Abstract
In recent years, a lot of research has shown that even a small development of mindfulness can significantly help in the treatment of various mental disorders. According to Buddha's teaching, however, development of mindfulness and insight can go far beyond that.
It can cause lasting and irreversible personality changes which by far exceed the possibilities of contemporary psychotherapy. The workshop outlines the development of consciousness in advanced vipassana meditation.
It discusses the similarities and differences between psychotherapy and meditation practice and the suitability of the use of mindfulness meditation in different diagnoses.