Thoughts Without a Thinker, Mark Epstein, M.D.
Thoughts Without a Thinker, Mark Epstein, M.D.
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Thoughts Without a Thinker
Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective

Author: Mark Epstein, M.D., His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Narrator: Mark Epstein, M.D.

Unabridged: 6 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/07/2012

Synopsis

Upon its first publication, this pathbreaking book launched an explosion of interest in how Eastern spirituality can enhance Western psychology. Since then, the worlds of Buddhism and psychotherapy have been forged into a revolutionary new understanding of what constitutes a healthy emotional life. In his insightful introduction, Mark Epstein reflects on this revolution and considers how it is likely to evolve in the future.“Mark Epstein’s book is inspired in its lucidity…After Thoughts Without a Thinker, psychotherapy without a Buddhist perspective looks like a diminished thing.” —Adam Phillips, author of On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored“A groundbreaking work…The book will take its place among the classics of the literature of meditation.” —Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Wherever You Go, There You Are“A marvelous book that is at once scholarly and fresh, informative and personal.” —Stephen A. Mitchell, author of Freud and Beyond“A most lucid and expert account of the wedding of psychotherapy and meditation. And Eastern-Western psychology that truly speaks from the inside of both worlds.” —Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart“I loved Thoughts Without a Thinker. Mark Epstein has given us a brilliant account of how an ancient science of mind, based on a rich meditative tradition, can complement therapy and lead to new dimensions of wisdom and wholeness.” —Joan Borysenko, author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind“Instructive and impressive.” —Robert Coles, author of The Mind’s Fate

About Mark Epstein, M.D.

Mark Epstein, M.D., is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School whose other books include Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart, Going on Being, and Open to Desire. He practices psychiatry in New York City, where he lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bob on July 24, 2012

Flat out the most brilliant thing I have read in some time. I think it's a must-read for any serious meditator in the West. Whether or not you are interested in psychotherapy or not, Freud has left an indelible impression on our collective cultural consciousness, and no doubt most have some muddled......more

Goodreads review by Steve on August 14, 2014

While many years of therapy that involved delving back into a horrendous childhood and service in 3 wars helped me to identify the issues it did not help me to deal with them. The process of ego splitting that is the crucial point for both therapy and Buddhist practice just never happened for me. It......more

Goodreads review by Robert on July 04, 2007

I just reread this impressive book upon receiving it as a gift. It is well-written, intelligent, rigorous, and mercifully low on jargon (a trait that is rarely shared by either books on Buddhism or on psychoanalytic or psychodynamic theory). Epstein also avoids the often breathless tone writers ofte......more

Goodreads review by Shafaat on July 18, 2018

It's difficult to write a good book when your subject matter is abstruse. The author has done a wonderful job at elucidating the psychological aspects of Buddhism in a lucid prose, especially in explaining the counterintuitive and oft-misunderstood difficult concept of sunyata or emptiness. For all......more

Goodreads review by Vishal on April 27, 2015

A good book to revisit every few months. It draws a lot of parallels between Buddhism and psychotherapy. Don't read it for quick fix techniques or immediate go-dos or even learn how to meditate. You won't find anything that you can directly consume. In a way the book almost discourages readers to st......more

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