false <![CDATA[Going to Pieces without Falling Apart]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167065889m/18736.jpg 18736 3 In the era of self-empowerment and the relentless glorification of self-esteem, Mark Epstein is questioning whether we have it all backward. As a psychiatrist and practicing Buddhist for 25 years, Epstein has come to believe that the self-help movement has encouraged us to spend enormous amounts of time, money, and mental energy on patching up our egos, rather than pursuing true self-awareness. Instead, Epstein suggests we carefully shatter the ego, as if it were a fat piggy bank, to see what's inside--a scary prospect for those who spend their lives in fear of falling apart. But fear not. Epstein artfully shows readers how to patch the pieces together again into a far richer and more meaningful mosaic. <I>--Gail Hudson</I> 1273992 1998 Going to Pieces without Falling Apart total:248|5:76|4:94|3:62|2:12|1:4| 248 970 378 35 18736 0767902351 9780767902359 247 35 Going to Pieces without Falling Apart 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167065889m/18736.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18736.Going_to_Pieces_without_Falling_Apart 4 1 false Tue Feb 05 05:49:16 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 18:36:09 -0800 2008 “If we are not our thoughts, then what are we?”

Dr. Epstein explores the productiveness of coming to terms with ourselves and our defenses/pain through psychotherapy and/or through Buddhist meditation practice.

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