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Ordinary Mind : Exploring the Common Ground of Zen and Psychoanalysis by Barry Magid (2000, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWisdom Publications

ISBN-100861713060

ISBN-139780861713066

eBay Product ID (ePID)2229794

Product Key Features

Book TitleOrdinary Mind : Exploring the Common Ground of Zen and Psychoanalysis

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

TopicZen, Movements / Psychoanalysis, Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, Mental Health

GenreReligion, Philosophy, Psychology

AuthorBarry Magid

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight14.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-046776

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsA wise and thought-provoking book that will have a significant impact on the way people think about the relationship between Zen and Western psychotherapy in the future., Magid teaches a Zen of everyday, ordinary experience. He describes the upper reaches of human development as the embodiment of a great wisdom, the practice of 'everydayness' as a personal harmony with the order of that which is., A fascinating thesis in an engaging storytelling style. This thoughtful book can inspire us to look at our own lives and our own paths.

Dewey Decimal294.3/36150195

SynopsisIn his engaging, accessible, and often witty style, psychiatrist and Zen teacher Barry Magid helps us to understand challenging Zen ideas - oneness, emptiness, no-self, and enlightenment - and explores how they make sense within Western psychotherapeutic conceptions of mind. Magid examines how to best learn from these two systems of thought that address the problems of the human mind and of human suffering and shows that Zen practice, especially when united with the dynamic insights of psychoanalysis, offers a transformation that allows everything to be just as it is.Ordinary Mindgives an account of Zen practice and the search for meaning informed by the psychoanalytic theories of self psychology and intersubjectivity, zooms in on potential opportunities and pitfalls, and brings the reader to a clearer understanding of the path toward personal realization and fulfillment., Is meditation an escape from--or a solution to--our psychological problems? Is the use of antidepressants counter to spiritual practice? Does a psychological approach to meditation reduce spirituality to "self-help"? What can Zen and psychoanalysis teach us about the problems of the mind and suffering? Psychiatrist and Zen teacher Barry Magid is uniquely qualified to answer questions like these. Written in an engaging and witty style, Ordinary Mind helps us understand challenging ideas--like Zen Buddhism's concepts of oneness, emptiness, and enlightenment--and how they make sense, not only within psychoanalytic conceptions of mind, but in the realities of our lives and relationships. This new paper edition of Magid's much-praised book contains additional case study vignettes., In his engaging, accessible, and often witty style, psychiatrist and Zen teacher Barry Magid helps us to understand challenging Zen ideas -- oneness, emptiness, no-self, and enlightenment -- and explores how they make sense within Western psychotherapeutic conceptions of mind. Magid examines how to best learn from these two systems of thought that address the problems of the human mind and of human suffering and shows that Zen practice, especially when united with the dynamic insights of psychoanalysis, offers a transformation that allows everything to be just as it is. Ordinary Mind gives an account of Zen practice and the search for meaning informed by the psychoanalytic theories of self psychology and intersubjectivity, zooms in on potential opportunities and pitfalls, and brings the reader to a clearer understanding of the path toward personal realization and fulfillment.

LC Classification NumberBQ9286.M34 2001