Self-Awakening
Psychotherapy for Neurosis: Attaching Importance to Oriental Thought,
Especially Buddhist Thought
K. Kishimoto |
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anthropological psychotherapy (Binswanger, Frankl and Boss) is based
on existential philosophy, this self-awakening psychotherapy is based
on Buddhistic thought. I have comprehended the human being from five
,dimensions; physical, psychological, natural, social and spiritual.
Although I have practised the therapy of the former four objective
therapy for neurosis, the last spiritual therapy is the most important
and fundamental. Because I accept clients non-directively, I adopt
the sect doctrines of Buddhism which clients themselves are interested
in. First I advise them to read repeatedly the short important sentences
of Sutra or analects of the sect founders, next to write the portions
of them with a brush (Fude) and Chinese ink (Sumi). Finally I advise
them to meditate Zazen in the Zen sect, and to utter the Nembutsu
in Jodo and Jodo-Shin sects with me. In Buddhism, any human beings
store Buddhahood (wisdom, mercy and cosmic unconsciousness) in themselves.
With this method clients gradually attain self-awakening and realize
subjective freedom resolution, independence, originality, singleness,
dignity and creativity of spirit.
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