Sakshi and Dhyana: the origin of mindfulness-based therapies.
Singh SP.
Singh SP.
BJPsych Bull. 2023 Apr;47(2):94-97. doi: 10.1192/bjb.2022.39.
BJPsych Bull. 2023.
PMID: 35796539
Free PMC article.
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Unlike most other psychotherapy models, which are claimed to be Western in origin, MBTs are firmly based in Indian philosophy and traditions. This paper summarises the concepts of the observer self (sakshi) and attention (dhyana) that underlie the principles and practice o …
Unlike most other psychotherapy models, which are claimed to be Western in origin, MBTs are firmly based in Indian philosophy and traditions …