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Emotional Awareness: Overcoming The Obstacles To Psychological Balance And Compassion (2008)

by Dalai Lama XIV(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0805087125 (ISBN13: 9780805087123)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Times Books

review 1: A good resource to reflect on how one has or doesn't have control over their emotions and temper. Where there is fear, there is also frustration, guilt, shame, lack of self esteem, possibility of dysfunction. One of the results is projection, blame, criticism, contempt...fear to acknowledge one's responsibility. Once you hit the stonewall (silence) that's the end of the relationship...regardless of its nature.
review 2: An interesting dialogue between a psychologist and the Dalai Lama. Books like this have been profliferating, and the end of this book helped me understand why. The Dalai Lama is fascinated with and devoted to scientific inquiry. Tibetan monks are now studying science as part of their Buddhist studies. In this book, he even goes as far to call ... morehimself a heretic because he is more devoted to science than Buddhist scripture. I don't think it's heretical at all--the Buddha himself warned his followers away from doctrine and toward observable experience. I'm impressed that the Dalai Lama has the courage to challenge thousands of years of his own dogma.This book was interesting, but there was nothing totally profound in it. It's kind of what you'd expect in a dialogue between the Dalai Lama and a psychologist, the exploration of Buddhist ideas in light of modern psychology, and uncovering ways Buddhist psychology can influence Western psychology. It was mostly the latter. The two were quick to agree on most things, so I didn't get the sense they learned much from each other. It's just interesting to be the fly on the wall for such a dialogue. less

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