‘From Helpless to Selfless’ − the disruptive nature of papa�ca and Automatic Thoughts (Cognitive Therapy) − A Comparison
Aaron Beck met the Dalai Lama in June 2005 in Gˆteborg Convention Centre in Sweden for a dialogue on Buddhism and Cognitive Therapy. In preparation for this meeting, Beck had read some of the writings on Buddhism by Matthieu Ricards, a French Tibetan monk.†† Beck found a great deal of similarity with Cognitive Therapy. Beck…