불교철학의 관점에서 본 모리의 마지막 인생수업

• 영문명: Morrie’s Life Lessons from a Perspective of Buddhist Philosophy
• 발행기관: 한국영미문학교육학회
• 저자명: 최종녀(Jongneyo Choi)
• 간행물 정보: 『영미문학교육』영미문학교육 제22집 3호, 135~158쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2018.12.30

영문 초록

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how one can live a meaningful life above transcending life and death. Morrie meets Mitch every Tuesday to impart great life lessons until Morrie dies of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Many topics like love, work, family, aging, forgiveness, and death are covered to observe and prepare for death. This paper covers, in four parts, Morrie’s life philosophy in relation to Buddhist theories: the moment (now), obsession and concept, suffering, and emptiness. First, people forget the importance and preciousness of the current moment, so they live their lives wastefully. Morrie says that once one learns how to die, one learn how to live, meaning people should enjoy and focus on the “now” moment. Second, according to Buddhist theory, people suffer from birth to death because they are obsessed with four images: the obsession of self, the obsession of a person, the obsession of living being, and the obsession of a life span. The paper gives examples of how Morrie deals with them. Third, the four noble truths of Buddhism is introduced, analyzed, and referred to Morrie’s lessons. Lastly, the paper finishes with the theory of emptiness, which means nothing, in its foundation, can be fulfilled with the coming together of things. Morrie lives his life, transcending life and death, and shows that life and death is one and emptiness.

목차

I. 들어가는 말

II. 지금 이 순간

III. 집착과 관념

IV. 고통

V. 공(空)―삶과 죽음을 초월하는 마음

VI. 나가는 말

키워드

Morrie the moment (now) obsession and concept suffering emptiness life death