Finding one's way

Am J Psychoanal. 2024 Sep;84(3):393-401. doi: 10.1057/s11231-024-09466-6.

Abstract

The following is a meditative reflection on an anecdote from Jeremy Safran's Psychoanalysis and Buddhism. Moving through Safran's description of an important moment in his development as a student of Buddhism, the author weaves images, practices, and ways of being and feeling into an homage to Safran's legacy integrating psychoanalytic and Buddhist praxis and epistemology.

Keywords: Buddhism; meditation; psychoanalysis; surrender.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Buddhism*
  • Humans
  • Psychoanalysis* / history
  • Psychoanalytic Theory