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Dan Koch interviews Dr. Jeffrey Rubin about the integration of Western psychoanalysis and Eastern contemplative practices in meditative psychotherapy.

I sit down with clinical psychologist and author Dr. Jeffrey Rubin to explore his concept of meditative psychotherapy — a genuinely reciprocal integration of Western psychoanalysis and Eastern contemplative practice that goes far deeper than the usual mindfulness-lite approaches. We get into what meditation actually is (hint: not just stress relief), spiritual bypassing, the scandals that keep plaguing Buddhist communities, and why real healing requires both quieting the mind and doing hard psychological work. Highlights: Meditation isn't just symptom reduction East-West integration done poorly vs. well Spiritual bypassing across traditions AI, dreams, and idiographic meaning Three stages of meditative psychotherapy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Host: Dan Koch

Guest: Dr. Jeffrey Rubin

Topics covered

• meditative psychotherapy
• Western psychology
• Eastern spirituality
• spiritual bypassing
• meditation
• psychological work

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Organizations: Buddhist communities

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