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Abhidharma
An essay on the philosophical and psychological aspects of Buddhism presented in the seven books of the Abhidharma Pitaka of the Pali canon.
Analytical Psychology and Buddhism of Nichiren Dai
"The Buddhist statement of the unity and reciprocal influence of physical and psychological aspects of life perfectly mirrors the Jungian principle of synchronicity (or vice versa). Both are in fact based on the conviction that psyche and matter have to be considered nothing more than different manifestations of an identical and eternal energy." By Erika Gsell
As Zen Replaces the Id - Psychology and Zen Buddhi
Bodhiology
Teaches and promotes Buddhist psychology and psychotherapy.
Buddhism as a Psychotherapy
Essay by Ven. Bhante Punnaji that argues "that?Buddhism is entirely a psychotherapy."
Buddhist Meditation and Depth Psychology
Scientific, spiritual and social exploration on meditation and its impact on Westerners.
Buddhist Psychology
Essay on the history of Buddhist Psychology.
Buddhist psychology: A review of theory and practi
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.
Mind Is
What is mind? Explorations in cognitive science, psychology, Buddhism, mysticism, literature, art, psychotherapy, language, psychiatry and philosophy.
Morita Therapy
Introduction to Morita psychotherapy. Covers underlying concepts of mental health, treatment methods, applications and relevance to cancer patients. Morita Therapy is based on the Buddhist view of psychology.
Psychological State Changes in Meditation
Psychological analysis of changes in mental state as a result of different forms of meditation.
Purify Our Mind
Learn how to benefit our daily life.
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 develop instead a new Spiritual self-schema.
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 society.
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 and events. It is the logical system for organizing and interpreting experience that is constructed by human mental capacities during the process of experiencing external phenomena: the instrument that regulates the mind.
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 Transcende
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 examining the underlying views of human nature in the broader context of cosmic Nature, as these reflect the assumed nature of the therapeutic task.
Zen Dynamics
Offers a personality test and meditation subjects based on Chinese elements and Buddhist psychological theory.