Hubert Benoit Livres
Hubert Benoit fut un psychothérapeute français dont l'œuvre a anticipé des développements dans la psychologie et la spiritualité intégrales. Il a été pionnier dans une forme de psychothérapie qui intégrait une perspective psychanalytique avec des aperçus issus de disciplines spirituelles orientales, en particulier du bouddhisme Ch'an et Zen. Benoit soulignait le rôle de l'ignorance spirituelle de la culture occidentale dans l'émergence et la persistance de la détresse. Il utilisait des concepts psychanalytiques pour expliquer les défenses contre le malaise fondamental, soulignant l'importance d'une phase analytique et préparatoire, tout en mettant en garde contre un accent excessif sur les précurseurs causals spécifiques des symptômes.
This volume is an exposition of Zen thought. It contains a number of basic ideas that seek to improve the understanding of the state of man, and seeks to examine the principles behind Zen thought through psychology.
Man cannot live fully until he has considered the great questions of life. It is for this reason that we turn to Western psychology and metaphysics for help in solving our problems. The approach of psychology and psychotherapy is based on "statistical normality," or the behavior of the greatest number. In an effort to conform, we focus on our problems rather than our possibilities, emulating a norm that falls drastically short of our full capacity for development. Oriental thought, and Zen thought in particular, seeks to activate the true potential of men and women--to transform our lives, and thereby enable us to shed our problems and suffering.The Supreme Doctrine applies the essence of Oriental Wisdom to the pursuit of self-knowledge and transcendence. The first step in a holistic psychology is to begin examining the true “state of man”, rather than its aberrations. In so doing, we can give new direction and purpose to our lives.The author does not advocate “conversion” to Eastern thought, but rather an integration of East and West, wherein Western psychological thinking and reasoning can be enriched and clarified by Oriental wisdom.