Applied Buddhist Therapy

NHỮNG YẾU TỐ CẦN THIẾT CHO VIỆC HÀNH THIỀN | Đại đức Kumārābhivaṃsa | Cẩn dịch: Bhikkhu Tikkhañāṇa (Tập 9)

NHỮNG YẾU TỐ CẦN THIẾT CHO VIỆC HÀNH THIỀN | Đại đức Kumārābhivaṃsa | Cẩn dịch: Bhikkhu Tikkhañāṇa (Tập 8)

NHỮNG YẾU TỐ CẦN THIẾT CHO VIỆC HÀNH THIỀN | Đại đức Kumārābhivaṃsa | Cẩn dịch: Bhikkhu Tikkhañāṇa (Tập 7)

NHỮNG YẾU TỐ CẦN THIẾT CHO VIỆC HÀNH THIỀN | Đại đức Kumārābhivaṃsa | Cẩn dịch: Bhikkhu Tikkhañāṇa (Tập 6)

NHỮNG YẾU TỐ CẦN THIẾT CHO VIỆC HÀNH THIỀN | Đại đức Kumārābhivaṃsa | Cẩn dịch: Bhikkhu Tikkhañāṇa (Tập 5)

NHỮNG YẾU TỐ CẦN THIẾT CHO VIỆC HÀNH THIỀN | Đại đức Kumārābhivaṃsa | Cẩn dịch: Bhikkhu Tikkhañāṇa (Tập 4)

NHỮNG YẾU TỐ CẦN THIẾT CHO VIỆC HÀNH THIỀN | Đại đức Kumārābhivaṃsa | Cẩn dịch: Bhikkhu Tikkhañāṇa (Tập 3)

NHỮNG YẾU TỐ CẦN THIẾT CHO VIỆC HÀNH THIỀN | Đại đức Kumārābhivaṃsa | Cẩn dịch: Bhikkhu Tikkhañāṇa (Tập 2)

NHỮNG YẾU TỐ CẦN THIẾT CHO VIỆC HÀNH THIỀN | Đại đức Kumārābhivaṃsa | Cẩn dịch: Bhikkhu Tikkhañāṇa (Tập 1)

PART I This is a series of discussions on how we apply Buddhist insight to deal with misinformation and fake news. The series contains seven episodes, covering the topic in detail. Please note that this is not a political podcast channel, so all of the knowledge presented here is only for mental healing therapy, not for any other purpose, nor political commentary. In the modern world where information is highly available, especially via social media channels, fake news, misinformation or rumor is still a major factor in its dissemination. While somehow such unofficial and unconfirmed information seems harmless, yet for the long-term, it is extremely dangerous, like a type of origins for mental impurity. Buddhism offers ways and insight to cope with this problem, and in today's episode, we will discuss the first of the seven ways taught by the Buddha in the Sabbāsava Sutta, Discourse on All the Fermentations. This method is called abandonment of defilement caused by external objects by seeing through their true nature. With the development of information technology in particular and the society’s living standard in general, people are given more opportunities and means to connect to each other, and to the rest of the world. People are able to easily express their personal opinions, views, visions, speeches, consent, and opposition for or against any topic or issue from daily news to scholastic research. Social media, like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, and others are major contributors to this phenomenon, in terms of speed, convenience, and circulation. While there are undeniable advantages for such information dissemination innovation; we are also facing a numerous, seemingly endless series of boundary-less disinformation crises without good controls and management. Now, please look at the nature and origin of all the wrong information. Psychologically, the Abhidhamma says that it is from an unwholesome mind (akusala-citta) which may associate with greed (lobha), anger (dosa), or delusion (moha). When people’s minds are overwhelmed by the aforementioned poisonous mental states, it is completely understandable for them to commit false speeches, trickery, lies, fraudulent talks, and gossip. People then are not observing their moral standards and precepts. They don’t care for the result of the kamma that they are accumulating. This is not a new issue, only in today’s era, the misinformation spreads quickly and uncontrollably causing terrible outcomes. As right (or correct and accurate) news may lead to right thought, and wrong news (misinformation and disinformation), in the same way, may lead to wrong decisions, this ‘wrong news’ needs to be treated as a source of mental impurity called āsava in Pāḷi. Regarding this, The Sabbāsava Sutta, Discourse on All the Fermentations gives ways to cope with the problem. First, it is advised that one should not allow the ideas unfit for attention to arise, and should develop the ideas fit for attention to become in oneself. In Pāḷi, these are called yoniso maṇasikāra (wise attention), and ayoniso maṇāsikāra (unwise attention). It means one should choose proper attitudes when receiving info or data from one of six sense bases before digesting and reacting to them. A common suggestion is to keep in one’s mind that everything is never going beyond the nature of impermanence, suffering, and non-self (aniccā, dukkha, and anattā). Even if the things seem totally correct and reasonable now, but for sure, they won’t last forever. They are uncertain. So, please be calm, receive and accept any information coming to us, as it is, without adding any negative attitude. Why this is important? The Buddha says that for whatever ideas such that, when one attends to them, the unarisen fermentation of sensuality, of becoming, and of ignorance arise in one, and the arisen fermentation of sensuality, of becoming, and of ignorance increase, one should avoid such ideas and thoughts. In the...