Buddhist Foundations for Counseling III: Mahayana/Heart of Emptiness

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An introduction to the Mahayana teachings with their emphasis on skillfully helping others, the teachings on bodhicitta, awakened mind, and the four brahmaviharas as methods for cultivating compassion. The Buddhist teachings on sunyata (emptiness) are explored with respect to their implications for counseling. Students apply these teachings both to their own personal experience and to clinical work. Prerequisite: CNSC623