Early Buddhist TeachingsA Foundation for Counseling\nAuthor(s): Kin Cheung George Lee, Adrian J. Davis, Sabin Maharjan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong\nImprint: Hong Kong University Press\nISBN-13: 9789888876846, 978-9888876846\nSynopsis\nMindfulness and meditation, practices that are rooted in Buddhism, have become mainstream treatments in counseling and psychotherapy that provide evidence of successful outcomes among secular clients. However, for clients from non-Western backgrounds, dissociating mindfulness practice from the core Buddhist teachings can dilute the transformative power of these practices, causing cultural confusion and lowering the effectiveness of treatment.\n\nThis book is the first to present Early Buddhist Teachings as a theoretical orientation for the millions of individuals affiliated with Buddhism to create a culturally congruent counseling model. Using original sources in P?li, it explores key Buddhist concepts such as dep.