Counselling the spirit

A bodhisattva-spirit-oriented counselling framework: inspired by Vimalakīrti wisdom

A number of studies have integrated Buddhist principles into therapeutic interventions, demonstrating effective outcomes; however, very little Buddhist textual data support the theoretical foundation of those models. This exploratory research conceptualises a counselling framework based on a canonical analysis of the Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra, together with a qualitative inquiry. Thirty-eight i...

Recollecting the Spirit of Jihad

The Spirit of Teaching

Tending to the spirit.

Editor's note: At this year's Catholic Health Assembly in San Diego, two highly regarded professionals who are deeply committed to fostering holistic approaches to health and health care are scheduled to take the stage. Rose Shandrow, system director of Spiritual Care Services at Franciscan Health System in Tacoma, Wash., is being honored by CHA this year with a mid-career award for outstanding...

The spirit never dies

Received: 3 October 2005 Accepted: 3 October 2005 I met Claudio as late as the year 2000. We had known one another by name for some time and we had had the occasional exchange of e-mails and a few telephone calls but did not happen to meet in person, as we operated in slightly different fields. I deeply regret that. Claudio will surely remain an important intellectual figure in the interdiscipl...