The Concept of Mind

As argued, Kumagusu challenged the world view of modern science and pointed out the limitations of science through his thinking based on Buddhist ideology. Kumagusu’s main intention was not to argue that Buddhism implies a superior universal view. Instead, by utilizing the Buddhist cosmology, his intention was to better science itself and to point out the limitations embedded in the modern scientific view. By following Kumagusu’s thought concerning his ideal science, Kumagusu’s ethical…

group psychology that can be broken down into smaller parts, each with their own supporting evidence as separate components of a greater concept, similar to the functionalist’s human body approach to society. There are three levels of conformity according to Kelman2 (1958) Compliance, Internalisation and Identification. This analysis will only focus on the first concept…

Life as we know it is a relatively new addition to an already vast universe, let alone the mind that is capable of formulating the concept of a soul/conscience. Moreover, our sun, which it in its late age will begin to run out of helium, will bloat up like a swollen grape to engulf all the inner planets of our Solar System, including Earth. There will be no trace…

Mission's Trip The third week of June, 2015, marks the week my perspective on life changed. This trip contributed to the obliteration of my egotistical state of mind. I went on a prayer tour, spent time at an elderly apartment complex, helped at a community outreach, served at a food bank, and visited a children's learning center. Each of these experiences affected me differently, but were similar in that they all changed my outlook on life. The prayer tour I went on revealed the diversity and…

Never Happened (2015), an eight-minute short film directed by Mark Slutsky, presents this seemingly brilliant idea as a moral quandary for viewers. This low-budget science-fiction short infuses a frills-free indie aesthetic with a larger, futuristic concept to create a dark and unsettling story about the limitless bounds of future technology. This Canadian speculative fiction sees businessman Grady (Aaron Abrams) returning home after his travels to his pregnant wife, Sharon. This present…

of ages form mental concepts that help explain new scenarios. Ideas can either be assimilated into our mental concepts or accommodated into existing ones, but it is always expanding in adolescence. Piaget has four stages which include; sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete and formal concentrations. These four stages develop from birth to adulthood and have a direct impact in ones cognitive development. A three year old would be in…

The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junet Diaz surrounds the concept of Fuku americanus, known to be a curse or a doom of some kind (Diaz 1). The narrator himself, have described this story as a fuku story, “As I’m sure you’ve guessed by now, I have a fuku story too” (Diaz 6). While, the article “Experience: Trauma, Narrative, and History” by Cathy Caruth discussed concepts that apply to Oscar Wao’s story. She opened her article by introducing “ a pattern of suffering that is inexplicably…

specifically focus on the mortality of humans, but the mortality of morality itself, the slow death of the goodness of people. Each author deals with the concept of legacy after death--McCarthy with a father’s noble sacrifice for humanity’s redemption and Trethewey with her mother’s murder and the forgotten history of the Native Guards--to demonstrate two concepts: the prevalence of mortality and the fragility of legacy as it is completely dependent on the memories and acknowledgement of others.…

Theory Sigmund Freud conception of the mind was two-dimensional. The Psychodynamic Theory focuses on conscious, the preconscious and the unconscious processes as they are manifested in the client’s behavior. The goal of this theory is for the client to have self-awareness and understanding of their past and present behavior. The Psychodynamic Theory helps the client to examine unresolved conflicts that arise from the past. The second dimension of the mind was composed of the id, superego, and…

the people are enthusiastically practicing Buddhism. Buddhism is one of the profound religion in the world which show and leads the people to the enlightenment. As a Buddhist country, we look at the welfare of all the sentient being. Similarly, the concept of Gross National Happiness is a unique philosophy which is also concern with the happiness of people and country at large. The philosophy of GNH is born from Buddhism. Lokamitra (2004. P.481) said that, “The policy of the Gross National…