Zen Therapy
A Buddhist approach to psychotherapy
Published on 25. October 2012
256 pages
978-1-4721-0393-2 (ISBN)
Description
Buddhism, from Abhidharma to Zen, offers a practical path to harmony of head and heart. For over 2,000 years Buddhists have been developing sophisticated psychologies to guide the work of achieving freedom from mental suffering. Now East and West are beginning to learn from each other.
In a readable and practical manner, this book challenges basic assumptions of Western psychology, demystifies Buddhist psychology and presents Zen as a therapy. Giving examples of its effectiveness in psychotherapeutic practice, the author shows how Zen derives from the Buddhist theory of the mind and throws new light upon the Buddhist theory of relations and conditions.
This seminal wok is a resource full of intriguing and controversial ideas.
In a readable and practical manner, this book challenges basic assumptions of Western psychology, demystifies Buddhist psychology and presents Zen as a therapy. Giving examples of its effectiveness in psychotherapeutic practice, the author shows how Zen derives from the Buddhist theory of the mind and throws new light upon the Buddhist theory of relations and conditions.
This seminal wok is a resource full of intriguing and controversial ideas.
Reviews / Votes
Comprehensive and readable and should appeal to anyone broadly interested in Buddhism. * Helen Sieroda, Interbeing * An excellent reference book for basic Buddhist teachings . . . I would recommend a careful study of this to therapists and Buddhist practitioners alike * Ros Oliver, Self and Society *More details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
0,38 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4721-0393-2 (9781472103932)
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Robinson Publishing
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Person
David Brazier is a practising psychotherapist and Zen Buddhist and the director of an independent Buddhist training programme in the north of England. His previous books include Zen Therapy, The Feeling Buddha, and Beyond Carl Rogers: Towards a Psychotherapy for the 21st Century.
