Abstract:
The objective of this research is 1) to study the concept of mind in Theravada Buddhist philosophy, 2) to study the concept of mind of philosophy of Idealism and 3) to compare the concept of mind in Theravada Buddhist philosophy and philosophy of Idealism. The research methodology is to study of the Tipitaka, Buddhist texts, academic documents and related researches. Data are analyzed by a descriptive method.
The researchs results found that;
Mind citta in Buddhist Theravada philosophy means thought, condition of thought, the nature of knowing, the recognizing both outward and inward. Mind is one of compounded Dhamma Saṅkhāra-dhamma, conventional thing, rising and disappearing continuously. It seems that mind remains permanent. Mind is the nature of knowing, the nature of mind is not only knowing but there is another nature of mind. Mind could create kind of Dhamma namely, feeling vedanā. Whether mind composes of wisdom paññā or ignorance avijjā, it creates only feeling vedanā. The duty of mind is to carry on condition respectively. Condition of mind runs so fast as if rises through sense-objects Arammaṇa.
Mind of Idealism philosophy views that that is only reality. The matter is phenomena of mind. Value is reality such as goodness, beauty, right and wrong. Condition of mind is eternal, not a matter of convention and not the satisfaction of a judge. Mind is only one called Absolute Reality. Mind divides into 3 categories; 1) Original mind means purity, 2) contradicted mind demonstrates of matter and 3) synthetic mind means matter repenting of oneself. Mind is the source of all things in the world and the essential basic of all things. Even if human beings composes of body and mind, but the most important part which controls the body or forces the body to behave is mind.
The similarity between Buddhist Theravada philosophy and philosophy of Idealism is that both views that mind is abstract. Mind has quality to experience emotionally sensitive, always changing and inheriting, no body, no physical form, no weight, no color, no smell and no space. It believes that mind composed of body and mind. When the body breaks down or dies, mind did not perish but finding a new body or being reborn. For different way, the Buddhist Theravada philosophy is of view that mind is overview, not individual. It brings about to anyone, being nature of knowing, processing in the past, present and future. Mind processes with goodness, badness and non-emotion. It depends on various factors and relations to involve senses Ayatana, which makes condition of knowing. Mind follows to impermanent. Philosophy of Idealism views that mind is personality. It could be change, experience, and thought, individual expression, individual emotion, freedom, changing as rationality, common to all life and personal experience. Mind is the set of all life's movement and the basis of the movement must come from eternity.