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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783354803321

Titolo

Psychology and Buddhism : from individual to global community / / editors, Kathleen H. Dockett, G. Rita Dudley-Grant, C. Peter Bankart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

1-280-53772-8

9786610537723

0-306-47937-0

Edizione

[First edition 2003.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 308 pages)

Collana

International and cultural psychology series

Altri autori (Persone)

DockettKathleen H. <1942->

Dudley-GrantG. Rita <1951->

BankartC. Peter <1946->

Disciplina

294.3/375

Soggetti

Psychotherapy - Religious aspects - Buddhism

Healing - Religious aspects - Buddhism

Buddhism - Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foundations -- On the Path of the Buddha -- Five Manifestations of the Buddha in the West -- Value and Meaning in Gestalt Psychology and Mahayana Buddhism -- Healing and Psychotherapy -- Buddhism, Psychology, and Addiction Theory in Psychotherapy -- Suffering from Biobabble -- Role of Responsibility in Daseinsanalysis and Buddhism -- Classical Buddhist Model of a Healthy Mind -- Empowerment, Responsibility, and the Challenges of Change -- Buddhist Empowerment -- The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Community Building -- Transcending Self and Other -- Environmental Problems and Buddhist Ethics -- Buddhist Social Principles -- Future Directions -- On the Path to Peace and Wholeness.

Sommario/riassunto

Psychology and Buddhism are each concerned with understanding and transforming human behavior. Moreover, both traditions have relevance that extends beyond the individual to the community and global level. Indeed some Buddhist traditions, such as the Nichiren sect, have devoted their entire mission to the establishment of peace worldwide.



This book advances a serious consideration of how the goals and practices of psychology can be informed and enriched by Buddhist traditions that transcend the individual to consider the interconnectedness of all things, and the responsibility we have towards the other. Individualistic and psychotherapeutic applications of Buddhism in psychology are examined, followed by a bold step into the community arena, with consideration given to the intersection between community psychology and Buddhist approaches to empowerment, social change, and prevention. The emerging perspective of individuals and communities, empowered and ready to engage the millennium, ultimately has global implications for the future of humankind. Psychology and Buddhism envisions how future integration and collaboration between psychology and Buddhism have the potential to transform the way human beings understand and interact with one another on a global scale.