
Is “happiness” possible or a cruel illusion?
Good Morning REBT Mates! We have been discussing whether it is really possible to be “genuinely happy” or whether it is a cruel illusion, and what REBT has to say about happiness. Click to see the quote a reader shares from the Dalai Lama Originally posted 2012-11-12 17:46:32.

Jack Kornfield is an American author, Buddhist Practitioner and one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West . . . Originally posted 2019-04-16 21:07:57.

Get to know more about Gary Emery, Ph.D., part of Aaron Beck’s team at University of Pennsylvania that developed CBT . . . Originally posted 2019-04-08 21:34:45.

Click to get to know more about Open Focus Training, one of the most unique, effortless-but-powerful meditation type techniques I have discovered in my travels . . . Originally posted 2019-07-14 06:30:02.

Accepting emotions
How does accepting your thoughts and feelings relate to shaking off shame and guilt? I don’t see the connection.” Originally posted 2013-06-06 03:16:31.

Mindfulness. If you are looking for definition of mindfulness that 1. Most people agree on, 2. Makes sense if you have never practiced, 3. Can be stated in a few words, Forget it! . . . Sigh! Originally posted 2019-05-05 19:30:54.

REBT vs. ACT ???
We have been discussing visualizing, specifically as it relates to “Scary Pictures” in Russ Harris’s wonderful, “Happiness Trap.” The individual says that he prefers ACT to REBT-CBT, but that he has difficulty visualizing and therefore difficulty applying the techniques in the “Scary Pictures” section of Russ’s book. Originally posted 2014-04-28 05:04:37.

Acceptance is the soft underbelly of REBT!
Originally posted 2017-07-27 03:53:30.

REBT, Mindfulness, Behaviorism potpourri
From Vipasana to Zen to Mindfulness to CBT-REBT to Acceptance to the “Third Wave” of behaviorism, to Tourette’s (and maybe a few comments about the kitchen sink as well) Originally posted 2015-07-05 04:09:57.