Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616
EAN: 9780465085859
ISBN: 0465085857
Label: Basic Books
Manufacturer: Basic Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: June 01, 1995
Publisher: Basic Books
Sales Rank: 296971
Studio: Basic Books
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Rating:  - Freud meets Buddha
The author of this book has done an outstanding job explaining the different benefits of both psychotherapy and meditation, there limits and how these approaches can help the other. He explains that "It's not what we are feeling that's important but how we relate to it that matters". The author does a great job clearing up a lot of misconceptions about meditation and the Buddha's teachings. They are very similiar to modern day psychotherapy. Meditation is a form of self therapy, observing your thoughts ... Read More
Rating:  - Worthwhile Read
The blurb inside the dust jacket describes Thoughts Without a Thinker as "...a major contribution to the exploration of discussion about how Eastern spirituality can enhance Western psychology" and indeed it is. This book was probably a mind-blowing breakthrough when it was originally published...and it still has value more than ten years later. I have no idea how this book wound up in my TBR pile, but I'm glad it did. Epstein, a psychotherapist by trade (and mediatator and Buddhist practitioner as well) ... Read More
Rating: - Required reading
I love this book. It is one that requires some time to get through; I would read a few pages a day and then digest. It is so well written and clear, but it completely turns long held assumptions on their head about Western psychology and the nature of mind. Highly recommended.
Rating: - Early comparison of Freudian-base psychanalysis & Buddhism
This was probably a groundbreaking book when first published-it's referenced in many later works. It includes interesting case/client data/histories & has an interesting structure-especially the chapters arranged by six worlds--though the mapping seems a bit contrived. As stated by the Dalai Lama: p. x: "There is increasing evidence the Buddhist assertions & modern findings have the potential to be valuable to one another." The author is a Buddhist psychotherapist (based on Freud, Winnicott, et al), ... Read More
Rating: - concretely links eastern and western psychoanalytic practice
I don't know how long it was until I realized Epstein's book is an incredible read.
For those who have a pretty good understanding of the way the west has been interpreting and integrating eastern ideals and practices, this book will bring you to the next level.
This book begins by presenting how the western mind should view different Buddhist perspectives. It then begins to explain the practice of "Bare Attention."
I walked away from this read understanding how valuable ... Read More
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