경쟁 사회에 나타난 힐링 담론 고찰－불교명상의 관계론적 통찰을 중심으로

Abstract

In this paper, I examine the practice and propagation of Buddhist meditation in the competitive society of a capitalistic world from the self-healing perspective. Healing discourses that have emerged in a society obsessed with self-development, as well as meditation that is being practiced as an extension or augmentation of healing approaches, have not fully uncovered the essential meanings of meditation. Meditation, when understood in the context of self-healing, allows problems arising from limitations of the social structure to be mistaken for problems caused by a failure in self-development, eventually leading us towards a passive life that not only erroneously ascribes all problems as individual problems, but also deters us from envisioning new societies and communities. On the other hand, relational meditation, which is based on Buddhism, allows the mind to approach problems of the social structure from the viewpoint of the actor rather than that of independent reality. This relativistic insight can potentially become a force for dismantling selfishness, regionalism, academic hierarchy, etc. created by the structure of unfair competition. In other words, these meditations are manifested in the practice of love and compassion. Relational meditation is a practice closest to the true essence of meditation. In particular, relational meditation can be applied to social relations, ethics, science, and politics based on conscientiousness and altruistic behavior. In other words, it shows the possibility of expanding discourses of meditation in various ways. Furthermore, relational meditation based on the selfless understanding that we are all connected together drives us to love and support one another. Through a discussion of relational insight in this paper, we recognize the problems inherent in our social structure and consider the possibility of a new society, in which love is not lost and human values are not corrupted.