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What’s a psychotherapist to do?

Decades before the mindfulness boom, the influential psychoanalyst foresaw the potential benefits and misuses of Buddhist practice.

Psychotherapists have engaged with Buddhist traditions for over a century. Mindfulness is one small part.

The debate over whether mindfulness practices are religious is now in the courts.

Does informed consent require detailing the "religious" origins of mindfulness?

Does informed consent require detailing the "religious aspects" of mindfulness?

Psychotherapists' interest in Buddhism is actually quite old.

Studying therapists' interest in Buddhism in the past informs practice today.