PSYCH 3BA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Motivation, Conscientiousness, Four Noble Truths
5 Nov 2014
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What it means to attain the good life: the western versus philosophical/psychological views of the eastern views, they correspond in many different ways, the beginning to see much more integration of eastern into western practice (meditation, mindfulness) Intellectual virtue: wisdom, understanding, knowing how things work and to apply knowledge, understanding the way the world really is common practice: acquired by teaching. Psychology 3ba3: the oldest religious practice, the goal of life is ultimate self-knowledge and self-betterment = what the humanists say, partial understanding and good works improves our position when reincarnated. Confucianism: same ideas in the east as aristotle"s in the west, must attain virtue morality. Without form there is no desire; without desire there is tranquility. In this way all things would be at peace . Saw for the first time things he had never knew existed: suffering, death, pain and was horrified: decided to try to understand this and left his castle and his riches to meditate.
