Immersed in Buddhist psychology prior to studying Western psychiatry, Dr.
His previous books include Thoughts Without a Thinker, Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart, Open to Desire, and Going On Being..
D., is a psychiatrist in private practice and clinical assistant professor of psychology at New York University.
About the Author: Mark Epstein, M.
Engaging with the teachings of the Buddha as well as those of Freud and Winnicott, he offers a compelling look at desire, anger, and insight and helps reinterpret the Buddha\'s Four Noble Truths and central concepts such as egolessness and emptiness in the psychoanalytic language of our time.
His unique background enables him to serve as a bridge between the two traditions, which he has found to be more compatible than at first thought.
A best-selling author and popular speaker, Epstein has long been at the forefront of the effort to introduce Buddhist psychology to the West.
This book, which includes writings from the past twenty-five years, wrestles with the complex relationship between Buddhism and Psychotherapy and offers nuanced reflections on therapy, meditation, and psychological and spiritual development.
Although both systems promise liberation through self-awareness, the central tenet of Buddha\'s wisdom is the notion of no-self, while the central focus of Western Psychotherapy is the self.
This posed something of a challenge.
Mark Epstein first viewed Western therapeutic approaches through the lens of the East.
Immersed in Buddhist psychology prior to studying Western psychiatry, Dr
