Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
People Are Like Koans
From The Zen of Therapy
buddhism and Psychotherapy
The Zen of Therapy
A conversation with the Buddhist psychotherapist Mark Epstein
Heeding Erich Fromm’s Warning
Decades before the mindfulness boom, the influential psychoanalyst foresaw the potential benefits and misuses of Buddhist practice.
Not Just Mindfulness
Psychotherapists have engaged with Buddhist traditions for over a century. Mindfulness is one small part.
The Couch and the Cushion: Why Mindfulness Is No Substitute for Therapy
Meditation may promote well-being and insight, but it isn’t a cure for psychological problems.
The Mind’s Dragons
Deep practice mobilizes powerful healing energies—and stirs repressed forces that lie in our subconscious.
Letters to the Editor
A selection of letters sent by Tricycle readers
Are You Looking to Buddhism When You Should Be Looking to Therapy?
The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice isn’t about achieving mental health.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
If the Buddha Were Called to Jury Duty
When a therapist tries to beat the system, he’s given a taste of his own medicine—and a lesson about right speech.
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