Buddhism; Seonmudo; Modern Western philosophy; Phenomenology; Body-mind; Body schema
摘要
Enlightenment comes from body-mind. The concept of truth is not disembodied, as modern philosophy has largely upheld instead it arises from the nature of our bodies, and bodily experience. The body is not an instrument for thinking. In modern Western philosophy, mind is separated from body. Descartes defines the human subject solely as a "thinking substance", thus separating the human subject from the body. Locke`s statements also fit well into the dualism model, and this model seeming to be well suited to addressing both mind and matter, the individual and the world. But in phenomenology the human body is really a body-mind, rather than a mere body, or a body to which a mind is somehow attached. From long time ago Buddhists also deny the spirit separated from the lived body. The very concept of truth itself comes from the details of our embodiment as while the truth is not, in any way, a transcendent feature of the universe or of disembodied mind. Rather, it is crucially shaped by the peculiarities of our human bodies and by the specifics of our everyday functioning in the world. Enlightenment itself is also not simply a mental achievement. When a person is enlightened, the entire mind-body complex is enlightened. One becomes a Buddha in and through this very body. Enlightenment is the immersion of the individual`s mind-body complex into the Buddha mind-body complex. So Seonmudo, Korean Zen Martial Art, is a Buddhist training method which has been as one of many paths to enlightenment. Diligent training leads to harmonious integration of mind, body and spirit. The practice and study of Seonmudo focuses on integration of body and mind by breathing and training.
