
Magazine Personal Reflections
People Are Like Koans
From The Zen of Therapy
From The Zen of Therapy
A conversation with the Buddhist psychotherapist Mark Epstein
Decades before the mindfulness boom, the influential psychoanalyst foresaw the potential benefits and misuses of Buddhist practice.
Psychotherapists have engaged with Buddhist traditions for over a century. Mindfulness is one small part.
Meditation may promote well-being and insight, but it isn’t a cure for psychological problems.
Deep practice mobilizes powerful healing energies—and stirs repressed forces that lie in our subconscious.
A selection of letters sent by Tricycle readers
The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice isn’t about achieving mental health.
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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