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Encountering Buddhism: Western Psychology and Buddhist Teachings (SUNY series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology)

Seth Zuihō Segall

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Description:Practicing psychologists explore the mutual impact of Buddhist teachings and psychology in their lives and practice.Creatively exploring the points of confluence and conflict between Western psychology and Buddhist teachings, various scholars, researchers, and therapists struggle to integrate their diverse psychological orientations—psychoanalytic, humanistic, cognitive-behavioral, transpersonal—with their diverse Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist practices. By investigating the degree to which Buddhist insights are compatible with Western science and culture, they then consider what each philosophical/psychological system has to offer the other. The contributors reveal how Buddhism has changed the way they practice psychotherapy, choose their research topics, and conduct their personal lives. In doing so, they illuminate the relevance of ancient Buddhist texts to contemporary cultural and psychological dilemmas.Seth Robert Segall is Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale University School of Medicine, Director of Psychology and Psychology Training at Waterbury Hospital, and Vice President of The Educational Center for Integrative Healing and Wellness.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Encountering Buddhism: Western Psychology and Buddhist Teachings (SUNY series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology). To get started finding Encountering Buddhism: Western Psychology and Buddhist Teachings (SUNY series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 224

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: SUNY Press

Release: 2012

ISBN: 0791486796

Description: Practicing psychologists explore the mutual impact of Buddhist teachings and psychology in their lives and practice.Creatively exploring the points of confluence and conflict between Western psychology and Buddhist teachings, various scholars, researchers, and therapists struggle to integrate their diverse psychological orientations—psychoanalytic, humanistic, cognitive-behavioral, transpersonal—with their diverse Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist practices. By investigating the degree to which Buddhist insights are compatible with Western science and culture, they then consider what each philosophical/psychological system has to offer the other. The contributors reveal how Buddhism has changed the way they practice psychotherapy, choose their research topics, and conduct their personal lives. In doing so, they illuminate the relevance of ancient Buddhist texts to contemporary cultural and psychological dilemmas.Seth Robert Segall is Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale University School of Medicine, Director of Psychology and Psychology Training at Waterbury Hospital, and Vice President of The Educational Center for Integrative Healing and Wellness.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Encountering Buddhism: Western Psychology and Buddhist Teachings (SUNY series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology). To get started finding Encountering Buddhism: Western Psychology and Buddhist Teachings (SUNY series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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