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Self introduction when applying for Master of Buddhist Studies

I am a school social worker, working in a secondary school for more than ten years. My initial encounter with Buddhism is from reading social work books and articles which mention about the basic concepts of Buddhism and its applications in counseling. It impresses that there are many practitioners employ meditation skills to help their clients regulate their emotions and release their inner strengths. Some developed holistic approaches in hospice care also apply concept about death in Buddhism. Those clinical experiences interest me a lot and show me how Buddhist teachings inform the development of western psychotherapy.

如其所是

人與人之間的關係,當一個想法/行為的發生只是工具化、目的性與條件化(例如滿足自己 — 把愛變成安全感的獲取),則這舉動將會帶來挫敗與否定,又或帶來進一步的依賴與操控,兩者的結局都是悲劇。只有真正認清想法/行為的自身(as itself),除去非本質的附加,把它們視作純然的、如其所是的展現,是自我完善的實踐,則能遠離悲劇。