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100 1  Epstein, Mark,|d1953-|eauthor. 
245 14 The Zen of therapy :|buncovering a hidden kindness in life
       /|cMark Epstein, M.D. 
263    2201 
264  1 New York City :|bPenguin Press,|c2022. 
300    303 pages ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-296) and 
       index. 
505 0  Introduction -- Part I. Into the Mystic: 1. Inner Peace --
       2. The Path of Investigation -- Part II. A Year of Therapy
       : 3. Winter: Clinging -- 4. Spring: Mindfulness -- 5. 
       Summer: Insight -- 6. Fall: Aggression -- Part III. The 
       Gate of Oneness: Kindness -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- 
       Index. 
520    "A remarkable exploration of the therapeutic relationship,
       Dr. Mark Epstein reflects on one year's worth of therapy 
       sessions during which he brought together his years of 
       experience with Western psychotherapy and his equally long
       investigation into Buddhism to understand how the 
       practices, in tandem, can lead to even greater awareness -
       for his patients, and for himself. For years, Dr. Mark 
       Epstein was careful not to let his spiritual leanings as a
       Buddhist overtly intrude into his work as a psychiatrist. 
       Content to use his training in mindfulness as a private 
       resource, letting it guide the way he listened to his 
       patients, he hoped that the Buddhist influence on his work
       would remain invisible. But as he became more forthcoming 
       about the spiritual aspects of his thinking, he was 
       surprised to find that many of his patients were in fact 
       eager to learn more, and he soon realized that the 
       divisions between the psychological, emotional, and the 
       spiritual were not as distinct as one might think. In THE 
       ZEN OF THERAPY, Dr. Epstein reflects on a year's worth of 
       selected sessions with patients and examines how, in the 
       incidental details of a given hour, his Buddhist 
       background influences the way he works. In this cross-
       section of life in his office, he emphasizes how therapy, 
       an element of Western medicine, can in fact be seen as a 
       two-person meditation. Meditation and psychotherapy each 
       encourage a willingness to face life's difficulties with 
       courage that can be hard to otherwise muster. Mindfulness,
       too, much like a good therapist, can "hold" our awareness 
       for us - and allow us to come to our senses. With practice
       and patience, as awareness becomes dominant, and the 
       observing mind becomes stronger than that which is being 
       observed, a change can occur, and with it a wellspring of 
       positive and life affirming energy. Diving deep into 
       dialogues with his patients, describing sessions in real 
       time, and then explaining the thinking behind his own 
       words and behavior, Epstein shows how the actuality of our
       being is not always something we have an easy time making 
       room for. But the Buddhist practices of meditation and 
       mindfulness, like therapy, can help us find peace. A 
       chronicle of deeply personal inquiry, one which weaves 
       together the wisdom of two worlds, Dr. Epstein illuminates
       the therapy relationship as spiritual friendship, and 
       reveals how a therapist, as a spiritual friend, can help 
       patients cultivate the sense that there is something 
       magical, something wonderful, and something to trust 
       running through our lives, no matter how fraught they have
       been or might become. For when we realize how readily we 
       have misconstrued our selves, when we stop clinging to our
       falsely conceived constructs, when we touch the ground of 
       being, we come home"--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Buddhism and psychoanalysis. 
650  0 Psychotherapy|xReligious aspects|xBuddhism. 
650  7 Buddhism and psychoanalysis.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00840115 
650  7 Psychotherapy|xReligious aspects|xBuddhism.|2fast
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776 08 |iOnline version:|aEpstein, Mark, 1953-|tZen of therapy
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