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karma, compassion, and inter-relatedness can expand the scope of responsibility
in daseinsanalysis. The Heideggerian notion of the ontological difference (i.e., the
difference between the ontological and the ontic) facilities our understanding of
responsibility in the Buddhist context, while daseinsanalytic therapy augments
the Buddhist lack of techniques in dealing with specific impairments of responsibility
and lends itself as a vehicle for the application of Buddhist ideas in
psychotherapy. An integration of these two disciplines will make their ideas and
practices more accessible to communities outside their traditional domains. The
daseinsanalytic and Buddhist perspectives relating to personal and social responsibility
provide us with valuable philosophical and psychological insights into this
very important human phenomenon and show us practically how individuals can
be assisted in taking responsibility for every moment of their existence, and to
develop a sense of respond-ability to different situations. As Therese’s case demonstrates,
responsibility is not an option but a prerequisite to self-understanding and
personal growth.
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