Buddhist Psychotherapy: Wisdom from Early Buddhist Teaching

Author:   Hyunsoo Jeon
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
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9783030631000


Pages:   157
Publication Date:   06 January 2022
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This book explores how to utilize Buddhism in psychotherapy and how Buddhism itself acts as a form of psychotherapy, using Buddhism practices as a lens for universal truth and wisdom rather than as aspects of a religion. Based on the author's over 30 years of study and practice with early Buddhism and his experiences of Buddhism with his patients, the book outlines a new form of psychotherapy incorporating three Buddhist principles: the properties of the body and mind, the principle of world’s movement, and living with wisdom. This technique provides a unique perspective on mental health and offers new approaches for clinicians and researchers to effectively addressing mental health and well-being.

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Author:   Hyunsoo Jeon
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.279kg
ISBN:  

9783030631000


ISBN 10:   3030631001
Pages:   157
Publication Date:   06 January 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - What is Buddhist Psychotherapy?             The First Act of Buddhist Psychotherapy             The Second Act of Buddhist Psychotherapy             The Essence of Psychotherapy             Buddhism is a Very Complete Psychotherapy             Buddhist Psychotherapy is Wisdom-therapy             The Three Ways Suffering Arises             Why We Need to Understand the Cognitive Process             The Buddha’s Analysis of and Solution for Anxiety The Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path Seen from the Perspective of Buddhist Psychotherapy How Would the Buddha Have Provided Treatment? The Three Principles of Buddhist Psychotherapy   Chapter 2 - The First Principle of Buddhist Psychotherapy: The Properties of the Body and Mind             Where Does Suffering Come From?             Knowing the Properties of the Body and Mind through Mindful Observation             Properties of the Body             Properties of the mind             Wise Attention and Unwise Attention             Past, Present, Future             The Principles of Making Paths in the Mind             The Body and Mind Are Not Ours             How to Prevent the Mind from Suffering When the Body Suffers             How to Prevent the Mind from Suffering Again When the Mind Suffers             The changes that come from knowing that the body and mind are not ours             Properties of thought             Creating a system of a mind without anger             What causes thoughts?             We can control our desires if we control our thoughts             Meditation is dwelling in the present             Ways to control the mind             The nature of regret             True introspection             Properties of will             The correct understanding of will             A scientific experiment on free will             How do we deal with will in psychotherapy?             Creating a system of quitting alcohol addiction   Chapter 3 – The Second Principle of Buddhist Psychotherapy: The Principles of the World’s Movement             The reason why life is bound to be suffering             The composition of the world             Interactions between ourselves and things that are not alive             Interactions between ourselves and others             The image of ourselves in others determines our lives             Finding good in ourselves and in others             The Buddha’s teachings on good in ourselves and in others             Five things we should prepare for when talking             Practicing empathy             The neurobiology of empathy             The Way of Unifying People’s Minds             Four ways to cultivate a broad mind   Chapter 4 – The Third Principle of Buddhist Psychotherapy: Living with Wisdom             Contentment is the gift of wisdom             Three obstacles that prevent us from seeing reality             Focusing on the present             Three things that poison the mind             The importance of seeing clearly             A Beautiful Mind             Training to see reality             The Buddha’s step-by-step instructions             Conditional freedom and happiness vs. unconditional freedom and happiness             Obtaining unconditional freedom and happiness: concerning physical health Obtaining unconditional freedom and happiness: concerning money Obtaining unconditional freedom and happiness: freeing ourselves from comparing Living wisely: seventeen paths leading to good mental health   Chapter 5 – Understanding People with Mental Problems             How do we establish relationships?             Relaxed intervention             Special relationships placed on top of normal relationships             The therapist’s state of mind during the first session             The first required task during the first session             The second required task during the first session             Dreams             Analyzing past treatments             Drug treatment and other considerations   Chapter 6 – Methods of Buddhist Psychotherapy             Psychotherapy             Drug treatment             Meditation and practice             Sleeping well             Dealing with bodily and mental pain             Escaping from obsessive-compulsive disorder               Final words

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This book is written for practitioners and most likely practitioners who utilize meditation or mindfulness in their therapeutic tools. ... The best aspect of the book is the explanation of Buddhism as a whole. and conceptually understood most of what the author was describing. ... The quality of this book is great. (Jennifer Lang, Doody's Book Reviews, June 4, 2021)


Author Information

Dr. Hyusoo Jeon -- born 1956 in Pusan in Korea he became a psychiatrist and psychotherapy specialist after graduating from Busan National University School of Medicine, and receiving neuropsychiatry training at the Soonchunhyang University Hospital. He attended Hanyang University Medical School where he obtained his master’ and doctoral degrees. He was introduced to Buddhist teachings two years after becoming a neuropsychiatry resident. After that, he met with patients and studied Buddhism concurrently, using Buddhist wisdom to aid him in treating his patients. The use of Buddhist wisdom was so effective that he detailed his experiences in his books.  In 1990, he opened Hyunsoo Jeon Psychiatry Clinic. In 2003, he took a month off from his clinic to go to Burma to partake in Vipassana training. Later that year, he gathered specialists in Buddhism, psychology, and psychiatry to study together and hold discussions,(.)  This gathering developed into the Korean Association of Buddhism and Psychotherapy in 2007. In March 2009, he took a year off from therapy to practice Buddhism, travel, and write books. In March 2010,  he reopened his clinic and return to helping patients. He also spent two years practicing samatha and vipassana at Myanmar and Korea.  He has authored the following books in Koran and English: Cry When You Want to Cry and A Psychiatrist’s Wisdom from the Buddha: Stories of Healing the Mind, A Psychiatrist’s “Guidebook for the Mind,”, collaborated in writing Value of Labor: A Buddhist Perspective(all in Korean), and Samatha, Jhana, and Vipassana: practice at the Pa-auk monastery; a meditator’s experience ( in English, published in Wisdom Publications in America) as well as translating Mark Epstein’s book Thoughts without a Thinker into Korean.  He was awarded the prestigious Grand Prize of Wonhyo Scholar Prize by Korean Buddhist Promotion Institute for his contribution of useful application of Buddhism to the modern society in 2018.

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