Becoming our own therapist: Buddhist perspectives on attachment and delusion

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Becoming our own therapist: Buddhist perspectives on attachment and delusion

Robina Courtin ABC Religion and Ethics 1 Apr 2013

The Buddhist view is that the mind is the main event. But we must develop the skill to be introspective in a clear and disciplined way, so that we can change our emotions, or become our own therapist.

The Buddhist view is that we've all got extraordinary potential to cultivate our minds, our consciousness. It's not some special gift that only some people have; it's innate within all of us. But potential for what? Not something holy, like heaven in the sky, or next life, but potential to eliminate entirely fear, depression, anxiety, neediness, low self-esteem and to fully develop love, contentment, compassion, clarity, courage and the other qualities we want so badly.

 

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