ABSTRACT

This work presents an exploration of Buddhist philosophy and practice as a potential resource for an approach to psychotherapy which is responsive to the needs of its time and context, and attempts to open up a three-way dialogue between Buddhism, psychotherapy and contemporary discourse to reveal a meaningful theory and practice for a contemporary psychotherapy.

chapter Chapter One|22 pages

Introduction

part One|104 pages

Ground

chapter |5 pages

Preamble

Experience and Meaning

chapter Chapter Two|37 pages

Western Psychotherapies

chapter Chapter Three|26 pages

The Buddhist View

chapter Chapter Four|34 pages

The Consciousness that views

Some Ideas of the Self

part Two|42 pages

Path

chapter |2 pages

Preamble

Path

chapter Chapter Five|19 pages

Ethics

chapter Chapter Six|19 pages

Meditation

part Three|72 pages

Fruition

chapter Chapter Seven|13 pages

Goal

chapter Chapter Eight|57 pages

Implications

part Four|15 pages

Conclusion

chapter Chapter Nine|13 pages

Towards an Empty Fullness