Buddhist Psychology

Derived from the roots of a 2,500-year-old spiritual tradition, Buddhist Psychology focuses on the philosophical teachings of the Buddha with the aim of cultivating inner peace and equanimity. Using Buddhist Psychology as a therapy is not about worship, religion or dogma. It is about understanding and applying the philosophy of Buddhism to our human lives. Buddhist philosophy teaches that our human existence involves a certain amount of pain which is unavoidable but that we create for ourselves insurmountable suffering by forming unhealthy attachments with the world around us. We are attached to feeling good all the time, to making money, to having the perfect relationship and buying the bigger house, to getting approval from others, or being entertained all the time, etc. We are always moving on to the next thing to feel good, all along wondering why we feel so rotten all the time. Buddhist psychology uses concepts of mindfulness, acceptance, compassion and simplicity to help us break through the illusion that happiness comes from achieving or attaining anything but instead by accepting our lives and ourselves exactly as we are.