In the psychological community of my country, many people believe that the Eastern Chinese traditional culture Buddhist thought is contrary to scientific nature, and some people also believe that only the Western European thinking methods are scientific progress. Therefore, many people only look at the West and flatly refuse to understand, learn and use Buddhist psychology. However, for a long time, psychotherapists, psychological counselors, experts and scholars in Europe and the United States have attached great importance to the Eastern Buddhist cultural philosophy, and many people have even conducted in-depth research and utilization of this. As orientals, we should inherit the oriental treasures and make good use of them in modern production and life to benefit the public.
In the first week of August 1957, a "Zen and Psychoanalysis Symposium" was held in Quelnavaca, Mexico, which was sponsored by the Department of Psychoanalysis, School of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico. The meeting was attended by about 50 psychiatrists and psychologists from Mexico and the United States, most of whom were psychoanalysts. Among them, the famous Japanese Zen researcher and thinker Suzuki Dazuo gave a "Zen Lecture"; American German Jewish , humanistic philosopher and psychoanalytical psychologist Eric. Fromm made a paper on "Psychoanalysis and Zen". In addition, Eastern culture expert Charlie De Martino gave a speech on "Human Situation and Zen" and other related research on the application of Oriental Zen thoughts in psychology.
For a long time, various theories and methods of Buddhist teachings for treating the mind have attracted the attention of some Western psychologists. They look for keys to solve psychological problems and methods to cure psychological diseases from Buddhist scriptures and meditation practices. Under the influence of the older generation of psychologists such as Eric Fromm mentioned above, as well as American Jack Confield , Swiss psychologist Jung , "Haven of Modern Psychology " William James , etc., a large number of experts who study Buddhist psychology have emerged, and there are institutions that specialize in psychotherapy and consultation based on Buddhist theories.
The Japanese "Morita Therapy" known to everyone in the psychology community was founded around 1919 by the Japanese Masamoto Medical. It is based on the theoretical basis of Eastern philosophy of "adapting to nature and doing what should be done", which reflects some of the ideological content of " Confucian , Taoist , and Buddhism".
However, in China, the oriental culture has been passed down for thousands of years. The birthplace of Confucianism and Taoism is the second hometown and prosperous place of Buddhism. However, the psychological counseling industry is far behind the application of the West. Although there have also appeared in the Buddhist community that emphasizes the use of Buddhism to cure psychological diseases and solve social psychological problems, some Buddhist colleges have also listed "Buddhist Psychology" as an important course; some psychology scholars in society have also begun to pay attention to the research and application of Buddhist psychology. However, there are very few psychological counselors and institutions who truly use Buddhist psychology as a counseling theory!
Western psychologists call Sakyamuni "the first great psychiatrist to study psychological trauma and recovery." He neither falls into the superstition of mantra nor metaphysical thinking, but focuses on psychological observations of real pain, and his way of thinking has a strong psychological analysis color. The theory of Buddhist psychology is based on and applied to practice. It has a variety of operating techniques to regulate and purify people's hearts. It emphasizes the spirit and practicality of real practice and empirical practice, which is similar to modern psychology. Liang Qichao said: "I am sure that studying Buddhism should start with the psychology mentioned in the classics. I am sure that studying psychology should take Buddhist doctrines as an important research product."
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