篇名

The Best Possible Life in a Troubled World: The Seven Principles of Self- Transcendence 全文閱讀

卷期

1

作者

Paul T. P. Wong

關鍵詞

Existential Positive Psychology (PP2.0), Yin-Yang Dialectics, Existential Wisdom, Suffering, Self-Transcendence

摘要

In a global village, it is not possible to develop a complete positive psychology without taking into account cultural and contextual perspectives. This paper discusses three areas: (a) The necessity for understanding both the human universals or existential givens and indigenous psychology, (b) The need for understanding suffering as an essential aspect of life and the “Yin” half of the Tai-chi symbol, essential for a complete account of wellbeing and flourishing, and (c) The seven principles of self-transcendence as the proven strategies for transcending suffering and contributing to human flourishing even in times of suffering and chaos. This approach represents the emerging paradigm of existential positive psychology (EPP or PP2.0), which is based on Yin-Yang dialectics and the middle way as life intelligence or existential wisdom, needed to navigate a dynamic balance between suffering (Yin) and happiness (Yang).

並列摘要

在現今世界地球村中，如果不考慮文化和脈絡觀點，就不可能發展出完整的正向心理學。本文討論了三個方面：一、 理解人類普遍性或存在的既定本質與本土心理的必要性；二、瞭解就如同「陰」是太極圖不可或缺的另一面一樣，受苦是人生中的本然面向，也是完整描述幸福（wellbeing）和心盛繁榮（flourishing）的必要因素；三、說明自我超越的七項原則，是經過驗證的超越痛苦和促進人類心盛繁榮的策略，尤其是在苦難和混亂的時代。

本文提出重視苦難或陰暗面是幸福的必要性之取向，也是作者倡導的「存在正向心理學」（Existential Positive Psychology [EPP] 或 [PP2.0]）的新興範式，這是基於「陰陽辯證」以及生命智能（life intelligence [LQ]）或實存智慧（existential wisdom）的中道思想，真正的幸福需要在苦（陰）與樂（陽）之間取得動態平衡。

頁次

001 - 024

出刊日期

202206

DOI

10.30099/PPCE.202206_(1).0001