If a person is referred to as ignorant then according to the
widely accepted meaning of this term, it is generally understood
that they have a low level of knowledge or intelligence.
However, within Buddhism and other Eastern contemplative
traditions, the term ignorance assumes a somewhat
different meaning. According to Buddhist thought, if
a person is said to be ignorant, it normally means that they
are ignorant as to the ultimate manner in which the self and
phenomena exist. The practice of mindfulness of ignorance
is concerned with cultivating awareness of the ignorant
beliefs, behaviours, and perceptions that we have allowed
to become established in the mind. By developing meditative
awareness of our ignorant and unskillful ways, we
create the correct conditions for transforming ignorance
into wisdom. In this paper, we begin by briefly explicating
a Buddhist interpretation of the term ignorance and explore
whether it is possible for a person to be ignorant and intelligent
at the same time. The second part of the paper then
explicates the practice of mindfulness of ignorance which
is conceptually stratified here into outer, inner, and hidden
aspects. Emphasis is placed on applying the knowledge
and understanding elicited by investigating the Buddhist
construction of ignorance such that it informs, augments,
and infuses our moment-to-moment practise of mindful
awareness.
If a person is referred to as ignorant then according to thewidely accepted meaning of this term, it is generally understoodthat they have a low level of knowledge or intelligence.However, within Buddhism and other Eastern contemplativetraditions, the term ignorance assumes a somewhatdifferent meaning. According to Buddhist thought, ifa person is said to be ignorant, it normally means that theyare ignorant as to the ultimate manner in which the self andphenomena exist. The practice of mindfulness of ignoranceis concerned with cultivating awareness of the ignorantbeliefs, behaviours, and perceptions that we have allowedto become established in the mind. By developing meditativeawareness of our ignorant and unskillful ways, wecreate the correct conditions for transforming ignoranceinto wisdom. In this paper, we begin by briefly explicatinga Buddhist interpretation of the term ignorance and explorewhether it is possible for a person to be ignorant and intelligentat the same time. The second part of the paper thenexplicates the practice of mindfulness of ignorance whichis conceptually stratified here into outer, inner, and hiddenaspects. Emphasis is placed on applying the knowledgeand understanding elicited by investigating the Buddhistconstruction of ignorance such that it informs, augments,and infuses our moment-to-moment practise of mindfulawareness.
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