MILLER 2 Psychotherapy and Buddhism: a psychological consideration of key points of contact 8 OSAMU ANDO 3 Two arrows meeting in mid-air 19 ROBERT JINGEN GUNN PART II Buddhist theory and practice 4 Desire and the self: reﬂections on J. BQ4570.P755S46 2009 294.3′36150195-dc22 2008036259 ISBN: 978–0–415–43605–2 (hbk) ISBN: 978–0–415–43606–9 (pbk) To our dharma teachers Page Intentionally Left Blank Contents List of ﬁgures List of contributors Acknowledgements and permissions x xi xv PART I Introduction 1 Buddhism and psychotherapy: a dialogue 1 3 MELVIN E.

Includes bibliographical references and index. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Self and no-self: continuing the dialogue between Buddhism and psychotherapy / edited by Dale Mathers, Melvin E. This publication has been produced with paper manufactured to strict environmental standards and with pulp derived from sustainable forests. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Miller and Osamu Ando individual chapters, the contributors Typeset in Times by RefineCatch Limited, Bungay, Suffolk Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJ International Ltd, Padstow, Cornwall Paperback cover design by Gerald Myers Paperback cover illustration by Aaron Miller All rights reserved. Miller and Osamu Ando First published 2009 by Routledge 27 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2FA Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 270 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10016 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business © 2009 selection and editorial matter, Dale Mathers, Melvin E. Page Intentionally Left Blank Self and No-Self Continuing the dialogue between Buddhism and psychotherapy Edited by Dale Mathers, Melvin E. Osamu Ando is Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Hanazono University and President of the Japanese Association for Transpersonal Psychology/Psychiatry.

He has a private psychoanalytic practice. Miller is Professor of Psychology and Director of Doctoral Training at Norwich University, Vermont, USA and has twice been a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Divinity School. He directed the Student Counselling Service at the London School of Economics and attends the Theravada class at the Buddhist Society, London. Dale Mathers is a Jungian analyst in London. This book explains how a Buddhist approach can be integrated into the clinical setting and will interest seasoned practitioners and theoreticians from analytical psychology, psychoanalytic and Buddhist backgrounds, as well as novices in these ﬁelds.

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International experts from practical and theoretical backgrounds compare and contrast Buddhist and psychological traditions, providing a fresh insight on the relationship between the two. Self and No-Self considers topics discussed at the Self and No-Self conference in Kyoto, Japan in 2006. The relationship between these diﬀerent approaches has been discussed for decades, with each discipline inviting its followers to explore the depths of the psyche and confront the sometimes diﬃcult psychological experiences which can emerge during any in-depth exploration of mental processes.

Self and No-Self This collection explores the growing interface between Eastern and Western concepts of what it is to be human from analytical psychology, psychoanalytic and Buddhist perspectives.

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