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What the Buddha Felt
- A Buddhist Psychiatrist Points the Way to Uncommon Happiness
- Narrated by: Mark Epstein
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
- Speech
- Release date: 11-25-15
- Language: English
- Publisher: Sounds True
Regular price: $12.23
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Publisher's Summary
Sigmund Freud once said that the best outcome that psychotherapy can offer is a return to "common unhappiness". But what about those of us with higher aspirations? Where do we find the tools we need to heal - and then go further - to create a life of uncommon and authentic happiness?
The answer, teaches Mark Epstein, may lie in the insights of one of the world's greatest psychologists - the Buddha. What the Buddha Felt uncovers a quiet revolution occurring in the West today: the merging of modern psychotherapy and ancient Buddhist meditation techniques to help us face even the most challenging emotional obstacles.
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- Tiffany
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great read
Ended so abruptly, fantastic book otherwise. Excellent content, easy to follow and expanding in both psychotherapy and Buddhism.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful