Zen Psychiatry

A Tract Book

By

Anthony J. Fejfar

© Copyright 2006 by Anthony J. Fejfar

As I have suggested before, psychiatry concerns itself with the

unreal, or the psychotic. Many psychiatrists will diagnose a person who

hears either “inner” or “outer” voices with schizophrenia or schizo-

affective disorder. Medication is then used in an attempt to stop the voices

from taking place. Interestingly, Zen Meditation has traditionally

concerned itself with blocking out thoughts or even internal voices. I would

like to argue that psychiatry use Zen Meditation as a replacement for

medication or as a supplemental therapy to eliminate voices.

In Zen Meditation the student is taught to block out all internal

mental phenomenon and find a place of inner stillness or silence. The

student developes the mind or imagination is such a way that he or she is

able to “jam” the reception of voices or thoughts in the mind. Sometimes

internal imagination or imagery techniques can be effectively used. I

predict that such Zen Psychiatry will be commplace in the future.