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Parth Saxena

Buddhist Meditation and Psychotherapy: The Common Ground of Self Compassion

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Science and MeditationMindfulness Treatments & Therapies

In the relatively new field of positive psychology, and in just about every modern approach to psychotherapy, self-acceptance (also referred to as self-compassion) has become a central focus of intervention. Indeed, positive psychologists have found in their research that self-acceptance is a much better predictor of mental health than self-esteem and that self-acceptance is comprised of self-kindness, the recognition of a common humanity, and, not surprisingly, mindfulness...

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