Summary
In summary, the essence of Taopsychotherapy is that
the feelings of the therapist are utilized to treat
the nuclear feelings of the patient, which hold sway
over the patient’s mind and behaviour throughout his/her
life at every moment. In order to understand the patient’s
feelings, the therapist should have and develop compassion,
which can be attained by resolution of therapist’s nuclear
feelings through purification of the mind.
The goal of western psychoanalysis/psychotherapy and
eastern Tao is the same and the only difference is one
of degree or level. In other words, the process of western
psychoanalysis and Zen practice are the same, up to
a particular point.
Also, the principles of Taopsychotherapy are not applied
differently according to the identification of various
different mental disorders. The fundamental philosophical
background in Taopsychotherapy is to be aware of reality
and accept reality as it is.
This is the basis of eastern
traditional thought.
The holistic view of understanding ‘body-mind’ as a
unity shares the same philosophical base in terms of
reality.
■ Acknowledgements
The author wishes to express deep appreciation to Professor RHEE Dongshick for providing sagely
advice and guidance in preparing this paper and also, thank Ms. Sharon Summers for her assistance
with suggesting better expression of my translation from Korean to English.
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