Self-Cultivation

2009/09/11 by Kwang‐Kuo Hwang, Jeffrey Chang · 3 citations
Psychology · #Anthropology #Archaeology #Buddhism #Child Therapy and Development #Context (archaeology) #Counseling Practices and Supervision #Cultural Differences and Values #Ecology #History #Indigenous #Multiculturalism #Pedagogy #Psychology #Psychotherapist #Sociology #Taoism

paper · doi:10.1177/0011000009339976

openalex publication_date 2009/09/11 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/08

Abstract

This article describes self-cultivation practices originating from the cultural traditions of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. It delineates the therapeutic implications of the three states of self pursued by these three traditions: namely, the relational self , the authentic self, and the nonself. Several psychotherapy techniques derived from each of these traditions are discussed in the context of contemporary Confucian societies in East Asia and North America. The indigenous approach to understanding psychotherapies within a cultural context may contribute to the training program of multicultural counseling psychology.

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