Mindfulness and Buddhist-Derived Approaches in Mental Health and Addiction
This book provides a timely synthesis and discussion of recent developments in mindfulness research and practice within mental health and addiction domains. The book also discusses other Buddhist-derived interventions – such as loving-kindness medita
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Edo Shonin William Van Gordon Mark D. Griffiths Editors
Mindfulness and Buddhist-Derived Approaches in Mental Health and Addiction
Advances in Mental Health and Addiction
Series editor Masood Zangeneh
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13393
Edo Shonin • William Van Gordon Mark D. Griffiths Editors
Mindfulness and Buddhist-Derived Approaches in Mental Health and Addiction
Editors Edo Shonin Awake to Wisdom Centre for Meditation and Mindfulness Research Nottingham, UK
William Van Gordon Awake to Wisdom Centre for Meditation and Mindfulness Research Nottingham, UK
Bodhayati School of Buddhism Nottingham, UK
Bodhayati School of Buddhism Nottingham, UK
Psychology Division, Chaucer Building Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, UK
Psychology Division, Chaucer Building Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, UK
Mark D. Griffiths Psychology Division, Chaucer Building Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, UK
Advances in Mental Health and Addiction ISBN 978-3-319-22254-7 ISBN 978-3-319-22255-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-22255-4
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To Dr. Giulia Cavalli, for her help with introducing people in Italy to the practice of authentic mindful living E.S. To the simple monk, Venerable Edo Shonin W.V.G. To Fiona, Alyssia, Lucas, and Daniel M.D.G.
Foreword
In the Parables of Leadership, Chan Kim narrates a parable that he first heard as a youth from a Korean master in the temples of Kyung Nam province of Korea. As the parable goes, to prepare his son to succeed him, the king sent the young prince to a renowned master to learn the fundamentals of being a good ruler. The master sent the young prince alone
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