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After years of meditating, are you still saddled with many of the same personal conflicts and interpersonal inhibitions that plagued you before you began? Rubin explores the hidden flaws in the meditative method itself. He explores Buddhism's ambivalent relationship to emotional life, and the negative consequences of "letting go" of experience. Detaching from experience may result in renouncing vital aspects of ourselves, such as constructive passion. The author argues that real meditation is transformative not tranquilizing, fostering a dynamic way of living.
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<p>This chapter is part of a volume aimed at providing psychologists and psychotherapists with a basic background in the fundamental beliefs and worldviews of the major religious traditions. This chapter focusses on the history and tenets of the Buddhist tradition. It looks at the teachings of the historical Buddha, Buddhist beliefs in their theoretical context, the development of Buddhism after the life of the Buddha, Buddhist spiritual practices, and Buddhist perspectives on morality. This chapter also looks issues involved in the treatment of Buddhist clients, namely issues pertaining to diagnosis, treatment, and the therapist-client relationship. The authors give an example of a case-treatment. (Zach Rowinski 2004-12-28)</p>
<p>This chapter is part of a volume aimed at providing psychologists and psychotherapists with a basic background in the fundamental beliefs and worldviews of the major religious traditions. This chapter focuses on the history and tenets of the Buddhist tradition, including a discussion of the teachings of the Buddha, Buddhist beliefs in their theoretical context, the development of Buddhism after the Buddha's death, meditation, and Buddhist perspectives on morality. This chapter also looks at issues involved in the treatment of Buddhist clients pertaining to diagnosis, treatment, and the therapist-client relationship. The authors give an example of a case-treatment. (Zach Rowinski 2004-12-28)</p>