For those of you who are new to the world of psychotherapy I thought I would give a brief introduction to cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT as it is more widely known and discuss its connection to Buddhist psychology. When you start looking around for a psychotherapist you'll notice they'll often describe the style or orientation of …
Aversion. The Flip Side of Craving.
In my last post I wrote about tanha or craving from a Buddhist perspective. I realized after writing that post that I should also write a piece on aversion, as aversion and craving are really two sides of the same coin. Let me explain how that works. Briefly defined, aversion is the strong desire of …
