Zen and Western Psychotherapy: Nirvanic Transcendence and Samsaric Fixation

Zen and Western Psychotherapy: Nirvanic Transcendence and Samsaric Fixation- An argument that both the ends and the means of Buddhist practice far exceed the limitations of Western psychotherapy in its dominant forms. This claim is substantiated by examining the underlying views of human nature in the broader context of cosmic Nature, as these reflect the assumed nature of the therapeutic task.