Name/Title
Thoughts without a thinker : psychotherapy from a Buddhist perspective / Mark Epstein, M.D.Entry/Object ID
BQ4570 .P76 E67 1995Description
"A decade ago, this pathbreaking book launched an explosion of interest in how Eastern spirituality can enhance Western psychology. Since then, the worlds of Buddhism and psychotherapy have been forged into a revolutionary new understanding of what constitutes a healthy emotional life. In his introduction to this tenth anniversary edition, Mark Epstein reflects on this revolution and considers how it is likely to evolve in the future." --Publisher's description.
Contents:
Foreword / by the Dalai Lama
Introduction : knocking on Buddha's door
Part I. The Buddha's psychology of mind. The wheel of life : a Buddhist model of the neurotic mind. Humiliation : the Buddha's first truth. Thirst : the Buddha's second truth. Release : the Buddha's third truth. Nowhere standing : the Buddha's fourth truth.
Part II. Meditation. Bare attention. The psychodynamics of meditation.
Part. III. Therapy. Remembering. Repeating. Working through.Collection
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xxiv, 242 pages ; 21 cmBook Details
Author
Mark EpsteinPublisher
Basic BooksDate Published
2013Publication Subjects
Buddhism -- Psychology
Meditation -- Buddhism
Psychotherapy -- Religious aspects -- BuddhismCall No.
BQ4570 .P76 E67 1995ISBN
9780465050949