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Toward a Psychology of Awakening by John Welwood

Toward a Psychology of Awakening

Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation

John Welwood

Shambhala · Print & ebook · February 12, 2002

A guide to understanding the relationship between Western psychology and the contemplative sprituality of the East—and how one’s spiritual journey can be enriched by both How can we connect the spiritual realizations of Buddhism with the psychological insights of the West?

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Who it’s for
Buddhist insight and Western psychology meet in a shared inquiry into awakening.
Themes
Buddhism and Western psychology, Psychological health and healing, Personal and spiritual transformation
Genres
Spiritually Integrated Therapy, Buddhism - General, Buddhist Thought

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A guide to understanding the relationship between Western psychology and the contemplative sprituality of the East—and how one’s spiritual journey can be enriched by both How can we connect the spiritual realizations of Buddhism with the psychological insights of the West? In Toward a Psychology of Awakening John Welwood addresses this question with comprehensiveness and depth, building on his innovative psychospiritual approach to health, healing, and spirituality.

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He covers the following topics: • What can the spiritual methodologies of the East teach us about psychological health? • What issues arise when the recognition of our larger nature challenges our very conception of individual self ? • What new directions become possible when psychological work is undertaken in a spiritual context? • How does Western psychological understanding affect our approach to spirituality? Welwood's psychology of awakening brings together three major dimensions of human existence: personal, interpersonal, and suprapersonal in one overall framework of understanding and practice.

Two Ways of Seeing

Buddhist insight and Western psychology meet in a shared inquiry into awakening.

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  • Questions where spiritual realization meets psychological health
  • A closer look at selfhood, healing, and spiritual practice

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  • A framework linking personal, interpersonal, and suprapersonal life
  • Attention to how psychology and spirituality inform each other

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Spiritually Integrated Therapy87%
Buddhism - General61%
Buddhist Thought27%

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Publisher categories

  • Inspiration & Personal Growth
  • Eastern Philosophy
  • Theravada Buddhism
Authors
John Welwood
Publisher
Shambhala
Published
February 12, 2002
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Buddhism and Western psychology · Psychological health and healing · Personal and spiritual transformation
Reading lane
Inspiration & Personal Growth