Open to Desire
The Truth about What the Buddha Taught
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| Author(s) : Epstein, Mark |
| Publishers Price : £12.99 |
| Wisdom Price : £10.00(save 23%)
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| ISBN : 1592401856 | | EAN : 9781592401857 | | Cover : Paperback | | Pages : 228 | | Size : 204 x 136mm | | Published : 2006 |
Category : Psychology and Psychotherapy
Category 2 : Western Buddhist Practice
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Synopsis:
New paperback edition. The latest book from the author of Thoughts Without a Thinker and Going on Being. Bringing wisdom to a fresh and compelling topic, Epstein shows how desire can be a teacher in its own right, helping us to reconcile our conflicting thoughts about it from both a Buddhist and a psychological point of view. It is common both in Buddhism and Freudian psychoanalysis to treat desire as a root of all suffering and problems, but psychiatrist Mark Epstein believes this is a grave misunderstanding. In his defence of desire, he makes it clear that it is the key to deepening intimacy with ourselves, one another, and our world.
Proposing that spiritual attainment does not have to be detached from intimacy or eroticism, Open to Desire begins with an exploration of the dissatisfaction that causes us to both cling to and fear desire. Offering a new path for traversing this ambivalence, he shows us how we can overcome these obstacles, not by indulgence or suppression, but by learning a new way to be with desire.
"Mark Epstein's Open to Desire is a masterpiece in his unique genre of combined Buddhist, psychological, and poetical insight. It teaches us how not just to fear and repress, but to re-channel and harness the most powerful energies of life toward freedom and bliss. I heartily recommend this work." Robert Thurman.
"A fascinating look at the urge for pleasure, with the goal of helping readers accept the sensation of wanting into their lives in ways that are helpful both spiritually and psychologically." Body and Soul. |
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