The Psycho-Ethical Aspects of Abhidhamma ISBN-13: 9780761813231

Author: Sircar, Rina

Brand: UPA

Number Of Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9780761813231

Release Date: 18-02-1999

Languages: English

Binding: Paperback

Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches

Details: The Psycho-Ethical Aspects of Abhidhamma brings the essence of Buddhist psychology, called Abhidhamma, to the Western world using the related portions of the Pali Buddhist literature. Rina Sircar utilizes parables, stories, and concepts that are current to Western thought to emphasize and clarify the understanding of the value and efficacy of the Buddhas teaching as an introduction to those interested in Abhidhamma. He presents concepts related to the main ideas of Western psychology, such as personality, which relates closely to the Buddhist definition of self. Buddhism calls any static, unchanging definition of self an illusion and deception that leads to fear and pain. Rather, the self is understood as mentality and materiality that can be validated through the meditation practice on the thirty-two parts of the body that can lead to a direct experience of the self and can even heal illnesses. The author describes how this spiritual process leads to the understanding of Who am I? and What am I? Its goal is to perfect the constantly changing person into the arahat, as the wheel of existence turns into the wheel of truth, by following a path of purification and deliverance.