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Published: 10th August 2004
ISBN: 9781590300930
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This is the first book to offer Buddhist meditators a comprehensive and sympathetic examination of the differences between Asian and Western cultural and spiritual values. Harvey B. Aronson presents a constructive and practical assessment of common conflicts experienced by Westerners who look to Eastern spiritual traditions for guidance and support—and find themselves confused or disappointed. Issues addressed include:
• Our cultural belief that anger should not be suppressed versus the Buddhist teaching to counter anger and hatred
• Our psychotherapists' advice that attachment is the basis for healthy personal development and supportive relationships versus the Buddhist condemnation of attachments as the source of suffering
• Our culture's emphasis on individuality versus the Asian emphasis on interdependence and fulfillment of duties, and the Buddhist teachings on no-self, or egolessness
"An amazingly helpful book . . . Aronson realizes the value of psychotherapy, Theravada, and Tibetan Buddhism, and weaves them together so that, even outside their respective cultural contexts, their advantages are experienced and their pitfalls avoided."--Jeffrey Hopkins, Ph.D., author of Maps of the Profound and Cultivating Compassion
"As a psychotherapist and Buddhist scholar and teacher, Harvey B. Aronson has a lot of wisdom to share that will help Western Dharma practitioners to establish a healthy, clear foundation for achieving liberation. Aronson raises important questions and provides helpful insights about complications that can occur when Eastern and Western cultures come together. I have been waiting a long time for this book."--Geshe Rinpoche, author of Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep
| Light and shadow | p. 1 |
| Eastern ideals | p. 10 |
| The joys and perils of individuality | p. 19 |
| Mirrors and reflections | p. 32 |
| Spirituality : local and express | p. 41 |
| Psychotherapy in the context of ongoing Buddhist practice | p. 53 |
| Ego, ego on the wall : what is ego after all? | p. 64 |
| Anger : abandon it or express it? | p. 91 |
| A middle path on anger | p. 113 |
| Embodied love | p. 127 |
| Attachment East and West | p. 151 |
| Traditional approaches to nonattachment | p. 163 |
| Making nonattachment real | p. 174 |
| Presence and absence in life and practice | p. 184 |
| Practice, performance, and finding our voices | p. 199 |
| Epilogue : life as pilgrimage | p. 211 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9781590300930
ISBN-10: 1590300939
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 272
Published: 10th August 2004
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.3
x 1.8
Weight (kg): 0.38
Edition Number: 1
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