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The No-Self of Zen/Gen: Examining the Interpersonal Aspects of Mindfulness

The No-Self of Zen/Gen: Examining the Interpersonal Aspects of Mindfulness

Aya Kamperis
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781799886822|ISBN10: 1799886824|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799886839|EISBN13: 9781799886846
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8682-2.ch016
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Kamperis, Aya. "The No-Self of Zen/Gen: Examining the Interpersonal Aspects of Mindfulness." Handbook of Research on Clinical Applications of Meditation and Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Mental Health, edited by Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 255-272. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8682-2.ch016

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Kamperis, A. (2022). The No-Self of Zen/Gen: Examining the Interpersonal Aspects of Mindfulness. In S. Gupta (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Clinical Applications of Meditation and Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Mental Health (pp. 255-272). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8682-2.ch016

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Kamperis, Aya. "The No-Self of Zen/Gen: Examining the Interpersonal Aspects of Mindfulness." In Handbook of Research on Clinical Applications of Meditation and Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Mental Health, edited by Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, 255-272. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8682-2.ch016

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Abstract

The Buddhist practice of mindfulness has enjoyed a tremendous surge in popularity in the last few decades, both in the popular press and in the psychotherapy literature. However, the philosophy and practice of mindfulness has often been erroneously equated with quietism or a withdrawal from the world of action, misconceived as a practice of sterile, self-absorbed contemplation. On the contrary, the core Buddhist conception of existential freedom lies in the belief of doing over thinking, and intersubjectivity over introspection. Moreover, the cultural differences in how one conceives oneself, particularly in relation to others around, prove to be a critical factor in determining the efficacy of various clinical techniques including mindfulness practice. The chapter explores the interpersonal dimensions of mindfulness philosophy and practice, and the implications of such paradigms to question whether the current methods of intervention and training based on internality are sufficient for the clinical application.

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