Buddhismus a psychologie = Buddhism and psychology

Text of the lecture invited by the Faculty of Philosophy at Charles-University in Prague on 4th May 1990. -- Seeking the common denominators of various schools of Buddhism and modern psychology is a means of the present comparative study. -- In order to proceed with the comparison, four main streams...

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Published in:Religio
Subtitles:Buddhism and psychology
Main Author: Frýba, Mirko 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Czech
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Published: Společnost [1995]
In: Religio
Year: 1995, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: [49]-60
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Summary:Text of the lecture invited by the Faculty of Philosophy at Charles-University in Prague on 4th May 1990. -- Seeking the common denominators of various schools of Buddhism and modern psychology is a means of the present comparative study. -- In order to proceed with the comparison, four main streams of modern scientific psychology are characterized: first, the positivistic school of behaviorism which conceives of man as only reacting machine and neglects whatever ethical considerations; second, the psychoanalysis which is oriented chiefly towards the psychopathology but also discovers the relevance of the myths and rituals for life coping; third, the humanistic psychology oriented towards the self-realization of man; and fourth, the transpersonal psychology studying also the spiritual values and techniques of meditation, analysing the cosmic consciousness and the phenomena of transcending the human condition. ...
ISSN:2336-4475
Contains:Enthalten in: Religio
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 11222.digilib/124702