Joan Thayer
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11 hours ago · In Hindu thought, desire is often referred to as “Kama,” which is one of the four primary goals of human life, alongside Dharma (duty), Artha (prosperity), and Moksha (liberation). While desire is a natural aspect of human existence, Hindu philosophy distinguishes between different types of desires.
4 days ago · The exploration of desire, identity, and the human condition remains relevant today. B. Relevance of Dionysian themes in contemporary society. In our fast-paced world, the tension between order and chaos, pleasure and pain, is ever-present. The myths of Dionysus encourage us to reflect on our own desires and the societal pressures that shape them.
1 day ago · The mind is that which thinks, feels, perceives, imagines, remembers, and wills. The totality of mental phenomena, it includes both conscious processes, through which an individual is aware of external and internal circumstances, and unconscious processes, which can influence an individual without intention or awareness.
1 day ago · The Buddha was de-mystified, and reduced from a "superhuman" to a "compassionate, heroic human", serving "western historical method and the missionary agenda of situating the Buddha firmly below the divine."
1 day ago · Desire, or wanting, is a discrete mental phenomenon that is driven by the neurotransmitter dopamine. In the 1980s, Kent Berridge, a neuroscientist at the University of Michigan, led a study ...
3 days ago · A society with high indulgence is one that considers the enjoyment of life to be a natural human desire and seeks to satisfy it freely. On the other hand, a society with high restraint is one that tries to control the satisfaction of desires and regulate them through strict social norms .
3 days ago · Actions taken within a mindset become an ethic when they trump other values. Engagement and communal imagination represent optimal human functioning that are shaped by the evolved developmental niche (evolved nest) that supports optimal psychosocial neurobiological development. [78]
