‘’Text book tell us that scientific psychology was founded
by Wilhelm Wundt in the latter half of the nineteenth century in Germany.
However they are wrong! It was founded two thousand five hundred years earlier,
in India by prince Siddhartha, The Buddha.’’
‘’There is a pressing need for western psychotherapy to gain
an accurate understanding of Buddhist therapy, and for Buddhist therapy to
acquire scientific recognition. If it did so, it could rapidly become the major
world-wide treatment for common mental disorder.’’
‘’When Buddhist therapy is compared with western
psychotherapy, rather close parallels can be seen. It seems that interview and
discussion therapy such as psychoanalysis, parallels the preparatory discussion
which usually occur between the guru and the pupil in Buddhist therapy.
Meditation itself seems to parallel very closely the most common technique of
behaviors therapy. There are some vital aspects of meditation, however which
remain unique to Buddhism.’’
-----Robert H. Thouslass ----
‘’I think that primitive Buddhism must be understand as a
system of psychotherapy’’
There is a very good example about value of Buddhist
psychology.
Anagarika Dharmapala of Sri Lanka in his third visit to
America (1902-1904) attended to a lecture by Professor William James at Harvard
University. William Jams recognizing Dharmapala dressed in his yellow robe and
seated in the hall, said,
‘’ take my chair, you are better equipped to lecture on
psychology than I’’
Dharmapala tool the challenge and gave a talk outlining the
major doctrine of Buddhism. After the talk, Professor James turned to his class
and announced,
‘’ This is the psychology everybody will be studying
twenty-five years from now’’
According to Buddhist text, the word closest to Counseling
is ‘’ Upadisati ’’ ( noun upadesa). There are many nominal and forms denoting
the Buddha’s career as teacher, counselor and guide. Among the verbs ‘’
advices’’ ( ovada ) ‘’teaches’’ ( anusasati ) ‘’ declares ‘’ ( deseti) and
‘’point out’’ ( adisati ) can be cited. In an often recurring stock phrase, the
Buddha’s scheme of teaching is described as ‘’ he proclaims ( acikkati )
declares ( deseti ) reveals ( pannapeti) set forth ( pannapeti ) explains (
vivarati ) analyses ( lays bare ( uddanikoroti ) as ‘’ behold ’’ ( passatha )
Definitions
Buddhist family therapy is based on resolving issues before
they turn into nasty conflicts. It’s an approach based on problem prevention
rather that conflict resolution. It addresses the root causes and effect and
finds ways to prevent issues from becoming a conflict. If the husband and wife
attend to their duties and responsibilities, their family experiences harmony
and progress. This is the balance or the equilibrium conductive for the family
to grow.
‘’ Buddhist counseling psychology can be define as problem
prevention rather than conflict resolution.’’
History
2600 year it started from the ‘’Benaras Isipathana’’ to
preaching the Dhammacakkapawattana
sutta. ( Dhamma wheel – The 1st doctrine of preached by the Buddha
for five ascetic )
Objectives Of the Buddhist counseling
To solve problem for the permanently while eradicate the
roots of the problems.
