Open to Desire: The Truth about What the Buddha Taught Paperback - 2006
by Mark Epstein
A Buddhist psychoanalyst and bestselling author of three books on uniting Western psychology and Eastern spirituality shares his insights on his most commercial subject matter yet--what can be learned from the paradox of desires.
Summary
It is common in both Buddhism and Freudian psychoanalysis to treat desire as if it is the root of all suffering and problems, but psychiatrist Mark Epstein believes this to be a grave misunderstanding. In his controversial defense of desire, he makes clear that it is the key to deepening intimacy with ourselves, each other, 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 state of dissatisfaction that causes us to cling to irrational habits. Dr. Epstein helps readers overcome their own fears of desire so that they can more readily bridge the gap between self and other, cope with feelings of incompletion, and get past the perception of others as objects. Freed from clinging and shame, desire’s spiritual potential can then be opened up.
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- Title Open to Desire: The Truth about What the Buddha Taught
- Author Mark Epstein
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Avery Publishing Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2006-01-05
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781592401857 / 1592401856
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 7.96 x 7.02 x 0.69 in (20.22 x 17.83 x 1.75 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Buddhist
- Library of Congress subjects Buddhism - Doctrines, Psychotherapy - Social aspects
- Dewey Decimal Code 294.344
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