Zen meditation, reverie, and psychoanalytic listening.
Paul D. Cooper
The Psychoanalytic Review December 1, 2014 DOI: 10.1521/prev.2014.101.6.795 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Buddhism Meditation |
| Key findings | The literature on Buddhist meditation and psychoanalytic listening neglects the influence of the dynamic unconscious, causing a pragmatic overvaluation of attention and an unexamined devaluation of inattention. |
Abstract
The author reviews the literature on the relation between Buddhist meditation and psychoanalytic listening and argues that the influence of the dynamic unconscious is not addressed in this literature, which engenders a pragmatic overvaluation of attention and an accompanying unexamined devaluation of the analyst's experiences of inattention. The article emphasizes contemporary psychoanalytic theories that are consistent with basic Buddhist principles and their influences on recommendations for psychoanalytic listening. The author also examines the role of intention as a guiding principle in psychoanalytic listening by elaborating the issues at hand in terms of both Zen Buddhist and contemporary psychoanalytic conceptualizations of various fluctuating mind states, such as reverie.
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