Re: CBT -> MBCT? in pain management

On 2008-03-30, Paul Grieg <pgrieg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The acid test for Zinn (and me) is -- does it relive stress, pain,
eczema... Woo-woo new age Buddhists & fundamentalist monks hate this
approach of course, and muddy the waters by spouting astral
projection, transcendentalism and all such rubbish. Cleverer Buddhists
(Dalai Lama, Batchelor) appreciate this approach.

Maybe I've been reading too much Batchelor. I thought it was meant to be
a case of trying the waters, testing the theories, not taking things as
just "Believe this".

Note Zinn says he isn't a Buddhist, just a user of the techniques.

Shame about his name really, it sounds a bit new agey, but he's quite
level headed.

Tut tut - using labels based on just a name.

Anyway - BBC article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7319043.stm
I'm not sure it's been mentioned here.

- Richard

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