http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2015/01/31/buddhist-jataka-stories-and-positive-mental-health/
Lankaweb: Buddhist Jātaka Stories and Positive Mental Health
Posted on January 31st, 2015
Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge
Provencher and Keyes (2011) define positive mental health as feeling well, functioning well, and being resilient in the face of life’s challenges — improves quality of life and is integral to overall health and well-being, even when there are on-going limitations caused by mental health problems and illnesses. According to Buddhism mental suffering is due in large part to imbalances of the mind (Gunaratana, 1985; Wallace & Shapiro, 2006). Numerous Jātaka stories indicate the mental imbalance caused by Akusal Chitta (or pathological mind). These pathological elements impact the mental wellbeing.
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