A New Possibility for Confucian Meditation: An Inquiry into the Yijing.

Autor: Suhn-Gyohng YI, Jung-Yeup KIM
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Zdroj: Korea Journal; Winter2022, Vol. 62 Issue 4, p171-195, 25p
Abstrakt: Confucian quiet-sitting (jingzhuo...) or reverent attentiveness (jing ...). Reverent attentiveness aims to cultivate one's morality in daily life through a dynamic and harmonious interaction of quietude (jing ...) and activity (dong ...), which is a clear Confucian characteristic. However, this paper argues that Neo-Confucian meditation could be made even more holistic through a method of meditation that incorporates insights from the Yijing ... (Book of Changes). That is, Yijing divination can be understood and used to practice a way of meditation through which one can encounter further aspects of the self that Neo-Confucian meditation does not typically address, for example, the subconscious. If Neo-Confucian reverent attentiveness accommodates Yijing meditation and extends itself to the depths of consciousness, Confucian meditation can become more vibrant by more fully encompassing both rationality and spirituality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index