Abhidharma
An essay on the philosophical and psychological aspects of Buddhism presented in the seven books of the Abhidharma Pitaka of the Pali canon.
As Zen Replaces the Id - Psychology and Zen Buddhism
Teaches and promotes Buddhist psychology and psychotherapy.
Buddhist Meditation and Depth Psychology
Scientific, spiritual and social exploration on meditation and its impact on Westerners.
Buddhist psychology: A review of theory and practice
This survey is confined to the texts of Theravada Buddhism.
Ego-Bypass for Managing Stage Fright
A manual that draws on the Buddhist principle of no-self and on techniques of Cognitive Behavior Therapy in its approach to overcoming stage fright.
Investigating the Mind
Exchanges between Buddhism and Western Science on how the mind works.
Meditation and Personal Construct Psychology
This essay provides a useful introduction to both Buddhist thinking in relation to brain and behavior, and to a branch of western psychology.
Psychological State Changes in Meditation
Psychological analysis of changes in mental state as a result of different forms of meditation.
Satitherapy
Integrative psychotherapy which uses the mindfulness (sati) as the key principle within a person centered approach.
Spiritual Self-Schema Development Program
A step-by-step psychotherapy program developed at Yale University that integrates Buddhist and cognitive psychologies to help individuals abandon maladaptive self-schemas and to de…
ToDo Institute
Alternative methods of mental health such as Morita Therapy and Naikan from Japan. These methods are rooted in Eastern philosophy and applied to life in contemporary Western societ…
Towards a Buddhist Psychotherapy
An effort at showing the relevance of Buddhism to western psychotherapy, especially existential therapy.
Was the Buddha the First Humanist?
The Buddha's concept of Abidhamma appears as a supremely naturalistic and psychological one. It refers to the representation within the human mind of the external order of things a…
Why Meditation isn't Psychotherapy
Essay by Patrick Kearney regarding the confusion between Buddhist meditation and modern psychotherapy.
Working with Delusional Emotions
Tibetan approaches to dealing with delusional emotions, using tough life examples but also providing helpful suggestions.
Zen and Western Psychotherapy: Nirvanic Transcendence and Samsaric Fixation
An argument that both the ends and the means of Buddhist practice far exceed the limitations of Western psychotherapy in its dominant forms. This claim is substantiated by examini…
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