This study explores the phenomenon of human hoping and its role as one addressed times of deep suffering. Vaclav Havel＇s writing on ＂deep hope＂ and Maurice Merleau-Ponty＇s classic work on embodiment were seen as p...This study explores the phenomenon of human hoping and its role as one addressed times of deep suffering. Vaclav Havel＇s writing on ＂deep hope＂ and Maurice Merleau-Ponty＇s classic work on embodiment were seen as points of intersection with Engaged Buddhist teachings. In-depth interviews with two Engaged Buddhists supported the premise of this paper： Deep or embodied hope is quite different from ordinary wishing or ＂hoping＂ and plays a positive role as one moved through their suffering process.展开更多
文摘This study explores the phenomenon of human hoping and its role as one addressed times of deep suffering. Vaclav Havel＇s writing on ＂deep hope＂ and Maurice Merleau-Ponty＇s classic work on embodiment were seen as points of intersection with Engaged Buddhist teachings. In-depth interviews with two Engaged Buddhists supported the premise of this paper： Deep or embodied hope is quite different from ordinary wishing or ＂hoping＂ and plays a positive role as one moved through their suffering process.
