Examines the benefits of Buddhist meditation and practice on the psychotherapeutic process, outlining their potential opportunities and pitfalls while citing the importance of personal realization and fulfillment as part of the healing journey.[...]
This new edition of Magid's work that explores the common ground of Zen and psychotherapy contains additional case study vignettes, and is reorganized to begin with a chapter even more readily accessible to a general readership.[...]
We all have a right to the pursuit of happiness - but could we actually be happier if we gave that whole thing up? This surprising new book from Zen teacher, psychoanalyst, and critical favorite Barry Magid inspires us-in gentle and winking prose-to move on and make peace with the perfection of the [...]