Is Buddhism a psychology?

Psychologist and Buddhist meditation teacher Tara Brach blends Buddhist and psychological teachings in ways that are easy for people to apply in their daily lives. read more

Buddhism's psychological orientation is a theme Rhys Davids pursued for decades as evidenced by her further publications, Buddhist Psychology: An Inquiry into the Analysis and Theory of Mind in Pali Literature (1914) and The Birth of Indian Psychology and its Development in Buddhism (1936). read more

But it was Buddhist meditation that really helped to gel her direction, she says. After attending a number of silent retreats, in 1995 Brach embarked on a three-year teacher training program led by psychologist and Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield, PhD, at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, Calif. read more

Buddhism is a belief system that is a guide to daily living. It is not Psychology but it is psychologically minded. The many concepts of Buddhism are very helpful as tools to reinforcing a healthy mind. It focuses on action and considers thoughts and feelings to be fleeting and impermanent. read more