Descolonizar la mente, sacralizar la existencia :  Una opción budista ante la confusión de nuestro tiempo

If you have found this article useful and you think it is important that researchers across the world have access, please consider donating, to ensure that this valuable collection remains Open Access.

Horizontes Decoloniales / Decolonial Horizons is published by Pluto Journals, an Open Access publisher. This means that everyone has free and unlimited access to the full-text of all articles from our international collection of social science journals. Furthermore Pluto Journals authors don’t pay article processing charges (APCs).

scite_

Horizontes Decoloniales / Decolonial Horizons

Volume 7, Issue 1

Record: found
Abstract: found
Article: found

Is Open Access

Descolonizar la mente, sacralizar la existencia : Una opción budista ante la confusión de nuestro tiempo

research-article

Author(s): Diana Obregón ¹ ^, , Eduardo Herrera ¹ ^,

Publication date Pub: 07 April 2022

Journal: Horizontes Decoloniales / Decolonial Horizons

Publisher: Pluto Journals

Keywords: Budismo, Cognición, Mente, Karma, Ética, Budismo, Cognição, Mente, Karma, Ética, Buddhism, Cognition, Mind, Karma, Ethics

Bookmark

Abstract

This article examines some of the central Buddhist teachings as a contribution to a postcolonial reading. It understands Buddhism not as a religion but as a cognitive theory. From that standpoint, its non-theistic outlook, its emphasis on introspection, and the practice of mindfulness make this discipline a powerful tool for individual transformation. Thus, Buddhism can redefine any social or political praxis from the most intimate and personal to the most external reality. A key to this is to take full responsibility for the actions, words, and thoughts that give rise to the world we all share.

Este artículo examina algunas de las enseñanzas budistas centrales como aporte a una lectura poscolonial. Entiende el budismo no como una religión sino como una teoría cognitiva. Desde ese punto de vista, su perspectiva no teísta, su énfasis en la introspección y la práctica de la atención plena hacen de esta disciplina una poderosa herramienta de transformación individual. Así, el budismo puede redefinir cualquier praxis social o política desde lo más íntimo y personal hasta la realidad más externa. Una de las claves es asumir la plena responsabilidad de las acciones, palabras y pensamientos que dan lugar al mundo que todos compartimos.

Este artigo examina alguns dos ensinamentos budistas centrais como uma contribuição para a leitura pós-colonial. Ele entende o budismo não como uma religião, mas como uma teoria cognitiva. Desse ponto de vista, sua perspectiva não-teísta, sua ênfase na introspecção, e a prática da atenção fazem desta disciplina uma ferramenta poderosa para a transformação individual. Assim, o budismo pode redefinir qualquer prática social ou política, desde a mais íntima e pessoal até a realidade mais externa. Uma chave para isso é assumir total responsabilidade pelas ações, palavras e pensamentos que dão origem ao mundo que todos nós compartilhamos.

Content

Author and article information

Journal

Journal ID (doi): 10.13169/decohori

Title: Horizontes Decoloniales / Decolonial Horizons

Abbreviated Title: DH

Publisher: Pluto Journals

ISSN (Electronic): 2422-6343

Publication date Pub: 07 April 2022

Publication date Collection: 2022

Volume: 7

Issue: 1

Pages: 101-128

Affiliations

[1 ]Centro Himalaya

Article

DOI: 10.13169/decohori.7.1.0101

SO-VID: f7298282-a474-4412-bf66-8b37d9bc6b79

License:

All content is freely available without charge to users or their institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission of the publisher or the author. Articles published in the journal are distributed under a http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

History

Page count

Pages: 28

Referencias bibliofráficas

Juan Arnau (2005). La palabra frente al vacío. Filosofía de Nagarjuna. Ciudad de México: Fondo de Cultura Económica.
Gampopa (1998). The Jewel Ornament of Liberation: The Wish-Fulfilling Gem of the Noble Teachings, tr. Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche. Boston, MA: Snow Lion.
Luis O. Gómez (1973). «Emptiness and Moral Perfection». Philosophy East and West 23, N˚ 3: pp. 361–373.
Stephen S. Hall (2011). Wisdom. From Philosophy to Neuroscience. New York: Vintage Books.
Yuval Noah Harari (2015). Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. New York: Harper Perennial.
Yuval Noah Harari (2020). Sapiens: A Graphic History, the Birth of Humankind, Vol. 1. New York: HarperCollins.
Eduardo Herrera (2020). «Purificar el Karma». Serie de conferencias. Ciudad de México, Centro Himalaya, 28–31 May.
Jamgon Kongtrul (2000). The Torch of Certainty, tr. Judith Hanson. Boston, MA: Shambhala.
Traleg Kyabgon (2017). Karma. Qué es. Qué no es. Por qué es importante, tr. Juan Carlos Ruiz Franco. Barcelona: Ediciones Obelisco.
Donald S. Lopez Jr. (1995). «Introduction». In: Donald S. Lopez Jr. (ed.), Curators of the Buddha: The Study of Buddhism under Colonialism. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 1–29.
Donald S. Lopez Jr.. (1998). Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Gabor Maté (2003). When the Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
OXFAM (2020). «Los milmillonarios del mundo poseen más riqueza que 4600 millones de personas». Available at: <https://www.oxfam.org/es/notas-prensa/los-milmillonarios-del-mundo-poseen-mas-riqueza-que-4600-millones-de-personas#:~:text=Los%202153%20milmillonarios%20que%20hay,Mundial%20de%20Davos%20(Suiza)> [Accessed 29 July 2021].
Eric Reinders (2004). «Politics and Buddhism». In: Robert E. Buswell (ed.), Encyclopedia of Buddhism. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, pp. 657–661.
Ridley Scott, dir. (2013). The Counselor, 117 minutes, DVD. Los Angeles, CA: Scott Free Productions.
Shantideva (2008). La práctica del Bodisatva. Una traducción del Bodicharyavatara. Novelda, Alicante: Ediciones Dharma.
Daniel J. Siegel (2017). Mind. A Journey to the Heart of Being Human. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.
Sogyal Rinpoche (2008). The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Reading, UK: Random House.
Barbara TomasinoAlberto ChiesaFranco Fabbro (2014). «Disentangling the Neural Mechanisms Involved in Hinduism- and Buddhism-Related Meditations». Brain and Cognition 90: pp. 32–40.
Chögyam Trungpa (2013a). The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Vol. 1: The Path of Individual Liberation. Boston, MA: Shambhala.
Chögyam Trungpa (2013b). The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Vol. 2: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion. Boston, MA: Shambhala.
Chögyam Trungpa (2013c). The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Vol. 3: The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness. Boston, MA: Shambhala.
K. L. Tsomo (2012). «Compassion, Ethics, and Neuroscience: Neuroethics through Buddhist Eyes». Science and Engineering Ethics 18: pp. 529–537.
Jim B. Tucker (2005). Life Before Life. A Scientific Investigation of Children’s Memories of Previous Lives. New York: St Martin’s Press.

Comments

Comment on this article

[1] Juan Arnau (2005). La palabra frente al vacío. Filosofía de Nagarjuna. Ciudad de México: Fondo de Cultura Económica.

[2] Gampopa (1998). The Jewel Ornament of Liberation: The Wish-Fulfilling Gem of the Noble Teachings, tr. Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche. Boston, MA: Snow Lion.

[3] Luis O. Gómez (1973). «Emptiness and Moral Perfection». Philosophy East and West 23, N˚ 3: pp. 361–373.

[4] Stephen S. Hall (2011). Wisdom. From Philosophy to Neuroscience. New York: Vintage Books.

[5] Yuval Noah Harari (2015). Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. New York: Harper Perennial.

[6] Yuval Noah Harari (2020). Sapiens: A Graphic History, the Birth of Humankind, Vol. 1. New York: HarperCollins.

[7] Eduardo Herrera (2020). «Purificar el Karma». Serie de conferencias. Ciudad de México, Centro Himalaya, 28–31 May.

[8] Jamgon Kongtrul (2000). The Torch of Certainty, tr. Judith Hanson. Boston, MA: Shambhala.

[9] Traleg Kyabgon (2017). Karma. Qué es. Qué no es. Por qué es importante, tr. Juan Carlos Ruiz Franco. Barcelona: Ediciones Obelisco.

[10] Donald S. Lopez Jr. (1995). «Introduction». In: Donald S. Lopez Jr. (ed.), Curators of the Buddha: The Study of Buddhism under Colonialism. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 1–29.

[11] Donald S. Lopez Jr.. (1998). Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

[12] Gabor Maté (2003). When the Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

[13] OXFAM (2020). «Los milmillonarios del mundo poseen más riqueza que 4600 millones de personas». Available at: <https://www.oxfam.org/es/notas-prensa/los-milmillonarios-del-mundo-poseen-mas-riqueza-que-4600-millones-de-personas#:~:text=Los%202153%20milmillonarios%20que%20hay,Mundial%20de%20Davos%20(Suiza)> [Accessed 29 July 2021].

[14] Eric Reinders (2004). «Politics and Buddhism». In: Robert E. Buswell (ed.), Encyclopedia of Buddhism. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, pp. 657–661.

[15] Ridley Scott, dir. (2013). The Counselor, 117 minutes, DVD. Los Angeles, CA: Scott Free Productions.

[16] Shantideva (2008). La práctica del Bodisatva. Una traducción del Bodicharyavatara. Novelda, Alicante: Ediciones Dharma.

[17] Daniel J. Siegel (2017). Mind. A Journey to the Heart of Being Human. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.

[18] Sogyal Rinpoche (2008). The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Reading, UK: Random House.

[19] Barbara TomasinoAlberto ChiesaFranco Fabbro (2014). «Disentangling the Neural Mechanisms Involved in Hinduism- and Buddhism-Related Meditations». Brain and Cognition 90: pp. 32–40.

[20] Chögyam Trungpa (2013a). The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Vol. 1: The Path of Individual Liberation. Boston, MA: Shambhala.

[21] Chögyam Trungpa (2013b). The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Vol. 2: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion. Boston, MA: Shambhala.

[22] Chögyam Trungpa (2013c). The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Vol. 3: The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness. Boston, MA: Shambhala.

[23] K. L. Tsomo (2012). «Compassion, Ethics, and Neuroscience: Neuroethics through Buddhist Eyes». Science and Engineering Ethics 18: pp. 529–537.

[24] Jim B. Tucker (2005). Life Before Life. A Scientific Investigation of Children’s Memories of Previous Lives. New York: St Martin’s Press.