Selfless Minds

Author : Peter Harvey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136783296

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This careful analysis of early Buddhist thought opens out a perspective in which no permanent Self is accepted, but a rich analysis of changing and potent mental processes is developed. It explores issues relating to the not-Self teaching: self-development, moral responsibility, the between-lives period, and the 'undetermined questions' on the world, on the 'life principle' and on the liberated one after death. It examines the 'person' as a flowing continuity centred on consciousness or discernment (vinnana) configured in changing minds-sets (cittas). The resting state of this is seen as 'brightly shining' - like the 'Buddha nature' of Mahayana thought - so as to represent the potential for Nirvana. Nirvana is then shown to be a state in which consciousness transcends all objects, and thus participates in a timeless, unconditioned realm.

Author : Monima Chadha
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780192657947

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Selfless Minds by Monima Chadha Pdf

Selfless Minds offers a new interpretation of no-self metaphysics in Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakosa-Bhasya. Monima Chadha reads Vasubandhu as defending not only eliminativism about self but also about persons, and illusionism about the sense of self and all kinds of self-representation. This radical no-self thesis presents several challenges for Abhidharma Buddhist philosophy of mind. Even if we then grant that there is no self, we are left with deeper questions about the sense of self or self-representations implicated in our ordinary everyday experience and thought about the world and ourselves. And if we grant that there are no persons, questions remain about the status of our person-related concerns and interpersonal practices. Selfless Minds answers these questions on behalf of the Abhidharma Buddhist. The first part of the book defends the hypothesis that we can salvage much of our experience and thought without implicating self-representations. The second part of the book examines the revisionary implications of the no-person metaphysics. Some of these seem unpalatable, if not downright absurd. This, she argues, give us reason to re-evaluate both the Abhidharma metaphysics and our ordinary person-related practices and concerns in light of each other by using some sort of wide reflective equilibrium. Selfless Minds is a contribution to cross-cultural philosophy that studies the nature of selfless minds from a place at the crossroads of different traditions and disciplines: philosophy in the traditional Buddhist and contemporary Western traditions, and contemporary cognitive sciences.

Author : Francisco J. Varela,Evan Thompson,Eleanor Rosch
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780262529365

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The Embodied Mind, revised edition by Francisco J. Varela,Evan Thompson,Eleanor Rosch Pdf

A new edition of a classic work that originated the “embodied cognition” movement and was one of the first to link science and Buddhist practices. This classic book, first published in 1991, was one of the first to propose the “embodied cognition” approach in cognitive science. It pioneered the connections between phenomenology and science and between Buddhist practices and science—claims that have since become highly influential. Through this cross-fertilization of disparate fields of study, The Embodied Mind introduced a new form of cognitive science called “enaction,” in which both the environment and first person experience are aspects of embodiment. However, enactive embodiment is not the grasping of an independent, outside world by a brain, a mind, or a self; rather it is the bringing forth of an interdependent world in and through embodied action. Although enacted cognition lacks an absolute foundation, the book shows how that does not lead to either experiential or philosophical nihilism. Above all, the book's arguments were powered by the conviction that the sciences of mind must encompass lived human experience and the possibilities for transformation inherent in human experience. This revised edition includes substantive introductions by Evan Thompson and Eleanor Rosch that clarify central arguments of the work and discuss and evaluate subsequent research that has expanded on the themes of the book, including the renewed theoretical and practical interest in Buddhism and mindfulness. A preface by Jon Kabat-Zinn, the originator of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program, contextualizes the book and describes its influence on his life and work.

Author : Peter Harvey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136783364

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The Selfless Mind by Peter Harvey Pdf

This careful analysis of early Buddhist thought opens out a perspective in which no permanent Self is accepted, but a rich analysis of changing and potent mental processes is developed. It explores issues relating to the not-Self teaching: self-development, moral responsibility, the between-lives period, and the 'undetermined questions' on the world, on the 'life principle' and on the liberated one after death. It examines the 'person' as a flowing continuity centred on consciousness or discernment (vinnana) configured in changing minds-sets (cittas). The resting state of this is seen as 'brightly shining' - like the 'Buddha nature' of Mahayana thought - so as to represent the potential for Nirvana. Nirvana is then shown to be a state in which consciousness transcends all objects, and thus participates in a timeless, unconditioned realm.

Author : Brian Peter Harvey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0700703373

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The Selfless Mind by Brian Peter Harvey Pdf

This careful analysis of early Buddhist thought opens out a perspective in which no permanent Self is accepted, but a rich analysis of changing and potent mental processes is developed. It explores issues relating to the not-Self teaching: self-development, moral responsibility, the between-lives period, and the 'undetermined questions' on the world, on the 'life principle' and on the liberated one after death. It examines the 'person' as a flowing continuity centred on consciousness or discernment (vinnana) configured in changing minds-sets (cittas). The resting state of this is seen as 'brightly shining' - like the 'Buddha nature' of Mahayana thought - so as to represent the potential for Nirvana. Nirvana is then shown to be a state in which consciousness transcends all objects, and thus participates in a timeless, unconditioned realm.

Author : Brian Peter Harvey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : OCLC:277542137

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The Selfless Mind by Brian Peter Harvey Pdf

Author : Gordon E Kyle
Publisher : Gordon E Kyle
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-06
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780987700490

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A Love Story for Susan by Gordon E Kyle Pdf

A Love Story for Susan is a story of hope in our world. This book describes the journey taken by the author into his mind. There, he faced the darkness of his personal hell, earning the right to stand in the brilliance of God's light at journey's end. The journey into self is a journey any person can choose to take. This book appeals to those people who are struggling with the meaning of their existence. It is a struggle many are choosing to face at this time because the desire to discover one's truth is a desire that lives in all of us. A Love Story for Susan convincingly demonstrates the importance of love in the healing of a human mind. The author's story is an inspirational example of how to transmute pain into strength and gain a new life by doing so. His goal was simply to find his true self. Little did he know that God waits patiently for those who make the journey to truth, the journey to self. A Love Story for Susan is the story of the author's journey home.

Author : Barghavi Parthiban
Publisher : Spectrum of thoughts
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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SELFLESS SOCIETY by Barghavi Parthiban Pdf

Selfless society is an anthology penned by 40 writers about the act of selflessness that they have witnessed in their day-to-day life. Many people may have this question in their mind, "Do selflessness still persists amongst people?" , "Is humanity dead?". This anthology answers all such questions as we strongly believe that humanity is not dead, it's just left unspoken. This book throws light on all how our society contains so many beautiful hearts who care for their fellow beings without even knowing each other.

Author : Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590246418

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Miscellanies, æsthetic and literary: to which is added The theory of life, collected and arranged by T. Ashe by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Pdf

Author : Samuel Taylor Coleridge,Thomas Ashe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105047990952

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Miscellanies, Aesthetic and Literary by Samuel Taylor Coleridge,Thomas Ashe Pdf

Author : Buddhist Union (Singapore)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : UVA:X030289627

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Buddhist Union Newsletter by Buddhist Union (Singapore) Pdf

Author : Frederick Henry Sykes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : English poetry
ISBN : HARVARD:HWP5Q7

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Select Poems of Coleridge, Wordsworth, Campbell, Longfellow by Frederick Henry Sykes Pdf

Author : Richard Warwick Bond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : English poetry
ISBN : HARVARD:HNNZEU

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An Ode to the Sun and Other Poems by Richard Warwick Bond Pdf

Author : Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433076085350

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The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Poems published in 1789. Sibylline leaves. Epigrams. Appendix by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Pdf

Author : Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : English drama
ISBN : HARVARD:32044090308685

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The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Pdf