Masuda A., O'Donohue W.T. (Eds.) Handbook of Zen, Mindfulness, and Behavioral Health

Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. — 324 p. — (Mindfulness in Behavioral Health) — ISBN: 3319545930.This comprehensive handbook presents a Zen account of fundamental and important dimensions of daily living. It explores how Zen teachings inform a range of key topics across the field of behavioral health and discuss the many uses of meditation and mindfulness practice in therapeutic contexts, especially within cognitive-behavioral therapies. Chapters outline key Zen constructs of self and body, desire, and acceptance, and apply these constructs to Western frameworks of health, pathology, meaning-making, and healing.Introduction: Zen, Mindfulness, and Behavioral Health
Zen and Zen Buddhism: An
Zen and Japanese Culture
Zen: Overview and Foundations
What Is Zen?: The Path of Just Sitting
A Brief Note on Zazen
The Role and the Present Significance of Koans
Zen and Body
Zen: Everyday Living and Current Evidence
Zen and Desire
Zen, Self, and Personality
Every Day is a Fine Day
Zen and Forgiveness
Zen and Science: Zen as an Ethical Guideline for Scientists’ Conducts
Application of Zen to Behavioral Healthcare Issues
Zen and Behavioral Health: A Review of the Evidence
Zen and Psychotherapy
Zen’s Thoughts on Psychopathology and Wellness
What Is Measured by Self-report Measures of Mindfulness?: Conceptual and Measurement Issues
Remembering-and-Receiving: Mindfulness and Acceptance in Zen
Brief Thoughts on Zen and Behavior Therapy
Zen, Mindfulness, and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Zen Buddhism
Zen, Pain, Suffering, and Death
Application of Zen Practices and Principles for Professionals/Advocates Who Work for Survivors of Trauma and Violence
Zen Incarcerated: A Personal Essay