Meditation and consciousness: an Asian approach to mental health.
American journal of psychotherapy January 1, 1976 D Goleman 70 citations
Abhidhamma, a classical Asian phenomenology of consciousness, describes how meditation fosters healthy mental properties that inhibit unhealthy ones. Drawing on this framework and empirical findings, meditation is proposed as a way to cultivate an optimal mode of responsiveness to environmental demands and as a complementary adjunct to psychotherapy.