The Descriptive Mind Science of Tibetan Buddhist Psychology and the Nature of the Healthy Human Mind
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3015774 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry M Vyner (Tribhuvan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 1-25 |
| Publication date | 2002-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology of Consciousness (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-4202 • E-ISSN: 1556-3537 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/ac.2002.13.2.1 |
| OpenAlex | W2156741529 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
There is no descriptive science of the stream of consciousness in the literature of the social sciences, and as a result, we do not have an empirical understanding of the nature of the healthy human mind.This paper will:(1)demonstrate that an empirically valid theory of the healthy mind must be a theory that isderived from a descriptive science ofthe stream of consciousness (2) present the rationale and methodology for doing interviews with a specific group ofTibetan lamas who have been using meditation for over ten and a half centuries todevelop a descriptive science/if the streamofconsciousnessand (3) present briefexcerpts from some ofthe interviews I have been doing with these lamas. In these interviews, the lamas discuss their experiences of their own mind in meditation for the purpose of: (1) developing a descriptive science ofthe stream of consciousness and (2) using that descriptive science to discuss and describe the defining characteristics ofthe healthy human mind
Buddhism · Consciousness · Descriptive research · Descriptive statistics · Epistemology · Human science · Meditation · Social science · Sociology · Theology · Cultural Differences and Values · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |