Buddhist Psychology: Counseling in Buddhism

Abstract

         The purpose of this article was to analyze the meaning of Buddhist Psychology Counseling, the concept of Buddhist Psychology Counseling, the goal of Buddhist Psychology Counseling, characteristics of Buddhist Psychology Counselors, including the steps and processes of Buddhist Psychology Counseling. The Buddhist Psychology Counseling was a process that developed the intellect and healed the mind of the person who suffered from sufferings. It also helped to develop the mind of the person to live with change and faced with various problems understandably. The Buddhist Psychology Counseling was based on the concept of counseling. It aimed to make people understand the nature of all things, knew the cause of the problem, how to solve the problem, and healing from suffering. The Buddhist Psychology Counseling could make the consultants who have changed in various aspects, such as behavior area, emotional area, mental area, and the attitudes towards the world and life. Therefore, the counseling to each, the Buddha had a clear goal to improve the behavioral change and attitudes of the consultants in a better way, especially in one of the attainments, the access to nirvana and to finally extinguished sufferings.