Eastern Spirituality And Western Psychology

Author : Meera Sharma,Joseph F Ryan
Publisher : Transpersonal Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1912698064

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Eastern Spirituality and Western Psychology by Meera Sharma,Joseph F Ryan Pdf

Eastern Spirituality and Western Psychology offers a practical path to harmony between spirituality and Western psychology, between heart and mind. This book: challenges basic assumptions of Western psychology demystifies Vedic psychology presents how Eastern spirituality can enhance Western psychology It guides readers by clarifying the relationship between spirituality and psychological growth, and demonstrates that psychotherapy and spirituality are complementary aspects of human development, with both essential for optimum mental, existential, and spiritual growth. It is up to everyone to take responsibility for making the changes that enable us to contribute to the well-being of the whole. In this insightful book, the authors reflect on this revolution and consider how it is likely to evolve in the future. It paves the way for those interested in the transpersonal, whether psychologists, psychotherapists, Orientalists, or spiritual practitioners. As the book says, "We are all starved of one and the same thing, 'love, ' where all differences dissolve." The message of hope given is Vasudhaiva kutumbakam ("The world is one family") and if, at last, you are able to see through the falsity of multiplicity, Oneness will then be revealed to you.

Author : Elliot Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000457827

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The Psychologisation of Eastern Spiritual Traditions by Elliot Cohen Pdf

This essential book critically examines the various ways in which Eastern spiritual traditions have been typically stripped of their spiritual roots, content and context, to be more readily assimilated into secular Western frames of Psychology. Beginning with the colonial histories of Empire, the author draws from the 1960s Counterculture and the subsequent romanticising and idealising of the East. Cohen explores how Hindu, Buddhist and Daoist traditions have been gradually transformed into forms of Psychology, Psychotherapy and Self-Help, undergoing processes of ‘modernisation’ and secularisation until their respective cosmologies had been successfully reinterpreted and reimagined. An important component of this psychologisation is the accompanying commodification of Eastern spiritual practices, including the mass-marketing of mindfulness and meditation as part of the burgeoning well-being industry. Also presenting emerging voices of resistance from within Eastern spiritual traditions, the book ends with a chapter on Transpersonal Psychology, showing a path for how to gradually move away from colonisation and towards collaboration. Engaging with the ‘mindfulness movement’ and other practices assimilated by Western culture, this is fascinating reading for students and academics in psychology, philosophy and religious studies, as well as mindfulness practitioners.

Author : John Welwood
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002-02-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780834825543

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Toward a Psychology of Awakening by John Welwood Pdf

How can we connect the spiritual realizations of Buddhism with the psychological insights of the West? In Toward a Psychology of Awakening John Welwood addresses this question with comprehensiveness and depth. Along the way he shows how meditative awareness can help us develop more dynamic and vital relationships and how psychotherapy can help us embody spiritual realization more fully in everyday life. Welwood's psychology of awakening brings together the three major dimensions of human experience: personal, interpersonal, and suprapersonal, in one overall framework of understanding and practice.

Author : Anodea Judith
Publisher : Celestial Arts
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-16
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780307777935

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Eastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea Judith Pdf

Revised edition of the groundbreaking New Age book that seamlessly merges Western psychology and science with spirituality, creating a compelling interpretation of the Eastern chakra system and its relevance for Westerners today. In Eastern Body, Western Mind, chakra authority Anodea Judith brought a fresh approach to the yoga-based Eastern chakra system, adapting it to the Western framework of Jungian psychology, somatic therapy, childhood developmental theory, and metaphysics and applying the chakra system to important modern social realities and issues such as addiction, codependence, family dynamics, sexuality, and personal empowerment. Arranged schematically, the book uses the inherent structure of the chakra system as a map upon which to chart our Western understanding of individual development. Each chapter focuses on a single chakra, starting with a description of its characteristics and then exploring its particular childhood developmental patterns, traumas and abuses, and how to heal and maintain balance.

Author : Radmila Moacanin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780861718436

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The Essence of Jung's Psychology and Tibetan Buddhism by Radmila Moacanin Pdf

The Essence of Jung's Psychology and Tibetan Buddhism cuts to the heart of two very different yet remarkably similar traditions. The author touches on many of their major ideas: the collective unconscious and karma, archetypes and deities, the analyst and the spiritual friend, and mandalas. Within Tibetan Buddhism she focuses on tantra and relates its emphasis on spiritual transformation, also a major concern of Jung. This expanded edition includes new material on the integration of the two traditions, and the importance of these paths of the heart in today's unsteady world.

Author : Margot Esther Borden
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-16
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781442260252

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Psychology in the Light of the East by Margot Esther Borden Pdf

Psychology in the Light of the East presents fresh insights into integral psychology, including valuable techniques for application. This text invites readers on a journey of self-knowledge and self-mastery, providing professionals as well as general readers with the tools for great personal and professional development.

Author : Alan Watts
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781608684564

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Psychotherapy East & West by Alan Watts Pdf

Before he became a counterculture hero, Alan Watts was known as an incisive scholar of Eastern and Western psychology and philosophy. In this 1961 classic, Watts demonstrates his deep understanding of both Western psychotherapy and the Eastern spiritual philosophies of Buddhism, Taoism, Vedanta, and Yoga. He examined the problem of humans in a seemingly hostile universe in ways that questioned the social norms and illusions that bind and constrict modern humans. Marking a groundbreaking synthesis, Watts asserted that the powerful insights of Freud and Jung, which had, indeed, brought psychiatry close to the edge of liberation, could, if melded with the hitherto secret wisdom of the Eastern traditions, free people from their battles with the self. When psychotherapy merely helps us adjust to social norms, Watts argued, it falls short of true liberation, while Eastern philosophy seeks our natural relation to the cosmos.

Author : Lisa J. Miller
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 849 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190905538

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The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality by Lisa J. Miller Pdf

This updated edition of The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality codifies the leading empirical evidence in the support and application of postmaterial psychological science. Lisa J. Miller has gathered together a group of ground-breaking scholars to showcase their work of many decades that has come further to fruition in the past ten years with the collective momentum of a Spiritual Renaissance in Psychological Science. With new and updated chapters from leading scholars in psychology, medicine, physics, and biology, the Handbook is an interdisciplinary reference for a rapidly emerging approach to contemporary science. Highlighting fresh ideas and supporting science, this overarching work provides both a foundation and a roadmap for what is truly a new ideological age.

Author : Harvey Aronson
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-10
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0834823527

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Buddhist Practice on Western Ground by Harvey Aronson Pdf

This is the first book to offer Buddhist meditators a comprehensive and sympathetic examination of the differences between Asian and Western cultural and spiritual values. Harvey B. Aronson presents a constructive and practical assessment of common conflicts experienced by Westerners who look to Eastern spiritual traditions for guidance and support—and find themselves confused or disappointed. Issues addressed include: • Our cultural belief that anger should not be suppressed versus the Buddhist teaching to counter anger and hatred • Our psychotherapists' advice that attachment is the basis for healthy personal development and supportive relationships versus the Buddhist condemnation of attachments as the source of suffering • Our culture's emphasis on individuality versus the Asian emphasis on interdependence and fulfillment of duties, and the Buddhist teachings on no-self, or egolessness

Author : Stuart Sovatsky
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781438420714

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Words from the Soul by Stuart Sovatsky Pdf

Accepting relentless impermanence as the ground of human experience, Words from the Soul derives a spiritual psychology from the mystery and poignancy of time-passage itself. Drawing from Wittgenstein, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Foucault, Dostoyevsky, Buddhism, kundalini yoga, and twenty-five years of clinical/mediation experience, the author's epigrammatic insights into our struggles with mortality, gratitude, apology, and forgiveness make this book relevant to psychotherapy and conflict resolution in a wide range of professional settings. In his exploration of the furthest-reaches of human development, Stuart Sovatsky reveals the deepest potentials of the ensouled body, transforming our views of language, sexuality, ecstatic spiritualities, and of the human life cycle.

Author : Geri Miller
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-06-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780471256908

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Incorporating Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy by Geri Miller Pdf

"This book, through its well-referenced and critically thoughtful approach, has made an invaluable contribution to the counseling literature. The extensive use of case studies and other applied materials makes it a valuable . . . reference." –Dr. Thomas J. Russo, Department of Counseling and School Psychology, University of Wisconsin, River Falls Incorporating Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy presents an applied, insightful, and well-researched overview of the theory, practice, and ethics of integrating spiritual and religious themes and rituals into traditional therapy models. This well-conceived and immensely readable text examines common barriers and bridges between spirituality and mental health and documents the effectiveness of using spiritual practices and concepts in treatment. Most important, it encourages readers, through group activities and individual reflection, to consider their own spiritual belief systems and biases before engaging clients in therapy with a spiritual base. Key features of this book include: A synopsis of the major Eastern and Western religions and spiritual movements Theoretical, cultural, and ethical implications of incorporating spirituality in counseling Practical methods for helping clients develop a spiritual identity Proven techniques for incorporating spiritual practices in treatment Case studies providing complex, real-life scenarios, as well as questions and activities for individual and group discussion A practical book for students and a valuable resource for counselors, psychologists, social workers, addiction specialists, and other mental health professionals, Incorporating Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy offers expert guidance on how to handle issues of spirituality in furthering the therapeutic process.

Author : Swami Ajaya
Publisher : Himalayan Institute Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Cross-cultural studies
ISBN : 0893890871

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Psychotherapy, East and West by Swami Ajaya Pdf

Compares the diverse teachings of ancient and modern psychotherapies

Author : Frank De Piano,Ashe Mukherjee,Scott Mitchel Kamilar,Lynne M Hagen,Elaine Hartsman,R. Paul Olson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135788889

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Religious Theories of Personality and Psychotherapy by Frank De Piano,Ashe Mukherjee,Scott Mitchel Kamilar,Lynne M Hagen,Elaine Hartsman,R. Paul Olson Pdf

Integrate spiritual traditions with psychological healing! In this fascinating volume, clinical practitioners of different religious traditions examine the same clinical case, offering insights, interventions, and explanations of transformation and healing. This practical approach allows them to explore broader issues of personality theory and psychology from the perspectives of various spiritual traditions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Religious Theories of Personality and Psychotherapy addresses both the practical issues of doing psychotherapy and the deeper need to relate psychology and theology. After providing a thorough introduction to the spiritual tradition, each author presents a critical psychological theory of personality and psychotherapy grounded in that tradition. The authors address the questions of what it means to be a person, what causes human distress, and how individuals experience healing. Religious Theories of Personality and Psychotherapy offers profound insights into the urgent issues of human suffering and psychological transformation, including: theories of personality structure and human motivation the nature of experience and processes of change the dialectical relation of theology and psychology convergences and difference among the religious psychologies Marrying theory and practice, spirit and psyche, Religious Theories of Personality and Psychotherapy offers profound insights and effective interventions. Mental health professionals, clergy, and scholars in religion, cross-cultural studies, personality, counseling, and psychotherapy will find this breakthrough book a life-changing experience and an invaluable resource.

Author : Swami Ajaya
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : East and West
ISBN : UCAL:B4120687

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Foundations of Eastern and Western Psychology by Swami Ajaya Pdf

Author : Asanga Angya
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9534842907

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Freedom Beyond Mind & Time by Asanga Angya Pdf

QUANTUM LEAP TO CONSCIOUS LIFEAll the methods to the Path of Self-Knowledge serve no purpose other than to create for the seeker the opportunity for the freeing leap into the moment, into his here and now. This is the moment in which the wall between the I and the other, between the inner and the outer world falls, and the differences between consciousness and its conditions disappear. Actualization is the moment: man liberates himself when he realizes that time is an illusion, because eternity and temporality, wakefulness and sleep, consciousness and illusion cannot exist in parallel. Every morning when we wake up, we do not wake up in instalments. We do not try to wake up, we simply wake up when we're done dreaming our dreams. The same applies to the Path. We come into being, or more precisely, we are made present in our reality the moment that we lose all reasons to continue to feed illusions. When we understand this, we realize that that time and space are nothing but an illusion of the mind, and that Awakening is a quantum leap from the artificially regulated, routinely predictable regime of life to a completely different, unpredictable, spontaneous, flowing conscious life... A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHORAsanga Angya (b. 1967) philosopher, religiologist and writer, was raised and educated in Europe, where he graduated in Philosophy and Religious Studies. Since 1990 he has been working in print and electronic media and has published numerous essays in the field of philosophy and spirituality, psychology and art. He is the author of a books of spiritual poetry and essays, philosophical novels and scientific screenplays, which were made into films.For over three decades he has explored traditional Eastern and Western ways of Self-knowledge as well as the practice of Vedanta and Zen meditation in comparison with the modern teachings of depth psychology. Some insights and observations from these studies are summarized in this collection of short essays.