☰

Interpersonal Relations

Open to Desire: The Truth About What the Buddha Taught

Sold Out / Out of Stock

Open to Desire: The Truth About What the Buddha Taught

â€œA masterpiece. . . . It teaches us how not to fear and repress, but to rechannel and harness the most powerful energies of life toward freedom and bliss.â€ â€”ROBERT THURMAN

It is common in both Buddhism and Freudian psychoanalysis to treat desire as if it is the root of all suffering and problems, but psychiatrist Mark Epstein believes this to be a grave misunderstanding.In his controversial defense of desire, he makes clear that it is the key to deepening intimacy with ourselves, each other, and our world.
Proposing that spiritual attainment does not have to be detached from intimacy or eroticism, Open to Desire begins with an exploration of the state of dissatisfaction that causes us to cling to irrational habits. Dr. Epstein helps readers overcome their own fears of desire so that they can more readily bridge the gap between self and other, cope with feelings of incompletion, and get past the perception of others as objects. Freed from clinging and shame, desireâ€™s spiritual potential can then be opened up.
Country USA
Brand Avery
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781592401857
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2006-01-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781592401857

Customers who purchased this also purchased....

Archaeology at Aksum, Ethiopia, 1993-7 (SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON RESEARCH REPORT, 65)

Archaeology at Aksum, Ethiopia, 1993-7 (SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON RESEARCH REPORT, 65)

The Soul in Paraphrase: Prayer and the Religious Affections

The Soul in Paraphrase: Prayer and the Religious Affections

SG Test White Cricket Batting Gloves Mens Size (Right)

SG Test White Cricket Batting Gloves Mens Size (Right)

Trout Magic

Romanesque Manuscripts: The Twelfth Century (2 Vol Set) (Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in France)

Romanesque Manuscripts: The Twelfth Century (2 Vol Set) (Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in France)

Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me: A unique guide to skin care and makeup products from today's hottest brands shop smarter and find products that really work!

Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me: A unique guide to skin care and makeup products from today's hottest brands shop smarter and find products that really work!

Stained Glass before 1700 in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Corpus Vitrearum USA)

Stained Glass before 1700 in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Corpus Vitrearum USA)

The Way of Heaven: Neijing Suwen Chapters 1 & 2

The Way of Heaven: Neijing Suwen Chapters 1 & 2