Writers presenting Buddhism to European and North American audiences have often availed themselves of philosophical terminology from modern traditions to convey presumably less familiar ideas coming from various classical and medieval Asian settings. Since the Buddha and many philosophers who developed his ideas seem to have stressed the importance of practice over theory, Buddhism is frequentl...

Persons with disabilities (PwD) as citizens have the same rights non-disabled including right to religion and worship according their beliefs. In Indonesia, six religions deserve recognition protection by state, i.e. Islam, Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucius but PwD people still experience discrimination dangerous access places of in mosques for Muslims, churches Christian...

One of the greatest religions in the world. Buddhism and its tenets have been used for understanding the pain and human emotions. Using these tenets social and psychological development of the individuals can be encouraged.They key constructs of Buddhism can be employed in cognitive therapy. In this paper we provide an overview of the key principles embedded in Buddhism and also place these in ...

Evidence for the effectiveness of mindfulness as a clinical intervention is quickly growing. Much of our current understanding and application of mindfulness within clinical psychology has arisen from dialogue with Buddhist traditions, with the notable exception of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. We wrote this article with two purposes: (1) to provide a concise review of mindfulness within t...

This paper is a review of the scholarly conversation relating Buddhism to environmental issues, primarily in the United States. Topics of particular concern include important scholarly benchmarks in the field, and the nature of Buddhist ethics. Also considered are the relationships between Buddhism and other schools of thought that have been important in thinking about nature and the environmen...

The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints emerged within the Mauritian landscape in early 1980s after arrival foreign missionary work. With a population Indian, African, Chinese, French heritage, and other mixed ethnicities, Mauritius celebrates multiculturalism, with many calling it “rainbow nation”. Religiously, Hinduism dominates scene on island, followed by Christianity (with Catholicism...

The paper strives to elucidate the complex yet intimate relation between spirituality and mental health from contemporary perspectives. diverse constantly evolving views that spiritualists professionals have held toward each other over last century are discussed with special accent on transpersonal spiritual framework within psychology. role of in promoting alleviating illness is highlighted. c...