Going on Being: Buddhism and the Way of Change

Having been a fan of the author's books for many years selected him for the first audio book to purchase. Wasn't disappointed one bit. So nice to have the book read in the author's wonderful voice. Much more powerful than turning pages, leaves the mind free to ponder the ideas being provided. Took a long trip in the car and played the book from my PDA through a cassette converter into my car radio. Driving time flew by. Didn't achieve enlightenment this trip but there is always tommorrows commute.

Recommend the book highly. Wonderful bridge of western psychology for one side of the brain and eastern wisdowm for the other.

Mark Epstein is a brilliant psychiatrist (Harvard undergrad and Harvard Medical) and a practicing Buddhist. He first began to practice buddhism during his undergraduate days at Harvard, spending time at Naropa in Boulder, CO, and with various Buddhist teachers in the Boston area. His world view of what it means to live an enlightened life, to be present, is deeply informed by the intersection of the best of Buddhist and Western psychology. This intersection is a very fertile place for us. Mark reads his work in a delightful and engaging style. This, and all his books, are highly recommended.

I enjoy listening to this book over and over again. I have listen to it about 3 different times. I hear something new everytime. I highly recommend it.

I really enjoyed this audiobook. It's written from a psychology perspective, and although it's a very simple read (or listen), it's very poignant. It's told in an easy to listen to way, with the authors' conversations and experiences both as a buddhist and a psychiatrist, and the two concepts mesh nicely.

I also love it when I learn something new, and he made several very interesting observations that will have me going back and listening to it several times to fully absorb it.

My only complaint is that I wish it were longer, but it's a great read!

Every therapist needs to listen to this integration of Buddhism and Psychotherapy. This is one my top 50 Psychotherapy books of all time.