PSYC 4061 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Shitao, Human Nature

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 4061
• Professor: Tifrah Warner

Document Summary

Human nature (some info different from text book next class) of the person: What makes a person according to this chapter: made up of primarily two layers or two structures that are emphasized, pure awareness, consciousness and mind and ego. In philosophy of yoga, conscious is used differently. Spiritual masters talk about consciousness in terms of everything is (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:374)ess, (cid:374)ot talki(cid:374)g a(cid:271)out the perso(cid:374) (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious a(cid:374)d u(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious; that"s a (cid:448)er(cid:455) s(cid:373)all part of the pi(cid:272)ture. The(cid:455)"re talki(cid:374)g about the actual nature of the whole universe, every aspect everything is consciousness including material things. Mind and ego used interchangeably in this chapter ego is small self. Pure consciousness is also referred to as self (capital) Tao chi the tao that can be named is not tao. I(cid:374) veda, i(cid:374) qu"ara(cid:374) (cid:862)do(cid:374)"t talk a(cid:271)out it(cid:863) (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g (cid:455)ou (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t reall(cid:455) talk a(cid:271)out (cid:455)our e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)es because it is beyond description this idea is there everywhere.