1st Edition

The Authority of Experience Readings on Buddhism and Psychology

By John Pickering Copyright 1998
270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

This collection of writings presents contemporary views on the integration of Buddhism in the West. Over the past few decades Buddhism has deepened its presence in the West and as a result teachings and practices are becoming integrated with those of Western psychology in a more productive way. The decline of mechanism and positivism offers new opportunities to bring together Western Buddhist... Read more
Making Comparisons; Chapter 1a Editor’s preface; Chapter 1 Transformation of the Wolf Man, Eleanor Rosch; Chapter 2a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 2 Authority in Buddhism and in Western Scientific Psychology, David Fontana; Textual Fundamentals; Chapter 3a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 3 Buddhist Psychology, Padmal de Silva; Chapter 4a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 4 Basic Features of Buddhist Psychology, Herbert Guenther; Towards Therapy; Chapter 5a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 5 Creating a Contemporary Buddhist Psychotherapy, Joy Manné; Chapter 6a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 6 Exploring the Vicissitudes of Affect and Working with Emotions, Padmasiri de Silva; Psychological Theory; Chapter 7a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 7 Selfhood is a Process, John Pickering; Chapter 8a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 8 The mythology of anatta, Brian L. Lancaster; Knowing and doing; Chapter 9a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 9 The Validation of Knowledge, Elizabeth Valentine; Chapter 10a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 10 Authenticity and the Practice of Zen, John Crook;

Biography

John Pickering

'A very good book which includes many excellent chapters. Those in psychology who are interested, or are potentially interested, in what Buddhist theory and practice can offer to present day psychology, will find this a very rewarding book to read.' - Olwen McGregor