지눌의 『진심직설』에 관한 분석심리학적 고찰

Abstract

This paper examines the Korean Buddhist monk Chinul's Chinsim chiksul (眞心直說) from the perspective of Carl Jung's analytic psychology. In the Chinsim chiksul(眞心直說) Chinul defines True Mind(眞心) and emphasizes what to do in order to realize True Mind(眞心). I began the discussion by noting that Chinul's concept of True Mind(眞心) is the same as the das Selbst (自己) in Jungian analytical psychology. Jung's unconscious Selbst is the same as Chinul's True Mind(眞心), which emphasizes human nature. The True Mind(眞心) is divided into the thing(体) and its functions(用), and the two have the principle of harmony, which is neither the same nor different. On the other hand, Jung's unconscious and conscious selves also have a duality that is neither the same nor different. In order to realize True Mind (眞心), Chinul suggests a number of practices, which I compare with Jungian psychology. I analyzed Chinul's practice of contemplation(覺察) and pause (休歇) from the perspective of psychology. Jungian active meditation is a type of practice that attains wholeness: while Chinul sought enlightenment through contemplation(覺察) and pause(休歇), Jung sought self-realization, through the consciousization of the unconscious and active meditation. At the end of the article, I compared and contrasted Chinul's path to enlightenment with Jung's path to self-realization. This paper shows that despite the differences between the Eastern and Western schools of thought, Chinul and Jungianism have the same perspective on human beings.