The purpose of my paper is to show that Buddha's concept of Mindfulness is a therapeutic pathway in Psychotherapy. Mindfulness has clear relevance to present-day psychotherapy. Mindfulness is the ability to see things as they really are, without the cloud of feelings, prejudice, or even mood. Mindfulness is part of the eightfold path of Buddhism and can be a key part of meditation. Mindfulness sees all experiences as equal, all thoughts as equal, and all feelings as equal. Nothing is suppressed. Nothing is repressed. Mindfulness does not play favorites. It is both the cure and the preventive measure. Practice of Mindfulness will lead us to the welfare of individual as well as the whole mankind. Mindfulness has become very popular for Psychotherapy
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The Buddha described ‘right mindfulness’ in one of his principal teachings, the Noble Eightfold Path, more than 2500 years ago. Buddha was a great psychologist we can say because the whole philosophy originated in an attempt to understand why people suffer and like psychotherapy the solution that is proposed involves internal exploration to yield a deep understanding of our own nature. Buddhism is psychology more than religion or philosophy because it deals with topics such as sensation, perception, emotion, motivation, cognition, mind, and consciousness. The Buddha said that his primary work is to reduce suffering, and the Dalai Lama continually stresses that his approach to Buddhism is about increasing happiness. Padmasiri de Silva points out how more attention is given to psychology in Buddhism than in any other major spiritual discipline. Buddhism teaches that all psychological suffering is the result of the judgmental mind, dividing experiences into good and bad. Mindfulness is a skill derived from Buddhist meditative practice that the scientific literature suggests may be of benefit in the symptomatic relief of chronic pain and anxiety, the prevention of relapse in recurrent depression, the treatment of addictive disorders, borderline personality disorder binge eating disorder, body image disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder and stress-related medical disorders such as psoriasis. Mindfulness may also be of value in improving quality of life in cancer and traumatic brain injury patients, and in supporting immune system function. It has also been of suggested value in increasing positive hedonic tone in non-clinical populations, reducing stress in professional caregivers and promoting changes in brain function and structure. Efforts have also been made to extend the use of mindfulness meditation to populations that span the age spectrum from childhood. Mindfulness has become a hot item for psychotherapy in the last
The Buddha described ‘right mindfulness’ in one of his principal teachings, the Noble Eightfold Path, more than 2500 years ago. Buddha was a great psychologist we can say because the whole philosophy originated in an attempt to understand why people suffer and like psychotherapy the solution that is proposed involves internal exploration to yield a deep understanding of our own nature. Buddhism is psychology more than religion or philosophy because it deals with topics such as sensation, perception, emotion, motivation, cognition, mind, and consciousness. The Buddha said that his primary work is to reduce suffering, and the Dalai Lama continually stresses that his approach to Buddhism is about increasing happiness. Padmasiri de Silva points out how more attention is given to psychology in Buddhism than in any other major spiritual discipline. Buddhism teaches that all psychological suffering is the result of the judgmental mind, dividing experiences into good and bad. Mindfulness is a skill derived from Buddhist meditative practice that the scientific literature suggests may be of benefit in the symptomatic relief of chronic pain and anxiety, the prevention of relapse in recurrent depression, the treatment of addictive disorders, borderline personality disorder binge eating disorder, body image disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder and stress-related medical disorders such as psoriasis. Mindfulness may also be of value in improving quality of life in cancer and traumatic brain injury patients, and in supporting immune system function. It has also been of suggested value in increasing positive hedonic tone in non-clinical populations, reducing stress in professional caregivers and promoting changes in brain function and structure. Efforts have also been made to extend the use of mindfulness meditation to populations that span the age spectrum from childhood. Mindfulness has become a hot item for psychotherapy in the last