Self-therapy != psychology. Her misunderstanding of what schizophrenia is leads me to believe that she has not studied psychology outside of pop-psych magazines.

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Not only does Buddhism offer a sound and practical approach to understanding the human mind and its functions, but compared to Western theories such as those of Freud, you could say that it has also stood the test of time, offering as it has for thousands of years methods for alleviating mental distress, whereas one could not say that Freudian concepts are as useful today, as they appeared to be when first established.

I'll take 20 minutes of meditation a day over any old Freudian psychoanalysis, thank you. Psychology is the business of any dedicated Buddhist.

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I'll take 20 minutes of meditation a day over any old Freudian psychoanalysis, thank you. Psychology is the business of any dedicated Buddhist.


While I agree that meditation is a worthwhile endeavor for any psychologist or any person aspiring to become happier and more at peace, I take issue with your misinterpretation of Freud's theories, which have been maligned ever since they were mistranslated into English.

In the original, they are as true today as they were at the time he posed them, perhaps even more so.