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A practitioner of both psychotherapy and meditation critiques eastern and western methods of self-understanding in terms of each other, reveals unexpected strengths and weaknesses of each, and argues that neither by itself is sufficient to deal with the malaise that he finds haunting us. For general readers as well as therapists. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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There is currently a burgeoning interest in the relationship between the Western psychotherapeutic and Buddhist meditative traditions among therapists, researchers, and spiritual seekers. <em>Psychotherapy and</em> <em>Buddhism</em> initiates a conversation between these two modern methods of achieving greater self-understanding and peace of mind. Dr. Jeffrey B. Rubin explores how they might be combined to better serve patients in therapy and adherents to a spiritual way of life. He examines the strengths and limitations of each tradition through three contexts: the nature of self, conception of ideal health, and process of achieving optimal health. The volume features the first two cases of Buddhists in psychoanalytic treatment.
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