Going to pieces without falling apart.

Books boeken mark william epstein harmony book april 2013 adobe epub: An intimate guide to self-acceptance and discovery that offers a Buddhist perspective on wholeness within the framework of a Western understanding of self. For decades Western psychology has promised fulfillment through building and strengthening the ego.

We are taught that the ideal is a strong individuated self constructed and reinforced over a lifetime. But Buddhist psychiatrist Mark Epstein has found a different way.

Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart shows us that happiness doesnt come from any kind of acquisitiveness be it material or psychological. Happiness comes from letting go.

Weaving together the accumulated wisdom of his two worlds--Buddhism and Western psychotherapyEpstein shows how the happiness that we seek depends on our ability to balance the egos need to do with our inherent capacity to be. He encourages us to relax the ever-vigilant mind in order to experience the freedom that comes only from relinquishing control.

Drawing on events in his own life and stories from his patients Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart teaches us that only by letting go can we start on the path to a more peaceful and spiritually satisfying life. .



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