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**Pelefaifs** · 01-17-2011, 12:09 AM

One of the common arguments used to support of that idea is that Buddhism does not encourage individual development and freedom while western psychology does support them

This is wrong. A carefull reading of the teachings of the historical Buddha encourages individual development even when we practice with a Sangha. There is no way to develop the same skills in group. Everyone has its own time and conditions so to practice and understandings. But this individual development has nothing to do with the sense of "selfness" that can be found in western therapies or selfishness found in some of them.

01-17-2011, 12:09 AM	#9
Pelefaifs Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	One of the common arguments used to support of that idea is that Buddhism does not encourage individual development and freedom while western psychology does support them This is wrong. A carefull reading of the teachings of the historical Buddha encourages individual development even when we practice with a Sangha. There is no way to develop the same skills in group. Everyone has its own time and conditions so to practice and understandings. But this individual development has nothing to do with the sense of "selfness" that can be found in western therapies or selfishness found in some of them.
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