{"id":696,"date":"2009-07-13T11:07:12","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T11:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/2009\/07\/buddhism-meditation-psychology-and-therapy.html"},"modified":"2009-07-13T11:07:12","modified_gmt":"2009-07-13T11:07:12","slug":"buddhism-meditation-psychology-and-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2009\/07\/buddhism-meditation-psychology-and-therapy.html","title":{"rendered":"Buddhism, Meditation, Psychology, and Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in <a href=\"http:\/\/theidproject.org\/\">Buddhist meditation<\/a> and its link to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iep.utm.edu\/f\/freud.htm\">psychology<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/04\/26\/magazine\/26zen-t.html\">therapy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kripalu.org\/healing_arts\/13\">healing arts<\/a>, and a contemporary understanding of the mind? What might <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carl_Jung\">Carl Jung<\/a> say about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shambhala.org\/\">Buddhism<\/a> or guided meditation? Would <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pemachodron.org\/\">Pema Chodron<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sigmund_Freud\">Freud<\/a> get into a ballroom brawl, or be on the same team in conquering the forces of confusion? How do <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dharma.org\/\">Buddhists<\/a> deal with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.depression.com\/\">depression<\/a>?&nbsp; Drs. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.milesneale.com\/\">Miles Neale<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/nalandascience.org\/html\/about3founder.html\">Joesph Loizzo<\/a> are starting what might be a groundbreaking series at the <a href=\"http:\/\/theidproject.org\/\">Interdependence Project<\/a> tonight. If you want to listen along from wherever you are, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/theidproject.com\/gl_budpsych.htm\">I.D. Project<\/a> website for details on how to follow along.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/budd_psych.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"meditation_therapy.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/124\/import\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/budd_psych-thumb-500x448-5095.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" height=\"448\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nI am very excited about the series. Again, it will not be included in our public podcast, but will only be available to those who <a href=\"http:\/\/theidproject.com\/\">sign up for the home-listen series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I will be blogging some of the ideas that come up for the One City Blog, however, and Dr. Neale may also do so<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in Buddhist meditation and its link to psychology, therapy, healing arts, and a contemporary understanding of the mind? 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