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On Contemplative Psychology



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Han F. de Wit

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DOI:10.17265/2159-5313/2017.08.002

This paper is a revised version of a seminal paper, written as early as 1986, that introduces the concept of contemplative psychology as a psychology that is an intrinsic part of the contemplative traditions of most world religions. It refers to the psychological insights and methods that are—often implicitly—present in the spiritual traditions themselves. The paper delineates this psychology as a psychology in its own right and in dialogue with the conventional view of psychology and science. Later research by the author has been published in two books entitled Contemplative Psychology and The Spiritual Path: An Introduction to the Psychology of the Spiritual Traditions.

contemplative psychology, psychology of religion, psychology, contemplation, meditation