Gandhara is the seat of Greco-Buddhism |
The ancient Greeks were greatly influenced by Buddhism as the culture of ancient Bharat/India (Greco-Buddhism, Bactria, Sogdiana, Scythia, Gandhara) led to the fusion of East and West.
There's Psychology Today, but what was psychology yesterday? Psyche is the self or soul or spirit, and -logy is "the study of."
The Original Buddhist Psychology (Beth Jacobs) |
Long before Greek thinkers asked deep questions, Indian sages and the Buddha (who was from Central Asia according to Dr. R. Pal) undertook a study of the self, which is to say the Five Aggregates clung to as "self."
The "mind" base is in the heart, so what is the head? |
So lots of meditators are interested in every attempt to get a handle on the ego (which is an illusion), the meaning of life, cognition, perception, emotions, and the ultimate mystery -- consciousness.
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