4 papers in the library · publishing 2024
October 22, 2024 Jan Benda
In this chapter, the integration of intensive mindfulness and insight meditation experiences or psychedelic experiences into personal and relational dynamics is scrutinized, unveiling the potential for profound personal transformation. This chapter elucidates the concept of becoming “Masters of Two Worlds”—the inner domain of personal experience and the external sphere of social interaction. It...
October 22, 2024 Jan Benda
This chapter delves into the integration of transpersonal experiences, highlighting the Compassion-Comprehension-Commitment (CCC) framework as a model for therapeutic practice. This model delineates a three-phase process facilitating the therapeutic dialogue, starting with fostering an awareness and expression of emotions linked to transpersonal experiences. It progresses to aiding clients in...
October 22, 2024 Jan Benda
In this chapter, the roles of meditation and psychedelics within personal and transpersonal development are explored, challenging the notion that these experiences alone lead to personal growth. It highlights the importance of therapeutic contexts in integrating these experiences to address maladaptive schemas and foster therapeutic change. The chapter emphasizes that a journey toward an...
Routledge eBooks October 22, 2024 Jan Benda
This chapter delves into the profound implications of intensive meditation and psychedelic experiences on the journey toward non-dual awareness and the evolution of the Transcendent Self. It underscores the transformative potential of deep meditative states, facilitated through constant mindfulness, as gateways to unveiling the transient nature of consciousness and the essence of our existence....