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Meditative Traditions and Contemporary Psychology

Foundation Books May 16, 2008 Jean L. Kristeller, Kobita Rikhye 14 citations

Indian psychology has a rich history of meditative and related practises. In fact, most of the contemporary interest in the psychology of meditative practice in the West can be traced back to Hindu-based mantra meditations or to the multitude of Buddhist meditative practises, which have many of their roots in India (Goleman, 1988). Common elements of meditative practice, such as cultivating...