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Buddhisms and Psychotherapies: Asian and Western Diversities

Residential Program
Dates: Aug 17, 2017
Days: Thursday - Thursday
Number of Nights: 0 nights

Instructor(s): Mark Unno

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This program examines the burgeoning intersection of Buddhism and psychotherapy through case studies and narrative accounts, along with moments of contemplative practice and small group discussion. Distinctively, the multiple combination of Buddhist and psychotherapeutic practices have taken different cultural turns in Asia and the West. In exploring a select number of permutations through concrete examples, new possibilities emerge that underscore cultural tendencies and what we can learn from them. Paradigms covered include Zen, Vipassana, Pure Land Buddhist practices, Jungian, Object-Relations, Naikan, Morita therapies, and Mindfulness-based Interventions.

    About the Instructor(s):
  • Mark Unno, PhD, is Professor of Buddhism and Dept Head of Religious Studies at the University of Oregon. The recipient of the Thomas F. Herman Distinguished Teaching Award, he is the author of Shingon Refractions (2004) as well as many articles on Shin and Zen Buddhism and comparative religion. He is also an ordained Shin Buddhist priest. Please visit Mark's website here.