Buddhism Meets Evolutionary Psychology

Compared to psychology, we can say that Buddhism is quite ancient. The new book tries to connect the enlightenment and meditation to principles of subdiscipline of psychology classified as evolutionary.

The main premise of the book states that we are primed, through selection, to think in a delusional way, and oppose to accept the world around us as is. The author makes a point that, through meditation, we can break this cycle of self-delusion and institute reactions based on instinct.

Key Takeaways:

• Some of our instinctive thinking is what leads us to have bad mental hygiene.
• A Zen perspective is looking at the world and seeing what drives you to distraction and giving yourself an outside perspective.
• While it might be hard to achieve this mindfulness, there are many different techniques that can help you get there.

“The other big part of the story is about mindful meditation, which presumably is a route to letting go of all those self-concerns, and potentially even a path to ultimate enlightenment.”

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