Secular Buddhism as a phenomena of western society: meditation, mind and life

The Buddhist view of the human, the nature of his mind has a scientific basis or in other words it can be called the science of mind related primarily to psychology, studying its transformation trough meditation. Speaking about Buddhism as a science the Buddhists imply primarily its psychological aspect based on the current understanding of psychology as a scientific discipline that investigates mental processes and behavior. Nowadays scientific and academic milieu focuses on Buddhist meditation and its psychotherapeutic effects and practices in everyday life. The most well-known institute "Mind and Life" was established and organized in the USA under the patronage of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to study meditation practices and their effects on the brain. Buddhist meditation in general terms is a set of methods of physical and spiritual self-improvement, a spiritual discipline to control the thoughts and feelings. Today, the practice of meditation is widely popular among Western laymen and is usually interpreted as mindfulness or practice of mindfulness.