The Psychology of Buddhism in Conflict Studies
This book provides an interdisciplinary discussion of conflict studies, drawing on perspectives from psychology and Buddhist studies. The author combines current research in psychology, conflict and management studies, as well as moral narratives drawn fr
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The Psychology of Buddhism in Conflict Studies
Padmasiri de Silva
The Psychology of Buddhism in Conflict Studies
Padmasiri de Silva Faculty of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies Monash University Springvale, VIC, Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-69028-5 ISBN 978-3-319-69029-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69029-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017958957 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Melisa Hasan Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To Venerable Sayadaw U. Panditha Venerable Nyanaponika Mahathero Venerable Ananda Maitriya Mahathero
Preface
A Random Harvest I am not presenting anything like a ‘dialectical psychology’ as found in the West. The focus is on conflict studies and people entrapped in conflicts, dilemmas, paradoxes and ambivalence and through them develop a methodology to unravel situations where one has to deal with dialectical oppositions by integration, balance and new vistas of integration. A simple definition of the term ‘dialectical’ would be ‘mediating between conflicting positions’. The term ‘polarisation’ may be defined as forces in opposite directions, the positive pole having the power to attract and the negative pole the power to repel. There are many studies in the West focused on communication and management issues where the concept of the dialectic emerges, but my focus is more on the psychology of desire and life styles, while integrating these insights, as well as interpersonal conflicts and issues of human emotions and therapy—to present a review of the dialectical rhythms of life drawin
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