Spacious minds: trauma and resilience in Tibetan Buddhism

Life in exile -- Mind training -- Resisting chronicity -- The paradox of telling trauma -- Open sky of mind.

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Main Author: Lewis, Sara E. 1981- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Ithaca London Cornell University Press [2019]
In:Year: 2019
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Tibetans / Exile / Psychic trauma / Buddhism / Resilience (Personality trait) / Mental health / Culture psychology / Diaspora (Religion) / Dharamsala / History 2011-2012
B Lamaism / Psychic trauma / Resilience (Personality trait)
IxTheo Classification:BL Buddhism
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Suffering Religious aspects Buddhism
B Cultural psychiatry (India) (Dharmsāla)
B Tibetans (India) (Dharmsāla) Religion
B Psychic trauma (India) (Dharmsāla)
B Tibetans Mental health (India) (Dharmsāla)
B Tibetan diaspora
B RESILIENCE (Personality trait) (India) (Dharmsāla)
B Buddhism (India) (Dharmsāla)
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Summary:Life in exile -- Mind training -- Resisting chronicity -- The paradox of telling trauma -- Open sky of mind.
"Investigates how Buddhist concepts of time, memory, and emotion frame resilience practices within the Tibetan diaspora, suggesting that trauma, a culturally bound concept, has the potential to enhance interdependence and connection"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1501715348