TRIPLE-ASPECT MONISM AND NAGARJUNA'S APPROACH TO MEDITATION
Edilene De Souza Leite, Alfredo Pereira
Simbio-Logias Revista Eletrônica de Educação Filosofia e Nutrição 2018 DOI: 10.32905/19833253.2018.13.10p96 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key points | Proposes the concept of a "Feeling Self" that is empty of essence and constituted by the dynamics of experience, arguing it is consistent with Nagarjuna's principles of co-origination and interdependence and with Triple-Aspect Monism. The authors contend this self arises from lifelong habits, anchors in brain functions including attention, learning, and memory, and persists across a lifetime. |
Abstract
We review the variety of meditation practices and discuss the non-dual view of the mind and the body, proposing the concept of a Feeling Self, which is empty of essence and constituted by the dynamics of experience. This concept is consistent with the principles advanced by Nagarjuna in the Buddist Mahayana tradition and the interdisciplinary ontology of Triple-Aspect Monism. The principles of co-origination and interdependence, advanced by Nagarjuna, suggest that the conscious Self is integrated in the whole of reality. The Feeling Self results from habits developed during the life history of a person, anchors in brain functions (attention, learning, memory) and persists during a lifetime.
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