Psychologization of Buddhism: Chance or danger? Cover Image

Psychologia a buddyzm. Czego psycholodzy mogą się nauczyć od buddystów a buddyści od psychologów?
Psychologization of Buddhism: Chance or danger?

Author(s): Jacek Sieradzan
Subject(s): Psychology, Theology and Religion, Personality Psychology
Published by: Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie
Keywords: Buddhism; psychology; ego; narcissism; personality;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents positions of psychologists, Buddhists and psychologists being Buddhists concerning similarities and differences between methods of Western psychology and Buddhism. In general there are three main points of view: (1) Buddhism is religion and as such cannot be reconciled with psychology; (2) Buddhist meditation can be supplied with psychotherapy; (3) Western psychology is form of Buddhism. Psychology regarded as therapy or science works in another dimensions than Buddhism being religion. Buddhists can use methods of Western psychology in limited way.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 65-80
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish