the best-known research body; notes research indicating positive brain changes related to contentment and mindfulness. |
Abstract
The Buddhist view on personality problem and the nature of human consciousness has a scientific basis as it primarily relates to psychology, state of mind and its transformation during meditation.Speaking about Buddhism as a science of mind the Buddhists primarily imply its psychological aspect based on the current understanding of psychology as a scientific discipline that studies the mental processes and behavior.Nowadays scientific and academic milieu focuses on the Buddhist meditation and their psychotherapeutic effects and practices in everyday life.The most well-known Institute "Mind and Life" was established and organized in the USA under the patronage of the Dalai Lama XIV to study meditation practices and their effect on the brain.The researches show the positive changes in the brain that are very important to be contented and mindful.Buddhist meditation in a broad sense is a set of methods of physical and spiritual self-improvement, a spiritual discipline to control the thoughts and feelings.Buddhist meditation techniques have become increasingly popular in the wider world, with many non-Buddhists taking them up for a variety of reasons.Nowadays the practice of meditation is popular enough amongst the Western lay people and it is usually interpreted as a mindfulness or practice of mindfulness. Кеу words:Dalai Lama XIV, Western scholars, Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, Buddhist meditation, Buddhist philosophy, secular Buddhism.УДК 294.38 ББК 86.35 ФЕНОМЕН СЕКУЛЯРНОГО БУДДИЗМА КАК ЯВЛЕНИЕ ЗАПАДНОГО ОБЩЕСТВА: МЕДИТАЦИЯ, УМ И ЖИЗНЬ Жаргал Аюшиевна Аякова Бурятская государственная сельскохозяйственная академия, г.Улан-Удэ, Российская Федерация Аннотация.Буддийский взгляд на проблему личности и природу человеческого сознания по сути своей психологичен, поскольку описывает состояние ума и его трансформации во время медитации.Говоря о буддизме как науке об уме, буддисты прежде всего подразумевают его психологический аспект, основанный на современном понимании психологии как научной дисциплины, изучающей ментальные процессы и поведение.В настоящее время на Западе научные и академические круги широко обсуждают медитативные практики с точки зрения их психотерапевтической пользы и применения в повседневной жизни.Самым известным научным сообществом по изучению медитативных практик и их влияния на мозг является Институт «Ум и жизнь» -некоммерческая организация, созданная в США под патронажем Его Святейшества Далай-ламы XIV.Буддийская медитация в общем смысле рассматривается как духовная дисциплина, позво-
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