Beth Jacobs on Original Buddhist Psychology

<p>Beth Jacobs is a clinical psychologist in private practice and a former faculty member of the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University.&nbsp;She is also a teacher in the Soto Zen tradition and incorporates Buddhist studies and meditation into her work as both a psychologist and a writer.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode, Eric and&nbsp;Beth discuss her book,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781623171308" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Original Buddhist Psychology:&nbsp;What the Abhidharma Tells Us about How We Think, Feel, and Experience Life</a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p>In This Interview, Beth Jacobs and I Discuss Original Buddhist Psychology and …</p><ul><li>Her book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781623171308" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Original Buddhist Psychology:&nbsp;What the Abhidharma Tells Us about How We Think, Feel, and Experience Life</a></li><li>Abhidharma is the structural layout of the Buddha’s original vision of the universe</li><li>Understanding the complex laws of how forces move together in the universe</li><li>The entity of “me” exists from the arbitrary framework we create for ourselves</li><li>The 5 skandhas are what is used to construct our reality:&nbsp;form, feelings, perceptions, habit formations, consciousnesses</li><li>Neuropsychology and the 17 steps of perception</li><li>Interdependent origination is the idea that everything is in motion and connected</li><li>How consciousness is just an interaction</li><li>The various lists of lists in the Abhidharma</li><li>Energy, mindfulness, and investigation&nbsp;</li><li>The idea of gently