Editorial IULIE - Profesor Dr. Aurel ROMILA

                                                  Psihologia clinica


    In clinica psihologia a fost relativ neglijata, psihologul a facut ce a putut. A aplicat mai ales testele de inteligenta pentruca asa a fost clasic rolul psihologului sa desparta desteptul de liminar sau chiar de prost. Apoi destul de amatoristic au inceput si aplicarea testelor de personalitate ( Szondi-remember Ivana, Rorschach, MMPI si altele.)
    Pentru psihologia actuala orientarea s-a schimbat catre terapeutica, psihoterapie individuala si de grup. Asta presupune un masterat de 2 ani cu reluarea psihologiei generale, a psihopatologiei si apoi a conceptiilor terapeutice cu aplicatii practice.
    Afluenta de psihologi pune problema unei selectii deoarece nu oricine are talent pentru terapie. In plus terapia psihologica e doar un mijloc pentru un scop mai inalt de adaptare sociala care o numim resocializare. Desi vremurile sunt grele chiar pentru adoptarea normalului darmite pentru bolnavul mintal, totusi Aplr vrea sa readune comitetul de sprijin al parintilor din 1975 cit si noi sponsori ca sa repuna problema la nivel national. Desi tendinta la comoditate impinge noile generatii de psihiatri si psihologi catre scopuri inguste, comerciale, activitatea lor risca sa fie fara rezultate de adaptare si deci sa dezamageasca. Facultatea ecologica are reprezentante multe in tara si astfel avem o sansa noua de resocializare si in afara Bucuresiului. Scrieti la revista ce parere aveti.         

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American Journal of Psychiatry Table of Contents Alert

 American Journal of Psychiatry Table of Contents Alert
A new issue of American Journal of Psychiatry is available online:
    1 June 2010; Vol. 167, No. 6

 

The below Table of Contents is available online at: http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/content/vol167/issue6/index.dtl

In This Issue
In This Issue
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 A16
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/A16

Editorials
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Beyond DSM-IV
    James A. Chu
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 615-617
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/615

Recovery From Borderline Personality Disorder
    Michael H. Stone
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 618-619
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/618

Treatments for Alcohol Dependence: Rethinking the Role of Comorbidity and Clinical Subtypes
    Ashwin A. Patkar and Ting-Kai Li
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 620-622
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/620

Antipsychotic Dosing: Still a Work in Progress
    Gary Remington
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 623-625
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/623

Issues for DSM-5: Conversion Disorder
    Jon Stone, W. Curt LaFrance, James L. Levenson, and Michael Sharpe
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 626-627
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/626

Introspection
"Are You Going To Be Different?"
    Eugene H. Kim
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 628-629
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/628

Treatment in Psychiatry
Medication Treatment of Different Types of Alcoholism
    Bankole A. Johnson
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 630-639
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/6/630

Review and Overview
Emotion Modulation in PTSD: Clinical and Neurobiological Evidence for a Dissociative Subtype
    Ruth A. Lanius, Eric Vermetten, Richard J. Loewenstein, Bethany Brand, Christian Schmahl, J. Douglas Bremner, and David Spiegel
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 640-647
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/6/640

How the Neurocircuitry and Genetics of Fear Inhibition May Inform Our Understanding of PTSD
    Tanja Jovanovic and Kerry J. Ressler
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 648-662
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/6/648

Articles
Time to Attainment of Recovery From Borderline Personality Disorder and Stability of Recovery: A 10-year Prospective Follow-Up Study
    Mary C. Zanarini, Frances R. Frankenburg, D. Bradford Reich, and Garrett Fitzmaurice
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 663-667
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/6/663

A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Combining Sertraline and Naltrexone for Treating Co-Occurring Depression and Alcohol Dependence
    Helen M. Pettinati, David W. Oslin, Kyle M. Kampman, William D. Dundon, Hu Xie, Thea L. Gallis, Charles A. Dackis, and Charles P. O'Brien
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 668-675
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/6/668

Risperidone Maintenance Treatment in Schizophrenia: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
    Chuan-Yue Wang, Yu-Tao Xiang, Zhuo-Ji Cai, Yong-Zhen Weng, Qi-Jing Bo, Jing-Ping Zhao, Tie-Qiao Liu, Gao-Hua Wang, Shi-Min Weng, Hong-Yan Zhang, Da-Fang Chen, Wai-Kwong Tang, Gabor S. Ungvari, and For the Risperidone Maintenance Treatment in Schizophrenia (RMTS) investigators
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 676-685
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/6/676

International Consensus Study of Antipsychotic Dosing
    David M. Gardner, Andrea L. Murphy, Heather O'Donnell, Franca Centorrino, and Ross J. Baldessarini
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 686-693
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/6/686

Life-Threatening Danger and Suppression of Attention Bias to Threat
    Yair Bar-Haim, Yael Holoshitz, Sharon Eldar, Tahl I. Frenkel, David Muller, Dennis S. Charney, Daniel S. Pine, Nathan A. Fox, and Ilan Wald
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 694-698
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/6/694

Reward/Punishment Reversal Learning in Older Suicide Attempters
    Alexandre Y. Dombrovski, Luke Clark, Greg J. Siegle, Meryl A. Butters, Naho Ichikawa, Barbara J. Sahakian, and Katalin Szanto
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 699-707
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/6/699

Gender and Depressive Symptoms in 711 Patients With Bipolar Disorder Evaluated Prospectively in the Stanley Foundation Bipolar Treatment Outcome Network
    Lori L. Altshuler, Ralph W. Kupka, Gerhard Hellemann, Mark A. Frye, Catherine A. Sugar, Susan L. McElroy, Willem A. Nolen, Heinz Grunze, Gabriele S. Leverich, Paul E. Keck, Melanie Zermeno, Robert M. Post, and Trisha Suppes
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 708-715
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/6/708

Letters to the Editor
Resolving the Discrepancy in Childhood Bipolar High-Risk Study Findings
    Anne Duffy, Paul Grof, Tomas Hajek, and Martin Alda
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 716
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/716

Drs. Birmaher, Axelson, Tina Goldstein, and Benjamin Goldstein Reply
    Boris Birmaher, David Axelson, Tina Goldstein, and Benjamin Goldstein
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 716-717
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/716-a

Schizophrenia and Childhood Adversity
    John Read and Richard Bentall
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 717-718
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/717

Dr. Gilmore Replies
    John H. Gilmore
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 718
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/718

Increasing the Age at Onset for ADHD?
    Allen Frances
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 718
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/718-a

Drs. Christian Kieling, Renata Kieling, and Rohde Reply
    Christian Kieling, Renata R. Kieling, and Luis Augusto Rohde
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 718-719
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/718-b

Impairment of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Signaling in Schizophrenia: State or Trait?
    Undine E. Lang
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 719
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/719

Dr. Kéri Replies
    Szabolcs Kéri
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 719
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/719-a

Depressive Relapse After Vagal Nerve Stimulator Explantation
    Adam Keller Ashton
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 719-720
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/719-b

Varenicline Withdrawal-Induced Delirium With Psychosis
    Alison C. May and Demian Rose
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 720-721
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/720

Corrections
Correction
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 721
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/721

Book Forum
The Empire of Trauma: An Inquiry Into the Condition of Victimhood
    Tanya M. Luhrmann
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 722
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/722

The Anatomy of Evil
    Burr S. Eichelman, Jr.
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 722-723
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/722-a

The Clinician's Guide to Collaborative Caring in Eating Disorders: The New Maudsley Method
    Scott J. Crow
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 723-724
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/723

Healing the Broken Mind: Transforming America's Failed Mental Health System
    Lloyd I. Sederer
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 724
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/167/6/724

Books Received
Books Received
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 725
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/reprint/167/6/725

APA Official Actions
APA Official Actions
    Am J Psychiatry 2010;167 726
   
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/reprint/167/6/726

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Surviving Sexual Abuse

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God particle signal is simulated as sound

God particle signal is simulated as sound

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Conversion Disorder

 

 

Conversion Disorder: Understanding the Pathogenic Links Between Emotion and Motor Systems in the Brain
Brain , 2010-05-01

Emotion Modulation in PTSD

* PTSD

Emotion Modulation in PTSD: Clinical and Neurobiological Evidence for a Dissociative Subtype

Ruth A. Lanius, M.D., Ph.D., Eric Vermetten, M.D., Ph.D., Richard J. Loewenstein, M.D., Bethany Brand, Ph.D., Christian Schmahl, M.D., J. Douglas Bremner, M.D., and David Spiegel, M.D.

Abstract: In this article, the authors present evidence regarding a dissociative subtype of PTSD, with clinical and neurobiological features that can be distinguished from nondissociative PTSD. The dissociative subtype is characterized by overmodulation of affect, while the more common undermodulated type involves the predominance of reexperiencing and hyperarousal symptoms. This article focuses on the neural manifestations of the dissociative subtype in PTSD and compares it to those underlying the reexperiencing/hyperaroused subtype. A model that includes these two types of emotion dysregulation in PTSD is described. In this model, reexperiencing/hyperarousal reactivity is viewed as a form of emotion dysregulation that involves emotional undermodulation, mediated by failure of prefrontal inhibition of limbic regions. In contrast, the dissociative subtype of PTSD is described as a form of emotion dysregulation that involves emotional overmodulation mediated by midline prefrontal inhibition of the same limbic regions. Both types of modulation are involved in a dynamic interplay and lead to alternating symptom profiles in PTSD. These findings have important implications for treatment of PTSD, including the need to assess patients with PTSD for dissociative symptoms and to incorporate the treatment of dissociative symptoms into stage-oriented trauma treatment.

Revizia DSM

Revizia DSM

JAMA Explores DSM-5

Stating that all medical specialties have a stake in the emerging DSM-5, Darrel Regier, M.D., M.P.H., and David Kupfer, M.D., outlined principal issues in the development of the manual in a special theme issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association on mental illness.

They noted that when development of the new manual began in 1999, an overriding concern was how to address issues that emerged from research on mental illness in the previous 25 years. "Such concerns included the potential for adding dimensional assessments to disorders, exploring the option of separating diagnoses from their associated disabilities, examining the expressions of all disorders across the entire life span, and the need to address differences in mental disorder expression as conditioned by gender and cultural characteristics," they said.

Progress since that time has yielded "a clear set of priorities for DSM-5." These include evaluating the consequences of continuing to use the hierarchical "pure" diagnostic categories now in place and reified since DSM-III, the high rates of co-occurring diagnoses identified by these criteria in individuals with at least one mental disorder, the frequent use of the "not otherwise specified" designations for patients who do not fit any of the criteria, and the heterogeneous mix of conditions within current diagnostic boundaries.

Kupfer and Regier also highlighted the following questions that will be emphasized in forthcoming stages of the diagnostic manual's revision:

  • How can the clinical assessments of mental disorders be improved?

  • How can DSM-5 better address the interface between psychiatry and general medicine?

  • Can clinicians move away from reliance on signs and symptoms to classify disorders?

  • What can be done to make DSM-5 more flexible so it can easily incorporate advances in neuroscience and behavioral science?

Another issue that they indicated will be part of the DSM-5 discussion is how the manual should align with the international community classification. "The timelines of publishing DSM-5 and the U.S. introduction of the ICD, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification in 2013 coincide well and will offer an invaluable opportunity to ensure integration of DSM-5 with the rest of the U.S. medical classification changes," Regier and Kupfer said. "Likewise, a cross-national alignment of diagnoses will be facilitated when ICD-11 is adopted by the [World Health Organization] in 2014. Accordingly, DSM-5 will be of value for all of medicine.

* o noua orientare in psihiatria legala

Jail More Likely Than Hospital for Severely Mentally Ill

The researchers report a correlation between state spending on mental health and the likelihood that individuals with severe mental illness will be incarcerated rather than hospitalalized.

Americans with severe mental illness are now three times as likely to be in jail as they are to be in a hospital, according to a report published in May by the Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC).

Atasamentul în psihoterapie

Atasamentul în psihoterapie
de Dr. David J. Wallin  

Relatia psihoterapeuticã joacã rolul esential în schimbarea psihicã

Integrând rezultatele cercetãrilor empirice cu noþiunile teoretice din teoria atasamentului, intersubiectivitate, neurostiinte si meditatia budistã, autorul reuseste sã transmitã modul în care psihoterapeutii pot folosi în practicã trei elemente cheie: relatia terapeuticã ce reprezintã un creuzet al dezvoltãrii, dimensiunea nonverbalã a interactiunii terapeutice si influenta transformatoare a unei atitudini reflexive si meditative. Autorul ilustreazã modul în care acele interventii ale terapeutului care vin în întâmpinarea nevoilor de atasament ale pacienþilor îi pot ajuta sã dobândeascã o bazã de sigurantã internalizatã pentru care relatiile timpurii cu pãrintii nu au oferit niciun fundament. Demonstrând utilitatea clinicã a focalizãrii pe interactiunea nonverbalã, autorul descrie tehnici de abordare a rãspunsurilor emotionale si experienþelor corporale ale pacientilor. De asemenea, este explorat în acest volum modul în care terapeutul poate utiliza propria experientã subiectivã, constientizarea trecerilor la act si atentia focalizatã asupra corpului pentru a aduce la luminã experientele neverbalizate, disociate ale pacientului. Conceptele complexe sunt clarificate si ilustrate prin exemple clinice detaliate. Ilustrãrile de caz ajutã cititorul sã înteleagã si sã trateze mai bine depresia, anxietatea, problemele relationale si comportamentul suicidar. Scrisã într-un limbaj accesibil, cartea reprezintã un ghid util atât pentru studenti si psihoterapeuti, cât si pentru psihologi clinicieni, asistenti sociali sau psihiatri.

 

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Being a Container
Holding Space For Others
Sometimes we are called simply to hold space for a friend as they go through whatever they need to go through.


We have all been called upon at one time or another to help a loved one through a difficult time. When the help required consists of concrete actions, such as running errands or making phone calls, we know what to do. But sometimes we are called simply to hold space for the person as they go through whatever they need to go through. They may need to express anger or grief; they may need to talk or be silent. They may need us to hold their hand; they may need us to give them time alone. Whatever the case, when we hold space for someone, we offer ourselves up as a container for the overwhelming feelings they may be encountering due to their circumstances.

When we offer ourselves in this way, the more centered and grounded we are, the better. Our steadiness allows our companion to lean into us for support, as our presence provides an environment in which they can be free to move. We can also help by being responsive, allowing them to dictate the flow of action from talking to not talking, from anger to grief, and back again. By being aware and open, we can help them confront their feelings when that feels right, and back off from them when they need a break. Holding space requires humility, conscientiousness, and the ability to step out of the way, to honestly understand that this is not about us.

When we love someone in this way, we provide a space in which they can simply be. Able to feel what they need to feel without worrying about how they are being perceived. We can provide this offering in person, over the phone, or even from a distance, through meditation. However we do it, when we hold space for someone in need, we are offering a gift of the highest nature.
As You Believe
Create Completeness
We can manifest what we want through affirmations as if we have already obtained what we want.


The creative power of the universe is infinite. A single molecule's destiny is as important as the consequences of the largest supernova. Human potential is subject to this power, but because we are sentient beings, each of us is permitted to choose whether we will struggle against it or work in tandem with it. When we give voice to our desires through focused meditation or solicit the help of spirit guides, we draw upon the universe's creative power to achieve certain ends. However, because our words are not all the universe hears, the response we receive may surprise us. The discourse we establish through our appeals is a blend of speech, thought, intention, and subconscious reflection. When we ask the universe for something, the unspoken message is that what we want does not exist, and the universe accepts this as truth. Conversely, we manifest completeness through affirmations in which we declare our desires as if we have already obtained them.

When we affirm that we are fulfilled instead of articulating deficiencies, we are asserting that contentment is a natural and necessary element of human existence. Our essence is an expression of fulfillment葉he universe wants to satisfy our needs and desires. When we describe our realities in positive terms, we are not denying the challenges inherent in existence. We choose not to focus on lack or dissatisfaction because we understand that the energy of our thoughts will determine the response we receive to our entreaties. Ask yourself how you would feel if your wishes were granted, and then allow yourself to internalize that emotional state. Try to create a picture of satisfaction so vivid that its reality is unquestionable and tell the universe that your vision is fact. At the close of your appeal, express your gratitude, as it is your acknowledgment of the truth of your fulfillment that will set the creative power of the universe into motion.

Working in perfect unison with the creative power of the universe will empower you to manifest spiritual realities in your material existence. As you affirm the beauty, peace, and goodness that already exist within in your life, your capacity to sense and understand their influence will become increasingly sophisticated. To meet your needs and achieve your desires, you need then only banish all thoughts of emptiness so that the energy of completeness can attract fullness into your being.

Useful Transformation
Make Change Work For You

At the root of all growth, we find change. Allow it to work for you not against.



Transformation is a universal constant that affects our lives from the moment we are born until we leave earthly existence behind. At the root of all growth, we find change. Occasionally, change and the circumstances leading up to it are a source of extraordinary joy, but more often than not they provoke feelings of discomfort, fear, or pain. Though many changes are unavoidable, we should not believe that we are subject to the whims of an unpredictable universe. It is our response to those circumstances that will dictate the nature of our experiences. At the heart of every transformation, no matter how chaotic, there is substance. When we no longer resist change and instead regard it as an opportunity to grow, we find that we are far from helpless in the face of it.

Our role as masters of our own destinies is cemented when we choose to make change work in our favor. Yet before we can truly internalize this power, we must accept that we cannot hide from the changes taking place all around us. Existence as we know it will come to an end at one or more points in our lives, making way for some new and perhaps unexpected mode of being. This transformation will take place whether or not we want it to, and so it is up to us to decide whether we will open our eyes to the blessings hidden amidst disorder or close ourselves off from opportunities hiding behind obstacles.

To make change work for you, look constructively at your situation and ask yourself how you can benefit from the transformation that has taken place. As threatening as change can seem, it is often a sign that a new era of your life has begun. If you reevaluate your plans and goals in the days or weeks following a major change, you will discover that you can adapt your ambition to the circumstances before you and even capitalize on these changes. Optimism, enthusiasm, and flexibility will aid you greatly here, as there is nothing to be gained by dwelling on what might have been. Change can hurt in the short term but, if you are willing to embrace it proactively, its lasting impact will nearly always be physically, spiritually, and intellectually transformative.

 

 

 

No Hard Edges
Creating Space In The Body

When our minds are cluttered with too many thoughts and information, our bodies respond by trying to take action.


Our minds and bodies are interconnected, and the condition of one affects the condition of the other. This is why meditation is such a powerful tool for healing the body, as powerful as physical therapies. When our minds are cluttered with thoughts, information, and plans, our bodies respond by trying to take action. When the body has a clear directive from the mind, it knows what to do, but a cluttered, unfocused mind creates a confused, tense body. Our muscles tighten up, our breath shortens, and we find ourselves feeling constricted without necessarily knowing why.

When we sit down to meditate, we let our bodies know that it is okay to be still and rest. This is a clear directive from the mind, and the body knows exactly how to respond. Thus, at the very beginning, we have created a sense of clarity for the body and the mind. As we move deeper into meditation, the state of our mind reveals itself, and we have the opportunity to consciously decide to settle it. A meditation teacher pointed out that if you put a cow in a small pen, she acts up and pushes against the boundaries, whereas if you provide her with a large, open space, she will peacefully graze in one spot. In the same way, our thoughts settle down peacefully if we provide them with enough space, and our bodies follow suit.

When we settle down to examine and experience our consciousness, we discover that there are no hard, definable edges. It is a vast, open space in which our thoughts can come and go without making waves, as long as we let them by neither attaching to them nor repressing them. As we see our thoughts come and go, we begin to breathe deeper and more easily, finding that our body is more open to the breath as it relaxes along with the mind. In this way, the space we recognize through meditation creates space in our bodies, allowing for a feeling of lightness and rightness with the world.

 

 

 

 

 

No Wrong Response
Experiences Shape Your Reactions

Our individual reactions to events are shaped by what we ourselves have experienced in our own lives.


Our view of the universe is largely determined by our experiences. It is when we are caught off guard by the spontaneity of existence that we are most apt to respond authentically, even when our feelings do not correspond with those of the multitude. Events that arouse strong emotions with us or are surprising in nature can be disquieting, for it often is in their aftermath that we discover how profoundly our histories have shaped us. The differences that divide us from our peers are highlighted in our reactions when these diverge from the mainstream, and this can be highly upsetting because it forces us to confront the uniqueness of our lives.

When our response to unexpected news or startling ideas is not the same as that of the people around us, we may feel driven by a desire to dismiss our feelings as irrational or incorrect. But reactions themselves are neither right, nor wrong. The forces that sculpted the patterns that to a large extent dictate our development are not the same forces that shaped the development of our relatives, friends, colleagues, or neighbors. There is no reason to believe that one person's reaction to a particular event is somehow more valid than another's. How we respond to the constant changes taking place in the world around us is a product of our history, a testament to our individuality, and a part of the healing process that allows us to address key elements of our past in a context we can grasp in the present.

Life's pivotal events can provide you with a way to define yourself as a unique and matchless being, but you must put aside the judgments that might otherwise prevent you from gaining insight into your distinct mode of interpreting the world. Try to internalize your feelings without categorizing or evaluating them. When you feel unsure of the legitimacy of your reactions, remember that cultural, sociological, spiritual, and familial differences can cause two people to interpret a single event in widely dissimilar ways. Examining your responses outside of the context provided by others can show you that your emotional complexity is something to be valued, for it has made you who you are today.

Evolving Commitment
Spirituality in the Workplace

Commitment to our career can coexist with the development of our soul when we approach each with balance.


We do not need to deny our spiritual selves while focusing on being at the office, even though working while walking the path of ascension can be extremely challenging. Commitment to a career can coexist peacefully with commitment to the development of the soul when we approach each with balance and determination.

Careers can tend to take up a great deal of time you might otherwise devote to your own awakening, so make the most of the free hours at your disposal by using your breaks to walk in nature or write in your journal. If you schedule healings, bodywork, and other therapeutic activities on Friday, you give yourself the gift of an unhurried and restful weekend of rejuvenation. You can create a spiritually aware workspace by adorning your desk or office with sacred objects such as a Buddha or a candle that have meaning to you. If decoration is not permitted in your workplace, your supervisor may allow you to display a small item associated with your life path if you explain its significance. Your workplace may not always meet your best expectations, but living with imperfection can also be a wonderful spiritual exercise. Remember that you can strive for excellence in your own existence without asking your coworkers to exemplify perfection. They, too, are human beings doing all th! ey can to grow in spite of that humanity, and they can support you when your path becomes difficult.

In many companies, there is a spiritual reality tied in closely into the corporate culture. It is your choice whether you want to integrate the spirit of your workplace into your own divine practices or participate in this reality on a superficial level. However you proceed, realize that the spiritual values you hold dear need not be at odds with the energy of your place of employment. As an employee, your spiritual self is one of the diverse strengths you bring to the table. Simply by approaching projects, goals, and interpersonal relations in the workplace with intention, you can pursue individual fulfillment while also doing your part to gently promote a healthy and harmonious working environment.

Budism - Hinduism

* diferenta dintre budism si hinduism

I have been recently reading Digha Nikaya, one of the Pali Buddhist scriptures. One reason for reading it is to see for myself why Buddha rejected the Hindu Atma(n). What I found was that Buddha rejected the ego. More important Buddhist Anatta (non-self) idea is connected with selflessness which is related to compassion and has nothing to do with the idea of the Hindu Atma(n).

 

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On Cultivating the Mind

              Chinul

        (1158-1210)

    

 
                                     

Confused Practice cannot Help

 

It is sad that people have been confused for so long.  They do not understand that their own minds are Buddha and that their own natures are Dharma.  They look for Dharma by searching for sages for a way.  They look for Buddha but do not observe their own minds.

 

If they aspire to Buddhahood while clinging to their opinion that Buddha is outside the mind and that Dharma is outside their own nature, then even if they burn their limbs and break their bones for a million kalpas to show their sincerity, even if they sit constantly and never lie down to sleep, write out sutras in their own blood, eat only one meal a day, and practice every austerity—it would be like  trying to cook rice by boiling sand, and in the end they will only wear themselves out.

 

The Same Enlightenment for Sages and Ordinary Beings.

 

If you see the nature of your own mind, gates to the Dharma as countless as grains of sand in the Ganges will open, and limitless subtle meanings will make themselves known.  The World-Honored One saw this and said, “Sentient beings everywhere are endowed with the wisdom and virtue of a Tathagata.”  And also, “The various illusory forms that sentient beings take all come from the Tathagata’s perfect enlightenment.” And so it is clear that Buddhahood cannot be attained apart from the mind.  All the Buddhas of the past were simply ordinary people who understood their minds.  Likewise, all the masters of the present have simply cultivated their own minds.  And all future practitioners will have to depend upon cultivation of mind.  So if you wish to follow the Way, do not seek for it outside yourself.

 

 

              The nature of mind is without blemish

              It is originally whole and complete.

              If you leave behind delusory karma

              You will be Buddha just as you are.

 

The Only Thing is Within Us, But We Do Not See It

 

Student:  If Buddha-nature is present now within the body, it is not separate from ordinary people. Then why can’t I see it?  Would you please explain this more?

 

Chinul:  It is present within your body; you just don’t see it.  Who is it exactly who feels hungry and thirsty during the day, feels hot and cold, angry and happy?  The body is a temporary compound of four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind.  Matter itself is lifeless and insentient, so how can it see, hear, feel, and be conscious?  But seeing, hearing, feeling, and being conscious are exactly your Buddha-nature.  This is why Lin-chi said:

 

              This corpse’s four elements

              Cannot speak or hear Dharma.

              Empty space

              Cannot speak or hear Dharma.

              Only the formless thing before your eyes,

              Clear and bright of itself,

              Can speak and hear Dharma.

 

This thing without any form is the Dharma-seal of all Buddhas.  It is your original mind.

 

Sudden Enlightenment and Gradual Cultivation

 

Student:  If enlightenment is by its very nature sudden, why is gradual cultivation necessary?  And if cultivation is necessarily gradual, how can we talk about sudden enlightenment?  Would you please clear up our doubts about sudden enlightenment and gradual cultivation?

 

Chinul:  First, then, sudden enlightenment.  If you are an ordinary person, you mistakenly believe that your real body is the four elements and that your deluded thoughts are your mind.  You do not understand that your self nature is the Dharma-body, and that your own luminous mind is the Buddha.  As you wander around looking for the Buddha outside your mind, a wise mentor might point out to you the entry point.  If in one moment of thought you then turn the light around and see your original nature, you will realize that it is free from all delusion and is fundamentally complete. You will see that you are not a bit different from all the Buddhas.  This is why enlightenment is called sudden.

 

Now, gradual cultivation. Even after you have realized that your original nature is no different from that of the Buddhas, you still have to deal with the energy of your beginningless habits, which cannot be eliminated all of a sudden.  So you must continue to practice after enlightenment until gradually your efforts reach completion and you conceive a spiritual embryo.  Then, after a long time, you may become a sage.

 

It is just like when a newborn baby arrives, perfectly endowed with all its faculties but still weak.  It will take many months and years before it is a mature adult.

 

Looking for Techniques for Awakening is Wrong

 

Student: What technique can we use to reflect inward and awaken to our self-nature in one moment of thought?

 

Chinul:  Self-nature is just your own mind.  Why do you need some technique?  If you look for a technique to see your mind, you are like someone who because he cannot see his own eyes thinks that he doesn’t have any eyes and so looks for another way to see. But he does have eyes, and how could he see except with his own eyes? If he realizes that he never lost his eyes, that is the same as seeing his eyes. Then there is no notion that he cannot see, or of finding some other way to see.

 

It’s the same with spiritual awareness. It’s just your own mind.  How else could you understand it?

 

              If you look for your mind,

              You cannot find it.

              See that it cannot be found,

              And you will see self-nature.

 

 

Direct Apprehension of the Luminous Mind

 

Student:  A person of superior faculties will get this right away.  But those of us who are just average will still have some doubts. Could you describe some methods for those who are confused about how to get enlightenment?

 

Chinul: The Way has nothing to do with knowing or not knowing.  Just get rid of the mind that clings to delusion and wants enlightenment.  Listen to this:

 

              Each and every existent            

              Is like a dream, like a phantom.

              Deluded thoughts are originally calm;

              The sensory world is originally empty.

 

Where everything is empty, luminous awareness is not obscured, and this empty, calm, luminous mind is your original face.  It is also the Dharma-seal transmitted in direct succession by all the Buddhas, Patriarchs, and enlightened beings of the past, present, and future.  If you awaken to this mind, there are no steps in between, no stairs to climb. You go directly to the stage of Buddha, and with each step you transcend the three worlds.  You will return home, all doubts resolved.  Filled with both compassion and wisdom, you will become the teacher of Heaven and Earth.  It will be as if gods and humans offered you thousands of gold coins every day, with the promise of more.  You will indeed have finished the great work of life and death.

 

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