The Essence of Jung's Psychology and Tibetan Buddhism Western and Eastern Paths to the Heart

by Moacanin, Radmila

• ISBN13: 9780861713400
• ISBN10: 0861713400
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Wisdom Publications

Summary

In this expanded edition of her classic introduction, Radmila Moacanin takes us to the interface of Tibetan Buddhism and Jungian psychology. Emerging from radically different cultures, these two worldviews share strikingly parallel ideas and a common concern for what Jung called "the tremendous experiment of becoming conscious." Tibetan Buddhism, renowned for its tantric practices, is replete with imagery and rituals for transforming the mind. In his theories of mind and psychology, Jung searched for universal symbols and methods for unlocking the power of the human psyche. Moacanin examines Jungian archetypes and Buddhist deities, the roles of analyst and spiritual friend, the collective unconscious and karma, and much more. She allows these concepts to illuminate one another while carefully preserving the distinctiveness of each view. Passionate about both disciplines, Moacanin is able to communicate their essential import and worldview in an integrated and direct way. She lifts the ideas and methods of both the Buddha and Carl Jung beyond mere theory into the realm of experience, bringing them alive for twenty-first-century readers. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Radmila Moacanin was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. She studied across the globe and was a Fulbright scholar in Italy. Dr. Moacanin has worked at the Permanent Mission of Burma to the U.N., the New York University Medical Center, and the University of Southern California Medical Center. She has served as consultant in the National Intensive Journal Program, and has been a visiting lecturer at the School of Psychology in Moscow. At present she lives in Los Angeles and works as a psychotherapist, an adjunct professor at San Diego University, and a conductor of writing meditation retreats.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	vii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Buddhism	1	(22)
Tibetan Buddhism	8	(7)
Tantric Buddhism: Vajrayana	15	(8)
Carl Gustav Jung	23	(20)
Collective Unconscious	29	(1)
Archetypes	30	(2)
The Self	32	(1)
Individuation	33	(2)
Alchemy	35	(4)
Synchronicity	39	(4)
Methods in Jung's Psychology and Tibetan Buddhism	43	(18)
The Cure of Souls	43	(6)
Emancipation from Suffering	49	(8)
The Spiritual Friend and the Analyst	57	(4)
Archetypal Symbols	61	(12)
The Tibetan Book of the Dead	68	(3)
The Mandala	71	(2)
Connections, Similarities, Differences	73	(28)
Introduction	73	(1)
Consciousness and the Unconscious	73	(5)
Spiritual Transformation	78	(3)
The Union of Opposites	81	(1)
The Middle Way and the Madhyamaka	82	(2)
Ego and Non-Ego	84	(2)
Suffering and Methods of Healing	86	(4)
Redemption of God	90	(3)
Jung's View of Eastern Traditions	93	(4)
Dangers	97	(2)
Ethical Issues	99	(2)
Conclusion	101	(8)
Coda	106	(3)
Epilogue	109	(10)
Notes	119	(10)
Glossary	129	(4)
Bibliography	133	(8)
Index	141	(4)
About the Author	145