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Dharma Psychology - Turning the Mind Rightside Up (Paperback)
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Dharma Psychology - Turning the Mind Rightside Up (Paperback)
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Loot Price R536
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As its title suggests, Dharma Psychology is a fruitful marriage of
East and West that blends scientific knowledge of our mental and
sensory processes with time-honored experiential wisdom about human
nature. The result is an eminently compassionate and lucid approach
to the human predicament that enhances the Buddha's teachings on
suffering with a detailed explanation of why and how it arises -and
what can be done about it. Although it is not academic, the book
thoroughly analyzes the hidden workings of the human mind,
including the path of incoming sense data; the subliminal complexes
that interfere with its processing; the tension and stress arising
from the conflicts of these stained visceral, emotional and mental
complexes with each other, with existing social norms and with the
inner voice that cries for the restoration of natural harmony and
balance; and the often phony resolutions we implement to assuage
those conflicts through cognitive dissonance. In so doing, it
depicts an anatomy of human suffering familiar to many yet laden
with the ultimate promise that there is a way out. Shanjian is
equally straightforward indeed in his appraisal of human beings'
potential to retrieve their pure nature. His analysis covers the
natural processes involved in that recovery (curiosity, creativity,
imagination and humor, among others), reviews compatible humanistic
psychology models, and establishes a framework where they can be
combined with meditation techniques such as mindfulness, clear
comprehension and vipassana (insight meditation) to bring about a
release from the symptoms of suffering. Seldom before have the arms
for self-liberation been laid so openly before the eyes and hands
of the general public. Complete with multiple diagrams and
references ranging from the ancient Vedas and Shakespeare to Freud
and Simon & Garfunkel, plus an appendix on how to practice
vipassana and an index, Dharma Psychology will be an invaluable
source for psychologists, psychiatrists and therapists, as well as
for meditation instructors.
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Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2011 |
First published: |
November 2011 |
Authors: |
Shanjian Dashi
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
432 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4679-7746-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Psychology >
General
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LSN: |
1-4679-7746-2 |
Barcode: |
9781467977463 |
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