Buddhism in the modern world offers an example of (1) the porousness of the boundary between the secular and religious; (2) the diversity, fluidity, and constructedness of the very categories of religious and secular, since they appear in different ways among different Buddhist cultures in divergent national contexts; and (3) the way these categories nevertheless have very real-world effects...
Macrostate and microstate characteristics of interregional nonlinear interdependence of brain dynamics are investigated for Zen-meditation and normal resting EEG. Evaluation of nonlinear interdependence based on nonlinear dynamic theory and phase space reconstruction is employed in the 30-channel electroencephalographic (EEG) signals to characterize the functioning interactions among different...
Buddhist Philosophy of Mind Gereon Kopf Welcome to the third issue of the Journal of Buddhist Philosophy. As it has been our practice, this issue contains a special issue on Buddhist psychology graciously guest edited by Christian Coseru, philosophical reflections on the purpose of Buddhist philosophy, peer-reviewed essays on a variety of topics, and reviews of recent publications in our field....
‘인문치료’라는 분야는 매우 생소한 연구분야로서, 2009년에 처음 등장하게 된다. 이는 국내에서 생산된 용어라는 점에서도 주목받는다. 인문치료는 인문학적 정신과 방법을 통해 마음의 건강을 지향한다는 목적을 갖는다. 그런데 이러한 방법론은 이미 다양한 인문학적 전통에서는 내재적(內在的)으로 갖고 있는 것이기도 하다. 다만 이것을 ‘인문치료’라는 용어로 표현하지 않았을 뿐이다. 인문치료의 방법론은 매우 다양하다. 읽기, 쓰기, 말하기 등은 물론 음악, 영화, 연극, 미술 등의 다양한 방법론을 제시한다. 본 논문은 여기에 불교의 철학과 명상을 인문치료의 방법론으로 제시하고자 함을 목적으로 하였다.BR 불교의 철학과 명상은 이미 다양한 심리치료 프로그램에서 응용되고 있음은 주지의 사실이다. 그런데 본 논문은...
In recent times, Buddhist psychological concepts have become appealing to many psychotherapy theorists and practitioners. Included are such notions as mindfulness, the "acceptance" of experience, the nature and causes of suffering, and the use of "skillful means" behaviors and thoughts that are intentionally undertaken to reduce suffering both for oneself and others. While there are a number of...
Innovatively new behaviors of heart rate variability caused by special heart-transition process were observed in the long-term, well-experienced Zen practitioners while practicing the heart-to-heart imprint sealing (HHIS) Zen meditation. HHIS Zen practice involves specific neurocardiac-cardiorespiratory interaction while on the way of realizing the heart-dominant, detached brain. Results of...
The concept of self-compassion originated from Buddhism, but very little is known about the utility and functions of this concept among Buddhists. Four hundred and eleven individuals (179 Buddhists and 232 non-Buddhists) completed the survey packages using the self-compassion scale (SCS; Neff in Self Identity 2(3):223-250, 2003a. doi: 10.1080/15298860309027 ). Confirmatory factor analysis...
Meditation and mindfulness are well known Buddhist coping resources [1]. The issue of academic stress and ways of coping much studied across many different cultures [2] but very few research has been conducted in a Buddhist context. The Buddhism is a dominating religion in Asian countries and rapidly spreading through the world. There are other coping resources also available in Buddhism. In...
What makes a meditation object? This essay explores early Pāli accounts of objects still used in modern practice, especially in Southern Buddhism. Their very variety reflects this tradition’s stress on a graduated path, where different stages and individuals require different teaching approaches, at different times. Usually, in practice, objects inducing “calm” and various states known as...