Wittgenstein, Guilt And Western Buddhism

Whereas Christians often give guilt a prominent role, Buddhists are encouraged not to dwell on feelings of guilt. Leading members of the Triratna organisation - Sangharakshita, Subhuti and Subhadramati - characterise guilt as a negative emotion that hinders spiritual growth. However, if we carefully...

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1. VerfasserIn: Vinten, Robert ca. 20./21. Jh. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Routledge 2020
In: Contemporary buddhism
Jahr: 2020, Band: 21, Heft: 1/2, Seiten: 284-303
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Zusammenfassung:Whereas Christians often give guilt a prominent role, Buddhists are encouraged not to dwell on feelings of guilt. Leading members of the Triratna organisation - Sangharakshita, Subhuti and Subhadramati - characterise guilt as a negative emotion that hinders spiritual growth. However, if we carefully examine the concept of guilt in the manner of Wittgenstein we find that the accounts of guilt given by leading members of Triratna mischaracterise it and so ignore its positive aspects. They should acknowledge the valuable role that guilt can play in our lives.
ISSN:1476-7953
Enthält:Enthalten in: Contemporary buddhism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14639947.2021.1965298