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100 1 $aEpstein, Mark,$d1953-$eauthor.
245 10 $aAdvice not given :$ba guide to getting over yourself /$cMark Epstein, M.D.
264 1 $aNew York :$bPenguin Press,$c2018.
264 4 $c©2018
300 $a204 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 195-198) and index.
505 00 $tRight view --$tRight motivation --$tRight speech --$tRight action --$tRight livelihood --$tRight effort --$tRight mindfulness --$tRight concentration.
520 $aThe Harvard-trained psychologist and author of The Trauma of Everyday Life explores how the traditions of Buddhism and Western psychotherapy can complement each other to promote a healthier ego and maximize the human potential for living a better life. --Publisher
520 $a"Our ego, and its accompanying sense of nagging self-doubt as we work to be bigger, better, smarter, and more in control, is one affliction we all share. And while our ego claims to have our best interests at heart, in its never-ending pursuit of attention and power, it sabotages the very goals it sets to achieve. In Advice Not Given, renowned psychiatrist and author Dr. Mark Epstein reveals how Buddhism and Western psychotherapy, two traditions that developed in entirely different times and places and, until recently, had nothing to do with each other, both identify the ego as the limiting factor in our well-being, and both come to the same conclusion: When we give the ego free reign, we suffer; but when it learns to let go, we are free. With great insight, and in a deeply personal style, Epstein offers readers a how-to guide that refuses a quick fix, grounded in two traditions devoted to maximizing the human potential for living a better life. Using the Eightfold Path, eight areas of self-reflection that Buddhists believe necessary for enlightenment, as his scaffolding, Epstein looks back productively on his own experience and that of his patients. While the ideas of the Eightfold Path are as old as Buddhism itself, when informed by the sensibility of Western psychotherapy, they become something more: a road map for spiritual and psychological growth, a way of dealing with the intractable problem of the ego. Breaking down the wall between East and West, Epstein brings a Buddhist sensibility to therapy and a therapist's practicality to Buddhism. Speaking clearly and directly, he offers a rethinking of mindfulness that encourages people to be more watchful of their ego, an idea with a strong foothold in Buddhism but now for the first time applied in the context of psychotherapy. Our ego is at once our biggest obstacle and our greatest hope. We can be at its mercy or we can learn to mold it. Completely unique and practical, Epstein's advice can be used by all--each in his or her own way--and will provide wise counsel in a confusing world. After all, as he says, 'Our egos can use all the help they can get.' "--Dust jacket.
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650 0 $aBuddhism$xPsychology.
650 0 $aPsychotherapy$xReligious aspects.
650 0 $aEgoism$xReligious aspects.
650 0 $aBuddhism$xDoctrines.
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aRELIGION / Buddhism.$2bisacsh
650 4 $aPSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General.
650 4 $aRELIGION / Buddhism / General (see also PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist).
655 7 $aSelf-help publications.$2lcgft
776 08 $iOnline version:$aEpstein, Mark, 1953-$tAdvice not given.$dNew York : Penguin Press, [2018]$z9780399564338$w(DLC) 2017037517
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