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	BizStore » Book Psychotherapy without the Self: A Buddhist Perspective List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $11.20 You Save: $2.80 (20%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Yale University Press Publisher: Yale University Press Author(s): Mark Epstein Average Customer Rating: (based on 3 reviews) Price Check: $10.64 Buy at Buy.com (Lowest Price) $11.09 Buy at Overstock $10.64 Buy at eBay Product Description: Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 616 EAN: 9780300143133 ISBN: 0300143133 Label: Yale University Press Manufacturer: Yale University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: 2008-10-28 Publisher: Yale University Press Studio: Yale University Press Editorial Review: Immersed in Buddhist psychology prior to studying Western psychiatry, Dr. Mark Epstein first viewed Western therapeutic approaches through the lens of the East. This posed something of a challenge. Although both systems promise liberation through self-awareness, the central tenet of Buddha's wisdom is the notion of no-self, while the central focus of Western psychotherapy is the self. This book, which includes writings from the past twenty-five years, wrestles with the complex relationship between Buddhism and psychotherapy and offers nuanced reflections on therapy, meditation, and psychological and spiritual development. A best-selling author and popular speaker, Epstein has long been at the forefront of the effort to introduce Buddhist psychology to the West. His unique background enables him to serve as a bridge between the two traditions, which he has found to be more compatible than at first thought. Engaging with the teachings of the Buddha as well as those of Freud and Winnicott, he offers a compelling look at desire, anger, and insight and helps reinterpret the Buddha's Four Noble Truths and central concepts such as egolessness and emptiness in the psychoanalytic language of our time. Customer Reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Highly illuminating Comment: I highly recommend this book for those who question the borderland between spirituality and psychotherapy. As a growth oriented psychotherapist, I have an ongoing curiosity about what defines psychotherapy as different from spiritual growth and realization. This book provides some key understandings of the correlations between buddhist practices and how they can be understood from a psychoanalytical perspective. Both camps benefit from this kind of intelligent communication between the two disciplines. I especially appreciated how concentration meditation can mislead a person into thinking they have "arrived" as they access a symbiotic experience, and not realize the further development of consciousness through the separation/individuation process, which unfolds out of this initial merged experience. Customer Rating: Summary: A backlog of academic articles Comment: I'd really hoped that Epstein's latest book would be similar to his other books, but unfortunately it isn't. It's a book written more for therapists than for people in general and features previously published academic articles. While the prose isn't too terribly hard to read or filled with academic jargon, it's clear that the intended audience probably has a deeper schooling in therapy than the average reader would. It's an interesting perspective on Epstein's psychotherapeutic history and how his perspective has changed, but if you're looking for something, I'd recommend reading his earlier books instead. Customer Rating: Summary: Giant Step Comment: This is an invaluable book for all therapists. Epstein does a masterful job of connecting analytic thought with Buddhist teachings. He apparently speaks from experience when he discusses the difficulties we all encounter along our paths. Then he goes a step further and shows how these insights can help direct the therapeutic encounter. This is a genuine, sincere, honest expression from the heart. I am very grateful. Related Items • Thoughts Without A Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective • Going to Pieces without Falling Apart • The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology • The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness • Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: A Zen Guide Based on Amazon Store Manager Copyright © 2005 - 2009 Nuke Business Resources