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Marsha M. Linehan (born May 5, 1943) is an American psychologist and author. She is the creator of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a type of psychotherapy that combines cognitive restructuring with acceptance, mindfulness, and shaping.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based [1] psychotherapy that began with efforts to treat personality disorders and interpersonal conflicts. [1] Evidence suggests that DBT can be useful in treating mood disorders and suicidal ideation as well as for changing behavioral patterns such as self-harm and substance use . [ 2 ]
The Vimuttimagga ("Path of Freedom") is a Buddhist practice manual, traditionally attributed to the Arahant Upatissa (c. 1st or 2nd century [1]).It was translated into Chinese in the sixth century as the Jietuo dao lun 解脫道論 by Sanghapala.
The Middle Way (Pali: Majjhimāpaṭipadā; Sanskrit: Madhyamāpratipada) as well as "teaching the Dharma by the middle" (majjhena dhammaṃ deseti) are common Buddhist terms used to refer to two major aspects of the Dharma, that is, the teaching of the Buddha.
Mindfulness is a "core" exercise used in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a psychosocial treatment Marsha M. Linehan developed for treating people with borderline personality disorder. DBT is dialectic, says Linehan, [161] in the sense of "the reconciliation of opposites in a continual process of synthesis." As a practitioner of Buddhist ...
According to Cabezón, Gorampa called his version of Madhyamaka "the middle way qua free from extremes" (mtha' bral dbu ma) or "middle way qua free from proliferations" (spros bral kyi dbu ma), and claimed that the ultimate truth was ineffable, beyond predication or concept. [166]
Via media is a Latin phrase meaning "the middle road" or the "way between (and avoiding or reconciling) two extremes". [1]Its use in English is highly associated with Anglican self-characterization, or as a philosophical maxim for life akin to the golden mean which advocates moderation in all thoughts and actions.
The red road is a modern English-language concept of the right path of life, as inspired by some of the beliefs found in a variety of Native American spiritual teachings. The term is used primarily in the Pan-Indian and New Age communities, [1] [2] [3] and rarely among traditional Indigenous people, [2] [3] who have terms in their own languages for their spiritual ways. [4]