종교교양교육으로 보는 마음공부: 감정, 공감, 취사를 중심으로

Abstract

[Objective] This study aims to explore the key elements of mind study, namely emotion, empathy, and mindful choice, through ‘Meditation and Character Cultivation’, a religious liberal arts education course at Wonkwang University. [Contents] The research analyzes the religious liberal arts education at Wonkwang University, which is based on the founding spirit of Won Buddhism. Focusing on the ‘Meditation and Character Training’ course, it investigates the emergence and recognition of emotions, the enhancement of empathy abilities, and the process of mindful choice. In this process, the study illuminates the interrelationship between emotions and sensory conditions, as well as the diversity and complexity of emotions, examining how these elements play a crucial role in mind study. [Conclusions] This study demonstrates how the religious liberal arts education of Won Buddhism can contribute to socially harmonious behavior choices by integrating emotion awareness and empathy capacity. Particularly, it provides concrete examples of how mind study can play a positive role in religious liberal arts education.