The self-pattern and Buddhist psychology

S. Gallagher*, A. Raffone, A. Berkovich-Ohana, H.P. Barendregt, P.R. Bauer, K.W. Brown, F. Giommi, I. Nyklicek, B.D. Ostafin, H. Slagter, F.M. Trautwein, D.R. Vago

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Abstract

In this paper, we address core insights from Buddhist psychology about mind-body phenomena and the self, and we relate such insights to the notion of the self-pattern developed in the pattern theory of self. We emphasize the dynamic, temporal and enactive characteristics of the self-pattern, consistent with the core Buddhist notion of non-self. Although there is no one-to-one mapping of Buddhist psychological concepts onto the pattern theory of self, there are important similarities among such concepts and the various processes and dynamical relations that constitute a pragmatic self-pattern that can explain both experiences of self and non-self. Buddhist psychology and the notion of the self-pattern offer mutual insight into the processes, the dynamics, and the implications for questions about well-being and a flexibility that avoids anxiety and reduces attachment, craving, and suffering.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages9
JournalMindfulness
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 2023

Keywords

  • dynamical pattern
  • meditation
  • non-self
  • self
  • the five aggregates

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