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Common Ground and Differences
- Western psychology and Eastern religions share common ground in altering consciousness.
- Western religions focus more on behavior, doctrine, and belief.
Consciousness as Sickness
- Western psychology often treats non-normal states of consciousness as sickness.
- This stems from 19th-century scientific naturalism viewing basic energies as inferior to human consciousness.
Therapy as Religion
- Psychiatry and psychotherapy are becoming the religion of the West, with psychoanalysis mirroring religious structures.
- This includes apostolic succession, rituals, and symbolic fetishes.