Tibetan and Himalayan Library - THL

Description: Psychology and Buddhism: From Individual to Global Community is a collection of essays on the interface between Buddhism and psychology by a dozen professionals from clinical psychology, psychiatry, education, environmental science, and religious studies. The aim of the book, as the editors say, is "to inform, stimulate, and broaden the thinking of psychologists and others" interested in the practical and theoretical aspects of the relation between Buddhism and psychology. This volume covers a far-ranging series of topics organized roughly according to the themes of individual, community, and global peace and draws inspiration from multiple different Buddhist traditions. The beginning chapters of the book provide an outline of the Buddhist tradition and the history of how Buddhism has influenced psychotherapy. Later chapters offer perspectives on Buddhist ethics, Gestalt psychology, existentialism, community psychology, an examination of mental health from a Buddhist perspective, and several essays looking at how Buddhist and psychological concepts and practices can be employed to effect change on the social and global levels. (Zach Rowinski 2005-01-10)