VEN. PUNNAVAMSA 1
Fundamentals of Buddhist Psychotherapy
Key Noting Point (2)
Composed By Ven.Puavamsa
In Buddhism, there are fundamentals of Buddhist Psychotherapy as
follow: (1) Greed,
Hatred, and Delusion, (2) Five groups of grasping, (3) Morality,
Concentration, Wisdom, (4)
Four Noble Truths, (5) Tadaga, Vikkhambhana, Samuccheda pahna,
(6) Four kinds of Food, (7) Kamma and (8) Sabbsavasutta. Of them,
the first group mentions about greed, hatred and delusion. We must
understand them deeply as fundamental matters. In Visuddhimagga, we
get
six factors regarding with the character analysis of Lobha,
Dosa, Moha, Sadd, Budhi and Vitakka.
When Akusala roots are analyzed with final goal, in Buddhism
they are always negative
but they have always positive for worldling level. When greed is
positive development it is
enlightened to keep on from Dosa to Buddhi and Moha to Vitakka.
Otherwise, there are four
matters: Kamma, Citta, Utu, and Ahara in the Abhidhamma. These
are the causes from one into
another because of changed personality as Kamma. Citta mean
consciousness influence the body
it can changed due to the process also Utu the environment,
everything change by one. Ahara,
the body changes from one because of psychophysical problem.
There is one to treat physical
and mental problem associated with one by one.
In Buddhism, there are five aggregates: matter, feeling,
perception, mental and
consciousness. In general, they associate with the mental and
physical. Here mental are analysis
into physical too. Thus, there are called fundamentals of
Buddhist psychotherapy in field.
Likewise, Lobha, Dosa, Moha, Alobha, Adoso, and Amoha are
fundamental ground to examine
whether wholesome or unwholesome. Anyhow, we could not develop
anything without greed but
Buddhism also does not deny it and in relation to the final goal
but we must destroy Lobha so on.
Otherwise, there are three Pahna, Tadangapahna, Vikhambanapahna
and Samuccedapahna. They apply to respective with Sla, Samdhi and
Panna to get rid of mental problems.
Likewise, we have two approaching in Buddhism. There is
behavioral approaching and
cognitive. If you want to go to Majjhima Nikya, you see the
Sabbsava Sutra. Sabbsava mean all kinds of cankers. The way to
eradicate all cankers, desire and this is the way to realization
of
Nibbba. Otherwise, Sla mean good conduct also Samdhi and Pa. If
you cant give cognitive development, you cant have insight
meditation but to come to Samatha and Vipassan advised Sla. And
Samatha Vipassan means cognitive modification also Bhvan is here
very importance. But we see many ways to get rid of mental
disorders and abnormal behaviors are
psychiatry and such Sutra. Hence, Kamma mean cause and effect
theory of Buddhist
psychotherapy. They are much unsatisfactoriness in world to
connect with economic and all but
from morning to night people are facing problems. They are
difference each other such and such
of color, power and fortune because of Kamma.
In conclusion of Satipathana Sutra, the Buddha taught the four
Noble truths as follow.
Dukkha, Samudaya, Magga, and Nirodha Sacc. Often I find that
people have trouble with this practice because they are watching
their thoughts, or their breath, from the vantage point of
their
personal consciousness rather than, as Buddha suggests, from a
vantage point where
