Buddhadharma readers share their experience of Buddhist practice in everyday life as it relates to therapy.
Photo by Matthew Kane.You might think being healthy puts you in a good state of mind, but it’s the good state of mind that will keep you healthy in the long-term.
“My plan for the columns to come is to address topics in which psychological understanding and spiritual practice are mutually supportive.”
Too cold to work out? Sure, but you can still do your body and mind plenty of good — while also making a real difference to others.
Photo by Ashley Batz.When spiritual tradition is viewed as its own school of psychology, it can offer more effective techniques and profound goals than conventional psychology.
Psychologically, we are migrators. Going from one thing to another is what makes us happy. So do you think that all stops when you die?
“When we consider the will to live seriously, formulae such as ‘anger is bad, love is good’ become painfully simplistic.”
Judith Simmer-Brown on the role of desire in Buddhist Tantra: “The intensity of desire can only be liberated by desire itself.”
Photo by Krystian "Krane" Schneidewind.The longing to be understood is very strong but it is in direct conflict with ego’s desire to be seen as independent and admirable. Karen Kissel Wegela on giving the ego a break and opening up instead.
The great Jungian analyst says America could use a healthy dose of rebellion. These problems aren’t just in your mind, and they need to be fixed.
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