01:830:340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Gautama Buddha, Demonic Possession, Noble Eightfold Path
20 Dec 2018
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Animism (everyone and everything has a soul) (people with a mental illness act like animals- they will hurt you, have no control) Holes in skulls that weren"t natural, nor due to weapons. People would cut holes in the brain and the skull to let the demon out of the body when someone had a mental illness. The first great psychologist: mr. siddhartha gautama (the buddha) Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment . Lived an extravagant life, but was not happy. Did not like the idea of growing and suffering, just to die, so he went on a pilgrimage. Mapped out the mind in excruciating detail. Prescribed ways to live your way so that you don"t suffer so much. 4 noble truths: everyone suffers, there is a cause of suffering, there is a solution to end suffering, the solution is 8 fold path.
