Medical Xpress November 4, 2025
A new study from an expert at The University of Manchester has found that ancient Buddhist wisdom could help address growing social and emotional challenges created by modern life and the pressures of today’s mental health systems.
The research by trainee counseling psychologist Minwoo Kang, which has been published in Psychotherapy & Politics International, calls for a re-thinking of how spirituality can be understood and used in psychotherapy.
Kang’s work suggests that Buddhism offers much more than meditation or mindfulness—it provides an ethical and spiritual framework that can help counter the individualism and stress often driven by neoliberalism.
“Mindfulness has become popular in workplaces and therapy rooms, but it is often stripped of its deeper spiritual roots,” Kang explains. “When...
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