Buddhist Psychology
Dr. C George Boeree
http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/budpsysyl.html
Buddhist Psychology
Dr. C George Boeree
http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/budpsysyl.html
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared.
This course provides an overview of Buddhism, with an emphasis on the philosophical and psychological implications for modern psychology. It is a read-and-discuss (and practice!) seminar that requires a willingness to look beyond one's traditional perspectives.
Required books:
Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind.
Stephen Batchelor's Buddhism without Beliefs.
Required readings:
All additional readings are available from the internet, including my Introduction to Buddhism web site (links in bold).
(See also Basic Buddhist Vocabulary and Buddhist Links and Readings)
Grading: Grades will be based on attendance and participation, and a daily journal. The journal involves approximately one page of writing, consisting of questions and comments on the day's readings, to be handed in each day. No unexcused absences will be accepted!
E-mail: cgboeree@ark.ship.edu
Reading Assignments:
Week One
1. Hello and Introduction to Buddhism
2. The Buddha
Week Two
5. The Dhammapada -- chapter 1 to 15
7. Cosmology and the Wheel of Life
8. Rebirth and KarmaWeek Three
9. Morality
Week Four
13. Zen Mind, Beginners Mind, parts two and three
14. Zen Images and Poetry
15. Buddhism without Beliefs, part one16. Buddhism without Beliefs, parts two and three
Week Five
17. Buddhism for the west
20. Discussion: Where do we go from here?
The Dharma incomparably profound and exquisite
Is rarely met with, even in hundreds of thousands of millions of
ages;
We are now permitted to see it, to listen to it, to accept and hold
it;
May we truly understand the meaning of the Buddha's words!