NEW232Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Arhat, Mind, Ego Ideal
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Examination of self in psychoanalysis and buddhism (engler) (cid:494)have to be somebody before you can be nobody(cid:495) destabilizing insights, which might conflict with our normal view of ourselves. Increase awareness of aspects of oneself that may be threatening to be too aware. Benefiting from meditation requires certain ego capacities, such as observing moment-by-moment experiences. This is why children or mentally ill people have trouble with it. Uncover personal issues, by holding up a (cid:498)mirror(cid:499) to the mind. Meditation doesn(cid:495)t lead to the (cid:494)transcendence of the ego(cid:495). Ego = what regulates and integrates our mental functions ((cid:498)the capacity to think, plan, remember, self-reflect, distinguish reality from fantasy, exercise voluntary control over impulses, love(cid:499)) The idea of (cid:498)higher self(cid:499) to become perfect, powerful or feel superior. As the result, many of the (cid:494)insights(cid:495) of b are misunderstood or abused. These ideas can lead to misunderstandings when east meet west.
