Positive Psychology of Buddhism and Yoga - 2nd Edition

Taylor & Francis

The Positive Psychology of Buddhism and YogaPaths to A Mature Happiness\nAuthor(s): Marvin Levine\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781848728509, 978-1848728509\nSynopsis\nThis book describes Buddhist-Yogic ideas in relation to those of contemporary Western psychology. The book begins with the Buddhist view of the human psyche and of the human condition. This leads to the question of what psychological changes need to be made to improve that condition. Similarities between Buddhism and Western Psychology include:\n\nBoth are concerned with alleviating inner pain, turmoil, affliction and suffering.\n\nBoth are humanistic and naturalistic in that they focus on the human condition and interpret it in natural terms.\n\nBoth view the human being as caught in a causal framework, in a matrix of forces such as cravings or drives which are produced by both our biology and our beliefs. \n\nBoth teach the appropriatenss of comp.