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Going On Being: Buddhism and the Way of Change - A Positive Psychology for the West
Written by Mark Epstein
Narrated by Mark Epstein
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Before Mark Epstein became a medical student at Harvard and began training as a psychiatrist, he immersed himself in Buddhism through experiences with such influential Buddhist teachers as Ram Dass, Joseph Goldstein, and Jack Kornfield. The positive outlook of Buddhism and the meditative principle of living in the moment came to influence his study and practice of psychotherapy profoundly.
Going on Being is Epstein's memoir of his early years as a student of Buddhism and of how Buddhism shaped his approach to therapy, as well as a practical guide to how a Buddhist understanding of psychological problems makes change for the better possible.
A Macmillan Audio production.
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Going On Being: Buddhism and the Way of Change - A Positive Psychology for the West
Written by Mark Epstein
Narrated by Mark Epstein
Description
Before Mark Epstein became a medical student at Harvard and began training as a psychiatrist, he immersed himself in Buddhism through experiences with such influential Buddhist teachers as Ram Dass, Joseph Goldstein, and Jack Kornfield. The positive outlook of Buddhism and the meditative principle of living in the moment came to influence his study and practice of psychotherapy profoundly.
Going on Being is Epstein's memoir of his early years as a student of Buddhism and of how Buddhism shaped his approach to therapy, as well as a practical guide to how a Buddhist understanding of psychological problems makes change for the better possible.
A Macmillan Audio production.
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I frankly couldn’t tell if this audiobook was the abridged version or the full version. But it apparently didn’t matter too much either way. It appears to be primarily an essay on Mark Epstein’s journey to integrate his Buddhist practice with his career as a psychotherapist.
Epstein appears to practice some combination of Zen Buddhism and mindfulness meditation. He tells about his early forays into Buddhist meditation and the mentors who helped him to understand his practice.
He also talks about the theory of going on being, and how this relates to his view that psychotherapy needn’t necessarily focus only on fixing people’s problems, either by eliminating them or by “going deeper into” them. Sometimes it is enough just to understand the problem and to know that you can live with it.
Rating: 3Epstein appears to practice some combination of Zen Buddhism and mindfulness meditation. He tells about his early forays into Buddhist meditation and the mentors who helped him to understand his practice.
He also talks about the theory of going on being, and how this relates to his view that psychotherapy needn’t necessarily focus only on fixing people’s problems, either by eliminating them or by “going deeper into” them. Sometimes it is enough just to understand the problem and to know that you can live with it.
Totally loved this book. Made mindfulness and meditation feel way more in reach for me.
Rating: 5If you want to understand Buddhism from a western prospective, this book it’s definitely a must. What’s great about this book is the fact that there are different point of views not only from Buddhist, but from western psychologists as well. There are plenty of real life experience examples, which makes it easily understandable.
Rating: 5
Amazing stories wishing the book with great teachings. Incredible book.
Rating: 5Dr. Epstein clearly know much about Western psychotherapy but he also tries to speaks with the same authority about Buddhism and makes such fundamental errors right from start he loses all credibility.
Rating: 1Combines a memoir of his own journey as a student of Buddhism and psychology with a powerful message about how cultivating true self-awareness and adopting a Buddhist understanding of change can free the mind.
Rating: 4