Buddhist practice seeks to cultivate these different dimensions of happiness and in this way lay the foundation for living a good life.Charles K. FinkResearch Institute for Contemporary Philosophy of LifeJournal of Philosophy of LifeFink, C.K. (2013). Better to Be a Renunciant: Buddhism, ...
philosophy, and a great many silent retreats to show how and why meditation can serve as the foundation for a spiritual life in a secular age. At once excitingly ambitious and wittily accessible, this is the first book to combine evolutionary psychology with cutting-edge neuroscience to defend t...
Essays and etexts about the philosophy and major concepts of Buddhism as contained in the teachings of the Buddha and Buddhist texts.
In the era of Sui and Tang dynasties (581-907), Buddhism has reached its peak in popularity, and thus had a great effect on almost every aspect of life, custom, ideology, as well as literature, philosophy, art and so on. Buddhism has a great influence on Chinese culture. Chinese ...
Meditation is at the heart of the Buddhist way of life. It basically helps you in to attain a higher level of consciousness. We first learn to identify our negative mental state known as 'delusion', and then develop peaceful and positive mental state or 'virtuous mind'. ...
As such it provides ways to understand, and give meaning to, the challenges of being alive Buddhism today could be described as philosophical rather than religious with a strong emphasis on lifestyle. This essay argues that Buddhist philosophy pr... L O'Brien 被引量: 0发表: 2020年 On Ou ...
of the interpretation of "life is but a dream" in the late Ming dynasty,and refutes Jin Shengtan's argument.The True Meaning of Buddhism is a typical case for us to understand the meaning of the Romance of West Chamber from the philosophy angle.Its theoretical value should not be ...
The philosophy of Buddha accepts impermanence and transmigration but denies the existence of God and believes that the soul is a myth. Buddhism teaches the existence of ten realms of being and one can be born as any one of them. At the top is Buddha followed by Bodhisattva (an enlightened ...
It appeals to them as a philosophy of life; an answer to its riddles. Among the masses of the people, however, Taoism manifests itself in a ritual of extreme superstition. It recommends magic tricks and curious superstitions as a means of prolonging life. It expresses itself very largely in...
Based on the view of Tan Jie, Buddhism is believed to help people lead a moral life, become mindful and aware of thoughts and actions, and develop wisdom and understanding. Therefore, Buddhism is more than a religion. To many people, it is a philosophy or a way of life. It is a ...