When east meets west
Reflections on the use of Buddhist mindfulness practice in mindfulness-based interventions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19504626 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Piyanjali De Zoysa (0000-0002-7382-6503, University of Colombo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 362-370 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mental Health Religion & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-4676 • E-ISSN: 1469-9737 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13674676.2016.1200542 |
| OpenAlex | W2506694744 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 26 |
The Western mental health profession has included Buddhist practices in its clinical applications, and Buddhisms’ contribution to mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) could be considered as one of its main inputs. However, MBIs appear to depart in some key ways from their Buddhist origins whereby it may reduce its psychotherapeutic value and affect the accurate dissemination of the Buddhas’ teachings. This paper reflects on some of these departures, by firstly discussing the term mindfulness, which, as used in the MBIs, has a more restrictive meaning than that meant by the Buddha. Secondly, this paper discusses the usefulness of MBI therapists being knowledgeable in a range of meditation techniques, rather than in only a few.
Acknowledgement · Buddhism · Gautama Buddha · Meditation · Mindfulness · Mindfulness meditation · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Applied Psychology · Child Therapy and Development · Computer Science · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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Work Addiction in a Buddhist Population from a Buddhist-Majority Country
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What does mindfulness really mean? A canonical perspective
The Buddhist roots of mindfulness training
Some reflections on the origins of MBSR, skillful means, and the trouble with maps
On some definitions of mindfulness
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| Citations per year | 1.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |