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Is Buddhism a form of psychology?

Since the Buddha seemed primarily concerned with the suffering we experience that is caused by the delusional mind the answer seems to be yes. Through meditation and other practices the Buddha give us a way to work with our suffering.

"Suffering ceases to exist when it is no longer something we experience as impinging on our life, as an unnecessary, and avoidable intrusion that we finally learn to exclude from our lives once and for all. Instead, what we realise deeply is that suffering is inseparable from life. I like to describe what happens by saying that suffering doesn't disappear from our life, but into our life."

Barry Magid