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The zen of therapy : uncovering a hidden kindness in life / Mark Epstein.

by Epstein, Mark, 1953-

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Penguin Press, 2022.

Epstein, Mark, 1953-

Psychiatrists -- United States -- Biography.

Buddhism and psychoanalysis.

Psychotherapy -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism.

9780593296615 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Uncovering a hidden kindness in life [The zen of therapy]

303 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

"A remarkable exploration of the therapeutic relationship, Dr. Mark Epstein reflects on one year's worth of therapy sessions during which he brought together his years of experience with Western psychotherapy and his equally long investigation into Buddhism to understand how the practices, in tandem, can lead to even greater awareness - for his patients, and for himself. For years, Dr. Mark Epstein was careful not to let his spiritual leanings as a Buddhist overtly intrude into his work as a psychiatrist. Content to use his training in mindfulness as a private resource, letting it guide the way he listened to his patients, he hoped that the Buddhist influence on his work would remain invisible. But as he became more forthcoming about the spiritual aspects of his thinking, he was surprised to find that many of his patients were in fact eager to learn more, and he soon realized that the divisions between the psychological, emotional, and the spiritual were not as distinct as one might think. (...)"--Jacket.

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