Han F. de Wit | |
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Born | 1944 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Citizenship | Dutch, United States |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam, University of California |
Known for | Founding of Contemplative Psychology in the Netherlands, Founding Shambhala center 1977 in Amsterdam, Wagner Group associate.[2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychology, Contemplative Psychology, Mediation, Buddhism, Dharma |
Institutions | Vrije Universiteit |
Han Frederik de Wit (born 1944)[3] is a research psychologist at the University of Amsterdam in 1974.[4] He moved to expanded outside the formal psychology field in search for guidance in his spirituality. De Wit became internationally acknowledged as one of the founders of Contemplative Psychology. Today he teaches meditation at the Shambhala centers in the Netherlands and instructs seminars in the psychology of Buddhism.[5]