Korea Deconstructed Spirituality: Psychology, Belief and Korea
David Mason is not only a vessel of wisdom, he is also a masterful storyteller. In just over two hours, he explains how people came to the Korean Peninsula, how Buddhism arrived from China, how it interacted with the indigenous Shamanism, the ideological conflicts and discussions the various schools of thought generated, the creation of the Jogye Order and the Taego Order, Master Songchul, how drugs affect the development of spirituality, how Sansin is Tangun, and much more...
He speaks honestly and from great experience. A conversation it felt a pleasure to be a part of and a follow-up discussion on Taoism is already being planned.
David Mason is an American academic who first came to Korea in 1982. He has authored about 10 prominent books on Korean culture, spirituality, travel and mountains, and serves as a scholar, author, public speaker and tour guide.
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David Mason's Website: https://san-shin.org
Discussion Outline
0:00 How did you get into spirituality?
5:24 The religious mountains of Korea
13:20 What is Korean Buddhism?
31:50 The temples of Korea
42:32 Does Buddhism still have a role to play today?
52:22 Negative perceptions of Shamanism
1:07:06 The role of drugs in Korean shamanism
1:11:44 Sansin vs Tangun
1:19:28 Shamanism and gender
1:25:00 Illegal shamanism in modern Korea
1:28:26 The supreme patriarch: Master Seongchol
1:38:25 Shaman temples you can visit today
1:44:25 Religion as psychological comfort in modern society
1:51:05 Park Chung-hee and the national parks of Korea
1:57:36 Personal enlightenment
Korea Deconstructed by David Tizzard
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