Nothing Is Hidden: The Psychology of Zen Koans

Name: Nothing Is Hidden: The Psychology of Zen Koans
Brand: Wisdom Publications
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

By Barry Magid

0 - Default Title

Description

In this inspiring and incisive offering, Barry Magid uses the language of modern psychology and psychotherapy to illuminate one of Buddhism's most powerful and often mysterious technologies: the Zen koan. What's more, Magid also uses the koans to expand upon the insights of psychology (especially self psychology and relational psychotherapy) and open for the reader new perspectives on the functioning of the human mind and heart. Nothing Is Hidden explores many rich themes, including facing impermanence and the inevitability of change, working skillfully with desire and attachment, and discovering when "surrender and submission" can be liberating and when they shade into emotional bypassing. With a sophisticated view of the rituals and teachings of traditional Buddhism, Magid helps us see how we sometimes subvert meditation into just another "curative fantasy" or make compassion into a form of masochism.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 232
Release Date:: 2013-10-22
Publication Date:: 2013-10-22
Publisher:: Wisdom Publications
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1614290822
ISBN13:: 9781614290827
Weight:: 330 g
Height:: 151 cm
Width:: 228 cm
Thickness:: 17 cm

Buy on Amazon

Currently sold out