Sat, Oct 29
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Intro to Buddhism and Psychology
Designed for those practicing and studying in the fields that support the health development and healing of mind. This program will provide valuable insights and beneficial tools from Buddhist practices that participants can use in combination with their current modalities.
Time & Location
Oct 29, 2022, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
Zoom
About the event
Buddhism and Psychology
The last several decades have witnessed tremendous advances in the scientific understanding of the human brain and the human body as a whole. The interdisciplinary dialogue of leading scientists, philosophers, contemplatives have brought increasing interest of using Buddhist wisdom for insight into several research topics and to illuminate the human condition.
From their earliest days, Buddhist traditions have emphasized the importance of the mind. Over the last 70 years, the divergent though complementary traditions of Buddhist psychology and Western psychotherapy have been cross-pollinating. Despite significant differences of origin and methodology, these traditions both emphasize the ultimate healing nature of the mind. In the Abhidharma, the Buddhist cannon of psychology, we find a rich and remarkably nuanced description of the mind and its capacity to heal. In psychotherapeutic literature, a contrasting map of the mind is found, with a similar suggestion that when the mind is cared for…
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Thank you for applying to join Intro to Buddhism and Psychology! We will start to notice applicants between Oct.21-28 regarding application results. Dharma Joy Foundation education@dharmajoyfoundation.org
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