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| Psychology without Self: An Abhidhamma Buddhist Perspective on the Alleviation of Suffering | ||
| 作者 | Aylward, Ryan C. (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| 卷期 | v.68 n.5 Section B |
| 出版日期 | 2007 |
| 出版者 | ProQuest LLC |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.proquest.com/ |
| 出版地 | Ann Arbor, MI, US [安娜堡, 密西根州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 學位類別 | Psy.D. |
| 校院名稱 | Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology |
| 指導教授 | Bender, Hilary E. |
| 畢業年度 | 2007 |
| 附註項 | 65p |
| 關鍵詞 | Psychology; Self; Abhidhamma; Buddhist; Suffering |
| 摘要 | The purpose of this study is to explore how Buddhist psychology can be used as a theoretical model for psychotherapy. The Buddha lived approximately 2,500 years ago and taught about the reality, cause, and alleviation of human suffering. His teachings have been recorded in collected volumes called the Tipitaka, or Three Baskets. The portion of these works that was used for this research is called the Abhidhamma, or Higher Teaching, because it analyzes consciousness, mind, and reality in a rigorous and comprehensive way. This approach was chosen as a way of returning to the original psychological perspective of Buddhism, which shares with the field of clinical psychology the goal of alleviating human suffering. Perhaps this project can begin to serve as a theoretical grounding for some of the current clinical applications of Buddhist teachings. To achieve this aim, the central observations of Abhidhamma psychology are explained using A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma (Bodhi, 2000) as a primary source. The unique way in which Buddhism conceptualizes consciousness underlies much of these teachings. The nature and various types of consciousness contribute to the understanding of how all phenomena are ultimately experienced. It is the volitional aspect of consciousness that forms the crux of this theoretical model. By explaining how the causes of suffering relate to the individual's capacity to tolerate and accept moment-to-moment experience, it becomes clear that it is one's relationship to experience that determines if suffering occurs.The part of reality that is most crucial to alleviating suffering is one's conception of self.This is why the Buddhist teaching of anatta, or non-self, is central to this research project. Finally, this theoretical model is applied to the psychotherapeutic relationship using the analogy of meditation. In fact, psychotherapy is reinterpreted as relational meditation using several important Buddhist concepts following contemporary models' relational emphasis in psychotherapy. The process of relational meditation cultivates a fruitful environment for the client to gain exposure, tolerance, and insight into the way the mind creates suffering. |
| ISBN | 9780549048923 |
| 點閱次數 | 443 |
| 建檔日期 | 2008.04.15 |
| 更新日期 | 2022.03.30 |
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