Essays about: "modern buddhism"

Found 3 essays containing the words modern buddhism.

1. 1. The Challenges of Goenka’s Vipassana : How Participants of the Ten-Day Course Make Sense of the Intense Internal Experiences Induced by Vipassana Meditation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap

   Author : Jan Wallentin; [2023]
   Keywords : Goenka; dhamma; Vipassana; meditation; meditation retreats; ten-day course; energe-like somatic experiences ELSE ; adverse experiences; anomalous experiences; subtle energy; Theravada Buddhism; modern Buddhism; body psychotherapy; secular spirituality; new spirituality; phenomenography; Philosophy and Religion;

   Abstract : In this study, 28 individuals were interviewed about their experiences and interpretations of S. N. Goenka’s ten-day Vipassana course, which involves intense meditation practices. READ MORE

3. 2. Western and Indian theories of consciousness confronted A comparative overview of continental and analytic philosophy with Advaita Vedanta and Madhyamaka Buddhism

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

   Author : Michele Cossellu; [2014-01-22]
   Keywords : consciousness; nonduality; phenomenology; Advaita Vedanta; Madhyamaka Buddhism; epistemology;

   Abstract : The burgeoning field of cognitive studies in the West is motivated by a renewed interest in conscious experience, which arose in the postmodern zeitgeist in response to the positivist, scientific ideal of objectivity. This work presents a historical overview of Western philosophy from its dawn, focusing on the evolution of key concepts in metaphysics, ontology and epistemology, to arrive at the examination of modern theories on consciousness. READ MORE

4. 3. Waking Up in Dharamsala : An Inquiry into the Stories of Young Westerners Who Have Sought Buddhist Wisdom in Northern India

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Adam Peot; [2005]
   Keywords : India; Dharamsala; Buddhism; spiritual exploration; spiritual vacation; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This is a brief inquiry into the stories of young Westerners who have chosen to travel to Dharamsala India and participate in activities related to self-inquiry and spirituality, as presented through a Buddhist context. The main question to be researched in this thesis is WHY would a diverse group of international young and middle-aged adults choose to spend time, money and comfort traveling to a Buddhist retreat center in northern India? There are several motivations for taking such a "spiritual vacation", and all are interdependently related to living in today's complex Post Modern, Global environment. READ MORE