Abstract
Dr. FUKURAI Tomokichi, one of the pioneers in the field of parapsychology in Japan, and the discoverer of nengraphy (thoughtgraphy), from the knowledge obtained in his parapsychological investigation and from his mystical experiences, came to have a world view similar to the one shared among Buddhists: What we call "self" is divided into "shikisei," the cognizing self, which acts as the cognizing agent, and "meiga," the living self, which is the agent making the physical body continue to function. The former is boundless and, once released from the physical captivity, its recognition range becomes limitless and it is united with the whole universe. However, he argues that to cognize the cognizing self, the act of introspection or philosophical speculation based on what we experience while we are imprisoned in our physical body is insufficient, and that the complete release from the living self is important. In this presentation, I will examine his world view in detail, comparing it with the filter theory of the brain advocated by Henri-Louis Bergson, William James, Charlie Broad, and Aldous Huxley.
