Pelled Esther
University of Tel-Aviv, Mane 19B, Tel-Aviv 64364, Israel.
Int J Psychoanal. 2007 Dec;88(Pt 6):1507-26. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-8315.2007.tb00757.x.
The author argues for a common denominator between Bion's view and the Buddhist view of mental development. In both thought systems, mental growth is synonymous to learning from experience. The author closely examines Bion's concept of attention and compares it to mindfulness, a major factor in Buddhist meditation. In both doctrines, attention must be isolated from other mental processes in order to attain learning from experience. The author compares reverie to the state of mind of equanimity. She argues that enhancement of the ability of reverie, or improving the inner container such that it can hold any content while unmoved by desire, is the purpose of Buddhist practice. Both view the mind as capable of transcending its own restrictions and 'the capacity to know anything' as attainable through disciplined practice.
作者主张在比昂的观点与佛教关于心理发展的观点之间找到一个共同特征。在这两种思想体系中，心理成长等同于从经验中学习。作者仔细研究了比昂的注意力概念，并将其与正念进行比较，正念是佛教冥想中的一个主要因素。在这两种学说中，为了从经验中获得学习，注意力必须与其他心理过程隔离开来。作者将幻想与平静的心境状态进行比较。她认为，增强幻想能力，或改善内在容器，使其能够容纳任何内容而不为欲望所动，是佛教修行的目的。两者都认为心灵有能力超越自身的限制，并且“知晓一切的能力”可通过有纪律的修行来实现。
