内容説明
When people think of Buddhism, they often imagine temples, Buddhist statues, chanting, rituals for good fortune, funerals, and cemeteries. The image of Buddhism in Japan is dominated by these traditional aspects. However, this is only one facet of Buddhism. When Buddhism is studied academically, through its history and scriptures, it reveals itself as a treasure trove of wisdom for navigating life, offering insights into the workings of the human mind and guiding people towards a fulfilling life free from suffering―a timeless wisdom from Buddha. This book explains the excellent cognitive psychological aspects inherent in Buddhism. The author argues that Buddhism is not a religion about praying for favors, but rather aims to cultivate self-control and the ability to accurately interpret external events, and provides methods to achieve this. By tracing the history of Buddhisms introduction to Japan, the author refutes the common image of Japanese Buddhism as merely about rituals and funerals. Simultaneously, the book explores the commonalities between contemporary cognitive psychology and Buddhism, dissecting the structure of the mind and presenting six methods to free oneself from cognitive biases. While Buddhist lectures often use difficult terms like impermanence, non-self, emptiness, dependent origination, and consciousness-only, this book provides clear and accessible explanations for modern readers, offering a fresh perspective on Buddhism through the lens of psychology. (This book is an edited version of the authors third lecture, Freedom and Education―From a Buddhist Psychology Perspective, held by the citizen group Teraso-ya.)
目次
-Preface
Chapter 1 :What Does Freedom Really Mean?
? Freedom doesnt mean doing whatever you want
? In a Diverse Society, True Freedom Requires Self-Regulation
? Buddhism as a Science of the Mind Without the Intervention of God
? The Bodhisattvas Enshrined in Temples Are Not Gods, but Humans in Pursuit of Enlightenment
?What Is Enlightenment, Really? A Different Perspective on the Buddhas Quest
Chapter 2: Yog c ra and Cognitive Psychology
? The World Is Formed Through Relationships Not Fixed Realities
? Impermanence Means That Everything Is in Constant Flux Not That Life Is Empty or Meaningless
? Non-Self Doesnt Mean You Dont Exist It Means the Self Exists Through Relationship and Process
? Dependent Origination Means That All Things Arise Through Relationships and Evolve Through Further Relationships
? Emptiness Means That All Things Exist Through Conditionality Not as Independent Entities
?What Is Yog c ra? A Buddhist View That the World Is Only as We Perceive It
?Turning Delusion into Insight: The Meaning of Tenmei Kaigo
?When Ancient Buddhism Meets Modern Science: How Yog c ra and Cognitive Psychology Arrived at the Same Truth
?Yog c ra: The Philosophy That Says Only the Mind Truly Exists
?Three Reasons Our Minds Deceive Us and What Buddhism Knew All Along
Chapter 3: Our Minds Are Vulnerable to Propaganda
?Propaganda: How Public Messaging Can Hijack Our Thinking
?We Are Wired for Persuasion: Why the Human Mind Is So Easily Controlled
?Liberty, Freedom, and the Buddhist Path to Inner Liberation
Chapter 4 Buddhism as a Method for Mental Hygiene
?Buddhism as a path for psychological healing and development.
?The Limits of Translation: Why Japanese Buddhism Took a Unique Path
?A Religion for the People Except in Japan: How Buddhism Was Delivered from State to State
?Buddhism in Japan: A Tool of State Power, and Later, a Comfort to the Masses
?Why We Misunderstand Buddhism: A Legacy of Political Power and Translation Filters
?When Translation Fails: Why We Misunderstand the Buddhas Core Teaching on Suffering
Chapter 5: Liberation from Birth Aging, Illness, and Death What the Buddha Truly Sought
?A Prince Who Did Not Know That Humans Age, Fall Ill, or Die
?The Buddha Lived in Comfort So Do We. But the Questions He Asked Remain Ours
?After Enlightenment, the Long Walk: The Buddhas Final 45 Years on the Road
?What Matters
?The Buddha Did Not Conquer Death And That Was Never the Point
?Buddhism Is Not Pessimism. Its a Method for Liberation.
?Buddhism Without a God: A Practice of Self-Liberation
Chapter 6:Yog c ra and Cognitive Psychology
?Thirty Verses on Consciousness: Vasubandhus Vision in Poetic Form
?All Is a Projection of the Mind Without Inherent Substance
?The Coin Experiment That Sparked a New Understanding of the Mind
?Synchronicity in Shadows: Kurosawas Rashomon and the Birth of Cognitive Psychology
?Patterned Minds and Patterned Machines: How AI Echoes Human Cognition
Chapter 7: Discovering the Deep Mind Manas and laya in Yog c ra
?How Sensory Input Constructs Consciousness
?What exactly is Manas?
?Ignorance of the Self The Subtle Tyranny of Egos Whispers
?False Certainty: Because I Think, I Must Truly Exist
?Conceit (): Im better than them Im exceptional.
?Possessive Attachment (): Shes mine. I wont let anyone else have her.
?The laya Consciousness: The Storehouse That Governs the Self
?How Did Buddhism Discover the laya Consciousness?
?The laya Consciousness: A Torrential Underground Stream Beneath the Mind
Chapter 8: The Roots of Manas and laya Built from a Lifetime of Dukkha
?Accumulated Dukkha as the Seed of Manas
?The Suffering of Hostile Encounters Living with People You Cant Stand
?The Agony of Parting When the Minds Deepest Layers Turn Against Us
?The Suffering of Unfulfilled Desires: When Effort Meets the Wall of Reality
?The Heaviness of Being: A Buddhist View on the Five Aggregates and the Weight of Suffering
?What, Then, Are We Supposed to Do?
Chapter 9: The Six Faces of Mental Defilement Understanding Our Negative Bias
?What Are Bonn (Kleshas) ? A Buddhist Lens on the Negative Bias
?Greed: I Only Have 10 Trillion Yen Its Not Enough Yet.
?Anger: Evolutions Gift, Misapplied
?Ignorance: Not Knowing That You Dont Know
? Arrogance: Like Sun Wukong on Buddhas Palm
? Doubt: It Sounds Strange But Theyre Famous, So It Must Be Right…
?False Views: Juvenile Crime Is Rising! (Its Actually Declining)
Chapter10:The Eleven Traits of a Beautiful Mind Cultivating the Positive Bias
?What Does It Mean to Have a Beautiful Mind?
?The Method: How Do We Actually Build a Beautiful Mind?
Chapter 11: Six Methods for a Clean Mind The P ramit s
?Six Ways to Purify the Heart
?The Practice of D na : Generosity as Mental Strength Training
?The Practice of la:Training Self-Restraint to Purify the Heart
?The Practice of K? nt i:Pati ence Isnt Endurance Its the Wisdom to Know When to Walk Away
?The Practice of V rya:Grit, Curiosity, and the Urge to Keep Going
?The Practice of Dhy na:The Art of Anchoring the Mind Against Inner Turbulence
?The Practice of Praj : Unfolding the Seed of Buddha-Nature, Step by Step
-Afterword
